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alright a big thank you to elijarocks for submitting like two reviews since the last posting. your encouraging reviews keep me posting, plus the emails i get telling me of a review reminds me that i have to post something, since i most often forgoet. plus i've been trying to work on a new story that is coming around very very slowly and i'm not all that happy with what i have now. so with out further adu the next chapter.
Chapter 18 End of the Weekend and Baseball
Carrie's POV
That night as I tried to get some sleep Alice wanted to talk with me about Edward. I should have known it would happen soon. "Do you love him," she asked.
"I'm not sure, I've never been in love before so I don't know," I said quietly. We were silent for a while as we listened to the sound of the rain against the tent.
"How do you feel when you are around him; when you are held in his arms," she asked, turning so that she was facing me she looked into my eyes. Her head was propped up on her right hand while her left was on her side and her legs slightly bent to prevent her from rolling over.
"Well I feel special, like I'm important. I get that from all of you also. I feel safe like no one can hurt me. I get this fuzzy warm feeling that either starts in my chest or in my stomach and it spreads to the top of my head and the tip of my toes. I always want to smile and see one on his face," I said hesitantly for I was not sure of what I felt or how to even word it properly.
"Is he always in your thoughts, on your mind? Is he one of the first people that you think about," she asked. I thought about it then nodded. I could feel my face heating up from embarrassment. "Then you are in love. The only thing left for you to do is to say it yourself and to say it to him." She had a smile on her face as usual but it seemed to be brighter as she said that I was in love.
"But he deserves someone better than me. Besides from being covered in scars and burns what can I offer him? He deserves to find a vampiress and settle down with her," I said while I looked away from her. The thought of Edward going to someone else made me feel a sharp pang in my heart. Even though we have only known each other for a short amount of time it hurt to picture my life without him.
"Don't worry, I can tell that he loves you. All that you have to do is tell him how you feel. Now I want you to say that you love Edward Cullen ten times before I let you go to sleep," she said. I looked at her and saw that she was being serious about what she wanted me to do; I thought that she was only kidding. 'But what if he hears me? That would be embarrassing. Then again he and the others have probably heard this whole conversation.' Alice just gave me a look as to say get on with it and don't worry about it.
"…I love Edward Cullen…I love Edward Cullen…" Alice gave me a look at my quiet mouse like tone. "…I love Edward Cullen…I love Edward Cullen… I love Edward Cullen…" She was still giving me that look and she gave me a small slap on the arm. "…I love Edward Cullen… I love Edward Cullen…" I said with more confidence. Alice sent me a smile and encouraged me to continue. "I love Edward Cullen…I love Edward Cullen…I love Edward Cullen," I said with complete confidence, but without yelling.*
"So when are you going to tell him," Alice asked with the usual smile on her face as she turned to lie on her back with her arms cushioning her head. Her whole demeanor expressed how pleased she was with my 'confession'.
"Maybe during Christmas or New Years; I might even wrap myself up with a little bow," I said as a joke. Alice gave me an encouraging smile and pulled me to her for a hug. After that I went to sleep with a now almost always constant smile on my face.
The next morning
Esme got me up before dawn so we could hike up the mountain to watch the sunrise. She gave me an apple to eat to hold me over until we get back to the cabin. After I got dressed and grabbed my sketch book and colored pencils along with my bag and we set out. When we reached the top I took some pictures and sketched the view a few times. After the sun had completely broken over the horizon we left back to camp.
After we packed we did some more hiking and took a bunch more family pictures we headed back to the cabin. The first thing that I did was head up to my room and took a hot shower. Bathing in a pond can be fun and somewhat cold, but nothing beats modern plumbing. When I got out Esme had lunch ready for me and we discussed what we were going to do for the rest of the day for tomorrow morning.
We decided to watch a movie. In the theater room there was this huge big screen TV that took up a good portion on the wall. There were a lot of sofas and cushioned chairs as well. Included in the furniture was this really long sofa that could fit like twenty people. The seat of it was as wide as a twin sized bed. It was shaped so that it was like a three sided box. There were different types of armrests, a couple of which were slanted like an incline.
