Chapter Eleven Eye, eye captain.
Bella's POV
I walked across the football field with Rose and Alice so I could sit close by whilst they practiced their cheers. I was still trying to walk as normally as possible, but every time someone looked in my direction I felt like I had a neon sign over my head saying, 'I had sex with Edward Cullen!' I would swear that everyone could tell and I felt a little awkward sitting on the grass alone, it just made me stand out more. I should have thought ahead and worn green just so I'd blend in with the grass. I felt almost naked without a book in my hand like I usual would have had, making me stand out more. Paranoia swept over me and I was relieved that I had remembered to put the cover up make up on before we left the house, I must have been purple underneath the make up.
After a while of watching Rose and Alice and trying to calm my breathing, my gaze wondered to see where Edward was. I felt my lips turn up into a smile the moment I spotted him, I couldn't see his face because of his helmet but I didn't care I was just enjoying watching him. Time slipped by and I had no idea how long I'd been staring, but after sometime Jessica came over and sat on the grass next to me.
"So are you actually dating Edward now?" She asked.
I stared at her for a moment, "hello to you too," I said, "and yes actually, I am." I said.
"But you didn't even like him," she stated.
"Didn't I?" Was the only response I gave her, as her tone was not a nice one.
"All the times I have talked about him and you never said a word." She said, I just shrugged. It wasn't like I'd tell her, not even if she had stopped talking long enough for me to speak.
"You know he's only dating you to get closer to me, don't you?" She informed me.
I couldn't help myself I had to laugh at that, though I tried not to I did snort. I knew she was crazy about Edward, I couldn't blame her for that, but she had to be completely deranged if she believed that.
"There is no point in laughing, you know its the truth, why else would he be with you of all people? He has pick of all the girls in school, so why would he ask out the only girl in Forks that isn't into him? I knew it the second that Mike asked me to the prom and Edward asks you out, well I am going to say yes to Mike and really make Edward jealous, lets see who's laughing then, when he dumps your ass." She said.
"Oh please Jess, he's had what? three or four years to ask you out? And yet he never has, in fact he has turned you down no end of times, so please get a clue and leave him alone. Mike actually likes you, so I'd stick with him if I were you." I suggested.
"I could say the same to you, Mike likes you, so you should get in with Mike before I take him from you too." She said.
"Too?" I asked incredulous.
"Yes, too, I will take Edward from you." She said, I couldn't believe it, she was actually serious, how could she even think that?
"Even if that were possible, I wouldn't hold my breath." I said getting a little annoyed at her aggressive tone.
"I will be with Edward by the prom, I can promise you that." She pretty much spat at me.
I just shook my head at her, choosing to ignore her rather than fuel her madness, she was crazy, no wonder Edward was always trying to avoid her, but then she grabbed my left hand.
"What's that?" She said trying to get my engagement ring off my finger.
"Hey." I said clenching my fist to prevent her from removing it, I tried to push her off and she smashed her elbow into my face. I felt it as her elbow hit my cheek bone and then my eye and I cried out at the pain, but that pain was nothing compared to how my ribs felt as I moved to grasp my face. All the movement was agony but despite her digging her nails in trying to open my fingers I didn't unclench my fist.
"That's mine." She screamed at me, then she actually sunk her teeth into my hand and yanked on my hair forcing my head back. Instinctively I thrust my fist up and I felt the crunch as my hand made contact with her nose, it bled instantly, then she was pulled off me by some of the other cheerleaders.
"Alice and Rose came to help me up but I couldn't move, I clutched my ribs as I tried to get up but the pain in my ribs grew too intense. I felt sick and my head started spinning, Rose took my weight but I was incapable moving and I gasped unable to breath through the pain.
"Bella!" Edward shouted, running up and lifting me gently from Rose, as he stood up he instructed Alice to phone Carlisle and tell him to meet us at the hospital. He turned with me in his arms and Jessica stood in his way, blood dripping down her face.
"Edward!" She said, shocked at him holding me. "Look, she hit me." She said.
