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MORNING AFTER
Chapter Eighteen
Bella's POV.
"Bella………Bella……………………BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa."
What the hell? Don't these people have some form of compassion?
Grumbling, I reached out and began to tap at the opposing pixie's face.
"Bella," Alice asked as I ruffled her hair, "what are you doing?"
"Looking for the snooze button," I replied while getting up only to later regret the movement.
Quickly, I pushed Alice away and sprinted to the bathroom where I bent over the toilet and brought up a lifetime worth's of alcohol. It was in this moment that I truly hated my drinking spree. Little did I know that I would hate it a lot more, later.
Sighing, I leaned back against the porcelain bath tub and closed my eyes only to feel a pair of arms lifting me up. Instantly, I relaxed into this embrace and snuggled into their chest.
I felt a pair of gentle, cold hands sweep my hair away from my face and I instantly knew that they could only belong to one person and I was now very afraid.
"Morning Mom," I said peaking through my eyes to see a smiling Esme.
"Good morning dear." She replied kindly," how do you feel?"
"Like I drank a ton of acid." I said as I winced in pain from my burning, dry throat.
"Well that happens when you drink so much dear. You accumulated quite a bill yesterday." Carlisle responded as he came into my line of vision with a filled syringe in hand.
"What's that?" I asked cautiously as he edged closer to me.
"This," he said, indicating to the syringe, "Is a Gravol shot. It will help with the upset stomach I know that you currently nursing."
"NO! NO! I don't like needles," I shouted before I clutched my head in pain. Great! Now I have a migraine.
Before I knew it, I felt a pinch in my arm as Carlisle injected me with the damned needle.
"Ow," I whispered.
"Why are you whispering," Jasper asked with a smirk on his face.
"You know why." I said as I closed my eyes because my stomach was still rolling uncomfortably.
"Is it because you have a HANGOVER?" Alice shouted.
Immediately, I cringed in pain. The arms that held me tightened and I buried my head further into Emmett's chest.
"Emmett," I sobbed, "make her go away. I need the quiet and I will not get it with pixie over there."
Chuckling, he released one arm from my waist and picked up two pills that Esme had placed on the coffee table in front of us.
"Here Bella. Take these. They'll make your headache go away." He said as he rubbed comforting circles onto my back.
Silence overtook us as we waited for my medications to kick in. Twenty minutes later, relief was in full effect and as I was about to do a happy dance when I remembered two things.
Mom and Dad.
Sheepishly, I raised my head to see my parents with their natural calm smiles on their faces and their eyes filled with their adoration for their children. I let out a sigh of relief thing that we would not be in trouble but that was all just wishful thinking.
"Hello Bella dear,' Esme said, her smile never once wavering, "As you can see Carlisle and I are back and are planning on spending the rest of the vacation wit you all. I hope you don't mind being chaperoned but after last night, I would say that it would do you some good."
"Some good?" I asked cautiously. Now that I think about it, I didn't remember anything about last night. All I remember was getting drunk and Rosalie and Edward showing up.
"Bella," Jasper called, probably having sensed my confusion, "what do you remember from last night?"
"Getting drunk and Rosalie and Edward showing up?" I replied only to see looks of shock on all of their faces except Carlisle and Esme.
"What?" I asked.
"That's all?" Alice asked. Sheepishly, I nodded as I became increasingly worried that something is wrong. Seeking an answer I looked up to Emmett only to see him looking down at me.
But then something happened. Something that I never expected. In this moment everything faded and I remembered one thing; the one thing that threatened to either strengthen my relationship with Emmett or destroy it completely. Swallowing my pains, I raised my hand and cupped his cheek.
"You took care of me last night, didn't you?"
Gently, he caressed my cheek before shaking his head.
"That's what big brothers do."
But he was wrong. Big brothers don't do what he did. Big brothers don't hold you the way he does or gives into your every demand. I knew Emmett as a big brother for a while and last night proved something to me; something so powerful and strange that even in my drunken haze I was able to notice it. I was no longer dealing with big brother Emmett. I was dealing with another side of Emmett and truthfully, it scared me but still I wanted it.
"What are you thinking?' Emmett asked gently.
"I am thinking about how much trouble we are in." I lied which effectively drew all their attentions away from me and shifted it over to Esme and Carlisle who were both wearing odd expressions on their faces. It was a mixture of them looking like they want to jump up and down, squealing like a pair of little girls and two parents who look like they want to strangle their children.
"Well now that Bella kindly brought that to our attention, your father and I firstly have to say that we are greatly disappointed in all of you for fighting, well except Bella because she was too intoxicated to care." Esme said.
"So as for punishment: Alice you are not allowed to shop for the rest of your vacation here. You are only to do so if Bella wishes to go and IS NOT FORCED. Emmett and Jasper are banned from video games and television for the rest of the vacation so I suggest that you two go buy some books to keep yourselves occupied."
Their reactions stunned me. Instantly Alice fainted, well at least she pretended to faint. Jasper was steering open mouth at Esme for about five minutes. Evilly, I took that time to throw some Skittles into his mouth. It was only until they began to melt that he realized what I had done.
"Bella," Carlisle called, "you are not excused from this. I am absolutely disappointed with you for drinking so much. I know that this is not much of a punishment but for the rest of the vacation you are not allowed to drink anything that contains alcohol. Do I make myself clear?" He asked sternly.
Silently, I nodded while sending up a silent prayer thanking the Gods for these punishments.
"Wait," I said now realizing something, "Alice, did you see Edward and Rosalie coming to that bar last night?"
"Yup." She said smugly while popping the 'p.'
"So why didn't you prevent it?" I asked completely confused.
