A/N : Chapter 14...Yes here it is :D (I am NOT counting my AN as a chapter)
I am going to be going back to College on the 4th January so the updates will be a bit longer between chapters after that time but I promise I won't leave you waiting too long I know how the suspense can kill you .
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*~Alice~*
I parked my car on our driveway after I got a call off of Jasper's phone from Edward...I had been thinking about Tuesday night a lot in the past week...I had kept it a secret from Jasper about my dad's disappointment in myself, Emmett and Alice basically telling him that my phone had broken and that if he received any calls that he didn't recognise that he should let me answer it.
Jasper has been patient with my 'funny mood' this week and I can't bring myself to feel bad about not telling him...We had both decided that we would tell each other everything but I was certain that there were things he hadn't told me and now I wasn't telling him what really happened...Dad had been right, I do revolve my life around Jasper because he IS my life...However family are part of your forever even after you die they still stay with you and that is what I needed to hold on to.
I regret my actions bitterly and Bella had been so strong to do something like that, and even though it was something that I should never have allowed her to do I had a new found admiration for my little sister...She has courage and inner strength for someone her age and I hope that she will find it in her heart to forgive me because I do love her...Bella had been a god-send to this family and as corny as that might sound I believed every word of it.
I opened the front door to the mouth-watering smell of food and on any other day I would have gone into the kitchen and grabbed a portion for myself..However, today I had bigger things to do.
I glanced into the kitchen to see my dad with his back to me, he was still upset and he had every right to be I can't imagine what he thought when he had found out what we done...I crept up the stairs avoiding a confrontation with him – I needed to talk to Edward.
I heard silence from Bella's room and I instantly assumed that she would be reading or writing in there...I knew that she wasn't doing homework because she always did her homework the night it was set...Unlike me who always left it to last minute. I opened Edward's door, not wanting to knock in case Bella heard me – I plan not to see her until I make my apology to her...It seemed better that way...Less awkward.
Edward was sitting on his bed when I came in, he smiled a little at me as I closed the door.
"Thanks for coming, Alice" He said as I made myself comfortable on the floor, crossing my legs and placing my hands in my lap.
"No problem" I answered "What's the matter, Edward?" I knew already why he had called me but I figured I would ask him in case I had come here in the wrong mind-set.
"It's about Bella" He answered and I nodded back at him in understanding. "We really fucked up, Alice" He said as he ran his hand through his hair.
"I know" I replied "I wish I knew what to do about it" I stated as he nodded back.
"I called Emmett too...I figured we should all talk about it together" He replied
"That's a good idea" I said.
Edward and I sat in silence for what seemed like an eternity...It didn't feel as awkward as I thought it was going to but I did have one more thing to say to him and seeing as he was quiet it was the perfect opportunity; I took a deep breath before I got my words out.
"Edward...I'm really sorry" I said as he shot his head up to look at me.
"For what"? He answered and I exhaled in frustration...How could he not see that I had done him wrong?
"I left you on your own...Drunk" I exclaimed "It was stupid, I mean you're my younger brother...Sister's don't leave their brother's in that state it's not what families do, Edward"!
"I shouldn't have drunk Alice" He replied to me with an apologetic look clouding his face.
"We all make mistakes, Edward...But what I did on my own was much worse...I put you in that situation when it could have been avoided...I was too busy going back and being with Jasper and I neglected you. I wouldn't forgive myself if I were you...It was so wrong, I was SO wrong Edward..." I explained the tears now filling up my eyes as I spoke.
Edward looked me up and down for a moment before running his hand through his hair again.
"Come here, Ali" He said using my nickname...I uncrossed my legs, stood up and went over to stand in front of him...He exhaled before placing both of his arms on each side of my waist...I put my hands on his shoulders stilling my movements to make sure that he was okay with it – We were brother and sister but we rarely showed any kind of affection...It wasn't us and it wasn't what we did.
