I know, I know. I'm in the middle of a story right now, why would I write another? Well because this idea popped into my mind, and I just started writing.
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, or any of the charaters from it. I just love playing with them a lil' bit.
Summary: Bella is an engaged realtor, Edward is a married doctor. With a sister as badass Rosalie, a brother as caring as Jasper, and the possibility of being pregnant Bella should be on top of the world, right? Wrong. What will happen when Bella Swans and Edward Cullens worlds collide? All Human, OOC, canon couples mostly. Rated M for language, and possible violence.
The consistent beeping of my alarm echoed through my silent bedroom, causing me to groan and roll over.
6:30
Remind me again why I set that clock so damn early?
"Bella, turn off the damn alarm clock!" My fiancé shouted from his spot next to me. I sighed and pushed snooze. Maybe I could just get a little more sleep…
"Isabella Swan get out of that bed! I know you're in there!" The loud knocking at my apartment door caused me to shoot out of bed, frightened. After realizing the yelling was only my sister and best friend Rose I rolled my eyes and quickly got out of bed. The knocking got louder the closer I got to the door, until I finally yanked it open.
"Jesus Rose! You're going to wake up Mike if you don't knock it off." She scoffed as she breezed past me.
"Whatever. He's just lazy. Anyway why are you still in pajamas? I told you to set your alarm to six." As she was talking she helped herself to the blueberry muffins on my kitchen counter. I heard my bedroom door slamming shut and I shot Rose a dirty look.
"Oh look, I woke up the giant." She smirked at me before finished her muffin and going to my fridge.
"He's not a giant Rose. He's just cranky in the mornings." I turned away from her and walked to my bedroom. When I opened the door I saw Mike by the dresser staring at something intently. When I got closer I realized it was a picture of us the day he asked me to marry him. A passing stranger saw him on his knee with the ring out, and snapped a picture of it. After out moment of joyous tears, she approached us and gave it to us.
It was beautiful and I had had it framed on my dresser since that day.
"Are you alright?" I wrapped my arms around his back and clasped my hands in front of his stomach. He looked at the picture for a minute longer before turning around and hugging me tightly.
"I'm amazing. I can't believe were getting married. I know it's been two years but it truly hasn't sunk in yet." He smiled down at me before kissing my forehead and leaving me to get dress. I quickly went to the bathroom and pulled out my straightener, brush and toothbrush.
After brushing my teeth and hair, I left my straightener sitting and moved to closet. I quickly pulled out my gray pencil skirt, and purple sweater, black heels and some pantyhose.
Rose knocked on my door a second after I finished putting on my clothes and I hurriedly let her in.
"Jeez Bella, you certainly pick up on good style quick." She winked at me and moved into my bathroom.
"Will you get my makeup bag out while I put on my shoes?" She nodded and bent down under the sink to grab it.
"Thanks," I told her as I walked into the bathroom. "I'm just going to straighten my hair, and put on some mascara." She smiled at me and nodded approvingly.
After finishing my hair and makeup we quickly walked into my kitchen, where I saw Mike eating a bowl of cereal, still in his pajamas.
"You don't have work today?" I asked confused. He was usually ready and out before I even woke up. Then again my alarm was set for an hour earlier than usual.
"My first client isn't until eleven. I'm going to stay home and clean or something." I laughed at him when he winked at me and I moved to him. I went to kiss his cheek but he turned his face and pulled me closer to him, I gasped as his lips met mine. After almost a solid minute of kissing I pulled away from him and rested my forehead against his.
"I love you," I pecked his cheek one last time before grabbing my purse and running out of my apartment door to meet Rose.
"You guys make me want to barf." I smirked as Rose rolled her eyes. "Seriously though sis, when are you going to end your engagement and make it official?"
I sighed as we made it to her car and shot her a pointed look, "I don't know Rosalie. If I did, you would already know." I snapped, talk about the wedding always made me on edge. After she started her car I looked at her, "Sorry sis. I didn't mean to snap at you, this is just so annoying. He asked me to marry him almost two years ago, and every time I talk about the arrangements he closes up and says 'Not now Bella, work's just so hectic right now.' I mean what the hell could be so important and hectic that he can't plan a wedding? He's a freaking lawyer!" I exhaled loudly as Rose laughed.
"Chill out Bella, I mean I understand where you're coming from but seriously, deep breaths. Stress isn't good for your baby."
"Rose, I don't even know if I'm pregnant. I mean do I even want to be? At this point, Mike and I aren't very stable in our relationship, my career is at its highest peak, and I'm only twenty-two." I smiled down at my stomach and began rubbing it.
