Edwards point of view
Very much to my dismay I woke up with empty arms.
For a minute I lay there wondering if last night had been just a dream. Me crying in front of Bella, that was stupid. I was supposed to be the strong man in the relationship. Not the wimp who breaks his wifes heart!
So was Bella really in a fire? Oh god!
I hopped out of bed shoved a shirt on and walked quickly downstairs.
I heard voices talking from the kitchen so I followed them.
Emmett and Bella were in the kitchen discussing something.
She was looking beautiful, as usual. Wearing her jean mini skirt, green, white tie dye form fitting top, and white heels. (I cant really explain her outfit but its on my profile!)
Bella was sitting on one of the stools at the island going through our filing folder with our financial papers in it.
All I could think of was; Divorce.
No! This couldnt happen! Last night wasnt a dream at all!
God, im going to pass out. I leaned against the wall outside of the kitchen listening to their conversation.
"Ugh! You think I wouldve kept the manual!" Bella stressed.
"Bells, why dont you just borrow Eddies car?" Emmett asked with a mouthful of food.
"Because hes sleeping." She said thoughtful.
"So?!" He scoffed loudly.
"Shh! He hasnt slept much lately. I dont want to wake him up and ask him for his car." She whispered.
Huh?
"To late." Emmett chuckled as I walked in the kitchen.
Bella glanced over and actually smiled at me. I havent seen that smile in forever. It was so beautiful. Dazzling me any second it got.
I couldnt help but smile back as I poured myself a glass of orange juice.
"Orange juice?" Emmett asked laughing.
"Its good for the vocals." Bella said as she rummaged through the papers in front of her.
"So, whats going on?" I asked and sat next to Bella at the island.
"Bells broke her car-"
"I did not break my car!" Bella interupted laughing.
"Sure. Anyway she asked me to take a looksie at it, Its completely fried. She didnt want to wake you up to ask to borrow your car." He shrugged.
"Silly Bella, you dont have to ask to use my car. Whats mine is yours." I chuckled softly and placed a hand on her back.
Was this ok? Was she still upset? Well, of course she is...
She sighed and slapped her hand on the table.
"Damnit! I threw the manual away in high school!" She stressed.
"Ugh. Damn! Damn! Damn!" She said and hopped off the stool heading for the door.
Emmett and I followed her outside.
"Im calling a mechanic." She grumbled searching her pockets for her phone.
"Why dont you just buy a new one. Arent you a billionair or something?" Emmett asked.
"That doesnt mean a thing. I dont like to spend uneccesary money." Bella hissed.
"Sure, thats why you spent a hundred dollars on a white studded belt." Emmett laughed. Bella smacked him on his head.
"Crap! I lost my phone too." She pouted.
"Purse?" I asked.
"Oh!" She smiled and walked over to her car. Emmett leaned over the hood taking another glance at the engine. I stood behind her as she bent over the front seat to the passenger side grabbing her purse.
"Nice view, eh, Eddie?" Emmett wiggled his eyebrows. I furrowed my eyebrows then went completely red.
I didnt even notice that Bella was bending over in her mini skirt.
:O
Bella peaked over her shoulder still bending over. She raised her eyebrows at me. I looked away with my hands in my pockets.
She giggled cutely and straightened back up.
"Well, next time im wearing leggings." She said blushing.
"Great see what you did Emmett?" I growled.
"Aw, you can take her leggings off any time you want." He cooed and slapped my cheek. I glared at him.
Bella went inside and plopped down on the couch dialing numbers from the phone book.
Alice skipped over with Sophie and put her in my lap.
"They match." She giggled.
I looked over to Bella who was talking on the phone and then back to Sophie who was pulling on my hair.
They were both wearing green shirts and jean bottoms with white sandals.
"Aw." I laughed.
Bella rolled her eyes at the guy on the phone, she was inpatiently tapping her fingers on the side of the couch.
"Yes! I know it will cost a lot of money for them to come out here! Son of a batch of cookies-"
"They put me on hold." She smiled tightly and tightened her fists.
"Hmm hmm hmm." She hummed along to the music.
