Bellas POV
The flight to Mexico seemed to last longer than any flight I had ever taken. It wouldn't have felt like forever had I not been sitting next to the guy I just internally confessed my love for. I kept looking at him and blushing. Eventually I just let myself fall asleep, but even then I could see his perfect crooked grin in my sleep.
"So the way the rooms are set up children is as following." Esme read off the sheet of paper now in front of her. "We have two villas. There should be a villa for you guys and then a villa for Lily and myself. You kids will follow this path down to yours. We're going to be right down this one."
"Cool thanks!" Everyone all shouted as they took off running down the path. I however walked, knowing that with my luggage, my clumsiness would only be enhanced.
"It's so beautiful here." I whispered, to no one in particular.
"I could think of something more beautiful." Edward said from behind me. I jumped, not realizing he was there. He let out a hearty laugh before wrapping a shoulder around me. "You can go ahead and have the bed."
I looked around the room we had just walked into. He was right, there was only one bed left. There was a big room with three king sized beds. Alice and Jasper were on the bed closest to the bathroom, Emmett and Rose were laying on the bed closest to the kitchen and that left the bed closest to the patio and TV.
"Where do you plan on sleeping?" I asked looking around the room. I noticed a small couch in the corner by the TV and remaining bed. "Oh no. You are so too tall for that couch. I'll sleep on the couch, you take the bed."
"Not happening." Edward said as he plopped down on the couch. His feet hung over the edge, he looked absolutely ridiculous. I opened my mouth to argue but he stopped me, "Don't even try to stop me, Bells."
"I hate you, Edward Anthony Cullen." I sighed, putting my suitcase on the bed.
"I love you, Isabella Marie Swan." He teased. I wished he really meant those words.
"Guys check out the pool!" Emmett shouted, looking out the window. We all rushed over to the window to see what he was so excited about. There was a pool bigger than any pool I've ever seen. It had a complete bar in the middle of it too.
Within 20 minutes we were all dressed and ready to go lay by the pool. I was forced into a bikini too small for my liking. It was a light blue bandeau top, with a seashell right between my boobs. Luckily there was a halter strap, so I wouldn't have to worry about it falling down. Alice was in a pink and white stripped bikini and Rose was in a white bikini with gold flowers.
The afternoon at the pool pasted quickly, especially since Emmett got us a few pina coladas from the pool bar. I mainly stayed by Edward, since there were a few creepers in the pool looking at me. He looked positively amazing. The bathing suit perfectly hung from his hips, showing off his amazing muscles.
"Catching flies, Squirt?" Emmett said, laughing to himself as he walked past me. I merely hit his back, instantly regretting it. He picked me up and flung me into the pool. The rest of the day was spent lounging around quietly.
We had a quiet dinner with Esme and Lily before calling it an early night. Alice had us pinned to a schedule so strict that tonight we needed all the sleep we could get. She had use planned to go zip lining tomorrow through the rainforest.
Edward and I stayed up laughing and watching movies, while everyone passed out early. I looked around and saw that Alice was snuggled into Jasper's chest and Emmett was clinging to Rose. I sighed.
"Looks like everyone crashed, huh?" Edward asked, laughing lightly.
"Wimps." I said looking back at him to find his crooked grin. I couldn't help but return his grin.
"We should go to bed too. Alice will probably have us up at the crack of dawn." Edward said, moving off the bed to the couch.
"But I'm not tired." I said, but suddenly a yawn escaped my lips and I turned bright red.
"Right, go to sleep Bells." Edward said, chuckling. I watched as he tried to get comfortable on the couch and had to laugh to myself. "You find this funny, Bells?"
"Yup." I said, giggling.
"Lets see how funny you find this." And with that Edward Cullen was on top of me tickling me. Had I not been squirming from his hands roaming my body, I would have been frozen in shock.
"Uncle!" I called, softly enough not to wake everyone though. Edward collapsed next to me laughed heavily. "Not funny, Edward." I said, rolling over so I was facing away from him.
"Very funny, Bells." Edward said, wrapping his arms around him. He pulled my back into his chest and I stopped breathing. "Goodnight Isabella." He whispered in my ear. I took a much needed breath as soon as he let go of me.
"Edward wait!" I couldn't believe I was about to do this. "We can just share the bed. We used to do it all the time." I could feel myself turn bright red as he thought about it.
"You sure?" He asked, a wide smile spread across his face. I simply slid over to the far side of the bed and patted the spot next to me. "Trying to get me in bed, Miss Swan?"
"Keep dreaming, Eddie Boy." I said, preying my voice was strong. I couldn't imagine the horror if he knew my feelings at this point. He laughed and jumped on the bed next to me.
"Do you mind?" Edward asked. I looked over at him and he was beginning to pull his shirt off. He looked back over to me.
"Uh- not at all?" I said, it came out more of a question though. He quickly discarded his shirt and snuggled under the covers.
"Night, Bells." He mumbled before shutting his eyes.
"Night, Eddie." I said before joining him under the covers and willing myself to not think about my half naked best friend. Finally sleep took me.
"Look at how cute they are!" Alice said in my dream. That was odd. I snuggled back into something warm. I must have been super tired because my pillows never felt this good.
I heard a few clicks and some more muttering. It was getting really strange seeing as how I was dreaming of dinosaurs. I really don't think they had anything that clicked back then. Suddenly there was a big boom of laughter and it shook me awake.
