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Chapter 22
"Family is just accident... They don't mean to get on your nerves. They don't even mean to be your family, they just are" Marsha Norman
"The family. We were a strange little band of characters trudging through life sharing diseases and toothpaste, coveting one another's desserts, hiding shampoo, borrowing money, locking each other out of our rooms, inflicting pain and kissing to heal it in the same instant, loving, laughing, defending, and trying to figure out the common thread that bound us all together" --Erma Bombeck
Edward's POV
I stirred in my sleep and felt my foot touch something. I slowly came to my senses, rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, and realized Jasper's head must have been what I hit with my foot. He was laying on the very edge of the bed, sleeping contently. Alice lay close to him. Bella still had Rose cuddled in her arms and Emmett was turned the other way breathing heavily yet still sleeping. We must have all fallen asleep together. As I was taking in my surroundings and trying to recall the events of last night I heard a soft chuckle coming from the corner of the room. I lifted my head to discover that my mother was sitting in the rocking chair with the girls. She seemed content today, not angry. Thank goodness.
"Good morning" she whispered towards me.
"Morning Mom…" I said very quietly. I was a bit apprehensive to talk to her for I feared I might receive a verbal beating greater than last nights.
"Should I be worried that all you kids did something I wouldn't condone again last night?.." she asked while her eyes scanned over the bed. I laughed.
'No. Nothing bad. Rose just needed us…" I tried to explain to her.
"Good" she chuckled as she continued to rock the girls. Then there was a long awkward silence before she started talking again.
"I didn't really sleep last night…" she sighed. I wasn't sure why she was telling me this. I gave her a puzzled looked. Had the girls started crying again and none of us woke up?
"…Because I wasn't pleased with the way I handled that situation with you kids in the living room. I shouldn't have raised my voice with you. I was just shocked about what I had walked in on. I want you to know that I do understand what happened. You're young and juvenile…you kids were bound to show that side at some point whether I was present or not. From the look in Bella's eyes I knew she was very ashamed …"
"She was" I interjected. My mom nodded.
"And I take it she's worried that I will think less of her now since I saw her in that state…".
"Yes" I whispered back.
"Ahh" she breathed. "I don't you know….". I smiled at her. "I hope Bella eventually knows that too…".
"Deep down inside I think she does already…" I said. Mom didn't reply for a bit she just stared at Bella sleeping next to me.
"Well I have deiced that last nights events are out of sight, out of mind if you catch my drift" she said with a wink.
"Thank you Mom"
"So I hear that you need someone to decorate your new house!" she exclaimed as loudly as she could without waking anyone. I chucked.
"Yes I do. I'm just not sure if I know anyone capable enough to do the job. I guess I'll have to resort to the yellow pages…." I said trying to tease her.
"Over my dead body you will Edward!" she hissed and then laughed. "It doesn't matter though because I already sent a team down there late yesterday afternoon. They're starting work right away. The place should be finished the last week of August. Of course I'll be getting updates on a daily basis to ensure everything is the way it should be…" she informed me.
"Mom that's wonderful! Thank you for all of this, the house and the decorating…"
"I'll do anything for my children" she said with a smile and started to get up from the rocking chair. She placed the girls back in their bassinets and then turned to face me.
"They've been fed" she said pointing behind her to the girls. "You try and get some more sleep. I'm going to go downstairs and start breakfast okay?" she asked
"Okay" I said as I adjusted my position in the bed. I was starting to get uncomfortable. She then proceeded to leave the room. I was restless. I couldn't find a comfortable spot to sleep in. My legs flailed everywhere. I tried desperately to control them but I diagnosed myself with restless leg syndrome after a few minutes.
"Would you stop assaulting me Edward?" Alice whined as she slid off the bed and onto her feet. She adjusted her hair.
"I'm so sorry Alice. I was just uncomfortable. I didn't mean to wake you"
"Too late" she said smugly. She poked Jasper with her big toe.
"Five more minutes…" he whispered. I couldn't help but laugh. Alice placed her mouth near Jasper's ear.