Edward pulled my waist into his chest as I fell forward, he wrapped his arms around my entire waist and buried his face into my stomach...I leant down to kiss his head and tightened my arms around his neck.
"I forgive you Alice" He said into my stomach and I pulled away from him to kneel down in front of him now wrapping my arms around his neck again and Edward placing his head into the crook of my neck.
"I will never do it to you again, Edward...I promise" I said as I pulled one of my hands up and ran it through his hair – He had always loved having people run their hands through his hair and I had never forgotten that as a child and it hadn't escaped my memory now I was older.
"You aren't to blame, Alice...As much as I would just love to blame only you" He said into my neck and I punched him lightly in the head and giggled a little at his remark.
"I did wrong, too" He added and I kissed his head again before we both pulled away from each other.
"Look at you two all touchy-feely" both myself and Edward flipped around to find Emmett standing in the doorway with a mischievous smile on his face. "Well don't just stand there, Alice...I want some loving too!" He added and I smiled rolling my eyes...Trust Emmett to make two people on the verge of tears smile. I walked over and he grabbed my waist when I was close enough and pulled me into a hug, lifting my feet off the ground in the process.
"I'm sorry, baby sis" He said into my neck...Quietly so that Edward couldn't hear us "I shouldn't have left you to deal with drunkard over there by yourself" he added...I wiggled one of my hands free from his arms and poked him on the cheek, he giggled before getting the hint and putting me down...As I landed on the carpet...I found myself having to breathe properly a few times, Emmett was strong and he had always been and sometimes it seemed to slip my mind just how much he could knock the wind out of someone just by hugging them.
"You want a hug too, man?" Emmett asked, his arms now stretched out towards Edward.
Edward looked at Emmett's face and then at his hands and smiled a little and shook his head.
Emmett closed the distance between himself and Edward in three long strides before yanking Edward up by both his hands and onto his back causing Edwards' torso to slam against Emmett's shoulder.
"What was that, little bro?" Emmett teased
"Emmett put me down you idiot!" Edward shouted and I couldn't help but suppress a giggle at Edward's poor attempts for Emmett to release him, punching him on the back and kicking his stomach there was no chance in hell that Edward's punches would hurt Emmett.
"Emmett, I swear put me down right now!" Edward yelled as Emmett carried on giggling.
"Okay I will put you down if you give me a proper hug, little bro" Emmett said as Edward huffed loudly and gave up his struggle.
"Fine" Edward moaned in defeat as Emmett beamed and put him down and pulled into a hug..Edward patted his back a few times as Emmett clung onto him tightly.
"Emmett?" Edward asked – a hint for Emmett to let go but Emmett still hung on "Emmett?" Edward asked again his voice louder but still Emmett made no movement.
"EMMETT?" Edward yelled as Emmett let him go.
"Sorry, man just dragging the moment a little longer" Emmett said with a smirk
"You're hopeless" Edward exhaled and sat back down on the bed...What was it with men? They couldn't bear to show emotion towards each other but they always have their hold on their girlfriends.
"Now that we have spread the love...I assume we are all here to talk about Bella" Emmett said as he sat down on the floor...Emmett wasn't academic by any means but he had common sense. I sat back down in my original place on the floor now next to Emmett and we both kept our focus on Edward.
"Okay well...We fucked up" Edward stated
"We have already established that" I broke him off as he turned to poke his tongue out at me, I reciprocated and stuck my tongue out back at him before giving him a wink.
"So...Do any of you have any ideas?" Edward asked gesturing to us both in turn.
"I am sure I could give her one of my hugs" Emmett answered as Edward and I both turned to look at him.
"Emmett...Come on a hug isn't going to erase everything" I said as Emmett put on a fake pout and I suppressed another giggle.
"Why not? It's the best kind of medicine" Emmett stated as Edward threw a pillow at him catching him off guard.
"Emmett be serious for once in your life" Edward told him looking slightly agitated.
"Sorry, mate" Emmett replied back at Edward...Edward nodding at him in acceptance of his apology.
