Break Your Little Heart
Chapter 16 – Sand In My Shoes And Trouble
A little bit of meaningless fluff and fun to kick things off. I don't own twilight.
Bella Pov
I blinked my eyes open, dazed. The sound of waves was soothing, and the hard ground digging into my side where I lay was irritating, yet I couldn't bring myself to move and separate myself from Edwards warm arms. Our bodies were tangled together, my head on a pillow next to his heart, his arms clinging to my body. I felt my body shiver at the proximity and I sighed, relaxing my muscles and snuggling closer to Edwards's warm body. I heard him mumble something and froze, not wanting to wake him. I listened to his slow rhythmic breathing, felt the even rise and fall of his chest and exhaled. I hadn't realized I had been holding my breath. "Bella," he mumbled and I felt a smile spread across my face.
As the sun slowly rose higher into the sky, the tent started to heat up. I debated on whether to wake Edward, but in a couple of minutes the heat became too much.
I slowly twisted around so I was looking up at him and quickly before I could change my mind I stretched my neck up and kissed him softly. It took a moment for him to respond but when he did I let out a little noise of astonishment. Edward had pulled me from his side so I was lying on top of him.
"Morning beautiful" he mumbled into the kiss.
"Morning sleepy" I said pulling back and looking into his beautiful eyes.
"Shall we swim or cliff jump" he asked blinking rapidly to adjust to the light.
"Swimming, I thought about what you said last night, cliff jumping was reckless of me, I'm pregnant I can't afford to jump of cliffs" I whispered. I saw a flicker of guilt crossed his face, though I almost missed it, before he was nodding slowly in agreement.
"I'm sorry, Bella" he whispered kissing my neck lightly.
"You're sorrys are getting progressively better" I teased with a smirk, recalling last night's events and was rewarded as he chuckled softly.
"Swimming, you said?" and I nodded quickly climbing off him. He stood, grabbing my hand pulled me to the tent flap, unzipping it in one swift motion.
"My cozzie!" I protested, but in truth I was more concerned about the flimsy coverage of the nightgown Alice had packed me as pyjamas.
"Forget it, nobody else is here" he reassured but as I hid behind him and he opened the flaps of the tent open a little blonde stood looking at us curiously.
"Tyler?" Edward asked, seeming a little baffled.
"The meadow-umm.. Edward?" she asked and then folded her arms accusingly. "You missed my birthday" she said and she had the angriest look on her face I couldn't help but laugh. She turned her eyes on my and immediately I fell silent.
"We'll make it up to you today, we'll help you dig a big whole to bury Bella in, and make a sandcastle!" Edward said enthusiastically.
"Excuse me, but the only person being buried is you," I huffed, but a small smile danced across my lips. "I'm Tyler, I met Edward in our meadow," she said happily and I took her small hand in my own, shaking it.
"I'm his girlfriend, Bella," I responded, peeking at Edward to see his reaction of the use of the word girlfriend. He had a pleased smile on his face.
"We're going to get dressed Tyler, but we'll be on the beach in a couple of minutes, okay?" he asked her. Tyler just skipped off singing happily.
"A meadow, huh?" I asked, raising my eyebrows and turning to face Edward.
"Small world" He replied, shrugging his shoulders and pulling me into the tent.
Edward Pov
My dream was arousing to say the least, and to say I was relieved I hadn't woken erect was an understatement.
The first thing I was conscious of was my arms wrapped around Bella, her soft lips lightly brushing against my own. I deepened the kiss pulling her atop of me so she was practically straddling my hips, lying against my stomach, the arch of her back the perfect place for my hands to rest.
"Morning, Beautiful," I mumbled into the kiss, Bella's lips were so soft I could have gotten lost in them forever, but I knew that couldn't happen, it had come close enough last night. I had lied when I said it was risky to have sex, most healthy couples did, even when pregnant, but I couldn't help but feel guilty and bad when I thought of having sex with her, the fact that I'd impregnated her was bad enough, let alone taking advantage of her like that again on a spur of the moment whim. I wanted the next time we had sex to be special and romantic, everything it wasn't the first time.
