Chapter 40

BPOV

Edward and I sat back and ate. He made me take drinks between every bite of food. Finally I said, "No more, Edward."

"Why?"

"Edward, just move the tray and I'll show you why!"

So once the tray was on the little table in our room, I crawled into his lap. I kissed him and my hands went under the t-shirt he had thrown on. I pressed the kiss open immediately. I needed to feel alive and needed; and I knew in Edward's arms and kisses I felt that. I kissed to his ear and said, "That is why. I needed to feel alive and I feel that in your arms and kissing you. You just keep saving me. Now, I am going to the bathroom. Please just stay there. I'm strong enough to do this. I'll hold the small desk if I get dizzy, I promise." Then I nibbled on his lip, got up and I was fine. I started the shower after I went to the bathroom.

Edward yelled at me, "Get your ass out of there."

I opened the door and dropped my suit and said, "You have to come in and stop me if you want me, too. I'll need dry clothes to put on when I'm done. Thanks Edward," and I smiled at him and closed the door behind me.

"You're evil, Bella and pushing your luck."

"I know I am."

After my shower, I put on yoga pants and a sports tank that Edward had tossed into my bathroom. I combed out my hair and went back into our room.

Edward said, "Get your ass back in bed and drink."

"Yes sir. By the way, the mission is over; I don't have to listen to you anymore.

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"Fine, I'll be in the shower trying to clear my head of you naked in the same shower."

"I offered to let you join me."

"Bella, drink!"

"Yes, sir."

Carlisle came in while Edward was in the shower and we were talking more about my sisters.

"Carlisle, I know our original plan is to go back in via sub and bringing a ground crew in, too. But, I really want to walk right into Parliament. What if we partnered with Australia's government and flew in from there because flights still fly in from there. Then we walk off the plane with me surrounded by the seven of you and another thirty guards surrounding all of you. From the airport, we could be in Parliament in thirty minutes if we had to walk or by car in ten minutes."

"Bella, we'll have to look into it."

"What do you mean, Carlisle? She isn't an operative; we need to stick with our original plan." Edward said as he stormed out of the bathroom.

"Edward, when are you ever going to realize how good your girlfriend, Queen Isabella Marie Swan is?"

"She's amazing at planning and can adjust. I think it's a pretty good idea. I want to look at the roads between the airport and Parliament and how we can safely move her between the airport and Parliament. It's twice as fast as using a sub and we can bring in more of a ground crew with Bella."

"Fine, if we're going to go through with it, there's a simple way to get her to Parliament without anyone knowing her. Too bad, she didn't come up with that idea herself. We put a prosthetic over her face and put the rest of her in a full disguise. In the Parliament House, we have her change, put on her tiara and walk right in with us fully surrounding her."

"Perfect, Edward, together you two would be unstoppable."

"Carlisle, will you send Jasper or Emmett over? I really don't need to talk to my arrogant boyfriend right now and I'm not allowed to be alone."

"Bella."

"No, Edward, I really need this time. I know I haven't been a CIA operative for six years. But I easily disappeared from you once on purpose and a second time not on purpose. I have helped plan this mission with you for the last six months. I lived through a personal hell today letting you bring my dead father back and seeing my own casket. Have you ever had to look at your own casket? I don't think so. So, I'm sorry, that you can't handle the fact I don't want to sneak back to my home. I want to walk in with my head held high like a queen should instead of slinking off in the night like I just did. Carlisle is at least open to the idea. So for now please take your stubborn ass out of here and let me cool off."

Emmett and Jasper were soon in my room and Edward quietly left. I laid on my bed and they asked a million questions about Alice and Rose. I answered as many as I could. I really had only known them for a year of my life. Then my father had passed away and I kind of hid out for six months. "Come on, Bella. Just tell us one more story about them."

