Edward POV
I watched Emmett put in the DVD and Alice skip over to turn off the lights. The room went dark for a moment before the TV lit up. I sat back into the coach and pulled one of the blankets over. Bella curled up next to me, a few inches away. I placed the blanket over her too and she smiled at me.
She had a plain, black, long sleeved top on with grey sweats. This was my Bella. The girl who didn't need to wear make-up or dress up and make an effort. Don't get me wrong, Bella looked amazing tonight but she looked beautiful in anything she had on.
The room fell silent as the movie started. I didn't think this film was that scary but whenever Alice watched it, she screamed.
After the first fifteen minutes the film started to get scary. Alice leaned into Jasper and put her hands around his neck, he kissed her cheek and wrapped his arm around her waist. Emmett was lying down on the coach and Rosalie had her head lying in his chest. Emmett was twisting her hair in the fingers of his left hand and holding her hand in the other.
Something made the girls jump and scream, I felt Bella inch closer to me and find my hand under the blanket. I looked at her and found her eyes firmly closed shut, she was squeezing my hand really hard. I chuckled slightly and let go of her hand. She opened her eyes and looked a little hurt that I had let go.
I shifted so I was lying on my side and went to pull Bella down in front of me. She looked shocked at first but then led down. I pulled the blanket back over us and went back to watching the movie.
I couldn't really concentrate knowing that I had an angel lying by me. Now and then I would catch myself starring down at her beautiful face. When something else made her jump, she grabbed my hand that was resting on my leg, and held it tightly. I started rubbing calming circles on the back of her hand and she soon loosened her hold and opened her eyes again. After we watched the film, Emmett jumped up and put in another DVD, grabbing another bag of chips. I was starting to get tired and I could see Bella's eyes slowly closing.
The last thing I saw before I fell asleep was my sleeping Bella.
I woke up to darkness. I was still down stairs in the Lounge and everyone else had seemed to have gone to bed. The TV was switched of and I could see the time on the DVD player. It was three in the morning.
I felt something move beside me and sigh. I let my eyes adjust to the darkness and found Bella still asleep in my arms. She had moved in her sleep and her face was now buried into my chest. I smoothed her hair out of face and pulled the blanket over her more.
"Edward…" She mumbled.
"I'm here Bella." I whispered down to her. She sighed again and smiled slightly.
I felt a smile appear on my face when I thought that Bella was maybe dreaming of me. She scrunched my top into her little hand.
"Hmmm…Edward…" She went on mumbling, I stroked her hair and looked down her.
I was just about to fall asleep again when I heard her moan again.
"I…love you." She breathed. So quiet that I wasn't even sure if she had said it.
I looked down at her and wished that she was awake so I knew that she really was saying it to me. How could this amazing girl love me? She tugged on my shirt again and moved closer to me.
Bella was someone who I really cared about and I knew she cared about me. She was the only one who I trusted and felt comfortable with when talking about my parents. I was always happy when I was with her and she made me smile and laugh. I'm so lucky to have found her.
I then knew that I loved her too and one day I would tell her that. It wasn't just a crush I had on her. I loved Bella Swan.
I tucked some hair behind her ear and kissed her lightly on the cheek.
"I love you too, Bella" I whispered into her ear and then wrapped my arms around her waist.
She leaned into me and I inhaled the sweet smell of strawberries. Her soft, shiny hair tickled my nose and I kissed the top of her head.
"Sweet dreams." I said before closing my eyes again and dreaming about my Bella.
Bella POV
I woke up to find my face crushing into something hard. It had a familiar smell and I inhaled deeply. The thing I was leaning against started to move. I leaned back and found a sleeping Edward.
His eyes were shut and his hair was all over the place. His arms were wrapped around my waist and we fit perfectly together. A lock of his soft hair had fallen in front of his eye. I felt my fingers tingle with the urge to move it. I slowly pulled my hand up from under the blanket and reached forward to his forehead. I lightly brushed it away. I was right, his hair was soft. I desperately wanted to run my fingers through it but I stopped my self.
Edward sighed and stirred a little. I quickly shot my hand back under the blanket and watched him wake up. His eyes fluttered open. He then looked down at me and smiled.
"Good morning." He said and removed his hands from my waist, stretching his arms over his head.
