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I KNOW last chapter was shorter than usual but I am back on track with it...Bloody Bella keeps moving around and I can't keep track of her :D.
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Okay this chapter is a mix of Edward and Bella's POV because they should have a good amount of time to themselves before Alice and her HUGE belly get hold of Bella...There will be SOME actions of an adult nature because my reviewers have been amazing and they deserve to have a little peek as to what may be coming later (excuse the pun) !
Songs for this chapter are: Carolina in my mind – James Taylor
Entwined – Jason Reeves
Breathe slow – Alesha Dixon
That's it from me....Enjoy!
*~Edward~*
As I cradled Bella's sleeping body in my arms I couldn't stop thinking about how much I had missed her these last two months...School had been the hardest days I had EVER had to endure and home was not much better...Alice had been getting bigger and bigger and her mood swings had begun to show ever so slightly first to Jasper and now it has gone around the rest of us like a large gathering of dominoes just waiting to be hit. I had spoken to Bella on the phone at the start of the year around January but then by February she had cut offal communication with us...I tried to call her so many times along with all the members of my family and we had always got her messaging service...I panicked after she hadn't called for so many weeks and I only spoke to mom about what I was planning to do..If I told dad then he would just try and stop me or say that I should wait for Bella back at home but it was impossible...I needed her, I still need her every day she is almost like what tobacco is to a smoker...My own personal drug and endorphin..She was my life and I couldn't live without her – I never believed that I could feel so strongly about another person before but I was now being proved wrong.
Bella muttered under my arms before I bent down to see that her eyes were fluttering open...Her chocolate mazes sticking on mine...She smiled and sighed contently when she registered I was still here..I kissed her lips once gently and pulled one of my hands away from her chest to grab on to one of hers and hold it to my chest.
"How long have I been asleep?" Bella muttered quietly...I glanced over at the clock by her bed and turned back to face her.
"About twelve hours" I answered.
"What?" Bella shot up quickly...I tugged her back down with our entwined hands and kissed her forehead..She was so cute when she worried.
"It's okay my love...You needed it...Are you feeling any better?" I soothed...Bella took a large breath and relaxed her body sinking her head into my chest.
"Yes" she answered as she kissed my neck....The things this girl could do to both my body and my mind never ceased to amaze me...I could feel my desire for her creeping upon me as I tried to take away my concentration of her lips on my body and think about something else....Emmett in Women's clothing...Emmett in a dress....Perfect!
I lifted up our hands and rested the back of Bella's hand on my own...I studied her palm...They were red and the skin covering the majority of it dry and crackly...I sighed in disagreement.
"How could you have got through this, Bella....Look at your hands" I exclaimed kissing the centre of her palm.
"I had to do what I had to do, Edward...I refuse to live in a mess and so I wanted to make the house presentable"
Jesus...So bloody selfless was my Bella...Never caring about how she was destroying herself in the process..I felt so bad that I hadn't come here sooner but I couldn't get the time off of school now the principal knew everything about me which I would soon find out would be a good or a bad thing.
"Why did you come here Edward...I am not complaining I just need to know" I completely forgot to tell her about my surprise visit...How could I have left that out?
"I didn't know when it...You know would happen, Bella...I panicked when we all couldn't get hold of you..I thought there was something wrong"
"I didn't want you to bother your own lives because of me" Bella replied...I hugged her tightly
"Don't ever let me hear you say that you are a bother, Bella...You could never be a bother to ANY of us"
"I am sure I could"
"Bella...I love you more than words can say..I would go to the ends of the earth for you if you asked me..You need to know that."
"I was talking to the priest in the local church...I met him when I was growing up...We kind of got talking about..." Bella trailed off into silence.
"What did you talk about, sweetheart?"
"Um...I didn't mean to talk to him about it...It kind of slipped out" I stroked her hair taking my arm from her shoulder..She was still cowered in my neck her breath falling on my neck as she spoke. "The physical side of a relationship" Bella finished...I froze...I had thought about loving Bella fully but I always snapped myself out of them because I wanted to wait for her.