"Now…" she commanded. Jasper sat up immediately. It was sad how whipped he was.
"I'm up!" he declared. He too got off the bed and stretched. "What's going on?" he asked as he approached the girl's cribs to take a glance before looking back to me and Alice.
"Nothing". Alice smiled. "If I had to get up you sure as hell were going to too! How about we leave these sleepy heads in here and go and chat somewhere else?" I glanced over to Jasper. He just shrugged his shoulders and rolled his eyes. I slowly slipped myself out of the bed and walked to the door with Alice and Jasper.
"We can talk in my room" Alice suggested as she swung a door open. She jumped onto her bed while Jasper and I sat on the floor.
"So…how are we going to deal with mom today?" she asked me.
"I already talked to her this morning. She's gotten over it. She promised never to bring it up again. There's nothing to worry about" I explained.
"Sweet deal!" Jasper gushed. "I really wasn't looking forward to the evil glares" he laughed. I knew exactly what he meant. Even worse would have been the silent treatment though. We sat quietly in the room without talking for a long while. I could see Jasper starting to fall asleep again, his head dipping towards his shoulder. I figured I better start another conversation.
"Hey guys?" I said. Alice crawled closer to the end of her bed and flopped down on her stomach. Jasper snapped out of his daze and straightened his neck.
"Yeah?" Alice asked
"I need you're help with something, again"
"What do you need?" Alice asked with her eyes widening. I knew she was hoping she'd get to shop.
"It's not the kind of shopping you probably want to do sis…" I began.
"Just tell me!" she hollered. Goodness me she was excited. Jasper couldn't help but cover his face with his hands.
"How do you feel about dog shopping?" I asked her. I impatiently waited for her response. She looked confused.
"I'd love to but I don't understand why I'd have to…." She explained
"Bella wants a dog…". Alice jumped down off of the bed in an instant and was sitting crossed legged right in front of me.
"Enough said!" she chirped. "I need details"
"Well she wants something called a corgi. She'll want a puppy but I want it to be trained before I give it to her so that may cause a problem since we're living here and so is she. Also it should be a male dog because she wants to name it Toulouse. Besides that I don't know anything more…." I said
"When do you want to give it to her Edward?" Jasper asked now getting involved in the conversation.
"Last week of August…that's when we'll be able to move into the house in Boston".
"Well I have a suggestion if you're willing to listen…" he said. I urged him to continue.
"If you want a puppy you'll want to start looking now. Usually puppies aren't removed from their mother before six weeks of age. So you'd probably be looking for a dog that's about two weeks old now. You only have 7 weeks left in Washington if you leave at the end of August" he pointed out to me. I nodded to confirm and he continued speaking.
"After they turn six weeks old you can move them to a training facility here in Seattle. My father knows the owner. They do amazing work. In three weeks that puppy will be good to go and you can give him to Bella the day you leave. It's a good option because Bella won't see the dog before hand and none of us will have to worry about training him ourselves. This living situation isn't very conducive to a puppy…". Who knew Jasper knew this much about dogs.
"That sounds like an amazing option. How do I go about setting up an arrangement with that dog training place?" I asked Jasper.
"Leave it to me" was his response. I smiled and then gave him a smack on the back.
"Thanks man…". Jasper simply nodded towards me.
"So!" Alice had started speaking again. She was fiddling with her blackberry.
"I just looked up a breeder on my phone. They're located just outside of Seattle. They focus on breading corgi's. I think we should try and set up a meeting to go look at some puppies. Hopefully they have exactly what we need. The sooner the better too eh Edward?"
"Yes it has to be soon. Why don't you give them a call Alice? See if you can make a meeting for this morning. Jasper and I will go get ready and we'll meet you downstairs." I suggested.
"Deal. I'll be down there in less than an hour" she said as she held her blackberry to her ear. Jasper and I excused ourselves from her room. We both went our separate ways to get ready. I ran to my room showered quickly and got ready. I emerged from my room 20 minutes later. Jasper was leaving his room at the exact same time.
