I want to thank all those who have R&R. Your responses keep me going. One thing to clarify… this plot is from a fantasy of mine and in it Bella is already 18…Carlisle would never condone being with a minor… at least not in my mind.

No, I do not own the characters…we must give credit where credit is due: we thank Stephanie M. for our lovely characters and our dirty imaginations for the great fanfics out there.

All the bad grammar is mine and mine alone!

Bella POV

When I woke up the next morning it was still dark outside. There was a thick blanket of fog obscuring my view. I was having the most wonderful dream before I woke. The details were a bit sketchy, but I knew that there was a certain doctor involved. It must have been a good dream; my body was still tingling at the thought of him next to me.

There was no way I could fall back asleep, the day before replayed over and over in my mind. All I could see was the anger in Edward's eyes, the coal black that threatened to consume me. Even though he had not really told me everything he felt for me, I did get a pretty good idea from the display he put on in front of his family. It was a bit flattering. I had never really had anyone interested in me back in Arizona; here it was a different story. But for all the goose bumps it gave me, underneath it all, Edward scared me. I say Carlisle as a vampire, for a moment, because he had to defend himself from the obvious broadside that was leveled at him. But Edward had acted out of fury and jealousy; he was unhinged. If he could misread the situation that, the stitching up of my head, I wondered how quickly he would lose his temper for other, even smaller happenings.

I dressed quickly, excited it was Saturday, putting on a charcoal grey sweater and skinny jeans that Alice had let me borrow. I took extra time to curl my hair and apply a little eye shadow and lip gloss. I looked at myself in the mirror; Not to bad! I thought. My body was fairly nice in proportions, I was a bit soft in the stomach, but I had never been very sporty. My breasts were full and perky, but definitely not large by any means.

By now the sun was beginning to rise and the fog was starting to dissipate. Cloudy again, what a surprise. I saw that Charlie's cruiser was gone from the driveway, but in place of it was a shiny silver car. My breathing stopped. I could hear a soft rapping on my door. I opened it to see Edward standing there, looking like a model.

"Hello," his voice was light and musical.

"Hi," the hair on my neck began to tingle.

"I wanted to talk to you before today, do you mind if we take a ride?" I didn't really want to, I was still nervous from last night and my heart began to pick up. He smiled at me, knowing my heart could be heard by his vampire ears. He held the car door open for me, trying to be the gentleman. I sat down and he was in his seat faster than I could blink. He pulled out of the driveway in silence and headed to the school. It only took a minute to get there with his speeding, I would like Charlie to catch him doing this!

"Bella," he began after he pulled into a parking space, the lot was completely empty. "I wanted to apologize in person for my deplorable behavior last night. I sometimes have a hard time controlling my temper. But the thought of you and Carlisle together brought out the worst in me; I don't want to even think about it!"He shook his head trying to dispel the idea. I heard a groan and my eyes widened as I saw that he had left finger imprints in the steering wheel.

"You see," he said, expecting me to be sympathetic, his eyes boring into mine. "I feel not only protective about you, but possessive about you. Bella, you are the person my heart is calling for, and I think you feel the same about me. I want you to be mine Bella Swan. Mine and only mine," his eyes became very dark and intense.

I couldn't believe he was saying these things. I had not anticipated this. I had been interested in him, yes, but I didn't feel the same anymore. His constant mood changes were too much for me to handle. I hadn't noticed that he leaned in closer to me. He placed his hands on both of my cheeks, securing me so I couldn't look away. I'm not ready for this! my mind yelled, but I couldn't move away. I tried not to struggle, remembering what he had done so easily to the steering wheel.

He smiled, mistaking the hammering of my heart for an invitation. "Mine," he repeated softly before crushing his lips to mine. His cold lips hurt mine and his tongue ran over my bottom lip, asking for entrance, but I wasn't giving in. This kiss was unwanted and unwelcomed! No wonder he drove us here: no witnesses! I tried to pull back; he felt my struggle and slid one hand to the back of my head, holding me live a vice grip. I heard a low growl and Edward broke away as I hear a sharp tap on my window.

"Alice," I breathed a sigh of relief as I saw anger registered on Edward's face. I unrolled my window quickly her face was serious as she stared down the boy in the driver's seat.

"What do you want?" he rolled his eyes.

"I need to take Bella shopping and to get ready for our sleep over!" she looked at me, excitement glinting in her eyes. "How's your head?" I knew she wasn't referring to the cut.

"I'm alright," I stepped out of the car and smiled at my savior. I turned back to Edward and put on a winning smile, I didn't want him to have another deep mood swing. I knew Alice was strong, since she was a vampire, but I didn't know if she could take on a crazed Edward. "Sorry, but I did promise to shop with her yesterday. I'll see you later." I slid into her red rabbit and sighed inwardly.

"Alice, thank you so much!" I gushed as soon as we drove away. "I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't showed up!"

