Rating/Warning(s)/Note(s): T, Duplicity
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Prompt: Astrology
Alice followed Edward and me into the kitchen, complaining that he was ignoring her. "And yet you're not taking the hint," he teased, giving her a wink to soften the blow. In response she stuck her tongue out at him. "Are you going to eat dinner with us?" he asked her, starting to pull things from the fridge. In one of our discussions it had come out that he didn't mind cooking but really hated to do the dishes, so we split up those chores accordingly, each helping out the other, but the main responsibility remained separate.
Edward and I started chopping vegetables for a stir-fry, and after a few minutes of pouting Alice stepped in to make some rice. "Yes, I'm staying. I just don't get what you two are hiding," she almost whined. "This isn't all a ruse, is it?"
My knife slipped, the tip somehow managing to impale the back of my finger. "Ow, ow, ow!" I cried as Edward rushed over, concern on his face.
Grabbing my hand to drag me over to the sink he glared at his sister. "No, Alice, it's not a joke. We are definitely getting married." I continued to mutter, 'ow, ow, ow' as the water sluiced over my cut, the blood tainting the water pink and making me start to sway. "Close your eyes," Edward told me, and I instantly obeyed, feeling my stomach settle from its reaction to the sight of my own blood.
"I know you're getting married," Alice replied, her voice frustrated, "but I also can tell you're not telling me everything." I heard some movement in the cabinet beside me. "Here, dry off her hand and I'll put some Neosporin and a band-aid on the cut."
"Thank you," Edward said curtly, pulling my hand from the flowing water and covering it with a towel.
"You're welcome," Alice replied just as coldly. Feeling the band-aid go around my finger I risked opening my eyes. Edward was glaring at Alice, and she was looking contrite. "I'm sorry I surprised you, Bella." She really was sorry, too. Her face took on a pleading look as she leaned over, placing her head on my shoulder. "I'm really sorry about your hand, too. Now it's not going to look pretty in the pictures."
"It'll be fine, Alice," I told her, bemused by her batting eyelashes and pouting face.
"Don't let her suck you in," Edward laughed, tugging at my hand and getting another pointed glare for Alice. "Come on, let's finish dinner."
We spent the evening with Alice and Jasper, enjoying dinner. She had called him as soon as she was sure there was enough food, and with our assurance that he was welcome as well. Much as we had done with Emmett and Rosalie, the group of us relaxed in front of a movie. Only this time I was able to stay awake, not that we watched it, much to Edward's obvious annoyance.
"Alice, why are you still talking? Aren't we supposed to be watching a movie?" He asked her at one point.
Jasper chuckled, "Surely you're used to this by now? I haven't watched an entire movie in peace and quiet since I met her."
"Fine," Alice huffed, sitting forward in her seat. "Bella, are you really interested in this?" she asked, waving to the television.
It was an action movie, and she knew that I had my doubts about watching it from the beginning. About ten minutes into it, though, the premise had become laughable. The heroine was into astrology and had predicted the end of the world. Her prediction had gone viral, leading to wars. At this point the hero was rescuing her by catching her in a helicopter when she fell out of a plane. If it got any more ludicrous I would be offending Edward with my laughter. He'd already eyed me a couple times when I chuckled at the wrong time.
"No, let's go somewhere else to talk," I agreed, getting up.
"You're leaving?" Edward asked sadly, grabbing my hand to stop me and pausing the show. Unfortunately he managed to grab right over my fresh cut, making it sting. "Oh, crap, sorry honey," he said, bringing it to his lips to place a kiss over it.
"Yes, and my hand is fine. You and Jasper enjoy the movie while Alice and I get to know each other better." He frowned, but pulled me down for a kiss before starting the movie back up. I glanced at it just in time to see the heroine shoot a bad guy, from a moving helicopter, with a handgun at over five hundred feet, and kill him. My dad had taken me shooting enough for me to let out a huge laugh at that one. Edward gave me a look, so I laughed again. "We're going, we're going." He didn't try to stop me.
Alice grabbed her bag on the way to my room, making me groan in agony. "Hey, we're just going over the schedule," she said, pulling a face at me. After settling on my bed she pulled out the binder I had come to hate. "Your mom comes in on Thursday, which is also your last day of work. The rehearsal dinner is Friday, and on Saturday you'll be a married woman!" Her excitement was infectious, and I couldn't help but be a little amazed at how fast it was all going. A month ago I was alone.
A warm glow started filling me at the thought of being married in just a few days. I knew the smile on my face had to look goofy, but there was no stopping it. Alice beamed back at me. In a moment we just started to laugh, not knowing what was really funny, but just enjoying the silliness we felt.
"Ah, Bella, this is how I know you're good for my brother," she said with a sigh. "You're just giddy, and so is he." Then she got a contemplative look on her face. "You guys are going to have beautiful children one day."
My husband hates to watch television and movies with me sometimes. When watching 2012 I turned to him and asked if it was supposed to be a comedy, the science was so ludicrous. He refuses to let me watch CSI because I start ranting. I do love to watch The Big Bang Theory, although he sometimes gets annoyed when I ask him to pause it so I can read the equations on their white boards. Yep, I'm a nerd.
