My Own Worst Enemy 19

“It’s over.”Rosalie mumbled as she watched Carlisle’s body burn to ash on the tv screen. She couldn’t believe that she was finally free of the man. Turning her attention to Bella whatever she was going to say fled her mind once she caught sight of Bella’s red eyes. Rosalie put her hand over her heart convinced that she could feel it beating again because when she looked at Bella the all encompassing love she felt for the girl sent a jolt of life throughout her entire body. Rosalie couldn’t understand how she ever could have been mean to Bella. That or how she could have denied the bond. Looking at Bella now the very thought of saying something other than praise and proclamations of love was unimaginable. Let alone something derogatory or nasty as she had done in the past.

“How do you feel?”Bella asked.

Rosalie tried to think of how to put what she felt like in words but nothing she thought of could do justice to how she was feeling. Deciding words were overrated she took Bella in her arms and twirled her around joining in when Bella started laughing. Setting her down Rosalie laid her forehead against Bella’s.”I feel free.”

“You are free.”Bella leaned forward and pressed her lips to Rosalie’s. She had planned for a chaste kiss but that idea was thrown out the window when Rosalie wrapped her arms around her neck and pulled her close.

Rosalie was in heaven. She was finally kissing her mate. Something she had been denied the opportunity to do for over 30 yrs. Now that she was getting the chance she wasn’t going to waste anymore time. Pushing her tongue past Bella’s lips Rosalie let her hands roam Bella’s body. Grabbing Bella’s ass she pulled their bodies flush together taking great pleasure when Bella moaned into her mouth. Deciding that they had way too many clothes on Rosalie didn’t even bother with the buttons of Bella’s shirt and simply ripped it off of Bella but before she could get her bra off they were interrupted by a voice.

“Good we caught you before you could get naked.”Sulpicia had hoped that they wouldn’t catch Bella and Rosalie in a sexual situation.

“I think we can take this as proof the sire bond is officially broken.”Didyme was pleased that Rosalie was now free of Carlisle’s commands.

“So are Rosalie’s hands.”Kate said.

Rosalie looked at her hands.”My hands aren’t broken.

“Then maybe someone should give you some lessons on buttons so you don’t have to rip anymore of Bella’s shirts.”Kate joked.

“Leave them alone Kate.”Irina scolded.

“You honestly can’t expect me not to tease the two of them.”Kate had tons of material she had been holding onto over the years for when Bella finally got a mate.

“Be nice or we will bring up some of your actions when you were turned and then when we met Irina.”Tanya threatened.

“No need to make threats.”Kate didn’t want her mates telling embarrassing stories about her so she would save teasing Bella when they weren’t around to hear it.

“Anyway. Rosalie how do you feel?”Sulpicia asked.

“I feel like a fog has been lifted. Like I can finally breathe in fresh air after only being exposed to smog. My love for Bella has increased tenfold and I feel more for her now then I even did when I caught her scent in Alaska. Looking at her I feel like I’m finally where I was meant to be.”Rosalie told her.

Irina put her hand over her heart and sigh.”That was beautiful.”

“You certainly have a way with words.”Didyme was very happy that Rosalie had turned out to be nothing like they originally thought.

“Well now that you and Bella are mated we need to discuss what new arrangements need to be made for your future together.”Sulpicia said.

“What do you mean?”Rosalie didn’t like talking about her future with anyone other than Bella.

“I mean that now that you are together we need to get you set up with bank accounts, a new cell phone, space in the castle for you to put your things and anything else needed for you to be able to blend your life with Bella’s.”Sulpicia explained.

“How I blend my life with Bella’s is something that Bella and I should discuss privately.”Rosalie said.

“I agree with Rosalie. We should discuss our future together privately.”Bella would be more comfortable planning a future with Rosalie without all six of her mothers’ input.

“As we are a part of your life we should have a say in what that future looks like.”Irina wasn’t going to let the pair make plans without her.

“Irina is right Bella. Our opinion matters as well.”Didyme didn’t want to be left out of decisions made when it came to her daughter’s future.

“Your opinions do matter. However Rosalie and I are newly mated couple who hasn’t even had more than five minutes alone to explore our bond. I don’t know about Rosalie but my main focus right now going somewhere private so we can not only get to know each other better but to exchange bites. That being something we can’t do with all of you around.”Bella told them.

“Those our exactly what my thoughts are.”Rosalie’s main concern right then was getting Bella alone and getting her naked.

“Where would you want to go?”Tanya asked.

“I was hoping we could use our cabin in Norway.”Bella thought that was the perfect place because the closest humans lived hundreds of miles away from the house.

“I wouldn’t mind going to Norway.”Rosalie actually didn’t care where they went as long as they were alone.

“It’s your turn to stay at the castle.”Sulpicia reminded Bella.

“I know but Rosalie and myself won’t get any kind of privacy here.”Bella knew if they stayed in the castle then not only would the queens but some of her friends in the guard would seek her out to spend time with them.

“We would allow you some privacy.”Didyme would leave Bella and Rosalie alone for a couple days before she requested Bella spend time with her.

“Dad please reason with them.”Bella asked Athenodora.

Athenodora was thinking the same as her mates but knew that Bella needed some time with her mate.”My loves remember when the false bond was broken how we felt. All three of us were extremely frustrated that we didn’t have a chance to be alone to explore the bond. Especially you Di. How many guards did you try and attack when our alone time was interrupted?”