"I have no idea what to do...Do we get her a present or something?" I said looking at each of my brothers.
"Alice you have already brought her the whole of Bloomingdales' clothing department and Mozart over there has already given her a rare edition of her favourite book" Emmett replied sarcastically and I turned to Edward.
"What book?" I asked him, Edward had lots of books...His collection larger than the rest of the Cullen's.
"Persuasion" He answered back and I held a gasp in holding both my hands on my mouth.
"Isn't that the one your mother left you"? I asked through my hands and he nodded solemnly at my question.
"The one that you fought to keep and swore never to give to anyone...Like, Ever?" Emmett followed my question and Edward nodded again...Emmett exhaled loudly "wow little bro that's deep" Emmett said...I let go of my hands on my mouth.
Giving away that book was something that I never believed Edward would do...It was a large step I think even bigger than even Bella realises and it seemed that she has cast her spell on everyone in the house and Edward was the latest person to be affected. The look on Edward's face showed me that it wasn't a big deal but I knew inside that it was so much bigger than that...It was a real choice.
"You know that smell is really not helping my stomach" Emmett remarked
"Why?" Edward asked
"I'm starving"! Emmett replied with a whine
"You're always hungry...We have been in this room for twenty minutes and we still haven't come up with an idea" I said earning a dirty look from Emmett and a small smile from Edward.
"True...Shall we talk to dad, he knows Bella more than we do...Maybe he will know" Emmett replied as Edward and I looked at each other.
"Do you have any idea how mad he is with us at the moment, Emmet? We can't exactly walk in there and demand he tell us what to do he can barely stand to look at us" Edward said.
"Dinner....Why don't we take Bella to dinner and explain?" I exclaimed as Edward and Emmett shot me sceptical looks. "I know...It doesn't seem like much but maybe if we just take the time with her to explain things then she may give us a chance" I added.
"Alice as nice as that sounds why don't we just apologise to her...Here at home altogether" Edward suggested and I sighed.
"I am all for it as long as I get food" Emmett said.
"Emmett one day you will die and never have food again and believe me I will welcome it" I said as he scoffed.
"That's a bad comeback Ali" Emmett said
"Yeah, well I am too busy thinking about Bella" I shot back and he put both his hands up in surrender.
"I think we should go and talk to dad" Edward said "I mean...If we are doing something with Bella's intentions at heart than maybe he could help us" he finished.
"We should be able to make something up on our own" Emmett replied.
"Okay you think of something...Jabba the gut"! I said
"Alright...Fair play, let's see if dad will talk to us" Emmett said.
All of us got up and walked out of Edward's room and down the stairs together...Emmett had moved towards the kitchen but letting out a moan when I pulled him back.
Getting to dad's office...I felt scared...Scared that he was going to throw us all back out again, if there was one thing about my dad I could set in stone..It would be that he can hold a grudge.
Emmett and Edward nodded at me in turn and I nodded back as Emmett opened the door and we all shuffled inside.
Dad was sitting at his desk...Looking up the minute that Emmett had closed the door behind him.
"Edward, Alice, Emmett" he greeted us all in turn in a deep voice "What brings you down here?" He asked us...Emmett grabbed my hand and placed it in his and I did the same with Edward's as we all walked down to dad's desk hand in hand.
We stood in front of the desk...Still linked as dad took his glasses off and placed them on the desk and studies us all one by one, a stern but slightly confused expression as he did so.
"Dad..We came to say that we are sorry" Edward said
"Yes, sorry" Emmett said after him
"Really sorry" I added as we waited for our dad to speak.
"Do you mean it?" Dad asked
"Yes" I, Edward and Emmett said in unison...Our voices intentionally strong and genuine.
"I appreciate you coming down here to say that to me" Dad said as the three of us loosened our hands. "Have you apologised to Bella yet?" He asked us.
"That's the second reason why we came down to see you" I started "We want to say sorry altogether...Like we are now but we also want to do something to make it up to her" I said as dad nodded.
