I Own Nothing Twilight. S.M. Does. Enjoy!
Chapter Sixteen- June 2015: Bella
I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale,
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down,
Now it's too late for you and your white horse to come around
And there you are on your knees,
Begging for forgiveness, begging for me
Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry
White horse by Taylor Swift
"What are you doing here?" I asked her and she frowned.
"Bella, I saw Victoria coming here wanting to kill you. I called Edward to tell him so he could stop her, but while I was on the phone with him I had a vision of her finding you and then it went blank. Edward misunderstood, he thought…" She choked and couldn't go on.
"He thought what?" I asked her.
"That that meant you died." Annie answered and I gasped. "We have to go, now." Alice started to cry so I held her.
Annie packed a few things in a bag and ran outside. "Let's go!" she shouted.
Alice and I got it the car. I didn't recognize it so I assumed that Alice brought it.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"To Italy. We need to pick up your boyfriend." She told us and I shuddered.
There was only one reason he was in Italy, alone, after he thought I died. He wanted to die too.
Annie sped the entire way to the airport. She dropped the car off in valet and we ran inside.
"I am here to pick up three tickets for Anberliegh." She said in a strange tone.
"I will need to see some ID and…" The attendant started and trailed off with a dazed look in their eyes.
"I am here to pick up three tickets for Anberliegh." She said again.
The attendant nodded and went to work on the computer. She printed off some papers and handed them to Annie.
"Have a great trip." She said.
"Oh, I will." She told them and we went to security.
Once we were through Annie rushed us right to the gate where we got on the plane.
"Can I ask what that was back there?" Alice asked me.
"I believe that was the first look to Annie's ability." I told her and she nodded.
"We are going to get there just in time. When we land, Alice, I need you and Bella to get a car, you know where to go." Annie told us.
"Where will you be?" I asked her.
"I will meet you outside the city. Alice, get something fast." She said and Alice nodded.
"We are going to get there in time. I know it." Alice said with a smile.
I fell asleep after a while and was woken up by Alice.
"Let's go Bella." She said urgently. Annie was already gone.
I followed her to the front parking lot while she picked out her car. She pulled up in a bright yellow Porsche.
"So much for staying under the radar." I said to her as I got in the car.
"She said fast."
"What's going on?" I asked her.
"He is going to expose himself as a vampire. He will step into the sunlight. They won't like that and will stop him before he can expose them." She said and I got quite. Why wouldn't he check, call me or Annie to see if it was true?
Annie was outside the city like she said. She handed Alice and I long black robes and put one on herself. "Let's go." She said and we walked into the city.
If I was confused about the robes the second we entered the city my question was answered. Everyone was wearing robes. Alice leaned in and explained what was going on.
Annie led us to a small building and we went inside. We were in an old library. Annie led us to the back and out another door.
She walked up to a drain and moved it. "I am going to hop down and Alice will lower you after." She whispered to me.
I nodded and watched as she disappeared into the street. Alice grabbed my arms and lowered me. She dropped me and I felt a whooshing until Annie caught me. Alice dropped down behind us. We started to walk down a dark corridor and Annie led us through a door.
Inside was a large circular room with an empty desk. There were doors on either side of the room.
"I guess this means we let ourselves in. Bella, grab my cloak and do not let go." Annie said and opened the door.
Edward…
I was kneeling before the three elders of the Volturri.
"Why do you want to die so much Edward?" Aro asked.
He knew the answer to that. He read my thoughts. It was silent and I had already been sentenced to death. I was just awaiting the act.
The door opened and a few vampires entered. "You have guest's sir." Felix said. Three females with cloaks on. I wondered who they could be. It didn't matter though, nothing did.
"She looks like Rebecca." I heard someone whisper.
Caius got up and left the room. Aro and Marcus looked at him but didn't question.
"They can come in once this is over." Aro announced and the door opened.
"Really it won't take long, we are just here to pick up Edward then we will be on our way." Annie said as she walked up next to me with Bella on the other side of her.
"Bella, Alice. Oh how wonderful it is to see you." Aro exclaimed. "I do not know your name though." He said to Annie.
"It's Annie." She said and I heard gasps throughout the audience.
Roberts Annie? Aro thought and smiled.
Robert? Who was Robert?
"Well my dear Anberliegh. Edward tried to expose us, I am afraid he has been sentenced." He said sadly.
"No he didn't." She said simply.
