A/N: Here's part one of the thanksgiving in forks chapter. I had intended it to be one chapter, but the more I wrote, the longer it got, so it's going to be two.
I'm glad most of you enjoyed the Bella and Rose playfulness, followed by the lemony goodness of the last chapter. I had a lot of fun writing that one. I hope you all enjoy this one just as much. I was flabbergasted to see I had 850 reviews! You guys totally rock. Is it too much to ask for 900 reviews before I put up the next chapter? Probably, since some of you will review several times just to get the chapter quicker. Oh well.
Thanks to everyone who has wished me well on the move. 1 week from tonight and I will be back in Canada. I'm not sure how quickly chapters will come then, but I know weekends will be basically out of the question since I'll be away in cottage country. Fellow Ontarians know this well.
Anywhoo, thanks again and I don't own Twilight, but I do have the 'new moon' poster which was released today as the backdrop on my computer. If you get a chance to watch the MTV movie awards on the 30th, do it. Rob, Taylor and Kristen will be presenting, and there is supposed to be a sneak preview of New Moon. I'm excited!!
BPOV
The rest of September and October were hectic to say the least. My classes started to pick up and Edward and I seemed to have even less time together than usual, but we made it work. Saturdays and Wednesday nights were completely ours, and things slowly went back to way we were before our break in August. Edward was even more caring and compassionate than usual, the sex was just as amazing, but less adventurous because we now knew even more about each other, but I wasn't complaining.
My favorite time of the week was always Wednesday's at five when Edward would show up at my door, with some new kind of takeout and a movie, and once both were done, we ended up in my bedroom making love until the early hours of the morning. Edward and I didn't have any classes until ten in the morning, so we always slept in, curled up next to one another, and when we woke in the morning he would fetch the coffee while I made fresh muffins for us. It was like we were back in Europe for a few hours of the day, and it was always perfect.
Tonight wasn't very different, except it was a Tuesday evening and Edward came with some Greek Food, a pirated version of Observe & Report (courtesy of Emmett) and his luggage. We were leaving for Washington in the morning to spend Thanksgiving with my parents.
"Ooh that smells good," I said eagerly as Edward left the movie and the takeout bag from 'Opa' on the counter and took his luggage into my bedroom, which he preferred to call our bedroom, even though he only stayed over one night a week. I started to pull out the various dishes, while Edward was gone for a few minutes, most likely getting comfortable in some boxers and a t-shirt, which was what we usually did on Wednesday nights.
"I got some extra tzatziki cause you bitched last time that I didn't have enough," laughed Edward as he walked back into the room and gave me a quick peck on the lips. "I missed you."
"I missed you too, even though it's only been two days," I replied with a laugh as I opened up one of the greek salads and began to cover it in dressing. We sat on the couch in relative silence as the movie started and then Edward turned towards me and wanted to talk.
"Do you think they'll like me?" he asked nervously as I laughed heavily at him.
"Do you honestly care?" I replied coolly, which seemed to frustrate him.
"Well, no, but I don't want them to hate me. I'm not worried about your Dad, as much as I am about your mom. Did you ever talk to her about the whole 'Jacob' thing?" sighed Edward as he took a big bite of salad, which ended up being mainly cucumber.
"Yeah, we discussed it on several different occasions. The first involved a lot of screaming from both of us, but she promised to be on her best behavior this week. She claimed that she was looking out for my best interest and my future, which she thought was Jacob." I heard Edward let out a low growl, which was his standard reaction when there was any mention of Jacob, but I ignored it. "She knows I love you, and she promised not to ruin the week."
Edward calmed down with the questions and we finished our dinner in almost complete silence. After the movie was done, I cleaned up from our dinner and Edward shut down everything in the apartment so that we head to bed. It was only nine o'clock when we both crawled into bed in our usual attire, nothing, and I curled up in his arms with my head resting against his chest. "Are you sad you won't be home for Thanksgiving with all of our friends?" I asked curiously. I was kind of upset to learn that all our friends were spending Thanksgiving with the Cullen's in Boston and we weren't going to be there. I wasn't too surprised when I ended up forming such strong bonds with all of Edward's friends, and I felt like the sixth member of their little group. In fact, every time Alice called for Rosalie, we usually ended up talking for at least ten minutes, which was really putting a dent in the time I should have been spending on my homework.
