A/N: S. Meyer owns Twilight.
This started out as a one shot written in the middle of the night, but turned out to be the hottest and funniest thing I've written :) Feisty, tequila drinking, pole dancing and smart mouth Bella meets stubborn heartrob Edward and the result is.. A struggle of the most powerful wills you've ever encountered..
Chapter 1
"Come on Bella, you know you want to!" Alice's voice was so excided and happy that I could do nothing but laugh at her, she was freaking ecstatic and jumping up and down. I shook my head and smiled at my best friend, there was no way I could refuse her when she looked like that, and she knew it.
"Okay, but you're going with me, shortie" I winked at her and she beamed, clapping her hands together.
"I thought you'd never ask! Come on let's go!" Alice took my hand and dragged me across the crowded dance floor, ignoring the fact that she separated numerous couples who were dancing when she made her way towards the stage. She was thrilled that I had agreed and I was too drunk to care what people said so I just followed her, giggling when the men we walked pass turned their heads and looked us over with obvious lust in their eyes. I wasn't surprised at the reactions we got, I knew we always looked good and tonight, well let's just say even the married men stared at us a little too long.
I was wearing sky high black Jimmy Choo's, bare legs and a tight black dress that was almost to short even for my taste. Alice had reassured me that my panties weren't showing but from the looks my ass got, I wasn't so sure. I was beyond caring by this point though, that last shot of tequila had made me throw all thoughts of decency out the window. So I didn't care that the dress was too short or that the cleavage was just a little too much. I felt sexy as hell and I was going to enjoy being young and single in New York. Alice pulled my hand eagerly to make sure I was following, and the 3 big silver rings I was wearing pressed into my skin kind of hard and it brought me back to the present.
I looked up and saw that we were now standing in front of the stage, and I felt slightly nervous, despite the tequila, as I gazed at the people dancing rather dirty on stage. When I looked over to the right I saw a blond woman sliding down a stripper pole with her head first and her legs sticking up in the air. I gulped, hoping that wasn't what Alice had in mind that we would do. Dirty dancing I could do, but I knew better than to get anywhere near a stripper pole ever again.
Yeah, I said again. Been there, done that, broke that leg, wont be trying that shit again. I think.
Alice spun around suddenly, a wicked smile on her lips as she raised her eyebrow and cocked her head to where the girl on the pole where now grinding up and down while the men drooled and whistled at her.
"How about a rematch between Bella the dirty dancer and The infamous legbreaker? I know you can take him, and don't think that I don't see you're thinking about it!"
I shook my head, laughing at her since she had just read my mind.
"Uh huh, you would need to get me seriously wasted before I place my sweet little butt anywhere near that death trap again!" I said the words, but my eyes wandered over and I saw that the blond was now dancing around the pole and throwing her hair like a god damn porn star.
I could so take her. 12 years of yoga and aerobics had made me quite bendy if I said so myself.
Alice looked over my shoulder then and shrieked excitedly at something.
"Well Bella, looks like that butt problem is solved!" She yelled, I could hardly hear her over the extremely loud music that was playing but I turned around to see what had caught her eye.
"Aaaw shit" I moaned, as I saw my other best friend, Rosalie, walk towards us with three ridiculously big glasses in her hands. Alice grabbed one as soon as Rosalie reached us and took a sip before I even had time to blink. Almost as soon as her lips touched the glass though, she recoiled and had a slightly disgusted expression on her face.
"Ewww, Rose, what the hell is this? Pure vodka?" She asked with her eyebrows raised. She sniffed the drink again and wrinkled her nose at it.
Rosalie laughed at Alice's expression and handed me a drink, then she took a huge sip from her own glass.
"I wouldn't say pure, I'm almost certain there's some limejuice in there too" She answered innocently, smacking her lips and smiling at us smugly.
I took a sip of the drink, and was a bit surprised because the alcohol taste didn't come of that strong to me.
Man, I must be drunk.
Alice muttered something but took another sip.
