We Have Forever (Alec Volturi *Book 2*)

Chapter 11

It's been only a few days since our argument and I still haven't talked to Alec and vice versa. He's made attempts at having conversations whenever we're both in the nursery, which is often, but I can't ever bring myself to give him a response longer than a few words. I know that it's childish but I don't know what I'd say. Sure, it was just one argument but the way he responded is what I can't stop thinking about and until I find the right thing to say, I might as well not say anything at all. The lack of conversation between us took me back to when I first got here, when I first discovered that Alec and I were soulmates, when our problems were just a small fraction of what they are now.

"What're you smiling about, sweetheart?" I looked up from a sleeping Cole to see Demetri in the doorway.

"Nothing, just thinking." I put Cole down on his bed and turned to Demetri who had moved to take a seat in one of the rocking chairs.

"I haven't seen you smile like that since, well, you know." I took a seat next to him and pulled my legs under me.

"It's just that, what's happening right now reminds me of when I first got here I refused to talk to Alec. It seems like a lifetime ago, our problems were so trivial, and now look at us." I picked at my chipped nailpolish as Demetri just looked at me. "I know, it's silly to think about." I let out a nervous laugh before looking back at Demetri.

"No it's not, sweetheart. Hold onto those happy memories, you need them."

"There you go again with the fatherly advice." I smiled at him, which he gladly returned.

"What can I say, it's one of the many things I'm good at." He leaned back in the chair and I let out a chuckle before throwing a small plush toy at him.

"And there you go again with the cockiness."

"Well sweetheart, I do have a lot of it." I scrunched my nose up in disgust, throwing another toy at him.

"You're horrible." I let out another laugh, somehow our conversations always turned into something dirty.

"Am I interrupting something?" My laughing immediately stopped as I looked towards the doorway to see Alec, his tone hurt and angry, mostly angry though.

"No, I was just leaving." I glared at Demetri before he left the room, escaping the tension.

"The kids are asleep, I think I'm going to go dye my hair again." I got up and quickly made my way to the door but Alec stopped me.

"You dyed it last week."

"Nothings wrong with another touch up." I tried again to go around Alec but he stood in front of me, towering over my small frame.

"Kenzi please, stop avoiding me. It's been days, you won't talk to me and you barely even look at me. I need to know what's wrong, it's killing me." I looked into his pleading red eyes and felt my heart shatter. I can't stand seeing him like this despite what had happened.

"I've been avoiding you because," I sighed before continuing, "because I don't know what to say. You wouldn't even hear me out and I don't know how to respond to that." I looked down at my hands waiting for his response.

I heard him huff in frustration before moving to sit on one of the chairs, taking me with him and placing me on his lap. "Listen, love, I'm sorry for reacting the way that I did. I should not have yelled at you but the thought of leaving the place that I have lived in for centuries frightens me. I've lived here for so long that the change would be difficult and strange." Alec moved a strand of my hair and placed it behind my ear before gently tilting my head to face him.

"All that I wanted was for us to have a place of our own, with the twins. We are a family now and I just thought that we should have our own space, that's all." I gazed up at him, waiting for harsh words in return but instead I received silence. "But I respect your opinion because I really hate fighting with you. It's frustrating and it hurts." I laid my head in his chest and he placed his arm around me.

"I know, love, I hate it too. Especially when you don't allow me to hold you when you sleep, or to kiss you," he lifted my chin up, placing a soft kiss on my nose. "Or do other things..." Alec's deep voice trailed off as he ran his hand up and down my thigh, making me shiver.

"The twins..." I looked from his lips up into his ruby red eyes, which had actually become blood colored.

"Just don't be too loud, love." A smirk appeared on his lips as he placed a lingering kiss on my neck.

"The door," I mumbled, closing my eyes at the contact of Alec's lips on my skin. I found myself melting in Alec's arms but our moment was quickly ruined by the sound of crying. I sighed in disappointment before getting up to check on the twins. "Must be hungry."

"They're not the only ones." I felt Alec's arms wrap around my waist and the blood rush to my cheeks.

"Make yourself useful and go warm up two bottles." I gently pushed him back in hopes that he'd do as I say.

"Will do." He gave me a smirk before leaving and returning a few seconds later.

I took one, which was filled with blood, before reaching into the crib and handing him Cole and picking up Violet. Her little hands wrapped around the bottle as soon as I put it up to her lips. I watched as she quickly finished the blood and pushed the bottle away from her mouth. Violet looked up at me with wide eyes and smiled, revealing some teeth beginning to form.

"You're growing too fast." I whispered to myself, upset that I wouldn't have more time with them.

"It will be okay, love. We will be with them for eternity, they are immortal after all." Alec snapped me out of my thoughts before he placed Cole back in his crib. I mimicked his actions, happy for the peace and quiet that we were finally getting.

"I just don't want them to grow up too fast." I wrapped my arms around Alec's torso and laid my head against his chest.

"Neither do I." I didn't respond, we just stood there in silence watching over our children. How long did we have until they were full grown? Judging by how fast they're growing, not very long. It seemed like a year or two at most. What will happen when they're older? What if they decide to leave? All of my questions would be answered sooner rather than later. I just wish we had more time to figure things out.