A/N- Hey guys! Sorry for the wait, I know I left you hanging with a not exciting chapter, but I've got school now. I would highly appreciate more ideas!!!!!! But here's the next chapter anyways. Hope you like it!!!
Chapter 5 Part II- The Plan!
EPOV
"Well…" I started apprehensively, she started biting her lip and looking nervous. "I think you'll enjoy this one. Well, first I have to get Jasper and Emmett to create some sort of distraction for Charlie so he can't come home and shoot me… Then… Well…. We get to make-out… until you faint. Which shouldn't take long, I might add" I said in a rush. She laughed her glorious laugh and then looked at me suspiciously.
"You never suggest stuff like that." She said pondering. Oh how that aggravates me, that I can't hear her thoughts.
"What are you thinking?" I demanded exasperated, I was lucky my frustration at not being able to hear her thoughts was so strong or I wouldn't have been able to mask my embarrassment. I knew this wasn't my normal behavior, but I really wanted to get back at Charlie. For some reason I felt a strong sense of resentment towards Charlie since the accident. I mostly blamed myself, my monstrous nature, but I also blamed Charlie, for being human, for forcing us to take longer helping Bella than would have been necessary; for making it necessary for me to take circuitous measures in order to take care of my love.
The anger raged inside of me, it must have shown on my face because Bella reached up and touched my face lovingly.
"What's wrong?" she asked concerned.
"Nothing love, I was just remembering my motivation for this little prank today." I said smiling at the thought.
"Would you care to share?" She asked a little irked. I laughed out loud making the slight frown on her face turn into a glare. She folded her arms across her face, and started to get up off my lap.
"What do you think you are doing?" I demanded, grabbing her waist and holding her to my chest?
"Getting away from you!" She practically shouted at me. This confused me, but I didn't loosen my hold on her. I gently turned her face towards mine so I could read her eyes.
"Like you could" I said seriously. My tone making her eyes melt. I gave her a chaste kiss and then released her waist. "I thought we agreed that you didn't get to move yourself today?" I said sternly. This brought back some life to her face; she blushed and gently slapped my face, it felt like a piece of silk draping itself across my cheek.
"I'm sorry" she murmured. URGH!!!!
"Why?" I demanded
"For getting so emotional and trying to move myself" she murmured back. How I hated it when she apologized unnecessarily. I brought her face to look at mine again. She smiled sheepishly and I smiled her crooked smile back.
"Do you still want to know?" I asked hesitantly.
"Yes!!" she answered excitedly. I smiled at her enthusiasm. Her happiness always made my heart soar.
"Well…. Last night, when you were hurt. I wanted so badly to help you, but we couldn't work as fast with Charlie around, having to keep up our charade was unbearable when I knew you were hurt. Then when we were waking you up, I couldn't hold you in my arms... That was even worse." My intensity was increasing, the anger becoming more apparent in my voice and eyes. I could see the concern this caused her, so I tried to compose myself. "Then when he tried to keep me from being with you today, I was so furious! It was because of him that we couldn't help you quicker... I thought I had lost you again…" I trailed off, laying my face in my hands.
She took my hands in hers, and moved them from my face onto hers. She knew exactly what I needed. She smiled at me.
"I'm fine." She said sternly, but lovingly. "We're here together, you get to hold me in your arms for as long as you like, and we WILL get Charlie back. Ok?" She finished with a quick kiss, snuggling herself into my chest. I kissed her hair, down to her neck, and then whispered into the hollow behind her ear:
"Ok. I love you."
"I love you too" she replied happily.
"Ok so we have to get Emmett to make a distraction for us... I was thinking a hold up at the Newton's store, maybe. We can scare the crap outta Mike, and keep Charlie detained at the same time!" I smiled victoriously at the thought.
"Ok, but I thought you said Jasper was going to help with the distraction too?" she said, worry creeping into her voice.
"Don't worry love. Jasper comes in later." I smiled sneakily. I knew she wouldn't like this part, so I was going to keep it a secret for now. She nodded, and snuggled back into my chest.