There I was snuggled under Edward's arms, curled into his very bare chest. He had both arms wrapped around me, rather tightly I may add. He was still peacefully asleep, his chest rising and falling with each breath. I looked up to see our friends hovering around the bed, with cameras. The clicking. I hate my friends.
"Guys!" I hissed, trying not to wake Edward. When I tried to detangle myself from his arms, his grip on me only got tighter.
"Five more minutes, Bells." Edward mumbled into my hair and then let out a content sigh when he got comfortable against me again. I was bright red the whole time. Everyone erupted with laughter at this.
"We'll leave you two alone. Come meet us at breakfast in like 10 minutes though." Alice said, before ushering out of the room, into our living room.
"Edward, come on, everyone's waiting for us." I said, wishing my face would turn back to a normal color. That was a lost cause.
"Mmm." Edward hummed against me again. This time he kissed my forehead before returning to his slumber. Alright Bella, stay cool, it's your best friend. He's sleeping, its not like it means anything. I forced myself to think.
"Edward, there's hot breakfast waiting for you." I said, close to his ear. With that he shot up, still holding on to me, forcefully taking me with him.
"Breakfast?" He said, looking around. He suddenly realized that he was holding on to me and turned red. "Uh, sorry about that Bells."
"It's uh, it's fine." I said as I awkwardly got up and grabbed my bathing suit that was hanging on the door. I quickly went to the bathroom and changed, throwing on a pair of shorts and a tank top over my bikini.
"Ready to go?" Edward said, who was now sitting on the bed in a pair of shorts and a hockey team shirt. We both grabbed our flip flops and headed out to breakfast. Edward chuckled silently to himself as we walked.
"What?" I asked, looking at him oddly.
"Nothing, I was just thinking about this morning." He said, laughing again, only this time harder.
"What's so funny about you taking over my bed?" I asked, stopping to place my hands on my hips.
"You didn't try very hard to get away from me last night." Edward mentioned.
"You did happen to have me in a death grip." I countered.
"You loved it."
"I hate you." I laughed. Edward wrapped an arm around my shoulder as we strolled to breakfast.
"It's about time you two showed up. Grab food and hurry up we have to be in the car in 10 minutes." Alice said as we were pushed into the buffet line. "You two will just have to eat in the car."
"Alice, calm down, dear. The rainforest will be there all day." Esme said, putting a hand on her daughter's shoulder. Alice pouted and walked over to Jasper. He lovingly wrapped his arms around her small frame and kissed her head.
"Did you two sleep well last night?" Lily asked as we made our way back to the table.
"Yes." We both replied, looking down at the floor. Everyone else laughed as both Edward and I blushed.
Soon enough we were all piled into a van, taking us about 2 hours from the resort. Alice was almost exploding with glee as we drove deeper into the jungle. I however was brewing with fear. We had to climb up the start of the zip line before they launched us off into the jungle. Once we got there I was nearly shaking with fear.
"Squirt, what's wrong?" Emmett said, noticing that I was freaking out.
"Are we going all the way up there?" I said, looking up to the top of the trees.
"Yeah, Bella, it's a canopy tour." Jasper said, "That means like the tops of the trees. Why do you think Mom and Esme didn't want to go? You'll be fine though, only like three people ever die on these things."
"Die?" I crocked out. Everyone started to laugh and Jasper put an arm around my shoulder.
"I'm only teasing you, Bella. You'll be fine I promise." Jasper said, nudging me. I gulped as we walked towards our guide. He started to explain the different tours we can go on.
"Lets go on the one that goes over the water!" Emmett called out. I groaned and put my head in my hands. I looked up and the guide, Carl, was looking at me like I was crazy.
"What's wrong?" Carl asked me.
"Bella is a little afraid of heights." Rose answered for me. Gee thanks, pal.
"If you feel better, we can set you and a friend or a guide up on double. That way you won't have to be alone up there. It's really not that scary." Carl said with a reassuring smile.
"Thanks." I mumbled, rather embarrassed. Suddenly I felt two arms wrap around me.
"I'll go with you, if you want." Edward whispered close to my ear. He gave me a quick squeeze before letting go.
"Really?" I turned around. Somehow the whole idea of flying across the jungle seemed a little less frightening, knowing that I would be tied against Edward.
"Of course. It'll be fun." Edward said, taking my hand as we hiked up to our launching pad. "How you doing?"
"Freaking out! Look at how high up we are!" I said, clutching onto Edward's whole arm. He chuckled.
"Here, hop on." Edward said, crouching down. I got onto his back without hesitation this time. "You better hold on tight, spider monkey."
"You're so lame." I said, slapping his chest. We eventually made it to the platform. Carl started to lecture us on how the harness works and how our helmets had microphones in them so we could all communicate on our journey.
Emmett jumped off the platform first. Rosalie followed shortly behind him. Then Alice nearly danced right off, followed by an excited looking Jasper.
"You two ready for this?" Carl asked Edward and me. Edward looked at me and we turned back to Carl. "Alright, the heavier person has to go in the back, so Edward here, slid into the back." Edward did as he was told. "And Bella nestle yourself in between Edward's legs and attach the harness from there." I did as I was told. "Now Bella, grab on to the rope there if you need to hold on to something. Have fun guys!"
And with that we were pushed off the platform before I could chicken out. Edward wrapped his arms around me tightly, as I held onto the rope. We weren't moving very fast, actually we were moving rather slowly.
"Don't let me fall, okay Eddie?" I asked, looking at the upcoming drop.