"So...You spoke to him about us making love to each other?" I needed to pick the right word..I never wanted to just have sex with Bella...I wanted to worship her because god knows she deserved it..She deserved all the love in this world and more.
"Um...Yeah" Bella replied...She sat up and hugged her arms around her knees...I could tell she was embarrassed...I didn't want her to be..I stayed where I was lying on my side so she could steady her breathing.
"There's nothing wrong with that, Bella...I would be lying if I said that I hadn't been thinking about it myself" I confessed she turned to face me.
"You have?"
"Of course...I want to do that with you Bella when you are ready...You only need to say"
"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to bring it up"
I got up then...Why did she always have to be sorry for thinking about things that were natural to any human mind. I placed a hand on her shoulder "please don't be sorry for wanting it, Bella...I am not sorry for it..I want it more than anything"
"But...You're my brother"
"Is that what's bothering you?"
"It's not a bother...I just don't want people to think it's sick or abnormal"
"Well...You have your opinions about it...I understand what you mean though, Bella"
"I didn't mean that how it sounded, Edward....I just can't explain it" He put her head on her arms...This was going to be a constant issue with us and I knew that already...Mom had been ecstatic when I told her about how I felt about Bella...It never crossed her mind but when I would think on my own about how Bella had come into my life it would cross my own.
"Bella...Do you mind if I show you something?" I asked her with caution..She lifted her head and nodded. "I need you to relax; okay...Can you do that?"
"Yes" she answered meekly...I took both her hands away from her knees and pushed lightly down on them...she loosened all tension and her knees landed flat on the bed.
"Lie down, Bella" I said softly as she rested her head on the pillow taking a deep shaky breath as she did so. "Do you trust me?" I asked as I studied her stunning figure under me.
"With all my heart" she answered and I smiled...I hovered above her putting my weight on her knees and put both my hands on the hem of her top and pulled it upward slowly to reveal her perfectly proportioned chest and abdomen as I did so...She lifted her arms which I wasn't expecting her to do and I took the top completely off of her. Bella bit her lip as I took in her torso. I kissed her with as much love as I could to try and make her relax..She moaned in my mouth and I took that as an indication that she was okay with this. I then disconnected our mouths as she closed her eyes.
"Open your eyes, Bella...Please?"
*~Bella~*
"Open your eyes, Bella...Please?" Edward asked above me...So many emotions were overtaking me at that moment and I wanted to cover myself up...I shuddered making a small sound but refused to open them. I felt Edward's hand caress my cheek.
"Let me see your beautiful eyes, Bella?" He asked again soothingly...I took an silent breath and fluttered them open and he smiled kissing me again...God he was so amazing with me..So patient I couldn't love him anymore than I did right now. One of Edwards hands landed on one of my covered breasts and I squirmed a little under his touch feeling the heat his fingertips left on my skin and the Goosebumps they left behind.
"Edward...Please?" I didn't know what I was asking him to do...I wanted him to make love to me all of a sudden and I didn't know how to stop it...Edward was silent as he left my lips and kissed down my neck..I tilted my head back moaning in pleasure and allowing him more access..I felt him smile against my skin as he heard what he was doing to me...He then attacked my chest starting with my collarbone and then to my bra kissing the fabric...
"Take it off of me" I choked out through my moans...He looked up at me with a weary expression..I nodded slowly at him to say that it was okay and one of his hands went around to my back..I lifted myself up a little to make it easier...I heard a click as my bra fell from my back the front now barely touching my body anymore...His hand came back round and grasped one of the straps on my shoulders.
"Does this feel wrong, Bella?" He asked his voice husky...I shook my head...How on earth could I have said that this would feel sick and wrong...Sometimes I said completely the wrong things. I felt the bra strap fall to my forearm as Edward kissed the bare skin the strap left behind before taking the bottom of the bra and taking the rest of it down my arms...I put my arms out although I was having a hard time keeping myself steady. The cool air hit my now half-naked body although it had gone by the time Edward had put his hands on both of my breasts kneading them slowly..I dropped my head back into the pillow looking up having to close my eyes.
