"Wake up, wake up, wake up!" came Alice's voice loudly from behind the door, the sound of her tiny fists pounding on the wood accompanying it. "Edward, we want food! Bella, we're going shopping with Rose- right, Rose?"
"Yes, Alice!" I yelled. "Go away!" A rumbling laugh came from under my cheek and I cracked an eyelid to look up at Edward's face. I felt the hard chest pressed against mine, and I felt his hands on my ass. It felt amazing, waking up in the arms of my favorite man. I smiled and wiggled back against his hands. "Morning."
"Good morning to you, too," he said, squeezing gently.
"Mmmm…." I moaned softly, pressing farther into his chest. "Again." He did so, and I moaned again.
"You should stop doing that," he murmured against my ear. "I might never let you leave."
"Do you want me to?" I asked, moving to get up. He locked his arms around my waist and growled lowly at me. "Well, too bad. We need to get up anyway. You, Jasper, and Emmett are coming with us."
"Since when?" he asked, astonished.
"Since I decided that Rose and Emmett are finally getting together and that I wanted you with me." He smiled and sat up, pulling me into his lap and giving me a kiss. I opened my mouth for him and he slid his hot, velvety tongue into my mouth, completely taking over all of my senses. I slipped my hands up his back, over his shoulders, around his neck, and into his silky bronze hair, tugging gently.
"Now, Bella! Or else I am coming in there and ripping you two apart!" screeched Alice. I didn't actually think she'd do it- she was happy for me- but I wouldn't take the risk. We pulled away from each other, sighing.
"Guess I have to get dressed now, don't I?" I asked mournfully. I always felt beautiful when I was with Edward, especially when I was naked. He nodded, standing. I drank all of him in greedily, while he did the same to me. I could tell, because I felt his eyes, burning like his touch, across my body.
"Unfortunately," he murmured, moving forward and kissing my forehead. "But you look good either way. You always look stunning."
"Thanks," I blushed. "Hey, Edward?" he turned to me. "Can I borrow some clothes?" He grinned and made his way over to his dresser in the corner and pulled out a pair of boxers, a sweatshirt, and a wife beater. I took them after thanking him, and moved back to the pile of clothes I had worn the previous day. I pulled on my electric blue panty set, then followed with the boxers, wife beater, and the black and red checkered zip-up. I turned to see a very naked, very alert Edward standing frozen, watching me. I smiled and spun in a circle. "How do I look?"
"Bloody fantastic," he breathed, eyes still glued to me. I blushed lightly.
"What?"
"You look even better in my clothes than I do." I laughed. Loudly.
"Yeah, right. I can't pull off your shirts, pants, or anything like you can," I contradicted. "I don't have the body type or muscles to do that." He smiled.
"And I'm glad you don't," he said, skimming his fingers lightly over my waist, squeezing gently. "I like you better this way."
"Mmm… I do, too," I said, ghosting my fingers over his biceps, pecs, and abs, making him shiver. "I don't think I'd like you half as much if you had my body."
"I happen to like that body," he teased.
"But you wouldn't want it, would you?" I teased back.
"Oh, I want it. Never doubt that," he said sensually. He groaned suddenly and turned away. "You should probably go find Alice and leave me be, or I'll never get anything done." I smiled and left quickly, sprinting down the hall to the kitchen. Alice, Jasper, and Emmett were sitting at the island. They looked up and Emmett grinned.
"God yourself an Eddie, did you?"
"Nope!" I replied happily, popping my 'p'.
"You didn't?" Alice asked, surprised. "I thought for sure you had, since he gave you his clothes."
"Just because I am wearing his clothes doesn't mean I slept with him. Even though I did," I smirked.
"You just said you didn't!" Emmett cried. Jasper was laughing, and I went to go sit by him, pulling up a stool. "What happened?"
"It all depends on your take of the word 'sleeping'," Jasper said. "And your mind automatically went to the gutter."
"Well, yeah!"
"You'll like Rose, then. She practically lives there," I said, grinning. "She's been trying to get me to loosen up for years. You're coming to meet her by the way," I said nonchalantly.
"Yes!" he bellowed, pumping his fist in the air.