No, he didn't. He thought and I was shocked.
"We just stopped by to say hello, and to tell you Carlisle sends his regards." She said.
They stopped by just to see us, how wonderful. Aro thought and the rest of the vampires there were thinking along the same lines.
"Of course. I hope he is doing well." Aro said.
Annie helped me up and I stood there in disbelief.
I do hope she is Roberts Annie that would be beneficial. Aro thought.
Roberts Annie is dead. I heard come from Aro, but he did not think it himself.
Shame, such a waste. He thought.
"So this is Bella. It is amazing that she is immune to your ability. May I try?" Aro asked me.
"Ask her." I told him.
"May I?" he reached his hand out to Bella and she placed her hand in his.
Silence. Glorious silence.
"Alice?" Aro asked and Alice gave him her hand. I was bombarded with Alice's trip here. I only ever was her and Bella and never Annie though I knew she traveled with them.
"That is fascinating." He said and he turned to Annie.
"I don't think that is such a good idea." She told him.
He held out his hand and she took it.
Everything he thought was echoed in his head. The noise grew louder and louder before he took his hand away. I winced at the loudness.
"Amazing. That is just brilliant. I wonder if the same would be for Jane. Jane come here dear." He said and a small angelic girl stepped out of the shadow.
"Yes Master?" she asked.
"See if Bella is immune to you." he said and she smiled.
"No." I said but Annie held me back.
Jane looked at Bella and tried her power. Her power was to make people think they were in pain. I filched and realized that she was getting frustrated that it wasn't working.
She turned her attention to Annie. "Don't." Annie warned and Jane smiled.
Jane glared at Annie and the second she tried to use her power she hit the ground.
She jumped up gasping and Aro started clapping his hands.
"Absolutely brilliant." He really was enjoying himself. The possibilities, they must be changed.
No, no one would be changed. I thought angrily.
Easy Edward. Don't give him a reason to question anything. I heard from Annie and nodded.
Jane went back to focusing on Bella.
"Try it one more time and you will regret it." Annie told her.
Aro started talking about how he was glad we could all make it when Jane tried again. The second she tried to cause Bella pain it was gone.
Her ability was completely gone. She panicked and started to try it on other people. Me, Alice, even Annie again.
We said our goodbyes and left without another thought that I was supposed to be executed today. Once we were out of the door and the door shut Annie turned to me.
She slapped me. Again. I frowned at her.
"I told you that you would be stupid to leave." She said.
I turned toward Bella. "Bella I…" I started but she raised her hand.
"Not here. We need to get home." She said and looked at Annie. "You need to get home. We just left without saying anything."
"I told Charlie." She said, clearly upset.
We were walking to where Alice parked the car.
"I am not talking about Charlie. He tried to follow you. He doesn't care."
"Don't tell me this Bella." Annie told her and I frowned.
"Know what they are talking about?" I asked Alice and she shrugged.
"He is probably going out of his mind worrying about you." Bella teased. "Jake told him to wait a day. That was two days ago."
Annie shook her head.
"Jake, Jacob Black." I asked. Bella nodded and I groaned.
"Werewolves. I leave to protect you and you make friends with the only other dangerous thing." Bella glared at me.
"What was the first part again? You leave. Victoria didn't." She said. We got to the car, Annie and Bella slipped in the back.
"I am sorry. "I whispered.
"Jake is only a friend. He kept me company." she looked out her window. "Not the same company Annie kept of course."
Annie looked at her and raised one eyebrow.
"You are a danger magnet. Wait what happened with Victoria?" I asked.
"She has been taken care of. Don't worry about it." Annie said.
"Did you interfere with my visions?" Alice asked.
"Yes and I apologize, mow that you are moving back, it will be different. Now that Edward doesn't need to learn a lesson." She looked at me.
I hung my head.
Bella…
I was home, sitting on my bed with Edward sitting right next to me. Annie was searching the room for something.
"I swear it was here when we left." She murmured.
Edward and I watched her swept through the room once more then she suddenly stopped. "Shit." She said.
"Bella, I will see you later." She said and was out the back door faster than I had ever seen her.
I looked at Edward confused; he wrinkled his nose as the doorbell rang.
"Dogs." He muttered and I frowned at him
I got up to get the door, Edward following me closely.
A very worn out Paul was at the door.
"Hey Bella." He said and I frowned.
