Chapter 14: So Happy Together
EPOV
I spend the rest of the day with Bella. It feels so nice to just be with her, laying with her, and listening to the sound of her breathe.
"My parents come back today" I tell her.
"Oh. I wish I could go and see them. Tell them I said hi" she says
"I'll tell them." I smile at her, and kiss her forehead, before pulling her closer to me and resting my chin on her head.
I look over at the clock and realize that it's time for me to go. As much as I want to stay here with her, I need to be home when my parents get home. Bella smiles and tells me she understands, and we both get off the bed. She walks over and grabs her robe, quickly putting it on and tying the belt around her, as I start grabbing my clothes from the floor.
"I love you" I tell her once I'm fully dressed. I pull her to my chest and kiss her gently, my hand on her cheeck, gently caressing it.
"I love you too" she says once we pull apart. I tell her I'll be by everyday after school, since she's suspended, and she smiles. She walks me down the stairs and to the front door and we kiss briefly once again, and I open the door and walk out to my car.
As I pull away, I watch as she waves at me, and I wave back. There's an ache in my hcest when I'm not with her and right now, I'm feeling it hard.
I drive home, mentally telling myself that I'll see her tomorrow, trying to dull the ache, but it's no use. I need to be with her, always.
I pull into the house and see that Jasper's car is here. Shutting of my car, I make my way to the front door, pulling it open and walking into the living room, where Alice and Jasper are sitting watching a movie.
"Hey guys" I say, and plop down on the sofa across from them.
Alice looks at me, and a huge smile spreads across her face.
"Hey. Where have you been?" she says
I try not to say anything, but the smile that creeps on my face has my sister up and squeeling loudly.
"You were with Bella? What happened? How is she?"
"She's good. We made up."
"Where is she?" Jasper asks
"She's fucking grounded for the fight. She can't even talk on the damn phone, and she was suspended from school until next week."
"That sucks" Alice says, but then the sound of our house phone ringing stops the conversation and she gets up and picks it up…
"Hello? Hi Mom… Yea, we're all here… Ok, see you then.. Love you too…Bye" she hangs up the phone and walks back over to us.
"That was mom, she said they're on their way, and they'll be home in about an hour."
We all decide to get up and clean up a bit. The house isn't trashed, but there's a couple of things to do.
We finish just as my parent's car pulls in the driveway, and we all go to the door to greet them.
My mother comes in first, she's wearing a large brimmed hat, and a flowing white dress, and it's evident that she was on vacation because she is a couple of shades darker from the sun.
"I missed you guys so much" she says, grabbing all three of us in a hug.
"You look great mom. How was the cruise?"
My mother takes off the hat, placing it on the table by the door, and tuing back to us.
"It was beautiful. We're taking you guys with us next time" she says, smiling at us. She looks around the house, and smirks. "You guys have this place looking really nice! How was the party?"
We all laugh. There is no use in lying to her. Our mother knows everything that goes on, she can read it on our faces.
"It was good. We only had one last week, the rest of the time we've been good" Alice says.
"Good. Jasper, Edward. Go help Carlisle with the bags, please" my mother says, and we both nod and walk out to where my father is pulling bags out of the trunk.
"Need some help?" I ask him, and he turns around and beams at me. He pulls me into a hug and then does the same with Jasper.
"We left with 3 bags and came home with 6.… your mother went crazy shopping over there" he says, laughing. I smile at him and grab two of the bags, and quickly bring them inside, placing them on the side of the hallway. After all the bags are inside, my parents call us all to the dining room table to look at pictures from the trip. My mom takes out her laptop and turns it on, slipping the card into the side slot, and we all look at the pictures of their trip.
We sit there for hours, looking at the pictures from Rome, Greece, Russia and Istanbul and after, my parents show us the things they got for us.
"Is Bella coming? I got her things right here" my mom says, holding up some clothes and jewelry.
"No. She's grounded, but she told me to say hi to you guys for her" I say
"What did Bella do now?" My father asks, laughing.
"She fought Lauren. Beat her up pretty bad" Jasper says, and my mother turns to look at me.
"Why did she fight Lauren?" she asks, looking at no one but me.
"Edward and Bella are together and Lauren said something, so Bella beat her up" my sister says, not even lifting her head from her bag of clothes. My father and mother both looked shocked, but then my mother's face lights up.
"You're together? Finally?" she says, walking over to me and wrapping her arms around me. "I'm so happy, Edward. I've always known you and Bella would end up together, and I'm glad it's happened."
"Thanks mom" I say, and when she moves back, my father smiles at me and nods. My parents both have loved Bella since they met her, they've taken her in and treated her like she was one of their own.
