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Songs: "Up Against the Wall" Boys Like Girls and "Dance Theme of the 80s" by Regina Spektor
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…my excuse for not updating in over a month is at the end…I figure you all want to read the story more than you want to read an extremely long authors note first thing! So enjoy!
BPOV
The next two weeks flew by! Edward and Alice stayed at my house due to their power still being out and that it was still freezing outside! Every night after Alice settled in, Edward would slip into my room and stay with me until the wee hours of the morning when he would somehow silently sneak out and go back into his room without waking Alice or me.
There was that one time though when Alice barged in super early because she wanted me to make all of us a large breakfast. She was furious that we had a 'sleepover' and didn't invite her to take part. Edward somehow convinced her that I had a terrible nightmare and he heard me murmuring and came in to comfort me then ended up falling asleep, so it wasn't an intentional sleepover.
As we perched ourselves on the family room couch for our morning cereal and news, we were informed that school would be resuming tomorrow. After the announcement was made, Edward, Alice and I looked at each other confused. School couldn't come back into session. My cell phone rang, snapping us out of the trance the news anchor had put us into.
"Hello?" I asked still a bit dazed.
"Bella, have you heard we're going back to school tomorrow?" a feminine voice asked.
"Rose?" I asked confused.
"Of course it's Rosalie! Now, have you heard?!"
"Yea, we just saw that." I confirmed.
"But…why?"
"I guess it's just time. How's Emmett? I haven't heard from him in a long time and I'm beginning to worry about him."
"He's fine. Wanna talk to him? He's right here playing halo or something."
I chuckled. "Yea, that'd be great."
"Hey Bambi!" Emmett boomed once the phone was passed to him.
I sighed smiling. "How many times have we been over this, I'm Trixie and you're Bambi?" After I said this, both Edward and Alice shot me awkward looks. I rolled my eyes smiling at their cluelessness.
"But why do you get to be Trixie?" Emmett whined.
"Because," I emphasized, "I hated Bambi, you know that Thumper and the gang could never keep my attention, then when Bambi's mother or whatever died I laughed; therefore, I cannot be Bambi and have to be Trixie."
Alice mouthed with a look of horror on her face, "You didn't!"
I smiled and mouthed, "I did."
Her face remained horrified as Edward began silently laughing.
"Fine Bellsey, you can be Trixie. I suppose you can have the better stripper name. Bambi describes me better after all. I mean I'm small, cute, have brown hair, I'm innocent, and cuddly. Don't you agree?" Emmett asked in an overly innocent voice.
"Oh yes Em, I agree completely." I mocked sarcastically. "Anyways, how are you Bambi? I heard you hurt one of your frail legs."
"Yup, I definitely snapped one of my little legs due to a short metal tree in the middle of a snowy bank."
"Are you feeling any better?"
"Eh, yea. Bambi's pretty tough. I'm not doing so great now that we have to go back to school tomorrow, but chin up! We only have to go for a little less than a month then we're out for Christmas break!"
"I guess that's not too bad, but hopefully we won't have boat loads of homework."
"Keep thinking hopefully because you and I both know that we'll be hermits this entire month."
I sighed. "If you don't bring it up, it may not happen."
"Mkay Trixie. How've you been? I heard through the grapevine that you and Eduardo are finally dating. Is the grapevine true for once?"
"Yup, me and Eduardo, as you so fondly called him, are in fact dating." I told him as a smile spread across my face unconsciously.
"Aww, well tell him that if he ever hurts you, Bambi will start a forest fire in his life!" Emmett threatened.
I laughed. "I'll make sure to do that. I'll talk to you tomorrow Bambi."
"Bye Trixie."
After we hung up, both Alice and Edward were giving me weird looks. "What?" I asked confused.
"Bambi?" Alice asked.
"Yea, Emmett's Bambi and I'm Trixie." I explained briefly.
Edward raised an eyebrow.