"I propose a toast" I yelled, trying to make my voice heard over the music that seemed to grow louder by the minute. Alice and Rose raised their glasses immediately, waiting for me to continue.
"To great friends, short dresses, tequila and pole dancing" I yelled and clinked my glass with theirs as they both burst out in laughter. We started chugging the vodka down, and I knew that neither of us would quit before everything was gone. We were incredibly competitive and no one wanted to be the weak one at drinking.
I gasped for air as I placed the glass down on the table beside me with a bang; it was empty, of course. I did a little victory dance as I finished first, and when I looked up my eyes met with a pair of the most amazing green eyes across the dance floor. I smiled seductively as I scanned the man with narrowed eyes; he was without doubt the most gorgeous man I'd ever seen.
His hair was a messy disarray of bronze glory, his chiselled features visible even in the dark room. My heart skipped a beat when I saw his lips; he had the most beautiful crooked smile as he scanned me much the same way that I was looking at him. When my eyes met his again, after having almost drowned in that freaking panty dropping smile, he winked at me.
He fucking winked at me.
Right then, the vodka decided to take over and I was no longer in control of my actions. With one last look at the green eyed God, I turned to my friends. They were laughing and choking as they argued over who had finished first, both of them jumping up and down and looking hysterical, in a good way of course.
I noticed how every man within 20 feet from us where looking at us with nothing less than amazement on their faces.
Yeah, I told you we looked good. Even drunk as hell we still had the whole clubs attention.
"Girls! I'm gonna go kick that mother fucking pole's ass. Catch me if I fall down, okay?" I called over the music, looking at the pole with determination.
Hell yeah I was doing this, that pole wouldn't know what hit him. And neither would green eyed God when I was finished shaking my ass up there.
Alice and Rose looked stunned for half a second before they started shouting again, cheering me on. Alice reached out and smacked my ass when I turned around to get on stage. I turned my head towards where green eyed God had been, and saw that he was still watching me, and that freaking smile was still on his lips. I made the decision right there that I would have those lips on me before the night was over.
When I got up on stage, which was slightly difficult as vodka and high heels aren't the best combination, I was immediately greeted with loud cheering from the crowd. I smiled when I saw the men moving towards the stage with their mouth's hanging open, completely forgetting the girls they had just been dancing with.
Did I mention how short my dress was? Yeah, I wasn't joking.
The blond girl had moved away to dance with some guy on the other side of the stage, so the pole was all mine.
I was going to take that fucker down.
Afterwards, I wouldn't remember what the hell I did up there, but Alice and Rosalie told me that my performance was the hottest thing they had ever seen. And those girls had been to a fucking Beyonce concert, so I knew I'd done a good job.
My consciousness came back to me just as the song I'd been dancing to ended, and I did one of my trademark moves to finish of. With my back against the pole, I slowly began to slide down while giving everyone in the crowd my sexiest teasing smile. I knew my dress was even higher up now and that the people in the front could probably get a glimpse of my black lace panties but I didn't care, I was having too much fun.
Everyone, and I do mean everyone, clapped their hands together, whistled and shouted out their approval when I stood back up and beamed at the crowd.
I was feeling high from the rush of dancing in front of the whole club, and from the fact that I knew green eyed God hadn't been able to take his eyes of me during the whole dance.
Oh yeah, he was so mine.
When I got of stage Alice and Rosalie were there in a second and shouted about how hot I had looked and that I should totally do that for a living. I snickered, thinking that if I had His eyes on me the whole time, I could absolutely do it all day long.
I looked for him in the crowd, ignoring all the guys who came up to me and tried to offer to buy me a drink. I'd already made my choice for the night, and I wasn't settling for anyone but him.
I started feeling slightly anxious when I glanced around the room and didn't spot him, I had thought he would come up to me straight away after I had flirted my ass of with him while I was dancing.
Ah heck, I thought. Maybe he was shy, guys like him was always too good to be true.
