Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Spy Games

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 08:

Charlie’s fucking alarm clock woke me once again at 6. I laid in bed quietly till I heard the front door close announcing his departure. I really wasn’t much of a conversationalist in the morning. Plus the bright side of dressing like Grizzly Adam’s wife was it didn’t take me long to get ready for school.

At least today was Friday then the glorious weekend!

of hanging out with Eddie Munster in the rain soaked forest.

My life sucks.

A quick glance at my dresser had my tummy rolling already.

The panty drawer I had left cracked open was now closed much to my chagrin. Damn that fucker. Who knew which ones he sniffed? Probably stuffed them all down his pants, the asshole. I wonder if this was a common early 19th century practice among 17 year old males? Fuck it, I’m not wearing underwear today. I will get the maid to rewash them all and figure some way to keep him out.

My next check was the window to see if Edward had maybe gotten messy and had a pair of panties accidentally still stuck to his head.

No such luck. He stood there with the most innocent smile, in front of his boring ass car, staring at me. I didn’t bother making my face hurt this early and only gave him a slight wave before I turned away.

Turning on the shower I figured it would be time to check in with whatever multiple personality would be slowly driving me to schizophrenia today.

“This is Phoenix, what asshole is listening to me today?”

“Hello Bella. Your morning voice really does sound like bells. Those great big clanking fuckers they put on cathedrals in France.”

Gavin. This day was going to suck.

“Morning Owl.”

“Owl? I’m Falcon! Where the hell you get Owl from?”

“You ever had one outside your window and all you want it to do is shut up but it won’t? Instead it just keeps making noise, over and over, always the same noise, and you can’t get away. That’s you, Gavin. You are noise. When the fuck is Jack getting back?”

“Tomorrow. He is going to be here for your big date where I hope you get molested and ripped to shreds by a gay vampire.”

“Whatever.” I told him, not feeling up to our witty banter this morning.

“Hey before you leave there is some ground beef in the freezer. Take one of the packages and place it in the fridge to start defrosting slowly. When you get home from school take it out of the fridge and let it sit in warm water in the sink for about an hour and we can get started. We are going to start with something small today. I’m thinking maybe…”

“Ty? I don’t cook. Even if I didn’t suck at it, I wouldn’t. Tell Jack to figure something out or Eddie is just going to learn I’m not the proper woman he thinks I am. Considering he drinks Bambi blood I doubt he will give a damn. Plus he isn’t exactly proper either. He was in my panty drawer again last night! How are you fuckers supposed to protect me if he is next to me while I sleep every night?”

I stepped into the shower since I would hear everything in my ear that I needed to, regardless because of how deeply planted this damn thing was. Seriously why not just hook it into my brain?

“Look, I’ll call Jack but…”

“I don’t touch raw meat! It’s disgusting!” I hissed.

“You don’t touch any meat from what you have said but you still need to do disgusting things at times in this line of work. Suck it up Swan.”

“I swear to God I will get that fucking pussy downstairs to drive me to your location and blow your fucking brains out if you have any!”

Ty said nothing while I finished my shower. After getting dressed he felt the need to speak once again.

“I just talked to Jack and he said he will talk to you about it tomorrow. Maybe you can act like you have a study group tonight or something and send Daddy to the grease pit.”

“Yeah I plan to have a talk with Jack. By the way, since Edward will be at school today it should be easy enough to have the maid come during the day. Just open it up for her and leave the key under the potted plant on the front porch. When I get home from school, I am busy. Getting up to let the maid in and let her out again is a distraction during my me time. I like to meditate and it’s fucking with my Qi.”

“Yeah, about that, Jack said he thinks maybe you should start cleaning up. The more people we have at your crib the greater chance one of his family finding out something weird. I mean we don’t know if you are always under surveillance or what.”

I am going to walk out of this door and shoot the windshield of Eddie’s Volvo.

Calm down Bella.

“Look you will talk to Jack tonight but go ahead and give him a heads up. I’m in this deep and he can’t just pull me out now unless he wants to lose a lot of valuable information. He wants me to play Martha Stewart. No problem but let him know it is going to cost him. It is going to cost him a lot. We will be renegotiating the terms of our contract.”

“Like what?”

“Don’t worry about it. Now stay quiet the rest of the day. Your voice is the only one Edward can nearly hear. No one else’s, just yours. Think about that Gavin. Maybe you should go stay at a Buddhist monastery for a few years to learn the art of silence.”

