CHAPTER 20

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I was in shock and either my family or me could move. The stupid mongrel had the audacity to look smug, like he just won the lottery or something.

Alice was trembling and her heart was pounding. I tried to calm her down, but it was pointless.

"You're kidding right Jacob?" Charlie said with a suspicious voice.

"I am not kidding! They are vampires Charlie and your daughter is dating one of them!" Jacob yelled trying to make his point valid.

Charlie gave me a long look maybe he was trying to see if what Jacob said was true. He approached me slowly never taking his eyes off of me.

"You are a vampire?"

I closed my eyes and with a deep sigh nodded my head. You are dead Jacob!

"My daughter is dating a vampire. This is like that show of the 90's Buffy The Vampire Slayer!" Charlie squealed.

"I love vampires! They are my favorite mythological creatures! They are so awesome, they are better than the stupid werewolves." Charlie exclaimed grinning like a mad man.

Jacob was seething at Charlie's reaction, "What the hell Charlie! This is serious stuff. She is a killer!"

Alice decided to intervene in that moment, "What did you want to accomplish today Jacob? You came here, ruined my birthday celebration with your presence and on top of that you told my dad the Cullen's secret!"

In that moment I turned to Charlie and asked him, "Charlie may I take the garbage out?"

He gave me a bewildered look and nodded his head. In a flash I was in front of Jacob and grabbed him by the throat and threw him outside.

He landed in a pool of mud and I had to grin at the sight. "Oh look! Jakey is taking a bath!"

"You bitch!" He screamed and shifted.

I was in a crouch ready for any attack he could come up with. He launched at me and I grabbed him by his balls and squeeze them so hard that he lost consciousness.

I took him deep in the forest and left him there and went back to Alice's house. When I got there, Carlisle was explaining everything to Charlie.

"So Bella, how old are you?" Charlie asked me excited.

I shifted nervously without meeting his eyes. Alice grabbed my hand and gave me a gentle squeeze.

"I'm 265." I answer him.

He opened his mouth and his eyes were open like saucers. "For real! Man, I bet you have seen so many things! I bet you met some interesting people." He said with a smile on his face.

I was speechless, how can he be so understanding of this situation.

"You are so cool Charlie!" Emmett boomed.

The others chuckle at this and I nodded my head vigorously.

"Dad? You aren't mad?" Alice asked him in a whisper.

Charlie turned and met his daughter's eyes, "I am not mad sweetie. I've seen you with Bella. You two are meant to be."

His face became serious and asked me, "What I don't understand is why did you left my daughter these past weeks?"

My family and I shared a look; we didn't know how to handle that kind of question.

"Charlie…" Carlisle's voice broke the tense atmosphere.

"Yes Carlisle."

"I think we need to sit down and explain to you everything."

I asked Carlisle very fast if I needed to be here and he said no.

"Alice, can we go somewhere where we can talk?" I asked my beautiful love.

"I don't know. Don't you need to be here?"

"No, I already asked Carlisle and he said we can go."

Carlisle cleared his throat and got Charlie's attention, "Can we sit down? This is going to be a long story." He said with a chuckle.

"Of course! Please let's take a seat." Charlie said with excitement.

I gave him a confused look and then left the house with Alice by my side.

We walked for a few minutes and went to a clearing nearby. The night was beautiful; there was a clear sky and an almost full moon.

I hugged Alice from behind and rested my chin on her shoulder. She leans in to me and let out a deep breath.

"Mi amor te amo con toda mi alma." I said to her in Spanish.

"Yo tambien te amo muchisimo. Nunca me vuelvas a dejar." She said back with a tremble in her voice.

I turned her around so we were facing each other. I got lost in her beautiful eyes and with a gentle smile I lean in to kiss her. She met me halfway and we kissed with so much love.

It was a kiss filled with longing and love, the kind of kiss that two lovers give each other after a long separation.

After a few minutes of kissing, we broke apart and I rested my forehead against hers.