"If I said anything then I wouldn't have gotten to beat the holy hell out of Rosalie. As soon as I realized that they would be there, I already knew the outcome. That's why I shopped so much and tried to hurry out of the bar but you Miss I-love-tequila-and-body shots kept us back so now we are all in trouble. Well except you but truly, our parents are doing you a favor by banning you for alcohol."
"O-o-kay," I stuttered not really knowing what to say.
"Alright you all. You have gotten your punishments. Branch off so that Bella can get some rest." Carlisle ordered.
Immediately, they all shuffled out with both Alice and Jasper with smirks on their faces. I knew they found a way to have fun without shopping and video games and I was grateful in that moment for the fact that I did not reside in the room next to theirs.
So now it was just me and Emmett. At that moment my stomach growled. Immediately, Emmett grabbed up the phone and ordered room service for me. Gently I pulled away from him, indicating that I was going to take a shower while we waited for the food to arrive but truly what I wanted was some time to think.
Edward and Rosalie were in the bar last night and I could not care less. I had fun. I enjoyed myself. I was not hurting. I felt whole. But out of all that I had to think and ponder about it was Emmett.
Emmett.
The feel of his tongue gliding against my skin. The kisses that he placed on my breast. The way I felt comfortable in his arms. The protection I felt. The love I felt.
Love?!?!?!?!?!?
Suddenly I was pulled out of my thoughts by a knock on the door.
"Yes Emmy."
"Your breakfast is here." Was all he said before he retreated.
Grudgingly, I turned off the hot water that was helping to ease my pains and quickly dressed in a three-quarter black pants with a simple blood red top. Quickly, I put on some little make-up before I made my way over to the coffee table to eat only to realize that Emmett wasn't here.
"Emmett?" I called.
"Yeah, Bells?" He said coming out of his bedroom fully dressed and surprisingly, matching me.
I couldn't help but burst out in laughter.
"What?" He asked probably doubting my sanity.
"We match." I said.
"True. So what are we doing today? The sun's not out so we could go out."
"Don't die but I want to go shopping with you ALONE. NO ALICE." I said knowing that it was only a matter of time that the dreaded little pixie came into the room.
"Under one condition though." He said. Immediately I nodded as I was too pre-occupied with the strawberry that I was eating and also relishing in the memory of the bar.
"You let me pay."
"Okay but you might regret it because I really want to shop. I'm a changed girl and might fuss over what Alice wants me to wear but I want to but stuff now. So I'm done eating. So let's go."
And that's how we spent our day. Shopping, laughing and just in general moving on.
Little did I know that the best part of the day was yet to come.
It was around seven at night when were returned to the hotel both laden with bag with absolutely nothing but junk in it. Emmett thought that it would be hilarious to buy a clown's costume so he bought one for him and another for Jasper. We then bought shirts for everyone that said, "I Run with the Wolves." We even bought a stuffed wolf for Marcus. I felt merciful and bought some clothes for Alice since she continuously texted us during the day about outfits she saw. Jasper got a new set of civil war book and Carlisle was the new proud owner of a new set of medical journals. We found a tea mug for Esme that said "I Am a Mom. Don't Mess with My Kids Or else I'll Be out For Blood." We also got her a diamond necklace that I felt that she had to own.
I never knew that I would have that much fun shopping but I absolutely adored it and the difference was simply Emmett. He just made everything better. I laughed as I recounted how I could not make up my mind over five dresses I had tried on. I wasn't that I couldn't decide. It was the fact that Emmett would look at me every five seconds, sulking like a little child and whining about how I was talking so long. Then he got frustrated and grabbed the dresses and bought them all, paying a whopping twenty grand for them. After that stun, as punishment, I dragged him to Victoria Secret but regretted the decision instantly when he started to throw random pieces of lingerie at me screaming that I would look hot in the pieces that he chose. We ended up spending several thousand of dollars so I could just draw out his torture.
"Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbeeeeeeeeeeeeeeellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Came Emmett's voice as he pulled me out from my thoughts.
"Huh?"
"Where were you? I've been calling you for about five minutes."
"Sorry, I was just thinking about today. I really had fun with my today Em."
"It was my pleasure but you never did answer me. What do you want to eat?"
"Something light." Was all I said before he opened our hotel room to reveal a very excited pixie.
"Give me the bags and I'll let you live." Alice seethed.
Immediately, we handed her the bags. When she was gone, I walked out onto the balcony and turned on the hot tub knowing that I was in serious need of some relaxation. Emmett had busied himself with ordering me some food. Sighing, I walked into my room and changed into a green bikini and slipped on my robe before going back out to the living room.
It wasn't much longer before I was gobbling down the Chicken Lo Mein that Emmett had ordered for me. I came close to falling asleep several times during my dinner as Emmett gently rubbed my feet for me lulling me to sleep. After dinner, he scooped me up and entered the tub with my back pressed against his chest. He continued to sooth my muscles as he gently kneaded out all the knots form my shoulder and back. I had no idea how long we stayed like that but I could not care. Things were changing and I welcomed it. I loved it.
On that night, for hours, Emmett and I sat under the stars talking about nothing and everything. He learnt a lot about him; the man he was and the man he is. Never once did he let me go and never once did I want him to.
Once I was relaxed enough, I got out of the tub and changed in a silk pajama and waited for Emmett to join me. When he did I instantly curled up against him but did not let sleep take me yet.
"Emmett?" I whispered.
"Yes, darling?" He whispered into my ear.
"Are you alright now? Did you get the closure you needed to heal?"
"I got something better Isabella." He continued to whisper into my ear.
"What's that?" I asked now drawing circles on his arm that was secured around my waist.
"A reason to live." And with that, he pressed one final kiss to my neck before I fell into a restful sleep.