"You are so incredibly beautiful, Bella...The most beautiful thing in my world and nothing will ever change that" Edward stated moving his lips to where his hands had been..I wound my hands in his hair needing more of him...Jeez..I DID need this...I did want him more than I ever thought I could.
"I love you" I said...His lips trailed back up to my lips as I opened my mouth to him...My breath was probably awful but how could I care when I had him in my arms? I lifted myself up to sitting never disconnecting our mouths.
"I don't want you to think that this isn't normal, my Bella...GOD I want you so much and I always will" Edward said through his increased panting against my mouth...Without asking him if it was alright to do so...I began to unbutton his shirt continuing to devour his mouth...His moans vibrated against my lips and I found myself smiling...I felt powerful that I could do this to him just as he could to me...I reached the last button and tugged his shirt off of his shoulders quickly as I moved my mouth to his neck...The same way that he had done with me.
His Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed "Bella...You don't have to do this" he said...However his body was telling me differently I continued my trail down his amazingly toned chest using the tips of my fingers to follow in pursuit after me...Edward's stomach quivered as I reached it kissing the hard muscles underneath and circling my finger around his belly button...I could feel his desire on my stomach and it scared me...I didn't want to do this now...Not so long after my mum had died..She wasn't even cold yet..I kissed his lips again and wrapped my arms around him...He embraced me back and we both were desperately trying to control our breathing in the silence of my old bedroom.
"When you're ready Bella...We will" he stated...I was fortunate to have someone who wanted to wait..I had always thought that you needed to rush into these things because the sooner you got rid of your virginity the cooler you will be as a person...Bullshit or what?
"Would you like some breakfast"? Edward asked as he let his arms go but one of his fingers went to my jaw pulling my head up to look at him...Our bare chests joint skin by skin.
"We don't have anything here" I replied
"I am sure I can whip up something...Besides I did pass a local shop on the way here"
"It must be weird being in a country like this" I said with a smile.
"No...It's all a learning curve and I needed to be with you..I wouldn't care if we were in Fiji right now"
"Where's that?"
"A LONG way away." he answered and I giggled...He released my jaw and rubbed both his hands up and down my arms lovingly.
"I never thanked you for coming here, Edward"
"You don't have to thank me, Bella"
"No..I do...You mean so much so to me and...The moment when I needed you here...You show up...You're like my own personal prince charming" I said as he chuckled.
"I am no prince charming my love no one is...You are mine though and what's a plane ride over how many thousand miles when I get to be here with you like this"
"I just wish that my mum could've met you properly and got to know you more" I confessed...Edward kissed my forehead...If I haven't said it before then that was my favourite place so far on my body to get Edward's kisses...my neck was a close second.
"I wish I could've known her too, Bella" he replied. "I shall go and see what I can get for us to eat and you can make yourself EVEN more beautiful" he kissed my nose and got up off the bed...I moaned inwardly and the fact that we weren't physically together anymore but watched him get dressed instead..He put his shirt back on and I grabbed mine from the bed too...Not bothering about putting my bra back on.
"Do you need anything else sweetheart?" Edward asked me and I shook my head smiling...He then walked out of the room...I sighed and sat still for a moment allowing what had just happened to fully sink in to my system.
I took my towels off of the radiator enjoying the warmth they showered on my fingers and walked into the bathroom...I turned the water on in the shower and as I waited for it to warm up I looked in the mirror at my reflection.
My lips were slightly swollen and a deep colour of red and contrasted with the blackness that was still noticeable under my eyes...However I had rosy cheeks or the first time since I had been here and I knew that was all down to Edward.
