Stephenie Meyer owns all thing Twilight.
It's amazing
It's amazing
All that you can do
It's amazing
Makes my heart sing
Now it's up to you.
Bella Swan
"Mommy!" my tiny friend squealed as she pulled me through the door into a surprisingly tight hug. I couldn't stop the smile that spread across my face. I smiled not only from Alice's enthusiasm but from my afternoon with Edward. "So how far along are you?" Alice asked. I sighed. Here comes the barrage of questions.
Rose laughed from her spot on the couch. "Let her sit down first, Alice, before you attack her." I shot Rose a thankful look. Alice huffed and pretty much pushed me down onto the couch and perched on the arm.
"So how far along are you?" she asked again.
"I'm seven weeks," I answered. Rose and Alice 'awwed' in unison. Knowing them that would happen a lot.
Shit, that would get annoying, I thought, rolling my eyes.
I spent the next thirty freakin' minutes talking about the kid growing inside of me. I didn't know how much more I could stand when Rose finally asked the dreaded question.
"So, who's the father, Bells?" I chocked on the water I had been drinking.
"What?" I asked, stalling for time.
Crap, crap, crap! I haven't thought up a way out of this damn question yet!
"I told you already. No one important," I tried. Alice was still beaming with excitement for me but Rose was not messing around. She had that 'cut the shit' trademark Rose face. I sighed, knowing I was defeated.
"Was it Tyler?" Alice asked loudly as the thought came to her. Tyler Crowley was another friend from high school that had also been at the wedding.
"That fucker hit her with his truck," Rose so colorfully reminded Alice. "Why the hell would she sleep with him?" I snorted. She had a point. We were in our junior year when Tyler had hit ice and lost control of his truck hitting me in the process. I didn't blame him but Rose always had a thing against him.
"All right, all right. Was it…Eric?" I looked at Alice incredulously.
"You do know that's Eric is gay, right?" I asked.
"No, I'm pretty sure he's bi but leans more towards boys," she stated matter of factly. "And I don't know. You are pretty hot Bella." Rose nodded in agreement. I sighed and shook my head but Alice's little guessing game made me think.
"I'll tell you who the father is," I began, making both of them look hopeful. "But only if you guess who it is." They both slumped a little in their seats.
"All right," Rose agreed. "Let's start."
"Nope," I said, popping the 'P'. "You get one guess a day." I beamed triumphantly at my new plan. "And Alice has used all the guesses for today, sorry." Rose huffed. I sighed and crawled to her side of the couch, laying my head in her lap.
"Rosie," I began. "Don't be mad. I'm just not ready to tell you yet." She tried to fight it but smiled at the name that I rarely called her anymore.
"Fine," she said with a smile. I smiled back brightly before hearing my phone beep indicating that I had a text message. I flipped open my phone to see who it was from and I swear my heart stopped for a good three beats.
How's Alice treating you? Not too rough I hope.
Edward
Holy Mother of all that is good and right Edward Cullen had just sent me a text message. I hit the reply button and sat for about three minutes thinking of something to say before typing.
She pretty much killed me for being late
Bella
I sat anxiously waiting for a reply, checking myself completely out of the conversation Rose and Alice were having. Not thirty seconds later my phone beeped again. I flipped it open quickly.
Are you serious? I'm sorry :[
Edward
I smiled. He was so cute.
Nope. Just kidding. She was fine with it.
Bella
Alice and Rose laughed about something, probably about me, but I could not keep up for the life of me. All I could think about was Edward, my day with Edward, Edward texting me. My phone beeped again.
Not funny
Edward
I laughed softly.
I thought so :]
Bella
I smiled contentedly as I shut my phone. I never in a million years thought I would be talking to Edward in such a casual, comfortable way.
"What has you so happy, Bells?" Alice asked as she poked my side.
"Nothing," I said as my phone beeped making me smile impossibly wider. She put two and two together and grabbed my phone before I could say anything about it. I launched up after her but Rose grabbed my wrist holding me back.
Curse her for working out with Emmett sometimes!
Alice's eyes widened as she read the name on the display screen of my phone. She let out a small squeal.
"You're texting my brother!"
"No I'm not!" I lied quickly. She scoffed.
"How many Edward Cullens do you know?" She asked before clicking through my phone a bit. "Yep, it's his number." I could feel my face growing hotter by the second.
"Aww," Rose cooed. "I always thought you guys would make a cute couple." I laughed at her statement.
"You can't be serious?" I asked her. She looked confused.
"Why can't I?" I furrowed my brow at her. What kind of sick joke was this?
"Because I'm Bella," I said gesturing to myself. "Plain, boring second grade teacher Bella and he's Edward." I said his name slowly, hoping to emphasize my point. Alice came back across the room and smiled sweetly at me before she slapped the back of my head.
"Ow, what the hell was that for?" I asked rubbing my head. Had everyone been working out but me?
"Because there is nothing boring or plain about you," she explained. "Besides, you guys probably have a lot more in common than you think." I almost threw up at her statement.
Yeah we do. A child.
Edward Cullen
I could kill Alice. Why could she not just let Bella out of whatever the hell girl thing they were doing so I could have a little more time with her? I sighed as I pulled into my parking spot outside of my apartment. I hadn't had a good time with someone like that in a while. Well not since Tanya. I could feel myself grow sad at the thought and took a deep breath as I entered my apartment.
Get your shit together, Cullen!
