Chapter 2

Bella

Now I had been lying awake for a while thinking about Alice.

She had taken it very well and was happy for me. My best friend.

I stretched a little in Edward's embrace to look at the alarm clock that was on his side. He mumbled in his sleep and pulled me even tighter to him. I smiled at him.

My Honey Bunny. He looked impossible if his hair was sticking out in all directions. Later, when he was awake and getting ready for the day, they would be neat and tidy on his head again. Alice was going to call Rose and Emmett today. Hopefully they both had time. It would be so nice to have them visit. I hadn't seen them in so long. So yesterday she asks me about S ... I can't even think that word. I know we're a little uptight, but that's not a bad thing. Sexual intercourse in places other than in bed. Impossible, absurd, scandalous! Isn't it? We had sexual intercourse … always on Saturday and Sunday. In the evening after a nice movie we cuddled and then it was off to bed, lights out and so on. I love sleeping with Edward, he is always so sweet. A true gentleman. We are on the verge of leaving the little light on the nightstand on too, but we just don't dare. It's not proper. Or so we think. Maybe Alice could help us a little. She was more open about these things than we were. I just had to ask her. I had already talked to Edward, and he agreed. A little bit of variety couldn't hurt. I could already get up and prepare breakfast.

A little kiss for Edward and off we went.

The morning routine in the bathroom.

Brushing teeth. Shower. Drying hair and doing a wee-wee. Ready.

Breakfast was on the table and now I just waited for the others.

I still had to feed our two animals. A rabbit with red fur and a black sheep lived with us.

We had hired a gardener because the property was quite large, and he helped feed the animals during the week.

I grabbed some salad from the fridge and headed out the patio door.

"Bella, wait for me. Where are you going?"

Alice came rushing down the stairs.

"Feeding our animals," I said politely.

"Animals? What kind?" she asked curiously.

"Come with me and I'll show you."

I hugged her in greeting and pulled her outside with me.

We strolled across the lawn towards a small gate where our sheep lived.

Alice was completely enraptured.

"Does it have a name?"

"Yeah, we named it Jake," I said, holding out some lettuce to her. "Here, give him this and he'll love you because he's completely greedy. One of these days we're going to have to declare bankruptcy because he's going to eat the hair off our heads. It's a glutton if ever they was one."

Alice waved the salad in front of Jake. He lifted his head and nibbled on the lettuce leaf with relish.

"Keep coming."

I grabbed her hand and pulled her a little further, to where the rabbit house was.

"OH ... AH ... that's cute," Alice squeaked.

I handed her the rest of the salad.

"Be careful, she can be a real bitch."

"Her? What's her name?"

Alice eyed the rabbit curiously.

"Tanya."

Alice carefully put the leaf through the door and tried to lure Tanya. The latter hobbled off, slowly, because she was a little overweight.

We did not know why. We paid strict attention that she did not eat so much. Without success. Jake could eat whatever he wanted, and he kept his figure. But Tanya? No idea where she got her extra rations.

"Ouch. You stupid critter. You bit my finger!" scolded Alice.

"Is it bad? Do you need a band-aid or disinfectant spray?"

"No no, it's not that bad. You warned me, didn't you? I wasn't paying attention and this red-haired monster pounced on the salad and then on my finger," she clamored to herself.

"Yes, you have to be careful with her. Only Edward can pet her without being attacked," I explained and pulled her up.

Alice glared angrily at Tanya.

"Just make sure I don't tear you to pieces and burn you like a witch," she scolded Tanya.

"Come on, let's go inside and see if Edward is awake yet. Then we can have breakfast."

"That's a good idea."

She turned around once more and stuck her tongue out at Tanya.

"Damned animal!"

Edward was already standing on the terrace waiting for us.

"Good morning, Alice. Did you sleep well?" he greeted her.

"Yes, very good. Where did you get the mattress, it's super comfortable," she asked.