I discarded my clothes and climbed into the shower...I was suddenly hit with thoughts of my mother's last time with me...How upset she had been about her role as my mother it hit me like a thunderbolt and I couldn't control the tears that had began to fall along with the shower water...I sobbed, the sound echoing off the shower walls. I was happy with Edward but I still missed my mum. How is it possible that you can be happy one moment and then sad the next? Was this grieving or was this my own issue?
I reached for the shampoo and poured some into my palm...I did not know how long this shampoo had been in here but I did miss my usual strawberry shower things I had at the Cullens which had been the only things I had forgotten....Mine and Edward's packing job had been very emotional and it didn't surprise me when I found out that my shower things were missing. I lathered myself up with the shower gel as well as adding conditioner to my hair before reaching for my towel and wrapping it around myself...I didn't care about shaving I would wait until I got home to do that...I wiped my eyes and bent over to lift my clothes up and carried them in my hand with the other holding the towel up and sat on my bed in my bedroom...I didn't own a hairdryer here and I never thought I needed one when I was packing so I intentionally left that one behind however I reckon Alice would have a heart attack next time she saw me.
I put on another set of clothes and packed the rest in my bag..As well as the other little things I kept out in the room...I towel dried my hair through so that it didn't drip on my back...I stood up once I was done and took the clothes from last night and went downstairs to throw them into the washing machine...Putting it on a 'freshen up' programme so that I wouldn't have to wait an hour for them to finish.
I walked carefully to the kitchen...My home had wooden flooring and of course as silly as I was I didn't think about wearing socks or shoes this morning...The smell circling the living room from the kitchen made my mouth water..I turned and walked through the door to see Edward standing there with his back to me the pan sizzling on the hob as he was scooping it around with a spatula.
He turned to face me...His face was slightly clammy and his cheeks ever so slightly rosy from the heat of the hob...I smiled at him and crossed my arms.
"So Gordon..What is on the menu?" I asked in a teasing way.
"Who the hell is Gordon?"
I laughed a little "He's a chef...It's an English thing" I remember my mum watching this man called Gordon Ramsey a little and it seemed fitting at this moment to tease Edward about it.
"Oh fair enough" he replied.
"So is there anything you need me to do?" I asked
"You can do one thing" Edward replied.
"Yes?"
"You can sit down and stay there" he replied with a cheeky smirk...I narrowed my eyes at him but sat on the chair all the same.
Edward picked up the contents of the pan and put them on a plate and put it in front of me...He looked exactly like Esme when he was cooking...It was funny how both Edward and Emmett were not linked to Esme and Carlisle biologically but they had traits about them that were similar..I am sure it was because they had both picked up what their adoptive parents did over the years. I looked down at the plate and then back up at Edward who was pouring some juice into a glass from a brand new carton in the fridge.
"What exactly are these"? I asked Edward who put the glass down in front of me.
"They're eggs, Bella...An Omelette to be exact" he answered and I picked up my fork and tasted a bit off of the corner...I smiled at the taste.
"I take it you have never had eggs, before then?" he asked me with a chuckle as he washed up the pan in the sink his back to me...How did he know what I was thinking...This boy owned my life.
"I have had them...I just haven't had them in a while" I answered chewing the food.
"Oh well that's alright then"
"It's really good, Edward" I said and he turned around.
"Thank you" he said making a small bow...I shook my head through my silent laughter. "What?" he added.
"You're hopeless" I teased.
"But you love me, right?"
"Of course"
"Then that's all that matters" He put the pan away and sat down in front of me.
"You're not going to eat?"
"Not really hungry besides you are the one who needs to eat"
"If you make one comment about my weight I will kill you"
"I will leave that to dad" Edward replied and I cringed...Carlisle was going to pick up on the fact that I had barely eaten anything why hadn't I thought of that before?
"So...Would you like to go back home today?" Edward asked after a moment...I put the knife and fork on the plate and picked up the glass drinking down the rest of the juice.
