Chapter Eighty Nine
Rosalie
Suddenly a lot of things became clear, only because I knew something the others didn't, something about Carlisle. I put a hand to my mouth and gasped,
"I know, at least I think I do. If I'm right it means she's living a lie and has been for years. I don't think she's Carlisle mate. He loves her but I don't think she loves him. I think there's someone else, someone whose been waiting for her, making her stay and play the part of the devoted wife and mother until the time is right."
"Fuck this blondie. Speak in English and try telling us something we can make sense of"
I couldn't help a smile at Peters confused look,
"Sorry Peter. I forgot I'm talking to a remedial thinker"
He stuck his tongue out and I giggled before becoming serious once more.
"A very long time ago Carlisle came to me with a problem. He'd been trying to manufacture a synthetic blood that would satisfy the thirst of vampires but he'd hit a brick wall in his experiments"
"So why'd he come to you? We all know blondes have their brains in their tits"
The crack as Char hit him was deafening,
"That's on account Rose. You get to give him the rest after this is all over."
Peter
My ears were ringing, I wish people would stop using my head like a coconut shy! Rose started speaking again and I tried to concentrate,
"I studied Chemistry and got a Degree and he asked me to work with him but not to say anything to anyone else. He knew if the Volturi found out they would sabotage his work. To them Humans are the natural food source end of subject. Over the past few years we've got close to a breakthrough and that's when I noticed things happening. Alice or Esme would appear in the workroom which we kept secured when we weren't working, they always had a good excuse but it made me uneasy. I spoke to Carlisle but he couldn't see a problem, after all they were his wife and daughter. Then over the past year papers have been disturbed, usually at about the same time as Esme went missing for hours at a time. I think she's been watching and taking whatever she could, passing it on to an accomplice. Who I have no idea but my guess would be a member of the Volturi. That's why Aro didn't want her talking any more, in case she let something slip. I think Alice was hoping it would happen a lot sooner and Carlisle would use Jasper as a guinea pig. If he did and she could persuade him to go away with her again the Volturi would have the test subject for themselves."
She looked at Jasper who was shaking his head,
"Don't do that. Up until Bella appeared you would have done anything Alice asked. You were so grateful for what she did for you."
I nodded,
"Yeah that fucking bitch had you wound round her finger for years Major. Personally I'm glad she's dead. What I want to know is, if all these theories are right why did she desert him? Why let us catch Edward?"
"Self preservation" Bella answered,
"Yes. She'd give him up to give her an escape route." agreed Emmett.
Jasper
What they were saying made sense to me, it was a long-standing plan and it had been ruined mainly by Bella's presence.
"I don't think Edward was ever a part of the conspiracy. He was just something Aro wanted but he couldn't control his need for Bella and that was his undoing. Still better dead than in Aro's grip unwillingly."
"We need to find out if Rose is right and who Esme is meeting which isn't going to be easy because she won't trust any of us now."
"She might still trust Carlisle though. If we can get a message to him about it all." Rose said thoughtfully.
"Can we ask him to believe that and act against his wife?" It sounded like a big ask to me.
"It will be his decision but I think he needs to know of our suspicions, he heard Aro and Esme so he knows there is something going on." Rose pointed out. "I'll do it. I'm probably a little more acceptable than the rest of you."
Peter
"In the meantime what do we do?"
Char looked at me,
"You try to keep your sexist remarks to yourself for starters."
I shrugged and smiled at Rosalie,
"You knew I was joking didn't you blondie?"
She smiled at me,
"Of course Peter. How could I be upset by anything that comes out of your mouth, after all most of it is hardly intelligible with your brain being in your pants"
All three girls laughed at that,
"Hey not fair, ganging up on me".
Jasper
I was very disturbed by what I'd heard about Alice and her motives in becoming involved with me, it seems every woman in my life had an ulterior motive...except for Bella, my saviour. I felt her eyes on me and knew she was reading my thoughts as if she could really hear them. Then she came to my side and winding her arms around me kissed me on the throat,
"Come back to me Major. I don't like that look in your eye. I know it hurt to hear what I said but that's all in the past. You're with me now and that I'd never hurt you like that."
"I know that. It's just a shock to see how much I was used in the past. Every woman I ever knew wanted something from me. Why don't you?"
"Oh I do. Didn't you realize that yet?"
I smiled a little sadly,
"Really? What is it you want Bella?"
"All of you. The bit you've always held in reserve. The bit no one has touched yet."
Damn she knew me better than I did.
"Its yours darlin'"
"Not yet but it will be."
I loved her so much and she'd proved over and over how much she loved me and had given me her life and her heart.
"I love you Bella."
"Then show me cowboy" she said pulling me from the room and into the darkness outside.