BPOV
I stretched and grinned to myself as I looked around my room and remembered what Edward had said to me last night. Ok, so last night I was bloody stubborn but that's how I am.
I giggled slightly before rolling over in my bed and picking up my cell phone, looking at it to see I had a message from my ex-boyfriend, Carter.
Hey baby, haven't heard from you since our party. Miss you heaps. Call you later and I'm sorry for leaving you alone with your asshole of a dad.
I groaned and deleted the text before getting up and getting in the shower. I pulled on a pair of Jeans and a blue cameo top before pulling my grey checkered shirt on over the top as my phone rang and I answered it without looking at the caller ID.
"Hello, Bella Swan speaking." I smiled as I undid the buttons to my top so only the bottom three button's were done up.
"Hey baby, I said I'd call you later." Carter's stoned sounding voice sounded and I groaned as I put my cell between my ear and my shoulder and ruffled up my hair before grabbing my boots.
"Carter, I'm hanging up now because I don't want to listen to your broke ass begging for me to come back." I said and Carter growled a 'wait.'
"Bella, What's up with you babe? I only left so I wouldn't get arrested. Come on, why don't you come over tonight, I got a large stash." He said and I rolled my eyes as I pulled on my socks and boots.
"Can't, I'm not in Forks, I'm in the country side with some family friends cause I'm changing my life around and that's starts with hanging up now." I said and pressed the end button before pushing my phone into my front pocket and running down to the kitchen, eating a granola bar and kissing Esme on the cheek before running to the main arena where I could see Edward and Carlisle working on Colby, the horse that was leaving next week with a new competing family.
I smirked as I sat down on the fence and watched as Edward rode the chestnut mare through her paces with his white cowboy hat sitting on his head.
I giggled as Edward suddenly turned towards me and I saw him jump in the saddle a little bit before he grinned and rode over.
"Hey Bella." He grinned as he dismounted Colby and walked over, putting a hand on either side of me and looking me in the eyes.
"Well, I believe I should be saying, Howdy, Cowboy." I whispered the last bit in Edward's ear before giggling as I took Edward's hat off of him and turning it before placing it on my head.
Edward smirked and looked down before standing up straight and pulling down the edge of the hat.
"Well, you must be my little cowgirl." He smirked and I pushed him back a bit before turning around and jumping off the other side of the fence.
"I think I'll go now, you hurt my feelings." I fake sniffled and started to walk a step before Edward grabbed my from behind and pulled me back to the fence.
"Here, I bet this will make it better." He said and he lifted the cowboy hat off of my head and kissed me before putting it back on me and slanting it slightly.
"There, my true cowgirl. Now, how about me and my cowgirl go for a ride tonight at midnight down to the beach?" Edward asked and I giggled before nodding and kissing him again.
"I'll go tack one of the auction horses and put them through their paces." I said but Edward shook his head.
"Nope. Esme and Alice want to take you into town today to go shopping. I'd save you but unfortunately, us guys are going to work all the horses then go inside and get ready for the little trick or treat kids coming tonight. We still need to put up our decorations." Edward said and I pushed him away before going back inside and seeing Alice and Esme both waiting for me.
Alice looked me up and down and giggled before taking Edward's hat off my head and putting it behind her back.
"Oh, Bella's got a crush." Alice giggled and I grabbed her and took the hat as I giggled with her before we linked arms and walked out after Esme.
Alice gave Jasper a kiss and I waved to Edward before getting in the back seat of the car and putting the hat over my eyes to cover them from the sun.
"Need some sunglasses?" I heard Edward's voice as Alice and Esme got into the car and I took the hat off and looked at him through the window.
"Nah, I think I'll just use this hat forever." I smiled and Edward leaned in through the window and kissed me lightly before grabbing the hat and putting it back on my head, not covering my eyes.
"See you when you get home, cowgirl." Edward chuckled and I poked my tongue out at him before the car started and we drove off.
When we got to the mall I gasped as I saw a large shopping center that we pulled up at and Alice dragged me inside of.