“Bitch.” he mumbled but said nothing else.

I nearly stepped outside to meet his paleness when a thought hit me. Jack wanted me to be a perfect little lady? Eddie wants to prove he cares more for me than I do for him? Fine, let’s see what kind of tricks I can teach this poodle.

Edward opened the door and I sat in the passenger seat without a word, waiting until Edward walked around and sat. As he pulled the belt across his chest, I stopped him.

“Edward?”

“Yes Bella?”

“I’m sorry, I left my backpack inside. Would you mind terribly getting it for me?”

“Oh… of course not Bella.”

“I would be so thankful Edward. I’m so clumsy I would probably fall walking back to the house and I am so forgetful. I hope you don’t mind?”

“Never Bella.”

He moved quickly and in less than ten seconds he was back in the car. I saw him go in but to find the pack without my instructions and be back this quickly he must have moved at the speed of light inside.

I really needed to see him run full out in person more often. Jack had the sat feeds from when he ‘saved’ me from the van but I want more. I want to know how often he can do it, if he can move like this all the time or only in certain situations, can he stop on a dime? This was going to take some effort.

I took out a post it note and a pen. By the time we arrived in the parking lot I noticed our court of peasant gawkers had assembled.

Placing the note in Edward’s hand I broke my facade and gave him the sweetest smile I could muster. The pain didn’t flare like yesterday. Perhaps my skin was becoming softer and not as rigid.

“What is this Bella? A love note?” he asked, a sweet smile gracing his pretty, pretty face. So pretty. I bet he got beat up a lot when he was human.

“Edward, I found it kind of… romantic that you bought me lunch yesterday. Thank you.”

“You never have to thank me Bella.”

“I know but I feel I should. Still I don’t want to sound ungrateful but I am very picky when it comes to what I eat. I have been raised to be very health conscience. Any food that is loaded in calories or preservatives I tend to avoid. If you really wouldn’t mind getting me lunch then would you mind getting the items on this note?”

“Of course Bella! I am so sorry. I don’t eat what you eat and I assumed all the other teenagers ate the same… I should have known you would be different, more mature. I am sorry.”

“Edward it’s really no problem. Every day I will give you a note with what I want that day and you can have it waiting for me at our special table. I would be so grateful.”

“Of course love.”

Love? What the fuck? He must think he is talking to a pair of my panties.

“Unfortunately Bella, today I won’t be at lunch. I am going hunting with my sister Alice. I want to make sure I am not thirsty tomorrow when we are together.”

“Oh, I understand. I suppose I can get my own lunch. It’s no…”

“No! Emmett gets to the lunch room first. I will have him get it for you and leave it at the table you sat at before we… It will be there for you.”

“Should I give Emmett money or…”

“Of course not! I will… it will be my pleasure.”

“Thank you, Edward. Only f you are sure it won’t be a problem.”

“Of course not.”

Sweet, another $30 a week Charlie gives me that I can pocket.

“Bella would you consider sitting at our table today?”

“I thought you said you weren’t going to be there?”

This fucker wants me to sit alone. Controlling ass much?

“I won’t… I just don’t want my family around you without me present because we are… dangerous…”

Cue the tortured morose look. There it is Eddie. Good boy.

“I wasn’t planning on sitting with your family, Edward. I was planning on sitting with…”

“Yes I know. You will be sitting with the Newton boy, and Cheney and your other friends, correct?”

“Yes.” I prefer to call them potential acceptable collateral damage but we can call them friends for short. “Is that a problem?”

“I just don’t like the way they think about you Bella. Their thoughts are not… appropriate.”

“Is he the only one who doesn’t know he is perving your drawers every night?” Ty asked.

I held in a laugh by slapping my hand over my mouth but the air escaped. I admit Owl could be funny at times. I suppose Edward thought I was scandalized because he gave me an understanding look.

“I know. I hate to have to make you aware of this.”

“It’s okay Edward. It is just a shock. I never realized teenage boys thought of me in that manner.”

I’ve said it before, even dressed like this I am money.

“I know, but there is one other thing. Your friend Angela?”

“Reverend Weber’s daughter?”

“Yes.”

“Edward she is a sweet girl.”

“I agree… but lately… she has an active imagination I suppose, when it comes to you at least. Her thoughts are different since she met you. Bella, I believe…”

Edward hesitated and looked both ways even though we were still in the family station wagon and no one could hear us.