I sat next to one and leaned back against it on my right side with my back against the back and my head on my hand. I just relaxed there while I watched Emmett and Alice argue over which movie to watch. My attention was taken off of them when Edward came over and lay down on his back beside me and he pulled me close to his side. I placed my head on his chest with my left hand under tucked under my chin. My right arm was between us and he held my hand with his left against my side. His right arm was cushioning his head.
The others cuddled similarly on the same sofa or others. We spent the rest of the afternoon watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The only break that we took was when Esme prepared and served dinner before the last movie. After dinner Esme gave me small bowl of vanilla ice cream for dessert.
We sat right in the corner of the sofa so I could sit up and eat my ice cream. I was going to sit next to him but he pulled me into his lap so that I was sitting between his legs. His arms were around my waist and his hands were slowly rubbing my lower abdomen. His legs were slightly entangled with my own like before.
It was pretty late at night when the movie ended. "What did you think of the movies Carrie," Esme asked seeing as I was still awake and hadn't fallen asleep due to the late hour.
"I really liked it. I enjoyed the battle scenes, but my favorite part was when Eowen destroyed the Ring wraith. It was all confident that no man could destroy it and she was like 'I am no man' then stabbed it with her sword," I said with a small stretch while still being held in Edward's arms.
"Did you think that Legolas was good looking," Alice asked with a grin on her face and a twinkle in her eye.
"His looks were appealing, but I prefer darker haired guys," I said in a nonchalant kind of way.
"Like Edward," she pressed eagerly.
"Yes like Edward, but it could be that he is a vampire and is meant to draw me in with his charms," I said in a serious yet teasing sort of way. Edward retaliated by ticking me causing me to squirm in his arms.
"You should get to bed dear. We have to pack to head back home tomorrow," Esme said.
I got up off of the sofa (and Edward) unwillingly and slowly trudged to my room. I went into the bathroom and brushed my teeth. When I came back out I looked to my bed and saw Edward lying on the right side of my bed with the blankets on the left side turned down. He was wearing blue pajama pants with a black t-shirt, the opposite of me.
I crawled in and settled down; he leaned over me to tuck me in. He then leaned down and gave me a long, slow kiss goodnight. I brought my hands up to keep him there but he pulled away and lay down beside me. After he laid back down he pulled me close and tucked my head under his chin and his arms holding me to him. I moved so I was more comfortable and drifted to sleep, enjoying how it felt to have him here with me.
I woke the next morning with a strange weight leaning against me. I didn't know what it was then I remember how I slept with Edward last night. I opened my eyes and blinked away the sleepiness and blurriness and to get them accustomed to the morning light as well.
I tilted my head up so I could see what the weight was. I was met with the sight of Edward's head against my chest, directly over my heart. I then moved my head to the right to try and see his face better; his eyes were closed as if he were asleep. I observed him and noticed that he had a look of peace on his face, a look that I have never seen before. I thought I have seen it before, but never like this, he looks so stress free, without a care in the world. I took my left hand and brought it up to run my fingers through his hair.
He responded by tightening his grip around me and rubbed his cheek against me. He then pulled himself up so that his face was even with mine, looked into my (sleepy) eyes and kissed me softly. 'I could really get use to this,' I thought as I wrapped my arms around him. Edward must have heard that thought because he chuckled as he pulled away. "Me too," he said. He gave me another kiss then left so we could change and get ready for the day.
I dressed into a pair of faded light blue low rise flair jeans and a baby pink happy bunny tee that said 'It's not your fault but I'm blaming you anyway.' I decided to leave my hair down for now but I put some hair things around my wrist. After I checked to see if I looked ok, which I'm still not used to doing, I left to head to the living room.