Sophie crawled over to her and smiled toothily.
Bella grinned and pecked her cheek.
"2 o'clock? OK. Yeah thanks." Bella finished her conversation with the guy and slammed her phone shut.
"I hate people." She growled.
"Thanks." Jasper and Rose said sarcastically. When the hell did they get here?
"You know I love you guys!" Bella laughed.
"MmmHmm." Alice giggled and fixed Claires top.
"Momma dadda no fight?" Sophie asked looking between us.
Bella glanced at me from the corner of her eye and sighed.
"I-" She was about to say but her phone cut her off. She looked relieved that it did. What does that mean?
"Hey dad." She smiled.
She talked to her dad for awhile so I went upstairs to take a shower.
After rinsing off and giving up on my hair - it never did what I wanted it too - I went back downstairs.
Bella was outside leaning over the hood of her car along with some guy.
Anger pulsed inside of me along with extreme jealousy.
Bella sighed heavily and nodded at the guy.
She turned back to the porch where Sophie was sitting on her pink law chair, me just standing there looking stupid.
"Whos he?" I asked and nodded once to the guy trying to start her car again.
"Mechanic." She sighed and ran a hand through her long soft shiny hair.
"No! Dont eat that!" She yelled and ran to Sophie. She had a ant crawling around her fingers. She kept trying to get it to go in her mouth.
Bella squished the little ant and Sophie narrowed her eyes at her.
"Ma!" She cried with tears flowing down her chubby little cheeks.
Bella picked her up immediatly murmuring a million appologies. When Sophie wouldnt stop crying Bellas eyes got watery and she took her inside.
I knew Bella hated to make Sophie cry, even though she killed the ant for a reason. I wouldve done the same thing.
I sat down on the swinging bench on the front porch and listened for Sophies cries. They suddenly stopped.
Bella walked back out with a sobbered up Sophie sucking on a pink popsicle.
Bella smirked and sat on the bench nect to me.
"Am I forgiven?" Bella asked taking the popsicle out of Sophies mouth.
Sophie didnt know what she said, Bella understood that but she nodded anyway.
Bella smiled triumphantly and took a lick of the popsicle then gave it back to Sophie.
The mechanic motioned for Bella to come over to him. She set Sophie down in her place on the bench and walked over.
The guy kept eyeing her up and down. His gaze lingering on certain places. My fists clenched and I let out a quiet frustrated growl.
Then I remeber Sophie was sitting next to me. I looked down at her and she had one eyebrow raised looking at me like I was crazy.
I smiled sheepishly at her. Then she went back to sucking on her popsicle.
It was dripping all down her green and white top. Bella was not going to be happy, she hated when Sophie was sticky.
I tried wiping her mouth off but her popsicle was melting all over. Damnit.
Bella walked back up the steps with the guy staring at her ... backside.
Agh!
"I leave you two alone for a minute and you get all sticky!" Bella scolded.
Sophie dropped her popsicle on my lap. Right smack dab on my... Oh! You get it!
I jumped off the bench and wiped the popsicle off of me.
Bella bent over laughing her head off.
"OH! That was priceless! Wheres my camera when I need it?!" Bella laughed wiping invisible tears from her eyes. I laughed along slightly, just happy to see her laughing happily.
I took Sophie inside and cleaned her up. It was hot out so she was just wearing a yellow onsie.
Bella was leaning against the side of her car talking to the guy when I went outside. I walked over to her and smiled tightly.
"Happy? Shes not sticky anymore?" I laughed and held out Sophie to her.
"Aw, you look so cute in yellow!" Bella gushed.
She walked back inside to get a drink taking Sophie with her. I leaned against the side of her car silently.
"Nice wife." The guy approved smiling a sickingly sweet grin.
"Yeah. Nice face. Keep staring at her ass and it wont be that way for long." I said cooly. He looked up at me with an amused expression, but when he saw mine he snapped his eyes back to the car engine.
Bella walked back outside without Sophie, I imagined she was taking her nap.
I heard a bark from my left and looked over. Brutus was running straight towards me, I dodged the dog, but she kept running and tackled Bella to the grass.
