After The Storm | By : Prettyflour Category: Twilight Series > AU/AR > Het > Het Views: 2392 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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*Big thanks to my beta Vintagejgc and my pre-readers kikki7 and NKubie. Written for Fandom Fights Hurricane Sandy
I'm startled awake by the sound of a chainsaw. Edward jumps out of bed and stumbles toward the window still half asleep.
"Finally," he grumbles raking his hands through his hair. He plops back onto the bed and reaches for the alarm clock which still isn't on. It looks like today will be our third day without power. "Fucking Victoria." Three days ago hurricane Victoria tore through the New England coastline and we are now in the aftermath. I consider us lucky; we had no damage to our house or cars- our only real issue being the lack of electricity. I roll over and drape my arm over his chest and one of my legs over his. "Morning," I whisper and kiss his jaw. He closes his eyes and hums. "The power company is across the street finally dealing with that tree." I push my face into his neck and sigh. I loved that tree. It's a giant old oak with leaves that turn into vibrant red and orange in the fall. I've spent many autumn afternoons sitting on the swing on our front porch with a cup of chai admiring it. Last fall Nessie and I volunteered to rake our neighbor's yard, collected the leaves in big piles and had a ball jumping around in them. It was windy that day and Edward took pictures- the leaves flying around us like brightly colored butterflies. The framed photo sits on my nightstand. Weak from age, the ancient oak was no match for Victoria's high winds. It now lays on its side, a maze of gnarled roots exposed leaving a gaping hole in the neighbors' yard. The ground shook when it fell- taking two telephone poles and a large electrical transformer down with it "Mommy!" Nessie squeals as she runs into our room and launches herself into our bed. "Can I watch a movie?" "Sorry, baby, the power is still out," I say as I pull her under the covers with me. "Can't we use the laptop?" "I'm afraid not. We used up the battery yesterday watching Sponge Bob." She pouts and throws the covers off. "Daddy? Can't we use the car DVD player?" He rolls over and blows a raspberry on her cheek sending her into a squirming fit of giggles. We let her watch Finding Nemo on the portable DVD player before that battery died too, and then we kept her busy with our phones, playing Angry Birds and Diamond Dash. When we have to take the phones away to charge in the car she throws herself across the couch and dramatically informs us that she is dying of boredom. Apparently, six year olds need electricity in order to survive. The first two days without power were actually really fun. It's August, so Nessie has no school and I have this week off from work. We cooked on the grill, made pillow forts and slept in the living room. We played board games by candlelight and ate non-perishable junk food, but now the novelty is wearing off. And the most recent news from the utility company says it's going to be at least two more days before they make any real progress restoring power. After making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch, I run out to the car to grab my charged cell phone and I notice two missed calls from Edward's mom, Esme. I call back right away not wanting her to worry. "Bella, sweetheart, how are you? Is your power back on?" "Not yet, it may be a few more days." "Well, we have power here, so don't hesitate to come over if you need anything." I am so jealous of her right now. She never lost power at all, her home more inland than ours. "I may just take you up on that."
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