You guys need to simmer down! Bahaha. everyone flipped over whether or not we'd find out what happened to Edward and Bella. The answer is; yes. It'd be dumb if I never. I like this chapter! The next one is Edward's pov, then it's the epilogue!
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I was so unbelievably comfortable. I was warm, completely relaxed, even though my body was still heavy with sleep. And, this pillow smelt spectacular. I sighed, stretched out and held on to my pillow even tighter. Why was I even awake?
A vibrating on my leg. That's right. I pulled out my phone and when I opened it up I remembered exactly where I had been. I also woke up Edward, my pillow.
He groaned and covered his eyes, I hurriedly sat upright and turned away from him.
"Hello?" I rasped, fighting with my eyes to keep them open. "Rose? Are you here yet?"
"We are Bells, Alice is here too." I smiled at the sound of my friends voice.
"Oh, good. What's happening, can I get out soon?" I heard a soft sigh
"The power plant and the fire department are on their way over," Alice said. "They need to clear out the roads, but they should be here soon. Are you holding up alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. I was sleeping for a while, you guys woke me up," Edward leaned forward, bumping into me and making small, sleepy noises. "Edward?"
"How's Edward doing?" Rosalie asked. Jeez. I knew where she was going with this. I rolled my eyes
"He's great, you just woke him up, too." I put my hand over the receiver and turned back to him, though I still couldn't see him.
"Bella?" he asked. "I can't see a thing, who're you talking to?"
"Everyone's here," I explained. "They're all up at my place. We'll be getting out soon. The fire and electrical departments are on their way over."
"Okay, good," he said, holding on to both of my arms and turned me towards him fully. "God, I can't pick out where you are at all."
"I'm right in front of you," I said. I could feel his legs and I leaned forward a little to get closer to him. I wish the back up lights hadn't gone out. I was actually feeling pretty freaked out.
I should have known, when I heard his breathing really clearly that something was up, but I turned my head anyway and felt his lips against mine.
We froze for about a millisecond before I felt him lean in to me. We were only connected by his hands on my arms and our lips, but it was enough. I pushed myself into a kiss and slowly breathed in his scent through my nose. There was absolute silence, and my lips worked with his frantically, both of us putting all that we could into the kiss.
It was the electric sounds of Alice's voice from my phone that made me jump, gasping for air, back to reality. I was panting, as was Edward, and I brought the phone to my ear with my trembling hands.
"Oh, God, I just kissed him..." I heard them gasp and begin screaming. I started to panic, and the embarrassment of the entire event set in, making my eyes sting and water. With my hyperventilation it soon turned into sobbing.
"Bella, it's okay. They're on their way here, we'll call you as soon as they get in. Just hang on for a little longer, okay?" Alice soothed. I sniffled.
"Okay, just get me out of here please..."
"Are you okay?" Edward asked me gently once I'd hung up the phone. I nodded, but realised he couldn't exactly see me so I mumbled a 'yes' through my quivering mouth.
I felt his hands on my arm again and he pulled me to him, holding me tightly against his chest. "Please don't be sad," he murmured. "You weren't the only one in that kiss, you know. I was just as much a part of it as you."
When I didn't say anything he continued. "If it makes you feel any better, I've wanted to do that since you've walked on to the elevator." I laughed then, actually smiled, and felt him press his lips against the top of my head.
We sat in silence for a while, my eyes feeling drowsy once again. Edward's thumb was rubbing figure eights into my arm and I felt his head droop down to the side of my own every now and then.There was a buzzing, causing us both to jump and wake up. Edward pulled out his cell phone and the screen lit up his handsome face. I had almost forgotten what he looked like, so when I saw his face illuminated like that I leaned up and kissed him. He chuckled and pressed himself strongly into the kiss. We were both grinning like idiots when we pulled away. Then, Edward read the message on his phone and I heard him sigh heavily.
"It's from Emmett," he muttered. "'Yo Ed. They're about to break into the elevator shaft, so if you're doing anything I would- stop. See you in a few." I giggled at the message while Edward rolled his eyes. We sat there, still barely moving but hearing sounds above us.
"Say Bella," Edward said softly. I nodded since my head was nestling against him. "When we get out of here, you're going to go out with me, right?"
Holy carp. My face heated up to epic proportions, and I was so happy he couldn't see it. "Definitely," I replied in a whisper, just as the panel above us was opened up and a flashlight was shone in.
"How are you guys doing down there?" A voice called out happily. I grinned, despite the fact that I was being blinded by the flashlight.
"Oh, pretty good," I stated with a smile. There was some laughter from above us and the light was moved. I could see the figure of a man in navy and yellow, a fireman, peering own in on us.
