A/N: I had such a writer's block, sorry guys! At least one update a week! Or well, that is my goal. So far so good...

Oh and welcome back ;)

Lots of you guys think Ally is a bitch. Now you will know... that she is. Or is she?

Disclaimer: The characters I do not own, but the plot is mine.

That's when I saw headlights.

Then I saw a red car pull into the gas station lot.

I then saw who was in the car.

And it wasn't Sarah.

"Paul?" I gasped out as the car turned off. "What the hell…" He threw the door open and slammed it shut the moment he stepped out. He was furious I could tell. His fists clenched and I gripped onto Edward's arm just a bit tighter. I could literally feel the fumes coming off of him.

Paul… Jacob's friend.

They were best friends.

Much to my surprise, I thought Paul would have helped him with his vengeance but no, Embry did. Embry less skilled, less talented and less trusted than Jacob.

Embry in jail.

"Paul?" I asked again.

"Yeah it's me." He hissed and walked even closer, so close I could feel his hot breath fan across my face. Edward squared his shoulders and stood between Paul and I. Edward had at least half a foot on Paul.

Paul wasn't intimidated. "Who the hell are you?"

Edward didn't reply and I stepped forward to put myself between the two of them. Edward instantly gripped my waist. "Edward stop."

His stiff stance relaxed a bit but he pulled me back against him a bit more.

"Oh so you're Edward?" Paul smirked. "Jacob told me about you. He was looking for you, you know until…"

"But I have spoken with Embry." Paul continued.

"What do you want Paul?" I asked rudely.

"You made Angela break up with me!" He hissed his face contorted with anger. "But whatever, you didn't give me what I owned, that I know own!"

"I didn't make her, she was just wise enough to see who you really are." I replied, ignoring the second part.

"Yeah, well she's with the bastard Ben now." Paul chuckled. "Such an upgrade from me… He's such a-"

"Stop." Ally cried. "Just stop it."

"Who are you?" Paul spat. "Oh wait, Alice. What do ya want?"

"How do you know me?" Ally asked. "YOU KNOW WHAT? I'm fed up? Okay! My husband is worried sick at home, there's shit going on. Sarah needs to talk to me; I have loose ends to tie. This is enough no more. Shoo, get out of here Paul I have had enough. I want to go home!"

"Well I have nothing to lose now." Paul said. "I want what I now own."

"What are you talking about?" I asked him.

He looked back at me. "Look, Jacob and I had everything planned out. Embry was the bait – look at what ten thousand dollars got him."

"I-" I got cut off.

"Stop." Paul silenced me quickly, lifting his finger into the air to add effect. "Let me explain."

I crossed my arms and I felt Edward stiffen again. I was going to ask him why but Paul started to talk again.

"Jacob and I had it all planned. Getting the money, getting everything. You and Angela were the secret ingredient in our recipe." He shook his head and laughed to himself. "You girls… Had it all, what we wanted. The money, the business… To be in charge, or perhaps your father's did."

I swallowed hard.

"We offered Embry ten thousand to get what he could. To find out how… to get it all ya know? It's confusing. We just wanted it all… we have had hard enough lives we needed peace."

"What you did was peaceful?" I questioned.

"It's confusing." He repeated. "We just wanted the wills, the businesses, the money… Then we could have anything. It's just you and Angela thought it would be nice to get away…"

"Angela broke up with you…" I said confused.

"She ran off to Ben. Apparently they talked over the Internet a lot, fell in love whatever. She left me a damn note saying that." Paul snorted. "Makes me sick."

"What do you want Paul?" I asked him. "I've had enough too."

Ally stepped closer to me. I heard a door open. Did someone in the gas station sense all the commotion?

No, Sarah Black got out of the back of the car. She slammed the back door and slowly sauntered her way to stand next to Paul.

"The same thing I said before, what I own now. I'd also like my best friend back." Paul hissed. He wrapped an arm around Sarah and I thought I might have thrown up. It made me light headed.

Paul was only twenty-five, Sarah in her forties. Seeing them with their arms around each other… Two cruel people…

I swallowed back the bile building in my throat.

Then it hit me.

"Paul! You took those damn pictures." I cried out. "You're the one who called!"

"Finally caught on." Sarah said.

"Sarah, what do you want?" I asked her.

"I told you already." She replied.

