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YES, this is still an EB story; I wouldn't ever have it any other way.
I woke up the next morning in a fog and somewhat daze from yesterday's experience.
A part of me couldn't believe that Edward had come back in all this time. My guess is that Jacob didn't tell everyone about my little wired experience; otherwise people would be up here now at my bedside.
And why couldn't he stay? It was like he was there one moment and then he was gone again. What the heck?
Perhaps I should be morning right now, or be so excited that I was jumping for joy or something, I didn't feel that way at all. In fact I felt angry at him. What a complete ass, showing up and not caring about how I would feel. Especially a few months before my wedding!
I didn't dare believe he came to congratulate me on my marriage; he came to check in on me because just like the old Edward he couldn't stand to leave me alone for too long. I knew he hated Jacob, and never would approve of me being married to him.
He was up to something.
Edward was too proud to come back and let me willingly be given to someone else. I stood up from my bed. It was morning and I was prepared to leave yesterday's events behind.
I'm twenty one goodness sakes! I'm not some hormonal teenager anymore, and Edward needs to realize that. I had my emotional ups and downs when I was with him and even yesterday I lost my way a little out of shock but now I've regained control. If he thinks he can just walk back into my life and screw everything up again he's got another thing coming!
I stomped over to my dresser and threw on a random outfit and then walked downstairs holding my head high at my resolve.
"Enchanted," I heard a strange woman's voice say.
"Well, I am happy for you," said Esme's voice. I rushed down the rest of the stairs and went towards the voices. I entered the kitchen to see a pale woman with long black hair and a pair of beautiful golden eyes. She was wearing a thin blue dress with yellow bow tied heals that signified she was ready for summer.
She looked at me and then smiled, "I'm so sorry, where are my manners? My name is Astrid Winters." She held out her hand to me and I shook it, slightly smiling. Even though she had given me her name I still wanted to know who she was.
"I've heard so much about you Bella, and I'm so glad to finally meet you. Oh and your marriage! What a glorious occasion that will be."
Ok, now I really needed to know who this woman was, I was kind of freaky that a person whom I'd never met could know so much about me.
"Yes I agree," said a voice out of the corner of the kitchen. I didn't need to turn to see who it was, I knew that voice anywhere. It was His voice. Edward. I turned over to him and struggled not the glare at him. He simply just smiled at me.
Astrid stood up and hugged me, "we are sisters too!" I put my hands limply around her shoulders and scrunched my face in confusion. I glanced over at Edward and gave him an inquisitive look that said what are you up to.
He smiled again, this time with a slight gleam in his eyes that I recognized from when I was living with him. He would give it to me right before he would punish me.
I tuned back to Astrid with still a confused look on my face. "I didn't know there Edward had another sister," I said smiling at her.
She put her hand to her mouth and giggled like a mouse and then her eyes lit up as she placed a hand on my shoulder. "No silly! I won't be his sister, I'll be his wife!"
What? Alright, I really didn't see that coming!
"Oh," she said again putting her hand to her mouth, "I thought Edward had told you the news." She turned to Edward pointing a skinny finger at him in a playful manner, "you said you told everyone dear."
"I said almost everyone," he smiled again. So this is what he's up to! Well if he thinks for one moment I'm just going to beg and melt into his hands he's insane.
"Congratulations," I said in happy tone, while hugging her again. "I'm so excited to have another sister!" I glanced over at Edward and smiled a sarcastic grin to show that two can play that game as well.
This seemed to take him off guard just a little as I saw the corners of his lips falter in his smile. But he quickly regained control of himself too fast for anyone but me to notice.
Astrid laughed a small giggle and bent down low to my face, "perhaps you can fill me on some details or hints if you know what I mean," she said hinting towards Edward. I smiled a wicked grin at him before I too leaned in close to her and smiled.
"Oh I'll do more than that. After all I did spend a lot of time with him." Esme came over and taped on my shoulder.
"Bella, would you please go and get some wine out of the refrigerator in the basement?"
"Sure," I said hopping up, "we can celebrate this wonderful event." I quickly hurried out the kitchen while holding my sides in laughter. Astrid was very attractive. She was the type of woman I always thought Edward should be with. Be she was not his type. Not at all!
And the fact that his plan wasn't working made me laugh at his pathetic attempt to butt into my life again. I should call Jacob and then it would really be a party. How I would love to watch him struggle to congratulate Jacob on his marriage to me. I dare him to do even half as good as I did.