"Morning, sleepy" she mumbled in response.
To distract her I decided we might as well get up, maybe if I kept her busy enough she'd forget all about last night.
"Shall we swim or cliff jump?" I asked, my eyes fluttering to adjust to the brightness of the tent.
"Swimming," she said decisively. "I thought about what you said last night, cliff jumping was reckless of me. I'm pregnant, I can't afford to jump of cliffs," she added in a whisper. I hadn't thought of that but id made sense, I nodded in agreement but the guilt inside me burned, how could I forget she was pregnant! I let her jump off a cliff!
"I'm sorry Bella" I said, lightly kissing and suckling her neck.
"You're sorry's are getting progressively better" she teased and I let out a low chuckle, thinking of our banter last night.
"Swimming sounds lovely" I said, and I watched Bella shift off of me before standing, the loss of her in my arms was disappointing, but I knew it was for the best, it was hard enough to restrain myself just looking at her, and her nightgown definitely didn't help much. I stood and took her hand pulling her to the door.
"My cozzie!" she protested, trying to lightly tug her hand from my own.
"Nobody else is here," I reassured, opening the tent only to find a blonde child staring at us, her big blue eyes filled with curiosity.
"Tyler?" I asked in astonishment. The little squirt knew all my secret places.
"The meadow-umm.. Edward?" Her puzzled expression soon fell from her face, her eyes turned stony, her arms folding against her chest as she glared accusingly at me.
"You missed my birthday," she said, I stared at her mouth slightly open, wondering if my little girl was going to be this way. I heard Bella giggle, but when Tyler turned to look at her she fell silent, the amusement in her eyes was classical.
"We'll make it up to you today, we'll help you dig a big whole to bury Bella in, and make a sandcastle!" I said enthusiastically, supressing a smile at the thought of burying Bella.
"Excuse me but the only person being buried is you" She huffed but a small smile danced across her lips.
"I'm Tyler, I met Edward in our meadow" Tyler said happily and I watched as Bella and Tyler shook hands.
"I'm his girlfriend, Bella" Bella said and I felt butterflies swoop in my stomach at the use official term she used. I smiled, a big goofy smile that I couldn't get rid of.
"Were going to get dressed Tyler, but we'll be on the beach in a couple of minutes, okay?" I asked. I didn't get a reply, Tyler just skipped off singing happily.
"A meadow, huh?" Bella said, turning on me.
"Small world" I said innocently pulling her back into the tent.
********************* Three hours later ********************
Tyler's mum, Rebecca, was a nice lady though she had her hands full with Tyler's younger brother, who was three. She was apologetic when she realised Tyler had been with us, it was almost comical. I explained we knew each other and that it was okay and while I played with Tyler, Bella and Rebecca sat on the shore, watching us in amusement I'm sure.
I ran around dodging "fairy bullets" because I was a "bad-y" and Tyler as a fairy princess had to battle off all evil to protect her subjects. I found this all quite amusing as she made sound effects, running after me.
Bella Pov
"Please call me Becca" Rebecca corrected me for the hundredth time. "So how far along are you?" she asked and I looked down at my stomach. I was five months along now, and said so. Becca grinned at my answer, a distant memory flickering across her face. "Soon you'll grow so big you won't be able to see your feet" was all she said.
"I'm so uncoordinated its almost stupid, so I'm definitely looking forward to that" I said with a grimace that made her laugh. We both fell silent at that watching Edward and Tyler run around. Max, Tyler's younger brother sitting finally content in Becca's lap.
"You're Edward's quite the catch, he's so good with kids" Becca said.
"That he is, I don't know how I managed to find him" I said.
"How did you meet?" Becca enquired and I scrunched up my nose in distaste, another grimace on my face. Becca raised her eyebrows, curiosity written all over her face.
