A/N-Twilight and all characters associated with it do not belong to me. What does belong to me is the 49 days clean I have, and a family I almost lost. I'm feeling very grateful these days. Here's the newest of the new just for you all! Hope you love it! Song for this chapter-"I want you to want me" Cheap Trick.

Deep breath in. Deep breath out. With that phrase running through my head I walked into the tattoo parlor with the fakest smile I've ever had to use plastered on my face. I was so fucking nervous, and it wasn't because I was getting a tattoo. Oh, no I've had plenty of tattoos done over the last few years. This was about the dude that did my last tattoo a month ago; this was about Edward. Yeah, that's right I had a thing for my tattoo artist. How could I not? I mean seriously, he was my type in every way imaginable. And then you add the tattoos into the mix, and hot damn! He was damn near perfect with that bronze colored fuck me hair, and those piercing green eyes…and that perfectly chiseled body. Down girl. It wasn't just his looks that did it for me though; he was intelligent and fucking hilarious at times. At least the day he did my last tattoo he was.

"Bella, can you stop eye fucking my brother? Please!" Alice exclaimed with a smirk. I glared at her. If she wasn't faster than any pixie sized person should be I'd jump over that counter and strangle her. To death. And not just for that comment either. I've known Alice for about six years, and she never introduced me to Edward. I mean…come on, how could she hold out on me like that?

"Alice, I'm willing to risk going to prison for the rest of my life if it means shutting that trap of yours for you." I said smiling sweetly.

"Aw, I love you, too, Bella! Now get your ass over here and fill out this form." Alice demanded tossing a clipboard onto the counter. I walked over to the counter, signed my name, and handed her my driver's license. She made a copy and gave it right back with a grin on her face that usually meant she was up to something. "Whatever it is, Alice, I'm begging you not to do it." I sighed. Her grin widened and she walked away. Fuck me. She was definitely up to something. I watched her walk over to Edward and whisper something in his ear. His eyebrows shot up and he turned to look at me. Knowing Alice she probably told him I wanted to fuck him. Or worse…date him. I don't date, and Alice knows that. But I wouldn't put it past her to try and set us up on an actual date.

I turned around and began watching the cars driving by. It was better than being stared at like I was a freak. Even if it were true. I pulled out the paper with the design Edward had drawn up the last time I was here. Two larger stars that were going on the inside of my shoulders, with five smaller stars around each of the larger ones. It looked bad ass on paper so I knew it would look killer on skin. I jumped when a hand came down on my shoulder.

"Sorry, didn't mean to scare you. So this is what you're going with?" Edward asked pointing to the paper. "Yep. You should feel special; I normally draw my own tattoos." I replied quickly. "I remember you saying that. I also remember you saying you've never had an artist do more than one tattoo on you." He stated with a small smile. "I like your work." I shrugged. "Right this way." He said walking towards his station. I followed slowly behind him watching his ass. Hey, he's got a nice ass okay? He wiped the chair down and set it so that it was almost lying down, and waved for me to have a seat. I did so quickly and then turned my head to watch him set up his station. He was particular about how it was set up; much the same way I was when I tattooed. I was very anal about my station and everybody knew better than to touch it. Once he had everything set up he took the paper from me cut it down to size, and went to make the stencil.

"Okay, I need you to move your bra straps and tank top straps out of the way so I can get these stencils put on you." He stated. I moved my tank top straps down over my arms and pulled my arms out of the sleeves so they'd stay out of the way. He didn't need to know that I wasn't wearing a bra. I had small boobs I could pull it off every now and then. He put one stencil on, and then carefully lined the other one up to match it before putting it on. He pulled the paper off and handed me a mirror so I could take a look and make sure I liked them. I did. I handed him the mirror back, and got comfortable.

