AVitD-Chapter 25

Chapter 25~ Never Trust a Vampire, Trust Me

It was mid-August and the family had fallen into a peaceful routine.  Well, peaceful may not have been the best word to describe Alice.  She was in full on wedding mode and after several weeks of cajoling had finally convinced Bella to try on her dress.  Bella had been panicked that she would tear the delicate fabric if she lost her focus.  Alice had assured her that she had purposely looked into the future and saw that she and the dress would be fine.  It fit her, but you could see where minor alterations needed to be made to accommodate her slightly svelter figure since her makeover.  Alice carefully pinned the fabric where she needed to make the adjustments.  Then she helped Bella to carefully step out of the delicate layers.

Bella breathed a sigh of relief as she distanced herself from the gown.  She had not even opened her eyes while she had it on for fear of her emotions getting away from her.

“Bella, you know, most brides are excited to try on their wedding gown.”  Alice huffed as she re-hung the dress to visualize the work she had ahead of her.  She would be making all the alterations since Bella could not go to a seamstress at this point.

“Most brides can’t decimate their wedding dress by running their hand over the fabric, Alice.” Bella quipped back.

She took another cleansing breath as she looked longingly at the gown, “It is just so beautiful, I would never forgive myself if I damaged it.” She said wistfully.

Alice came up to her side and wrapped a reassuring arm around her waist, “Don’t you worry, sis.  I have everything under control.  There is no way I will let anyone, including you, ruin yours and Carlisle’s wedding day.” She finished with a giggle telling Bella that she was joking—but Bella could tell that she really wasn’t.

She turned to envelope Alice in a hug, “Thank you for doing all this Alice.  It means so much to me.”

Alice returned the embrace and then extracted herself. “Alright, off you go.  The boys are expecting you and I have work to do.” She dismissed Bella with a playful pat on the butt.

Bella squeaked and headed out the door; Alice’s laughter echoing behind her.  Bella pulled the door closed as she smiled at the fact that she had not broken a door in more than two weeks.  In fact, it had been nearly a full month since she broke any furniture or structures of the house.  She still struggled to keep her wardrobe intact, but since Carlisle had laid down the proverbial law, she found it was much easier to keep her emotions and subsequently her strength in check.

Bella glanced out the window and caught sight of her’s and Emmett’s newest garden.  She still helped him with the flowers on a daily basis.  Again, she had done little to no destruction to the delicate vegetation.  The parts for the mini waterfall had come in along with the stepping stones for the garden.  Alice was the only one who was not surprised to see the personalized engraving that Bella had ordered.  Carlisle hugged her close as he read them out loud upon them being revealed to the others.

“Esme~ Forever in our hearts”

The stone was decorated with roses while the other was fittingly adorned with music notes.

“Edward~ You brought music to lives”

He kissed the top of Bella’s head, “They are perfect My Bella.  A heartfelt tribute to our lost loved ones.”

Bella smiled softly.  She was afraid that the others may not approve, but it seemed that Carlisle understood exactly what she was aiming for when she had ordered the memorial stones.  It just never sat right with her that there was no grave site or headstone to mark Edward and Esme’s time on this earth.  The running water and rainbow of colorful flowers gave a serene ambiance to the entire garden.  It was one of her favorite places to sit and relax.

Bella smiled at the memory as she strolled into the living room to find Jasper by himself.

“Hey!  Where is the juggernaut?  I thought the three of us were going hunting?” she queried.

“I heard that!” Emmett called from the garage.

Jasper chuckled. “Big, dark and dorky is out in the garage acting as a jack for Rosalie.  He should be here shortly.”

“Jack or jack ass?” Bella asked.

“Is there a difference when it comes to Emmett?” Jasper asked in returned.

“I heard that too!” Emmett’s voice was louder this time.

Bella looked to Jasper’s hands and he intricately wove a length of rope into several different knots.  His hands could obviously have gone much faster, but he found peace in going just a touch faster than human speed. 

