This is my life
Chapter 15
Disclaimer: I do not own twilight! Stephenie Meyer does!
EPOV:
Bella went to bed; I sat up in my room listening to my music. I could not believe that we kissed! I mean I know we did before but this kiss actually means something! It's our first kiss on our first date!
I was ecstatic! I have happy! In my 108 years of living I was finally happy.
I mean…I was happy with my family, I just felt like something was always missing in my life. I would always feel like I was the odd one out of everything. It was just me and my music. Until that fateful day, Isabella Marie Swan came into my life and made my life worth something.
"Hey son. How was the date?"
I looked up to see Esme standing in front of my doorway. I smiled back at her and said "It was perfect".
She smiled lovingly and left. I just continued to sit there; wondering what I did to deserve such an angel. I don't remember doing any acts of kindness for anyone besides old people and my family. I never gave money to the poor, or built homes in Mexico. I just helped old ladies cross the street and did my family favors. I never did anything worth earning Bella. Yet here she was; and she was able to love me. I always thought that I was a monster, unable to have anyone to love me.
Maybe I wasn't such a bad monster after all. I mean come on! An angel loves me right now! She told me she loves me! How could life get any better than this! I was finally loved by someone other than my family. That made me feel ten times better.
Yo Edward! How was the date? You feel excited and happy! That's a good thing right?- Jasper
I chuckled and headed downstairs into the living room. Jasper was sitting next to Emmett playing video games. He wasn't even trying and yet he was beating Emmett. I laughed. Emmett looked so concentrated on his video game that he paid me no mind. Jasper was just staring at me.
What? I've played this loads of times. I can beat him with my eyes closed. In fact I did once….i won too.- Jasper.
Oh yay! I'm gunna beat him! I maybe losing right now but wait until he sees my surprise attack. I will so whip his butt –Emmett
Wow...and they say I'm the weird one in the family. Alice was sitting on the couch across from where I was sitting. She looked at me and rolled her eyes Emmett's going to loose again so why watch? She thought. I laughed.
Rosalie was sitting next to her, looking threw a magazine that held little interest to me. Esme was in the kitchen, cleaning the already clean countertop. Carlisle was in his office, rereading his medical books which to me is a waste of time. I still don't know why he reads them over and over again when he has photographic memory.
"So Edward…was your date eventful?"
I nodded to Alice "The date was perfect. I finally kissed her" I said smiling.
"Wait?! So you mean this is the first time ever you kissed her! I saw you kiss her that one day when we were fighting!" Alice yelled.
I chuckled "I know Alice! That didn't really count because it wasn't on a date" I explained.
She just laughed at me. Carlisle came into the room and sat down. Esme followed him.
"Edward, the court date is this weekend. We have to figure out what is going to be said. I was asked to speak as a professional witness. Do any of you care to speak?" Carlisle asked. I shook my head no.
"You don't ware to speak Edward? I would have thought you would be the first to ask. What's wrong?" Esme asked.
"It would cause lots of problems. I don't want it to seem like I was sneaking around. Bella is not very good at lying. I don't want her to be taken away from me and given back to Charlie because either she couldn't lie or because I said something wrong" I explained.
"Well okay. I guess we just have to wait until James comes back. He will be coming back tomorrow. Since the trial is this weekend he needs to talk with Bella to tell her how to act, dress and where and at what time it is" Carlisle informed me.
I nodded my head. Bella had just gotten up and walked down the stairs when Emmett shouted "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!" scaring her and making her trip down the stairs. I rushed over to catch her before she tumbled down the stairs.
"Oh. Thanks Edward. What made Emmett shout that?" she asked.
"I'll ask... YO EMMETT! WHY DID YOU YELL?!" I shouted down towards Emmett who was dry sobbing in front of the TV.
"I LOST EDWARD!!!!! THIS IS SO SAD!!!! WHY?!" Emmett yelled. I just shook my head Idiot I thought.
"Hey Bella, James is going to come over to talk to you about the court hearing tomorrow. Is that okay?" Carlisle asked.
She nodded her head. I kissed her hair. She blushed, her heart speeding up. I chuckled.