In there we checked to make sure that we had everything the cars were packed up and we left to go back to the manor. We packed up the night before during the movie break. On the ride back Edward, Alice and I sang along with the songs on the radio. Well it was just mainly Alice and I that sang. I was sad that we were leaving but I was looking forward to going home. Back at the manor after we unpacked and had everything put away we separated to do our own thing; I was headed to the library.
On the way I ran into Alice who pulled me back to my room to do some make up and put some jewelry on me. She loves dressing me up and doing my hair and makeup. I let her do it for it makes her happy. I left wearing pink lip gloss and eye shadow, a diamond accent heart pendant on a fine gold chain, three silver sex bracelets on each wrist, a silver ring with an black onyx stone/gem, something similar to their family colors, on my right ring finger and a gold ring with a light blue topaz gem and diamond accents on my left middle finger.
I felt that it was a little much but Alice assured me that I looked fine. She looped her arm with mine and we walked to the living room, my trip to the library was forgotten. In there Emmett and Jasper were playing an S.W.A.T. video game, Rosalie was looking through a magazine. I heard a piano playing so I knew where Edward was at. Esme was most likely in the kitchen and Carlisle was either with her or in his study.
I sat down next to Rosalie and watched the boys play their game; Alice sat on the other side of me, my right. Esme came in around half an hour later to call us in for breakfast/lunch. She made French toast, sausage, a fruit bowl with orange juice and milk.
"So how does the weather look like for today Alice," Emmett asked.
"There is going to be thunderstorms for most of the afternoon; from three until about seven I'm guessing so we will be able to get in a couple of games at least," she replied.
"Maybe Carrie could play a game with us," Esme suggested.
"As long as she isn't on my team," Emmett said. I sent him a pout which wasn't very effective while eating.
"Fine, she'll be on our team," Rosalie said smugly while putting her arm around my shoulders. I gave her a smile to show my gratitude.
"How about we make it more interesting," Edward said leaning forward. "If my team wins both games, your team will have to wear our jerseys."
"What does our team get," Jasper asked a calculating look on his face.
"How about we do whatever you want us to do for the whole weekend," Edward said as he leaned back.
"How about if their team wins you have to take Carrie on a date; you've been together for like a month now and you two have yet to go out," Alice suggested.
"Good luck finding time," I said. They turned to look at me. "You have forgotten that I have to start work again this week and I start working weekends. Eleven to seven on Saturday and twelve to five on Sunday as well as my usual four to nine on weekdays. Plus I have to do my homework."
"Gees Carrie, give us some credit when it comes to time management," Rosalie said with
an eye roll.
I thought about it then said, "Deal, but if we both win a game both 'punishments' must be carried out."
They had one of their silent conversations, well they were silent to me for the others spoke with their thoughts and Edward spoke so low/quiet that I couldn't hear it, then turned to me and nodded in agreement. After breakfast Emmett dragged me back to the living room and proceeded to explain the video game concept to me. He reminded me of how I've heard a little kid acts when showing off a new toy. He explained the controller and the set up of games. We then played a game and I totally blew it for even though he explained it to me I was still completely lost.
I played against everyone and there was no improvement on my part. Alice took pity on me and hooked up an easier game; dance dance revolution. I enjoyed this game a lot more because it involved two of my favorite things; dancing and music. I was really stiff at first, trying to hit the right arrows at the right time, but I quickly tired of that so I loosened up and tried to just have fun. We all took turns competing against each other and we even did a bit of a 'couples' or duos competition. Two of us would be on the same 'platform', taking care of certain arrows while we competed against another couple. It was difficult and not as flashy but fun none the less.
We took a break for me to eat a snack that Esme made to hold me over until dinner and afterwards we went our separate ways to do our own thing. Edward grabbed my hand and pulled me toward his piano. He moved the bench so that it was perpendicular to the piano. He sat me down on the seat and sat down behind to me.
"Since Emmett decided to explain video games I'm going to teach you how to play the piano," he said.
"Is Emmett the only reason why you are doing this," I asked curiously as I looked at him over my right shoulder.