I sighed.
"Well, my friend Alice convinced me to go to a masked ball after a really bad break up, but of course she ditched me there, so I went and found a quiet balcony and was drinking champagne when Edward joined me. Turns out he also had been dragged out by his friend, and we both didn't want to be there. We were drinking, things got a little tipsy, and the next morning I woke in his bed. That would have been it, I was so determined to never see him again, he gave me some clothes to replace my ruined dress and I left without another word. The jumper he gave me said 'Cullen's Girl' and the same friend who got me into this mess that I wanted to avoid in the first place tracked him down and organised for him to conveniently be where I was, and after that we sort of clicked, and then I found out I was pregnant with twins, which sort of sealed the relationship." I said in a rush realising how bad it actually sounded.
Becca laughed. "Well that's not the most ideal way to meet your future husband, but it's better than not meeting him at all. You guys are great together, you sort of gravitate around each other, he moves, you move, you know?" she said. I smiled, "Yeah, I guess we sort of do."
Max had fallen asleep, and I suggested putting him in the tent on the pillows so he doesn't get woken up by our talking. After carefully shifting him off her lap, Becca and I walked to the tent, placing him carefully down. "I hope my kids will go to sleep that easily" I whispered and Becca shook with silent laughter.
"Dream on" she said when we were out of hearing distance from the tent.
Alice Pov
Jasper is perfect, his lips, and his calloused hands all the way down to his toes. I sighed as I stared longingly at my phone willing him to call. But of course he couldn't, he was working or something. I wished we could just have another make out session, maybe go further. Jasper wanted to take it slow but with him I just felt like flying, I wanted to do everything.
The slow rhythmic tick of the clock distracted me from my thoughts, it was almost 7 o'clock and Edward said Bella would be back by six. I felt an inkling of worry creep into my heart as I grabbed my phone and dialled my friend.
She answered on the first ring. Although she wasn't a she. "Hello?" Edward asked. "Hi, you promised to have her back to me like half an hour ago" I accused.
"Well I've decided I'm not giving her back, she's tied up in my cupboard where she can't escape" Edward joked.
"Yeah yeah Cullen, whatever, hurry and get back, I'm bored and I can't stop thinking about your freaking brother" I muttered, forgetting myself for a minute. 'Shit!' I yelled in my head, but that was replaced by anger when I heard the beep that signalled Edward had hung up on me.
"Typical!" I muttered aloud and folded my arms grumpily. I decided to watch 'Stardust' to pass time, it didn't matter I'd seen it a gazillion times; the movie never seemed to get old.
*****************X*****************
It was dark, and I was cold, I peeled my eyes open a tiny bit so I was peeking through my lashes, then opened them all the way. The glow of the television was gone, and the lights were out. I flipped open my phone which informed me that it was 3:00 in the morning. 'Well, that's great' I thought and looked around, though not exactly seeing much. Then I got up and tiptoed into the spare room, knowing my way around the house well enough not to make any noise, wondering if my friend had been safely returned.
Bella was curled in a ball fast asleep, snoring quietly. I sighed and shook my head at her, even pregnant her life seemed easy in comparison to my complicated one. I had finals for year 12 coming up, and Jasper was great but I didn't really know what we were doing. I sighed again, still shaking my head at her.
A shiver passed over my, and I looked at the airs raised along my arms. And then I did something I hadn't done in a while. I climbed into the double bed and wiggled closer to Bella to get warm, turning my back to her, and promptly fell back asleep.
Bella Pov.
It was hot. Too Hot. I rolled over to find myself face to face with a snoring Alice. "The fuck?" I thought, grumbled moodily, and shoved her to the other side of the bed none too gently. She didn't wake, just a little pause in her rhythmic snoring. I stuck my legs out of the covers to cool them, but found I was becoming more and more conscious and I knew there was no hope of returning to my dream of Edward. I glared at Alice a few moments more before getting up. It was a Saturday so she didn't have to go to school which was good, it meant we could do something together. I checked my phone and noticed I had a message from Edward.
