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Chapter 25
LouLou came back to Forks and my house was the first place she came, after seeing Jason of course. Jason had told her about Lillie. He still hadn't "Popped The Question" yet. He was planning on the weekend when they went to their little cabin in the woods. The one they went to when they had their "couples' weekends".
LouLou was shocked at how fabulous Lillie looked as a vampire. She was shocked by how quickly Lillie learned to control her thirst. LouLou seemed refreshed after her visit to Alaska. She seemed happier, but she was also happy to be back with us, with Jason.
When the weekend came, my entire family was going hunting. Everyone except Chace and I. Jason and LouLou were going to their cabin and Jason was going to ask LouLou to marry him.
Once everyone was gone, I was glad. Chace and I were finally alone. We had not been alone for a weekend since before we left for the Volturi. I was glad to have some time just for the two of us. Sure, I mean we did share a room, but we were never alone, not in a house full of vampires with supersonic hearing.
As soon as I could no longer hear any of my families' thoughts, I turned to Chace and said "and we are safe!" Chace smiled and let out a chuckle. He wrapped his arms around my waist and leaned down and gave me a long, passionate kiss.
He broke the kiss first. I stretched up on my tiptoes and whispered against his lips, "I wasn't finished with you." He smirked and brought his lips back to mine.
When we broke apart I giggled and wandered of to the couch. Chace followed and wrapped me in his arms again. I snuggled to his chest and cuddled next tot him. We had a month left until school started again and I was reluctant to go back. Lillie wouldn't be going back to school, considering that the whole town thought she was dead. I didn't know why we didn't move, but then again that maybe too obvious to the general public.
Of course, the rest of my family and friends would still be at school, and Esme would be home with Lillie. Esme was going to home school Lillie until we moved to a new location right before my seventeenth birthday. Shopping would not be a problem because Alice was always going shopping out of state, out of the country even. Lillie would not be bored. Then at the end of the school day everyone will be back at home. So maybe school would not be that bad.
Chace noticed my preoccupation and whispered in my ear, "Love, what are you thinking about?"
"About school, Lillie, Our move that is coming up, my seventeenth birthday…." I said trailing off.
"Love, don't worry about those things, not yet, not now, definitely, not now. We haven't been alone in a while. Let's just focus on being together, being a couple. Let's just focus on us. Please, let's not worry about anything else this weekend." He said, staring directly into my eyes. He knew that there was no way that I could argue with him when de looked at me in that way.
"Okay…" I said weakly.
"Good girl." He said stroking my cheek. I closed my eyes and leaned my cheek into his palm. Chace pulled me closer and brought his lips to mine. When we broke apart, I snuggled back to his chest.
Chace flipped through the T.V. channels and we settled on Across the Universe. We watched the movie and as soon as It was over my stomach growled. I felt Chace silently laugh. "Love, I think your human side is calling." He said smiling. I just looked at him with angry eyes. "Don't give me that look, come on." He helped me up and led me to the kitchen. "What are you in the mood for, Love? And don't say ice cream." I smiled guiltily
"Fine then, I want pancakes. So there." I said.
"Okay… pancakes it is." Chace said, smiling but his thoughts were betraying him.
"Um… Love? Have you ever made pancakes?"
"Yes… of course I have." Chace said clearly lying.
"Chace Patrick Finnegan, you know better than to lie to me. You've never made pancakes."
"Okay, you caught me. I have never made pancakes nor any other human food."
I just smiled at him and said, "Watch a pro do this." And I started to make my own pancakes.
Once I was feed, I ventured upstairs and crawled into bed. Chace came and laid right beside me. I placed my head on his chest. He ran his fingers through my hair. I smiled up at him. He had the most loving and caring expression on his face, which made me smile again.
As the night progressed, I noticed Chace's face slip into the expression it did when something was bothering him.
"Chace, what's bothering?" I asked my voice filled with concern.
"Nothing, It's nothing." Chace said trying to dismiss the conversation.
"No, something is bothering you. What is it? You know that a.) you can't lie to me and b.) you can always talk to me."
Chace just sighed and began. "What if I hurt you Elizabeth? I have hurt other. I couldn't live with myself if hurt you in anyway."
"Chace, who have you hurt? I know of no one who you have hurt."
"Every person I have ever murdered. My parents, Elizabeth, they are still alive. They are still alive! They think that I am dead. They think I was murdered in Italy and for all practical purposes I was. I will never be able to see them again. Don't get me wrong Carlisle and Esme are wonderful parents but I just can't stop thinking about my parents. I can't stop thinking about how I hve hurt them. Elizabeth, you still have your parents. You are one of the only vampires that can still say that. You are so lucky, so, so lucky." Chace finished in a melancholy tone.
"Chace, It is not your fault that your parents think you are dead. Don't put that blame on yourself. That is the Volturi's fault. Chace, I know that you have killed people, but Chace that is your nature. That is every vampire's nature. Honestly Chace, none of this is your fault. It isn't. Please stop blaming yourself, and besides your breaking your promise we made earlier. Chace, don't worry, I trust you. I know that you you won't hurt me. I just know that you won't. I just know it."
"But…" Chace began
"Shhh…. Chace, I trust you. I love you."
"I love you too, Beth. So, so much." Chace said. I couldn't help but smile when he said those three words. I reached up to press my lips to his.
Eventually, I fell asleep in his arms as I always did. I often wondered what Chace thought about or even did once I was in a deep sleep.
When I woke up I decided to ask Chace what he did while I was asleep.
"What do I do while you are sleeping?" Chace said repeating my question. "I watch you. I listen to what you are murmuring in you sleep. I 'dream' of the time when you won't have to sleep anymore. A time when you can be awake with me, with the rest of your family." He said with a smile. The thought of us never sleeping made him happy. Also, the lack of my human frailties made him happy as well.
"I think I am going to miss sleeping and eating and being the most lethal vampire in the family and possibly in the entire world, but hey! I get to be immortal! I get to never get any older that seventeen. I get to be young forever."
"Yes, but there are definite drawbacks to being seventeen forever, like you will never get into any nightclubs or secret show with your favorite bands."
"Why, Love, it is called a fake I.D. There is a reason we employ J. Jenks. It is not only because Jasper enjoys torturing the poor man."
"True, true." Chace said smiling. Eventually my human side was calling again and we ventured off into the kitchen so I could get some nourishment.
After I ate Chace and I were just lying on the couch watching the morning news when my cell phone rang. I glanced at the caller I.D. It was my father. I was worried. My family never called when they were out hunting.
"Hey Dad! What's up?" I asked somewhat nervous.
"Beth, we have a problem. I need you to go get Jacob and get him to come with you. I need you, Chace, Jacob, and whatever backup Jacob decides to bring to meet us at our usual hunting spot. You know the one where you and I hunt mountain lions?"
"Yea, yea, I know the place, plus we can track you when you get close enough. We will be there as soon as we possibly can."
"Okay, be careful Beth." My father said as he hung up the phone.
I turned to Chace, "My family is in trouble. They need our help as well as the wolves and if they need the wolves then it is either a really big problem or it is a wolf problem. Get your hummer ready, we're going to need it. I'm going to the Rez to explain to Jacob and get him to come with us. I will be right back. I love you, Chace." I stretched up on my tiptoes and gave him a quick kiss.
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