Lucky

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A/N: Sorry for the long wait, guys. My computer had been acting up.


Chapter 12

"Are you sure this is a good picture, mom?" I asked, staring down at the Polaroid picture in my hand of Chester. It isn't good for hamsters to be traveling a lot, so I kept him home and decided to show Edward through a picture. We snapped it with one of dad's old Polaroid cameras, but I wasn't too sure it was good. I mean, it captured the cage and everything, but I don't think Edward will be able to really see how cute Chester is.

"Yes, Bells. It's fine."

I sighed. "Okay."

We pulled up at Edward's a moment later, and before mom could turn the car off, I was out and running to the door in my Sketchers sandals and jean skirt. It felt weird, but worth it when I rang the doorbell and waited for it to open.

It did, and there stood Emmett, in Arthur pajamas and big foot slippers. I giggled and heard mom's low chuckle as she came to a stop next to me. Emmett rolled his eyes and stepped aside. "Come in, Bella. Do not say anything about my pajamas."

"They're dorky and unflattering," Alice called out from the couch and I laughed. She jumped up and ran over to me. "Bella! He has an Arthur teddy bear in his room too."

Emmett walked upstairs, calling Alice a weirdo, and from the kitchen out came Esme and Edward. Alice went to sit back on the couch to watch Hey Arnold! while I sighed and walked over to Edward.

"Hey."

He looked at my shoes. "Hey."

"Bells, we'll be in the kitchen," mom said. "Alice, wanna join us?"

Alice looked between Edward and I, then at my mother and nodded, a slow smile forming on her face. "Of course. These lovebirds obviously need to talk."

Esme scolded her as they walked through the door and I looked at Edward. "Um. Well. Yesterday was my birthday."

He scratched his nose. "I know."

My eyes instantly starting burning. "You knew? You didn't call to say happy birthday, or hi?"

He looked at me and frowned. "Well, you didn't invite me to your party."

"It wasn't a party. We went to the mall and had cake and dinner at my house."

I winced. Yes, it hadn't exactly been a party, but it was still fun. And like mom said, Edward must've felt excluded. And with his saddened eyes and pouty lips, I knew that was exactly how he felt.

"I even brought you a present," he mumbled.

I chewed my lip hard. "I tried calling you. I knew I should've invited you. I did want to, but we went to the mall and it was just us girls… I didn't think you'd actually want to go. But I did want you there, Edward. I'm sorry."

He sighed loudly and nodded. "Okay. Um, was it fun?"

I let out a breath and grinned. "It was, but it would've been more fun if you were there. But guess what I got?"

"Hamster?" he guessed, and I nodded. Before I could ask how he knew, he said, "Yeah. Alice came home yapping about it."

I laughed. "Look, I took a picture. His name is Chester."

I showed him the picture and Edward claimed that his guinea pigs were cuter. I punched him in the arm after that, but we were still smiling and still talking and eventually headed over to the couch to watch TV. The present he got me was the new Spice Girls CD and I must've hugged him for hours. I guess our little "misunderstanding" was now resolved.