Edward turned to Alice, "Get this bitch out of my face before I forget my rule about not hitting girls." He said angrily.
"But Edward." Jessica tried to say but he just started to walk around her.
Then there was a loud crunch as Rose smacked her fist into Jessica's nose. "I don't have a no hitting girls rule." She said, smiling at Edward.
"Thanks Rose." Edward said and he stepped over the lump that was Jessica screaming on the floor and walked back to Emmett's Jeep, Emm, Jazz, Alice and Rose all in tow.
As carefully as he could Edward climbed into the back of the Jeep, but I cried out when he had to ease through the door with me.
"I'm sorry sweetheart." He said and I could see his face was wet with tears and his lip was trembling as he looked at my face
"What the hell happened to your hand?" Jasper asked.
I looked down at my hand where I had cuts from Jessica's nails and bite marks clearly visible.
"She was trying to get my ring off, she used her nails and her teeth." I said.
Then Jasper saw my face, the look on his face was livid, I couldn't see through my eye any more it was black and clouded and very painful. Edwards face was so close to tears it made me want to cry, I tried to lift my hand to stroke his face, but I couldn't. My arm pulled on my ribs and I hissed through my clenched teeth.
~F~
Carlisle was waiting for us when we arrived at the hospital, Edward carried me straight through to a treatment room and lay me on the cot, he stayed by my side holding my hand as Carlisle examined me. A nurse put a drip needle in me my hand and it wasn't long before the morphine started to kick in, it was a relief from the pain.
"I want to have a specialist check on that eye, just to be on the safe side, its too blood shot for me to see much I'm afraid." He said.
I could feel myself getting groggy as the sedative kicked in.
"You can go now, get yourself cleaned up, she's going to be out of it for a while." I heard Carlisle say." I was about to object, but I couldn't get any words out. I squeezed Edwards hand.
"No, I'm staying with her." He said and he kissed me softly on my forehead. "I'm not going anywhere Angel." Was the last thing I heard before everything went black.
~F~
I woke up completely disorientated, but I could feel someone stroking my hair, I didn't open my eyes as I could hear Edwards voice, he was singing.
"Well the sky broke in two
I found you dancing alone
and the room filled up with you
in a song we both know
that's when you caught me with your eyes
sending shivers down my spine
and then you whispered in my ear
you said I can feel it too
and then you pulled me into you
Tonight, I've got you where I want you
closer, I can tell you anything
you're the song that I sing
tonight, let the music take us over
we'll fall into forever, all is right
cos I've got you where I want you, tonight." © Alex Band
He paused for a moment, he probably noticed my breathing picking up, he had an unbelievable voice and to hear him singing was incredible.
I tried to open my eyes slowly, but only one of my eyes opened, the other one hurt a little so I tried to leave it closed. I moved my head slightly and saw Edward sitting on the bed next to me, I was a little surprised that it was our bed, in our room and not at the hospital.
"Hey, you." I said groggily, he pulled his earphone out and put his IPod down.
"Hello, Beautiful." He said and leaned forward to kiss my lips."
"How did I get home?" I asked.
"I bought you home last night." He said.
"How long... I mean what day is it?" I asked wondering exactly when it was.
"Its Tuesday, Dad thought it best to sedate you for a couple of days." He said.
"Why? And why can't I open my eye?" I asked.
"You were in a lot of pain baby," he said and winced. "And as for your eye, you took a direct hit and it burst a blood vessel in your eye. So it is best if you rest it and not use it for a few days. Then the doctor can see what damage has been done to it, so you look like a pirate at the moment." He said trying to smile but not quite managing it.
"And my ribs?" I asked.
"Just the same as before, only you need to move around a lot less for a week or so." He said frowning.
"But I have finals and the party, what about all that?" I asked, feeling a little annoyed.
"If you are feeling up to it, a teacher is coming over tomorrow to sit with us whilst we do our biology final, as for the party, well we can always postpone it for a week or so, if necessary." He said, frowning again.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"Nothing." He said.
