BPOV
Two and a half months since Carter came and life is great. I saw Ricky a few days ago before he boarded a plane to go back home and he told me that mum and dad missed me. I haven't spoken to dad since I left, mainly because I blame him for sending me here but mum and I have talked several times. At night, once a week, she calls to help me with the school work that Carlisle got from the local school and we then talk about all sorts of things and sometimes I play music for her.
Lately I haven't had a room to myself at night. Either I go to Edward's room at night and sleep in his bed or he comes into my room, we've started moving my things into his room, I have my clothes mixed with his in the closet and draws and my pictures and other things lie around his bedroom all the time. Edward and I are now official. We are indeed dating and he is my boyfriend. Victory! He took me out to a movie and dinner shortly after Ricky's second visit and he asked me to be his girlfriend. We still fight-a lot- and sometimes I don't talk to him but we still share a room because we're used to it.
My music, every night before we go to sleep Edward get's me to play him a song. He says I could be a star one day but I don't think so. Lately, if I want to be famous, I want to be a famous Horse show competitor because I love it.
Mystic is going to Forks soon. Edward said that seeing as I have been here three of the six months I should start riding other horses and also, Mystic needs time to go through quarantine and settle in before I start riding him again so mum and dad are finding someone to look after him until I go home. I can't wait to see him again but also, I don't want to go because if I do, I won't see Edward everyday. If I leave I can't shop with Alice, or joke with Emmett and Jasper, or Cook with Esme, or talk with Carlisle or even play music with Rosalie. I'll miss it all.
Edward's still asleep but I can see he's starting to wake up so I'll put you back into my bedside table draw and snuggle into Edward's side.
I smiled before doing as I had written and lying one hand on his chest and rubbing lightly as Edward yawned before stretching his arms above his head and hugging me.
I smiled as I played with the waist of Edward's boxers before blushing as I looked at what I had slept in.
I was wearing a pair of black Minnie mouse Pj short shorts and a matching tank top. I felt Edward's hand that was resting on my hip pinching my tank top between two fingers like he did with everything I wore to bed before he pulled me tight against him and turned onto his side.
"Morning my beautiful girlfriend." He muttered as I snuggled into him and I giggled before sighing.
"Morning Mr. Possessive." I giggled as I heard Ducky crowing and I kissed Edward lightly before pushing myself out of bed and grabbing a pair of skinny jeans and a baby blue tank top.
"I'm having first shower." I said as I grabbed my bra and boy shorts before waltzing into the bathroom and turning the shower on, stripping before stepping behind the black curtain and into the steamy hot spray.
"Bella I have questions for you." Edward said as he walked into the bathroom and I poked my head around the curtain and looked at him as he sat on the bathroom sink bench.
"Fire away." I was used to Edward walking in. He had taken to coming in and talking to me while I was in the shower but Ricky was the one who started Bringing Edward in on his second visit.
Back home when I was showering was the only time I was home so Ricky had taken to sitting on the bench and talking to me while I was in the shower.
"Ok, so if I were to ask you to move in with us permanently what would you say?" Edward asked and I blushed before moving back behind the curtain and rubbing shampoo into my hair.
"Ok, taken that you would probably ask me when I was about to leave, I would say no. I miss my home too much but if you were to ask me a few months after I had left I would say yes because I would miss you more than ever." I said and I heard Edward murmuring to himself.
"Ok, what if I said I was going to move in with you because I wanted to be with you?" Edward answered with and I smiled as I rinsed out my hair before taking the soap and my shaver and starting to shave my legs.
"No. I would feel so heart broken for being the reason you left home finally which would most likely lead to depression on my part and home sickness on your part and then you would eventually hate me for being the reason you left home and then you could dump me for that and leave and I would be even more heart broken and everyone in your family would probably hate me…next question." I said and Edward laughed before humming to himself.
"What about a long distance relationship?" Edward asked and I bit my lip for a moment.
"Yes. With a long distance relationship there are the troubles of who's faithful and who's not and of course there's the whole miles apart, heart broken two am crying phone calls but then again it means that neither of us would have to leave home and we could eventually meet in the middle or after I move out of home I could come live here and the problem would be solved but the whole time we were apart I would be thinking about what chick is looking you up and down while thinking about having sex with you and vis-versa. Complicated but eventually it would work out." I said before peering round the curtain and looking at Edward.
"Towel." I said and put my hand out as I turned the shower off with my foot. I took the towel and dried my hair quickly before wrapping it around my body and stepping out the shower.
I moved close to Edward and kissed him lightly before walking out the bathroom and waiting till I heard the spray again before walking in.
