A/N: Hey, welcome to my story. It's not the first I've written, but it's the first I've published. I'm going to Berlin for fashion week and then staying an extra week sight-seeing and whatnot, so after this chapter it'll be about two weeks before I update again. Anyways enjoy, and don't forget to review.
Warning: this story deals with underage drinking, drug use, sexual scenes, and suicide.
We were 16. We were beautiful. We were dirty rich. 'The Academy,' they called us. The elite. Living beyond our years, taking on the world, and wearing gorgeous clothes while we did it.
We were invincible.
We were Bella Swan, Alice Brandon, Rosalie Hale, Edward Cullen, Emmett McCarty, and Jasper Whitlock.
And this was going to be the best summer of our lives.
BPOV
"Bella, where's the damn straightener?" I heard Alice whisper-yell from my large walk-in closet, which used to be a guest bedroom.
"Alice shut the fuck up, you'll wake my parents," I hissed back at her, walking into the closet, GHD in hand. "And hurry on, it's already 2:45," I told her, checking the time on my silver diamond studded Cartier.
"How exactly are we getting to Jessica's anyway?" Rosalie asked from where she was lounging on my bed, fully dressed and made up. She was wearing a black satin Prada wrap dress, with black silver-studded six-inch Louboutins.
"The guys are waiting for us outside the gates, we're all walking together," I informed her.
"Ok I'm ready," Alice announced as she stumbled out of the closet. She was dressed in a pale pink Dolce body con skirt, with a loose-fitted black Chanel open-backed top, and a lacy pink leotard underneath. She'd already started drinking and wasn't exactly sober.
"Okay, lets go. Follow me, and don't make a sound," I ordered.
I slowly opened my bedroom door, holding my breath as I prayed it didn't squeak. Once it was open, Alice and Rose tiptoed out passed me, shoes in one hand, alcohol in the other. I closed my door behind me and began leading the way down the hallway, wincing at the feel of the cold marble on my bare feet. Right when we reached the top of the elaborate staircase, there was a crash as Alice banged into the dark mahogany hall table. We froze, waiting with bated breath for the sound of my parents getting up. Realizing we were in the clear, we dissolved into giggles.
I shushed them again, as we continued making our way out of the house. Once we reached the foyer, I unlocked the grand two-story high glass doors. I motioned for Alice and Rose to go out, before locking the door behind me. Running down the long tree-lined drive, I let out an exuberant laugh. Mission sneak out: accomplished.
We expertly climbed over the large wrought iron gates and dropped down onto the road where the boys were awaiting us.
"Jaspeeeeeer," Alice squeaked out, before launching herself into his arms.
"Hey darlin', had a bit to drink did you?" he drawled in his sexy Southern accent, wrapping his arms around her.
"Pssssht me? Not at aaaaall," Alice tried to convince him. He chuckled before leaning in for a kiss, which quickly turned into a heavy make out.
I laughed at her drunken state before turning to Edward. As always, I was left dazzled at the sight of him. His bronze hair was tousled on his head, looking as though he'd just spent hours running his hands through it. His green eyes were sparkling in the glow of the streetlights, and they almost left me breathless. He was dressed in a green polo t-shirt that I wanted to rip off him, and Rock and Republic stressed denim jeans.
"Hey," I smiled.
"Hey," he murmured, before his lips crashed to mine, our tongues twisting and exploring. I felt his hands make their way to my ass, moaning in pleasure as he massaged my cheeks. I grinded into his obvious erection, eliciting a soft hiss from him. Remembering we had somewhere to be, I pulled away from him and turned to the rest of the group. Alice and Jasper were still making out, and Rosalie and Emmett were standing close to each other talking.
"Lets get the fuck out of here," I called out to them, "we have a party to get to!"
The music was loud. I could feel my body swaying to the beat, without me even thinking about it. My eyes were closed, and my hands were running up and down my body and through my hair. I felt Edward come up behind me and snake his arms around my waist. I could feel his erection, and automatically grinded my ass into it. He began kissing up and down my neck. I was getting seriously turned on.
"Lets go somewhere," he murmured into my ear.
