Chapter 2
"Edward," I gaped,
"A cruise?" He just slyly smiled.
"Wait, why?"
"Because you deserve it" He smiled. He leaned over and kissed me on the cheek,
"Sorry about the breathe comment I couldn't think of any other way to get you to open the glove box." I love you I thought to him. I had thought about this before, when I said it out loud it compared to something of his sweet soothing whispers next to my bed, so the only thing I could do was think it to him. He mouthed back me too.
"How am I going to get this past Charlie?" I questioned,
"Charlie should be easy, just don't mention I'm going."
That night was not easy. I had to make some delightfully great fish to warm him up and then pop the question. I heard his car door slam outside. I posed with the dinner in my hand leaning on the kitchen counter,
"Hello… Charlie." Before he had come in the room I had dynamically run around the house with the dinner in my hands to fill the house with fish, potatoes, and asparagus. (Made with love and care)
"Bella, hey, what's going on tonight? (anything with Jake?)" I kept a pasted smile on my face like I was a mother on a 50's Arm and Hammer baking soda commercial.
"Nope, just eating with you." I kept the smile.
"Can't wait!" He beamed. I can, I thought. Luckily for Charlie, he didn't know Edward had given me Literature tutoring and I wrote a poem about Charlie in my head;
Charlie, he protects me so
Charlie, sometimes I wish you'd go,
Down the street, hit by a car,
You wouldn't have to go that far,
Over protective much?
You can look, but you can't touch!
FIND A HOBBY!
Of course my Literature isn't as great as Edwards, but I tried.
We both sat down at the counter to eat now
"So.." I could tell he was grasping for conversation in his head,
"Did you hear about Jacob? The poor kid!" I cackled to myself.
"Yeah, I saw him at the park today," I was holding back a smile,
"This isn't funny! Charlie was almost out of his good mood now," Come on Charlie, I thought, The kids face looked like a blow fish, the slits were barley big enough to see his eyes!
Charlie kept studying me, like there was something wrong, like he was almost catching on to my sucking up.
"Isabella, you need a vacation." He said almost sternly,
"Mmh," I nearly choked on my water,
"Great! Can I go on a cruise on Alaska?" Damn, how did that slip out of my mouth?
"That's a great idea!" It is? It is! Now, as long as he knows Edward isn't going-
"Who's going with you?" He asked. I delayed,
"Um, I thought it would just be a great idea for me to go by myself, you know, like a spa treatment vacation. Except I'm not going to eat spa crap." Charlie seemed genuinely impressed,
"No Edward involved," I slipped out. Charlie's smile grew wider and wider,
"Great! When is this vacation, Tomorrow?" Shit, I never looked at the dates on the tickets.
"I'll go see tomorrow." Charlie seemed like he couldn't be in a happier mood now. I suddenly looked at the clock and realized how late it was. I had been slaving over this dinner for nearly hours, making the fish perfect,
"Why so late tonight?" I asked,
"Oh just… business." He said casually.
"Mhm." I never really took much interest in his line of work anyways.
"G'night Charlie." I ran up the stairs,
"Crashing so soon?"
"Yeah, long day. It's hard to cook for you!" I teased. I hadn't lied to Charlie. I really was tired. My bed looked so inviting, I flopped on my back. There was a cool rush at my side,
"The date is June 3rd. You better live on this trip. This is a vacation, and I am not willing to save you from everything." I gave him a half hearted laugh before my eyes slowly shut. "Dream about me," was the last thing I heard before I finally drifted off.
I opened my eyes and who was in the rocking chair?
"Morning." I whispered, my throat raspy my eyes wanting to shut again.
"Thanks for dreaming about me." He flashed one of his drop dead (no pun intended) gorgeous smiles. I tried to remember what we talked about before I drifted off last night, dream about me, don't want to save you, June 3rd. I suddenly realized that it was June 3rd.
"Edward, are you aware the trip is today?" I was almost wide awake now, roughness in my voice was no more.
