Chapter 13
BPOV
Edward and I were standing on stage waiting for the song that we were going to be singing to come on. I spotted Alice in the crowd and gave her a look that said "I will kill you when I get the chance". In response she smiled an apologetic smile.
Then my favorite song came on by Jordin Sparks No Air.
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
If I should die before I wake
It's 'cause you took my breath away
Losing you is like living in a world with no air
Oh
I'm here alone, didn't wanna leave
My heart won't move, it's incomplete
Wish there was a way that I can make you understand
Edward grabbed my hand and brought me closer.
But how do you expect me
to live alone with just me
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
At this point I was singing my heart out to him. He held me close to him the whole time we were singing.
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
I walked, I ran, I jumped, I flew
Right off the ground to float to you
There's no gravity to hold me down for real
But somehow I'm still alive inside
You took my breath, but I survived
I don't know how, but I don't even care
So how do you expect me
to live alone with just me
'Cause my world revolves around you
It's so hard for me to breathe
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No more
It's no air, no air
Tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air
Can't live, can't breathe with no air
It's how I feel whenever you ain't there
It's no air, no air
Got me out here in the water so deep
Tell me how you gonna be without me
If you ain't here, I just can't breathe
It's no air, no air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
No air, air
By the time the song was done I had forgotten that the crowd was there until they all started clapping. I looked up at him and he gave me a small peck on my lips.
We got off stage and went over to the others.
"You guys were great!" Alice shrieked.
"I officially hate you," I laughed. She faked pouting. She jutted her bottom lip out as far as it would go. I laughed even harder.
"Do you all want to start heading back? We can crash at our place," Alice announced. "On the way back we could rent a movie or something."
"Sure," everyone agreed.
"Can we rent Gone in Sixty Seconds?" Rose asked. She was so into cars.
"Yeah!" all the guys agreed. Alice and I didn't really like that movie but we were overruled.
"Let's go."
We left and went to the movie store. Alice and I tried, unsuccessfully, to get everyone to want to rent anything but Gone in Sixty Seconds. We suggested basically everything in the movie store, even Care Bears.
We went home to watch the movies. I ended up falling asleep in the middle of it while resting my feet on Jasper and my head in Edward's lap. Alice was on the floor by Jasper's feet and holding his hand. Rosalie was sitting on Emmett's lap in the chair.
"I better take her to her room. Good night everyone," Edward said.
"Good night."
Edward carried me up to my room where he laid me down and joined me. I curled up next to him and drifted back to sleep.
In the morning I woke up and Edward wasn't beside me. I sat up and looked around but he was nowhere to be found. I walked into the kitchen to find everyone but Rose and Jasper sitting drinking coffee.
"Good morning." I greeted.
"Morning," everyone said.
"What's on the agenda today?" I asked.
"I'm looking for a job," Edward said.
"I'm taking Rose to so we can tell dad the good news about our engagement." Emmett said.
"I don't know what I'm doing yet," Alice chirped.
"You and Bella can go and rent all those movies you tried to get us to watch last night," Edward laughed. Emmett joined in.
"Yeah, you should watch that Care Bear one you told us about," Emmett roared with laughter.
"More fun than telling dad that you're getting married." I replied.
Emmett gulped.
"Don't worry. Dad will be thrilled. The only reason you're scared is because of dad's response to my marriage. He won't care because you're older than I was. Dad loves Rose. She's like his second daughter. My situation was a little different."
"Thanks, squirt." Emmett said.
"One more thing; I'm not a squirt." I laughed.
"To me you are," Emmett laughed and then stood up next to me to look down at me.
"Alright, alright, just don't make me feel any smaller than I already am," I laughed.
"Fine," Emmett picked me up and gave me a big bear hug.
"Can't. Breath!" I managed to get out. Emmett didn't know his own strength.
"Oh, sorry," he laughed. Emmett put me down and I went and sat in Edward's lap. He laid his head on my shoulder.
"I love you," he whispered.
"Love you too," I whispered back.
"Bella, you guys haven't been going out very long, you can't love him," Emmett interrupted. I swear he had like super hearing or something.
"It'll be a year this Friday," Edward said. A year! It seems like just yesterday Edward and I met for the second time. And I still remember our first date. The first time he told me he loves me.
"It seems like just yesterday we went on our first date." I mumbled.
"Yeah, I remember because that was when I bought you that amazing dress. You looked so pretty in it." Alice said.
"Bella, does your dad know that we're dating?" Edward asked. I realized that I had never told him about Edward and me.
"Uh, no. It kind of never came up in any of our conversations. My dad doesn't dare ask me about dating and I didn't think to tell him." I said.
"How are we going to tell him now?"
"Maybe just, 'hey dad, Edward and I have been dating for a year this Friday. Sorry I didn't tell you'?" I didn't really know how to tell him that we were dating.
"Bella, dad will kill you if you say that," Emmett said, joining the conversation.
"How do I tell him then?"
"Just don't tell him how long you've been dating."
"That could work," I said. "Should we go today?" I asked Edward.
"Yeah, we probably should. Better now than wait for another day."
"True. Let me go get ready and we can go to his house."
