Hi again. This is the flashback chapter, so I hope you enjoy how Bella and Edward came to be. With spring break coming up, I will be able to hopefully finish the story. Enjoy.
Flashback
"Bella, I am really sorry that I dared you to marry my brother, it was stupid." Alice almost cried. "You annulled it right?"
"Yea, this little incident is behind us now." Better to let everybody think the marriage was annulled, than still intact.
"Oh, shit, brother alert." Alice screeched.
I turned around, and there he was, my own personal god on two legs, or at least, he looked like he was on two legs.
Yesterday, we had broke the news to our family that the marriage had been annulled, and I know that Edward would take it hard, so last night, we had done a rededication of vows with a preacher. We where stronger than ever, or that's what I thought.
"How is my wife-y today? Come here and give papa some love, maybe between the legs." This was not the plan. He was suppose to come and say how sorry he was about the dare, but no, he was being a total ass. I looked a little closer, and noticed he was having balancing issues. I took a quick sniff of the air, and smelled alcohol. Edward was drunk, no he was worse than drunk today.
"Your drunk, and I am not your wife anymore, we annulled it remember. You and I are nothing more than enemies."
"Well than, come with me, and we can be enemies in bed." He made a grab at me, but I was faster, and got out of his way.
"Forget it Edward. You're a dick, always have been, and always will be." I turned my back on him, and saw that Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie had made their way over to where Alice, Edward and I where.
I suddenly felt something pinch my butt. I spun around, and saw Edward smiling like a little child. I marched right up to him, and hit him square in the nose. He fell hard to the ground, and I instantly felt bad for what I had done, but my brother and Emmett where visibly fuming.
"Alice, help me get him home so he can sleep this off." I said quietly. "After that, I am getting a plane ticket, and going back to Florida."
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"You only stayed a few days after that. You didn't start speaking to me until you had been in Florida for a month, and only then you did it because I had to fly to Florida to make you forgive me." Edward said. "But the make-up sex was so worth it."
"I never knew that I could get so much sand on me, and in so many places." I laughed at the memory. My step-father Phil owned a sea side cottage that he never used, so when I found out Edward was coming, I told my mother and Phil that I needed some time away. They understood that I was in pain over what had happened in Forks, so Phil offered me the cottage for the weekend, and I went and got Edward.
I remembered standing on my toes just to see over the heads of everybody, to watch for the man I had loved since freshman year. I saw the bronze hair, and he saw me. I ran strait into his arms, crying and apologizing over and over. I had been so stupid. When I finally was able to stop crying he kissed me hard and long. The kiss was filled with love.
"I was so glad you came to see me that weekend. What excuse did you use on your family?"
"I told Alice that I need to come and apologize in person since you wouldn't pick up your phone. I don't think she suspected a thing, but than again, my sister always surprises me." Edwards cell phone buzzed in his pocket. "Speak of the devil, let me take this, and then you and I will have a little reunion of our own." He jerked his eyebrows up suggestively, and walked away.
I loved our new home, I truly hoped that we would be able to grow old here together.
The dare, or bet, had started a train of things, ending with Edward proclaiming his love for me. I told him that the feeling was mutual, and we where married. A stupid thing to be doing at our age, but looking back, I understand that it was the right thing to do.
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"I dare you, Bella, no I bet that you couldn't do something spontaneous for once." Alice said, while hugging my older brother Jasper, they had been an official couple for three months now. They had both consumed enough alcohol that they probably didn't know what they where say.
I had been back for two weeks, after much begging from Jasper and my father to move back, I had made the commitment. After two weeks of sulking, Alice came over and drug me out of the house, taking me to a party at her friend Jessica's. Big mistake.
My good luck had succeeded so far, and I had not seen Edward in the two weeks since I had been here, but I knew that he would be their tonight, more or less hanging on to a girl or two. He didn't show up until much later, and alone for once. I had fallen for him back in freshman year, and I had hoped that my infatuation with him was gone, but when I saw him for the first time my infatuation came back strong. He had started working out, and while I had lost most of my baby fat, I was still just average, he on the other hand was a god. A god looking strait at me. He started walking over towards where Alice, Jasper and I where sitting.
"Hey Alice, Jasper, and you might be?" He asked me, had I really changed that much?
"Are you kidding dumb ass?"
"So it is the elusive Bella Swan. Why grace us with your presence tonight?"
Alice giggled, and Jasper was trying hard not to do anything. I wanted to smack him hard, but instead I gave him the eye,
"Go ahead and keep checking me out, if you want, we can go up to a room."
"Why would I want to go anywhere with you? I don't know where you've been for one thing."
"Ouch, are you trying to hurt me? Isn't working, babe."
"I know your dare slash bet. You have to do something spontaneous with my brother, the bigger the better. Then I promise never to talk about your lack of spontaneity again." Alice said while giggling.
"What do you have in mind Alice?" I asked
Alice looked at Jasper who answered.
"You and Edward have to get married, or sleep together. Chose one."
"Married?" My voice rose through the pitches.
"Sleep together. I like the idea." Edward stated matter of fact. That did it, I hit him in the gut, only to hurt my hand. He glared at me.
"You can go out side and chose. Just chose fast. There is a wedding chapel in Port Angeles." Alice said. I stalked my way through the crowd. Edward followed closely.
"How have you been Bella?"
"Great," I said flustered. "Why the small talk?"
"I dunno, do you want to take my car, or yours?" Edward asked once we where outside.
"What do you mean?"
"I don't want to have sex until I am married. Contrary to popular belief, I don't sleep around. It's just easier to pretend that I am a player than to have to be one. You know my parents, they raised us kids to be responsible, and I promised myself not to sleep with anybody besides the girl I truly love. She has been away for awhile though. Living in Florida in fact."
"Who, me?"
"Yes Bella, why do you think I teased you freshman year, I liked you, a lot, I think I even love you, but I knew you didn't feel the same way. I had hurt you to much. But I want to marry you, and call you mine forever until I die."
"Edward, even though you where horrible, I think I love you as well. Don't ask why, I just do. Lets get married."
We drove to Port Angeles, and consummated the marriage that night, and I knew deep in my heart that I had done the right thing.
When I showed Alice the next morning, she only remembered bits and pieces, but she said she would be true to her word. When my family found out what had happened, the annulment process began, but because we where both of legal age, the process never was completed, our parents never knew this little fact, and over the next four years we meet secretly, out of the public eye, just us two.
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