I sighed. "Em and I decided freshman year that if we ever felt like dropping out of high school we'd have a…decent alternative, and as of more recently with everyone asking what we want to do once we graduate we're fed up with it. So we decided that every time someone asks we're going to tell them that we're going to become professional strippers, just to see their reaction and stuff. Long story short, Emmett and I like Gilmore Girls and got the ideas for the ridiculous names from there, and it's kinda stuck just to make us laugh."
"So…you and Emmett decided in freshman year that you all wanted to be strippers?" Alice asked slowly and disbelievingly.
I laughed. "When you put it that way it sounds really bad, but aren't you all tired of people asking you where you want to go to college and what you want to major in? I mean how great would it be if the next time someone asks you either or both questions you tell them something outrageous like you're going to apprentice Hugh Hefner, going to join the Mafia, make it big on American Idol and go all the way and get a record deal, or in Em and my case, become a stripper?" I asked seriously.
"You got me there." Edward admitted. "I guess it just sounds odd initially."
"Yea, I'm with Edward, but I guess then next time someone asks I'm going to tell them…" she paused thinking hard, "…I'm going to tell them that Disney has contracted me to play Tinkerbell in an ongoing up-coming show they're doing, so I'm going to skip college completely so I can dye my hair blond and prance around Peter all day." Alice ended confidently, as if she really was going to become Tinkerbell.
I began laughing really hard. "How 'bout you Edward? What's going to be your new career choice?"
"Erm…I don't know. I'm pretty set on what I want to do, and I don't mind answering the what I want to be questions." He told us honestly.
"You've got to be joking me." I said flatly.
He shrugged.
"Just humor us, please?" I asked.
Edward sighed. "I'll tell them that I'm going to show the male modeling world that a straight guy can not only make it big, but that I can also make my own fragrance and look hot for longer than most guys can ever dream of. Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein are arguing over me currently, but honestly, they're not even that great." He finished with a straight face.
"Oh my gosh! Can you do your strut for Bell and me?! Please?! Please?!" Alice begged, bouncing up and down on the couch.
"Alice, I was joking. I'm not going to become a male model."
"But-but…I wanna see your strut…" Alice pouted. "And I'm sure Bella would like to see you in low-rise, dark wash jeans and walking shirtless."
My eyes went wide and I blushed a little as I bit my lip imagining Edward like that.
"On one condition." Edward snickered after he saw my face.
"And that would be?" Alice asked.
"That Bella also model."
"Wait, what?!" I asked. "I'm supposed to be a stripper, and there is no way I'm going to model that for you!"
"If I model, you have to as well." Edward smiled mischievously.
I laughed. "You've got to be joking me."
"Nope. You do it and I will."
"Bella, please!" Alice exclaimed. "I'll pick your outfit; do your hair and everything! Please Bella! I know you want to see my brother strut his stuff."
"Just one outfit." I said sternly.
"Yay!" Alice squealed as she grabbed my hand and dragged me upstairs.
She went directly to my closet and began rummaging around for a few minutes before emerging with a pair of dark wash skinny jeans, a black halter and my black and white fedora.
"Alice, it's too cold for a halter, find something else." I whined.
"Nope. Edward's going shirtless; therefore you have to show some cleavage."
"But Ali-"
"But nothing. Put it on without another work because if you say anything else about it, I'll dress you like Trixie. Now, put it on."
I rolled my eyes, but did as I was told. When I came out of my bathroom, Alice had set out some make-up and a curling iron.
"Sit." Alice instructed.
I did as I was told and Alice began curling all my hair in large yet tight curls. After she was finished, she began giving me a dark smokey eye.
"Volia!" Alice exclaimed happily as she grabbed my hat.
I put my bangs over my left eye then put on my hat, tilting it over my face a little and smiling.
"Wow. You look absolutely stunning!" Alice exclaimed.
I laughed. "Yea, I know."
"Aw, don't be so modest. Ready?"
"Yea, whatever."
We made our way downstairs and Alice made me stay in the kitchen as Edward came downstairs looking better than I could have imagined.
"Ali, where's Bella?" he asked looking around.
"Start strutting." Alice commanded without answering his question.