"We came to ask whether you had any ideas...Seeing as you know her better than us" Emmett finished.
"We were thinking dinner...It doesn't seem like much but she hasn't seen the local area at all and we thought it might be nice if she got to see the sights" Edward added.
"That's a very good thought...In all honesty I can't pinpoint a preference for Bella because she doesn't have one she would be happy with just you three apologising..She doesn't ask for much does Bella just be as honest as I know all of you three are and she will be fine" Dad explained and we all nodded in understanding.
"I am still upset with you three....However I can see that you know you have all done wrong and that is enough for me. I will be keeping your phones for a little bit longer just until I know that Bella has forgiven you and if she can well so can I" dad said and we all nodded before walking towards the door of his office.
"One more thing" dad shouted to us, we turned around. "Could you please take Bella up a portion of dinner...She said she had some but I don't believe her" He asked us and we all nodded and walked out of the door and closing it behind us.
"PHEW"! Emmett exclaimed..."That worked out better than I thought it was going to" He said as we walked towards the kitchen.
"Now we have to make things right with Bella" Edward said as he walked towards the fridge, opening it and taking out a tray of leftover Spaghetti bolognaise as me and Emmett stood by the door.
"Shall we all go in together?" I asked my brothers.
"Why would we not?" Emmett asked as Edward searched around for a plate and a spatula before dividing the food in the tray and taking out a chunk and placing it on the plate.
"Would it be better if we all did it individually? I mean we might scare the poor girl if we all walk in there looking like we are declaring war" I stated and Emmett chuckled...Edward was still silent as he popped the chunk of food in the microwave to warm.
"I agree that we should go in individually...What do you think, Edward?" Emmett asked looking over at Edward.
"Are you just agreeing because you want food or do you really mean it?" I spoke before Edward could and Emmett shot me an evil glance.
"I agree with that...Who wants to go first?" Edward replied to Emmett as we all looked at each other in turn.
"I will" I said as the microwave beeped...Edward took the food out and replaced the plate it had been on and adding a knife and fork onto each side of the new plate before handing it over to me. I took it.
"Are you guys going to eat whilst I am up there?" I asked them. They both nodded will enthusiastic smiles on their faces...I rolled my eyes letting out a small smile at them before going up to Bella's room.
I knocked on Bella's door twice before walking in...Bella was sitting on her bed looking up at me as I came in.
"Hi" I greeted her softly...she nodded
"Hi Alice" she replied.
I pointed at the food in my hand; "Dad wanted us to give you this" I stated as she rolled her eyes a little. I walked over to the side of her and put it on the empty bedside table beside her.
"Bella...Can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked standing I stood upright.
"Yes, sure" she answered and I immediately crouched down and knelt on my knees.
"Look...Bella, I feel so awful about Tuesday...I did something that was so completely wrong on so many different levels and I didn't give your feelings a second thought which was probably the worst thing I could have ever done...I do revolve my life around my boyfriend and also myself and I never really noticed it before now...I am going to learn how to be a better person, Bella and I hope you will be able to forgive me in your own time because I really want us to be sisters...REAL sisters who talk about anything and everything. I haven't been a sister to you recently and I desperately want to change that, Bella" I explained.
Bella exhaled loudly...Similar to the way my dad had done earlier.
"Alice...I was upset at all of you and I wanted inside to stay angry at you but the thing is..We all make mistakes and I know that most people are going to think about why I am doing this...I should make you grovel in all honesty and there is a part of me that wants to because I had gotten used to the routine of all of us not talking....But now, you are talking to me again...It seems like nothing has happened" Bella replied.
"Something HAS happened and Bella if you choose to make us work for your forgiveness then that is your right and we would all completely understand if you made that choice" I said as she smiled in response.
"I said to Esme earlier that even though I hated my mom for being who she was...There were times when I wanted to strangle her and end the misery of living with her I never, ever stopped loving here because she was my family...The only thing I had and accepting her lifestyle weighed out more in mind than wanting to end it all."
