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Edward POV.
"Edward! They're back!" I heard Bella's frantic voice beside me as she smacked my hands away from around her waist. I sat myself up and watched her, amused as she struggled to find her top. I knew where it was; on the floor between the bed and the bed side table…I put it there.
As the seconds ticked by as I put on my clothes while I half listened to everyone talking on the other side of the door. By now, I was fully dressed while Bella scoured around the room looking exasperated as she looked for her final item of clothing; her top.
"Edward!" she hissed at me while I ran a hand through my hair, "Have you seen my shirt?" I held back a smile and shook my head 'no'.
I held up my shirt, the one that I'd been wearing earlier to her while whispering, "If they ask, tell them that you spilled hot chocolate over your shirt." I could see her mind running as she contemplated the consequences of coming out, wearing one of my shirts. She eventually tugged the shirt from my hand and put it on while muttering a quick thanks. I smiled in triumph knowing that she hadn't realised that she was now wearing the same shirt that I wore that morning.
"What happened to the door?" I questioned Bella as I assessed the open hinges.
"Emmett happened to the door" she replied to me while shaking her head. I caught her trying to smooth down her hair. Whoahhh…she's fooling no one! I pitied her attempt at trying to look 'casual'.
"Edward, do I look alright?" she asked me apprehensively as I unlocked the door.
"Perfect" I lied. She looks like she's been dragged through a hedge backwards! I held back my opinion, knowing that Rosalie, Alice, Jasper, Emmett and possibly Jacob would all voice their opinions.
I pulled the door away from its frame fully, now that the door was unhinged from both sides. Everyone sat together in the living room; eyes locked on Bella and me.
"Bella…why are you wearing the shirt that Edward was wearing this morning?" Alice asked tentatively from Jaspers lap. I heard Bella gasp behind me before she punched me in the back, having realised that I had deliberately given her that shirt.
"Oh my God you had sex" Rosalie blurted out with an astonished look on her face. I suddenly felt Bella as she hid behind me. Her hands gripped at my shirt on either side of my waist as she pressed her face against my shoulder blades in embarrassment.
I realised that there was no point in me trying to hide the fact, I couldn't hold back the contentment inside of me, and so I simply smiled. The room was still eerily silent, until Bella called out from behind me in a childishly decisive voice, "We didn't have sex, we made love."
I clapped my hands over my ears as the girls erupted into exited shrieks, and the guys all whistled. I felt Bella's hands loosen their grip on my shirt and wrap around my waist. Her head remained against my back as she continued to hide from everyone.
As soon as the noise died down, I managed to coax Bella to let go of me and sit on the sofas. She complied and followed me. I noticed Emmett nudging Jasper and whispering something to the rest of them in a hushed tone as we advanced.
After a flurry of movement, I realised that they'd all moved around, deliberately leaving only enough room for one person on the sofa's. Emmett lay with Rosalie on one, leaving no room at all. Jasper and Alice took up the space of two people on the other sofa as Jasper half lay, with his legs open on the sofa. Alice sat between his legs, lying back against his chest with a smug look on her face. Meanwhile, Jacob sat on the recliner, studying his finger nails casually as he whistled.
I sat down in the one remaining space next to Alice and Jasper, and held out my hand for Bella to join me. I looked up to her as she took the last two steps towards me. I sunk back a little into the chair looking at her questioningly as I beheld the smug look on her face. My breath caught in my throat as Bella slowly gripped my shoulders, giving them a soft squeeze while winking at me. No one else seemed to have noticed the wink, they were all anticipating Bella's next move.
I knew that she was only playing around, but that didn't stop my body from reacting. My heart sped up and my blood raced in my veins as she lowered herself onto my lap, with her knees on either side of me. I fought to bury my laughter as I cut a glance at the rest of them, who all sat, watching shamelessly, their mouths agape. Bella seemed to be struggling to with hold her laughter as well. What else could I do? I told myself as I leant forward to kiss her passionately, distracting her from the laughter that was now threatening to spill from her lips.
She moaned against my lips as I reached my hands around to grab her butt, and slid her forward, closer to my body. I was only half aware that we had an audience, but Bella seemed to care less than I did as she wrapped her arms around my neck tighter and pushed her hips even closer against mine.
"Okay! That's it! Break it up before we put you in opposite corners of the room!" Rosalie's hostile voice fell on out ears, causing us to reluctantly break apart. Someone's sexually repressed! I laughed in my mind as I felt Bella rest her head against my shoulder. I could feel her rapid breathing against my neck as I listened to Alice and Jacob's conversation about the wedding.
"Congratulations, Bella told me that you were getting married!" Jacob reached over and shook my out stretched hand smiling proudly. I waited anxiously for a few seconds for Bella to announce to everyone my embarrassing reason for locking myself away for so long. I looked down to her face apprehensively after a little while with a questioning look.
I wrapped my arms around her tighter, kissing her on the tip of her nose after she whispered to me, "I love you."
For the rest of the afternoon, we all sat together, watching some crappy TV, talking and cuddling.
"Hey Jacob, why don't you come over here?" I watched, intrigued as Emmett ushered Rosalie over, leaving a space between the both of them.
"Erm…okay…" I wondered what Emmett was up to as Jacob took his seat between the two of them.
I nudged Bella who was in a trance like state, running her hands over my stomach. She looked up at me and then at Emmett, Jacob and Rosalie at the exact moment that Emmett and Rosalie both enveloped their arms around a shrieking Jacob.
The whole room erupted in laughter as Rosalie explained sympathetically, "Sorry Jake, but you were the odd one out with no one to hug" she laughed as she and Emmett high-5'd over Jacobs head.
