I'm so sorry I took forever to update!! I've been on vacation... and I've been really busy!!
Anyway, here's the next chapter!
Alice, Rosalie and I shared one room, while Edward, Jasper and Emmett took another.
"It's just like how it used to be," Alice beamed as she spread her sleeping bag on the floor.
"Yeah," I agreed. "Except today's Friday… We would have been having a movie night had we been in LA."
"True," She nodded. "Anyway, today is a girls- only night, so we are not having the guys in here- for anything. Hear that, Rose? You can't leave to meet the guys, and the guys can't come in here. I'm giving both of you 10 minutes to say good night to Emmett and Edward and then I want both of you back her. Time starts now."
Both Rose and I left the room as quick as we could, before Alice changed her mind. "Where are Edward and Emmett anyway? Which room are they in?"
"Probably Emmett's," She said. "Let's check."
We ran to Emmett's room, desperate to get our 10 minutes. I knocked, and then listened to the sudden silence inside the room.
"Who is it?" Emmett called from inside.
"There are only 3 other people in this house, Emmett," Rosalie said impatiently. "Who do you think it is?"
"Ah, Rose. I would love to see you, but, girls aren't allowed in here."
"Yeah, well, Emmett, Alice has given us 10 minutes to say good night to you guys. But if you don't want to-"
The door swung open. "Alice gave you permission? She's the one who told me that girl's aren't allowed." He turned suspicious. "This isn't a trick, is it? Is Alice sending you here?"
"No, you idiot. We wanted to say good night. But, fine, if that's what you want…" She trailed off, waggling her eyebrows at Emmett.
"No, no… I'm sure if Alice gave permission, then in its fine," He smiled brightly. "Let's go somewhere more private"
"Yes, please," Edward muttered coming up behind him. They disappeared down the hall.
"Jasper," I called him. "Alice might be waiting for you…"
He grinned at me. "Why don't I go see?"
He left. "Well, that leaves us," Edward grinned at me, pulling me inside Emmett's room.
I followed him and we sat on the bed. "I came to say good night," I told him.
"I heard."
"Yeah, so… good night."
I was about to get off, when he pulled me down. He lowered his lips to mine.
5 minutes later I left the room, slightly dazed. Rosalie was outside the door. "Ready to go, Bella?" She asked.
I nodded. "What's up?" She asked. "You look… pale. And dazed."
"Nothing," I blushed, but her knowing smile remained.
"Goodnight, Emmett," I said, dragging Rose along.
"Alice," Rose sang as she entered the room. "Look at Bella."
Alice got up from her vanity and looked at me closely. "You're flushed," she announced.
"I think it's because of Edward," Rose continued.
"Ooh," Alice squealed. "Did anything happen, Bella?"
"No," I muttered. "He just kissed me. That's it."
"Aw," Alice pouted. "I was hoping for something more exciting."
"Well, that's not going to happen with my love life," I sighed.
"What do you mean?" Rose frowned.
"Edward's so… careful. He wants to go slow."
"And you don't," Alice guessed.
I let out a huge gust of air. "Well… I mean, I like Edward. And I'm not uncomfortable or anything around him, so I don't see why he wants to be careful. Do you think he might not like me as much as I like him?" I asked, uncertainly.
"Doubt it," Alice snorted. "All he can ever does is sing your praises."
I blushed. "Then what's going on with him?" I wondered out loud.
Rose shrugged. "Who knows? Anyway, do you love him?"
She said it so outright I started. "What?" I gasped.
"Do you love him?" Alice asked, just as coolly.
"I don't know!" I exclaimed. "I don't think so!"
"Why not?"
"Well, it's really early. We haven't been going out for long."
"Yeah, I guess so," Alice agreed. "But it would be so cool if you and Edward got married. Then you would be my sister in law. Anyway, Emmett is totally in love with Rose, so they'll get married, and I know I'm going to get married to Jasper, but I don't know anything about you guys. I can only hope."
I only half listened to Alice's rant. I was thinking about what she and Rose had asked me. Was I in love with Edward? I didn't think so. I definitely liked him, but I wasn't sure whether it was love yet.
And anyway, I thought, it's way too early. I doubted whether Edward loved me. I was sure that if we spent a few more months together, I would fall in love with him. I envied Alice and Rosalie. They had found their special person so early in life, while I was still to recognize whether Edward was the one.
"Bella?" I snapped out of my reverie when Rosalie called me. "Are you listening? Alice and I were wondering who would propose first- Emmett or Jasper. I think Jasper, she thinks Emmett. You?"
"Emmett," I said instinctively. "I think Emmett would propose first."
She shrugged and started a conversation with Alice about a sale in Port Angeles. We spent the rest of the night watching chick flicks, as was our tradition.
I woke up the next day to Alice shouting in my ear.
"Bella! Bella, wake up!"
Once I was finally up and dressed, all of us went downstairs. Edward, Emmett and Jasper had cooked breakfast for us.
"Wow, Edward," I gasped. "You made breakfast."
He nodded. "It was a combined effort," Emmett intervened.
"Yeah," Jasper added. "We helped."
"Of course," Rose sighed. "Emmett probably didn't do anything."
"He set the table," Edward offered.
We ate the pancakes the boys had made for us. "It's great," Alice gushed, pecking Jasper on the lips.
"Definitely," I added, smiling at Edward. Emmett pouted.
"The arrangement looks really good," Rose told Emmett, kissing his pout away.
"Hey," He said, breaking away. "I should go check the post. Mom and Dad said they might get something today."
He disappeared out the front door. "Where does your post come?" I mused out loud. "I mean, the post man probably doesn't deliver all the way inside, does he?"
"Nope," Alice replied. "We get it from the end of the road."
"Oh," I said.
Emmett returned a couple of minutes later. "Nothing for them," He announced, striding through the door. "Just a package for Bella."
"Here?" I asked. "Who would send me something here?"
He shrugged. "There's no return address."
I opened it carefully. A packet fell out. "What's that?" Jasper asked.
"I don't know," I told him, opening it further. I gasped, and passed it to Rosalie.
She glanced at it "Okay, I am going to kill whoever did this," she promised, and passed it along to Edward.
I didn't notice any of their exclamations of shock and disgust. I was looking at a note that had come with the packet.
It read: Sweetie, keep the present. You'll need it soon.
"Ugh!" I exclaimed, throwing the note down. Edward picked it up.
"The nerve of him!" He growled. "How dare he! I'll kill the person who did this, I swear."
"I can't believe someone sent Bella birth control pills!" Alice exclaimed, still shocked. I nodded, not processing what was happening.
"Hey, Bella, are you alright?" Edward asked, coming to my side.
I nodded again, then wailed, "Why is this happening to me? First the envelope yesterday, now these pills! Why do I have so many people against me?"
Not my best chapter, but I wanted to update. I dont know when the next one will be- I just got a pup and she's a handful!
Hopefully I'll be able to update soon!!
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