Forgotten

Chapter 9

Wow, that was some welcome, Bella thought as Edward and her broke apart. He smiled down at her as though they hadn't seen each other in months. Damn, how in the hell was she supposed to resist that? A girl could only take so much before she totally breaks down and begs her husband to...well, to do a lot of things. She didn't even know where to begin.

Especially if that particular husband was Edward.

"Did you have a nice time?" Edward asked her softly. Bella was so dazed by his sexy voice that she had to shake her head in order to regain focus and be able to articulate a coherent answer.

"Um, yeah, Alice is crazy though. She dragged me everywhere and talked me into buying more clothes than I'll ever use."

Edward grinned, "Well, at least you made good use of my credit card."

Bella frowned. They had argued about that right before she went out. She thought she had enough cash money and that she didn't need to be spending his money on things that he will never use.

Edward had said that there was no such thing as his money since they'd said 'I do'. In the end, he won and she grudgingly took his credit card with her. As it turned out she really needed it. With the amount of things that Alice made her buy, there was no way she could have paid for it on her own.

"So, are you going to show me what you bought?" Edward teased.

Bella blushed, thinking of the less than modest items of clothing that Alice had talked her into buying.

"Um, maybe later." She mumbled, shyly.

Edward chuckled, "Come on, you must be starving. Agatha has already set dinner out."

"Agatha?"

"Mrs. Stevens."

"Oh." Bella felt so stupid for not thinking to ask what Mrs. Stevens first name was.

Edward led Bella to the dining room where they sat opposite each other at the table. While they ate, Bella suddenly had an overwhelming need to know everything there is to know about her husband. She started with the simple questions first.

"Favorite color?"

"Blue."

"Why Blue?"

"Because it's the color that looks best on you," Bella blushed at his words. He went on, I also like Brown. Before you ask, it's the color of your eyes. Brown is just…warm." He looked into her eyes as he said that and Bella found herself unable to look away.

"Uh, okay, favorite movie?" Bella asked, changing the topic.

"Hmm, well, I have to say Casablanca."

"Really? Isn't that considered sort of a chick flick?" Bella exclaimed.

"Hey, that movie's a classic! Name one other movie that ends with as powerful or memorable a sentence as 'I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship'?"

Bella grinned, "Touché."

They went on from that to other topics. Edward even reminded her of some of the memories she had before she met him, like her first kiss, her first boyfriend, her first…well, everything. She doubted that any other woman on earth had actually shared so much with her husband.

"Bella?"

"Hmm?"

"Um, there's this work function that's being held tomorrow and I was just wondering if maybe you wanted to go with me?" Edward inquired hesitantly.

"Ofcoarse, I'd love to go with you." Bell answered immediately. "Did you think I wouldn't want to go?"

"It's just that I thought maybe you wouldn't be comfortable going to a party like that just yet."

Bella thought about his statement for a second.

"Will everyone at that part know who I am?" She asked.

"Yes, you've met most of them before."

"Do they know about what happened? About the accident?"

"Yes, they do."

That got Bella a little bit worried.

"But, when we get there, you'll stay with me, right? You won't leave me alone?"

"Not for a second." Edward said without hesitation.

Bella smiled, "Then I'll be fine."

I took my time getting ready for the party. I didn't want to just look good for Edward, although that was a big part of it; I wanted him to be proud of me. Alice had grudgingly picked out a simple enough dress at my request. Thank God for that. She had drawn the line at the shoes, however, even though she knew heels were my Achilles' heel.

After I was dressed, I walked down the stairs looking for Edward. He smiled as he caught sight of me.

"Bella." The way he whispered my name almost reverently made me shiver.

"You look beautiful."

Bella smiled as she reached his side and wound her arm around his, "You don't look half bad yourself."

Edward alone was smoking hot. Edward in a suit was freaking unbelievable.

He took one look at the pair of heels I was wearing then quirked one brow.

"Alice?" He asked.

"Oh, yeah." I admitted.

He leaned his down closer to mine and whispered in my ear, "Don't worry, babe. I won't let you fall."

Oh. My. God.

Our appearance at the party caused quite a stir. Apparently, Edward and I were the Golden Couple of the business world. Everyone wanted to know why we'd been MIA for the past few months and the ones who knew why, wanted to know how we were doing, in detail.

At the beginning, Bella was totally flustered and had no clue how to act around these people. Ever since she got out of the hospital, the only people she saw were Edward and her immediate family and friends, who were all very understanding and patient, immediately putting her at ease.

These vultures, however, were a completely different story.

As soon as Edward noticed how flustered she was, he immediately took control, diverting people's attention and answering questions that she thought were rude or inappropriate.

Edward seemed to be in his element among these people, but Bella noticed subtle signs that he was not really enjoying himself as he appeared to be, like the tightening around his eyes and mouth and how whenever he smiled, it did not really reach his eyes.

Edward and Bella conversed with so many people in the space of an hour that Bella started feeling dizzy.

"Edward, darling. You're back!" A shrill voice from behind them suddenly called out.

Bella turned around in time to see a strawberry blonde launch herself at her husband.

What the hell?

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