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Chapter 14 Page of Cups Part 2

Characters: Bella, Edward, Alice, Jasper, and Kitty

Bella POV

I'm not sure what got into me. I just asked Edward to come in and cuddle on the couch. I can't back out now. Edward looked so surprised. Was I too forward? He hadn't said a word since. Since there was no reply from him I just pulled him further into the room towards the couch. I took it as a sign that it was okay since his posture was relaxed.

He sat down before I did and pulled me down onto the couch. He took his coat and jacket off and draped it over the couch. I followed suit and took my coat off. I hated the silence. Silence was comfortable on the ride back but now silence made me nervous. Edward took his tie off and unbuttoned several buttons on his shirt. He sat further into the couch and smiled at me. He opened his arms and pulled me to lean onto him. Thank heavens and the stars I hadn't been rejected.

After I snuggled into him he said to me, "Bella maybe you should go change into something more comfortable. I'm not going anywhere," he said and kissed my head.

"It's okay Edward. I'm fine plus I don't want to be the only one in pajamas when you're still in your suit."

"Bella, you're pregnant. You need to be comfortable. Please," he begged.

"Nope. Not when you can't get relaxed." I insisted.

Edward sighed. "Okay here's my suggestion. It's probably going to sound like I'm seducing you which I'm not unless you want me to. How about I take my pants and shirt off and you go change into your pajamas? Then we both crawl in bed and watch TV? Don't worry I promise to be a gentleman," he said and wiggled his eyebrows and made me laugh.

He always knew the perfect things to say. "Okay, I'm just gonna go get changed then," I said and went to the bathroom.

I took several long breaths to calm myself down. I changed into my pajamas. I felt a little self conscious as the pajamas really showed off my belly bump. I was far from sexy. Not that I expected anything to happen.

When I returned Edward was in bed leaning on the headboard watching "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." He lifted the covers on my side when I walked up to the bed. I was glad he didn't take the side I liked to sleep in. He probably remembered from the time he slept in my bed with Kitty and I during Thanksgiving.

I slid into the bed. He wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him. He rested his chin on my shoulder and lowered his hands onto my belly bump. "May I?" he asked so I nodded.

His hands were warm and it felt good when he rubbed my belly bump. "That feels good," I said to Edward.

"It feels good touching you too," he said.

"This baby is really lucky. Kitty wasn't so much." I said and sighed.

"What do you mean Bella?" he asked with a confused look.

"I was young and naïve when I met Stephen. I was 22. It was exciting to be dating a vocalist in a successful rock band. With that came insecurities. Stephen had his groupies who followed him everywhere. I constantly felt like if I let my guard done someone else would take Stephen away from me. It didn't help that he was constantly on tour either. Alice and I went on tour with them as much as we could but it always left me wondering if he was unfaithful to me. Then soon after I got pregnant and in my third trimester I had preeclampsia so that made it impossible for me to travel. I felt alone in my pregnancy. I mean of course I had Alice and Stephen tried his hardest to be around me when he could. If it weren't for my Dad's funeral Stephen would have been on tour. Don't get me wrong Stephen was a good guy, great father, but he was success driven and too busy. "

"I'm sorry to hear that Bella. I can't change what happened in the past but I can make sure your present and the future will be a lot different if you'll give me the chance. This baby will have all the attention he or she needs from me and my family. I'm just a pediatrician. My office is near your place. I occasionally have conferences like these to attend but that's about the extent of it. You won't be lonely." Edward's words sounded so sincere and I had no reason to doubt that.

"Thanks. You and your family have taken such good care of us. Without you all I'm not sure what would have happened to us."

"We all love you and Kitty. Oh I forgot to tell you. Dad and Mom are coming to LA for Christmas. They thought it would be a nice change and also thought you'd be more comfortable in LA than in Forks. It'll be really cold there so the weather in LA would be much better for your condition."

"I hope I didn't inconvenience them. I would have gone to Forks." I told him.

"Well I think it's a great idea they are coming to LA. I feel like I already had Christmas in Forks because of that photo shoot anyway," Edward said chuckling.

I felt a little pressure down my lower back from leaning on Edward. When Edward saw me rub my lower back he lifted the covers and told me to lie down. As I lay down on the bed Edward also slid down and was now on his back as well.

"I'm really comfortable. Would you be against me spending the night here?" he asked me and looked a little insecure.

"I would love it if you stayed. I have never slept alone after I had Kitty. You would be doing me a favor." I said and smiled at Edward.