“What are you tying?” she inquired as she sat down next to him; never taking her eyes of his dexterous fingers.

“Just different nautical knots, darlin’.”

“But I thought you were in the army, not the navy.” She teased him.

He looked up and gave her that sweet crooked smile that made his eyes twinkle with mischief.  His fingers never broke their rhythm, “Unfortunately, the swabbies cornered the market on knot making, so all of us other soldiers need to follow in their shadow.” His voice was laced with the humor that Bella had come to know and love.

Their relationship had grown leaps and bounds since Bella awoke to her vampire life.  While she was human, Jasper had always kept a healthy distance from her, but now that he knew he could not hurt her, he took every opportunity to spend time with his newest sister.

“What is the point in learning all the different knots?  It’s not like there is a rope or even cable strong enough to restrain us.”

Jasper looked up again, but this time he had a full on grin showing off his gleaming white teeth.  Bella didn’t need him to say anything; his answer was in his expression that was playful and sinister all in one.

She bit her lip, “Would you show me how to do it?”

Her hands reached out to inspect the rope that now resembled a fishing net.

“Of course!” he said as he pulled one length of the rope and the net unraveled before her eyes.

Bella laughed and quickly gathered the rope up and began to try and recreate the same movements that she had just seen Jasper perform.  He sat and watched as she perfected the Clove hitch and double half hitch knots like a pro.  He then went on to show her how to do a double slip knot and a square knot.

“Now, if you want to play,” he said as he gave her that same naughty look, “Shibari is the way to go.”

Bella sat in silence as Jasper showed her how to tie a timber hitch, a sheepshank and the alluring Jug sling hitch.  Bella bit her lip again as she envisioned a little playtime with Carlisle later in the evening.

“Ewwww, Bella!  Come on!  I don’t want to see that stuff!” Alice called out from her room before closing the door again.

“Well then don’t look.” She yelled back.

She looked at Jasper and they both grinned at one and other like coconspirators.

“Alright you two.  Let’s get the show on the road.” Emmett called as he walked into the living room.

“Darlin’, you should probably change before we head out.” Jasper said gesturing to the wrap blouse that she had slipped on before her dress fitting.

“Hmmm, yeah.  You are probably right.  I still make a terrible mess when I eat.  Two minutes.” She said as she raced to her bedroom door.

She walked in quietly because she could hear Carlisle on the phone at his desk.  He smiled at her as she closed the door gently.

“No, Mr. Wild.  I am absolutely sure.  I want to sell all my stock in that particular portfolio and I want to purchase one hundred and fifty shares of …yes, that’s right.  One hundred and fifty.  Good.  Thank you.  I will expect the confirmation in my email within the hour.” Carlisle eyes widened slightly as he watched his beautiful mate carefully unwrap herself as she stood in front of the closet. “Thank you.  Yes, you do the same.”

The phone call was barely disconnected when he had his arms around Bella’s waist as he licked and suckled on her neck.  He tenderly kissed his mark.

“You taste like heaven, my love.” He whispered.

“Carlisle, that feels too good to be legal, but the boys are waiting for me.”

She reluctantly turned in his arms, “Can I get a rain check for later?” she asked as she looked up at him through her thick lashes.

“Not if you are going to look at me like that, you minx.” He said as he went back to her neck once more; laving his tongue up and down the length of her venom filled vein.

She half-heartedly pushed him away but not before giving him a whole hearted kiss as she reached down to cup his hardened length.  He growled and ripped her remaining clothes from her body in one long swipe of his hand.  Bella shivered as her arousal spiked.  Carlisle smelled her nectar as it moistened her lips.  He lifted her in the air to wrap her legs over his shoulders and dove into her center as he leaned her against the nearest wall.

“Holy shit!” she hissed out desperately trying to stay quiet but failing on an epic level.

“Damn it Bells, I’m hungry.” Emmett whined from the other room, “Oh no, not you too.” He complained as Jasper growled and went looking for his mate.

