Worried
-Present Day-
"Tell me about your relationship with Mike? What made it so hard?"
"I don't necessarily think that it was hard, I mean it was comfortable, it was very easy to fall into a pattern. At the same time he was never around, always working, so we never really had to deal with each other." Bella replied. "I didn't really ever feel anything when I was with him; it was like I was numb."
"Did you love him?" the man asked looking at her over his glasses.
"I think I loved the thought of him, he was secure, reliable, and comfortable but there was no spark, no fire."
-Five Months Prior-
It was later than she realized and she suddenly felt panicked. Chastising herself for falling asleep, Bella pulled her car into the garage and winced at the fact that Angela's car was no longer present.
Mike sat at the kitchen counter, an empty glass in front of him.
"Angela just left, Alice is in bed. She said you ran to the store."
"I had to pick up a few things that I needed for tomorrow." Bella replied nervously pushing her hair back out of her face.
"Well," Mike replied picking up the glass and walking to the sink "did you find what you needed?"
"They were all sold out." Bella replied, realizing she had no bag with her.
"That's too bad," Mike stated looking out the window for a moment.
"Is everything alright, you seem distracted?" Bella questioned.
"Yeah, I'm just tired it was a long night at work. I wanted to wait up for you though, I was worried about you."
"I'm sorry I worried you," Bella stated softly "I guess I should have called."
"Its fine," Mike replied leaning over and placing a kiss on her forehead "I think I am going to go upstairs and read over some paperwork."
"I think I am going to take a bath, my back is bothering me."
He nodded his head absently in acknowledgement as he left the room. She waited for a moment watching him walk up the stairs before leaning against the counter and letting out a soft sigh of relief.
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Bella slid her body into the hot water, letting the steam and heat envelop her. Closing her eyes for a moment she rested her head on the edge of the tub. The jets softly massaged away her aches and pains and before too long she found her thoughts wandering.
They stayed locked in their embrace kissing for a moment before he pulled back and looked at her.
"Thank you." He whispered softly.
"Thank you," Bella replied looking into his eyes sincerely before laying her head on his shoulder.
"We still have some time," Edward stated softly stroking her hair as he placed kisses on her head and forehead. "Let's just stay like this."
She nodded her head in acknowledgement closing her eyes and wrapping her body completely around him. She felt safe, complete, and before she knew what happened she had fallen asleep.
She woke to a gentle shaking feeling and pulled away from him looking up into his eyes.
"Bella we fell asleep." Edward stated softly his hand gently rubbing her back.
"What time is it?" Bella asked somewhat groggily.
"It's almost eleven." Edward replied wincing as he looked down at his watch "Shit, we need to go now."
She nodded her head quickly grabbing her clothes and throwing them on carelessly."
"I can't believe we fell asleep," Bella mumbled running her hand on her face trying to wake herself up.
"I know," Edward stated as his hands rang through his hair. "I'm sorry, I should have waked you sooner but you just looked so peaceful and I was so comfortable."
"Me too," Bella stated turning to look at him for a moment a blush flushing her cheeks. "I was very comfortable."
His soft chuckle met her ears and caused her to smile softly in response as they walked back to their vehicles.
"Till tomorrow," Edward stated brushing her hair back out of her face before leaning over and gently kissing her on lips and then her forehead. He pulled away for a moment before their lips connected again in passion. His hands tangled in her hair for a moment before he pulled away.
"Till tomorrow," Bella replied sighing as she pulled away and walking towards her car. She felt two arms wrap around her and she was pulled back into his embrace.
He held her tightly for a moment and placed a ghost of a kiss on the back of her head and then she heard his car door close behind her.
Hopping into her car she steadied her hands for a moment before placing her keys into the ignition. Mike was going to be home and she needed to be calm and collected.
With Edward on the brain that was a hard thing to accomplish.
Bella opened her eyes and looked down at her wrinkled fingertips, wondering how long she had been lying in the tub.
Hopping out, she quickly dried off and pulled on her pajamas. Making her way softly down the hallway, careful not to wake Alice, she entered her room and noticed Mike was still sitting in bed looking at his paperwork.
"Is everything okay? You are awfully flushed."
"I'm just a little warm," Bella replied "the bath heated me up."
He chuckled softly as he shifted his gaze from his paperwork to look up at her. "Don't make the water so warm next time."
"Goodnight," Bella stated crawling into bed and pulling the covers around her.
"Night," Mike replied putting his paperwork down and flicking off the light.
She listened to the slow and steady rhythm of his breathing as he fell asleep and all she could think of was Edward.
Once again, thanks to all of you who reviewed, or added this story to your alerts or favorites… quite a few of your comments made me chuckle, especially those involving Edward and a swing set… *sighs*
This is probably going to be my only update of the week as I am going away for a few days... so look for some new material on Monday or Tuesday of next week!
