I woke up, and realised that Alice had stayed. I sat up, and moved away. I was a little nervous about this, and she could see it. I had cuddled up to her in my sleep.

"Bella, you don't have to move away. I like the way you cuddle with me in your sleep. Every time I moved, you started talking in your sleep, so I stayed."

I blushed, and looked away. I was embarrassed about this, she didn't think it was a big deal. She didn't have to worry about .................. Wait, I was cuddling her in my sleep. Did she notice?

"Bella."

I looked up at her, and she shook her head.

"W........ What?"

I ran my hand through my hair and she caught my hand, holding it in hers.

"Bella, how many times do I have to tell you that I don't care that your different? I know what you were trying to decide, and you don't need to worry about that. I like cuddling with you, and I couldn't leave you last night. You moved in your sleep and started talking, when you wrapped your arms around me, you stopped. Every time I moved, you started talking. I was worried about you getting cold."

I shook my head. That never bothered me, I like it, really.

"Stop that, pixie. That never bothered me. I love being close to you. I just don't want to make this hard on you."

I started getting ready, and Alice told me she had to leave. She was trying to get around telling where she was going, and got a little flustered. I walked over to her, kissing her.

"It's OK. I know you need to hunt. You never have to worry about talking about that. If you need to go, just say so."

I kissed her again, and grabbed a few things. She left, saying she would be back soon. I decided to check my emails, most of which were from my mom, making sure school was going OK. I told her things were going fine, and she was happy about that. I grabbed a new book I was meaning to read. Well, it wasn't new, it's been out for a while. But, I'd gotten a while ago, and never got around to reading it. 'City of Lost Souls.' I'd read the others and wanted to read it. My dad was downstairs watching some game, but I talked to him, when I got something to eat, before I started reading. I spent a few hours reading it, and laughed when Isabelle started dating Simon, who was a vampire. I checked the time, 2:30. I started thinking about whether or not I should tell my dad. I knew that he'd be OK with it, he knew that Alice was OK with me being different.

"What's so funny?"

I jumped, and turned around. Alice was leaning against the window sill, smiling at me. She walked over to me, and sat next to me. I sat up, throwing the book down next to me, and kissed her.

"Nothing, just something in the book I was reading. How are feeling?"

"Better. I didn't expect to stay last night. What about you?"

I moved and she sat back. I threw the book on my desk, looking at Alice.

"I'm fine, pixie."

She nodded, and I grabbed her hand.

"You can tell him if you want. My family know, I can't exactly hide it, living with Edward."

I knew her family knew, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to tell my dad.

"I know they do. I know I saw Bret smile at me, at the party. When she wasn't glaring at Angela's-"

"And you were staring at the back of my head, were you?"

I blushed, I thought she'd hadn't noticed................

Alice laughed, when I buried my face in my hands. She pried my hands away, and made me look at her.

"He'll be fine with it. He knows that I'm OK with you being different."

I nodded, and decided to tell him later that night. Alice left, saying she had to get home, and kissed me.

I walked downstairs, thinking about what she had said. She had told me that he would be fine with it. Had she seen something?

My dad looked at me, when I sat on the couch.

"Dad, I need to talk to you about something."

My dad turned off the TV and sat up. He always did this, when I said that I needed to talk to him. I took a deep breath, and he got a little worried.

"What is it, Bella? Is something wrong?"

I shook my head, thinking about what I wanted to say.

"No, nothing like that. I just ........................ It's about Alice. We're ........................ We're dating."

My dad seemed surprised, but I explained that she knew I was different and that it didn't bother her at all. He was happy about that, and wanted to meet her. I went to bed, thinking about everything. Before I went to sleep, I told Alice what had happened, and she didn't seem surprised. That's it, she knew.

"You knew. Didn't you?"

'Maybe.................. Fine, I did. But, you needed to tell him.'

I knew she was right about that.

"You're lucky I think you're cute, you know."

'Cute? It was gorgeous last time........... But, OK.'

She was only kidding, but I knew I had to talk my way out of this.

"You know I think you're gorgeous. But, you know what that pout does to me, pixie."

I laughed, thinking about what happens when she pouts.

'Yeah, yeah. Can I come over tomorrow?'

"You don't need to ask. My dad wants to meet you anyway."

Alice came over at around eleven, the next morning. I opened the door, and my jaw hit the floor. Alice laughed, as I let her in. My dad was upstairs. I looked at her, and she raised an eyebrow. Skin tight jeans, and a short sleeve shirt.

"Earth to Bella!"

I blinked and she kissed me.

"We'll talk about that later. Come on."

We walked into the living room, as my dad walked down the stairs. He sat in the armchair and we sat on the couch.

"You must be Alice?"

He knew who she was, I knew he did. But, Alice nodded, smiling at him.

"Yes, Mr. Swan."

My dad asked her how she felt about me being different, and I contemplated strangling him. I know Alice saw it, but she covered it up, laughing at something my dad said. She told him that she cared about me, and that she didn't care about any of that. He seemed happy about it, and we went up to my room. Not before I was asked to leave and he lectured her. I apologised, but she shook her head.

"Don't worry about it. He cares about you."

I sat on my bed, grabbing her hand. I pulled her closer to me, and onto my lap.

"I don't think strangling him would have helped though, kitty."

That made me laugh, and I looked at her.

"Maybe not."

She looked down at our joined hands, and I looked at her outfit.

She caught me looking, of course. That made her laugh, and I glared at her.

"Well, what do you expect?"

She shook her head, and stood up.

"Come on, let's go for a walk."

I nodded, grabbed a jacket, and told my dad.

"Why did you want to go for a walk, pixie?"

She grabbed my hand, and I wrapped my arm around her waist, kissing the top of her head.

"I just want to spend some time with you."

We walked a little further, talking about different things.

"Well, what did you expect? I'm not blind, pixie."

Alice laughed, looking at me.

"Neither am I, kitty. I don't care what you believe, you're gorgeous. What are you doing tomorrow?"

The change of subject startled me, but the following day was Halloween and there was a party and Jake's. I wasn't going, but I knew she wanted to make sure I wasn't going to run into Jessica at any parties. We had Monday and Tuesday off.

"Nothing much. There are a few parties, but I don't feel like going. Not after the whole fight with Jessica."

She nodded, and seemed to think about something.

"Hey, how about you come over tomorrow? I know everyone else wants to meet you."

Whoa, she wants me to meet her family?

"W.....-"

"There's no need to be nervous, Bella. Everyone wants to meet you. Esme and Carlisle really want to meet you."

I was nervous, I wanted to make a good impression. I nodded, and Alice got really excited.

"Great! I'll pick you up at 11."

I watched her, as she started talking about everyone. I leaned against a tree, watching her. She caught me staring, and stopped. She may or may not have caught me staring at her ass...........................

"What?"

I shook my head, looking at her.

"Nothing. You're adorable, that's all."

So, unlike the party, you weren't staring at my-"

"What were you saying about Emmett?"

She shook her head, walking over to me. She wrapped her arms around me, kissing me.

It started raining, and we went back to my house. We stopped outside, and Alice said she was leaving and that she would pick me up the next morning.