Bella thought to giggle at his childish simpering, but then was brought back to the matter at hand, or better yet—the matter between her legs.  She weaved her hands through his flaxen locks as his tongue dove into her heat repeatedly.  His nose pressed against her clit giving her the most delicious sensations.  Her orgasm was coming on fast and she tried desperately to silence the scream building in her throat.  Carlisle shattered any hopes she may have had of holding back as he did something unexpected and brand new.  He took a moistened finger and rimmed the sensitive skin around her back entrance causing Bella to explode with an unparalleled amount of intensity.

“AHHHHHH  CARLISLLLLLE!!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!”

Her juices flowed down Carlisle’s neck as the sound of furniture breaking echoed around them in other rooms of the house.  Her climax must have been too much for Jasper to handle as both she and Carlisle felt a new level of lust hit them.  And then Bella found herself face down on the bed and Carlisle’s now naked form pressed up against her; the remnants of his outfit floated to the floor.

“Oh Bella, I love this view of you.” He groaned out.

Bella giggled and shook her ass in his direction. He bent over and licked her from her clit to her dripping entrance causing her to moan like a wanton whore.  And as her moan still hung in the air, it quickly turned to a scream of pure pleasure when Carlisle filled her completely with his engorged cock.

He held her firmly around her tiny hips as he thrust into her over and over; harder and harder.  Their moans of pleasure filled the house along with the others.  It sounded like a den of iniquity.  The lust filled the house to epic proportions egging each of the couples on.  Carlisle felt the coil deep in his gut tighten and just as he was ready to let go he reached forward and stroked Bella’s swollen bundle of nerves; milking the most exquisite orgasm from her tiny body.

Her screams of ecstasy rattled the windows in their room as her muscles seized up on Carlisle’s dick forcing him to erupt and blast his love elixir deep within her.  His cum spurted into Bella for what seemed like hours.  She felt each time he welled up inside her causing aftershocks of her own climax to rage through her body.

When they had both depleted their stores, Carlisle lay across her back licking her neck and shoulder. She purred in total contentment.

“Okay, now you can go hunting with the boys.” He said as he extracted himself from her body.

She lay still on the bed letting her body come down from the post coital high.  She stood up and walked past him to the washroom to clean up real quick.  On her way past him she slapped his bare bum before he could pull his pants up.

He growled playfully at that and Bella just winked as she closed the washroom door.

Fifteen minutes later Bella was running alongside Jasper and Emmett.

“Seriously Bella, you can’t even change clothes without doing the nasty?” Emmett teased in mock disgust.

“Oh please Em, you and Rose are just as bad.  Carlisle said it was almost impossible to live in the same house with you two for the first ten years of your relationship?”

Jasper laughed out loud as he felt Emmett’s embarrassment.  They ran for a few minutes more until they came across a large female caribou.

“You have her Bella.  Emmett and I will hunt after.” Jasper encouraged.

He didn’t have to tell her twice.  Her newborn mentality still ruled her hunting instincts and she would have had a hard time standing back to allow one of them to hunt first.  She nodded then hunched down into a lower stance.  Her shoulders rolled slightly and then she sprung forward; flying a good fifty feet through the air to land on the great beast’s back.  She bellowed once but was silenced by Bella quickly snapping her neck. 

The guys kept their distance to avoid Bella’s aggressive and natural possessiveness over her kill to be directed at them.  When she had drained every last drop from the animal, she buried the body and said a small prayer of thanks.  She had watched Carlisle do it and she thought it was a good way to try and make peace with the violent side of their nature.  She brushed her hands off on her jeans and caught back up with Emmett and Jasper.

“Was that enough for you?” Jasper asked.

“Yep.  I’m good.” She said with a bright smile as her eyes shown a vibrant shade of gold.

The three of them started back out; this time they took to the trees.  Bella had to stifle her giggles.  This was as close to flying like a bird as she would ever experience and she loved it!  She had gotten much better at missing wayward branches that threatened to tear at her clothes.

