[He reaches out, brushing his hand lightly across her cheek.] I know...[He trails off thoughtfully for a second, all while subtly manipulating Alice's emotions to help settle into a state of calm.] But everything had to work out in it's own way, darlin. You know that.
[She leans into his touch and slowly but surely, she begins to calm down. She knows he's using his empathy to help, but she can't bring herself to fault him for it. She'd have done the same thing if he were worked up]
It's like without my gift, I feel so useless. Like I can't protect Bella or the rest of us.
[Alice closed her eyes. The most frustrating part about all of this was how she wanted to help Bella, but how Bella wouldn't accept her help] I'm sorry. I'm getting you upset too. But I'm so hungry. It's hard to stay calm when I just want to feed.
[He reaches out, brushing his hand lightly across her cheek.] I know...[He trails off thoughtfully for a second, all while subtly manipulating Alice's emotions to help settle into a state of calm.] But everything had to work out in it's own way, darlin. You know that.
[She leans into his touch and slowly but surely, she begins to calm down. She knows he's using his empathy to help, but she can't bring herself to fault him for it. She'd have done the same thing if he were worked up]
It's like without my gift, I feel so useless. Like I can't protect Bella or the rest of us.
[Alice closed her eyes. The most frustrating part about all of this was how she wanted to help Bella, but how Bella wouldn't accept her help] I'm sorry. I'm getting you upset too. But I'm so hungry. It's hard to stay calm when I just want to feed.
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But everything had to work out in it's own way, darlin. You know that.
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It's like without my gift, I feel so useless. Like I can't protect Bella or the rest of us.
I did see something though.
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[He tilts his head to one side.] What?
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AU Bella alright?
Sure!
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But everything had to work out in it's own way, darlin. You know that.
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It's like without my gift, I feel so useless. Like I can't protect Bella or the rest of us.
I did see something though.
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[He tilts his head to one side.] What?
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