"Just tell her I stopped by and I need to talk to her. I want to talk to her." He said and turned to Edward. "You must be Edward, I'm Paul." He said as he held out his hand.
A little confused Edward took it and shook his hand.
"I will tell her, bye Paul." I whispered. He turned around and started running back to the trees.
"He had no aggression towards me, like they usually do." Edward said.
"Well imprinting on half of one will do that." she said and I gasped.
"That was what you were talking about before?" He asked and I nodded.
We walked back to my room and sat down in the same spots as before.
"Why did you leave?" I asked and he looked shocked that I got right to the point.
"I thought I was protecting you." he told me. I looked at him waiting for him to continue.
"I thought that by me staying here, I was bringing danger to you. Eventually one of my kind would kill you, and I would be the reason for theat. The only way you should die is by old age after seeing your children and grandchildren grow up."
"Well that won't work." I told him.
"Why?"
"Vampires don't have children."
"Bella." He whined and I just looked at him.
"If you don't change me Annie will. But I want it to be your venom in me." I whispered.
Edward was quiet for a long time. Thinking. "Then marry me."
"What?"
"If you marry me, I will change you." He told me getting on his knees in front of me.
"What?" I asked again.
"You want me to change you into a vampire. Something you can never change back. You are willing to give up everything. But you won't marry me." He looked hurt.
"What if I just want to be friends?" I asked and he just looked at me. "Edward you left. You broke my heart."
"And I will spend the rest of my life making you see that I love you."
"Show me how much you love me." I told him.
He stood in front of me, bending so he could kiss me. I kept my arms at my side until they found their way to his back. He pulled me back on my bed until my head was at my pillows. He laid his body gently on me, just enough to feel the coolness. He moved his mouth back to mine and kissed me until I started gasping for breath.
"Bella I love you more than anything. We can come to a compromise I am sure." He said then started kissing my neck.
"Definitely. What are your conditions?" I asked him. It was hard to concentrate with how turned on I was.
"Marriage."
"Really that is two things engagement and a wedding." I told him my hands finding their way into his hair.
"I will give you that. What are your conditions?" He had stopped kissing me and was looking into my eyes.
"You change me." I told him.
"And?"
"And a favor. To be used anytime."
"Deal."
"Deal." I told him moving my hands to the bottom of his shirt.
"Bella what are you doing?" He asked sitting up.
"What do you mean? You aren't allowed to kiss me enough to get me turned on to get what you want then just stop."
"Bella you are crazy to think that we can do anything like that while you are still human."
"Then that is my favor."
"You want me to have sex with you?"
"Yup, then I will marry you."
"Then I want time."
"No, Edward that isn't even an option. That card won't even be allowed on the table."
"Then neither is sex." He told me getting up and starting to pace.
"Then neither is marriage."
"That is what the compromise is about."
"How much time?" I asked.
"Five years."
"After graduation." I told him.
"Four years."
"I will not be stuck in my twenties. You are a teenager for life, so I will be too.
"Okay. September 10, 2018." He said.
"Three days before my 20th birthday?"
"You will be nineteen forever."
I thought about it. He was stuck at seventeen, I could do nineteen. Esme was older than Carlisle.
"Okay." I told him and he froze.
"Wh…What?"
"I give you three years, and Engagement. You make love to me, we get married then you will change me." I told him.
"What about marriage then sex?"
"Nope. You don't get all of yours before I get any of mine."
"How do I know you won't go to Annie after we have sex?" He asked me.
"You are just going to have to trust me Edward." I whispered.
"How long do I get you as my wife before I change you?" he asked.
"How long do you want?" I asked back.
"A year?" he asked.
"September 13, 2017?"
"I could do that." he told me. "Now just one thing, what if I hurt you Bella? I could never live with myself after that."
"Annie and Alice both say you won't." I reassured him
"I think we compromised." He told me.
"Now you just have to propose, the right way."
"Don't worry about that." He smiled and I cringed.
I sighed. "I have to go see Jake."
"The werewolf?"
"Yes. He is one of the consequences of you leaving." I informed him. He sat back down by me.
"I suppose he is." He said then Annie walked back in.
"If you would have just slept with her you could have got ten years." She told us.
"Don't you have someone you need to talk to?" I asked her.
"Like your imprint?" Edward teased.
Annie sent Edward a dark look. "You saw what I can do in Italy, Edward. Don't make me make you think you are a ballerina, you will be twirling in a tutu for the rest of your life."