"I never thought about your mom and how many times you must have gone through it and it was so incredibly selfish of me to not think about that" I said.
"It was the fact that I had forgotten about her that puzzled me; when I was putting Edward to bed like that I didn't think about her once and now when I think about it all in my head...I know that must be something that tells me I am used to having you guys as family now"
"We have all fallen in love with you, Bella...As corny as that might sound we have and you being here has kind of completed us where we didn't even know the piece was missing from the jigsaw in the first place" I replied
"I stayed away from you, Emmett and Edward because I didn't know what to say...I knew that Carlisle was going to speak to you but I couldn't do anything about that"
"He was upset with us Bella, more upset than I think we have ever seen him and it broke our hearts that we were all responsible for that."
"I was angry...I am not anymore" Bella stated with a small smile.
"I am so sorry, Bella...For everything that I may have done to hurt you" I said as she smiled wider.
"I forgive you...But I have two conditions, Alice" She said.
"Name them" I said with confidence
"I need your help in finding me a job...I have asked Esme as well but with three people I reckon we could find more options"
"Of course I will help you and what's the other one?" I asked her
"If you could schedule an evening free sometime soon...I really want to see the town but I need someone to come with me...The only other people I know don't drive and I don't know how to walk there from here" She said and I smiled.
"I don't have to schedule anything, Bella...Just name the day and I will be there" I said with a smile...I got up from my knees and waved at her before walking out of the room...I had desperately wanted to hug her but I figured that it would be too soon....I just needed to tell her that I was sorry and I have, the idea of me wanting a hug seemed irrelevant.
I exhaled as I walked down the stairs...A weight now being lifted from my shoulders and I skipped into the kitchen to find Emmett and Edward sitting at the table laughing together, their plated empty.
"All done...Who's next?"I sang
"I'll go" Emmett said as he got up from his chair and out of the door...I warmed up a chunk of food for myself and set a place at the table moving Emmett's stuff to the side.
*~Bella~*
I was out of any kind of words when Alice had left....Having an apology meant a lot to me but in all honesty I was more relieved that the two of us were back to normal and maybe now we could spent more time together...I really wanted to do that with her.
I pulled the plate from the bedside table and put it on my lap...Lifting up the knife and fork and taking a bite the taste feeling good on my tongue...I was about to dig up my second bit when there was another knock at my door.
"Come in" I said as I shoved the contents of my mouth to the side...Emmett walked in with a small smile on his face..He looked kind of embarrassed...That wasn't like him. I swallowed my food loudly and watched him as he closed the door behind him.
"Hey Bella" he greeted me with a small wave
"Hi Emmett" I answered as he placed his hands in pockets and rocked his body backwards and forwards slightly...I put the knife and fork I was still holding on either side of the plate before putting it back on the bedside table and placing my hands in my lap. Emmett exhaled loudly.
"Is everything ok Emmett?" I asked him as he relaxed his stance but kept his hands in his pockets.
"I am sorry, Bella for the other night" He blurted out "I didn't think about Edward at all that night and how much of a state he was in...If anything I was the one that was daring him to drink more" He added and I smiled a little at his honesty.
"I think too much about Rosalie...A hell of a lot more than normal guy should and I always want to spend time with her and I forget about the most important people in my life...My family. Even though I know Rosalie will no doubt always be mine and Christ I will always be hers until she has had enough of me...My family will always be in my life, you will always be a big part of my life Bella just like Alice and Edward are" Emmett said, his voice still a little shaky. "This really isn't a good apology is it?" he asked me...I fought back a giggle...I knew that Emmett was a sentimental person but I was appreciating the fact that he was trying.
"Emmett, come here" I said as he walked over and knelt beside me on the floor of my room the same way that Alice had done. "Emmett...I said to Alice that I wasn't angry at you three anymore, I was because it brought some things back to me afterwards that were unpleasant and I am not going to lie to you and say that I was okay with it all" I stated and he nodded.
