BPOV
It was new years eve and I was watching the ball drop with my dad, Sue, and Alice. I sat next to Alice but not too close, because I still hadn't told Charlie. Alice seemed a little distant but I didn't think much of it, it had been a long break. We'd gone to Charlie the day after Christmas to talk to him about Alice staying until she graduates. He'd been very hesitant at first and it took him most of the day to say yes. We had to reassure him that Edward would not be returning several times. In the end, he called a friend to bring an extra bed over for Alice to sleep on. My dad gave us a funny look when we pushed them together, but didn't ask questions. I laid down with my head on Alice's lap and rested my eyes for a bit. I needed to tell Charlie, but I wasn't sure how he'd handle it. Especially since he was marrying Sue, who I'm sure wanted grandkids. Leah and Seth could give her that, but they'd probably be wolves too.
"Bella, the countdown started." Alice whispered in my ear. I opened my eyes and sat up only to find that Charlie and Sue weren't in the room.
"Where'd they go?" I asked frowning.
"To bed, they said they were too old for New Years." 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
I wasn't expecting it when it happened, but Alice pulled me to her and kissed me. Not just any kiss but a passionate one. Her tongue was in my mouth, massaging mine. I tangled a hand in her hair and moved to straddle her. Her hands gripped my hips, moving them against hers. I didn't want to, but I pulled away, worried that Charlie would walk in. "Happy New Years." I said breathlessly.
"Happy New Years." I leaned my forhead on her shoulder for a moment. I wanted more, but my dad would hear us for sure. "You ready for bed?" Alice asked and I nodded against her shoulder before standing up and taking her hand to pull her up off the couch. We walk quietly up the stairs and I know something is on her mind and has been all night and I'm dying to ask her about it. We reach our room and she closes the door behind her. I go to the dresser to pick out some pajamas and she does the same. Even though she doesn't sleep, she still wears pajamas so that Charlie will think she does. We crawled into bed and Alice turned away from me. I frowned, what was bugging her?
"Alice, is something wrong?" I asked sitting up in bed.
"No, I'm just tired." The tone in her voice told me otherwise. I turned her towards me and tried again.
"Alice." She took a deep breath.
"Am I just a phase?" The look in her eyes broke my heart. What made her think that this was just a phase. Then it occured to me that just a month ago I was still broken hearted over Edward. This was so sudden, why wouldn't she think it was just a phase.
"No, no, Alice. I would never do that to you. This, if you want it, it's forever." I said wrapping my arms around her. "I promise, I wanna be with you forever." I whisper in her ear and she hugs me tighter.
"I want to be with you too." I kissed the top of her head and ran a hand through her soft hair. We laid back down and I pulled her to me, holding her close as we fell asleep.
When I woke up the next morning, Alice was facing me, staring at me, a smile on her face."What?" I asked, feeling self conscious.
"I was just looking at how beautiful you are. And thinking about all the things we can do. And once we graduate highschool, I can't wait to show you the world." I smiled, because I couldn't wait to start my life with Alice.
"Let's watch movies and eat popcorn all day." I said sitting up in bed.
"Charlie's going to be gone all day, and Sue is going with him. They're doing wedding stuff. So, we can really relax and cuddle. I'll make the popcorn, you get the movies." Alice said excitedly, practically falling off of the bed. I giggled and followed her. A day just watching movies with Alice sounding like the best idea I've had in years. I went into the living room and picked out several movies, some of which I was sure Alice was going to shoot down, but I had to try. I went into the kitchen to see how the popcorn was coming along. Alice was standing in front of the microwave, waiting for it to beep.
"How's it going?" I asked walking up behind her and wrapping my arms around her waist.
"Do you know that I've never popped popcorn. Thank god there's instructions on the back." Alice said and I giggled. The microwave finally beeped and we took the popcorn to the living room. "Let me see the movies you picked?" Alice said, picking them up off of the table.
"Please tell me you want to watch at least one of those." I said plopping down on the couch.
"I'll watch them all, but only because it's with you." She put one of them in the dvd player and joined me on the couch. I picked up the remote and pressed play. We tuned into the movie for a while and I was definitely the one eating all the popcorn. Then it occured to me that Alice hadn't gone hunting in while.
"When's your next hunting trip?" I asked curiously.
"I went hunting last night when you were sleeping." That explained it.