He put gloves on, attached the needle to the gun, and got started. The initial start of it was a bit painful, but after that it didn't really hurt. I've had some areas where it hurt like a bitch, but then there are areas like the shoulders that don't really hurt at all. I closed my eyes and tried to relax as much as possible. Which wasn't actually that hard to do considering I loved being tattooed, and it was Edward tattooing me. Damn I was pathetic.

"So, Alice tells me you're looking for a job." Edward said casually. I was instantly on alert. "Yeah." I replied. "Well, I'm looking for a new tattoo artist." He stated. "I appreciate the offer, but no thanks." I said dryly. "Why not?" He asked brazenly. I so was not prepared for that. "Uh…I just…umm." I muttered intelligently.

"You wouldn't be an apprentice if that's what you're worried about. I've seen your work, and I was very impressed. You'd start off right away as a tattooer. You'd get your own client base going and everything. I wouldn't even charge you for renting out the station." He explained quickly.

"Why wouldn't you charge me? That's pretty stupid." I blurted out. He snorted. "Well, I'm trying to be nice and get you on your feet. I know you don't have a job right now so it'd be hard to come up with the rent and your own equipment." He replied. "I have brand new equipment at my apartment. How much a month?" I asked. "For rent?" He asked. I nodded. "Two hundred and fifty. You pay at the end of the month." He answered quickly. Well, I did need a job.

"When would I start?" I asked after a minute. "Next week." He replied. "How many other women work here?" I asked. I didn't like working with other women, or hanging out with them really. Alice and Rosalie were about the only female friends I had. I hate all the drama that comes with women. I think I should have been born a dude. "Alice is the only one, and she's part time." He answered. "Okay, but I have a condition. And I know it's gonna sound bitchy and stupid, but it's non-negotiable." I started.

"I will not hire any other women as long as you are working here. Unless she is amazingly talented and could bring us a lot of business." He said with a smile. I glared at him. "How did you know that would be my condition?" I demanded. "Alice." He shrugged. "And she's the one who showed you my work, too isn't she?" I asked. "Yup." He replied. "What else did she tell you?" I demanded. He laughed loudly and shook his head. "Some things are meant to stay between brother and sister." Was all he said. Yeah, I needed to get a hold of that little pixie before she ruined my life.

"Okay, smoke break." Edward said standing up to stretch. I got up and did the same. The only part I didn't like about getting or giving tattoos was the sitting still for so long. Other than that I loved it.

"Alice we're going out back for a smoke. Call Emmett for me and see where the hell he is please." Edward hollered. "He called about five minutes ago and said he wasn't coming in until six. He never said why." Alice yelled back.

"God damn it! Do me a favor and don't ever do that shit. Come in on time and at the time you say you're going to come in so I don't have to fire you." He grumbled walking outside. I lit my cigarette and said nothing. I was very punctual, but he'd have to see it to believe it. I could tell he'd been lied to many times about that particular topic. He walked over and grabbed my arm gently turning me so my shoulder faced the sunlight.

"That looks pretty bad ass. You'll have to check it out when we go back in. I think you're going to love it." He said with a small smile. "I'd rather wait til they're both done. I like the element of surprise…sometimes." I clarified. "And it helps that you say it looks good. I trust your judgment." I added with a smile of my own. "Do you trust me?" He asked quietly. "I'm letting you put a permanent mark on my body…for the second time in just over a month. I'd have to say yes I do." I stated.

"Not the kind of trust I'm talking about." He said. "Well, I don't really know you, but you're Alice's brother and she's always said good things about you. So based on that I'd say yeah I pretty much trust you." I replied. Now he had me curious. "Do you trust me?" I asked. "Yep." He said with no hesitation. "You don't even know me." I objected. "Doesn't matter. I trust everyone until they give me a reason not to." He said with a shrug. "And it helps that Alice has told me a little about you." He said with a crooked grin that nearly knocked me off my feet.

