Coaching seemed to be harder than Bella anticipated. The majority of her kids looked like they had just got out of their diaper phase, a fact that was proven by the littlest boy and Edward. Edward had been trying to put the glove on the squirming kid's little hand; he was holding him on his lap, when the kid decided to let the flood start. An aggravated scream of "AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!" reached Bella on the other side of the field. She rushed over as fast as she could, only to find a crying child and a disgusted Edward holding him at arm's length.
"Edward, would did you do to make him cry?" Bella shot him a dirty look, over the boy's curly hair. The boy buried down into her shoulder as soon as she took him from Edward.
"I didn't do anything; it decided to urinate on me." As if to offer proof, he pointed down to the puddle at his feet, Bella giggled, then immediately stopped when she saw Edward's face. The boy hadn't really peed on him, just by him. But Edward was covered in dirt.
"Well, you probably scared him." She walked off to the bathroom to clean herself and the boy off. She looked at his name tag, his name was Aiden. Yes, like the band.
It turns out Aiden's mom had thought ahead and brought a change of pants, and Bella was very grateful. After she changed him, and bought him a sucker because she felt bad for him, she went back to the field. Only to find her team in shambles; most of the kids were running around the field, being chased by a very upset Alice.
"Come on, kids! You'll mess up your outfits!" She yelled as she looked over at Bella.
"Alice, where's Edward?' Alice pointed to the Volvo. Bella glanced over; Edward was in the front seat, leaning back against the seat, looking thoroughly relaxed. She stomped over and stood outside the driver's side. Angrily stomping her foot, she tapped on the window. He sheepishly looked over and slowly rolled the window down halfway.
"What, may I ask, are you doing?"
"I am listening to music, would you like to join me?" He patted the passenger seat invitingly.
"No, I have a team to coach, and you're supposed to help me!"
"Bella, that boy went to the bathroom on me!"
"What did you expect? He's three!" She turned around and haughtily stalked off back to the field. She picked up Aiden, who had followed her halfway there, and when she looked down at him, her anger at Edward vanished. This kid was so cute. She decided that he could bat first, carefully sitting him down on his wobbly feet, she came back with a tiny bat for him. Then she felt a tug on her belt loop, looking back she saw a grinning Edward pulling her towards him. His hands slid to the front of her, trapping her against him; she blushed and shivered. He leaned down to whisper in her ear.
"Why don't you let me help Aiden, I would hate for him to fall and mess up his clothes again right after you finished cleaning him up."
"Don't you want to go clean yourself up first?"
"I thought that I would let you clean me up later." He rubbed his hands back and forth across her stomach, making her shiver once again.
"Alright, you need to make up with him anyway. He really doesn't like you right now." He grinned and kissed her throat. Then he slipped the bat out of her hand and waltzed right up to Aiden, who was watching him with anxious eyes.
"Hey little man, why don't you come over here and give Uncle Edward a hug, so Aunt Bella won't make me walk home." Not that he couldn't run faster than she could drive, but he wasn't too hot on letting her drive his Volvo. He got down on his knees and sneakily pulled a Ring pop out of his pocket. "Come on, you know you want it. Just come over here and give me a hug." Aiden quickly waddled over, and from Bella's view, it looked like they were hugging. If only she were that easily fooled, and only if she didn't have a best friend who could see the future, it might have worked. Alice had seen it before Edward had even thought of it, and she had filled Bella in as Edward was walking over to Aiden.
Edward was quite pleased with himself, he was grinning hugely. Now he was back in Bella's good graces, and all was right in the world; to him at least. Then the bleep hit the fan.
"AWW, I see you made up with Aiden." Bella said as she waltzed up beside them.
"Yes, what can I say, I'm just good with kids." He smiled up at her and stood up, meaning to pull her in his arms for a quick rendezvous, but she stepped back and swung Aiden up in her arms all in the same step.
"Anyone can be good with kids if they bribe them with candy!" Edward felt the grin slide off his face. Uh-oh.
"Bad Edward!" Aiden yelled, throwing his Ring pop in Edward's hair, where it was sure to get stuck. Then Bella turned on her heel and sauntered off towards the dugout. Alice flitted by and smacked him upside the head.
"You better be glad that you are for all intensive purposes dead, because I swear, otherwise I would kill you." He growled at her.
"I love you too, dear brother."
Hee-hee! I love it when Edward screws up, don't you? Aiden is the name of my friend's nephew, he is the cutest thing this side of Candyland! No joke!