"Yo! Talk about synchronization" he laughed as we met each other at the top of the staircase. I laughed and began to walk down the stairs. We both entered the kitchen to discover my mother was in the midst of cooking a full breakfast for everyone. My father was sitting at the table reading the newspaper.
"Morning everyone" Jasper announced.
"Moring kids" Esme mentioned over her shoulder.
"Hi guys" my dad said peering over his paper. "Edward you are just the person I need to talk to. I called our guy about Bella's car. He needs to know the specs ASAP if you want that car before you leave for Boston" he explained folding his paper. My mom placed three plates in front of us. It smelt delicious. My mom was an excellent cook. I smiled up at her to thank her as she placed my plate down. Then she scurried off to finish breakfast for everyone else.
"Okay so let's try and hammer some things down now" I suggested. "Jasper you're the professional what are you thinking?"
"Oh…well. I guess we should discuss colours first. I know Bella's favorite colour is blue. Aston Martin has a midnight blue colour for the exterior. I think it would look pretty awesome. As for the interior I'd stick with the black leather with blue stitching" he explained.
"I like how that sounds. Is there anyway to get her name stitched into the seats?" I asked
"Yup! That's pretty normal. Besides that I'd make everything else top of the line. She'll have a perfect car" he said while he shot me a wink. My father was scribbling down what we were saying on a pad of paper.
"So we want a midnight blue DBS with black leather and blue stitching. We also want the name Bella stitched into the seats. Everything else in the car it to be the best of the best. Fully loaded. Is all that correct?" my father asked me.
"Sounds right" I said.
"Excellent I'll call the guy back today then" he said with a smile. Jasper and I were just finishing up our breakfast when we heard Alice rush into the kitchen. She said hi to mom and then rushed to place her head between mine and Jaspers.
"We have a meeting for 11:00. We need to get moving if we want to get there in time" she said. I looked at my watch. It was a quarter after nine. We really needed to hurry if we were driving to Seattle. Jasper and I began to rise from our seats.
"Where are you going?" my father asked eyeing us suspiciously.
"It's a surprise for Bella. We need to get out of here right now. Tell Bells I'm spending some quality time with Alice and Jazz today…wedding stuff" I said to my father and then looked towards my mother to make sure she understood our cover. She nodded.
"Okay we're off. Call our cells if you need us" Alice said as he hurdled herself out of the kitchen. Jasper and I were close on her tail. We managed to get out of the house with no one noticing us. Alice jumped into the back seat of Jasper's SUV.
"Can you drive?" Jasper asked me. "I'm dead tired…" he explained.
'Sure!" I said as I grabbed the keys from his hands and got into the car. Jasper sat in the passenger seat. Alice was already programming the dash GPS for us. I started the engine and we were off. In an hour and a half we were at the breeders place. I drove quite fast so we didn't end up being tardy. I could see the breeder walking down the large driveway as I pulled up. Alice jumped out of the car first and approached the man introducing us. He led us to look at some puppies that were two weeks old. They were lying with their mother. He then he left us to discuss amongst ourselves.
"They look kind of ugly" I announced getting worried.
"They're brand new Edward! They'll be cute by the time you give one to Bella" she assured me.
"How about that one?" she asked pointing to a puppy that was somewhat chubby and had tri coloured coat. He was squirming all over the pen trying to get close to his mother. I liked him.
"He's somewhat cute…being chubby and all" Jasper interjected. I had to agree.
"He is. He seems to have some personality too. I like him" I said with a smile.
"I guess were settled then" Alice exclaimed as she skipped over to find the breeder and pull him back towards us. We showed him the puppy we wanted. He told us the puppy would be ours in four weeks. I paid for the dog while Alice told the man that the puppy's name should be Toulouse and that he should be registered that way. The breeder agreed and soon enough we were back on the road home. Jasper called the dog training facility on his cell phone and made arrangements. Everything was set for four weeks from now. Things were coming along swimmingly. I drove extra fast to get home. We pulled into the drive around 1:30pm. We slowly slumped back into the house. We were all exhausted by this point. I noticed that mom was sitting in the living room with the girls in their self swinging sets. I went to talk to her while Jasper and Alice headed upstairs.
