CHAPTER 10

EXPLANATIONS

BELLAS POV

SM OWNS EVEYTHING.

More surprises??? Well we'll see I guess. My sister gave me some wonderful ideas so I decided to use some of the... =]

I opened the door as I took one deep gulp of air. Volturi. Why did that name sound so familiar? I looked up on the wall and seen an old painting of three beautiful men and one more blonde in the back that I recognized as Carlisle. Then it hit me. The day of my birthday, Edward and I had a conversation about them. I couldn't recall the whole conversation but I do remember him mentioning the Volturi.

Carlisle placed his cold hand gently on my shoulder and motioned me to sit down. After our tacit agreement I sat down in front of his desk that was covered I ancient medicine books. I didn't even want to look at them, I was scared the might fall apart.

"Two years ago when we left, we hadn't realized all the problems we were leaving behind. The Volturi were definitely not on our mind at that moment."

"So what happened? What's going to happen?"

"Alice had a vision. It was quick, but it soon disappeared. We know why now but before we didn't, and we had to find you before it were too late."

"Too late for what?" my voice cracked.

"There's no nice way to put it. The only reason the Volturi has business with humans is when it involves them dying." He took an unneeded breath and continued. "I highly doubt they'll want to just meet you and be friends. Do you understand?"

"What do we have to do?"

"You can't leave, they'll find you anyway way and then you'll be unprotected. I know you have your child here but I think you should really stay either with us or on the reservation. It will be safer for you. Your family will be safer in either place."

"Her name is Sara, and you guys are my family too. I can't just leave to the Rez and not know if you're okay."

"You are welcomed to stay here, but I doubt that Jacob would allow that." He looked to the picture then back at me. "We might need his help if all turns to the worst during the visit the Volturi are planning."

"From the pack? I don't understand how that will work." Jacob was not fighting a vampire. He'll get killed!

"Bella, a werewolf is the only animal that can kill us. They're strong enough to shred us to pieces. We won't be able to handle them if a war breaks out."

"Okay. So when are you going to tell him?"

"Well, I was actually going to ask you if you can do that. The only person that knows what he's really thinking is Edward and I know Jake doesn't really feel too comfy around him."

"How is Edward?" I only asked because I really wanted to know. I don't know if I still loved him but I did know something was there. He was my first love and even though he had hurt me so much by leaving me I knew I hurt him worst by loving Jacob.

"I think you should ask him that. Let's just get back to the family." Carlisle let a huge white smile cross his face.

We walked back down the stairs to where everyone was; I was a little shocked to see Jacob still there but what surprised me the most was that he was arm wrestling Emmett. They had similar huge smiles on their faces. I let out a laugh when I realized they hadn't just started the game, rose was complaining about how they've been like that for ten minutes without moving an inch and Emmett needed to hurry up and win. I could see a strong relationship developing; no pun intended. I walked over them and watched for another five minutes but there was still no movement. After that I just came up with the theory that they enjoyed holding each others hands and I let out a huge laugh.

"What's so funny?" Emmett asked me never breaking his concentration.

"Don't you think this is kinda gay? You two have been holding hands for the last fifteen minutes."

"Seventeen!" they both answer.

"Anyways… Jake we have to talk." As soon as I finished my sentence I heard something snap. I looked down and seen Jacobs hand on the table, well what was left of it.

He sucked his teeth. "Next time leech." He laughed.

"No problem doggie!" Emmett responded to the insult.

Jake took my hand and I walked to the front of the house. We sat on the front step as I told him everything Carlisle just explained to me. I didn't do to good because he phased and left for an hour.

"Give him time, he'll be back. It was just too much to handle for him." Edwards's voice came from behind me.

This was my chance. I wanted to know everything but I didn't know where to start.

"How are you?" I asked a simple question first.

"I'm fine Bella, and how are you?"

"I'm doing fairly well for some one who just found out they're dead meat."

"Don't say that Bella, they aren't going to do anything to you." His voice was soothing. It almost made me forget everything.

"Okay, sure. I just told Jake we might need his help and he ran away. I feel so safe." I said sarcastically.

