Thank you, lovely reviewers! Please keep them coming!

I just want to remind everyone of a few things. First, I know I usually upload a few chapters a week, but college is out now and I did a lot of work there on my break. So I can only promise one chapter a week. secondly, this story is rapidly winding down. But my other story, One Final Taste, is just picking up!

The next week and a half flew by in record time. Now that Bella didn't have to waste time sleeping, we spent as much time as possible together-she learned something new every day. I never got tired of watching her, either. She was genuinely glad to have Alice back in her life, as well. And Alice enjoyed being with her. Bella was her second sister, and she loved her. Every now and then, when I would kiss Bella or she would touch me, would I see a flash of something in Alice's eyes that I wasn't meant to. But I never felt any outward animosity from her. Edward would be coming home in a few days, and that had Bella on edge. I have the perfect remedy.

"Bella? Come up here for a minute." I was sitting in our room while she was downstairs playing something or another with Emmett. I heard her flit upstairs and into the room. At the same time, I could hear Alice quietly hiss "I think we should go hunt now. All of us." God bless her! She entered the room and looked questioningly at me while she sat down on the bed. Perfect.

"Where's everyone going?" she asked, frowning. I smiled.

"They've gone to hunt."

"Why? We could have gone with them!" she pouted. I was no longer smiling, instead I was staring at Bella with a look that could set fire to this very room.

"I didn't want us to go with them. I wanted you to stay here with me. Alone." I trailed my fingers up her arm and rested my palm on her cheek. With my other hand, I took her left and put it on my cheek. I wanted her to feel exactly what I was feeling, without projecting it onto her. And all I was feeling was want. I watched her eyes widen and roll back a bit as the realization dawned on her features.

"Oh…" she breathed. We hadn't made love since she had been changed, and it wasn't for lack of desire. Her emotions had been to out of sorts with the change at first, and then Alice's return had given her another dose of guilt-even though it was unnecessary. And Bella was essentially a modest person, so doing 'it' in a house full of vampires, when she new exactly how well we can hear now, was not exactly appealing to her. Alice must have known exactly what was on my mind. And I didn't care. All I could see was her, and I couldn't wait until she was all I could feel as well.

I brought my face down to meet hers and placed an urgent kiss on her mouth. I no longer had to be gentle, because she was more liable to break me than I to her. She returned in fervor, finally able to let down her guard completely. "Gone?" she mumbled, and I assumed she was talking about the family-even though we'd already covered that.

"Hunting, remember?" I replied as I ripped the buttons from her shirt.

"Alice…" she breathed, and I nodded into her throat. She clawed at the back of my shirt until it was torn enough for her to rip off. I continued to lay open kisses from her throat to her mouth. She eagerly accepted my advances, and I kissed her so deep I didn't think I'd find my way back out again. A guttural growl began to build in her chest. My hands made quick work of the bra she was wearing-I was going to owe her an entire outfit- and I couldn't help but bring my lips to each one of her breasts in homage. She scratched me hard enough that I involuntarily bit down, but she arched her back bringing herself closer to me. God…

Bella's hands began moving frantically at the button on my pants. She pulled too hard, making her angry, and she ripped them completely off She was going to owe me an entire outfit. And I didn't give a damn. I removed her shorts and underwear quickly and then immediately picked her up. She wrapped her legs around me and I very nearly lost it. I pushed her into the wall next to the bed (I think it cracked) and began to devour her mouth again. Her body was moving involuntarily against mine, and I couldn't wait another second. I pushed into her hard and fast, gasping all the while as she tried to cling herself closer to me. She was constantly making some sort of noise-almost a purr-and it was glorious and I loved her and I would take her again and again and again…

She pushed herself hard onto me, hard enough to fall backwards (I think we made a hole) and the site of her, there on top of me, clawing and purring and screaming, was…it. I cried out, holding her so tightly it would have broken something otherwise, as she met me in the end and threw her head back and wailed. We were both panting, even though we didn't need to breathe. I picked her up as she smiled at me, looking almost tired if it were possible. I sat her back down on the bed, which was oddly lopsided. And then I took a moment to survey the room.

"Oh my…" she said as she followed my eyes. "We broke it!" And then she was laughing. Naked, laughing and rolling around on the lopsided bed. And I joined her. Because we did break it. The wall, the floor, the bed…we were surrounded in plaster.

"It was worth it," I said as our laughter subsided. She began searching the closet for something to wear, and I joined her. I didn't know how long the family was going to be gone, but my guess was it wouldn't be much longer. And we were going to have to answer to this.

"Emmett will die when he sees this. I will never live it down." Bella said, only slightly worried.

"I don't care," I said to her, kissing her lightly. And sure enough, as soon as we were dressed, the door downstairs opened. I could hear several pairs of feet flying up the stairs. "Brace yourself," I whispered to her. Alice was the first through the door, smiling. She had already seen this, of course, and I did cringe a bit at that. She merely rolled her eyes and perched herself on the chair in the corner. Emmett was next. His eyes widened as he surveyed the room, and then he broke into an ecstatic smile.

"Oh man, you guys! Good thing we came back when we did, or we'd have to find another house!" he was clutching his sides in laughter. Carlisle and Esme followed suit, only looking mildly surprised at the damage.

"Need I remind you, Emmett, of the damage that you and Rosalie created your first years together?" Carlisle chided softly, immediately causing Emmett to quiet. "I'm glad you two…" and Carlisle didn't finish. He shook his head and then left. Esme merely smiled her knowing smile and followed him. Rosalie joined her husband, and to my surprise she grinned at both of us.

"Smooth," was all she said. She grabbed Emmett by the arm and tugged him out. It was only the three of us now.

Alice gave Bella a very knowing look, smirking all the while. And if Bella could have blushed, she would have.

"I'll only hang out for a minute," she started. "I just wanted to make sure Bella was okay. With Edward coming home so soon, I mean." Bella looked at her for a moment before she spoke.

"I think so. I'll feel better once this whole 'meet Bella the vampire' thing passes. And then everyone will be together again. Will he stay, Alice?" Bella asked. I watched Alice close her eyes for a moment, her face revealing nothing.

"I'm not sure. That's the best I can do for now. I'm going shopping now," she glanced at the floor, "because you need new clothes apparently." She smiled, and then she was gone. I looked at Bella, and it was wonderful.

I thought we were due for a small glass of lemonade. I hope it was refreshing!