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I couldn't sleep that night. Edward still wasn't back. He'd been gone for most of the day and I loved him for coming to our rescue with the dresses but I was hoping on spending some time with him before we prepared for the wedding tomorrow. I called Alice every ten minutes asking where he was. She said he was still in Las Vegas but will be home soon enough. It was already two in the morning and now Alice was the one calling, ordering me to sleep.
I went downstairs for a drink. I opened the fridge and scoured it for some juice. I closed the door and found Edward smiling at me behind it. I was finally used to their mysterious appearances that I wasn't startled anymore like I used to be. I smiled widely and hugged him tight. He put a finger to his lips and carried me. Before I knew it, we were upstairs and he was setting me down on the bed.
"I won't be here long," said Edward. "I just came here to wish you good night. It was Alice's idea by the way."
"Really? I'd have thought that she would chain you to the house." I told him. "You know her no seeing the bride before the wedding rule."
"She had no choice." Edward explained. "If I didn't come here you wouldn't have slept. She'd rather have bad luck than you having eye bags tomorrow." I had to laugh. It was sort of true. Even a phone call wouldn't have sufficed. I needed to see Edward and I'm glad he came.
"So, what happened with the dresses?" I asked him.
"The fiancé of the woman who wanted to steal your dress tried a slot machine and won a week's stay at the Bellagio. I had to scale the building to get to their room since it was in the penthouse. It's a good thing they decided to go to the honeymoon first or else you would have worn a sweaty dress tomorrow." I stifled the hysterical laugh that was about to erupt.
"Yeah, it really was funny," said Edward. "Up until the guy decided to walk up to the window in his birthday suit." That did it. Not only did I snort from trying not to laugh but I couldn't stop until Charlie came in my room holding a bat.
"What are you doing?" he asked suspiciously. I continued laughing even though I didn't find the situation funny anymore just to delay answering him. My eyes flew to the open book on my pillow and I sat up to regain my composure.
"The book I was reading was hilarious!" I told him. I never thought I was a good actor but I managed to convince Charlie. "Take a look at this, dad." I said while holding the book out to him.
"Uh, no thanks, Bells," said Charlie. "I don't understand much of the teenage jokes nowadays." He bid me good night and left the room. Edward appeared immediately with a grin on his face. I blushed profusely as he sat down beside me.
"That was the scariest and funniest thing I ever saw," said Edward.
"It was your fault!" I told him.
"Sorry," he said while smiling. "I couldn't resist hearing your laugh. The snort was a bonus."
"Very funny," I told him. He held a finger up and took his phone out of his pocket and answered it.
"Yes, I'm almost done," said Edward. He snapped the phone shut and looked at me apologetically.
"Alice?" I asked. He nodded and took me in his arms.
"I'm sorry we didn't get to spend time together," he said solemnly. "I'll make it up to you after the wedding, okay?" I nodded in his chest and looked up.
"Of course you will," I told him. "I want you to know, Edward that I can't wait to be your wife. Not just so I can become a vampire already but just because. I know it means a lot to you but after this whole ordeal I realized that it means just as much to me. Being your wife makes me all the more closer to you than I already am. I will be yours and there's nothing you can do about it." He laughed quietly and kissed my forehead.
"Thank you, Bella. Not just for doing this but for being you. I can't wait to show our friends and family how much I love you. In truth, I kind of think that the big man up there should see us joined together in holy matrimony."
"My sentiments exactly," I dreamily told him. He leaned down and planted a sweet and gentle kiss on my lip, lingering more than necessary which was no problem for me but his cell phone started vibrating again so I guess it was time to go. I looked into his eyes once more and watched him slowly get out of the window.
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