As they headed farther north, Emmett seemed to pick up speed.

“This one is mine.” He called dibs on the heartbeat that could be heard but the animal was not yet visible.

Emmett smiled.  He could hear a bear’s heartbeat at five miles away and know for a fact that it was a bear rather than any other animal.  He would often joke that it was his own ‘special gift’.  He was at least a mile ahead of the others when Jasper whispered to Bella to hold back.

“Remember what we talked about?” he asked.

Bella quirked her head in confusion.  They talked about a lot of things.

Jasper gave her that devilish grin of his and he saw the recognition in Bella’s eyes.  She smiled and nodded quickly.

“Why not give it a try?” he suggested.

“On the bear or Emmett?” she asked conspiratorially.

Jasper shrugged, “Your choice, darling.”

Bella bit her lip as she thought and then gave Jasper a mile wide smile.  They started following once more and were in sight of the bear just in time.  It was on its hind legs scratching its back against a tree.  Emmett was close.  He was getting into position when Jasper whispered.

“Now.”

Bella took a deep breath and held it as she focused all her energy on the bear.  Nothing visible took place but Jasper could feel her intensity.  He kept his focus on leveling out his emotions so as to not affect her.

Emmett was a couple meters from the bear when he lunged at him from behind.  But instead of having the large grizzly wrapped in his arms, he was met with a burning sensation just outside the bear’s fur.

“OW!  Son of a bitch!” he called out as he fell back on the ground.

The bear turned in surprise as he had obviously been unaware of Emmett’s presence until that very moment.  He let loose a fierce growl and went to drop its full wait on Emmett to claw him.  When it did, the shield that was still in place hit him instead causing him to call out again.

“Damn it!  Ow!  What the hell?!?”

He pushed back against the shield knocking the bear back.  The bear came at him again.  And Emmett with his thirst and his appetite for a good tussle peaked, came at the bear full force.  The shield stopped him from causing the bear any harm.  His strength was even muted by the intensity of the shield.

Jasper smiled in amazement.  He and Bella had practiced with her shield several times, but she had never been able to project it like this without it being wrapped around her as well.  But that was not the case now because he could feel her pride and mirth at how effectively she was controlling it.

The bear seemed to be getting tired of this game and made to run away.  Emmett kept trying to swipe at it but to no avail.  He had realized a few minutes earlier that he was actually fighting Bella’s shield and not the bear, but decided to keep going anyway.  He very rarely had a real challenge these days.  But now that his meal had lost its desire to fight, he just wanted to quench his thirst.

“Come on Bella!  Drop the damn shield.  You’ve had your fun.” He whined.

Bella laughed loudly effectively losing her concentration and dropping her shield from the grizzly.

Emmett whooped in triumph as he was finally able to make contact with the furry beast.  He drank heartily as Jasper watched Bella hold her stomach continuing to laugh.

Emmett was by their side a few minutes later.

“Bells, that isn’t funny.  You don’t mess with a man’s meal.”

Bella just laughed harder, “Oh Emmett, don’t give me that.  You play with your food all the time.  It’s just this time the food had a fighting chance.”

Emmett could not help but laugh.  The merriment of all three of them echoed throughout the woods as they made their way back.

When they arrived back at the homestead, Alice was in the yard waiting for them.  Her excitement was palpable.

“What’s got you all giddy, sugar?” Jasper asked as he pulled her in for a kiss.

“Game night!” she squealed enthusiastically.

“Oh come on Alice? Last time we had a game night I nearly threw Emmett out the window cause I caught him cheating.” Bella griped.

“Good times.” Emmett nodded causing everyone to laugh.

“Don’t worry Bella.  We are playing a game that Emmett can’t cheat at.” Alice said.

“That game has not been invented yet.” Emmett replied.

“Truth or Dare.” Alice deadpanned.

“Damn.” He cursed; resigned.

The four of them headed into the house to find Rosalie and Carlisle discussing the invite list for the wedding.

“There she is.” He said as Bella made her way to him.