"Morning." I said and smiled back at him. He yawned and rubbed his eyes.
Just then I heard someone run down the stairs so I pulled back the blanket and sat up. Edward did the same and ran a hand through his hair.
"How did you sleep Bella?" Alice asked as she skipped into the room, raising an eyebrow at me and Edward.
I blushed and looked down.
"Fine thanks." I replied and picked at the hem of my top.
"Good. I'm going to have a shower and then we can have breakfast." Once she announced that she skipped back up to her room.
Edward stood up and stretched his arms above his head again. His shirt rose up a little and I got a peak of his pale, hard chest. I felt myself blush again.
"Uh, do you mind if I go take a shower? Or I could wait until Alice is back?" He asked.
"No, it's fine, you go ahead." I said and he smiled.
"I'll be right back."
I watched him leave the room and then walk up the stairs. I sat back on the coach and yawned. I didn't like the film last night. It scared the hell out of me but Edward didn't seem to mind holding my hand at the scary parts. I probably embarrassed myself but I didn't really care, I was with Edward and that was all that mattered.
I decided to go upstairs and wait for Alice to get out the shower so I could take one. I climbed up the stairs and opened Alice's bedroom door.
Jasper was still asleep on her bed and snoring slightly. I didn't want to disturb him so I grabbed my things and walked back out the door. Maybe Edward was finished with his shower.
I walked up another set of stairs and knocked on Edward's door.
"Edward?" I asked from the other side of the white door.
I heard him walk towards the door and trip over something, I chuckled when I heard him complain at the thing that made him trip. The door then flew open.
He was just pulling on a plain black top over his head, that was probably way he tripped, he couldn't see. I blushed again at the sight of his chest and looked down at my feet.
"Hey Bella, what's wrong?" He asked and stepped aside so I could walk in.
He grabbed a towel from the floor and started to dry his hair.
"Can I use your shower? Alice is still using hers."
"Sure." He said, smiling at me. He had stopped drying his hair and it was all over the place, messier than I had ever seen it, I felt the urge to flatten it down again.
I smiled back at him and walked into the bathroom.
After I was finished I walked back into his room. I found him starring at himself in the mirror, trying to flatten a piece of hair that kept sticking out. I giggled at him and he turned around.
"What's so funny?" He asked. I just shrugged and smiled.
"Nothing."
He shot me a crooked smile and wasn't surprised when my cheeks felt hot.
"I'm hungry. Want something to eat?" He asked, giving up on his hair.
"Yeah."
We walked back downstairs and found Emmett, Rosalie, Esme and Carlisle already eating breakfast. Alice still couldn't be getting ready, could she?
"Good morning." Carlisle said and took a slice of toast.
"Good morning." I replied and followed Edward to the table.
I sat down next to Rosalie and Edward.
"Did you enjoy your birthday then?" Esme asked Emmett.
He beamed like a little kid and nodded.
"Yep, best one so far." He replied and took a sip of orange juice. "Thanks for the Jeep again."
Esme smiled at her son.
"Your welcome Honey."
"Well, I'm off to work. See you later on tonight." Carlisle said and drank the last of his coffee.
He bent down and kissed Esme on the check and then walked behind us. He patted Edward on the shoulder and smiled at me.
"It was lovely to meet you Bella." He said.
"You too." I replied and smiled back.
He waved to everyone and then left the room. Esme then got up and cleared her plate. A few minutes later, Alice skipped in, dragging Jasper along with her. They both said good morning and started to eat breakfast.
"So, what are we doing today?" Jasper asked.
"We could go bowling or something." Rosalie suggested.
"Yeah, can we go bowling." Emmett pleaded.
"Sure, you ok with that?" Alice asked me and Edward. He looked down at me and I nodded.
"Ok. What time are we leaving?" Edward asked.
"Hmmm, we could go later on tonight and then get something to eat after." Alice said. We all agreed and decided that we would leave at about five.
After we finished our breakfast we all went into the lounge. Emmett turned on the PS3 and the boys all sat on the floor and played. Alice and Rosalie sat on the coach and flicked through some fashion magazines. I couldn't be bothered to look with them and I didn't know how to play on the PS3 so I decided to go to the kitchen and get a drink. I was looking through some cupboards when Esme walked.
"Hello Bella." She said and placed some decorating magazines on the breakfast bar.
