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Panic

Chapter 3: Settled

Edward POV

That night was one of the best of my life. It was the first time Bella and I had alone time since we had gotten married. But I was a little mad at Alice for keeping us up until midnight unpacking because I didn't get to spend as much time in bed with Bella as I wanted to. But we eventually got there and it was amazing. Our bodies just match; they conform to each other; and everything is perfect.

I woke up to the sound of the doorbell at 7:00am. Ugh, Alice. Bella was fast asleep so I didn't want to bother her. I quietly got up and went to let Alice in.

"Good, you're up!" How was she this bouncy so early in the morning?

"Yes, but Bella is still asleep and I would appreciate it if you didn't bother her," I growled.

"Will do, brother." She gave me one of her smiles.

I rolled my eyes, "let's get to work then."

"Okay. Since we did the kitchen, and your bedroom and bathroom, we can move on to the guest room and bathroom. Oh, and finish the living room. Then we will do the dining room and then we will be done."

"Great. When are you leaving again?" I asked.

"Tomorrow afternoon. So I will be here in the morning if you need me."

"Cool. Let's get started." I shuffled lazily over to the boxes labeled guest and picked them up to bring to the room.

We had been working for two hours when Bella finally woke up. She came downstairs and saw us working on the dining room.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" she asked me.

"Because Alice and I could handle it and you looked tired."

"Oh, well let me get some food and I will help." She smiled.

"How are you feeling?" I walked over to her.

"Absolutely perfect," she whispered, "last night was amazing."



"Ugh," Alice groaned, "I don't need to know what went on here last night."

Bella rolled her eyes and set off for the kitchen. She came back with a bowl of cereal. "I see you installed the barbeque. Maybe we could make lunch on it."

"Good idea. When we are done, Alice could run to the store and get some stuff." I looked at Alice.

"Why do I have to go?" she complained.

"Because I said so," I growled.

"Fine," she sighed, "I'll go now since all we have to do is move the furniture around in the living room, and then we are done." She got her purse and walked out the door.

After a while Alice returned with the essentials for burgers. So I started up the BBQ and cooked one for each of us. We sat around the table chatting and eating and then it started to rain. It got really dark even though it was still daytime.

"Dang it," Alice said, "now I have to wait for the cab in the rain. I better go now so I don't catch the downpour."

"Okay, Alice," Bella said, "thanks for all of the help. You are welcome to come here in the morning for breakfast."

"Yes, Alice, you should come. I'll make pancakes and hash browns."

"Well…," Alice thought for about half a second, "how could I refuse?" We laughed.

"So we'll see you tomorrow." I went to give her a hug.

"Yep, see you then." She waved and ran out the door.

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It was getting late and Bella and I were sitting on the couch. We were watching re-runs of The Simpsons. Bella fell asleep about half way into the second episode. I decided it was time for both of us to go to bed. So I picked her up and carried her to our room. I placed her on the bed and pulled the covers over her.

I wasn't tired to I decided to explore. I walked up to the third story, where the guest room was. I walked in and saw something that I had never seen before. The mirror that was on the wall was sticking out a little and the room seemed smaller than it should have been. I walked over to the mirror and looked at it. Just a mirror. I pushed it and something happened. It popped out and swung open like a door. Behind it was a thick metal sliding door. As the door opened the metal one slid open. I was stunned. I walked inside to see what was in there. To my right was a wall full of T.V. screens all displaying different pictures of around the house. Video cameras. To my left there were two storage containers. I opened them up and found that one was full of emergency gear and the other was full of food. The walls around were 

made of think cement. There was enough room for about 6 people to fit in here. Then it dawned on me what this place was. I had seen them being advertised before. It was a panic room. Wow.

I walked back to our bedroom and climbed into bed with Bella. Content with the day I slowly drifted to sleep.

I was peacefully dreaming when I heard a loud crash coming from downstairs.