Author's Note: I'm sosososososososososososososoososososo SORRY that I haven't updated sooner! Really, I am! Anyway, if you guys haven't read Eclipse, try to get your hands on a copy right away! It was amazing! This is the last chapter of Mission: House Party, and many of you might have seen this coming. But rest assured, I am starting another story ASAP. Thank you to everyone who reviewed, or even read my story, especially Chocoholic428, -Ashes123-, and luv-2-write-91. You guys help me out immensely, and are amazing betas! I'll post the story name as soon as I can. Thanks!
Everyone stared at the door, mouths gaping, as the door burst open, and Carlisle and Esme came in, laughing. They walked into the living room, holding hands. Esme looked up, and the laughter in her eyes died, and was replaced with fire. I cringed against Edward. Esme advanced into the living room, her stance becoming angrier by the second. Everyone sat stock still, not moving a muscle. Esme turned to us, and gestured toward the gaping hole in the side of her house. "What happened here?" She said this calmly, but there was definitely the underlying current of malice. Edward spoke first.
"The window broke, and we have to fix it. The glass will be here later today." Everyone except Alice looked at him, surprised that he hadn't used the brilliant lie he'd come up with. Esme's mouth closed, and she stared out at the window, or lack of the window. I wasn't a mind reader, and I already knew which question she was going to ask next.
"How did the window get broken in the first place?" Esme asked. Bingo. Her eyes were closed, and her face was scrunched up. Edward spoke again, and the lie flowed out of his mouth beautifully.
"Emmett and I were playing a game of catch in the living room. Emmett's throw was a little overzealous, and I flew into the window, breaking it." No mention of the party, the drinking, the dancing, or the boy's head making contact with the window. No one said a word. Esme's mouth flattened into a hard little line, and she stared at the huge hole in the house, where the window used to be.
"I don't quite believe you, but I guess I have to." Esme sighed. "You're sure it's getting fixed today?" She was still staring at the window, not looking at any of us. Edward was quick to answer.
"Positive. The guy said he had to go get a piece of glass." Edward's voice was cool and collected.I suppressed a laugh. Esme turned on her heel, and stomped up the stairs. Her movements indicated her obvious anger. Carlisle looked at us, then the window, and back at us. He shook his head, and followed Esme up the stairs. After they were gone, Emmett turned to Edward.
"I love the way you made it my fault, Eddie." Emmett used the nickname Edward detested most, and Edward's eyes narrowed. I knew something nasty was about to spill from his mouth. I put my finger on his lips to prevent him from saying what he was going to say. Edward looked at me, and sighed.
"Well, it's not like I'm going to incriminate myself, Emmypoo." Edward said the name with gusto, and I burst out laughing.
"Emmypoo, Emmett. Really?" I gasped. Alice and Jasper were folded over each other laughing, and Edward looked smug. Emmett and Rosalie looked like they wanted to sink into the floor.
"Shut up, all of you." Emmett got up, and stomped up the stairs; albeit a very fast vampire strength stomping. Rosalie followed him quietly. I thought for a second about what they both had to deal with out of one another. True, Rosalie was very vain, and not afraid to admit that. But Emmett was also very extreme. Those mood swings could put someone who's PMSing to shame. There was a knock at the door, and Alice was there before I looked up.
"Hi, is the glass here?" Alice's voice was chipper. She already knew. I heard a muttered reply from the glass guy, and then the door shut. Alice sauntered back to us.
"He's going to put it in right now. All we have to do is watch. He brought more guys this time. 10 or 15 more." Alice looked over at Jasper, and he winked at her. Alice giggled.
Edward put his arm around my waist, and we zoomed up to his room. I heard music spilling from the stereo, and laughed.
"Since when do you like to listen to funk music?" I said between laughs. Edward didn't look amused.
"I don't. It's awful." He tossed the CD into the waste basket, and pushed something else into the stereo. I recognized Hellogoodbye instantly. Their song, "Oh, it is Love" poured from the speakers. It was such a simple song, but so good to listen to. I smiled at him.
