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Alice and Rosalie dropped me off at my house before going home. They decided to take the clothes we bought home with them because none of it was going to fit in my tiny closet. I remembered that Charlie and Edward were out fishing today. I wondered if he knew how to fish. He was basically perfect so I guess casting a line wouldn't be so difficult for him.
I heard the cruiser pull over in the driveway. I ran outside hoping Edward had come home with Charlie. My face slightly fell when I saw Charlie was alone. I smiled at Charlie thinking I actually missed him even if I was gone for just a couple of days.
"Hi, Bells!" he greeted. "I thought you were coming home tomorrow?" He was carrying a bunch of trout with him. It was more than he usually caught so I guessed the fishing trip was a success.
"We finished taking care of all the wedding stuff so there wasn't any point in staying longer," I told him as we entered the house. "So how was fishing?"
"Oh, it was great!" said Charlie. "I taught Edward how to fish since he didn't know how. I never thought he didn't know since he accepted my invitation, but it was fun nonetheless." I laughed at the thought of Edward taking fishing lessons from Charlie. I really expected him to know a thing or two about it. I guess he never got around to it in all his years as a vampire. I guess there wasn't any reason for him to fish anyway.
"Let me put those in the freezer," I told him as I took the fish. "I'll make some chowder. Is that okay with you?" I walked over to the fridge and stacked the fish in it.
"Anything you cook will be great," said Charlie. He turned to me with a thoughtful expression and sighed. "I sure am gonna miss your home cooking Bella. Edward's gonna get fat with all the delicious food you're gonna feed him." I stifled a laugh as he said this. Edward would never get to taste my cooking. Neither will I after we get married.
It made me kind of sad to think about it. I always did love cooking, but I guess that's going to be one the sacrifices I have to make. Besides, who said I can't cook for the homeless the way Alice shops for them? I smiled and patted Charlie on the arm.
"You should have paid attention when I cooked," I told him. "Maybe I can give you a crash course on gourmet meals?" He laughed and I couldn't help but join in.
"I'll get by," he laughed. "I've survived all these years before you came along and there's always take-out."
"Okay. So, what did you and Edward talk about?" I asked him. I knew Edward would tell me later when he comes over but I wanted to hear it from Charlie.
"Mostly, sports, his family, his plans for the future and most of all you." My heart warmed as he said this. I was proud of Charlie for making an effort to get to know Edward. I just wished he'd done it before so they would have spent more time together.
"I hope you didn't tell him any embarrassing stories," I joked. Then I seriously thought if I he actually did tell him any.
"I was hoping to," chuckled Charlie. "Lucky for you we got so caught up about talking about sports that I didn't get to tell him any."
"Thank God, you didn't" I said while laughing.
"I gotta tell you Bells, Edward's not such a bad guy after all." After he said this, he went into the living room to watch another game. I smiled to myself as I started to prepare our dinner. After we ate our fill, I went upstairs and cleaned myself up. After Charlie watched his game, he went upstairs and slept soundly. I checked up on him to make sure and after I came back to my room, Edward was already lying on it with his arms propped up behind his head.
"Hello there, Mrs. Cullen," he greeted. I blushed at the name. In a few weeks, I really was going to be the new Mrs. Cullen.
"Not yet," I told him as I slipped under the covers and snuggled beside him. I missed the cold warmth of his skin so much in the past couple of days that I always showered with cold water while we were in New York. It was a good thing I didn't catch a cold.
"Soon, you will be," he said as he buried his face in my hair. "Tell me about your day."
"Well, the last thing we did before we left was shopping." I told him. "After that, we decided to go home."
"I admit I'm glad that you're home earlier than expected but you should have made the most out of that trip."
"It wasn't fun anymore when we started to miss you guys."
"I'm glad you missed me as much as I missed you. I was beginning to think you were going to run off with some classy Yankee and get married in Vegas." I glared at him playfully as he said this.
"I'd rather run off with you to Vegas," I told him. Suddenly I felt Edward's pocket vibrate. "Please tell me that's your phone." He chuckled quietly and took his phone out.
"Yes, Alice... No, we're not running away to Vegas… It was just a thought…Okay, bye."
"Were you seriously planning on doing that?" he asked me.
"I thought about it for a moment." I laughed.
"I doubt we'll get as far as the airport before Alice drags us back here." He joked.
"I guess you're right," I told him. "I'm just a little nervous about our wedding. I mean, it's your first wedding Edward. I want it to be special. Running off to Vegas was just an alternative in case I inadvertently ruin our wedding here with my danger magnetism or universal clumsiness." Edward burst out laughing and then he disappeared quickly. I heard Charlie shuffling in his room and a few seconds later he peeked in the room. I pretended to be asleep trying to regulate my breathing in case he noticed.
"Don't make me laugh out loud like that again," he told me while still chuckling.
"Sorry, but it's the truth," I countered.
"Everything will be perfect, Bella." He reassured me. "Having you there agreeing to go through with it is more than perfection."
"Either you're overestimating me or you're underestimating the cosmic power of the universe. Have you noticed that when something bad happens to me, it's the worst that could happen to anybody?"
"I will do everything in my power to make this day special for you Bella. No force in the universe, cosmic or otherwise will prevent me from saying I do, running with you across the aisle and dancing with you until the sun comes up." My eyes bulged as he mentioned the word dancing. Running down the aisle was a big risk in itself but dancing was just suicide. I can't expect Edward to make me stand on his feet again like he did at our prom. I nodded quickly and changed the subject.
"So how was fishing?" I asked him. He told me in exact detail what went on the whole day. It seemed Edward never really did learn how to fish. He told me all about their conversation and Charlie's subtle warnings about taking care of me and stuff. Instead of getting angry, I was actually touched at Charlie's concern. After we talked, Edward started humming my lullaby and I drifted off in the most peaceful sleep I've ever had in the last two days.