"Never." Edward whispered close to my ear. I felt his chin on my shoulder as we went into the first drop, bringing up closer to the canopy. I let out a small scream we picked up speed. "It's okay, Bells. I've got you." Edward cooed in my ear, wrapping his arms tighter.
"Is it over?" I asked, opening my eyes again once it slowed back down.
"Smooth sailing from here. Try letting go of the rope, it feels really cool." Edward said, moving his hands up to mine, which were still securely around the rope.
"I'm scared." I said, looking down to the ground, BIG MISTAKE.
"It'll be fine, here take my hands." Edward said, entwining our hands together. As soon as I let go of the rope, I felt like I was floating.
"This is so cool!" I said, laughing. We laughed the whole way, I occasionally screamed when we would swoop in by the trees. Edward just held me tighter to his body. I felt secure when he held on to me, like I would never fall. Near the end of one particularly large drop, I felt Edward press his lips to my neck, send a shiver down my entire spine.
"Dude where are you two?" A voice suddenly filled my helmet.
"Em?" I said back. I turned my head to look at Edward who had the biggest grin on his face.
"We're all waiting at the bottom, where the hell are you?" Emmett said back.
"We're almost there, we had to wait to get our harness on together." Edward said.
"You better be keeping your hands to yourself, Cullen." Emmett said, we could hear a loud slap. "Oww, Rosie."
"We'll see you guys in a little bit, I think we're almost done." I said, as I tangled my hands in Edward's. I should tell him how I felt, right then and there, floating above the rainforest.
"Are you having a good time, Bells?" Edward asked, moving his head close to my ear again. I nodded.
"I have something I need to tell you something, Edward." I began, letting out a shaky breath.
"Mmm." He hummed against my neck.
"I think I l-…" I started but was rudely interrupted by our soaring ride float down onto a platform.
"Hey guys!" Jasper called, seeing us before everyone else. "Well, that looks comfortable."
"Hey guys." I said, cursing the fact that I had almost told Edward that I love him. Wait till Alice hears about this one.
"Well Bella, it's about time. Now we only have a few hours to get ready for tonight." Alice said, as the new guide started to detach Edward and me. I missed the connection our bodies had.
"What's tonight?" I said, looking at Rose.
"We're going to the club! Apparently the resort has a fantastic nightclub. We need to get ready!" Rose said, just as excited as Alice was.
I got dragged off away from the boys, who were going exploring. Alice and Rose ordered room service while I was showering. I got out to find a buffet of treats strewn across our living room.
"Hey Bells! How was your canopy ride? How was being pressed up against my brother?" Alice asked, as I came out wrapped in a towel. I stuck a strawberry in my mouth hoping to avoid it.
"Someone's avoiding the question?" Rose teased, throwing a grape in my direction. I dodged it, then grabbed a piece of pineapple and chucked it back.
"It was lovely, thank you very much." I said, hoping my blush wouldn't give me away.
"You're blushing!" Alice caught on.
"Spill, now." Rose commanded.
"I almost told Edward I loved him." I whispered out, putting my head down on the table.
"What was that?" Alice prodded.
"I almost told Edward I loved him." I said, a little louder this time.
"I'm sorry I didn't catch that." Rose said, moving closer.
"I ALMOST TOLD EDWARD I LOVED HIM!" I was shouting at this point. Both of their jaws hit the counter.
"I knew it!" Alice cheered, dancing around the couches.
"He'll be eating out of the palm of your hand by the end of the night." Rose said, running to the closet and grabbing a few outfits. "Go grab an old button down shirt while I get ready to do your makeup."
I did as was told and soon enough I was being attacked. Rose gave me a really smoky eye, but didn't make me look like a clown. I was thankful for this. Alice spent at least two hours on my hair alone, trying to get it to the perfect 'natural' looking curl she could. I had to admit by the end of Bella Barbie, my hair and make up looked fantastic.
"You guys need a new hobby. How much time do you guys put in to practicing this?" I asked, running a hand through my soft curls.
"Years of practice. Now go sit and watch TV on the bed while we get ready, then we'll give you your outfit." Alice said as she and Rose went into separate bathrooms to get ready. No more than an hour later they came out dressed only in their underwear.
"Have you guys no shame?" I asked, rolling my eyes.
"Nope. Now here, put this on." Rose said, handing me my dress. It couldn't have been shorter. It was black with rhinestones in the corners where the straps met my collarbone. It was low cut, really low cut.
"Guys are you kidding?" I asked, pulling the dress on over my head.
"You have stellar legs, Bells. Edward will be drooling all over himself when he sees you." Alice said, as Rose pushed me in front of a mirror. I had to admit I looked really good. Alice handed me a pair of purple heels to top of the whole outfit.
Alice pulled on her dress next. It was pink with lots of retro dots all over it. It was super short but fit her small frame. Her shoes were jet black and gave her at least 5 inches of height. Rose looked like a total knock out too. She was wearing an orange dress that fell perfectly around her body. (Outfits on profile)
"Lets go meet our men." Alice said, as we all linked arms and moved towards the club. We found ourselves sitting at a table, waiting for the boys to bring us drinks. Edward came back first with my drink.
"Here you go, Bells." He whispered laying the pina colada next to me. I took a big sip of it and let the cool alcohol slide down my throat. We all sat and talked for a while until Alice and Rose had enough to drink that they were ready to dance.
"Lets dance, Bells." Rose said, trying to grab at my arm. I however was not nearly as drunk as they were and wasn't ready to make a fool of myself.
