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Chapter 40: Vegas Nights
Edward's POV
I threw my bag into the trunk and drove over to Bella's. We, for a change, were one of the first people to leave for this trip. I was usually the one that was working a late shift, but this time it was Ben and Angela. Ben was covering a last minute shift, and Angela had decided to fly out with him. The rest of us were leaving from Sea-Tac at 10:25am. I still had to pick Bella up before we could swing by for Jasper and Alice. I checked the clock to see I was running ten minutes behind.
I sped up and made it to Bella's apartment only five minutes behind schedule. She was standing by visitor parking with her bag sitting beside her. She was wearing a light-weight jacket, scarf, and toboggan. I scowled at her even though she couldn't see me through the windows. Once I pulled to a stop, I popped the trunk and got out to get her bag. She was throwing it in the trunk before I could reach her.
I shut the trunk and walked her to her door. Once she slid in, I shut the door and hurried back to my side. I got in, turned the heat up, and positioned all the vents toward her. She said she'd been standing outside for about ten minutes. I apologized and took her hands in mine to rub trying to warm them up. She leaned toward me and kissed me softly. Her lips were ice cold.
"What were you doing standing out there for so long?" I asked. "It's 43°, Bella."
"I just wanted to be ready," she said. Her teeth were chattering.
"That's no excuse, and what were you thinking wearing a light jacket. It's December. You've lived here long enough to know better." She rolled her eyes.
"First, let's get on the road. We're already running behind." I buckled up and left for Jasper's. "Second, we're going to Vegas. We won't be spending a lot of time outside. I didn't want to have to worry about carrying one around. It's perfectly logical."
"It may be logical, but it's not practical." She reached for my hand and intertwined our fingers.
"I love you." I looked over and smiled as I felt myself calm.
"I love you too." I pulled her hand up and kissed her knuckles. "I missed you. I guess that's why I'm so strung out."
"I missed you too," she whispered. She reached up and lightly traced a finger under my eye. "Have you not been sleeping?" I'm sure she could see the dark circles that had formed under my eyes. I shook my head. "Oh, Edward."
"It's okay. It's not your fault."
"Yes it is." I could hear the guilt in her voice.
"No," I said sternly. "Don't start feeling guilty. Yes, I sleep better when you're with me, but Bella you had to go." We pulled into Jasper's driveway; I put the car in park. I could see them through the window gathering their things and waved. I turned to Bella and took her face in my hands. "I'm not sorry you went. I'm very proud of you, love. You're doing it. You're accomplishing your dream. How many people can say that?
"So, don't start feeling bad. This is going to happen. There will be times where we'll be apart for a few days or a few weeks. It's inevitable. I can handle it. I'll support you." She smiled and leaned forward to kiss me. I slid one hand to the back of her neck and the other down her arm. I kissed her slowly but with as much emotion as I could. I really had missed her, more than I'd ever care to admit.
We both jumped when there was a tap on her window. I looked to see a smiling Alice peering inside. Jasper was shaking his head. I popped the trunk and unlocked the doors. Jasper loaded his and all three of Alice's bags before they slipped into the backseat. Alice leaned between the seats and hugged Bella then Jasper leaned forward and kissed her forehead. Alice was bouncing in her seat looking at Bella expectantly.
"What?" Bella asked her. Alice rolled her eyes.
"Bella," she said, "how did the trip go?" I'd talked to her each day she was gone, but she hadn't told the others how it went.
"It was good," she said. "Very productive." Alice groaned.
"That doesn't tell me anything," Alice whined. "Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me."
"Okay, okay." I smiled at Alice's tactics. "We actually ended up meeting with thirteen agents. The first few were a little discouraging, but overall they seemed to be really nice. Most had read some or most of the manuscript so they gave me some feedback."
"It's like pulling teeth with you. Did any of them offer to represent you?" She looked over at me, and I smiled. "Bella! Did any of them offer to represent you?" She bit her bottom lip and nodded. I flinched when Alice squealed. Bella was smiling widely. "BELLA!!! THAT'S GREAT!!!"
"A little quieter, baby," Jasper said. "We're in a small, confined area."
"Sorry," she said apologetically. "So tell us who your agent is."
"Well," Bella said. The excitement in her voice was clear. "There were three that offered. I brought back some paperwork and figures. Edward and I are going to look it over this weekend. I told them I'd call on Tuesday with my decision." Alice leaned forward again and pulled her into a hug. I laughed. Sometimes, Alice got more excited about other people's news than her own. This was one of those times.