Not that I had ever seen a man as gorgeous as him, but still. I needed a man who wasn't afraid to go out and get what he wanted, someone who could keep up with me since I was quite a force of nature when it came down to going after what I desired.
If he wasn't man enough for it, well then he wasn't man enough to handle me.
I followed Alice and Rosalie out on the dance floor and we were immediately surrounded by at least 4 good looking men. I knew I could dance well, and I wasn't afraid to let go and get crazy, especially with 6 shots of tequila in my body.
I was on a high tonight.
We danced to the music that was so loud I couldn't even hear what Alice was shouting at me, she was gesturing with her head to something behind me but I was too caught up in the music to care.
I suddenly felt two hands on my waist, and turned around to see who it was.
I was now standing face to face with green eyed God, and my mouth almost fell open.
If I had thought he looked good at a distance, it was nothing compared to how he looked now. Those green eyes seemed to pierce right through me, his features was so stunning that he looked like he'd been airbrushed to complete perfection. His bronze hair was the most beautiful tangled mess I'd ever seen, and I just wanted to reach out and slide my fingers through it, to see if it could possibly be as soft as it looked.
That smile was still in place, and his lips were so perfect I had to blink to clear my head, just looking at him made me dizzy.
Damn, he sure as hell was nothing short of a God.
His hands were still on my waist, and it felt like a jolt of electricity running through my body at his touch.
I had never wanted anything more in my life than I wanted him at that moment. He overshadowed every other thought, I didn't even feel drunk from the alcohol anymore, I was now completely intoxicated by his presence.
"Hi there" He whispered in my ear. I almost fainted when his lips brushed against my skin; his voice was just as attractive as the rest of him. And his smell… I took a large breath, breathing in the most amazing scent I'd ever come across.
"Hi" I whispered back, slightly breathless. I had never been nervous around a guy before, but something about him made my knees weak. Good thing he was holding me.
Oh God he was still holding me. Please make him never let go.
"I couldn't help to notice you before, you light up the entire room, you know that? I simply had to meet you." His lips were still at my ear, and my skin tingled when he touched me.
"I'm glad I caught your attention." I said, less breathless this time. I was beginning to remember who I was, and Bella Swan always knew how to get what she wanted. And right now, I wanted him. Badly. I decided to hell with letting him make the first move, that wasn't my style anyway, so I grabbed a hold of his neck and stared into those hypnotic green eyes. My hands ran up to tangle in his hair, and of course it was just as soft as I had imagined.
"Follow me" I whispered, purposely letting my lips touch the skin just under his ear.
I felt his body tremble slightly, and when I met his eyes again they were so filled with desire that I knew we had to get of the dance floor right now, before I couldn't contain my craving for him and end up jumping him right then and there.
I took his hand and led him of away from the crowd, feeling his eyes on me as I walked towards the back door. I pushed it open and before I could even breathe in the cool air outside he had me pushed up against the wall. My entire body was on fire as his lips met mine, and he kissed me with more passion than I had ever felt before. I tried to breathe as his hands moved over my body, firmly and with such enthusiasm that I grabbed his neck and pushed his head closer, needing him to kiss me deeper. And boy, did he ever.
Our tongues met and moved together like they had been made for that single purpose.
My breathing sped up when I felt his hands against my thighs, moving down first and then up, before I felt his fingers under my skirt. His hands were so soft and warm, and I desperately wanted him to touch ever part of me.
I moved my hands from his hair and began pulling the edge of his black t-shirt, I needed very much to feel his skin against mine. He realised what I wanted and with one quick movement he had his shirt of, and then his hands were back on me, pushing my dress up. I moaned as his fingers traced the edge of my black underwear, and pulled him closer as I kissed down his cheek and neck.
I felt him grow hard against me, and quickly began to undo his belt while he lightly nibbled my ear. He pulled my panties down and then his fingers started massaging me, slowly and just the right fucking way. Damn he knew what he was doing; I could hardly concentrate on getting his zipper down when he was touching me like that.
