Chapter 10: Breakfast and Dishes
As soon as Edward snapped out of his thoughts he climbed the nearest tree to determine which room his little mate was staying in. As soon as he was perched and looking into one of the rooms he noticed the door being opened and the light turned on by Wyatt. Leo followed Wyatt into the room and lay Chris onto the bed like he was a precious piece of glass, Edward smiled glad that Chris was treated the way that he deserves.
He found it hard to stay outside while Wyatt and Leo removed Chris's shoes and tucked him into bed. 'I should be doing that', he thought with a sigh. He knew that he was being unreasonable; this was his mate's family! They weren't a threat! But until he had his mate back in his arms where he could protect him he was going to watch from a distance.
As soon as Wyatt and Leo quietly left the room Edward found himself climbing through the window. He stood at the window for a moment and simply watched. He watched the steady breathing of his mate, he listened to the steady heartbeat and he was mesmerized by the calm peaceful face that his mate wore during sleep.
As if he was reading his thoughts Chris's brow furrowed and be began to twist slightly in his sleep. Chris became agitated and began to moan slightly in his sleep as he turned onto his side, coincidentally facing Edwards's direction. Unable to bear seeing his mate in this state Edward found himself next to his mate's bed, leaning down in front of his face.
Of its own accord Edwards hand reached out and began to stroke Chris's cheek. Edward had never felt as elated as he did in that moment when Chris moved into the touch and seemed to settle down. Unable to stop himself Edward smiled and leaned forward to press a lingering kiss onto his human's forehead. Chris smiled in his sleep and Edward was unable to stop himself from smiling as well.
Edward sat crouched in that position, crouched down next to the bed for hours until the sun rose the next day and Chris began to stir. As much as Edward wanted to stay and let the first thing that his mate sees be his face he knew he couldn't. After all they only met yesterday and he didn't want to try and explain his 'stalkerish' habits' to Chris, or his father and brother. So with a sigh he stood up and prepared to leave.
Climbing back out the window he glanced back one more time for another glimpse of his mate. Smiling at the sight he turned around and ran back to his house, after all there were only a couple of hours before he would see his mate again in school, he could wait until then. He hoped.
Chris woke up a few minutes after Edward left. Yawning slightly he sat up and sleepily glanced at the clock. He noticed it was six thirty, an hour before he timed his alarm to go off for school. Sighing at his unpredictable sleeping habits he decided to make himself useful. Hauling himself out of bed he stretched leisurely and headed downstairs to make breakfast.
Less than half an hour later he was happily turning the bacon and sausages in the pan whilst watching over the scrambled eggs and pancakes. The smell drifted through the house and soon enough Chris was joined by his father and brother, staring at the food like they have never seen anything like it before.
Chris just smiled and waved a cup of coffee in-front of their faces beckoning them closer to the food and caffine. After taking a couple of sips of caffine they were relatively more awake...well awake enough to be able to pick up a fork and begin to scoff down their food.
Once Chris finished his small breakfast he took his plate to the sink and began to wash the dishes. He was so caught up in his musings that he actually yelped when Wyatt's arm was wrapped around his waist and he was bodily lifted and spun around away from the sink. "Wyatt! What are you doing!?" He yelled shocked.
Leo smirks at his son as he pulls the dish cloth from his hands. "You made breakfast, we will do the dishes." And with that Chris was promptly pushed out of the kitchen and told to go and get ready for school.
Rolling his eyes and mumbling about 'pushy fathers and brothers', Chris complied. Walking up the stairs like he was walking towards his own execution....
Well close anyway....
His first day at a new school.
A/N Sorry for the long delay. I have been ill for a while and then I had assignment and audits to catch up on. It won't be too long till I update next ...I hope.