This is my first attempt at fanfiction. I have been playing with some original stories for a while but can't get these two characters out of my head. Please review and let me know how I'm doing so far. I'm quite nervous about it.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters or Twilight. I do however own this particular little story involving them.
"Well I'm sure glad that's finally over!" I sighed to my friend Alice. She had accompanied me to the courthouse to finalize my divorce. It had been a 3 year mistake that I was happy to be rid of. You know how people say "ya know when ya know"; well it works in the negative as well. I knew I was making a mistake but made it anyway, then when it was time to end it I just knew. I guess on some level I had feelings for him but they weren't what they should have been to merit marriage. I think I was just scared of being alone. Stupid, I know. So now here I am, 26 and divorced.
"So, where are we going to celebrate?" Alice asked pulling me from my thoughts. "I don't care as long as I can relax and maybe let loose a little. I want to go home and change first though!" I really needed a night out after all of that. She said she knew just the place. I could be in trouble.
It was still early so we went to grab some dinner before going out. Sure enough Alice's idea of a place to relax and let loose was a dance club. I should have known. She is a spunky little thing. She is about 5'2" and petite with short black hair and bright blue eyes. We've been friends for most of our lives. I love that girl. We couldn't be more opposite but we were a good match. I am 5'6" and athletically built with long brown hair and brown eyes. I am a little quiet and try to just blend in, while she is outgoing and loves being the center of attention. Like I said opposites!
We went inside and it was packed, but it was a Friday night. The club was packed since it was after 10:00. I was glad that I decided to just dress casual in some dark jeans and a simple long sleeve black wrap top. Alice never went casual so she was wearing a shimmery pink mini dress. We got some drinks and found a table a little ways from the dance floor. There were a bunch small groups hanging out. There were a couple of different bachelorette parties judging by the veil and matching t-shirts. Many looked to be groups of college guys. The other was a small group of guys that looked to be about our age. They were all very nice to look at and seemed to be focused on one guy in particular. I thought it must be his birthday or something. He was really attractive, about 6'2" with a nice slender build. He had golden brown hair that was a mess on top his head. Alice caught me staring. "He's hot, you should talk to him!" She said sounding a little too excited. "No way, Alice, you know I can't talk to some guy in a bar." I thought out loud, she's crazy! "Besides that is the last thing I need right now!" She gave me that mischievous little smile she has and said "That is exactly what you need right now! There is nothing wrong with having a little fun." I just rolled my eyes and took a sip of my drink.
After a while I was feeling pretty good and the DJ started playing some good music, so we decided to get up and dance. I loved to dance but always hated the way guys would get all up on me when we were dancing, so I stuck close to Alice. It probably brought us all kinds of attention but we felt safe and had a lot of fun. While we were dancing I noticed that "the guy" was looking at us. He was trying to be sly but I caught him. His friends started laughing and pushing him out of his seat towards the dance floor. Alice noticed me freeze up and turned to see what I was looking at. As soon as she saw him she grabbed my face and forced me to look at her. "Bella, you can do this, just dance with him and see what happens, You will be fine!" Then she disappeared.
I was just standing there in the middle of the dance floor watching this amazing man approach me as the song changed to On The Floor by Jennifer Lopez. He got about a foot away and said "Dance with me?" I just nodded like a fool, blushing bright red. He moved closer and started moving a little. I followed. He leaned in close to my ear and said "I'm Edward." Then he took my hands and wrapped them around his neck then placed his on my hips. I think my heart was trying to beat out of my chest. I took a deep breath and leaned in to say "Bella. My name is Bella." He smiled a beautiful smile and stared moving me a little more. I really needed to get it under control. He obviously noticed my tension because he leaned down to my ear again "Relax Bella, I won't bite." I giggled and relaxed a little. I decided to stop being so nervous and just go with it. So I looked up at his face and started moving my hips side to side with the beat. He followed and soon we were really dancing well. He led us in a ChaCha style step as I loosened up. He didn't grind on me (for which I was both thankful and a little disappointed) but he did move one of his hands to my lower back to pull me a little closer. He was absolutely gorgeous. As the song pick up he raised my right arm above my head and spun me in a turn only to pull me into him quickly and I was so happy I spent so much time in dance classes. We started to draw a bit of a crowd but I only just barely noticed anyone else. His green eyes just sparkled and his smile was making me happily uncomfortable! Part of me really wanted to lick him! All too soon the song ended and I started to back away but he held me and asked if he could buy me a drink. I nodded and let him lead me by the hand to the bar.