"Jake loves you so much Bella. You don't even know how lucky you are to have him do you? I never knew such love could exist. Even jasper felt overpowered by it. He's having a hard time trying to figure out why he can't control it."

"I love him too you know. More than ever. He makes me so happy Edward. But I'm scared, I feel like I've hurt you." Tears formed in my eyes and I was trying hard not to let them spill over.

"Bella, love, I will always love you. But I am happy to see you happy. You have so much. Don't worry, I'm fine." He half smiled and stared hard into my eyes. "I'm just so mad that I still can't hear you."

"You scare me." I laughed and he joined.

I knew he was hurting but I wouldn't push him. He'll tell me everything one day. We sat there and spoke about Sara for the next thirty minutes. I explained every detail of her to him and he said it would be much easier to picture her if he could read my mind. I just ended up telling him to picture a lighter tinier version of Jacob with my eyes. We laugh so much. I hope that we could at least be friends and let the past be the past.

Jacob was back but not for long. He came up to me, glaring at Edward the whole time and gave me a kiss on my cheek. I felt the blood rush up to the spot where his lips were.

"I'm going to pick Sara up, Emmett wants to see her." He smiled.

"Okay, don't drive too fast with her in the car." I smiled and kissed his lips before he left.

As soon as he left I got up and went inside.

"What did you do to my fiancé?" I asked Emmett in my strongest voice.

"Oh yeah, the dog. Nothing. I guess he just warmed up to me. He's what you humans would call… hm… um… oh yeah… my new best friend." His laughter ripped through my body.

"What the fuck did you do to him?" I asked again.

"Chill Bella… I just chilled with him. You know guy time and shit." I don't know why he got so scared, I was only human.

"You better not have fucked around with his brain. He's bringing my daughter here and if anyone so dare scare her once or make her scream and cry I will personally snap your neck and burn you alive." I motioned my hands like I was strangling someone. When I let my hands go the vase on the table flew off and shattered on the floor. I jumped and took a breath and everyone looked around the room. I was glad it wasn't my fault because that was a lot of glass. But everyone stood still, a puzzled look on their faces.

A few minutes later Jacob walked in the door juggling the baby bag, Sara in her car seat and bags of food that Sue had sent for us.

I went over and grabbed Sara from him. If he falls, he falls alone. That dumb ass boy, he wanted to bring the food in all at once. I don't know why, it's not like anyone was going to eat it.

The car seat weighed a ton and I was about to give up and tip over. Emmett ran to the rescue and stole it from me and acted like it was a feather. He held it out in front of him with one hand and stared at Sara with a huge grin on his face and started speaking baby talk. She started screaming and Emmett got so scared he put her down on the couch and ran to hide behind Rosalie.

"What did I do?" he asked worriedly.

"Nothing, you're just so ugly and stink so bad that she doesn't like you." Jacob said while laughing

"Coming from the father who smells like wet dog. How can she even stand you?"

"Don't get mad because a one month old knows the difference between ugly," he pointed to Emmett, "and cute." And pushed a finger on his chest.

"Ha. Yeah okay. That's type gay dude."

"Sure. Sure. At least I'm not the one who tries to touch every guy I see, oh and not to mention that you didn't want to let go of my hand."

The whole house was laughing now. Even Sara stopped her tantrum.

"I wanna hold her." Esme's angelic voice whispered.

"Okay." I pulled her out of the seat and handed her over to Esme. She knew exactly what to do which made me respect her even more.

I saw Sara get passed around the room. She went from Esme to Alice. Even Rosalie held her. As a matter of fact she was the one who wouldn't let her go. Carlisle stepped in and took her away to have some time with her also. He had her for about an hour denying the fact he was examining her the whole time. But like I said, doctors will be doctors. The most surprising person today had been jasper. He ran up to Carlisle and I swear I heard a hiss escape his throat and then smiled as he pulled Sara away from Carlisle. Alice came to stand by him and put her hand on his shoulder. He stood with her longer than Rosalie and I think he was enjoying the emotions she was giving off. Emmett walked to him to ask for her but when she started crying her ran back to Rose. I was starting to feel bad for him, he was truly the only reason she was here. She'll warm up to him soon, I hope.

