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“Do you like these?” Alice asked me twisting her leg around so I could see the strappy heels she was wearing.
“Yeah, they’re cute.” I replied.
“Do you really like them? I mean, really?” she continued.
“Yes Alice, I really like them!” I said. She flashed me a big smile.
“Good, then you won’t mind me buying them for you.” Damn. I’d fallen right into her trap. I turned towards Edward.
“Why didn’t you tell me what she was up to?” I asked him. He leaned in to whisper in my ear.
“Because I’d like to see you in them.” I started to roll my eyes but stopped mid-roll at his next words. “And only in them.” His arm wrapped tightly around my waist, but it wasn’t protective this time.
“Well I won’t wear them in public. I can barely walk in flat shoes.” I said. He chuckled in my ear.
“Alice, please, no.” I heard Emmett speak and then I heard Rosalie laugh.
“How cute!” Esme cried out. Edward and Carlisle started to laugh, and of course I was last to find out what was going on. Alice had dressed Jasper and Emmett in matching plaid shorts and V-neck sweaters. They of course looked like perfect runway models.
Jasper walked up to Alice. “If I didn’t love you I think you’d be dead right now.” He said. She only smiled.
“You’re getting these.” She said.
“No.” Emmett and Jasper spoke at the same time. Rosalie sauntered up to Emmett.
“For me? Please?” she said to him. He looked torn as he looked down at her.
Edward towed me out of the store. Trust Alice to slip the manager a few grand and get her to close down the shop for just us.
“I don’t think I’ve ever felt this bad for Mike Newton.” He said suddenly.
“Mike Newton?” I asked confused. We hadn’t seen Mike since our wedding.
“I remember after I came back from Alaska, after your first week here, he just wanted to get you alone and I never really understood why. That whole emotion never hit full on while we were in public.” He said.
I was still confused. “What--?”
Edward had pulled me into a men’s bathroom right beside the shop we had been in. All of a sudden he was kissing me, everywhere. My lips, my neck, my face. But I wasn’t complaining.
He guided me towards a stall, his lips never leaving my neck. His hands were in my hair.
“Now what happens when they notice we’re gone?” I asked while unbuttoning his shirt. He paused.
“Alice will tell them. She knows.”
I turned bright red at the thought of our little scene playing out in Alice’s head.
“Come on, I don’t want to give her anything else to see.” I said starting to rebutton his shirt. He took my hands and kissed my wrists lightly.
“Teenage boys have it so hard.” He said. “I never realized.” I laughed.
“You know Bella, you’ve never told us,” began Alice as we all finally left the shop.
“Tell you what?” I asked.
“If Edward is a good kisser.” She replied. I felt the blood rush to my face. I turned to see that Edward’s face mirrored mine for once.
“She thinks he is. But she’s too embarrassed to say anything because Carlisle and Esme are here.” Jasper answered for me. “Bella, you’re not too discreet with your emotions.”
Esme and Carlisle laughed. “Bella always says you show off too much.” Said Esme.
“It’s times like these I wish we were with my in-laws. Charlie would never bring this up.” Said Edward.
“That’s where Bella gets it from.” Said Alice. All of the vampires stopped cold.
“Doesn’t she know its family night?” muttered Emmett.
And then I understood. My eyes were automatically drawn to her, in the crowd of normality. Jane’s eyes only sought Carlisle’s.
“Aro.” She handed him a cell phone.
“Why didn’t he call me?” Carlisle asked putting his hand on the receiver.
Jane shrugged. “He was going to until I told him I’d spotted you, so he said to put you on.”
The light hearted mood was temporarily spoiled by Jane’s arrival. A nasty reminder of the difficult choices that lay ahead. Within a few moments Carlisle had returned. I was barely aware of all the staring shoppers around us.
Edward’s face looked worried.
“I need to speak to you both.” Carlisle said to us. He turned to the others. “We’ll fill you in later. Why don’t you all just head back home. We’ll catch up with you later.” The rest of the family departed. Jane stayed to watch.
