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One Night in Vegas
Chapter Twenty-Six
Bella's Point of View
I stretched out across the bed, reaching out for Edward, only to be disappointed- his spot was not only empty, but it was cold, telling me my husband had been gone for awhile. A small frown found my lips and I rolled over onto my stomach to bury my face into his pillow, wondering why he hadn't woken me when he got up. Fortunately, that frown wasn't long lived as I recalled our night long activities.
After our second round in his office we had not-so-discreetly made our way up to our bedroom, our lips tightly locked together in a heated kiss. Halfway up the stairs I had slipped on the ridiculous heels Alice had forced me to wear and Edward had begged me to keep on. Luckily for me he was more alert than I was, and lifted me off my feet before I managed to actually fall.
I felt heat pool between my legs as I remembered how Edward pushed me back against the wall and ground himself into me. I sat up then and threw the covers off to the side, not wanting that memory to go any farther considering I was already aching with need, almost as if I wasn't utterly satisfied last night. I was becoming insatiable.
I groaned at the thought and crawled out of bed, deciding I would shower before heading down stairs to greet my family. Today would be the last day I got to spend time with my mother, Rosalie, Emmett, and little Everett and I wanted to be with them as long as I could before we had to take them to the airport this afternoon.
I checked the time noting it was only fifteen after eight before heading to the bathroom. I hadn't over slept too much, not that I really had a certain time I was meant to be up, but I wasn't going to waste too much time washing. I would jump in wash quickly, and dress.
I was in and out of the shower in ten minutes and dressed in two, and heading down stairs. Half way down my nose was assaulted by mouth watering aromas and I found myself practically running towards the kitchen, suddenly ravenous.
"Morning Bella," I heard my mother call out, amused, as I passed the dining room. I muttered my good morning to her, not bothering to stop, before entering the kitchen. I smiled as I noticed Edward slaving over the stove, his mother at his side helping with the task.
I inhaled deeply, deciding it was french toast they were preparing before I tip toed over to them. I smiled as I wrapped my arms around Edward's waist, pressing my cheek to his back. "Morning," I said softly as he tensed a bit at the unexpected embrace.
"Morning," He replied softly and I released my hold on him. I waited for a moment for him to turn around and give me a quick kiss and was instantly disappointed. He simply went back to work and said nothing more. My brows knitted together in confusion and I looked over at Esme who merely shrugged, looking just as confused.
I lightly bit my bottom lip and stared at his back a moment, trying to figure out what was wrong. I had just woken up so I was sure I couldn't have done anything to upset him. "Can I help you?" I tried, taking a deep breath as I waited for his reply.
"Nope," He said simply. "My mother and I are just about done. Why don't you go out in the dining room and wait like everyone else?" I frowned at his cold tone and took a step back. Fine, if that was how he was going to be. I narrowed my eyes and glared at him a moment before turning my back and heading out of the kitchen.
"Edward!" His mother hissed rather loudly as I made my exit. I thought about lingering in the doorway to hear what his excuse was, but I thought better of it. Eavesdropping on his conversation would give him a reason to be upset with me, more so than he already was and I hadn't even done anything.
I forced a smile on my lips as I made my way to the dining room table and took a seat next to my mom, watching as Emmett bounced Everett on his knee as a very irritated Rose tried to feed him. "Orange juice?" Phil asked from beside my mom, gaining my attention.
"Sure," I said with a polite smile, picking up the glass that was sat in front of me and held it out to him. He returned my smile as he retrieved my glass and filled it before placing the pitcher back down in front of him and handing me my glass back. "Thank you."
I held the glass with both my hands and stared down at it, completely aware of my mother's stare. "So, how was last night?" She had asked. I felt myself blush a bit. Talking about my sex life wasn't exactly something I wanted to do with my mother, especially not at the kitchen table. I looked up from my glass, blushing brighter as I noticed my mother's questioned seemed to have gotten everyone's attention.
"None of your business," I said softly, bringing my glass to my lips. She laughed softly and I glared at her, irritated, before placing my cup back down in front of me. "It's not funny!" I insisted. "I don't go around asking about your sex life."