“I believe she is attracted to you, Bella.” Edward whispered.

“No!” I whispered back.

Edward solemnly nodded.

“Me?”

Edward nodded once again.

“That would mean she was gay, Edward.” I pointed out.

“Yes, I find it hard to believe myself.”

“Edward, I have always been told gay people go to hell! I have to help her! I can’t be responsible for damning her soul!”

Yeah, I was so nailing her.

“I think it best if you stay away. You may only tempt her further. The fantasies she has about you are vivid. Perhaps she can go to therapy later in her life but she isn’t likely to act out her fantasies on you in public.”

I bet I could talk her into it.

“I understand Edward. But today it would seem strange if I sat alone, so I will do my best to protect myself at lunch. Just have the food at my old table okay?”

“I can do that Bella. Just be careful.”

We walked inside and I didn’t even flinch when he put his arm on my shoulder this morning. I could do this. I could do this.

Now if he ever tried to kiss me, I planned to vomit in his mouth and then shoot him.

The day dragged by slowly, but I was pleasantly surprised to see my tray with a Caesar’s salad with grilled chicken, freshly sliced carrot sticks and a bottle of natural spring water waiting on me.

A look across to table de Cullen showed me shorty and Eddie were indeed gone. The big guy was outright smiling at me and his woman, who if there were any justice in this life would be my woman, looked angrier than usual. I suppose she didn’t like her man becoming my man servant.

Sorry Rose, that’s the way the world works. Greater predators always take over any new feeding territory and I am always going to be the greater predator, vampire or not.

The surprise was Jasper. Mr., look how serious I am, was actually meeting my eyes and grinning. I’m also pretty sure I saw him fake a breath. At least he made his chest rise and fall.

His face usually changed expressions less than mine did. It was so weird. I didn’t grin back but I wanted to, almost like even across the room his humor was contagious.

I definitely needed to find out more about these vampires. To my great surprise, my truck was waiting on me in the parking lot, negating my plan to have Angela give me a ride home and give her one when I invited her inside. With Eddie out bravely slaying mountain lions I figure I would have a few hours to kill, plus I needed to do something to get out, considering I wasn’t cooking and already told Charlie I wasn’t going to be home until later.

I debated going to Port Angeles and finding guys to beat the shit out of or even better finding a scene club. Who am I kidding? I would have to go to Seattle for that.

Sneak Arial out?

Probably should give that a rest since after last weekend she would be watched much more closely. Best to leave the wardens time to feel safe and drop their guard.

So I loaded up in the car bomb and took a drive around town and then towards La Push. Why La Push?

It was the one place I knew Eddie wouldn’t follow if he came back from hunting, and I needed to have a little one on one with my uncle.

“Bella, why are you at First Beach? It’s freezing.” Jack asked.

“Welcome back teammate. Thanks for leaving me in the capable hands of the village idiot.”

“I thought Hawk was the village idiot.”

“Hawk isn’t smart enough to qualify as an idiot. Even idiots have standards. Get to First Beach. I’ll be sitting in my tank with the engine running. We need to talk.”

“We can talk now.”

“We need to talk face to face.”

Since he didn’t argue or say anything else, I assumed he accepted that. Thirty minutes later a black Jeep Wrangler pulled up next to me. My passenger door opened and Uncle Dodo slid inside.

“Hello Uncle Jack.”

“Hello Bella.”

“Cooking and cleaning, Jack? That wasn’t part of the deal.”

“Situations change on ops and you have to adjust. Get used to it.”

“Bullshit. I know enough about cooking to know you can’t just be walked through it. I know enough about cleaning that I don’t want to do it. Cleaning after myself and doing my own laundry is one thing, cleaning after a man who has lived alone far too long and doing his laundry is another.”

“Suck it up.”

“You don’t really think that is going to work, do you?”

“What?” Jack asked but I saw the defeat on his face.

“Come here and tell me to suck it up and I would say yes Uncle Jack whatever you say. I know Edward’s secret. If I leave, he is going to be suspicious. He will never let anyone else close and you will never get the information you still want. I on the other hand have fulfilled my end of the agreement. You wanted to know what he and his family were, I found out for you. You know and I know that you won’t be able to get anyone close to him if I quit. You on the other hand will fulfill everything you promised me because it’s who you are. I did my job and you will keep your promise.”

“You told me you didn’t want to be pulled.”