I stepped closer to him and raised my hand to brush a piece of fuzz out of his hair. Oh my god! His hair was unbelievably soft. Unthinkingly I ran my fingers through it a couple of times before his hand came up and stopped mine from moving. Just like every other time our skin made contact an electric current ran down my arm and traveled throughout my body. He leaned toward me, and dipped his head down to the base of my neck. There he started a path of light, hot kisses up to my jaw line, and when he got to my cheek I turned my head and captured his lips with mine. He thrust his tongue inside my mouth as I stepped closer, pressing our bodies together. He turned us to the side, and then pushed me against the wall pressing his body against mine. I dropped my cigarette and raised my hand to his head, grabbing a hold of his hair I pulled him closer still. He moaned and deepened the kiss further while grabbing my ass and hoisting me up. I quickly wrapped my legs around his waist groaning as his member made contact between my legs.

Never had I been kissed this way. It was a slow, torturous, sweet seduction, and I wanted more. So much more. I heard someone clearing their throat, and I reluctantly pulled away from Edward to see Alice standing by the back door with a wicked smile on her face.

"I was just wondering if you were going to finish that tattoo before you fucked, or after. Because Edward, you do have another appointment scheduled in forty five minutes." She said sweetly and then turned and went back inside. Edward bit down on my neck forcing a groan of pleasure to rise from my throat. I turned back to him and he immediately kissed me softly, and then ground against me causing my eyes to flutter. "I want you." He whispered against my lips. "Come by my place later and you can have me." I stated with a smile. He set me back down on my feet and took my hand, leading me back inside. We went back to his station, and I got comfortable in the chair again while he put on fresh gloves.

"Alice, not a word to anyone." Edward warned quietly. "I wouldn't dream of it brother dear." Alice replied with a smile. Gee, that was reassuring. Not! We didn't say much once he got started on the second half of my tattoo, but we kept catching each others' eye and smiling. Once he was finished I fixed my tank top, and handed him the money. He wouldn't take it. I glared at him.

"I'm not charging you for this one." He said simply. "Don't be ridiculous." I scoffed. "We'll take it out in trade later." He said with that damned crooked smile. I couldn't help it, I smiled back. I was too damn excited about later. I shoved the money back in my pocket and left. I didn't get but maybe two blocks away when I heard Edward calling my name. I turned around and waited for him to catch up.

"What are you doing?" I asked. "I couldn't wait for later." He admitted with a sheepish grin. "You have another appointment coming in." I objected with a laugh. "Alice is going to take it for me, and Emmett will be there in less than an hour." He replied. "Come on, we'll take my car." He said pulling me back towards the shop. He wrapped his arm around my neck, pulling me in closer to his body. I wrapped my arm around his lower back, and shoved my hand into his back pocket.

He drove like a bat out of hell; much the same as Alice actually. Must run in their family. I gave him my address and he got us there in record timing. Horny much? He opened the door for me, and held my hand as we ascended the steps to my apartment. I'd barely gotten the door open when he pushed me inside and started kissing me. This was my kind of guy; he got right to the point. "Bedroom?" He mumbled against my lips. I pulled away from him, kicked my shoes off, and made a beeline for the bedroom with Edward right on my heels. As per usual I tripped over my own two feet and landed face first on the bed with a laugh. A few seconds later Edward walked up behind me and ground his hips against my ass eliciting a moan from me.

He lifted my skirt up and pulled my panties down quickly. I let out a yelp when he bit my ass causing him to laugh. His laugh quickly turned into a groan as he pushed his cock inside of me roughly. See I knew I liked him for a reason. He pumped slowly inside of me a few times allowing my body to adjust to his size and then gradually pumped faster and faster. Our bodies were moving in perfect rhythm and with each thrust the knot in my stomach loosened more and more until finally it unraveled and sent tiny bursts of pleasure coursing throughout my entire body. Edward's groan of pleasure quickly followed mine and seconds later he collapsed next to me on the bed.

"Bella?"

"Dad?" Oh shit.