I stayed with Bella as she slept with my arms around her, like I did every other night.

She slept peacefully while clinging to me; she enjoyed the cold while I relished her warmth.

Esme was on duty that night with Jazz so I knew we were well protected if James did decide to make an appearance.

The morning came all too quickly and Bella was ready for Jacob to come pick her up to go to La Push while I went with my family to hunt.

"Now you're sure you'll be warm enough in this?" I asked straightening the sides of her jacket, like a mother on her child's first day of school "It's going to be raining heavily in La Push today so you'll need to stay warm"

"How do you know that?" Bella asked raising an eyebrow "Did you have a vision about La Push?"

"No, I checked a weather report silly" I replied with a wide smile "I love you Bella Swan but sometimes you can be a little bit thick"

"Hey!" Bella exclaimed playfully

"But seriously on a scale of one to ten, ten being the warmest, how do you think these clothes will be for you?" I asked standing back from her, with a hand on my hip, my eyes wandering over Bella. I tapped my finger against my chin before I murmured something that was directed to myself more than it was to her "I would probably say a 7 right now. I could always work another jacket or maybe another shirt. So long as colours don't clash, we can make this work"

"Alice, really I'm fine" Bella replied with an amused smile "Stop fussing"

"Well how can I stop fussing, which I don't think I am by the way, when I won't be able to see you when you go there?" I asked with a small pout "I can't do anything to help you when you are there so I just want to be able to help you now, while you're still here"

"I'm going to be fine Al, Jacob will look after me" Bella replied nodding

"Yeah he said that last time and you came home with a sprained wrist because he kissed you and you punched him" I said shaking my head "Can you understand why I would be a little weary about you returning home safely?"

"Jacob won't do anything again, he knows that he doesn't have a chance with me" Bella said "So stop worrying, about everything"

"Worrying seems to be a thing I do a lot as of late" I said with a small frown "None the less, I don't want you returning from La Push being all stinky and having a cold"

"I'll try not to get too stinky" Bella said playfully

"Well as a warning, if you do, you're going to be having an extra long shower with multiple bars of soap and I'm going to have to be next to you for about an hour to get you smelling all nice again" I winked with a smirk

"I can agree to that" Bella said, taking a step into me and wrapping her arms around my waist "So where are you guys going hunting?"

"A bit further north than usual but close enough to come back quickly if needed" I replied quietly, standing on my tippy toes to press a quick kiss on Bella's lips "I'll have my phone on so if you need me, you just have to call. I'll make sure to pick up"

"I'll try not to disturb you" Bella mumbled distractedly

I sighed quietly when I heard Jacob's bike roll up to the house, it didn't take vampire hearing to know it was on Bella's block

"Be careful okay?" I asked ducking my head a little

"You don't need to be worried" Bella said

She used a warm hand to cup my face, using the pad of her thumb to soothingly stroke my cheek

"I know that but I can't help it" I shrugged "Especially when I can't see you"

"What are we going to do tonight Al?" Bella asked "Maybe I could come over your house?"

"I don't know Bells, we do have school tomorrow" I teased

Jacob knocked on the door obnoxiously, I wondered if the house would still be standing if he decided to knock again.

Bella squeezed me tightly before she left my side to open the door.

Jacob was standing there, a goofy grin proudly displaying on his face

"Hey Bells" Jacob said happily "Ready for our day together?"

"Hi Jake" Bella replied with the smallest of smiles

She had forgiven him and given him one more chance after the kissing incident but I wasn't so graceful about it, mostly because of the fact that it was obvious he was still trying to steal my girl.

He still hadn't caught onto the fact that Bella loved me and didn't want anything like that with him.

"I was starting to wonder whether you actually owned a shirt" I said, folding my arms defensively against my chest as I stayed standing by the couch "Or did you just borrow that from someone?"

