Chapter 9

Tara's POV

Eventually a plan was made, Jasper and I dropped Bella off at her house, she argued with Charlie and Edward and then left, Edward got into her truck round the corner and then returned to the Cullen's' house.

After a whie we arrived back at the Cullen's' and as we entered the living room immediately noticed Laurent, I saw his reaction change when he saw me in close quarters, his eyes focusing on my blue ones.

"You're human?" he enquired with a sense of sudden realisation.

"You were leaving," Carlisle interrupted, not answering his questions so he left. Jasper was still tightly clutching my hand. The Cullen's' paused for a while as though waiting for Laurent to be out of hearing.

"She's going to Phoenix," Edward explained to Carlisle. "Jasper, Tara and Alice will go with her," he continued. "Can you handle that?" Edward asked, I couldn't help but notice it was aimed entirely at Jasper

"I'll be fine," Jasper smiled, I snuggled against him slightly, I was trying to be reassuring.

"We'll lead him off and once Bella is clear, hunt him," Edward finished. "Rosalie, trade clothes with Bella," he instructed.

"Why should I?" she asked simply, "What is she to me?" I glanced worriedly at Edward

"Esme?" he asked, Esme whisked Bella into her arms and took upstairs.

"I also think Tara should change clothes even if Laurent does know she's human, I don't believe James or Victoria do," Carlisle explained glancing towards me.

"That's not a bad idea," Jasper approved, Edward nodded his head.

"I'll do it," Alice beamed reaching forward to me.

"Alice yours will be too short," Rosalie advised. "And it was mainly my clothes that covered her scent before," Rosalie reached towards me swung me up in her arms and fled upstairs, breathlessly I clamoured out of her arms. This was clearly Emmett's and Rosalie's room, she walked towards a walk in wardrobe and began to search.

"Rosalie?" I quizzed, her head appeared slightly round the door as she shoved a white vest t-shirt into my hands.

"Yes?" she asked returning to the search for clothes.

"Why me?" I asked.

"Pardon?" she quizzed leaning back round with a pair of jeans.

"You wouldn't help Bella, but yet you'll gladly help me", yet again her head appeared round the side in response, she shoved an electric blue zip up jacket into my arms, and switched places, shoving me into the walk in wardrobe to get changed.

"I'll try my best to explain" Rosalie began as I changed. "When I heard about you first, I was curious, someone who could attract a vampire like this, someone who could stand in Alice's place" I gulped hard as she said that, Jasper had tried to talk me round, but I still felt awkward for Alice, "Someone who had attracted and capture Jasper this badly, although we pose as twins I don't feel I've ever got to know Jasper as well as the others," Rosalie explained.

"Mm'hmm," I mumbled shoving the vest t-shirt over my head.

"This will sound nosey but I went to watch you," she explained. "Just for a night, and I was astounded by what I saw, you spent most of the night alone, clearly intelligent, graceful, hard working, friendly," I heaved on the jeans, I was not sure what to take from what Rosalie was explained to me. I emerged from the wardrobe and she indicated towards a pair of brown boots for me to wear. "When I found out why you moved here, it touched me," Rosalie explained." That you left your friends, and home, and everything you knew back in England so your sister could meet with her boyfriend and so she could overcome her mourning for your parents, such self sacrifice."

"But then why are you not like it with Bella?" I asked as I tucked the jeans in my boots.

"Their relationship seems too intense, Bella seems too young to be devoting herself this much to Edward, and she has other people in her life, you on the other hand, you lack family and yet you aren't completely devoting your life to one person. I can also see how much you would sacrifice for someone you care so much for," Rosalie smiled, handing me a coat, within a flash we were back downstairs. I watched Edward's and Bella's last moments together before Edward and Carlisle left, next to leave was Esme and Rosalie, finally there was me, Bella, Jasper and Alice. Eventually Alice's phone buzzed and we settled in the car. I sat in the back and waited for Bella to join me.

"You're wrong," I heard Jasper whisper to Bella, I fumbled with me seat belt so as not to intrude on the moment.

"Pardon?" Bella gasped.

"You are worth it," he responded.

"I'm not."

"You're wrong", Bella joined me in the back and within seconds we were driving out into the dark night and who knew what was ahead of us.

Bella fell asleep slumping slightly her head resting on my arms, eventually we arrived at a hotel, "I'll get the room" I answered, and Alice passed me a credit card and muttered the essential information. I spoke casually to the receptionist and as I turned around after being handed the key I saw both Jasper and Alice supporting a sleeping Bella. We entered the lift and headed to the room. I tried to reach for Jasper's hand as we stood in the lift, he shrugged it away. My eyes widened with shock as I stared at the hand he had moved.

Something was wrong.

When we entered the room they took Bella into the bedroom and laid her out gently on the bed.

"You should sleep as well." Jasper added nodding towards the other bed in the room.

"I'm fine," I answered dismissively, I desperately wanted to talk to him found out what was wrong.

"Bella's sleeping," Jasper added moving towards the door.

"Fine the weak little humans will sleep," I muttered knowing only too well that he would hear me.