Chapter 15: Kissing at midnight...
BPOV
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It was almost a week later when Dr. Kachiri gave us the news we'd been waiting for…
"So, your chart is clean and your exams came back with really good results so, I'll say that, if everything is good today, you can go home tomorrow… how does that sound?"
Edward smiled so brightly that my heart did a double-flip "For real?"
"For real, Edward. You'll have to keep it cool for a few days but, I can't see why you have to stay here any longer" She smiled at us and ruffled Emmett's hair "I'll see you guys later then…"
"Sweetheart! You're going home tomorrow!" I said while hugging the hell out of my boyfriend. Emmett and Alice clapped from their place in front of the TV.
"I'm so happy. I can't wait to go home" he answered with a smile. Alice looked at him…
"You know what this means, do you?" She asked with a wicked smiled and Edward groaned "Mom is going to throw the house out of the window because of this!"
"Does she have to? I don't wanna…" Honestly, I was lost…
"What is happening with Esme tomorrow?" I wondered out loud and Edward groaned again, hiding his face on my shoulder "Edward?"
"Mom always wants to make like a family-thing on New Year's Eve. She actually plays host to all of us and our friends so she can cook and have like a mini celebration for the new year…"
"Only this time she'll have a bigger reason to celebrate…" Emmett concluded while waggling his eyebrows comically.
"No one is allowed to tell her!" Edward demanded and I giggled. Good try, buddy.
"Is that rule applied to Dr. Kachiri? Because I'm sure she already called Carlisle and Esme" he groaned again and we all laughed.
I can't lie. I was extremely happy that Edward could go home the next day. Even if I had to endure Esme's hosting and a wicked party…
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Edward did come home on New Year's Eve and Esme was indeed having a party that night. Even my dad was invited. Having heard what Emmett and Edward explained, I thought I would see tons of people mingling around the Cullen house but was actually surprised that only Rosalie and Jasper were there. Alice then grabbed my hand and I started to protest…
"Hey, you have to change your clothes. There's NO way I'm letting you start the New Year with that outfit" she said making me sound like a hobo. Edward laughed from his place at the kitchen counter and I scowled at him.
"Right. Make me feel like I dress like a hobo. Thanks a bunch, Edward" I said with mocking anger and he grabbed my waist before I could move.
"Don't be like that. It's just that Alice has something for you in her room. Please be accepting, okay?"
I looked at him but couldn't say anything to that before Alice and Rosalie pulled me away and basically dragged me to Alice's room. They left me on the bed and went to pull a few things from Alice's dresser.
"I didn't agree with any of this"
"Too bad Edward has you wrapped on his pinky finger, huh?" Rosalie said with a smirk. I huffed while crossing my arms.
"Bella, you're one of my best friends. Why do you think I would make you suffer?" I raised an eyebrow at the evil twin "Okay, fair enough. But I have good intentions this time, I promise"
"You say that every time, Alice Cullen"
"Stop it and come here with me" she demanded and I followed her into her walk-in closet where she went straight for a garment that was in a bag. "I designed this a couple months ago. I always wear my designs but something told me this was not for me." I was confused even more now "I want you to wear it, Bella… This is my belated Christmas' gift for you"
She opened the thing and my jaw hit the floor. It was a gorgeous purple dress with a sweetheart neckline. It was cocktail length but it was all covered in lace and sparkles. It was absolutely amazing.
"Alice… this is unbelievable…"
"Just say you'll wear it… you'll break my heart if you don't. I originally thought about this dress in a different color but then Edward mentioned your favorite color was purple so…"
"It would be an honor to wear an amazing dress like this one, Alice."
She squealed and clapped and then hugged me. Rosalie poked her head in then. "Well, my Christmas present for you is downstairs, but I have another one. I'm gonna make you even more pretty. I'm instructed to do your hair and makeup today. So hop in the shower while I get everything set up"
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After a set of laughter, hair-pulling, brushes too close to the eyes for comfort and a debate about high heels, we were all ready to go down. Alice had a platinum dress that was sparkling everywhere with little straps on her shoulders and pumps with her hair styled like a 1920's pin-up girl. Rose had a strapless mini-dress in red that made her look like a bombshell and her hair straight reaching her waist. And I of course was wearing the dress Alice designed with my hair curled and loose. When we were ready to leave the room, Alice gave me a little purple box.
"This is from my brother. He asked me to give it to you before we came down" she said with a wink.
I opened the box and found a locket. A beautiful sapphire locket. I took it from the box and realized it had an inscription on the back "I'll always be here, with you. Love, E."
I didn't realized I had tears in my eyes until Rosalie handed me a handkerchief "Don't ruin the make up before he sees you, Swan"
I laughed and thanked them both. I made my way downstairs to the sound of music and laughter. Emmett's booming voice making funny jokes with Jasper. They've all changed their clothes and I was wondering where was my boy when Jasper signaled me to the kitchen. I went there hearing stupid compliments from Emmett until Rosalie hit him in the head and found Edward sitting there wearing dark jeans, a button down lavender shirt and a leather jacket. He saw me and smiled.
"You look so gorgeous" he said and I blushed.
"You look so handsome yourself, Cullen" he smiled and I gave him a kiss.
When we broke apart he saw the locket on my neck "You liked it?" I nodded "Esme picked it up for me since I was at the hospital."
"It's beautiful. Remind me to give you your present later. I brought it here with me"
"You can open it and place a couple of pictures inside too." I stopped his rambling with my lips and Esme cleared her throat to signal the time for PDA was over.
"You kids go have fun in the living room. Charlie will be here soon too. Emmett invited a couple of kids from the football team too and they'll be here with their families soon enough. Go. GO!"
I helped Edward to the couch while Emmett tried to make Rosalie dance with him. She was looking at him like he was a lunatic while he made the chicken dance all over the room. Jasper and Alice were talking by the table, little smiles on their faces. I saw Charlie come over and he gave me a kiss on the head before going for a beer. A few other people came and mingled with the guys. I looked at Edward and saw he was tired.
"Do you wanna lay down for a little bit?"
"What time is it?" he asked with a yawn. He was barely out of the hospital today, no wonder he was so tired
"Almost midnight" I answered while I got a hat and glasses that said 2019 in big sparkly numbers from Alice and got a party hat for Edward too and placed it on his head.
He smiled at me and nodded. I grabbed a cushion from the other sofa and put it in his head so he could rest a little "You can go be with the rest of the crew, you know?" he said with a smile while I snuggled into his side "I'm not the most entertaining company, you know?"
"For me, you are" I gave him a hug and heard everyone start the countdown.
10…
I looked into Edward's eyes…
9…
He smiled at me…
8…
I snuggled at little more into his side…
7…
Our foreheads touched…
6…
I blinked away tears…
5…
"I love you", he said…
4…
"I love you" I replied…
3…
I fixed his crazy party hat…
2…
We looked into eachother's eyes…
1…
I leaned in…
"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"
We shared the most amazing kiss I could have hoped for. Because we were happy and he was finally home and everything was good. This was a definitely good way to start the New Year.
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AN: Well, hello there. I hope I still have some readers left after all this time. I can't do anything else but apologize but, it's been a rough couple of months since everything that happened with my gran and I'm still mourning... so, if this chapter is crappy, feel free to say so in the reviews... I haven't forgot about Royalward and I'm gonna update that next... probably this weekend...
Love you guys...
AYEN