When Edward's back was to me, giving me an excellent view, Alice called for me to come out. I slowly emerged and Edward turned around to look at me. I could have sworn his eyes were going to pop out of his head. I smirked and continued strutting toward them. Once I arrived, Edward's jaw was still hanging open and he looked as if he had just seen Megan Fox or something.
"Hey Edward," I whispered letting my lips brush against his ear, "are you trying to catch flies? Because if you are, you're doing a marvelous job."
He immediately closed his mouth and looked directly at me. His eyes were an intense, fiery, dark green. "You, me, upstairs, now." He said shortly as he grabbed my hand tightly and we trekked upstairs.
As soon as we entered my room, I yanked my hand out of his and sad in the middle of the futon as Edward closed the door.
"What was that all about?" I demanded frustrated.
Edward didn't say anything; instead he sat beside me, cupping my face in one of his hands as he slowly slipped off my hat with the other. He inched closer to my face; his eyes focusing my eyes then lips, then back again to my eyes over and over again.
I subtly nodded and immediately, his lips were molded against mine perfectly and moving with urgency. One of his hands became tangled in my hair as the other wrapped around my waist and pulled me into his lap so I was almost straddling him. He deepened the kiss as I began running my finger through is soft, thick hair. He pulled me even tighter to him then I already was.
"Edward." I quietly moaned, pulling away from the kiss to breath.
"Mmm?" he murmured, kissing my neck.
"Edward, we need to stop." I told him unwillingly.
"But I don't want to." he whined, kissing along my jaw line.
I put both my hands on either side of his face and brought his face away from mine and smiled softly at his pouting face. I placed a soft kiss on his lips.
"Now, what brought all that on?" I asked, trying to make his hair less messy."
"You." He smiled, leaning in for another kiss.
"Edward," I warned, "you're acting childish. Really, why are you acting like this?"
He shrugged and looked away from me.
I rolled my eyes and got off his lap then walked to my computer and began photoshopping pictures that had to do with his Christmas/birthday present. If he could be ornery, then so could I. When I heard him walking over, I put on my noise blocking ghetto head phones and turned up Owl City's newest album. Edward took a seat beside me and watched as I worked. I completely ignored his presence as I photoshopped the picture of piano keys.
Edward tapped my shoulder, but I continued working. A few minutes later, he reached up and took off my headphones.
"Bells, listen. I did what I did because…because I don't know-"
"Come on Edward." I looked at him disbelievingly.
"Have you ever wanted to kiss someone completely senseless?" he asked more quietly.
I nodded.
"Then there's your explanation. You look absolutely…beyond words. I guess my reaction to you right now is the same kind of reaction you had when I wore my glasses."
I smiled and shrugged.
"Am I right?" he asked.
I shrugged again, trying to keep a straight face.
Edward came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. He closed the laptop then picked me up and threw me down on my bed and began tickling me.
"Ed-Edward!" I gasped in between laughs.
"Yes?" he asked, laughing as he tickled me all the more.
"St-stop!" I laughed all the harder.
"Not a chance."
"Please?!"
He kept tickling me until I was gasping for air. He laughed and lay down beside me and held my hand. I caught my breath then rolled over and curled into Edward's side and traced patterns on his still bare chest.
Edward sighed contented.
"Happy?" I asked.
"Very. You?"
"More than I thought I ever could be." I smiled and kissed his jaw.
We stayed there until dinner where Alice pestered us about what we had been doing for so long in my room.
EPOV
After dinner, Bella drove Alice and me to our house to either drop us off or pick up clothes for the two day week we'd be having at school. Thankfully, the lights were still out so Alice and I each grabbed some clothes and headed back to Bella's house.
"I call the couch!" Alice sang happily as she skipped inside.
"I call your futon." I whispered in Bella's ear making her smile.
"Goodnight Alice." Bella told her giving her a hug.
"Night Bella, see you bright 'n' early!" Alice chirped as Bella and I went upstairs.
Bella went into her bathroom and began her nightly routine as I changed into flannel bottoms. Once Bella came out, I went in and began getting ready. When I came out, I was wearing my glasses and evidently so was Bella. She was sitting on her bed with her laptop on her lap.