"Yes.." I said when I had swallowed it all "Oh wait..what about-" I began
"All sorted" Edward said reaching to his pocket and pulling out an envelope..I eyed him suspiciously as I released the now empty glass and opened the envelope...There were two aeroplane tickets inside back to Washington.
"Will ANY of you let me pay for anything?" I whined.
"Don't moan, Bella...Besides all of us want to have a little something when you start that job"
"Fat chance" I teased
"Oh that's the thanks we get is it?" Edward teased back.
"Yes" I answered and he chuckled.
"We will have to change that" I rolled my eyes at him and put my glass on top of the plate and made my way over to the sink...Edward grabbed my thigh before I got there causing me to stumble.
"You cooked for me...The least you can let me do is wash up my plate and glass" I said and he stood up releasing my leg.
"You have been working too hard...Give me those" he demanded and I surrendered and handed them to him.
"So what am I supposed to do today...Sit around and watch you wait on me?"
"Something like that" Edward replied as he picked up the hand towel and dried the plate and glass before putting them away in their original spots in the kitchen.
"Edward...I need to DO something" I demanded...He closed the gap between us and grabbed my hips..I flinched a little as he leant his head in.
"Please...Bella?" He whispered in my ear I sighed...How can I say no to him? He must have seen how tired I was.
"Okay" I replied as he kissed my ear...He gestured towards the living room sofas and I trudged annoyed over to them and sat down...I couldn't remember the last time I sat down on these...
It felt strange.
*~Edward~*
No chance in hell was I going to let Bella lift another finger whilst we were still here...She looked more than exhausted even after her long sleep and I felt incredibly bad for letting that happen. I shot her a smile as I walked past the sofa...I heard the washing machine beep from one of the hallways...I went to the room opening the machine door and finding Bella's clothes from yesterday in there...I took them out and put them in the dryer before walking up the stairs and back to her room.
I couldn't help my thoughts flying to the incident this morning as I glanced at her unmade bed...I had always thought that Bella was pretty when I first met her but now seeing her let me prove a point to her this morning she couldn't have been more stunning in my eyes.
I wanted to plunge Mike Newton into the ground for not seeing what was in front of him properly...How had she not been with any other guy is beyond me...Maybe the people of my generation in England were blind...Or could only see the girls that were born to be plastic. I snapped myself out of my trance as I was about to create the image of Bella's gorgeous body again in my head and stripped the sheets off the bed...I wouldn't have to make it afterwards as there wasn't going to be anyone else...I piled the sheets on the floor before going to the wardrobe.
There were old pictures of Bella and her mum taped to the doors...Bella had been beautiful even as a child...Her and her mother looked happy...I took the photos down gently wanting her to keep them for memories sake...Just because her mum had unfortunately passed away doesn't mean that she had to be gone altogether in Bella's life...I carefully opened a side zipper on her bag and put the photos in keeping my fingers off of the centre of the pictures so as not to make smudges on them.
The wardrobe was empty and I assumed that Bella must have already packed her clothing in the bag...Always one step ahead of me.
I abandoned the bed sheets for a moment and walked into her bathroom....Good god it was tiny there was barely room for the toilet and the shower in there...There wasn't a bath either. I was starting to think that I had been lucky in my own house growing up..I couldn't imagine living in a place this small for more than a day...I looked at the shower and discarded the idea of having a shower until I got home...I was definitely no better than Bella and I didn't want her to think that she was any lower than us because of the way she had once lived but I wasn't used to this and Bella was the one who would have to pay the upkeep of the house including the hot water...She must have been as there was no one here to help her. I took the hand towel and another white towel off of the rack and piled them with the sheets when I got to Bella's room again...I picked them all up and turned to walk out when I noticed another towel half-hidden under the bed...I leant down and successfully picked it up without dropping anything else and carefully made my way back down the stairs.
I peered over the pile to see Bella still sitting on the sofa...Her eyes were closed...Jesus was she tired!