"Hey. Umm, can I have a glass please?" I asked and she walked over to a cupboard I hadn't looked in yet.
"Here you go." She said with a smile and sat down at the bar.
"Thanks."
I filled up my glass and went and stood next to Esme. She was looking through some colour charts.
"That's a nice colour." I said and pointed at a pale yellow colour. Esme looked up and smiled.
"I agree." She said. "I was thinking of decorating one of the spare rooms into a library or another bedroom." She informed me and then started flicking through another magazine.
I nodded my head and finished my water. I was just about to head back the Lounge when Esme called my name. I turned around and looked at her.
"Yeah?" I asked, stepping forward.
"Thank you." She said, starring at me.
I was a little confused.
"What for? I haven't done anything." I said.
"You have, you have done so much. You've made Edward happy. You know about his parents don't you?" I nodded.
"Yeah, he talked to me about it the other day." I replied.
Even mentioning it brought back the images of Edward upset, the one tear that fell from his sad eyes. She nodded.
"You know that this is a hard time for him and I'm grateful that you're there for him. Before you came here he was always so sad and depressed. What happened to his parents broke his heart and he never opened up to anyone. I didn't know what to do, I couldn't force him into speaking about it because it would just make things worse. I wanted him to be able to come to me and speak but he never has. He thinks it's his fault they died." She said.
I could see her eyes were starting to water so I sat down next to her and pulled her into a hug.
She hugged me back. I could hear her cry slightly. I didn't like seeing her like this, she's normally a very friendly and happy woman, it was like she was a different person. Once she had finished she pulled out of my arms and went and found a tissue. She dabbed her eyes and showed me a small smile.
"You changed him Bella. He acts a lot different. He talks more and goes out more. I hated seeing him like that but now I can see just a bit more of happiness in his eyes. Thank you Bella."
I smiled at her and looked down at the table. It was strange to know how much Edward had changed since I met him, how much I had affected him.
Esme patted my hand and I looked up at her.
"He must really like you. He has never spoken to me about his parents before. I'm glad he could find someone that he trusted and felt safe to talk to." She said, smiling down at me.
"I…me…me too." I stuttered, not really knowing what to say.
Just then there was a load bang from the Lounge. We both looked at the doorway and Esme stood up.
"Emmett! You better not of broken anything." Esme called, "Boys." She said under her breath and shook her head. She gave me one last smile and walked out the room.
I followed her and saw a broken vase on the floor. Emmett was staring at Esme, like a little boy who had just been caught taking the last cookie.
"I'm really, really sorry." He pleaded.
Esme crossed her arms and starred back at him.
"That was my favourite." She said. Emmett looked even more guilty.
"Mom. Please don't be mad. I'll buy you a new one. I promise." He rambled on. He was starting to get nervous.
After a couple of minutes of silence, Esme broke a smile and patted his arm.
"It's ok Honey." She said and started to pick up the broken bits but Emmett beat her to it.
"I'll do it." He said.
"How did it happen?" Esme asked.
"He got mad because I beat him. He just couldn't admit to loosing against a girl. So he threw a pillow at me." Alice giggled.
I noticed Emmett lift his head slightly and scowl at his little sister in annoyance, but it just made her laugh even more.
"Stop winding him up." Esme said but I could see the smile on her face. She obviosly found it funny too.
Edward came and stood next to me.
"Where did you go?" He asked.
"Just to get a drink." I replied. I glanced at Esme, who was now following Emmett to the kitchen.
"Oh, okay." He said and then went to sit down on the coach.
I followed him. Emmett appeared from the kitchen and then came and sat down next to me, squishing me into Edward.
I looked up at Edward and found him starring down at me. I started to blush. Our shoulder were squished together and my arm was trapped. I went to get up but he surprised me by throwing his arm around my shoulder so there was a little more space.
Emmett moved again, forcing me to lean into Edwards side.
"Budge up Bells." Emmett complained.
"I can't!" I shouted.
He laughed and the grabbed the PS3 controller.
"Alice. Me, you, rematch. Now!" He said, scowling at Alice.
"Fine," Alice said while rolling her eyes, "but don't get mad when I beat you again."
Rosalie giggled and shook her head.
"I'TS ON!" Emmett boomed.
I laughed at him and then settled down to watch him loose again.
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