"We're cool," he confirmed．
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"Awesome," Alice said nodding, her eyes shifting from side to side as she did. "I'm gonna go then," she said finally. "Cause, I've gotta 
return some DVDs. Late charges are the worst.”
Charlie smiled and nodded, patting her reassuringly on the shoulder．
"I understand," he said intoned gravely. "A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.”
"Number one Dad," Alice exclaimed, grinning at Charlie as she slapped him on the arm lightly．
Charlie was about to respond to that, but before he could Alice became distracted and turned her head to the side, focusing on something across the room．
"Number one human Dad, Carlisle," she said finally, and Charlie could see that her eyes were on her own father as she spoke. "The human part was implied.”
Turning his head to the side, Charlie followed Alice's gaze over to Carlisle who was looking at her with a hang dog expression. From the smiles on the faces of the rest of the family, Charlie was certain that Carlisle was just playing and wasn't really offended, and he smiled a little at the display of goofiness from the usually stoic patriarch of the Cullen family. Charlie's gaze moved from Carlisle back to Alice when she shifted in front of him, his eyes crinkling with delight a second later when Alice sighed and muttered, "you men are so sensitive," before she patted Charlie's shoulder one last time and made her way over to her father．
It didn't take long for Alice to reach Carlisle and when she did, she bent down at the waist and pressed a kiss to his forehead, and then after a brief moment of hesitation a devious smile spread across Alice's lips and she ruffled his usually impeccably styled hair, until it was sticking out in every direction. Once she was done giving Carlisle the out of control hair of a teen idol, Alice rested her hand on his shoulder and looked down at her father somberly. "You'll always be top nacho with me Papi," she said with utmost seriousness．
"You were watching Univision the whole time I was gone, weren't you?" Bella asked smirking, as Rose and Emmett exchanged looks and tried not to smile．
"Por supuesto que no, mi hermoso ángel del cielo!" Alice declared gesturing passionately as she stared deeply into Bella's eyes. Charlie's Spanish was a bit rusty, but he was pretty sure that Alice had just said, "Of course not, my beautiful angel from heaven!" and he had to bite down on his bottom lip to stop from laughing．
Alice's dramatic display made Esme giggle however, and once she lost it the rest of the family started to laugh as well. Alice turned her head to Charlie and winked at him conspiratorally, and then she took a seat on the floor next to Bella and took his daughter's hand into her own before focusing on the coloured slips of paper on the floor once again．
Charlie leaned back in the couch, settling himself comfortably. A small, content smile spreading over his face as Edward and Emmett started arguing, Edward gesturing manically to an empty spot on the floor while Rose surreptitiously passed the object that Edward was looking for to Alice behind Bella's back. Charlie reached for his beer, and took a sip, allowing his eyes to close as the cool liquid slipped down his throat．
In the Cullen's living room, surrounded by soft music, the warmth of a fire and the sound of soft laughter, he felt better than he had in months. Ｈe was finally beginning to believe – for the first time since finding out that Bella was a vampire – that things would really be okay．
To be continued
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新章节36
Title: The Edge
Author: JanineFandom: TwilightPairing: Alice/BellaRating: PGDisclaimer: All characters are owned by Stephanie Meyer. I'm just borrowing them．
January 2ndBella leaned against the side of Alice's Porsche and tipped her head back, allowing her eyes to close as she basked in the feeling of sunlight warming her face. She didn't get a chance to luxuriate in the sun much anymore, but on the driveway of the Cullen's house, surrounded by forest, she didn't have to worry about prying eyes and was able to sparkle freely．
"I always did like shiny things.”
Bella's lips curved up into a smile at the sound of Alice's voice, and she tipped her head forward and opened her eyes to find her lover grinning at her．
"You must have been so easy to please as a child," Bella commented, holding her hand out to Alice. A wash of warmth shot through her when Alice took her hand and stepped closer, and Bella couldn't help but marvel once again at the effect Alice had on her．
Alice smiled and shrugged．
"Probably," she drawled playfully. "I'm pretty easy to please now, too," she continued leaning forward to brush her lips against Bella's softly．