I laughed at the thought of Edward in a tutu.
"You ready?" Annie asked me.
"For what?"
"La Push." She frowned.
"It will be fine. Just don't worry about it." I assured her but she was beyond comfort. She just needed to do this.
Edward looked uncomfortable. "Jake won't hurt me Edward."
"But…" He started to say when Annie slapper her hand over his mouth.
"He won't hurt her. I promise." Annie said.
"Bella you are taking your truck." She said once we were outside. Edward had gone home to talk to his family.
She lifted her bike into the back of the truck effortlessly. It was still strange to see such a petite girl lift things that weighed more than her. Annie was silent the entire way to La Push. I stopped outside of Paul's house and went to jakes. I knocked but no one answered so I decided to walk down to the beach. Annie met me halfway.
"They are all at the beach." She said.
I looked at her and noticed she looked different. Her hair which was usually down was pulled up into a pony tail. And where she normally wore a tank top and shorts she was in jeans and a sweatshirt. On top of that she looked sad. We walked to the beach and found the guys sitting around the fire. Instead of stopping Annie just kept walking down the beach.
I sat next to Jacob.
"Paul." Jared said getting his attention. He looked up and Jared nodded in Annie's direction.
Without saying anything Paul got up and started walking after her. Before too long we couldn't see them.
"How is it going?" Jacob asked.
Anberliegh…
I knew he would follow me so I just kept on walking until I was to a very secluded part of the beach. I stood facing the ocean waiting for him to catch up to me. Thinking of where I could even begin, when I felt Paul's warm wars circle around my waist and pull me to him. He clung a little tighter than he would have if I were a human.
We stayed like that for a few minutes; he had his face in my hair and just held me.
"I missed you so much." Paul whispered into my ear.
"Paul," I sighed. "We need to talk."
"I know, just let me hold you like this for a minute longer."
I couldn't say no, I felt so safe and warm. I wanted to melt right there and never have to worry about another thing again.
Paul let go and sat down in the sand by my feet. As much as I wanted to let him hold me I needed to see his eyes when I told him everything, so I sat down in front of him.
"My mother was human when she had me; my father changed her the day of my birth. She raised me until I was six years old but since I aged faster than a human I was at the physical state of a young teenager. Then a vampire with red eyes killed her, so I went looking for my father. He never wanted me. I was a failure in his eyes. No remarkable talent that he knew of so he wanted me disposed of. To him I am no more than an experiment that went wrong.
"I never found him, but I ran into a friend of my mothers, Luke. He pretended to love me until I found he was working for my father. I left Luke and not a day goes by that I don't feel the pain of knowing I gave him so much of me, and he never really loved me back. I left him and went off to search for clues about my mother. Pointless really, her killer has vanished. I came across Carlisle and he treated me like his own daughter. Then Edward joined us, followed by Esme and Rose. I left them in the forties, and after I did Alice, Emmett and Jasper joined them. The Cullen's are my family.
"My biological father informed me that I was bred, but I am still not sure why. He believes me to have no gift. Like Edward can read minds and Alice can see the future, but he is wrong. I do have a gift, I am a Leech."
"Don't call yourself that." Paul said angrily.
"No," I laughed. "I don't drink blood. I leech off others powers. Whenever I come in contact with a vampire and I touch them I instantly have their power. I have been around long enough to see plenty of vampires, so my gift has morphed into a super gift."
"What?"
"The equivalent to mind control." I whispered. "But I rarely use it."
"So you could read my mind if you want to?" He asked.
"Read it, plant false memories, unlock buried memories, destroy it…" I trailed off.
"Is that supposed to bother me?" he asked.
"No, but this will." I said as I sighed again. "I am the reason my mother is dead. These people who want me for their experiment kill all those I am attached to. That is why I never spend too much time with the Cullen's or don't let them remember me when I leave. It is also why I never stay on one place too long. It is why I should leave. If they found out that I am your imprint they would use you to try and get me to come with them. And whether I do or don't go, you will die. If I go I will die as well."
"You know all about the imprinting?" He asked. "And the wolf stuff?"
"Yes."
"Then you know how I feel about you, and you know that I will be by your side and help you through anything." He said and I nodded.
"Paul, I am no good at this stuff. I don't do long term anything. Especially relationships."
"We will figure it out as it goes." He said soothingly.
"No, you don't understand. You want to know what I do when things get too deep? I leave Paul, disappear without a trace. It is the only thing I learned from my father. What would you do if I felt I had to leave tomorrow?"
