February 12, 2011

Prompt: Curse

Pairing: Edward/Bella

Storyline: Broken Promises

…Continued from Chapter 31

~*Witfit*~

Three Months Later (May)

I woke with a start. My head was pounding, and I felt like shit. It didn't help that the sun was shining like a fucking spotlight right in my eyes. Not ready to face the day or deal with the splitting pain in my head, I buried myself under my pillow and blankets and went back to sleep. I shouldn't have had all that Jack.

Two Hours Later

A shrill sound coming from somewhere on the floor pulled me out of one of the best dreams I'd had in a long time – Bella and I were together again, and she was hovering above, her lips just barely above mine.

"Dammit!" I cursed as I rolled over and fumbled around to silence the irritatingly loud ring.

I didn't even bother to pick it up off the floor or to glance at the clock on the nightstand. I wasn't in the mood, and I didn't need a clock to remind me what today was. I had just closed my eyes, desperately trying to get back to my happy place, when the phone rang again. With an irritated groan, I rolled over and picked it up.

"What," I said, not even bothering to make it a question or look at the caller ID.

"Oh, is the birthday boy grumpy?" Alice said, sassily dragging out each word in her best school marm-ish voice.

"Shut up, Alice. I'm not in the mood."

I really wasn't. I knew this day was coming, and even though I'd been alone last year, I was still too much in denial to really realize it. This time, it felt so much worse. I was really alone on my birthday, and it sucked. It more than sucked; it fucking sucked ass, and I didn't want to acknowledge it.

"Too bad. I know you're hungover and wallowing, and we're not going to let you spend your birthday like this. You're coming out with us. You have thirty minutes to get ready before I drag your ass out of bed and throw you in the shower myself."

I didn't even have a chance to protest before she hung up on me. I laid there, debating whether or not I wanted to take my chances with Alice, but I quickly realized she would claw my eyes out if I wasn't ready when she got here. She may have been small, but she was feisty as hell when she was mad or on a mission.

What could they possibly have in store? And who was going to be there? I seriously didn't want to spend the day with a huge group of people. I could handle Jasper and Alice, but any more than that would be too many. Unless of course Bella showed up.

Right, dumbass, that ship sailed a long time ago.

My phone beeped, and as much as I didn't want to, I chuckled.

You've got 15 minutes.

I hauled myself out of bed and got in the shower. I was just pulling my shirt on when I heard a knock on the door and the muffled sound of Alice's voice through the door telling me she was coming in.