"I don't know, she gave it with the bed."

Edward shrugged his shoulders.

"Look at my finger. Tanya bit me," she wailed pitifully.

"Tanya? She's all sweetness and cuddliness, isn't she?"

Edward looked at her in disbelief.

"With you, maybe. She bit my finger. Red-haired greedy witch ... and she's fat, too."

"Bella has said the same thing. I can't complain. With me she is always sweet and well-behaved," Edward said and kissed me on my nose.

"Good morning, my darling," he said, and I snuggled against his strong chest.

Mmm ... Edward-scent. Delicious.

We went inside and sat down at the set breakfast table.

Alice told us that she had called Emmett and in principle he didn't mind coming over. Rosalie was home anyway, five months pregnant. Emmett had forbidden her to go back to work when he found out he was going to be a father. He was so caring. Anyway, he would be in touch when everything went smoothly. He just had to organize a substitute for his 'chocolate dream'. He had had the pastry shop for five years and was very successful at what he did.

"So Bella, how do you want to start?" asked Alice, looking at me curiously.

"I don't know, maybe with the clothes? There's a good thrift store in town. That's where we usually shop."

Alice snorted.

"Second-hand, Bella!? Really! You can't get anything from the thrift store to a gala like this, you'll have to get a designer! I'll take care of it, don't worry," she said cheerfully, biting into her bun.

"Alright. But I don't know anything about fashion things," I sighed, and Edward stroked my hand.

I looked at him in love and he smiled my smile.

Beautiful.

"I know, Bella, that's why I'm here. Edward, you have to come too, of course. We'll find a nice suit and a few things for everyday wear."

He moaned and I laughed.

We had talked before and agreed that Alice should buck us a little up. We were not up to date in terms of fashionable things.

"Honey, I'm going to go for another jog. Have fun, you two," he said, rising to go upstairs and slip into his gym clothes.

"Bella, so the best way to start is we find a beauty salon ..."

Alice's cell phone rang.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Oh ... Emmett, good morning to you too. Ah ... Mmm ... Great. When are you coming? We can pick you up at the station or would you like the address ... pick you up. Okay. When? ... Tomorrow. Great, see you soon then ..."

"Give Emmett my best," I quickly interjected.

"Wait, hold on. Greetings from Bella ... Yes, I will. Toodles."

"Greetings back and they will arrive tomorrow afternoon at 5:00. We can pick them up together then. What do you say?"

Excitedly, she looked at me.

"Sure we can. I'm so excited to see them both."

Alice froze.

Her eyes grew wide, and her mouth opened. Wide. Then her eyes narrowed, and a tear rolled down her cheek on each side. She gasped and continued to stare past me.

I followed her gaze.

Here he came. Edward. My personal Honey Bunny. He was wearing the beautiful shiny yellow jogging suit with the purple stripes on the arms and legs. Oh ... and the new leg warmers I knitted him - orange and green stripes. There he was, beautiful, angelic, jogging in place. Yes, Alice, look at him. No other man can hold a candle to him. But why is she crying? We both picked out that jogging suit. It looks great on him.

"See you later, Sweetheart."

He leaned down to me and breathed a kiss on my lips.

"Alice."

He nodded to her, turned and ran out the door.

I looked at Alice again, who still couldn't control her facial expression.

I am so proud of Edward and in love like the first day. A likeness of a man.

"Bella, what was that all about?", Alice asked me.

Her voice sounded ... shocked?

"What do you mean?"

What did she have?

"Edward, I mean. Where did he get that ..." she waved both hands in the air, "... elevator?" she literally spat out.

"You mean his super chic jogging suit? It looks so beautiful on him, don't you think?"

I smiled to myself.

"Beautiful?" she pressed out. "Bella, it's not even remotely beautiful under any circumstances. It's the purest ... oh my God ... I can't even put it into words ... blindingly garish to my eyes. I immediately had tears running down my face. Bella, we have to change this! There's no way you guys can keep walking around the world like this. It's unbearable."

