Chapter 3

Edward

Like every morning, I was in the shower.

I thought about everything Bella and I had set out to do.

That will certainly not be easy. Alice and her ideas - me in a beauty salon. I feel sick already. But the other, I like that, somehow anyway. We both know that our attitude towards the sexual act is a little bit, let's say, uptight, but not much. A few tips can't hurt because of that. What do they want to teach us, anyway? There can't be much. I've already been down to the gym today to keep my body healthy.

My thoughts continued to wander.

Bella, my beautiful angel. I love her so much and have for a long time and every day it becomes more.

Flashback

The first time I saw her, it was in the school cafeteria. She was standing at the food counter and filling her plate with fruit and vegetables.

As if attracted by a magnet, my legs moved in her direction. I could do nothing against it.

Did not want it either.

A thousand questions flashed through my mind.

Who is she? Where is she from? What is her favorite color? Favorite food?

Brown eyes looked at me as her head slowly turned in my direction and I could no longer look away.

She had her plate in her hand and was staring at me with her mouth open and her eyes wide.

I did exactly the same thing.

Fate, Alice would say. Love at first sight.

I introduced myself and she shook my hand reservedly.

When I first heard her voice, I believed she was an angel.

With her chic knee-length brown corduroy skirt and loose-fitting white blouse with little strawberries on it.

Beautiful. Angelic. Bella. Her name suited her. I had never met such a lovely person.

Luckily I had my best clothes on that day. We were almost in the partner look. My pants were also brown and made of corduroy fabric, only there were no strawberries on my white shirt. It was neatly tucked into my pants and my super great green-red plaid suspenders completed my outfit.

I love suspenders.

Since that day we were inseparable.

Flashback end

Bella ... just thinking about her makes my heart swell ... with love for her.

I spread the shower gel in my hands and soaped my body.

Arms, chest, legs and finally ... him. Bella ... mmm ... Her beautiful long hair, her sweet mouth ... What am I doing here?

My hand was on my best piece, and I stroked it gently.

Stop it right now! This is not proper, and I feel like I'm cheating on Bella. NEVER! Cold water helps in a situation like this. Yikes ... that's cold, but I put out my fire.

After I finished showering, I got dressed and fixed my impossible hair.

Hair gel is a good invention, because my hair is really impossible, very difficult to tame. But years of practice makes perfect. Bella loves it when my hair is coiffed neat and tidy and so do I.

I went downstairs and opened the front door to get our mail in right away.

Advertising and bills, as always. Oh ... and two more catalogs for Bella. She will be happy about that.

I arrived in the kitchen in a good mood and Bella was searching through the refrigerator.

"Look, Honey, what I have for you here."

She spun around and looked at me, beaming.

She was so beautiful.

I gave her the two catalogs and she took them and put them on the kitchen counter. She hugged me and stood on her tiptoes to give me a kiss.

So cute.

"Thank you Honey Bunny," and kissed me again.

One of my favorite things to do was kiss Bella and that would never change. She tasted so good.

She grabbed the catalogs.

"Oh, this is so great, the new 'Lana Grossa' catalog. Super, I can order new wool again. The Italian wool is the best after all."

She was so adorable when she was happy. My Bella. I can look forward to new cuddly socks.

"Look Edward, the new Vital shoe is also there. We can look at it together later. We really need some new shoes ..."

"Give it to me ... IMMEDIATELY!"

Alice? Where did she suddenly come from?

"No, Alice, those shoes are always so comfortable!" protested Bella.

"YOU called me. I'm supposed to help you. So give me that fucking catalog right now!"

It did not tolerate any contradiction.

Alice should reconsider her choice of words.

"Yes, Alice. Here you have it, but I'll keep the other one," Bella pouted.

"Um ... I'm going to ... um ... go to the ... garden," I said, turning around on my heel and walking toward the patio door.

Today the weather was so beautiful. I got Tanya out of her cottage and lay down on one of the extremely comfortable couches. The sun was shining in my face, and I was just happy.

Alice would turn our extremely quiet and tranquil life into a madhouse. Emmett would happily help her do it. Emmett would be in his element. I did feel a little uneasy, he had a hard time holding back. And all this with our permission!? ... We are so screwed! ... Edward, always think positive.

Tanya snuggled up to me. I had her lie on my upper body and cuddled her back.

