**** Sorry I've been gone for so long, sick kids and a sick husband make for very little writing. As always I own nothing. This is kinda a filler chapter, but things are going to pick up in the next one, you'll see.****
Chapter 7
Wrapping things up.
The thought of what this evening would hold for Edward and I made me more and more anxious by the second.
I had been alone a long time and intimacy on any level was something for me to worry about.
Edward was worried about the same things, he was thinking about all the mistakes he had made in regards to us in the past and he was afraid to make a mistake with us again.
"Okay, it will be fine you two, now come on Bella let's get a move on." Alice commanded
"Bella, don't worry. You either Edward. Everything is gonna be perfect, I could show you if it would make you two feel better!" Alice thought to Edward and I.
"NO!" Edward and I said in unison.
The thought of having Alice showing me what Edward and I would be doing only made things worse, and I was even more nervous than before.
"Fine, I was just trying to help. No need to yell." Alice thought.
Everyone in the house had confused and concerned looks on there faces due to the outburst from Edward and I.
I was going to say something to everyone to put them at ease but before I could Alice started pulling me towards her room.
The room was huge of course and had two massive closets, Alice had not changed.
"Oh Bella, where are you keeping your belongings? If you would like Emmett and I can go get them for you while you and Edward are out." Rose offered.
"Get ready Edward Alice is gonna scream!" I warned Edward silently.
"Well Rose, that is very kind of you to offer, but everything I own is here with me, aside from everything I left behind in Forks." I told her
Like clock work Alice screamed.
"Isabella, that is not acceptable. We have more shopping to do than I imagined." Alice yelled.
I heard Edward chuckle downstairs and then his thoughts followed.
"She missed you, you know and it wouldn't have matter what you had with you, Alice would have found a reason to go shopping." Edward thought.
"Rose I did want to ask you something though." I said to her
Rose looked at me then, taking her attention away from Alice throwing cloths at her from the closet.
I went to speak but realized something about Rose and her thoughts just then.
Rose was glad I was her, she was proud of me and was sorry for how she had treated me before when I was human. Apparently what had happened in the clearing that day proved to Rose that I loved her family and was just as devoted to them as she was.
"Sure Bella, anything. What would you like to ask?" Rose said.
"Well, my old truck, I know how much Emmett hated it." I said to her.
"THAT'S FOR SURE!" Emmett shouted from downstairs.
I heard giggles and chuckles from all over the house and as much as I loved that truck I had to laugh to.
"Oh Bella, Emmett is gonna be so happy and so will Rose, you are so thoughtful!" Alice squealed.
I could see from Alice's vision that they would be happy and have a good time, because of my idea.
"Well, I was wondering if you and Emmett would like to take that my old truck and drive it off a cliff the next time you go to Forks? I loved the truck, but I really need to let some of my old things go and I think the truck should go first." I told Rose.
"I LOVE THAT GIRL!!!! THANKS BELLS YOUR ROCK!" Emmett shouted again.
"I think Emmett and I can handle that, thanks Bella." Rose laughed.
"I better get down there and calm Emmett down or he'll be headed to Forks in the next 10 minutes." Rose thought.
"Your welcome." I said out loud and with that Rose made her way downstairs to deal with Emmett.
"Okay Bella, shower. Through that door, and hurry you have 19 minutes to shower and get out here. Esme and I will take care of everything else." Alice ordered.
I smiled at her and Esme and made my way to the bathroom, when I walked in I couldn't believe how beautiful it was.
It was white and clean. In the far corner of the room was the strangest shower/tub I had ever seen. It took me a minute or two just to figure out how to operate it, but it was well worth the wait. I haven't enjoyed a shower like that in so long, if I could sleep I would have been out.
"Four minutes Bella." Alice thought and I swear I heard her tap her finger on her watch.
I growled and reluctantly got out of the shower.
"Okay Bella put this on." Alice said
"Your going easy on me aren't you Alice?" I asked her.
Alice handed me a pair of designer jeans and a white long sleeve cotton shirt with a black vest and black boots. I had imagined much worse than this.
But then I realized something else if I get to wear cloths this casual and comfortable that means the "date" Edward and I were to go on was not going to be all that formal, and for that I was thankful.