“I didn’t but situations change on ops and I have to adjust. Get used to it.”

Jack sighed deeply and looked out the window on his side.

“What do you want, Bella?”

“This not getting paid bullshit is going to stop. I want a salary, not a fortune, but commiserate to an agent in my position. I’m thinking $6 grand a month.”

“Fine.”

Too easy.

“Matching 401K, 20% agency match. Don’t give me any shit about waiting five years to be vetted either.”

“Done.”

“$10 mil life insurance policy for Renee. Charlie can take care of himself; he always has. Without me to manage her money though, she will never survive. She is a worse cook than I am.”

“I’ve always taken care of you and Renee…”

“Life insurance policy, Jack.”

“Done.”

“You are going to figure out some way to keep getting food to my house. I don’t give a damn if you have to tunnel under it.”

“I can’t do that Bella and you know why. Same reason I can’t keep sending a maid. The more you find out about Edward, you can bet the rest are going to be watching more closely.”

“He is still coming into my room at night.”

“Lock the window.”

“I do.”

“Hide the key in a better place.”

“Charlie puts it back. Put a guard on my window.”

“He will read the guard’s mind. Look, he hasn’t made a move on you. He is probably trying to figure you out. We can’t hear him at night in your room, so I have no way of knowing if he is getting in every night or just now and then.”

“I know Jack, but if I make any obvious moves like boarding up my window and door, he is going to know that I know and wonder why I’m not offended.”

“What do you want me to do Bella? Tell me and I will do it, even if it blows the op. You want me to stay in your room at night? I will.”

“No! That would defeat the whole damn… purpose. Fuck it, I guess I will just have to deal. Let’s talk about the immediate plans. How many people did you bring with you? Gavin said you were getting more help?”

“I have friends here, one tech and the two of my old friends who are the best tactical assets in the world along with Ty and believe it or not Hawk. Of course we have to know how to kill vampires before we can do anything.”

I figured as much. Jack would keep it small but he would bring in people who were good, at least as good as he and Sasha were.

Okay no one is probably as good as Sasha but Jack was close.

“When we get to the location, I plan to tell him Charlie doesn’t know where I am, but if things go bad you need some guys prepared to pull him away immediately. Edward may not believe me and go for Charlie anyway to cover his tracks.”

“Done and done.”

“He wants me to see him in the sunlight so I am guessing no tree cover. You will have sats watching right?”

“Yep and a high altitude drone. Sasha and I will be as near as possible until she picks up his thoughts.”

“No.” that wouldn’t work at all. “If he is going to spill secrets and let me see some things he will want to be completely alone. If he even picks up any thoughts, no matter how far away, he may abort. Besides you have seen this guy’s speed and we know he is strong enough to stop a van. If he wants to kill me there is nothing you or I can do about it. He could have done it at night anytime he has wanted for the past couple months. Stay back and keep an eye on Charlie. I may not show it very well but I love my dad, Jack. I can’t get him killed because of this.”

“I understand Bella. Anything else?”

“We still haven’t settled the cooking issue.” I reminded him.

“I will bake a lot of casseroles and other meals that can be reheated. I can place them in Charlie’s big freezer. You can at least heat them up in an oven, right?”

“Yeah, I can do that.”

“Okay. As far as cleaning goes, I don’t give a fuck. Try to keep any place Eddie might be around, like your room and the kitchen, clean. Other than that do what you want.”

“I guess if you can cook, I can clean.” I conceded begrudgingly. “But I am not doing Charlie’s laundry. I don’t want to know if he wears boxers and briefs. I will probably fall into a catatonic state if that happens.”

Cleaning would suck but if this was what was required of me by my country, I would do my best.

“Okay, now I have a request. Please don’t sneak out with Arial any longer. I realize you both need some freedom but since this Reservation is considered safe from the vampires, I will arrange times the two of you can hang out here when Eddie goes on one of his hunting trips. I will even have Hawk not stay right beside her, if the two of you can use your heads.”

“When do Arial and I not use our heads?”

“Whenever the two of you get together. Street racing? Sky diving? Bungee jumping off a bridge with a bunch of college thrill seekers instead of a professional company with safety measures. Remember the riot the two of you started at that rave club?”

“He was rude. We didn’t know he had so many friends.”

“Stealing that cop’s motorcycle? You may think the two of you got away with it but you have no idea how many favors I had to call in to keep you two clear of that.”

