CHAPTER 7
The rest of our car journey home was mostly like that, with Alice reminding me every five minutes of how close we were to home, me going psycho and Rosalie telling us to shut up. I imagine it would have been quite amusing for anyone watching but to be locked in a moving car with it is very frustrating. I think only now that we are pulling into the Cullen's garage that I am managing to calm down, only another few seconds until-
"MOMMA!" God, I missed that tiny voice from reality and then another, deeper and amazingly beautiful voice
"Bella, my Bella" suddenly, I was wrapped up in Edward's arms, inhaling his sweet aroma and hearing his deep laugh in his chest. Nessie was tugging impatiently on my leg and was repeatedly asking where my pretty dresses were.
"In Alice's trunk, so are your outfits Ness" I replied once Edward had set me down on my feet. Renesmee squealed and ran towards the car at full speed
"How many? What colours? What do they look like?" Nessie trilled quickly, I didn't think she'd be this excited to see some clothes, Alice must really be rubbing off on her. Rosalie charged after Ness, talking so fast, it was hard for even me to make out, about her new clothes.
"Ok, Renesmee is sufficiently excited Bella" Edward breathed into my ear "Did you have a good time? Or was Alice shoving clothes into bags so fast you hardly knew what she was buying?" I laughed a short, quick breath and slowly replied back
"It was ok, I would have enjoyed it much more if you were there though"
"I agree" Edward smiled my favourite crooked smile, it knocked me breathless, not that I actually needed the breath but it was still a shock.
"So, how many mountain lions did you-" I cut my sentence off abruptly, remembering something "Edward?"
"Yes, my Bella" I smiled at that
"What happened to Jasper's phone?" I was replied with loud guffaws from Emmett, echoing from the house. Edward just stood by me rolling with laughter and grinning like a fool. A very beautiful fool.
"You dare say ANYTHING Edward!" came Jasper's threat as he looked up from Alice, my feeling of curiosity was replaced with fear laced with confusion as I felt Jasper's gift working on me.
"Jazz, he will tell her later, you know he will" Alice whispered to him whilst giggling.
"I know Alice, I know, I'd just rather not be around to be made a fool of though" I suppose Jasper was attempting to say this seriously but even he was laughing at himself now.
I was getting seriously frustrated with apparently everybody knowing and being able to laugh about it but me, I was about to start complaining when Jacob wandered out into the garden with a handful of potato chips
"A deer ate it" Jake's loud rumbling laugh overpowered even Emmett's deep roar.
I was most definitely confused.
"A...deer...?"
"Yes, Bella, a deer" Carlisle grinned at me "You should know by now how hard it is, if not impossible, to surprise a vampire, yes?"
"Uh-huh" I murmured
"Well, this deer managed it, with the greatest of ease." Jasper had buried his face in Alice's shoulder and peeked out, looking very young and very sheepish.
"She's confused, and I can't say I blame her" Jazz sighed, slowly standing up "Bella, if I explain can you promise to not laugh?" I had never heard Jasper so shy and unsure of himself before.
"Jasper, it's hardly fair trying to make her promise that to you" Edward grinned at his blond haired brother and burst out in a fit of giggles. Jasper rolled his eyes and slowly smiled at me
"Please? Try not to?"
"Sure" Jazz thanked me and then started his story.
"Ok, Bella, we were hunting, as you know, and I got distracted by trying to phone you to pass on Edward's message whilst he was...ermm... 'snacking'" You could practically hear Jasper's quotation marks in the air, surrounding his choice of words. I was just beginning to get confused again how this event led to Jasper losing his phone when it became apparent that I would have to wait longer to find out the end.
"Hey, Charlie!" Jake called out to my father as he walked in his slow human pace up the path. And so the human facade begins.
