PAST AND PRESENT (COMPLETED)

CHAPTER 24

I DON'T OWN ANY OF THE CHARACTERS, MEYERS AND L.J. SMITH OWN THEM ALL. I ONLY OWN THE PLOT, THE EVENTS THAT GO WITH THE IT, SAM, AND ZOEY. THAT'S IT.

BELLA'S POV

Before I could react, or say anything, I was ambushed by Alice, Rosalie, Esme, Ness, and Zoey, from all sides, in a hug.

"Guys, could we not squeeze my wife to death please, she just woke up."

They released me and I stepped closer to Edward.

"How do you feel, dear?" Esme asked me.

"I'm fine." I simply said, and I was fine. Sure I was a little tried, but if I told them that they would make me go back on the bed, and not do anything at all. That's really boring.

She nodded, but before she could speak, Alice interrupted her.

"As much as I love this conversation, I really want to go to the  house and see my room. Since Bella's blacking me." She pouted as she finished her sentence, while I was smiling at the fact that I could block her. Finally there's a way to surprise her.

"Go, see the house. I'm sure it looks awesome. Emmett and Jasper know the way."

"Aren't you coming, mom?" Sam asked me, a little worried at the fact that I wasn't going.

"No. I have to deal with a few things, but go ahead without me." I told them, wanting to talk to Stefan 'bout something, that seemed important and needing an explanation as to why he's wet.

They  nodded and dragged Edward along, who Alice said needed to help with the luggage and the boxes. I mentally thanked her for doing so.

Nobody could hear this conversation. It was going to be something between Stefan and me, and nobody else will know unless they have too.

I turned to Stefan as soon as they left and I knew they couldn't hear us. "We need to talk."

"Not here." I nodded.

We both looked at Damon and saw that he was asleep, but knowing him I couldn't tell tell if he was faking it or not.

I followed Stefan to his room, which had sound proof walls, along with my room, and Damon's.

"What the happened? Why are you wet? Why the hell where you out of breath when you got here?" I rushed out.

"it's a long complicated story."

I sat on his bed and patted the spot the next to me. He sat down.

"Explain." I demanded.

"I want to take a stroll through town, but Jasper and Emmett need my car for the bags and the boxes. So I gave it to them. That said I started walking toward town, since it wasn't that long a distance, at least with my speed it wasn't." He paused.

I nodded, telling him I was with him so far and to continue.

"As I was close to the bridge, I heard screams and cries of distress. I ran toward the sound, to see a car almost completely underwater. I jumped in to save the people inside, but the car was now fully under. I got the the man's side first, and tried to save him, but he would't let me.He kept trying to save his daughter. So i did what he wanted, and got her out. I could easily tell she was unconscious." I raised to stop him for a second.

"So you saved her first, because the guys wanted her too." He nodded, "Maybe he's her father." I spoke.

He nodded, "He was. Anyway I put her down on the ground, before going back in. I went for the mom next, but she was already gone, by the time I got to her." Again he paused, this time to look at me and make sure I was alright.

I had tears ready to fall, the subject on mothers dying was a little touchy for me. since my mom died when I was 3 months old. That's why Esme means a lot to me, she's like a replacement mom, but it doesn't feel like it at the same time.

"Continue, Stefan."

He nodded, "I put her by her down daughter. But by the time I got to the father, he was as gone as his wife was. I noticed the daughter was still breathing, but she was having trouble with it."

"She inhaled a lot of water."

"Ya. Anyway I start helping her and that's when I realized that she can't know I was there. Nobody could."

"You compelled her." I stated.

"I had to. I made her forget me, told her that her father saved her and died trying to save her mother. That she needed to call her family and the police to help her."

"Did you leave after that?" I interrupted him.

"No. I went in the woods and waited until I knew she was save and fine."

"Good." I looked at him at him. "There's more." It wasn't a question, it was m ore of a fact.

He nodded. "Promise you won't freak?"

"Promise." I always keep my word when it came to family and friends.

"The girl that survived well...she, she looks a lot like Katherine."

"WHAT?' I shrieked.

"Ya, but she's not a vampire, and from what I could read she knows nothing about vampires or who Katherine is."

"How much like Katherine?"

"An exact copy." He whispered lowly, that I barely caught it.

"Stefan..." My tone was meant to sounded warning, but instead sounded worried.

"I know, I know. She could be working with Katherine, or she could be Katherine. But there's also the possibility that she's nothing like her, that she's good. That's she's different and know nothing about us." He cut me off.

"You feel something for her." I told him, understanding the tone of his voice.

"I do. i don't know what it is, but it's strong. Nothing I've felt before."

I knew then what I had to do.

"Stefan I need you to look me in the eye and answer my question." I waited for him to do so.

When he did I spoke.

"What do you want to do about it? Do you want to stay or leave? What's the plan?"

He raised his eyebrows at me, "Don't you have one?"

"Yes, but I'm following my gut. So answer me. What do you want to do?" I questioned him.

 

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