My head spun.

"Sarah." Ally sneered.

What's going on?

Jacob's gone so this all should be over.

Right?

"Alice." Sarah dipped her head.

"You… aren't getting your business back." Ally stammered.

Sarah didn't reply.

This was all too much.

Edward gripped me tighter.

"You weren't on Charlie's will." I whispered slowly.

Paul is the one who replied. "Jacob was."

"He didn't get much." I shook my head.

"I deserve what he was written for." Sarah told me and her tone was obvious.

"He didn't get the business." I looked at Paul and told him that.

"I don't believe you." Paul spat back quickly. He did believe me a little, I could tell just by the look in his eyes. He didn't want to believe me but he did.

"If no one is running it how would it still be going?" I asked him.

His jaw dropped a bit. "Who owns it?"

"A friend of Charlie's. He didn't trust Jacob enough, he was too young to take over a business even though Charlie didn't expect to die so early I'm guessing." I explained quickly in a very dry voice.

"I don't care about the business." Sarah said.

"Yes we do, Sarah." Paul said through clenched teeth.

"No Paul! I just want my money." She got herself out of his grasp.

"Sarah please don't ruin this."

"Charlie was rich! Why would we need a business if we get the money?" Sarah asked.

"Jacob was only written for one bank account Sarah. It only had about ten thousand in it, and I donated it all." I told her and watched her as she grew red.

"I don't believe that!" Sarah said.

"Do you want to bring a lawyer into this? I'm sure they'd love to hear how you want something from a will you weren't even part of." Edward chipped in. Internally I thanked him.

"But… What… Jacob's stuff is mine." She stammered.

"Oh that's another good point." I added. "Jacob you're son, the one who murdered my father to get the stuff off of the will, that's another exceptional point."

"You can't do this!"

I felt as though I poured water on her and she was melting. I could feel the defeat. "Just leave before this gets even worse, do yourself some good."

"And leave Angela alone!" Ally hissed and stepped closer to me.

"I don't get this." Paul admitted. "Sarah why didn't you tell me!"

"What?" She asked him. "Paul what are you talking about."

"You said Charlie put Jacob and I got the business only if you got to co-own. You said your name was written on Charlie's will because you two were close friends…" Paul hissed and stared at her silently asking for answers. "You betrayed me for money?"

"Paul." I started and he whipped his head to look at me. "My dad barely knew Sarah."

Paul stood straight.

"I can't give you anything Paul, only advice." I told him. "I advise you leave this shit hole, at one point Angela liked you so you must be somewhat a good guy. Don't ruin your life for ten thousand dollars."

Paul narrowed his eyes.

"Don't listen to her, Paul. We can get something."

"Yeah," He said through unmoving lips. "Ten thousand dollars."

"Paul…" She whispered.

"No! I'm done with this, you lied…" Paul stopped short and spat off to the side. "You're worse than your son that I happened to actually hate. His girlfriend was something good and he let her go for her father's money. He's beneath the grave for good reason."

"Paul you're being ridiculous." Sarah insisted.

"Me? When you are here wanting something you will never get…" He shook his head. "You disgust me."

"She's lying Paul, don't listen to her!"

"She was used and hurt by him… She wouldn't lie now. She's just getting her life straight now, leave her alone." He said through clenched teeth.

I knew that they were talking about me.

I knew Paul was somewhat I could guy, that he could be if he tried. He just had a shitty life.

"Bella, I'm sorry I misunderstood." He said looking at me again.

"It's okay…" I whispered. "I am a bit confused."

"I thought you were keeping it all from me. I was told that the business should be mine and I thought you were keeping it to yourself. I was mad at that fact but now that I know the truth, that Sarah lied and I own nothing there isn't much I can do." Paul explained. "And I am sorry."

I sucked in a breath. "It's okay."

"You don't believe him do you Bells?" Ally asked me in obvious disbelief.

I never took my eyes off of Paul's pained expression. "Yes, I kind of do."

"I'm out of here." Paul said. "Bella if I give you my number can you please get Angela to call me. I now have a lot of explaining to do."

"Sure what's your number?" I asked carefully. He had a major mood swing but I understood why. He had the entire situation wrong. He too was used and lied to; he understands what I was going through.

He handed me his cell phone his pocket and I found the number. I pulled out my cell and pinned it in quickly.

