The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt:Exposed
Main Character: Edward
Rating:M
Word Count:449
Unbetaed, so all mistakes are mine.
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"Emmett, what is going on? Did something happen to Edward?" Bella clutched her bathrobe tightly around her as she peered out into the darkness. Her husband's brother looked distinctly uncomfortable.
"No, not really. It's just—Cut him a little slack, okay, Bella? It was his bachelor party. He, ah, over-indulged a little."
Behind Emmett, Bella saw two men supporting a third between them. Looking closer, she saw that it was Edward, drunk as a skunk and giggling as he stumbled up the walk.
"Emmett! We're getting married in twelve hours—how could you let him do this? Couldn't you have taken him out after the wedding?" Bella was near tears.
As Edward made it to the porch with the aid of his two best friends, Jasper and Garrett, Bella glared at her fiance and pointed to the stairs. "Take him upstairs—to the guest room!"
Emmett stood there, obviously feeling guilty. "Look Bella, it could have been a lot worse. Thank God Garrett's dad is a police officer. He pulled some strings and—"
"What? What do you mean, pulled some strings? What the hell happened tonight?" Bella had progressed from tearful to furious.
With a sigh, Emmett began. "We were coming out of the bar and Ed decided he needed to use the facilities. Except the facilities were back inside at the far end of the bar, and the alley was right there."
Bella narrowed her eyes. "And?"
"And...he whipped it out and did his business. Except—"
"Except?" Bella's eyes were blazing.
"Except a couple of women happened to be walking by, and Ed waved. They grabbed a cop and told him that Ed exposed himself."
"Oh, dear God." Bella was now both tearful and furious.
Emmett put a beefy hand on her shoulder. "Bella, please...everything's okay. Garrett's dad took care of things. Ed wasn't charged. Get some coffee in him and he'll be fine for tomorrow. He loves you, Bella. Don't be too hard on the dumbass."
Sniffling, Bella nodded and said goodnight. Upstairs, she found Jasper and Garrett tucking a freshly showered Edward into bed in the guest room as requested. She thanked them, and sat on the edge of the bed.
As the mattress dipped, Edward's eyes fluttered. He smiled a goofy smile. "Hey, baby. Tomorrow we get married."
Bella couldn't help but laugh. "That's right, tomorrow we get married. You really are a dumbass sometimes, Edward. But you're my dumbass, and I love you."
She placed a gentle kiss on his forehead, but he'd already drifted off. Sighing, she slipped under the covers and wrapped herself around him, the night's troubles forgotten in dreams of white satin and gleaming golden rings.