I knew exactly what would take my mind off of Tanya. I pulled my phone out and found Bella in my contacts. I then proceeded to spend the next twenty minutes thinking about sending her a text. Would she think I was obsessed with her or something? I did just see her not even an hour ago. Screw it. I sent the text and set the phone down.
The next three minutes were agony. Finally she responded.
She pretty much killed me for being late
Bella
Shit. I knew an angry Alice was fun for no one. I hated that I had been the cause of her having to deal with that.
Are you serious? I'm sorry :[
Edward
The time between this text was shorter.
Nope. Just kidding. She was fine with it
Bella
I scowled at her response.
Not funny
Edward
I thought Alice had actually gotten mad. Although Alice was so excited by the prospect of me seeing Bella that she would have flipped to hear that we were out together. My phone beeped.
I thought so :]
Bella
I laughed. It was crazy but that stupid little smiley in her text made me think of her real smile. It was perfect. When she smiled it made her nose scrunch a bit which brought your attention to a few freckles she had but you had to look hard for. I sighed as I ran a hand over my face. I never used to notice this kind of shit. I sent her a reply back.
Would you mind if I called you later tonight?
Edward
It was a bold move, I know but I had to talk to her again. When I talked to her she didn't ask how I was dealing or any other crap that my family asked. It was just her and me. Bella and Edward. It was a good five minutes before she replied which made me nervous but I was relieved when she finally did.
I'd love it
Bella
I let out a shaky breath that I didn't even know I was holding after reading her response. She wanted to talk to me. I told her I'd talk to her later and smiled at the thought.
The next couple of hours were torturous. I didn't know when a good time to call her was. I brought up her name at least a dozen times before hitting the end button and waiting some more. When nine o'clock rolled around I decided it was now or never. I pulled her up in my contact list and hit the send button. The phone rang six times and I was afraid she wouldn't answer until I heard her breathless greeting on the other end.
"Hello?" she said. I sighed as I heard her voice.
"Hey, Bella. Did I catch you at a bad time?" I asked as I lounged in my bed. I heard a lot of shuffling on the other end of the line and wondered what she was doing.
"Um, no. Actually can you hold on for a second?" she asked. I hummed in agreement.
"Shit!" I heard her say loudly after a second followed by an even louder thump.
"Bella?" I said.
"Hold on!" she called sounding far away. I figured she had put the phone down.
"Okay," she said almost a full minute later still sounding breathless. "I'm back." I couldn't help but laugh.
"What are you doing, Bella?" I asked.
"Well I had just gotten out of the shower when you called so I had to get dressed," she explained. My brain stopped. Bella. Naked.
Down boy.
"And of course" she continued pulling me back into the conversation. "I can never go more then, oh, three seconds without falling and I tripped over the edge of my bed and managed to cut myself."
"Are you all right?" I asked, concerned. She just laughed.
"I'm fine. I managed to get the bleeding to stop," she admitted sounding proud.
"Are you sure you're okay?" I asked again.
"I'm perfect," she said dreamily. "This happens more often than you want to know." I laughed at her confession.
"So did Alice grill you about our…meeting?" I questioned unsure of what to call it. I had wanted to call it a date but if that's not how she felt then I didn't want to push her.
"She doesn't know about it," Bella said so quietly I had to strain to hear. That hurt. Bella didn't want people to even know if we went out as friends. "I just didn't think you'd want me telling people you hung out with…me," she finished. What does she mean by that?
"Why wouldn't I want people to know that I went out with you?" I asked, confused. She was quiet as she thought.
"Because you're Edward Cullen," she answered still leaving me confused.
"And you're Isabella Swan. So what?" I was clearly missing something.
"Well," she began. "You're pretty much the hottest bachelor of Chicago and I'm...I'm a second grade teacher." I couldn't help but laugh at her statement. I must have laughed a bit too hard because she responded with her next statement.
"I didn't agree to talk to you to be made fun of." I sobered up immediately.
"I'm not laughing at you, you ridiculous woman." I explained. "First off, I'm hardly the hottest bachelor in Chicago and second if you've forgotten I'm also a teacher. My students are just a bit older." She chuckled lightly.
"Now I don't know about you but I had fun on our date," I declared feeling bold.
"So did I," she said back quietly and my heart soared.
"When can we do it again?" I asked. I know I had just seen her today but I couldn't get enough of her. She was like a drug to me.
"I'm free every day after five," she said quickly. I smiled at her enthusiasm. She wanted to see me just as much as I wanted to see her.
"Well I'm available whenever," I said. She then proceeded to mumble something that you had to have vampire hearing to understand so I asked her to repeat herself.
She cleared her throat. "I said would you like to come over to my place Tuesday night?"
Hell yes! I screamed internally but opted for a safer answer that wouldn't scare her.
"I'd love to, Bella." I could hear her sigh on the other end. We talked for over an hour but I soon heard her trying to stifle her yawns.
"You sound tired, Bella," I said as she tried to cover her fifth yawn in ten minutes. "I think it's time for you to go to sleep." She mumbled something sleepily that I assumed was an agreement making me chuckle.
"Night, Edward," she slurred out,
"Sweet dreams, Love" I wished her before she hung up. I smiled for about thirty seconds before what I realized what I had said.
What the fuck? Where did that come from?
I couldn't possibly love Bella. I hardly knew her. Even though it did feel like I've known her my entire life when we talked…but still!
I crawled under my covers and a huge part of me prayed that she hadn't even heard what I said. As I dozed off to sleep though a tiny part of me whispered that I hoped that she had heard me.
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