"Bella!" I shouted and ran over to her. Brutus hopped off of her and wagged her tail wildly.
"Baby are you alright?" I asked panicked and helped her sit up.
"Ow." She groaned quietly and put one hand to her back.
Then I remembered her bruise. Let me tell you, that thing was huge and almost black.
"Shit. Im so sorry, I shouldve just let that damn dog tackle me." I said and helped her off the laughed quietly at me and ran a hand through her hair.
"Come on, lets go inside and you can lay on a heating pad, or I can get you some ice." I said and placed my arm around her waist walking her inside.
She sat down on the love seat and closed her eyes biting her lip. I knew that she was doing that because of the pain in her back. I can read her like a kindergarten book.
"Would you like ice or the heating pad?" I asked and brushed her bangs from her clenched shut eyes.
"Ice." She mananged to get out withought opening her eyes.
I quickly scrambled around in the kitchen getting a few pain pills, and a thing of wrapped up ice in a cloth.
I walked back out to the living room and she was still sitting in the same position with her eyes closed.
I sat on the other side of the love seat and handed her the pain pills and a glass of water.
She gulped them down quickly. She layed down and rested her head in my lap facing me, with her legs curled up on the other side of the love seat. I raised her shirt up and placed the ice and cloth on her back where the bruise was.
I ran my hands through her long hair and she closed her eyes relaxing into me. Im glad I still have that affect on her.
She layed there for about another 20 minutes letting the pain pills kick in, until Emmett walked in with the mechanic and the other three of our friends at his heel. Bella sat up and I quickly pulled her shirt back down. I still disliked the mechanic.
"Whats the news?" Bella smiled politely at him.
"ITs completely fried." Emmett said.
"What he said." The guy laughed.
Bella groaned and put her face in her hands. I rubbed her back chuckling slightly.
"How long have you had that car?" The guy asked.
"Since I was 16. So about 8 years."
"Hmm. Well the only thing I could think of that could have fried it like that, was taking it over the limit." He said.
"I never did that!" Bella said laughing nervously. All of us raised our eyebrows at her.
"Ok, maybe once." She said quietly.
"But it was the first day I got it!" She defended.
"Well Bella that would possibly be the problem, the engine was run up I guess." He shrugged. Did this guy know anything about cars? I hate the way he said her name.
She sighed and got out her checkbook. Before I could object she started writing a check to him. I growled in frustration at her quietly. I saw her full pink plump lips pull into a crooked smile from the side.
"How much do I owe you?" She asked him smiling.
"226.35." He said. SHe wrote him the check and escorted him out the door.
When she closed the door she shivered.
"Did he give any one else the 'Creepy stalker vibe'?" She asked and sat beside me again.
"Yes all of us. Now young lady when did you start taking you car over the maximum mile limit?" Rose scolded like a mother.
All 4 babies were stuck in front of the t.v watching big bird. Damn.
But I was curious to this little speed adventure she went on.
"I told you already. It was the first night I got the car." SHe shrugged avoiding anymore talk about it.
"With who?" Rose pressed.
"ALice."
"No! I wasnt with you!" Alice defended. Bella shot her the death glare.
"Who were you with?" Jasper asked chuckling.
"No one. I was racing alone." She said.
"Racing?!" I asked incredously. Her eyes popped open wide, she hadnt meant for that to slip out.
"Everybody knows people dont race alone." Emmett laughed.
"Wait! First night you had it? Your birthday party..." Rose trailed off.
"You were with Rick!" Alice screached.
Huh? Who was Rick?
"Whos Rick?" Jasper asked just as confused as me.
"Bellas boyfriend at the time." Alice said.
"Also the guy Bella lost her virginity too." Rose smirked.
"What?!" Emmett laughed.
Anger pulsed through me again. I didnt like to talk about Bella and her other...lovers.
Now I wished she had been a virgin like I was when we met. She was my first.
We never ever talked about it though, so I guess I just assumed that she was or wasnt.
"No! He wasnt! I was virgin until I met Edward!" Bella interupted all their babble.
