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Chapter Fourteen – Consequence Free
Bella returned home after an intense day with Alice. A part of her was freaking out for the fact that she wasn't freaking out about any of it. Not the wolves, not the vampires and not the fact that she had a gift. A mysterious gift that made Alice feel certain things only humans could.
"Bella?" Charlie hollered from the living room and she made her way towards him. He smiled at her when she entered the room and sat down on the sofa. "How'd homework go?"
"Boring." Bella answered honestly. It seemed as though just because she cut the day to find out about Alice and her family, Rosalie didn't see it fit enough to skip the homework part as well. The blonde made them do their work before she was able to go home. "Rose is a slave driver." She mumbled.
"I had the pleasure of meeting one of Dr. Cullen's sons, Edward. He seemed very polite." Charlie smiled and glanced at the TV every so often.
"Yeah." Bella nodded a little and tugged off her coat, stretching back a bit. "Did he say what was wrong with the truck?"
"Alternator." The older man turned down the volume and gave his daughter his undivided attention. "I told him I'd pay for any amount of work he'd be putting into it. He told me they had a lot of parts back at their garage and to not worry about it. I like him already. He knows about cars and he's taking care of my little girl. The guy even towed it here himself."
"Dad." Bella groaned and shook her head, rubbing her eyes. "Don't you dare go and play match maker. Edward's already tried to ask me out and I'm not interested."
Charlie frowned. "Well why not? He's a fairly good looking young man."
"So is Jacob." She glared at her dad. "Should I be looking for a relationship with him as well?"
"Jake's just a kid." Charlie chuckled. "They party every weekend and Edward doesn't look like that type."
"Exactly, he doesn't know how to have fun now can we please drop this?" Bella rolled her eyes and grabbed her coat, getting ready to stand up.
"Fine, please just sit down. I'm sorry." He sighed and scratched his forehead with his thumb. "You're at the age where you're going to want to start dating Bells, I just want to make sure when you set your eyes on someone, they're good enough for you." He laughed a little. "I shouldn't really be encouraging you to date. Maybe you should just stick with your new friend, Alice was her name, right?"
Bella smirked a little and nodded. "Dad, believe me when I say that Alice is the only person I plan on spending any time with."
"Good. You girls can go and find dates when you're older." He grinned, feeling proud.
"Yeah um," she cleared her throat and stood up, "I actually meant that Alice is the only I want to see."
Charlie glanced up at her in confusion and studied her for a minute. "Okay..."
"Dad, I'm with Alice, okay? You don't have to worry about Edward or Jacob or any other male because Alice and I? We're together. You know, we're, I mean I don't know if we're dating but we're not not dating? It's complicated." She took a deep breath and watched her father close his eyes before shaking his head. "And now I'm just going to go upstairs and um, leave you to it." She quickly left the room and made her way up to her room, slamming the door behind her.
"Nice Bella, what a way to come out to your father." She grumbled and threw herself on the bed, not bothering to turn the lights on.
"He's pacing back and forth downstairs." A tinkling soft laugh came from her bedroom window.
"Alice!" Bella shot up and held a hand over her heart. "You scared me!"
"Sorry," the vampire smiled apologetically and could easily make out Bella's body through her perfect night vision, "I had the desire to see you again and I couldn't wait until school tomorrow."
"You just dropped me off." Bella whispered in an amused tone, watching Alice's body move towards her slowly. She felt the bed dip and then cool breath tickling the skin on her neck. "Did you, uh, wait outside?"
"No." Came the soft reply, Alice's tongue snaking out briefly to capture a perfect earlobe into the coolness of her mouth. She purred softly when Bella moaned, clutching at her arms. After a few seconds of teasing her beautiful human, she released her all together and scooted back on the bed a bit.
Bella's face was flushed and she cleared her throat, trying to ignore the pulsing throughout her body. "Um, so did you turn around to come back and get me all worked up?"
