Hey ppl. I know I didn't put disclaimers on my last chapter, so here they are. Nobody is mine. The plot is. I don't like to insert random characters into my stories because it gets confusing. (i.e. Did we meet them the first year in Hogwarts? Does jess (1-800-WHERERU?) know him?) So, yeah. Read on.
Bella sat up from her groggy state on the bed. She hadn't been asleep (she couldn't) but her body
still needed still time to recuperate. Edward sat up from where he had been curled up behind her.
"Hey," he said softly, his breath blowing in her ear. She shivered in delight. He placed his lips on
her neck, and left them there.
"Do we need to get up?" she whispered. "Does Esme need us or…" Edward shook his head.
"I've kept you from Charlie too long. I think it's time you go home."
Bella made a little whimpering noise in the back of her throat and gripped his hand. "Don't…just,
don't…" she whimpered.
"I'm not going to leave you," his breath whisped across her skin, " we'll go and do things. I'll have
you back in time for Charlie to not fret in the morning. Stop worrying. We'll still be us."
"But…I can't sleep."
" A night on the town…in Dallas? How does that sound?"
Bella shivered again. "Oh, baby." She said in a lusty whisper, imitating a fifty's movie actress.
Edward laughed.
Bella walked in the front door of her house. Charlie looked up and smiled at her.
"Hey, Bella." He said. Then his eyes narrowed slightly. "You look different. What did you…?"
"Oh, dad!" laughed Bella, a hidden note of panic in her voice. "I'm wearing my hair differently.
Could that be it?"
Charlie scrutinized her again and nodded. "Yeah. That's gotta be it. Did you have fun at Jess's?"
"Yeah, we did. We painted nails and talked about boys. You know. Chick stuff."
Bella gave a fake stretch. "We stayed up pretty late last night. Do you mind if went to bed early?"
"But you just got home." Charlie said plaintively. Bella threw a yawn.
"But if you're that tired…"
"Thanks." She dropped a kiss on his cheek, holding her breath so she wouldn't attack him and rip
his neck out.
She walked up stairs and into the bathroom. She removed her clothes and stepped into the
shower. The hot water stung her flash and she yelped.
"Bella?" Her dad called up the stairs as Edward ripped back the shower curtain.
Bella slumped on the floor to cover herself as she yelled to Charlie, "the water was just too hot.
I'm fine. Don't worry."
Edward was looking at her while pretending not to look. He gave a silent laugh.
"Yes. From now on, cold showers would be the way to go, I think."
Bella stuck her tongue out at him and accepted the towel he handed her. She walked out of the
shower and led the way to her room.
"Turn around." She told Edward laughing.
Obediently he turned. She dressed in a pair of beaded jeans and a cute, black, deep v-neck shirt.
She put on a pair of clogs, brushed her hair, placed an opal drop around her neck, and touched
Edwards back. He turned and took her in.
"You look… delicious," he said at the same time Bella finished for him, " stunning."
They laughed silently and dropped out her window, jogged to the side of Edward's jag and
climbed in. He floored the gas pedal and the rushed out of the driveway. Within ten minutes they
were in Oregon. They drove down the coast until they came to the Texas state line, about 1
o'clock in the morning. Edward drove half an hour until they reached the lights of Dallas.
"We left at seven." Bella said as the walked into a bar. It's one. We have to be back at eight.
Charlie is going to leave for a day of fishing at seven. He never checks in on me. But, still, all the
same."
He wrapped Bella in his arms, kissed her deeply, and said. "Don't worry. You worry too much."
He led Bella to a secluded table where they sat and watched the people. After a few minutes,
Edward towed Bella onto the dance floor, despite her protests. He pulled her into his arms and
they danced. They danced slower than the beat and when the DJ finally saw them, he put on a
ballad. Bella and Edward twirled and shifted to the music as other couples joined them on the
dance floor. When Edward finally noticed that it was 1:57, he and Bella left the Lizard Lounge and
walked out to Edward's jaguar and drove home.
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