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It all started with a mistake – part four

EPOV

I shut the front door of Alice's house quietly, trying not to intrude and make myself present. I really did not want to go through Alice's wrath tonight. It has just been an emotional couple days for me, and all I wanted to do was go lie in the bed, and try to forget about it. Maybe even wake up from this horrible dream.

"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen, what the hell did you do now?" a screeching sound came from the living room. Before I could register, I was being attacked by a fury of Alice. She pounded on my chest, and pushed me around, until I was able to grab her hands and pin them to her side.

"Alice, please, not tonight. All I want to do is go to bed," I sighed. Alice looked red in the face, as she stared up at me. She probably hated me now, because I had hurt her sister and best friend. Bella had been her best friend since forever, and that bond could never be broken.

"Why did I get a call from Bella, in the middle of the day, and she seemed to be crying?" Alice huffed. I took my hands off from her side, and leaned up against the hallway wall. On the opposite wall hung a big family picture of all of us with our adjoining mate. We men had sat in a chair, and our lady's sat on our laps, as we smiled brightly for the camera. I remember that day; Bella had looked so beautiful in that royal blue gown, that I could barely keep my hands off of her. This was before Masen had been born, and Bella and I had finally decided we wanted to settle down and make a family.

"I did not know that Bella had called you," I whispered. Bella and I never keep secrets from each other. I could tell that Bella was hurt, but she could have come to me, and we could have fixed this whole mess. Now, my whole family probably knows about my drunken mistake. They probably hate me now. Bella was like a daughter to everyone. Even Bella looked up to my father and mother as her own.

"Yeah, she was crying and telling me about this Tanya girl that you met at a club. Edward… what were you thinking?" Alice asked, scolding me with her eyes. All I wanted to do was live up to my expectations, and with this whole ordeal, I dropped down a peg. I had no clue what my future holds. Would I be able to win Bella back, or will be a bum living with his parents again?

"Sorry, Alice, it was all a drunken mistake. I never meant for either of the two situations to happen, and Bella just seemed to walk in at the wrong time," I said sadly. I wanted to be able to go home and cuddle up with my family tonight, but I will be sleeping in a foreign, empty, and cold bed. Anything without Bella was cold to me.

"Well, you better fix this, Edward. I will not be losing Bella with your mistake," Alice warned. She gave me one last disapproving shake of her head, before returning back to the living room where Jasper was. With my head down, and my tail in between my legs, I walked slowly to the guest room.

I threw my suitcase down on the floor, and fell in the bed, fully clothed. I knew I would never be able to sleep tonight without my love's body next to mine. I reached into the pocket of my jeans, and pulled out my cell phone. I hit speed dial number one, and prayed that she would pick up. I kind of figured that after a couple rings that it would go to her answering machine, so I did not bother to leave a message. Instead, I opened up a blank text, and sent a love note to her.

I know you don't want to answer my calls, but I just wanted to say that I love you and I am not giving up. I will fight to win your trust back. Sleep well, angel.

I sighed, as I sent the text, and put the cellphone back in my pocket. I rolled over on my side, and nestled my head into the pillow. Just as I was about to drift into a dreamless slumber, my leg started buzzing. Excitedly, I grabbed my phone, and smiled at the name of the person who sent me this message.

I know that you love me, and you know that I love you, too. I hope you can fix this, Edward, because Masen needs a dad, and I need my husband back.

The thought alone that she still loves me was enough. At least I am still the man in her life, and all I had to do was make it up. There were no more distractions or anything; I will find a way to be back with Bella.

/IASWAM/

I woke up early the next morning, not as early as Jasper and Alice, but early enough to awake before Masen left for school. I rushed to take a quick shower, and drain a cup of coffee that Alice had left on for me, and made my way out to my Volvo. I did not have to report to work until noon today, so I wanted to spend some time with Bella, before that.

It was quarter after eight when I showed up, and the front door was wide open. When Masen heard y engine, he quickly sprinted out the doorway, backpack and everything on.

"Dad," Masen shouted. He ran at me in a big hug, as I caught him and twirled him around.

"Morning, Masen," I laughed. He was probably one of few who would be all hyped up at this time of the morning. Just as I was setting Masen down on the ground, the yellow school bus pulled up at our driveway. Masen ran to the open doors of the bus, and quickly entered it. I gave the bus driver a friendly wave, before the bus left for the school.

Smiling, I turned around to see Bella standing on the porch with her arms crossed over her chest. She smiled for a second, before it dropped into a frown. I quickly marched up to her, not sure if I could hug her yet. Bella made that decision, because she grabbed the front of my shirt, and dragged me down into a light kiss. Her lips lingered on mine for the longest time, before she pulled away, and walked back into the house. I stood on the porch, staring at the ground with a big smile on my face. I quickly followed Bella, and shut the doors behind me. I could hear some clanging coming from the kitchen, so I followed the noises to find Bella. With her back to me, I finally realized that she had her pajamas on still. She had on my favorite blue set, which she only wore when we were alone. She knew it did things to me that made me go all cavemen on her. Bella giggled when she caught me staring. I walked up to her, and pressed my front to her back. Bella immediately stiffened, so I back up quickly. I guess it was still too early for that kind of contact.

