Simplify & Solve

Chapter 19: Three Weeks Away

Bella's POV

I think it's safe to say that I'm feeling better. After that make out session with Ryder he told me to relax and stop thinking about the whole marriage issue for just a little bit. We are now down to three weeks until the wedding. I stopped thinking about it and just focused on my studies and hanging out with my friends. Oh my period stopped too so I wasn't so irritated with everyone anymore. Well except Fred. I'm pretty sure it will seem like I always have my period around him.

As much as I'd like for life to continue being a stress and problem free journey, it just doesn't work like that. Luckily I don't have to actually plan the wedding. Fred's surprisingly taking over that job. That kinda worries me though. It's supposed to be a super small wedding, just family so there's probably only going to be like twelve people there. I'm not sure if Fred is going to allow our friends to come. Speaking of friends, I havn't told the girls about any of this yet. Fred said we were to say nothing to anyone but come on, they're my best friends. How could I not tell them about everything. They're going to want to go to the wedding as well. Probably as my bridesmaids. I don't even know if I'm going to get bridesmaids. If I leave it up to Fred I'm probably going to get married in a tiny church with an Elvis Presley as a priest in Vegas. Maybe I should help a little. But if I offer to help Fred will just dump everything on me...not worth it. 

Leaning back against the headboard of my bed I open one of my favourite books, Halo, and read where I left off last time. I've already read the book like a hundred times and there isn't much left to read so I finish it quickly. Once that book is done I grab my phone and open Wattpad. Clicking on one of my all time favourite wattpad book, The Perfect Duet, I read the new update. A while later I finish that too. Sighing I look at my surroundings. My room is a mess right now. I just havn't been bothered to clean. Might as well do it now though. God knows I won't have time to do it later when the wedding stuff starts taking over everything. 

2 hours later..

Putting my last shirt into my closet I turn and look around my room. Everything is put in place and shiny clean. Releasing a sigh of relief I exit my room. I'm so glad that that is over and I can finally leave my room. Heading downstairs I'm not surprised to see Ryder sitting on the couch with Ben, watching TV. Walking over to him I lean down and give him a quick kiss on the cheek before sitting on his lap. 

"Na uh, this is not happening in front of me" Ben says picking me up from Ryder's lap and placing me on his own.

"Bennnnnn" I whine, rolling my eyes. Even though he's cool with Ryder now he won't tolerate anything that indicates that we're together. Huffing he stands up and sets me on the couch where he was sitting.

"I'm going to get popcorn. When I get back you better be sitting right here" he says pointing at me. Rolling my eyes at him again I nod my head. Once he left the room I turn to face Ryder.

"What are you doing here?" I ask.

"Just thought I'd pop in and see how your relaxing is going. I went to your room but when I was up there you were cleaning like crazy so I just went back downstairs to watch TV with Ben" 

"Oh" I say nodding my head while getting up to sit on his lap.

"Didn't Ben say you can't move?" he asks raising an eyebrow at me. 

"He can't tell me what to do. Besides, there's nothing wrong with me sitting on my fiances lap" I say smiling cheekily at him. 

"Oh really now" he breathes, inching his face closer to mine.

"Really" I whisper before pulling his head towards me and crashing our lips together. Moving our lips in sync I close my eyes and lean more into him. He wraps his arms around my waist to pull me fully against his body. Feeling his tongue swipe across my lip I open my mouth to deepen the kiss. He tugs my hair out of it's ponytail while I run my fingers through his hair. We continue kissing when there's a noise like something fell onto the floor. Ignoring it we continue kissing.