She never told you, did she ?

Chapter 17

We had the house to ourselves the following weekend.

I sat down on the couch, Alice walked in, sitting next to me.

"Are you sure you're OK?"

She looked at me.

"Of course I am. Don't worry."

I shook my head.

"It's not that, you know I trust you. I just don't want to make you uncomfortable."

She shook her head, putting her arm around me.

"Of course you don't. Come on, you need breakfast."

I got something, and we went upstairs.

I sat on the bed, looking out the window. It was a sunny day, so my train of thought was completely derailed when Alice walked in.

"Bella!"

Alice laughing brought me back to the present.

"Did you say something?"

She laughed, sitting next to me.

"Never mind."

I took her hand, looking at her.

"What is it?"

She shook her head.

"Nothing, what do you want to do today?"

I shook my head.

"Whatever you want."

The look on her face made me regret that.

"Except that."

She shook her head.

"We couldn't. That would attract a little to much attention. Why don't we just stay in today?"

"Sounds good to me."

"What's up with Emmett and Adam? They seemed . . . . . I don't know, off?"

She shook her head.

"They're fine."

She stopped on account of a vision. When it was over, she started laughing.

"What is it?"

"They were walking by a river and Mitch thought it would be funny to soak everyone. Of course, that pissed Rosalie off. And that's not good."

She was right.

"He was just kidding. I'm sure she'll forgive him. Eventually."

That made Alice laugh.

"Unless she kills him first."

I shook my head.

"She knows what he's like. The same goes for you and Edward, you fight but he's your brother. No matter how much you want to kill each other."

She knew I was right.

"I know, but you know what she's like."

I smiled, putting my arm around her and kissed the top of your head.

She pulled away, and I looked at her, confused.

"What's wrong?"

She looked away.

"Bella, I-"

I knelt down in front of her.

"Hey, all I want is to be with you. I lost you once. I'm not losing you again."

She smiled at me, and I sat beside her.

We lay cuddling on the bed, I had my arms around her.

"You OK, pixie?"

She smiled at me, kissing my shoulder.

"Of course I am. Are you hungry?"

I shook my head. But, decided to ask her something that had been on my mind since we'd gotten back.

"No, I'm OK. Can I ask you something?"

She sat up, smiling at me.

"Are you sure you want this, Bella?"

I nodded, I wanted this.

"I'm sure, I don't want to lose you again."

She took my hand, smiling at me but I could tell she was nervous.

"I don't want to lose you, but I want to make sure you know what you're saying."

I shook my head.

"Alice, I've been thinking about this for a while. I'm sure about this. And before you say anything, I trust you."

She just looked at me, clearly nervous,

"I'm just afraid that I'll-"

I put my finger on her lips, cutting her off.

"I trust you, I wouldn't want anyone else to do it."

She could see I wasn't going to change my mind.

"We'll wait until the others get back and tell them."