"We're going to celebrate this weekend."
"No. This weekend is not about me. This weekend is to celebrate Rose and Emmett's birthdays. Don't make it about me." Rosalie turned 24 on Tuesday, Emmett turned 27 on Wednesday, and we were leaving today, Thursday, for Las Vegas. Both of them wanted to spend an extended weekend there so we decided, why not? My parents had decided their birthday gift to both would be covering the rooms for the weekend. All I knew was that we were staying at the Palms. I couldn't wait for us to finally be there. Emmett had picked the show we were going to see tomorrow and bought the tickets. I had to admit, that made me nervous.
"So, tell me about New York. Did you do any shopping?"
The rest of the ride Alice grilled Bella about New York. Jasper and I sat back and listened. We knew not to try to stop her. Once she was on a roll, she couldn't be stopped. Bella answered all her questions, but after a while, I could tell she was getting bored with the subject. We eventually arrived at the airport, and I pulled into the parking garage. Once parked, we grabbed our bags and made our way to the gate where Emmett and Rosalie were waiting for us.
"You're running behind," Rosalie said as we walked up. She turned and walked to the security checkpoint without another word. Once we were on the other side, though, the questions started again. "How was New York, Bella? Do you have any good news?" Bella retold her story, and Rosalie, like Alice, squealed.
Even though we were running a bit late, we were able to make it on the plane with a few minutes to spare. Bella had let me buy her ticket again, so everyone was sitting in first class together. I was sitting by the window this time, while Alice and Jasper sat across from us, and Emmett and Rosalie sat in front of us. Once I had stored our carry-ons in the overhead compartment, I sat down and pulled Bella into my lap. I wrapped my arms around her and held her close. I breathed deeply and was rewarded with her scent. It was intoxicating.
"Ma'am," I heard someone say near my shoulder. I looked up to see a flight attendant crouched down. "I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to ask you to take a seat and buckle in."
"Oh, I'm sorry," Bella said and shimmied off my lap. She buckled in and leaned against me.
The plane lifted off with no affair. Once my ears popped and we were at cruising altitude, I unbuckled the seatbelt and tried to get more comfortable. I reclined my seat hoping to get some sleep. I didn't want to be walking around tired once we arrived. I felt Bella moving around and opened my eyes to see her reclining as well. She turned on her side towards me so I mirrored her position. She smiled at me, but it was interrupted by a yawn. I reached forward and rubbed her cheek with my thumb.
"I missed you," she whispered. I smiled and rubbed my thumb over her lips. It was so nice to be able to touch her again. I leaned forward and kissed her soft lips leisurely.
"I missed you too," I whispered against her lips. I pulled back and just looked at her. She looked tired. She didn't have dark circles under her eyes, but they drooped. "Take a nap. We've got two and a half hours before we get there."
"You too." She tenderly traced the circles under my eyes again. "Sleep." She scooted closer to me. I tugged her into my body as best I could and tucked her head under my chin. It wasn't long before I felt her breathing even out signaling she was asleep. Knowing she was here, in my arms, I let myself drift off as well.
"Edward. Edward, it's time to wake up." I came to and saw Alice leaned over me and shaking Bella. "You need to sit up and put your seatbelt on. We're going to be landing soon."
"Thanks, Alice," I said, my voice raspy from sleep. She went back to her seat as Bella stirred beside me. We sat up and buckled our seatbelts. Rosalie and Emmett walked by a few minutes later and sat down in their seats.
"Rosalie, your hair's a mess," Bella said. Rosalie reached back and tried to smooth it into place. Emmett was smiling proudly. "Why do you look so happy, Emmett?"
"Let's just say, I joined a new club," he said impishly. I smirked as Bella looked on confused. I leaned over to whisper in her ear.
"He's talking about the Mile High Club, love," I said quietly. I pulled back to see her blush three shades of red. "You know, we could join on the flight back." She bit her bottom lip and looked at me questioningly. Holy hell, she's actually considering it. I never expected that. She looked away when we started to descend. I made a mental note to ask her about that later.
We made our way off the plane after landing. I stretched my taut muscles before we made our way to baggage claim. We were able to get everyone's bags fairly quickly. We went outside to hail a cab and were on our way to the Palms. When we arrived we checked in under Emmett's name and were given keys to two single-story Sky Villas. Someone came by to gather our bags and took them to the room as we followed.