"I can't wait for phase two." She said seductively. I smiled, oh how I loved that she wanted to be with me!! And yet, I cringed, knowing that she shouldn't. I smack myself internally, knowing that Alice was two seconds away from appearing here and doing it herself. I wanted this day to be for me and Bella only. So I quickly brushed away that thought and smiled crookedly at her.
"I can't wait either" I said, truly happy. I took out my phone at human speed, and dialed Emmett's number. I still had to get back at him for that vile text message!!! This would be highly enjoyable! He picked up on the second ring.
"Yello Eddie! What can I do for you this fine day! Rose's got me in lock down, so my services are limited today. I've got a special going on Kama Sutra lessons, and my "Where do babies come from" lecture..." I cut him off there.
"Shut up Emmett! I have a special task for you today. It won't be pleasant but it's what you deserve for last night." I hissed vehemently at him.
"Sheesh Eddie, you can't take a joke can you". I ignored that and continued on with my instructions at vampire speed.
"You're going to hold up the Newton's store today. You have to dress like an ugly lady and use a potatoes gun that looks like a real gun. Hold off the police as long as you can. You need to hint that you have a plan to kidnap Bella or something that will ensure Charlie gets involved. You will NOT, and I repeat, NOT make any innuendoes about Bella or me to the police or anyone else during this operation. Are we clear?"
"Yes, sir! Oh this is gonna be fun! I can borrow some of Rose's clothes… Ouch Rose! She just hit me Edward!"
"Emmett give the phone to Rose" I said angrily. I explained the plan to Rose and told her I had an idea for his punishment that she could employ once operation Annoy Charlie was complete. She agreed excitedly and went off to gather stuff for Emmett's costume.
"What did you get me into Edward? What did I ever do to you! Oh... wait don't answer tha_" I hung up the phone on him. Bella was smiling excitedly as she traced the muscles of my chest with her fingers.
"Phase one should begin shortly. Do you want to know the next part?" I asked finally getting excited
"Of course!" she rolled her eyes at me, but I knew she wasn't mad; her eyes were bright with excitement.
"Ok, so after I make the original call that you passed out when I kissed you. Then every five or so minutes I'm going to call him back, saying you grew taller, and your eyes moved, and stuff like that." She giggled "He's going to get really really annoyed but he won't be able to come home because of Emmett! Then we'll call about your mood..." I trailed off here not wanting to ruin the surprise; I just hope Jasper doesn't get too carried away… She noticed the change in my face and scowled slightly, but didn't comment. I was grateful for that, though my curiosity and frustration flared when she didn't voice her concern.
To distract her I started humming her lullaby, and kissed her hair and down her neck. After I had made the circuit a few times, getting lost in her scent and the amazing feel of her skin beneath my lips, I reminded her of something.
"Breathe Bella, breathe love". She took a deep breath, and sighed snuggling back into my chest. I rested my head on hers.
"So, while we're waiting for the fun to begin…" she trailed off. I knew this was going to be bad when she looked away from me, still tracing the muscles of my chest.
"Yes?" I asked, quietly.
"About last night… What was that text about? You know the one that…" She trailed off again, and I groaned quietly. Of course she would want to know about THAT. "I noticed that you deleted it, when you went in to get me some Tylenol last night" Oh I forgot! Carlisle told me to give her Tylenol every few hours for the pain. I quickly cradled her in my arms and raced up the stairs. She gasped and I looked down at her face, she was in shock.
"Sorry love, you just reminded me of Carlisle's orders" I said simply. She looked confused again. "He said to make sure you take Tylenol every few hours for the pain" I finished, setting her on the counter and grabbing the bottle from the medicine cabinet. I got out three of the little white pills and filled the glass sitting by the sink with some tepid water. Carlisle always said it was better for humans, too cold and it upsets their stomach, too warm and it's uncomfortable to swallow. I handed her the pills and water. She took them with a martyred expression on her face, I just smiled at her, taking the glass and kissing her earnestly when she finished.
"Good girl!" I praised teasingly, ruffling her hair.
