Author's Note: AHH! Thank you for all the wonderful reviews! I wasn't sure that people would still remember the story after such a long delay. Sorry! Here's Chapter 6. Enjoy!
After I'd eaten part of a fully cooked pizza, Edward and I went upstairs to our revamped room. It was weird to say our room, when it had been his for so long. It also felt weird to be sharing a room, even if it was with the world's most handsome man. True, I hadn't slept alone in quite a long time, but Edward not having to sneak in and out of the room would make things easier. I took a running jump and flopped onto the huge bed. Before I got a chance to lift my head, Edward was there lying next to me.
"This is a nice bed." I said, mostly to the bedspread. I heard Edward laugh.
"Yes, it is, but you know what's nicer?" He stroked my hair, and I felt his cool hands on my arms, pulling me up so he could see my face.
"Tell me." I sat up, and leaned my head against his shoulder.
"You being on it. I never imagined that I'd ever have you move in. This is surreal." He sighed, and I sat up to look at his face.
"Surreal in a good way, or a bad way?" I felt so stupid for asking him this, since I knew what his answer would be.
"In a good way, no matter what the circumstances, things with you are always good." He smiled down at me, and pressed his icy lips to my forehead. I closed my eyes and exhaled.
"I was hoping you'd say that." I stretched my neck, my lips searching for his. His hand came around and touched the back of my neck. I shivered, and I heard him laugh as he pressed his stone lips against mine. His free hand moved down the length of my body, and stopped when it reached the hem of my shirt. I seriously thought for a second that he was going to pull my shirt up, when the door flew open. Edward crushed me to his body, wrapping his arms around me in a vice tight grip.
He looked up, and relaxed. I fell out of his arms onto the bedspread. "Alice." He was not amused. Alice giggled.
"We're going to the meadow to watch the sunset. You're coming, so be downstairs in five minutes." She skipped out of the room, shutting the door behind.
Edward looked at me. "You know, most of the time her visions are very convenient. But sometimes," he sighed. "Sometimes, they're very, very annoying."
I laughed. "I bet. I guess I'm going to have to get used to dealing with them 24/7. We're going to the meadow?"
"I guess so. When it's sunny, my family likes to go and watch the sunset. It's one of those weird tradition things. It was one of the first things we did together as a finished family, after Alice and Jasper showed up. I realize now that our family wasn't really complete….so we're making a tradition now." He smiled at me, and I got confused.
"What do you mean, you weren't a complete family?" I crossed my arms over my chest.
Edward took my face in his hands. "You weren't here yet. Now that you are, everything's complete." He kissed me full on the lips, and picked me up off the bed. I wrapped my legs around his waist.
"Bella, can we behave today? Please?" His eyes pled with me, and I unwrapped myself. He set me gently on the floor.
"Fine. When are we going?" Edward opened his mouth to answer me. But before he could get the words out, Alice yelled up the stairs.
"Now! Come on!" Edward picked me up, and we zoomed downstairs. Everyone was waiting by the door, and once again I felt like the cumbersome human. I sighed, and Edward set me down.
"Bella, you're not useless. Stop it." Jasper chastised me before being pulled out the door by an overeager Alice. I blushed, and Edward put his arm around my shoulders.
"You're not. Quit thinking like that." He kissed my forehead, and pulled me out the door.
By the time we got to the front yard, everyone was gone. I turned to Edward, who offered me his hand. He flung me onto his back, and I clung tightly to his solid frame. Two seconds after that, we were moving swiftly through the wet forests surrounding Forks. The air rushed past my face and whipped through my hair. I watched in awe at all the green that flew by me. I felt little droplets of water hit my face, and dry just as quickly.
Edward's elation was present even in the way he held me. I could feel his happiness singing through his body. He was light with it. I ran my fingers through his hair, keeping my arm tightly secured around his neck. I felt him smile, and it reverberated through my body, making me smile too.
We
reached the meadow in record time, and everyone else was spread out,
each enjoying their own private moment. Edward swung me around so I
was cradled in his arms; my feet never even came close to touching
the ground. He walked to the edge of the meadow, and leaned against a
tree. We watched the sunset in silence, just he and I. After it went
down, the sky clouded over, and the trees formed a black outline
against the pearl grey sky.
Suddenly, the sky opened up,
and rain poured down. Everyone else was gone, they'd all gone back
to the house, but not before coming over and telling us goodbye.
Edward stood up.
"I think we should go, it's getting pretty ugly out here." Edward had to raise his voice so I could hear him over the rain. I shook my head, spraying him with more water. I was soaked, and I saw no reason to go back to the house now.
"No, I'm not going back right now." I turned, and ran to the center of the meadow. Edward was right behind me, and soon enough, in front of me. I turned around, and took the over shirt I was wearing off. I flung it away, and all I had on was a tank top. I felt Edward's cool hands on my shoulders, whirling me around. He took my face in his hands, and looked into my eyes.
"Bella, what are you doing?" The wind was picking up, whipping my hair around and obstructing my view of Edward's perfect face. As the wind blew harder, I felt more reckless. I took his face in my hands and kissed him full on the lips. To my great surprise, he didn't push me away. He got into it, and kissed my neck and collarbone. The water rained down on us, soaking me to the bone. The black outline of the trees swayed dangerously, and the grass rippled in the wind.
I pulled away from him, and ran my hands down his chest. I pulled on his shirt, and he helped me pull it all the way off. I flung it aside as I had my own.
"Let's go running." I said, throwing my mass of wet hair over my shoulder. Edward grabbed me, and held me in his arms as we ran through the forest again, only this time, the rain didn't dry when it hit my face. He ran fluidly, and the happiness from earlier was still very present. I didn't pay attention to where he ran, only him. I studied the planes of his face, his prominent cheek bones, his beautiful lips, his tawny eyes, and the way they were deep in thought. He absentmindedly stroked my shoulder, his mind a million miles away.
We ran for hours, not saying a word. He stopped, and I recognized the soft lights of our home. The huge picture window in the back was glowing, and I could faintly see the outlines of my family. Edward set me down, keeping my hand in his. We walked toward the house, still not speaking. Edward was still shirtless, and the droplets of water collected, and ran down his chest as if he were waterproof. The heavy rain had calmed to a light mist, and the humid air had become frigid. I leaned into Edward, and I could almost see my breath.
We reached the house, and Edward pushed the door open. Alice met us, not looking surprised at our appearance. She looked apprehensive.
"Charlie called awhile ago, and he sounded pretty agitated. He said to stay here tonight, and call him in the morning."
My mouth dropped. "What time is it?" Edward squeezed my hand. Alice looked like she didn't want to tell me.
"It's about 2:30 in the morning. We weren't sure when you guys would be back, so I just told him you were sleeping. He called about midnight."
I groaned. I was in a lot of trouble.