"You are asking me if I can live with the fact that every day I have to worry that I will never see you again? I think you know what I am going to say to that."
I looked at him. "Sorry."
"Don't be, Anberliegh I love you. I have since the first moment I saw you. Whatever happens we can figure it out. Just say you will try."
I nodded and he scooped me up in his arms making me giggle.
"They always joked that I would have to find a tough girl to put up with me. I went and found one that is just about unbreakable." He laughed.
"I am unbreakable. Not even vampire teeth can break my skin, and I am pretty strong too."
I saw the challenge rise in his eyes. "Really."
He went to flip me on my back, but before he could completely process the thought I had him pinned on his back. Straddling him and holding his hands to his chest.
"Damn." He mumbled.
"Damn is right. Don't ever doubt me." I removed my hands from his and slide them up his chest.
"My girlfriend is stronger than me, great; do you know what that does to my masculinity?" He asked. Smiling that he called me his girlfriend and I didn't object.
I moved my hands to his hair and laid my chest on his. "I think you will get over it." I whispered as I lightly kissed his lips.
"Over what?" He smiled and placed his hands on my hips.
"How about I kiss you again on a no longer empty beach and then you can tell me what that does for you masculinity."
"Who is here?"
"All your friends."
"How do you know?" He asked.
"I got skills. They don't know I know they are here though." I said as I lowered my lips to him again.
A grin crossed his face as he moved his hands to the sides of my head and started to kiss me passionately.
I stopped when we could hear someone clear their throats.
"We need to talk to you two, about the treaty." Sam said and I sat up.
"What the fu…" Paul started but I slapped my hand over his mouth.
"Yes?" Paul started to try and peel my hand off his mouth so he could shoot more profanity at Sam so I grabbed his hands and held them to his chest.
"Paul, you just got owned." Jared said laughing and Paul shot him a dirty look. And grumbled something under my hand.
"The treaty?" I asked Sam.
"It is void for your family obviously. We just wanted to welcome you and your family to the tribe properly and invite all the Cullen's to a bonfire next week.
"That sounds great; I know they will be much honored."
Sam held out his hand and I let go of Paul's mouth to shake it.
"…Asshole, interrupting us for a bonfire, you just wait until…" I put my hand back over his mouth and he continued to grumble.
I stayed like that until they left then started kissing him like it was the last kiss we would ever have.
"How is your masculinity now?" I asked.
"You should know." Paul said and grinned wickedly.
"I need to go talk to my family; you want to come with me?"
"The Cu...Cullen's?" He stuttered.
"Are you nervous of meeting them?" I asked getting up.
"Yes." He didn't even lie.
"I will hold your hand." I told him reassuringly and grabbed his hand in mine.
He still looked nervous and I laughed at him.
"What, I am meeting your parents. I am a little nervous."
We walked back to his house I ran over to jakes to tell Bella that I was going to the Cullen's. She wanted to go as well, so I went down to Paul's to wait for her.
"You can ride with Bella or with me." I told him as I mounted my bike.
"Umm… as much as I like riding on the back of your bike… He trailed off.
Bella pulled up and I laughed. "I understand, I will meet you there."
I started my bike and left acutely aware that Paul was watching me.
I sped so I could talk to them before he got there.
Edward was waiting outside and I stopped to talk to him.
"You are bringing him here?" Edward asked.
"So, you brought a human home. I can't bring home a werewolf?"
"Ha, I think yours is worse."
"Shut up." I said and he just laughed until you could see Bella's red truck.
"They don't smell as bad as they use to. I suppose you have something to do with that." He said not asking a question. I just shrugged my shoulders.
Edward ran to Bella's door and opened it while Paul nervously got out of the passenger seat.
"Edward, how are you?" Paul asked and Edward smiled at him.
"Good, and you?"
"Uhh... Good as well." He said and Edward laughed.
I grabbed Paul's hand following Bella and Edward inside.
Rose, Emmett, Alice and Jasper were out, but Esme was cutting flowers in the kitchen. Carlisle was watching her and looked up when we walked in.
"Annie." Carlisle said and walked over to me and wrapped me in a hug. "Hang around a while this time."
"Definitely." I told him.
Esme was right after him wrapping me in her motherly embrace.
"Who is your friend?" She asked.
"Mom, Dad, this is Paul. Paul, this is Carlisle and Esme." I said giving introductions.
