Chapter 14:

EPOV:

Bella walked to the driver's side of the truck, and I went to the passenger side. She turned the key the ignition, and put the truck in reverse. Like the truck, my stomach was also in reverse.

That truck was my baby. I hated the thought of someone else driving it. I admit that Bella did look sexy as hell driving it, but that still didn't mean I wasn't a nervous wreck while she drove.

She was doing good on the older roads, and finally we pulled on to I-10. That meant we were almost near Bella's apartment. Thank God. I couldn't handle much more today.

"Are you sure you don't need to get your head checked out?" Bella asked me.

I shook my head. "Just look at the road, please."

She rolled her eyes. "Stop being such a nervene."

"I'm not being a nervene." I defended. "You're just the first person to drive my truck besides me. She's scared."

Bella giggled. "You're truck is scared? Jesus, Edward, you need a psychiatric evaluation, not an x-ray."

"She speaks to me."

"Mm." Bella said and nodded. She turned into her parking garage and parked adequately. I was just glad we didn't get in a wreck.

Bella looped an arm through mine as we walked towards the elevator.

"See that wasn't so bad, now was it?"

I gave Bella a look. "Woman, you are never driving my truck again."

"Why?" She asked.

"Because you make me way too nervous." I answered.

"See. You are a nervene."

I shrugged and walked down the hall to her apartment. Bella unlocked the door, and we walked in.

"Want anything?" She asked as she grabbed a tea from the fridge.

"Well, I think I can think up a few things I may want." I said as I picked her up. Bella let out a squeak, and I put her sitting on the kitchen counter.

"I was sort of talking about a drink." Bella said.

"You probably gave me a minor concussion; therefore, my dear, you owe me." I told her.

Bella nodded. "Well, you do have somewhat of a point."

"Somewhat?"

Bella nodded. "In all actuality, if you combine the untimely phone call, your messed up mind, and of course the ever-changing laws of physics, you hitting your head was-," I cut her off.

"Bella?"

"Yeah?"

"Can you shut up for two seconds?" I asked her.

She giggled and gave me a kiss, wrapping her arms around my neck. She pulled away. "I think that was a lot more than two seconds." She whispered.

I shook my head. "Not long enough."

"Not long enough?"

"Definitely not long enough." I said and kissed her again.

Bella's fingers tangled in my hair, and she wrapped her legs around my waist. I picked her up and went to her bedroom, managing to not run into anything. I pulled away from her.

"Any shoes that have to come off?" I asked.

She giggled and shook her head, pulling me down for another deep kiss. Bella started to undo the buttons of my shirt and pushed it off my shoulders once she was done. She rolled over to be on top of me.

There was a knock on the door. "What the fuck?" Bella complained.

I laughed. That was probably only the second time she had ever dropped the F bomb in front of me. But, I did agree with her. We just couldn't catch a break today.

The person knocked again.

Bella looked at me. "Ignore it." She said and kissed me.

"You sure?" I asked.

She nodded and kissed me again. Her shirt came off shortly after. My hands were everywhere on her. I couldn't help it. I needed to feel all of her.

"Edward?" Bella asked breathlessly against my lips.

"What, Baby?" I replied, kissing her neck.

Bella pushed my head down and looked me in the eyes. "I'm ready."

"You sure? We don't have to." I told her. I didn't want her to feel like she had to have sex with me. I was fine with waiting.

But at the same time, I didn't want to wait anymore. We had talked about it one or two times before. I knew she was on the pill, and there really wasn't any other reason we should wait.

"I'm sure." Bella said and kissed me.

**~~~SILENCEisKEY~~**

I woke up on my side with one of Bella's arms around my neck, her other hand was in mine, and our legs were intertwined with each other's.

Last night had been freaking amazing. Now that I had had a dose of what I had been missing, I didn't know how I had waited so long. I knew I would never want to take Bella outside of the bedroom anymore.

Bella had admitted that she hadn't slept with any other guy before me, but it sure didn't seem like it. She was effing gifted.

Bella began to stir a little, but she never fully woke up. I looked at the clock and saw that it was a little after eight. I watched Bella as she slept. She was so beautiful and serene. Her mahogany colored hair was spread out on her pillow, but a few stray strands covered her face. I wanted to move them out of her face, but neither one of my hands were free.