"Just this one time, I have to ease you back into hanging out with me again!" Alice said and smiled at me.
I got dressed and went to sit down in front of the vanity where Alice and Esme were waiting for me.
They did my hair and makeup quickly and spent the time telling me of all I had missed in the time that I had been gone.
"Okay you're done!" Alice said and got up and threw me a jacket and smiled.
"You look gorgeous Bella." Esme said and was obviously full of pride and joy.
"Thank you." I told them both and with that I followed them downstairs.
As we walked down the stairs Esme was telling me of how much she wanted to remodel parts of the house, when suddenly Edward was at my side.
"You are breathtaking Bella, but then you always have been." Edward told me silently.
"Thank you Edward, you don't look so bad yourself." I admitted and was once again thankful I couldn't blush.
"Okay you two have a good time and we will see you two right before dawn." Alice said.
Edward took my hand and we headed toward the door, but then I remembered something I wanted to ask Carlisle and Esme earlier.
"Edward wait, I need to talk to Carlisle and Esme real quick, if that's okay." I asked him.
"Of course love, would you like to be alone?" He asked
"No, I have no secrets." I admitted
"What can we do for you Bella?" Carlisle asked
Carlisle and Esme had come and stood next to me and Edward in the living room now and I was unsure how to ask this of them.
"Well, I have no right to ask anything of either of you, but I need your help." I told them.
They both looked concerned but their thoughts suggested that there was nothing that I could ask that they would deny.
"Anything Bella, what can we do to help." Esme asked
"Well, earlier when we were discussing my change I began to think of my fathers home and all of my belongings, thats when I had the idea of letting Emmett destroy my old truck." I told them.
"And what a great idea it was!" Emmett said and then him and Jasper began laughing.
"Anyway, I was wondering if you and Esme could advise me on how to wrap up my affairs in Forks. I can't continue to just let the house sit there and deteriorate. I was thinking maybe I should donate the house and most of the old furnishings, but I am not aloud in Forks alone, so I need your help." I admitted
"Oh Bella, of course we will help in anyway that we can. You and Edward go out and enjoy your evening and first thing when you get back in the morning we will sit down and get everything taken care of." Esme told me.
"Don't worry about anything Bella, I can't imagine how difficult this must have been for you and Esme and I will do all we can to ensure that this is taken care of quickly and easily." Carlisle assured me.
"Thank you both so much." I told them.
With that I looked at Edward and told him I was ready to go. As we got up and made our way to the back door I noticed Emmett was sitting on the sofa with Jasper and Alice watching an old movie.
Alice looked up at me and giggled, then she got up and moved to the other sofa pulling Jasper along with her, it seemed so odd and so I focused in on her thoughts.
She was singing the national anthem in spanish. How strange, she must be blocking me or Edward.
"Does she do that often?" I asked Edward silently
"Only when she is hiding something." He said
"I would say try and bring each other back in one piece, but I guess that's not a problem with you two now that I think about it." Emmett laughed.
Just then Rose picked up the end of the sofa and threw Emmett out of it throwing the sofa down on top of him.
"Your one to talk." Rose told Emmett aloud.
The entire room erupted with roaring laughs, and Emmett was not letting that go.
He sprang up and leaped at Rose, throwing her over his shoulder and ran up the stairs. From the thoughts he was having, along with everyone else in the house I was glad Edward and I would be gone for the remainder of the evening.
"Umm... have a good night everyone." I said
Four sets of eyes turned to me and they were all thinking of away to get out of the house for the evening as well.
Edward and I both giggled and walked out the door.
"So where are we off to?" I asked him
"Well, I thought we could go somewhere and talk for a while, catch up. There is this place I found a while back and I would like to show it to you, there is a waterfall right outside of this cave, it is really a beautiful place." He said.
Right before I could say anything I heard moaning and groaning coming from the house and with that I nodded at Edward and told him to lead the way.....
*** I know it was slow but I didn't want to rush the date chapter. I think after all this time and all Bella has been through Edward has some explaining to do and I didn't want to take away from that. So next chapter will be a good one****