"Don't lie to me Edward, you can't stop frowning and your voice is almost trembling." I said.
He moved slowly and carefully so as not to move me, he lay next to me, put his arm over me and leaned his forehead to mine. "I truly am the worst fiancée in the world, look at you, I can't believe I let you get attacked... again." He said, his voice broke on the last word.
"I figured it was some kind of divine intervention because I stood up for myself for once, perhaps I shouldn't do that again..." I said.
He shook his head, "You should always stick up for yourself..." he paused. "I am so very sorry, I should never have..." he paused again. "I will understand if you... you don't want to be with me any more." He said slowly and tears building in his eyes, "I am so not good enough to deserve you and this is all my fault." He said.
I just stared at him in disbelief, he actually meant what he was saying, "how was this your fault?" I asked.
"She attacked you because of me," he said tears spilling over and running down his face. "I don't want anything like this to happen again... So maybe..."
Are you trying to get rid of me now? Am I too much trouble? Is that what you are trying to say?"
He frowned at me. "Never, I love you more than my own life, but..." He started to say but I cut him off.
"Did you not hear what I said to you on Sunday morning?" I asked.
"Yes, but which part are you referring to exactly?" He asked.
"I will never ever let you go." I quoted the song title from the Alex Band CD he'd played for me and he smiled a more genuine smile, he pressed his soft lips to mine. "I won't ever not need to be with you, its that school I want to avoid maybe, but never you. You are the only thing that gives my life any meaning, so please don't say that ever again." I said. "Besides wouldn't that get a little awkward with me being in the room across the hall if I had agreed with you?" I asked.
"I'm sorry I said it, I just can't think how I can keep you safe, I just seem to be making things worse for you." He said.
"Edward, my life was a whole lot worse before you came into it, for months you were the reason I got up everyday and got on with my life. Just so that when six o'clock came I could be with you online and now I get to be with you all the time. You have no idea how much that means to me." I said.
"I feel exactly the same way Bella, but I can't bear to see you hurting." He said and he kissed down my face to my lips, but that made my breathing pick up and that did hurt when I breathed in too deep. "I love you so much." He whispered against my lips.
"Good, then stop feeling guilty, okay." I instructed and he nodded. I kissed away his almost dried tears. "You are getting as bad as Jasper, you can't keep blaming yourself every time something happens to me, so please, please stop it. Do you really doubt my feelings that much? I have told you I love you and I have told you I want to marry you, just so that we can spend the rest of our lives together. So why would I ever consider leaving you? Its not going to happen, my life is meaningless without you... you are my life now, my reason for living." I explained as best I could.
He stared into my eyes,"you put that beautifully, but that is exactly the way I feel about you, I'm not sure I can believe that I could be lucky enough to have you feel that way about me." He said gently stroking my cheek.
"Well you had better believe it, as it is more true than anything else I have ever said, you have to believe that." I said.
He smiled, "I do... its just hard for me to believe I could be so lucky." He said and he leaned forward and pressed his lips to mine. He was crazy, I would say it was myself who was the lucky one.
"No more self doubt, okay?" I said.
"Okay." He said and he kissed me again.
"So what am I allowed to do? Or am I restricted to bed rest with no exercise?" I asked, wondering if I would be allowed to move again.
"Strictly no exercise." He pouted.
I laughed at his expression, but then I understood, laughing made my ribs hurt, I clutched my arms around them and watched as his face fell. "Give me a few days to heal a little more and we can use that time to think of some good alternatives to try." I suggested and half smiled at the idea.
"I'm not doing anything that will cause you any pain." He said adamant.
I smiled, "just give me a week, two at the most until the worst of the pain has gone." I said.
"Four weeks." He said, "before you will be healed enough."
"After two weeks, the worst pain will be from you not making love to me." I informed him, "If I can wait that long." I said and he smiled, rolled his eyes and kissed me again.
