I looked at Alice, thinking. For some reason, my human memories were perfect. I lay, on our bed thinking about all the times I'd spent with Alice.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Alice looked up at me. She was laying with her head in my lap.
"I was just thinking about all the time I spent with you when I was human. Edward was always afraid he'd hurt me, but you weren't. And….. Forget it, never mind."
Alice sat up, taking my hand.
"Bella, you can tell me anything, I love you. What is it?"
I squeezed her hand, kissing her.
"I love you to. It's just ….. I remember when I was human, his skin always seems so hard, but yours didn't. I loved lying next to you. And I still do."
Alice kissed me, laying back down on my lap.
"He was always afraid of hurting you, I knew I wouldn't. I was OK with you laying next to me, I loved it."
That explained a lot.
"That explains a lot. I'll never forget when you walked into that kitchen."
Alice giggled, looking up at me.
"I thought I frightened you when I hugged you."
I shook my head, I hadn't been expecting it. But, I'd never felt frightened of her.
"Alice, I could never be frightened of you. It's impossible."
She just looked up at me.
"Say because you're cute and I swear I'll-"
"Because you're adorable then."
I shook my head, laughing.
"You're lucky I love you."
I laughed, not believing she'd hurt me.
"I love you to, but I still don't believe you'd hurt me."
A play fight followed which ended up with me being pinned to the bed. Don't ask, all I'm gonna say is, she's quick.
"Fine, fine. You win."
I tried to move, but Alice wouldn't let me.
"What was that that?"
She has loosened her grip on my wrists, so I started tickling her.
"Bella!"
I pushed her back, laughing.
"Do you two ever stop?"
I turned to see Rosalie in the doorway, smiling. I sat back, letting Alice up. She looked at Rosalie, who had sat on the bed.
"We'll, if someone." She looked at me. "Hadn't teased my size. That wouldn't have happened."
"I didn't! I just you were adorable."
Rosalie shook her head, looking at the two of us.
"OK, OK. There's only one outcome to this, and I don't want to witness it. Has Adam bothered you?"
Alice and I looked at each other, and at Rosalie.
"No, I think he's finally got the message. Wait, I know that look, Rose what did you do?"
Rosalie looked at Alice, who was sure she had done something.
"I just told him to steer clear of you. Or he'd have me to deal with."
Now, that scared me. Don't get me wrong, I like her, but pissed of Rosalie scared me.
"Why does that scare me?"
Rosalie looked at me, shaking her head.
"Because you know what'll happen when he slips up. Which he will."
She was right and we all knew it. We just didn't know when. We sat on the bed talking for a while, before deciding to go downstairs. We passed Ness' room, and heard giggling. We looked at each other, and just kept walking.
"I do not want know."
The other two nodded, looking at me. She had been really close to Jacob, but Edward had always kept a close eye on things. I had to, but I let her breathe. His controlling behaviour had always annoyed her. A few weeks before the whole fight, she'd had an argument with him over wanting to go out with some friends and I had to step in. He didn't want her to go, and I told her to go. He wasn't happy but she left. Just knowing she was happy with Milly was enough for me.
"You unlike Edward actually understand the concept of space."
I sat on the couch, with Alice next to me.
"Yeah, they always argued over that. Then he got annoyed with me. Which usually ended with me considering punching him."
They laughed, looking at each other. Alice looked at me.
"Or the time you actually considered-"
"OK, OK. We get it."
Rosalie looked at me for and explanation. I just shook my head.
"Put it this way, I may or may not have considered throttling him. But, someone talked me out of it."
I looked at Alice, who was looking out the window. Adam appeared on the stairs, and we all looked at him. He didn't say anything, or look at any of us. Alice leaned back against me, and I heard a growl come from Adam.
"Adam, you know how this will end. So, just don't bother."
He looked at me, and I knew he wasn't going to let it go. Alice sat up, and we all stood up. The others had gone out, so it was just us. Well, the two upstairs were ….. Distracted, and weren't going to be much help.
"I just-"
"What did I tell you last time?"
I looked at Alice. Oh crap, she's pissed.
"I'd answer her, if I were you."
Rosalie looked at him, waiting for an answer.
"Well?"
He didn't answer, just looked at her.
"You don't growl at her and get away with it. When you understand, that I love her." Alice looked at me, and turned back to Adam. "And NOT you?"
Adam glared at me. But, before he could do anything, Alice pinned him.
"You're lucky my brother's not here."
After Alice punched him, (he growled again), he left her alone.
"Think he got the message?"
I laughed, thinking he finally got the message. I wrapped my arms around her, kissing her.
"For his sake I hope so."
Noise downstairs interrupted Alice's reply. We went downstairs, and found a very angry Emmett.
"Let me guess: Adam?"
Emmett nodded, this was gonna be good. No one got away with this. Adam was dragged out of his room and Emmett disappeared with him for a while.
"Please tell me he won't kill him?"
Alice looked at me.
"Because that means I won't be able to hurt him."
That made her smile. She sat on the bed, next to me and relaxed against me. I wrapped my arms around her, kissing her shoulder.
"He won't."
She cuddled in closer, and I kissed her. I fell asleep with her head on my shoulder.