"So Bella, anything you want of need, you can have it." Esme said and I grinned before grabbing Alice's hand and running into an American eagle store, going to the girls section and finding a cute top right away.
Every store we went through that day Alice piled me high with clothes and forced me into the changing rooms before buying a large amount of the clothing I had tried on.
When we finally got home we had fish and chips for everyone and we walked into the spooky themed house that was surprisingly normal (other than the hall) on the inside.
"Food!" Alice called out and immediately we were assaulted by Jasper, Emmett and Edward, who took the food and all gave Esme a kiss on the cheek before running to the dining room and putting everything out on the table before sitting down.
Edward had saved me a seat next to him and I stole a bit of the hotdog he had gotten as I pulled off his hat and sat it on the back of the chair.
Edward leaned back and placed his arm across my back as he munched on food, every now and then popping a bit of food in my mouth even though I was feeding myself just fine.
"Stop it." I giggled as Edward slipped his arm down to my waist and tickled my side lightly.
I pushed his arm away and gave him a playful scowl before getting up and helping to clear the table seeing as everyone was finished eating.
I went to my bedroom and changed into my Pj's before meeting Edward in his bedroom and finding him in his long Pj pants with no shirt on.
"What do you want to do now?" Edward asked me and I smirked before shrugging as I pulled his hat off my head and placed it on his. He smirked and pulled it off, shoving it over the bed post before looking at me.
"Sleep maybe, seeing as we're going to be at the beach at midnight." I said and I yawned before climbing up onto his bed and lying so I was facing Edward as he climbed into the bed beside me.
"Ok, sleep sounds nice. I don't know about you but I didn't get much sleep after last night." Edward said and I smirked before laying my head on his chest and closing my eyes.
"Bella, wake up." I heard Edward whispering in my ear and I curled into his side more and yawned.
"Five more minutes, please." I muttered and Edward laughed before kissing my forehead and I opened my eyes to see him wearing a hoody and holding one of his large hoodies out to me.
"You may want to put this on and we can get going." Edward said and I sat up and yawned before pulling his hoody over my head and pulling on my gloves before looking up at him.
Edward wrapped a scarf loosely around my neck and kissed my cheek before pulling me up off the bed and leading me out my room and down through the dark house, holding my hand the whole time and a torch in the other.
When we got outside Edward mounted Colby and he smiled at me before reaching down and giving me his hand.
I grabbed his hand and Edward pulled me up onto the back of his saddle, waiting till I had wrapped my arms around his torso before he kicked the horse into a gallop and we headed out through an empty paddock.
We rode for about half an hour before I saw the sand and sea through the trees and Edward rubbed my hand lightly before we slowed and broke through the last line of trees, emerging on an empty beach with lights shining not too far away.
"Come on." Edward whispered and I dismounted before he dismounted and tied Colby to a tree, leading me away a bit and sitting down in the sand with me between his legs.
I leaned back on Edward and watched as I saw the city lights shining back off the water in a rainbow of colours. Edward wrapped his arms around me and kissed my neck lovingly, making me smirk and lean back into him further.
"I love coming here a night. We used to come here every night they put on fireworks shows but as the years passed that got less and less and we stopped coming all together, everyone but me." Edward whispered and I nodded lightly before sighing as we sat together.
After a little while I drifted to sleep snuggled in Edward's warm arms.
EPOV
"Come on Bella." I whispered and looked down at her to see her eyes were closed before I smiled and pulled her into my arms. It was just nearing dawn as I hoisted Bella up onto Colby and untied him before climbing up behind Bella and wrapping my arms around her as I grabbed the reins and turned Colby towards the entrance to the forest.
We rode in silence and I looked down at Bella every so often to see her head was still resting on my chest only her expression had changed each time I looked at her.
I smirked as we came to a halt outside the stables and I saw Emmett walking out the house and stretching.
Slowly I got down from Colby and Emmett took the reins as I pulled Bella down into my arms and walking inside with her in my arms, sleeping like an angel.
"Edward, were you out all night?" Esme asked as I carried Bella and I shook my head.
"We left shortly before midnight. Just because it's our off day together." I whispered to my mother before carrying Bella up to my room where the curtains were thick and dark before laying her on my bed with the cover's pulled back.