"No, I'm not upset. Hell, I was home last weekend to spend time with my parents and Alice. It was Esme's only condition for me to be allowed to come to Forks with you. Can you believe they insisted on that? I shouldn't have complained about their parenting skills, because now they seemed to care too much sometimes," he said with a giggle as his hand worked its way down my side and began moving around my belly button.
"Do you think they're upset I stole you away for six days?" I asked tensely as I shivered slightly from the touch on my skin.
"No. My parents actually love you. They see you as the catalyst for my change, so they love you 'to bits' as my mother likes to say," laughed Edward as his head moved against my neck and he began to kiss me softly. I let out a small groan of pleasure, and I heard Edward sigh quietly before using his hand to push my hair away from my neck and shoulder.
"No visible hickeys," I warned him as I felt him sucking on my neck furiously. "My dad might like you, but he still owns a gun." I felt Edward nod against my neck and then he pushed my shoulders down, rolling me onto my back.
"That's okay, I'd much rather suck on these than your neck," he whispered seductively as his mouth latched on to my nipple and began sucking and biting, eliciting louder moans from me. I was glad that Rose had left for Boston earlier today so that I didn't need to be quiet. I didn't do quiet when it came to sex with Edward. His free hand was massaging my other breast, while my hands worked their way through his hair desperately pulling him onto me. He suddenly pulled away and looked at me with sad eyes, "We won't get alone time in Forks, will we?"
I wish I could say we would, but I didn't know. "I'm not sure. There is the possibility that my parents will go out for a little bit, but probably not long enough for us to get in anything meaningful, maybe just a quick fuck, I suppose," I said casually as I felt Edward's hand move down between my thighs.
"A quick fuck with you Bella is a hundred times better than making love with anyone else," he replied sweetly, albeit a little oddly. I didn't care though, because he was mine, and I knew the affection behind his words. I arched my back slightly as I felt his finger rubbing my clit fiercely.
"Do you think it's funny that we are talking our way through sex right now?" I asked with a slight laugh as I felt Edward move down the bed and slowly reposition himself between my legs.
"No, I find it very distracting. I don't multi-task during sex Bella, you should know that. Now, can I continue or would you rather discuss your Christmas list?" I simply nodded my head and shut the hell up. Apparently my conversation had pissed him off a little bit, but I was pleased to find he was taking his frustration out on my clit, biting it immediately, instead of being tender at first. It was sheer heaven and I groaned out his name the moment his teeth were on me. He spent the next several minutes lavishing attention all over me with his fingers, tongue and mouth, causing me to come hard on more than one occasion, which pleased him to no end. His fingers were deep inside of me, curling up slightly as the last wave of pleasure overtook my entire body and I shuddered beneath him, screaming his name loudly.
Edward kneeled back on his feet and smiled up at me, licking my juices from his lips with his tongue as I reached behind me and grabbed a condom from the nightstand. There were several boxes in there because neither of us kept track of how often we slept together, and we kept buying them to be safe. I was on the pill, but we were not taking any chances anymore. We had done it without condoms twice, and thankfully nothing happened, but neither of us was willing to sacrifice all that we had worked for. Eventually, we both saw kids in our future, but that future was definitely not nine months from now.
I sat up slowly and eased the condom onto his rock hard cock, before he leaned forward and kissed me sweetly and the weight of his body against mine eased me back onto our bed. I moaned against his lips as he kissed me again, this time with more passion and fervor as his tongue pushed into my mouth and I began sucking on it as hard as I could. The moment Edward slipped inside of me, I accidently bit down on his tongue, causing him to pull his mouth from mine in frustration.
"I am sooo sorry" I pleaded with him as his hands gripped my hips and he pushed himself further into me. "Usually when we start I bite my lip."
"Bella, shut it," laughed Edward as he bent forward and began to kiss my breasts while he thrust into me, causing me to moan his name continually, with each and every thrust. It was heavenly and perfect and every other positive adjective in the English dictionary. "Touch yourself," he implored of me a few minutes later. He had leaned back on his knees slightly, pulling me up so that my back was flat on the bed, but my ass was not. The position wasn't the most comfortable, but he got an excellent view of my clit, which I was now rubbing tenderly, and when he pushed inside me, the sensation was increased tenfold. Only a minute later, I was moaning in ecstasy on the verge of coming for the third time that night.