"Stop it" she teased back taking my hand from her head and kissing it and hugging herself to me. I carried her back down to the couch, retaining this position. Then suddenly she sat up and glared at me. Oh how her mood swings confused me!
"What? Are you alright?" I demanded taking her face in my hands. She pushed off my hands and glared at me again.
"I'm fine, but you, mister are in big trouble!" she explained. This statement confused me even more, though I was relieved that she was ok.
"Why am I in trouble?" I asked my confusion showing on my face now.
"You are so UNFAIR!" she practically yelled at me. She never yelled at me! What had I done?
"What did I do?" I asked sincerely.
"You keep distracting me! It so unfair, you get to ask whatever question you want, and you ALWAYS get an answer because of those stupid smoldering golden eyes of yours!" She yelled again, but blushed at the end and looked away. I understood now, I smiled knowingly at her, and kissed her lips gently to give me a moment to respond.
"I'm sorry." I said, sincerity oozing from my voice. She noticed the inflection and her face changed again. It was softer, the anger faded completely. I wrapped my arms tightly around her. "I'm sorry for everything. For every time I've hurt you, every mistake I've made, every time I've made you cry, every time I've made you mad__" She had put her fingers to my lips to stop my apology.
"Stop it! I love you, and I know you're sorry. It's impossible to stay mad at you, I practically forgive you the instant you realize what you'd done." She finished evident awe in her tone. I laughed and smiled crookedly at her.
"I don't deserve you, but I'm glad you love me too" I amended. She seemed happy with my acceptance.
"Now back to my question. What did that text say?" She asked fervently, very curious. I groaned, and put a martyred expression on my face as I answered.
"You don't want to know Bella, really. It'll destroy your innocence." She laughed and looked at me meaningfully. "I'm serious! And it wasn't me who sent that text, it was Emmett. He and Jasper stole my phone when we we're hunting. You don't want to know. Trust me please?" I was begging at the end. She folded her arms over her chest, and stared at me meaningfully again. I sighed. "Fine, but I'm warning you, it's really bad, and is in no way something that I would EVER and I repeat EVER say!" I paused, readying myself to say the words I never wanted to think ever again. He wrote love, I can't wait to see you. My Vanquish doesn't hold anywhere near the place in my heart that you do. My pants get how when I think of yours. Let's find out tonight how deep our love really, is in the car. Emmett gave me some pointers... Love Edward."(A/N- Thanks to amobutterfly25 for the idea about Emmett's text!)
I hung my head as I finished this most embarrassing moments. But then I heard a snort and looked up to see Bella blushing and trying to hold in her laughter. I sighed, oh how relieved I felt!
BPOV
I was trying to hide my glee at the words Edward had spoken with such contempt and embarrassment. I loved him and wanted to express my love for him that way. But those stupid boundaries of his!! So I had to hide those feelings or else risk making him mad. Or sad, or both, anyways I didn't want to risk him cancelling "phase 2". I was really looking forward to that. I settled with a snort and fake laughter. He sighed in relief and I smiled back at him. I snuggled into his chest, reveling in the feel. He smiled and hugged me closer, kissing my hair.
"Thank you." I said.
"Anytime love" he answered back lovingly, kissing my head again.
"Is it time yet?" I asked hopefully.
"Just about, so I think I'll make the preliminary call, to warm him up" he chuckled picking up his phone and dialing 911.
"Edward!" I said, appalled that he'd use that number, I thought he was going to call Charlie's office phone.
"What?" he asked back innocently. Just then the operator picked up.
"Hello, this is Forks Police Department, what's your emergency?" they asked in a bored voice.
"Hello, this is Edward Cullen, and Bella Swan is here with me, I was watching her for Charlie today. She had an accident last night and requires constant supervision" he replied, face anxiety radiating through his voice. I glared at him, he just smiled and smirked back, rubbing soothing circles into my hand. "And, well I'm really scared…" he trailed off. I glared more harshly at him, his smile grew. "She... well she…"
"Spit it out kid! This is the Chief's daughter! We have to take care of her." The operator was panicking now. Edward had to work to keep from laughing and to keep the anxiety in his tone.
