Title: Day to Day
Summary: When Edward's older brother Emmett decides it time for Edward to come out of his OCD shell, Edward will find himself doing something he never imagined he would. Falling in love.
Rating: M eventually, we'll be sailing the T seas for awhile ladies but it will be worth the wait.
Pairing: Canon pairings cause that's how I roll
Disclaimer: I wish I owned this Edward he is so adorable to me, but sadly no. Stephanie Meyer still owns everything I just love to manipulate it to justify my imagination.
Chapter Ten – Bella
Getting to Know You
Edward and I walked towards one of the cafes I frequented during the weekend for our breakfast. He seemed to be a bit more at rest since our discussion in the bathroom but with Edward there was a fifty/fifty chance you'd get it right.
I decided to leave him in his thoughts until we were actually seated.
He must be feeling overwhelmed about everything so I wasn't about to push him. As we were walking my cell phone, rang. I glanced down and saw it was Rosalie. I sighed and pressed reject just as we reached the door of the cafe.
"You, you could've... I mean... if you wanted to..." Edward began gesturing to my phone.
"It's fine. I think it's rude when people take phone calls while they're hanging out with someone else. I'd only answer it if something was going on." I explained and he nodded. I pushed open the cafe door and walked inside the cafe. I chose to sit in a booth over by the window. I had a thing for people watching. Strange I know but the creative side of me had this knack for making up little stories for everybody I see. I'm always curious to know have I ever gotten close to the real thing or have I judged someone completely wrong. I pulled off my jacket as Edward sat down in the opposite side of the booth.
"Do...d-do you..." He began before getting flustered with himself and covering his face with his hands. I reached forward and pulled his hand away.
"Just breathe." I told him. "We're in no rush. You take your time and figure out what you want to say. I don't mind." I told him and he nodded. He was silent for a second before he seemed to put the sentence together.
"Do... you come here often?" he asked in a soft voice. I was fascinated with how he continued to progress with me. His trust in me was astounding and flattering at the same time and I was really happy about that if I was being honest.
"I kind of rotate places, you know so I don't get sick of eating at the same place. It's so easy to fall into a slump." I explained as a waitress came over and placed two menus on the table. They were laminated menus and I could see Edward's hands reach for his pocket almost instinctively. I knew what he wanted to do. But he looked almost embarrassed about it. "Go ahead." I told him trying to add an encouraging smile.
He sighed as he pulled a packet of antiseptic wipes out of his coat pocket and pulled one out and wiped the menu.
"Sorry" He said looking ashamed and I shook my head.
"Why do you apologise for that?" I asked.
"I'm sorry." He said as if it was a required answer.
"Edward!" I exclaimed. I was trying to be supportive but this was extremely frustrating right now.
He looked startled at the tone of my voice and it was turn to be apologetic.
"Stop apologising Edward. Everybody has little things that make up who they are. This is one of your things." I told him and he nodded.
"Thank you." He said quietly as the waitress came back.
"What can I get you two?" she asked.
Edward gestured to me and I smiled at him.
"I'll have some French toast and bacon, with orange juice and a coffee please." I said and the waitress nodded as she took it down.
"And for you Sir?" she asked Edward.
"Um... can I get pancakes and bacon with toast on the side, with some orange juice?" He said and she nodded.
"I'll have that out right away." She said dropping the receipt on the table.
He let out a sigh once she was gone.
"Hungry?" I asked him.
"I haven't..." he began before stopping himself.
"Go on." I told him.
"I haven't been eating much this past week." He said his voice barely above a whisper.
"Oh" I said scratching the back of my head for a second. "Can I ask what happened with you after the fight with Emmett?" I asked knowing he was going to have to tell me about it eventually.
"I, was faced with... some, harsh? Harsh realities" He said. "And I didn't... I didn't want to face them." He explained and I nodded.
"Were you intentionally trying to hurt yourself?" I asked him, I needed to know. If he had I was going to need to rally more troops then just me.
"No" He said shaking his head. "It just... it ended up that way." He said and I nodded.
"Okay." I said. "I know I seem ridiculously over bearing Edward and I know none of this is any of my business but thank you for telling me." I told him.
"Thank you for wanting to know." He whispered and I nodded. I reached forward and squeezed his good hand before pulling back as our food arrived out.
I decided to switch to a lighter subject.
"So what do you do for fun?" I asked him and he snorted. "Something funny?" I asked him.
"I don't... do fun." He explained and I arched an eyebrow. "Never made time for it." He said rather rushed.
"Talk about falling into a slump." I muttered "Okay another, favourite movie?" I asked.
"Shawshank R-redemption." He said stuttering over it a bit but that was only natural, try say 'Shawshank Redemption' ten times really fast.