"Oh no. I'm staying here." I said, as I pushed Rose onto Emmett. "Drag Em out there." And so she did. And Alice dragged Jasper out following Rose and Emmett to the center of the dance floor.
"They're crazy." I said, slipping on my third drink.
"Yeah." Edward said, watching me intently. "So you were trying to tell me something on the zip line, I don't think you ever got to finish."
"Oh- uh- want to dance? Let's go dance, Eddie." I said, not having nearly the same amount of courage anymore.
So I grabbed his hand and led him to the dance floor. He wrapped his arms around my waist and we started dancing to the music. The drink I had were making me a little more free than I usually was when I danced. I felt Edward's body flush against mine and never wanted the feeling to go away.
I turned so I was facing Edward now. His body still molded against me. We moved silently to the music, never missing the beat.
"Bella." Edward groaned into my hair as I rested my head against his neck, kissing it lightly.
"Mmm." I looked up into his big green eyes. He looked down at my lips, looking for approval and I nodded. Just as his hand moved to under my chin I noticed someone watching us. I looked closer and nearly threw up.
"Bella, what's wrong?" Edward asked, seeing the horror flash across my face. "Bells?"
"Edward we need to get out of here right now." I said, trying to pull on his arm.
"Bella, what's going on?" Edward asked, grabbing my arm and pulling me into him.
"He's here. Danny's here. He's sitting over at the bar. I need to get out of here." I said, my tears now sliding down my face. "Please."
"It's going to be okay. I'm gonna make you safe." Edward said, pulling me out of the room, quickly. He picked me up and pulled off my shoes. He threw them and we started to run.
We ran until we hit our hotel room. As soon as we got inside, Edward pulled me close into his side. We walked through every room and check everything to make sure there was no way Danny could get in. Edward sat on the bed and pulled me into his chest.
"Shh, you're safe now. I've got you. I won't let anyone near you." Edward cooed in my ear, as he wiped away my tears. "I'm going to call Emmett and Jasper okay?"
"O-okay." I mumbled out against his chest. He pressed a quick kiss to my head and pulled out his phone. I heard him explain to Emmett that we were back in the room, safely and to call when they got back.
"Emmett said he's not in the club anymore. Don't worry though, love, no one can get in here." Edward said. I almost missed that he called me love. I was just too scared to care. "Lets just watch some TV. Do you want to get out of the dress?"
"Yes, please." I said, softly. "Can you help me?"
"Uh- sure. Here you can wear this." Edward said, pulling out his hockey sweatshirt. He slid it over my head and it fell to my knees. I wiggled out of the dress curled back into his lap.
I must have fallen asleep because next thing I knew Edward was trying to wiggle out from under me.
"No, don't go. Please, he'll get me." I cried, holding Edward tighter.
"Bells, I just need to go let Emmett and Jasper in." Edward said, placing me lightly on the bed. "Stay on the bed, okay?" I nodded and watched as he grabbed an umbrella.
He opened the door and there I saw Emmett and Jasper with very drunk Rose and Alice. Jasper led the two girls to their beds and rushed over to my bed with Emmett.
"You're safe now, Squirt." Emmett said, running a hand through my hair as he hugged me. "No one's getting in here tonight."
"We'll take shifts, staying up, alright guys?" Jasper said, making sure that everything was locked and sealed. "We'll go to the front desk in the morning and tell them what's going on. But for now this is the smartest thing we can do."
"Bells, how bout you just go back to sleep?" Emmett suggested laying me back on my bed. I looked up and saw Edward standing by the door. I needed him to come back.
"Can Edward stay with me?" I asked, softly. Emmett looked over to Edward and nodded. Edward dropped the umbrella and came back into bed. Emmett and Jasper got up, muttering something about who stayed up when.
"I'm scared." I whispered against Edward as I snuggled back into his chest.
"Nothing's going to happen to you. I'll protect you, I promise." Edward said placing the covers tightly around us. Right as sleep was about to take me again I heard it, faintly, but I definitely heard it.
"I love you, Isabella. You are my life now."
(A/N – I almost stopped here so you guys should give me a ton of reviews because I didn't)
I opened my eyes praying that it was only a dream. That everything was only a dream. I needed him gone. And even if I had to trade Edward telling me he loves me, I would to make it so that Danny wasn't actually here.
"Hey, Squirt." Emmett said, sitting up with his laptop on his bed. "I wouldn't move very fast. Edward just fell asleep, you'll probably wake him."
"What time is it?" I muttered, not trying to detangle myself from Edward's arms.
"A little past 11 in the morning." Emmett said. I felt my eyes bug out of my head. I looked around the room; no one else was in sight.
"Where is everyone?" I asked.
"Alice and Rose went to breakfast with Esme and Lily. Jasper is meeting up with them after he goes to report this to the front desk." Emmett said, shutting his laptop and coming to sit on the edge of my bed. "We had to tell Esme and Lily, Squirt. I know you didn't want them to find out this way, but it was necessary to keep you safe."
"They're going to hate me and think that I'm dirty." I whined, snuggling into Edward's side.
"No one thinks you're horrible or dirty, Squirt. It's Danny who is the total douche bag. All they care about is making sure that you're okay." Emmett said, rubbing my back.
"How late where you guys up?" I asked, not sure I wanted to know what hell they went through last night.
"Edward was up the entire night, until about 9 he finally fell asleep this morning. Jasper and I took 2 hour shifts." Emmett said. "But with Edward around, someone was always up. The dummy's crazy for you, Squirt." Emmett said, leaning back against his headboard.