I made it eventually, and then pushed his jeans and boxers down before stroking my hands down his back and pulled him even closer. I needed him inside me, now.
I barley had time to react before he lifted me up so that I was pushed up against the wall with my legs around his waist. He looked me deep in the eyes, a small smile was still playing around the edge of his lips, and then I threw my head back and moaned as I felt him entering me. It was unbelievable, the feeling of him combined with the electricity that was as strong as ever. I closed my eyes and let my fingers slip into his hair again, smiling when I heard him groan as he moved inside me.
I had never experienced anything like it; I couldn't imagine that there was anything in the world that would feel as good as this. He explored my body with his hands while moving with slow, sure movements. I felt my pleasure build, and I knew he was close too as his breathing sped up and he started to push inside me faster and harder. I clutched him closer and pressed my lips against his as we both reached our climax at the same time, something that had never ever happened to me before.
We held on to each other for a long time afterwards, trying to slow our ragged breathing. My heart pounded almost painfully hard as I struggled to calm down, I was so shocked over what we had just shared. It was the best god damn sex I had ever had, without any doubt.
The passion between us was almost touchable, and the way he looked at me confirmed that he felt the same way.
Holy shit this sure as hell was my night.
How could I get these feelings with a man I had barley spoken 10 words to? It was insane but it felt so bloody right, like we'd known each other for years rather than for half an hour.
I heard him draw in a deep breath, and looked at him.
That motherfucking crooked smile was back, and his eyes bored into mine with the force of a black hole. Damn, he looked like he wanted another round.
Just as I felt him harden again, jeez he was unbelievable for sure, the door opened with a bang. I yelped and climbed of him, not really wanting to get caught in that position.
I looked up and met Alice's shocked expression as she took in the scene before her.
I was standing up against the wall, trying to pull my dress down while green eyed God turned around to pull his jeans back up.
Alice shook her head once and then reached out and grabbed my hand, pulling me with her. I turned my head and saw him smirking at me as he ran a hand through his tasselled hair. Before I turned back he winked at me again, and chuckled. I smiled back and waved slightly, then Alice pulled me through the door and he disappeared from my view. I was shaking my head to try and come to grips with what had just happened.
Not watching where I walked, I bumped into Alice who had stopped and was now standing in front of me with her hands on her hips, looking like an angry mom about to scold her daughter.
I tried to smile at her, but she narrowed her eyes and looked quite pissed.
"Do you have any idea how worried I was? I didn't fucking see you disappear, and then I find you locked around some guy against a wall? Shit Bella, you know better than that! At least get to know the guy before jumping him!" She yelled at me. I had to strain to hear her over the music, but I think I got the most of it. I just rolled my eyes, I wasn't going to bring up last week when she had thrown herself on a guy after just 10 seconds. I knew she didn't mean anything bad, and I felt like shit for just leaving. But hell, I couldn't keep my hands of him and it was probably better that we didn't have an audience for what we had just done.
"I'm sorry Alice, I didn't mean to just run away like that. It was stupid, I know." I said, hoping she heard me over the loud noise.
She nodded, not completely happy yet but less scolding now anyway. She grabbed my hand and started pulling me to the front door. I looked back to where he still was, he hadn't come through the door yet and I wanted to say something, ask what his name was at least.
Shit, I didn't even know his bloody name. Bad Bella.
"Rosalie isn't feeling so good, we need to get her home before she passes out or something."
Alice's words immediately brought me back, and I knew that I had to take care of my friend before anything else. That's what best friends do.
So I sighed, looking at the door one last time and then followed Alice to where I could see Rosalie sitting. Hell, she did not look okay.
We got her into a cab and went to her place; Alice and I were supposed to crash there so we already had our stuff there. After getting Rosalie into bed we went to sleep in the guestroom.
After putting on our pyjamas we turned the lights out and fell onto the bed.
"So, what was that guys name? He looked like fucking Adonis, I'm impressed Bella." Alice said, and I laughed and tasselled her hair in the dark.