Beautiful. Relaxing. Soothing. Rabbit fur is supposed to be good against rheumatism - not that I had rheumatism. Tanya always made light purring noises when she lay on her stomach with me. She could pass for a cat. It's funny that she always hissed at other people. Come to think of it ... mmm ... really only with women. Crazy rabbit. Jake was no different. Bella could do whatever she wanted with him and if I even came near when they were playing, he would growl at me. Strange.

Then she used to say, "Jacob be good, it's only Edward. "

Often they would lie on the grass and Bella would lay her head on Jake and he would not protest. Jake can growl too - he sometimes seems like a jealous lover. Well, we have chosen for ourselves some droll pets. Although - we didn't choose them.

Flashback

We went to a pet store and petted the rabbits.

I lifted the beautiful one with the red fur out and cuddled it through, there it was still small and cuddly. When I wanted to put it back into the enclosure, it really clung to me - like a little monkey. So we had bought it and now it lived with us.

Jake had simply run after Bella when we visited a petting zoo.

Despite all our efforts and those of the owner, we could not tear him away from Bella. And since he was so cute, we just took him with us.

Now we had a red fat rabbit and a black sheep.

Flashback end

"Edward, come have breakfast," my sweetheart called.

I rose and took Tanya back to her little house.

"No, Edward, it's a no-go. Come here."

Bella looked at me with pity.

Alice doesn't like what I'm wearing. She also finds fault with everything. Why?

She rummaged through my half of the closet and picked out something else for me to wear.

Bella sat on the bed and watched, chuckling.

"Well wait, my darling, you'll get your turn too."

Bella contorted her face.

"Here ... get dressed."

Alice handed me a pair of black jeans and a white shirt.

"Yes sir," I saluted.

Bella and Alice laughed.

Alice searched further and also gave Bella a pair of jeans and a blue T-shirt. She pressed it into Bella's hand.

"I'm going to go downstairs and have another cup of coffee. Don't take too long. We have to leave soon to pick up Emmett and Rosalie. They should not have to wait," she said and walked out, closing the door behind her.

"Well, you see! There you go. So Edward, we really need to do something with your hair, but not now, the hairdresser will do it. Bella, you look good too. At least this way I can take you out on the road with me."

Visibly pleased with herself, Alice smiled at us.

Bella looked really good. The jeans were very tight and emphasized her long slim legs. She was so beautiful. If only Alice knew that Bella hid the super fancy sweatsuit - it's wrapped in a bag and in a sturdy cardboard box at that, lying in Tanya's little house now. Alice would never guess. She was going to burn it, imagine that!

Bella and I slipped into our comfortable footbed shoes.

Alice shook her head, but said nothing.

"Let's go. Rose and Emmett are waiting," Alice warbled, pushing us toward the front door.

"You can go a little faster, Edward. Otherwise we will not be at the station by tomorrow," Alice urged.

Bella laughed.

"Edward always drives by the book, Alice. He obeys the traffic laws. We wouldn't want a speeding ticket after all."

My angel, go. Show Alice where the hammer hangs.

Alice rolled her eyes and mumbled to herself.

"I looked on the Internet to see where we could shop. The big city offers so many options. It's going to be fun. I'm so looking forward to it. Tomorrow we let ourselves be all around renewed, and then the gala can come," Alice concluded, visibly pleased.

"What else do we want to do tonight?" asked Bella Alice.

"Oh ... we could go to a club and go hog wild down or have a nice dinner."

"Rosalie is pregnant and after the trip she is definitely not able to do the um ... um ... to go hog wild."

Towards the end, Bella became quieter and quieter.

Alice grinned at her.

"How about we order something to eat. Then we can get comfortable at our house and talk a little. We haven't seen Rose and Emmett since their wedding four years ago."

I looked at Alice and Bella to see what they thought of my suggestion.

Both nodded.

"Sounds good to me."

Alice tapped me lightly on the shoulder.

"What platform do we have to go to?"

Bella looked at Alice.

"Nine and three-quarters."

"Alice, don't nut around, say which one already?"

Bella chuckled and looked at Alice.

"Platform seven."

We went on our way. I walked after the chattering women, looking at the station as I went.

Quite big.

Now we stood here and waited.

Another ten minutes or so and the train would come.

Alice and Bella were talking.