"Thanks." He said hesitantly. "And umm… Sorry."

"It's okay, where are you going?" I asked him.

He shrugged. "Far away, I need a fresh start."

"Okay, take care Paul." I said as he turned and walked back to his car. Sarah turned and chased after him. He started opening the car door when she grabbed onto his arm.

"No Paul! What about us?"

"There wasn't an us. Just a bunch of lies." He said shaking her off.

"Paul we could have so much!" She begged. Paul got in his car and slammed the door, clearly locking the doors since Sarah couldn't open the door to get back to him.

He pulled out of the parking lot and left, honking once and disappearing off into the darkness.

"You!" Sarah hissed and walked over to us again.

"Sarah you have nothing." Ally said.

What did she want with Ally? So far all she wanted was the will…

"You stole my business!" Sarah cried. "It was all that I ever had."

"Sarah you couldn't afford it, they kicked you out. Jasper and I bought it fair and square." Ally said clearly. She stood straight showed no fear.

Sarah was crumbling. We all could see that.

"You aren't the reason I am here Sarah, I had further problems. Now that is settled I don't need anymore shit. Leave." Ally demanded.

Edward and I just awkwardly stood there.

"But…" Sarah whimpered.

"No, go." Edward interjected.

"Where can I go?" She asked.

"Home." I finished.

"I have no ride." Sarah whispered.

"I'll give you forty dollars for a damn cab, now go." Edward said.

"All you did was lose," Ally shook her head. "You disgust me."

Sarah hung her head and walked to the small gas station door and went inside, not accepting any money, only accepting the fact she got defeated.

Finally.

…

"Now you have a lot of explaining." Edward said. We all just got home, and Ally was going to stay the night getting a good rest so she could go back to her husband in the early morning.

"I know." She whispered. "I know, I know, I know!"

"So start." I pushed.

"You two hate me." Ally sighed. "I deserve that."

She was trying to make us feel bad and it was working for me. I felt bad but I also remembered the grief she caused more than just me.

"Ally I don't hate you, I'm just really upset and I can't trust you so much anymore." I told her.

"I deserve that too." She whimpered.

"Stop making my wife feel so bad." Edward said. "I know you're upset and that you are my sister but really, stop."

"You hate me Edward?" She asked him.

"No I hated your actions, I hated the hurt you put on all of us but I do not hate you, I love you." He said to her quickly. "But you must explain and you can't leave us hanging like that ever again. Especially not Jasper you broke him."

"Our marriage is ruined isn't it?" She asked me.

I shrugged. "That's up to you two. I know he's hurt and you need to explain it all to him. You can't keep stuff from each other no matter how bad it may be."

"I… Don't know what to say to him." She admitted sadly. "I won't be able to look at him. I'll bawl my eyes out."

"Stop. Making. Her. Feel. Bad. Alice." Edward said through clenched teeth. "Quite frankly, you're pissing the hell out of me."

"Edward." She gasped out in disbelief.

"Bella did nothing wrong, stop hurting her more. She deserves to be upset with you." Edward pulled me to his lap and wrapped his arms around me tightly, breathing in my hair.

"Bella?" Ally asked and a tear dripped down.

"Explain please Alice." I begged.

"Can I ask you something first?" She begged.

"What is it?" I tried to keep a straight face. I really wanted to hug her though.

"Can you ever trust me again?" She asked.

"Maybe." Edward replied quickly and I could tell he was tense.

"I asked Bells." Ally said.

"I don't know Alice." I answered honestly. "You aren't getting off the hook easily, that is for sure."

...

"Okay, okay." Ally sighed. "Sarah and I have always had a problem with the damn business. I... did pay for it legally... well I didn't bring legal forces in... Hmm... How do I say this?"

Edward and I gave her a moment to get herself back together. I tried to stay optimistic but honestly, it was kind of hard to do so.

"She lost her money and she was going to earn it all back and redo her business ya know, for more costumers... and I jumped in, took the business and left her with nothing." Ally admitted and she sounded rather defeated. She was trying to say it nicely...

"That's..." Edward pursed his lips. "Rude?"

"I know, I know! But Jazz and I loved this area to live and all but there weren't any good sized business or stores for sale so I had to take the only opportunity there was." Ally explained and bowed her head guilty.

"It still wasn't very nice." Edward told her.

