Breakaway Chapter 24 Teaser

The race was very uneventful as Bella and Edward easily worked their way toward the front of the pack, finishing in seventh and eighth place behind a surprisingly well mannered Daniels. Cosma finished a couple of cars behind them and appeared frustrated as he exited the car without his typical smile and hurried off to his trailer, not even bothering with post race interviews. Edward and Bella watched him with strange fascination before watching a beaming James hop out of his car and happily speak to the waiting reporters. He smiled sweetly at them as he passed, leaving Bella feeling more than a little weirded out.

Edward and Bella walked back to the trailer hand in hand, happy to be reaching the end of the stress of the season. There was so much strain on every driver simply to make the chase, while the chase had its own variety of strain, which Bella had yet to know personally, it was a whole different animal from the pressures that had been pushing them both for the past seven months.
With a happy sigh, Bella and Edward climbed into the RV and shuffled to their room in the back. Bella collapsed on the bed while Edward showered, drifting off listening to the soft fall of the water from the showerhead. Soon Edward woke her to take her turn. The feel of the cool spray was so nice on her skin that Bella didn’t want to get out, but she knew she needed to sooner or later.

By the time she exited and had dried off, she moved into the bedroom to see Edward passed out on the bed, curled on his side and facing her side of the bed. With a giggle, she quickly slid into her jammies before climbing in beside him and curling into the space he left for her. With a small smile, she drifted off to sleep in the warm cocoon of his arms and the fresh smell of his clean body. She felt so content in that moment, she hoped that they would always get to be together, just like that. Life was good, and soon they would be in Richmond, making their last push to be part of the Chase for the Cup the afternoon before her birthday.