"Yes he was! You told us he was!" Rose said.
"I lied." Bella said sheepishly.
"What?! No! You did not!" Alice said.
"Yes I did." BElla nodded and stood up.
"What!?! Why!" Rose said incredously.
"Well maybe because my two best friends were pressuring me to have sex with any guy that happened to be my boyfriend at the time! So I lied! I wanted to keep my virginity till I met the one special person!" She yelled exasperated.
"Aw." Rose and Alice cooed after 5 minutes of an awkward silence between us 6.
"Dude." Emmett said smiling.
"Thats sweet." Jasper nodded.
Bella blushed profusely looking up at the cieling.
I was her someone special. The one special person. The goofy grin that spread across my face was uncontrolable.
"You know, we would blame you for lying but we can tell by your eyes that your telling the truth." Alice sighed.
Bella sat back down and giggled.
"Well, gee thanks for the trust."
"I cant believe you lied to us!" Rose laughed.
Bella shrugged.
"You know what sucks?" Emmett asked.
"What?" Bella asked warily.
"That you spent two hours a few days ago cleaning your whole car, and now you cant ever drive it again." He laughed.
"What?!" Bella said incredoulsy and hopped off the love seat.
"Day-um." She said.
"Im going to go make dinner." She grumbled and walked out of the room.
"Phew." I said.
"Dont like talking bout your wife doing the dirty with other men?" Jasper teased.
"She hasnt. And thats all that matters." I hissed.
Inside I was relieved. Extremely.
They all went home and I took Sophie into the dining room and she helped me set the table.
"Ew, no get the napkin out of your mouth." I chuckled and wiped her mouth free of paper.
"Yuck." I said.
"Yucky." Sophie mimicked giggling.
Bella walked in and set the pans on the table and sighed.
We both sat down and started eating. She made chicken tenders with mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, and a salad. Yummmmm.
We both reached for the ketchup at the same time but I motioned for her to use it first.
"Yucky, yucky, yucky." Sophie said picking up her chicken tender.
Bella poked out her bottom lip.
"Sophie." I scolded laughing.
"Yuck." She spat then ate half of it in one bite.
"If its so yucky then why are you eating it?" Bella grumbled and stabbed her mashed potatoes.
"Dadda said yucky." She giggled. Bella raised her eyebrows at me.
"No. No! I said that is was yuck I mean yucky that she put the napkin in her mouth!" I defended.
"Hmm." Bella nodded not believing me one bit.
"Heehee." Sophie giggled. We both looked over at her. Bella burst out laughing, I followed not long after.
Sophie was balancing her napkin on her head, we couldnt even see her eyes.
"Silly girl." Bella laughed and took the napkin and wiped her mouth free of ketchup.
Once we finished dinner Bella started cleaning off the table.
"Want me to give her a bath?" I chuckled holding Sophie at arms length pretending she stunk.
"Yeah." Bella giggled and started to wash the dishes.
I went up stairs and filled up our bathroom sink with warm water. She was actually tiny enough to fit in it.
I imagine that she will be tiny like her mother when she grows up. Tiny and most definatly stunningly beautiful. Dazzling everyone she passes by on the sidewalk.
Sophie was messing wit Bellas toothbrush.
"Haha. No. Remember last time you played with mommys toothbrush?" I said and snatched it from her and took her onsie and diaper off.
She crawled herself into the bath, well sink.
I stood there for 5 minutes getting really frustrated with her. She kept pouting and tears were running down her face.
"I havent even put any soap on you!"
"Mama!" She screached in cry.
Bella poked her head in 30 seconds later.
"Aw. Whats daddy doing to you?" She giggled.
"Im not doing anything, thats the problem." I said exasperated.
Bella opened the cupboards under the sink and got out a pink rubber ducky, blue bubble bath, and 3 other small toys.
She bumped hips with me pushing me to the side.
"Daddy just doesnt know how to have fun in the bath." She whispered to Sophie giggling.
Sophie played with the blue bubbles that formed in the sink around her ducky.
I sighed and walked out of the bathroom. I poked my head back in and smirked.