"I thought I smelt something disgustingly sweet" Jacob narrowed his eyes, turning his attention to me

"Better than smelling like what you do" I grumbled "So I'll take that statement as a compliment"

"Jacob, be nice" Bella warned seriously raising her eyebrows

"We should get going" Jacob said, ignoring the scolding he got from Bella "Or we won't get back before the rain. We're going to hang with the pack today if that's okay with you. Emily's been baking all morning"

"Emily?" Bella asked

"Sam's fiancé" Jacob replied "No time to waste beautiful, wave your bloodsucker goodbye"

"Don't speak to her like that Jake" Bella furrowed her eyebrows "I told you that if we were going to stay friends, you were going to have to at least pretend to be polite to Alice"

"Fine, wave Alice goodbye" He said overemphasizing my name

I glanced to Bella who looked back over to me with a sad smile.

She shook her head slightly and held her hand out for me.

I walked over to her, linking my fingers in hers

"Make sure you call when you're done" Bella said ducking her head to have complete eye contact with me "And be careful if James comes after you or something while you're out"

I nodded before she leaned in to kiss me softly.

We broke apart when Jacob cleared his throat and I looked to him

"Please keep her safe and be responsible on that death machine" I said pointing to his bike "At least buy a decent one that isn't going to fall apart if you drive over a loose rock"

"My bike is perfect thank you" Jacob said "She'll be safe on the Res"

"You better hope so. If she comes back with even a hair out of place this time than I promise you will be missing a limb or two" I warned raising my eyebrows before I turned back to Bella "I would say two. Have a great day beautiful"

Yes, it had been immature of me to imitate Jacob but I really did mean it when I told her.

I walked out quickly, running home without a moment to waste where I found Rosalie standing in the kitchen

"Making some food?" I asked with a small smile

"Waiting for you to get home, so I can get some food. We're meeting everyone there" Rosalie replied "I'm hoping we aren't going to need to hunt again for a little while but I suppose that depends how much time Bella spends here and how often we are out searching for this nomad"

"I know" I said nodding "And I appreciate it"

"For anyone else Alice, I would not go through this" Rosalie said

"Awe I know Rosie" I said as a joke, which brought a smile to her face

"Did Bella go with the mutt?" Rosalie asked and I nodded simply "Make sure if she comes over tonight she has a shower, I don't want the house to smell like wet dog"

"I'll be over her house tonight" I replied shrugging "We should go; I want to get home as soon as possible"

I didn't actually realize how thirsty I was until we began hunting, we had been so distracted with the entire situation that we had left our thirst just a little too long for our comfort.

We hunted for a good few hours, taking our aggression out on our prey. I felt bad for the deer that I gotten but I had to vent somehow.

My family and I spent a few hours out in the woods, I wanted to get back to Forks as soon as possible but I also wanted to make sure I had enough to drink. I left to go home alone, deciding I just needed some time to myself as my family finished off their hunt; I didn't want to disturb them.

I pulled my phone out as soon as I reached the front door, placing my phone to my ear as I called my love

"Al" Bella greeted happily

"How's my favourite human?" I cooed

"She misses her vampire" Bella said with a quiet sigh "But I'm having a good day"

"Well good" I replied "I just got home from hunting so whenever you're ready to come home, I'll be waiting for you"

"I'll get Jacob to bring me home now" Bella said quickly "Should I get dropped off at your house?"

"No, I'll meet you at yours" I said before I paused "Tell him to be careful with you okay?"

"He knows" Bella said

"You can tell me about today when you get home. I'll see you soon baby"

"Bye Al" Bella replied before I hung up my phone

I sat in my room for a little while after I had called Bella with a paint brush in my hand and a blank canvas staring at me from my desk.

"Ali, have you called Bella yet?" Jazz asked from my door

"She's going to return home soon, Jacob is going to bring her back now" I said while I looked down at my canvas "I'm going to meet her at her house"

"Painting again?" Jazz asked as she walked into my room, sitting on my bed

"Yes...or at least I'm trying too" I shook my head

"You haven't painted for a while" Jazz replied, gracefully entering my room to sit on my bed "Something wrong?"