"This is the first room," the bellhop said as he unlocked the door. "Next door is the other room. You have a terrace with indoor/outdoor water features, cantilevered Jacuzzi pools with glass end wall and a spectacular view of the Strip, and a steam room. There are two bedrooms in each Villa. They are also equipped with an exercise room, separate dining room, pantry, full wet bar, espresso machine, fireplace, and a Creston control system."
"Wow!" Rosalie, Alice, and Bella said. I was very impressed myself. The suite was over 6,200 square feet he explained.
"It's about twelve of my apartments," Bella marveled. "I don't even want to think about how much your parents paid for this."
"Me neither," I told her honestly. The bellhop unloaded our bags into the appropriate rooms then left after being tipped. Emmett and Rosalie were in the same Villa as Bella and I, while the other four were staying next door. Bella and I were unpacking clothes when we heard Emmett yelling from somewhere in the Villa.
"Let's go do something," his voice called. I looked over to see Bella roll her eyes.
"Let's go," she said. "It's his birthday weekend. Let's keep him happy."
"Fine." I took her hand, and we walked to the living room. Rosalie came around the corner from their room. "What are we doing?"
"There's this exhibit I want to see." He didn't say anything more.
"What exhibit?"
"Does it really matter? It's my birthday. I choose. Ow, Rosie! What was that for?" He rubbed the back of his head where she'd just smacked him.
"It's my birthday too, you jackass," she said. We all laughed. "However, I know what exhibit he's talking about, and I want to see it too."
We went outside and started walking down the strip. Bella had on her poor excuse of a jacket and almost immediately started shaking. I sighed and pulled her closer to my body. She wrapped her arms around herself and hurried along. We turned into The Luxor, and Bella shivered at the warmth. I opened my mouth to tell her she should have brought a heavier jacket.
"Don't' say a word," she said. "You'll see." I shook my head before we all followed Rosalie and Emmett. When I finally saw what they wanted to do, I got excited. I had wanted to see this exhibit in Seattle but never found the time.
"I've been wanting to see this," I said as we walked up to the ticket counter. Bella was trying to look inside. She looked a bit confused.
"What's 'Bodies: The Exhibition'?" she asked.
"There are bodies inside, actual human specimens that have been stripped of skin so you can see what the inside of a body looks like. It's fascinating. They've even got them positioned in different poses so you can see what someone would look like in motion. They've got…" I trailed off when I saw the color in Bella's face drain. "Bella, are you okay?" She clutched at her stomach.
"B-bodies? Human-like real people?" Rosalie was snickering. I nodded as I took the tickets after paying. I nodded. She let out a ragged breath and peeked inside. "I could just wait out here for you."
"Come with me, Bella. It's very interesting. You'll enjoy it."
"Don't be a baby, Bella," Alice whined. "It'll be fine. There's no blood to be seen." I took her hand and pulled her to me.
"If you don't feel comfortable, we'll find something else to do." I could see her contemplating the decision.
"Let's go inside," she finally said. "You really sound excited about this. I want you to see it. If I get too squeamish, I'll come wait outside while you finish. Don't miss this just because of me." I kissed her.
"Thank you." I turned back to the rest of the group and smiled. "Let's go."
The exhibit was amazing. This was stuff we wouldn't normally see until we started working on cadavers. The jumping dancer was my favorite. The sinuous lines of the man's muscles was extraordinary. The way they pulled taught and wrapped around each other to work. It was fascinating. I looked over at Bella. She didn't look as queasy, but she wasn't moving to get an up close look. I squeezed her hand and smiled. She smiled back and followed me to the next display.
We spent an hour in the exhibit before making our way back to the hotel. Bella was yawning the whole way. When we finally got back to the room, she told everyone she was going to take a nap. I followed her to the room to lay down as well. Now that she was with me and safe, sleep came easier. I set my phone's alarm for an hour later. I didn't want us to sleep the day away and not be able to sleep that night. I pulled her against me and felt myself relax completely.
"I love you," I said as I kissed the back of her neck. She was already asleep.
I woke up when the alarm went off. Bella stirred and turned over to wrap herself around my body. It was the first time in days that I'd got to hold her in days. For that reason, I decided to let her sleep for another fifteen minutes.
