By Emily Reeves
Christmas at the Cullen's Chapter 1
I had just got out of the shower and had gone back to my room in just a white, fluffy, fairly short towel, to see Edward lying on my bed, under the covers. Anyone who saw him would believe he was asleep, of course I knew better. His eyes snap open, revealing his light, topaz eyes, revealing that he must have just hunted. I remember him mentioning a mountain lion problem up in Canada. I hadn't seen him in 2 days, since he wanted to be fully feed for the holidays, so naturally I just wanted to run up to him and engulf him in a hug. His eyes rake down my body and they darken a shade, filling with love and lust. Why's he looking at me like that? Then I remembered the small towel I held around my body and blushed furiously.
"One second..." I mutter, quickly grabbing my clothes and dashing back to the bathroom, I'm surprised I didn't trip. Once I'm dressed, in grey skinny jeans and a blue top (Alice is rubbing off on me), I rush back to my room, not even bothering about doing something with my hair.
"Back" I mumble, before launching myself into his arms. "I missed you."
"I missed you too. Not going that far again for a while. It was agony being away from your beautiful self." Edward whispered in my ear, running his nose up and down my neck. He moved his lips to mine and gave them a deeper kiss than he allowed. I'm guessing this was because I had told him that I'd stop trying to seduce him into having sex before marriage. I only stopped because I realised how important this 'no sex till marriage' rule was to Edward. After Edward explained that this was how it happened in his time, and he still wanted to do something the right, I agreed. I disliked it, but it made Edward happy to wait till our wedding night. I know better to try and deepen the kiss, or else he'd pull back. It didn't matter though, as all too soon, he pulls back. He obviously doesn't want to though.
"What have you been up to while I've been away?" he murmurs, leaning his forehead against mine.
"Not too much. I went Christmas shopping and got gifts for everyone. I keep changing my mind on Alice's though so she can't see what I'm getting her" I smile mischievously. Edward smiles my favourite crooked smile.
"That's evil, love. She must be going crazy" he chuckles.
"You have no idea" I let out a UN Bella-like giggle.
"Did you use the credit card I gave you?" He asks. Urgh. Since I'm his Fiancée, soon to be wife, technically, what's mine is yours. Including all his families' money. I tried to argue that the phrase only works when you're married, not engaged. He still gave me the little black credit card, which I had promised him I would use and not think twice about it. I'm not too sure how he got me to agree with this, so that means he probably dazzled me into it and kissed me breathless. That's his favourite way of making me accept his gifts. Sigh... I will admit it did come incredibly handy earlier today, when shopping for his and his families' presents.
"Yes I did. Thank you again for it" I quietly reply. It was so quiet you'd need vampire hearing to detect it.
"I'm glad and you know you don't have to keep thanking me every time you make a purchase with it?" he replies, teasing me.
I simply blush and look down. As Edward moves us, so we are lying down on the bed facing each other, he asks;
"May I ask what you have got?" I think it over, and decide to tell him everyone's except his. He knows not to tell Alice.
"Well, I got Esme two paintings. One's of the sunset, the other is of the night time. I got Rosalie a Ruby Necklace, an appointment with her favourite designer, Jimmy Choo, to design her own shoes and have them sold around the world and Jimmy Choo Pumps, which I saw her admiring the other day. For Alice and I suppose in a way all the girls, I pulled some strings and got the whole mall closed on the 30th of December, so her and the girls have it all to their selves for a whole day. That and an appointment with Jimmy Choo himself to create a limited edition shoe line which will go out in shops for others to buy as well. Emmet's getting a joke book, as well as some other, well, Emmet-like things. Jasper has some history books which I thought he might enjoy. They are from the early 1800s. Carlisle has got a stethoscope, with the words 'Relax, I don't bite, I'm a vegan' engraved on it. As well as a book on medical history from the 1750s." I take a deep breath after saying what I had gotten his family and looked at him. He's smiling a brilliant smile.
"They are going to love them so much. Alice and Rosalie especially. Carlisle will defiantly get a kick out of the stethoscope-"he breaks of, chuckling at the irony of the gift. I simply smile up at him and kiss his cheek. He stops laughing and stares and me intently.
"I believe you forgot someone" he says, "when explaining what gifts you bought everyone" he adds on the end, seeing my confused face. Oh. He wants to know what he got. Well, not gonna happen bucko. I smile teasingly up at him. I'm going to surprise him for once. Playing along, I say;
"Really, I don't think so. Let's see. Esme, Carlisle, Rosalie, Emmet, Alice, Jasper and that it. Oh, wait, I got Charlie a new fishing rod" I smile devilishly at him. His mock-glares down at me.
"Come-on Bella, what did you get me, please tell me?" He tries to use the full force of his eyes on my, but I focus my eyes on a button on the top of his shirt.
"Nope and don't try to find out, please, I would really, really like to surprise you just this once... Please?" I look up at his, staring into his eyes and I put my lips, and plead with my eyes. It's plain dirty, using this method to get him to do what I want, but it's not like he hasn't used it on me before.
I see his resolve cave in his eyes, and he burrows his head in my neck, nuzzling there.
"You're a dangerous woman, love. Extremely dangerous. Ok I won't look for it, ask or attempt to find out what it is at all. Ok?" he mumbles into my neck.
"Do you promise to not ask in any way, shape or form to not look for, or find out what your present is?" I question.
"Yes love, I promise. I love you, you know." I feel a bright smile getting plastered on my face. Those three simple words, spoken from him to me, and make me feel so happy, that Jasper would be another version of Alice.
"I love you ever so much to, you know." I reply, trailing my fingers through his hair. I feel him smile against the skin on my neck. He kisses my neck, sending shivers down my back, before groaning, and getting up, looking annoyed. I furrow my eyebrows. He sees my confused look and explains.
"Alice just said to tell that I'll pick you up at 7pm. Charlie is going to ask you if it would be ok if he went on a police course in Port Angeles, since he knows you're going to want to be round mine tomorrow. He normally goes there every Christmas, and he didn't go last year-"He flinches at the memory which he heard from Charlie's thoughts of last Christmas. I give him a quick kiss and he understands what I'm saying through it. I'm saying 'the past is the past. Do not worry, I love you.' He looks at me gratefully and continues. "He thought he would go this year. He will be home in an hour and a half. He won't give you any hassle as he can't stop you from seeing your fiancée and he knows that now, but he won't be too ecstatic. Alice said to mention her and he'll brighten right up." We both start laughing at how Alice has him wrapped round her tiny fingers.
"Ok, will do. I will start his dinner in half an hour. I'll make his favourite tonight, since I won't see him tomorrow. I must admit, I don't usually look forward to the holidays, but I have this year. All thanks to you and the rest of the Cullen family." I look up at him to see him gazing at me adoringly. I blush and give a small smile.
We lay together in a comfortable silence for half an hour, before starting on my dad's dinner. I'm having mine at Edwards. This is the first time Esme can cook Christmas dinner and Christmassy foods, so she rang Edward 10 minutes ago, telling him that she has dinner for me, ready to cook at their house. She's so caring, Esme is. A true mother.
After idle chatter with Edward, we hear the distinct roar of the cruiser outside. Edward quickly gives me a kiss and says he'll see me at 7pm when he picks me up, before running upstairs and jumping out of my bedroom window at vampire speed. I place my father's dinner on the table and wait for him to come in the house.