Quickly I stand and wrap my arms tightly around his neck.
"Hmm.. you look so good. I missed you today, Bella."
I feel my face turn red while Edward smiles at me. Then, he slowly leans in and kisses me gently on the lips.
"I missed you more than you can imagine.." I breathe, after our kiss.
Edward grins and looks me deep in my eyes.
"You have no idea, Bella, what I am able to imagine."
I look away and lower my arms. Alice is standing close to us now, greeting Edward. I feel a little awkward and don't know why.
"Jasper and Emmett are on their way now." Alice tells me. "Not a girls day after all."
I can see Alice pout.
"I thought that maybe later we could go shopping.."
I chuckle and feel guilty for ruining Alice's plans, even though it's not my fault.
"I'm not going anywhere, so I'm sure we can shop another day soon."
Alice's face lights up straight away and she bounces up and down a few times."All day? I can't wait! We could get facemasks and nail polish and spend the evening after watching movies and doing more girl stuff!"
I already regret what I promised. Edward chuckles seeing my desperate face. Just as Alice is about to tell me something, I hear Emmett's voice, loudly, calling us.
"Hot! Bikini babes!" I hear Emmett laugh out loud with his booming voice.
Alice and I start to laugh to. When he and Jasper are close enough, they greet us warmly. Jasper looks at me with a strange expression. Damn, I forgot. He can feel that I feel awkward.
"What did you girls do all day?" Jasper asks us. All of a sudden I remember what we did before Edward joined us. I feel my face flush again and Jasper keeps looking at me.
"I thought Alice was stuck under water, maybe drowning or something.." I explain to the boys.
They all start to laugh and I hear how stupid that sounded. Alice doesn't even breathe. No one does but me.. Alice looks at me and smiles, understanding. "Sorry," I whisper, and she just keeps on smiling at me. I look away and give myself a mental slap against the back of my head. I say such stupid things sometimes. Alice is not human, but for that one second it felt like it..
"Bella, love..?"
It takes a few seconds to hear the words that are spoken to me. Edward is standing next to me in his perfect swim shorts.
"Do you want to go swimming with me, or do you prefer staying on dry land?"
I look at the sea, and then back at Edward.
"Sure, but you better stay close to me!"
"Bella, I won't drown.." Edward winks at me.
We both chuckle and walk towards the sea. Everyone is already in the water when Edward and I join. I remind myself to take a deep breath before diving this time. Edward takes my hand and together we dive under the waves. I can see Emmett and Jasper playing some kind of underwater game. Again, Alice is gone. I look at Edward and he smiles his perfect crooked smile. Quickly I swim back to the surface for air. While I stare at the spot where we left our clothes, I see someone sitting there. It's Alice. Maybe she didn't want to swim anymore..
Before I can wonder on I feel two icy hands run across my body. Then, soft, cold lips touching my hips. I shiver. I take a deep breath and let myself sink into Edward's arms. His arms are wrapped around my middle and I wrap my arms and legs around his body. We start kissing passionately. His perfect chest pressed against my skin, I can't get enough. His kisses reach my neck and I shiver again. For a brief second I open my eyes. There she is again. Alice.
I close my eyes and press myself harder to Edward. Damn, forgot again. I need air. I struggle out of Edward's arms and swim back up. Another mental slap. Breathe, Bella, Breathe!
When the sun is lowering in the sky, we decide to head back home. I check one last time if we didn't forget anything. In the sand I see a beautiful seashell, glistening in the last rays of sunshine. I pick it up and look at it closely. When I remember, I look up and see Alice looking away quickly. Or wasn't she even paying attention to me? I shake my head. What is wrong with me? I put the seashell in my bag and walk to the car.
Mermaid Alice