I turned on the light in the basement and opened the wine cooler. I picked out a good red wine and then tuned to hurry back upstairs, until I saw Edward. Holding the bottle of red wine I brushed pass him.
"You really think one bottle of wine will suffice?" He said staring at the one bottle in my hand.
"You think that your little game is going to work?" I said staring into his eyes with a glare. Edward smiled a wicked grin and tipped his head to the side.
"I think that you will need more than one bottle." He bent down and pulled out two more good wines, one white and the other a rich red. I watched as he stood back up and started to walk pass me with a smile playing on his lips. "Perhaps this wife will not be as stubborn as you were. I have always liked obedience."
"Which is why I'm sure you'll beat her till she is," I taunted back following him out. Edward turned around to face me.
"Did I ever beat you Bella? I don't recall that. I remember warning you of the consequences but never a beating. Besides I don't think you'd be alive if I did so and I could never scare that beautiful face."
"You might as well have. Your cruel games were just as good as a beating."
Edward let out a snigger and grinned down at me. "Bella, do not pretend or fool yourself to thinking you didn't enjoy my kissing and touching you."
"Only because you were the only thing around at the time." I tried to walk around him again but he quickly moved in front of me again.
"So you didn't enjoy it?" He said still smiling a coy smile at me.
"You know," I said smiling back up at him, "you'd think a man of your size and stature would be a lot bigger in some areas. But in reality you're just as small as your ego and your attempt to get me back."
Edward chuckled at this and bent down close to me, "What makes you think I want you back?" he said with a cruel spat in his voice, "Your pathetic attempts to be a good wife in those areas were just as futile as my attempts to make you one." He laughed at little at his cruel joke.
I lowered my head a little, but then quickly regained my control. "Well then I guess it's a good thing we parted and went our separate ways. Seems how you didn't joy me either."
Edward stepped a little closer to me as he whispered, "I didn't say I didn't enjoy it that would be lying." With that Edward and I both returned with bottles of wine to which Esme took and opened the red one. She poured the red wine gracefully into thin crystal wine glasses and then started to pass out each one.
Astrid stood up and walked with poise up to Edward and put her arms around his neck. "Would you like some wine dear?" Edward smiled down at her and kissed her lightly on the lips.
"Of course, that would be lovely."
I glanced away and went to help Esme dispense the wine glasses. When all were passed out Esme thought it would be good to hear how Edward and Astrid met. To this Astrid smiled with glee and took her place in the middle of the floor.
"It was quite enchanting if you ask me," she said with a giggle. "Edward and I both enjoy a good hunting trip. I was in the middle of preying my prey when out of no where he came crashing through like a big boulder and snatch it away. I was quite taken aback with his agility. And I couldn't quite let him leave without getting to know him first."
"Yes," Edward added in. "When I first saw her, I couldn't very much let her get her hands dirty. I had to kill it for her." She and Edward both laughed. I smiled at this a little.
"It's just like Edward to be the one to take control when we girls are very capable of doing things on our own." To this Astrid's eyes twinkled and she laughed. I turned to Edward and smiled at the slightly irritated grin on his face.
Astrid went back to her story with a jolly smile on her lips, "After we met Edward and I shared many captivating hunting trips together. We both found that after a while we not only made quite the team but also mated pair."
Edward returned her smile as she looked over at him with such trust and admiration. Everybody was as romantically involved in the story as Astrid went in to how Edward proposed in Paris. It was all just so cliché to me.
Edward glanced at me occasionally to which I would only give him a sarcastic smile. He would return it and then go back to looking at Astrid. After a while Esme thought it would be another good idea to take some pictures. I hated pictures.
Alice quickly ran in with the camera and took the first picture of Edward and Astrid. Bunches of pictures were taken with people switching out and in and taking turns taking the pictures. Finally it was mine and Edward's turn to pose together. I grinned a little at him as I went to stand next to him.
Esme told up to back up against the glass so the picture would scenery in it as well. I put my hand around Edward's shoulder and smiled the best I could. To my surprise and utter shock, right before Esme took the picture I felt Edward's hand move slyly down my back and onto my butt.
I bucked and made Esme smile as she questioned why I just laughed uncontrollably. "Sorry," I said putting my head down a little in embarrassment. We posed again and this time I dub my nails in Edward's shoulder warning him that if he did that again I would kill him!
