Mail Order Bride
A/N: Who's ready for Edward's reaction? He he he…. Read on to find out….
Chapter 4
"YOU DID WHAT?" Edward shouted. The windows actually shook from the sound. Alice calmly looked at Edward. Grinning to herself, she repeated the statement that sent him into the rage he was in now.
"I placed an ad in the paper for a wife for you," she said sweetly.
"You….how could you…..I didn't…. WHY?" he finally forced out.
"Because you were taking entirely too much time deciding. So, I made the decision for you."
"I told you I would think about it! That was not an automatic YES, you know." Edward was fuming.
'But, it was going to be a yes. That's the important part," Alice argued.
"Stop thinking you can predict my future, cause you can't," Edward said thru gritted teeth.
"Edward, remember, she was just trying to help," Jasper said from the corner of the room.
Edward rounded on him. "And you! Did you know about this before now?"
Jasper sighed. As Alice's fiancé, he had known from the beginning of her plan. What he hadn't planned on was her telling Edward. Now, all he could feel was waves of tension from the brother and sister, who were currently glaring daggers at each other. I told her this would be a bad idea.
"I won't lie to you. I did know, but I also told her she should talk to you before she put the ad in the paper. But, you know Alice. Nothing stops her once her mind is set on something," Jasper finished weakly after Edward turned his glare on him.
"So, has anyone responded to this AD in the paper?" Edward's voice dripped with venom.
"Relax, bro. You'll end up with a heart attack at this rate. No, no one has responded. Frankly, I think even if they did, you would scare them away with your charm."
"Funny, Alice. Very funny." Edward leaned against the wall. "Why could I not have been an only child?" he wondered out loud. Alice looked affronted.
"I resent that, you know. I have always looked out for you, haven't I?"
Edward chuckled. "I'm older. Shouldn't that statement be the other way around?"
"No. You need someone to keep you in line. You brood too much otherwise."
"Sis, you are a devilish little pixie, you know that, right?" Edward said, calmer now.
"I was just trying it out anyway. Apparently, there is no girl out there willing to marry a man that they have never laid eyes on before," Alice said shortly.
"Who in their right mind would even want to?" Edward responded.
A/N Who indeed? That's all for tonight. I'll try for the next two chapter sometime tomorrow. If I don't manage, Happy turkey day to one and all!