"He is her werewolf imprint." Edward snickered and I smacked him.
"Ow." He said rubbing his shoulder where I hit him.
Over the next few hours we sat in the living room getting to know each other. The others got there, eventually. Emmett and Jasper took a liking to Paul's sports obsession. He even talked cars with Rose.
"Oh, and next week all of you are invited to a bon fire in La Push." I told them.
"In La Push?" Edward asked.
"Evidently, we voided the treaty. Annie's family is allowed on the rez." Paul explained.
"Like one big happy family!" Alice cheered and Rose started to laugh.
"Never thought I would be calling a mutt family." Edward said and everyone laughed.
Eventually Paul had to go home. I let him take my bike and half an hour after he left I did too. I debated on going home, but decided on going back down to Paul's. I knew he was making his rounds so I climbed in through his window.
I grabbed some shorts I left here before and grabbed my favorite shirt. I snuggled under his covers that smelt like him and waited for him to come home. I heard my bike pull up outside and listened as he made his way into the house. Paul grabbed something to eat in the kitchen then I heard the shower turn on.
It took a lot to not just walk in the shower with him, but I wasn't sure if I was ready for that just yet. I heard the shower turn off and the bathroom door open so I snuggled deeper under the covers and peeked out a little to see Paul walk in wearing only a towel. With his back to me he grabbed some boxers out of his drawer and dropped his towel. What a backside! That proved that all of him was very toned and tanned.
Unable to stop it I giggled and Paul jumped and quickly pulled on his boxers. He spun around quickly and scanned his room.
"Nice ass." I said. He blushed so much that I was sure that he would just burn up.
He wouldn't look at me, as he pulled on some pajama pants and walked to the side of the bed. I sat up and reached my hands out to him. Reluctantly he grabbed them and I roughly pulled him to the bed and pulled the covers over us. I snuggled to his side and looked up at him, his face was still red.
"Are you embarrassed?" I asked him and he wouldn't meet my gaze.
I started to laugh a little and he finally stared at me.
"Are you mad?' I asked putting a little.
"No, I am just thinking if we should get even." He smiled at me.
"I am not ready for that." I whispered and he stared to stroke my hair.
"I was joking anyway. I am not going to do anything until you are ready." He whispered.
"Thank you." He asked.
"So you like my ass?" He asked and it was my turn to blush a little. "I like yours too."
"I was surprised to see no tail." I laughed.
"And where are your fangs?"
"No fangs, just really sharp teeth."
"Do you want to bite me?" He asked seriously.
"No I don't desire blood." I told him.
"I love you Anberliegh. Don't say it back until you are ready, but I just want you to know I love you."
That night I fell asleep in his arms and stayed there until morning.
December 1, 2015…
I woke up to a blizzard outside. I had moved out of Bella's house and into the Cullen's since Edward had come back. Something I was grateful for, since I didn't sleep that often and there was always someone up. Bella and Edward had come to an agreement about everything and asked me to hide it from Alice. As much as I didn't like to, I did for them. Alice already wasn't my biggest fan, so messing with her visions was not the number one way to get her on my side.
She and jasper felt like outsiders at times. I couldn't blame them, they were the last to join, but it was the furthest from the truth. They were as much a part of this family as any.
Today, however; I was not feeling well. Physically I was fine but mentally life was wearing on me. It was my birthday, and not one person here knew that. I felt old, ancient even and couldn't stand it. Of course everyone could feel my down mood and I felt bad for that. Alice and I drove to school since Edward picked Bella up every morning.
"Are you feeling well?" Alice asked.
"No, but it is okay."
"I know we haven't really connected. I blame it on the fact that we haven't had any girl time. But you are family, you can talk to me." I loved Alice at that point.
"You can't say anything, but today is my birthday." I whispered.
"And you aren't going to tell me your age?" She asked and I nodded.
"Well you can count on me not to say anything; as far as I am concerned you are 17." Alice smiled.
That talk made my whole day better, and then going home made even more. Paul, Emmett and Jasper were having a gaming match. Esme loved having the wolves over from time to time being that she could cook large meals.
Every day I tried to tell Paul I loved him, because I did. Since Paul recognized our relationship starting as the day he first imprinted I tried to tell him then, but it never happened.
Paul was patient. Never pushing me, even though I knew how desperate he was.
Life was easy, which could only mean one thing.
Trouble was on its way.