"I know! Golly!" Ally lifted her head and threw her hands in the air. "What the hell was I supposed to do? Jazz wouldn't get off his ass to get a job and we needed the money. At the time we were planning for our future, a future that really hasn't happened..."

"How much of this does Jasper know?" I asked Ally, worried.

"Well he knows I have the business, duh... But how I got the business..." She held her thumb and index finger about an inch apart. "I said a wee bit of a lie on that."

"Ally!" I gasped out astonished.

"What?" She asked as if she had absolutely no clue. Maybe she didn't.

"He's your husband, you can't keep that from him!" I said and my tone rose with each and every word.

"And look now," Edward cut in. "It's biting ya in the ass isn't it? You still lie to your husband too. You know you can't lie to each other... It's almost disgusting."

Ally looked at her lap feigning guilty. She was guilty but in her eyes she was doing the right thing. I understood and didn't understand that at the same time.

"I just wanted our lives to be perfect." She said. "But Sarah stepped in, she wants her business. She still didn't earn the money... That's why she wanted something off the will Bells. I was gonna have you come on down and tell her no -which you did- then show her how she doesn't have the money to get the business back. It's under my name but it's her family business and with her ways, she could get it back but only if she has the money."

"What if she gets the money one day Alice?" Edward asked her. "What are you going to do then, huh?"

She sighed. "Well you see... I didn't have that much planned out yet." Edward huffed beside me.

"You're ruining your marriage." He replied matter-of-factly.

"Ouch." Ally murmured. "That hurt."

"It is true Ally..." I added in. "You can't lie. You need to tell Jasper these things."

"What would he think of me then, huh?" Ally asked getting defensive.

"Better than what he thinks of you now!" I shouted back and immediately regretted saying a thing.

"Why in the hell do you care? It's not your fault! You have a perfect marriage and I'm in the slumps. You have no idea Bells, so stop acting like you know." Ally stood up and placed her hands on her hips, looking down at me on the couch. "You're just the little lost girl who ran away and found a perfect life. Well guess what? This life ain't perfect and neither are you. Welcome to the real world honey."

I bit my lip after it trembled.

I could literally feel Ally's anger fumes fly from her.

Edward stood up though I didn't see because I stared at the floor. I felt his weight move from the couch.

"Edward... I... I" Ally stuttered.

"Get out of my house Alice." He seethed. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him place a hand on her back and usher her out of the house. The door closed with great force after she was out and I heard the locks click into place. I could register footsteps nearing and weight shift back onto the couch a moment later. Edward's warm hand placed onto my shoulder and he gently shook me.

"Bella?" He asked.

I sucked in a breath through my mouth.

Edward wrapped both arms around me and picked me up, carrying me to the bedroom. "It's late." He murmured. "We should get to bed."

I shook my head against his shoulder. "I have to have a shower."

"Shh, in the morning." He murmured against my temple and kissed it.

I didn't want to argue, still struck by previous events. I felt him place me on the bed and covers surround me. He walked over to his side and climbed in beside me once again wrapping me in his arms and pulling me close. He had his shirt off now and his pants. He was only in his boxers.

"Help me pull my jeans off." I asked in a murmur into his shoulder. I felt his hands move to the front and the button undone, he slipped them down my legs. He grabbed them from under the sheets and tossed them onto the floor behind me. He pulled against my t-shirt and pulled it off so I was in my tank top.

His arms wound around my midsection and he pulled me skin tight to him. "Ally didn't mean any of that." He pressed his face into my hair and inhaled deeply. "It's not true. None of it."

"It is though." I sighed.

"She was just mad." Edward argued. "She already regrets it."

"Edward!" I gasped out suddenly.

"What?" He asked confused.

"She was going to stay here for the night! What the hell?" I asked and yelled, pushing myself away from him and kicking the sheets off me. I jumped out of the bed and the cooler air hit my skin. I ignored it and ran to the closed door.

"Bella stop!" Edward said chuckling from the bed. I stopped and turned to face him. "I gave her the keys to the truck. She's going home."

"Oh." My shoulders slumped. "It's not good for her to be driving this late."

I slowly trudged my way back to the bed and Edward spoke. "So she was a complete bitch towards you and you still care about her right now? You're not pissed off at all?"

I climbed into the bed with a sigh and went back into my previous position.