Esme smiled as she took two pictures and then went on to take pictures of Alice and Astrid and Rose and Astrid and so.
Still standing next to me Edward smiled with glee. "Still ticklish in some spots I see."
"If you ever touch me there again I'll kill you." Edward looked in my angered filled eyes with such amusement that it made my blood boil.
"Which is why I look forward to doing it again. It's always made me smile how much you still enjoy my touch." I whirled around to look at him.
"You will not touch me! And for another thing, your touch sickens me. I'll admit that yesterday I was a bit taken aback maybe even a little emotional at your sudden return but don't think for one second that meant anything."
"Oh of course not," he said back to me. "You just as good at lying as I am in not touching you."
"You have a wife!" I whispered back in an irritated tone.
"Not yet," he said with an irksome tone. I huffed and stomped off to see if Esme needed anymore help. Apparently she did cook breakfast, but at the moment I wasn't hungry at all. But I did volunteer to do the dishes to which she was grateful.
I saw Edwards eyes following everybody moment that I made, which made me feel the most uncomfortable that I had ever felt, even when I was living with him. I found myself hiding behind others just stood around in the kitchen, but Edward would just move to a more convenient looking position.
One by one I lost Esme, Rose, Emmett, Jasper, and lastly Alice. They all left to follow Astrid into the large family room to talk and converse. I didn't care too much about meaningless chit chat about love or romantic fantasies.
The only one that still remained in the kitchen of course was Edward. I started to move as fast as I could to quickly wash the egg and bacon the pans. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Edward slowly approach over to me.
His body was so close to mine I got chills that reminded me of my past life with him. Edward grabbed a towel and began to dry the wet clean dishes I set up on the counter.
"I don't need any help," I said snatching the towel away from him.
"I didn't ask," he said snatching the towel back from me. I glared at him for a moment then turned back to the dishes. It was quiet for a moment before Edward chuckled a little. With out warning I felt his hands slither down my sides and stopping at my hip.
"What are you doing!"
"Remember when," he put his head on my shoulder and whispered in my ear. "I used to have you wash dishes in front of me for entertainment?" His breath tickled my ear, "although your attire was a little more reveling."
"Get off of me."
"I see your temper has not changed much," he leaned down further and placed a small kiss on my collar bone. "Much to my enjoyment."
"Edward I'm warning you if you dare-"
"Your warning me?" He said his stare intense. "Let me explain something to you Bella," with one movement he spun me around to face him leaning his whole body against mine in order to pin me between the kitchen sick and himself. "Only because you are in the company of my family can you treat and talk to me in such a manner. I stood for your marriage to Jacob yesterday, just to see how serious you were. And my enjoyment you broke down like the weak vulnerable Bella you are."
"I'm not weak! And you don't own me anymore, and soon Jacob will be my husband whether you agree or not." I saw Edward's eyes twitch a little.
"And," he said in a low dangerous tone, "you think that will protect you from me?" I glared at him because I had no answer to this. "I heat to break it to you love, no matter how far you run, where you hide, or what you do, you will always belong to. And no pretend marriage to a dog is going to change that."
"I love him," I said through gritted teeth.
"Right, just like I love Astrid."
"Your love may be fake and pathetic, but mine is real and genuine." Edward continued to smile down me as his grip tightened around my waist. He pushed me hard against the counter and forced his lips on mine.
I yanked my head from side to side as his lips stayed glued to mine like a leech. After a moment he stopped and then smiled with a satisfied grin. "Whatever you say Bella." He let me go and then grabbed a wet cup and began to dry it.
Astrid came in seconds later smiling, "Edward, there you are! Come, come," she said grabbing his arm and leading him off, "I'm telling them the story about how we came to be at the same hotel in Paris. Oh you must tell them your side!"
"Of course love, let me finish this and I'll be in momentarily." I looked at Edward with an annoyed gaze. He finished drying the few pans and smiled again at me. Edward raised his hand to touch my face but I quickly slapped it away. He grinned, "we were meant for each other."
With that he left to join the group. I watched Edward leave and then lowered my eyes to the ring on my left hand.
Oh, what am I doing? I love Jacob, not Edward. Maybe a long time ago, but that was then, not now. Why the hell did he have to come back and ruin my life by complicating the hell out of it!
He may not go through with his wedding, but I was for sure going to go through with mine!
I think.