Chapter Four
As Levi watched me singing quietly to him, his eyes began to droop and he fell into a peaceful sleep. Or so I thought as I began to lay him in his crib. His hand shot out, grabbing onto my finger and whimpering. "Shhh, shhh Levi," I smiled at him as I began to back out of the room. This made him begin to scream and cry. Rushing over, I scooped him up into my arms and patted his back gently. "I'm here love," I promised and began to walk out of the room when I smelt something foul.
Frowning I turned the light on in his blue room completely. I hated changing diapers. I began cleaning him up and blew on his tummy as he stared up into my eyes with his light blue eyes. After I put his clothing on again I walked back downstairs and sat on the sofa next to Edward who had Rachael on one knee as Jason played with his Hot Wheels on the ground.
Levi was enthralled by the movie and Rachael was too excited about watching the movie to notice anything else. Edward leaned in and kissed my temple, "You sang lovely."
I rolled my eyes, "Liar."
He shook his head, "You're so cute when you're modest." Edward leaned in to kiss my lips, which Levi was interested in. He looked at me, slapping his lips together, he grabbed my head and pressed his lips to mine, just placing them there. Like he was expecting something.
I cooed and kissed his cheeks, his forehead, temples, nose, and chin which made him giggle madly. I tickled his tiny feet and he squirmed, squealing before I turned him to the television screen to watch the movie.
Edward looked slightly put out. I sent him a questioning look and he leaned in to kiss me deeply for a moment before turning to the screen, twirling my hair in his fingers.
Eventually, near the end of the movie, Levi fell asleep. I got up slowly and carried him carefully upstairs before setting him down in his little blue crib. I made sure it was secure before turning on his dinosaur nightlight on.
As the movie ended I told Rachael and Jason to go brush their teeth and get dressed for bed. As they scattered away Edward pulled me into his lap, I laid my head on his chest and kissed his Adam's Apple.
"You're very good with the children," Edward stated.
I shook my head, "They aren't usually this good. Hopefully we can get them to bed without one of them being put into time-out."
"So strict, Miss Swan," he grinned.
With a wink I retorted, "You like it."
He nodded, "I cannot deny that."
Rachael and Jason walked back together, Jason was ready for bed but Rachael was still in her jeans. "Rachael, I told you to get ready for bed," I reminded.
She stomped her foot, "I don't want to go to bed though!"
"Rachael, go change and you'll get a story before bedtime," I suggested. Her brow furrowed, unsure before it smoothed out and she stayed where she was standing. "Do you want to go to time out?"
Her eyes welled up and she shook her head, "No…"
"Go get ready then," I instructed.
"But… But that's not fair!" She cried, crossing her arms.
"Told you," I murmured to Edward who just traced patterns on my back. "It doesn't have to be fair. Go get ready."
Furiously, she stomped off to her room with Jason trailing behind her.
"I see what you meant," Edward chuckled. "Did you ever realize how many different colors there are? Not just purple, dark purple, light purple, pink-purple, medium purple…"
I snorted, "Oh Edward… I've missed you."
He replied affectionately, "I've missed you too, my love."
A few minutes later Jason came out with a book and asked me to read to the before sleeping. Edward followed me to the bedroom and watched me read to them about Cinderella before kissing their cheeks, turning off their light and closing the door.
Before I jumped Edward.
My arms wrapped around his neck and legs around his waist. His lips connected to mine and one hand went to my bum and the other to my back, holding me there. He pressed me against the wall for a moment, deepening the kiss before he walked us to the sofa and laid me down and laid over me, holding himself up, hovering above me.
He broke away to kiss my neck and up to my jaw and I sighed contently.
Then his phone rang.
He groaned and sat up, "Hello?" He paused, listening. "No I'm with her now." He stopped again. "She had to baby-sit." Pausing again, he looked slightly confused. "How many times?" Pause. "For what?" Stop. "Okay bye."
Edward looked at me, shaking his head, he looked like he wanted to smile but he didn't. "So Carlisle tells me you've been in the Hospital seven times in the past five months?"
"Yes…" I murmured looking down
"Care to explain?" he raised an eyebrow at me.
I shrugged, "A few times it was from volleyball injuries, once for a motorcycle accident, once for falling down the stairs and twice for cliff diving."
"Cliff diving?" He sounded shocked. "You cliff jump?"
I shook my head, "Not anymore. I did, while you were away…" To hear your voice. Because if I was stupid I heard you. It helped keep me somewhat sane.
"And the injuries from volleyball? What kind of injuries?"