I started to look around for Alice but wasn't having any luck spotting her. Edward noticed and pointed over to the table his friends were occupying. Sure enough, there she sat with his friends looking like she'd known them all her life. We walked over and Edward introduced me to his friends, Jasper, Emmet and Ben. "So Alice tells us you are celebrating!" the big guy, Emmet, shouted. I scowled at Alice and asked "Did she now? Did she say what we are celebrating?" Edward's eyes bounced between me and Alice. I guess he picked up on the tension. Jasper noticed too since he was watching Alice very closely. He quickly answered, "Nope she wouldn't say, just that you were finally happy." "Sounds like our friend Edward here." Ben added. Edward blushed a little and smirked at his friends. I looked over at him, "Are you celebrating too?" He said "yeah, my divorce was finalized today." I relaxed at that bit of news and said, "Mine too!" He smiled the most beautiful crooked smile back at me. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Alice bounce in her seat and nudge Jasper on the shoulder. He gave a huge grin to Emmet and Ben. That seemed a little suspicious but I let it go and asked Edward to dance again.
He didn't answer but just took my hand and led me to the dance floor. I couldn't tell you what song was playing because all I could concentrate on was the way his hands felt on my lower back and his warm breath on my neck. He was swaying us back and forth in a slow rhythm and moving his hands up and down my back. I felt his knee in between my thighs and had to stop myself from doing something too forward. I had my hands linked behind his head just to keep my fingers out of his hair. When I felt him press my body into him I relented and sunk my fingers into his silky locks. He sighed and leaned his forehead against mine. We were so close that if I tipped my head back I could brush my lips against his. While I was contemplating doing just that Alice touched my shoulder bringing me out of my Edward induced trance. Edward leaned back and loosened his grip on my hips so I could turn to her. "Are you ready to go?" I just stared at her trying to figure out why she was in such a hurry. She must have read my mind because she leaned in to my ear, "Bella, it's almost 1:30 in the morning and you two have been dancing for over an hour!" I heard Edward chuckle and quickly snapped out of it. The crowd had dwindled down to only about 15 people and 6 of them were our little group. I thought, wow, how had I not noticed.
Jasper asked if we wanted to join them at a local diner for some coffee. Alice was practically vibrating so I said yes. Once outside of the club, Emmet and Ben said good bye and left us in the parking lot. We followed the guys to the diner and Alice didn't stop talking all the way there. She rattled off question after question about Edward and commented on our "amazing chemistry". It would have been funny if I weren't in such a stupor. I had never felt like that before. Like he and I were the only people on the planet. I wonder if it was just the music and maybe the effects of the alcohol. Once we pulled in front of the diner I was kind of back to normal. Before I could even get the key out of the ignition, Edward was opening my door for me. I was not used to this at all. We walked into the empty diner and found a booth in the corner. Edward gestured for me to slide in and he sat next to me while Alice and Jasper did the same on the other side. Alice and Jasper were talking like they'd known each other for ever so I had to ask, "Do you two know each other or something?" I'm sure I sounded rude but it was just so odd. I mean Alice seemed to be comfortable with anyone but Jasper was different. She blushed and ducked her head immediately so I knew I was right. "Really, Alice, How come I didn't know about him?" She just smiled and started to explain. "Well we met like a month ago at Fast Eddie's. His band was playing and I was there with some girls from work. I of course couldn't take my eyes off him and had to introduce myself. But when his set was over he came to me before I could even get up." He just smiled and nodded along with her. "So I gave him my number and we've been talking ever since. I didn't know he was going to be there tonight though, so I didn't plan this! I promise, Bella!" She was worried I was upset with her! "Alice, it's fine, I didn't even think that. Besides this has been a great night!" Edward shot that amazing crooked smile at me and I almost melted. "Yes, it has been a great night." he agreed.