I laughed. It was a weird thought, Edward Cullen being crazy about me, Bella Swan. It was obvious I was crazy about him, I have been since we were young, I just never realized it. The thought of him being crazy about me too, well it nearly drove me insane. I wiped the tears off my face and turned to look at Edward's sleeping body.
"Hey, you." Edward suddenly said, his eyes not even opened yet. He gripped me tighter to his side. "How are you doing this morning?"
"I'm pretty shaken up. I thought it was done." I said, leaning my head on his chest.
"I meant it when I said no one is going to get you while I'm here, Bells. I promise you that. So we're going to enjoy the rest of our vacation doing things together. I'll protect you." He mumbled against my head.
"Now that Eddie boy is up I'm going to go meet them at breakfast. Make sure you two lock up when you come down. I'll lock the door when I leave." Emmett said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Crazy, Squirt." Emmett said, and I knew he was talking about Edward.
"Bye Em." I said as I went to move from Edward's arms. I didn't want him to feel uncomfortable even though I could stay there forever.
"Not so fast." Edward chuckled. He began tickling me and I fought my way off the bed.
"You're crazy." I said as I moved towards the shower.
"You love me." Edward countered.
"If only you knew." I said under my breath.
"What was that?"
"Shit, nothing!" I called as I entered the bathroom. Shut he almost heard me admit my love for him. Great. That would so add to how fabulous this is going. I showered quickly, thinking about how I didn't want to leave the room today. I jumped out of the shower and threw my hair up on my head in a messy bun.
"It's raining, Bells. So you may want to dress accordingly." Edward said from the other side of the door.
"Thanks!" I shouted back. So not only was my creepy ex boyfriend here on the resort, but now its raining to top everything off. Great.
I came out of the bathroom to find Edward already dressed and sitting on the bed. He was wearing a pair of gym shorts, a beat up tee shirt and sneakers. I had on a pair of shorts and a hoodie. We walked quietly to breakfast, not mentioning any part of last night.
"Hello, dear." Esme greeted me with a hug as she say us walk in. "I am so sorry." She whispered into my ear. I nodded and took my seat at the end of the table. Alice gave me a small squeeze on my shoulder.
"Bella dear, we had to call and tell Charlie about this. He's drafting a restraining order that will be all set for when we enter the US." Lily said, not picking her head up from the table.
"You told my dad?" I asked, my jaw hanging open.
"Dear, it's for your own safety." Esme said, putting a hand on my shoulder. I shrugged it off.
"NO! YOU TOLD MY DAD THAT I'M DAMAGED! YOU TOLD HIM THAT I WAS VIOLATED IN NO WAY THAT A DAD WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT!" I shouted, rage and disappointment filling my body.
I got up and ran. I ran straight out of the dining hall and straight down a path. I wasn't sure where I was running to but I needed to get away from everyone that knew my secret. I wanted to run until it wasn't true anymore. The rain was starting to come down heavier and you could almost not see in front of yourself.
"Bella!" I heard a voice call to me. Edward had followed me. "Bella, stop!" But I didn't. I kept on running. Unfortunately he was a better runner than me and grabbed my arm. "Bella, stop!"
"Why, Edward. Everyone knows. I came here so that no one would know, so that I could live a normal life." I hissed, trying to break free of his grasp. "Let go of me!"
"No." He said, calmly. "I'm not letting your run away anymore."
"Why the hell not, Edward. Why do you even care this much?" I shouted, I knew that I didn't mean what I was saying but I was so disappointed in myself that I was finally letting myself feel.
"Do you want to truly know why I care so much about you running right now?" Edward asked, getting pissed off.
"Yes, please enlighten me." I snarled back at him. There was a clap of thunder that felt like it shook me down to my core.
"Because I love you. Okay Bella are you happy now? Ever since you came back here, I've not known what to do because I finally realized what was missing in my life. I loved you so much when we were younger, I just never realized. But now guess what. I know that I love you. And all you do is beat yourself up and blame yourself for everything. You're hurting those around you by doing this. I'm not letting you go, because I fucking love you, Bella." He said, starting out shouting then slowly got a whisper.
I gasped, and stopped thrashing against his arm that braced me. I was crying at this point. The rain was covering my tears to anyone who didn't know me. But Edward saw them. He put his rough hockey hand up to my cheek and wiped away my tears with his thumb.
"I didn't mean to yell at you, Bells." He whispered. "I'm just frustrated. I need you in my life. If anything happened to you, I don't know what I would do. Bella, I think you're my soul mate." He pressed his forehead against mine. I took in a shaky breath.
"I think I love you too. But I'm scared. It hurts so bad to let people in." I whispered, looking straight into his green eyes.
"I won't hurt you. I'll never hurt you." He mumbled, closing his eyes. "We'll take it slow, see where this goes. But Bella, when I'm with you, it feels like everything falls into place. Everything stops but us. I never want to let you go."
I nodded and with that Edward's lips captured mine. It didn't feel forced, or rushed like it used to when Danny would kiss me. Then I suddenly remembered that he was here somewhere. Edward wrapped his arms tightly around me, pulling me close to his body.
"Lets get back inside. It's getting bad out here." Edward suggested. He grabbed my hand as we went back to our hotel room. Once we got back Edward called to tell everyone that we were fine and back in the room. They had gone out to some tour and so that left Edward and me alone.