It was so nice to see the two of them. They were happy - just like in the old days. They were inseparable then. Alice could be a real pain in the ass, but she was the best friend you could have. I was looking forward to seeing Rosalie and Emmett. Although Emmett was already giving me a headache. He was always embarrassing me with his big mouth and his lewdnesses. He would always wiggle his eyebrows and I would blush. Great. But we have Alice, she would toughen us up. At least I hope so. It can't be that hard!

"The train is coming," Alice squealed, hopping on the spot.

"Oh ... I'm so happy to see the two again," Bella said, giving me a hug.

I bent my head down and kissed her.

My darling.

She put an arm around my hips, and we watched the train pull into the station.

"ROSE, EMMETT!"

Alice screamed at half the station and kept jumping up and waving both arms.

She wasn't the tallest either. Emmett once called her a 'stand-up blower' at school. Then she hadn't spoken to him for two weeks. I had no idea why - and I didn't dare ask. Bella didn't know any more either. Maybe I could ask him. Sometime. It must have been a bad word for Alice to be angry for so long. In any case, we couldn't do anything with it.

"Hey guys!"

Emmett waved back and so did Rose.

After the greeting, Emmett and I lugged the suitcases to our car and the women chatted animatedly.

"Sit down. Do you want something to drink?", I asked when we finally sat on the sofa in our home.

"A water, please," Rosalie said.

"Do you guys have any beer?" asked Emmett.

"Bella, shall we have wine?"

Alice looked at Bella questioningly

"Why not," my sweetheart replied.

I went to the kitchen, got glasses from the cupboard and gathered the drinks.

We were always prepared, because you never knew who might come to visit. It's better to be safe than sorry.

"Wait, I'll help you."

Bella came into the kitchen. I smiled at her and pulled her close to me.

We kissed and Bella pressed her body against mine.

I loved this feeling of having her so close to me.

Bella took the glasses, and I took the bottles, then we went back to our friends.

We ordered Chinese because Rosalie wasn't hungry for pizza.

Now everyone had his meal, and we were a sociable group.

"Say, Emmett, what's that?" said I, pointing to his belly.

Emmett snorted and Rosalie started laughing.

"Guys, you're never going to believe this. Emmett is pregnant with me."

Emmett rolled his eyes.

"Yeah baby, I can't help that either. I do everything you do."

"Since I got pregnant, he's just impossible. He has the same food cravings and even the mood swings are not missing ... and that worse than mine. His favorite dessert is chocolate cake with ketchup. Isn't that disgusting?" said Rose and the rest of us laughed.

The usually so well-toned Emmett had a real pot belly.

"Now let's talk about you guys. Great car and a super cabin. How come? Come on out with the language. Come on guys, don't keep me waiting."

He skilfully diverted attention from the subject.

We started to explain everything to him, and his eyes got bigger and bigger. In between, he would interject a "No!" or "It's not true!".

"How did you even get the idea to write a book like this, Bella?" asked Rose curiously.

"Well, I was cleaning windows and hit my head so hard that I passed out. When I regained consciousness, bright light blinded me and an angel with shimmering reddish-brown hair slid into my field of vision. His hair was sticking out from his head in all directions, and he was pale and looking at me fearfully. That's what inspired me. Simple."

Bella looked at me in love.

"I was terrified for her. Blood was running down her face and she didn't answer me, so I packed her into the car and drove her to the hospital. A laceration adorned her beautiful forehead - it was stitched with three stitches. I was at my wits' end, and I was scared. The whole time I was tussling my hair. But luckily it wasn't as bad as it looked."

Tenderly I ran a finger over the small scar at her hairline.

Bella leaned over and kissed me.

"That's really cool. You've immortalized all of us in your book. Rosalie's read it a few times and always told me about it, and since she knows there's a second part coming to stores soon, she's been unstoppable."

Emmett was impressed. Rose chuckled.

The two of them fit together as well as Bella and me.

"Bella, who are Jacob and Jasper anyway? I don't know them," asked Rosalie.

"Jacob and Jasper I can introduce you to. Jake must be asleep by now and Jasper is the owner of the studio where Edward records his music."

She beamed at them both.

"We can go visit Edward there sometime and then we'll introduce you to Jasper. He's such a lovely person."

"Jake is so cute and I don't know Jasper yet, but I do know Tanya the slut," Alice said to Emmett and Rose with narrowed eyes.

Bella laughed.

"Tanya?" asked Rosalie.

"I'll introduce them to you tomorrow."

I looked at the clock.