"Nice. What about T.V?"
"Um... favourite?" he asked and I nodded. "The West Wing. My sister bought me the box-set a view year ago." He said and I smiled at how freely he answered that question.
"I may just have to steal that some time." I told him as we ate our food. "You're so lucky having sibling growing up. Your sister's name is Alice right? Rose told me she's pregnant."
"Yeah her s-second. She's having... having a boy." He said and I noticed he was uncomfortable again. He mustn't like talking about his family.
"That's nice. She's already got a boy though right?" I asked.
"Landon, g-good kid. I'm... not the... the cool uncle though."
"I don't know Emmett seems more like a playmate than a cousin." I shrugged and he actually chuckled. "When did you last see Alice and Landon?" I asked him and he shrugged. "Do you miss them?" I asked and he nodded. "Why don't you call her?" I asked.
"J-jasper... her h-husband? He doesn't... like me very much. Thinks I'm... strange." He muttered before taking a large bite of food.
"Does Alice know?" I asked him and he nodded, his mouth too full to answer verbally. "Oh, don't get me wrong Edward but your siblings seem a little self centred." I said and he nodded.
"I'm used to it." He said and I sighed.
"You shouldn't have to be." I told him when my phone rang again. I looked down and saw it Rose again and I had two messages from her aswell. "Shut up." I said hanging it up and shoving it in my jeans pocket.
"What... what about you?" he asked and I looked up.
"What about me?" I asked him.
"You... don't talk about yourself a lot." He said and I shrugged.
"Simple enough life, small town girl. Lived with my Mom in Arizona sometimes but mostly with my Dad in Forks, it's about two hours from here. Only child." I explained.
"Can... can I ask you something?" he asked.
"Sure." I said.
"Does your... do you not have... what I mean is...?"
"Edward?" I asked.
"Does your boyfriend mind that I stayed at your place last night?" he asked shyly.
"I don't have a boyfriend." I explained.
"Y-you don't?" he asked looking shocked.
"Nope." I said popping the 'p'.
"Oh." He said.
"Why do you ask?" I asked him curious.
"I just thought that... you know." He said.
"No, I don't." I said giggling at his nervousness.
"You're beautiful." He said before blushing scarlet. I could feel my expression soften completely.
"Thank you." I said with a smile. Once we were done our breakfast we paid and headed to the park. "So come on tell me something nobody knows." I urged him as we walked, our footsteps falling in time with each other.
"Like what?" he asked cautiously.
"Oh come on I don't mean your bank details just a secret. Come on its fun." I told him.
"I don't do fun" I heard him murmur under his breath and I sighed.
"You know I'm going out of my way to appeal to your needs Edward. The least you could do is throw me a line out here." I said losing my patience. He looked up shocked at me, but it had to be said.
"I'm sorry."
"I know but come on, tell me something."
He was hesitant. As if he was unsure what to say or how to phrase what he said. It was adorable to watch. I know what you're thinking, how can I still be attracted to this guy? He's obviously too messed up to evening consider a relationship, but maybe I was that messed up too. Maybe we could fix each other?
"I once ate a whole jar of marshmallow fluff." He said rather fast before turning red. I giggled at this, yep it was definitely settled. He was adorable. "In one sitting"
"Wait you can buy marshmallow fluff?"
"Yep" He said nodding.
"What does it taste like?"
"Eating sugary clouds. I needed a sugar boost while studying for finals in college and I thought marshmallows are just pure sugar, and I couldn't find any at the store I went to, so I found an old fashioned candy store and bought a lot of junk food."
"Did it work?"
"Yeah, but if you look at my work from that day you can see the hand writing is terrible cause I was so shaky from all the sugar." He explained and I laughed. "Your turn" He said and I nodded. I was just amazed over the fact that he was losing his stutter the longer he talked, as if he was getting more and more comfortable.
"When I was in college I streaked across campus on a dare." I told him and his jaw dropped. "What?"
"Completely... n-naked?" he asked in shock. Uh-oh the stutter was back.
"Yeah. Mind you I was severely drunk." I told him and he nodded. I thought I heard him murmur 'lucky campus' but I shrugged it off.
We sat down on a bench and just talked after that. The stutter was eventually lost, which made me really happy. He was an interesting person to talk to, so intelligent and insightful about things. He made you think about stuff you know?
I don't know how long we sat on that bench talking but before I knew it the heavens opened up over us. We hightailed it back to my apartment, barely making it inside the building before the wind and rain soaked us completely.
"You think it's going to be a sunny day..." I began shaking my head as I pulled off my coat. I turned around to look at Edward who seemed to be staring at me. The rain had managed to get in under my coat and my shirt was clingy to me, he was the exact same with drops of water coming down his face.