"Back so soon?" she asked us. I shrugged.
"Where's Bella?" I asked.
"Still asleep" she said. "She must still be exhausted from Boston. You guys have had a few jam packed days lately" she reminded me. I breathed a sigh of relief. I wouldn't have to explain to Bella where I was at all today. I took a seat on the floor near the girl's chairs. I smiled at them and tickled them slightly before talking to my mom again.
"Where's everyone else?" I asked
"Rose is getting checked out by your father and Emmett was just grabbing something to eat from the fridge" she told me.
"You're good with them you know…" she said out of nowhere.
"Huh?" I asked turning to look at her. She was smiling.
"You're good with the girls. They seem to adore you. They're always happy around you".
"Oh" I breathed as I turned to look at my nieces again. I felt so loved. It was an amazing feeling. Emmett came bustling into the room now carrying a sandwich.
"Sup bro?" he asked as he plopped himself down beside me and kissed the girls.
"Just spending some time with mom and my nieces" I said while I made funny faces at the girls.
"Thanks for last night Edward. I think Rose and I were on the edge of an emotional breakdown…"
"What are brothers for Emmett?" I said as I gave him a slight push. He sighed and took a bite of his sandwich.
"So what are your plans for the day?" he asked me.
"Nothing really. I just want to spend time with you guys. I don't have that much time left you know…" I told him. Emmett wiped fake tears from his eyes and laughed. What an idiot. I heard someone walking down the stairs. Bella walked into the living room and then froze. She saw my mom. My mom reacted quickly.
"Hi sweetheart. Did you sleep well?" she asked smiling. Bella looked shocked.
"Fine" Bella stuttered. "Thanks…"
"Good" my mom said and then she walked up to Bella and gave her a quick hug before leaving the room. Bella stood still.
"What was that?" she asked.
"She's letting you know she doesn't think any differently of you because of last night" I explained.
"Oh" Bella smiled. "Good…that's really good".
"What happened last night" Emmett asked confused.
"Don't worry about it Em" Bella chirped and then came to join us on the floor.
Bella's POV
I was so relieved that Esme didn't hate me. I wondered what changed her attitude for a little bit but then realized it didn't even matter. As long as we were back to normal I was a happy girl. I saw Emmett was feeding Mimi and Edward was doing the same for Sophie. They looked so cute. I ran out of the room and rushed into Rose's room. She had just finished getting dressed. I must have scared her because she jumped back a bit when I burst through the door.
"What the heck are you doing ?" she asked me as I rushed to her nightstand.
"Perfect picture moment" I said while I grabbed the camera that sat in one of the drawers of the night stand. She laughed.
"I'll come with you" she said as we left the room. Rose seemed to be better on her feet now. The pain must have been subsiding. We quickly took to the stairs and walked back into the living room. Rose sighed.
"How cute" she said as Emmett and Edward looked up to see us.
"Look at me everyone!" I said as I shook the camera a little bit. The boys smiled while the girls continued to drink. I snapped the picture and showed Rose the preview.
"Perfect" she stated as she pulled the camera from my hands. "Go and sit with them!" she told me. I took a seat near Edwards and Emmett's feet. Rose took the picture quickly and then called for Esme. Esme skipped into the room.
"You beckoned" she laughed.
"Esme could you take a picture of the five of us?" Rose asked while she threw the camera to Esme and walked towards us.
"ALICE! JASPER! Come down here!" she hollered before she sat down beside me. Esme told us to smile and snapped the picture. Alice and Jazz had appeared in the room by this time.
"Were taking pictures" Rose explained. "Let's move the couch so we can all get into the frame". We didn't dare to ignore Rose so Jasper, Alice, and I sat on the couch with Rose while Emmett and Edward continued to hold the girls and sat at our feet. Esme took a variety of pictures of us before she asked if she could get in the picture too. Of course Rose loved the idea of a whole family group shot. She hollered for Carlisle to join us. He scurried into the room and set the camera up to take a picture automatically. Edward had handed Rose Sophie and was now sitting next to me while Rose took his spot on the floor. Esme and Carlisle sat on both end of the couch.