"Want to just watch a movie?" I asked, leaning into his arms as we checked the hotel for any unwanted visitors.
"Sounds great." Edward said, leading me over to the couch. We laid on the couch, my back pressed up against his chest for nearly 4 hours before there was a knock at the door. I was half awake and nudged a sleeping Edward.
"Someone's at the door." I said to him as I turned in his arms. I kissed his chest softly.
"They'll go away." He said, snuggling back into me. The knocking grew louder and more impatient. Suddenly it became thrusts as if someone was trying to break in.
"Edward." I hissed. This time he shot up at the sound and protectively moved in front of me.
"Love, listen to me, I need you to be really brave right now. I need you to go into the bathroom, and lock the door. Call Emmett." Edward whispered pushing me towards the bathroom. I clung to his shirt.
"No! You are not staying out here with that monster. He'll kill you, Edward." I sobbed into his shirt.
"No he won't. I won't let him hurt me. Please, just do this for me." Edward begged. I slowly nodded and Edward kissed my lips.
"I'm going to make you safe." Edward mumbled against my lips as he pulled the bathroom door shut and I turned the lock.
I could hear shouting going on outside the door and knew on instant it was Danny's voice. I was shaking as I called Emmett. He didn't pick up. I tried the next person I could think of.
"Hello?" Jasper said after the third ring.
"He's here." I whispered into the phone, my voice breaking with a sob. I heard another collision outside the door and flinched away. "He's hurting Edward."
"Bella, where are you?" Jasper asked sternly.
"The room." I sobbed out.
"Are you somewhere he can't get you?" Jasper asked, I could hear his footsteps as he ran. I heard Emmett shout after him and then there were more footsteps.
"I'm locked in the bathroom; but Edwards out there. There's a lot of banging going on." I said, continuing to cry.
"Bella, we'll be there in about two minutes. Just stay in the bathroom and try not to make a whole lot of noises. Stay on the phone with me, okay?" Jasper said, he was panting a little from running. "Girls, to Esme's room." I heard him say.
"Jasper, I'm scared." I whispered.
"It's going to be okay, Bella." Jasper said. He was soothing, but not soothing enough for this. I needed Edward right now. But he was outside where all the commotion was. I could hear screaming, just not what the words were. I think I was lucky for that.
"Alright, Bells, we're here. Stay put, no matter what you hear." Jasper said. Suddenly the line went dead and I heard Emmett's booming voice. I flinched further into the corner and suddenly everything got quiet.
"Bella?" I heard Emmett calling through the door. He began to knock. I crawled up off the floor and unlocked the door, throwing myself into Emmett's arms. "Are you okay, are you hurt?"
"No Edward made me come into the bathroom." I said, realization suddenly hitting me. "Where is he? Emmett, where's Edward?" I asked frantically.
"Bella, don't freak out. Just take a few deep breaths okay?" Emmett said, I suddenly found a burst of energy and pushed passed him. I was suddenly stopped dead in my tracks by the scene in front of me.
"Edward." I whispered. I looked at the beautiful man in front of me who was now covered in bruises and cuts. I ran over to him and crouch down to eye level with him.
"You're safe." He mumbled. He reached forward and put his arms around me. I could tell he was wincing in pain. "Please." I nodded and just crawled into his lap, the smell of blood making me dizzy.
"I'm so sorry." I cried into his chest. Jasper was buying band-aids at the front desk while I snuggled into Edward. "This is all my fault."
"Do not blame yourself for this, Isabella. Do you hear me? I promised to keep you safe, and I did." He said, pressing a kiss to my temple.
"Did I miss something? Should I be getting all overprotective brother right now?" Emmett asked, looking awkwardly at me nestled into Edward's neck. When no one answered him, he just left awkwardly mumbling about going to see Rose.
"I'm sorry." I cried, pulling back to see his face. He had a cut above his eyebrow that was bleeding badly. I instantly jumped off his lap and ran to get washcloth from the bathroom. I ran warm water over it and walked back to Edward.
"Thanks." He mumbled, moving to grab it from my hands. I pulled back.
"Can I?" I asked, Edward nodded and moved so that he was lying down on the couch.
I sat on the coffee table and began to wipe the blood away from his face. His one hand kept grazing patterns on my legs and thighs as I continued to clean him cuts. Jasper brought over some band-aids before leaving to go find everyone else. He promised they would be back soon.
Edward was cleaned up in about two hours, although he was covered in band-aids. I got him some advil and water and helped him sit up to take it.
"I have such a headache. Kid can throw a punch." Edward winced, putting his head in his hands.
"I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have left you out there with him." I said, silently cursing myself for leaving Edward alone with Danny.
"It would have been worse if you had been there. He would have hurt you, worse he could have taken you away." Edward said, "Away from me."
We sat in silence on the couch, his head in my lap for some time. We watched Room Raiders and just enjoyed each other's company. After about an hour I broke the silence.
"Thank you." I said.
"For what?" Edward mumbled as I started to run my fingers through his hair.
"For saving me."
"You're welcome." He sighed. Edward fell asleep shortly after, and thankfully right before Jasper and everyone else came back in. Emmett and Jasper helped move Edward back into the bed while Rose and Alice found me pajamas to wear. I was so drained from the day that I couldn't think straight anymore.
"Here Bells, you can wear this." Alice said, throwing Edward's sweatshirt at me. I graciously pulled it over my head and snuggled into the warmth.