We finally get up and my parents order some take out, and we all eat, talking about what we've been up to for the past two weeks. Once we're finished, it's well past 10 and Jasper leaves and Alice and I say goodngith to our parents and make our way up to our rooms.
"I'm happy for you guys, Edward" she says once we hit the stairs.
"Thanks Alice." I say, nudging her with my shoulder.
"Take care of her… you're my brother, and I love you, but I wont hesitate to kick your ass if you hurt her." she says, looking serious
"I will, but I think Bella would do more damage to me than you would" I say, laughing.
"You're probably right. Goodnight" she says once we reach the second floor, where her room is. I tell her goodnight, and continue up to the 3rd floor to my room.
I shut myself in my bedroom, and shed all of my clothes, deciding against a shower. I don't want to wash Bella's scent off of me.
I slide into bed in just my boxers, and fall asleep quickly, my dreams filled with images of Bella.
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I have no urge to get up Monday morning. There is no reason to want to jump out of bed, Bella won't be there.
Somehow, I find the strength to get out of bed, and I slump on over to the bathroom, turn on the shower and jump in.
I hop out quickly dry myself off as I walk to my closet, throwing some jeans and a t shirt to the bed. When I'm finished, I grab mykeys and my phone from the room, and walk out. The smell of French toast lifts my spirits and I realize just how much I've missed my mother's cooking.
"Good morning sweetie… you have time for some breakfast?" she says, putting Alice, Jasper and Rose's plate in front of them,
"I always have time for your French toast, mom" I say, and take a seat next o Jasper. She laughs and brings me a plate, which I quickly inhale.
"Thank you again for the jewelry, Esme. They're beautiful" Rose says to my mother.
"You're welcome, dear."
We all finish eating and bring our plates to the sink. We all tell my mother goodbye, and walk to the door, and out to our cars.
*****
The school day goes by quick, but maybe that has something to do with the fact that I wasn't paying attention to anything. The bell rings and I make my way out to my car, pushing past people in the hall and getting inside, and driving off towards Bella's house. Her dad isn't there, so I park and walk to the front door. I raise my hand to knock but before my hand makes contact with the wood, the door swings open and Bella jumps into my arms.
"Ugh, today was fucking torture" she says, as she grips on to me as if her life depended on it.
"I know what you mean" I say and she pulls back, and places a kiss on my lips. She grabs my hand and leads me inside, and we go up the stairs to her room. She's still in her pajamas, which are these cute pants and a tank top with a picture of pieces of toast.
I take a seat on her bed, by the headboard and lean back, opening my legs and patting the bed for her to come sit. She smiles at me and grabs the remote from her nightstand, and takes a seat in between my legs, resting up against me.
We spend the rest of the afternoon watching movies, not talking so much, but every now and then giving each other kisses or loving touches. With Bella, I don't mind the silence between us, we don't have to fill the gaps with unnecessary words or things like that. With her, I can just BE.
The time comes for me to leave and as much as I know I need to, I don't want to.
"I'll see you tomorrow" I tell her once we're at her front door. She reaches up on her tip toes and kisses my lips.
"I love you" she whispers against them.
"I love you too" I tell her, and kiss her forhead lightly.
I walk out into the cool night, and look back every couple of steps to my car. I slide in and start it, slowly pulling away and watching her from the rear view mirror.
I turn the corner, and drive home, anxious to get to bed just so I can be closer to seeing her again.
I walk in through my front door and the smeel of my mom's cooking has my stomach growling fiercely.
"There you are! Are you hungry?" My mom says
"Starving" I say and walk to the dining room table. Everyones eaten already, but my mom saved me a plate. She places the food in front of me, with a glass of water and takes a seat across from me at the table.
"How's Bella?" she asks, holding her head up with her arms.
"She's good. We just hung out and watched some movies"
"That's nice" she says, still staring at me.
"You look different, you know. Happier. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were in love" she says, smiling. I lift my head and look at her face.
"I am, Mom. I love her… She's amazing." she reaches across the table and grabs my hand in hers.
"I'm so happy for you. I can't even tell you how glad I am that all of my children have found people they can share their life with. Alice has Jasper, Emmett has Rosalie, and now you have Bella."
"How did you know about Emmett and Rose?" I ask. She blushes a bit, but starts to talk.
"When we landed in seattle, I just had to go and see him, but he wouldn't answer his phone. Since we have a key to the apartment, we just dropped by and when we opened the door, he was there…. With Rosalie…." my mom stops talking, and her face is a bright red, and I can't help but laugh.
"Sick!! I don't even want to know what you saw." I say and she joins in laughing with me.
Just a cute little drama-free chapter. I figured it was needed, because next chapter, the shit hits the fan.....
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