“What is it?” I was suddenly very nervous.
“Why don’t we go to a coffee shop or something? Somewhere quiet.” Said Carlisle.
“I tried to reason with Aro, I really did, but as much as they say that they’re ‘fascinated’ by all of this, they really just want it to end. They think that if it’s found out that this possible, they’d have people trying to change back left and right.” Carlisle began.
Edward was staring at his coffee.
I shook my head. “And?”
Carlisle sighed. “That’s not their only problem. They think that if Edward continues to wait, there’s a bigger chance that the transformation will be permanent if it gets a chance to finish.”
I grimaced. “They want him to change now?” I looked at Edward. He hadn’t spoken since Jane had showed up.
“Edward’s not the only one who has to change.” Carlisle reminded me. “No one is forcing you to do anything--” he was cut off by a laugh from Edward. It was a bitter one.
“But that’s just it. They are forcing us. Either change or die.”
We were silent for a long time.
Was there really a choice? I mean, wasn’t this choice presented to me before? Join or die? I’d been more than willing all the while, knowing it was the only way Edward and I could really be together forever.
But the entire situation was switched around completely. We had another option, so close, so easy that it would let me keep everything and everyone dear to me. Except six people that really mattered to me.
Would the right choice get any clearer?
“How much time are they giving us?” I asked.
“Well, not much if they want it done before Edward is done changing. What’s left to happen? He’ll get softer, stop running, and won’t be able to hear people’s thoughts.” Said Carlisle.
Edward had gone back to staring at his coffee. I watched him as he picked up the mug and drank. He didn’t flinch or anything, so it probably went down as easily as the water had. He had a strange look on his face.
“I’m not sure, because I haven’t done this in a while, but I think I need to use the bathroom.” He stood up and left.
“Now he’s using the bathroom, and he knew he had to. His human instincts are back.” Said Carlisle. “I’m guessing the transformation’s almost done.”
In simple English, that sentence meant one thing to me.
We were almost out of time.
“Yeah, they’re cute.” I replied.
“Do you really like them? I mean, really?” she continued.
“Yes Alice, I really like them!” I said. She flashed me a big smile.
“Good, then you won’t mind me buying them for you.” Damn. I’d fallen right into her trap. I turned towards Edward.
“Why didn’t you tell me what she was up to?” I asked him. He leaned in to whisper in my ear.
“Because I’d like to see you in them.” I started to roll my eyes but stopped mid-roll at his next words. “And only in them.” His arm wrapped tightly around my waist, but it wasn’t protective this time.
“Well I won’t wear them in public. I can barely walk in flat shoes.” I said. He chuckled in my ear.
“Alice, please, no.” I heard Emmett speak and then I heard Rosalie laugh.
“How cute!” Esme cried out. Edward and Carlisle started to laugh, and of course I was last to find out what was going on. Alice had dressed Jasper and Emmett in matching plaid shorts and V-neck sweaters. They of course looked like perfect runway models.
Jasper walked up to Alice. “If I didn’t love you I think you’d be dead right now.” He said. She only smiled.
“You’re getting these.” She said.
“No.” Emmett and Jasper spoke at the same time. Rosalie sauntered up to Emmett.
“For me? Please?” she said to him. He looked torn as he looked down at her.
Edward towed me out of the store. Trust Alice to slip the manager a few grand and get her to close down the shop for just us.
“I don’t think I’ve ever felt this bad for Mike Newton.” He said suddenly.
“Mike Newton?” I asked confused. We hadn’t seen Mike since our wedding.
“I remember after I came back from Alaska, after your first week here, he just wanted to get you alone and I never really understood why. That whole emotion never hit full on while we were in public.” He said.
I was still confused. “What--?”
Edward had pulled me into a men’s bathroom right beside the shop we had been in. All of a sudden he was kissing me, everywhere. My lips, my neck, my face. But I wasn’t complaining.