"I sprained my ankle at a meet and broke my pointer finger at practice. As for the third, it was an accident at a meet, just some dehydration which made me pass out," I shrugged.
"Well," Edward sighed. "Hopefully the next meet won't injure you or I might have to step in and help with it, if I need to."
I rolled my eyes, "Well you're not going anyways so no worries."
"I'm definitely coming," he shook his head in disagreement.
"No, I just won't tell you where it's at," I narrowed my eyes.
His lips stretched into wide smile, "I'll find out one way or another."
Edward turned on the B rated movie, the Open Door. "This movie…" I murmured as the movie progressed into the ridiculous killings, "is absolutely horrible."
"The acting is ridiculous," he snorted.
"They're about as food actors as the common grapefruit," I sighed.
"Levi's awake, he's about to start crying," Edward told me.
I groaned and got off the sofa and started up the stairs, I didn't look behind me but I knew he was following me. We walked into the baby's room just as he began to cry. "Hi Levi," I smiled and he reached for me. I picked him up and his crying lessened slightly. Edward pulled me toward him as he sat in the rocking chair, taking me into his lap. Rocking us back and forth he cradled me as I cradled Levi.
Kissing my forehead, he began to hum my lullaby. It calmed Levi down, completely. I smiled up at Edward and he winked. Levi slapped his lips together once before a small snore came out of his throat.
Edward carried me to the crib and I set the baby down before he ran us downstairs.
The hours passed quickly until Coach got home and we were on out way back to my house. I didn't want to sleep that night. But I fell asleep before we reached the house.
I woke up the next morning in my bed, face down, to a cool hand lightly rubbing my back, with a sigh I opened my eyes to see Edward lying next to me, "Good morning, love." He leaned over to kiss me, "Go get ready for school."
Groaning, moaning and whining I rolled out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom, turning on the water and stripping out of the clothes I had been wearing since yesterday and stepped in the warm stream of water. The water woke me up almost immediately. After my shower finished I dried off and went to my room, where Edward had left while I was in the shower, I dropped the towel and began getting ready. I dressed and got my volleyball bag together for after school before putting on my make up and going downstairs to meet Edward in his car.
He had put on Niki Minaj to bother me on the way to school. "Edward she's horrible! She makes me want to go deaf!"
He began singing the song loudly and I reached for the stereo to turn it off and he blocked my hand for a moment until the song was about to end and laughed before turning it off, and leaning over, kissing me deeply, "Sorry love, I had to. You're so adorable when you're frustrated."
He was impossible to stay angry at. He parked his car and I grabbed both sides of his face and brought him toward me to kiss his lips until the first bell rang. Edward walked me to my first class, carrying my volleyball bag on his shoulder. People stared and whispered as we passed them, holding hands.
"Hi, Edward," Lauren Mallory smiled, her voice deepening slightly. She sounded like an idiot. And looked like one, her boobs were shoved up under her chin and her shirt was way too tight while her skirt barely covered her ass.
If she were to sneeze, everything would fall out, I thought.
And there would be vagina's everywhere.
Nauseously, I fought back the images in my head, cringing and on the verge of gagging.
Oh, gosh, I thought, I am so glad Edward cannot read my mind…
He was looking down at me, his eyes were questioning and Lauren looked annoyed, her eyes looking me up and down before saying, "Anyways, Edward, I was like…wondering since you like…just came back…if you'd go with me to the movies on Friday. And like welcome back by the way," she winked, licking her lips.
"No thank you Lauren, I will be with Bella Friday."
She glared down at me, her stringy blonde hair looking slightly frayed. "Whatever," she walked into the classroom without another word.
"What were you thinking?" Edward asked, amusedly.
I bit my lip, and cleared my throat, "Uhm…Nothing?"
"Liar," he winked. "Tell me, c'mon." His lips trailed from my temple to my jaw. "Please?"
I nodded, giving in with a sigh, "Alright, I was just thinking that Lauren's skirt was so short that if she were to sneeze, everyone would see her vagina."
"Oh, how I wish I could see into your mind, Bella," he chuckled. "Now get to class my angel. Go learn something."
"Why would I go learn something now if you," I kissed him."Can teach it to me?"
He rolled his gorgeous eyes, "Go to class. I'll be making sure you're learning," he warned, tapping his temple and walking away.
I sighed, watching him walk away before turning back to my class, spotting Lauren on the verge of sneezing. Horrified, I watched, unable to look away, it was like a train wreck!
"ACHOO! ACHOO! ACHOO!"