"Smile!" Rose ordered seconds before the camera went off. She stood up and placed Sophie back in her swing.
"I think that's enough for now" she giggled while moving to shut the camera off.
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The next six weeks were alike. Lots of picture taking, lots of crying babies, lots of changing diapers, lots of sleepless nights, lots of laughter, and lots of love. Rose and Emmett were managing well with the girls. They had taken well to the parent role. Rose had almost fully healed and there was no need for Carlisle to watch her anymore. Today was the day we were moving out. I was sad. I really didn't want to leave. I enjoyed spending time with my nieces. I was upset about the fact that I wouldn't be seeing much of them while I was away at university. I was leaving in less than a week for Boston. Edward and I were driving down and we needed to get packing. Alice and Jasper would be leaving for New York too. Rose was devastated that we were all leaving but came to terms with the fact we'd have to leave sometime. Everyone had their luggage packed and waiting by the door and we were waiting for Emmett, Rose and the girls to see us off. In no time their well rounded family was walking down the stairs. The girls were dressed in the pretty pink sundresses I had bought them. How adorable. Rose looked upset but Emmett looked as cheerful as ever.
"Ready to go?" Emmett asked everyone as he kissed Mimi's forehead. We all nodded and grabbed our individual pieces of luggage. We hulled everything to our vehicles and loaded everything up. Rose and Emmett stood back while they held the girls. Carlisle and Esme were the first to approach them after packing up the car. They kissed their grandchildren goodbye first and then hugged Rose and Emmett. Rose had tears forming in her eyes.
"Were only half an hour away Rose" Esme comforted her while she wiped away her tears. Rose nodded. Carlisle and Esme gave us a quick wave and told us they'd see us at home. Jasper, Alice, Edward and I now walked up to Rose, Emmett and our nieces. Emmett smiled at us before kissing me and Alice. He patted Jasper and Edward on the back and pulled them into a half hug. Rose had seemed to have calmed down a bit but she was still crying. Alice and I hugged her at the same time making a tiny circle around Sophie. Edward and Jasper kissed her goodbye. We all placed tiny kisses on the girls head and began to walk away.
"Thanksgiving at our house this year okay?" I yelled as I got closer to the car. Everyone nodded and continued to wave goodbye to us. Suddenly Sophie was wailing. Rose tried to shush her by bouncing her up and down in her arms but she wouldn't stop. I clued in to what was the matter. Sophie wanted Edward.
"Edward!" I exclaimed. He was already getting into the front seat of Jasper's SUV. He stepped down and looked at me with questioning eyes.
"I think Sophie wants you" I said. Over the time we had spent at this house Sophie and Edward had become very close. Sophie wanted to spend every waking moment with him. He lightly jogged to Rose's side and took Sophie into his arms. He held her close to his chest. She rested her head on his shoulder and the crying stopped. He began to walk back and forth on a patch of grass near the driveway. He was rubbing her back and singing her a song. She liked when he did that. I could see her eyes slowly starting to close. Moments later she was out. Edward handed her back to Rose and gave Sophie one final kiss. He rubbed Rose's arm and then walked back to the car. We all got in and Jasper started the engine. We all gave one final wave goodbye as the car crept out of the driveway. Rose and Emmett continued to wave to us as we drove off. I could see them in the rearview mirror for a few seconds and then they were gone.
Jasper was kind enough to drop me off at my house. I told Edward to go home and do his own thing. I needed to spend time with my dad. I only had one week left with him and I had barely seen him the whole time I was staying at Rose's place. I had asked Carlisle to talk to him about my living situation next year. I knew Charlie wouldn't like the idea of me living with Edward at all but I figured Carlisle could convince him. After much heated discussion Carlisle won the battle and I had my father's blessing to live with Edward come the fall and every school year to follow.
I kissed Edward after he had walked me to the front door of my house. We hadn't spent much time alone over the past month. We were simply too busy and consumed in our lives as an aunt and uncle.
"Call me" I told him as I held his hand in mine on the doorstep.
