OOO Chapter 37

Getting to know you

EPOV:

I almost felt sorry for the guy. Almost, but not quite. I didn't know this guy and I wasn't ready to trust him with my sister. He told us about how his parents both worked all the time and it was up to him and Jane to watch out for their two younger siblings and take care of the house. That is how they got into cooking. They quickly got tired of making the same old boring meals and started looking for new dishes and recipes to make and with that they discovered that they not only had a passion for cooking but a talent for it as well. They hated to leave their siblings behinds but they were old enough that they didn't need Alec and Jane to take care of them anymore and pushed them to go to school.

After dinner Bella and I decided to go back up to our suite and put Tanya to bed while Alice and Alec went for a walk on the beach.

"He's a nice guy, Edward." I hate that she was right. I hated that he was a nice guy that seemed to care about my sister. I didn't answer Bella but went to the dresser we'd put Tanya's clothes in and grabbed out some pajamas.

"So, did you decide on a theme for her birthday party yet?"

"Changing the subject isn't going to change the reality of the situation," Bella said in an exasperated tone as she carried Tanya into the room wrapped in a towel and handed her to me. "I'm going to go get ready for bed." She kissed Tanya on the forehead, "Good night my Angel."

She left me to dress Tanya and put her to bed in the crib that my parent's had requested that the hotel put in here. So was already yawning and was barely keeping her eyes open when I laid her down with her airplane and kissed her goodnight myself before turning out the light and retreating back the room that Bella and I were sharing.

I walked into the room and found Bella lying in bed wearing a new lacey nightgown and reading a book. I grabbed the book and threw it on the floor before I grabbed Bella and pulled her down so that she was lying down and then I crawled on top of her.

We didn't have enough moments like this. I gathered up her nightgown in my hands before reaching both hands underneath and exploring her body. She reached for my shirt and started pulling it over my head. We stripped each other naked slowly and continued exploring each other's body with our hands and our mouths. Not that I hadn't already committed each and every inch of Bella's body to memory.

After we finished making love we laid there holding each other and enjoying the peace and quiet that was surrounding us. Again, something that we didn't get a lot of at home.

"I like your new nightgown. It's pretty. When did you get it?" I didn't remember her shopping for lingerie recently.

"Um…honestly? Your mom bought it for me."

"My mother is buying you lacy nightgowns?" I was a little perplexed that mom would actually even consider doing something like that.

"She said that every woman needs pretty nightgowns to make feel beautiful and sexy."

"You don't need a nightgown to be beautiful or sexy, Bella. You're both without even trying."

She turned in my arms and kissed me, "I love you."

"I love you, too, Bella." With one more kiss she climbed out of bed and put her night gown back on while I grabbed some pajama pants from the dresser. We climbed back into bed and drifted off to sleep in each other's arms.

I woke the next morning to utter silence. I looked at the clock and was surprised that it was already after eight. I climbed out of bed, being careful not to wake Bella, and went to check on Tanya. It was unusual for her to sleep late. I walked out into the common living room and found her sitting on the floor playing with Alec. I had not heard him and Alice come in last night.

"Hey. I was already up when she started calling out for you guys so I went and got her. I hope you don't mind. I just thought you and Bella would appreciate the chance to sleep in."

"That's fine," I replied as I sat down on the couch and watched Tanya playing. "I figured you and Alice would be suffering some serious jetlag today."

"I am kind of. I'm still on Paris time which is about one in the afternoon right now."

"How long has she been up?"

"About an hour. I hope you don't mind I gave her some juice that I found in the kitchenette. I figured it was for her."

"Yeah, that's fine. I'll need to wake Bella soon to see what she wants to do for breakfast. Tanya's used to eating about this time every day."

Alice stumbled out of her room a minute later and came to sit next to me on the couch. Tanya looked up when she heard Alice talking to Alec, she stood up and walked over to Alice and climbed up in her lap. "I still can't get over how big she is."

"You're telling me. I can't believe that she's turning two in August."

"I wish I could be there for her birthday. I hate that I'll have missed all of them."

"Alice, you can't help it and honestly, she won't even remember who came and who didn't. I don't think she'll actually care as long as she gets cake."

"CAKE!" Tanya yelled out clapping her hands. "Want cake!"

"Did you just offer her cake for breakfast?" I heard Bella's voice behind me.

"Cake! Cake! Cake!"

"Uh…not exactly. I just mentioned cake for her birthday. I think she misunderstood."

"You better hope that she doesn't have one of her meltdowns when she doesn't get cake for breakfast." I hoped that she didn't either. She was a good baby for the most part but she could throw a tantrum like a champion when she wanted to.

We decided to order breakfast in the room just in case and then go down to hit the beach. Mom and Dad were going to meet up with us later after they spent the morning on their own. Eating in the room would also give us time to pack our beach bags while we waited for the food to arrive. And trust me; we were practiced at packing for taking Tanya to the beach. I could swear that she was part fish sometimes.

A/N:

Happy Friday and Happy Superbowl weekend! See you as soon as I can write again.