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Full Summary:
What happens when you put the Cullen kids in a small car with Bella Swan? Chaos and hilarity, that's what! Oh, and who can forget the romance, pranks, and the...whoa..stripping?! Join the gang as they travel to the east coast for a final road trip of epic proportions.
Bella
"Why is it that once we finally graduate, there isn't anything to do?" Emmett asked from the couch.
Today was the first official day of freedom and the whole gang was at the Cullens' house. Alice was sitting on Jasper's lap in the oversized arm chair, Rose and Emmett were sprawled out on the couch and I was laying on the floor by the window wall.
"I don't know, but we need to find something to do. This is our last summer that we'll all be together for sure. We need to do something we'll all remember, something that we haven't done before," Alice answered. I noticed she had her thinking face on which was never a good sign.
We all glanced up as an unhappy Edward walked in. Then I remembered that he was supposed to have a job interview today.
"So…how did things go?" I asked him lifting my body until I was sitting so I could see him better.
"They didn't. The guy found someone else. He said that this guy knew more about music than I did," he replied with an eye roll, walking over to me and laying his head down on my legs.
I felt the familiar shock of electricity ran through my whole body as soon as his skin touched mine. For years, I've been in love with my best friend. I know you're thinking this couldn't end well if he found out, but that's the beautiful thing about it: he never would. Everyone else had found out long ago, but there was no way I would ever tell Edward about my feelings. I know it wouldn't go over well with him. You see, he'd always seen me as his little sister, someone he always had to watch over. I, in no way, felt any sibling love for him though. It only added more fuel to my fire when we would say we loved each other too. He meant it in a completely different way than I did. We grew up together and we even made fricking mud pies and played house when we were little. How could anything more come out of that kind of relationship?
We all just sat in our spots watching TV for awhile. I thought I was going to die in that time since Edward still had his head in my lap, but he had started to run the back of his fingers up and down my leg. I've noticed he was doing this alot lately when he would get frustrated or upset. He would just lay on my lap and I would play with his hair. It seemed to calm him down and I got to touch his wonderfully soft, messy hair of his.
About another half hour went by when Alice suddenly jumped up with an over-excited look on her face and screamed, "I know what we're doing this summer!"
We all lifted our heads up and looked at her. Emmett had fallen asleep so when Alice screamed, he fell off the couch. He jumped and put his fists up like he was going to beat someone up.
"I'll protect you, Rosie," he yelled. We all laughed at him except for Rose and Alice. Rose smacked him so he sat back down, but Alice just sighed and rolled her eyes.
"As I was saying, I know what we're doing this summer!" She said, instantly going back to her perky self.
"Well, what is it Alice? It better not be shopping in some fancy town for a week. I won't go," I pouted and crossed my arms. She just laughed and went back to talking.
"No, my dear Bella Barbie." She paused to look around. She was holding her breath and literally bouncing up and down. After a couple minutes she yelled, "road trip!"
For a moment everyone was silent. This could be good, I thought, it's something we've never done and, with the six of us, it's bound to be unforgettable.
"Okay, Alice, but where would we go? How long would we spend in each place? Where would we sleep?" Edward asked. He liked to have things carefully planned out. He never wanted to do things impulsively.
"That's the beauty of it. It will all be unplanned. We'll just go around doing whatever we want. Our last true time together going where ever we want to go, doing whatever we want to do."
"Bu-" I put my hand over Edwards mouth to stop him and the tingle made my arm feel numb.
"Shut up, Albert Einstein. This is perfect! No rules, no parents nagging. Just friends together for their last summer before life officially starts." I was smiling widely along with everyone else, but mine slipped away as I realized something.
"What Bella?"
"Charlie will never go for that. He loves you guys, but he thinks you're kind of, uh, wild. He'd never let me go alone with you guys," I said with a shrug.
"Damn, you're right," Rose slumped in her chair, but Alice had a wicked grin on her face.
"Then we'll sneak out." She said in a matter of fact voice.
"Alice, that will be impossible. Charlie practically lives on the couch. He is the lightest sleeper I've ever met and there is no way I'm going through that window," I told her, sitting up causing Edwards head to move around. He looked up at me and stuck his tongue out before sitting up himself.
"No, I have it all figured out. Tonight you'll go home and pack your bags. Edward will come over, you'll drop your bags out the window to him, and he'll bring them here. Then tomorrow, while Charlie's at work, we'll come and pick you up."
"Fine, how about you guys? How will you all sneak out?" I asked skeptically.
"Our parents will let us, Bella, but we'll sneak out too. Don't worry about us. Just get your things packed so Edward can bring them over," she said and waved her hand at me in a dismissive way.
"Fine, your majesty. I'll leave your presence now," I laughed with a little curtsey and walked out to my truck. Unfortunately, I didn't notice the branch in the walkway until I tripped over it. I shut my eyes and waited for my face to meet the pavement, but it never came. Instead, I felt two arms wrap around my waist and heard a familiar chuckle.
