That night Alex stayed up late, thinking about everything; about her sister, her father, her mother and the Cullen's. She walked out of her room and sighed as she heard Edward and Bella talking from outside the doorway and she entered the room, "Edward, my dad's making his way up but could I speak to you into my room, please?"

He nodded and Alex smiled at Bella before leaving and looking at her dad, "What are you doing up?" He asked.

I shrugged, "Couldn't sleep."

He nodded, "You and me both." He kissed her head before Alex walked into her room and Charlie walked into Bella's. As soon as she closed the door and turned around she saw Edward,

"I'm sorry for shouting at you," She started,

"No, don't be."

"Just listen." She sighed and looked to the floor then back up to him, "I forgive you for what you did but I can't forget." He nodded, sitting on her bed as Alex spoke, "You have a lot to making up to do to Bella. Not just her but myself and my father. Bella's like our mom when she was younger, she would let anybody walk over her and she would always forgive easily, and sometimes forget. But my father and I, we're not like that. You really hurt her, Edward and I don't want that to happen again. Not to her and not to you. I care about you like my brother, okay? And when Alice told us that you had gone to The Volturi, my heart sank to my stomach. Don't ever do that to me again. I wasn't fine, as you may know, when you left. Well, you might not since you can't read my mind but I'll tell you. Before I thought of Carlisle going I thought of all of you; Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmett and you. I really missed you and of course I missed your father. But if you don't think you can be with Bella, you should have thought of that before you started all of this."

Edward nodded and looked up at her, "What are you trying to say?"

"I'm saying, if you're having second thoughts about my sister, even if you don't love her any more, you're stuck with her." She cracked a smile, "I can't let it go that Bella did hair-raising things when you left and I can't let it go that you almost got yourself killed, and so for that, even if one of you gets sick of each other, you're staying together no matter what." She smiled and pulled Edward up into a hug.

As he wrapped his arms around Alex he smiled, "Don't worry. I will never stop loving your sister and I will always stay with her no matter what. What I went through was too much to bare. I couldn't focus, I never ate and I was just depressed. I imagine Bella was the same?" Alex nodded and he continued, "And so that's why I'm going to ask her to marry me." He pulled away and smiled at her.

Alex smiled widened as she let out a tiny squeal just before Edward covered her mouth with his hand.

"Alex?" Her fathers voice called from in the hall, "Alex, are you all right?"

She moved Edward's hand away before answering, "Yeah! I'm fine. Thought I saw a spider."

"Is there?"

"No."

"All right." She then heard her father walking down the stairs and she turned to Edward who wasn't in the room any more and she glared at where he was.

He was going to get it for abandoning her after the news but she fell asleep anyway.

~~~~~

In the morning Bella came into her room, "Hey." She said, "I have to leave for school but Edward told me that Carlisle wants to see you."

Alex nodded as she yawned, "Okay. At least I can go out whenever I want." She said cheekily.

Bella hit the back of her head, "Just move."

"Me? You're the one who has school." Alex smirked, rubbing the back of her head.

"Oh, yeah. Right. Bye." Bella smiled and walked out as Alex smiled with her,

"I'm glad I have my sister back." She chuckled and got up, running a hand through her hair before running downstairs and saw her dad, "Good morning!" She announced cheerily.

"Good morning. What's got you in a good mood?"

"Oh, you know. My sisters back to normal and I don't have school."

He chuckled and shook his head, "There's fresh coffee." He said, strapping his gun to his belt, "I'll see you when I get home."

She nodded and smiled, "All right. Be safe."

"Always am, sweetheart."

Alex smiled and put out the coffee and the house was once again silent, but with a more cheerier atmosphere. She made her way around the kitchen, pouring out some coffee and preparing her breakfast before an ice cold hand touched her arm. She yelp and her hand twitched, hitting the coffee mug off of the counter but someone caught it. She turned, relaxing as soon as she saw Carlisle's smile and put the mug in the sink.

"Just as well I'm a vampire, that would have caused scalding."

Alex chuckled, "Just as well I'm not a vampire because I would have ripped your head off."

"How do you know that I would know that if you were a vampire that I'd know what you'd do?"

"Because you're not Edward and I wouldn't even think about it, I'd just do it."

He chuckled as she cleaned the spilt coffee. "I would have done that."

Alex shrugged, "I'm doing it now, but just for that you can make me another cup."

"What would you like in your coffee ma'am?"

"Two sugars and milk, please?" She said, drying the floor off.

Carlisle nodded, "Coming right up."

Alex finished eating the small breakfast of porridge and blueberries and her coffee before getting up and cleaning the dishes and leaving them to dry then sat back at the table, "Can I get you anything?" She asked, "A cup of coffee, an apple, some blood?"

Carlisle chuckled, "No thank you, I ate before I came here."

"Smart." Alex nodded.

The vampire across from her smiled, "The reason I came over is because-"

"Do you mind me sitting in my pyjamas or shall I go change." She asked, "And sorry for interrupting you. I just feel weird."

Carlisle shook his head, "Not at all, but if you feel weird then you should go change."

She shook her head, "I just felt weird because I thought you would mind. Anyway, you were saying?"

Carlisle nodded, "Right, I came over to ask you if you would like to accompany me to a small play at the theatre in Seattle?"

Alex smiled, "And the small play would be..?"

"The Taming of the Shrew."

"Yes!" She blurted before blushing, "Sorry," She said more quietly, "that was a bit head on, but yes, I would love to. I love Shakespeare."

"As do I." He smiled at her, chuckling a little from her quick outburst.

"When would you like to go?"

"Tomorrow night?"

She nodded, "Then yes. I will." She smiled, "I better go get dressed finally though. I must go buy a dress for the theatre."

Carlisle shook his head, "You don't have to do that. Alice and Rosalie have many dresses you could borrow."

Alex shook her head, "I wouldn't ask that of them. But I know Alice is in school but is Rosalie free?"

"She should be, why?"

"I might push my limit and ask her to come shopping with me."

He nodded and pushed the call button on his mobile, "Go get dressed, I'll ask her."

Alex nodded mouthing a 'thank you' to him then went and got dressed then walked downstairs to see Carlisle and Rosalie, "I take it she said yes?"

"Yes, she did." Rosalie replied to my question for Carlisle.

"Okay. I'll see you two girls later." He smiled before walking out.

Alex smiled at the beautiful girl in front of her, "Thank you for agreeing, Rosalie."

She smiled at me, "My pleasure. I wanted to spend time with you."

Alex's eyes widened and asked warily, "You're not going to kill me, are you?"

Rosalie laughed musically, "Of course not. I like you."

"You do? You don't like Bella, but thank you Rosalie."

"Call me Rose. And I don't like Bella because I despise her choice to give up her life where as you're not."

"I don't have any reason to become one. Not yet anyway." Alex said, thinking back to how Bella told her that The Volturi will make sure she turns into one.

Rose nodded knowing what she was thinking, "Yes. That is true. Now, shall we shop?" She asked as Alex nodded.
"Please?"

Rose chuckled and walked outside with Alex on her heals but she stopped dead when she saw the red convertible, "Oh my God! What car is this?" She studied it, "Is this a BMW M3 Convertible?"

"Yeah. Nice isn't it? It's my baby."

Alex chuckled, "It's beautiful, just like it's owner." She said as she got into the passenger seat.

"Hey, I already like you, no need to suck up to me." She flipped her hair, "But thank you."

Alex chuckled and they were off to Seattle, ready to shop.