Chapter 5: Giggles, Sleep, and a Talk

PPOV

When I heard Bella call me Petey I nearly lost it. Nobody on this earth had ever called me Petey and lived yet here was this little human that called me Petey and I knew I couldn't hurt her one bit. That didn't mean that I couldn't instill a bit of fear into her so she wouldn't call me that horrible nickname again.

She asked me what she'd done to make me mad and she was so cutely innocent on the matter that I almost melted on the spot.

"Nobody, and I mean nobody, calls me Petey," I growled out, then I pounced on her. Being as careful as I could, I wrapped my arms and legs around her, locking her in a steel cage as we flew through the air and landed on the bed in such a short time frame that she didn't have time to scream. Once I knew she wasn't going to be jostled I released one arm from around her and began tickling her mercilessly.

Her peals of laughter rang through the air and made me chuckle as well. I could hear Jasper's laughter from downstairs, followed by laughter from everyone else. 'He must be projecting,' I mused as I continued to tickle Bella for a few more moments before stopping in fear of her passing out from lack of oxygen.

It took her a few moments to catch her breath. She was still grinning from ear to ear with humor in her eyes and her beautiful face and neck were flushed; I smoothed the hair away from her face and put a hand on both of her cheeks to help her cool off.

"What was that all about?" She asked.

"I loathe being called Petey. I don't know why, I've just always detested that nick name. Please don't call me that anymore," I said.

"OK darlin, I won't call you Petey anymore, although I do like the feeling of you on top of me," she said with a smirk on her sexy lips, her eyes dancing with mirth.

I growled and ground my hips into her a bit, causing her to moan in response. "Mis Bella bonita, please don't talk like that unless you're ready to follow through with the implications of your words. I know for a fact that you're not ready for that at the moment, so sleep. We'll talk when you wake up."

She stifled a yawn and nodded her head in agreement. I rolled onto my back and she snuggled into me, laying her head on my chest, draping an arm across my stomach and a leg across mine. I pulled the blanket up to cover us both as she drifted off to a peaceful sleep.

After Bella fell asleep, Jasper and Emmett came up to keep me company for a while. We used the time to play catch up, using hushed tones to talk about what had been going on in our lives as my love slept in my arms. About two hours into her nap, Jasper shot a confused look towards Bella.

"What's wrong Jazz?" I asked, concerned for her wellbeing. I hated to think that she was having a nightmare.

Jazz chuckled and said, "Oh, you'll find out soon enough; Baby Bells in a notorious sleep talker."

True to his word, Bella started talking seconds later as she shifted around. She wasn't saying comprehensive sentences but the few words she did say were more than enough.

"Peter…like it…growl…fierce…so sexy…" was all she said before her mumblings stopped. I smirked as Emmett and Jazz laughed. I was elated to know that she already found me attractive.

"Jazz, what's she feeling right now man?" I asked out of curiosity.

"Peter, do you really have to ask? Use that nose of yours; you know it's even better than that of a bloodhound."

I lifted the blanket and took a slight sniff. When I did, I was assaulted with such a concentrated form of her smell that I was intoxicated. She was aroused, almost painfully so if I was correct.

'I can't wait until she becomes like me,' I thought to myself with a smirk. She was already the most beautiful creature I'd ever seen in my life and becoming a vampire only enhances that.

The guys and I talked for a few more hours before they scattered and Carlisle walked in the room. My spidey-senses were going off, telling me that he wanted to speak with me about my intentions towards his surrogate daughter.

"Peter," he began, "I am glad that you're mated with Bella. I think she'll be good for you, as you will be for her. I'll warn you now, though, that she's very sensitive. You can NOT leave her for any reason for a while without letting her know exactly where you're going and how long you'll be gone. If you're unsure of how long you'll be gone, over estimate it. Tell her you'll be gone much longer than you know you will be so that she doesn't panic when you're not back in time. She has a bit of a complex with people leaving her since we did so a few months ago.

"I would also like to say that, while I'm not sorry to hear that you and Charlotte have parted ways, I am sorry about the manner in which it happened. You're a good man and you didn't deserve to go through that pain. You're much better off without her."

I smiled at him and thanked him for the warning about Bella and the sympathy on the situation with Charlotte.

"If it wasn't for her leaving me, I would have never found the one person that I'm meant to be with for the rest of my existence. I am thankful for her leaving me; however, the reasoning behind it was painful. I do wish that she would have told me up front if she wasn't happy."

Carlisle left and I spent the next few hours holding my beautiful girl and listening to her breaths, her heartbeat, and her occasional incoherent mumbles. She was so adorable but something told me that the road ahead wasn't going to be easy at all. I knew that Bella and I would be happy together, there was no doubt about that. We were just going to have to work hard to get that happiness and it would take a lot of help from friends and some sources that were a bit unconventional.

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