"I thought I heard voices, why didn't you come and tell us?" Jasper said walking in the room, Rose, Emmett and Alice behind him. "For Christ sake you two, stop that, awake two seconds and they are already at it." Jasper cursed, but he had a big smile on his face. "You should know Belle, Ed has not even been away from you to use the bathroom, he has not left you once... dude you really need to go and shower."
"Can't, sorry Jazz, not until Bella can come in with me." Edward said grinning, Jazz looked like he was about to argue, but Alice nudged him and he stared at her for a moment but he didn't say anything.
"So how are you doing Bells?" Rosalie asked.
"I'll live, but what happened about Jessica?" I asked, I was curious, as both Rose and I had hit her, she wasn't the sort to take that lying down. I was wondering if I was due in court any day now.
"Well she tried to press charges and have a restraining order put on us both, but we got there first and she has been charged for attacking you and she has a restraining order to stay away from both you and Edward." Rose said. "She should be thanking us, she's been after a new nose for years, now she can have one, you dislocated her nose and I broke it." She said smiling hugely.
Edward helped me when he saw that I was trying to sit up, it was difficult but with Rose's help we managed without too much pain being inflicted.
"So are we cancelling the party or what?" Emm asked.
"No, I insisted, its not like I would be dancing or anything," I said and Edward scowled, "so there is no need to cancel." I said.
"But I wanted to have loads of fun interactive games that we could all take part in." Emm said, sulking.
"Sorry Emm, but maybe the games will have to wait for the next party, our bachelor-bachelorette party, I should be up to rolling around in jello by then." I said.
His eyes lit up. "Pool full of jello, jello wrestling, awesome, that's an excellent idea Bells." Emmett said grinning.
"Bells, don't give him anymore ideas." Rose said rolling her eyes.
"Oh I don't know, I wouldn't mind rolling around in jello with you." Edward said in my ear, making me blush again and the others all laughed.
Carlisle walked into the room then, "oh good you are back with us," he said walking up to me and checking my drip. "How are you feeling?" He asked.
"I'm fine." I said automatically and he raised his eyebrows at me, "Okay I'm a little sore and it does hurt when I move." I admitted.
"Well we'll get you some food and then you can take something for the pain, unless you want to go back to sleep." He suggested.
"No... no I need to take a shower and I need to study hard if I'm taking my biology final tomorrow." I said.
"You are not going to be able to shower by yourself." Carlisle pointed out.
I blushed, "I wasn't planning on trying to do it alone." I said and I saw in my periphery that Edward had the biggest grin spreading across his face, which made me blush more. As I began to smile guiltily the movement of my cheek made my eye hurt, instinctively I raised my hand to my eye and I felt the patch covering it. "Ouch." I said as I moved my arm which tugged on my ribs.
"Okay everyone, come on, give Bella some space, food is ready downstairs." Esme said walking into the room with a tray. She had food for both Edward and I.
Carlisle put a pot of tablets next to the jug of water on my night stand. "Watch how she takes these... with food and no more than one every six hours, alright?" He told Edward and Edward nodded.
"You should feel a little better once you've eaten." Esme said stroking my hair, "Its good to have you back with us sweetheart." She said, then she and Carlisle left us alone.
"Did you really mean that?" Edward asked, smiling.
"What?" I asked, but I knew what he meant, his eyes were alight with excitement.
"About me helping you shower?" He said quite unable to stop smiling.
"Well we both need to take a shower and I will definitely need help, then there's the fact that you are the only person on the planet who is allowed to see me naked." I said.
"Well that's true, I should be the only one allowed to see you naked." He said smirking.
"Plus..." I went on. "I doubt very much that you will let me out of your sight long enough for either of us to shower separately." I said.
"That's true, I doubt I will let you out of my sight long enough to use the bathroom, let alone shower." He said.
"You can forget about that, there is no way that you are watching me... No, that is not going to happen." I said.
"Bella, you won't be able to pull down your pants for a few days and I am not going let you hurt yourself just because you are embarrassed." He said, I just shook my head, I was so not going to allow that. "We'll see," he said and I just glared at him.
