A/N: very short, and not much progression, but I haven't updated in a while and wanted to assure you that there's more to come here! Next chapter will be up within the next week.
APOV
"So, what are we doing next?" Emmett boomed, collapsing into the overstuffed couch in the family room.
"What do you mean, 'next.' I thought we just did pretty good?" Edward said testily.
"Yeah, yeah, we did good bro, and I know Alice says there's more that's gonna happen with this Alexandra thing, but for right now all we need is for you and Bella to be her best, most grateful friends, and act madly in love with each other." He snorted. "I don't think that part's gonna be hard for you two. But we can't be finished messing with these kids so soon. I know you heard what they were saying about our girls. I heard what they were saying about my Rosie. I know you want to have a little fun with that. Scare a couple of idiot boys, you know?"
Edward groaned, dropping his head to rest on Bella's shoulder. "I didn't realize there would be more," he mumbled to her. She ran her hands through his hair, massaging his head and laughing lightly. Of course there would be more.
I looked up from my catalogue at my family scattered around the large room and giggled.
"Alice! I knew you'd come through. Tell us what we're going to do next." Emmett had jumped off the couch and came over to sit with me by the fireplace.
"Well, I do have a couple of ideas…and I see a couple of interesting things in our future, but I think we're going to need everyone here to decide what course we want to take."
Emmett rubbed his hands together excitedly, rolling his eyes at Edward who was doing his best to seem disapproving of our fun.
"Oh, come on Edward. You know you'll end up playing along. You might as well enjoy it. And Bella, don't even try to pretend you don't like our little…distractions." Her laugh was clear and carefree, and she smiled broadly at Emmett.
"So, Rosie's working on her car, but if I give her another hour I can probably coax her to come in after that. Where are Jake and Nessie?"
"They went to hunt," Bella said, still working her hands over Edward's scalp; his head was now placed in her lap. What a baby. "They didn't go far. They said they'd be back by seven."
"And Carlisle has a night-shift tonight and Esme has made some plans to, ah, surprise him at work, you know, to uh...well, anyway, that leaves us until 7:30."
"Well, if we've only got three hours until the meeting, I think I better go persuade Rosie to work on the car later," Emmett said, smirking, as he lumbered off toward the garage. "You know, because I'm thinking she'll want to--"
"I don't think any of us need you to finish that sentence, Emmett. Alice, where's Jazz by the way?" Bella asked, rolling her eyes at Emmett as he made his way out to the garage.
"Oh, he's upstairs reading. Which reminds me, I have a bunch of homework to do, so I think I'll join him. You guys must have homework too. Maybe you should work on it as well," I said, winking at them and laughing. They groaned at my less-than-subtle suggestion, but I smiled brightly as I flew up the stairs towards my room - and my husband. Edward and Bella could play like they were mature and sedate, but they were just as bad as the rest of us. I don't know why they tried to pretend with me. I could see everything they did before they did it. And right now...well, I wouldn't be going downstairs for a few hours, at least.
