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My first week on the job was amazing. It went so much better than I could have imagined. Jacob was so easy to take care of and so far there had been no freak outs or tantrums. That's not to say it will stay like that forever, I know all too well how kids can go from smiles one moment to tears the next. I'm just hoping the smiles will stay for a while. It was nice to know that Edward already trusted me with his son.
On Wednesday I asked Jake if he wanted to go to park but he decided he wanted to play in the backyard instead. So that is what we did along with Seth. The three of us spent almost the whole day running around outside. It was so much fun goofing around with Jake as Seth covered us in kisses. It was times like that where I loved my job. I got to spend my day acting like a big kid and get paid to do so, not a bad life if you ask me.
I woke up Thursday morning to the sound of thunder and a knock on my door. I quickly got out of bed and opened the door to find Edward holding a sleeping Jake.
"Sorry to wake up but I need to get ready and Jake has a hard time sleeping alone during a storm," it took me a minute for my brain to process what was going on since I was still half asleep. It doesn't help that Edward's morning hair looked even more like sex hair and my mind kept chanting, touch the hair, touch the hair.
Finally my brain kicked in and I moved aside so Edward could set Jake down on my bed. I got back into bed just as another boom of thunder went off. Instantly Jake's arms were wrapped around my neck.
"Shhhh it's going to be okay baby," I ran my hands through his head and felt him relax next to me.
"You guys have a good day, I'll see you went I get home," Edward whispered before leaving the room. As he was turning to leave the light from the hallway hit his face and I could have sworn his eyes were watery. It must have just been my imagination.
Edward was right when he said that Jake did not like the storms and it wasn't just him either, Seth is not a fan of thunderstorms either. So the whole day the three of us had what I like to call a "rainy day". This consisted of bumming around the house watching movies and napping. Jake got really excited when I told him he could wear his pajamas if he wanted to. I brought all of the pillows and blankets from my room to set up in the living room and the three of us cuddled for most of the day.
Jake was in charge of picking the movies all day and I supplied the food. We were half way through The Incredibles when I heard the front door open. Seconds later Edward walked into the living room.
"Well what do I have here," he looked down at the three of us causing Seth to wag his tail.
"Rainy day Daddy," Jake patted the spot next to him for Edward to join us.
I tried to explain what a "rainy day" meant but Jake kept shushing me which cause Edward and I to laugh. Once the movie was done Jake told Edward that he needed to go put on his pajamas so we were all wearing our "rainy day" clothes . While he was upstairs Jake helped me with dinner. The whole day had been simples so I was keeping the mean the same way, sandwiches and chips for everyone. He helped me carry the food to the living room just as Edward came down the stairs. It was as if time stood still as I took in the sight before me. Edward was wearing blue and black plaid pajama pants and a black beater that was tight enough to see his muscles but not obnoxiously tight. He turned towards us and I caught a glimpse of a tattoo on his shoulder causing my mouth to water. Was the man trying to kill me?
The whole instant must have only taken seconds but while it happened I was frozen in spot. This caused Jake to run into me and made me almost spill the plate of sandwiches I was carrying.
"Uft, Bellwa," Jake rubbed his head with that hand that wasn't carrying the bag of chips.
"Sorry about that buddy," I used the accident as an excuse to look away from Edward. He did not need to see my bright red face. "Are you alright," he rubbed his head one last time then nodded it before heading into the living room.
I spent the rest of the night trying not to look at Edward's hair, chest, or tattoo. It was very hard to do so when all I really wanted to do was look at and touch each of those things. I was surprised when Jake fell asleep around eight, since we had been lazy all day I expected it to be hard to get him to go to bed. I helped Edward carry everything upstairs and we both said goodnight to Jake before going back to the living room.
"Did you want to watch a movie with me Bella? I know you've been doing that all day but I thought you might enjoy something not made by Disney or Pixar," I thought about it for a few seconds. Part of me really wanted to get the heck away from sexy, pajama wearing Edward because I didn't trust myself. The other part of me wanted to spend more time alone with Edward. Guess which part won?