'Wanna do something today lovely' it read.
'Nope, I'm having a girly day with Alice ...when she wakes up.' I replied with a grin.
'If she doesn't, then can we hang out?' was the immediate reply.
'No, then your brother can come over and wake the sleeping beauty, then go away so I can hang out with her today .' I wrote back.
Edward told me his brother would not be used and abused and I laughed, not bothering to reply.
Edward Pov
Well, if Bella was having a girly day, then I decided I might as well spend this fine Saturday with jasper. Instead of letting him sleep in I walked into his room and unceremoniously pushed him out of the bed.
"Fucking hell Edward, what!" Jasper said, then seeing me grinning, frowned, and looked up at me from the floor. He blinked a couple of times.
"Get up, it's like 10:00 and I'm bored. Oh, and you might want to get dressed, and we're going golfing and then bowling.' I said, then walked out. Then thinking better, I walked back in. Jasper was still on the floor looking at the door in confusion.
"And breakfast is in 10 minutes sharp, so hurry up" I added.
Jasper Pov
I love golf. Ever since Edward and I re-invented the game it's been my favourite sport. When we were ten both Edward and I had agreed that golf was boring, but if we played truth or dare every time we missed the hole then it became a lot more interesting a lot quicker.
I remember one time I dared Edward to get into a randoms golf cart and see how long it took them to notice. He went and sat in the driver's seat, turned it on, and started to drive around in circles acting all tough, and then a big buff guy with tattoos came running at him and he drove the golf cart away, screaming. When he was far enough away he dumped it and dove into a shrub where he refused to come out of until Mum assured him that the crazy buff guy was gone.
In the present time, Edward was lining up his shot, trying to get it into the whole and missed. Just.
"Ok my brother, truth or dare?" I asked, grinning.
"Truth" Edward said after a long pause.
Triumphantly I grinned. "When we were 16, did you put the used condom in my room and tell mum, and if so who did you do it with?"
"Yes, and you're girlfriend of the present time." Edward answered looking completely unashamed.
"You what! With Chelsea? Are you serious? You fucking bastard! Can't you keep your missile to yourself? I suppose you impregnated her as well" I teased, after my shock had worn off.
"Duh, used condom" Edward said.
I glared at him. "Hope you miss" Edward said, leaning on his golf club. I poked my tongue out him.
"Watch… and learn" I said. Lining up my shot and taking it. It went down the hole, and that's when I decided things needed to get interesting faster. I looked around for inspiration, my eyes finally coming to rest on our golf carts parked side by side, grinning wickedly.
"Race you to the next hole!" I yelled and then sprinted for the cart. Edward, not missing a beat, grabbed everything and grabbed another sitting beside it.
My golf cart was going as fast as it could, and we zoomed neck at neck towards the next green, not noticing the hill, nor the lake at the bottom of it.
"Fuck" Edward yelled and my eyes widened in shock as my cart was suddenly going a lot faster, and the ground was rushing up to meet me. My cart straightened itself and I zoomed over the bridge, flying off the end of it. Edward was not so lucky apparently.
I was doing victory circles when I noticed he hadn't appeared yet, I turned around to see him in the lake, and the golf cart stuck in a ditch of mud, and rolled on its side. I laughed uncontrollably, I couldn't help it. I wasn't breathing, gasping for air on the ground in tears, when through my tears I just saw a man in a black suit walk over. Before I realised what was happening, he literally picked me up by my shirt and raised me to eye level, which was about a foot taller than me anyway.
"Got him" he said into a microphone attached to his ear. My laughter didn't subside; instead it just made everything worse as I started laughing again. I was way past anything mood that made sense, it was like being high and drunk at the same time.
"Who comes to golf dressed as a character from Men in Black?" I quipped and cracked up at my own lame joke.