"No I was going to anyways. I thought that it would be fun," he said after placing a kiss on my cheek. He then started his lesson with middle c and how it's probably one of the most important keys on the board. With that key I could more easily determine the other keys.
We did that until three when the storms were supposed to start. They left so that they could put their jerseys on; Carlisle and Esme, who already had their jerseys on, stood with me by the front door. "So I understand that you will be playing at least the first game with us," Esme said.
"Yeah and I apologize in advance for causing you guys to slow down," I said while looking down at my feet in order to hide my embarrassment.
"Oh it's alright, but tell me about this bet that I heard about," Carlisle said. He had been at work filling in for another doctor, not in his study like I had thought.
"Well if Edward's team wins both games my team has to wear his teams' jerseys. If the team I'm on wins he has to take me on a date. If both teams win a game both punishments must be exacted," I informed him. (Edward's team jersey is a white jersey shirt with dark blue stripes and Jasper's team jersey is dark blue with white stripes.)
When the rest of the family came down Edward pulled me on to his back. With that we went out the door and ran to the 'baseball field'. It took like fifteen minutes or so but it was fun, Edward and I were of course the first one to arrive. We stood by home plate while Carlisle and Esme used the bat to determine who would bat first. Edward's team (him, Emmett, Alice and Esme) took the field while Rosalie's team (her, me, Jasper, Carlisle) batted. (The teams are also known as Carlisle's team and Esme's team.) The order was Carlisle, Rosalie, Jasper then me. The game started when the thunder started rolling.
Esme was catching, Alice pitching, and Edward and Emmett in the field. The only warning that I got that Alice was going to throw the ball was her wind up which included raising her left leg up high. I could barely see the ball. I jumped when Carlisle hit the ball, it sounded like thunder, a loud crack. Now I know why they needed the storm.
Carlisle hit the ball past Emmett and made it to second base and Rosalie was up to bat. She managed to hit Carlisle in and she made it to second as well as the ball went between Emmett and Edward. She was then hit in by Jasper who made it to third after hitting the ball deep into right field. It was my turn to bat now.
"Are you sure you want to do this Carrie," Esme asked. "You could always be the umpire and I could be the catcher to both teams." I could she was concerned by the small, forced smile on her face, worried eyes and slight wrinkles marring her brow.
"I'm sure, I like to play sports, especially baseball," I said with a reassuring smile. Her team moved in closer so that it was like we were on a school softball field. Alice held her hand was palm up and the ball was resting in her fingers. She moved her finger up and her hand in a slight forward motion. The ball came toward me in nice arc with some speed. I swung and missed.
I could hear the others on my team giving reassurances. Jasper was telling me to hit him in. Alice threw the ball again, and I missed again. The reassurances were said was pestering me, trying to make me so upset that I would miss. Alice threw the ball for a third time, I swung and my bat connected. The ball headed toward center field.I watched Emmett and Edward as I ran toward first base; they were walking as a slightly faster pace than a humans' fast walk to be fair. I rounded first and headed to second. I saw as Alice headed toward second to act like a baseman. I watched as Emmett threw the ball toward her as she had done to me. I put on extra speed and as I got closer, as well as the ball, I slid feet first toward the base. Alice caught the ball and started to bring her hand down into the dust brought up by my slide.
Esme and Carlisle came up next to us to determine if I was in or out. My feet were over the base and the ball was just below my knees; I was safe. Rosalie and Jasper were cheering. Carlisle hit me in but got out at third, Rosalie got out at home and Jasper's hit was caught by Edward. My team took the field and I was pitching.
The others took their usual places, Carlisle catching with Jasper and Rosalie in the field, but I was a normal distance from the batters box.* Esme was up first, I couldn't prevent the ducking motion I did when the ball and bat connected, and got to third; Alice came up and hit a home run. Meaning she got to home plate before the ball could be thrown to the same location. The score was now three to two, my team in the lead. Edward managed to get to third before the ball did; I was acting as third baseman since I was the closest at that time. Emmett was up next so I took my place at the pitcher's mound.
