Chapter 7: An Unexpected Arrival
Peter POV
When we got to the house, Alice was at the car door and pulling Bella out before I could get it in park. That little pixie was anxious to play Bella-Barbie and my sweet girl was going along with it. As soon as I looked over at Alice, I got a feeling that something was coming in the very near future and it was going to be something good and bad. She nodded imperceptibly and barely uttered 'I'll explain later' before whisking Bella inside and upstairs to the room she shared with Jasper.
I carried Bella's things to my room and hung her clothes in the closet and placed her school things on the desk before going downstairs to find Emmett and Jasper to see if they were up for a round of Halo. Emmett was more skilled as far as the actual game went but Jasper and I were more skilled in tactics and battle plans so we were somewhat evenly matched.
While we were setting the game up I could hear Esme in the kitchen cooking something for Bella. Alice and Bella were talking upstairs and Carlisle was at work. 'Hmmm, I wonder where Rosalie is,' I thought to myself.
I voiced my question and Emmett responded, "She's in town buying parts for one of the cars, though she didn't say which one. She wanted it to be a surprise for the owner."
I shrugged and the game started. After the tenth round Jasper and I were tied with three wins each and Emmett was in the lead with four. Something was telling me to start wrapping this up so I said, "OK, how about Jazz and I play each other and the winner plays Emmett." They both agreed so I set up a two-man slayer round.
I beat Jazz relatively quickly, but barely. Emmett and I started our game and were tied at 24 kills each and the next man with a kill was to win. Rosalie bounced through the front door and kissed Emmett on the lips, causing him to become distracted long enough for me to come out of my hiding spot and kill Emmett with a well-placed rocket.
Emmett started whining that it was unfair, that he was distracted and wanted an immediate rematch. I chuckled and shook my head.
"Maybe next time brother; I want to go see my little spitfire," I said as I started walking for the stairs. Jasper caught my eye and nodded his head towards the back door. I assumed he wanted to go for a quick hunt so I nodded to him and ran upstairs for a second.
"Bella, I just wanted to tell you that I'm going for a quick hunt with Jasper. I'll be back shortly darlin'," I called through the door. I didn't want to open it and interrupt their girl time.
"OK my sexypire, I'll see you when you get back," she said in a normal tone that she knew would reach my ears. I smiled and ran back down to meet Jasper and we booked it through the back door and into the woods.
As soon as we got out of earshot, he stopped and faced me. "Peter, I wanted to talk to you for a second. When Rosalie came back in the house, she was gleeful. Not gleeful as in 'I found the perfect part' gleeful either; this was too powerful for that. She's up to something, I can tell. She never participates in public displays of affection other than hand holding or wrapping their arms around each other unless she's in an extremely good mood. I just wanted to tell you in case your spidey-senses didn't go off."
I thanked him and said, "Since we're out here, let's get a quick bite. I don't wanna leave Bella again for a while."
We grabbed a couple of deer and headed back to the house. As soon as we walked in my senses prickled and I went straight up to get Bella. I knocked on Alice's door and it was opened immediately. Alice's face was distraught and she ran through a quick, 30-second explanation of a vision she'd had right before I pulled up with Bella.
My eyes got wide and I scooped Bella up and raced back downstairs, sitting her on the couch. She looked at me with questioning eyes and I really looked at her for the first time since we got to the Cullen house. Apparently Alice decided to do a make-over on her to help boost her confidence. I thought she was beautiful before but now she was absolutely stunning. She had a light brushing of make-up, just enough to accentuate her cheekbones and eyes. Her hair was cascading down her back in large ringlets and she was in a pair of form-fitting jeans and a black tank top that was a bit lower cut than she normally wore and it showed a sliver of her soft stomach. If the person that was coming through that door wasn't about to walk in within the next 15 seconds, I would have taken Bella upstairs immediately and ravished her until she couldn't take it anymore.
"Peter, what is going on honey? Why do you look so panic stricken? Is everything OK?" she questioned quickly.
"Bella, I know you want to stand beside me for anything and everything but, please, just let me handle what's about to happen. There's no time to explain but I've got this, OK? Do you trust me?"
"Yes, Peter, of course I trust you! I trust you with my life! What is going on?" she asked in a panic as everyone in the household gathered in the living room. Everyone but Bella and Rosalie was pissed as hell. Bella looked panic-stricken and confused and Rosalie looked thrilled.
I heard footsteps on the drive and the door opened as I was turning around to face it. In walked one of the last people I ever wanted to see. Changing my mind about Bella staying put at the last second, I stepped back to her, helped her up, and had her lean most of her weight on me and off of her ankle. I wanted this bitch to see that I'd moved on, that I was a better man that I was before, that I was finally happy with this eternal existence that I'd been cursed with.
"Jasper, it's so good to see you! It's been ages! And Peter, why have you been hiding from me? Don't you love me anymore?" the she-demon simpered.
I nodded once in her direction and asked, "What are you doing here, Charlotte?"
A/N: A cliffie! I'm sorry, don't kill the writer or you won't know how it ends! Thanks again to 01katie for pre-reading and I still need a beta so, if you're interested, let me know via PM.
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