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"EDWARD!? BELLA!? What the hell is going on here?!"
CRAP! Just when everything seemed to be perfect, it all fell to pieces. We were busted.
Alice came into the room, mouth open in shock.
I jumped to my feet at the same time Edward did, and he pulled me close to his side in a shielding gesture.
" Alice, I can explain, it's not what you think,' Edward rushed as Alice's eyes took in everything from my clothes to the way we were standing.
" Your together," Alice stated in a voice with no inflection.
" Ok, so it is what you think," Edward muttered, pulling me, if possible, closer. " I can explain."
" Your together," Alice repeated in the same tone.
"Alice, please don't tell dad, at least not yet." Edward was begging now. I just stood there biting my lip as I did in times of stress. I wasn't surprised, I knew it was too good to last.
" Your together!" This time it was squealed as Alice threw her arms around us in a group hug that was awkward because of the way Edward and I were standing.
She began to babble a mile a minute. " I KNEW IT! OMG! You too are sooo cute together!"
" Alice… can't breathe…"
" Oh, sorry," she stepped back and began bouncing in place. " Now can I take you shopping?"
"No!" Edward and I chorused together.
" Ok, then," she pouted. Ten seconds later, she was already on a new subject. " Anyway, Edward, the reason I'm even here, is that Dad and Mom are looking for you and I figured that this is where you would be."
We split up then, rather reluctantly. I drove back to the hotel with Alice and Jasper, both sworn to secrecy. Alice seemed to love all the sneaking around stuff. " It's like we are secret agents or something," she had babbled as I changed back into my finally dry clothes.
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Edward Pov:
It was just Alice, ok so it wasn't the worst that could happen. Still I needed to do a little damage control and quick. Bella and I had both jumped to our feet at the same time and now I pulled her close in a shielding gesture as I attempted to explain.
" Alice, I can explain, it's not what you think," I rushed as Alice's eyes took in everything from Bella's clothes to the way we were standing.
" Your together," Alice stated in a voice with no inflection.
" Ok, so it is what you think," I muttered, pulling Bella, even, closer. " I can explain."
" Your together," Alice repeated in the same tone.
"Alice, please don't tell dad, at least not yet." I was begging now. Bella just stood there biting her lip.
" Your together!" This time it was squealed as Alice threw her arms around us in a group hug that was awkward because of the way we were standing.
She began to babble a mile a minute. " I KNEW IT! OMG! You too are sooo cute together!"
She mentioned something about shopping and Bella.
" No!" Both Bella and I were against that one. I shudder to think how Alice will torture Bella on a shopping trip.
Eventually Alice got to the reason she was here in the first place. The gist of it was that Carlisle and Esme were looking for me.
We parted reluctantly, and I drove off to meet Carlisle and Esme. The address Alice had given me was that of a fancy exclusive restaurant. I groaned before walking in.
"Edward!" Esme called joyfully. I walked over to the table she and Carlisle were sitting at, with a forced smile on my face.
" Hi, mom, dad."
" Sit down and join us Edward."
" I was actually going to have dinner with Alice," I responded to the invitation. It wasn't a lie, Bella, Alice, Jasper and I were going to have dinner together.
" I'm sure she will understand," my mother told me. " Besides, I haven't seen you that much since we got here. I miss you."
Ah, the quilt trip. I loved Esme, even if she wasn't my biological mother, I was adopted when I was a baby, but she was my mother in every other sense of the word. She loved me like her own and I felt the same. I hated even making her unhappy, so I agreed to stay.
" Sure," I smiled. " Let me just call Alice and let her know."
I walked out of the dining room to the lobby.
" Alice," I said as soon as she picked up her phone.
" Let me guess, you got wrangled into dinner with them."
" How do you always know?" Alice amazed me, with her uncanny sense of precognition.
" I'm psychic, remember," she joked. " Bella, Jazz and I will order room service and then we can have a movie night when you get back."
" Thanks, Als, you're a life saver."
" I know," she giggled. " You owe me shopping."
I hit end and shook my head as I walked back in.
" I'm so glad we get to talk Edward, I feel like we haven't gotten a chance to sit and talk." Even though I felt this was pointless and keeping me away from Bella, the happiness in Esme's voice made me happy.
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Bella Pov:
"Hmm, that feels good."
It was a few hours later, and we were sitting on the floor in front of the TV. Alice and Jasper had left awhile ago to go hang out in Jasper's room and I was laying with my head on Edward's lap.
He was running his fingers through my hair. I closed my eyes and let my muscles relax, one by one.
" I missed you tonight," he told me.
" Umm, hmmm," I muttered back.
" Are you falling asleep, love?"
" No," I managed to get out.
I felt strong arms pick me up and lay me gently on a soft surface, I was too close to asleep to open my eyes. He pulled warm blankets over me and…
" She just needs a 15.1 in order to take the gold. This is her best routine, and she is flying through the air."
The announcer's words were lost as I flipped. It was at the USA qualifying for Worlds, and I knew I had it in the bag.
I just needed to land my last tumbling run. One, two, three… it was on the last combination that it happened. As I pushed of from the mat I felt something snap. I fell to the floor landing on my already injured ankle. I cried out in pain before I blacked out.
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Edward Pov:
She was so adorable. She struggled to stay awake, but couldn't. it was around midnight and the toll of the last few days have finally started catching up with her.
I picked her up and cradled her in my arms as I walked her over to her bed. I laid her down and tucked her in, kissing her forehead as I did.
" I love you, sweet dreams."
I walked over to Alice's bed and climbed in myself. The last few days had also exhausted me and I was asleep within seconds.
"Ahhh!!" I almost fell out of bed. Bella was screaming. I rushed to her and pulled her in my arms.
" Shhh, it's ok, Bella, it's ok," I comforted. She slowly calmed down.
" What's wrong," I asked her, when she was able to speak again.
" Bad dream," she responded. " Will you stay with me?"
I nodded and laid down, curling around her. I kissed her hair and soon we were both falling asleep again.
A loud knock on the door woke us a few hours later.
" Bella, Alice? Are you girls awake?"
Crap! It was Carlisle!