A/N: I dedicate this chapter to some loser out there, and the number 17. It may hurt now, but I'd rather remember than forget. Thank you.
Edward wrapped his arm around me, grasping my hand in his to keep us warm as we walked along the side walk to the movie theater.
"Can I be honest with you?" Edward asked me. I leaned into him and nodded.
"I feel like I've found my missing piece, that I wasn't whole before. You changed that, and I feel more complete than I ever did. Thank you for giving me that, Bella. It means more to me than you'll ever know."
My heart swelled and all but exploded. I knew at that moment that he belonged in my life. It couldn't not be true. He would always be there, or I would be broken into pieces.
What would I do without him? In the short time that we'd been together, he had become essential for my true happiness. If he was gone, he would take a piece of me with him.
"I feel as if I cannot live without you now. Maybe I've felt this way for a long time, maybe I haven't, but I just realized it recently, and I know it's trye. I'll always want you in my life, so it appears our feelings are the same," I told him.
He kissed my hair and I shivered, pressing closer to him.
When we arrived at the movie theater, Edward picked out the movie, and we made our way inside.
He led me up the stairs on the end of the rows and chose a set of seats near the top. There were a couple minutes before the movie started, so we whispered quietly as the theater filled.
Whenever I giggled at something he said, he would get a dream-like look in his eyes and he would smile widely.
The opening credits started playing and the lights dimmed, hushing the room.
Two people carrying a bag of popcorn came in and sat in the row in front of us. I was so short that I now couldn't see. Leaning away from Edward, I realized I still couldn't see from that angle. I hesitantly leaned the other way, towards Edward. He lifted the arm rest up and motioned for me to come closer. He wrapped his arm around me and brushed my hair over my shoulder. He then leaned down and touched his lips to my ear, whispering something about me being short. I smacked his arm softly, but then kissed it and laid my head against it, looking up at the giant screen.
Any time blood would pour and splatter over the screen, I would close my eyes and wince. Edward would whisper that he was sorry, but I really didn't mind. I just was grossed out by the blood and murders.
Once, I had my eyes closed and he leaned down to kiss my cheek. I had jumped, causing him to chuckle at me. I glared but then smiled and kissed him in approximatly the same place he had kissed me, causing his grin to widen.
I had never been more happy in my entire life. This happy feeling was different than the happiness I had as I laughed my guts out with Angela and Alice, it was new and spread warmth through me. I knew I was becoming addicted to that feeling, but hopefully, I would never have to live without it.
When the movie was over, we walked back to where his car was parked, and we climbed in. I rubbed my hands together as they stung with slight numbness from the chilly air. Edward grasped them in his own hands, kissing them both softly before turning on the car and cranking up the heat.
"When we get back to the house, Alice will probably force me into my room for a while, but I'll come downstairs at some point, so if you can, stay awake and wait for me," he said. I grinned and nodded, eagerly awaiting the chance to sleep in his arms.
We talked aimlessly again on the way back to the house, but every now and then, we would slip into conversation about how everything was different now that we had each other. I truthfully loved every minute of my time spent with him and I was falling deeper and deeper into Edward, and I let the warmth I had felt earlier consume me as a smile that would surely be stuck to my face for years to come got wider with each passing minute.
It started pouring down rain as we pulled into the long driveway of the Cullen's. He parked the car out front and kissed my knuckles.
"Remember, I'll come down later if everyone else is asleep, but if I get caught, we didn't plan it at all and I'm just getting something to snack on, deal?"
"Deal," I replied. He kissed me on the lips once before we climbed out of the car. He hurried around to my side and then pushed on my back. "Run, Bella!" I laughed as I let him push me forward, trying not to trip on the wet ground. Rain soaked our hair by the time we made it to the door and we were both out of breath and laughing.
He unlocked the door and pulled me inside as we braced ourselves for an Alice and Angela attack. It didn't come. The house was silent except for our breath and the dripping of water on the floor.
"Let's get out of these clothes and then we can find everyone else," I suggested. He nodded and we he waited for me to gather the stuff I wanted from my bag and then we climbed the stairs together. We broke away from each other at the door to his room, me going into the bathroom across from his room, him going into his room. I changed as quickly as possible, but he was still done before me. We heard sniffling from Alice's room and we headed down the hallway in that direction. We still hadn't seen Esme and Carlisle, and they weren't in their room when we passed it.
I hesitently knocked on Alice's door and it opened to reveal a very grim-faced Carlisle. The smiles left both Edward and I's faces immedietly.
Alice was sitting in the corner of her bed holding her striped pillow close. The look on her face contrasted with the room, which was bright green, so much that it seemed she was a picture that had been photo-shopped into a random background.
I made my way over to her and Esme and Angela who were all sitting with her on the bed, touching some part of her.
"Alice, what's wrong?" I asked softly.
"Jj-asp-errr broke up. With me," she said in burst, sobbing. I wanted to hug her but there wasn't enough room for me to squeeze. I touched her arm softly and gave her a small, weak, smile.
"You can tell me about it later if you want to. Or, we can go beat him up." Angela nodded fiercly and Edward stepped closer.
"We know where he is, and it wouldn't be hard. And I did tell him that if he hurt you, I would hurt him," he stated.
All eyes turned, shocked, to him. "You did?" we all asked at the same time, surprise evident in all our voices.
"I did. See, I do care about you, Alice." He smiled at her too and sat down on the edge of the bed next to me, placing a hand next to mine on Alice. Esme stroked the short hair out of her eyes motherly.
"You know what? We need hot chocolate. That'll make you feel better, Ali. Everyone downstairs," Carlisle said. Edward and I stood up, and then I helped Angela off the bed while Carlisle helped Esme. Angela and I helped Alice up, and then we both enveloped her in a hug.
"We love you, Ali. We'll always be here for you, no matter what."
"Thanks, everyone," she sniffled as we made our way downstairs, helping her like she was fragile and could fall apart at any moment.