Without even waiting for an answer from me, he grabbed my hand, and pulled me through the house out the door of the sunroom. We stumbled through the garden, until we reached the forest surrounding the grounds. Pushing me against a tree, Edward pressed his body flush against mine as our lips met in a passionate kiss.
Tongues meshed, teeth clattered, hands tangled in hair. I couldn't remember being more turned on in my life. Edward wasted no time in slipping his hand up my white feathered Versace skirt, into my panties. I moaned loudly into his mouth as he stroked my wet folds before plunging two fingers into my pussy. I bucked into his hand as his thumb stroked my clit. Before I knew it I was there, orgasming as his mouth swallowed my screams.
After giving myself a few seconds to recover, our lips met again. I reached down to undo his pants, reaching into his boxers to free his erection. He gasped as I began stroking up and down his cock.
"Bella…" he breathed out, backing away so he could pull my tits out of my navy low-cut sequined Chloé top. I was extremely grateful I'd left the La Perla's at home. He took one of my nipples in his mouth, and I let out a soft moan. I stroked him even faster, using my other hand to gently cup his balls. He bit down on my nipple when I squeezed them, making me scream out. His hips began bucking wildly and I stroked faster. I could tell he was on the verge.
I dropped to me knees, and took him in my mouth to finish him off. With one hard suck, he came into my mouth. I licked him clean before standing back up.
"Bella, that was… amazing," he got out between breaths.
"You weren't so bad yourself," I teased as we straightened out our clothes. "Come on, lets get back to the party."
I groaned in pain as the early morning sun streamed through my blinds. My head felt like it was full of razors that pierced my brain every time I moved. I slowly opened my eyes to find myself in my bed with Edward. Further inspection showed Alice passed out on my floor, and Rosalie's legs sticking out of my closet door. It appeared half her body was buried beneath piles and piles of clothes.
I threw the covers off of me, to find I was wearing a pair of ruined bright pink panties and a vintage Motley Crue tank top. A glance at Edward showed that he was totally nude. I giggled and put the covers back over him.
Unable to ignore my unbearable thirst anymore, I slowly climbed out of my super king sized bed. I crept through my room as quietly as possible, and silently opened the door. The cool marble felt refreshing under my feet and I had to fight the urge to lay down right there and press my heated face to it. Luckily the rest of the house appeared to be deserted. There's no way I'd be able to hide this hangover from my parents.
Finally arriving in the kitchen, I rummaged through the large fridge before emerging with a two-liter bottle of water. I fell to the kitchen floor and in no time had half the bottle gone. That was when the nausea hit. I jumped up and just managed to make it to the sink before vomiting.
After the third time emptying my stomach, I felt much better. I decided to make my way back upstairs to wake up the other three. I was dead if my parents arrived home and found them in their current states.
I walked into my bedroom, water in hand, to find Alice and Edward both awake. She was still sitting on the floor, staring at the wall as if she were concentrating on not throwing up.
I turned to see Edward still laying down, squinting over at me. I walked over to the bed and climbed in next to him.
"Good morning sunshine," I chirped before leaning over to kiss him on the forehead. He just groaned and reached for the bottle of water, gulping it down. I waited for him to hand it back to me, then put it on the nightstand and cuddled up next to him. He pulled me closer, and I felt his morning wood pressing into my thigh. I reached my hand down and gave him a long stroke.
"Bella," he whispered in a hoarse voice.
"We don't want to let it go to waste now, do we?" I purred into his ear.
"Guys please, I'm way too hung over to listen to this," Alice rasped from her place on the floor.
"Too bad," I replied. I began stroking him again, getting faster and faster until he was thrusting his hips into my hand.
"Bella Bella Bella," he moaned repeatedly, unable to form a proper sentence.
He began thrusting faster. I twisted my hand around his head, and he came with a loud groan. He flopped back onto his back and closed his eyes, a satisfied smile plastered on his face.
"No way dude, wake up. You have to get out of here before my parents get home," I warned, while shoving him out of the bed.
He climbed out from under the comforter and began searching for his clothes. Ten minutes later he was dressed and ready to go.
"I'll call over later?" I asked.