"I don't know, honestly. We never quite got to the whole exchanging name part" I snickered, and Alice looked at me in disbelief.
"What?" She said a bit to loud, I shushed her, afraid she'd wake up Rosalie.
"No, I didn't get his name. We didn't exactly talk…" I said, and got lost in my memories for a minute.
"So you're saying that you let me pry you away from that gorgeous man even though you didn't know his fucking NAME?" Her voice was almost a shout at the last word and I put my hand over her mouth to stop the cursing that followed.
When she stopped, I took my hand away. I sighed deeply before explaining.
"Alice, please don't yell, you'll wake up Rose. I don't know his name, and when I think about it it's probably better that I don't. I can't even describe it, but that was the most amazing sex I have ever had. I had no idea it could be that good, it feels like I dreamed it up or something" I said, and by the look in her eyes she didn't get my point.
"Look, I'm being realistic here. There is no way that there could ever be anything between us, he's probably an asshole or something. Him being a good guy and being able to do that shit he did, that's just too good to be true. I'm better of not knowing if he is an asshole and instead just remembering the day I had the best sex of my entire fucking life."
Even in the dark I could see her rolling her eyes. I gave up, I didn't have the energy to talk about this now. I was fucking tired.
"You're such a pessimist." Alice said. I didn't respond, knowing it was useless to try and convince her of something when she had already made up her mind. She was just as stubborn as me.
"Let's just hope for your sake that you meet him again." She continued.
I shook my head, not saying anything to fuel her on. We drifted of to sleep eventually, and in my dreams I did meet him again. I would never forget those green eyes, or the way he'd touched me. And for the next four days, he was in every single one of my dreams.
Wednesday.
"Oh shit" I mumbled, staring with half opened eyes at my alarm clock. It was just my luck that the fucker would stop working today of all days, so I wasn't surprised but slightly annoyed that I now had to rush to get ready for work.
I had a new client coming in today, and according to my boss he was quite the hot shot so I really needed to land this one. I worked as an interior designer at the best firm in New York, and I knew that if I did a good job with this new client, I would be made partner.
I felt a thrill go through me, being partner was something I had worked for every single day during my last 5 years at 'Esmee's Designs'. And now the opportunity was here, finally.
I quickly got out of bed and jumped in the shower, I needed to make a good impression today and that included being impeccably clean and looking my very best.
I went through my normal morning routines, except I skipped breakfast in order to blow dry my hair to perfection. After getting dressed in a midnight blue dress that hugged my curves but was long enough to be acceptable at work, a black jacket and black Loubotins I headed outside. I earned an appreciative look from the door man when I passed, and smiled to myself.
The walk to my office wasn't long, and I was glad that I lived on walking distance since my car had broken down the first day I moved here. I hadn't really needed it; I preferred just calling a cab if I was going somewhere that wasn't within walking distance.
When I got there Esmee came to meet me with a huge smile on her lips, she looked absolutely stunning, as usual. Good thing she was happily married to Carlisle for many years now, or else she would have to fight of half the male staff on a daily basis. Instead, she had left that to me. I groaned internally when I spotted Michael Newton out of the corner of my eye, he smiled at me waved. I smiled half heartedly back, not wanting to encourage him.
"Bella you look… I mean wow! You look gorgeous honey!" She took my hand and spun me around so she could inspect my outfit. I laughed and was pleased that I had managed to pull of the 'look my very best' task.
"Thanks Esmee, and may I say so do you! I absolutely love those Manolos, I'm gonna have to borrow them next time we go out, just so you know!" I laughed, I was so lucky to work for someone like Esmee; she was one of my best friends and probably the nicest person on the planet. I adored her.
"Of course sweetie, I'll trade them with those blue Jimmy Choo's of yours and we'll take our little butts out to dace!" She smiled.
"Sounds good to me!" I said, already looking forward to it. And who knows, if we went back to the same place where I had been last weekend, I might get to see green eyed God again.