"Is there something you want to do, sweets?" Jasper asked Alice later that night. We were all sitting in the living room waiting for Ben and Angela to arrive. We were expecting them any minute.
"I want to go on a gondola ride at the Venetian," she said enthusiastically.
"Me too," I heard Angela say. We all turned to see that they had arrived.
"I didn't even hear you two come in," I said as I stood and helped them with their bags.
"Because this place is huge. We need to do something as a thanks for your parents," Ben said. "There's no telling how much this cost them."
"We could plan a weekend trip for them to go somewhere," Alice said and clapped her hands. "Let me know if you have any suggestions. I'll plan it."
"So, are we going?" Angela dropped her bag and looked at us expectantly.
We went to the Venitian and took a gondola ride. Our Gondolieri sang in Italian and told us we had to kiss when we passed under the bridge. I wasn't going to argue. She'd been away from me for days, and after what we'd shared the day before she left, I wanted her again. I kissed her slowly, drawing every want and need to the surface. She moaned and gripped the hair at the base of my head. I pulled away breathing heavily.
"Can we go back to the hotel after this?" she asked huskily. I smirked and nodded.
When we got out of the gondola, the others were waiting. Bella tugged at my hand when I stopped in front of them. Angela asked what was next on the agenda. I looked over to see Bella giving me an expectant look. I turned back to the group to see they were discussing what they wanted to do the first night in Vegas. I chuckled at Bella's impatience when she tugged at my hand again.
"We'll see you guys tomorrow," I said and turned to walk away.
"What the hell, bro?" Emmett said.
"I've got more important things to do." I glanced at Bella then back to Emmett. He followed my gaze then smirked.
"Well, I be damned." I smiled at him. He chuckled when Bella tugged at my hand. "Go on, Casanova."
It took us ten minutes to get back to the Palms. We took a cab. Bella was still cold when we arrived. I closed the door and pulled her to the bedroom while rubbing her arms. She shed her shirt as soon as we stepped into our bedroom.
"Why don't you come warm me up?" she asked seductively. I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around her. She attached herself to my lips rather quickly. "I missed you," she murmured against my lips.
"I missed you too," I told her as I unbuttoned her jeans. Once the button was free, I tugged at the offending material, but it wasn't budging. Bella giggled. She took one of my hands and led my fingers to her zipper.
"That usually helps." I silenced her giggles by snaking my hand into her jeans. She gasped when my fingers ghosted over her. "No more teasing. I want you."
Later that night I woke up when I felt Bella shifting in bed. I felt her scoot away and reached to pull her back. She took my arm and wrapped it around a pillow. I heard her shuffle around the room and tried to wake up enough to ask her what she was doing. I smiled when I heard her curse after stumping her toe. I pushed myself up and looked over to where I'd last heard her. She was hopping on one foot holding her hurt toe. I slipped out of the bed and grabbed her from behind. She yelped in surprise before melting back into me.
"I didn't mean to wake you," she said softly. I kissed her neck remembering how she'd turned to putty in my hand last night with that little action.
"I don't like sleeping alone," I whispered in her ear. "Come back to bed." I reached under my shirt she'd put on and rubbed along her stomach. She was also wearing a pair of underwear. She let out a quiet moan.
"I'm thirsty. I'll be right back." She tried to pull out of my arms, but I pulled her back to me.
"I'll go with you." She turned around and kissed me.
"You might want to put on some clothes. I don't know if the others are back." She looked down then back up at me expectantly. I realized then I was still naked. I grabbed my boxers from the floor and put them on before pulling her from the bedroom.
When we got to the kitchen, I gripped her hips and lifted her to sit on the bar. She sucked in a breath when her bare legs touched the cool counter. I reached into the refrigerator and grabbed two bottles of water. I opened one and handed it over. I watched as she drank greedily. The sinuous muscles in her throat pulled at the liquid in the most tantalizing way. My water bottle forgotten, I stepped between her legs and rubbed the outside of her thighs. She lowered the bottle and breathed heavily.
I watched as her chest heaved with each breath. Her nipples stood erect, completely visible though my thin shirt. I wanted to taste her. I leaned forward and wrapped my lips around one through the fabric. I heard her set the bottle down just before her fingers racked through my hair. I trailed my way down as I lifted the shirt. Soon she was writhing under my touch.
