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One Night In Vegas

Chapter Nineteen

Bella's Point of View.

I ran my brush through my damp hair as I stared at my reflection in the mirror above the bathroom sink. I was feeling a bit off this morning; feeling tired and sluggish, but I blamed that on the fact that I was up late the night before with my new mother-in- law. I already adored Esme and enjoyed her company more than I had thought I would. Though, to be completely honest it was awkward at first, but that goes without say. I placed my brush down having done all I could with my hair at the moment. I didn't much feel like doing anything proper with it. I was already running late having overslept. We needed to head to the airport to pick up Rose and the rest of the family. I assumed by then the rest of his family would have found their way here and Alice would have had enough time to work her magic.

"Are you going to leave it wet ?"

Startled; I jumped and pulled my towel more firmly against me as I turned to the door way. Edward stood there leaning against the frame with a smug smirk on his face. I couldn't help but wonder how long he had been there. A frown tugged my lips and I glared at him. "What are you doing?" I asked; disregarding his question. The hair dryer wasn't out so I assumed it would be obvious that I wasn't going to dry it.

I watched as Edward elegantly pushed himself off the door frame and made his way over to me. His arms were instantly around me pulling me into his tender embrace. His lips pressed against the top of my head and his hands trailed soothingly up and down my back. "I came to check what was keeping you. Alice and Jasper arrived a few moments ago and she has already began preparing things."

"She's early." I managed; resting my head on his shoulder and closing my eyes. Edward chuckled softly and I looked up at he began chuckling softly. My brows furrowed in confusion. I couldn't for the life of me figure out what was so amusing. Perhaps he felt that I should have realized she would be eager to get here?

"She's on time." He said matter of fact. "We are actually running late. You've been up here for almost two hours."

My eyes widened and I stared up at him in disbelief. There was no way that it had taken me that long to shower! "No!" I said skeptically as I pushed him out of the way and exited the bathroom. I went straight for the alarm clock at our bed side table and check the time. I stared at it in horror for a moment before reality hit. We had to be at the airport in less than thirty minutes. What was Edward thinking? Letting me waste time like that? Dropping my towel on the floor I ran across the room to our walk in closet stark naked; Edward's laughter echoing in the background. "It's not funny!" I cried out as I yanked open the dresser and pulled out a pair of white panties and matching bra. "Why didn't you come get me sooner?"

Edward was now standing in the doorway of the closet; watching me as I struggled to pull up my underwear on my still wet legs. His expression, amusement, was pissing me off. There was nothing funny about this. "They are backwards." He said; meeting my eyes with a smile. After pulling my bra on I glanced down to check. It was just my luck that I had actually pulled them on the wrong. To make it worse the tag was sticking out.

I looked up and glared at him for the second time today as I pulled them off. "Stop looking you pervert." I muttered under my breath as I fixed them. "Are you going to answer my question?"

"Well, someone is in a testy mood this morning." He said as he took a few steps forward. I watched him as he pulled a pair of my blue jeans off the hanger followed by a brown long sleeve shirt that had three buttons going up the front. "Well, how was I suppose to know you weren't getting ready? I assumed you were getting dressed."

I snatched the clothes from him as he held them out to me and marched out of the closet. "Grab me a pair of socks." I demanded; throwing myself onto the bed so that I could pulled on my jeans. So, maybe I was a bit moody? But I couldn't help it I was tired. Not to mention I wasn't entirely sure I wanted my entire family to be here anymore. Edward's family and my family all in one house? The house was big enough that was for sure, but I wasn't sure my nerves could handle it all. Edward stepped out of the closet with a pair of white ankle socks just as I was buttoning my jeans. "Sorry." I found myself muttering as I reached for my shirt.

Edward simply smiled as he crossed the room. "You'll make it up to me." He said simply as he kneeled down in front of me and began to put my socks on for me. I took a moment to ponder what he meant, but decided I didn't really care or have time to figure it out at the moment. I pulled on my shirt quickly and jumped off the bed just as Edward, too, got to his feet. Without another word he held out his hand for me and I took it and we made our way down stairs in silence.

Once down stairs we both picked up the pace a bit. I slipped on my shoes, not even bothering to tie them, and moved to slipped my arms through the coat sleeves that Edward held out for me. How he managed to get his jacket and shoes on so quickly was beyond me, but at this point I didn't care. I heard Emse honk the horn outside, telling us to get a move on , and headed toward the door. "Wait." Edward said grabbing me by the wrist and turning me toward him. Before I could question him he pulled a brown beanie on my head and smiled. "Your hair is still wet." He pointed out. "Don't want you catching a chill."

I smiled at him and nodded before turning to head out the door again. I had managed to surprise the both of us when I had made it to his Volvo without tripping over my laces.

***

"Bella, love, wake up."

I groaned softly and shifted in the chair. "Five more minutes?" I begged, pressing my head against the cool window. Edward snickered and I felt his lips on my neck.

"We don't have time, love. You're family is inside waiting for us."

"Two more minutes?" I countered; moving my head to expose my neck a bit more. I felt his lips curl upward against my neck before trailing upward toward my ear. His breath was warm against my skin and I felt myself shiver.

"No more minutes." He said as he took my earlobe in between his teeth. I sucked in a deep breath and opened my eyes. I was definitely wake now, but finding my family wasn't on the top of my list at that moment. I shifted in the seat to face him better; my arms going around his neck and pulling his lips to mine. Edward complied; his mouth opening to mind and our tongues met in a heated passion. To my dismay Edward broke it all too soon. "See, I told you that you'd make it up to me." He said with a wink before moving back to his side of the car. "Let's be quick. I'm sure everyone is tired and anxious to get back to the house."

I frowned but nodded. I guess we couldn't keep them waiting any longer, not to mention Esme was now parked beside us. That sure would have been a sight. I unbuckled my seat belt and jumped out of the car a moment after Edward. We met at the end of the car and waited for Esme to join us. I gave her a smile as she approached us. "What are we waiting for?" She asked taking a hold of my arm and pulling me forward. "I'm ready to meet the other half of my family!"

"I'm sure they are excited to meet you as well." I said as I struggled to keep up with her. I looked back at Edward and reached my free hand out to him. He took it with a smile and gave it my hand a light squeeze. I returned his smile as we entered the airport and turned to look forward.

Esme released her hold on my arm as we made it to the baggage claim and Edward took his spot by my side as I nervously glanced around for my family. It had been so long since I seen any of them and as much as I loved them all I wasn't sure that I was ready. There would be so many questions about, well, everything, and I wasn't sure I wanted to get into it. Especially nothing that had to deal with talking about Jake. I was well over him and happily remarried, but it didn't mean his betrayal hurt any less.

"Bells!"

A nervous smile found my lips at the sound of my mother's voice and before I had the time to let go of Edward's hand and turn around her arms were wrapped around me. "Oh, Bella, honey I've missed you!"

Author's note: First off I would like to apologize for the delay. It had started off as writer's block that had lasted forever! And then I went on vacation for a month and a half. Then I ended up losing my computer because it crashed. I was so lucky Dell has restore to factory setting or you wouldn't be getting this tonight or getting anything for a long while. This wasn't what I had originally planned for this chapter. In all honesty it was different and from what I personally think it was better, but because I lost everything I didn't have much of a choice but to start over. You'll all are going to have to bear with me because all planning I had for this story and all my others is gone and I can't remember everything. Second, I would like to thank everyone that sent me reviews and messages the time I was gone. It made me happy to know that my stories are still being read. I apologize that this isn't much, but I figure something is better than nothing. Hope you all agree and enjoy. Please review. I promise to try to get another chapter up soon.

Anna