My mother and Phil chuckled softly at my side and I groaned in annoyance, glancing down at the empty dish in front of me. "Well, you couldn't have had that bad of a night." Emmett said, his voice sounding a bit strained- no doubt trying to hold back his laughter. "You sounded as if you were enjoying yourself."
I felt my face burn and I looked up at him, my mouth agape. I couldn't believe my family. They were working together to embarrass the piss out of me and unfortunately for me it was working. Emmett snorted back his laughter and looked away as I narrowed my eyes at him. I chanced a glance at Rose and watched her lips twitch and it took all I had to keep from flinging something at them.
"All right everyone,"Esme said softly, my attention quickly turning to my mother-in-law as she walked into the dining room with a plate full of bacon and sausage. Emmett's laughter quickly died as she placed the food down in front of them. "Breakfast is ready."
Her eyes met mine and she smiled softly before taking her seat as Edward made his entrance. I watch him place the platter of french toast down in front of me. "Help yourselves," He muttered loud enough for everyone to hear. "There should be more than enough."
Everyone thanked him and Esme, who merely shrugged it off. My eyes stayed on Edward as he rounded the table and headed out and down the hall. I frowned and looked down at the platter of french toast, trying to figure out what the hell was going on with him, but nothing came to mind. Pushing the platter towards my mother, not wanting to keep everyone else from eating, I jumped to my feet and excused myself before following after Edward.
A gentle hand grabbed a hold of my arm before I had made it far down the hall, and I turned to face my mother-in-law. "Bella," She said softly, a gentle smile finding her lips. "Have breakfast first." She suggested causing me to frown. I didn't want to wait. I wanted to know what the hell was going on with him. "You didn't eat dinner last night. You need to be sure that you eat properly now that you're pregnant. Edward will still be in his office pouting when you are done," She said tugging on my arm.
I reluctantly followed her back into the dining room and took my seat by my mother, noticing that she had made my plate up for me. I thanked her softly and picked up my fork. "He is still feeling a bit insecure about Jacob," Esme said softly as she took her seat across from me. "And he is being a jerk about it. I got on him about it in the kitchen, it's part of the reason I didn't want you going after him right this moment."
I looked up at her and nodded as I absentmindedly cut apart my toast with my fork. No one else spoke after that and we all ate in an awkward silence. I was the first to finish, not that I really ate much, and decided to put a plate together for Edward when I went to go see him-something I wasn't really looking forward to doing. What more could I do to convince him that I was happy where I was with him?
I placed his dish to the side and moved to help gather the soiled dishes to bring them to the kitchen when Emmett stopped me. "I've got it Bells,"He said grabbing the plates I had already collected. I nodded my thanks and grabbed the plate I made for Edward knowing it was probably best not to let this conversation with him off any longer.
Taking a deep breath, I stood straight and exited the dining, heading for what I knew was going to be a long and difficult discussion. I knocked lightly on his office door, not waiting for his reply before walking in and closing the door behind me. He hadn't looked up from his laptop and I was momentarily thankful that it hadn't broken when it fell to the floor last night.
I crossed the room, watching as he continued to type as if I hadn't entered, and placed the dish on his desk beside him. He stopped typing long enough to look down and push the dish away. "I don't eat in here," He said gruffly before returning what he was doing.
So much for that. I sighed and crossed my arms over my chest and watched him for a moment, soon wishing the damn thing had broken when he knocked it off his desk so he'd be forced to pay attention to me. Having had enough, I pushed the screen on his laptop down so that he couldn't see what he was doing. "Are you going to tell me what's bothering you?" I asked even though I already knew, but I wanted to hear it from him.
His green eyes instantly met mine in a glared before turning back to his computer and pushing the screen back up right. "Nothing is wrong," He spat, staring at his computer screen.
"Bullshit," I spat back, my hands going to my hips as I now glared at him. "If there was nothing wrong you wouldn't be acting like a first class ass, especially not after the beautiful night we shared together last night. So, now, I'll ask you again and I want an honest answer this time, what's bothering you?"