"Here." He said and he picked up my fork, scooped up some rice and lifted it to my mouth, he spilled half of it. "Hmm maybe I should get you a bib?" He said, he lifted another forkful of food to my mouth, but I kept my lips locked tight. "Open up the tunnel the chu chu trains a coming." He said grinning at me, I lifted my lips slightly and growled at him. "Ok, here comes the aeroplane?" He asked.
"Stop that." I said angrily.
"Aye aye captain." He said putting on a pirate accent.
I shook my head, "You are so going to pay for this you know."
"Oh I know I am." He said, smiling hugely. "Later when I get you in the shower, I will pay for it by licking you clean from head to toe and you can only stand still and let me do it." He said, smiling the crocked smile that melted my bones, I couldn't believe he'd just said that, but my heart started to race excitedly at the thought of it, but that was not the kind of pay back I had meant. He held up the fork and I took it from him, but I had no comeback I was still quivering internally.
"Edward." I said slowly, "When I'm healed, will you teach me kung fu?" I asked.
He smile. "Sure, but why?" He asked.
"I think it might be a good idea for me to learn to defend myself." I said.
"That's an excellent idea, I can teach you self defence." He said.
"Thank you, but I still want to learn some kung fu, so that I can at least have some chance of kicking your ass." I said doing my best not to smile.
"As soon as you are well enough you are welcome to try and kick my ass any time you want." He said, "we can start by wrestling in jello if you like?" He suggested and I could no longer hold back my smile, I couldn't answer him so I finished my food in silence.
Once we had finished eating, Edward put the tray with the plates on, down on the floor and sat carefully next to me, he leaned in close and kissed along my jaw.
"So what shall we do now?" He whispered, his breath blew over my ear and made me quiver.
"Now might be a good time to start studying." I suggested.
His hand swept my hair back and he kissed down my neck, his fingers trailed slowly down the back of my neck, "what subject would you like to study?" He whispered, as his quivering lips moved along my collarbone.
"Er.. um..." I started but my breath caught, "bi... ology," I gasped.
"Sure," he chuckled. "We can start with reproduction." He said pulling the top of my top down and kissing down to my breast."
"We are not doing reproduction." I pointed out.
"It doesn't hurt to cover the basics." He said, cupping my breast with his hand and running his tongue over my nipple.
"I think... you may have mis... interpreted my... idea of studying." I said between gasps.
He chuckled, oh I don't think so, I think I know exactly what you want to do right now," he said.
"You probably do, but I don't think its very fair of you to tease me like this, not when I can't fight you off and you have no intention of following through." I said, he sighed and kissed my breast one more time and then covered it back up. "Look, if we get a couple of hours of studying done then we can go in the shower." I suggested.
"Fair enough, though I don't suppose I will be able to have much fun in there either." He pouted.
"Two hours is long enough for the tablet to work, so we will just have to wait and see what will happen." I said, he smiled his crocked smile and got off the bed and poured some water for me to take one of the pills.
"Wait," I said suddenly remembering something, "If you haven't left my side, then you haven't been to school, so you haven't been to football practice either." I said.
"Nope." was the only reply I got.
"Edward this is the final, you know its your most important game yet." I said.
"I know," he sounded almost nonchalant.
"Then why haven't you been to practice?" I asked.
"Because you are more important than some game." He said matter of factly.
If I had have been capable of rolling my eyes I would have done.
"Promise me..." I started to say.
"No." He said quickly, as he sat next to me holding a glass of water and a tablet, I took them from him.
"You have to concentrate on the game and practice." I said, then put the tablet in my mouth and drank some water, I handed him the glass back and he put it on his nightstand.
"No," he said again as he turned back to me.
"Look, I will stay here and study, so you'll know that I am safe, but you need to go to practice," I clenched my teeth as I raised my hand to his face and covered his mouth before he could say no again. "Promise me." I insisted.
He took hold of my hand and kissed it, then he held it in both of his hands, he took a deep breath and sighed. "Okay, I promise." he said, but his face fell as he spoke.
"What?" I asked.
