AN: This is my first fic so please any reviews will be great, also age summery
Edward- 27, Bella- 25, Jasper & Alice 28, Emmett- 29 and Rosalie -28
The Big Bounce
BPOV
We pulled up to the hotel we were staying at and Edward kissed me on the cheek, threw some money at the cab driver and got our bags from the trunk. I stared in awe as I stepped out of the cab and looked at the lights shining above the dark sky. We were in Las Vegas celebrating my brother Jasper's promotion to head of the history department of the private school he taught at; this was quite an accomplishment as he is only 28. His wife, Alice stated that we needed to celebrate- and her motto is "The Bigger the Better." Alice never half asses anything, for graduating high school she took a trip to the Bahamas, for completing her first year of college she took a trip across Europe, which is where she met me brother, I believe it was a pub in Ireland and Jasper was drinking a beer when the elfin pixie slammed right into his back.
Edward pulled me out of my musing and dragged me to the front desk to check in. We were the last to arrive of our friends to arrive, as it is summer break Jasper was off and Alice owns her own boutique so they were able to leave two days ago. Edward's brother Emmett and his girlfriend Rosalie flew in yesterday. Edward wasn't able to get out of the hospital until six am this morning and I refused to be anywhere in Las Vegas without him. He worked in the ER as a pediatric trauma fellow. We have been together for two years now and couldn't be happier. No our relationship isn't perfect, we fight, complain and nag at each other, but above all we love each other.
When I heard the door click open I realized we were at our suit, Edward carried the bags and followed me in. The first thing I noticed that there is a HUGE bed in the middle of the room- with that said I took a running start and began bouncing. About the time of my fourth jump, two warm and comforting arms tugged around my waste and brought me down flat on my back. I was then met with the two emerald eyes with a wicked gleam in them, the next thing I know I'm being pinned down and tickled to the point where bladder control is becoming an issue.
Finally able to break free I make my way to the bathroom- the sounds of velvet laughter behind me. I had been up at the crack of dawn finishing packing and driving to the hospital to pick up Edward after his shift in the ER, and I hadn't gone to bed until two am working on the children's book I'm writing. I work as a kindergarten teacher in the same school as Jasper, but my dream is to publish a series of children's stories based on the character Joe Bear.
Once I leave the bathroom I am greeted by my own version of perfection laying on the bed, legs and feet dangling off the side. The plan was for us to have today to ourselves to catch up on sleep and meet up with everyone for dinner. Edward motioned for me to join him on the bed, which I was more than happy to oblige. "Love, I have no idea why, but I am not the least bit tired." I looked up at Edward skeptically, he sighed and started kisses on my face "okay, I do have an idea as to why and it involves you" kiss "me" kiss "and the durability of this king sized bed" he finished his statement with a kiss on my lips and flipping me on my back at the same time. All I had to do was look at that smirk and I knew I would not be getting any sleep for a while.
5 hours later
I was wrapped in Edward's arm and letting my mind wander to through all the possibilities of what tonight's festivities would bring- Jim, Jack and Jose were a definite, with Alice and Rosalie dancing was almost a given, and more glorious hours enjoying this suit with Edward. While in the middle of my thoughts, Edward squeezed me to his chest and started to speak slowly and without his normal confidence "Bella…" I replied with a small moan as I began to trace figure eights on his sculpted chest as he continued gaining more self-assurance with each word he spoke "We have about 4 hours left before we have to meet everyone in the hotel restaurant for dinner, and I was wondering what we should do to fill the time." I couldn't help but giggle as I had a few ideas that popped into my head, I attempted to keep a serious tone to my voice as I answered "well, we have some options, one- raid the mini-bar and get drunk off our assess and go find the nearest Elvis to marry us, two- resume the bouncy test of this lovely mattress provided by the hotel, or three- watch Ocean's Eleven."
Edward sat up quickly looking intensely down at me as I lay in a heap of heaven's pillows and then he began his response "As much fun as I have watching you ogle George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and the majority of the cast of Ocean's Eleven, I'm going to have to pass this time." I scoffed at his deeming tone as he said their names and was about to protest as to the reason I love that movie is for the genius and humor of the story, but Edward held his hand to my lips in order to stop me before he continued "Also we will be testing the finest alcohol this great city has to offer later tonight, and I prefer not to completely trashed at eight o'clock at night when my dear sweet cousin Alice and my Brother have no doubt mapped out and typed an itinerary of the state of intoxication we are to be at every hour in order to enjoy the full night life that is Vegas." Again he paused for dramatic effect, still not removing his hand from my mouth, "As far as the bouncy-ness of this lovely mattress, I think we have proved its quality this afternoon, but am willing to re-test later when we are in our drunken Vegas stupor when we stroll in at five am tomorrow morning, so…"
He got off the bed and pulled on his boxer briefs and made his way to his bag and pulled something out. I sat up with the sheet wrapped around my body as he approached me with his hands behind his back. Once he was standing in front of me he got down on one knee and brought a black velvet box from behind him and opened it before continuing "Isabella, love, I could sit here and say all the cliché things in the world about how my life was meaningless before you, how you are exquisite, how my love is endless for you, how I want to spend this life and the next wrapped in your arms, but you know all of these things as I tell you every day that you are my life. So today as I sit here" he looked down at his attire for a moment before continuing "in my underwear in a Las Vegas hotel room, on one knee I am asking you to come with me and find the nearest Elvis and become my wife?"
I sat speechless as silent tears traveled down my cheeks and past the enormous grin plastered on my face, before I attacked. I wrapped my arms around Edward's neck as we fell to the floor; I straddled him and placed kisses all over his face as I repeated yes after each kiss. Edward was able to pull me up to a sitting position as he slid the ring on my finger and looked at me with the goofiest smile I have ever seen and exclaimed "Let's get dressed and go have the first sober wedding officiated by Elvis in Las Vegas!"
