Author's Note: Thanks to everyone who reviewed! 109! To answer your question, Chocoholic, yes, it was indeed the huge back window that was broken. Yes, last chapter was fluffy and pointless, but I was tired yesterday, and that was easy. Plus, who doesn't like a little Bella and Edward action? I know this chapter is really short, but I have a pounding headache. Anyway, I have a favor to ask three of you. I've been working on my own little piece of fiction, and I need someone to read it, and tell me what they think before I continue with it. Would anyone like to? It would be greatly appreciated. Well, without further ado, here's chapter 10!
I was sitting in the dining room, eating a bowl of cereal that Edward had insisted on getting for me. It was a bowl of Cheerios, with about half a cup of sugar dumped in. Why he thought that I would think that this was good, I have no idea, but I ate it anyway, because I loved him. He sat there, and watched me down every last sugar filled bite, a look of euphoria on his perfect face. I always got mildly nauseous when I watched other people eat, but then again, Edward wasn't exactly human. I was scooping up the last spoonful when Alice and Jasper came into the dining room. They sat down, and started talking to us.
"So…what did you guys do last night?" Alice sounded genuinely curious. I looked over at Edward, whose expression revealed nothing.
"We drove around, Alice. Why do you care?" Edward's voice was impatient, like he'd already heard these questions, and he probably had. His head snapped toward Jasper. "And you can shut up." Jasper smirked, and Edward's hand twitched. I put my hand over his, and he calmed down. He turned back to Alice. "I thought you said the glass person needed help." Alice laughed.
"I lied. We were worried about you and Bella, and what you might have gotten up to." Alice smirked. Edward scowled. I choked on the Cheerios I was eating. Edward hit me on the back, and I was fine. Edward glared at Alice, and was about to say something when there was a deafening crash from the living room. Edward, Alice and Jasper ran out there, while I was given explicit instructions to remain in the dining room. I heard them all moan at once. There was more running, and more moaning. I assumed Rosalie and Emmett had come downstairs.
"Bella, come here, you're not going to believe it!" I heard Emmett's anxious voice call me. I abandoned the cereal, and ran out into the living room. Yet again, my mouth dropped open. The piece of glass that was supposed to be the window was now shattered into about a billion pieces. There were huge shards, little shards and big chunks of glass scattered everywhere. The guy who was supposed to be putting the window in stood there looking horrified. We all looked horrified. The same thought seemed to run through everyone at once. Carlisle and Esme were due home tomorrow morning! I got the distinct feeling that I should enjoy my life while it lasted, because it was ending sooner than expected. Edward strode over to me, and picked me up. He ran me up to his room, and sat me down.
"I can't risk having you get cut. Not after what happened last time." His tone was brisk. I nodded meekly. He pressed a kiss to my forehead, and left the room. By this time, I knew how to work his very intimidating sound system, so I turned some music on, and lay on the couch. The next thing I knew, Edward was there, waking me. He shook me gently, and I opened my eyes.
"What time is it? Did I fall asleep?" I was groggy. Edward smiled at me, and crushed me into a hug.
"It's about noon. Alice called Charlie and asked him if you could stay over again. He said it was fine. We got all the glass cleaned up, but we're still in major trouble. The guy left and he said he'd be back tomorrow afternoon to fix the window. Apparently he has many, many abnormally large sheets of glass in his possession. Sometimes, I wonder where Jasper meets these people. You can go back to sleep, sweetheart. I just wanted to tell you those things, so you wouldn't worry." He smiled at me.
"I don't want to go back to sleep. I need to take a shower, and get out of this dress." I was tired of wearing a dress. I yearned for pants. Edward raised his eyebrows. I hit him in his chest, and he started laughing. "Not like that! Where are your towels?" Edward got me a couple towels out of his closet, and I wasn't surprised to find that they matched his carpet. I skipped into his bathroom, and turned the water on. I let the water run over me, and started to relax. I knew death by Esme was imminent, but the water felt so good. I washed my hair, and myself. I got out of the shower, and dried my hair with Edward's blow dryer. I came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. I was startled to find that Edward was still there.
I walked past him to the closet, and picked out a plum colored sweater, and a pair of jeans that looked nice. I turned around, and walked back past him into the bathroom, where I dressed, put my hair into a ponytail, and applied some makeup. I was starting to like makeup. I strolled out of the bathroom, and surprise, Edward was still there. He held his arms out for me, and I practically leaped into them. I lay my head on his chest, and felt his fingers run up and down my arm. I stretched, and pressed a kiss to his throat.
"Thank you. Might I add you look very nice today?" He said.
"You're welcome, and you look great yourself." I smiled, and kissed his chin, and finally his lips. I could feel him smiling as I kissed him. I pulled away just as the door was blasted open by Alice. She bounded into the room, and sat on the couch with us. Edward look annoyed. We all sat around for about five minutes until Alice dropped the bomb.
"Carlisle and Esme are on their way home early." Alice said quietly. Edward looked shocked.
"How long?" Edward said two words, and I could sense the apprehension in his voice.
"About four hours. I don't know why they decided to come home early. Their plans must have changed last minute." She looked mildly worried. Her worry made me worry even more.
Edward was quick. "Make something up. Say the glass got scratched, and that you wanted to replace it." He smiled. Alice smiled too.
"Great, idea, Edward. We might just get away with this after all. I'm going to go fill everyone in." She got up, and left. Edward turned to me.
"They're not going to believe it, and we're going to get in trouble anyway. I just wanted to make her feel better." Edward smiled.
"Okay. What's going to happen? Are you going to get grounded?" He looked at me, and laughed.
"They couldn't ground us if they tried, but they will be disappointed in us, and that's punishment, believe it or not. Also, we'll have to pay to fix the window, which will be no problem. Let's find something to do until they get back." He got up, and pulled me off the couch. We went downstairs, and found everyone on the couches in the living room.
"Good idea, Edward. Maybe we'll get away with this!" Emmett held out his fist, and Edward smacked it with his own.
"Well, what should we do until they get home?" Edward stood with his arm around my waist. Alice looked at him.
"They're already home. I heard their car pull up." Everyone gaped at the hole in the house, and then at the door.