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Chapter 36: Orientation Week
EPOV
Orientation week was incredibly busy.
Monday was a long day, we signed in, had breakfast at eight in the morning and finally got to head home after eight in the evening. Bella and I were both so tired we fell into bed, barely taking the time to undress.
Tuesday was a long day as well. We started at eight in the morning again and we finished at five. But then, we had to attend a dinner for the Big Sibs at six that evening. It was almost nine when we headed home, still tired.
Wednesday was a fun day. We went on a retreat to Iron Oaks Adventure Center, we left at a quarter to nine in the morning and ended up back home by seven that night. We managed to have a nice shower together and cuddled into our bed to watch one of Bella's favorite television shows. I secretly liked watching 'Pysch', but I always teased Bella about the show being silly. I made love to my beautiful wife that night and was glad that soon this crazy week would be over.
Thursday morning was busy again and another long day. We had HIPAA training and back-to-back training all day with just a couple of short breaks. At five we were done with the training, but we then had to go home, get dressed in formal clothing, and be ready when my parents arrived to pick us up for the Faculty Dinner.
Since my father was faculty, and alumni, he was required to attend the dinner. I was shocked that Bella and I had been invited, but my mother assured me it was normal for families to be invited. She said that my father most likely was being given some sort of award or honor.
That night we learned that my father had been named the new Chief of Staff. We were all very proud of him, and I was surprised that he had kept the secret.
It was after ten when we got home and Bella fell asleep in the limo. I carried her in, holding her in my arms like a baby, and put her on our bed. As gently as I could I removed her dress and helped her get under the covers. She was so tired and I was starting to wonder if she would manage to make it through classes and studies. I got into bed after taking off my clothes and cuddled my wife close to my bare chest.
Friday morning we were back at school by eight, again for the start of the last day of orientation week. We picked up our white coats right after lunch and we only had the Founders Day ceremony and reception left. By six we were home for the weekend. There were no more classes until Monday morning at eight, but those would at least be more hands on. An hour in lecturing and then hands-on labs four days a week would be our normal routine. We, however, would be home before five every night, that was going to be nice.
I was so excited to be home with my wife for the weekend, we had no plans apart from relaxing.
When we got home on Friday Bella sighed and said, "Edward I am so glad to be home. I have gotten lazy over the summer."
"You are not lazy, my love. You are simply using energy twice as much right now," I told her as I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her to me. I kissed her and said, "Bella our son needs lots of energy to grow."
"Well Mr. Cullen, who said it is a son in there sucking my energy levels down?" Bella asked in an amused tone.
"I do not know, it was honestly said without any thought. Do you want a boy or a girl?" I asked her, still not releasing her from my hug.
"As long as the baby is healthy, I do not care if it is a boy or a girl. We should start talking about a name for the baby though; Rose and Alice have both asked me what names we have picked out. I did not think picking a name this soon was a priority, but I guess it is to them," Bella chuckled as she pulled away, grabbed my hand, and pulled me into the kitchen. "I am starving, what do you want for dinner?"
"I really wanted to have Chinese take-out for supper. We can eat in the living room and discuss name choices for our baby. How does that sound?"
"That sounds really amazing, you order it while I go take a shower and I think I will change the sheets on our bed too." With her eyebrow quirked up she said, "I think those black silk sheets would be comfortable against my bare skin later. What do you think?"
A growl escaped my chest at the thought of her pale creamy skin on the black silk sheets. "Go shower my little minx, before I take you on this kitchen counter," I told her as I opened the drawer where we had the take out menus.
She giggled as she walked away. I ordered our food and put away the clean dishes from the dishwasher.
I went into the dining room and noticed the box that we had set aside almost a week ago. I made a mental thought to remind Bella of the box. There was no return address on the box, this created an uneasy feeling in my stomach. I was not one to snoop, but I had a feeling that this was not good.
While Bella was in the shower I called Jake and Emmett. I asked them to come to our place right away. They both lived in the building, so it was just a few minutes before they arrived.