"Come on princess, show me what you got," he said tauntingly.
"Sure thing Teddy," I told him with confident smirk. I looked down and Carlisle gave me a sign for a curve ball, inside corner. I did a wind up and released. Emmett hit the ball but it went foul. By now I have grown use so the sound of the ball hitting the bat and no longer flinched when it occurred. The next pitch was a fastball. Emmett swung and hit it; the only problem was that it was headed toward my head.
I reacted purely on instinct, I brought my hand up to try and catch the ball and protect my face at the same time even though I was ducking and turning away. I barely recall seeing the ball but I remember feeling a burning sting in my right hand.
Edward's POV
I was slightly worried about Carrie playing with us, but I wasn't too worried for she wasn't a klutz and she was tough for a human. Besides I and the others would be there if anything should happen. James was taken care of last year, Victoria was killed earlier in the year and we heard from the Denali clan that they had killed Laurent for he was still feasting on humans.
When I was waiting in the field I watched as Carrie pitched; she wasn't the greatest pitcher, but that was the safest position for her to play. Emmett came up to bat and the first pitch went foul. During the second pitch when I saw that he hit the ball and I took off running. I made the mistake of taking my eyes off of the ball and Carrie.
I heard a second smack and I saw worried looks on the other faces before they moved.I turned toward Carrie and I felt fear. She had her hands up by her head and twisting away as if she was still trying to avoid the ball. I immediately ran toward her, dread filled my being. I was hoping and praying that she wasn't injured.
"Carrie, are you alright," I asked as I grabbed her shoulders and turned her to face me. The others were standing around us trying to see if she was injured. I heard a giggle from her which had me confused. She turned to face me with a smile on her face. She then held up her right hand, her pitching hand, and grasped in it was the ball.
"Emmett is out," she said with a giggle and a smile. Carlisle took the ball out of her hand to examine her hand. The ring that we gave her was broken and fell off of her hand. "Oh I'm so sorry about the ring."
"Don't worry about it. How does your hand feel Carrie," he asked concerned while examining it.
"It really stings and it's tingling like mad. It will probably be sore for a little while," she said while she opened and closed her hand in a fist a few times while slightly rubbing it with her other hand.
"You're probably right. There are no broken bones and the healing breaks don't seem to be bothered. How about you and Edward sit the rest of the game out; his team will be awarded a point to make up for his absence and the both of you can act like umpires," he said.
She was about to argue but I just gently grasped her hand and pulled her back behind home plate. I was hoping the coolness of my hand will sooth the stinging and prevent any swelling. Some adjustments were made and the game began.
Emmett was a monkey man because he kept using the trees as leverage to jump to catch fly balls. He and Jasper had a little collision toward the end of the game which Carrie said reminded her of boulders colliding. When they collided Emmett dropped the ball which cost his team the game.
During the second game Emmett caught the ball and prevented Rosalie from getting a home run. They had an argument about it but Esme and Carlisle said that she was out. Rosalie was really mad for the rest of the game and had a ticked off look on her face. After that each time she was up she would try to hit Emmett with the ball. That was what cost her team the second game.
In the end the results were that each of our teams won a game. I guess I have to come up with a date plan. I looked at Carrie's hand and I didn't see any swelling. I asked her how her hand felt and she replied that it was just a little sore. I picked her up and placed her on my back as we started to head toward home.
Once at home we all just chilled in the living room until Esme said dinner was ready. I still had a hold of Carrie's hand, just to be on the safe side. At dinner we were discussing the game. The main topic was Carrie's catch. "I still can't believe that you caught that," Emmett said in awe.
"It seems that Carrie is still full of surprises," Carlisle said intrigued.
"I think that Emmett is just mad that he got out. Besides it was probably just an adrenaline rush, very common, you can Google it," she said. My head popped up at that. It was exactly the same thing that I said to Bella when she wondered how I stopped Tyler's van from crushing her. "I'm sorry about breaking the ring again. I know that it was your family colors and everything."