"I'm worried about Friday." He admitted.
"Why?" I asked a little shocked.
"I want more than anything for you to be there with me, but on the other hand I want to know that you are safe and its so confusing not knowing what to do about it." He said.
"Okay, well how about I come to the game but I sit on the team bench, that way, I'll be with either you or Emmett, is that feasible?" I asked.
"That could work, but what if someone crashes into the benches?" He asked worriedly.
"Then you or Emmett will pull me out of harms way." I said and I watched his face as he turned the idea over in his head.
"I guess that could work." He said.
"Mom and Dad can sit directly behind us and Alice and Rose will be just yards away, not to mention Jasper who I have no doubt will be hovering over me as much as you will. Plus Jessica wont be allowed at the game, Zucker is dead and Jake is... well incapacitated, so all my problem people are dealt with." I said.
"Hmm, not quite all, but I see your point." He said.
"Why? Who else is there that I need to worry about? Besides your fan club that is?" I asked.
"Newton."
"Mike?" I asked shocked.
"Yes, I think he could be a problem of stalker standards." He said scowling.
"Really?" I said doubtfully.
"You have no idea of the effect you have on people do you?" He said shaking his head. "I could have stalked you myself, except it would be impossible with all the people that follow me around. I nearly went crazy in those first few weeks after we met, every time I saw you I tried to get near you, but every single time you managed to evade me and I really did believe that you didn't like me, I've never been so depressed." He admitted.
"Didn't like you?" I said aghast. "I thought you were the most beautiful, god-like creature I'd ever set eyes on." I admitted blushing, "but after my exhibitionistic entrance I was far too embarrassed and every time I saw you I was reminded of that first day. How could I possibly have faced you after that?" I said.
"I had thought that, that was the case, but even after weeks and even months had passed, you still avoided me, you never even looked at me in class when I tried to catch your eye." He said sadly.
"Well like you said, time passed and it wasn't as if I'd forgotten and I couldn't just suddenly stop hiding from you, it had become almost a habit to leave whenever you were around. I guess I began to think of you as one of those untouchables, but believe me, when you weren't looking I use to stare at you in longing." I admitted.
"But surely you could tell that I was trying to get to talk to you?" He asked.
"Well, yes but I thought you were a football jock and just looking to tease and make fun of me." I said.
"That never crossed my mind silly girl," he said sweeping my hair back. "I'm pretty sure I was in love with you from the moment you walked into the English room, the very first second I saw you, I thought it was my birthday when you fell into my lap." He said smirking.
"Stop it." I said blushing again.
"I can't believe you are still embarrassed about that, especially after Saturday and Sunday." He said grinning hugely at me.
I turned my head away from him and bit my lower lip wondering how I could change the subject, but he started laughing.
"You are utterly absurd." He said. "After all that we have done over the last few days and you are still embarrassed around me, you should never feel embarrassed with me anymore." He said and he took my face in his hands and kissed me in earnest.
~F~
We did manage to get a lot of studying done and I did manage to talk him into leaving me alone to use the toilet, but only after he had sat me on it. It was just plain humiliating and it was worse because Edward grinned the whole time he was helping me. I could have done it myself, the pain pills were very strong and I was breathing without pain now, but Edward still insisted on helping me with everything. Once I was finished he came back in and switched on the shower, he undressed quickly then helped me. It only really hurt me when I lifted my arms up over my head to get my top off, but I made him go in and shower before I went in, but I decided to followed him in.
"Oh don't mind me." I said, as I stood with my back to the shower door, "I'm just going to stand here and observe whilst you rub yourself down with the sponge," I said smiling at him and wishing I was the sponge.
