Chapter 13
She stood up and wrapped her arm around my neck–our cheeks touching, "You're just jealous."
"Of what?" he asked confused yet with an amused smile on his face.
"You're jealous that mommy and I are cute and you're not," she stated matter-of-factly.
His face fell a bit and I couldn't help but laugh. He pouted and looked away from us, "I think you hurt daddy's feeling," I told her after my laughter died down.
She pulled away from me and walked over to Edward. She licked her ice cream as she did. She tugged at his pants as she arched her head back to look at him. He looked down at her, "I'm sorry daddy. You're very, very handsome," she said with a small smile.
He crossed his arms over his chest and pouted even more if that was possible, "You're not forgiven until…"
"Until what?" she asked.
"Until you give me a kiss," he told her as he bent down in front of her.
"Not like mommy did right?" she asked.
He chuckled and shook his head, "You can kiss me anywhere," he said as he tucked her curls behind her ears.
She blushed slightly and looked down as she rocked on her feet lightly, "And you'll forgive me?" she asked.
"Yes," he told her.
"Okay," she leaned in and gave him a big kiss on his cheek, "There?" she asked as she pulled away.
"Okay your forgiven," he said as he picked her up and set her on his hip.
I stood up, finally finishing my ice cream, and dusted my pants off, "Okay let's go to the store."
She rested her head on Edward's shoulder and looked at me smiling but I could tell what she was going to say wasn't for me, "I love you daddy."
He moved his head around and kissed the top of her head, "I love you too princess," he said as he started moving to the back seats to put her in.
I got into the drivers seat and buckled up. Edward got in the passenger seat soon after, "How am I doing?" he whispered to me as he glanced at Carlie.
I shook my head with a small smile, "You're doing fine Edward. As long as you're yourself you won't have any problems with her."
"I just really don't want to mess this up," he said as he relaxed in the seat.
"You won't mess this up," I told him as I started driving out of the parking lot.
"How are you so confident?" he asked.
"Because I know you and I know Carlie. Trust me this will be easy. If you haven't noticed you guys already have a bond," I said as I looked at the road.
"She said I was ugly," he told me.
I chuckled lightly, "Yeah that was funny."
"No it wasn't," he said a bit sadly.
I looked over at him to see that he seemed serious, "Edward…it's a good thing she thinks your ugly. It would be weird if she thought you were cute," I told him logically.
He stayed quiet, "She doesn't even know what ugly is," I told him, "She isn't that old," I reasoned.
He sighed, "You laughed."
I smiled, "You should have seen how your face looked," I said with a dry smile.
"Yeah I guess your right about the ugly thing. I mean she called you cute," he replied a bit astonished.
"What are you trying to say?" I asked offensively.
"She doesn't know the difference yet. You're not cute," he stated.
I looked over at him a bit hurt and confused by his words. "You're more than that. You're completely beautiful and gorgeous," he finished making me look at the road a bit shocked.
How could I believe even for a second that he thought I was ugly? "What?" he asked. He must have noticed the shocked expression on my face. "You look like you're hearing this for the first time. I've told you millions of times how beautiful you are Bella."
I cleared my throat a bit, "Yeah I know but," I shook my head as I tried to clear it, "I think I was having a blonde moment," I admitted with a small chuckle.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"For some reason my brain was thinking you were going to call me something like plain or ugly," I said with a small shake in my head.
"You are the complete opposite of that," he told me.
"If that's what you think," I said with small shrug.
"That's what every man that's seen you has thought," he told me.
"Yeah and every girl that's seen you has drooled," I told him with a small smile.
"That's not true," he told me.
"Yes it is. Even Angela was drooling over you," I told him.
"Really?" he asked surprised.
"Yeah she used to tell me I was lucky…a lot," I told him as I glanced over to see his face.
"I guess I never noticed. I only had eyes for you," he told me matter-of-factly.
"Had?" I asked questionably.
"Had in the past, have in the present, and will in the future," he told me.
I shook my head with a small smile, "You are unbelievable."
