Kidnapped for Love

Chapter 10- Crash and Burn

Chapter 10

Crash and Burn

Bella Swan

All I could see was blackness. The waves pounded over me and I was beginning to lose consciousness. I kicked and punched the water with all my strength but it seemed to do no good, as I seemed to sink further to the bottom. Finally, I was able to spring up out of the water. My lungs ached for oxygen and I sucked in a deep breath.

Then, out of nowhere, another waved formed, twice as large as the first one. It swallowed me up, dragging me down once again. Black dots started to cover my vision, until I was drowning in unconsciousness.

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When I awoke, I had a blanket wrapped around me an I was laying down on the couch in the living room. Edward was seated in front of me, watching me carefully with a worried look on his face. He was drenched in water but didn't seem to be cold.

Vampire perks.

As soon as I opened my eyes he let out a sigh of relief.

He opened his mouth, a if to say something but then closed it. He handed me a cup of hot cocoa.

I took it, my hands shaking.

As I began to sip the drink, my throat burned.

Probably the salty water I inhaled while drowning, I assumed.

Even so, I ignored the aching in my throat and presumed to sip my drink.

I felt self conscious as he stared at me while I drank the hot cocoa.

He just continued to look at me with relief clearly shown on his face but I couldn't fathom why. He was going to kill me after all. Why should it matter if I'm dead by a different cause?

When I finished my drink he took it automatically from me, our fingers touching in the process. A spark flew through us and I blushed, looking away from him.

He just chuckled at me.

I glared.

He opened his mouth once more, then shut it. Then opened it again. "Do you want something to eat?" He asked me in a calm, soothing voice.

Honestly, I nearly melted. I hated to admit it to myself but I missed his voice. And his crooked smiles I never saw anymore. I wasn't sure what were my feelings toward him were anymore, but I knew it couldn't be hate.

I nodded in response to his question. Almost dying does make a person hungry.

He disappeared into the kitchen and came back with a sandwich and a napkin which he handed to me.

I practically swallowed it! It was amazing and calmed my hungry stomach.

"Do you want to watch some TV?" Edward asked softly.

I nodded.

Half of me wondered if he was going to lecture me about being in the ocean by myself and half of me wondered what movie we were going to watch.

Edward just turned on the TV and handed the remote to me.

I put it on a random channel, that had a cheesy romantic movie playing.

Edward laughed and I swatted him in the head. He stopped after that.

He sat down next to me, our arms barely touching.

As the movie reached the end, I started to fall asleep. I leaned on Edward, my face in the crook of his neck. He put an arm around me, pulling me closer.