"No silly, I parked the car at home then came to get you all worked up." Alice smirked playfully and tucked a strand of hair behind Bella's ear. She saw the picture of herself turning into a bat and flying to her destination. She laughed quietly and shook her head. "Only you would think of such a thing."
"Well, vampires don't turn into bats either? That wasn't on Buffy! Except for Dracula." Bella shrugged sheepishly and blushed a little deeper when Alice laughed again.
"We are very fast Bella, I guess that's why we like speed so much. I'm surprised your dad hasn't pulled any of us over yet." Alice mused with an adorable frown.
"How fast?" Bella asked wide eyed.
"Fast." Alice smiled and pulled Bella's face close, her lips capturing the girl's and letting them enjoy the slow kiss.
"Bella?" Charlie's voice could be heard from the bottom of the staircase and Alice quickly shot back from the human and towards the open window. She disappeared just as soon as there was a knock on the bedroom door.
"Come in," Bella cleared her throat and wiped her face with her hands before facing the door that was opening. "Hey dad, just getting ready for bed."
"Oh sorry," he smiled lightly and nervously rubbed the back of his neck, "Alice eh?"
"Yeah dad," Bella nodded with a tight smile. She glanced towards the window and hoped that the vampire was still there. "She's my girlfriend."
"Oh good, that's good. Alice seems to be a sweet girl, I'm... that's good." Charlie said with a smile still attached to his face. "I guess I'll see you in the morning."
"Night." Bella watched as he closed the door and heard the footsteps continue down the stairs. She got up off the bed and looked at her opened window, not seeing Alice anywhere in sight. Frowning, she turned around only to find Alice sitting on her bed with a smug smile. "How'd you..."
"I told you, we're fast." Alice winked and beckoned Bella over with her finger. "I want to hold you, can I?"
Swallowing, Bella nodded. "I just need to change." She stripped her shirt and turned around so her bare back was now facing the vampire.
"You know you've already showed me yourself naked," Alice whispered and played with the bedspread.
Bella whipped around after her shirt was on but not before pulling on a pair of shorts and raised an eyebrow. "I did?"
"A couple of times." Alice confessed and grinned, pulling the human to her. "When I kiss you, your mind tends to go deeper than just kissing."
"Oh." Bella blushed again and licked her lips. "Well, you know then it's only fair that one of these days you repay the favour." She quickly recovered and pushed Alice down onto the mattress, covering her body.
"I plan on it, trust me." Alice sighed softly and pulled Bella tighter against her. "But right now is not the time," she giggled when the girl on top of her groaned, rolling onto the other side of her. "Charlie's going to be checking up on you before he goes to work and I don't think he'd want to walk in on his daughter naked first thing in the morning."
"I can't believe how crazy these past couple of days have been." Bella fought a yawn and snuggled into Alice's side. "My best friend is a werewolf and my girlfriend is a vampire." She sounded amazed by it all.
"Well my girlfriend is a beautiful human with the ability to make a poor dead soul like me, feel." Alice whispered softly, a hint of a smile crossing her features.
Bella looked up as the vampire looked down at her. "You're not dead to me," she whispered back and snuggled closer.
"No Bell," Alice sighed happily wrapping her marble arms around the human, "I'm much more than that when it comes to you."
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Alice had left Bella not long before daylight was threatening to show itself over the horizon. The girl slept peacefully and only moved once when Alice had replaced herself with a softer pillow. She kissed the human's cheek before disappearing out the window and making her way home.
"Hey sis," Emmett winked when Alice came strolling inside with a smile plastered on her face, "get any last night?"
Rosalie scoffed and hit her husband in the stomach before raising an eyebrow at Alice. "So, did you?"
Alice laughed softly and shook her head, making herself comfortable on the couch. "She just slept all night."
Emmett sighed and rolled his eyes. "That's boring."
"No, it was perfect." Alice grinned and got up quickly. "I'm going to go get ready for school. I was thinking of picking up Bella."