"Charlie told me to call him if anything happened to change Bella's condition so that's what I'm doing. Bella… well… she… she's taller! She grew a half centimeter last night! I'm really worried! Will you dispatch an ambulance and tell the Chief for me?" Edward was having a really hard time keeping in his laughter now, and it was infectious.
"Sure Edward, I'll tell the Chief that his daughter grew taller… I'm sure he'll want to get her immediate medical attention, so just wait for the ambulance." The operator replied in a bored voice.
"Thank you so much!" Edward said back fervently, and then he hung up, and burst out laughing. I did too. We held each other and laughed into each other for awhile. Then as we sat there recovering, we heard the sound of sirens in the distance. "Phase one begins now" Edward said happily, his melodic voice was so much more beautiful when he was happy I mused. "We'll wait a few more minutes until Charlie has a chance to get my little message, before we start our job" he said, smiling, eyes bright in anticipation.
"Do we have to wait?" I whined. He laughed and kissed me gently, jumbling my thoughts,
"Yes love, we have to time it just right so that you pass out right before Charlie calls. Which means we'll have about 2 minutes..." He trailed off, smirking at me. I glared back, but my face softened as soon as I saw his smoldering eyes.
"Stupid vampire" I mumbled under my breath. He caught it though and laughed again.
"Ok, we should be good now" he told me happily, oh how I loved it when he was happy!
"Finally!" I rejoiced, turning myself so that I was facing him directly. But he moved so that my back was against the couch. I looked at him questioningly.
"I don't want you to hit your head again when you pass out" he explained calmly. I humf'd, but he leaned in and started kissing me. My heart jumped out of my chest at his touch. His hands cupped my face, gently drawing it toward him. I leaned in, but he leaned in farther so that I would be safe when I passed out. Our lips moved earnestly against each other. I was surprised by his intensity; it made my blood course through my body, heating it to the point where I felt like I was on fire, but in a good way.
I could feel myself getting dizzy and fought the urge to breathe. He laughed against my lips, but deepened the kiss, as I parted my lips slightly in response to his laughter. My head got more and more clouded. The last thing I heard was my angel murmuring against my lips
"Don't worry Bella; I'll be here for you when you wake up".
EPOV
"Don't worry Bella, I'll be here for you when you wake up" I murmured against my love's jaw. I felt her faint in my arms, and hugged her tightly to me. Laughing as I kissed her hair. Oh how her human fragileness came in handy!!!! I laid her down on the couch and grabbed my phone in preparation for Charlie's call. One, two, three RING!!!
I waited for two rings and then picked up, putting panic in my voice.
"Charlie! Oh Charlie I'm so glad you called, I'm so worried about Bella!" he interrupted me
"Edward, it is illegal to call 911 without a real emergency. I'm very disappointed in you Edward."
"Charlie, I'm truly sorry about before, but you said to notify you of any change in Bella's condition. I was just doing what you asked." I continued in a polite tone. "But now something really did happen to her!"
"What happened Edward?" Charlie asked, worried now.
"Well we were on the couch, kissing__"
"You were kissing MY daughter, on MY couch?" Charlie countered, enraged now, almost all trace of worry gone.
"Yes, and well she fainted, and she hasn't woken up!" I continued, trying to hide my laughter as I pictured his face.
"Oh, no did you call Carlisle" he asked worried again. Then I heard a voice in the background
"Chief Swan, we need you down at the Newton's store, the situation is getting out of control and he she mentioned your daughter..." the voice trailed off. I hung up the phone, letting my laughter out. Bella seemed to come around to the sound. I cradled her against my chest, trying to quiet my laughter. She stared up at me dazed, but smiling.
"Did it work?" she asked in a quiet, slightly confused voice.
"Yes, love. It worked. Charlie is thoroughly worried and Emmett is doing his part. Charlie should be arriving at the store in about 5 minutes. We'll make our next call then." I told her, smiling crookedly.