"Oh my beautiful angel! I missed you so much. I promise you that I will never leave your side again. Not even death can keep us apart."

Alice gave me another kiss after my declaration, "Shhh baby. We are together now and nothing will keep us apart. I want to be with you forever Bella."

Alice was looking into my eyes when she said that last part. Yay! She wants forever with me! I'm so happy and so in love with her! I bet that when I change her she will be the most beautiful vampire in the whole world. The other vampires are going to be so jealous of me.

Alice was waving a hand in front of my eyes and that snapped me out of my thoughts.

"Are you OK? I was calling your name for five minutes."

If I could blush I would be five shade of red right now. "I'm fine." I told her quickly.

She gave me one last look and shook her head while muttering, "Must be old age."

I refrained myself from answering that comment. I know I am old, but does she have to acknowledge that?

"Anyway, seeing as is your birthday today. I got you something." I told her grinning.

She let out a squeal and started bouncing on her feet. "Give me my present!" She said while extending her hands in front of me.

I smiled at her antics and searched in my pocket for the little box.

"Here is your present my love! Happy birthday!" I said and stole a kiss from her.

She ripped the paper and opened the box. Inside was a claddagh ring: a white gold band, in the center there is a heart with a crown and holding the heart are two hands.

"Bella, this is beautiful." Alice said awed by the present. "Can you put it on?"

I smiled, "Of course. I am going to put it with the heart facing you. That means that you belong to someone."

Alice stood there looking at her ring with a beaming smile on her face.

"I know that we only been together for a short period of time Bella but I know that I love you and…" Alice said nervously.

"And what? Ali, you can tell me anything." I whispered to her.

Alice took a deep breath and looked into my eyes, "I want to make love with you Bella. I want to give myself to you. I want us to become one."

For the second time in a span of a few hours, I was speechless. Alice wanted to consummate our relationship. I have thought of this moment for a thousand times.

"OK Alice. I see that you are sure and I am very happy to finally give myself to you." I told her with darkening eyes.

We kissed again but this time there was an urgency and passion that weren't there in our previous kisses. Slowly I broke the kiss and we left toward her house.

We arrived there a few minutes later and all the lights were out, Alice and I shared a look at this and slowly I went to check if everything was OK.

When we got to the door, there was a note attached on the door.

We took Charlie back to the house so we could explain everything there.

Carlisle.

I let out a huge grin at this and opened the door. Alice and I went straight to her room.

As soon as I closed the door Alice was pinning me on the wall with her legs wrapped around my waist. My hands were holding her ass and we were kissing like there was no tomorrow.

"Oh Bella! I want you so much." Alice said with half lidded eyes.

"Alice, the things you do to me." I said while unbuttoning her blouse. I started to kiss her neck and Alice let out a loud moan. I grinned because I found a love spot.

Slowly we undressed each other, both of us teasing the other. We explored our bodies and we took our time discovering and cherishing every part of skin that was revealed.

I led Alice to her bed where I made sweet love to her. Afterwards we were both snuggling under her covers; Alice had a leg wrapped around me and her head was resting on my chest.

"Mm Bella, that was wonderful." Alice said while drawing patterns with her fingertips.

"I don't have words to describe the feelings you evoke when you made love to me baby." I told her while giving her a kiss on her head.

"That god huh?" Alice said with a cocky grin.

I chuckle at that and kissed her on the lips. After a few seconds we broke apart and resume our previous position.

"I know you are tired. Please sleep my love." I whispered to her.

Alice tightened her grip on me and told me, "I don't want to sleep. I am afraid that all of this is a dream and I'm going to wake up without you by my side."

I closed my eyes at hearing this and if vampires could cry, I would be.

"Ali. I am not going anywhere. Isabella wanted you to be happy, that's why I am back. She sacrificed her freedom for you."

Alice didn't said anything at my revelation, she just kept her hold on me and after a few minutes, she fell asleep.

I closed my eyes and went into my medative state. Everything stared to change and I found myself in a white room and in the center of it, there was a figure.