"Come on Bella. You need your sleep" I said, pulling her up the stairs to her room.
"You can go change; I'll be waiting in your room". She nodded and went to shower and change. 40 minutes later she came out; her hair and teeth brushed and her smelling like fresh strawberries. She walked into my arms and I tucked her in.
"Night my love; I will see you in the morning" I said. Bella nodded and closed her eyes. I hummed her lullaby I wrote for her. I would have to play it for her eventually.
She fell asleep instantly.
-The next morning-
I was laying on the bed with Bella when I heard Alice think Edward, James will be here in about 3 hours. Wake Bella up in about an hour.
I sighed. Bella looked so peaceful sleeping there it hurt to wake her up. I waited an hour and shook her awake.
"Bella, it's time to wake up. James will be here soon. Come on my love" I murmured. She stirred slightly and looked at me with sleepy eyes.
"Mm Edward…not now…me…sleep-"
That's as far as she got before she fell back asleep. I laughed and shook her awake again.
"Mm what Edward?! I'm trying to sleep" she said.
"Come one Bella. James is going to be here soon. We need to get you dressed and everything" I told her.
"Why is he coming here?" she asked.
"Because the trail is this weekend and James needs to update you on everything that needs to be done. He also needs to talk to Carlisle about being a professional witness" I explained.
She just nodded and got up. She grabbed her clothes and took a shower. She walked out about 30 minutes later and headed downstairs; me right behind her.
"Hello Bella, I made you breakfast" Esme said from the kitchen.
"Thank you so much Esme. It smells really good" she said. She sat down and ate a good breakfast of eggs, bacon, hash browns and juice. I was watching her, thinking. She's gotten so healthy since she arrived here. She was so thin. Now she's gained some weight. She was a size 0 and now she's a size 3. I think that's a good improvement.
"Edward what are you thinking?" Bella asked. I shook my head.
"Come on Edward..please?!" she pouted. Shit!
"I w-was..um…just th-thinking…about how..much you…um you..look healthy.." I stuttered. You idiot that made no sense! That girl is too dangerous for her own good.
She blushed "thanks I guess" she mumbled.
She's so cute when she blushes I thought and rubbed my hand against her warm cheek.
"Edward! Bella! James will be here in an hour so hurry up!" Alice yelled from the living room.
"Thanks Alice" Bella yelled back.
She finished eating and gave the plate and cup to Esme, then headed out to the living room to wait for James.
-an hour later-
The doorbell rang. Alice ran up to answer it.
"Hi Alice! Is Bella here? I need to discuss some things with her"
"Yea she in the living room, come in" Alice let him in and he walked into the living room. He sat down on the sofa across from Bella and I.
"Well Bella, since the court date is this weekend, I'm going to have to go over some rules and things you should know. First: wear something nice; like a dress suit or maybe even a dress. Don't walk in wearing jeans, a t-shirt and tennis shoes. Second: be respectful; don't be talking out of turn. You could get kicked out for that and we would have no court. Third: listen to the judge. Don't go speaking out against her. Oh and if she says 'order in the court' be quiet" James stated.
She nodded her head calmly.
"Okay so the court date is set for this Saturday, 11:00 am. Get there about 10:30 so you can get everything settled and get seated. I have pictures of your bruises, and scars from Carlisle. He had to take them in order for you to have evidence. Carlisle will be a professional witness as you might have already heard. So we have two witnesses" James said.
Carlisle walked in and sat down on the love seat.
"Okay Carlisle, you just have to go up there and state what happened each time Bella went into the hospital and give your professional opinion" James told Carlisle.
He nodded "I have the medical papers you asked for. They have the date of the visits and the extent of the injuries".
James took the papers Carlisle took out of an envelope and stuffed them in his briefcase.
"Well that's about it…oh and the court room is room 12" James said. He got up and headed out the door.
"Well, let's hope this goes well. I would like to request to adopt you when the trial is over so we just have to talk to the judge and everything will be set" Carlisle said. Bella beamed. I grinned.
This is for you Edward. I want her to be happy and healthy with you- Carlisle
I nodded my thanks. I pulled Bella up "Bella I want to show you something. Come with me" I said. I hoped to show her the meadow today.