"Jasper stops!" Edward screamed. I couldn't tell if he was serious of not because he chuckled right after that.

Jasper started laughing. What the hell was going on? I hated one sided conversations, it made me feel like I was listening in on one of my parents talking on the phone, never getting the whole story.

"No stop it now. Let Emmett have her."

"Jasper you dumb shit! I knew it was you." Emmett ran back over to take Sara.

"What was who? What's going on?"

When Emmett took Sara this time she didn't cry. She actually started laughing and smiling the signature Black smile. Emmett got was so happy he started speaking in baby again… I think he was getting too into it because I think he really thought he was having a conversation.

"Jasper was making her cry whenever Emmett came around. Dates back to a very old bet that we had." Edward replied.

"What bet?" Jacob asked.

"I bet that if Emmett were ever around a baby it would cry. I was right" he smiled.

"It doesn't count; you controlled the poor girls' emotions."

"We didn't say I had to play fair."

"Obviously. It's a bed stupid."

"Well next time he holds a baby I won't mess with it, but this one doesn't count it has Bella's genes." He looked over to me and gave me a crooked smile.

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"You and danger don't click. Apparently your little Sara inherited that."

"Shut up you dumb mosquito. She's a baby she doesn't know any better to be scared or not." Jacob looked angry but went to go sit with Emmett.

I tried to hide my laugh but it flew out of my mouth. Jacob grabbed my hand and pulled me into his lap.

"That's disgusting." I heard Rosalie whisper.

"You've done nastier, I don't know why you say disgusting, and Emmett told me all about your sleepless nights." Jacob started laughing and I felt Emmett punch his arm. Rosalie smacked him in the back of his neck and sucked her teeth.

I grabbed Sara and looked at them both. They put their heads down. I asked Esme if I can use her room. I think it was about time for Sara to eat. She led me into her big room with the glass wall that peered out into the forest.

"Do you want me to leave?" she asked

"You can stay if you want. I don't really mind." I pulled me shirt over one arm and hooked Sara on to me. I would've thought Sue hadn't fed her but the five bottles I left were empty.

"Have you decided where you are going to stay?"

"No, but I'm thinking about it, I don't want to leave you here alone. And then I don't want any more problems on your shoulders."

She sat down on the bed next to me.

"Oh please Bella stay. Please, please, please. We miss you and it would be great to have a baby around the house. Please say yes. I could make you your own room to sleep in if Jacob can't stand the smell to much, but I really think he will be fine. I'll cook for you and have you guys set for everything just please say yes."

Wow. Was she begging? I couldn't say no to her though. She was one of the best mothers I knew.

"Okay, I'll speak to Jake tonight. But we're going to have to leave tonight and bring some stuff. And he goes to school everyday so he has to be up by six thirty." As much as I loved Jacob I couldn't help but notice how much I do for him. I felt like his mother sometimes.

"Yes! That's great. Okay." She let out a scream. "When you come back you'll be so surprised!" she walked out the room in one glide.

I went downstairs after I fixed everything up. I gave Sara to one of the vamps and walked over to Jacob. "They want us to stay here, for safety. What do you say?"

He looked at me like I was a crazed lunatic. "No!"

"I already said okay and she said she's making us our own room. And something about a surprise when we get back tonight. I can't deny her and neither can you so we're staying, let's go get our stuff now." I smiled at him and seen the anger in his eyes.

He squeezed my thigh and pulled me closer to him to whisper in my ear.

"If this interrupts us doing anything I'm going to be so mad."

"What do you mean?"

"These people don't sleep, they hear everything and I think we deserve privacy too." He smirked and kissed my jaw.

This horny man. I turned my head and kissed his soft full lips before dragging him to the car.

"You're leaving our baby here?"

"Unless you want to waste time. I think she's fine with Emmett."

I saw his face change. Was Emmett the only one he trusted now? What had I missed when I was in the den with Carlisle? Gosh now I knew why he gave up so easily. We got in the car and sped home to pick up our stuff.