Chapter 5 – Beautiful Day
BPOV
Edward and I spent another wonderful afternoon together. Today, we walked through town and he bought me dinner. When we arrived at the house, everyone was involved in various activities. Alice, Esme and Tanya were by the fireplace, sitting over sketchbooks and discussing decorating plans. Emmett, Jasper, Kate and Carlisle were all playing chess. Carmen and Eleazar weren't in the room.
No one moved as Edward and I came in. "Had fun?" Alice chimed, not looking up from her sketches. Edward walked me upstairs. He still wanted to keep me to himself. The two of us walked down the second floor hall and he held open the door for me. It must be his room. It was very similar to his bedroom in Forks; no bed, long leather couch, sophisticated stereo and several CDs. "Sorry, I had to get something. I'll meet you upstairs." I looked up at him, "Alright."
My body turned to leave, but Edward stopped me by taking my wrist. I looked up at him, as he kissed the back of my hand. "I'll be there soon." I smiled and turned back for the hall. My heart had never gotten used to Edward's touch. In my room and after changing out of my outfit, which Esme selected for me; a close fitting blue blouse, with black jeans, I went to start my shower.
While the water ran, I got out another one of my new nightclothes. This time it was my new satin nightgown. This nightgown was deep purple; not unlike the color under Edward's eye when he was thirsty. The gown hung down to my ankles, with a slit up to my knee. There was a black lace trim up the slit and along the trim of the gown. The back of the nightgown had two spaghetti straps that crossed my back.
I took the gown with me into the bathroom. My shower was long and hot. The steam warmed my skin from the chilly afternoon. As I got dressed and brushed my teeth and hair, my lullaby was being played in my room.
I went into the dark bedroom, unable to see where the music was coming from. A floor lamp was right next to me, so I flicked it one. On the nightstand, there was a CD player playing my lullaby. I was alone in the room, which meant little. I walked over to the CD player to turn up the volume, letting my lullaby fill the room. My body sank onto the bed and laid back on the pillows. Edward couldn't be far away, so I didn't bother to go for my journal.
Sleep was ready to take over, but I pushed it back. I got out of the bed and went to the balcony doors. The field was bright from the full moon. Being further north, it seemed like the moon was closer. In the distance, the shape of the mountain was easy to see in the night sky. If I was ever changed, I knew I would want to run out to the dark field, just to enjoy to silence.
Someone's gasp caught my attention. I turned around and Edward was closing my door. He was silent, as his eyes appraised me in my new nightgown. I smiled and turned completely to face him, "Do you like it?" I asked turning around in a circle. Edward came over to me and placed his hands on my waist. "Very much. I'm really enjoying your new outfits."
My skin burned scarlet and he sighed, "You have no idea how much I love that," his fingers stroked my cheek. The lullaby was still playing, "That's what you had to get?" I asked, looking at the CD player as my song reached its final note. "No. That was just an idea. I had to get something else. It's for you. Do you want to see?" One of my eyebrows and I walked to bed bench, "Depends on what it is."
Edward kneeled in front of me and held my hands. "Please, keep an open mind. Like the cell phone, it's something I want to give you to keep myself sane." If it was that important to him, "Okay. What is it?" He took my hand and slipped something small into it. In my hand, there was a small black card with my name on it. It was a black platinum credit card. "Edward, why are you…" One of his fingers pressed my lips, "It's for precautions. I got it mainly for the fact that you have an old car. If something should happen, you have the phone and this card to help with the situation, on the rare occasion I'm not with you."
I bit my lip. I didn't like him spending money on me, but I accepted them anyway. If these were things I needed to have to keep him calm, then I would keep them. "Ok. But I have a question?" "Yes?" I looked him, smiling, "Where's the phone cable?" He laughed and I couldn't help but join him. His arms moved to hug me close, "Thank you for understanding." He was out the door in the next instant and back was back with the cable in hand.
Esme's Favorite was now playing. I switched the song back to my lullaby. Edward turned off the lamp by the doors and laid next to me. I pressed my body to his and goosebumps rose up on my skin. My nightgown was so thin, almost like I wasn't wearing anything at all. Edward's response to seeing me in the nightgown made the coolness of his touch worth it.