"I still care about her." I explained quickly.

"She surely wasn't going to stay here tonight after what she said." Edward said. "I don't care how mad she is, how mad she was... She just can't say stuff like that."

"I blocked her out after that." I admitted.

"Good she wasn't nice at all. I wish that you didn't hear any of it though." He murmured.

"What else did she say?" I asked him. "I want to know, don't leave anything out. Please."

"Pretty much I'm the worst brother in the world and that I should go drown myself in a bottle of whiskey like always." Edward sighed and he sounded rather unaffected from her harsh words.

"That's not true." I whispered and kissed his shoulder.

"It was at one point in my life." He said. "And she was just mad. I didn't let it get to me."

"It was still rude." I murmured and kissed his collarbone.

"It's kind of hard to think about when you kiss me like that." He chuckled as I placed a row of kisses on his neck. Edward's arms tightened around me. "I love you."

"I love you too." I said into the crook of his neck.

"I'd be so lost without you." He admitted shyly into my hair.

"You don't have to be without me." I told him truthfully. "Ever."

I yawned and tried to hide it but he still heard me. "Go to sleep."

"Okay." I whispered in the darkness. "Will do."

I still didn't know everything on the situation... The secrets left within these towns. Something told me that maybe I didn't want too.

I knew that Paul was gone, he was never bad, and he just wanted a secure life for him. He thought he had his claim on the business... the money. He didn't though, he's okay with that.

Sarah on the other hand, knows she has no claim on anything. She still wants it and I had a feeling she would go to extremes to get what she wanted.

Starting with some money.

Ending with the business.

How far would she go?

...

I felt arms move around me, stirring me awake. I felt Edward's warm lips on my shoulder, then my neck and he moved to my collarbone. I sighed in contentment and kept my eyes closed. I smiled as he continued to kiss me. His left hand wrapped around me rubbed my flat stomach.

"Edward it's three in the morning." I guessed in a grumble. I opened my eyes and looked at the digital clock on the nightstand beside our bed. Three thirty, I was close. I closed my eyes again.

He stifled a laugh against my neck but continued to suck on my collarbone not bothering to stop even for a moment.

"Aren't you tired?" I asked through a yawn. I was still tired but I surely wasn't going to complain with what he was doing. He must have been tired though, why was he awake so early... or late?

He shook his head. "No, but you are so go to bed." He kissed my cheek and then my temple. His lips moved to my hairline.

"Kind of hard with you working your magic." I giggled when his fingers traced my ribs lightly. He must have been tired... I wore him out earlier, hadn't I? I'd wiggle my eyebrows if I weren't so tired.

"Just practicing my tricks." He joked and kissed the base of my throat.

"You don't need practice." I said gaining my voice back though it was still thick with sleep.

His fingers traced over my ribs again making me squirm. "Don't tickle me hubs." I begged and squirmed again. He ignored me clearly as he kept on tracing my ribs feather lightly.

"I'll stop if..." He paused, thinking. His fingers stopped their path though, which was a plus. Being tickled was some of the worst torture.

"If?" I pushed and he tickled my again. "Stop! What will make you stop?"

"Say I'm the best, hottest husband in the world and that I can cook very, very well." He murmured against my cheek.

"Yeah right!" I laughed.

"Fine then, don't say it." He started to tickle my sides again.

"Okay, okay!" I gasped out of breath. "You're the best husband and you can kind of cook!"

"You forgot hottest and I can cook very, very well." Edward said and paused his hands. "I will give you three seconds to say it."

"One." He pushed when I said nothing.

"Okay stop! You're the hottest... best husband. You can cook very, very well. I am so lucky." I exaggerated the so.

"Well if you say so..." He pursed and let me go.

"Get to bed hubs, I don't know where you get your energy." I rolled onto my side and he moved to lie back beside me, pressing his chest to my back.

"Why? Doesn't every husband wake their beautiful wives up at three in the morning for a tickle attack?" He asked dumbly.

"You're the first I've heard of." I told him and he yawned.

"Oh." He said through the rest of his yawn. "That's strange."

"You're strange." I argued.

"No I'm the hottest, best husband in the world that is also a very, very good cook."

A/N: I wanted to leave this chapter off on a good note. Too much... drama.

What do you think of Ally? Do you side with her or Jasper?

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