"Fine. My father had been gone for about a month and my sisters were tired of my moping. They came and got me out of bed early and they dragged me into my bathroom. I told them to go away that I was not in the mood for Princess Barbie. Alice said, 'Shut up! We are not going to torture you with Princess Barbie. Now get in the shower and cleaned up. You need a break from your mother so we have conned Charlotte and Peter into helping us we are heading to the private island for the weekend.' Rose then added, 'Charlotte isn't even going to tell mommie dearest where we are. Now go get ready or we will leave you behind.' No don't. I jumped into the shower and cleaned up. I put on a bikini, shorts and flip flops as I was told by my bossy sisters. We then slipped out side and headed down the beach about a mile where we swam out to Charlotte and Peter. They dropped us off at the dock and helped us move into the house along with our food supplies. Be careful girls and if you need us just call. Bella try and have some fun. Alice and Rose made me watch a million stupid movies all stupid, romantic and sappy. They made sure there weren't any that had any issues with a father. We laughed and ate nachos and frozen taquitos that we baked. Peter sent us mix for margaritas and I tried them. After I had I ½ margaritas in me, I finally started to forget all my pain and we just layed around giggling. We snorkeled the next day sober and then we laid on the beach drying off in the sun. I finally looked at Rose and asked how come you don't have any tan lines? Rose giggled and said, 'That is easy. I lay out on my balcony nude sun bathing. There was a reason I wanted my rooms on that end of the castle. Come on girls drop at least your tops. It is fun.' I must have still had some alcohol in me or I was just so depressed that I stood up and dropped my bikini and Alice giggling did the same. I have to admit it was kindof exciting. No boys, we didn't get burnt. We each helped the others put on sun screen. Emmett groaned. When Alice got warm we all went and jumped into the ocean to cool off. We did some more of that over the next two days. Unfortunately Peter came and got us early with my mother because we were busted and they both got an eyeful when they showed up on our beach."

As I finished telling the story, I looked at Emmett and Jasper's face and asked, "Are you still interested boys? Emmett, I think you have a little bit of drool hanging from your chin." I leaned over and gently tapped his chin.

Jasper stammered out, "The three of you were naked on your beach."

"Yes, Jasper. It is very private; I promise. Emmett, are you ever going to talk again?"

"Oh my God. I think I love Rosalie already. Turn the sub around, we have to go back."

By dinner time, Edward returned with two dinners and asked if he was allowed back in.

I said, "Yes," but I just sat there and ate. After dinner, I went to my bed and started reading.

Edward crawled over me and whispered, "Do you want to watch a movie with me?"

"Not really."

"Would you be happy if I let you touch me and do whatever you wanted to me?"

"No, I'm not in the mood for that either."

"Bella, please, don't be angry with me. I'm only trying to protect you."

"No, you aren't. We have had this argument before and I refuse to do it again. So maybe you and Jasper could trade rooms tonight."

"Bella, I will if that is what you really want. I'll leave, but I can also stay in here, just ignore you and continue reading."

I rolled away from him, plugged my headphones in and ignored him. I watched a movie and then I changed and went to bed listening to music. Edward actually didn't come back to bed until I started screaming at two am -

Give my sisters back, Victoria. You can have the throne. I will stay here and do anything you want. Just give my sisters back. Please put the gun down. I need my sisters. You already took my father away. Please I just got Rose and Alice back.

It's okay you can lock all of us in the dungeon I don't care just don't kill my friends and family- Then I heard pop, pop, pop. She had turned back to me and my family. She fired three shots from the gun she was holding and I watched Alice, Rose and Edward all fall.

James was then holding me so that I couldn't move. Let me go I have to help them. No Bella I won't.

Oh god I collapsed to the ground and I was crying and whimpering I am all alone again. This isn't fair. I finally got a hold of something and threw it saying, "No I can't be alone again."

I was screaming and sobbing. Edward had me wrapped in his arms when Emmett and Jasper came flying in. That is when I woke up and curled into Edward's arms, "I'm so sorry; it happened again, didn't I?"

"Yes," I leaned around Edward and said, "Sorry, you guys."

"No problem. We're just glad it was only a nightmare."

"Go back to sleep, guys," Edward said. "I've got her."

"Good night, Bells."

"Bella, you would have sweeter dreams if you and Edward would…"

"Good night, Emmett," Edward said.

"Bella, come on lay back down. I have you and you can go back to sleep."

"Thank you, Edward. I don't really deserve you."

"No, I don't deserve you. Now close your eyes and go back to sleep, Beautiful," and he rubbed my back until I was back to sleep.

The next morning I rolled into Edward's arms and said, "I'm sorry that we are so stubborn, particularly together."

"I agree; yes my stubbornness at protecting you doesn't help either."

"Let me get dressed and I'll go get us some breakfast."

"Just a minute," and I rolled on top of him and kissed him. I pushed up his t-shirt and kept touching him. Edward was holding my ass and enjoying that as much as I was. Finally, he rolled us and now I was on the bottom, so I ran my hands over his ass and he said, "Goodbye, my little evil one."

"Fine." We had eggs, bacon and fruit for breakfast. Later that day, the eight of us squished into my room and talked about the plan. Carlisle brought up our combined plan for going back to the island and we started planning all of it together.

We finally arrived back in Hawaii; I was happy to see the light and the outside world. We were all quickly moved to a military plane to return to LA.

Six hours later, I was back in my own bed and excited to be home, but exhausted. Edward held me as I fell asleep that night.

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