"Oh shut it Bella, you know you want to be pregnant. You'd be a great mom, regardless of your age, who the father is, or where you were in your career. You may not have had the best mom or father but damn, you've always been great with kids. You get it from Barb." I laughed at her words and nodded. She was right; I was nothing like my mother, Renee, and more like my step-mom, Barbara. Rose, and her twin, my brother, Jasper, had the same father as me but we had different moms, though their mother, Barbara, was more of a mom to me than my own was. Even though Charlie, our father, cheated on Barbara with Renee two years after she had Rose and Jasper, Barbara took Charlie back after a week of them being separated, and took me in with open arms when they realized my mom was pretty flighty and couldn't care for a child.
"Well, I haven't told Mike about it being a possibility, but I made an appointment for Friday. You should come with." I said to her and watched as her face lit up.
"Of course Bella, now we're almost there so I'll brief you on the basics. I only had us go at the same time because I have a client right across the street from you, but anyway… I checked your shit out… knowing you wouldn't," She smirked and glanced at me causing me to laugh, "His name is Edward Cullen, married to a Jessica Cullen, no kids, no pets, when he called basically said if I give him a guy, or girl that flirts in any way with either of them, he'll find business elsewhere." She rolled her eyes and looked at me when she stopped at the stoplight. "Now, that won't be a problem will it? I mean, someone with the name Jessica, gotta turn you on right? Or how 'bout Edward, I bet they're old. His name sounds old." The light turned green, and Rose went left. After about another minute of driving she pulled over in front of a large white house.
Looking around, I saw there were no other cars near the house and checked my watch. It read 7:30; I hadn't realized we were driving for so long.
"Rose why the hell are we here so early? No one is here but us."
"I have no idea Bella, the guy said be here by 7:30, so here we are, but where the hell is he? My client isn't even here, and he was practically threatening me if I didn't get here before 7:30." My brow furrowed as I watched a hot pink Mini Cooper drive past us and park in the driveway at the big white house, a second later a girl my age with brown hair walked out of the car in a red summer dress with little white polka-dots and black heels. She looked around for a minute before spotting our car and smiling and walking over. She was walking kind of slow so I took the opportunity to lean into Rose.
"What the hell is she wearing? Is she aware that it's November? In Chicago?" Rose laughed but quickly sobered up when the lady tapped on the convertible window. I quickly rolled it down and smiled at her. "You must be Mrs. Cullen? Am I correct?"
She nodded excitedly at me, "So sorry I'm late hun. My husband totally didn't wake me up at the right time," She laughed and rolled hers, "Anyway, come on, I can't wait to see the place. My husband will be here in about ten minutes or so. He had to stop at the office." I nodded at her and looked at Rose quickly; she was trying not to laugh.
"Yes, well, let me just grab the key. I'll meet you on the porch." She started to skip away from the car and I rolled up the window before looking at Rose with wide eyes.
"Holy shit, it's like high school bimbo all over again! She reminds me of Lauren, all preppy and shit. Good luck with that one sis." She dropped the keys in my awaiting hand and then passed me a folder with information on the house.
Just as I opened the car door and walked out a beat up Chevy pulled into the house across the street, I watched with amused eyes as an old man searched the neighborhood for Rosalie. After finding her his eyes narrowed and he pulled out his phone, a second later Rose's phone started ringing and she rolled her eyes when she saw the number.
"Rosalie Swan… Yes Mr. Banner… I'll be right there… I've actually been here for a while… I'd appreciate it if you didn't yell at me sir… Yes, that's my sister… Engaged actually… Yes, I'm sure your son is a catch… Goodbye Mr. Banner." I laughed as Rose hung up the phone.
"Good luck with you too." I winked at her before slamming the car door shut and walking to the house door.
"So, I'm so sorry that you had to meet me here so early. My Edward is a doctor, and needs to be in work early, and I have to meet with my lawyer at eleven, for some stupid store stuff. I own this boutique downtown, and this girl, Alice, said I totally copied her shit. Which is ridiculous, but anyway she's suing me! What kind of bullshit is that?" I nodded at the lady while I quickly unlocked the door.
"Well, would you like me to show you around now, or wait for your husband?" She looked at me for a moment and then shook her head.
"We need to wait for Edward. He doesn't like this house, but I bet you'll be able to convince him Ms…?"
"Ms. Swan, but please call me Bella."
"Okay totally. Only if you agree to call me Jessica though, so want to like, talk while we wait? Come on, we can sit on the couch."