He was so utterly perfect, he stood there washing his hair looking like a statue of Adonis, sculpted to unmitigated perfection. I'd have been happy to stand here and drool, who cared about bruises, blood shot eyes and broken ribs, I was in the shower looking at my idea of the perfect man. I was seconds away from shoving him up against the shower wall and having my wicked way with him. I could feel adrenalin pumping through my veins deadening any hint of pain and as he washed the last of the shampoo from his hair, he looked down at my face, I was positively panting. I felt nothing but the pulsing of my flesh, I needed him so badly I could have done anything, he saw the need in my eyes and I watched as his eyes registered it and his features changed as he too felt that sudden need, not a second later I was in his arms and my tongue was dancing in his mouth. He grabbed my ass and lifted me up, then I felt his finger stroking between my legs, I was breathing so hard its a wonder my ribs didn't explode. All I could feel was my need, I wanted him inside of me, I felt the cool wall of the shower against my back and he pushed himself slowly inside of me.
"You're not wearing a.." I started to say,
"Don't worry I'll pull out before..." he didn't finish, I pulled his face back to mine, he held on to me so tightly, pulling me so tight against himself that we were almost one person. He never hurt me once, it was as if he eased my pain away and it made me want him all the more. It surprised me, the first and even the second time that we had made love, it had been a somewhat uncomfortable experience, but this... this was very different. I could feel every part of him as he moved inside of me, each movement caused an unbelievable sensation that was indescribable, I just knew that I wanted it to go on and on. The longer time went on the stronger the feelings started to become and eventually it was so strong a feeling that I couldn't continue kissing him, I could barely even breathe. I clutched him tighter as he kissed down my throat, my body was ultra sensitive and I could feel nothing but pure pleasure coursing through me, my brain was empty. I couldn't think, I was having difficulty remembering how to breathe. Then the sensation climaxed and imploded, I clutched him tighter still and dug my nails into his flesh. My head fell back and I moaned out loud at the pleasure of what he had done to me. As the feelings subsided slightly I rolled my head back up and opened my eyes, his face was alight with joy and his eyes literally sparkled in the light, I pulled his lips back to mine and kissed him in earnest again.
It was sometime later before we were all clean and stepped out of the shower, Edward insisted on drying me first and he carried me back to our bed wrapped in a towel. I asked if I could take the eye patch off now it was wet, but it was more because the band aids holding it in place were starting to irritate my skin. Edward pulled it off slowly and winced when he saw my face, I handed him the arnica cream and he rubbed some into the skin around my eye as gently as he could. I decided to quiz him with biology questions to take his mind of it and we continued to quiz each other until Esme came to ask if we would be eating downstairs with the others. I was more than happy to do that, I needed to move I was pretty stiff from not moving for days and then the contortions I had got into in the shower had not helped. So Edward carried me downstairs and we went to join the others in the kitchen.
After dinner we were all about to get up from the table when Carlisle spoke.
"Can you wait a moment, your mother and I have something to tell you." I noticed how they both seemed very defensive, I'd not seen them act like this, so I was a little worried and judging by everyone else's face, they must have thought the same. "Now that you are all settled and about to get married, you should start doing more around the house to help your mother. She has lots of other things that she has to do." He said flustered.
"Spit it out Dad, whatever it is... Mom's not sick again is she?" Emmett asked and we all looked over to Esme in panic.
"No, no don't panic." Carlisle said quickly. "your mother is fine, well... she's pregnant actually."
"WHAT?!" The word echoed around the kitchen, along with the gasps.
"How?" Emmett asked.
"The usual way Emm." Carlisle said smirking.
"Eww Dad!.. No, I meant how far, how long til its born?" Emm asked and he blushed.
"Oh, four months." Carlisle said embarrassed.
"You're four months pregnant?" Alice asked Esme, she sounded as shocked as the rest of us.
"No, I have four months left to go." Esme admitted.
"Wow, this after that lecture Sunday morning, you've got to be joking." Emmett said.
"Now you know why I was so concerned that none of you get pregnant." Esme said defensively.
"But Mom isn't it dangerous at your age?" Alice asked, more worried now than shocked.
"Alice I'm 39 not 59, its fine and its not like I haven't done this before." Esme said.
"Yes but its been eighteen years Mom." Alice said.
"I know, I was there." Esme said.
Alice gasped. "Its not twins again... is it?"