Half past twelve already? Staying up that late is not good for your health. People need at least eight hours of sleep to stay healthy.

The girls were talking about Rose's pregnancy and Emmett looked at me.

"Really buddy, you haven't changed at all. It's just your suspenders that are missing."

"Alice would never have let me leave the house with them. She'd combed through our closet and shove the clothes in our hands for us to wear. You know how she is."

"I've already heard that the women want to go to a beauty store tomorrow. What are we going to do in that time?"

"What do you mean 'the women,' Emmett McCarty! You come too," Alice said, looking at us sternly.

"Rose, she can't do that! What am I supposed to do there? Or Edward!"

Emmett had fear written all over his face.

"Sweetie, you can get pampered too."

Rose grinned at Emmett.

"Nice shit," he grumbled.

"Legs waxing, for example, or your chest hair can be removed at some point," Alice suggested.

Emmett blanched and looked to Rose for help.

I started laughing and the others joined in.

"You'll like it, Emmett, you'll see," Rose reassured him.

I seriously doubted that.

"Em, I'm tired. I want to go to bed."

Immediately, Emmett jumped up.

"Sure thing, Rose."

"We're going to bed too, aren't we Honey Bunny?"

Bella looked at me questioningly.

"Sure, Honey."

"You're right. It's getting late and we have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow."

Alice hopped off the sofa and gathered the glasses from the table to take them to the kitchen.

Bella took the bottles and followed her.

"Emmett's belly can rival Rosalie's," Bella chuckled.

She was right about that.

"Yeah, there's not much missing. It's nice to have everyone here, don't you think?"

"Yes."

We went to the bathroom and got ready for the night.

"Um ... Edward, can we put off our ... um ... cuddling until tomorrow. I'm so tired."

She looked at me pleadingly.

"Sure thing, my darling."

She blushed.

"Well, we can put each other's pajamas on, what do you say?"

No problem.

"Sure honey."

We looked at each other and I started unbuttoning my shirt.

Bella looked at me, getting a little redder.

"Can I do that?"

"Sure."

"Mutual, okay?" she smiled at me.

I nodded.

She put her hands on my chest, stroked them and started undoing the remaining buttons. She pushed the shirt off my shoulders, I grabbed the hem of her T-shirt and pulled it over her head.

I'm getting kind of hot.

Bella looked me in the eye and her hands reached for my jeans and she undid the button. I did the same to her. She knelt in front of me and pulled down my pants.

Holy Virgin Mother of God!

She smiled up at me and unseemly images flashed through my mind.

Stop this. Now.

I squatted down and pulled down her pants.

She is so beautiful.

Now we stood facing each other and looked at each other.

Only in underwear.

We've seen each other in our underwear before, just not for this long.

"Will you unhook my bra?"

I swallowed, she turned around and with trembling fingers I opened the brassiere.

I got even hotter, and in my underpants it twitched.

Bella turned around and I slowly pulled her bra off her shoulders.

I had seen her breasts on more than one occasion, but not in full light and for so long. They were beautiful.

Bella smiled shyly.

Clad only in our underpants, we stared at each other.

"You first," Bella said softly.

Again I went into the squat

Oh man.

I hooked my fingers on the sides of her panties and slowly pulled them down over her legs.

She got out.

I looked up. I stared at her sex.

Bella chuckled.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to stare."

"Don't apologize."

Bella took a deep breath, approached me and slowly pulled down my fine-rib underpants.

I am so lost.

Now Bella was staring.

"It's so beautiful," she breathed.

She stood up again and we looked at each other.

We both grinned.

Not as bad as I thought!

"You're beautiful too," I whispered, pulling her into my arms and kissing her profusely.

"Can we wait until tomorrow anyway. I'm really tuckered out."

I would never refuse her anything.

I nodded.

We put on our pajamas, not taking our eyes off each other.

We leave our regulated lives behind and it's easier than we thought.

I lifted her in my arms and carried her to our bed, kissing her. Bella snuggled up to me.

A nice feeling.

In bed, I pulled her into my arms, and she laid her head on my chest. I turned off the small night light and closed my eyes.

A beautiful day. Every day I was allowed to spend with Bella was a beautiful day. I would protect her from all the evil in the world. With my life if I had to.

"Sleep tight, my angel."

I kissed her mouth and pulled her even tighter into my arms.

"You too, and I love you."

Forever and ever.