"Alright. I'll be here when you get back."
"Okay, be out in a few minutes." I went into my room and put on some sweats and a blue sweater with my Ugg boots. I put my hair up in a high pony tail and brushed my teeth and did my make-up.
About fifteen minutes later I walked into the kitchen.
"Ready," I said.
"Alright, I'm driving." Edward stated.
"No, you're not," I argued.
"And why not?" He asked.
"Because you drive like a maniac!" I informed him.
"Why is that?" he asked. "I've never gotten in an accident or gotten a ticket."
"GUYS!" Emmett yelled. "No fighting. I'll drive. We'll leave when Rosie wakes up."
"Fine," we both said. I didn't want to fight with Edward but his driving scared me. Emmett noticed that we still weren't talking to each other.
"You can't go to Charlie's house like that you guys," he told us.
"Like what?" I asked.
"The way you guys are acting is childish. Say you're sorry to one another. Talk to each other. Don't be idiots and just throw your relationship away over a little fight!" wow, I had to admit, that was a good speech. Usually Emmett isn't serious with anything.
"I'm sorry, Edward." I said sincerely.
"I'm sorry too." He said holding his arms out for me to come join him. I went over and sat in his lap. "I love you," he whispered in my ear.
"I love you too," I whispered back.
"There. Better?" Emmett asked.
"Yes, thank you the all-and-mighty Emmett," I said, sarcasm dripping from my voice.
Emmett stuck his tongue out at me so I did the same.
"You two are such children," Alice said rolling her eyes.
Jasper walked into the kitchen. He looked like he was just hit by a car. I had to use a lot of effort to stop myself from laughing. Although, Emmett obviously tried not to laugh too, even though he was unsuccessful.
"Shut up," Jasper snapped.
"Good morning, sunshine," Edward said.
"If Bella wasn't sitting in your lap you would be dead right now," Jasper glared. I tried to get up but Edward had a death hold on me. I started laughing at how much Jasper scared him with that sentence.
"He was kidding," I whispered.
"I don't want to take any chances," Edward whispered back.
Jasper sat down in a chair and starting sipping coffee that Alice had poured for him.
Rosalie came out next. She must have been up for a while because she was dressed in a skirt and sweater, her hair was perfectly straight and she had make-up on.
"How long have you been up?" I asked her.
"About an hour." She replied.
"Why didn't you come out here then?"
"I wanted to look perfect when Em and I went to go tell your dad the good news."
"Rosie, would it be okay if Edward and Bella came too?" Emmett asked.
"Sure, why though?"
"Well, they never told my dad that they were dating and it will be a year on Friday. They don't want to like get engaged, if that ever happens, and not tell Charlie that they have been dating for quite a while."
"Oh, I see."
"Well let's get going everyone." Emmett announced. Edward didn't wait for me to get up. He got up with me in his arms and started carrying me.
"Put me down! Edward! I'm serious!" I yelled. He was going to argue until he was stopped by a knocking at the door. Edward put me down and I went to answer it.
I opened the door to see my dad standing there.
"Hey, Bells," he said. A smile was playing on his lips.
"Daddy!" I squealed as I gave him a big hug.
"I missed you baby."
"I missed you too dad." We broke apart so I could let him in. I noticed that Edward wasn't behind me. He must have gone into the kitchen.
Charlie walked into the kitchen and greeted everyone.
"Dad, Rose and I have some news." The look on my dad's face was priceless. "Dad, we're getting married." My dad looked like he was going to pass out.
"Congratulations!" he went over and gave Rosalie a hug and then Emmett. I wished he was this cool about my marriage.
"Dad, I have something to tell you too." I said getting kind of nervous. I walked over to Edward.
"You two aren't, are you?" he asked.
"We're not getting married if that's what you're thinking, but we are together, yes."
"Bella, I don't think that you should be dating anyone right now." He scolded.
"You don't have that decision, dad. Besides since I started dating Edward, I have been one hundred and ten percent happier."
"Does he really make you happy?" my dad asked, sounding stressed.
"Yes, he does. Ask everyone here. They've witnessed how my behavior changed since the wedding. I haven't had nightmares in a while. I've had the most fun I have in the longest time," I explained.
"Then I'm happy for you." He smiled and winked. "So how long have you been going out?" Oh no. we didn't plan for this. I gulped.
"A year on Friday," I blurted out without thinking.
"And you're just telling me now?" he said looking shocked.
"The time went by in a blink of the eye, dad. I would have told you I swear." I said.
My dad just sighed. He looked stressed out.
"Dad, I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry." I said.
"Mr. Swan, it wasn't Bella's fault. She's been busy almost every day." Edward explained.
"Alright. Well, if I don't talk to you on Friday, happy anniversary you two. I have to leave now to go to the station. Emmett, Rose, remember to call Renee." Charlie said before he left.
Once I heard the door shut, I collapsed onto the floor in relief.
"I'm glad that's over." I sighed.
Hey y'all!
Sorry i havent written in a while! it's been pretty busy around here. The next chapter is New Years! Happy New Year's Day everyone. I'll update as soon as i can. thank you for reading. please review!!
lots of love,
Nikki