My eyes zeroed in on his and I couldn't look away. I was physically unable to look away. I took a tentative step towards him and took his hand in mine. It was like a magnetic force pulling me towards him. I couldn't have stopped it, even if I had wanted to.
What shocked me more than anything was him. He was the one who wrapped his arm and around my waist and pulled me towards him. He was the one who cradled my face in his hands, searching my eyes as if wondering if this was the right thing to do.
I wrapped my hand around the back of his neck, angling his head towards mine before attaching my lips to his. I felt him gasp against me, before he lifted me up off my feet as if trying to get closer to me.
My two arms wrapped around his neck I continued kissing him and oh God, it was amazing. He was such a good kisser. In my wildest dreams I never could have imagined this being so good.
His lips were so soft, warm and inviting. His arms felt strong around me, making me feel safe. He opened our mouths in unison and I felt his warm, minty breathe of my tongue. Pushing forward my tongue began to move before his mouth before he surprised me, his tongue reaching my mouth a whole lot quicker.
It was my turn to gasp into the kiss as he held me closer to him.
God I didn't want this to end.
I was beginning to feel a bit breathless but I didn't want to stop, so I didn't.
Ring, ring.
Ring, ring.
Ring, ring.
Edward began to pull away but I stopped him.
"No, no let the machine get it." I told him pulling his lips back to mine. The person calling didn't leave a message, however they did call back.
Ring, ring.
Ring, ring.
Ring, ring.
"Oh for the love of..." I said pulling away much to my chagrin.
Edward said nothing as I moved away from him arms and went to answer the phone.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Hey Bitch, why do you sound like you just got pulled away from sex?" Rosalie's voice asked coming through the phone. "Are you finally getting laid?"
"Shut the hell up." I told her. "Why are you calling?"
"Really feeling the love here."
"You greeted me by saying 'hey bitch' let's not talk about being overly affectionate." I told her.
"Fair enough, so who's the lucky guy?"
"Rose!" I warned.
"Fine I'll let you get back to it. But I want the deets tomorrow."
"I have work tomorrow Rose."
"Boo you whore." She said quoting 'Mean Girls'
"Hang out with Emmett."
"He's all Emo at the moment."
"Well then be a big girl and go to work. Gotta go." I said before I hung up. Once I did I turned around to see Edward sitting on the couch. "Sorry about that, Rosalie has issues with boundaries. She's not quite sure what they are." I shrugged sitting down on the couch beside him.
It was then I noticed he was wringing his hands.
I put my hands over his and he stopped.
"Edward" I whispered "its okay."
"No its not." He said quietly.
"Why not?" I asked.
"I'm not good enough for you." He whispered. "You deserve much more than I am."
"Hey!" I said loudly. "I'll decide what I want and what I don't." I told him. "Edward look at me." I said but he didn't "LOOK AT ME!" I yelled and slowly he turned to me. "I care about you, a lot more than I should for someone I have just met. But I can't escape that."
"I care about you too."
"Then we'll make this work." I told him taking hold of his hands again. "You'll see Edward, we'll make this work."
"And what if we don't?"
"I don't want to even think about that." I told him leaning up and kissing his cheek.
He turned his face towards mine and placed a gentle kiss on my lips.
"I'm scared."
"We'll figure it out." I told him before kissing him again.
"I need to get going." He whispered "I have work in the morning." He said and I sighed.
"Okay, you have my number right?" I asked him and he nodded. "Call me tomorrow? I get off work at three." I told him.
"Okay" He said nodding before standing up. He paused as he did "So...?"
"Yes?" I asked in return.
"Are... are you my...? What I... mean to say... is... oh my God!" He said putting his hands over his face and groaning.
"Deep breaths." I told him and he nodded.
"Are you my g-girlfriend?" he asked quietly.
"Is this your way of asking me?" I asked him teasingly.
"Bella" He sighed.
"Yes" I told him before standing up and kissing him. "Now go home and get changed out of those wet clothes before you catch pneumonia." I told him and he nodded.
"Night" He whispered leaning down and kissing me again. He seemed to feel comfortable enough to do that and I for one wasn't going to complain about it.
"Night" I said and watched as he grabbed his bag and walked out of the door.
Once he was gone I sat down on my couch and sighed.
Today had turned out a lot differently to how I pictured it. Never in my wildest thoughts would I have thought that I would be Edward Cullen's girlfriend when this weekend was over.
It was weird how life turned out sometimes wasn't it.
You never knew what you were getting.
Thinking about how cut off Edward could become in an instant I realised something.
I was in way of my head.
And what was worse was...
I actually liked it.
I touched my lips from where he had kissed me and sighed.
Yep way in over my head.
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