"Emmett and Jasper were able to get Edward down to his boxers. If you aren't comfortable with that they said they would try to get some pants on him." Rose said, moving to where Alice and I were on the couch.
"No, it's fine." I said, getting up and moving towards the bedroom. "Thanks guys."
"No problem!" Alice said, following me to her bed. "Oh, and we have a security guard watching the room now, so you're safe." I let out a sigh.
"And we're going to the spa tomorrow, with one of the guards while the other one stays by the boys." Rose said, crawling under her covers.
"That sounds fine." I said, kissing Edward's chest before wrapping his arms around me.
"Bell did you just kiss my brother?" Alice asked.
"Uh…" I stammered.
"You have some serious explaining to do tomorrow." Rose laughed.
The next morning, as promised, I had some serious explaining to do. Rose and Alice and our new security friend, Jordan all went to the spa. The three of us laid on the tables that looked out to the ocean.
"So about that kiss, little miss best friend, over there." Alice began. We all laughed. I could have sworn Jordan even chuckled from his corner.
"What about it?" I asked, feigning innocents.
"Don't even go there. We saw you kiss Edward's chest last night as you crawled into bed with him." Rose said.
"Alright, so I kissed your brother!" I said, it didn't take long before both Rose and Alice were squealing. I told them the whole story about the rain and the kisses and the movies, right up through when Danny got there.
"So are you guys dating?" Alice asked.
"I don't really know. We never talked about it." I said. That was a good question, what were Edward and I.
"Well do you want to be his girlfriend?" Rose asked, turning her head to look at me. I thought about it for a minute.
"I think so, I just…it hurts to let someone back in. I thought I loved Danny too. I'm scared." I said, in almost a whisper.
"Edward would never hurt you the way that monster did." Alice said, touching my arm. I nodded. I knew that.
"I know."
The rest of the spa trip was full of giggles and squeals. Poor Jordan. I think he enjoyed it though, we would occasionally talk to him and ask him questions. Apparently Danny had moved too fast yesterday and got away before Emmett or Jasper could grab him. But I felt safe around Jordan. Especially since he was huge.
"So where are the boys?" I asked, anxious to see how Edward was doing today.
"Not so fast. Girl times not over yet." Rose said, linking arms with me. I saw her look over to Alice in a mysterious way.
"We're going out for a while." Alice said, winking at Jordan. He let out a deep chuckle before following us to a car.
"Where are we going?" I asked.
"Oh no where in particular. And then some shopping." Alice said laughing. We drove along in the car until we pulled up to probably the nicest looking place on the whole street. I got out of the car and read the sign that was flashing PIERCING.
"Oh no." I said, backing towards the car.
"Please, Bells. We've always wanted to get our belly buttons pierced." Rose said, looping her arm through mine.
"Pretty please, Bella." Alice sang, pouting her lip out in her classic puppy dog face.
"Fine, but I hate you guys." I said, getting dragged to the shop.
"Hey girls, what can I do for you today?" A man in his mid thirties said as we walked into the store.
"We want to get our belly buttons pierced." Alice said, nearly jumping up and down.
"Alright, I'm Marc. I'll be doing to the piercing. There are sample rings over there if you guys want to pick out your starters we can begin. Who wants to go first." Marc said, moving around the back room. No one said anything.
"I will." I said, standing up. Alice and Rose gave me shocked expressions. "No way am I watching a needle be stuck through your skin and then do it."
I picked a simple turquoise gem ring to start with. I was nearly shaking with fear at this point. I laid on the table and Alice and Rose came over near my head. I felt the cool cloth as Marc cleaned my bellybutton. He was telling me about his daughter and asked us about our lives.
Suddenly there was a clamp around my belly button that was icy cold. I winced. It didn't hurt though; I was just startled. He hadn't even put the needle in yet.
"Alright, Bella. Take a deep breath for me, you're going to feel a pinch okay. One, two, three." And with that I felt the pinch. I groaned at first, then shook my head, trying to shake the feeling out of him.
"Oh my god, Bell! It looks so pretty!" Alice said, "Me next!" I sat up slowly as Marc has instructed and moved to go look in the mirror. Alice was right; it was perfect.
We all finished and thanked Marc as we left the store. Alice and Rose got the same ring as I did, just in different colors. Alice's was purple and Rose's was red.
"We're meeting the boys for lunch in a few minutes, we're going to be late." Alice laughed.
"Where are Esme and Lily?" I asked, noticing they hadn't been around all day.
"They are off doing some bird watching thing on the resort." Rose said, as we climbed back into the car. Jordan sped off back to the resort.
I felt my pulse start to quicken as I saw Edward sitting us at the table with Emmett and Jasper. A large man sat at the table across from them, I could only imagine that was the security. Although I don't know who would be crazy enough to attack Emmett.
"Hey guys!" I said, reaching the table first. I sat in the chair next to Edward and he wrapped an arm around the back of it.
"I missed you." He whispered in my ear as Rose and Alice took their seats as well. I giggled in response.
"Oh! Look what we did today!" Alice said, standing back up and showing everyone her belly button. Rosalie did the same.
"Did you get one too, Squirt?" Emmett said, shaking with laughter. "I could only imagine what you did to the poor sucker that tried to stick you with a needle."
"Yeah, I did get one." I said, removing just enough of my shirt to show them. Edward nearly choked on his water.
"You okay there, Ed?" Jasper asked. Everyone laughed and Edward turned a deep shade of red. I loved it when Edward would blush.