He guided me towards a stall, his lips never leaving my neck. His hands were in my hair.
“Now what happens when they notice we’re gone?” I asked while unbuttoning his shirt. He paused.
“Alice will tell them. She knows.”
I turned bright red at the thought of our little scene playing out in Alice’s head.
“Come on, I don’t want to give her anything else to see.” I said starting to rebutton his shirt. He took my hands and kissed my wrists lightly.
“Teenage boys have it so hard.” He said. “I never realized.” I laughed.
“You know Bella, you’ve never told us,” began Alice as we all finally left the shop.
“Tell you what?” I asked.
“If Edward is a good kisser.” She replied. I felt the blood rush to my face. I turned to see that Edward’s face mirrored mine for once.
“She thinks he is. But she’s too embarrassed to say anything because Carlisle and Esme are here.” Jasper answered for me. “Bella, you’re not too discreet with your emotions.”
Esme and Carlisle laughed. “Bella always says you show off too much.” Said Esme.
“It’s times like these I wish we were with my in-laws. Charlie would never bring this up.” Said Edward.
“That’s where Bella gets it from.” Said Alice. All of the vampires stopped cold.
“Doesn’t she know its family night?” muttered Emmett.
And then I understood. My eyes were automatically drawn to her, in the crowd of normality. Jane’s eyes only sought Carlisle’s.
“Aro.” She handed him a cell phone.
“Why didn’t he call me?” Carlisle asked putting his hand on the receiver.
Jane shrugged. “He was going to until I told him I’d spotted you, so he said to put you on.”
The light hearted mood was temporarily spoiled by Jane’s arrival. A nasty reminder of the difficult choices that lay ahead. Within a few moments Carlisle had returned. I was barely aware of all the staring shoppers around us.
Edward’s face looked worried.
“I need to speak to you both.” Carlisle said to us. He turned to the others. “We’ll fill you in later. Why don’t you all just head back home. We’ll catch up with you later.” The rest of the family departed. Jane stayed to watch.
“What is it?” I was suddenly very nervous.
“Why don’t we go to a coffee shop or something? Somewhere quiet.” Said Carlisle.
“I tried to reason with Aro, I really did, but as much as they say that they’re ‘fascinated’ by all of this, they really just want it to end. They think that if it’s found out that this possible, they’d have people trying to change back left and right.” Carlisle began.
Edward was staring at his coffee.
I shook my head. “And?”
Carlisle sighed. “That’s not their only problem. They think that if Edward continues to wait, there’s a bigger chance that the transformation will be permanent if it gets a chance to finish.”
I grimaced. “They want him to change now?” I looked at Edward. He hadn’t spoken since Jane had showed up.
“Edward’s not the only one who has to change.” Carlisle reminded me. “No one is forcing you to do anything--” he was cut off by a laugh from Edward. It was a bitter one.
“But that’s just it. They are forcing us. Either change or die.”
We were silent for a long time.
Was there really a choice? I mean, wasn’t this choice presented to me before? Join or die? I’d been more than willing all the while, knowing it was the only way Edward and I could really be together forever.
But the entire situation was switched around completely. We had another option, so close, so easy that it would let me keep everything and everyone dear to me. Except six people that really mattered to me.
Would the right choice get any clearer?
“How much time are they giving us?” I asked.
“Well, not much if they want it done before Edward is done changing. What’s left to happen? He’ll get softer, stop running, and won’t be able to hear people’s thoughts.” Said Carlisle.
Edward had gone back to staring at his coffee. I watched him as he picked up the mug and drank. He didn’t flinch or anything, so it probably went down as easily as the water had. He had a strange look on his face.
“I’m not sure, because I haven’t done this in a while, but I think I need to use the bathroom.” He stood up and left.
“Now he’s using the bathroom, and he knew he had to. His human instincts are back.” Said Carlisle. “I’m guessing the transformation’s almost done.”
In simple English, that sentence meant one thing to me.
We were almost out of time.