Edward came over to me, and we sunk down to the floor. I was so tired of being careful with him. I wanted all of him, every last bit. Edward seemed to sense my change of mood. I pressed myself closer to him, twining my arms around his neck, and burying my face in his chest, inhaling his lovely scent. Then, I lifted my head, and pressed my lips to his, not bothering to be careful. I kissed him, and to my great surprise, he didn't push me away. He held me tighter, and I parted my lips slightly, to sigh. Edward took his lips off of my mouth, and moved them to my neck. His fingers were tracing lines up my back, making me shiver deliciously. I tilted my head back, giving him better access to my throat. I ran my fingers through his hair, and traced circled on the back of his neck. My legs were wrapped around his waist, and I was thoroughly enjoying the feel of his lips on my neck.
He broke away soon enough, though. I stretched and yawned. Edward sat leaning up against the couch, looking at me. A funny thought must have occurred to him, because he smiled. I sat up.
"What?" I started to straighten my clothes. Edward caught this, and started laughing.
"We are such teenagers. We were all over each other, and now you're straightening your clothes like a girl who's just been caught with her boyfriend. It's amusing." He smiled again. I rolled my eyes.
"Sure. We are so like teenagers. Every teenage girl has a vampire boyfriend who she plans to spend the rest of her mortal and immortal life with, and vampire friends, and they throw wild parties in which huge pieces of glass get broken." Edward sighed.
"So sarcastic." He lay on the carpet on his stomach, propped up on his elbows so he could look at me.
"I pride myself on my sarcasm, thank you very much." I laughed, and Edward did too. He sat up suddenly.
"The window's back in place. Shall we go look?" He stood, and held out his hand to me. When I took it, he pulled me upright and immediately put his arm around my waist. We walked down the stairs into the living room, and the window was back in place. Everyone was there, staring at it. The man was long gone, so they didn't have to worry about the sun pouring in through the window, illuminating them as if they were a million diamonds shining. I looked at all of them, appraising the window and glimmering. All of them were so beautiful, so… inhuman. I wished so badly I was one of them. At the moment, I didn't feel good enough. I didn't feel like I fit in here. Jasper caught my eye, and shook his head. Alice turned and smiled. Edward stared down at me, and bent his head to kiss me. He kept his arms around me, and we stared out the window together, taking in the sheer beauty of nature. Sometime later, Edward loosened his grip. He bent down so that his lips were at my ear, making me shiver.
"Time to go home." He whispered softly. I nodded, and Edward and I walked out the door, leaving everyone else to continue looking out the new window. We walked hand in hand. I wished that other people could see Edward the way I saw him. I felt pity for the people that avoided the Cullens. They were missing out on so much.
We reached my truck, sitting outside the garage. I opened the door to get in. Edward grabbed me, and crushed me to his chest. I wrapped my arms around him. I heard people come around the house. Everyone was there except for Carlisle and Esme. They bounded up to us. Alice kissed me on the cheek.
"The party was great. Thanks for going along with it." Alice smiled. Jasper nodded.
"Ditto." He and Alice looked at each other, and laughed as if they were having some sort of inside joke. Knowing them, they were.
Emmett rushed up and crushed me in a hug. "See ya later, Bella." Rosalie drifted forward and pecked my cheek like Alice.
"It was nice to see you, Bella." She smiled at me, and I smiled back. I was confused. What was with all the goodbyes?
"What's with all the goodbyes?" I said aloud. Emmett and Jasper started laughing. Edward scowled, his arms back around me.
"We were trying to interrupt Edward's macking. Honestly, sometimes you guys look like regular teenagers." Emmett chuckled.
Edward and I looked at each other and smiled. Alice and Rosalie started toward the house, waving back at me. Edward told Jasper and Emmett to go away. They sauntered off, obviously confused about our reaction to their words. I smirked, and Edward put me in the truck. All of a sudden, everyone was running back toward us. Edward flew around the car, jumped in, and started it up. He punched the gas pedal, and sped as fast as my truck would go away from the house. I heard Esme's yelling, and twisted around behind me.
"A PARTY!? YOU HAD A PARTY?!" She was angry. Everyone scattered and ran away from her.
Edward smiled. "I guess she found out." He held my hand on the seat, and the wind blew into the cab, whipping my hair around. I rested my head on his shoulder.
"Well, at least most of her anger will subside by the time you get home, right?" I was happy that I'd missed the brunt of Esme's anger.
"I really hope so." Edward laughed.