Damn I still hadn't been able to forget about him, and I had started to regret not getting his name. Alice was right, I was such a pessimist. I should have thought; 'if a man can do that to my body, imagine what he can do with the rest of me'. But no, I had to go all cynical and pretend that I didn't believe in good things. Stupid Bella.
"Come on, your client will be here any minute so get to your office and get ready. I'll send him in when he arrives. Blow his mind, Bella. I'm counting on you!" She walked with me to my large office and smiled warmly before turning around and leaving me.
I took a large breathe and started to mentally prepare myself. I knew this shit, I mean hell I was one of the best designers in the entire country!
After about five minutes I heard a knock on my door. I was sitting behind my large desk and organizing all the papers I would need for this new client, and stood up when the door opened.
Esmee entered and her eyes were huge from excitement. She mimed the words "oh my GOD" and I tried to keep from laughing at her expression. Esmee was quite picky, so this guy had to be something special.
I walked around the desk as Esmee cleared her throat to speak.
"Bella, this is Edward Cullen, your new client." She said, and I looked behind her at the man who just entered my office.
My jaw dropped.
All I could see were those green eyes, and that fucking panty dropping (literally) crooked smile. I forgot to breathe as he stepped towards me.
How the hell was this possible? My green eyed God was here, in my office. He was my new client. Oh shit this was gonna be awkward, I hoped he didn't remember me. Maybe he had been as drunk as me? Oh please let him not remember me.
"Bella, is it?" He asked and chuckled at my reaction. Yeah, he definitely remembered me. The way he said my name made my knees weak, and I was thankful that he at that moment took my hand, I needed the support desperately.
I trembled when I felt that same current flow through me at his touch, and looked up at him in surprise. He had the same expression on his face, and looked quite amused.
I saw Esmee walking out and closing the door behind her, and the room seemed to shake from electricity between us as we were left alone.
I still had his hand in mine, and he was not letting it go. Neither was I.
I tried to think of something to say, but for once in my life I was at a lost for words. The desire started to build up inside me, and that longing to kiss his lips again struck me with such force that I had to shake my head to clear it.
Be professional for fuck sake Bella. He is your client.
My gorgeous, God like client that had given me the best damn orgasm I'd ever had.
"Good morning, Mr Cullen. It's a pleasure to meet you" I said, trying to keep my voice steady. He was still holding my hand, and now his thumb was stroking my skin softly. My entire body tingled at his touch, and I had to close my eyes for a moment to collect my tangled thoughts.
"The pleasure is all mine, I assure you." He said in that low, velvety voice of his.
I took in a deep breathe and met his gaze again, and my eyes widened when I saw that his were hungry, and full of desire just like that night…
"I'm hoping you will like what I have planned for you, and that we will get to work together on this." I was able to speak without my voice trembling, and was thankful. God this man had the strongest effect on me I'd ever felt, I could hardly keep myself from jumping him right there in my office.
'Get it together Bella!' I thought to myself.
Edward chuckled again, and moved closer to me. My breathing stopped all together as he placed his hands on my waist and pulled me to him.
"Oh, I'm sure we will work perfectly together" He whispered in my ear, and his warm breath against my skin almost made me faint. How did he do that? I felt dazed and slightly wobbly in my knees.
I looked up into his eyes, and when I saw that fire burning in them, I had no power left to control myself.
Just as I reached up to kiss him, he bent his head down and met me halfway. Our lips moved together perfectly, it truly felt like we had been made for each other. It was heaven, and I never wanted it to stop.
When I felt dizzy from the lack of oxygen, he pulled back slightly and smiled his crooked smile at me.
"I'm glad I found you" He said, holding my gaze.
I shivered a little, enjoying the way his body was pressed to mine.
"I am too, and your right. I'm quite positive that we will be perfect together" I said and claimed his mouth again.
I felt his smile against my lips, and I knew without a doubt that this was going to be a great collaboration.
Buckle your seatbelts.. You're in for a ride..