"Will do. You have fun with Charlie okay? And make sure you start to pack everything you need. We leave in five days remember?" he said with sparkles in his eyes.
"I know! I'm so excited!" I admitted to him.
"As am I sweetheart. I better be off now. I need to get stuff together too. I'll call you late tonight alright?" he asked as he kissed me again. I nodded and I let my hand slowly slip away from his as he walked back to the car. I watched as Jasper sped off my street before I entered my house.
"Dad! I'm home!" I hollered as I threw my suitcase to the side of me and moved into the living room.
"Bella!" Charlie exclaimed as he grabbed me into a hug. "I've missed you kiddo! Did you have fun over at the Cullen's house?" he asked me.
"So much. My nieces are beautiful" I said.
"Indeed they are. Carlisle showed me a picture of them". I smiled sweetly.
"So what do you say to dinner out tonight?" he questioned.
"I say that sounds amazing. The lodge?" I asked.
"Best place in town. I'm ready to leave when you are" he told me.
"I'm set to go now if you want. It's probably better to go earlier because I need to get some packing done tonight" I explained.
"Oh yes. My daughter is a Harvard girl now. I almost forgot you know" he said with a wink as he led me out of the door. We drove to the lodge talking about the "good old days" as Charlie called them.
Dinner was enjoyable. Charlie pulled out all the stops. He even let me drink champagne. Drinking wasn't illegal as long as your parent allowed it. My dad was the police chief anyways so I considered myself safe. He congratulated me on my accomplishments as the Lodges staff wheeled out a cake for me. I was surprised. I was not expecting that. Charlie and I continued to eat and joke until we realized it was getting pretty late. When we got home I kissed him goodnight and told him I was going to go and start to pack. I grabbed some boxes from the basement and moseyed up to my room. I opened the door and flicked the light on. I noticed something was sitting on my bed. I walked over to discover that there were two gifts sitting on my bed. One rather large gift and another small box. Both had cards attached to them. I decided I should open the small box first. I ripped open the card and read it.
"Bella
This is mine and Esme's gift to you. You are as much a member of this family as anyone else. Please accept this gift as our form of congratulations on your acceptance to Harvard. We wish you the best of success with your education.
Love Always,
Carlisle and Esme".
"Aww" I thought to myself. That was mighty nice of them. They didn't have to get me anything. I proceed to open the box. There sitting on a small bed of cotton was a stunning heart shaped diamond necklace. Stunning was an understatement. The light from my lamp reflected off of its many facets revealing even more of its beauty. I lifted the necklace out of the box and put in on. I moved to my mirror to examine it on me. It was simply beautiful. This was far too much to receive as a congratulatory present but I knew better than to attempt to give it back to the Cullen's. I made my way back to my bed and picked up the box the necklace sat in. I saw something silver lying under the cotton. I slightly lifted the cotton out of the box and noticed that a silver MasterCard sat in the bottom on the box. A small note was attached to it.
"Bella
I hope you like your necklace. I bet you think that is more than enough but I wanted you to have more. Carlisle doesn't know that I am giving you this credit card and I hope it stays that way. You'll be starting a new life in Boston and I want you to be able to buy whatever you want without asking Edward. Don't be afraid to use it Bella. This is my personal gift to you. Whatever you need or want I'll be glad to pay for it. I wish you all the best in Boston, I know you will make great memories there.
All My Love,
Esme"
I didn't know what to do. My hands were shaking while I picked up the card from the box. Why would Esme do this for me? I was overwhelmed. It was in that very moment like I realized she loved me unconditionally and all she wanted for me was my happiness. I heard Charlie slumping up the stairs. I hurried to place the credit card in my wallet, the note still attached. I flung myself back over to my bed just as Charlie knocked on my door.
"Come on in!" I shouted. He walked in with a huge smile on his face but then it faded.
"You didn't open my present yet!" he exclaimed.
'Oh! I was just about to Dad, really" I explained.
"Well? Hurry up! I can't wait any longer". I was happy to see Charlie so excited. I reached over to grab his present. I read the card before opening the actual gift. I thanked him for the card before I ripped the paper off the present. Charlie had bought me a laptop.