After about ten minutes or so, Bella made a small sound and began to stretch her torso, arching her back. Her big brown doe eyes opened one at a time. She blinked a few times and then finally, her eyes both opened fully.

Bella looked at me and smiled. "Good morning." She said.

"Mornin'." I answered and kissed her lips and then her nose after we pulled away from each other.

"Ugh. Is it seriously already eight-twenty?" Bella asked.

I nodded and kissed her forehead. "Apparently so. Hungry?"

"Lil' bit." She answered and yawned. "But I do need a shower before I eat anything." Bella added.

"What a coincidence. So do I." I said and waggled my eyebrows.

Bella giggled and got out of the bed, walking towards the ensuit. "You comin?"

"You tell me." I answered and leaned up on my elbows.

"Okay, smart ass, be that way. I'll just take a nice hot shower... All alone." She told me and walked into the bathroom.

I got out of bed and followed her into the bathroom, pulling her against my chest. "Tease." I whispered in her ear. Bella only giggled.

After our shower, we went into the kitchen. I checked my phone that was sitting on the counter and saw a text from my mom.

"My mom said they're doing brunch instead of a late lunch because she and my dad have to be in New Orleans for a banquet. You okay with going that early?" I asked her.

Bella nodded. "Yeah. That's cool." She said and walked back towards the bedroom to get dressed I assumed.

I texted my mom back and told her we would be there for ten-fifteen. It only gave us about twenty minutes to get dressed, but I could handle it. I was pretty sure Bella could, too.

I walked into the bedroom and heard Bella in her closet. I peeked in and saw her in just a jean skirt and bra.

"You're trying to kill me, woman." I said.

Bella laughed. "Who said you had to look? When do we have to leave?"

"About twenty minutes." I said as I watched her look for a shirt. She seemed to be contemplating the decision very immensely.

Bella turned and looked at me. "Staying there all day?"

I shook my head and turned to go get my bag.

BPOV:

Holy shit. I had had sex with Edward Cullen. As in the tattooed mechanic who if I had met in high school, my dad would have kicked out of the house. Yeah, Edward was definitely going to have to wear long sleeves when we went to my dad's.

Holy shit. I didn't tell Edward about my dad's thing next month. Edward might be meeting my dad. That was cause for a bit of concern, but I didn't let it ruin my mood. Because I had just slept with Edward freaking Cullen, and nothing was going to ruin my day. Haha... I did it with him twice.

My sexual life before Edward was lacking. I mean, Mike was sort of terrible. We hadn't gone as far as I just had with Edward, but it was still terrible. Poor guy, he just didn't do it for me. Edward... Edward did a lot for me... He also did a lot of things to me. Things that were beyond amazing. Things that made my toes curl just thinking about it. God, I loved that man.

I settled on a black tank top as my shirt and walked out of my closet. I pulled my hair up in a quick pony tail, and walked out of my room to find Edward. He was in the kitchen, reading a car magazine Emmett had left one time when he came over.

"After ten minutes of trying to decide, that's what you choose?" Edward laughed.

"Pretty much." I answered and walked into Edward's waiting arms.

He hugged me close and kissed my temple. "Ready to go?" He asked.

I nodded as he stood up. We walked over to my door, and when I opened it, there in front of my door was a package. My eyebrows furrowed until I realized it must have been from when I didn't open it last night. I sighed and picked it up.

"Are you opening it now?" Edward asked.

I shook my head. "I'm sure that it can wait." I said and put the package on the table by the door. "Let's go." I pulled Edward out of my apartment and towards the elevator.

Edward's stare on me didn't go unnoticed, and I looked back at him.

"What?"

"What do you mean, what? I didn't say anything." He said and laughed.

"Well, no, but you keep looking at me. It's kinda creepy." I said and leaned against the back of the elevator.

"I can't help if my eyes are attracted to beautiful things." He said just as the elevator doors opened.

"I told you not to turn cheesy on me." I laughed.

Edward shot me a crooked grin. "Well, I think it may be from bumping my head. It's all your fault."

My mouth fell open. "Are you ever going to let me live that down?"

"Probably not." He said as he opened the passenger side door of his truck for me.