"Holy shit Edward, fuck me," I shouted out as my body quivered again, every muscle tensing and I let my orgasm wash over me. I felt Edward shake slightly before calling out my name in a long winded groan, before he practically collapsed back onto the bed in exhaustion. "That was worth it if we can't do it again until we get home."
"We're doing it in Forks Bella. When have you ever known me to go longer than five days without sex from you?" I slipped back under the comfort of my blankets and started to think. The only time I could remember was when we were broken up, and that didn't count. "See, so we're gonna have to do it. Otherwise, it won't be normal. Didn't you say to act as normal as possible?"
I nodded my head in agreement as Edward moved himself so that he was behind me on bed, his arms wrapped around my body tightly. "You did pack pajamas right? We're doing things as normal as possible, but I don't think I want my mom seeing you in all your luscious glory. I also don't want my dad to shoot it off," I said with a laugh as Edward kissed my temple.
"No worries sweetheart. I have pajamas and condoms," he whispered to me as he moved his head into the crook of my neck, signaling that he was ready to fall asleep. "I love you."
"I love you too baby," I whispered back as I tried to let sleep take me. Instead, I ended up spending the night listening to Edward's even breathing and worrying about the trip back home. My mom hadn't actually promised to be on her best behavior, though I had mentioned it. Then again, she had also mentioned that Jacob was going to be home for the holidays visiting Billy, and we might need to visit them, to which I responded 'over my dead body.' That didn't go over very well with Renee, but I didn't care.
The next afternoon, we were sitting patiently at the Port Angeles airport awaiting my dad, who had been charged to pick us up. We had taken a direct flight from New York to Seattle, and then had a connector to Port Angeles. It was a lot quicker to take a short flight to Port Angeles, than to make my parents drive three hours into the city. As we stood out on the curb, I was immediately mortified to see Charlie pull up in his Forks Police Cruiser, which I had begged him not to do. Edward glanced over at me nervously and I shook my head as Charlie walked up to us and gave me a big hug.
"Bells, you're looking good. New York must agree with you," he said happily as I nodded my head. Yeah Dad, it's New York that does a body good, I laughed to myself as I looked up at Edward, who had extended his hand to my father.
"Edward Cullen. It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Swan," he said politely as I smiled up at him eagerly. He was pulling out all the stops to impress the family, and I couldn't blame him. He was nervous as hell though and almost dropped my bag as he handed it to Charlie to put in the trunk of the car.
"Nice to meet you too Edward. Bella has told me so much about you. I'm glad you are taking care of my girl," Charlie said sweetly as he opened the passenger door and motioned for me to get inside.
"I think I'll sit in the back with Edward. This car can be a little scary," I said with a grin as Charlie just nodded his head and opened the back door for us, letting me get in first, followed by Edward. "I thought I had asked you to bring Mom's car?"
"It's in the shop again. Something with the alternator I think. I never pay too much attention."
The rest of the ride home was fairly boring. Edward held my hand tightly and only really spoke when Charlie addressed him specifically, like when he asked about Edward's family. "Actually Mr. Swan, my father is a surgeon and my mother is one of those ladies who lunch," he replied with a nervous laugh. I couldn't help but feel comforted when my dad insisted that Edward call him Charlie. That was a great sign.
I was immediately overwhelmed with terror as the cruiser pulled into the driveway and my mother walked out onto the porch of our small house. I stepped out of the car anxiously as Edward closed in beside me and took my hand in his, a little too tightly. "Here goes nothing," he whispered to me as he kissed my cheek and I led him up the stairs.
"Hi Mom," I said tentatively as I reached out and hugged her, never once letting go of Edward's hand. I tugged him closer as my mom pulled away and looked us up and down, as though expecting something unusual. "This is Edward Cullen, my boyfriend," I stated proudly as he offered his hand to my mom and she took it nervously.
"It's wonderful to meet you Edward. Anyone who can make Bella as happy as you do is more than welcome in our home. Come on in guys, dinner is almost ready." I looked up at Edward and he gave me a genuine smile, pleased at his interaction with my mother. Unfortunately, I couldn't help but wonder when all hell was going to break loose.
EPOV
As I walked into their small, but comfortable kitchen, I smiled down at Bella, pleased at how things had gone so far. Her father had been downright nice to meet and her mother certainly didn't see as off-putting as Bella had mentioned since we had met back in London. I determined to just play nice with everyone. I still had my reservations about her mom, especially since a leopard doesn't change its spots, but I would hope that Renee could see how much Bella meant to me and vice versa, thus relaxing her stance about me.
