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-Truth in the Moon
I trotted down the stairs, anxious to return to the arms of the man I was so hopelessly I love with. Well, maybe trotted doesn't exactly work in my case. I made it about seven steps before I missed a step and started falling head first down the stairs. I closed my eyes, waiting for the pain that I knew was coming. But it didn't.
My hands hit Edward's cold, hard chest while his hands locked themselves around my waist. He picked me up and set me down on the floor, his hands sliding to rest on my hips. His cold lips grazed my forehead as he planted a feathery kiss just below my hair line. I shivered involuntarily as always. He chuckled and placed his forehead against mine, sighing peacefully. His scent wafted around me again, and I leaned into him to prevent myself from having another accident.
"Ready to go?" he said.
I huffed in response, making him laugh. He knew that Alice had planned to take me shopping. He also knew how much I detested it. He slid his hand in mine, lacing our fingers together and pulling towards the door.
We made our way to the woods out behind the house, seeing as Edward hadn't driven his Volvo over. Once under the shelter of the trees, he swung me onto his back and took off running for the house.
I had finally gotten used to the sensation of watching the trees fly by at alarming speeds, the blur of green surrounding us on both sides. I felt at peace for the moment, wrapping my arms tighter around his neck, burying my face into his hair.
We reached the enormous white house all too soon. He lowered me to the ground and, taking my hand led me inside.
It wasn't long before I heard the rush of air as Alice came flying down the stairs and enveloping me in a hug. She pulled back, her amber eyes shining with excitement. Her mood was infectious; I sighed and let a smile slide on my face. She was up the stairs and back before I had even realized, the keys to her yellow Porsche dangling on her dainty finger.
"Come on Bella, let's go!" She almost had my hand before Edward snatched it. He pulled me close for one last lingering kiss before we parted for the day. Alice tapped her foot impatiently, finally tugging on my arm, wrenching me out of Edward's arms. I growled at her but she just stood behind me, shoving me out the front door.
Before I knew it, we were going 140 mph toward Seattle and I was holding on for dear life. I never quite understood how I could handle running with Edward at a pace that was beyond comprehension but freaked out if we were going over 90 on the highway.
I breathed a sigh of relief when we zipped into a parking spot outside the mall. I rolled out and almost tripped. Alice was around the car in second and had caught my arm to steady me.
"Thanks," I muttered and she grabbed my hand and yanked me toward the building.
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"Absolutely not, Alice. I will not subject myself to this. I already came shopping with you, isn't that enough?" I struggled helplessly against her vice-like grip on my arm as she pulled me toward my least favorite store in the world, Victoria's Secret.
"I love that you came but we need to get you something to wear for the honeymoon, silly. If we don't make you look 'appealing'" she said with a devilish grin, "then Edward won't hold up his end of the bargain."
I frowned. I really wanted to know if she had seen anything about our honeymoon, but every time I brought it up, she would shrug her shoulders and say she didn't know, visions change, blah, blah, blah.
We walked in and I was immediately thrown into a changing room where Alice proceeded to throw the entire contents of the store at me over the door.
Two hours, four pink bags, and numerous occasions of me blushing later, we were flying back to Forks. We pulled up to the Cullen's house and I could see Edward standing in the front window, his brow wrinkled in thought.
Alice bounded through the front door where she was stopped by my glorious fiancé. I thought I saw a flicker of anger cross his features as he took in the bags full of lingerie.
"Alice, what is in there?"
She hopped lightly out of his reach and raced up the stairs, a 'never you mind' ringing through the house. His eyes quickly turned to me and I knew I had to look down. I knew and he knew that it was almost impossible for me to keep secrets from him. And he had special ways of getting the information he wanted.
"Bella…" his velvety voice cooed. I heard the floor creak as he made his way toward me, slowly, watching every move I made. I knew I didn't have any chance if I decided to run; he was much too quick. And there was no way I could fight him off if he grabbed me.
I really only had two options; spill or be tortured into spilling. I didn't like plan A, and I was wondering what he had in mind for plan B. I took a deep breath and made a break for the kitchen. He was leaning against the doorway before I had even taken a few steps, holding up his finger, wiggling it back and forth.
"Tsk tsk. What am I going to do with you Bella? Have you yet to learn your lesson?" He picked himself up off the door frame and came toward me again. I saw the playfulness in his eyes and I turned to get in the living room. I hadn't even taken a step when I felt his arm snake its way around my waist. He must have gotten tired of my little game and wanted answers. We were upstairs and in his room before I could blink.
I felt his arms leave me and heard the door shut behind us with a snap. I turned and was met by his honey orbs, his body gliding smoothly over to meet me. I began to back myself up, my knees buckling as they hit the bed. He was there, hauling me up onto the soft, fluffy comforter, his body hovering inches over mine. I could feel my heart begin to race, beating frantically against my chest.
"Now, Bella," he said, his cool breath washing over me and almost eliminating any sense of thought, "how did shopping with Alice go?"
I could barely collect myself enough to answer and all that came out was breathy and fumbled.
"G-good." His smile appeared on his face and I knew he thought he had me.
Well, Edward Cullen, I'm not going to give in that easily.
I took a deep, steadying breath, trying to ignore the fact that the air around us had been permeated with his sweet scent.
"So, did you have fun?" His eyes danced as they studied my face.
"Uh, we had lots of, um, fun," I stuttered.
I felt him draw his body closer to mine the cold radiating off his skin. I involuntarily shivered, my heart pounding against my rib cage. He brought his face to mine and lightly brushed his lips against mine. I released the breath that I didn't know I had been holding. My eyes fluttered shut as his lips traveled downward leaving a trail of kisses along my jaw.
If this is torture, what would heaven be like?
He slowly made his way up to my ear, his breath falling on my skin. I was too stunned to move, not able even to wrap my arms around his neck.
"Ready to tell me yet?" I could almost picture the smirk on his face as he said it.
I felt my resistance crumbling beneath me. The words were on the tip of my tongue when Edward's presence atop me vanished and I was pulled off the bed into a pair of small dainty hands.
My eyes began to focus on the scene before me. I was able to catch a glimpse of Emmett holding a struggling Edward before being whisked away down the stairs by Alice. We made to the living room and settled on the couch, Alice on one side with her arm wrapped protectively around me, Jasper on the other, my angelic marble body guards.
A thunderous crash resounded over head followed by the sound of rushing air. I began to feel soothing waves surround us; Jasper was preparing us for when Edward entered.
They did little to calm him. Emmett walked in and settled on the arm of the chair that Rosalie occupied, followed by a fuming Edward, his glaring eyes shooting daggers at Alice. She smiled pleasantly up at him, lacing her fingers with Jasper's behind my head.
As if she could read his thoughts, Alice laughed, filling the room with its musical sound.
"I'm sorry Edward, but I couldn't allow you to trick Bella into telling you. It would have spoiled the surprise."
He only glared at her before stalking off to the kitchen. Jasper sensed my want to join and closed his icy fingers around my wrist, a look of warning crossing his face.
"Bella, we can't let you go to him. If he gets hold of you-"
"-he's gone, you with him," finished Emmett.
I snuggled deeper into the couch, wondering how difficult tonight was going to be with him.
It seemed 'crazy' had a nasty habit of following 'perfect'.
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-Truth in the Moon
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain.