Bella had been hiding from her abusive ex-boyfriend James for three years making sure he never knew he had a daughter. Bella finally returns home to Forks after almost eighteen years and rekindles her love with all her friends. Bella plans to stay relationship free, that is until she makeouts with Edward, Chief of Police and best friends brother, on one drunk night out and soon admits she's attracted to him.
Chapter 1
"Rosalie stop teaching my daughter how to punch people." I yelled to my best friend as I unpacked some plates in the kitchen.
"I'm teaching her self-defense." Rosalie yelled causing me to chuckle. I'd been back in Forks a total of two days and Emmylou, my two year old daughter, had already taken a liking to Rosalie and Alice.
"She's only two, she still drinks out of a bottle sometimes." I said walking into the living room to find Emmylou on the floor while Alice was tickling her stomach. "And she pee's when she laughs to hard." Alice stopped.
"Momma, Alice tickle me." Emmylou laughed running over so I could pick her up. "Save me." I kissed her cheek and rested her on my hip.
"So I think since you're home that we should go out and celebrate, minus the child." Alice smiled. "My parent's could watch her." I chewed my lip and thought about it. "Please Bella, it's our first time seeing you in almost eighteen years."
"You think you'll be fine without me for one night?" I asked Emmylou and she laid her head on my shoulder.
"I's be fine." she smiled "Can I have teddy?"
"Of course you can." I smiled. I looked at Alice and she bounced up and down clapping her hands together.
"You can finally meet Jasper, and Emmett." Alice smiled looking at Rosalie "Maybe I'll invite my brother, do you remember him?"
"I was seven, my memory isn't that great. Wasn't he like six years older than us?" Alice nodded "I think I met him once."
"I'll see if he's off." Alice smiled "Alright Rosalie, you call the boys and tell them our plan. Bella let's go pack this munchkin some clothes and then get you looking good."
"Momma pack this." Emmylou said tossing her princess night gown in her pink small bag. Once I finished packing her up I went into my room with Alice. "Can I watch?"
"Sure Emmy, what color dress should your mom wear?" Alice asked as she looked through a big bag, which I had no idea came from.
"Pink!" Emmy shouted flopping back against my pillows and watching as Alice pulled out three pink, very short, dresses. "Ohhh. This one!" Alice shoved it in my hands.
"No." I said when I stepped out of my bathroom and looked in my full length mirror. It was tight, and pink with tank sleeves. The back was open and dipped super low.
"Yes, Emmylou tell her you love it." Emmylou repeated what she was told to say. "Bella wear it, please it's amazing on you. I almost forgot," Alice ran to her bag and dug out a pair of six inch pumps and handed them to me.
"Alice I look like a hooker." I said quietly so Emmylou couldn't hear.
"You look amazing, now let's go sit in the bathroom and do your hair." Alice pushed me in the bathroom and Emmylou crawled on my lap. After a half hour of pulling and yanking, Alice had pulled my hair in a sock bun on the top of my head and did my makeup. Alice changed, as well as Rosalie.
"Momma, where teddy?" Emmylou asked when we walked into Esme and Carlisle Cullen's living room. "Momma?" I grabbed her bag and started looking through it.
"Right here." I sighed thanking god that I had found it.
"Bella!" Esme ran forward and wrapped me in a hug. "Oh gosh look at how much you've grown up. Is that your little one? She looks just like you." Esme went down and introduced herself to Emmylou.
"Alright Bells let's go." Alice shouted from the door. I knelt down and kissed Emmylou's cheek.
"Be good for Esme." I winked at her and grabbed Alice's hand.
Edward
"Did I mention how much I dislike bars?" Jasper said for the fourth time as we waited for the ladies. Apparently Alice was dying to set me up with her old childhood friend Bella. I just sat back in my stool and drank my beer.
"Baby!" I heard Rosalie yell and throw her arms around Emmett's shoulders and kiss him on the lips. Alice walked over and did the same to Jasper. That's when I saw her, she had on a bright pink dress and long legs. Her brown hair was pulled up on top of her head and her brown eyes poured into mine.
"Guys this is Bella, Edward don't you remember her. I know I introduced you guys once." Alice said bringing Bella over to the group. I shook my head no. It took a total of four shots, two beers and thirty minutes for Bella and the rest of the girls to get drunk.
"So Edward," Bella slurred draping an arm across my shoulder. "are you single?" I chuckled and slid off my stool and stood next to her. In heels she just reached my chin, so barefoot I'm guessing she would reach just about my chest. So small to my six foot three frame. Kisses Down Low by Kerri Rowland came on and Bella grabbed my hand and dragged me to the dance.
"Bella you're really drunk." I said as she almost tripped and then turned around and started grinding on me. "Bella!"
"I like my kisses down low, make me arch my back.." Bella sang along with the music playing. I looked around for help but Emmett was making out with Rosalie in the corner and Alice and Jasper were dancing as well. Fuck it. I placed my hands on her hips and started dancing along with her. I danced with her for two songs and she spun around. "Kiss me."
"Bella, stop you're drunk." She wrapped her arms around my neck and started kissing my cheek. "Bella-" she cut me off when she placed her mouth on mine and pulled me down for a kiss. I wanted to stop but she was such a good kisser that I got lost in it.
"Edward!" I heard someone yell and yank Bella away from me. I looked up to see Alice completely sober. "What the hell dude, she's my best friend."
"She kiss me." I said motioned to Bella as she struggled to even stand. "Don't get pissed at me." Alice huffed and looked at her friend.
"Get her home, to moms please? Her daughters there so be quiet." Daughter? What the hell had I just gotten myself into. "Please Edward."
"Whatever Alice." I said hoisting Bella up over my shoulder and carrying her to my truck and setting her inside. When I got behind the wheel I noticed it was only midnight. "Do not throw up in my truck." Bella just sighed and rolled down the window.
"Where's Alice?" Bella mumbled. "I want Alice."
"Yeah well she's probably fucking Jasper somewhere so it looks like you're stuck with me." I said stopping at a red light. Bella leaned out the window and started throwing up. "Oh god." I rubbed my hands over my face.
"I'm okay," she mumbled falling back against the seat and wiping her mouth. I pulled up to my parent's house and got Bella out of my truck and carried her inside. I went to my old room and set her down on the bed in there. "No stay Edward, please."
"Bella, that's not a smart idea." I said trying to pull my hand away from hers. "Bella let go." It was hard to not say yes when her chocolate brown eyes were just begging me. "Fine." I laid down beside her and she curled up against me.
Bella
Holy headache. I groaned and roll over and slowly opened my eyes to find myself in a mysterious bedroom. The taste in my mouth was disgusting and I made a mental note to never go out with Alice again. "I want my momma." I heard Emmylou shout.
"You're mommy is sleeping and it's a good idea to leave her alone." I heard a deep familiar voice tell my daughter. I slowly got up, and went into the bathroom and put toothpaste on my finger and brushed my teeth. I couldn't find my shoes and silently made my way downstairs.
"Momma." Emmylou threw herself against my legs and I stumbled backwards. "Edwood make us food." I rubbed my hand over my face and walked into the kitchen.
"No yelling baby, momma's head hurts." I said setting her in my lap. I looked up when a plate of food was placed in front of me. "Edward?"
"Nice to see you sober." He said smiling at me. "And not throwing up out of the window of my truck." Oh my god, I buried my face in Emmylou's curls.
"That's all right, I didn't like makeout with a stranger?" Edward just smiled and shook his head no.
"Now that we've got past that you both need to eat before everything get cold." He smiled looking at me again. Something wasn't right, there was something he wasn't telling me. Emmylou and I ate our breakfast and after I grabbed her overnight bag.
"Edwood, come see me soon." Emmylou said throwing her arms around his legs. Edward bent down and kissed her cheek.
"Anytime princess." He smiled. The drive home felt like forever and when I did get home I changed into sweats and laid on the couch to watch television. Emmylou played with her Barbies on the floor and soon thunder erupted signaling that a storm was approaching.
"Momma no rain." Emmylou said crawling on the couch next to me. I kissed the top of her head and wrapped her in the blanket I had around me.
We sat and watched Disney channel for awhile and when I got up to make dinner the power went out. I made two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and walked back into the living room. "Emmy?" I looked around and saw something move under the blanket. "Sweetie it's just the power." I uncovered my tiny daughter.
"Too dark." She said with tears falling down her chubby cheeks. I went around the room light candles and soon it became brighter. "Bettuh." We ate our food and then sat in silence as the rain belted against the windows. A sharp knock sounded on the door.
"Stay here." I said going to the front door and seeing a dripping wet Edward standing there in his police uniform. "What are you doing?"
"I'm coming to check on you and Emmylou." Edward said walking inside and taking off his jacket. "This storm is wicked tonight."
"Yeah my powers out."
"Edwood." Emmylou yelled running towards Edward and throwing herself into his arms. "Edwood, the powuh out." My cell phone started ringing and I went to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Bella oh my god, do you like ever answer your phone?" Alice screamed in my ear. "I have to ask you so many questions."
"My powers out and phones not working, what do you need?" I said peaking in the kitchen as Edward threw Emmy in the air.
"You madeout with my brother and I want to know if you're attracted to him." My mouth dropped open, I madeout with Edward? "Bella- Bella are you there?"
"Alice I didn't know that I kissed your brother." I said quietly. "Alice what the hell did I do last night?" I heard her chuckle.
"Let's see you drank fast, got drunk fast. Grinded on my brother for almost an hour and then madeout with him. After that I really don't know you'd have to ask him."
"Damn right I am." I hung up on her and walked into the kitchen. "Emmy go in the living room for a minute I need to talk to Edward." Edward set her on the floor and she skipped off. "Why did you tell me we kissed at the bar last night?"
"Madeout actually." He said casually leaning against the counter. "Also you asked if you madeout with any strangers, I am not a stranger."
"Listen," I said walking closer to him. "I didn't know what I was doing and I completely apologize for my actions. If I was out of line-"
"..Bella shut up." He said cutting me off. "I liked it." What? Did he just say what I think he did? "Don't believe me?"
"Well-no, you see-" He leaned down and pressed his lips to mine silencing me. His lips were soft against mine and he tasted like coffee. So different then James who tasted like whiskey.
"Believe me now?" Edward asked when he pulled away. I nodded yes "There is something about you Bella, I'm not sure what it is yet but I'm attracted to you and whenever I see that little daughter of yours I fall more in love with her."
"I'm not a relationship kind of person, I always screw up and-" He presses a finger to my lips.
"I'm not asking for a relationship, yet." He smiled. "I want us to go on dates, hangout and get to know each other." I wanted to say yes so bad, I wanted to jump into his arms and tell him yes a million times but I was so wrong for him. He deserved someone more.
"You should go." I said stepping away from him. Edward looked at me in disbelief. "Please, it's what's best." He slowly reached for his jacket. "Once again I apologize for what happened." I held the door open for him. "Goodbye Edward."
XOXO