"Such a jerk." I muttered.

Edward smiled and gave me a peck on the lips. "You love me."

"Oh, I wonder sometimes." I told him.

Edward laughed and shut my door, walking around to the other side.

We got to Esme and Carlisle's at nearly ten after ten. Edward helped me out of the truck, and we walked in into the house. Laney and Biscuit nearly attacked us.

"Daddy! Bewwa!" Laney cheered as she ran towards us. She flew into Edward's open arms and hugged her tight.

"Were you good?" Edward asked.

Esme walked in then. "An angel, just as always. How are you dears?" She asked us.

"Good." Edward and I answered in sync.

Biscuit was up on her hind legs, begging for me to pick her up. I did so, but that dog was getting bigger everyday. Pretty soon, I wouldn't be able to.

"The food is ready, we're just waiting on your sister," she told Edward, then looked at me, smiling, "and your brother."

I smiled. "You probably had him a food."

"That's what Rose said." Esme admitted as she led us into the main dining room.

I had never been in the formal dining room here before. We always had eaten outside. The walls were ivory with black molding and scarlet drapery. The table could seat ten, and that was a good thing, considering there was nine of us. On the table was a scarlet table cloth and black table runner. Above the table was a big crystal chandelier. The entire room was beautiful.

Laney sat down in between Edward and I. I thought it was cute and didn't mind at all.

Esme brought out the food, and we all ate. Emmett was in his own personal heaven, and no one dared take that away from him. Esme only laughed and said that she was just happy that she wouldn't have to eat leftovers for the rest of the week. Yeah, there definitely wouldn't be any leftovers with Emmett there.

Once we finished our meal, we cleared out, helping Esme and Carlisle pick everything up so they could get to their hotel on time. Once everything was cleared out, we all left, including Carlisle and Esme.

Edward drove to his house with Laney talking in the backseat. Biscuit just lay on the backseat, her eyes closed and head in Laney's lap.

Edward pulled into his garage, and we all got out.

"So, what are we doing today, Lane?" Edward asked.

I was still sort of adjusting from last night. I wasn't naive, not by far, but it still was weird watching Edward go from sexy lover to caring dad. It was insane, and I found myself blushing at just the thought of it.

Laney shrugged. "Don't know."

Edward laughed. "Well, tell me when you figure it out."

Laney nodded and scampered to the living room. Edward wrapped an arm around my waist and kissed my cheek.

"You okay, Bay?" He asked.

I looked up at him and smiled. And there was my concerned boyfriend. "I'm perfect." I promised. Edward smiled and kissed my lips.

I was freaking out over nothing. He was just Edward. What did I expect? For him to lock himself in the bedroom with me forever? That would be nice, yes, but I knew it couldn't happen. We both had lives we had to live.

"Come on." Edward pulled me towards the living room.

And then I remembered my dad's thing. "Wait. I have to tell you something." I said.

"And what's that, Baby?" Edward asked me.

"I have to go to Washington on the weekend of June twenty-sixth." I told him.

"Please tell me you're talkin' about Washington Parish, Louisiana." Edward said.

"Let me explain. I have to go to Washington State because my dad and Sue are celebrating their tenth anniversary. And they are having a party, so I have a question for you. And you don't have to feel obliged to say yes. I realize that you have a job and a young daughter and that you can't just hurry up and drop everything. Anyway, I was wondering if you would like to some up with me." I finished.

Edward kissed me.

"Is that good or bad?" I asked once I pulled away.

"I will go, but I don't know if I can get that little one on a plane." He said as he nodded towards the living room where Laney was.

I laughed. "I'm sure you'll figure it out."

Edward gave me a look. "Bella, Laney is scared shitless of heights, I'm not lying. She used to cry when I held her above my head."

"Oh, yeah, that's bad. Can't you just slip her some cough syrup or something before we go? Would that hurt her?" I asked.

Edward shrugged. "I'll ask my dad about it. Hey, she might surprise me. Who knows with that one? She's not the most normal of children."

I hit his bicep. "You are so mean. Poor thing, her self esteem is going to suck because of you." I chided.

Edward kissed the tip of my nose. "Have you seen that one in front of a mirror or camera?"