I jumped on the bed beside her, startling her. She immediately took off her glasses and tried to hide them.
"Ah, ah, ah Miss Swan." I scolded. "What are we trying to hide?"
She rolled her eyes. "Nothing of any importance Mr. Cullen."
"Then might I see?"
"Fine." She sighed, putting her glasses back on.
I smiled. "You look like a sexy librarian."
She laughed. "I'm glad you like them."
I kissed her cheek. "I like everything about you."
"Then that makes two of us. Time for bed Eddie." She flashed me a smile as she put her laptop and glasses on her desk.
I cringed. "Bellsey, please don't call me Eddie."
She laughed again as she plopped down on the bed. "Just to let you know, Emmett has called me Bellsey since we've been friends."
"Darn."
"But have no worries. I won't call you Eddie or Eddiekins, for that matter, because I know those are Lauren's pet names for you."
My eyes went wide. "She has pet names…for me?"
"You didn't know? Those two are the most tame to tell you the truth." She smiled as she crawled under the covers and set her alarm clock.
"Good lands, do I even want to know about the other ones?"
"I doubt you want to hear them unless I'm calling you by those names, and honestly, I'm not a huge fan of pet names, so I won't be calling you any of them."
"Thank you. I knew there was a reason I liked you." I smiled kissing her forehead.
"Goodnight Edward."
"Goodnight my Bella." I said back, kissing her on the nose.
As I was about to pull away, Bella put one of her hands on my neck and pulled me close to her again; making her lips connect with mind for a few brief moments.
"Goodnight." Bella smiled.
"Goodnight." I repeated as I got off her bed and laid down on the futon.
I smiled in contentment. Nothing could make this day any better. I closed my eyes and as sleep was about to consume me, Bella quietly asked, "Edward, are you still up?"
"Yea, I'm up babe. Why are you still up?"
"I um…I can't sleep, and was wondering if you would um…or if you wouldn't mind, would you…"
"Would I what Bells?" I asked amused at her stuttering.
"Would you mind coming here?" she asked even more quietly.
I was off the futon and by her bed as soon as she uttered the last syllable. She smiled as she patted the space beside her. I quickly got in and she cuddled up next to me. All too soon her breathing evened out and she cuddled even closer seeming extremely content. I draped my arm around her small frame and drifted off to sleep.
The next morning, Bella was already up by the time I woke up.
"Hey, you're up." She smiled as she walked out of the steamy bathroom and into her room in a pair of dark wash skinny jeans and a blue cammy.
"Yea." I nodded groggily.
She came and sat down beside me. "Are you going to take a shower or just lay here all day?"
I groaned as I rolled out of bed and headed towards the bathroom.
"Hey!" Bella exclaimed from somewhere behind me.
"What?" I asked spinning around.
"Good morning." She smiled as she walked over to me and kissed my cheek.
I smiled, pulling her close to me. "Good morning to you as well."
"Okay, now you may go." She smiled releasing her grasp from around my waist.
"No way." I smiled, pulling her even closer to me. "There is no way I'm going to let you go that easily."
She pouted adorably in my arms, trying not to make eye contact.
I lifted her chin and grinned at her. "I declare it a no pouting day, not turn that frown upside down." I told her, kissing her gently on the lips.
After a moment, I could feel her smile under my lips. I pulled back and smiled back at her. "I'm gonna go and get ready, but remember it's a no pouting day." I reminded her, pulling away from her and going into the bathroom with my bag of stuff.
Once I emerged, Bella wasn't in her room and I finished getting ready as the heavenly smell of pancakes wafted up the stairs. I quickly made my way down to see Alice and Bella eating large stacks of pancakes.
"Where's mine?" I asked pouting.
Bella smiled and scooted back in her seat. "Who says you get any?"
"Me. I want me some pancakes." I told her, bringing her close to me.
Bella laughed. "Fine caveman, I'll get you pancakes, just take a seat."
Happily, I sat down waiting for the pancakes. A few moments later, Bella slid a plate in front of me with a bunch of pancakes on it covered first in mini chocolate chips, then some sort of orangey, pinkish, globby substance on top of that. Bella sat back down beside me and began eating the rest of her pancakes.
