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"I'll never hurt you Bella Swan… Never. You have my heart now, Bella. How could I ever hurt my heart?" He whispered, searching my eyes.
"Give me time Edward… give me time." I whispered, closing my eyes and drifting off to sleep.
"Always…" I heard Edward say as I fell into a dreamless sleep…
"Is she awake?" I heard a gentle voice whisper, recognizing it as Esme's.
"Yep, she's just waking up…now." Alice answered as I opened my eyes to see Esme and Alice standing in the door way. "Good morning!" Alice chimed, bouncing in place.
"Um… good morning." I mumbled, looking warily from one to the other. "Where's Edward?"
"He's down stairs. We came up to give you some clothes and see if you needed anything." Alice answered.
"Oh, ok. Thanks…"
"The bathroom is through here Bella, and Alice stocked up on all of the things that she knew you'd need. I put some clothes for you on the counter. If you need anything else, please don't hesitate to ask." Esme stated, walking towards the hallway. "Alice, are you coming?"
"Nope, I'll stay up here for a bit more." Alice smiled, waving at Esme as she closed Edwards door, then turned to me. "Is it okay if I stay?"
"Sure, but why?" I asked, stretching my arms then climbing out of the bed.
"Well…. Don't get mad okay? I was really hoping you'd let me do your hair and makeup today..." She trailed off, giving me an innocently sweet smile.
Incredulously, I stared at her. The Cullen's just dropped the bomb that they were Vampires yesterday, and Alice wants to play life-size Barbie?
"Really Alice, this isn't the perfect time for this." I stated.
"Of course it is. Pretty hair always makes things better." She argued.
I sat there, considering fighting her when I realized she likely already saw the outcome. "Can we just skip the argument and just tell me who wins?" I said tiredly.
"Yay! Me, I win. You're getting the hang of it Bella!" Alice winked at me and continued, "Come on, go brush your teeth and change, then I'll work my magic." She smiled brightly and shooed me away.
About an hour later we descended the stairs into the kitchen, towards the most heavenly smell I've ever encountered. We walked in to see Edward putting the finishing touches on what looked like Eggs Benedict and waffles on one of the place settings. I noticed more plates filled with food on the table and wondered if the Cullen's also ate Human food on the side.
"Mmm… smells amazing!" I said, momentarily forgetting how upset I was with Alice. Not only was the time we wasted to curl my hair, only to place it in a messy bun uncalled for, but then she took it to an entirely new level of pointlessness by putting me in a summer dress. It was Forks, where it always rained, and was always cold, and she makes me wear a SUMMER DRESS! It was entirely futile if you asked me.
"Thank you, I wasn't sure what you liked, so I made a bit of everything…" Edward said, motioning to the other plates. All of this food was for me? I guess I answered my own question on if the Cullen's ate Human food… Sure enough, I recognized an omelet, breakfast burrito, pancakes, crepes, coffee, orange juice, apple juice, 4 different types of cereal, bacon, ham, sausage, biscuits, gravy, French toast, and just about every way to cook an egg.
"Wow…. This is…just wow. Thank you Edward." I said, smiling at him. "I'd have been happy with a pop tart, but this looks amazing." I said, hesitantly sitting down in one of the chairs. How'd you learn to make this? I'm assuming you haven't had to cook in awhile." I said, taking a bite out of some pancakes.
"I stayed up watching cooking shows on YouTube. I hope it all tastes as it should." He said, this eyebrows furrowing slightly in worry.
"Are you kidding? It tastes as if Rachel Ray were here." I said, noting that I was chomping on the omelet like I hadn't ate in weeks. I cleared my throat, more self conscious of eating now that I noticed Alice and Edward were staring at me. "Um… are you guys going to stare at me this whole time, because it's a bit weird? What's wrong?"
Alice was the first to laugh, and just said I told you so to Edward as she danced out of the room. Edward slowly smiled his crooked smile, and then visibly relaxed into his seat.
"Nothing, obviously. I had been positively sure that you would be having a nervous breakdown or trying to escape, and Alice thought you'd take it like a champ. I guess she was right again." He laughed, shaking his head.