I threw her on my back, being careful of her side; which still had a bruise on it. I ran for up to 10 minutes until I came to the clearing. I walked in and set her down in the middle of the clearing. She looked around and smiled.
"Oh my gosh Edward! This place is amazing! When did you find this?!" she asked, awestruck.
The meadow was in the middle of the woods about 12 miles from my house. It had lots of open field and when the sun was out it looked spectacular. There were flowers on the floor of the meadow and the mountains looked amazing in the background. (picture on profile)
"I found it years ago. I go here whenever I need to think or am just stressed and need to get away. It's my secret place; and now, it's yours as well" I said.
"Oh Edward! Thanks so much! I can't thank you enough for showing me this! It's amazing, I could never imagine such a place" Bella exclaimed. I smiled.
"Bella, what's mine is yours now" I said.
She hugged me tightly; smiling with joy and happiness before she winced in pain at hitting her side against mine.
"Ouch"
"You okay Bella?!" I asked, concerned.
"Yea, I'm fine. I just hit my side" she said.
"Well, it's getting late. We should head home. We will come back here soon though" I said. She nodded and hopped on my back. I grabbed her legs and started running, making sure to be careful about her side.
We got home and headed into the kitchen. Esme set down Bella's lunch: tomato soup and grilled cheese. Eck…that smells gross.
Bella ate quickly and walked into the living room. She sat down and I turned on the TV. We were watching a movie when Emmett stomped in.
"EDWARD!!! I WANNA PLAY WITH BELLA!!" he yelled, basicly causing me to go deaf for about 5 minutes.
"NO EMMETT! WE ARE WATCHING A MOVIE! GO AWAY!" I yelled back.
"NO!"
"YES!"
"NO!"
ESME! TELL EMMETT TO GO AWAY!" I yelled.
"ESME! I WANNA PLAY WITH BELLA!" Emmett yelled back.
"Edward, just let him play with her" Esme scolded me.
"BUT ESME HE MIGHT HURT HER!" I yelled.
"YES THANK YOU ESME!" Emmett yelled, grabbing Bella around the waist, not knowing that she had a bruise there. She gasped in pain and I snapped.
"EMMETT!!!! GIVE HER BACK! YOUR HURTING HER!!" I yelled. Emmett ran off; I followed them.
"AW EDWARD! I WANNA PLAY WITH HER!" he yelled again, narrowly hitting my grand piano.
"NO EMMETT! YOU HURT HER! YOU LOST HER CHANCE!" I yelled catching up to them.
"EMMETT MACARTHY CULLEN! YOU PUT BELLA DOWN RIGHT NOW! DON'T HURT HER EVEN MORE THAN SHE ALREADY IS!" Esme yelled. Emmett pouted and put her down.
"Sorry Bella, I didn't know your side was hurt" Emmett apologized. Bella forgave him.
"Come on Emmett, what do you want to play?" she asked.
He brightened "How about Halo 3!" he yelled. She looked at me confused "What is Halo 3 Edward?"
Emmett looked like he was going to faint "WHAT!! HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT HALO 3 IS?!" he yells.
"Um…I've never played a video game before, that's why" she explained.
He stood shocked. Bella just walked away upstairs to her room. I knew she was tired so I followed. I walked into her room to find Bella in the shower, so I just walked over to her bed and sat down. She walked out about 20 minutes later and jumped.
"Oh sorry Bella. I didn't mean to scare you. I was just waiting for you" I said.
She nodded "it's fine Edward. I'm just really tired. I might just go to bed right now" she told me. I just nodded. I wanted her to have dinner but I can't force her to.
"I'll tuck you in then" I said, grabbing her hand and leading her towards the bed. She got in and I pulled the covers over her.
"Goodnight love" I said, getting up.
"Edward, don't leave me" she cried. I took off my shoes and lay down next to her. She calmed down and started to fall asleep. I hummed her lullaby and she knocked out. I stayed there the entire night, just watching my love sleep away the night.
A/N: hey everyone! Im sorry I have not update in such a long time! I was so busy with being with my family in Texas and then I had to study for finals! I am so sorry! FYI: I do not own twilight.