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BPOV
Hello, Florida.
I breathed in the hot summer, humid air, as we got out of the bus. We had just arrived here a couple of minutes ago, and the six of us were dying to get out of the stuffy little bus, and out into the fresh air. But the air wasn't so fresh. It was like breathing in a warm glass of water. It got stuck in your throat and you could barely breathe.
"Can it get any hotter?" Alice asked, as she fanned herself with a magazine.
"I don't know, but I'm not about to find out." Rose said, and turned back to get into the bus.
Everyone else, besides Edward and I went back inside the bus.
Edward and I walked hand in hand to the beach, which was right next to our bus. We strolled in the wet sand, with the waves barely hitting our feet.
"So I talked to my mom yesterday on the phone." I said, starting a conversation.
"You did?" He wondered.
"Yeah, I told her we were coming in town for a few days." I started. "And she suggested that we come and see her tonight." I said hoping he would want to meet my mom and dad. They've seen all the tabloids, with our faces on it, and they keep wondering what is true and what's not. Like am I pregnant? Are we engaged? Did I cheat on him? Did he cheat on me? I could go on and on.
There was a slight pause and I was starting to panic. "I mean, you don't have to, it's fine. I can just tell them we already have plans." I said.
"No, I want to meet your parents." He smiled down at me.
"Really?" I smiled back.
"Yeah, I want to meet the people that raised this perfect woman." He leaned down and kissed me softly on the forehead, then continued walking.
"Okay, I'll call my mom." I said, and pulled my phone out.
I dialed my moms number, and she answered quickly. Even though my parents live in Forks, they go on vacation in Florida for about a month every summer.
"Hello?" She practically sang into the phone.
"Hey, mom." I said.
"What did he say?" She asked.
"He would love to meet you guys." I smiled as I said it.
She squealed through the phone. "Okay, good. I'm tired of seeing all these pictures in the magazines, and I haven't even met him yet."
"Believe me, I'm tired of them too." I sighed. Edward wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and squeezed, as if saying he was sorry.
"Just don't listen to them, honey. By the way, maybe you could get your father and I a couple tickets to your concert tomorrow night...?" She asked hopefully.
Edward must've overheard it, and he nodded.
"Yeah, I think we can give you a couple." I said.
"Yay! Well, I have to go, honey. I'll see you tonight at 6. Don't forget." She hung up, and I followed. I put my phone back in my pocket, and grabbed onto Edward's hand again.
"I can't wait." He smiled, then kissed my forehead.
"While we still have about 5 hours, let's go swimming!" I said excitedly, and ran back in the direction we came from. He followed after me. I ran up the buses steps, and told the rest of them that we were going to beach.
"Bella. Have you been outside? I'm sweating just looking at it." Alice complained.
"The water isn't hot at all, and besides, you were whining about not being able to get your tan being stuck on this bus. Well, here's your chance." I said to her, and grabbed my swim suit from my bag. I quickly grabbed the bathroom, before anyone else could.
My bathing suit was plain blue, but I think it suits me well. Plain.
I put my hair up in a messy bun, and put my sunglasses on. I put my black romper on, over my swim suit, and left the bathroom. I waited for the rest of them to finish, by running through me and Edward's song.
"I think it's coming along just fine." Edward smiled, and took a seat next to me.
"Me too. Maybe we can have it done by the concert tomorrow."
"Hopefully." He sighed.
The rest of them got dressed, and we left the bus.
We all practically hopped through the sand, burning our feet in the process. We found a spot that wasn't crowded, and laid our towels down.
I took of my romper, and sat down on my towel. I wouldn't say I'm necessary muscular, but I'm definitely not chubby. I mean I can rock a bikini.
"Who wants to play a little football?" Emmett said, rotating the football in his hands.
"Me." Edward and Jasper said at the same time.
"Come on, at least one of you girls has to play, 'cause there are an odd number of people." Emmett said to us girls.
"I'm not!" Alice and Rose said at the same time.
"Thanks, guys." I glared at them. Everyone looked at me hopefully, with puppy dog eyes. "Fine, I'll do it." I said, and stood up. We walked further away from Alice and Rose, who were currently tanning, and reading magazines.
"Teams?" Edward said.
"Emmett and Bella, against you and me." Jasper said.
"What! No fair! I'm stuck with the girl." Emmett pouted.
"Em, you're the best at football, therefore you get the girl." Jasper said.
"I don't know, you guys, you might be underestimating me." I smirked. I had had my fair share of football experiences, and must I say I wasn't too bad at it.
"Fine. But we get to start." Emmett said, and we split up into our teams, horizontal from the ocean.
"Okay, plan?" I asked.
"Hand off." He said.
"Break." We both clapped, and turned toward Edward and Jasper, who were waiting for us. They showed us the out of bounds and the end zone.
"I got Bella." Edward smirked.
"You just want a chance to get your arms around me." I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Pretty much. Especially with that outfit on." He grinned at me, and crouched down. I took the football from Emmett, and bent over. I had the football on the ground between my legs, with my butt up in the air.