She had stood up while wildly flailing her arms and tigering around the living room.

"Alright, I'm going to sit in front of the computer, surf the internet for a while and pick out a suitable beauty salon," she said, muttering to herself as she walked over to our computer.

I got out my knitting and started a new sock. My grandma taught me how to knit with five needles and how it worked with socks. Very simple.

I took two needles and struck the stitches.

A small grunt made me look up.

Alice looked at me and shook her head.

What did she have?

Then she looked at the monitor again and I turned my attention to the new sock.

Edward will be pleased. Maybe I can knit a pair for Alice, Emmett and Rosalie too. They are always so nice and cozy and wonderful against cold feet. Knitting relaxed me and I could think about things that were bothering me. Like Alice's suggestion to loosen up. After all, we weren't living so far behind the times, and Alice probably hadn't liked the nice jogging suit. Why was that? I couldn't understand her.

"Bella, do you have a minute?"

Alice looked at me.

"Sure, small moment."

I finished the started row of the new sock, stood up and joined Alice.

"Look. 'Neptune's Garden' is the name of the salon, and it has everything we need. What do you say?", Alice asked me.

"It looks good. I have no idea about it. But if you say it's suitable, then it probably will be."

I smiled at her.

She was so beautiful with her short spiky hair. Edward could give her some tips on how to put some order into her hair. Although she actually looked good that way.

"I'll call right now and make an appointment for all of us. I'm sure Rosalie will come, too. They're both coming tomorrow, so I'd suggest an appointment for the day after tomorrow?" she said, looking at me questioningly.

"All right."

I left her alone again and went back to my favorite chair and resumed my work on the sock.

Meanwhile, Alice made a phone call and set up an appointment for all of us.

That could be something. I'm already curious. I wonder what they're going to do. I'll ask Alice later and she can enlighten me.

About an hour later, Edward returned.

Sweaty through. Hmm, then he always smelled so good.

He came to me, kissed me and disappeared upstairs for a shower.

Maybe with Alice's help I can manage to see him naked for once. Completely. And he me. I am so excited. Of course, I've already seen him naked, but it always happened so fast that I couldn't look at everything in peace.

I blushed at these outrageous thoughts.

Actually, it was quite normal, being naked. Maybe we were more uptight than I thought.

Alice finished talking on the phone and sat down across from me on the sofa.

I continued to knit away in the meantime.

"Alice, what are these people going to do to us?"

"With women, there's more work to be done. We're going to get waxed. Pedicure, manicure, a new haircut, paint our nails, all of them, face masks and finally we'll treat ourselves to a nice massage. What do you say?" she finished her list.

"Waxing, what is it?"

I had absolutely no idea. As always.

"Bella, you don't know waxing? Well, it's a way to get rid of unwanted body hair. On your legs and private parts, even your arms if you like. It's slightly painful, but it lasts longer than shaving," she answered my question.

"In the private parts?! I bet that hurts. I don't want pain, Alice."

Who would let something like that happen to them?

"Yes, there is a little pull on the pussy, but it's bearable. Don't worry ..."

Pussy?! What a vulgar word.

"The people are professionals and know their stuff."

"That on my ... um ... fufu ... I'll have to think about it."

My God this is embarrassing.

"Fufu? Bella, remember to loosen up! Pussy is now really not a bad word, there are much worse. F ..."

"ALICE! Don't you dare say those words in front of me," I yelled at her.

She laughed and shook her head.

"You know, Bella, when you lived in Forks, I had you both under at least a little bit of control in terms of what you wore. But since you moved here and my positive influence can't affect you anymore, it's all gone down the drain. Your taste in fashion may not be up to date, but I never imagined it would be this bad. We will change that, and the WONDERFUL jogging suit will be thrown away. Oh, what am I saying, burning is better so you won't be tempted."

