Five months had flown by.

Carlisle was able to help me graduate as I had left just at the end of my senior year. I have been doing nothing but studying for the past month, trying extra hard to pass my GED. Alice helped me when she could, but the biggest tutor I had was Jasper.

"I've been around for a couple of years." He smirked inwardly.

I had found comfort in the Cullen's house even more than I had before. Carlisle treated me like Alice – like a daughter. Emmett put me in a headlock like a big brother and Rosalie always painted my nails or did my hair like an older sister would.

Today, Alice was on a mission to buy new clothes from the money Carlisle gave her for the floral set she did for his assistant at work. She dragged Emmett and I along with her, though we would have rather much preferred staying inside on this rainy Sunday.

"Come the fuck on Alice." Emmett groaned. "We have been following you around for hours."

"I'm ready to go home." I told her, rubbing my eyes.

"Ten more minutes. Let me go into Victoria Secret's… I need a new bra." She said.

"Didn't you buy one from the local shop just last week?" I asked dubiously. Alice's face flushed red and I narrowed my eyes at her.

"It broke…" She whispered.

"How did it break?" I laughed.

"It just broke, Bella." She shrugged.

Emmett had then made a noise that sounded an awful lot like a bed moving.

"Eee Er Eee Er Eee Er Eee Er."

"Emmett! Shut up!" Alice hissed, hitting his shoulder. "That's not funny you asshole!"

"You two have sex?" I blanched out with widened eyes.

"Bella! Tell the whole mall why don't you?" She gasped.

"I just can't…" I trailed off, stunned.

"Don't act so surprised. Emmett and Rosalie do it too!" She pointed at him but he just shrugged with a sly smirk on his face.

"Isn't that… Hard?"

Bad choice of words.

"I mean… Uh… How does…" I was losing my voice, my face turning red as I tried to laugh it off. "I'm sorry… I don't mean to pry."

"No, it's fine Bellie. You've got to understand its primal nature for Rose." He told me with an impish grin. "She can't resist my inner caveman."

"You are so full of yourself." Alice rolled her eyes as Emmett laughed loudly. "Go to a game store while Bella helps me shop." Alice said, dragging me by the arm and into the pink building. We had looked upon numerous and numerous of bras. I do not think I have seen so many half naked women in my life.

"How about this one?" Alice asked, putting the navy silk blue bra against her covered chest.

"I liked the purple one on you. It fits you more." I said with a shrug. Alice picked up the bedazzled purple one along with just a plain one as we headed for the line. "So… I mean… I know that…"

"Bella…" Alice laughed, shaking her head.

"I'm sorry… I'm just… Confused."

Vampires are known as incredibly strong. One mere push could crush the bones right under my skin. And Jasper was no exception. I watched as him and Carlisle brought down fifty foot trees with their bare hands. So shouldn't Alice be afraid of that? Of the accidental slip of the fingers that can break her collarbone? Or the too powerful thrust that would shatter her hips?

"It's fine. We just started getting into it. It's not as wonderful as it may seem…" She paused, looking over to me. "I mean, don't get me wrong. It's good. It's great. And I love it. But I know he's holding back." She said with a shrug. "He doesn't want to hurt me."

"That's understandable, though."

"I know." She smiled. "I love every moment I have with him. Sometimes I just wish he would let go. But I know that would end up with my guts smeared across Carlisle's Egyptian cotton sheets." She said with an inward smile. I laughed nervously, biting at my lip. "You don't have to be worried for me."

"Worried? Who said I was worried?" I asked.

"I can see it in the way your hands are shaking. I'm fine. Jasper would never hurt me." She said.

"I know that, Alice… I just… I don't know. Just be careful." I said, feeling her arm go around my waist and hug me tightly.

"Thanks for being so concerned, sis."

After Alice paid for her bras we had finally gotten into our car and headed home. The whole time we sung old songs from the nineties that included Spice Girls, Nsync, Backstreet Boys and more. Emmett seemed to know the words more than Alice and I did and we laughed at him as sang every song word for word. Alice threatened to tell Rosalie, but Emmett said if she did he would get major payback. And you never want to have Emmett's payback dangling over your head.

As we pulled into our home, we noticed a black car in the driveway.

"Wonder who that is." Alice said, stepping out as we all headed in. Jasper immediately greeted Alice with a kiss and as we walked in further, I saw Rosalie sitting across from Carlisle, both immediately standing as we came through.

Rosalie greeted Emmett with a hug, holding him close to her.

"Whose here?" He asked but she did not say a word.

"Bella…" Carlisle looked at me, his voice still as he reserved me quietly.

"What's wrong?" I asked, stepping up to him. Carlisle said nothing and turned to look behind me, my eyes following him as I saw a familiar auburn haired man standing near the staircase, his piercing blood red eyes glaring at me.

Edward.

In this world, there is no mutant-half-bread-vampire-human babies. Just saying. So no condoms for Alice and Jasper.

Sorry for not updating the past couple of days. Had people over and what not. Hope you all enjoyed your weekends!

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