I looked over at him to find a grin on his face, "Thanks."
We were headed to Port Angeles for the movie that Carlie wanted. So this was going to be a pretty long drive. "Why don't you call the pastor?" I asked Edward as I glanced over at him.
"Do you have his number in your phone?" he asked.
"Yeah," I looked over at him to see him looking at me a bit bewildered. "I gave him my number just in case something happens to Carlie at church," I told him.
He nodded before turning to me slightly, "Where's your phone?" he asked.
"In my pocket," I told him.
"Which one?" he asked.
"My left front pocket," I told him.
"Why don't you give it to me?" he asked.
"Its raining," I told him as I continued looking at the road.
I could see him turn to look out the window from the corner of my eye, "Whoa, when did it start raining?" he asked.
I chuckled lightly, "Just get the phone."
He unbuckled himself, "What are you doing?" I asked confused.
"I have to lean under you to get the phone," he told me as he started leaning towards me. His head pressed up against my right breast as he reached with his hand for my pocket.
"Please tell me that Carlie is asleep," I told him as I tried to concentrate on the road.
"Yes she's asleep," he said with a bit of amusement in his voice. His hand finally found my front pocket. He stuck his hand inside and dug deep for my phone. He was making it hard on me to concentrate. I gripped onto the wheel and concentrated harder on the road.
"Got it," he said as he pulled away. He buckled himself back up and flipped my phone open. "What's it under?" he asked.
"Thomas," I told him as we stopped at a red light.
"What am I supposed to tell him?" he asked.
"Tell him your name and that we'll be there later on in the afternoon," I told him as I turned the radio on and made sure it wasn't too loud.
I listened to their conversation as we got closer to Target. "He said he'd be ready for us when we get there," he told me once he hung up. I parked the car in an empty spot and turned the engine off. I turned to smile at him and his lips crashed on mine.
I was surprised. I was expecting a smile or a grin but not a kiss. This would be the second time he broke the goal he made for himself. I didn't care if he broke it. I ran my fingers through his hair and leaned more into him.
He broke away from the kiss, "Damn it," he whispered as he leaned his forehead against mine.
I smiled. He must have remembered, "I wasn't supposed to kiss you until we got married," he said as he lightly kissed my top lip.
"You broke that goal at the restaurant," I told him as I kissed his bottom lip.
"Your just too irresistible," he said as he cupped my face in his hands.
"I've heard that before," I said with a smile in my voice.
"Oh yeah? From who?" he asked breathlessly.
"You," I told him with a small chuckle.
"If Carlie wasn't here I'd take you right here, right now," he told me as his hands roamed down to my sides.
"Two years to catch up on ha?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around his neck.
"Definitely," he told me as he moved his lips off mine and traveled down to my neck.
"Edward…Carlie is in the car," I told him with a small giggle.
He pulled away with a small pout, "Drat."
"You seem to be favoring that word a lot," I told him as I unbuckled myself. I got out of the car and got in the back seat. I gently unbuckled Carlie before I gently shook her shoulder, "Carlie."
Her eyes fluttered open and she looked up at me groggily, "Are we here?" she asked as she rubbed her eyes.
"Yes," I told her as I lifted her up in my arms. I tried reaching for the bag but it was too far away. I sighed in frustration, "Edward," I whined.
"What?" he asked suddenly beside me.
I turned my head to look back at him, "I can't reach the bag and I need Carlie's blanket."
He walked around the car and opened the other door. He opened the bag up and tossed the blanket to me, "Thanks." I quickly opened it up and placed it on her. It was still raining. I closed the door and locked the doors with the keys before I started walking towards the store.
Edward came up beside me and wrapped an arm around my waist. "Mama?"
I moved my head back to look at her, "You think I can buy Bambi too?" she asked.
"Bambi?" I asked confused on how she knew about this movie.
"Yeah I saw the beginning at grandma's house but she didn't let me watch all of it," she told me as we entered the store.
I shrugged, "Sure."
"You spoil her," Edward suddenly told me.
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