"Burning! Alice! Never!"

How dare she!

"Please Bella, trust me. This thing doesn't work at all. Let's take a look at your closet so I can decide what you need for new clothes. Well, how does that sound?"

Terrible ... very ... very ... very terrible.

"We can do that, Alice. But please, I want to keep my favorite pieces," I begged.

"Sure thing," she grinned at me.

Phew, I've been lucky once again. Because I'm not handing over my favorite skirt and sweater. She can forget that.

Edward finished showering and came back down with damp hair. He sat down with Alice, and they talked a bit. She brought Edward up to date on things and he didn't really look pleased.

He has to go through that, just like me. At least he doesn't have to wax his private parts.

I blushed at the unseemly thought.

Quickly push away. Faaaar, faaaar away. It was nice to have Alice with us and I was looking forward to Rose and Emmett. Harmony. Well, we'll see how long.

It was already late, and I wanted to go to our bed.

I asked Edward if he wanted to come along. Of course he wanted to, it was Saturday.

He said he would be right behind, and I went upstairs to our bedroom.

I put our pajamas in the bathroom, mine are light blue and Edward's are dark blue.

Just like every Saturday.

I plucked two tissues from the box, folded them neatly, and went back into the bedroom and put the two tissues on my nightstand.

Order must be.

Back in the bathroom, I started brushing my teeth when I looked in the mirror.

Edward stood in the doorway and watched me.

He is simply breathtakingly beautiful.

I had finished brushing my teeth. I turned to him, and he pressed the light switch and the lamps in the bathroom went out.

I ran towards him, and he spread his beautiful strong arms and pulled me towards him.

"I love you," he breathed and kissed me passionately.

My belly started to tingle.

"I love you too, forever," I breathed against his sweet lips.

"Always," he whispered, still kissing and pulling me toward our bed.

It was dark, just the way we liked it. I turned my head and looked at the small lamp that stood on the bedside cabinet.

Edward followed my gaze.

"Tomorrow," we said at the same time, and I chuckled a little.

We stopped in front of our bed and began to undress each other. My anticipation grew. Edward took me in his arms and lifted me up, walked to the bed and put me in it.

"My darling," he whispered against my lips and lay on top of me.

He could kiss so well. He was my life, my love ... my Edward.

Our kisses became more and more urgent, and I felt Edward's penis against my leg. He was fully erect.

Slowly he penetrated me, and I moaned very softly.

Edward, too.

The feeling of having him inside me was unique. We continued kissing and my hands slid down his back and stayed on his butt. He started kissing my neck and began to move carefully.

I loved that feeling.

We continued kissing and I stroked his back and buttocks. His arms were propped up on his elbows next to my head. His weight should not weigh me down.

The tingling in my stomach increased and moved down ... there.

His movements became faster, and he gasped softly.

Me too. Not so loud, or someone might hear us.

I found my release and Edward followed me.

"My darling, I love you so much," he gasped softly.

"Me too."

He pulled out of me, kissed me again, and then went into the bathroom.

I reached for the handkerchiefs and cleaned myself.

I didn't want the bedclothes to be soiled.

Edward came back dressed and now I went to the bathroom and put on my pajamas. He was already in bed when I came back. He spread his arms and I snuggled against him, against his beautiful strong chest.

"Alice is going to keep us pretty busy. Rose and Emmett, too. Thinking about Emmett already makes me sick to my stomach," he said, kissing the top of my head.

"Yes, they will. But I hope they'll help us, too. In all things."

I blushed.

Edward chuckled and stroked my cheek.

"There's not that much they can ... um ... teach us. I can't imagine it getting any more beautiful."

I smiled, kissed him on his chest.

"We'll see, Edward. Sleep tight," I said and snuggled even closer to him.

"Yes, we will. Sleep tight, Sweetheart."

So tomorrow our 'new life' should begin.

I fell asleep peacefully and happily in his arms.