"Well, I'm still adjusting to the news, but at the risk of sounding like someone starved for half their life, this food is really amazing. My tummy is very happy and telling my brain that if you can cook this good, then I gotta stick around." I laughed.
"Well, I'm glad to have won over your stomach," then, leaning down to be eyelevel with my stomach, he said, "Thanks for being on my side", before standing and winking at me.
"What's this? Get her pregnant already Eddie?" His enormous brother Emmett said while walking into the kitchen. Edward visibly stiffened and glared at his brother, a slight growl coming from his lips.
"Shut it Emmett." He snapped, causing a shudder run up my spine from the threat laced in his voice. He sat down next to me on the table, still tense from irritation.
"Well, what is a guy supposed to think when he sees some one talking to someone else belly? Especially a Bella belly?" Emmett teased again. Edward groaned in response, dropping this forehead on the table.
"Emmett please don't say it… please?" Edward pleaded, his head still on the table.
"Say what?" I asked, completely confused.
"He was going to say that your new nickname is Bella Belly, and that Edward's the father of the baby." Alice sang, walking into the kitchen, Jasper in tow. I was mortified, his brother thought Edward and I had…had…had sex! I blushed furiously, and tried to stutter out a response.
"Uh…um… Edward and I did not… well you know… last night. It didn't happen." I said, shoving more pancakes into my mouth. The entire kitchen burst into laughter, except for the groaning coming from Edward, his face still buried in the table.
"Haha, not that type of baby, Belly Bella. A food baby. Edward cooked it, and you ate it, so it's a Food baby." Emmett explained, smiling smugly at me as if I had played right into his joke.
"Oh." I said, still turning a few shades of pink. Edward finally looked up, and apologetically shook his head.
"So for the sake of escaping my idiot brother, I was thinking that we could go back to the meadow on a picnic? I have it on very good authority that it will be sunny all day and I was hoping to show you something." He said, giving me that melt-right-here smile.
"O-ok… but is that really a good idea? I mean, we both saw what happened last time…" I said, looking at my plate as I pushed around some country-style potatoes.
"I promise you Bella, I will never hurt you. Actually, Alice and Jasper are coming along too." Edward said, nodding to Jasper, who carried a picnic basket that Alice must have packed.
"Sounds fun," I smiled, hoping that it didn't betray my ever present worry. "Will you show me what you look like in the sun then?"
"Yes, I though the Meadow will give us the privacy for that. Come on, lets go." Edward said, pulling my hand towards the back door that lead to the porch.
"Isn't your car in the front?" I asked, confused why we were walking towards the tree line.
"I was hoping that we can go the way I usually travel… what do you say?" He asked, a devilish smile playing at his lips.
"Well, how do you usually travel?" I asked, still skeptical.
"We run… quite fast actually."
"So, then would you carry me, or how does this work?" I asked, my cheeks blushing at the thought of being cradled in Edwards arms.
Jasper cleared his throat, and I remembered he was likely sensing exactly what had me blushing, causing Alice to giggle and Edward to smile.
"Think of it like a piggy back ride. Here, wrap your arms around my neck, and make sure you're holding on tight." He said, pulling my arms around his neck. He gently picked up my legs, one on either side of his hips, and told me to hold on, then without warning it was as if we were flying.
He sped so swiftly through the forest that it was almost as if he wasn't even touching the floor. I barely opened my eyes wide enough to see splashes of green and brown whizz pass us, and occasionally glimpsed Alice or jasper running alongside us. Finally, what felt like maybe 5 minuets pass by, he slowed down and my grip loosened.
"Okay, were here Bella… You can let go now." Edward said, gently tapping my arms. I unhooked my legs and stiffly let me arms go of him and swayed on my feet.
"Whoa… that was something else." I said, still uneasy on my feet. It felt as though I had been spinning in circles, my legs not knowing how to function at the moment. I vaguely noticed the blanket that Alice must have splayed beneath me as I fell to the ground, glad to be still and not flying anymore. I looked up to Edward to see if he would sit with me and I gasped at what I saw.
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