“Fine but if they go away then once they are done they must come to the castle.”Didyme would allow it only if Bella came to Italy to spend time with them once they surfaced.

“If Bella is to go to the castle then we will visit her in Norway to spend time with her before their vacation is over.”Irina knew that it was only fair that Bella go to Italy after getting over her mating haze but didn’t want to go without seeing her daughter for so long.

“We will agree only if you don’t come until we give you permission.”Bella didn’t want her mothers to show up randomly.

“That will depend on how long you go without contacting us.”Kate wasn’t going to let Bella ignore them just because she was spending time with Rosalie.

“What do you think?”Bella asked Rosalie.

Rosalie wasn’t happy with the idea of the Denali showing up on their vacation or having to go to Italy as soon it was over but she would discuss all that with Bella when they were alone. She didn’t want to have to deal with any fighting that would lead to Bella’s mothers not letting them leave.”I am alright with that.”

“Then it’s settled. You can take the private jet there.”Sulpicia figured the sooner the pair got to Norway and gave over to their beasts the sooner they would get over the mating haze.

“I only have the suitcase I packed for us going to Alaska with me so we may need to buy a few things before we leave.”Rosalie would also have to arrange for all her stuff to be moved from the Cullen’s properties and storage units. That being another thing she was going to have to talk to Bella about. That and how they were going to deal with all Carlisle, Esme and Edward’s assets. Rosalie felt like she should get at least a portion of them along with the three remaining members of the coven. Maybe she would actually talk to Alice, Jasper and Emmett about they wanted.

“I can take you to town and we can buy whatever you want.”Bella offered.

“Thank you.”Rosalie had always wanted to check out what Voltaire was like but never had the chance because she and the rest of the Cullens were afraid of the kings and had never had a reason to visit the queens.

“We will go with you.”Tanya wanted a chance to spend time with her daughter before she left for what would probably be months.

“Good idea.”Irina too wanted a chance to spend time with Bella before she left.

“I’ll have Heidi get everything ready for you to leave as soon as possible.”Sulpicia told them.

Bella gave Sulpicia a hug.”Thank you mother.”

“You’re welcome.”Sulpicia happily returned the hug.

“You are not to leave without saying goodbye to us.”Didyme pulled Bella into her own hug after she released Sulpicia.

“We won’t.”Bella promised.

Athenodora not be left out got a hug as well.”You better not.”

“Let’s get going.”Rosalie wanted to get this done with as soon as possible so that they could leave.

“I just need to stop by my rooms to get a new shirt.”Bella wasn’t embarrassed of her body but think it would be proper going out in public in only her bra.

“Maybe pick one without buttons this time so Rosalie doesn’t ruin it.”Kate said.

Bella ignored Kate’s comment knowing if she replied Kate would just tease them more.”We will be back.”

“We will have everything ready for you when get here.”Sulpicia told her.

Watching Bella lead Rosalie and her mothers out the room Didyme sighed.”I hate that our time with her is going to be shorter now that she has a mate.”

“I do to but it makes me happy that Rosalie turned out to better than we thought she would.”Athenodora would prefer not to have share Bella’s attention with another vampire but was happy that Rosalie wasn’t like the rest of the Cullens.

“That is a bright spot in all this.”Sulpicia agreed.

“Now we just have to start planning on remodeling the castle to add room for Rosalie’s things.”Didyme said.

“Maybe we should talk to her former coven mates about her preferences so we can have everything ready for when they come back.”Athenodora suggested.

“I don’t know if they would be the best ones to get information from.”Sulpicia was coming to understand that Rosalie didn’t have a lot of support in the coven. Especially considering none of them said anything about the false mate bond.

“Very true.”Didyme didn’t think the three in the dungeon could provide much insight into Rosalie’s life.

“Well until then we should at least start making some plans to clear out the rooms next to Bella’s. That way when they come back we can start the remodel right away. Hopefully once it’s done Rosalie and Bella would like it a lot more than Alaska and they will spend more time here.”Athenodora was going to go all out and spare no expense to make Rosalie love living in the castle.

“First I need to talk to Heidi about getting the plane ready. Then we can assign some guards to move things around.”Sulpicia said.

“I’m going to go get a supply of blood ready for the pair to take with them.”Didyme didn’t want Bella and Rosalie to waste time hunting while they were away.

“I’ll help.”Athenodora volunteered.

“I’ll see you when Bella gets back.”Sulpicia made her way out of the room waving over her shoulder at her mates’ replies. She wanted Heidi to have everything ready by the time Bella and Rosalie came back from shopping so they could leave right away. Thinking about what Athenodora said Sulpicia tried to think about how they could remodel the castle to entice Rosalie to want to live there. It was rather obvious that Rosalie would be the driving force in the mated pair’s relationship and the queen knew if they wanted to get their way that they would have to make Rosalie agree with them. Not that she thought Rosalie would make all the decisions. It was just Bella was a people pleasure and very go with the flow. She usually allowed her six mothers to decide things like where she lived and how she spent her time. Having a mate would overrule everyone else so it would be Rosalie would be the one to decide those things now. That just meant that Sulpicia had to get on Rosalie’s good side. Something that wouldn’t be a problem because when she put her mind to it Sulpicia could be very charming and by the time she was done Rosalie would be more than willing to go along with the queen’s plans.