Disclaimer: *to Stephenie Meyer* Pwease??
Steph: No.
Me: *pouts* Why?
Steph: Because I love Edward
"Ava? Ava, sweetie, you have to wake up" Someone lightly smacks my face.
"Huh?" I mumble as I open my eyes. I look up and notice golden eyes staring in worry at me, my daughter's whimpers coming from her crib.
"Oh thank God" He mutters under his breath.
"Edward? What are you doing here?" I ask as I try to sit up. Edward helps me up and I make my way towards my daughter's crib. I look down to her smiling face and pick her up. She giggles as I turn to face Edward. He looks at me in puzzlement. I look at him while waiting for his answer.
"Oh, you know, passing through town, thought I might stop by," He said while rubbing the back of his neck.
"At four in the morning? And how did you know where I even lived, I haven't seen you since graduation day. " I say as his face gets red in embarrassment.
Man, its good to see him again, I think as I look him up and down. True it was only three years since we last saw each other, but he hasn't changed one bit.
Same tall, bronze haired, golden eyed, crooked grinned hunk I fell in love with the first day.
And here I am, Miss Kinda-Hungover-Hair-Amess-Eyes-Puffy-What-The-Hell-Happened-To-Her and he's just grinning like a fool at me, he's so sweet in a weird kind of way.
"Oh, well, ya know," He says trying to think up a good excuse. I just smile at him and motion for him to join me in the kitchen so I can feed Lizzie. I nod to the kitchen chair for him to sit in and he does so gracefully, that was one thing I always envied him of, his obvious gracefulness that could have only come from years of dance which he says he never did.
"So, what have you been up to these past three years?" I ask placing a bottle in Lizzie's mouth.
"Oh, traveling here and there, not really staying in one place for too long. Alice and Jasper got married last year," He says.
"I knew it, told you they would, and there you were, not letting me bet with you Mister I-Don't-Gamble. Pft." I sigh in exasperation. Edward just rolls eyes at me.
"So, what about you?" He asks.
"Oh you know, got married to Damen, had Lizzie, and than him leaving me for another woman today, well, yesterday, you know, the works," I say in a rush, mentally berating myself for saying that. It seamed that whenever I was with Edward, I always made a fool of myself and causing an uncomfortable pause. Idiot. Sigh.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." He says with utmost sincerity. I shrug it off and focus on feeding Lizzie.
"It's nothing. Proven fact that 89% of woman are left by their husbands yearly. I'm just now one of them." I say as I try to laugh it off. My laugh sounded sad and hollow. Yeeeaaah, that will really convince him I'm fine. Of course.
Edward laughs a little at that statement. He places his hand on mine. Just as always, his hands are ice-cold.
"Jeeze Ed, put your hand in an ice-box again?" I laugh at our joke. He smiles and takes his hand away. Nice Ava, ruin the moment, again.
Luckily I was saved from trying to undo my damage with Edward by Lizzie burping a very loud burp that startles me. Edward's eyes become wide at that, then we both burst out in laughter.
When we calm down I look at him, I mean really look at him and he doesn't look any different than when he was 17. Man, gotta get that anti-aging cream he uses or something.
"So, how long will you be in town this time?" I ask, hopping he'll stay for awhile, I had missed him a lot.
"Don't know, I'm staying in that old Motel everyone used to throw bad eggs at." I smile remembering the time we did that. We got caught and I got grounded. Fun.
"Nonsense, that is a poor excuse for a place to stay, they barely passed the health inspection. Your staying here." I say acting all prim and proper, we smile at each other and he protests saying, "No, I couldn't do that to you."
"Ed, your staying here, so suck it up and deal with it twit." I tell him smiling.
"Fine." He says in exasperation with a faint smile on his face. I roll my eyes and show him to the guest bedroom with Lizzie still in my arms.
"I'll just put Lizzie in her crib and grab you more blankets and pillows," I say on my way to the nursery.
"No, that's aright Ava, I'll be fine" I just laugh and put Lizzie in her crib. On my way to my room, I grab two pillows from the closet and head to Edward's room.
"Here you go Sunshine," I say as I walk past his door. He catches the pillows and I head to my room. I quickly dress into my pj's and hop into bed.
That was the first time in over three years I dreamt of Edward.
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~Lyn (Ms-Lady-Phoenix)