"Yeah I'm home all day," he confirmed. He reached over to kiss my forehead, then waved goodbye to Alice and left.
EPOV
I quietly opened the door to the mudroom trying to make my way inside unnoticed. I was in no fit state to talk to my parents. I crept into the kitchen to find Juanita wiping down the black granite counters.
"Morning Edward," she smirked knowingly.
"Don't say a word," I warned teasingly.
I walked out of the kitchen into the hall and took the stairs two at a time. I began creeping down the hall, knowing Carlisle was probably in his office. Raised voices coming from behind the heavy wooden door confirmed my suspicions. Coming closer to the office I could make out that the voices belonged to Carlisle and Esme, and it sounded like something wasn't right. Intrigued, I tiptoed closer to the door to listen.
"Carlisle darling please just think this through, I really don't think we're in the right place for you to make that investment."
"That's the thing Esme, we're not in the best place. This would be the one to get things back on track. Building has completely halted on the site in Seattle, and we've had to let go of half the construction team in Portland."
"So you think buying an island will help?" she asked, sounding exasperated.
"Trust me Esme, please. Leave the business to me, you don't need to worry about a thing, ok?"
Sensing the conversation was drawing to an end, I moved away from the door and continued down the hall into my room. I flopped onto my bed and closed my eyes. I didn't dwell on what I had overheard. Carlisle was a major property developer with projects up and down the coast, and periods of bad investments and sticky financial situations were the norm.
There was a knock on the door and a second later Esme walked in. She looked stressed.
"What's up mom?" I asked.
"Edward your father and I need to have a word, can you come to the office?" she asked.
I stood up and followed her back down the hall, searching my brain for a reason I could be in trouble. Nothing came to mind. I walked into the office and sat down in the squeaky leather chair in front of Carlisle's desk. Esme walked around to the far side, standing next to his chair where he was sat.
"Well?" I was getting impatient, curious to know what was up.
"Edward…" Carlisle began. He looked stressed. "We're not in the best place right now, and we need to talk about making some cutbacks around the house."
I felt like someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over my head. Fear picked at my brain but I shoved it to the back of my mind.
Carlisle continued to talk. "Hopefully everything should be resolved in a month or two. We just need to make some emergency arrangements for now. Juanita will be let go indefinitely. Your bank account will be frozen, but you'll have access to mine for the time being. That's all for now, and hopefully it will suffice until I sort this mess out. But just one more thing, we're going to put the cabin in Aspen under your name, that way the bank have no grounds to repossess it if it should come to that."
I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I knew Carlisle's business had taken a blow form the recession, but never imagined it was this bad. He was trying to play it down, but I knew it was more serious that he was letting on. He didn't usually find it necessary to sign over a ski lodge to his 16 year old son. Realizing I still had to give a reply, I pulled myself together.
"Ok no problem, I'm happy to help in any way I can," I assured. I stood up and went back to my room, needing some time for it to sink in.
I lay on my bed, staring at the ceiling, thinking about what Carlisle had told me. My whole life, I'd never had to worry about money. Before property developing, Carlisle had been a renowned brain surgeon. Life had always been easy for me. Esme had made sure I respected money, and that I was grateful for everything I had, but I'd never wanted for anything. And then letting Juanita go. That was a big blow. She had been with us since I was seven, she was one of the family. I felt sick at the thought of how different life would be without her around the house.
Eventually the lack of sleep the night before caught up to me. I couldn't help it as my eyes closed and I drifted off to sleep.
"Edward. Edward wake up," I heard a soft voice calling.
Groaning, I opened my eyes to find Bella kneeling next to me on my bed.
"You're great company," she mocked.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm awake." I sat up in bed, and leaned over to kiss her hello.
"How are you?" she asked.
"I'm fine," I lied, not wanting to worry her with our situation until I was certain it was something to be worried about.
She must have seen something in my expression, because she raised her eyebrows and gave me a pointed look.
"Honestly, love, it's nothing. Just leave it for now."
"Ok…" she said reluctantly.
"Come on, lets go watch a movie," I said. I didn't know what was going to happen in the coming months, but I was happy to be able to spend time with the girl I loved, and that was enough for now.