"I understand Bella, we should have spending more time with you and getting to know you better instead of going off by ourselves...I have gotten so used to it being just me, Alice and Edward and you now being my sister is not a bad thing and I don't want you to take that the wrong way-" he babbled and I smiled again.
"Emmett I don't" I said as he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I am just saying that we fucked up, Bella...We all know that we have fucked up and believe me I don't think any of us have seen dad that angry before" he said and I nodded back at him smiling "now we just want to make it up to you, Bella...Make you a proper sister to us. Can you forgive me Bella?" He asked and I sighed...Emmett had shown a different side to me now and even though I would like to see him beg...I can't do that to him.
"I forgive you, Emmett" I said frankly and he beamed at me tapping my leg a few times before getting up.
"Thank you little sis" He said and then walked back out of the door.
Now...I was waiting on Edward...I eyed the food on my bedside table and felt my stomach rumble slightly but if I picked it up now then I would have to put it back down when Edward showed up and there didn't seem much point...I ran my hands through my hair as I exhaled slowly.
"Bella" Edward's voice flew through my ears, I looked up and he was standing at the door.
"Come in, Edward" I said...He turned and closed the door after himself and took a few steps forward still not coming anywhere near me and I knew why he had done it.
"I am....So....Sorry" He said emphasising on each word...His expression and the sound of his voice completely genuine. "I was an idiot...I did something that I will never be proud of even if I live forever...I said to you that I wasn't going to drink and made up this view of me being sensible but the truth is, Bella...I am not sensible sometimes and if someone had said that to me a week ago I would have probably hit them in the face but I have been thinking a lot about the way I am for the past four days, Bella and I know now that I need to change" He explained his voice breaking slightly...I could tell he was about to cry and I didn't know what to do...My heart was saying to rush over and comfort him and then my head was saying how much he had hurt me and how much I didn't like to see him drink because I knew what it did to people's health...I found myself making another choice. I looked up at Edward who was now biting his lip waiting for my reaction. I patted the spot on my bed as a gesture for him to sit down; he gave me an adamant expression before walking over and sitting down his arms glued to his sides. He looked up at me from side-on.
"You really hurt me, Edward" I said...I went with the truth; even though it might hurt sometimes I wanted to be honest with him and myself.
"I know, Bella...I can't even begin to imagine what that night was like for you and how you must have felt...I thought only of myself and I screwed up again" He replied and I smiled internally...Emmett had said fuck but Edward had said the nicer word...I would have guessed that Edward would swear in heightened emotion..But maybe not...Focus Bella!
"It didn't hurt me at the time as much as it did afterwards, Edward...Why did you do it? Why did you drink?" I asked.
Edward shook his head "I don't know, Bella...I had always liked the rush of alcohol as it hit your head and as strange as this might sound..Alcohol gave me a sense of confidence that I would never have without it in my system" he explained.
"It damages you...It can kill you, Edward" I stated and he shook his head.
"Bella you have every right to ask me to leave and never speak to you again...I have an appalling track record with you so far and I haven't been as nice of a person to you as I should have been at the beginning" he said
"You have been nice to me, Edward you have given me a-"I started
"A book...Bella I realised later on after I gave it to you that I intended to get a peace offering out of you...Both that and the fact that you deserved it which is still true. I can't just give you a book and expect you to forget everything, Bella...I was an absolute jerk to you and I have no excuse for it...I have done you wrong twice now Bella and I am determined now that I will never make a third..I may have said to you that I wouldn't ever be horrible again and the fact that you gave me a second chance when other people would have turned me down after that makes me believe that I do not deserve someone as good as you in my life...I failed to see the good in you, Bella and I am truly sorry for that" he broke me off.
There he was...Pouring his soul out to me and what was strange was that I already saw a change in him that we had done when we last spoke I couldn't name it but I liked it.
"Edward...I want things to go back to normal...I want to know that I can love my new siblings, EVERYTHING and anything about them because I need to know that I am loved here" I answered.