"The security guard" he answered seriously and I paled, my laughter ceased… sort of.
"Stay" he said putting me down and looking sternly at me like I was some sort of rogue dog. I nodded still supressing laughter.
Edward emerged from the lake then, dripping wet and limping, and another security guard behind him.
I quickly pulled out my phone, and took a photo of Edward and the security guard, then the totalled golf cart. I then sent out an SOS to Alice.
'Alice help us, the big mean men are going to yell at us because we totalled a golf cart and Edward landed in a lake!' I attached the picture and sent it, grinning at my handiwork.
Edward was trying not to laugh as we blinked at each other, then we were asked to follow the men. We trailed behind them like disobedient children, trying not to chuckle every five seconds when we glanced at one another.
Alice Pov
Massages, pedicures and coffee at Starbucks. What an amazing day. Bella tapped her newly painted nails on the desk in an annoyingly, grinning at me over her coffee cup.
"So you and Jasper, huh?" she asked, grinning wickedly.
"Yeah.." I answered sheepishly, going a little red thinking of our makeup session, tingles run up my spine and I sighed. Bella clearly waiting for more watched me intently.
"We had a giant make out session while you and Edward were… wait where were you both?" I asked, kind of curious, kind of avoiding explaining Jasper to Bella, because it wasn't exactly like I actually knew what was going on either.
"Don't change the subject Ali, you first" Bella commanded and I sighed, about to go into more detail when my phone beeped.
"Saved by the beep" I said with a wink opening it. My mouth opened in shock before I cracked up laughing, passing my phone to Bella, who also started laughing hysterically. In the picture, Edward was dripping wet, covered in mud, with a security guard behind him, a crashed golf cart a few metres away, and a guilty self shot of Jasper and another security guard. Flicking through the photos again, I snickered, trying desperately to control my fits of laughter that were beginning to hurt my stomach. Bella snatched the phone and forwarded the message to herself grinning.
My phone went off again and I grabbed it back, only to find a video. Bella moved over to my side and we sat and watched.
It was Edward and Jasper filming/recording the security guys yelling at them.
"Do you know how fast you were going kids? Not only are you underage and unsupervised, but you're also making a mockery of the game of golf. You crashed a vehicle, rolling it, sending you (he pointed to what we assumed was Edward) into the lake, and then you(he pointed to just above the camera) were there laughing at him, and driving in circles, leaving marks all over the grass. I'm ashamed of you both and we'll be fining you, ringing you're parents, and you'll be banned from the cource for a year. Does that sound fair?" one of them asked.
"Yes" they mumbled, "Oh and Bella, sorry, but you could use the practise" Edward whispered almost inaudible.
"Practise" Bella asked startled from next to me. "Practise at what?" she said as the video ended and I laughed.
"Bella, is that your phone?" I asked and Bella staring at her own phone in shock, gaped. I snatched it and then cracked up as the id read Edwards name.
"Answer it, go on!" I giggled, then hushed myself so Bella could talk.
"Hello Edward, this is Bella" I heard her say uncertainly.
"Umm, yes, I'm Edwards mother" she said and I let out a startled gasp before covering my mouth to stop myself from laughing. I bit down on my finger, my eyes watering.
"What's the little shit done now, you tell him he's in big trouble!" Bella said as sternly as she could.
"Yes, I suppose I'll have to come and collect him, him and his brother both" she was muttering away in her best 'angry mother' voice.
"You just tell them they're both in big trouble, and that I'm sick of this delinquent behaviour, and that they can't run around amuck. Tell them they'll be on the next flight to military academy, they're through with their chances" Bella said, and hung up before they could hear her laughing.
"Military school?" I choked and sputtered as I laughed, clutching my stomach.
"So, are we going to collect them or what?" I finally asked, once we had calmed down.
"No, let them suffer, first we have to make ourselves look older then 18. Do I look like I can pass as a mother?" Bella asked then looking at her stomach rephrased.