"Bella, you'll be up in your room and Edward will be in the guest room down here," said Renee forcefully as she moved towards the stove to stir something.
"No, Edward's staying in my room. I wouldn't wish that old sofa bed on my worst enemy so I'm definitely not letting Edward sleep on it. We'll be on our best behavior, we'll even sleep with the door open, if it makes you feel any better," said Bella, just as fiercely as her mother. No wonder they had issues, they were both stubborn as hell. Just then, Charlie ambled in with our luggage and laid it down beside the entrance into the living room.
"What's going on?" he asked, unaware that he had just entered into a war zone.
"Bella here is insisting that Edward sleep in her room," said Renee as I wrapped my arm around Bella's shoulder, trying to offer support to her.
"Would you prefer we snuck around in the middle of the night?" asked Bella curiously as she reached down and grabbed her bag, before turning up the stairs. I grabbed my own bag and followed her slowly, unsure of what to do, as I heard Charlie and Renee arguing in the kitchen. I was surprised Charlie was actually on our side and I heard Charlie say things like 'they are both mature' and 'they remind me of us when we were younger.' I never heard the end of the conversation, as Bella pulled me into her modest bedroom and kissed me sweetly.
"Sorry about that. We tend to argue about everything. She says potato and I say monkey." I laughed at Bella for a moment before I dropped my bag and began to look around her room. It was exactly what I would have expected of Bella. The walls were a light blue color and she had various art prints on the walls, including a few we had seen in Europe. She also had a big map of Europe on her wall with different colored pins.
"Care to explain?" I asked curiously as I motioned towards the map and she simply laughed sweetly at me.
"Okay, the red ones are the cities we've been too and the blue ones are the cities I want to go to one day," said Bella with a nervous sigh as I leaned closer to check out a few of the blue dots. There was Bern and Zurich in Switzerland, Lisbon, Portugal and Dublin, Ireland. There was over twenty blue dots on the map and I smiled enthusiastically at them, thinking about all the things Bella and I could do in those cities.
Before I had a chance to say anything to her, Charlie showed up in the door announcing that it was time for dinner. I shed my heavy sweatshirt and headed downstairs with Bella, hand in hand. Bella huffed when she saw that we were sitting across from each other at the table, but based on the size, I couldn't see any other way to sit. Conversation was tense the entire time, but it was mainly because of Renee. Charlie couldn't have been anything but eager to have me with him. He discussed sports with me, and I was thankful to have Emmett as a brother so that I knew what he was talking about. Charlie also discussed fishing and mentioned how I should come back next summer to go salmon fishing with him and some friends from the police station and Bella looked very pleased by this.
"That sounds awesome Charlie, thanks for inviting me," I replied politely as Renee glared at me for a moment before speaking.
"What makes you think Edward and Bella will be together next summer?" she asked of Charlie angrily.
"Why wouldn't they Renee? They are clearly in love with one another. Hell, they are more mature than you and I were at their age," replied Charlie tensely as he balled his hand into a fist and almost pounded it on the table in frustration.
"Can you guys stop acting like we're not here?" asked Bella as I felt her foot touching my thigh. I immediately thought very naughty things and had to shake my head for a moment to compose myself.
"I'm sorry if you think that Bella and I won't be together next year, or the year after. However, I know how we both feel about one another, and I can assure you, this won't be the last time you will see me. I'll be here every single time Bella wants me here, and I will do it with a smile on my face, even if you have a scowl Mrs. Swan, because that is what you do for the person you love," I stated confidently as I felt Charlie's hand on my shoulder, patting me supportively. What the hell was going on here? I thought to myself as Bella gave me the exact same expression of disconcertment.
I was a little shocked that all dinner conversation ceased with my words. Once we had finished, I insisted on helping Bella with the dishes as her mom prepared the turkey for tomorrow's dinner. Renee didn't talk to me for the rest of the evening actually, and I wasn't sure how to take that turn of events. Bella and I sat in the living room with Charlie for a bit watching ESPN until Bella started to get tired and we headed up to bed. Once we had changed into our pajamas, we curled up close together on the bed, my arms wrapped tightly around her to keep us warm.
