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A Lost Bet
No Means No!
It's the end of the month for me and so the month begins for Alice. I decided to be nice and give her some time to shop before she has a total lock-down. Alice drove Bella crazy taking her to the mall practically every day. And since Rosalie was "too busy" with Emmett, so the next best thing was my wife, Bella. I feel horrible making her go through that.
"I'm sorry, love."
"For what?" Bella looks at me confused.
"For Alice's shopping rage." Bella giggles.
"Oh, that, I'll get over it. I'm scared for when she can't shop."
I wince a little. "Me too."
I hear Alice's exciting voice in my head shouting about a sale going on at the mall. It'll be only a few more seconds before she comes in. "Three. Two.. One.."
Alice crashes in to my room with a massive smile on her face. "Mrs. Cullen, I have a proposition for you."
"I'm going to get changed?" Bella asks sweetly, I tense up beside her. She looks up at me and winks. "I'm only kidding Edward. I know you'll do it soon." She emphasizes on the soon part.
"No... There's this massive sale going-"
"Alice! YOU ARE NOT MAKING ME SHOP FOR YOU!" Bella exclaims. Both Alice and I are shocked by her response.
"But.. But..."
"You lost the bet Alice, you're going to have to deal with the consequences." Bella continues.
"BUT-"
"Ask someone else!" Alice pouts and storms off. I look at Bella, surprised by her unusual behavior. "What? I can't shop anymore. After all those days of shopping non-stop, I've been on the edge."
"Oh, okay." In the distance I hear Rosalie decline the proposition Alice is making. "You know once you get changed, you won't have an excuse not to shop."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you can't say that you need sleep, or your hungry... for real food." She wrinkles her nose.
"Great. I guess that's a sacrifice I'm willing to take." She smiles at me as she plays with her wedding band. I grab her hand and kiss it.
"I love you."
"I love you too." She tilts her head and kisses me on my neck. I hear the pixie's quiet footsteps come by my door, and I sigh. The door slowly opens and Alice's head pops in.
"Bella..." Alice says somberly, "You don't even know how hard it is for me to not shop. Especially when there's a sale. Jasper won't go for me, because he believes that I should suffer with the consequences... Please?"
"Alice!" Bella hisses out. "I'm not changing my mind. Don't you dare try to make me feel bad. Because you lost, I had to spend those two days with Jake."
"You agreed to that."
"And you agreed to Edwards bet."
"That's because I thought Jasper was going to win!!" I shake my head and pinch the bridge of my nose.
"Alice, can't you just take a break? You spent two weeks at the mall, literally. One month is going to do good for you. How about you pick up a hobby? Like... crochet?" She grimaces at my suggestion.
"Ew. No, that's sooo not cool."
"Okay, well why don't you go out in the garden with Esme. I'm sure she'd like having an extra set of hands." Alice stares at me for a few seconds, pondering if that would be a good idea. Her eyes glaze over for a few seconds and then she shakes her head.
"No. I'll get all my clothes dirty." Bella giggles.
"There is such a thing called the washing machine and a dryer." Bella says sarcastically. This is really a new side of Bella I'm seeing.
Alice pouts some more. "Belllaaaa."
Bella puts a hand up. "No. Alice, try again in a month." Alice nods and closes my door. I think she finally gets it. No one's going to shop for her.
Bella sighs and rests her head against my chest. "So, about getting changed... When is that going to happen?"
I chuckle. "Soon, love, soon. I just want to make sure I'm ready." She sighs really long.
"Okaay." I kiss her on her forehead. She shivers against my touch. I can't really tell if she's cold or if she's enjoying it. But I know if she's cold she'd tell me...
"In time." I hear Alice's squeal come from outside. She shouts 'I love you!' so loud it sounds like she's standing right outside the door. Esme's faint response come and I just shake my head. I forgot to tell Esme to refuse Alice's propositions... Oh well, she's in for it now. I hear Rosalie's chuckle from down the hall, Poor Esme. She thinks. That's exactly what I'm thinking.
"What's going on with Alice?" Bella asks. I look at her and smile, her favorite smile.
"Esme's going to the mall." Bella shakes her head.
"I can't believe Alice used Esme's passion for keeping her kids happy against her!"
"She's willing to do anything." I say shaking my head.
"Who? Alice or Esme."
"I guess both." We both laugh. This is going to be one long month. Between Alice persuading people to shop for her and Bella pressuring me to change her... Oh, this is going to be a very long month.
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