"Something wrong with the food?' Bella asked after she noticed I hadn't touched my breakfast.
"Um…no…" I trailed off.
"There's something wrong, I know it. Now, what's wrong?" she asked again annoyed.
I shrugged.
"Oh my gosh Edward! Just eat your breakfast. I promise you'll like it." Alice commanded as Bella cut a bite and held it out for me to eat.
Hesitantly, I leaned in and took my first bit from her. It was sweet and rich and all around wonderful. As much as I wanted to hate it, I loved the concoction Bella served me.
"You like?" she asked.
I sighed. "You already know the answer because you're always right about what I like."
Bella smirked. "I know. I always know."
"So what is it exactly?" I asked not sure if I really wanted to know what this multicolored, globby mixture I was eating was.
"It's fruit salad." Alice responded in a 'duh' tone.
"But it doesn't taste, or look for that matter, like fruit salad."
"That's because Bella put orange Tang and vanilla pudding in it because it tastes better that way." Alice continued, finishing up her breakfast.
Alice and Bella slid off their stools and put their dishes in the sink with a clank before they padded up the stairs to finish getting ready, leaving me to my thoughts.
For some reason, today didn't feel right, as if something were to go terribly wrong. I finished my breakfast and quickly rinsed my plate before going upstairs to brush my teeth and grab a jacket.
Bella and Alice were already waiting in Bella's truck for me once I emerged from the house into the bitter cold.
The wind was blowing causing snow to fly around as if we were in a snow globe. Everything was coated with a thick blanket of snow; it looked like one of those Christmas cards that are so perfect it's unrealistic. The roads had been scraped, but there wasn't any black snow from the dirty traffic as of yet.
"Earth to Edward!" Alice screamed at me, causing my snow thoughts to melt.
"What?" I asked.
"Are you getting in or do you just like standing in the snow and would prefer to walk to school?" she asked now shivering.
I quickly got in the car and Bella slowly took off toward school.
"Bella, what are we listening to?" Alice demanded.
"Regina Spektor's album 'Far'. Why?" Bella told her flatly without mentioning the Christmas music subject again.
"Because it's snowing, and snow means that you have to listen to Christmas music of course. Here, just let me plug in my iPod, and we'll be set!" Alice exclaimed with a twinkle in her eyes.
"Don't you even think about it!" Bella exclaimed almost furious.
"Why not?" Alice challenged, raising an eyebrow to seem more intimidating than she really is.
"Ali, I hate, with a passion, Christmas music. Every year I begin playing it in October, and it won't be gone till January first. There's only so many times you can listen to 'Rockin' around the Christmas Tree' before you start rockin' back and forth in the corner! So please, refrain from any Christmas music…at least till the day of Christmas itself." Bella told Alice straight faced.
Without missing a beat, Alice turned to me, her eyes wide and glassy with her lower lip sticking out pouting. "Edward," she began in a pathetic voice, "could you pwease ask your girlfriend to play the music on my Christmas playlist? I know she'll like it once the cheery melodies of the 'oh so familiar songs' come streaming through her speakers."
I rolled my eyes, then looked over at my Bella who was staring intently out of the wind shield at the snowy road.
"Bella, my dear, would you mind if…" I paused looking at Alice who was smiling like a mentally insane person, "if we continued listening to 'Far'? I haven't heard it yet, and would love to make an honest opinion of it before I begin reading other people's reviews." I asked, snickering at Alice's now sour face.
A smile broke out on Bella's face. "Is there any song you'd like to listen to in particular off the album?"
"Hmmm, can I see the case to choose?" I asked mockingly, smiling like crazy from Alice's annoyed behavior.
"Of course, it's in the glove box." Bella smiled, glancing at Alice's grim face.
I reached in and found the album. I had already heard snippets from a youtube video, so I only had to skim the titles before I found "Dance Anthem of the 80s". I switched songs on the CD player to my desired track, and the staccato piano notes began to pour out of the speakers.
If Bella's smile could have gotten larger, I think it did when she realized the song I put on.
