Running for Home Chapter 21

Bella

I wake up wrapped in Edward’s arms, my head resting on his chest. He caresses my shoulder with his thumb and smiles lazily when I tilt my head to look at him. “Good morning, sleepy head,” he whispers as he holds me tighter. I giggle and bury my face into his arm pit. It smells faintly of his deodorant and the hair tickles my nose but I don’t care. I want to be as close to him as possible. “How’d you sleep?”

“Much better once you came to bed,” I say. He hums and kisses the top of my head. “I take it everything went well after I left last night?”

“Yes,” he says slowly. “Better than I had expected.” He shifts his body so we face each other. “Carlisle wants to tell everyone today.”

“Really? When?”

Edward shrugs. “I don’t know. Whenever everyone’s awake I suppose,” he says nervously.