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Word Prompt: muffle
Word Prompt: muffle
My body felt warn as I slowly began to wake-up from my sleep. I could tell it was later in the day since the sun was shining through the window, but it still took me a few minutes to collect myself. It wasn't until I felt Edward chuckling that I looked up to see his smiling face. Our limps were still inter-locked together from sleeping, and I slowly tried to pull my arms back towards my body.
"How long have you been up?" I croaked from a dry mouth.
"A while," Edward replied evasively, so I just stared up at him. "My body is conditioned to be awake at the same time every day, so I woke up at five."
"And, you didn't wake me?" I asked shocked that he had just laid there the entire time and held me.
"No, you looked way too peaceful. I've heard muffled voices at the door on and off for an hour, but my mom is too scared to open the door," he joked, and I chuckled; if she only knew exactly how innocent we were. In fact, the night before, Edward and I had taken turns getting ready for bed, climbed in, kissed, and passed out. His arms hugged tightly around me, and my chest rose with his breath, but that was about as intimate as we got. To know they were scared to even open the door make me laugh.
"Well, thank you for letting me sleep," I replied back, as I stretched my neck to kiss his cheek. "But, we probably should get up."
"I could stay in this bed all day," Edward teased with a smile as I felt his hand rub up and down my back. Truth be told, I could too, but I knew we needed to get up. So, we lay in each other's arms for a few more minutes, before stretching and rolling out of bed. And, that was exactly how the week went.
We'd spend time with Edward's family during the day, until his dad would have to go into work, and then do dinner with Esme and Alice. Esme got a job in a local elementary school, so she was off for a few more weeks, and Alice didn't go back until the same time. Carlisle, who normally worked the mornings, switched to nights to spend as much time with Edward as possible. I was impressed that his bosses cared enough to let him switch his schedule, but it was nice seeing them together.
Standing in the same room as Carlisle and Edward was strange. You knew they were talking silently, but I was always on the inside until one of them would make a face or crack up laughing. I'd always huff and shake my head, which would make them laugh some more.
Each day brought something new, but I also dreaded the next morning. Each sunrise mean one less I'd get to spend with Edward, and I knew sending him home after these two weeks was going to be hell compared to him leaving the first time.
It had already been a week, and we'd seen the local sights, went shopping for enough civilian clothes to get Edward through his time home, ate as many home cooked meals as Esme would whip up, and spent every second talking or sharing stories with his family.
However, the next day would be Friday, which meant we were leaving until Monday. Edward booked a hotel in Dallas, but refused to give me any details. Alice started to act a little weird around me, and I wondered if he had gone to her for help. Alice and I'd friendship had grown since I'd visited, and I was really glad that Edward had such a sweet sister.
"What time are you two leaving in the morning?" Carlisle asked on his rare night off.
"I figured we'd head out around ten or eleven," Edward replied, and he nodded. "We'll be back Monday afternoon, before dinner time."
"Where are we going?" I asked for the millionth time, but Edward shrugged his shoulders with a smirk. "Fine, don't tell me." I pouted, but it once caused Esme to laugh at me calling her son as stubborn as a mule once he had his mind set to something.
I couldn't have agreed more and I even rolled to the other side of the bed that night, but her just rolled up behind me.
"I'll get cold without you on my chest," Edward whispered into my ear causing me to shiver.
"We're in Texas in the summer, open the window," I deadpanned, and I could feel his chest as he laughed.
"Bella, Bella, Bella, don't be angry. I promise you'll have fun," he soothed as his lips came to my neck. My breathing hitched, and he knew that he had won. Physically, we hadn't gone beyond kissing since we'd been in Texas, but I started to wonder if that would change in Dallas.
I'm sorry this is late, this is version #4 and I still don't love it. Trying to figure out the balance of everyday interactions versus time moving is kicking my butt, but next up is their weekend away and then another few days at home with Edward's family before Bella goes back to Kentucky.