"She'd love that." Edward came down the stairs and straightened the collar on his black buttoned up shirt. "Seeing as she has no alternator in her truck. I had to make it believable with Charlie. So I'll be by there after school to put it back where it belongs."
"Clever." Rosalie smiled slyly and ran her fingers through Emmett's short hair.
Edward shrugged and grabbed his coat that was hanging on the back of the couch. Just as he was about to head towards the door, he felt a strong yet small hand on his arm. Turning around he was faced with Alice.
"I just wanted to thank you for what you did yesterday." The pixie-like girl smiled but wasn't met with the gesture.
"I didn't do it for you." Edward said lowly. "Bella obviously wants to spend her time with you and I respect that, but my intentions weren't for you to thank me or her for that matter."
Alice frowned slightly and shook her head. "So then why?"
"I don't know Alice. I wanted to show her that I'm not a bad guy I guess." He shook her hand away and wrapped his coat around him tighter. "I'll see you guys at school."
Alice sighed heavily and made her way up to her room, grabbing a fresh pair of clothes before heading to shower.
It didn't take her long to get ready before driving to pick up Bella for school. She hopped out of her Porsche and made her way up to the door. She noticed Charlie's cruiser was still in the driveway so there was a chance he'd answer the door.
The door bell rang and she heard footsteps coming closer. Chief Swan peered down at her with an awkward gaze. "Good morning Miss Cullen."
"Oh please, call me Alice." She greeted him cheerfully and allowed herself to step inside. "I hope you don't mind but I thought I'd pick Bella up for school. My brother told me he still needs the alternator to put in and I wasn't sure if you were working today or not."
"I'm always working." Charlie replied and crossed his arms over his chest. "But thank you for being thoughtful."
Alice smiled and clapped her hands together, glancing up towards the staircase. She felt Charlie's eyes on her and she shifted on her feet a bit.
"She'll be a few more minutes, why don't we sit down and have a chat." Charlie pointed towards the kitchen and Alice followed him. "Would you like anything to drink? Juice, coffee?"
"Oh no thank you Charlie." Alice smiled sweetly. "I've already had my share of breakfast goods at home."
Charlie glanced at her briefly before clearing his throat. "Listen Alice, Bella told me about the two of you and I just want to make it clear that just because you can't... just because there aren't the same consequences..." He struggled to find his words and was surprised when Alice let out a tinkled laugh.
"I'm sorry," she apologized and brought her hand up to her mouth, stifling her giggles, "it's just that I've never actually had to have this conversation with a parent before."
"Right." Charlie managed to smile and relaxed a little bit.
"Charlie, I really like your daughter. She's definitely something special and I would do anything to protect her and make her feel safe and comfortable. I would never give you a reason not to trust me or her for that matter." Alice flashed her charming smile, her eyes twinkling brightly.
Alice heard a door open from upstairs and footsteps making their way down. She turned her head just in time to see Bella walk into the kitchen with her backpack and shoes in hand. "Hey cutie," she greeted the human and winked.
Bella swallowed when she noticed her dad and girlfriend in the same room together. "Uh hey."
"Alice was kind enough to drop by and take you to school." Charlie offered a pleasant smile to them both. He glanced down at his watch before dumping the remainder of his coffee down the sink. "And I have to get to work. It always looks bad when the boss shows up late, you know?"
"Thanks for the 'talk' Charlie." Alice smiled and slid her arm around Bella's waist lovingly. "I promise she's in good hands and you won't have to look forward to any consequences."
Charlie opened his mouth to say something before speechlessness hit him. "Have a good day ladies."
"Bye dad." Bella said softly before looking at her girlfriend. "Thanks for the talk?"
Alice laughed and kissed Bella on the cheek before dancing towards the coffee pot and pouring the brunette some coffee. "I think he wanted to be all Chief Swan on me this morning. However, I assured him that I would do anything to protect you and make you feel safe and comfortable. I think I sold him on the whole I'd never give him a reason not to trust us."
"And he just accepted that?" Bella smiled in shock. "I mean, I'm sure he'll try and give me some sort of father talk later, but he just dropped it?"