Bella turned around, smiled softly at me, like in an apologize form. She grabbed her mug of coffee, before walking into the living room, and turning on the television. I quickly followed suit, and sat down next to her, and draped my arm behind her. Bella surprised me by leaning into my side, and snuggling up next to me. I leaned down and kissed the top of her head softly. It was almost like old times, but I knew it would end soon.

Just as I expected, Bella lifted herself off of me, and put her mug on the coffee table.

"Not to be rude or anything, but what are you doing here?" she asked. I smiled down at her, trying to make her feel less uncomfortable.

"I just wanted to spend some time with my family before I had to go to work," I announced. It was nice to be home with Bella, I just wish that nothing had happened before.

"When do you go into work?" she asked.

"Noon," I replied. Bella nodded her head. She blushed for a second, and I wondered what caused it, but I did not want to push my invitation. Bella looked down at the carpet, and then back into my eyes.

"This does not change anything," Bella stated. She just wanted to make sure that I knew I still had some trust issues to figure out. I knew that I had broken her in half with my actions, and I promised that I would do anything to fix it. I could not afford to lose her.

"I know, Bella. I just wanted to be able to sit down with you like a husband would do for his wife. I just want you to know that I will never give up on something I love, and I love you. I will regain your trust for me, and we will be a big, happy family again," I promised. A smile crossed Bella's lips, as she stared up at me. She had a twinkle in her eye, as she leaned up and kissed me softly. I knew I was pushing it, but I pushed my lips a little harder to hers, and kissed her with a raw passion.

Bella responded back just as equally, that was, until my hand skimmed her rib cage. A giggle rang out from her lips, as she quickly moved away from me. I had almost forgotten how ticklish she was. Bella quickly hopped up from the couch, and ran for the stair case. I realized that she wanted to play, so I shot up from the couch, and ran after her. I caught up to her on the stairs, as I slung her over my shoulder, and made our way to our bedroom. Bella was giggling the entire way, as I kept skimming my hand across her ribs. I entered the bedroom, finding the bed still unmade. I threw Bella on the bed, and watched her as she fell to the bed with a giggle. I climbed up on the bed, and crawled over her shaking form. I kept running my hands over her ticklish spots, and she finally gave up and became goo in my hands.

"Stop, Edward," Bella giggled. I stopped moving my hands, and stared at her. All the sudden, reality came crashing down, and I noticed our positions. Bella seemed to notice too, but before I could roll off of her, she brought my lips down to hers. Our lips moved quick and hard, as she kissed me. Momentarily surprised, I quickly caught up, and pulled her hands above her head. Bella moaned lightly, as I moved my kisses down the column of her throat, and placed small kisses there. I let her hands go, as they immediately combed through my bronze locks.

"Edward," Bella sighed. My hands slid up her stomach, taking her shirt with me. Just as I was about to pull it over her head, she rolled us over, and straddled my hips. Bella crossed her arms, and slid her shirt off, leaving her bare from the waist up. I almost died and came back, as I watched my wife. I loved her so much. Bella leaned down and kissed me once more, before rolling off of me. I knew that would happen.

"Okay, peeping tom, I think it is time for you to leave," Bella mumbled. I dug my head back into the pillow, and groaned in displeasure. Bella had yet to put her shirt back on, but had ducked under the covers, and pulled them up to her neck. I sighed, as I rolled over, and placed a sweet kiss on her lips, I then sneakily went down, and placed a kiss on her heart. Bella slapped my head, and pushed me off the bed. I stumbled to catch my balance, but I stood up, looking down at Bella.

"I love you, Bella," I whispered. Bella looked up at me, and smiled softly.

"Love you too, Edward. Now go try a way to get my trust back, because this bed is lonely without you here," Bella demanded.

"Yes, my lady," I saluted. Bella always said I had a crappy sense of humor, but that was one of the reasons why she fell for me.

I quickly made it to work, on a Bella high and responded to my patients with a smile. Even though I knew I had a late shift tonight, I was this much closer to getting Bella's trust back. On my break, I called up the florist and chocolate store, and bought something for my Bella. I ordered a bouquet of freesias, and a box of Bella's favorite chocolate. I even topped it all off with a teddy bear, that if you squeezed his ear, he said 'I love you.'

I had the goodies arrive around three, and a half hour after three, I got a text message from my love.

Thank you for the gifts, they mean a lot. I love you, Edward. : )

I was this much closer, that I could almost touch it. Bella still loves me, and she loved the gifts. I even got a smiley face in the text message!

Okay Part four is up! What did you guys think? Love it? And to answer some of the questions I have been getting, I can't tell you if they are going to get a divorce. Right now, they are fine and dandy, but you never know what will come up in later chapters!

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