Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I do not own Twilight. It all belongs to the amazing Stephenie Meyer.
Chapter 3:
The rest of the night was spent watching bad TV and eating popcorn. On the news, they reminded us to stay at home and not go anywhere, but I didn't pay it any attention, thinking that they were overreacting like usual. When I started to get tired, I noticed I've got a message from Angela telling me that we didn't have to go to work the next day; maybe the forecasters weren't wrong after all. I was still on the sofa in the living room so I showed it to Edward who just shrugged his shoulders. He hasn't heard from the hospital about the storm since he didn't have work the next day. I tried to stifle a yawn but Edward saw right through it.
"Come on, let's get back to bed" He looked really nervous but I decided that he would tell me what was bothering him whenever he felt ready.
I went into the bathroom to change and brush my teeth and when I got back, Edward was sitting on the edge of the bed running his hands through his hair almost ripping it out. I sat next to him and held his hands in place.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
"I was thinking about something, but I didn't know how you would react and if you don't want to do it, it's okay, I mean you don't have to" I had to concentrate really hard to catch a part of his words.
"Tell me, I promise I'll understand"
"I was thinking that since we were going to try and fix us, that we should take things slowly"
"Yeah, you're probably right" But I didn't know why he was telling me this.
"So I was thinking about going sleeping in the guest room, just for a couple of days"
"Oh" I was speechless. I didn't know if I should have been hurt, disappointed or if I should have agreed with him, so I felt a mixture of all of them. "Ok". He had an apologetic look on his face. I went into the bathroom to get a hold of my emotions before I made a fool of myself. When I got back Edward was gone. With a sigh, I got under the sheets. I closed my eyes and tried to think back to the last time I slept in a bed without Edward; I couldn't. It was way too long. I put my head on Edward's pillow and tried to sleep.
I woke up Tuesday and remembered that we were staying home when I heard the rain on the window. I actually looked forward to spending the day with Edward. We didn't have to work or step out of the house. This was why I was excited and jumped out of bed at 7am. As soon as I put my feet on the ground, I realised how cold it really was so I wrapped a blanket around my shoulders and went to the kitchen. Edward was in sweatpants and had a short sleeved white t-shirt on. "Wow. I see some things are still the same" I said, referring to the fact that he never seemed to get cold. He had a mug full of steaming hot coffee in his hands and when I looked at the coffee machine, I saw that there was still some left so I got up and poured myself a cup to warm up a bit before I froze to death. I suddenly heard the doorbell ring and wondered who would be at our doorstep on a day like this. By the look on Edward's face, he was thinking the same. He unwillingly stood up and muttered "I got it" then said something that sounded like: too early in the damn morning. Then I heard an annoying squeal I didn't think I'd have to deal with before a long time and a slim figure wrap her hands around my husband's neck.
I couldn't see much from Edward's back but the strawberry blond hair told me all I needed to know.
"Tanya! What are you doing here?" Edward sounded actually happy to see her. I had met Tanya when I met Edward. Edward's dad and Tanya's dad were best friends so they kind of grew up together. They always were really close but when Edward and I started dating, I didn't exactly like her so they drifted apart.
"I wanted to spend time with Kate and since she lived nearby, I thought I'd drop by and see my favourite cousin" Kate was Tanya's sister. She lived with her husband, Garrett in Forks and they visited us from time to time. They were both amazing people and I always loved having them over. Tanya finally saw me standing in the hallway and come to hug me.
"Bella, how are you?"
"I'm good, how are you?"
"You know the usual" Just then lightning stroke and I let out a yelp. I couldn't help it; I hated snowstorms or storms in general.
"Come on, let's go in"
Edward grabbed Tanya's suitcase and led her to the living room. I decided to change out of my pink fluffy pyjamas. I put on a purple top and black pants and when I got down, Edward and Tanya were laughing at something she had said. I had always envied their relationship; they were as close as two people could get. They almost read each other's mind and Edward could tell her anything, stuff I wasn't so happy with her knowing. She was beautiful, he was beautiful; together, they looked like the perfect couple. I felt like the third wheel so I got in the kitchen and did the dishes. I hated spending time with both of them; they made me feel out of place. Edward tried to include me in whatever they did many times but I never felt like I belonged with them. Tanya was the cause of many of our fights which always ended in "we'll figure it out later". I heard footsteps behind me and since Tanya was wearing heels, I assumed it was Edward. He put his hands around my waist and I leaned into him just like we used to do.
"Hey, why are you in here? Come on let's do something fun"
"Yeah, I'll just finish these" And then, just because I could, I gave him a kiss on his cheek. By the big smile on his face, I could tell he liked it.
I finished the dishes, cleaned the counters and the coffee maker. There was nothing left to do and as much as I wanted to stay in the kitchen all day, I had to come out eventually. Tanya and Edward were on the couch, too close for my liking. I sat next to Edward and he put his arm around my shoulders. He was talking with her about cars; another thing they had in common, sports cars. He and Tanya and Rosalie loved anything that had to do with cars. I just couldn't get how somebody could like inanimate stuff this much. Speaking of cars reminded me of my sister-in-law, and I told Edward I was calling Rose. He looked at me with a funny look, and I probably would've reacted the same way if I was him.
I went into the hallway and dialled Rose's home number. After three rings, Emmett answered.
"Hello"
"Hey Emmett, it's Bella. Can you pass me Rose?"
"She's with Hayley right now. But it shouldn't be more than two minutes"
"No problem, I'll wait"
"It's good to hear from you, by the way"
Emmett may have looked scary to anybody else, but moments like those made me realise that he was a teddy bear at heart.
Bad news:
*This chapter should have been longer, I'm sorry for it :) but I have a couple of good reasons:
1-I'm in the middle of my exams, so I don't have as much time to write as I want to
2-I usually write on my phone and upload it from there but I forgot my phone at my friend's and I won't be able to get it back before wednesday.
*On holiday I won't be in town for five days and I won't be able to update :(
Now good news:
*I got this chapter out with only one day late
*I'll get longer chapters written on holiday and I'll post them faster
*I bought a LOT of christmas gifts for my friends and my family(but this is only about me)
If you would like something to happen, just let me know in a review.
And I'd also like to hear any funny christmas stories that happened to you or anything that you'd like to tell me.
I started writing a new story and it should be posted before new year's eve. Put me on author alert if you want to be notified.
Reviewers get previews :)
Marry Christmas everybody :)
And just in case I don't get to talk to you, Happy New Year.
Maria.