"Isabella?" I asked astonished.

"We finally meet Bella." She said turning around and making her way towards me.

"How?"

"The spell that shaman used, it allows me to come and visit when you are unconscious."

"Are you going to try and break free?"

"No. I know that Alice loves you more but, if the need ever arises. I will break free."

"What do you mean if the need ever arises?" I asked her narrowing my eyes.

"I mean if you are too weak to protect our Alice. I will arise and protect her. Even if it means I have to kill someone in the process."

I gave her a look and nodded my head, she gave me a smile and slowly everything became blurry.

When I opened my eyes I was back in Alice's room. I took a deep un-needed breath and Alice stirred in my arms.

"Bella?" She asked me half asleep.

"Shh. I'm here." I whisper.

"Mmmm." She purred and went back to sleep.

I stood there for a couple of hours, brooding for everything that had happened with Isabella. I know I shouldn't feel guilty, but she did screw some lives in a matter of weeks. Even though I was stronger, thanks to the shifter's blood. I felt guilty he didn't deserve that kind of death. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't heard Alice calling my name until she nearly screamed at me.

"What?" I asked her startled.

"Bella, are you alright?" Alice asked me worriedly.

"I'm fine. I was thinking of everything that happened." I told her and I was about to kiss her, when she pulled away.

I gave her a confused and hurtful look. "Alice why did you pull away?"

She gave me a sheepish look, "I have morning breath. Let me freshen up so I can kiss you."

Without waiting for my answer she got up from the bed and I could see her naked body.

I gulped at the sight; she truly was a beautiful woman and she was all mine!

Two minutes later, she came back and straddled my waist.

She kissed me long and hard and when we broke apart she asked me with a grin, "Ready for round two?"

I let out a devious grin and proceed to ravish her.

It's been a week since that morning. I went back to school and at first, the kids were whispering about my coming back. Angela and Erick welcomed me with open arms and things were getting back to normal.

Charlie for his part was very supportive and he was pretty pissed at Jacob for allowing my other half to come back. Even though, it was Isabella who had killed Charlie's best friend, he blamed Jacob for the whole ordeal. I asked Charlie about that and he explained that if Jacob hadn't allied himself with a vengeful vampire, none of this would have happened.

Right now we were in the cafeteria. Alice was eating her lunch and I know that I can eat human food. I wanted to surprise Alice with that.

"Alice, would you like to have dinner with me tomorrow night?" I asked her with a loving smile.

Alice gave me a smile, "Are you going to eat me?

I raised my eyebrow at that, "Among other things."

She chuckle at that and gave me a quick kiss on the lips. "I would love to have dinner with you."

I let out a grin and said, "It's a date!"

After lunch I made my way to the gym, seeing as this was my last class for the day. I changed at joined Coach Clapp.

"Cullen! I am glad you are back. The team was not the same without you."

"I'm glad to be back Coach. Are we having a game this Saturday?"

"Yes we are."

"Good."

After gym I went to change and made my way towards the library, where Alice was expecting me. I joined her on the floor and together we read a book of love poems.

"Guess what?" I said while exiting the school.

"What?" She asked me smiling.

"We have the house to ourselves this lovely afternoon."

"Really!" Alice squealed.

I smile at her enthusiasm and went to my car. I opened the door for her and in a matter of seconds I was on my way to the house.

We entered the house and Alice was attacking my lips with so much passion. I growled at this, "Baby if you keep this up. We wont make it to my room."

Alice gave me open mouthed kisses all over my neck and slowly licked my ear, "Who says I want to go to your room."

I groaned at this and with careful steps I took us both to the living room. I laid her down and began kissing her; and just as I was about to undress her I felt a sharp pain on my head.

The pain was unbearable; I grabbed my head and started screaming because of the intensity of the pain. What's happening? This is not normal.

I slowly opened my eyes and saw five black robbed figures. The one in the center was yelling at the one n the end to stop and when the pain left I could see who they were.

"Master Aro?" I asked shocked.