"Thanks. Well let's get some shut-eye before the evil pixie comes knocking down our door." He turned the lights off, draped his arm over me, and pulled me closer to him. His warmth felt comfortable and soon I felt sleep catching up to me.

I woke up to the sound of Edward's phone ringing. I tapped Edward on his shoulder but he wouldn't even budge. I leaned over to him and called him close to his ears. His eyes slowly opened and once he recognized who I was he smiled. He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me onto his chest.

"Your phone is ringing," I said to Edward.

"Mmmm I've got more important task right now," he said in a sexy sleepy voice.

"And what could that be?"

"I have the most amazing woman in bed with me. What could be more important than to kiss this beautiful woman?" He reached out, placed his right hand behind my head, and planted a soft kiss on my lips.

When our lips parted I noticed that the phone was still ringing. "Edward the phone is still ringing."

"Arrrgh," he said and checked his phone. "It's Mini-Me. Tell her to go away," Edward said and hid under the covers.

I sighed and answered the phone. "Hi Alice, what can I do for you?"

"JAAAAAAAAAZZZZZZZZZZZYYYYYYYYYYY! Bella answered the phone!!!!!" Alice shouted into my ear.

"Edward, Alice busted my eardrum. You deal with her," I said as I pulled the covers off Edward and shoved the phone to him.

"Alice, leave me alone." Edward growled into the phone and handed the phone back to me.

"Hi Alice. Edward wants you to leave him alone," I told her.

"Oh my my my. Isn't he so cheery this morning. I take that he didn't get laid so he's grumpy. Tell him not to expect me to leave you two alone when I now know that he is in bed with you right this minute. Anyway I will get it out of you two today. Well it's almost 6a.m. now and Kitty has been up and about since an hour ago. We all need to go to our photo shoot appointment at 7:30. Get ready quickly. We can't be late. We'll meet you two in the lobby at 6:45 a.m." she said.

""Okay we'll be there. Thanks for taking care of Kitty last night."

"You can thank me by filling me on the details of what happened last night starting from Edward picking you up to this minute. Anyway see-ya soon. Bye," she said and hung up the phone.

"I'm gonna go shower okay? You need to go get cleaned up as well so I'll see you in the lobby later?"

Edward pulled the covers off his face. His hair was disheveled but it made him look even sexier. "How can you look so sexy when you just woke up? I look like I just walked out of a level 3 hurricane," I mumbled. .

Edward chuckled. "I know I'm supposed to say that's not true and you look beautiful just the way you are but…"

"Oh shuddup I know what I look like." I hit him jokingly with a pillow.

"Oh don't think you can get away with that lil one," he rawred and tickled me.

"Stop, stop it, come on we have to get ready for breakfast," I said and tears rolled down my cheeks from laughing too hard.

"All right. You go and shower. I'm gonna go back to my room. I'll see you in the lobby," he said and let go of me.

Jasper POV

I was a bit surprised when Alice told me that Edward was still with Bella this morning. I didn't think he had it in him to be so smooth. I think I turned into Alice. I wanted to know what happened to them yesterday and what led to Edward staying over last night. According to Alice she thinks Edward didn't get any cuz he sounded grumpy but we'll soon find out.

"So how are we gonna do this? Are we splitting into two to make them dish?" I asked Alice and chuckled.

"Oh you are one after my own heart Jasper Whitlock. I'm thinking we'll act cool over breakfast and let them put their guard down. You go somewhere with Edward and I'll go with Bella and Kitty after breakfast. Then we'll pounce separately. We can compare notes later," she said excitedly.

"Well I really want to go to the Guggenheim Museum. It's the 50th anniversary of the museum this year and they have the Kandinsky exhibit going on. It's last of the tour. You think Edward would be interested?" I asked Alice.

"Well Edward's a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright so I'm sure he'd love to join you."

"Oh that's too bad. He missed the special Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition that went on till August to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Frank Lloyd Wright building. But I think he liked paintings from World War I period. They have the expressionist paintings from that period by painters such as Gauguin, Matisse, Gogh, and Chagall right now," I told her.

"Oh that's perfect. He'll love it."

"We're going to Kitchenette for breakfast this morning right darling?"

"Yup. It's really cute and pink. All arrangements are made. We just have to show up at 7:30 and order the food."

"Well I'll take your word for it. Let's head down. It's almost 6:40 a.m."

Edward was already at the lobby. I went to him and discussed with him my plan of going to Guggenheim after breakfast.

"Thanks Jazz. I never thought I'd get the chance to go to Guggenheim during this trip. I had wanted to but I wasn't sure if I'd get any free time." He said and looked excited.

