“Edward, what time do you work tomorrow?”
“Three to midnight shift,” I answered. “You?”
“Seven to seven,” she pouted. “I probably need to put
together the bed and get ready to sleep.”
“Are you kicking me out, Miss Swan?”
“I don’t want you to go, but I’m certain you probably want
to sleep in your own bed,” she murmured.
“I can stay, Bella. I don’t mind,” I said as I caressed her
cheek. Her eyes closed and she pressed her face into my hand. God, I want to kiss her.
“Can you help me make the bed and if you want to stay, you
can but you don’t have to,” she said, looking up at me with her beautiful brown
eyes.
“I’ll stay, my sweet girl,” I smiled. She blushed and moved
her face from my hand. We walked to her room and together, we put on her new
sheets. Her nose was wrinkled because they hadn’t been washed first, but she
would wash them on her next day off. Once the bed was made, Bella grabbed her
pajamas and darted across the hall to change. I stripped down to my boxer
briefs and crawled into the newly made bed. It was nice and comfortable. I put
my glasses onto the nightstand and waited for Bella to come back. When she did,
she put her clothes into the hamper outside of her closet. She turned off the
overhead light and slipped between the sheets, lying on her side, facing me. “What
are you thinking about, Bella?”
“How lucky I am,” she replied. “I should be miserable with
all of the shit I’ve had to deal with.
But, I’m not. I’ve finally made good friends and I’m happy.”
“I’m glad you’re happy, sweet Bella,” I murmured, tucking a
hair behind her ear. She yawned and moved slightly closer to me, but not close
enough. I slid my arm under her neck and gently dragged her closer to me.
“Aren’t you forward?” she teased.
“I want some cuddles,” I smirked. Bella smiled and wrapped
her arms around my neck, putting her head on my shoulder. “You give the best
cuddles, Bella. I don’t know how I’m going to sleep without you tomorrow
night.”
“Easy. Snuggle with a pillow,” she giggled.
“Hysterical, Swan. You’re regular comedian,” I deadpanned.
Her responding laughter was music to my ears as she burrowed closer to my body.
I sighed happily as I held her tightly to my body, reveling in her warmth and
feeling of her pressed against me. It was different from Tanya. With Tanya, she
was always insistent on laying with her back to me and there was always room
between us. With Bella, there was no room and she seemed happy with her nose
buried against my neck. Bella was soon down for the count, snoring adorably
against my chest. I looked down at her, happy that she was comfortable with me.
Her lips were pursed in a perfect pucker and I wanted to press a soft kiss to
them. However, I wanted our first kiss to be special. Not while she was
sleeping.
New Year’s Eve. That’s when I’ll kiss her.
I just hope she doesn’t smack me.
God I just love him.
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