I put the rest of the washing in the machine and put it on a hot cycle...Luckily the timer said that it would only take around forty minutes so I had enough time to get everything sorted so that me and Bella could make a quick exit for the airport. I went back up to her room on tiptoe and grabbed her bag quickly checking the room to see that I hadn't left anything...There was nothing...I closed the door and stopped myself when I saw Renee's old room to my left...I kept the bag in the hallway before walking in...I didn't think that Bella would like me going in here but I needed to see if there was anything that needed to be cleaned or washed.
The room was empty..Even the bed had been stripped and left which Bella must have done before the funeral...I closed the door again and grabbed the bag carrying it down the stairs...I took the time before sitting with Bella to turn off all the lights and the fuse switches..Bella would need to sort everything out when the will came through but I hoped that my dad would lend her a helping hand with that because I had no idea about how to do any of this....I would help her if I could, though.
I walked over to Bella and knelt down in front of her wiping a strand of hair from her face.
*~Bella~*
"Bella..Baby?" Edward whispered..I opened my eyes quickly..I hadn't been asleep I had allowed my heavy eyes to close because the silence in the house had been peaceful.
"I am awake" I said fixating my eyes on his.
"I know...Listen I have done everything and the house is clean...We just need to wait on the washing and then we can get going" He soothed
"Oh how much longer do we have?" I sat up and rubbed my eyes.
"I was just about to check" he said and I smiled...I liked being waited on although I wasn't prepared to make it a habit.
Edward walked off into the wash room as I heard him fumbling around...he came back with my clothes from last night in his arms...He bent down to the floor as I followed him and saw that he had brought my bag down from upstairs...He was so good..How did I get so lucky?
He stood back up and knelt in front of me again.
"Twenty minutes" he said with a smile...I grabbed his face in my hands and pulled him closer to me as I kissed him passionately allowing my tongue to seek his and take complete hold when they were connected. He moaned deeply and I pulled him further to me..He stood up and bent down to take hold of my hips he lifted me still with his mouth on mine and placed me into his lap...My legs and feet hanging off the edge of the sofa.
I explored his mouth further moving my hands to stroke his neck and his collarbone he wound his fingers in my hair...I didn't want this moment to end.
It wasn't long before I was desperately needing oxygen...I disconnected mine and Edward's now rosy red lips and leant my head forward to whisper in his ear.
"How did I get so lucky having you Edward?" I whispered and he moaned again shivering a little as my breath hit his ear.
"I am the lucky one, Bella" he choked out and I smiled kissing his cheek and pulling our faces back to stare into one another's eyes again.
"You know...We have never had a first date, yet" Edward said and my stomach tightened...I had never been on a date with a guy before...I didn't know how one person should behave on those kinds of situations.
"I am not...Dating material, Edward" I replied looking down at my legs.
"Don't be ridiculous Bella...What if I WANTED to take you on one"? he asked I lifted my head back up and sighed in defeat.
"Then I would think you were mean...You know I can't say no to you" I whined
"You really shouldn't have said that" he smirked and I felt my cheeks overheat...He put his index finger on one of them "I REALLY do love your blush" he added.
We sat there holding each other for a fair amount of time before the dryer beeped...I went to get up when Edward held me down lifted me again and put me back on the seat...I put both my hands up in surrender as he smirked and did what he had to do with the rest of the things in the dryer.
He came back out again this time holding my two towels and what looked like my bed sheets.
"Do you have a place to put these in?" he asked
"There's an airing cupboard further down the hall" I added and he turned on his foot to put them away. I took the time on my own to fully look at my house for the last time...Even if I had a lot of money I would never come back and live here...I enjoyed my life in America too much for the moment and I was too young to live on my own.
Edward came back with his hands in his pockets.
"You ready to go?" he asked me and I nodded getting up off of the sofa and stretching my arms out above my head.
"Did you bring anything?" I asked him
"No...It's just your things" he answered picking up my bag.
"Is it okay if we see mum before we go?"
