Chapter Three: Through the Grapevine

I opened my eyes the next morning and saw the familiar foggy light of Forks streaming through my window. Judging by the brightness I’d wager I had slept very late into the day. I glanced over at my clock to see that it was already one. Wow, it had been a long time since I had slept in like this.

“Good morning beautiful,” Edward’s voice whispered softly in my ear.

I turned myself to face him smiling. “Good afternoon Edward,” I corrected him.

His hand caressed my face as he chuckled. After everything that had happened yesterday with Charlie I had needed the rest, and was grateful that Edward had waited patiently for me to wake up on my own. I was always surprised that he never complained or got bored with me.

I smiled at him before exiting the room for my human moment. The hot shower felt wonderful on my tense muscles and I was reluctant to leave, but I wanted to get back to him. I brushed my teeth, combed through my hair quickly, and threw on the dark blue jeans and red tank I had grabbed from my dresser, courtesy of Alice.

I walked back into my room once again to be swept up in his embrace. I sighed thinking of how I would never tire of being close to him.

“What are you thinking love,” he asked me not understanding my sigh.

“About you, us, and how much I love you.”

He kissed me fleetingly before replying. “You know I love you.”

“I know, and I don’t think I’ll ever understand why.”

“Shall I count the ways in which I love thee?” Once again, there was the crooked grin that took my breath away.

“No not right now, maybe later. Right now I think I need some breakfast, because I’m starved.”

I laughed, taking Edward’s hand and pulling him down the stairs. I knew that if I had said yes he probably would have actually sat there and counted, he was funny like that. How could you not laugh? Although, if he had asked me, as long as he didn’t repeat anything I said to Jasper or Emmett, I would have too.

We both were constantly baffled at our relationship. Neither of us could totally comprehend why the other loved us. We just took it, and accepted it. We loved each other too much to dwell on the reasons. Life was too short to dwell on the why’s and how’s of it all, you just had to live.