Leak

Bella dragged herself out of bed Saturday morning and glared at the morning. It had been a few weeks and Edward had to go hunting. The deer population had declined in the past couple months, so they'd had to leave the state where the deer were more plentiful. She sighed and grabbed her bathroom bag, missing him already.

"I'll be home before you have time to miss me."

Bella felt the separation as soon as he said the words. She hadn't mentioned this, however. His reluctance to leave her was stronger than ever since they had returned from Italy. So, she put on a smile and thought about how to drag herself through her day alone. Maybe she could ask Alice to come over.

She hopped down the stairs to make breakfast. After picking herself off the floor and promising never to hop anywhere again, she went into the kitchen.

"Wonder who Charlie is fishing with..." Bella mumbled as she walked through the kitchen, before stopping in shock. Why were her feet wet? She look down and stared at the growing puddle of water on the floor.

Bella spun around to the closet and grabbed a mop. "Great just great." She didn't know how to fix a sink! Charlie wouldn't be home until late that afternoon and a plumber was a little more expensive than she had thought. She would just have to do it alone. It may just be a small little leak. She mopped up the floor and paused when she heard the door open.

"HEY BELLA!" She jumped about a few feet in the air as Emmett's booming laugh filled the room.

"Why hello Emmett, any reason why you have decided I needed a heart attack?" She shoved herself away from the counter and glared suspiciously at the tool box in his hand. "And why are you armed with tools?"

Emmett clapped a hand lightly on her shoulder and she held onto the counter to stop herself from falling over. "Oops, and I came over to help you fix your sink...Alice decided you shouldn't do it yourself." He looked like he was trying very hard not too burst out laughing again and Bella groaned, just great. Wasn't this Saturday starting to look up.

Emmett opened the sink and looked at the pipes. "One pipe is corroded, it will have to be replaced. I've never done anything like this before, but it shouldn't be hard!" He placed his big hands on the pipe and began to twist it.

"Wait, shouldn't we..." Her voice trailed off as the pipe came off and water started to gush out of the cabinet and spray everywhere. Bella screamed and tossed Emmett the drawer filled with dish towels. "Stop the water!"

She dashed down into her basement and looked for the switch that would shut off the water supply. She stayed away from the electrical boxes and found something that looked promising. She turned it off and sighed with relief when Emmett yelled down the water had stopped. Bella went back up the stairs and gasped in horror at her kitchen.

Everything was very...wet. The floor was covered in a layer of water, the chair legs weren't even touching the floor, and Bella didn't even want to think about what was happening to the wood right now. Charlie was going to kill her. He was going to kill her and than bring her back so he could ground her for life. Emmett sat on the floor with a sheepish expression.

"This may be hard to clean up."

Bella didn't say anything, but glanced at the clock to see how much time she had until Charlie came home. They had several hours still, but Charlie may notice the ruined curtains. Yes, her death was imminent. She stared at the kitchen and than looked at Emmett.

"We need to get the water out. Take a pan and start bailing, use the mop to sweep some out. Quick!" She ran to the bathroom and grabbed every towel, broom, mop, and rag she could find. Emmett was blurring around the kitchen, sweeping out the water. She bent down to help though she wasn't doing much.

A few hours later the floor was dry, but the rug in the other room and the curtains were still ruined. Alice chose this precise moment to dance in, carrying bags.

"I saw this, not soon enough I'm afraid. I thought I would be more useful trying to help you fix your house than drying..everything." She set them on the table and pulled out some new curtains. They were similar to the old ones, and Bella hoped Charlie would be too tired to notice the difference. "I bought a rug too, it's not the same but it will match. Just say you wanted to mix things up a little." Alice picked up the sopping wet rug and threw the new one down. "There."

The change in the kitchen was noticeable, but it didn't look bad. "Alice you are a lifesaver."

Her face was proud. "I know."

Emmett walked over and laughed again. "Do you think that Edward will be a little less than pleased with me for this?"

"Yes."

Emmett moaned. "Great, just great."

Charlie walked in the door and hung up his hat and fishing vest. "Hey Bells..." He trailed off, delighted to see Alice. And surprised to see Emmett. "Hey kids, how was your afternoon?" He took his fish and set it on the counter, stopping and glancing around the kitchen. With a shake of his head, he mumbled something about being tired and went to watch the game.

"Emmett, better start running." Bella whirled as the voice of her...slightly murderous looking angel joined them in the kitchen.

Emmett was already out the door. "BYE BELLA!"

Sadly, I don't know much about water and how to stop it from going into the pipes. Forgive the vague description.

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