"Do I look like I have a 19 year old kid" I laughed at her, putting some money on the table and walking out of the café with Bella. Our girly day out was turning direction unexpectedly, and I have to admit I loved it. Heap of trouble and a heap of fun.
Bella Pov
"Use the practise!" I fumed as Edward and Jasper sat in the backseat of my car. Alice was trying to keep a straight face and appear on my side but I knew it was only a matter of time before she caved.
"We have bowling reservations in an hour," was all Edward said.
"I love bowling!" Alice squealed excitedly.
I rolled my eyes, great.
"So you'll come with us then?" Edward asked.
"Yes" my friend said happily.
"I'll punish you later" I said then under my breath muttered "Mother, needs practise, pft".
"Is that a promise?" Edward asked grinning.
"Kinky" Jasper sang, and I glared at him.
"Eww" I said, "Like you'd imagine that, head out of the gutter Jazz" I said and Jasper paled.
Alice and I laughed.
"You want to be the big spoon, or the little spoon Jazzy?" Edward joked.
"That made no sense" I muttered, causing Edward to poke his tongue out at me.
It was almost dark when we finally made it to the bowling alley.
Edward and Jasper were discussing tactics while Alice grinning like a fool, waltzed up to the cash and bought our tickets.
"The shoes are old and gross, tattered and ugly." I complain.
"I like them" Edward commented, as I shared my views with them all, and I looked at him, totally bewildered.
"Why!" I asked, my shock echoed in my voice.
"They have a... Rustic charm." Edward said nodding seriously.
I rolled my eyes and linked arms with Alice. "Boys verse girls" I challenged, choosing a bright psychedelic ball of swirling rainbows. Alice groaned and chose a bright sunshine yellow one, while Edward Went for Maroon and Jasper chose a sky blue one, i guess to match Alice's sunshine coloured one.
Edward took one look at my ball and cracked up. "That's what you chose? And you choose the shoes to hate? It looks like that balls from the 1980's, it's that bright."
"It's got rustic charm" I snapped and Jasper laughed.
"I knew there was a reason I liked her, Edward" he said happily sounding very much like a six year old on a high.
I tuned out of the conversation, just watching how Alice and Jasper kept looking at each other, how all three of my friends were smiling and laughing together and for the first time i realised we looked like a family.
"It's on like Donkey Kong" Alice said cheesily, taking her first turn. I didn't bother trying to find out what they were talking about the fact Donkey Kong was involved made me steer clear of the topic. Alice's ball landed in the gutter and Jasper and Edward high fived.
"C'mon Ali, I'm not losing to these doofus's" I called out. Alice managed to knock down five pins then, I wondered what was happening, she always used got straight strikes.
I was up next and I got a strike first go.
It turned out neither Jasper nor Edward could play and both only knocked down a couple of pins together.
From then on it was easy, Alice and I got strikes always and Jasper and Edward.. well.. didn't.
Finally we decided to take pity on them and help them out. Alice went to get drinks and I showed Jasper and Edward how to bowl.
On our third game they were getting the hang of it, and Alice and Edward swapped teams.
Edward pov
It was late when we got back to Alice's house; well I guess it was Bella's house too. Bella's arms were wrapped tightly around my waist, using me for support as we tiptoed upstairs trying not to wake anyone. Alice winked at Bella when we reached the corridor, grabbing Jasper's hand and pulling him into her bedroom. Bella just kept walking, ignoring her, leading me to the spare room. I felt a tingling go through me, Lord I wanted this girl so much.
Bella closed the door behind us and pushed me lightly to the bed, I stood up and started running my hands up her arms suggestively. She tried to swat my arm away but I grabbed her around the waist and pulled her onto of me so she was straddling me.
"So.. How about that punishment?" I asked, waggling my eyebrows. Bella shook her head in exasperation but still bent down to lightly brush our lips together.
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