"Sure that sounds good," curled up on the loveseat.
Edward and I made small talk while he looked through the DVD collection. He kept reassuring me that his family would take it easy on me tomorrow and if at anytime I thought it was too much I could just call him. It was really sweet that he wanted me to get to know his family but be comfortable about too.
I honestly can't remember what movie he finally decided to watch because I was too busy watching Edward. Throughout the movie I would sneak peeks of him on the couch. His face looked so hansom in the glow of the TV; it was the last thing I saw before sleep over took me.
I woke up the next morning bright and early and in my bed. Wait that is weird, I don't remember leaving the living room last night, but I guess I must have. Today was Friday and that only meant one thing…shopping with Edward's family. Cue nervous gulp.
It took me twice as long to get ready this morning than ever before. I kept changing my outfit and hair style. Finally I settled on my favorite pair of jeans, a deep blue tank top with white flowers embroidered around the neckline, a white cardigan to go over it, my mother's necklace, and blue converse. I left my hair down in a soft natural waves, I thought it was boring but better then throwing it up. All in all I thought that I looked pretty okay (outfit on profile).
I wasn't surprised that I was the first one awake, I tend to not be able to sleep when I'm nervous. I used the extra time to make a big breakfast, it was something that I knew would sooth me. I got everything together to make homemade pancakes, bacon, scramble eggs, and hash browns. I know I was going a little overboard but I needed the distraction. I had just finished the first stack of pancakes when I heard footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Morning Bellwa," Jake cheered from Edward's arms.
"Good morning Bella, it smells wonderful in here. Are you planning on feeding an army," Edward chuckled as he set Jake down on a barstool at the island.
"Morning boys. Sorry I guess I did get a little carried away," Edward helped me carry all the food to the table.
We had just sat down to eat when the doorbell rang. I could feel my heart rate increase and my palms started to sweat.
"Sorry they must be early, I'll go get them," Edward excused himself.
"Bellwa okay," Jake looked up at me with syrup all over his face.
"Yeah buddy I'm okay," I took a sip of coffee hoping it would calm my nervous.
"Yeah I know we're early but I was just so excited to go shopping," I could hear a woman's voice coming towards the kitchen.
"Really Alice, you excited to go shopping? No way," Edward teased what I assumed to be his sister.
Finally, after what felt like forever Edward along with three women finally made it to the kitchen. Each of the women were completely different but completely beautiful. The first woman I noticed was short, even shorter then my 5'4" frame, and had short black hair that stuck out in the back, she reminded me of a pixie fairy. The woman on her right was around my height with honey colored hair. It reminded me of Edward's hair but just a little lighter. Her eyes were worm and comforting, this must be Edward's mother. The final woman was supermodel beautiful. She towered over the other woman, almost as tall as Edward, and had gorgeous golden blond hair that fell down her back. I instantly felt self-conscious around this group of women.
"Mmm Edward it smell delicious in here," the blond amozon model inhaled deeply.
"Yes it does smell amazing. Did you pick breakfast up this morning," the pixie teased him.
"No Alice I did not pick it up, Bella made it all," and just like that all the eyes in the room were on me. Thanks a lot Edward.
"Oh honey it smells wonderful and you are absolutely beautiful," the woman I expected to be Edward's mother pulled me into a tight hug. I stood still for a while before awkwardly hugging her back. "Oh I'm so sorry I never introduced myself," she pulled back from my, "I'm Esme Cullen, Edward's mother."
"It is very nice to meet you Mrs. Cullen," there was something about her that made me feel calm and relaxed.
"Oh dear please call me Esme," she gave me a warm smile that could only be describe as a mother's smile.
"Me next, me next," the pixie jumped up and down next to Edward before skipping over to me. "My name is Alice, Edward's older sister. It is so nice to finally meet you Bella. I just know that the two of us are going to be such great friends," she then proceeded to give me a bone crushing hug. She may be small but she sure is strong.
"Alice lay off the poor girl, she looks like she is going to pass out," the blond one that must be Rose smacked Alice's ass making Alice jump away from me.
