Bella POV

I had been in the Cullen's kitchen all day helping Esme make food for the hospital's annual Christmas party. Esme, being the caring person she is, had offered to make most of the food. So, here we were, making hors d'oeuvres for a good 100 humans.

When Esme had first given me the number, I was shocked. I would have never thought Forks Hospital had so many employees. Though, when you really think about it, I suppose the number fits taking into account all of the positions at the hospital.

As I finished up the final batch of mini keishes, it was just nearing 4:30. And, since Alice had insisted on helping Esme get ready, I decided she might want to leave to hunt now. We had missed hunting earlier today because of the amount of food that needed to be made. I felt bad after noting what a deep onyx her eyes were. So, after I set the keishes in the oven, I sent Esme out to hunt.

"Esme? Please go out and hunt. You're going to be around so many humans tonight and you look so thirsty."

"Oh, sweetheart it's nothing. Besides, we've yet to make the cookies. I can't leave you here alone!" She protested.

"Esme, go. It won't take me very long to make the cookies. And you really need to hunt." I countered.

"You do, dear." Carlisle added upon entering the kitchen. "Come, I'll go with you."

With Carlisle on my side, Esme caved. "Alright, a quick trip wouldn't hurt. But, Bella, if you need anything please call me." She added, making a show of putting a shiny silver cell phone into her pocket.

"Okay. Now go on. Alice will be angry if you're not back in time." And with that, Esme and Carlisle were gone. However, I did hear Alice warn them, sternly, to be back soon as the backdoor clicked shut.

With Esme gone, I began to take advantage of my new speed. I had less than 2 hours to complete 9 batches of cookies that took each took about 35 minutes to bake. So, I rolled out the dough and began to quickly cut out Christmasy shapes.

After a good 20 minutes of cutting out shapes I had 6 batches already in the two convection ovens, which were now full. I groaned internally as I finished up the last of the batches and sat down to wait on the other 6 to finish. I had about 5 minutes before the first two batches were ready to be decorated, so I began to clean up.

Just as I finished washing the last few dishes the timer went off indicating that the first two batches were finished. So, I moved to pull the out. With the oven door open, I reached in and grabbed the two pans. At the moment I shut the oven door, a quiet and husky "Hello, love." startled me, causing me to drop the pans. He could be so damn quiet! He was however, faster than me, so the crash the pans should have made never happened. Instead he set them gently on the counter and moved to kiss me.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you." He murmured.

"You...It's okay." I smiled. Even though I was substantially more graceful, I still had my moments.

"How's the cooking coming?" He asked, flashing me my favorite crooked smile.

"I'm almost done. I just have to wait for the rest of the cookies to finish baking, and then decorate them." I declared, triumphantly.

"May I help? With the decorating, I mean." He looked so innocent; I couldn't say no, plus I needed the help.

"Sure."

So, we set to work decorating cookies. It was a sweet moment. Until my inner vampire got the best of me. I squeezed too hard on the icing bag I was holding and with a loud pop, the bag exploded and sent icing everywhere. And, to top things off, Edward's arm flew back and sent the bag of flour I had left out flying off the counter and into the air. We were now covered in icing and flour, and to top things off, the cookies were ruined.

Edward and I looked at each other after the chaos subsided and began to laugh. We laughed so hard I was thankful that I no longer needed to breathe. Edward pulled me into his arms and kissed me in between spasms of laughter. We were so caught up in our own little world, we didn't hear anyone enter the room. When Emmett spoke, we looked up to see Alice, Jasper, and Rosalie standing in the doorway, obviously fighting laughter. It took Emmett to make us realize the severity of the damage.

"What's all the... Oh shit! Esme is going to kill you two!"

A/N: Okay, this is my first fanfic so, you know... Anyway, reviews are appreciated. And if anyone knows how to properly spell Keishes please let me know!! I spent like 30 minutes trying to figure it out!! Ugh!! Also, I do realize my grammar sucks. I have like a comma addiction. I use them where they're unnecessary! I'm sorry, okay!! Thanks again! Much Love Always!!

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