Bella's POV:
I couldn't help the quiet giggles that slipped through my lips as I watched silently from the couch.
It was August 1st, summer vacation wasn't that much of a vacation this year since the whole pandemic started either way. We were all ready to wring each other's necks after spending so much time together. Especially now that Charlie, Sophie, and Maddie were being moody little shits.
Edward and I thought we would get a break since the lockdown began, and we can both work from home, but we didn't count on our teenage kids to be such a pain in the ass.
Now, Edward wanted to get back at them for being such a pain in the ass. So, he waited for them to log into their classes and quietly disappeared up the stairs and put on the big ass cow costume.
So, I sat myself down in the best place I could find and waited for the show to begin.
I snorted from my spot on the couch, into my mug as the classes finished their introductions, and slowly began to move onto a different topic.
As the song Old McDonald Had A Farm —the clucking version— began playing, I sat back to silently watch in amusement as the bored expressions on my three kids changed into shock, before settling into a look of pure mortification.
Edward came bounding out, dancing hilariously as the utters on the costume swung in the air while he jumped in the air, and did the running man.
"Aw, dad…" Sophie muttered, covering her face in utter mortification.
"Nice moves, old man." Charlie snorted, clicking the button to turn off the camera.
"Mom, oh mom. Make him stop, please…" Maddie groaned as she clicked the camera off.
The amusing part wasn't their mortification on their faces as they watched Edward dance along with their class, no, there was slight satisfaction of watching that though.
As the soon ended though, the hilarity began. Maybe it was the fact that as soon as the song ended, Edward stepped on the loose pants of the costume, which caused him to faceplant into the ground spectacularly.
"Oh fuck!"
The room was quiet besides the groans of the cow laying on the ground, for a few seconds… then? I lost my shit.
Tea spewed all over my coffee table and work as I snorted, and cackled at the sight. I laughed so hard, my entire body began to shake, as I snorted once more.
"Aw, mom…" I heard Charlie groan, as I fell sideways onto the couch.
"Charlie go help mom while Mads and I will go help dad. Wait no, switch!" I heard Sophie say, as my laughter soon turned to hiccups.
"Forget it. The last time I tried to help Dad, his big ass fell on me. You do it. That way, at least he'll try to hit the ground and not you or Mads…" Charlie mumbled making his way towards me.
"Hey, watch it!" Edward groaned.
"Serves you right for embarrassing us…" Sophie chided, grunting as she and Mads worked to roll him on his side.
"Honestly, you two are worse than Uncle Em and Aunt Roe." He muttered helping me sit up before handing me a water bottle.
"Not really. At least, you'll wake up with both your eyebrows, remember what Uncle Em did to Henry?" Mads snickered before she slipped a pillow under Edward's head.
"Oh yeah, huh? Now, that was funny. Then Henry retaliated by putting Nair in Uncle Em's shampoo, and pink hair dye in Aunt Roe's shampoo?" Sophie snorted.
I snickered along with them as I remembered the antics my brother and his little family have caused these past few years.
Shit. Rosalie had to wait a full month to be able to wash out all of the pink dye or it would have fried her hair. Now, her hair is a mix of bronze, platinum blonde, and dark brown.
She punched a bald Emmett so hard, he flew back onto the couch and broke it.
Esme and my mom were furious at both Henry and Emmett for starting the prank war and how it ended, and have warned us all about starting another one, lest we wish to suffer their wrath.
We all found it amusing that Emmett ended up bald. Though Henry took it too far with the pink hair dye. You never mess with Rosalie and her hair. Especially, if you know how much Rosalie loves and takes care of her hair. A good chunk of it ended up damaged, so she had to cut her hair just under her shoulder blades when she practically had just above her ass.
It was all fine, great even. Until our sons decided it would be a good idea to put blue food coloring in all of the showerheads at the fire station… thus the second round began, discreetly, of course.
Now, a month and a half later, and all our kids are being a pain in the ass. It's become unbearable for every one of us, and well let's just say I have a feeling this won't end well. Especially if our mothers find out we allowed this to happen, and get out of hand.
Especially since Elijah, Matteo(Jane and Alex's boy), Zander Lahote, and Mitch Uley were all involved in turning the firemen into large overgrown smurfs.
Now that I think about it this was turning into an all-out prank war, kids vs. Parents and grandparents, and I wasn't sure if this was a good thing. Especially since the barbecue was being held at my house this weekend. Yes, we had recently decided to recommence the biweekly barbeques, and since our house had the largest backyard, aside from my parents and in-laws, well, let's just say Edward and I got the short end of the stick in this situation.
In this situation, let's just say Murphy's Law suddenly comes to mind. Especially when this family has any involvement, but I push the thoughts out of my head before checking on my newly acquired cow, which is now splayed on all fours in my living room floor.
The only question left now is what's the worst that could happen? It comes back to me, and again in this family, if that question is being asked that only leaves me feeling more anxious than before.
Though knowing my brother and kids, anything that can happen will happen, and honestly, I don't know which is worse.