“Hello My Bella!  Did you have a good hunt?” he asked as he kissed her sweetly.

“Mmm hmm.  I even got to stretch my shield out for a little while.” She boasted proudly.

Carlisle’s eyes widened, “Really?!?  That is fantastic sweetheart!  Who did you shield?”

Bella giggled, “Emmett’s dinner.”

Jasper chuckled as Emmett huffed.

“His dinner?” Rosalie asked getting in on the conversation.

“Yep!  He was hunting a grizzly and I pushed my shield around it before Emmett could get his hands on it.”

“Amazing.” Carlisle said in awe.

Bella went on to describe the ‘epic’ battle and had everyone rolling when she told them how the bear got bored and walked away.  Emmett sat and pouted until Rosalie went to sit in his lap.

“Ahhh, don’t begrudge Bella a little fun now and then.  You have had enough laughs at her expense that she owes you a few.”

She kissed his cheek and he finally dropped the sour puss face.  Since they were all in the living room already, Alice ran to the entertainment room and grabbed the Truth or Dare jar.  She sat down on the floor in between Jasper’s feet like the other two girls did with their men.

“Ladies or gents first?” Alice asked.

“Like you don’t already know.” Rosalie snarked.

“Fine, ruin my fun.” She stuck her tongue out at her blond sister. “Guys it is.  Youngest first.”

Emmett went to reach into the jar and pulled out a mini envelope.  Bella sat forward with both hands in the air.

“Hold up.  What are the rules here?  I know you Cullen’s, and there is never anything simple about games.  Not to mention Emmett will never be happy if there aren’t rules for him to break.”

Everyone laughed.

Alice answered her question, “Everyone has to take a turn.  Each envelope has a truth and a dare on the card inside.  If you pick the dare then your mate must take the truth when it is his turn and vice versa.  You cannot pick a new card if you don’t like your options and you cannot pass to your mate or anyone else.”

“Well alright then,” Bella said as she sat back between Carlisle’s legs, “Let’s get this game going.”

Emmett opened the envelope in his hands and read both sides of the card inside.

“Oh crap.” He said dejectedly, “Baby, just remember that I am doing this because I love you and know how much you hate the dares; dare.”

He handed the card to Rosalie who read it out loud, “You must hold a live worm on your tongue for thirty seconds.”

Everyone squirmed uncomfortably as Emmett got up and headed outdoors; everyone but Bella.

“I don’t get it.  What is so bad about that?  No one is asking him to eat it, right?” she asked the room.

“Just watch Bella,” Jasper told her, “and be thankful that as a vampire you have already absorbed your dinner and can’t throw it up.”

With that, Emmett came back in with a long, fat worm in his hand.  He looked at the card in Rosalie’s hand and then set the worm on his tongue. 

“Oh My God!  That is the grossest thing I have ever seen!” Bella yelled out as she covered her mouth.

Everyone else was either laughing or looking slightly green.  The worm on Emmett’s tongue appeared to be sizzling from the venom and was flipping around in a revolting way.  Emmett was counting in his head as he felt the first heart burst inside his mouth.  Worms were even less appealing than snails and he was cursing himself for ever writing this dare down.

“Thirty seconds babe!  Go!  Run!” Rosalie yelled at him.

Everyone was rolling in laughter as Emmett ran for the door like the episode of Friends where Phoebe was running with Rachel.  It was too funny.  They all heard him spitting and cursing somewhere out in the dark.

“Grab a woodchuck or something while you are out there to clean your pallet, babe!” Rosalie called out to him.

Jasper grabbed the next card while they waited for Emmett to return.  He read the card and Alice gasped as he smiled.  “Sorry darlin’, you are taking the dare tonight; truth.”

“Jazz!  Ugh!  Fine!” she reached for the card as Emmett walked back in and sat with Rosalie.

“Woodchuck?” Bella asked.

“And a fox.” Emmett mumbled.

