Summer solstice

Feel This

Feel This

The words escaped my mouth so fast I was a little scared. The idea had come to me so fast and I didn't have my normal amount of time to process it all. Then again, if I didn't ask Alice to marry me right then and there I may not have. I looked at her. There was shock on her face again. I didn't know if it was a good shock or bad shock.

"Di-did I hear you right?" Alice gentle voice pulled me back to her. Her soft stutter caused a little smile to flutter across my lips.

"You did." I responded, trying to sound as confident as I knew I wasn't.

"Bella you're seventeen. You can't be getting married."

I sighed. This was about the time that Alice's reasons why not would kick in. She hadn't made up her mind about changing me and I wasn't planning on wasting anytime. I guess when forever was actually a guarantee you could wait to rush into things. I didn't have that luxury right now.

"I can. And I want too. I want to marry you." I said again, trying with all my might to convince her. Alice let out a sigh and got up off the bed. Probably not a good sign since she began pacing around. I remained on the bed and chewed at my fingernails.

"You are insane Bella Swan and I suppose I am partially to blame for dragging you into this." I didn't know if Alice was talking to me or just talking out loud so I remained in my spot but looked up at her. "I'm a vampire. You actually want to marry a vampire?"

I knew that last part was aimed at me directly. I sighed and got off the bed. I grasped Alice's hips, forcing her to stop her pacing and look at me. I pulled her body into mine, ignoring the wave of sensation that rushed over me as her cool hard body collided with mine. I was never going to get over that feeling. I shook my head and held her to my body.

"I want to marry you Alice. I don't care that you are a vampire." I said sternly. She rolled her eyes and looked away. I moved my hands up to her cheeks and cupped her face, once more pulling her back to me. "I don't."

"Then why Bella? Why get married this young?"

"Because if I don't get forever," I said slowly as I looked into her eyes, trying to convey everything, "If you decide you can't change me, then I don't want to waste one second without you as my wife."

Alice was silent again. I waited and waited until she finally sighed and slipped her arms around my waist. I had her, I just knew by her sigh. She was still debating it in her head but just from the way she was holding me, I knew she would agree. "This isn't a mistake Alice. I know this is what I want."

"How are you going to explain all this to Charlie?" She asked. I faltered for a second, not thinking that far ahead.

"He'll understand. I know it." I said nodding my head, trying to make myself believe it. Alice giggled and shook her own head. It wouldn't be that difficult to explain to Charlie. He'd be surprised, a little shocked at first but he knew I wouldn't go hurry into something I didn't think about.

Alice sighed again and took my face into her hands, looking into my eyes and scanning them again and again. I knew she wasn't looking at me but more as if she was looking into my future. All see would see would be my decision to marry her. "Are you sure?"

"Is that a yes?" I asked with a huge grin across my lips. She rolled her eyes before nodding in agreement. I squealed as quietly as I could as I threw my arms around her in a hug. It hurt me a little as I smacked into her stone body but I didn't care. Alice giggled and dropped her arms to my hips and picked me up.

I pulled my head back and wrapped my legs around her waist and looped my arms behind her neck. Alice held me up so perfectly, as if she was merely picking up a book or some other pointless object that weighed nothing. "It's a yes." She whispered to me, the smile on her lips matching the one on mine.