"Ok, I was a little worried about you for a minute." I curled into Alice's side as we tuned back into the movie. She was twirling my hair around her finger about halfway through the movie and I felt my whole body relax. I don't ever remember being this relaxed with Edward, not since we'd first started dating. He'd never do with me, what I'd done with Alice, either. He refused to do more than a little kissing, claiming that he'd hurt me. I didn't have that problem with Alice and I wasn't sure why he couldn't control his strength to keep me safe like she did. I sat up and looked at Alice, what made her so different from Edward? After a moment Alice gave me a quizical look.
"Are you okay?" She asked concerned.
"Yeah, I was just thinking." I said cryptically and leaned back against the couch.
"About what?" Alice turned towards me, ignoring the tv. I sit up again so that I can try to explain my train of thought.
"I was just wondering why you can control yourself around me and Edward couldn't." I said, hoping that Alice had an answer. Based on the look on her face, she had no clue.
"I have no clue why I have better control. All I know is that I'm in love with you." It takes a minute to sink in, my heart starts pounding, and it's like I forgot how to talk. I must have a deer caught in the headlights look on my face because she starts talking again. "Bella, are you okay?"
"Uh...I'm sorry, what?"
"I said I'm in love with you. In fact, I have been for a while." She repeats and I feel the tears coming, because I've been holding it back, afraid to be shot down.
"I love you too, Alice." She tucks a strand of my hair behind my ears and brushes her lips over mine. I need to touch her, more, all over. I lean in closer and capture her lips again, tangling a hand in her hair and holding her to me. And then she's pulling me on top of her, so I'm straddling her, her hands gripping my hips and moving them against hers. I'm caught up in the feel and taste of her, my hands roaming her body of their own free will. I grab the hem of her shirt and pull it over her head, dropping it to the floor. Then I massage her breast, loving the fullness of them, even through her bra I can't get enough. She lays me back on the couch, so she's on top of me, one leg in between mine. She pulls my hips up to meet hers and her thigh rubs me just right and I let out a moan. The front door closes and we shoot up on the couch to find Sue and Charlie standing in the doorway. There's a sinking feeling in my stomach and I almost want to look to see if Alice is still there, but I'm afraid to look away.
"Bella?" My dad looks confused and a little shocked. We've been caught and there's nothing I can do to change it. I look over and Alice is still there, I can't read the expression on her face and that worries me. How come she didn't hear them coming?
"Maybe I should go." Alice murmers and my dad takes a moment to find his words.
"No, no, we just all need to sit down and have a talk. Uh, Alice, why don't you put your shirt back on and then we'll join you too." He says and walks into the kitchen.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck." Alice says quietly and I have to stifle a giggle, because I've never heard her cuss before. She picks her shirt up off of the floor and pulls it over her head. "I can't believe I couldn't hear them coming." She looks at me and I know I'm smiling, but I can't stop smiling and she's looking a little mad at me now. "This isn't funny Bella!" She's completely flustered and I'm guessing that she's not used to making mistakes like this, but it's hilarious from my point of view.
"Actually, it kind of is." I let out a small laugh and she glares at me. I can't help it anymore and I bust up laughing. Alice tries not to but she can't hold it back either and joins me after a moment. My dad walks into the room and we suddenly get really quiet.
"Okay, sit down please. We have some things we need to talk about." Now I'm freaking out, because I know that in some way or another this is going to be embarrassing. "First, just let me ask, are you two...you know...together?" I feel the blush creeping up into my cheeks.
"Yes, we are." I answer and I sound a lot more confident than I feel.
"Okay, then we need to set some boundaries." I'm sure I look shocked, because I feel shocked. He's letting her stay?
"You're not going to send Alice home?" Alice looks at me.
"No, I'm not going to send her home. But if she's going to stay, then there need to be rules." All I can think is that Sue must have talked to him before he talked to us.
"Okay." Alice answers this time.
"Rule number one, seperate the beds and leave them that way. You are both too young to be sharing a bed with a significant other." I know that I shouldn't say it, but I can't help, it has to be said.
"Dad, it's not like either one of us is going to get pregnant." Alice looks away at that moment and I'm sure that if she could blush she would be right now.
"That leads me into rule number two. Even though you're right Bella, again you guys are young, there will be no fooling around. I know you guys are going to kiss, it's what highschool kids do, but I don't want it to go any further than that." Charlie is blushing as he says this and this time I'm the one who looks away.
