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"Bella." I heard Edward call, but it was best to ignore him, if I pretended he wasn't there I would make it through this afternoon. "Bella!." Edward called to me louder, man was he presistent. "Alice!" He growled. What could really be bugging him so much.
"Yes Edward." Alice answered sweetly.
"Could you put some sun scren on Bella, shes going to burn and for some reason shes ignoring me. Bella I didn't mean to make fun of you, I was just pointing out the truth, you burn." I looked over to watch Alice dissappear, leaving behind a sad Jasper.
"Edward if that was an apology, I don't accepted. Sorry please try again." I heard Alice's chime of a laugh beside my ear, startling me.I felt her cold hands touch my arm.
"Alice." I screeched. "I can apply my own sun screen thank you." She silently handed over the bottle and went back to talk with Jasper. Edward watched me intentlyas I applied the sun screen to my exposed skin. I looked into his his and they were liquid gold. I quickly looked away, I wanted to at least last one day.
"Bella, you could at least talk to me." Edward said, but I could tell my silence was hurting him.
"Sorry, I was deep in thought." I mentally hit myself, that was the worst explanation I could have gave.
"What are you thinking about." He asked, and that would be why I don;t say anything to do with thinking.
"You mostly." I didn't want to lie to him, if we were to be married in...five days. I shrieked and sat up. Edward's face was masked in worry.
"Bella, whats wrong." I could hear the amout of control it took him to keep his voice calm.
"We're going to be married in FIVE DAYS!" Wow this past month just flew by. Mt scream definitely caught everyones attention, they all turned their heads and stopped their conversations to look at me.
"Congratulations Bella, you finally are on the right day, with the rest of us." Rosalie said while laughing, soon everyone but Edward was laughing at me and my expression.
"Bella, love, if you don't want to we don't have to." Edward said, he took my outburst as one of horror.
"No, I do..its just the date took me by suprise, sorry." I could feel my face heating up with embarrassment. The laughter died down and all the Cullen's heads swiveled to face the forest. Esme and Carlisle both came through in their swimming gear,ready to swim. I stood up and went to Esme.
"Hello sweetheart." Esme greeted me. "Why the red face?" She asked, I pointed to her children. I couldn't wait till I could hit them and make them hurt and not just destory my hand.
"No teasing Bella, it's her wedding soon." Esme scolded. Turning back to me she hugged me. "Don't worry, it will only get better." I highly doubted it would get better, once I was a vampire it would only get worse, I was sure of that.
"Mom, you do know I'm also getting married." Edward asked, feighing a hurt expression.
"Of course dear, But Bella's the bride, so it means more." I looked over to see Carlisle, watching his children with interest.
"What bet is going on now?" He suddenly asked. My forehead crinkled, how would he know about that, his children must have had the same expression for he started to explain.
"Rosalie, is in a revealing bathing suit and Emmett isn't touching her. Alice is looking at Jasper, with so much lust its hard to look at them and Edward doesn't have his arms around Bella. So what is the bet." He asked again. I was suprised at how well he really knew his family, that he could figure all that out within one minute.
"It's a battle of the sexes dad, the first person to touch their lover loses to the other team. The losers have to be the winners servants for a week." Alice said cheerfully. Esme smiled and laughed.
"Okay tell me when you win girls." She said before jumping into the water.
"The girls aren't going to win." Emmett protested, but it fell on deaf ears.
"I'm going to have to agree with my wife." Carlisle said, holding up his hand to stop Emmett from talking. "Look at this logically. Alice can use Jasper's emotions against him. Emmett would never stand a chance against Rosalie if she tried and Edward would have been your best chance, but that's only if Bella doesn't trip or fall." I had to give Carlisle a hand, you didn't need Alice to know that the boys weren't going to fair to well.
"How do you know the girls might not slip up?" Jasper asked Carlisle. He was slightly hurt by his fathers logic.
"Rosalie loves to tease Emmett, she never fails. Alice willl see Jasper do anything and Bella is too worried about making Rosalie and Alice mad that she wouldn't do anything, but your best chance to win boys is if Bella messes up." I felt everyones eyes turn to me, damn I was the weakest link...good-bye.
"I think I'm going for a swim." I said, my voice falttering slightly, for the nervousness their looks were causing. I jumped into the water and swam over to Esme, she would help me.
"Bella you are not the weakest, that would be Emmett." I heard the hurt protest Emmett made from his mothers remark. But I was just glad someone knew what to say to make me feel better. I floated lazily on my back listening to Emmett and Edward bickering over some sports team, and Alice and Rosalie bicker over who's the best fashion designer. When I got out of the water, Edward placed my towel over my shoulders. I glared at him, of course he would find away to get close.
"Hey Alice, what exactly are the rules?" I asked inncoently.
"No touching, pretty straight forward Bella." She was looking at me questuioningly, before conprhension dawned on her porcelien face.
"That doesn't just mean skin, I'm still touching Jasper if he has clothes on." She said glaring at Edward, I could just imagine what Edward had planned, he was smart enough to find loopholes like that.
"Who wants to go for a hike?" Emmett asked suddenly, excitment bubbling on his tone.
"Emmett remember if you see a bear, Bella is here and would not like to see that." Alice said before standing up. Hiking! I gulped, in sandles and skimpy clothing, I don't think so.
"don't worry Bella I'll catch you if you fall." Alice said. How had I managed to be hoodwinked into a hike? Oh yeah, their five beautiful vampires, thats how.
Hope you enjoy this chapter, next chapter you find out who loses. Any guesses?
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