"Nice ass, Bella." He chuckled.
"Thanks, Em." I laughed with him, when I heard Edward growl.
"Hike!" Emmett called, and I threw the ball between my legs, and stood up and waited for him to hand it to me. He set it in my arms, just as Jasper tackled him. I ran with ball in my hands, as Edward was only about a foot behind me. I finally reached the end zone, and threw the ball down in the sand.
"Wohoo!" I yelled.
"Yeah, Bella!" Emmett yelled down toward me, just getting up from Jasper's tackle. I walked past Edward with a smirk on my face as I winked at him.
I gave Emmett a double high five, then we discussed our strategy for this play. Which was to basically just tackle them.
I lined up in front of Edward and grinned at him.
"You're going down." I said.
"We'll just see about that." He smiled then crouched down.
"Hike!" Jasper yelled, and Edward threw him the ball. I jumped in front of Edward just as Jasper threw the ball, and I caught it. I immediately freaked out, and started sprinted toward our end zone. I made it and held the football up in the air.
Edward ran toward me, and picked me up, with his arm around my waist, twirling me around. (A/N- It's like in the movie The Vow when they were at the lake and he twirled her around.)
I squealed, and threw the ball up higher. "Victory!" I yelled.
He let me down, and I ran over to Emmett.
"Nice job, Swan." He smiled and gave me a high five.
The game went on for a while longer, and the score ended up being 21-14, Emmett and I winning.
"Come on, let's go swimming." Edward said, pulling my arm toward the water.
"No, I can't get my hair wet!" I said, but he continued pulling.
"Yes you can, it'll dry off in like a second anyway." He said, and took both my hands and pulled. I was not match for him, and he pulled me straight into the water, until we reached a point where we couldn't stand anymore.
"I hate you." I was unable to keep my head about the surface, and my hair got all wet.
"You know you love me." He smirked, and came closer to me.
"Okay, you're right." I laughed, and pecked him on the lips. I swam away from him, and toward the beach.
"Ali, what time is it?" I yelled up the beach.
"Four thirty." She yelled back.
"Edward, we better head back." I called back at him, who was still in the water.
I grabbed my romper and towel, and waited for Edward. He finally got here, with his six pack dripping with water.
"Ready?" I asked, as I grabbed his hand. He nodded, and we walked back toward the bus.
An hour later, I was all ready, dressed in a pair of jean shorts, and a cute blouse. Edward had a black button down on, and a pair of khaki pants. I had managed, after a half hour, to get my hair dry.
We called a taxi to come take us to my parent's beach house.
Edward payed the taxi driver, after a fight I put up to let me pay, as we pulled up to my parents house. We got out, and walked up to their house. It was just as I remembered. White, with bright red shingles, and a happy feel about it.
I had barely knocked on the door, before it swung open showing my crazy mother and my father right behind her.
"Mom!" I grinned, and pulled her into a hug.
"Bells, it has been too long!" She said, and squeezed me to her. She let me go, and I gave my dad a hug.
"It's good to see you, B." My dad smiled at me, then let me go. Edward stepped inside, standing next to me.
"Mom, Dad, this is Edward. Edward these are my parents." I smiled.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. and Mrs. Swan." He shook both of their hands with a small smile.
"Oh no, son, I'm Renee and this is Charlie." My mother corrected him. Edward nodded. "It's a beautiful night, why don't we eat outside tonight?"
"Sure." I answered, and I took Edward's hand in mine, as we walked to the back of the house, which was facing the beach.
"Do you need help bringing dinner out?" I asked Renee.
"Yes, please." She said, and the two of us walked back inside to grab the food and plates.
"You guys are just so cute together." My mother said, as she took the fruit salad out of the fridge.
"Thanks, mom." I smiled at her, then grabbed four plates from the cupboard.
"But it's the way he watches you." My mom sighed, and took the foil off the grilled chicken she must've just made.
"What about it?" I asked, looking out the window above sink at my dad and Edward talking at the small deck table with four chairs around it.
"Like he would jump in front of a bullet for you."
"Is that a bad thing?" I asked, still not looking away from Edward and Charlie.
"No, but..." She said.
"He's just protective." I turned toward my mom, with a small smile.
"I know, I know. He sure is a cutie." My mom laughed at me, when I turned bright red.
"Mom!" I sighed, and took the plates, and the fruit salad outside. My mom followed with the regular salad and the chicken.
"Hey, guys." I smiled, as I set the fruit down, and set a plate down in each of the table places. Renee set the other food down after I handed out forks and knives. I took the seat next to Edward and smiled at him.
"Go ahead and dig in." Renee said to us, and Charlie immediately picked up the chicken and put a piece on his plate.
"So, Edward, are you really THE Edward Cullen?" My mom asked him, as she scooped a big scoop of fruit on her plate.
He chuckled then nodded. "Yes, yes I am."
This is going to be a long dinner.