"I wouldn't say that something's wrong, besides the fact that my girlfriend and I are being stalked by a crazy tracker vampire who hasn't decided what he wants to do yet" I said and I paused with a small sigh "It's just a little confusing because if he made a decision and if he wasn't playing games with me than I would at least know what to expect. Not knowing is the hardest part"

"Welcome to everyone else's world" Jazz replied "He'll make a decision soon and we'll be ready for it"

"If he doesn't make a decision soon I'm going to go out and find him myself" I muttered

"We both know you wouldn't do that because you wouldn't want to leave her" Jazz said referring to Bella "Ali we'll figure it out, don't worry"

"I know" I mumbled "You're getting really good at these pep talks"

"I've been practicing" Jazz grinned "I figure you're going to need a few more of these so I better get used to giving them. You'll get your painting mojo back as well so don't you worry your pretty little head"

I rolled my eyes playfully as Jazz stood from my bed, strolling back to my door

"I'll be outside her house tonight if you need anything" She said before disappearing into her room

I sat for a few more minutes, deciding it was useless; I gave up on painting and made my way to Bella's. I knew I would have been a little bit early, I couldn't really tell when exactly she would be home because of Jacob blocking my vision but I could estimate.

I arrived at Bella's house, she wasn't home but Charlie was so I decided to spend sometime with the father of the girl I loved.

Charlie opened the door a few moments after I knocked; he smiled warmly when he saw me

"Alice" Charlie nodded "Bells isn't home yet, she should be soon though"

"Oh I know, I was just driving around and I decided to come by" I replied, swaying happily on the balls of my feet "If it's okay with you, I'll be staying over for a little while tonight with Bella. Not too late though, we do have school tomorrow"

"Good girl Alice" Charlie said with a quiet chuckle "I just hope that the trip to La Push doesn't end like the last one did"

"I hope so too or Jacob Black with have me to deal with" I said flashing my pearly whites in my grin

"What time were you here until last night?" Charlie asked

"I left when the movie finished, around 12" I replied

"Did you, uh want to come inside and wait for Bella?" Charlie asked scratching his neck awkwardly

"That would be great thank you Charlie" I nodded

He stepped aside for me to waltz in and stand in the house I had been in only hours before, while he had been out.

"So, how's school?" Charlie asked sitting down in his chair

"School's fine thank you" I nodded "My grades are actually going quite well at the moment"

"Good...that's good" Charlie mumbled quietly "Have you been down to visit your father at the hospital lately?"

"A few days ago I went to go have lunch with him" I replied "I just like going and helping out whenever I can"

"You're a good kid Alice" Charlie said fondly "I'm glad you're with Bella because you seem to make her very happy. She's actually almost cheerful in the mornings now"

I giggled to myself quietly, knowing that Bella wasn't a morning person but her mood had seemed to improve significantly in the mornings since I had been spending the night with her

I heard Jacob's bike again, signaling that he had returned Bella home.

Charlie walked over to the window and opened the curtain.

I heard Bella say her goodbyes to Jacob and hurry up the driveway

"Hey dad, I'm going to do some study, I'll be down soon" Bella said with a grin on her face as she walked towards the stairs, without even looking in the lounge room.

She was going up to her room because I had told her I would be waiting for her

"Wait, Bells, we have a guest" Charlie said signaling to me

Bella paused quickly and she noticed I was sitting on the couch, her grin turned to a look of horror as she realized I had been with Charlie, alone

"Hi Bella" I smiled innocently

"Al" Bella said furrowing her eyebrows

"Alice and I have been having a good talk" Charlie said going back to his recliner and turning his attention to the T.V "Don't you let go of her Bella, she's a keeper"

"Thank you Charlie" I grinned

"Did you want to come up to my room?" Bella asked, shoving her hands in her pockets

"Love too, I'll see you later Charlie" I said politely before I skipped over to meet Bella who held her hand out for me

I took it and she tugged me up the stairs behind her, closing the door as soon as we were both in her room

"So, you and Charlie just hang out now?" Bella asked with an amused smile

"Yes" I replied with a playful wink "It's in your best interest that Charlie and I get along well"

"And why is that?" Bella asked

"So I can come over anytime I want and not have to hide from him or go through the window" I shrugged before I took a step into Bella, placing my arms around her shoulders

"That's true" Bella smiled as she placed her hands on my small waist "I missed you today"

"Me too Bells" I nodded before standing on my tippy toes to claim her lips with mine. She squeezed wrapped her arms around me, pressing my cold body against hers. She deepened the kiss before I broke away; feeling her need to breathe "You have to remember that you need oxygen"

"I just get all distracted" Bella mumbled huskily, leaning her forehead against mine "How was your hunt?"