“You knew about that?”

“I knew about aliens. You two really think you would get away with something I wouldn’t know about? I knew Hawk was no match for the two of you. It’s not his fault, he is better at blowing shit up.”

“If you knew why didn’t you stop us?”

Jack shrugged his shoulders.

“I usually didn’t know until after the fact. Besides, despite you both giving me grey hair I love how fearless the two of you are. But Bella when Arial is with you, she thinks you two are invincible. You know what we are facing. You have seen the strength and speed first hand. I know you love her so you have to help me keep her safe the same as Charlie. Please don’t sneak her out anymore. Let me know and I will bring her here.”

“Okay Uncle Jack.”

He was right. I could do that. I wouldn’t risk her any more than I had to risk anyone else I loved.

“And don’t fuck this Angela girl.”

“I make no promises.” I told him immediately.

He took a deep breath and patted me on the leg.

“I’ll see you later Bella.”

Jack kissed my cheek and slid out. I waited until he had driven off before I took one last look at the ocean with longing. Even this cold water connected itself to Florida and it made me feel a little closer to where I wanted to be.

I spent the evening texting Arial on my secure phone while hiding in my closet and tried to sleep. I heard a noise at one point and immediately sat up, looking towards the window.

Nothing, no moving curtains, no Edward Cullen. Didn’t mean he wasn’t here but it also didn’t mean I was not just completely paranoid. I was a spy after all.

The next morning Charlie left even earlier to go satisfy his fish fetish. I ran to the window and watched him leave, relieved Eddie wasn’t in the driveway to inform him of our plans.

Taking a shower I realized Eddie and I had never really settled on a time to leave, so I got ready at a normal pace instead of purposely slowing down and making him wait for me.

Once I had placed a long sleeved thermal shirt on with a short sleeve blouse over the top and my arctic explorer jacket along with a pair of hideous hiking boots I had not broken in yet and some brown loose jeans because what the hell did I have to lose at this point, I made my way to the front and slowly opened the door, having a feeling my new gay bestie would be waiting for me.

Sure enough there he was.

“Good morning Bella.”

I was relieved to see his car wasn’t here but a bit confused. I was afraid I would have had to talk him into taking it home.

“Where is your car?’

“At home. You said you wanted to take your truck.”

“I did. How did you get here?”

“I ran.”

“How far away is your house?”

“About ten miles.”

Fuck. Something told me it took him considerably less time than it took me to run ten miles, much less over rough terrain.

“Okay.”

“Would you mind if I drove? It would be easier than giving you directions.”

“Sure.” I agreed. It’s not like it matters at this point.

We sat in silence while he drove. I admit I had a bit of apprehension. I had never been nervous around Edward basically because he looked so much like a pussy, I couldn’t make myself, despite intellectually knowing the danger. Now though, alone with no witnesses I admit I was starting to feel an adrenalin surge.

Once out of Forks, he pulled over to the side of the road.

We were completely alone.

My door opened I assumed it was time to bite the bullet and see if my fabulous life until I came to Forks was about to be ended by a super powered Gap model.

“I didn’t tell Charlie I was with you.”

Edward was not happy.

“Why not?”

“You said it would be bad for you… if something happened.”

“You didn’t tell anyone you were with me? To protect me if I killed you?!”

Not to protect you, dumb ass, to protect my family.

“Yeah.”

Edward looked like he was about to call the whole thing off. Fuck him if he did. I wouldn’t risk my Dad. He would not be caught up in something I brought to his doorstep without his knowledge.

“Fine, let’s go.”

Edward walked into the trees on the side of the road and I followed. It was go time.

“Uh, where are we going?”

“Up the mountain out of the cloud bank.”

Damn it, I had to pretend to be clumsy while climbing up a mountain?

“Edward, I’m not great at hiking.”

He grinned.

“Do you trust me?”

Nope.

“Of course.”

Before I could blink, I was on his back and he had my legs wrapped around his waist. I didn’t even have time to be shocked.

“Hold on and close your eyes.”

I held on but I didn’t close my eyes.

Holy shit we were moving. The trees were a blur, all I saw were green streaks going by, the wind blowing even my thick mop of hair back.

Within thirty seconds we were past the cloud bank.

“That was amazing.” I told him when I found my footing again. I had no idea how fast he moved but if it was fast enough that I couldn’t make out the trees it would have to be over 90 miles an hour straight up.