"Sweet!" she tried to pump her hand in enthusiasm but was still dazed from her episode.
"Let's get you some food, and then I think we have a visitor." I said knowingly. Jasper would be here soon, and I knew she wouldn't like this next part of the plan, so I had to get her to eat before I lost some of my persuasive power. Despite my acute need to mess with Charlie, Bella was and always will be my priority. So I carried her into the kitchen and gently sat her on a chair. She seemed to have recovered from her fainting nicely, so I kissed her on the lips, a little more fervently than I had planned, but I got a little carried away. Well really any kiss is getting carried away; every touch is getting carried away... Regardless, I kissed her, breaking away within a minute. Then at vampire speed I made her a Pb&j sandwich. She ate it gratefully; I got her a glass of milk to go with it. I felt my phone vibrate, so I flipped it open. 'New text message' it read, I opened the text. It was from Alice, 'rotflol' it read. I grinned; she must have seen how our plan works out then. Good!
"What's up?" Bella asked, suspicion colored her voice.
"Oh, nothing, Alice just wanted to know how you were doing." I lied easily. Surprisingly she bought it. "Are you ready for our next call?" I asked sweetly
"Yes!" She cheered excitedly. I smiled crookedly at her, kissing her sweetly as I picked up her dishes. I cleaned them and put them away quickly, ready for the next phase. Bella didn't know what was going to happen now, I laughed to myself in anticipation. I heard a soft knock on the door and ran to get it. Jasper and I were back before Bella realized what was happening.
"Hello Bella!" Jasper said excitedly, nodding to Bella as he entered the kitchen. He stood at the counter while I went over and sat next to Bella at the table. "I'm so sorry for last night, we never dreamed that it would hurt you." He said sincerely, flooding the room with waves of calm.
"It's alright Jasper. I know you didn't mean it. Why are you here?" Bella answered him calmly, curiosity getting the best of her in the end.
"First of all we need to call Emmett and help him set up the story a little more." I intervened, looking meaningfully at Jasper. I felt him send waves of panic at Bella as hard and as fast as he could. I dialed the phone quickly. Emmett picked up on the first ring.
"Hello sonny!" Emmett answered in a grandmotherly voice
"Hey Emmett, so we have Bella here…" I started, holding the phone out to Bella, she was going nuts! She was rocking in her chair, her arms locked around her knees her eyes wild, she was muttering to herself. I hated to see her like this, but I knew she would be fine, and it was going to freak out Charlie. So I looked at Jasper again. He pulled out his phone and we swapped. He kept my phone close to Bella, and then he sent waves of happiness out to mix with the panic. She unlocked her arms and her eyes went cross, she started singing I'm a little tea pot, and acting it out, though every so often the panic would seep through and she'd yell
"They're going to kill me!!" I really hated to see her like this, but it was working. While she was performing I was dialing Charlie's cell.
"Charlie, Charlie!" I yelled into the phone.
"What is it Edward, I'm really busy right now, we have a robber at the Newton store and."
"I know all about that, Bella's going crazy!!! Listen to her" I said putting the phone out to her again. I timed it just right; she sang a line of 'twinkle twinkle' and then "I'm a chemistry set!!!'(A/N- Thanks to the author of Belladventure for that line).
"Oh my lord what have you done to my daughter!!" Charlie screamed at me.
"Well, it might be that her head injury was worse than it appeared last night" I said clinically. "Or it could be the fact that the robber at the store sent one of his goons here, once you showed up, and he's drugged Bella and is making her go crazy!" I was snarling into the phone now. Jasper gave me a weird look and sent some calming waves into the room. This did weird things to Bella; it cleared her mind enough for her to call out to me
"Edward, what in the world are you doing to me?" Crap, crap, this ruined the whole game. I punched the table and made some noises like I was fighting a guy.
"I'm saving you Bella" I said loudly. I heard the other officers gasp on the other end of my phone and grinned. Then I heard Charlie.