"Ok, so tell me this, what is with all the questions about relationships?" I asked as I pulled on my underwear before pulling up my jeans and moving my towel to my hair.
"Well, I was thinking about what is going to happen when you leave. I thought that maybe you knew what we were going to do." Edward said before his head poked out from behind the curtain and he smiled.
"Maybe if we cut our hearts in two and stitch half of the others heart to their remaining half then we'll never be apart." Edward said and I shivered before shaking my head.
"Sorry but I'm not into experimental surgery in order to never be apart from you. Anyway, we can jump that duck marsh when we go galloping up to it." I said, taking the name of the jump Edward and I had practiced last week and using it in my sentence, making him laugh.
"Ok, you win. We won't go walking through the course as rider and instructor, we'll let the rider choose everything she does on this four start competition and see what she comes up with. Perfect!" Edward laughed before I handed him my towel and pulled my top on. I walked into the bedroom and grabbed my hair brush as I waited for him to get dressed.
Once he was dressed Edward came into the bedroom and grinned at me, putting his arms around my waist and hugging me tightly to him as we kissed. I moaned slightly as Edward nibbled on my lip and I gripped my fingers in his hair at the back of his head
"We need to go down stairs." I mumbled as Edward pulled back for air before kissing me again. I smirked as his hands moved from my back to my thighs and he lifted me up, making me wrap my legs tightly around his waist.
"Nah, nothing to do today." Edward muttered and I giggled before moving my head to his shoulder and kissing his neck lightly.
"Come on. Carlisle said that there was going to be a family discussion and that I'm now family. Let's go before they send Emmett up here and he makes sexual innuendo comments all day." I murmured before unwrapping my legs from Edward's waist and slowly sliding down till my feet touched the ground.
Being a whole head shorter than Edward had its perks sometimes, for Edward, like when he felt like carrying me all he had to do was wrap his arms around my waist and lift slightly and I wouldn't be able to touch the ground.
I took Edward's hand and pulled on it lightly before he wrapped his arm around my waist and we walked out and down the stairs to the dining room where everyone was waiting in their usual seats.
I sat down beside Edward and he put his arm across the back of my seat making me blush like usual before I looked to Carlisle.
"Ok, some of you know what this meeting is about but some others don't. This is about the upcoming three-star Competition in Phoenix, Arizona. I want to have at least four of our horses out in that Competition and Bella, Esme and I have talked and we think you should be one of the riders." Carlisle said and a shocked expression came to my face as I looked at him before looking at Esme.
"I…I don't know. I've only been riding horses for three and a half months. How do you know I won't stuff up?" I asked and Carlisle smiled.
"All rider's 'stuff up', Bella, but we believe you can do it and if you do too, you can ride in the competition. There are three levels, Dressage, cross-country jumps and cross-country racing. We think you should go for it." Esme said and I looked at Edward before biting my lip lightly.
"Can I think it over today?" I asked and they nodded before Edward hugged me lightly with one arm.
"Ok, so we need three more of you to ride and one maybe. Who want's to do it?" Carlisle said and I saw Emmett and Jasper grin before looking at Carlisle and nodding.
"Yea, we'll do it." Jasper said and Alice smirked before nodding as well. "I'll do it. I haven't ridden a competition since I sprained my ankle last year and you wouldn't let me on again."
"I'll go in if Bella doesn't want to." Edward said and everyone looked at him seriously. I shied into Edward's side and he stood up and pulled me with him before leading me out to the stables.
"Come on Bella, let's get Matrix and Stella and go for a ride." Edward said and I nodded before we walked into the tack room and I grabbed the things for Matrix before walking to her stall and opening it.
Once we had the two horses tacked Edward and I set off across the paddocks checking the outer fence line.
"Bella, I know you can ride, I believe in you. Please Bella." Edward said once we were in the second paddock. I bit my lip and looked over at him before looking down at Matrix's mane.
"What if I screw up so badly that everyone laughs at me? What if I do something wrong and the horse I'm on rolls? I'm scared." I said and Edward placed a hand on my thigh before taking my hand and kissing it.
"Guess what Bella? The competition you are riding in is the same one I first rode in. There was a junior section and I was 13 but even with all the experience I had I stuffed up so bad. You are different to how I am and was. I know you know you can do it and I believe you more than anything. I'll stand by you all the way, I'll help you train, and I'll be your personal groom and trainer. I'll make sure you don't fail." Edward said and I smiled before nodding.
"Ok, as long as you promise to be by me the whole time I'll do it." I said and Edward smiled before leaning over and kissing me lightly.
"Shall we ride to the over side of the Ranch and back?" Edward asked and I nodded before kicking Matrix into a gallop and galloping ahead of Edward as I giggled.