"Successful" I replied simply "La Push?"

"Interesting, you were right about the rain. We just went to Sam's house for a while and they all referred to me as the vampire girl" Bella said "But it was fun I guess. No day with Alice, but it was fun"

"Good" I nodded

"What were you and Charlie talking about anyway?" Bella raised her eyebrow

"You" I shrugged before I untangled myself from her arms and took a step back "Speaking of you, you need to take a shower. You kind of stink"

"Sorry" Bella frowned

"I'll forgive you this time" I winked "So Jacob didn't try and kiss you today? I see that your hand isn't hurt"

"He didn't try and kiss me" She shook her head "He flirted a little but I put a stop to that"

I sat down on Bella's bed and nodded wordlessly with a smile

"You go have a shower with your multiple bars of soap that are waiting for you, so I can hold you for at least an hour to get that wet dog smell off you" I moved to sit against the headboard

I stayed over Bella's house like every other night; I was getting used to the routine of snuggling up to her while she slept.

The morning came and I left her for the moment to get ready for school while Esme and Edward watched the house.

I picked up Bella in Carlisle's car, much to my disliking.

I wanted to take my Porsche but Carlisle and I had to make a compromise that I could drive it all weekend if I stayed out of it for the whole week.

It was frustrating not to be able to drive it but he just wanted people to get used to it first, it was very difficult to miss the canary yellow Porsche.

I had a thought of how quickly I could drive Bella to LA and back over the weekend in my Porsche, which I voiced to her but she shuddered and quickly changed the subject.

I guess she didn't like LA all that much...

"So I guess I'll see you at lunch?" Bella asked as I pulled up into the car park

"Yeah" I said killing the soft hum of the engine "But I'm sure I'll see you around. In fact, I'll see you just after you come out of history while I'm going to English. Plus we have Biology last period"

Bella laughed quietly and she leaned back on the headrest, turning her head towards me

"You know I missed you so much when I was in La Push" Bella confessed with a sigh

"I missed you too" I replied looking towards her

"I just can't imagine what you went through for 10 years waiting for me. It would have been hell" Bella said running a hand through her hair

"Oh it was" I said chuckling "Believe me it was but sitting with you now...it was more than worth the wait"

"I can't wait to go to Florida with you when things get better" Bella mumbled as she leaned over to take my hand "When this whole James thing is over"

"I know. I wish we could go now but that's probably not the best idea" I said intertwining our fingers together

"Can we do something tonight? Just you and I, and not your family" Bella asked "Can we just go somewhere and forget about things?"

"I would love that sweetheart" I whispered, smiling happily "We sure can"

"I just don't want to get you in trouble though; with your family" Bella replied "I mean, will they let you go out with just me alone right now? You're all supposed to be on security detail"

"It doesn't matter. I think I can convince Carlisle to let me go if you want too" I shrugged "You're more than safe with me"

"I've never felt safer" Bella said sweetly

"What should we do?" I asked

"Can we go to your spot out in the woods?" I furrowed my eyebrows as she spoke "I know, I know it's probably not the best idea right now and I love your family but I kind of just want privacy away from them for just like... 5 minutes. I just need some Alice, Bella time"

"It's too much for you isn't it?" I asked almost painfully with a frown "I knew this would be too much"

"No, no it's not Alice" Bella said, pausing while she pondered how to word the thoughts coming from her brain "I just want to spend some time with you. Alone. I just...I don't want to have to think about what I'm saying because I know someone will hear everything, even a whisper and I don't have to be constantly reminded that there is an ancient vampire on the loose who practically turned my girlfriend and who wants to kill me"

"Okay Bella, we'll go" I whispered

"After dinner maybe?" Bella asked hopefully