"Edward!!! What the HELL is going on!" He screamed at me
"Oh nothing Charlie everything is fine now. I just beat up the crony of that robber. Bella is calming down now, listen" I held out the phone to Bella, who was reacting to the calming happy waves that Jasper was sending out. She was smiling hugely.
'I love you Edward, I really, I don't care that you aren't human, and Jasper, you know I love you too. I don't care that you tried to kill__" I quickly ripped the phone away from her.
"See Charlie she's fine now, you can finish up with the robber now, bye!" I hung up quickly, and looked at Jasper. He removed all of his influence from the room. Bella slumped over the on the floor. I ran to her and picked her up, cradling her in my arms again. I was laughing into her hair, when I felt her hands touch my cheeks.
"What just happened" She asked, confused, dazed, and slightly annoyed.
"I'm so sorry love. We didn't plan it out as well as we should have." Well actually Jasper just got carried away a little, I thought glaring meaningfully at Jasper. He shrugged and thought 'sorry Edward'
"Ya ok, but what HAPPENED?" She asked again, more annoyed.
"I had Jasper make you act crazy. You sang and danced out 'my little tea pot' and 'twinkle twinkle' while muttering crazily. Then you said you loved me, and jasper, and you didn't care that I wasn't human, and that he tried to kill you. I had to stop you there, though I love to hear you say you love me." I looked at her knowing she would be mad, hoping that she would forgive me in time for the finale. Her face had softened, when I said that I liked hearing her say she loved me, and I knew I was ok. I kissed her hair and hugged her close to me. "I'm really sorry love, but it worked like a charm! Charlie totally believed it!! We even had the officers there gasping!" I laughed loudly remembering.
"Jasper you can go now, thanks for your help. I'll see you at home later for Emmett's punishment." I said conversationally. He nodded at us and left quietly.
"So Emmett is alive then? My dad hasn't shot him yet?" She asked trying to keep from laughing, though the concern in her voice was real.
"Yes, he's alive. Forks police doesn't have much practice with armed robbers. Especially when they are dressed like an ugly old lady, but are rip like Emmett is. They are freaking out!!" I answered gleefully
"How are you going to get him out?" She asked, anxiety creeping into her voice.
"Well, that's part one of his punishment. He goes to jail dressed as an ugly old woman. Carlisle will bail him out at the last second so don't worry. I'll tell you the rest later, it's time for Phase 3, the grand finale!!!!" I couldn't keep the excitement out of my voice. I had been waiting all day to do this. She smiled at me, I smiled crookedly back at her.
"What's the grand finale?" She asked curiosity and excitement in her tone too.
"Well…."I started, acting innocent. "I'm going to call Charlie a series of times, around 5 minutes apart, telling him trivial things about you have changed. Then I'm going to have Carlisle call him and do the same thing! Carlisle is going to act really worried about these things too, and tell Charlie that he has to let me keep you home for the rest of the week. Isn't that wonderful love?" I asked greatly enjoying my little plan, and enjoying even more the thought of getting to spend the whole week with my Bella.
"That is so perfect!" my love answered with evident joy. She grabbed my face and kissed me earnestly but quickly, I was stunned….. Wait… what?.... Oh… Wow… She dazzled me! So this is what she feels like every time I use my eyes on her…. I understand what she means by it being unfair. I just smiled crookedly at her. Her own smile widened too. I hugged her close and carried her to the couch again. It would be more comfortable out here. I took both the cell phones off the table, Jasper had left his for me on purpose, I guess Alice had told him what was going on.
I moved Bella so her back and head were supported by the couch instead of my arms, but so that she was still in my lap. I took one phone and called Carlisle. He answered on the second ring, his calm fatherly voice familiar to me.
"What can I do for you Edward?" he asked in his pleasant voice. I knew I was his favorite, and sometimes I felt very smug about that, times like now when our good relationship proved to my favor.