"Good point." I said and pulled him towards the living room where Laney was lying on the sectional, looking at the book Emmett had given her. I smiled, beyond excited that she liked it.

"Made a decision, Lane Darlin?" Edward asked.

She shook her head and continued to look at the pictures.

Edward laughed and sat down next to her. I sat down next to him, and he wrapped an arm around my shoulders.

"Do you like your book, Lane?" I asked her.

She nodded excitedly and smiled. "Yeah."

I smiled. I was so glad that she liked it as much as I had when I was little.

The three of us sat on the sofa until we started to get hungry. We really didn't get to that point until about two since we had eaten at eleven, but Edward and I made lunch as Laney sat down at the peninsula and colored.

At two-thirty, everything was done. Laney had wanted to eat outside, but the weather had gotten pretty bad within the thirty minutes Edward and I had been cooking. So, we all went into the living room and sat on the floor around the coffee table.

We had just finished eating when a crack of thunder rumbled and rattled the house. Laney screamed and locked her arms around Edward's neck. Edward stood up and nodded for me to follow him. I got up off the floor and followed him to a room I had had never been in. It was in-between his room and Laney's room.

I walked in behind him and gasped. Three walls were covered with shelves. Each one them were covered with books, music, and movies. There were eight track tapes, VHS tapes, DVDs, old records. There was every thing. On the left wall was a wall long cloth covered bench. Above that in the center was a TV. In the center was a big blue chaise lounge and a black leather rocker that faced the television..

Edward sat down in the rocker and I sat on the chaise lounge. Laney looked at me, sniffing her little nose. Another crack of thunder touched down and lightening came along with it. The faintest hint of blue shown through the shelf covered windows.

Laney sobbed and hid her head in her father's neck.

"Sh. It's okay, Lane Darlin'." Edward cooed as he rocked her. "Calm down, baby doll, it's okay."

She sobbed into his neck, and I sat there helpless, wanting to do anything that would help. Edward rubbed Laney's back in soothing circles and cradled the back of her head as he rocked her. I could here him humming softly to her.

The weather was only getting worse, and Laney's sobs came in short breaths. Then, the lights went out.

"I'm scared." Laney sobbed.

"I know, Lane. I know." Edward said softly.

Laney kept a tight grip on the curls on the back of Edward's head. Her sobs began to become softer, and Edward moved to sit on the chaise next to me. Laney looked at me with wide eyes, finally moving her face from her father's neck.

"Hey, Laney Lou. Can I tell you something my daddy told me when I was little?" I asked.

She nodded and held out her hand. I put mine in hers and she wrapped her small fingers around a few of mine.

"He told me that rain was just confetti that all the people in heaven used at a party they were having."

"Really?"

I nodded. "Hmmhmm. And that the lightening was just all of the angels taking pictures."

Laney smiled. "What about thunduh?"

"Well, that was the angels popping fire works."

"Really? Daddy, did you know that?" Laney asked, sitting up to look at Edward.

Edward shook his head. "No, Darlin, I didn't." He answered and leaned his head back on the sofa, looking at me. He mouthed a thank you, and I smiled.

Laney smiled and played with my fingers. "Daddy?"

"Hm?" He asked, looking at her but not picking his head up.

"Do you think that youh (your) Papa and Memaw awe at the pawty (party)?"

Edward smiled at her softly and ran a hand through her shoulder length hair. "Yeah, Lane, I do."

Laney did her signature crinkly nosed smile, and Edward did the same. Aw. Kodak moment. Why didn't I have a damn camera?

Laney smiled at me and then whispered something in Edward's ear. Edward only chuckled. His daughter only looked at him expectantly.

"I know, Lane, but why don't you tell her?" Edward asked.

Laney looked at me and then whispered in my ear something that I would remember for the rest of my life.

A/N: Mwahahahahahaha! I'm so evil. I know you all hate me right now, but I also know that most of you know exactly what Laney is telling Bella... Or do you? Review! Maybe you'll find out sooner rather than later. Love y'all, my cher bebe's! Just remember that as you think about my cliffy.

Also, I know that this chapter is really short, but I promise that the next one will be extra long, I just felt like this was more of a filler chapter than anything else. Nothing big really happened at all. Well apart from them doing IT… but yeah… so ANYWAY! Review as I have said over and over again!

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