"Yes, sir." Alice answers and now if I don't, I'm going to look disrespectful.
"Yes, sir." I repeat.
"Okay, if you two can follow those rules...then we will be just fine. And please, please...no stripping in the living room." I roll my eyes and Alice looks away again, obviously embarrassed. But we both nod our agreement and Charlie leaves the room. Alice looks at me and we just stare at each other for a moment.
"When did we turn the tv off?" She finally asks and I look at the tv.
"We must have been on top of the remote. Are you okay, Alice?" I have to ask, because she is technically an adult and isn't used to being treated like a kid.
"Yeah I'm fine, embarrassed maybe, but I'll live." I find the remote in between the couch cushions and turn the tv back on. Alice relaxes into the couch again and I curl up into her side. "I'm sorry, I can't believe I didn't hear them coming." Alice apologizes.
"It's okay, you were a little preoccupied. Plus, it's all out in the open now. We don't have to be as secretive and I like it that way." Alice smiles and wraps an arm around me.
"I like it that way too."
After the movie was over, we headed upstairs to push our beds apart. It doesn't take long, and when we're done Alice sits down on her bed which is just a foot away from mine. "This sucks." She says pouting.
"Hey, but there's something that Charlie doesn't know." I remind her.
"What's that?" Alice really wasn't good at this sneaking around thing, I needed to bring out the teenager in her if this was going to work.
"You're a vampire. You can sneak in and out of my bed at night, because you'll hear him before he reaches the door." I smile.
"Yeah, but we told him we'd follow the rules." I sigh and roll my eyes.
"You know, part of being young is breaking the rules. Just don't let him find out, make it your mission to keep him from finding out. I promise, this is how it's supposed to happen." I reassured her, but she just looked at me like I was crazy.
"Remember that time that we told Charlie I was going to play baseball, but we didn't tell him about James or that you and your family were vampires?" I asked and she nodded, giving me a quizical look.
"It's just like that. We have to tell him one thing, even though we're doing another. It's for everyone's own good. You and I know that this is right, but it's going to take him a while to get used to it. But in the meantime, we can't stop what we know is right. It'll all make sense one day, I promise." I think she understood what I was saying but it was hard to tell. She nodded and I joined her on her bed. We layed side by side for a while just staring quietly at the ceiling. It was going to be a long two years, but it was going to be worth it, because life without Alice...wasn't living.
When the sun finally set and everyone was getting ready for bed, I locked myself in the bathroom. I felt a little like I was living in a dream, and it was making me dizzy. I had Alice and Charlie and possibly a step mom that I actually got along with. I was only two years from graduating highschool. And then...I could go wherever and do whatever with Alice. I was excited, but I was also a little scared. Alice knew so much more than me about everything, I worried that one day she'd get bored of me. Or she'd decide that staying in Forks and finishing highschool while her family moved on wasn't worth being with me. And then there was the biggest issue...I would age and die one day. Would Alice agree to change me? And how long would she make me wait? Edward had been dead set against it. If I was going to be with Alice, then I wanted forever and that probably made me seem a little bit selfish. I brushed my teeth, washed my face, and put on my pajamas before going back into the bedroom. Alice had been the first one in the bathroom, so she was already in her bed. She was reading a fashion magazine, sucked into it enough that she didn't look up when I walked in. I turned on the lamp and turned off the light before climbing into bed for the night.
"Goodnight Bella." Alice told me over the top of her book.
"Goodnight Alice." I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep,waiting for Alice to give the all clear. It would probably take a while, but that was okay. I was busy thinking about asking Alice to turn me. I had wanted to be a vampire since shortly after I found out that Edward was one. I had a feeling that that was what I was meant to be, that my human body was just temporary. I felt myself starting to slip into sleep when Alice slid into bed beside me. I opened my eyes and she was watching me again. I smiled and leaned closer, so I could kiss her good night.
"Bella, make up your mind." She whispered before my eyes closed again.
"About what?" I asked playing dumb, I didn't want her to find out what I wanted that way. It wasn't nearly romantic as I was going to play if off as.
"You know what...I can see the future Bella. Do you want it or not, because I keep getting glimpses of you both ways." Alice said rolling her eyes.
"I want it." I said sincerely, but I was nervous. "Will you do it?" I asked and waited with my breath held for her answer.