"Sorry about the crazy pixie she eats sugar like people drink water. I'm Rosalie, Edward's sister-in-law. Oh Edward before I forget your lovely oaf of a brother is going to call you later to get together for a guys day," Rosalie was just as hyper as Alice but somehow had a calming presence about her.
"Yummy Bella these pancakes taste amazing, Jasper is going to be so jealous he missed out," Alice took another huge bite of her pancake. I must have had a confused look on my face, "duh sorry I forgot, Jasper is my husband. I'm sure you will meet him later."
"Yeah, Emmett was going to call him about guys day too," Rosalie filled a plate full of food. Something about seeing someone as beautiful as Rosalie eating a full plate of food almost made me laugh, it just didn't look right.
"Jake you want to have a day with the boys," Esme bounced him on her knee while they both eat from the same plate.
"Yay," he clapped his hands. "Bellwa come," he looked over at me.
"Sorry buddy I'm going out with the girls today," he pulled out his signature pout and big puppy-dog eyes. "Aww buddy I'll be back later, I promise," I held my pinkie up for a pinkie promise.
Esme looked between the two of us with watery eyes and a big smile. I looked around the table and noticed the other women each wore similar smiles. Of course this caused me to blush.
"Hey Bella I was wondering if we could go up to your room to get a feel for the space and get a better idea of what you wanted," Alice broke the silence that had fallen over the table.
"Umm yeah that would be good," I got up to start clearing the table.
"Please Bella leave that for me," Edward stood up quickly and took the plate out of my hand. Alice then grabbed my arm pulling me up the stairs.
Alice and Esme talked most of the time while we were in my room, you could tell they were really in their element. The only guild lines I gave the girls was that I had to keep all of my books out and nothing too flashy. Alice pouted about the flashy part and I knew where Jake learned how to pout. Esme reassured me that everything would be fine and I would have total control at the stores. We all said a quick goodbye to the boys before piling into Esme's SUV. Whatever worries I had about fitting in with the group of women were quickly erased. All of them were welcoming, even Rosalie who insisted I call her Rose.
It only took fifteen minutes to get into Seattle and to the first store. I got a little overwhelmed as Alice ran around the store pulling out different comforters and curtains. More than once Esme had to rain her in and bring her back down to earth. I didn't find anything I liked enough to buy at the first store so we were on to the next. In the next store I feel in love with a simple blue comforter set that had white branches at the bottom (picture on profile). It was simple yet beautiful and I knew I wanted it instantly. Alice insisted I get all the pillows that matched. Esme found two white side tables that would be the perfect height for the bed. Alice insisted that I still needed to get a new bookshelf that would match as well as an entertainment center. Apparently the loveseat I already owned would match everything since it is already white. Rose found a beautiful, big, white bookshelf that would fit all my current books plus have more room. Alice was very picky when it came to an entertainment center but finally found one that everyone agreed on. All of the furniture was white which made me a little nervous, I didn't want my whole room to be white but Alice said it would be fine. As we were checking out I started to get really worried, everything was adding up to be more expensive than I originally planned. My palms started to sweat as I saw the price go up, and up, and up.
"Sweetie is something wrong," Esme gave me a worried glance.
"Oh no nothing," my voice was uneven.
"The total is one-thousand three-hundred fifty-five dollars and seventy-three cents," my hands started to shake as I reached into my purse.
"Here you go," Alice's pixie voice made my hands still.
"Alice what are you doing," I was shocked.
"Edward gave me his card for you to use. You didn't honestly think that he would make you pay did you," she looked at me like I was crazy.
"Umm yes I did," was it really all that crazy to expect to pay for the things going into my room? "I really can't accept all of this, it is way too much."
"Oh honey, yes you can and you will accept it. One thing you'll come to learn about us Cullens, we take care of our own," her words hit something deep inside me and I had to blink back the tears.
"Thanks Esme," she pulled me into a bone crushing hug, like mother like daughter.
"Alright girls now let's get to the fun shopping. Clothes here we come," cue nervous gulp.
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