Bella's Babe

54)Always Part 2

This is a Bella/Alice pairing

Rated M

I don't own the characters, the books, or anything, so please don't sue. However, against the better wishes of SM, Alice frequently sneaks into my room and does naughty things to me.

Bella POV

My glass of juice fell and shattered onto the floor.

There stood Alice, my beautiful Alice with her silver cell phone still clasped tightly to her right ear. Her hand was on mine, guiding me to hang up the phone as she hung up hers. I couldn't move. It was like my body was paralyzed. Her ocher eyes never left mine, burning holes into my brown orbs. Brilliant gold fire staring at me like I was the only thing in her world.

She was looking at me like I always dreamt she would have. Full of affection, longing, and ...

Love. I saw love.

"How did you ..." I didn't even bother finishing my question on how she got here. My heart knew the answer.

"I saw this," she answered quietly, her gaze never wavering. "I saw us. Right here. I got so excited that I didn't think about anything except getting my ass over here to see you," she told me as she backed me up into the counter, paying no mind to the shattered glass and juice on the wooden floor beneath our feet. Thank God I was wearing shoes.

Her eyes were liquid pools of raging emotions. Livid to a point where I could almost feel her seeping through my bones.

I was lost. I was confused. Everything was happening too quickly for me to comprehend what had just happened. All I knew was that she was here with me, and she looked as beautiful as ever.

Her soft, cold hands were lightly brushing over mine. Her leg was comfortably nudged between my own. All I could hear, see, breathe was her.

"I ... I don't know what to say," I whispered honestly. "I'm not sure what's going on."

"Neither was I, at first. But when I realized in time that something was going on between us, and I was a fool when I pushed it away. But, Bella, I couldn't hurt Jasper."

Upon hearing that, reality crashed down around me. "Then why are you here?" I asked angrily.

"Because I had to see you. It took us being separated ... twice ... in order for it to finally enter into my thick skull that I can't live without you, Bella. I need you. I'm nothing without you," she rested her forehead on mine. For minutes we stood there gazing into each other's eyes, taking in the moment. My hands slid through her silky hair and down to her neck, committing this moment to memory. I wasn't about to pass up any opportunity to touch her while I had the chance.

On their own accord, my curious fingers lightly danced across her tensing shoulders and down her rigid back. I didn't want to stop. Her gentle stare turned into something more devious at my actions.

Lord have mercy, what was this pixie doing to me?

"You don't know how many times I've thought about you," she whispered in my ear, taking the sensitive lobe between her teeth. "How many times I've touched myself thinking about you, just remembering how you smell, how soft and warm you are. Ever since I had that vision of you, before I even met you, all those times I was with Jasper I was thinking about you." Her voice lightened from the husky tone it had taken and I felt her smile against my neck. "I've longed to hear your laugh for so long, Bella, I've missed your smile so much and I want nothing more than to be the one who makes you happy." She pulled away slightly so she could look into my watery eyes once more. "I Love you. So much. I was stupid not to tell you sooner."