After everyone had another good laugh, Alice read Jasper’s card, “If you could have sex with one famous person of the same sex, who would it be and why?”

“Any famous person in any time or do they have to be alive now?” Jasper asked.

“Alive now.” Alice responded.  It was her question after all.

“Hmmm,” Jasper thought as he tapped his chin in contemplation. “Max from Dancing with the Stars.”

“Who?” Emmett asked completely baffled.

“The Russian professional dancer.  He can seriously move his hips and he isn’t hard on the eyes.”

“Dude, I cannot believe you just said that.  I am revoking your Man-card.” Emmett said as he extended his hand in wait.

Another round of laughter started up as the jar was passed to Carlisle.

He pulled out an envelope and removed the tiny card inside.  He read it and looked at Alice with an eyebrow quirked in question.  If he didn’t know better, he would have bet that she rigged the game.

“Since this is your first time playing truth or dare, I would normally take the dare, but it seems that someone has put a dare on here that they knew I would never do, so I will have to choose truth.” He kissed Bella’s head as he handed her the card and whispered, “Sorry my love.”

Bella couldn’t help but read the dare first and gasped out loud, “Oh hell no, you aren’t doing that!”

She flipped the card over and read the question on the other side, “How old were you when you first spanked your monkey?”

Bella looked up at Carlisle.  “I’m kinda curious about this too.” She turned slightly so she could give him her undivided attention.

If Carlisle was capable of blushing, he would have been nine shades of red.  He ran his hand through his hair and took a deep breath; stalling the inevitable as much as he could.

He cleared his throat which was completely unnecessary, “I, uh…I never did such thing as a human and even after my change…um…I never really saw the point.” He stuttered.  Carlisle never stutters.

Everyone sat with baited breath.  Emmett and Jasper were throwing hand signals back and forth making bets on how old he was the first time he experienced self-love.

Carlisle finally continued to answer, “It wasn’t until after I was with Esme.  After we were married.”

“Shut the hell up!  You were two hundred and seventy nine years old when you first beat your meat?” Emmett yelled out as he jumped from his chair.

Everyone looked to Carlisle for confirmation.  He felt exceedingly uncomfortable under everyone’s scrutiny but then decided to bite the bullet and announced proudly.

“No.  I was three hundred and one.”

“Damn it!”  Emmett cursed as he pulled out his wallet and handed Jasper a one hundred dollar bill.

The girls laughed at their mates and Carlisle’s embarrassment was instantly forgotten.

He handed the jar over to Bella as she was the youngest female.  She reached in and pulled out the card.  Knowing that she had to take the dare, she didn’t even bother reading the question on the other side.  Her eyes scanned over the intricate writing and she quickly pulled the card to her chest.

Jasper hissed and his hands gripped the arm of the chair he was sitting in as he got hit with a tidal wave of lust and mischief from Bella.  Alice glazed over for a minute then announced, “Game over!”

Emmett and Rosalie began to protest until Jasper got hit with a wave of lust from Alice this time; having seen what Bella was planning to fulfill her dare.  Jasper couldn’t absorb anymore desire and soon the whole room was vibrating with sexual want.

Alice pulled Bella to her feet and whispered, “Remember that ‘special fabric’ Rose and I told you about?”  Bella nodded. “Use that and song number four on the CFM list on your iPod.  Trust me.”

Bella giggled as her plan became more solidified.

“Darlin’?  We need to go.  Now!” Jasper commanded as he grabbed Alice and threw her on his back.

“Em, we are heading west.” He called out as he ran out the front door.

Emmett, understanding what was going on, swept Rosalie up into a bridal hold, “Then we are heading east.  See you all in the morning.” And with that, they were gone.

Carlisle had felt the lust from Jasper and Bella’s arousal encircled him when she read the card, but he did not understand what was going on.  Bella walked over to him and handed him the card.

‘Do a sexy strip tease for your mate.’

Carlisle looked up into Bella’s darkening eyes as she licked her plump lips.

I am a lucky, lucky vampire.