"Of course it is, Bella...You don't need to ask me to do that" he answered...I grabbed his hand as I reached him.
"Have you got the tickets?"
"Yes..Do you have everything you need?"
"Seeing as you packed the rest of my stuff I am going to trust you and say yes" I replied and I led him out of the front door grabbing my keys from the hook before locking it behind us.
*~Edward~*
I let Bella talk to her mum's grave alone as I sat on the bench where I had surprised her yesterday...She looked so solemn and sad as she stroked the cross and placed a kiss on it never once letting her feet touch the grass...She walked back up to me and I caressed her hand in mine..She wiped the last of her tears from her face and we then made our way back to the taxi and to the airport.
*~Bella~*
I snuggled into Edward in our seats...His touch soothing me into sleep once again..We had a long fight and I needed to be prepared to be wide awake for greeting my family once again.
(Next day)
"Bella...We're here" I heard Edward whisper in my ear...I fluttered my eyes open and saw that we were already at the airport in baggage claim and Edward was holding me in his arms...I moaned inwardly at the thought that Edward must have carried me all the way here...I had felt his muscles buckle last night after only carrying me from the taxi to my front door...Now he must have been in searing pain.
"Oh god" I exclaimed as I wriggled from his grasp...He dropped me quickly.
"Bella, what's wrong?" he asked me concerned his arm firmly around my back.
"You carried me all the way here...Why didn't you wake me?" I gasped looking at various other people waiting for their suitcases giving me concerned looks of their own...I shut my mouth and bit my bottom lip down...I hadn't realised or meant to be loud.
"Why would I do that, Bella?" He asked me and I rubbed my face in my hands...Of course he wouldn't have woken me...Stupid question to ask.
The wait was short when my bag came through the carousel and Edward took it and placed it on the ground..I lifted it onto my shoulder and took his hand.
My heart hit my stomach when we came out of the airport entrance...There they all were, Esme, Carlisle, Alice, Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie all smiling at me when they saw me and Edward walk out...Edward released his hold on me and I was about to ask him why when Rose and Emmett came running towards me and grabbing hold of me and hugging me gut-wrenching force.
"We missed you, Bella boo!" Emmett exclaimed as my bag fell from my shoulder.
"I....Can't....Breathe" I choked out as both of them released me giving me apologetic smiles as they stood back. I walked over to Alice and hugged her gently she had gotten so much bigger since I last saw her..I placed a kiss on her tummy before giving the same hug to Jasper of course I didn't have to kiss his stomach.
I then hugged Carlisle and Esme together at the same time.
"Let's go home, sweetie" Carlisle said as he took my hand and led me into his car...Alice, Jasper and Edward had all gotten in Jasper's car and Emmett and Rosalie climbed in with me and Esme got in the passenger seat...I had assumed that Edward had picked up my bag and it was now in Jasper's boot.
The car ride was silent as I rested my head in Emmett's and Rose's laps...I must have fallen asleep because I didn't wake up again until I was in my own bed back at the house. I looked over and saw that the side next to me was empty...I sighed a little hoping that I would spend another night in Edward's arms but seeing as Carlisle was the only one I had told about our relationship I figured it was the right thing to do.
It was dark outside and the house was silent...I took the opportunity to go back to sleep...The idea of getting up and having to unpack my bag wasn't appealing to me...I twisted my body so that I was on my stomach and sunk deeper into my pillows.
Oh how I had missed my bed...Now I would not leave here unless it was absolutely necessary having to live without any of my family again would be extreme torture...I finally belonged here now and I was finally a Cullen...
At least I definitely felt like it.
I thought about my mum's smile and her laugh in a flashback of my childhood as I fell deeper...
I only hoped that she would be able to see me from where she is now.
I do NOT own Twilight....I own AML
I completely forgot that at the start.... Keep spreading your love for these characters with a review and I am sorry you did not get a full lemon..I didn't think that it was the right time for Bella so early after her mum had died but she got a little taster...She is a little minx really !
Love to all
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