I pulled Bella's boots and socks off before holding her up and pulling my hoody over her head and laying her down with the blankets over her.
I got up and looked in the mirror, sighing at my reflection before I pulled off my hoody and shoes and climbed into bed behind Bella in my track pants I had been wearing last night when I went to sleep.
I slept till midday before my alarm went off, thanks to Alice and I quickly shut it off, turning and looking down at Bella to see she was moving slightly as she groaned.
"Go back to sleep, love. I just need to get up and go do something." I whispered into Bella's ear and I heard a feint sigh from her before a crash sounded down stairs and I growled to myself before pulling on some shoes and a shirt before going down stairs to find Alice, Rosalie, Emmett and Jasper standing in the lounge looking at a man about my age glaring at them.
"Excuse me, some people are trying to sleep, who are you and what are you going here?" I asked as I walked in front of Alice, being careful not to stand on the smashed glass vase of Esme's before I glared at the man.
"I'm here to pick up Bella. My girlfriend." The man smirked and I glared at him before shaking my head. The guy punched me to get me out the way and I punched back, making him hit the wall before coming forward a bit.
"Number one, Bella is sleeping. Number two, you aren't her boyfriend. End of story, get out." I snapped and the guy staggered forward and swung at me but I ducked and pulled Alice down with me so she didn't get hit before I smacked him in the legs and bought him down to his knees.
"What's all the noise?" I heard Bella's sleepy voice yawn and I moved over to her and took her face in my hands as I wiped the sleep from her eyes and kissed her forehead.
"Nothing, Bella. Just go back to bed and I'll be there soon." I whispered in her ear and kissed her before I was pulled away and the man grabbed Bella's arm and dragged her off to one side away from me.
"Bella, baby. Come on, we're leaving." The guy said and Bella looked up at him calmly and sighed. No one expected what came next, least off all the guy who was holding her.
One moment Bella was standing still and the next moment the guy was lying on the ground holding his bloody nose as Bella shook her hand and glared at him.
"Carter you asshole. Go home; you are high on whatever the hell you have today. I'm not your fucking baby or anything else and I never will be. You know I can have you begging me to stop so you better leaving before I attack you and you leave in an ambulance. And don't you dare touch Edward or anyone else I know or love ever again." Bella snapped before rubbing her fist as she yawned before walking to the stairs and going up them, leaving Carter lying on the ground.
"Emmett, Jasper can you sort that out?" I asked and they nodded before I followed Bella up stairs, stopping in and getting us both coffee at the kitchen before going into my room to find her lying in bed with her eyes closed.
BPOV
"Hey Bella." I heard Edward whisper and I smiled as I opened my eyes and he sat on the bed beside me, letting me snuggle into his side against the pillows before he handed me a coffee.
"Hey. Thanks and I'm sorry about Carter." I whispered back and Edward smirked before taking my hand I had punched Carter with and kissing each one of my knuckles.
"Don't be. He was an asshole like you said. But I do want to know how you know him if you will divulge that information." Edward said as I smirked before raking my fingers over his stomach where his tee shirt had pulled up a bit.
"I used to date him. He was the one who got me into drugs and alcohol and then when I grew up it was too hard to leave. Even though he was beating me he was also giving me everything I craved. The drugs, the alcohol, even sexual pleasure. When Charlie picked me up from my party where I was pissed and Carter left me there telling me not to bother calling because of my 'psycho father.' Now that I think about it there are good sides to this whole 'send Bella away to change stuff.'" I whispered the last bit before turning and placing my coffee on the bedside table with Edward's as I straddled his lap.
"The good side of all of this is I got to experience life in the country, I can ride horses, I've met new friends, I own a horse…and I met you." I whispered and ran a hand through Edward's hair before wrapping my arms around his neck and hugging him as he hugged me back.
"I see the good side all the time Bella because the good side is you." Edward whispered and I smiled before looked down at my clothes before getting up and picking up my coffee.
"Get dressed, we can't sleep for the rest of the day." I ordered before walking into my bedroom and dressing.