"I figured you could use one for school. Do you like it?" he asked eyeing me for a reaction. I hopped off my bed and threw my arms around my dad.
"I love it. Thank you so much dad. You really shouldn't have. It probably cost too much" I reasoned.
"Nothing is too much for my baby. I'm glad you like it" he said as he placed a kiss on my head. "I'll let you get back to your packing now sweetheart. I'm going to hit the sack. See you in the morning". He let me go and closed the door behind him. I felt so spoiled right then. I sat back on my bed thinking about how much I'd miss this house while I was away at school. My phone rang to snap me out of my daze. It was Edward.
"I haven't even started to pack yet" I spoke into the phone. He laughed.
"You're terrible Bella but I love you still"
"Oh well great, thanks jerk ball" I teased. "Hey tell your parents thanks for the gift. It's too much".
"I'll tell them. Nothing is too much for you Bells" he said.
"So I've been told. So what are you up to?" I asked.
"Well packing. When I got home today I realized all our stuff from Boston had been delivered. Alice packed it all back up for you to take back to Boston. Funny eh? I guess we could have left it there" he chuckled.
"You're right" I laughed back.
"Well I just called to say sweet dreams honey. I better get back to packing myself and maybe you should start…" he said with humor.
"Yeah I'm going to start right now but can't we just stay on speaker phone? I feel like we haven't had much time to ourselves lately…" I pleaded.
"Speaker phone it is…". I turned my phone to speaker phone and laid it down in the middle of bed. Then I got to work and started packing some of my belongings. I could hear Edward doing the same through the phone. We talked very little throughout the night but it didn't matter to me. Just knowing Edward was on the end of the line was good enough for me. I was about done for the night but I decided I could pack up some of my books that were sitting on top of my book case. They were too high to reach even when I was on my tip toes. I needed to stand on something so I grabbed my rollaway chair from my desk and jumped up onto it. I went to grab the books when suddenly the chair slipped.
"Oh fuck" I screamed before I hit the ground with a crash. My books fell around me making even more noise. I had landed on my ass but it still hurt like hell.
"BELLA?" Edward shouted through the phone "BELLA? WHAT HAPPENED?"
Charlie came busting through the door looking scared out of his wits. He saw me on the floor.
"OH MY GOD! ARE YOU OKAY?" he hollered as he rushed my side.
"I'm fine dad. I just fell. I'm fine Edward…" I yelped towards the phone. I heard Edward sigh.
"Bella are you sure? Do I need to take you to the emergency room?" Charlie asked.
"No no. I just fell. I'll be alright" I said
"Honestly Bella I thought you would have grown out of this clumsiness" he laughed as he helped me up off the ground.
"I wish I had…" was my reply. I heard Edward laugh. Charlie helped me to my bed.
"I think it's time you call it quits honey" Charlie stated. I knew he was right.
"Yeah I think it is time. Night Dad" I said as I gave him a quick kiss. He slumped out of the room muttering and laughing to himself.
"Bella what happened?" Edward asked once he knew Charlie had left.
"I fell off the friggen chair. Only an idiot stands on a rolling chair. I happen to be that idiot tonight…" I laughed as did Edward.
"Charlie's right though. It's time for you to get to bed. I'll call you tomorrow Bells" he said
"No! Stay on the line. Can we fall asleep together? I'd really like that Edward. Please?" I begged.
"I can never say no to you Bella. Okay let's get settled in. I'm already in bed are you?" he asked me. I quickly took everything off my bed and turned the light off. I snuck under the covers of my bed before I spoke.
"Yup! I'm all tucked in" I giggled.
"Good. Now think of something nice to dream about and close your eyes" he suggested.
"I'm thinking of you…" I said as I closed my eyes letting sleep come closer to overtaking me.
"And I'm thinking of you" he countered. He was sweet.
"I love you Edward Cullen" I sighed
"I love you more Isabella Swan" he said. That was the last thing I heard before I finally drifted off to sleep…