"Have you seen the music video for this song?" she asked excitedly.
I chuckled quietly. "I haven't, is it any good?"
"It's horrible! Very eighty's yes, but it's like Regina set up a tripod and danced in front of it. I'll make you watch it to get your opinion on it once we get home."
Once we get home. I couldn't shake that phrase from my mind. Bella considered her home my home as well. I mean, we haven't even been dating for that long, and she already considers 'mi casa es su casa' a very literal term. And truthfully, it felt right that she said it that way. I could defiantly see the both of us sharing a home one day. Probably not soon, but in the future, I'd love to make a family with her. There is nothing I'd love more I think.
"Edward, are you coming?" Bella asked, standing outside my side of the car with the door open.
"Yea, sorry. I guess I just spaced out there." I smiled, sliding out of the truck, closing the door behind me.
As we walked into school, I grabbed Bella's hand and laced our fingers together, giving her hand a squeeze. She looked up at me and smiled as she leaned into me a little.
I walked her to her first class after we dropped our stuff at our lockers because we were running late. First period passed by so slowly, it was torture! This day was going to be so incredibly long! I could already tell.
To pass my time, I pulled out a slice of paper and began writing Bella a note. The time flew past as I continued writing to Bella about how much I hated not having more classes with her. I probably sounded like a pansy, but honestly, I didn't care.
Finally, the bell rang and I darted out of class, thankful my desk was close to the door, so that I could see Bella again. I reached her religions classroom just as she was walking out of the door with a very disgruntled look on her face.
"What's wrong lovely?" I whispered in her ear, causing her to jump.
"Edward!" she exclaimed without hardly any enthusiasm.
I chuckled then wrapped my arm around her waist. "So, what's wrong my dear?"
"Nicholson is making us do these outrageous projects that will either make or break our grades and we have to read The Universe Next Door by next week! Do you realize how impossible that's going to be?!" she asked as she threw her books into her locker.
"Bells calm down. Everything is going to be okay, and you know it. Now stop stressing out, and let's see Rose, Emmett, Ang, Mike, and the rest of our friends because I don't know about you, but I've really missed hanging out with them." I smiled down at her.
She relaxed a little as we walked to the carpeted hallway where everyone was.
"Bella!" Emmett's loud voice echoed through the hallway as he opened his arms up to her.
"Emmy!" she screamed back, dropping her books running over to where he was sitting on the floor.
I smiled as I picked up Bella's forgotten books and joined our group of friends. Bella was already encased in Emmett's huge, muscled arms receiving a hug.
"Belly-boo! I've missed you! Why did my leg have to snap in the cold?! It's not fair! I wanted to party hardy with you and Alice and Edward!" Emmett pouted.
"Aw, Emmy-bear cheer up! Not a ton of stuff happened while we were separated from each other. Just a few insignificant things like playing in the snow, cuddling, making out with Edward, you know, nothing big." She smirked as she looked at me and winked.
"Hold up!" Mike exclaimed. "You and Edward are now going out?!" he asked almost excited.
Bella nodded slowly. "That's what I said, isn't it?"
"Yes! Tyler owes me twenty bucks. See ya'll later!" Mike told us in a rush as he darted down the hallway."
Bella looked at me, but I just shrugged and opened my arms up to her. She smiled and moved Emmett's arm off her then crawled over to me and sat in between my legs. I wrapped my arms around her tightly and whispered in her ear, "Just think, just seven more hours, then we'll be out of there for the day. And in a little less than four hours, we'll be having lunch together and the day will already be more than half way done. Then from there, we'll go to photography and make fun of Lauren and make sure Martel gives her a detention for something she didn't do. Then our music classes then home to chill. Now you can't say that's too horrible now that it's all broken down like that."
Bella sighed then laced her fingers with mine. "That doesn't sound horrible, I suppose. I guess I just want to have more snow days because I liked our snow days." She finished smiling up at me and giving me a peck on the cheek.
I smiled as the warning bell rung. "I'd love that too." I whispered, giving her a squeeze before letting her get up.
