September to December
I got an opportunity to meet Edward's parents and his sister, Heidi, when our team played their last game of the season. If they won, Harvard would be in the playoffs. I was both hoping they would win and dreading it at the same time. I was so ready for baseball to be over. I just wanted my boyfriend back. His parents and sister were lovely, and my family joined us on the bleachers for Edward's last game. Harvard was down by two runs; there were runners on second and first, two outs, and Edward was up to bat.
Heidi and I were seated next to each other; hands clasped tightly together, her eyes nearly closed. The first pitch was a strike and the crowd, including my dad, groaned. The second pitch, another strike.
"Come on, Edward, you've got this," I muttered to myself.
The crack of the bat off the third pitch was loud in the nearly silent stadium, which erupted into cheers as the ball sailed over the back fence. Heidi and I jumped out of our seats, arms in the air.
"Go, Edward!" she yelled.
"I knew you could do it, baby!" I added my cheer to hers.
We turned and hugged each other, before running down the stairs to the edge of the field. Gripping the fence, we cheered Edward on as he ran the bases, a huge smile on his face. The picture of Heidi and I was later posted to Facebook, both of us, arms in the air, captioned: "Eddie's number one fans!"—It was a personal favorite of mine. Edward could faintly be seen in the background running from first to second base. I had it printed and framed.
When they later won the championship game, I printed a copy of a picture someone had taken of me and Edward at the after-party. In it, he and I were seen off in the background talking quietly against a wall. We had missed each other terribly while he was gone for the game, which was played out-of-state; if not for my mid-term exams, I would have gone with him.
For Halloween, we all went to Alec and Jasper's fraternity costume party. Before the party, Alice, Rosalie, Bree, and I hit the spa. We had a great time talking and taking pictures to send to the guys. Later that night, we drank so much I barely recalled the moments I saw later posted on Facebook. It was a little mortifying to see some of the pictures the girls and I had taken, but a fun time was had by all. I did, however, remember dancing with Edward, so close it was as if we were one person, as that led to something hotter later. That was the night we learned we had some serious chemistry.
This year, Esme and Carlisle invited me to come home with Edward for Thanksgiving, and I was quick to take them up on their offer. I couldn't wait to see his hometown, the house he grew up in, the schools he went to. He seemed as excited to show me as well. If not a little nervous. He was worried that we would run into his ex, but I wasn't concerned about that. Hanging out with his family was wonderful. I got to meet some of his aunts and cousins; and his sister, well, she'd become the little sister I never had growing up.
Edward spent another holiday with us when he made the decision to stay back at Christmas. Again, he was placed in Alec's room, only this time it came with the stern warning that my father was a light sleeper, and a pointed glare in Edward's direction. My mother slapped him on the arm, hauling him off with a wink in our direction.
Life was amazing.
Our relationship was amazing.
A/N: Updating now because it's technically tomorrow and I'll be in the 7th circle of hell aka work again. Pray that I make it out without maiming someone, I came close today... several times! Mid, Annie, Kenny and Missy have collected bail money, just in case :p