This was so bad. He took off and stopped on a dime.

“How fast were we moving?”

“I’m not sure. All vampires are as fast as I am. We can move at what you would find incredible speeds. Do you want to see what I look like in the sun?”

“Sure.” That is what we were here for on top of a damn mountain, right? We were still under tree cover but there was sunlight here just in front of us.

Edward began unbuttoning his shirt. Ty’s words came back to me. I hope you get molested and ripped to shreds by a gay vampire. I hated Ty.

Shirt off I could see he actually had a nice muscle tone. Almost sculpted, but I had a feeling those muscles weren’t the result of time spent in the gym.

He stepped into the sun.

Oh . My. God.

“Holy shit is he sparkling?” Jack whispered. Glad to know he is watching.

Eddie had such a look of pain when he turned to face me. I would be embarrassed too if I was a guy who sparkled in the sunlight.

“This is why we can’t be in direct sunlight. People would know we are different.”

No shit.

“Tell him he is beautiful.” Arial ordered me.

“You are beautiful.”

He really was. He looked like those little glass collectible figurines I bought Renee for Christmas. Those bastards were expensive. I briefly thought of what he would go for if I sold him at a pawn shop.

“Beautiful? Bella this is the skin of a killer.”

Thank you stone facade. Oh my God I almost laughed out loud. If I had been drinking a Coke it would have come out my nose. A killer?

I stepped closer to him and he jumped. At least I think he did. He was back in the tree we had just been under. He was in the fucking tree. This guy was crazy fast.

“I am the ultimate predator. Everything about me is designed to draw you in. My skin, my face, my scent, as if I would need any of that.”

Eddie was on the ground, then behind me.

“As if you could outrun me!”

I turned at the sound of a crack twenty yards behind me. The fucker was there now, pulling a thick tree root out of the ground.

“As if you could fight me off!”

What a fucking diva.

He disappeared again and I spun around trying to keep track of him. I couldn’t see him until he spoke again. He was back in the tree.

“You won’t hurt me.” I told him.

I hoped. Because despite the diva attitude and sparkly skin I understood he really could and there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about it.

“I’ve killed people, Bella.”

“I don’t care.” that was the most vampire sounding activity he had admitted to yet.

“I never wanted to kill anyone as much as I wanted to kill you.”

Fucking great.

“When I first smelt you in biology, I thought you were a demon sent from my own personal Hell to torture me. Your blood called to me. I could have ruined everything Carlisle had built for us. If I hadn’t spent so many years denying myself, I would have been lost. I would have killed everyone in that classroom just to get to you.”

“Why?”

“It’s your blood. It’s like I’m a recovering addict in a room full of drugs.”

“So my blood…”

“Your blood is like my own personal brand of heroin.”

“Okay that’s it, I’m pulling you out. I’m flying in a drone now to distract him. Run as quickly as you can down the mountain and Hawk will be waiting for you.” Jack told me.

“I don’t care.” I hoped Jack understood.

“You don’t care?”

“I’m, here aren’t I? I guess that means I would rather be dead than not be with you.”

My God I really need to get my priorities straight. Still though for the first time in my life I was doing something important. If there were a lot of these fuckers in the world, we needed to know how to kill them. I wouldn’t imagine all of them drink kittens.

Edward was inches in front of me. If he tried to kiss me, I would scream and Jack could fly his drone in as closely as he wanted.

“I would never hurt you. You are the most important person in my life Bella.”

He touched my face. Oh God he was so cold, this must be what touching a corpse feels like.

“So the lion fell in love with the lamb.” Edward whispered.

“Say what a stupid lamb.” Arial ordered.

What the fuck. Hell no…

“Say it!”

“What a stupid lamb.”

“What a sick, masochistic lion.”

Laughter erupted in my ear from multiple people. I think I even recognized Sasha’s laugh.

“Oh my God I can’t believe you just said that! I didn’t think you would. I just won $50 from Ty. You are such a fucking dork!” Arial pointed out to me as if I didn’t feel stupid enough.

Thanks Arial.

“Okay lamb, start grilling the masochistic lion. You have him by his sparkly balls Bella. Go for the kill.”

Sounds like a plan Uncle Jack. I just sacrificed any shred of dignity I had left.

It was time to get some answers.

“There is a place I would like to show you not far from here, a meadow I like to spend time in. Would you allow me to take you there Bella?”

It was as good a place as any.

“Lead the way Edward.”