"Well the girls want to have some girls' time so it's perfect. After the museum we're meeting up with them at the Russian Tea Room for another photo shoot at 3p.m. so we have plenty of time."

Kitchenette opened at 8 a.m. but somehow Alice talked the owners in to letting us do the shoot half an hour before they opened. It was a good idea as they told us the place filled up quick and it would've been hard for us to take the pictures.

We ordered the Kitchenette Special, bacon and cheddar omelet, Hole in the bread, Lumberjack, Homemade Brioche French Toast, 4 cupcakes, cream cheese brownie, lemon bar, and some cookies. We asked them to box the cookies, bars, and cupcakes for us to take back with us after the photo shoot.

I took pictures of the restaurant from outside and inside while they prepared our food. Once the food came I took pictures of the food with Kitty and once I was done taking the pictures we all dug into our food. The food was great and soon just like we were told the place filled up.

We finished eating around 8:30 a.m. The Guggenheim opened at 10 a.m. so we decided to go ride the Staten Island Ferry to kill some time.

We took the subway down to South Ferry station to get to Whitehall Ferry Terminal to board the Staten Island Ferry. The ferry departed every 15 minutes from the terminal so we didn't wait long to board the next ferry.

"Are we riding that big boat?" Kitty asked me her eyes filled with excitement.

"Yup we're taking the ferry to Staten Island. You'll get to see the Statue of Liberty from the ferry. Are you excited?"

"Yippee!" Kitty squealed and jumped up and down. Unfortunately it rained while we ate breakfast so the pavement was wet. Kitty slipped and fell. She screamed and cried like she was lit on fire. Instantly Edward picked Kitty up and at the same time I saw Bella grab a first aid kit out of the stroller. They both looked calm while Alice and I panicked. Edward checked Kitty for any injuries and Kitty had only scraped her palm so Edward just cleaned it up. He kissed her palm and that seemed to do the trick. Kitty stopped crying and looked happy again. Bella and Edward weren't even a couple yet but seeing what just happened made me feel envious of them.

We boarded the ferry and the wind was cold but it was fun. I held Alice close to me and watched the view from the ferry. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Edward holding Kitty and one of his arms wrapped around Bella. They really looked like a family now. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face even if I tried. When I glanced at Alice she was watching them too and she looked exactly like the way Esme watched her children.

We saw the skyscrapers, the bridges, Lower Manhattan, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island from the ferry. When we got to the island the girls said they were staying. They said they'll take Kitty to the Staten Island Zoo so Edward and I went back to Manhattan without the girls.

We got to Guggenheim about half an hour after it opened. "Hey Jazz I know we just got here but could we stop at the café a bit for some coffee?"

"Yeah sure. Rough night?" I asked him and wiggled my brows.

"Somethin' like that," he said and grinned.

We got some coffee and sat at the table. I didn't even have to throw questions at Edward since he started talking on his own.

"I didn't sleep with her last night if that's what you and Alice wanted to know. Jazz I actually wanted to ask you some questions about Stephen. Last night Bella mentioned to me some things about the relationship with Stephen but I got this underlying feeling that their marriage weren't that great," he said with a concerned look.

"Stephen was a great guy but I think Bella and Stephen had awful timing. Alice and I met before the band got signed so our relationship was strong before the success came. Stephen loved Bella. I had no doubt about that but everything just happened too fast for them. Success just happened overnight. One minute we were playing live at clubs and next minute we were so popular we had groupies. Soon afterwards our first album got released and things went crazy. Our manager wanted to give off this image of Stephen being the sexy bad boy so he constantly made Stephen have women clinging on his arms and out to clubs at night. It was for show but it was rough on Bella. She constantly felt like she had competition and if she relaxed someone would take her spot."

"Wow I had no idea it was that bad. She was only 22 when she met him right? Life with a successful womanizing rocker boyfriend couldn't have been easy on her. How did they handle the pregnancy?"

"When Stephen found out Bella was pregnant he asked her to marry him but she turned his proposal down the first time. She flat out told him she would rather be a single mom than to be a wife to a man with groupies clinging onto his arms. That's when Stephen stopped his womanizing."

"Was he really faithful to her? Did Bella believe him?"

"My guess is he still slept around but he denied it. Bella never said anything but Alice said a woman always knows."

"Was she happy with him? Did she ever want to leave him?"