Her face darkened "I do know what would have happened," she murmured, so low that I almost didn't catch it.

"What did you see?" I asked quietly.

"Nothing good. But, we do not want that to spoil our day by dwelling on what will not happen now." She smiled in my direction, dazzling me. "I already called Charlie and introduced myself. I cleared your schedule for the weekend so you and stay with me!"

"Wow, uh, thanks," at least if I was with her the entire time I would be able to avoid a situation with her brother.

"No problem, besides, when I am done with you at the mall it will take you all weekend to model dresses for Rose." She began singing along to a song on the radio with a beautiful voice; she could be a recording artist, I thought jealously. It was a good song and I wanted to join in singing to the catchy beat, but I would be too embarrassed to sing with the diva by my side.

"Um, Alice?" I didn't want to appear too eager. "How long have you been with the Dr. Cullen and his family?"

"For over fifty years now. When I woke I didn't know who I was, or what I was. I just had a vision of the Cullens and Jasper. I found them both and never looked back on who I may have been. Jasper has been my saving grace. From the second I saw him in my vision, I knew he was my soul mate," her voice had a dreamy quality when mentioning Jasper.

"How did you know he was the one for you?"

"Well, in the beginning it was just hope that he was. When I saw him for the first time my dead heart did something of a flip flop and my world seem to fit right into place as soon as he was by my side." Her eyes were filled with what I could only describe as love, it wasn't gushy, but I felt oddly envious. I wanted to feel that way. My heart did a flip when Carlisle touched my hand, well, caught me, for the first time. But he seemed a little indifferent. It was too much to hope that such a gorgeous creature like Carlisle could like me in that way.

"So, what happened with Esme?" I tried to sound innocent, but she just grinned at me with a smile that made me blush.

"She and Carlisle have been having problems for years. She was never his soul mate. Not only that, but ten years ago she admitted cheating on him, but she didn't tell us who the luck guy was. As far as I know they haven't had sex since then." She pulled us into the parking lot of the mall finding a space quickly.

"Poor Carlisle. Not in ten years?" Maybe I could use that to my advantage… No, No! He was Alice's father.

"Care to fix that number?" she grinned and my mouth dropped open with shock. "Please, he may be my adopted father, but he is HOT! If I hadn't found my soul mate I would be jumping his bones like crazy! I can see what he does to you when he is around, I can hear it, and smell it," she dropped her voice to a whisper and waved her hand in front of her nose like there was a bad odor. I hit her on the shoulder and instantly regretted it. It was like hitting a brick wall, I was sure I sprained something.

She dragged me into the mall, much to my chagrin, and found Rose, Emmett and Jasper waiting for us.

"I thought Rose didn't like me," I whispered to Alice.

"She is just afraid that our secret will somehow get out, but she really has no problem with you," she assured me.

It was kind of odd being with the others outside of school, but as the morning went on I grew more and more relaxed. Jasper stayed his distance, saying he was newest to the Cullen's vegetarian diet, but it was hard not to like him. His honey blond hair and southern drawl made him kind of sexy and charming. I instantly felt calm and confident with him; I figured it was part of the gift that Edward had mentioned. Emmett hated shopping just as much as I did. His joking around and unaffected demeanor was infectious and I instantly wished he was my real brother. He gave me bear hug after bear hug; I think he may have bruised some of my ribs. Rose was a little cold, but warmed up to me after awhile. She loved shopping just as much as Alice and soon my arms were filled with bags of clothing that were purchased for me, against my will. Alice even took me into a store that had daring bra and panty sets. I put my foot down and refused to go inside, but Alice came out, after a few minutes, with pink frilly bags that contained who knows what for me.

It was only when my stomach started growling loudly that Alice stopped her madness. "The human needs to eat! We're off to the house!" she declared and stuffed all the bags into her car.

"Thank God!" Emmett grumbled. "I want to ride with the human!" he jumped into the back of Rose's red convertible and pulled me in with him. Jasper shocked me by sliding in beside me; I thought for sure he would be repelled by me. They each put an arm around my shoulders and sat unusually close. I squirmed a little at the cold stones touching each side of me.

Rose adjusted the mirror and saw my face. "You guys are idiots," she laughed her voice sounding like the tinkling of bells. "You're asking for trouble."

"I don't understand, what's going to happen?" The last think I needed was more trouble in my life. With my luck living near a hospital was more of a necessity than a convenience.

"When a vampire wants to claim a mate for their own, it tends to bring out the more animal side of our nature, the more possessive side. If they smell another male on you, it is going to mean a fight," Emmett laughed and rubbed his hand in my head, mussing my hair. I did notice how he stressed the word 'they.' My fantasies started to run wild with me. Could Carlisle really feel that way about me? Oh, God! How sexy would it be to see him get worked up over me!

"Bella," Rose pulled me from my daydream "These guys would have you believe that all they do is go ape-shit over you. But from girl to girl, it really is amazing the devotion the mates have for each other. If it is your true soul mate, then even more amazing things happen."