"Good afternoon Carlisle. First of all I want to thank you again for all you did for me and Bella last night. But second of all, I trust you are in on the plan?" he told me he was up to date thanks to Alice. "Ok, so Emmett should be getting taken downtown in the next half hour or so, it takes about 2 hours to process, so in about 3-4 hours we need you to go bail him out, but don't let him take off his costume." Carlisle started to protest, "Trust me Carlisle, it's for part of his punishment for last night" at that he agreed to it. "Ok but now I'm going to start the last part of the plan, so I just wanted to tell you what I'm going to be telling Charlie so in about 20 minutes you can start calling him with the same things. Ok?" Carlisle agreed again, finally getting excited about the plan.
He was also slightly resentful of how long it had taken to care for Bella last night, because of Charlie. We had been conversing at vampire speed, Bella had been watching me, smiling at me, and tracing the contours of my chest once again. I still don't get how she thinks I'm so perfect, how I can mesmerizes her the same way she mesmerizes me. Enough of those dark contemplations though, time for action. I smiled crookedly at her, analyzing her, reading her mood, her body.
"Are you ready?" I asked excitedly
"Yes!" She agreed whole heatedly
"Do you need to go to the bathroom first?" I asked offhandedly. This confused her for a moment, but then she caught on and started to get up from my lap.
"AH, ah. Remember our deal? You don't get to move yourself today." I reminded her sternly
"But you let me dance when I was crazy from Jasper." She whined petulantly.
"Yes, but for some reason you had better balance then." I joked as I picked her up swiftly, carrying her up the stairs to the dreaded bathroom. "Be careful love" I joked again, leaning down to kiss her on the lips. Her eyes glazed over as I sat her feet on the floor, then I walked out and shut the door.
"Stupid vampire" I heard her mutter. I was laughing as I called Charlie's cell again.
"What is it now Edward?" He was annoyed but I could hear the real concern in his tone.
"Bella's condition worsened again" I admitted, anxiety and shame coloring my tone. Charlie wasn't expecting this.
"What happened Edward, is she ok??" Charlie asked, I could hear Emmett in the background putting up the last of his staged fight.
"No, she isn't, she's changing so quickly. One minute she was fine, then the next she was worse! I'm so scared Charlie!" I let panic color my tone, my voice was wavering and cracking at just the right moments, I was such a good actor.
"What is happening Edward!" Charlie was practically screaming at me now.
"Bella has been having to go to the bathroom!" I told Charlie, panicking and scared sounded. I could almost hear Charlie's face turning red.
"Edward…" he began. I hung up laughing raucously. I heard the toilet flush and the door open.
"What's wrong Edward?" my angel begged, her concern relaxed me, composed me. She healed me in so many ways, she didn't even know.
"Nothing is wrong love; I just finished my first call to Charlie. Let's go back down to the couch and we can plan the next one. I'm thinking three calls total. Then Carlisle will start his calls, and he'll call us when he's done. Until then we can do whatever we want." I told her calmly, brushing her hair back, and picking her up in my arms. I smiled at her, her answering smile was dazzling, and I couldn't help but kiss this most gorgeous of creatures.
"Wow, Edward" she gasped when I released her in my lap, as we sat on the couch. "Today has been amazing!" I soared at her statement. It really had been a wonderful day so far, and it wasn't even done! "I love you so much; I just wish that this day didn't have to be in the aftermath of yesterday…." I knew exactly what she meant; I felt the same way.
"Love, today is what it is. And what it is is wonderful. We are together and can do whatever we want! And we get the next 6 days to do the exact same thing. So don't worry please, you know how I hate it when you worry. Just relax, hold me tight, and everything will work out perfectly." I said with an intensity that would scare most people. But my Bella, her face softened, her smile glowed, her eyes glazing over slightly. I kissed her soft luscious lips gently, just once. Then I took out my phone again, my declaration had taken longer than I thought. It was time to call Charlie again. I dialed the now familiar number.
Charlie picked up on the second ring again.
"This had better be damn good Edward, we're almost finished up here at the Newton's store and I've had enough of your pranking today."
"Sir, Chief Swan, I would never prank you. I'm only complying with what you asked me to do. And that was to inform you of any change in Bella's condition. Which is what I'm calling to do now sir. I'm terribly worried about her too." I said this all calmly but pushing worry as the main emotion.