"Doesn't this remind you of that small bed we slept in Hamburg? I loved that town just because you insisted that I sleep with you because you hated sharing the room," I recalled wistfully as I kissed her neck sweetly before her bedroom door slowly opened and there stood Charlie.
"We're dressed and behaving, I promise," said Bella apologetically as he just smiled at her.
"I just wanted to say goodnight," he said with a laugh as he left the door open slightly and left us alone.
"I miss Europe, we got privacy in Europe and we didn't have my mother implying we wouldn't be together," said Bella with a sad sigh as I kissed her neck again.
"Don't let her worry you Bella. Like I said at dinner, we both know how we feel about each other. If she doesn't have faith in our love, than that's her own problem."
The next morning, I was awoken to the soft sounds of raining hitting the tin roof of their garage. Bella was sleeping soundly, probably reveling in the sounds she was used to in her house. Unfortunately, I couldn't sleep any longer. I glanced at the clock and saw that it was only seven in the morning, so I slipped myself quietly from the bed, wrapping the blankets tight around Bella and I headed downstairs uncertain of what I would face.
Renee was sitting at the kitchen table, sipping on a cup of black coffee as Charlie came in the front door after getting the newspaper from the porch. It was very different from my life back in Boston, I thought to myself as I looked around for a coffee mug, unsuccessfully.
"The cups are directly above the coffeemaker," said Renee, clearly having noticed my predicament. "Cream is in the fridge and sugar is in the small green bowl beside the oven."
"Thank you," I said politely as I fixed myself a quick drink and propped myself up against the counter to enjoy it. I was about to speak when I was caught off guard by Renee, who decided to talk to me instead.
"I'm sorry if you think I don't like you Edward," she said tensely as I nodded in acknowledgement of her words. "I just want what is best for Bella, and for the longest time that has been Jacob. Charlie, however, insists that you make Bella happy, so I will try to ease up on both of you." I almost dropped my coffee to the floor because I was so surprised by her words.
"Thanks Mrs. Swan. I really do have Bella's best interests at heart and always will." Renee simply nodded at me and then insisted I could call her Renee if I wanted to. When Bella finally wandered downstairs an hour later, I was standing at the counter with Renee chopping carrots and discussing life back in Boston.
"Where are my family and what did you do to them?" she asked with an anxious giggle as she came up behind me and kissed my cheek.
"Your mom got a lobotomy last night," laughed Charlie from the kitchen chair where he was still reading the paper.
"What?" she asked with another laugh as she wrapped her arms around my waist and pushed herself against my back.
"I'm trying to not be a bitch to Edward," laughed Renee as I grabbed another carrot and began cutting. Bella was completely dumbstruck though and barely said anything else. She made herself a cup of coffee and grabbed a section of the paper which Charlie had finished with. I kept watching her, and she was doing the same, trying to catch casual glimpses of me as I helped her mother, with a big smile plastered on her face.
"Edward and I are supposed to go see Angela and Ben for lunch, so we should go get ready. I wanted to take him for a tour around town before we got to Port Angeles," said Bella with a grin as she put her empty cup in the sink and went to grab my hand.
"Let me finish with the celery babe, and then I'll be upstairs to get ready," I replied, as I got a small smile from Renee, who I assumed thought I would ditch my duties. When I was finished though, I washed my hands and was up the stairs in a flash to see Bella rummaging through her luggage for something to wear. "Perhaps we should cancel, since it's raining so hard out."
"Actually Angela just texted a minute ago saying the same thing," laughed Bella with a grin as she sat down on her bed. "So, are you going to tell me how you got my mom to not hate your guts?"
"I didn't do anything, she apologized to me. I think you have your dad to thank for everything. Seriously, this Christmas I think I might need to get him a huge fishing boat or something as a thank you," I said genuinely as Bella punched me on the shoulder and guided me down onto the bed beside her.
"Please don't do that. If you insist on getting him anything, get him a subscription to like 'Angler and Hunter.' It's cheap and appreciated," she replied as I kissed her on the temple.
"So, since we're housebound for the day, what do we do now?"
"Well, you can always go back downstairs and play sous-chef to my crazy mother," said Bella with a giggle. That was definitely not an option.
"We could always cuddle in bed till dinner was ready." This was most definitely an option, I told myself as I lay down and wrapped my arms around her tightly, hoping that I would never hear the words 'Dinner is Ready.'