I jumped a bit as he slammed his laptop shut and turned to face me, his eyes burning with such fierce intensity it had me taking a step back away from him. "You still want to be with Jake." He stated flatly.
"Don't be ridiculous!" I spat back in disbelief. "How could you even think that?"
"Because you let him kiss you!" He yelled, jumping up from his seat. "You didn't even attempt to fight him off you. You just stood there!"
"I didn't know how to react!"
"You wanted it! You wanted him to kiss you, so you let him!"
"If that was the case then explain why I'm here with you! Explain why I'm sharing a bed with you! Why I'm having a child with you!" I yelled, curling my fists together at my side as I began to shake. I wasn't even sure how he figured out about the kiss. He hadn't been there, and I was sure Alice hadn't been either, but if she had would she had said something?
"I don't know, Bella, why don't you tell me?! As far as I know you are trying to make him jealous. Make him feel what you felt when he left you!"
A strangled sob escaped my throat as I stared at him in disbelief. I couldn't believe him, couldn't believe that he would think so poorly of me, that he would doubt my feeling for him. Before I could think it through, my arm lifted and my hand found his cheek. His head jerked to the side with the impact and my palm stung. "How dare you!" I seethed. "I'm not a whore, Edward, I don't go around sleeping with some to begrudge someone else."
I turned away from him and headed toward the door, my eyes blurring with tears. "Where are you going?" Edward demanded, grabbing a hold of my upper arm. I immediately yanked my arm free and pulled the door open.
I turned a bit to look at him, quickly wiping the tears from my cheeks as the fell. "I love you," I said softly, "but right now I can't stand to be in the same room as you. Just go back to playing on that damned computer."
I stepped out into the hall and slammed the door shut before he could say anything, taking a deep breath and once again wiping my eyes before going to back to the dining room. I forced a small smile onto my lips as everyone glanced at me, looking slightly uncomfortable, but was glad when no one spoke. I'm sure it was quite obvious what had happened. I wasn't going to dwell on it. I refused to ruin the last day with my family because Edward had chosen to be unreasonable. "Anything else need to be done?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.
"No dear," My mother said gently. "Phil and I just put the last of the dishes in the dishwasher."
I spent the rest of the morning with my family simply talking. I even managed to get an appointment made for my first prenatal check with the help of Rose, something that I was looking forward to. I just hoped Edward and I would be on better terms then. I wanted nothing more than for him to be there with me.
I rested my head against my mother's shoulder as I listened to my sister tell me about how her pregnancy went with Everett and what to expect with my own; our mother putting in her own thoughts every now and then. I smiled softly and closed my eyes. I couldn't wait until I was far enough along to feel my little miracle moving inside me, to feel the little one kick against my womb.
I opened my eyes and turned my head at the sound of someone clearing their throat and looked straight up at Edward along with everyone else in the room. "I've got all your luggage in the car. We should head out to the airport soon." He said simply. I frowned and turned my gaze to the clock that rested on the wall across from me in the living room. I couldn't believe how much time had passed. It had seemed like we had just sat down and began talking and it was already time to leave.
"Thank you," My mother said softly, placing a soft kiss on the side of my head before urging me to sit up. "We'll go through the house one last time to be sure we have everything and meet you in the car."
There was a bit more to this chapter, but I decided to end it here and place the rest of it in the next chapter because it would go better in Edward's point of view. I want to apologize for the wait in between chapters. I know it's hard, but I honestly can't help it. I am in school and I work and they are my top priority, but I will try my best to keep you all from hanging. I'll try my best to get the next chapter up sometime next weekend. I want to thank you all who have been reading and reviewing. It means a lot to me. I've never expected my story to do as well as it is. Thank you!
Oh! For those of you that haven't notice I posted the first chapter of two for the ONIV short story on how Edward and Bella ran into each other in Vegas, so, check that out? Also, there is a new poll up on my profile and I'd appreciate it if you would go vote for me. Thanks.
-Anna
