I turned to look at Alice. "There are no options," I howled.
To bring her back when that monster was hunting her - I just couldn't bare it if something were to happen. My brain was in limbo.
"I'm not leaving Charlie!" Bella yelled louder than I had ever heard but I ignored her.
"We have to take her back," Emmett said quietly.
"No," I said with authority.
"He's no match for us, Edward. He won't be able to touch her," Emmett promised.
"He'll wait," I explained.
We'll beat him at his own game then! "I can wait, too." Emmett said while grinning widely.
"You didn't see - you don't understand. Once he commits to a hunt, he's unshakeable. We'd have to kill him." I shouted.
And this is a problem because? "That's an option," he replied unperturbed.
I was becoming angrier because I knew I was going to lose this argument. "And the female. She's with him. If it turns into a fight, the leader will go with them, too."
Three against seven? Please! "There are enough of us."
"There's another option," Alice replied quietly.
She saw what Bella was planning in her head and the only way she saw this plan was if it was a possibility. This made me angrier than before. "There - is - no - other - option!" I shouted.
I could see the shock on Bella and Emmett's face in the mirror. I turned to look at Alice. She has a good plan and you know it! Alice barked in her head.
I continued to stare at her with deepest dislike.
If she doesn't convince James that she is no longer in Forks than he will let Victoria kill Charlie. You can't let that happen. What would Carlisle say?
I continued to glare at her and her logic.
"Does anyone want to hear my plan?" Bella asked.
"No," I growled because I already knew her plan and disagreed with it.
I've had enough of this! Alice glared at me so menacingly I almost thought she was going to burn holes through me.
"Listen," Bella pleaded desperately. "You take me back."
"No," I cut in.
I turned to look at her and now she was glaring at me. "You take me back," she continued anyway. "I tell my dad I want to go home to Phoenix. I pack my bags. We wait till this tracker is watching, and then we run. He'll follow us and leave Charlie alone. Charlie won't call the FBI on your family. Then you can take me any damned place you want."
Wow! I like her style. She fights dirty! Emmett looked surprised.
Just let her do this, Edward. Alice continued to glare at me.
"It's not a bad idea, really." Emmett allowed.
"It might work - and we simply can't leave her father unprotected. You know that," Alice replied in a I told you so tone.
Everyone's eyes were on me. I took in a deep breath. "It's too dangerous - I don't want him within a hundred miles of her."
"Edward, he's not getting through us," Emmett said confidently.
I wish I were as confident as he was. I looked at Alice because she started flitting through the future again. Ah, yes, the future is getting clearer. I see... "I don't see him attacking. He'll try to wait for us to leave her alone."
"It won't take long for him to realize that's not going to happen," Emmett said.
"I demand that you take me home." Bella said firmly.
My brain was swelling with the onslaught of information - the past events, the present and the future. Bringing my fingers to my temples and squeezing my eyes shut while trying to dispel all thoughts was useless but I tried anyway.
"Please," Bella whispered a cry.
I knew I had to do what was best for Bella all around, not what was just best for me. I decided a compromise would be the best I could deal with.
"You're leaving tonight, whether the tracker sees or not. You tell Charlie that you can't stand another minute in Forks. Tell him whatever story works. Pack the first things your hands touch, and then get in your truck. I don't care what he says to you. You have fifteen minutes. Do you hear me? Fifteen minutes from the time you cross the doorstep." I conceded.
The engine roared to life as I turned the key. I whipped the truck around while listening to everyone's thoughts.
I knew this was going to happen, Alice thought smugly.
Yes! We get to fight! Hell yes! Emmett rejoiced.
"Emmett?" Bella said. I looked in the mirror and she was looking down at her hands.
"Oh, sorry." Emmett said while letting go of her wrists.
This is the most exciting thing since mine and Jasper's trip to Africa. I hope Edward always keeps Bella around, everything is always so interesting! Emmett continued to think happy thoughts the whole way back to Forks.