"Now, Edward, why don't you lift up Bella and we'll pull her out?" Edward nodded and helped me stand up, then picked me up by my legs, reaching up towards the open panel. With the aid of two people, and Edward pushing on my feet, they lifted me out. Alice and Rose were waiting at the elevator door with a blanket to wrap around me. What really pissed me off was that the top of the elevator was three inches from the bottom of the hall door.
"How are you feeling?" Alice asked me gently as she and Rosalie walked with me towards the staircase.
"I'm tired and hungry. And everyone is staring at me." The people who had been woken up by the commotion my resuers had made were staring at me from their doors, and glancing at the dark elevator shaft in awe. I noticed Edward climbing out and his two friends started clapping his shoulder and laughing with him. He was smiling, answering their questions. He looked up and caught my eye, both of us smiling goofily.
"Your lipstick is smudged, "Alice said, wiping a little by my mouth. My eyes shot open and I covered my mouth, turning to look at Edward who was rubbing at a pink smudge on his lips, his friends laughing heartily.
"What exactly did you two get up to in the elevator?" Rosalie hinted as we began climbing the flight of stairs to the sixth floor. I glared at her, especially for wearing sneakers. I pulled off my high heels and straightened out my skirt and then something dawned on me.
"Oh my God he saw my underpants," I stated, deadpan. We all froze in the middle of the stairs, my face turning a beet red. "He was pushing me out of the elevator, and he obviously must have seen them, this dress is so small. Oh, God."
The two of them looked like they were fighting laughter. "It can't be so bad Bella," Rosalie choked out through her laughter.
"He did ask me out, though," I added. And then the door opened and the three guys burst into the staircase, laughing loudly. They froze, silenced when they saw us. I yelped, my face turning bright red again as I looked at Edward and then scurried up the stairs into the hallway and my apartment, Rosalie and Alice close behind me.
"Do you want us to stay with you at all?" Rosalie asked gently, knowing that I was on the verge of breaking down. I smiled at her.
"No," I shook my head. "I think I'm just going to get something to eat and head to bed. It's been a long night." The two of them nodded and Alice jumped forward to give me a hug. "By the way, your birthday gift is stuck in the elevator until they get it working again, sorry." She laughed at me and shrugged.
"I think I've found a pretty good gift," she said, just as there was a knock on the door. We all went to answer it, and standing in front of it were two guys, Edward's friends.
"Bella, these are Jasper and Emmett," Alice said, introducing me to each one. "Guys, this is Bella, our poor little prisoner." They both shook my hands happily, both glad to see that I had escaped unscathed.
"Would you like me to walk you down to your car?" Jasper asked Alice. I saw a slight pink tinge to her cheeks and she nodded, waving goodbye to us and then taking his hand and following him down the hall. Emmett wrapped his arm around Rosalie and they both said goodbye to me. It was then that I noticed that I was left alone with none other than the very attractive Edward.
"I'm going to take a shower," I blurted, shutting the door on him and hurriedly running to my room to pick out clothes and take a warm and relaxing shower.
When I got out I changed into a pair of black sweatpants with a white t-shirt and a navy hoody. My apartment was starting to feel a little cold so I pulled on a pair of woollen socks, not caring that my pants were tucked into them.
I trudged out to my living room, my stomach rumbling loudly, asking to be fed.
"Hello," a silky voice said once I turned to go into the kitchen. I froze, midstep and pivoted, facing Edward who was sitting on my coffee table, a light smile playing on his lips. His hair was damp and in a beautiful disarray, wearing his own black pants and a white t-shirt.
"Hi," I said breathlessly.
"Any reason why you seem so terrified of me?" He asked gently, standing up and taking a few steps towards me.
"Did you see my underwear?" I blurted, then blushed. Edward's lips quirked, but he very kindly averted his eyes and nodded. "Oh, jeez," I groaned, covering my face with my hands. I felt Edward's hands pull mine away and he smiled, looking me in the eyes.
"I like them?" he tried, which only made me blush and snort out a laugh.
"I need food," I stated, deciding that it wasn't that huge of a crisis if he had seen what was underneath my dress. I turned around and opened the door to the fridge and that was about as far as I got.
"They ate all of my food," I said quietly. Edward peeked over my shoulder to look inside, then chuckled softly.
"Come over to my place," he said simply. "I might still have something there, and if not then we can just go to sleep. God knows we need it. It'll be like our first date!" I nodded and followed him out the door.
"Oh hey, Bella," A voice said down the hallway. I turned around only to see the terrible Mike Newton standing outside his door, a red suitcase by his side.
"Hello Mike, what's got you up so early," I greeted as politely as possible.
"I had to get up at four to catch a plane. But the power outage canceled it. So I guess I'm just home now. You doing anything interesting while the power's out?" He asked, trying to insinuate something, I'm sure. Edward's hand tightened on mine and he pulled on my arm, making me walk towards him, grinning beautifully at me. I stared at him for a few moments before turning back to Mike.
"Actually, I am," I told the dejected boy before following Edward inside his apartment."
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