Legacy: A Twilight Fanfiction

Chapter Fourteen

When Alex woke up in the morning, she was still being held by icy cold arms, but they weren't Rosalie's. This time, they were Alice's arms. Alice was looking around the room, absentmindedly stroking Alex's hair. Jasper sat on the arm of the sofa, his arms were wrapped around Alice's shoulders. Alex felt so safe and comfortable right now and she felt as though a thousand pounds had been lifted off of her shoulders. Suddenly, Alex remembered they now knew everything!

"Hey sweetie," Alice whispered. "Did you sleep okay?"

"She's really peaceful, Allie, just worried," Jasper said, kissing the top of his wife's head before walking to the kitchen.

"What's got you worried? Because, Rose was right, nothing that happened to you was your fault and we're not judging," Alice said.

Alice suddenly reached down and grabbed the bottle of gatorade. Alex took the bottle and took a long sip. As grown up as Alex liked to think she was, it was nice once in her life to have someone take care of her for once in her life. Growing up, her mother had either been too drunk, or too busy to spend this kind of time with her. And then she met Drake and things went to Hell in a handbag.

The first time Drake walked through the door when Alex was 13, she knew he was trouble. Then, when she was 14, he proved himself to be the devil in disguise, the very first time he forced himself onto her. She'd put up with it for three months, before she realized she was late. Drake of course found the test after Alex took it and his words would haunt her forever.

"Money can make anything go away." Except for the memories, Alex thought to herself as she lay on the couch in the arms of her only living relative.

"Sit up, I want to ask you something," Alice said, sitting up so that Alex could sit up.

Alice looked Alex in the eyes.

"I was thinking, right now you need more support than Carolyn can offer you right now with her career, so I was wondering, if you wanted to make staying here a permanent thing," Alice asked, smiling.

Jasper walked into the room holding a plate of pancakes. "Are you sure?" Alex asked, looking between Jasper and Alice.

"Yeah, we're sure. I know that everything will work out fine," Alice said, smiling at the idea of Alex coming to stay with them. Her blood wasn't even an issue for Jasper thanks to her being part vampire. Which was another reason it was important for her to be there.

Since she'd been there, there have been subtle changes within Alex that the Cullens' have been observing. Changes so small, she might not have even noticed.

Lightening of skin, a drop in temperature and her heart was beating just slowed enough for the vampires and Seth to take notice.

Alex threw her arms around Alice, so happy to be wanted.

"Family meeting!" Alice called out once Alex was done with her breakfast.

Within seconds, the whole Cullen family was sitting in the living room. Rosalie gave Alex a quick shoulder squeeze before taking a seat next to Emmett.

Edward looked started as his gaze fell from Rosalie, to Alice and back to Rosalie.

He was probably hearing in their thoughts the things that had been revealed last night.

"We've been thinking, Alex needs the support of a family right now. We were wondering how everyone would feel if Alex moved in with us," Alice asked, already knowing how this was going to end.

Rosalie was the first to speak up.

"Absolutely."

It wasn't long until everyone had voted in favor of Alex moving in. Carlisle and Esme had left to speak to Carolyn about the arrangement. Alice had already explained that they were going to agree with the idea of Alex being close to a blood relative.

Once everyone went off to do their own thing, Alex approached Rosalie.

"Can I talk to you?" she asked.

"Sure, what's up? Are you okay?" She asked, her face concerned but understanding.

"I'm fine now, I wanted to thank you for yesterday," she said. "I've never broken down like that, I don't know what happened," she said in a rush.

"Oh, it was nothing. I'm here if you ever need to talk," she said, smiling.

Later that day, Seth showed up and found Alex in the living room, doing her nails with Alice, Rosalie, Bella and Nessie.

"No boys allowed!" Nessie screamed, as Alice and Alex shoved him out of the room.

"You are strong for such tiny people," he said as he was pushed out the door.

When Seth got outside, Edward, Jasper, Emmett and Jacob we sitting on rocks along the forest line.

"They kicked us out, too," Edward said, rolling his eyes. "It's ladies night. We aren't allowed in 'til morning."