Disclaimer: I own nothing it's all Stephanie Meyer Ok so this chapter plus chapters 14 and 15 were supposed to be only one but it became massive so I broke it down to 3 so this update will have both 13 and 14 and the next one will have 15
Chapter 14 Down Pour
The following Saturday it rained I was at home reading a medical journal when there was this pounding at my door when I opened it there stood Bella soaking wet she resembled a drowned rat with her hair plastered to her head with the biggest smile on her face.
"It's raining!" she declared
"Yes I see and your soaked come inside before you get sick"
"No way! We as in you and I Mr. Cullen are going to play in the rain, come on" she said grabbing my hand and dragging me out there with her she promptly jumped in a puddle and splashed me.
"You really should not have done that you're in for it now" she ran and I gave chase though the parking lot. I saw a different side of Bella a playful side that I found intriguing. By the time I caught up with her I was as soaked as she was and we were both laughing so hard that we sagged against each other.
"I so do love the rain don't you?" She said as she leaned on me.
"Hmmm" I mumbled
She pulled away turned her face up to the rain and spun in circles "It's so wonderful!"
I enjoyed watching her spin for a moment then went to where she was and stopped her by grabbing her shoulders she smiled up at me and I couldn't resist I brought my hands up to cup her jawbone and dropped a kiss on her lips. She continued to smile.
We had kissed often enough that a simple kiss no longer scared her, a fact that I was proud of because I had helped her overcome that fear. As she pulled away I trailed my fingers lightly down the line of her arms wanting to hold on to her hands suddenly I was holding air and Bella was flat on her back laughing I looked down at her "What happened?"
"I fell. See I told you I was clumsy"
"Here let me help you up" I said with a grin and held out my hand to her. She sat up and took my hand. She started to pull herself up when she let out a cry
"What's wrong?" getting down to her level
"I must of twisted my ankle when I fell I'll be fine I just have to favor it for a bit"
"Oh I didn't know you were a doctor" I said "up you go." I helped her to her feet, and then leaned down to throw her over my shoulder in a fireman's hold
"Edward Cullen! What are you doing? Put me down this instant you're going to drop me!"
"Not if you quit squirming around. Stay still" I said
I walked back to my house and set her down in the foyer she stood there shivering and dripping with a glare on her face. I pulled my shirt off and dropped it beside me "strip" I said as I walked away to grab some towels I had just done laundry so they were were still in the living room. I also grabbed a sweat shirt and a pair of basketball shorts for her to wear. While there I also put on a dry pair of shorts.
"What?" she exclaimed but began taking off her shoes and socks.
"You'll catch a cold if you don't get out of those wet clothes" I said coming to stand in front of her. I put a towel on her head and began to rub her hair dry.
"That's ok I'm fine" she said in a small voice she was full out shivering now.
"You're not fine silly girl come on off with it" I said and grabbed the hem of her shirt and pulled it off. Because I had come to know Bella so well I knew that she wore sports bras so she standing in front of me wearing more than she would be if we were at the beach.
We stood there looking at each other her gaze was fixated on my chest I had yet to put on a shirt, and since she was looking I figured it was ok for me to look too. Her body was covered in gooseflesh I didn't get very far Bella had caught me looking she crossed her arms over her chest and said "Quit staring at me and give me that" she pulled the sweatshirt out of my grasp and put it on it came down to mid thigh.
"Pants too" I said
"Excuse me?" she asked
"I said take of your pants so I can throw them in the dryer for you. The sweatshirt is long and will cover you well besides I got you some shorts they're a little big but they have a drawstring."
She shook her head I ignored her "In fact why don't you take a shower that will warm you up in no time. You can use my bathroom seeing as how it's the only one that's stocked at the moment. But first take these off" I reached for her pants.
She pulled back "Bella"
"No! Edward stop. I'll get them."
"Ok" I said holding my hands up in surrender I stepped back giving Bella some room. It was like this three steps forward one step back.