"You came in at that moment so I don't think he had much left to say." The vampire shrugged and handed Bella the coffee. "You look really good."
Bella glanced down at her plain black hoodie and tight fitting jeans. "Well I'm sure glad I don't have to try and dress up to impress you. It really knocks out that anxiety of 'what should I wear to school today in order to make my girlfriend drool', feeling."
Alice just laughed and watched as Bella drank her coffee quickly before grabbing her books and backpack so they could head to school.
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The cafeteria was filling fast with hungry teenagers. Bella grabbed her tray of food and made her way to where Angela and Eric were sitting. "I cannot believe the lasagna here actually tastes like lasagna."
"I can't believe you're actually eating it." Eric pulled a face and coughed when Angela hit him in the stomach. "Sorry, I just watch a lot of those high school movies where the cafeteria food is so nasty."
"Yeah well I decided to give it a shot." Bella smirked and sat down, opening her carton of milk.
"Bell," Alice came into the cafeteria, light on her feet as usual, "how did your Lit class go?"
"Good." The brunette grinned and made room for her girlfriend. "How'd gym class go?"
"Boring, next question." Alice teased and glanced over at her new friends. "Oh Eric, I read your morning announcement, I think it's awesome that you're starting a canned good drive. We have plenty of canned goods that I can contribute."
"That'd be awesome Alice, thanks." Eric ecstatically high fived the vampire before digging into his plate of fries.
Bella smiled and happened to glance over towards the corner of the room and noticed Edward was sitting by himself, his head in a book. "Hey," she whispered in Alice's ear, "I'll be right back."
Alice nodded and squeezed Bella's hand before continuing on with the conversation between Eric and Angela.
Her feet shuffled against the polished floors and before she knew it, she was standing in front of Edward. "Hey," she said awkwardly and noticed he acknowledged her with a head nod. "Okay well, I just wanted to say thank you for covering for me- you know, with Charlie."
Edward glanced up and swallowed heavily. The human was far more enticing then he thought imaginable but he managed to push that back. "It really wasn't a big deal, Bella." He shrugged before getting back into his book.
"It kind of is to me." Bella scratched behind her ear before taking a seat across from the male vampire. "Look Edward, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings in any way. I've heard great things about you and I'd like to have a chance at experiencing those things myself. I'm in like with your sister and I know it probably sucks for you but I would love to be your friend."
Closing his book, Edward sat back and inhaled deeply, glancing around the cafeteria. "I appreciate your honesty." He finally gave her a small smile and rubbed his hands on his pants. "Alice and I have never had to fight over a girl before. Up until now, I never knew she liked them."
Bella bit her lip and nodded slowly.
"She does seem to be in like with you too. Once I get past my broodiness and self pity, I'll congratulate her on scoring such a catch and move on." He smiled even wider and felt good that she was returning the gesture. "In the meantime, you're kind of ruining it by being nice to me after the ass that I've been."
"Well you pretty much made that up by helping me cover with Charlie." Bella smiled softly. "Thank you."
"Yeah well, Alice isn't the only Cullen that'd do anything for you." The guy shrugged again and looked over to where his sister was sitting. Their eyes met and Alice gave him a small nod.
Bella caught the exchange and leaned forward. "So what's she thinking?"
Off guard, Edward frowned. "What?"
"You read minds, right? What is she thinking?" Bella grinned.
"She's worried that I'm over hear telling you bad stories about her." Edward answered honestly. "How'd you know?"
Bella laughed and stood up. "I know a lot Edward and you can trust me with your family's secret. Besides, I really wouldn't want to end up a party favour at a Cullen's gathering, you know?" She winked and bit her lip. "Give me time and I'll share a few of my secrets as well." With that, she walked away and was caught up in a hug by Alice.
They both looked back towards the table where the male vampire sat and saw an amused look on his face. Ducking his head towards the girls, he reopened his book and picked up where he left off.
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