A short drabble:
She was sitting there, with Edward chuckling as she lay in his lap, her feet dangling just above his own.
'Mom? Dad?'
Instantly, they both straightened up, and Bella stood up. She never liked attention of any sort, and she hated flaunting her relationship with Edward too. Ness rolled her eyes. Didn't she tell them she didn't care that they loved each other? Honestly? It wasn't as if they needed to protect her innocence, she knew all about kissing, and cuddling. Hell, she did it herself.
'Sorry honey' her mother said, she looked down at her feet.
Nessie gave a small smirk, one dimple showing up in the cheek that was twisted.
'It's okay mom'
'So. Nessie' her father said. He raised his eyebrows expectantly. He tried not to always read his daughter's mind. Some things were best left private, and he tried not to listen when her 'hormonal' phase had started. So, of course, he had often stayed away from her, unless Bella was there too. 'Anything bothering you?'
Nessie tilted her head down at her father.
'As a matter of fact, there is' she looked at her mother, who gave a small smile.
'Sorry, was there something you wanted me to hide from him? You know, it does help sometimes, like when you said you did do your homework, and you didn't'
'Oh please mom. Just because you two were perfect students doesn't mean that everyone has to be. Come to think of it, have I ever not done my homework besides that one time? It takes me only about five minutes every night anyway'
Bella smiled, her eyes sparkling and looked back at Edward, who smiled and squeezed her hand.
'Daddy…' Edward sighed and stood up. Whenever she started like that, he knew she wanted something. His aim was to stop her before she started; as no one could refuse her anything once she did.
'What, Nessie?'
'Is grandpa around?'
He was taken aback for a moment. He tried to listen, but he couldn't hear anything. He looked at Bella, who raised one shoulder in apology.
'She is our baby girl after all' she said.
'Yes, grandpa is here, in his study'
'Thanks!' and then she skipped out.
'What-what just happened?' he looked around in confusion.
'She continues to surprise us,' Bella smiled 'is what happened'
Before the frown had left his face, she had crawled back onto him and proceeded to kiss him.