"Edward," she said breathily. "Please."
"What?" I asked her. "What do you want?"
"You." I chuckled. She was trying to rub against me, trying to create friction.
"Bella." I said as I kissed along the top of her underwear. "Can I kiss you?" She looked down at me and nodded. "There?" I looked down at her underwear already darkened from her wetness. Her breath hitched. "This is one of those things, one of those things that can be good." She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth then nodded. I placed one small kiss on her covered mound. She whimpered.
"We'll have to try Rain tomorrow," I heard Emmett's voice say. I yanked the shirt down from where I'd scrunched it at her neck. Just as I pulled her body into mine, he and Rosalie walked around the corner. "Everyone said-Whoa!" I turned my head to look at them while Bella buried hers in my neck in embarrassment. Rosalie at least tried to not look, but I could see the amusement on her face.
"What are you two up to?" Emmett asked with false innocence.
"Getting a drink," I answered. I cringed at the huskiness of my voice. That was only for Bella. Emmett laughed, and Rosalie smacked him on the back of the head.
"Goodnight you two," Rosalie said as she drug Emmett from the room. I turned back to Bella, but she wouldn't pull her face from my neck.
"Let's go back to bed and continue what was interrupted." She nodded but didn't move. I pulled her legs around my waist and grabbed onto the back of thighs. I lifted her and carried her back to the bedroom where we explored a new thing, and she realized how good it could be.
The next day we all spent most of our time coupled off. Rosalie and Emmett went to the Classic Car Show at Imperial Palace. Jasper and Alice went to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum. Ben and Angela were doing something but hadn't mentioned what it was. I had a feeling Ben was surprising her. Bella and I decided to walk around The Strip and check out each of the hotels. We ended up spending most of our time at the New York, New York. They had Dueling Pianos there. It was great.
That night we all went to Rain. The nightclub was located in our hotel so we didn't have to worry about paying for a cab. We started with a round of shots. Rosalie chose Bella's for her. I couldn't help but laugh at her reaction. Her whole face scrunched, and she started coughing as soon as she'd choked the drink down. I ordered water and handed it over. She drank from it greedily.
"What did you give her, Rose?" I asked as she laughed at Bella.
"Oh, it wasn't that bad," she defended herself. "It was scotch."
"Rose! You had her shoot scotch? What were you thinking?" She just smiled.
"I want her to loosen up and have fun. This will get her there quicker." She wasn't apologetic in the least.
"Enough complaining," Alice said. "Let's dance." She grabbed Jasper's hand and pulled him out into the crowd. I looked over to Bella knowing she wouldn't want to dance…yet.
"Do you want something else to drink?" I leaned to her ear to ask.
"I want a cherry vodka sour," she said after taking a minute to think. I ordered her drink then led her to a booth in the corner. She slid into the back of the booth. I sat next to her. She sipped on the drink and rested her hand on my thigh.
Everyone danced for a few songs before joining us at the booth. Rosalie brought drinks with her. She sat two shot glasses in front of Bella. Bella looked at it hesitantly. Rosalie smiled and shot back her drink. Emmett scooted a drink in front of me. I quirked my eyebrow, and he told me it was a Jager Bomb. Bella picked up her drink and sniffed it.
"Oh Bella, it's nothing bad," Rosalie said. "It's just a Cherry MacGregor. Shoot the left glass then chase it with the other." Bella shrugged and pitched back her drink." She started coughing immediately. She grabbed the other glass frantically and drank it. She was breathing heavily when she pulled the glass from her lips.
"What did you give her this time?" I asked her.
"A shot of scotch followed by a shot of Cherry Coke," she said nonchalantly. I just shook my head. Bella was going to be smashed.
"Oooh!" Alice exclaimed. "I love this song. Let's go." She pulled Jasper with her and the other's followed soon. I looked over to see how Bella was doing. Her eyes were glazed, and a small, contented smile graced her lips.
"Bella, you okay, love?" I asked and watched her reaction.
"Mmhmm," she hummed and nodded. The nod, however, was slow and deliberate. "I think I've had enough to drink ssso far." I smiled and nodded in agreement.
"I think so too." She giggled and leaned over to kiss me. She kissed me soundly, deeply, and without restraint. When I tried to pull back, she leaned into me and eventually moved to straddle my lap. "Bella, there are people around."