I walked her to her next class then departed to my own sadly. The day would be so much better if we had all our classes together.
Morning classes came and went. I slipped my love letter-if you will-into her locker in between third and fourth periods. I haven't been able to see her since break, but lunch and photography will be nice together.
"Edward!" Bella yelled from down the hallway immediately catching my attention.
I stopped mid-stride and turned around to face my angel.
"Hey, I just wanted to tell you to not wait for me for lunch. I have to talk to Mrs. Inman about some college stuff I've been working on."
I frowned. "Are you going to be at lunch at all?"
"Of course. How could I pass up time with my boyfriend?"
I smiled.
"This will only take me a few minutes, so save me a seat and I'll be there before you know it." Bella assured me before going into the office.
I began walking towards the cafeteria alone in the now deserted hallway.
"Hey Edward!" Mr. Morgan yelled, catching my attention.
"Hey Mr. Morgan, what's up?"
"Not much, not much at all. Edward, I'll get straight to the point because both you and I don't like to dance around the subject at hand, so I was wondering if you were going to go out for track and field this year? You've always considered it, but you've never actually done it, and we could really use a good sprinter on the team this year." Mr. Morgan informed me quickly.
"Um…I'll have to think about it coach. At the moment, I have a lot on my plate, and I'm not sure if I can take on anything else."
"Come on. You know you'll enjoy it. And it will look most excellent on your college applications that you're filling out."
I nodded. "I'll let you know coach."
"That's all I can ask for." He smiled as he caught a glimpse of another student down the hallway.
I shook my head then walked to the cafeteria. Bella wasn't in her spot yet, so I didn't rush through the line. I grabbed my lunch and paid then headed towards our table where a familiar brunette sat. I suppose she came out when I came into the line.
I hurried over to our table and placed my tray next to hers ad I sat down, the pulled her close to me, but something didn't seem right. From the looks of pure astonishment and confusion coming from everyone, they could sense it too.
"Edward, what are you doing?" Bella's voice asked from behind me.
I spun around completely confused, but there she stood, right there in front of me holding her tray and looked rejected.
My eyes grew wide. If Bella's standing up, who did I have my arm around?!
My Future Wife,
Have you ever done something you wish you could take back the minute it happened? Whether it be saying something you shouldn't to someone or doing something that created a whole chain of events you never wanted in the first place, I suppose we've all done it to some degree or another.
Unfortunately, in my case though, I think I've messed up something with you. Trust me when I say I never ever wanted this to happen, and I didn't even realize I was in the wrong until I saw you and you asked those few words that completely flopped what I thought was reality: what are you doing?
I don't think I've ever heard five syllables that have affected me in the same way that you said them. There was confusion laced with amusement laced with frustration that was finally laced with doubt and hurt. My dear, I hope that by now you know that I would never do anything to intentionally harm you or the relationship we've been building since the day I met you.
I hope you forgive me for my rash action, I honestly didn't think a second thought as I sat down, but as soon as realization hit me, not only was I mortified by my actions, but I was also deathly afraid that you might leave and never forgive me.
In either case, remember, I love you, and I always will! I can't wait for the day when I see your beautiful face smiling back at me, if I haven't see it already and just don't realize it yet, or when I can hold you in my arms. I love you, love.
Always Yours 'Till Death Do Us Part,
Your Future Husband
And here's my note to you. First off, was the chapter a hit or miss? I'm really unsure of this chapter, and want to hear your thoughts.
So, just to let you know: during their extended stay at home due to the snow, Thanksgiving has come and past without any notice…it will come up soon. (Just to give you an idea of time)
And here's why I haven't updated in so incredibly long…you all really didn't review very much. I know that's a lame excuse, but I have high expectations of my readers! I love ya'll more than you realize, and when I'm getting more favorites and alerts than reviews it makes me feel like ya'll don't really appreciate my writing that much. Sure I love to do it, but there are also many other things in my life that I have to focus on (such as school, work, etc.). Fanfiction is just a side thing to relieve stress, so when I'm not motivated by you all I don't write. So…motivate me by a review or two, and I'll write faster for you all! :) Thanks!