"That's ok. When you're a true member of the family, you'll get a necklace that is similar to Rosalie's and mine," Alice said as they pointed toward their necklaces. I noticed that she said 'when' and not 'if'. 'What does she know that I don't,' I thought. I listened in to her thoughts and learned that it was hopeful optimism on her part for she is still not sure of anything pertaining Carrie's future as of yet.
"That's something to look forward to," she said with a smile, which was returned by the others.
After dinner Esme told Carrie to get ready for bed. I watched as she went up to her bedroom and a few minutes later I heard the water running for a shower. I headed over to my piano and began to play. I was thinking of writing a song for her like I did with Bella, but I wanted to do something different for her for she was different than Bella. She was stronger, less delicate and I didn't feel as though the piano would do her justice, she is intense like a fire, like the ocean.
"So, are you looking forward to your date with Carrie," Alice asked as she sat down next to me on the bench.
"I'm trying to figure out what to do. I know that she is different from other girls so I want to do something that isn't typical of the dating thing," I said.
"Well how about a picnic," Alice suggested. I gave her a confused look. "You could make her something and take her to a place with a nice view and shower her with attention and affection."
"I'll think about it. Besides it is getting pretty close to winter, it will probably start snowing soon." I told her.
"Then you should have it soon, maybe this Sunday after work. Why don't you think about giving her something to make her feel special," Alice suggested.
"Go away now Alice," I told her in a slightly aggravated tone. She left with a giggle. I turned back to my piano and began to play as I got lost in my thoughts. After a while I realized that I was playing the lullaby that I wrote for Bella and stopped.
There was still a soft spot for Bella in my heart, but I had to remind myself that she made
her choice and I have to move on. I was courting Carrie now and she has accepted my family and me easily. Better yet everyone in my family accepted her, even Rosalie and she is hard to get along with.
I noticed that it was nearing midnight so I got up and headed to my room. I didn't realize until I stopped that my feet had carried me to Carrie's room. I was standing by her desk watching her sleep. Her room was filled with moonlight which was bathing her form. She was curled up on her left side, holding a pillow to her chest. Her blankets had slipped down until they only covered most of her bottom half.
She was wearing a black silk night gown which Alice had bought for her last month. The contrast of the black silk and moonlight made it appear as if her skin was glowing. As I moved forward to fix her blankets I had to chuckle at what I saw.
The night gown had shimmied up her legs to just above her hips and instead of seeing skin; I saw that she was wearing a pair of shorts. Only she would do something like that. I also noticed that she did some altering at the top so that instead of spaghetti straps there were now short sleeves. The collar had a piece of fabric sown across the front and back so that not as much skin could be shown.
Apparently she is still a little self conscience about showing so much skin. I remember how she was uncomfortable about her Halloween dress being strapless, but she slowly got use to it after much encouragement and distraction. I still remember how breath taking she looked.
I grabbed her blankets and pulled them up to her shoulders. I take my right hand and moved some hair from off of her face and neck. I gently brushed my knuckles against her check and watched as she unconsciously moved into my touch. I leaned down and placed a kiss on her cheek then left her room. I looked back once more before I headed to my room where I wrote in my journal about the last few days.
*ORIGINALLY WRITEN WITH THE TEXT REALLY SMALL (8) BUT EACH TIME IT IS SAID THE TEXT GETS REALLY BIG (42) UNFORTUNATELY THAT DID NOT CARRY OVER IN THE UPLOADING.
*I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE ACTUAL POSITION WOULD BE. MY MOM HAS MY TWLIGHT BOOKS BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO READ THEM TO SEE WHAT ALL THE HYPE IS ABOUT. SHE IS NOT REALLY LIKING IT SO SHE IS TAKING FOREVER TO READ THEM AND I CAN'T GET THE BOOKS BACK UNTIL SHE IS DONE WITH THEM.
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