Emmett made a gagging motion with his finger, "Enough with the heart to heart, rub her down, Jasper!"

I spent the rest of the ride home trying to fend off the terrible two from rubbing my arms, face, and sticking my head beneath their armpits. All I could smell off of them was Emmett's evergreen and musk scent and Jasper's honey and fresh rain scent. They were great, the two annoying brothers I always wanted but never had.

Alice arrived home first and we pulled in right behind her. I could see Edward and Carlisle inside, they looked as though they were having a deep conversation and neither looked happy. Edward turned to the sound of us exiting the car, with Jasper's arm around my shoulders. "It's your funeral," I heard Alice laugh as she skipped up the stairs. Stumbled on a step and Emmett caught me, lifting me over his shoulder and moving at lightning speed into the large living room. I was dizzy when he sat me down on the couch and plopped down next to me, Jasper followed suit and I could see big, grins spread across their faces.

Their assault on me got the reaction, I think, that they were both looking for. Edward ran down the stairs, faster than I could take in with my frail human eyes. His eyes were black as coal and his nostrils flared out. His teeth were bared at the two beside me, but he seemed unsure who to go after first. I held my breath.

"Come on little brother!" Jasper taunted in is southern as he stood.

"Take it outside," Alice called firmly from in the kitchen. The three brothers launched themselves out the front door and into the primordial forest. I could hear the sounds of boulders crashing into each other; it was the same sound that Edward and Carlisle made the other night when they fought.

"They like to see who can win the award for the World's Biggest Moron," Rose laughed.

"More perfectly good designer clothing being ruined," Alice clucked from the kitchen. "Bella, dinner is ready."

The smell of pasta and garlic filled my nose as I entered the room. To my surprise, I saw Carlisle decked out in a blue apron that read "Kiss the Cook."

"Alice made me wear it," he looked at the ground when I giggled.

"And Carlisle made the food," Alice smiled proudly at her Father. "First time he has cooked in over three hundred years." She put the plate down in front of me and my stomach roared at the smell as I sat at the island.

"Thank you," I knew I was getting my hopes up, but I took it as a good sign that I was the first person he had ever cooked for as a Vampire. Ah, Bell, you are delusional! He has never seen you as more than Edward's love interest!

I must have looked sad because Carlisle came and put an arm around my shoulders. "Are you alright?" his eyes burned into mine and I nearly forgot how to speak. To top that off I think my turncoat heart put on a nice little dance for him.

"Err, yes. I just feel bad that you made all this food for me and cannot eat it yourself." I took a huge bite of the pasta. The basil and garlic mixture melted on my tongue, I moaned. "Oh, this is great!" I took another bite, trying to eat with manners while the hunger inside me wanted to smash my face into the plate.

"I went heavy on the garlic, I heard it repels vampires." He smiled at me and I felt my knees begin to shake. Thank goodness I was sitting down. He moved to the other side of the island. I almost gave myself away and grabbed his arm, begging him not to go. I wanted him close to me. I wanted his arm to move from my shoulder to my waist and circle around me. I wanted him to pull me closer so I could feel the cold hard muscles of his body against mine. When he smiled at me again, across from me, I wanted to push the plate of pasta to the floor and jump over the space between us to crush his lips against mine. I remembered his cinnamon and ocean scent from last night, oh God! It was all I could do to continue eating the meal.

I heard Jasper, Emmett, and Edward come in from outside. Their shirts and pants were covered in dirt and pine, their hair was all messy with leaves. Edward's eyes appeared lighter, happier. He came close to me, standing beside me; he gave me a lovely smile. It was hard to not be attracted to such a striking individual. I did like him, but, something just wasn't the same between us anymore. I didn't know how I was going to tell him that I just wanted to be friends. He did save my life, twice now. Maybe I owed him a chance. After all, Carlisle didn't seem that interested in me.

I could hear a low growl. With all the vampires in the room I wasn't sure where it was coming from, and then I heard Edward shout "Mine!" He yanked me from my seat and we were flying through the forest, I was tucked tightly in his steel arms. I had to close my eyes to keep from throwing up. Faster and faster he went. For such a long time that I didn't think he would ever stop.

He came to a halt next to a beautiful gorge, setting me down. I could see a waterfall tumbling down, the spray from it causing rainbows to form and shimmer in the sun's rays. The view seemed to go on for miles, green and lush. I wanted to thank him for showing me this little bit of heaven on earth and when I turned to face him he was only inches from my face. "Well, where were we before Alice so rudely interrupted us this morning?"

Dun, dun, dun…Sorry for the cliffy, Carlisle made me do it!

Okay, so, I need reviews…and constructive (nice) criticisms. It's my first fanfic. And I want to know what you all really think. To fast? To slow? Does it need to be more lemony? If you have suggestions I am more than open to them. Those who review will get Carlisle for Christmas!