BPOV (TWO WEEKS LATER)
"Hey Bella, I was wondering, you know, if you wanted to do something tomorrow night?" Edward asked me as we were riding out and checking the fences.
"Like what?" I asked and bit my lip as Edward ran a hand through his hair. I looked at Edward fully and he gave me his trademark crooked smile before looking away.
"Ah, I don't know. We could drive into town and do dinner and a movie?" Edward asked and I giggled at how nervous he was before I pulled Mystic to a stop smiling as Edward stopped just a little in front of me.
"I think I would like that." I said and Edward grinned before I pushed Mystic into a trot and trotted a few metres away before turning slightly and seeing Edward was still walking.
"Bella, stop and look out to your right." Edward called and I moved to the top of a little hill and looked to my right, gasping as I saw Wild Mustangs.
"Edward, they're so beautiful." I gasped and Mystic snorted and pawed at the ground with his hoof. "So are you Mystic." I giggled and Edward chuckled as Mystic nodded his head before whinnying.
"This is where we caught Mystic. He was around here with a mare and a foal so we think he's a father already." Edward said and I smiled slightly before patting Mystic's neck.
"Where did the mare and foal go?" I asked and Edward shrugged. "Emmett and Jasper went after the mare and foal but never found them, they bolted into the bushes as we fought with Mystic." Edward commented and I nodded before turning Mystic back towards the fences and looking back at Edward.
"Come on, let's go." I said and started walking Mystic down another Fence line.
"Bella, we were only supposed to go to here then go back." Edward said and I shrugged before continuing to walk Mystic Forward.
"Bella, Turn around, we're going back." Edward ordered and I pulled Mystic to a stop and glared at him.
"Did you just tell me what to do?" I snapped and Edward glared back at me before riding forward and taking hold of my reins.
"Yes I did, Bella. It's almost sunset and Carlisle want's us home before it gets dark." Edward said and pulled on Mystic's reins, making him turn around till we were facing the way Edward wanted me to go.
"I can't believe you. I don't take orders, you know that." I snapped and pulled back on the reins until Mystic stopped walking and just stood there.
"Bella, come on. Now." Edward ordered and I glared at him as I crossed my arms and shook my head. "Fine then." Edward smirked and came closer to me before leaning over and quickly taking me by the waist, pulling me onto his horse behind him and hooking Mystic's reins around his arm.
"Edward! NO DON'T!" I screamed and swung my arms around Edward's waist as he took of at a canter, not looking as if his cared if I fell.
"I can't believe you! You can fucking stick your date." I screamed when we got back and Edward slowed to a walk, giving me time to quickly jump down off of Clarisse.
"Bella you got told when you got here that if you aren't going to follow orders willingly, you will be made to." Edward said and I glared at him before snatching Mystic's reins and leading him into the stable, quickly getting him ready for the night before going inside.
When I sat down at the table, I sat beside Alice and I talked to her all through dinner and after I had washed the dishes I grabbed a hoody, my boots and my journal, going out into Mystic's stall and sitting beside him as he lay down in the hay.
"Hey Mystic, I thought you would be better company that what I have inside the house." I said and Mystic snorted and nodded his head before lying his head down and letting me lean up against his body as I opened my journal.
Disaster! This morning everything was fine…that was until Edward started ordering me what to do. We were in charge of checking the fences after lunch and so Edward and I rode out on our horses and did that but then I wanted to go around a different way to what we had come and Edward told me to turn around and that we were going back. He whisked me off of Mystic and then cantered back with me on the back of his horse, screaming at him most of the way. I told him to fucking stick his date. There is no way in hell I am going on a date with him now…oh, I forgot to say that, before I got pissed of at Edward he asked me on a date, but that doesn't matter anymore.
I'm sitting in Mystic's stall and leaning up against him. He's a pretty tall horse but his fat belly makes up for it, especially since it makes such a nice back rest! Mystic and I have really bonded these past few weeks and I really like him. Who would have thought I would be hanging out in a stable with a silly horse? No offence Mystic.
You know, complete change of topic but, have you ever hated someone so much for something so little and then realized you may, deep breath, you may actually love them? I think I know how that feels now. I have a tiny…ok, not so tiny, HUGE crush on Edward Cullen. I don't know why but he has an effect on me and it's…different…than it was with the other guys. It's nice and even though I said there is no way in hell I'm going on a date with him now, I still really want to. Of course, being as stubborn as I am, I'm not giving in for a long time. Edward should suffer if he wants to go on a date with me because he made me angry.
Any who, I think I'll spend a little longer in Mystic's stall, then maybe go inside or I might just sleep out here for the rest of the night, who knows.
I smiled and drew a few hearts around the edge of where I had written about Edward before closing my journal and placing it on the bottom half of the gate.