"Mmhmm." She moved down to pay homage to my neck. She licked up to my ear and pulled it between her teeth. "I want every woman in here to know that you're taken and fully satisfied with me. I don't want there to be any reason for them to even eye fuck you. You're not available." I grabbed her ass and pulled her against me.
"I'm more than satisfied with you, Bella. You're more than I ever knew I wanted. You're everything I need." Her body was writing against mine. She moved against me in an obvious way.
"Let's dance." I pulled back to look at her skeptically. "I'm feeling very…uninhibited. Dance with me."
I slid out of the booth and held my hand to her. She took it and slipped out next to me. She wobbled a bit, and I grabbed her waist. She latched onto my arms and giggled. I was going to protest and have her sit back down, but she just brushed off the concern and led me to the floor. We found a spot near the rest of the group, and I pulled her into me. I expected it to be awkward. For one, she was drunk. Also, she always refused to dance, so I figured she couldn't. Damn, was I wrong.
She sauntered towards me and placed one hand on my chest while wrapping the other around my neck. She swiveled her hips from side to side in time with the deep bass. I placed my hands on her hips and snaked my fingers under her shirt. I caressed her heated flesh and she moved sensuously in front of me. She turned around and danced her way backwards until she was flush with me. Rosalie and Alice whooped.
"So, you've finally had enough to let loose," Rosalie said over the music. Bella turned her head to smile at Rosalie.
Bella moved in ways I never knew she could. It wasn't long before she had me hard and panting for more. Every man in the club within sight was watching her. She was mesmerizing and didn't even know it. When we got back to our room that night, we were clawing at each other. It didn't take long for us to tear the clothes off one another. That was the first time I was above her when we joined. It was embarrassingly short, and I was hoping she was drunk enough that she wouldn't be disappointed.
Emmett and I pulled up to the scene. There weren't many people around as we were one of the first on site and things hadn't begun to clear. We grabbed our bags from the back of the rig and made our way to the pileup. I drew up short when I saw the familiar truck. It was crumpled, and smoke was coming from under the tented hood.
"Bella!" I yelled as I ran over to the cab of the truck. I looked inside, but she wasn't there. I looked around, but couldn't see her. I asked Jim if he knew where she was, but he told me to ignore it and do my job. I looked around until I saw an open ambulance. I walked over cautiously, suddenly afraid to look inside.
There was a stretcher inside. A white sheet was pulled over a body. There were blood stains all over the sheet. A black tag was hanging from the end of the stretcher. Whoever was in there was dead. I stepped up slowly, my breath quick and shallow. Please, don't let it be her. Please, god, not Bella. I knelt over and grasped the sheet. For a minute I couldn't move. It can't be her. After a moment, I pulled the sheet back.
I woke with a start my breath coming in short, quick pants. I looked over to Bella, but she wasn't there. I looked around to room but couldn't find her. I yelled her name, but there was no answer. My heart was hammering in my chest, and I could feel sweat covering my body. I threw the covers back and sprung from the bed. I ran to the bathroom, but it was empty. My fear increased the more time passed that I couldn't find her.
I jogged down to the kitchen hoping she was in there. I rounded the corner as I yelled her name. I crashed into a body and grabbed onto the person so they wouldn't fall. I looked down when she groaned. I felt relief flood me when I saw a mop of long chocolate hair. She looked up at me with squinted eyes. I felt my breath leave me, and pulled her tightly to me. She groaned again.
"What's wrong?" she whispered. I just shook my head. "Baby, you're shaking. What's wrong?"
"Bad dream," was all I said. My voice quivered a bit. I took a deep breath to calm myself. I didn't want to freak her out.
"I'm right here." She rubbed my back with one hand and ran her fingers of the other hand through my hair. "What happened in this dream?" I shook my head. "Edward, you're scaring me." I could feel her voice quiver a bit.
"I couldn't get to you. You needed me, and I couldn't help." I couldn't speak of her death. I couldn't tell her more. The images played in my head like a broken record. When I closed my eyes, all I could see were her dead ones starting back at me.
"Oh, Edward. I'm right here. Completely fine." I nodded. My body was relaxing with every sweep of her hands. She framed my face with her hands. "You don't have anything to worry about. I'm fine. I'm not going anywhere. We're finally on track. There's nothing lingering in the background, nothing holding us back. What could possibly go wrong?"
AN: As Bella said, "What could possibly go wrong?"
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