Bella? Is that you?

Chapter 4

This is more filler. but it'll pick up soon.  

I sat on the couch, smiling at Alice. We spent most of the morning, talking. I was so relieved that she was OK with everything, something she had to tell me several times that morning.

"Bella!"

I looked at her, and she was laughing.

"Sorry. What?"

She shook her head, taking my hand and holding it in my lap.

"Nothing. You feeling OK?"

I nodded, and she squeezed my hand.

"Hey, how did the others-"

"I'll start with Adam and Bret. OK?"

I nodded and she moved, leaning against me. I was a little more relaxed around her.

"OK."

"Hope's is a little bit more difficult to explain."

I squeezed her hand, and she looked up at me.

"OK."

"Well, like I said, nothing was ever the same after you left ................. Actually, I think I'll start with Hope's. She was the first one to join us."

"Whatever you want, Alice."

She nodded, running her hand through her hair.

"OK. It was about 6 months after we left you. Things were ............. Strained, between Jasper and I. I was pretty ...... Let's just say, I wasn't exactly doing all that well. We started fighting ................ We were staying with the Denali's. I don't think Edward told you about them?"

I shook my head and she continued.

"OK. Anyway, Jasper went out after we fought, and ran into her. He was out hunting and found her. We get along. Jasper was the only one who knew about the vision. But, after we left you ................. He kept throwing it at me in arguments. I was just glad that no one was able to hear the arguments."

He did .......................... WHAT?

I took a deep breath. Trying to calm down.

There's more to why I reacted the way I did, when Edward hit Alice. Something happens when I completely lose my temper, I can't control what I do and I don't recognise people around me. No one knows what's going on with me. Seriously. No one.

"Bella, calm down. It's OK."

I looked up at her.

"Alice, he threw it at you in arguments! Something that you couldn't control! He-"

"Bella! It's OK. He has her, and I have you. Can I ask you something?"

I shrugged and ran my hand through my hair, taking a deep breath. I really needed to calm down.

"Ssh. It's OK."

She let go of my hand, and started rubbing my back. It felt good, and I sighed, relaxing a little. It felt good, and it was one of very few things that stopped this from getting worse.

I looked at her, and she looked concerned.

"Sorry, I get easily worked up. Especially now, with you."

She nodded, but didn't stop rubbing my back.

"It's OK. Just relax, OK? Everything's OK. I'm here with you. I never thought I'd get this chance. I'm just sorry it took-"