"Hey guys," I said as I opened the door. "This delivery came for Bella about a week ago and we forgot about it, but I just picked it up and noticed there is not a return address. What do you guys think?"
"We are not opening it here," Emmett said quickly. "I am calling Garrett and the bomb squad."
Jake looked at me and said, "Edward when did this arrive?"
I told him about it coming last Sunday night, and that the guard at the front desk called and Bella told me to bring it up when I got home from Masen.
Emmett came back in and told us that everyone would be here in just a little bit.
"I do not want to upset Bella," I said. "Is there any way that this can be taken out of here and you just report back to me?" I asked
Jake and Emmett both thought that was a good idea and felt it best to get the box out of the building right away. Emmett carefully picked up the box and Jake opened the door, they both agreed to get back to me immediately and let me know what the contents of the box were.
I was not sure why it did not dawn on me before, but the more I thought about that box the stronger the feeling of unease grew.
I tried to relax to not show Bella the tension I was feeling. I buzzed the front desk and informed them of our dinner arriving soon. Jared told me that Sam was down there and said he would bring it up personally when it arrived.
Bella walked in as I was hanging the phone up and asked, "Edward, is the food here already?"
"No baby, I was just letting them know we had food coming, and Sam will bring it up to us when it got here. Do you mind if I quickly go take a shower?"
"No, go ahead sweetheart, I am going to go whip up a quick dessert for later. I was thinking I would make a 'Better Then Sex' cake, does that sound good?" Bella asked while trying to appear all innocent.
"I haven't ever had anything to eat that is better than sex with you, my minx." I kissed her and went to take a quick shower.
Finally Sam arrived with our food and told us he would see us tomorrow, and to enjoy our night.
Bella and I sat on the sofa and started to share our different choices of Chinese food. I loved watching her eat and enjoy her food, she was eating like she was starved.
"I think the best way for us to choose a baby name is to write down five names for each a boy and girl that we like and go from there. What do you think about that?" I asked.
"Good idea, sweetie. You grab paper and I will go put away this food and get the cake out of the oven," Bella said.
"What are you doing to that cake my love?" I asked. I had walked up behind her as she poked holes in the cake.
Bella laughed. "I have to poke holes in the cake so that sweetened condensed milk can soak into it."
"Why would you pour milk on the cake?" I asked.
"It is not watery like milk, it is thick and believe me, you will like this cake," Bella said with her hand on her hip.
I watched as she opened the can and poured the creamy looking stuff all over the cake. Then she opened a bag of chocolate chips and sprinkled them on the top. I was just about to tell her that I thought it was going to be too rich when she opened a jar of caramel sauce and poured it evenly over the cake. She then put the cake in the refrigerator.
"After that chills we will top it with whipped cream and crushed Skor candy bars."
"Oh my goodness Baby, are you trying to put me into a sugar induced coma?" I asked her jokingly while grabbing her and pulling her body into mine.
She moaned into my mouth as I crushed my lips to hers.
"I thought we were going to write down some names?" Bella tried asking between my kisses.
I licked her lower lip and moaned into her mouth. My reply and did not sound as much like 'in a minute' as I wanted it too. Our kissing was interrupted by the ringing of my cell phone.
"I am sorry, my love, I should get that. I am waiting for Emmett to call me," I told her.
"Okay, Edward, I am going to sit in there and work on the list of names."
I answered the call and listened as Emmett explained that the box was not dangerous, but he would not be bringing it back. He said the stuff inside was disturbing and that he would show me photos of the contents. Garrett still thought that there was a mole in the station house so, besides Garrett and Emmett, only the chief of detectives knew about the package. The package was defiantly from Alec.
"There is one more piece of info," Emmett said. "It is something I wish I did not have to tell you."
"Come on man, not much can be worse than him knowing where she lives."
"He knows! He knows she is pregnant!"
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Ok I know another cliff using that same damn box!
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