The Alaskan sun woke me up to another day. My fingers ran through the sheets to find that they were empty. The tray with my breakfast was on the nightstand and an outfit was laid out for me on the bench. There was another surprise for me when I woke up. Next to my breakfast ray was a blue glass vase with red and white roses. I sat up and picked up the vase. There was a note leaning against it. It was written in his perfect writing, "I'll be back soon. I love you."
I smiled at his letter, "I love you too." After eating almost half the food on the tray, I went to see what I was wearing today. It was a red dress with long sleeves. There was a line decorative beading along the collar that trailed down the waist and across the back of the dress down to the hem. There was a pair of black leather boots, which I assumed Alice was responsible for. After styling my hair with a simple headband, I got dressed and saw more jewelry on the vanity to go with the ensemble. It was simple ruby studs with matching bracelets.
As I was checking my outfit in the mirror, my door opened. "That looks great," Alice chimed. I smiled and went to make up my bed, but she beat me to it. "Edward went out with Carlisle and Eleazar. He'll be back soon. So…." "So, you're stuck with babysitting duty," I interjected. Alice looked at me, "No. I was thinking you and I could go shopping again. Edward loves the outfits you got, so maybe we could get you more."
I shook my head. Alice would love any excuse to dress me up, but it does make her, and him, happy. "Ok. Let's go. I could use my own shoes anyway. Not that I don't like the ones you already gave me." Alice smiled and took my hand. She was towing me down the stairs, "She said 'yes.' Let's go."
Rosalie and Carmen were by the front door as Alice and I were coming down the stairs. The four of us spent hours shopping. I let Alice have her way and I tried on every outfit she suggested, most of which I liked.
When we got back to the house, I saw that Carlisle's car was back. When we pulled up, all of our doors opened. Eleazar got Carmen's, Jasper got Alice's, Emmett got Rosalie's and Edward got mine. He took my hand to help me out of the car, to pull me into his embrace and kissed me, "I missed you. I'm sorry I left you this morning. Carlisle needed me help." I blushed and he kissed my cheek.
Edward helped me with my bags up to my room. When we walked up to the second level, Esme and Carlisle were in the hall speaking with Tanya and Kate. Edward took my hand and guided me upstairs to my room. When the bags were set down, he started to get my clothes out, "Stop," I ordered him. He looked up at me and smiled, "You don't want me to see them." "No. You're going to wait and see me in them." He shrugged, "Whatever you want." He lolled on the bed, while I put away my new clothes. After everything was put away, I sat on the bed with him. "Thank you for the roses. They're beautiful," my fingers trailed over a soft rose petal.
My body was pulled backwards to lay next to him. "They're ok, compared to you. The red roses are to symbolized love and the white roses, they symbolized forgiveness. I'm still working on gaining yours." Edward kissed the top of my head, then my lips, not allowing me to protest. When he released me, he cupped his hand to my cheek, "I was thinking we could stay in today and watch another movie." I laughed softly, "That's great. Alice had me on my feet all morning." The thought of walking with Alice made the pain pulse through my legs.
Edward hugged me back to him and sat us up, "She was just excited." He took me up in his arms, and in inhumane speed, we were downstairs in the television room. "This time, let's watch your favorite movie," Edward suggested. I selected my favorite movie and put it into the DVD player. On the couch, Edward came over and he reached over the back to pull out a large afghan, to spread over me.
I tried to focus on the movie, but Edward's gaze was making me blush. I felt him laugh at my blush, "Maybe if you weren't staring at me, I wouldn't be blushing." He simply stroked cheek and turned towards the screen. After it ended, Edward kissed me cheek. His lips were cold, but determined. I turned to face him and he took my face and pressed his lips to mine.
This kiss made my heart pound. He held my back and pulled me until my chest was pressed against his. He released me; always too soon, "Did you enjoy the movie?" Were we watching one? My mind had completely forgotten about the movie. I nodded and leaned my head against his chest.
The only sound was my breath trying to slow down. Suddenly, Edward stiffen and he looked to the door. "What's wrong?" I looked at his face. He didn't look at me and spoke through his teeth, "Irina."