I lay down and placed my head and arms on Mystic's belly and I ran my fingers over his coat, smiling as he turned his head to me and nudged my shoulder a bit before licking my shoulder.
"Mystic, you probably don't know anything about what I'm saying but, you won't judge me, will you?" I asked and Mystic snorted before shaking his head at me, making me giggle.
"Ok, well. I kinda think I have a thing for Edward. His eyes are so amazing and I really wish I wasn't pissed at him. I would have loved going to a movie and dinner with only him. But now…I don't know, I'm too stubborn to give up and let him have his way, that's if he even wants to date me. I don't think he does what do you think?" I asked and Mystic nodded his head making me giggle.
"You think he liked me?" I asked and Mystic nodded his head, making my giggle more before patting his side again. "Nah, he doesn't." I said and Mystic snorted at me before shaking his head like he really understood me.
I sighed and yawned before closing my eyes and snuggling into Mystic's side. "I think I'll rest my eyes for a moment." I whispered to Mystic.
EPOV
"Edward, will you go find Bella? It's getting pretty late and I think she's still out in the stable or arena." Esme said politely as I made myself a coffee and I sighed before nodding.
"Sure. I'll tell her to come inside." I said and Esme smiled at me before I put down my mug and walked down to the front door. I pulled on my jacket to stop me from getting wet in the pouring rain and my work boots before stepping outside the door and shoving my hands in my pockets.
I walked quickly to the stable and shoved my hood back as I walked down the aisle, looking in each stall before stopping at Mystic's stall and seeing her lying on the ground beside Mystic.
"Bella, Esme said it's time to come inside." I said and I heard murmur before Bella rolled over, her eyes closed and her head on Mystic's shoulder.
"Mystic, don't slow down." Bella murmured and I chuckled before pushing open the bottom half of the door, swearing to myself as a thick book fell to the ground, opening up on a random page.
I bent down and read a couple of lines before picking it up and reading a little more.
I'm sitting in Mystic's stall and leaning up against him. He's a pretty tall horse but his fat belly makes up for it, especially since it makes such a nice back rest! Mystic and I have really bonded these past few weeks and I really like him. Who would have thought I would be hanging out in a stable with a silly horse? No offence Mystic.
You know, complete change of topic but, have you ever hated someone so much for something so little and then realized you may, deep breath, you may actually love them? I think I know how that feels now. I have a tiny…ok, not so tiny, HUGE crush on…
"Edward…"
I tore my eyes from the page and looked at Bella to see her sighing in her sleep lightly.
"Bella? Are you awake?" I asked and she giggled before shaking her head. She must have been a conversation sleep talker.
"Bella, do you like me?" I asked and she sleep-giggled before nodding as I knelt beside her, placing her journal on her lap and smiling.
"Bella, will you tell me around your past? When you were a little kid?" I asked, seeing if she would tell me but only getting a whimper out of her.
"No. I don't talk about that." Bella sighed before going into a deeper sleep, not saying anything more.
I sighed and kissed Bella's forehead before picking her up and carrying her out the stall, placing her on a chair before going back and closing the bottom half of the stall door.
"Good boy Mystic." I said and he snorted at me as he stood up before I closed the door and picked Bella up again, wrapping her legs around my waist and her arms around my neck as if she were a child before walking out the stable doors, turning off the light and closing them slowly.
I rushed quickly back up to the house, Bella sleeping on me as I walked before I placed her on the front porch swing seat and took of my coat and shoes, picking her up again and walking into the house.
I carried Bella up the stairs to her bedroom and I slowly lowered her down onto her bed, pulling off her boots and pulling back her bed covers.
"Edward?" I heard Bella croak and I smiled as I looked down at her before pushing her feet under the blanket and sitting down beside her on the bed.
"Hey, did I wake you?" I whispered and Bella bit her lip lightly before shaking her head.
"No, but how did I get here? I was with Mystic." Bella croaked and I smiled before leaning forward and kissing her forehead.
"I found you asleep in there so I bought you inside. You would have frozen if I hadn't." I whispered and Bella nodded before slowly rolling so she was on her side facing me.
"Will you lay with me for a bit?" She whispered and I smiled before nodding and pushing back the covers more before lying down beside her. "One moment." Bella whispered and I watched as she got up and pulled her hoody off before reaching under her top and doing something before pulling her bra off.
I gasped lightly as Bella tugged her socks and jeans off, leaving her in only a tee shirt and her boy short underwear before she climbed back into the bed and curled up in a ball beside me with her head on my chest.
"Come on, I don't bite." Bella croaked and I chuckled before rolling so I was facing her and wrapping my arms around her. Bella sighed and I felt as her breathing slowed along with mine and we fell asleep.