She looked into my eyes and stepped towards me without taking her eyes off of me she started to pull her pants down I turned to give her privacy but she grabbed my arm and said "I trust you. Now turn around and give me those shorts" I complied, I saw the pants skid by as she kicked them off and let out a bark of laugher nothing was ever simple with Bella around. I turned back to see her but she hadn't put the shorts on she was standing in front of me with my shorts clutched in her hand staring at me "What is it?" I asked she dropped the shorts and grabbed my hands pulling me to her she wrapped her arms around me her palms flat on my back between my shoulder blades I wrapped one arm around her shoulders and I had my other hand cupping the back of her head
She rubbed her cold nose against my chest and sighed then she said something that gave me a smidgen of hope "You're terribly perfect, I do believe you've ruined me for any other male in this entire world" she kissed my chest and pulled away saying "I think I will take you up on that shower" With that she leaned down to pick up the shorts she had dropped and one of the towels I didn't realize I had dropped.
While she showered I threw our clothes in the dryer and took her book bag up to my bedroom I was placing it on the bed along with a blanket for Bella when she walked out of the bathroom wearing my shorts and sweatshirt her hair was wrapped in the towel "Hey do you think I could borrow some socks"
"Sure here you go" I said "why don't you climb in the bed to warm up, while I take a shower then I'll go make us some soup"
"Alright" she said and pulled a book out of her book bag she leaned against my pillow and got lost in a world of fiction.
When I stepped out of the bathroom I found Bella sound asleep I folded the comforter over her and went down stairs to make us that soup I promised
The soup was done and I was making some grilled cheese sandwiches for us to eat with the tomato soup I had made when I heard a phone ring I knew it wasn't mine because mine beeps at me so I knew it had to be Bella's I went in search of it and found it on the floor of the foyer I picked it up and saw the call was from her mom so I answered it "Hello Renee"
"Edward hi I'm assuming that Bell's with you right I hate when she drives in the rain it makes me nervous because she has so little experience and the rain brings out this daring side of her"
"Yes I know all about this wild side of Bella I saw a bit she had us dancing in the rain and Yes she's here well in my house at least not in the same room as me at the current moment, and I would never even dream of letting her leave while it's like this I have two guest rooms she can stay in if it comes to that but I think the weather man said it should clear up by nine O'clock tonight"
"Ok Edward, oh by the way where is my daughter?"
"She fell asleep while I was taking a shower so I left her to sleep in peace"
"Asleep huh do me a favor go check on her"
"Ok?" I said
When I got to my room I looked at the bed and Bella was gone "Where is she?" I said
"Is your bed against a wall?"
"No" I said what does that has to do with anything "it's in the middle"
"Go around the other side" she said when I went around I could hardly believe my eyes
"Oh" I said Renee just chucked and hung up Bella was still sound asleep only now she was on the floor. I bent down to put her back in the bed when she stirred "Hey," I whispered
"Hey" she whispered back,
"Edward why are we whispering?" she continued
"No reason. Did you have a good nap?"
"Yeah I did, don't tell me I rolled off the bed again"
"Again does it happen often?"
"Not any more I only roll to the left never to the right, I don't know why I just do so I pushed my bed against a wall and I haven't rolled out since." She giggled I joined in.
We spent the rest of the day after warming up with the soup launching around my house reading books, talking and she coaxed me into playing the piano for her as she sat next to me with her head on my shoulder and the comment she had made in the foyer still on the front most part of my mind. When she went home she took my sweatshirt with her it was an old one from Forks High with my name on the back. I would never miss it and I loved that she had something of mine.
Within two weeks after that I gave Bella a key to my house so that she could come in even when I wasn't home. I continued to learn more and more about her. She had become my best friend we told each other everything with the exception of Tanya I still wasn't ready to talk about her.
It was now one week away from Halloween we were on our way to another dinner with Bell's posse, as I liked to call them much to Bell's disdain for the name, and we were discussing our plans for the holiday I tried to convince Bella that dressing up like an employ at Newton's lacked imagination it was also cheating.
Once again this chapter is only half of the update.
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