"Oh and by the way, I do know how to have fun in the bath tub. You out of all people should know that." I winked at her and left.
I heard her let out an incredulous laugh and chuckled myself.
I plopped down on the couch and flipped on the t.v.
A few minutes later I heard the shower turn on and figured Bella was in the shower.
Sophie was in her bedroom sleeping soundlessly when I poked my head in her room.
I left the door open and went into our bedroom. I slipped off my shirt and pants and layed in our bed in just my boxers.
Bella walked out of the bathroom in a short towel and headed straight for the closet.
She came out in a black tank top and and white shorts crimping her damp hair.
I leaned up agianst the headboard watching her. She noticed my eyes on her and walked over to me.
She crawled on my lap, straddling my waist and looked me straight in the eyes.
Did she want what I wanted?
Apparantly, because she pressed her soft lips to mine.
Her hands went to the nape of my neck and she pressed her lips harder to mine.
I couldnt get enough of this. I havent felt this in 2 weeks. I missed it so goddamn much, I missed her so goddamn much!
Our lips moved together in sync for a few minutes, then I felt something warm trickle over our intertwined lips.
My eyes flicked open and Bella pulled back breathless.
She was crying. My brows furrowed. Was this tears of joy?
She bent down and rested her forehead against my chest breathing deeply.
Her tears didnt stop there either. They ran down my chest and over my stomach, not that I cared.
All I cared about was Bella. My hands went to her back protectively. Was she in pain?
"Im so sorry." She cried breahtlessly.
"What? Why love?" I asked.
"Im so stupid." She pulled back.
"No your not." I said sternly.
"Yes. I. Am. This whole thing was my fault, I shouldve let you explain yoruself. Not that you needed too. I can see in your eyes, that you were telling the truth!" The tears flowed harder and she quickly wiped them away just for others to fall back down.
I pulled her into a hug and kissed her head.
"I trust you Edward. Please. Know that I trust you. Please. Im so sorry." She cried against my shoulder.
"Shh. Bella, shh. I love you. Now, listen to me." I whispered against her cheek.
I pulled back and wiped some tears from her eyes.
"I shoud've told you the night that it happened."
She was about to object, but I gave her a stern look.
"Right after she kissed me - her lips werent even on mine for a second before I pushed her away - I went to my car and felt sick to my stomach. The guilt was overwhelming."
"You didnt do anything though." She said quietly.
"But I did. I didnt tell you right away. And thats what started this whole thing. I know you Bella, and you wouldve listened to me if I told you right away."
"You have to realize that the only other time we were apart ever since we met, was my fault. I didnt let you explain. Even though I trusted you as much as you trusted me."
"Im sorry." She said again.
"Stop! Stop appologizing!"
"No! I cant. Im sorry but I cant!" She cried.
"Stop crying please for me?" I begged.
She turned her head down and let the tears fall onto her palms.
"You said you saw in my eyes that I was telling the truth. Why didnt you believe me?" I asked softly.
"Edward. I've been cheated on and lied to and pushed around-"
"By who!?!?" I asked angry.
"By every other guy i've met." She snapped.
I clenched my teeth together.
"I didnt want to believe that you would have done that to me. But when it happened part of me felt like I expected it. The part where people hate me and say im worthless."
"Your not any of those things Bella. You the most beautiful person in the wo
rld. I swear your soul is pure gold." I chuckled slightly.
"Its not." She laughed and wiped the rest of her tears away.
"Edward I want you to know that I trust you. With all of my heart. I do. I always will. I love you with all of my heart. I always will. Its yours." She smiled faintly and placed her palm on the side of my face.
I leaned into her soft warm hand and smiled.
"I love you too. More than anything. You and Sophie are my life." I said seriously.
"Do you trust me?" She asked.
"Of course I do. With all my heart."
She smiled and pressed her lips to mine again.
We layed down side by side facing each other.
We kissed and hugged and just touched each other all night.
We needed this time to catch up on what we missed. To finally be with one another.
We needed each other.
This isnt the end. It seems like it but no its not lol.
Sorry its been so long, but to make up for it is an extra long chapter!
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