"You ARE loved, Bella...A hell of a lot more than you realise...You have touched us all, even me" he said and I looked up at him and burrowed my eyebrows.
"How?" I asked him.
"You are without a doubt one of the maturest, caring and loving young girls I have ever had the privilege to know and you are my SISTER which makes it all ten times better. I can call you every compliment under the sun, Bella and there wouldn't ever be enough but that doesn't take away what I have done..What we have all done to you." He said.
"I want a brother, Edward...Someone who protects me and disapproves of boyfriends and makes fun of me on a daily basis...I want a secure life" I said.
"As a brother I have to say right now that that's not ALL we do" he chuckled slightly "I want to be that for you, Bella...I love Alice to death and I am probably too much of a man to admit it to her myself but I will do that for you, Bella if that is what you truly want"
"I do...I need to know that you won't do anything stupid and I need to know that my family is safe and that they like me being here-"
"You need acceptance and love" Edward broke me off...It wasn't a question but a statement.
"Yes" I answered.
"Bella I already love you like a sister, Alice loves you like a sister, Emmett loves you like a sister and mom and dad certainly love you as parents...You will never have a problem with being accepted by us, Bella because you were accepted into this family the minute you arrived. It is now our job to gain acceptance from you and we...I mean me, Emmett and Alice have really made a pigs-ear of that" he stated.
"I should be mad at you" I said
"I agree" he replied
"I should make you beg" I said
"I would do it for you, Bella" He replied
"But...I don't" I said
"You don't?" He asked.
I shook my head "No...I want things to be back how they were and I want to spend time with you guys and be a family"
"We should have spent time with you already if I am honest but if you allow it, we would like to change that" he said
"I would allow it, I would welcome it Edward" I said and he smiled at me.
"Can you give me a third chance, Bella?" He asked me and I thought about it.
"I won't give you a third chance because I have always believed that people should only have two chances but I will give you an opportunity like I have done with Alice and Emmett...I will forgive you now but for you individually I need you to be careful, Edward...My mom's life was screwed up by that stuff and I don't want you going down the same road and end up losing your family" I explained.
"Thank you, Bella...Believe me I won't" he answered.
Nothing more was left to say as Edward left the room...I was content now that everything was back to the way it was and to how it should have been..I glanced over at the clock it was now 9:00...I felt drained but I needed to do one more thing before I could sleep.
I walked down the stairs and continued towards Carlisle's office...I walked in instantly regretting the fact that I should have knocked but I closed the door after me anyway.
Carlisle looked up from his desk and smiled.
"Bella...Are you okay, sweetheart?" He asked me and I moved towards him.
I got to his desk and instead of standing still in front of him I went around to face him head-on...Wrapping my arms around his shoulders and pulling him to me. He tightened his grip around me and pulled me onto his lap..I swung my legs to the side...My body-side on from his and he rubbed my back comfortingly. I pulled away after a few moments.
"They said sorry" I said and he nodded.
"You forgive them?" He asked....I nodded and he kissed my forehead. "If you can forgive them Bella, then so can I" he said before pulling me back into a hug.
We finally pulled apart after a few minutes..I lifted my legs over to the front of my body and walked back around the desk to face him again.
"Thank you, Carlisle...For everything" I said
"You're welcome Bella...You're my daughter now" he replied. I smiled and walked away from the desk and got to the door when I turned around again – he was still facing me.
"I love you" I said
"I love you too, Bella" He replied as I walked out of the door completely and closing it after me.
This was it...This was the time for a new beginning for all of us.
Okay so everything is back to normal now...Bella doesn't hold grudges...I am not going to turn her into me .
Thanks again to anyone who is reading this...I feel so drained after this chapter and I really hope that you like it.
Songs :
*The only one – Evanescence*
* Forever – Vertical Horizon*
*Can't break a broken heart* Kate Voegele
I also listened to my FAVOURITE 'Avenged Sevenfold' song – 'A little piece of Heaven' in tribute to the brilliant legend that was James 'The Rev' Sullivan...RIP.