"OK, Edward, what's wrong with her this time?" Charlie asked, not buying my explanation.
"Well sir, Bella can't walk! She keeps falling over every time she tries to walk. I've had to carry her all day. Oh, wait a second, never mind, that's always been the case, sorry to bother you Charlie!" I hung up the phone laughing until I was bent over Bella's waist, hugging her trying to calm myself down. When I was able to look up, she was glaring at me.
"I can't ever walk without falling over, can I?" She demanded petulantly. She tried to get off my lap again, but my hands were too quick and I was able to grab her waist, and keep he solidly seated on my stone legs.
"Love" I started, giving her an exasperated but knowing look. "You know it's true. Besides its all in good fun, I thought you wanted to annoy Charlie" I said, knowing I was being unfair, but the girl couldn't walk, it was so true! "And, I thought you liked it when I hold you." I said quietly, absent mindedly drawing circles on her leg. She groaned and slapped my arm.
"Edward, you're being unfair! Of course I love it when you hold me, I love being with you more than anything. I just don't think that all humor should come at my expense." She clarified, her tone stern but understanding. I knew she was right, so I nodded and smiled.
"I'm sorry Bella. I will try to make fewer jokes at your expense." I said dutifully. She smile and snuggled in closer to me, kissing my jaw once. We just sat there, looking deeply into each other's eyes, waiting for time to pass until the last call. Then we would let loose, and just enjoy each other's company for the rest of the day. Finally it was time.
"It's time Bella" I whispered into her ear.
"Oh goody!" she said back, as she leaned into position on my lap, and started tracing the contours of my chest again. She seemed happy so I didn't tell her how distracting it was to have to touching me like that. It was such a wonderful feeling that I didn't want it to stop, but I wanted to be able to concentrate on her and her touch, rather than have to block it out. I dialed the number and waited for an annoyed Charlie to answer the phone. He answered on the last ring this time.
"Edward" he grumbled.
"Hi Charlie, listen Bella is really ill this time." I put all the panic and sincerity I could into my voice. He caught on.
"What's wrong Edward?" he asked the infamous question for what seemed like the billionth time today. I took a deep breath then said quickly
"She looks like she's asleep, but I don't know if she just slipped into unconsciousness again. I have her lying in my lap but I__"
"She's laying in your what?" an enraged Charlie screamed at me.
"My lap" I said back "but Charlie that isn't the point. Some people with head injuries if they are more than they appear, the person can slip into a coma and die. I don't want Bella to die Charlie!!" I practically screamed at him. If I could fake crying I would, but vampires can't cry so that wasn't an option.
"Calm down Edward, can you check her pulse?" He asked trying to remain calm.
"Oh, wait… Oh ha Charlie you'll love this, Bella just was just dazed from me kissing her and was had her eyes closed in pleasure. They were just closed so long that I thought she was unconscious. Bye Charlie!" I hung up the phone as quick as I could, and started laughing uncontrollably again. At first, in my periphery vision I could see Bella pouting again, but she couldn't help but join in my laughter after a few seconds.
We hugged each other close, me laughing into her hair, she laughing into my chest. I could feel that my shirt was soaked from her tears of joy, and I reveled in that feeling. I took her face in my hands and kissed her as passionately as I safely could. Operation Annoy Charlie was a success! Now the question was, how was I going to avoid being shot when he got home from work….
DUN-DUN-DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A/N- first of all I can't believe I forgot that in the last chapter. Sorry about that and sorry for this taking so long to get to you guys. It's an intense chapter and took me a long time to write. It's 14 pages in a word document!!! Now that's love, that I would write over 14 pages for one chapter. Granted it was an awesome chapter but ya. So anyways, I hope you guys liked it. Review Review Review and you will get the next chapter that much quicker! Also, ideas for Emmett's punishment, how Edward will avoid Charlie's wrath when he gets home, and anything else would be much appreciated!!! Thanks
-My Vampire Sparkles