"Good morning," interrupted Edward, coming into the kitchen wearing a pair of flannel pajama bottoms and a Batman t-shirt. I giggled. "Are you laughing at me?"
"Why would I do that?"
"Why'd I ask you?"
"How should I know?"
"You shouldn't."
"Exactly."
"Wait, what?"
"Nothing."
"What were we talking about?"
"I'm not going to tell you. What's for breakfast? I'm hungry."
"Pancakes, if that's alright with you."
"I love pancakes. That'll be fine, Edward, thanks," I said, smiling at him happily. He grinned in response and turned to the griddle.
"You two are kinda cute together," Emmett said, grinning. "I'm so glad my little brother found a girl he likes!" I picked up his fork and stabbed him in the arm with it. "Ow! What was that for?"
"For unnecessary chatter," I sniffed, making Alice and Jasper laugh.
"What happened?" Edward asked, turning to place a small pile of pancakes in the center of the island.
"Bella stabbed Emmett," Jasper snickered.
"Good girl," he said, turning to me and dropping a kiss on my cheek. Alice squealed.
"I need to do that pose! That was so- so- cute!"
"Are you just going to make us pose every time we do something-cute?" I asked, wrinkling my nose.
"Only it'll be naked!" she cried, making Emmett choke and Jasper spew milk out his nose.
"Don't say that, Alice!" Emmett demanded after he got his breath back.
"What? Naked?"
"No! Don't talk about our brother like that! I really don't want to hear anything about, or picture it, or anything! Am I clear?"
"You need to grow up, Emmybear," I said. "Soon enough you'll be naked, anyway, so what the hell?"
"What do you mean I'll be naked?" He glanced from me to Alice and looked horrified. "I refuse to be part of a three-some!" I froze as Jasper began coughing to hide his laughter.
"Emmett Cullen!" Alice bellowed. "I would not ruin and of my paintings by putting you in them!"
"Are you saying I'm ugly, then?" he roared back.
"There will be no three-somes in my collection!" she retorted.
"Well, that's fine with me!"
"Good!"
"Fine!"
"Fantastic," I muttered. Edward had managed to sit down amongst the shouts and scooted his chair closer to mine. I laid my head on his shoulder. "I don't think I can handle the day if they'll be acting like this."
"I'll give you a massage later. How does that sound?"
"Like heaven," I sighed.
"Then it's a deal. You make it through the day, I'll give you a massage."
"I think I'm getting the better end of the deal," I chuckled. "Are you sure you don't want anything in return?"
"What else would I want? I get to touch you. That is my reward," He said holding up his forkful of pancakes to me. I opened my mouth and closed it around the fork, watching as he eyed my lips. He shook his head and asked, "do you think you should call Rose and tell her about this little outing of ours?"
"I already called her," Alice chirped. "We, as in Jasper and I, and you and Edward will be riding together while Emmett goes and picks up Rose. So, let's get going!"
"You can't send me after her!" he cried.
"True," I said, and he smiled at me. "She'll have to drive her own car. So we'll just drop Emmett off at our apartment building." His smile dropped.
"I don't know what to say to her," he protested.
"Talk to her about cars," I said, waving it off. "And no innuendos. She doesn't like that. She'll get violent."
"With me? Hah. I'm too good looking for any girl to get violent with me!"
"Violent as in getting stabbed with a fork?" Jasper asked. Emmett flushed.
"Um, yeah, like that. But Bella's weird!" he yelled. Edward leaned across the table and smacked Emmett in the chest.
"She is not."
"Ooh, yeah, stick up for your girlfriend, Eddie," he teased.
"Don't do that in front of Rose," I murmured, examining my nails. "If you say anything against Edward in her presence she'll probably smack you."
"Why?" Edward asked, intrigued. I blushed a little.
"I told her about you."
"And?"
"And she thinks you're good for me," I muttered, looking at the table.
"But that's a good thing. I want to be good for you," he said quietly. "Do you agree with her?"
"Yes," I replied, my face getting darker.
"Well, bonding time is over, let's go," Alice said, grabbing my wrist, toppling me face fist out of my chair before Edward caught me inches from the ground.
"Whatever you say, sister dear," I heard Edward growl, and grinned, happy to be in his arms.