Phase Fifteen – The Wait Is Over

Alice and I continued our days together. We were happy, and I've never felt this happy for so long. Yes, Edward made me happy as well but with Alice, it was an indescribable feeling that only she could make me feel. I'd never thought that the day that I and Alice would be together would come. I wondered what she was feeling when she was preparing for mine and Edward's wedding. Well, it didn't matter now, the past was the past and I was planning to keep it that way. The only thing now was to wait and see if Edward would ever forgive me. I know that I've hurt him, but no one could ever hold their emotions in, and control who they love.

I was sitting on the couch, practically reading the fashion magazine once again. Perhaps I really should go out and get the magazines that I want to read, not like they were many anyway. I sighed as I flipped through the pages, really not reading at anything. I couldn't imagine myself wearing these types of clothes, yet it was very easy to imagine Rose or Alice wearing them. They always had a thing with fashion, when I didn't have a thing for anything. Since my clumsy state had been cured, I can't even be clumsy when I want to anymore. It wasn't really eye-catching when vampires stumble on the ground or trip over something or bump into a pole. All of that was a human's job, when I was once a human of course.

"Come one babe, wrestle with me."

That voice, and that whine, was definitely Emmett. If he was asking Rose to wrestle with him, then I think the world was going to end. I looked away from the magazine, glad of some distraction, and looked over where Rose was folding her arms, frowning at Emmett while he pouted.

"Emmett, I don't wrestle." Rose said sternly, and if Emmett had a tail it would be behind his legs by now.

"Aww come on, it's going to be fun."

"No, Emmett. I don't see the point of a wife wrestling with her husband."

Might I add; a big bear of a husband.

"But babe…" He whined again, and since his face was facing away from me, I still could see the unshed tears within his eyes as he tried his best to do the puppy dog look.

"No, go ask Jasper."

"Jasper's not here."

"Edward."

I cringed at his name.

"Not here either."

"Carlisle."

"Hospital, and he doesn't wrestle, and it would be weird."

Indeed it would.

"Then ask Alice."

Wow, I couldn't even imagine Alice wrestling with Emmett. Emmett would easily crush her.

"But I can't even get my hands on her!"

Bless Alice and her foreseeing sight. Before Rose could even say anything, the entrance door pushed open and in came….Edward? I couldn't believe my eyes. Edward had returned, and he looked as fine as ever. He wasn't looking all depressed anymore. Something good must have happened while he was away. I immediately put the magazine down and stood up, gracefully walked over to him in a quick motion. I hadn't realized how much I had missed him when I threw my arms around him, hugging him tightly. He chuckled and returned the gesture, though he picked me up and spun me around. He was back, and he was happy, and I wanted to know why.

"Hello Bella." Came his angelic voice that I had my heart picked up when I was a human. Sure, he could still have that effect on me, but it was way less than what Alice would have done to me. I pulled away from him and looked up at him, although my arms were still around his waist.

"Hello Edward, welcome back." I smiled up at him. I admitted that I did miss him. I know that Renesmee missed him as well. Everybody missed him.

"It is good to be back." He murmured softly as he returned the smile. We stood there, staring into each other eyes until we heard a loud cough. I quickly broke away from him and looked to see Emmett sheepish grin.

"Now that Edward is back, may I have my wrestling match?"

I rolled my eyes at Emmett, while Rosalie smacked him at the back of his head. He pouted as he rubbed his head, and Edward chuckled at the sight. He was being strangely happy, and I didn't know why. Something was definitely up. Was he trying to hide his feelings for my sake? If he was, he wasn't doing a very good job of it. In less than a minute, Alice descended down the stairs with the same grace that had put me in awe. Alice looked at Edward, then at me, and I could see the small frown forming on her beautiful features; probably because of our close proximity.

"Edward." She nodded towards him as she stopped in front of us.

"Alice."

What was going on here? Weren't they supposed to hug and joke with each other like they used to? I turned to look up at Edward, seeing that he was looking straight at Alice. I looked over to her and saw the exact same thing. I let out a loud sigh and shook my head. Why were they having a mental argument at the moment?

"Bella, what's wrong?" They both asked in unison. Wow, I thought they were having an argument.

"Why aren't you guys hugging and laughing at each other? Edward had been gone for so long. You guys must missed each other since that's what sister and brother do, right?" Frustrated as I was, I let the words rolled out as I stared at the both of them. They instantly turned to look at each other, shrugged, and moved in for the hug. The hug was very quick, it looked like they only touched each other, and that was it.

"We hugged." Edward stated plainly. What was going on? First he was happy. Then Alice showed up and now, he was like this?

"Edward, do you have a split personality?" This question took him by surprise however, and Alice just giggled at that. I turned to give her a stern look, and she stopped straight away. I returned my gaze back up at Edward, and he seemed to be chewing at the inside of his mouth.

"Bella, what are you talking about?" He asked, obviously trying to be confused. He failed.

"Well…" I sighed and took a deep breath, not like I needed it. "You came inside, looking all happy. Then Alice showed up, and all of that happiness is gone, just like that." I snapped my finger to emphasize what I was saying. He sighed and turned to look down at me.

"Do you want to know why I was happy?"

I nodded, then quickly turned to look at Alice. She looked back at me, and smiled before moving over to my side, and took my hand. She intertwined our fingers together, and I smiled at her before looking back up at Edward. He didn't show any sign that he was uncomfortable with this gesture, he just carried on.

"I realized that Alice is making you happier than I ever could. I'm happy as long as you are happy. And I realized that it wasn't fair for me to get all upset at you. We can't control our hearts after all."

So, he accepted our relationships?

"Yes, Bella. I give you my blessing with Alice."

He read my mind ! Oh right, I let my guard down because I was shocked. Duh. I looked over at Alice who was smiling madly. She must have foreseen this, perhaps that was why she had moved over to me in the first place.

"Well now, as you two ladies would excuse me, I have a wrestling match with Emmett."

"Hell yeah !" Came a loud booming voice from Emmett. The three of us both chuckle at him. Edward smiled down at the both of us, before he turned to Alice and tousled her hair affectionately in a brotherly way.

"Take good care of her."

That was his last words before he turned to walk over to Emmett. They both agreed to take it outside, not wanting to damage anything and get scolded at by Esme later on. Rosalie gave us a small smile of congratulations, before she turned to walk upstairs, no doubt to her room. I turned to look at Alice, who was beaming with a big happy grin. Then before I knew it, she jumped on me with her arms wrapped tightly around me in a breath-taking hug. Because I got taken my surprise, I've lost my balance and fell back on the floor. Luckily, we didn't damage the floor. I laughed at her reaction, and she giggled against my collarbone. We laid there for a good while, just holding each other before we smelt Renesmee's scent approaching. Sooner or later, we would have to tell her. I didn't want to keep things away from her, yet I didn't know how she would react to this. I guess, only time will tell, and we have forever for that.