Lunch continued normally. We were going back to our room to get ready and then were spending the entire day on the beach. Everyone went down while I was still changing and Edward waited for me. He grabbed my hand when I came out of the bathroom and pulled me into a hug.
"I really missed you today. I don't like not knowing that you're safe. I like having your in my arms." He whispered as we stood in each other's embrace.
"I missed you too." I said. I pulled out of his arm quickly and looked for my dress to wear to the beach. "Have you seen my white dress?" I asked, looking over my shoulder at him.
"Nope. Here you can wear this." Edward said, pulling his hockey shirt off. I recognized it as the same shirt he was wearing the day I first saw him. It said FORKS HIGH HOCKEY on the front and CULLEN in big letters across the back. The shirt easily went down by my thighs so I didn't have to wear anything under it.
"I love seeing my name on you." Edward said as we walked down to the beach with Ollie, our other security guard close behind.
I giggled and grabbed his hand as we reached the sand. I saw our friends over lying on a lot of sand that was nice and secluded. When we reached them Ollie went to stand with Jordan. I laid my towel down next to Rose and Alice while Edward went to go play football with Emmett and Jasper.
"Edward Cullen, you better not come near me right now." I said as Edward came out of the water soaked, moving closer to me.
"Bells want to go swimming?" Edward said, as if he were talking to a baby. I shook my head no furiously. I got up and started running around the beach. Unfortunately he caught me.
"AHH!" I screamed as he threw me over his shoulder and took off towards the ocean. Suddenly I felt the cool water rush around me. I hissed at the shock. I turned around and slapped Edward's chest.
"Jerk." I said, turning my back to him.
"I'm sorry, Bells." He whispered right next to my ear. Suddenly his arms were tight around my waist, pulling me to his chest and out into deeper water. He kissed the nape of my neck as he pulled us out to where I couldn't stand anymore.
"I can't touch the bottom." I so ingeniously pointed out.
"Don't worry, I can." Edward said, standing up on his tiptoes only to get beaten down by a wave. I laughed as I treaded the water around me.
I laid there for a while, thinking about how nice the water felt around me. Once I had gotten used to the coolness, I let the waves pull me back and forth. I could hear Alice and Rose shouting at Emmett and Jasper from shallower water.
"Bells?" Edward finally broke the silence.
"Mmm." I responded.
"Can I ask you something?" He said, sounding really unsure of himself.
"Yeah, go ahead." I said, sitting up in the water, treading it again.
"Would you, uh, be my girlfriend? I mean if it's too much that's understandable. I just don't like the feeling of being away from you. And I don't like the idea of other guys being around you and trying to get with you. I like the idea of you being mine and me being yours." Edward rambled on. I put a finger up to his lips to silence him.
"Yes, as long as you promise to take this slowly." I said, moving my finger from his lips.
"Promise." Edward said before kissing my lips. His arms wrapped around me and in return I wrapped my legs around him. All too soon a football hit the side of Edward's head, sending him into the on coming wave.
"What the hell, Em?" I shouted.
"That's my baby sister, Cullen!" Emmett shouted from the sand. Rosalie slapped his head and than smiled at us. I lead Edward back to the sand where Emmett was and grabbed him in a full fledge kiss. Jasper cheered and again I heard Rose hit Emmett.
Edward just smiled as I led him back to the hotel room. We laughed once we were out of ear shot of Emmett. Edward gently kissed my hand as we laid down, taking a nap before dinner with Esme and Lily.
The rest of vacation went smoothly; with the exception of having the security guards following us everywhere. Edward and I had announced to the group that we were officially dating at a got a lot of finally's as reactions. But now it was time to go home, which I was semi grateful for.
However that meant that I was now going to have to start hockey practice, which I was dreading. Somehow I don't think it would be that bad since I had Emmett and Edward there and of course Jasper.
"Ready to go, Love?" Edward asked, picking up the last of our things, moving them out to the rental car.
"Yup." I said, grabbing a small bag and holding his free hand. We walked peacefully back to the car before climbing in and driving to the airport. The drive was shorter than I remember and being snuggled up in Edward's sweatshirt and arms wasn't so bad either.
We got stopped at security in the airport so that Emmett could get patted down. I guess his size was intimidating and they felt threatened by him. We couldn't help but laugh. I tried to hide my yawn as we finally sat down at our gate and waited for our flight.
I waited nestled in Edward's arms for the flight to get here, which thankfully wasn't delayed this time. Finally I heard the announcement that it was time to board the plane and I let out a large yawn.
"Go to sleep, my Bella. I'll wake you up when we get there." Edward said, sliding his arms around me as we got back to our seats.
"I'm not tired." I tried to lie.
"Sleep, love." Edward said before he started humming. It was a familiar tune, however I couldn't put my finger on it. Then the words started.
"Goodnight, my angel time to close your eyes/ and save these questions for another day. I think I know what you've been asking me/ I think you know what I've been trying to say. I promised I would never leave you/ and you should always know. Wherever you may go, no matter where you are I never will be far away…" And with that I let the sleep finally take me.
AN-- Sorry for the long wait for an update!! I've officially been house shopping for the first time ever! Kyle and I went down to San Diego for our spring break (Bringing Ky's little bro Lochie didn't help out either, my two silly australian boys) and checked out houses in La Jolla. It's so bizar to think about buying my very first house with my soon to be husband!! We're young, but this is it for us, this is our forever. Anywaysssss i should have a new chapter up soon ish. If and only if you guys give me like a tonnnnnn of reviews because they make my life! loveeee