We sat there sipping on coffee and talking for another 2 hours. I was going to drag ass tomorrow but it was so worth it. The guys ordered some pancakes and I got an omelet while Alice got French toast. It was fun, almost like being back in college. When we realized it was going on 4 am we all decided it was time to head home. Edward walked me back to my car where we realized that Alice was following Jasper to his truck. "I had a lot of fun tonight." I smiled, "I did too." He leaned in close and with his lips barely touching my cheek breathed "Can I take you out again? Maybe tomorrow?" I kind of panicked and said, "Sure, how bout I meet you for lunch tomorrow and we go from there." He backed up a little; I swear I saw disappointment pass through his eyes before saying "sure, that would be great. Can I have your number?" I wanted to smack myself in the forehead. "Of course, hand me your cell." I took his phone from him and called my cell and saved my number in his contacts. "There you go, now I have your number too. I will call you tomorrow and we can work out the details." "I'll be waiting, see you later!" He said smoothly. I did that stupid little girly finger wave and sank into my car. I wanted to crawl in a hole and die. He waved and walked away.
Alice noticed my mortification when she got in the car. "Oh no, what did you do?" "I am such a dork!" She just laughed at me. I didn't think it was so funny but laughed just to lighten the mood. "You know he is totally into you, right?" What? Alice you are crazy, he only just met me. There is no way and I am so not good enough for him." She snorted and glared at me, "oh no you don't, don't you start that 'I'm not worthy of anything good' crap. You and I both know that you do deserve it and that you are more than good enough for Edward." I am sure I looked like a little girl being scolded by her mother but I just couldn't help my thoughts. "I'm sorry Ali, but I just can't see what he would see in me." "Every time you do this I want to find that asshole ex-husband of yours and beat the living crap out of him! He was wrong every time he said those things to you and you know it. He only wanted to control you and keep you locked away for him. You are so much more than he ever gave you credit for." She was positively pissed off. I hated that I let him get to me but after 9 years together I couldn't help it. Mike was such a huge part of my life and letting it go was going to be harder than just signing my name on the divorce papers. His words and actions were deeply imbedded in my heart and mind. Therapy was helping but I had a long way to go. Alice knew this but it hurt her when I got down on myself. She knew me before Mike and saw the changes in me from my time with him.
"Bella, I know how much he hurt you and I know that will take a long time to work through, but I am asking this of you as your best friend, please give Edward a chance to show you how amazing you are." I smiled a little and wiped away the tears trying to fall, "I will try. I can't promise that I won't screw it up but I will try to let it go and see where all this goes." "Good, that's all I ask. That and I want all the details!" With that little comment we were back to our usual selves. Speaking of details I needed some. "Alice, why didn't you tell me about Jasper? You seem to really like him a lot and from the way he looks at you, he really likes you too."
"Bella, you were so busy with work and the divorce was dragging you down so I was worried that it would hurt you. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep it from you for long, I had planned on telling you tonight actually. Then we just ran into them and you and Edward hit it off so easily."
"It's ok, I understand, I was just shocked at how connected you were already. This looks serious, Ali."
"I think it is. He is so great. We haven't really spent any time together before tonight but we can talk for hours and not run out of things to say and he is so sweet. Oh my God he is hot though. I couldn't stop staring at him tonight!"
I laughed at her but totally understood what she meant. I wanted to touch Edward the whole night. "Believe me, I understand. Did you look at Edward? I mean he is beautiful!"
Soon we were at her apartment. She told me to call her after I made my plans with Edward and said good night. I only lived a short way from her so I was home in 10 minutes. I pulled into the garage and couldn't believe this was all mine. Mike had moved most of his stuff out after I kicked him out but only recently got the rest of it out. I had to fight for the house because he thought he was entitled to it but since I was the one who paid for it I made sure I got to keep it. I loved this house and I worked so hard for it. He only wanted it to hurt me. It was the only thing I was adamant about in our divorce, that and not paying him any kind of support.
Since it was nearing 5 am, I headed straight to bed and was asleep in minutes. I dreamed of a beautiful green eyed man that night.
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