Chapter 3-Reunion

Charlie was home when I got back from Billy's.

"So, they were home?" He questioned me.

"Yeah. Billy says he's sorry he missed your calls. He went with Jake," I had to spit the name out. "To visit an old friend. Jake is staying there for a while."

"Really? Where?"

"Somewhere in California. Billy says he won't be back for a while. Found a girl there or something." This was a story that I had rehearsed with Billy several times before leaving.

"A girl? Wow, that was fast. I guess the news of your wedding really set things in motion for him."

I cringed. "I guess so."

"So…" I knew I wouldn't like the direction Charlie was taking this conversation.

"Yes, dad?"

"About this wedding. Are you sure you want to get married, Bells?"

I looked down at the beautiful wedding ring that Edward had given me, the one that his mother had worn, and something else caught my eyes. The charm bracelet that Jacob had given me, with the little wooden carved wolf on one side and the diamond heart glistening on the other.

"Yes, dad. I am sure."

"But, why now? Why so soon. I mean, less than a week, Bella."

"I know." I grumbled and made my way to the kitchen to start dinner.

Charlie continued to talk about the wedding while I prepared the chicken and vegetables for that night's dinner. He was questioning me about invitations and other planning items that I never had to do.

"Dad," I said, finally setting the food down on the table. "I promise you that everything is taken care of." I sat down across from him and started cutting into my food. "Alice has everything under control."

"Really? She did everything?"

"Well, you know Alice…" I mumbled unenthusiastically. I got my way, the wedding was going to be small. Alice would be my made of honor, of course, while Esme and Rosalie were going to be bridesmaids. Edward had asked Jasper to be his best man and Carlisle and Emmett were, of course, going to be walking my bridesmaids down the isle. Renee and Charlie would be there, as well as Angela and Ben. They had already left for school, but were coming back for the wedding. Of course, Phil was coming with Renee, but he was still recovering from his injury.

Charlie had taken the news fairly well. He knew that Edward and I were going to be together forever, though he might not have assumed that by forever, I really meant forever. Renee, on the other hand, took the news a little less enthusiastically. She called me everyday for a week and spent twenty minutes attempting to talk me out of getting married. Every time she called, I would sit at the kitchen table listening to her complaints while Edward played with my hair, chuckling each time I tried to convince her that marriage was what I wanted.

Still lost in my thoughts, I washed the dishes from dinner and said goodnight to Charlie.

"Bella, come here before you go, please." He said before I made it to the stairs.

Standing at the end of the couch, I looked at Charlie. "Yeah, dad?"

"Come here." He held out his arms for a hug. I walked to him and uncomfortably hugged him, not really something I was used to. "I feel like I've almost lost you so many times, Bells. And now I feel like next Tuesday I will be losing you forever."

"Aw dad." I complained. It was nice though, to know that he loved me this much.

"No, I'm serious, Bella. I love you."

"I love you, too, dad." I said, pulling back to look at his face. He kissed me on the forehead before wishing me a good night. I could feel the tears creeping down my face as I made my way into my room.

Edward wasn't there yet. I checked the cell phone that he insisted on giving me and saw a text message waiting. Eagerly, I pressed the Accept button to see what was waiting for me. Only someone from the Cullen family had the number, so I had a pretty good guess that it was a message from Edward.

Bella luv. Sory im not thr now. I'll be thr soon, I proms. 30 min, tops. Miss u. luv u.

I frowned, I had a whole half hour before I could see him again? Well, it gave me a chance to take a shower and get ready for bed before he got back. I looked at the time stamp on the message, fifteen minutes had already passed since he sent the message.

I grabbed my blue silk pajamas and my toiletries bag and headed to the bathroom. I rushed through a hot shower, only pausing to let the water work on my muscles. I shut off the water and dried off. Pulling on the blue PJ bottoms and tank top, I brushed through my messy brown hair and was unsatisfied with the way it fell around my face. Settling for it the way it was, I trudged back to my bedroom.

"Why must you tempt me so?" I almost screamed out loud, luckily I stifled it before Charlie heard me.

"Damn it, Edward! Don't do that." I hissed.

"Oh, but I love making you jump." He chuckled. "It is quite funny." I instantly forgot why I was mad at him when he wrapped his stone cold arms around me. He quietly closed the bedroom door behind me and tilted my face up with his fingers.

He picked me up as though I weighed nothing and kissed me passionately as he brought me over to my bed. Laying me down, he pulled out of the kiss and I whined.

"Silly girl." He laughed. "You smell way too sweet for your own good." He said, breathing along my neck. He kissed his way up from the base of my neck back to my lips. He continued to kiss me as he moved onto the bed, laying only an inch away from me. He pulled away for a second. "Are you wearing that color on purpose?" He asked me.

Before I could answer, he was kissing me again. "I…though…you…wanted…to wait." I managed between kisses.

"Who said we were doing anything more than this?" He breathed.

"But…" My protests were cut off with more kisses.

"But what?" He laughed, this time giving me a chance to respond.

"Oh, never mind. I missed you." I smiled as I pulled him closer to me. He kissed me again, and I tried to pull him on top of me.

"Bella…" He protested, but I cut him off by pulling his cold lips back to mine. He pulled back, unlinking my hands from around his neck. "Once again, you are over-estimating my self control." But instead of stopping completely, he settled his body over mine, being sure to hold himself up with his hands. He pressed his body lightly on mine and breathed in my ear. "I missed you, too." And once again his lips were melting into mine.

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