"I think she was happy in the beginning then the tabloids splashed Stephen with the bimbos on the cover. Stephen really got the better end of the stick. Out of the marriage he got a loving wife, a darling daughter, and they took care of him till the very end. The bimbos quickly left after he got sick. If he didn't have Bella he would've died a lonely man. Only consolation to Bella was that Stephen had a hefty life insurance and he made wise investments. He wasn't stupid so he didn't count on the success to last forever. Bella and Kitty will never starve he made sure of that." The whole time I talked about Stephen Edward looked shocked.

"She deserves so much after all that. I would do everything I can for her but would I be enough for her?"

"If we didn't think you were good enough we wouldn't have let you near Bella. Not after all that happened to her. Alice and I didn't even dream of you two crossing path in O'Hare. Alice and I both think you guys were meant to be together. You're the best that's happened to her. I know it. I've known Bella since she was a senior in high school." I said to Edward honestly. "Don't rush anything though. Like I said she's the type to stay as a single mom than marry for convenience. Let the relationship grow. She already opened up to you. The Bella I know wouldn't have asked you in last night." I reminded him to go slow so that he won't go the knight in shining armor routine or drop down on his knee the minute he found the chance.

"Thanks Jazz. That's a lot to think about. Shall we go and look around? Oh and remind me to get something for Kitty before we leave," he said and smiled.

Alice POV

While Kitty watched the fish tank I decided to ask Bella about last night. "So Bella hurry up and spill about last night. How was it?"

"The whole evening with Edward was magical. I don't think I've ever had such a romantic evening in my whole life. Everything about it was so amazing. I can breathe around him. I'm not constantly on the edge like I was with Stephen. He makes me feel good about myself."

"Aww that's wonderful. I'm so happy you had such a great night last night but come on how about the juicy stuff?"

"Edward gave me this, he told me every time we come to New York together he would add another charm. It's going to be our tradition," she said and showed me the bracelet.

"Wow he's really outdone himself," I said to her as I was surprised.

"What do you mean?" she asked not understanding what I meant.

"Well the bracelet tradition he started is so creative. I didn't think he had it in him to come up with such a romantic idea," I said and smiled.

"I told him I would start a tradition for him too so I decided on giving him cufflinks unique to New York. I searched on the internet this morning and found cufflinks using the 15 cent subway token at the MOMA shop. Can we go to the MOMA shop after this before going to the Russian Tea Room?" she asked.

"Oh Edward would love the cufflinks and of course we can go to the MOMA shop after this but you still haven't told me why Edward was still at your place this morning," I reminded Bella as she seemed to conveniently forget that she hasn't told me what led to Edward staying overnight.

"We kissed," Bella said and blushed.

"WHAT??? Oh for crying out loud, you should've mentioned that first." I squealed and realized we weren't alone. "Oops."

"Everything was so perfect Alice, the restaurant, the food, the bracelet, and him. We both didn't want the night to end so he took me to go see the view from the lounge in Marriott Marquis. It was beautiful and the kisses just sort of happened. Then the driver buzzed him that it was time to go back to the hotel and I didn't want to let him go so I asked him to come in. Edward got worried that I wasn't comfortable in my dress so he suggested I change into my pajamas and relax in the bed. We both got comfy and he asked if he could stay. I wanted him to. That was all though. I didn't have sex with him if that's what you wanted to know."

"I'm so happy you had such a great evening. Was it awkward in the morning?"

"Not at all. No awkwardness. Maybe the awkwardness didn't happen because of your call. Your call woke us up and you didn't give us much time to get ready so we had to rush," she said and I was happy I possibly helped them out. Before I could comment Kitty shook Bella's arm.

"Mommy I'm hungry. I want hamburger." Kitty said to Bella.

"Any suggestion?" Bella asked.

"There's a place called Barking Dog near our hotel. It looked cute. It's almost lunch time anyway. We should head there now and shop at MOMA afterwards," I suggested.

"Is the place like a diner? I really want to eat something simple. Something I'd make at home,"

"Well this is the place for you then. They have grilled chicken, burgers, ravioli, sandwiches, mashed potatoes, onion rings, fries, soup, salad, and etc. You'll love it," I said to her.

"Perfect," she said and smiled.

"I was thinking. You think I can have some alone time with Jasper tonight? You and Edward and Kitty go eat something together?"

"Oh, of course. I'm so sorry you haven't had much alone time with Jasper because of us."

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I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I wanted to show what was going on in their heads so we're still on day 4 of the New York trip. Two and a half days left. I hope I can throw in some humor next chapter.

Want a little drama? Should I bring Jessica in since she's in New York or should I keep the New York trip just really sweet?

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