And no one told me I put up the wrong chapter because? When I do a freaky short chapter and it makes no sense that probably means I had a bad day or the wrong chapter was posted . Please tell me next time, so here was the actual chapter that was supposed to go up. :)
Bella followed Al away from the two rooms and sat next to Ed on one of the couches, purposefully avoiding a glance at the loving couple on the other seat. Charlie emerged from the hall and began his week of annoying the children into boat rides and trips into town. "How about a nice ride out on the lake?" Everyone groaned at once and looked even harder at the magic light box in the corner to not see the eagerness in his eyes. "Bella, you must want to go see the lake." She looked up to him and gave him a 'are you serious' look. "Right, well too bad, we're all going. Peter, Michelle you can take the jet ski." They were the only ones to sigh of relief.
Charlie led the way out a sliding door by the TV into a small screened in porch after everyone changed into bathing suits. They walked out into the yard which was pretty flat but once they got closer to the water a white walkway led to a floating dock. Bella clung to the railing as they went down the steep slope. Peter and Michelle moved to a small beach where a rope was holding onto a log on one end and the other end was attached to a jet ski floating between the shore and dock. As Peter undid the ropes holding onto the dock he told the group hopping onto the pontoon boat, "We'll be waiting out there for you slow pokes to catch up." He pulled the ski to the dock and slid into his position and then held it steady for Michelle to get on behind him. She wrapped her arms around his waist and they were off.
Charlie slowly untied the boat from the dock and then reversed away from the pier. He then followed in the wake of the couple. Bella sat up front looking over Ed's shoulder so she had something other than the lovebirds in front of them. In order to keep the boat balanced, poor Al was stuck in the back with Charlie having to hear years and years worth of police tales.
They sat for a while just cruising around until a group of jet skis passed by shaking the entire boat. Bella clung to her seat as they went by again on Ed's side of the boat. She took the second time to count them, "One… Two, three, four… Five, six, seven…" They moved farther away from the boat and moved around in circles close to the coast. As they pushed their skis to the limit, their features were hidden behind sparkles that came off the water splashing around them. It reminded her of how Edward had shone in the clearing before, so she turned her head to look off to the left of the two ahead of them. The group rode as one across to where she was staring. She sighed and swapped places with Al willing to listen to the stories instead of thinking of Edward or how she was going to be miserable without him for the next week.
One from the group broke off and came closer to the boat at an idle speed. Without the water splashing up and hiding their faces she could now see who it was. Bella jumped up and went to the side of the boat. She sighed out his name, "Edward."
"Huh?" Ed turned to look at his cousin. He got up and moved to stand next to her to see what she was looking at.
She looked down at him since he was around shoulder height and said, "Not you Ed, Edward. He's from Forks." Ed nodded and went back to his seat.
"Bella, come and sit down, you're gonna fall." Charlie hadn't seen who it was coming closer to the boat but he was miffed because as a police chief he knew they had broken many boating laws. The rest of the Cullens flew off with their skis while Edward pulled up to the boat.
"Hello, Chief Swan, how are you doing?" Edward knew he had to be careful so he chose to be nice to Charlie and then get to business.
"Fine, but you on the other hand-" Charlie began but was then cut off.
"Yes, I know we were driving dangerously, but you see after living up in Forks for so long our eyes have to readapt to the sun. We promise to be better about it from now on." Charlie nodded and then looked to where Edward had switched his gaze. "Would you mind if Bella came along with me?"
Charlie immediately switched to protective father mode, "Actually we were on a family trip on the lake and I would prefer it stay a whole family trip."
Peter pulled up on the jet ski they were riding and asked, "Who's this?"
"It's Edward, my boyfriend." She switched from talking to Peter to Edward, "Can you give me a sec to talk to Dad?" He simply turned the ski and went off to search for the rest of his family. She knew Edward was still watching but that didn't stop her. "Dad please?"
"No, he doesn't know where we're staying and besides those things are dangerous." To make his point, he gave Peter a sign behind his back to tell them to flip. They did so and he gave the obvious reply, "See!"
"But Dad! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please! Please!" After keeping this up and getting louder each time he caved.
"You can go if he's back in five minutes." Edward didn't plan on waiting that long because just as he said this the Cullens pulled around a bend and obeyed the laws reluctantly.
"Is she all good to come?" Edward asked needlessly.
"She's all yours; just have her at the house by 10."
"Alright, Bella, hop on; and don't worry we'll take good care of her." He came closer to the boat and held the ski so it was steady against the ship. Bella sat on the edge and slid onto the seat behind Edward. "Wait, Bella, life jacket." Charlie was glad that at least they were obeying the safety laws, and picked up a jacket sitting on the backseat. Bella clipped on the vest as he pushed away. Without waiting for a second longer, Edward grabbed her wrists and pulled them around his waist saying, "Hold on." He then pulled the acceleration back and they flew forward, the family following close behind.
Bella shivered from the combination of Edward's cold skin and the water spraying on her. They went around an island, out of Charlie and the rest of the group's sight, and went to the dock of a rather large house. Edward helped Bella off the jet ski first and then hopped off himself and tied the ski to the dock. By then the others had sped their way inside, giving Edward and Bella the perfect chance alone. Edward placed a light kiss on Bella's trembling lips, sending heat coursing through her veins. Due to possible raging thirst, Edward let her go, making Bella topple over.
Bella blushed of embarrassment as Edward helped her up and dragged her by the wrist into the house. A sense of calm overcame Bella no doubt because of a certain Confederate Cullen. Edward continued pulling her along until they reached an almost exact replica of his room in Forks. He sat her down on the couch and he took the open area next to her. He pulled her close but released her when he realized she was shaking.
Quick note, just so you can tell the difference between the two, Ed is the cousin and Edward is umm… the Cullen. I wish to send my thanks out to NealansGirl a.k.a. little Allison, who mangled my original version of this chapter into a better one.
P.S. in case you haven't figured it out yet, "Confederate Cullen" is Jasper.
One final time sorry! I honestly didn't notice that the wrong chapter was posted and those of you who saw it... starts waving arms you saw nooothing. Wooooo. Ok sayonara!