"I know," He smirked at me. I quickly got up and ran to my closet, throwing everything onto the floor, but a lot of my clothes were missing. I looked back at Edward who was still smirking at me.
"You're already back," His head gesturing to the suitcase I had managed not to trip on next to my bed. I suddenly felt more at ease, Edward was taking care of me, of everything. Of course I knew this before but these were the kinds of things that made me love him more. I walked over to the rocking chair and sat in his lap, I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek,
"Thank you" I whispered, and then I thought in my head I love you. He smiled and nodded. I noticed that he has never pressured me to say that out loud, but it was still just an insecurity of mine.
"Oh, I forgot to tell Charlie I was leaving today!" I jumped from his lap and ran down the stairs,
"Charlie!" I yelped, hoping he was still home,
"Yah," I heard from the living room.
"Um, I told you I didn't know what date the cruise was, but it's today. Edward is going to drive me up, and I'll be gone for a week." Charlie didn't look too suspicious,
"Hmm… Okay, why don't you just take next weeks cruise?" I had to come up with a fast excuse,
"Because… I bought them last week, and didn't tell you till last night" I said as truthfully possible.,
"But I have to leave now, Edwards car will be out front any minute." Now he seemed a little confused,
"You're packed and everything already?"
"Yup" I said, honk,
"Oh, that's Edward, I have to go dad," He hadn't had time to give me the whole be-safe-don't-talk-to-strangers-get-a-new-boyfriend speech. I kissed him on the cheek and ran out the door with my suitcase. Running with a rolling suitcase on gravel is really hard, I kept thinking the whole time when I was running the 10 yards, Don't fall, don't fall, don't fall, don't fall, but hey, guess what? I did. Right there with Charlie behind me and Edward in front of me. I fell on my side, it took me 5 seconds to collect myself, but before Charlie could come running out and delaying my dream vacation I got up and ran some more. What an idiot I am.
"You have a good trip Bella!" I heard Charlie call, I was facing Edward's car and just waved my hand at him. When I got in Edward said,
"We're going to have to stop at my house to get everyone first."
"Everyone?"
"Well yeah Bella, this is a family vacation!" I frowned.
"You never told me this."
"I thought you already knew."
"From who, the tickets?"
"Everyone ready?" Edward called as he walked in the door,
"I am!" Alice had zoomed to my side,
"This is going to be so fun!" She was almost hyperventilating with excitement.
"You guys go ahead," Rosalie said coming down the stairs,
"Emmet and I are going to stay behind." Emmet was immediately by her said,
"What, why?" Rosalie gave him a fixed stare,
"I'm sure Edward and Bella want their alone time before the wedding,"
"To what, make out?" Emmet was acting childish.
"To get to know each other a little bit better" Emmet wasn't listening now he rolled his eyes and tapped his foot,
"But I want to go"
"It's okay if you do, really." I joined, I learned in recent experiences, you never want to make the big one mad.
"This is a family vacation, not a before-the-wedding-get-to-know-each-other trip." Rosalie mulled this over for a minute,
"Come on! We don't have all day!" Alice was jittery.
"Sure, let's go Emmet."
After we got the car all packed up and everyone got in except Carlisle and Esme, because they were the ones who wanted their alone time, we were off. All the way up to Seattle Alice was either singing to herself, dedicating a song to someone in the car, singing into the car charger, or just singing at the radio. It wasn't necessarily bad singing, it was just mixed with excitement and force, which made it… interesting. Luckily it only took us about 2-3 hours to get there. After we loaded everything onto the ship, we decided I needed something to eat, they would pretend to eat instead of just watching me. Edward and I said next to each other and were holding hands in an unbreakable fashion the whole meal. Alice on the other hand, was snickering and covering her face, so apparently somebody wouldn't see her.
"What so funny Alice?" I asked. She leaned closer to me above the table,
"There's a guy eating behind you, he's is so ugly it's hilarious." I turned around to see a guy sitting and eating, his face covered in zits, pimples, rashes, and every face enemy you could think of.