"So what are we doing tonight anyway?" Jacob asked while looking around each of us.
"Don't know…we don't tend to go out much anymore, with everything that's going on…" Emmett's voice trailed off as Jacobs face showed his bewilderment. "No ones told you…aright…well…the girls have this stalker guy, so we tend not to go out much…" Emmett tired to tone down the drama as he explained in an off-hand manner.
"Stalker!? Bells is this true?" I picked up the panic in his voice, and so did Bella. She turned in my lap so that she was facing Jacob.
"Jake, there's nothing to worry about…Emmett, Jasper and Edward have been doing a great job looking out for us." As she spoke, she unfortunately got off my lap and sat in his.
I couldn't deny how much he cared about her as I watched him hug her tightly to him with panicked eyes. "Those phone calls that have been going on all afternoon?" he asked the room in general.
"I hadn't really noticed…but yeah…I guess that was the guy." Rosalie shrugged as she spoke.
Jacob really looked puzzled now as he asked in amazement, "How could you not have noticed? The phone must have rang about 8 times today!"
"Desensitised" Jasper whispered beside me as he played with one of Alice's hands. I noticed that she was asleep…explains the whispering, I noted. The rest of the conversation melted away into the background as I watched Jasper. He had taken off the thick silver ring that he wore and had placed it on Alice's wedding finger. I sat, transfixed as I watched Jasper spin the ring around her finger in a trance like state, while pausing randomly to kiss her forehead. My God…he's fallen and he's fallen hard…and for my sister! I shuddered at the last thought even though I was very pleased for them.
I snapped out of my ogling as I heard Rosalie's exited voice, "I'll go get the wine!" I rolled my eyes and prepared myself for our night of alcohol and probably DVD's.
Jasper POV.
I groaned in discomfort as I shifted my position on the hard floor. Once Alice had woken up from her silent slumber, she had demanded that we all lie on the floor to watch the films, in a line with cushions to prop our heads up. Great idea! I scoffed as my back screamed in protest.
As I wiggled about on the floor, desperately trying to find a comfortable position to lie in, Emmett sneered at me, "Can't handle the floor Jasper?" I sighed and gave him the dirtiest look I could manage before I turned my head the other way to look at Alice. How could I end up in an Alice/Emmett sandwich! I wondered as I turned my back on the latter.
"Why don't we play a game?" Rosalie suggested as she stood up, stretching her back. "But not truth or dare Alice!" I saw the glare that she sent her way. Ooo someone hasn't forgiven Alice after last time. I realised as Rosalie crossed her arms defiantly.
"How about Slap Head?" Emmett asked beside me while stretching his arms over his head.
"What the hell is that…?" Bella asked laughing from the kitchen where, she and Edward were cleaning up some spilt popcorn from earlier.
Emmett sat up beside me looking exited as he ordered, "I'm going to need posted notes, a pen and some shot glasses…STAT!"
I could see the apprehensive look on Edwards face. He never did very well with shots, but he complied none the less.
After a few minutes, we were all sat together in a circle, a shot glass in front of each of us, with various bottles of spirits in the middle.
Passing us each a pen and posted note Emmett explained, "Write down the name of a famous person, then put the posted note on the forehead of your neighbour on your right." We all followed his directions, and then looked around laughing at each other due to the hilarious names they had.
Emmett cleared his throat and explained the rules, "Right then, you have to ask the group questions…like…'Am I a man, or Am I an actor' if your answer is 'no', you have to take a shot. Simple." He finished with a mischievous look on his face.
Ten minutes later, Emmett was so drunk that he'd began to call out the other players 'names' from their posted notes. Usually that would have been a problem, but everyone else was so drunk…they hadn't realised. I sighed as I looked around them all. Alice and I were the only ones that were decently sober. I had figured my 'name' which was 'Jesus' about 7 shots before everyone else. Alice meanwhile had forfeited herself from the game because she wasn't feeling very well; opting to simply sit in my lap and watch the others embarrass themselves.
Alice and I both began to laugh as Jacob announced, "I give up…out...I'm…out…" while tugging his posted note off. I laughed harder as I watched Jacob tying desperately to focus his drunk eyes for long enough to read the name on it. He finally gave up and scrunched it up in his hand before chucking it at Bella.
"Hey…don't hurt…my…love" Edward slurred as he ran his hands softly over Bella's head, checking for any damage…from a piece of paper!? I laughed as he gave Bella his 'professional' verdict. "You're okay…he's got a crap shot"
Within twenty minutes of having started the game, Bella and Edward had headed to bed, Jacob had sprawled himself over one of the sofas, snoring loudly, Alice had just gone to bed looking more sick than ever, leaving me to direct Emmett and Rosalie to their bedroom.
Having accomplished my task, I headed back to Alice. As I stepped in the door I smiled as she pulled back the other side of the blanket ready for me. I got changed and slipped in, wrapping my arms around her securely as I pulled her close to my side.
I saw her tip her head up, looking for my kiss. I granted her wish and gave her a quick passionate kiss before telling her that I loved her.
"How do you feel honey?" I whispered as I rubber her back.
She kissed my chest before replying softly, "Like I want to stay in bed for the next week" I laughed lightly before she added, "Want to stay with me?"
I kissed her forehead and answered truthfully, "Always."
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Awwwww...sweet!Ha ha! Next chapter will be exiting, don't worry! This one was just a kind of filler chapter.
P.S. sorry if there are any spelling mistakes…or whatever! I could probably use a BETA!