"Actually we probably shouldn't. Maybe you could just look around on your own while we wait, and you can ask me any questions you'd like." I smiled politely at her and she gave me a confused look. "Or… We could talk about your boutique?" This caused her to smile brightly, and I had the urge to roll my eyes at her.
"This girl, Alice Brandon, owns this boutique right down the street from mine, and I happen to have some of the same clothes as her, and I didn't know her stores name, and I accidentally named my shop the same. I mean, it's a total coincidence so why does she have to sue me? She could just change the name of her shop. So now I have to meet up with my lawyer, Michael Newton, at Jenks Law Firm. I mean I don't mind meeting up with him, because he's totally hot. But it's such an inconvenience for me, and he always hits on me. I almost gave in last week, but then my husband called." She stared at me wide eyed, obviously just now realizing what she told me.
"Um… Oh god, I can't believe I just told you something like that. Please don't mention that to my husband." She looked at me shocked and I just nodded, unable to speak. Not because she's an idiot, and just shared something like that but because she had said Michael Newton. Which, just so happens to be fiancé, and I was trying to reason with myself that she was talking about someone else. But I knew she wasn't, there was only one person at that Law Firm with the last name Newton.
"Would you excuse me?" She nodded and I slowly stepped outside. The air was chilly, which was to be expected for a morning in Chicago, this time of year. With shaky breath I sat on the porch swing and took my cell out of my purse, dialing the only number I could think.
"Bella, why are you calling so early?" He said to me breathlessly, I must have woken him up. Regardless, I loved hearing his voice, it always calmed me instantly.
"Hey Jasper, I'm sorry if I woke you up. I'm showing this house today and this girl for some goddamn reason spout off her life story to me, while we were waiting for her husband. Anyway, she's being sued, and she was telling me how her hot lawyer is always making passes at her, and she almost gave in, but her husband called. Guess who were lawyer is?" I gave my speech without taking a breath and I felt a tear fall from my eye. I quickly wiped it away and took a deep breath as I heard my half-brother growl.
"I'll kill him Bella, I swear to fucking god. I warned him when he first met you, when he asked you out, I warned him all the time not to fucking hurt you in any way! That bastard, you know what Bella? I have to call you back."
"Okay Jazz. But, I'll call you back when I get done showing this house. Hey, Alice is the one suing her, by the way. I love you." Another tear fell and I heard Jasper sigh.
"Bella, don't let this get you down. Finish this house, calm down. Remember, no stress for my niece or nephew." He laughed and I smiled, the tears finally stopping, "I love you sis. Don't forget to call me when you're done. Say hello to Rose for me." He hung the phone up and I walked back into the house, where I saw Mrs. Cullen, or Jessica, admiring the kitchen.
"My husband will be here soon, he just called. Bella, do you have a man in your life?" She turned to look at me and I nodded.
"Um yeah… I'm engaged." She nodded at me and turned to look back in the kitchen.
"So, you obviously love him?" I nodded, not sure where this conversation was going, "So you would never want to lose him?" I stared at her confused before nodding again, "But you still find other guys attractive, right?" I shrugged and she raised an eyebrow at me. "Great, so you see where I'm coming from and wouldn't dare want to ruin my life, or pass a certain boundary by telling my husband what I told you about my lawyer?"
This time I raised an eyebrow at her, but smiled politely, "Of course Mrs. Cullen wouldn't dream of it." She smiled smugly and clapped when she heard a car pull up to the house.
"Jessica, please. My husband is here, I'll be right back." She ran out of the house and I rolled my eyes. Had she really just said those things to me? I didn't even know the chick, but I didn't like her much. Rose was right, high school bimbo. I composed myself when I heard the front door open and Jessica's voice, "Edward darling, no one has flirted with me. They gave us a woman realtor, and she's very nice. Come on, I left her in the kitchen." Left me in the kitchen? What am I, a doll? I rolled my eyes again, and then saw Jessica walk around the corner with a man hot on her heels. He was very tall, maybe 6'2, and his hair was a messy pile of bronze. I caught his eye and he had the brightest shade of green eyes, I had ever seen. He was hot, but this wasn't the first time I had to deal with attractive clients, so I cooled my composure almost immediately.
I held my hand out for him to shake before speaking, "Bella Swan, glad to see you guys are taking an interest in the house. I have had the chance to speak with your wife, and she has told me you haven't expressed any liking of the house. I hope by the end of the day I can change your mind." I smiled brightly at them and then let go of his hand.
"Edward Cullen, yes what she has told you is true, though I have no idea why she'd share that with you," He looked at Jessica annoyed for a minute before turning back to me, "I'm ready to start whenever you are Ms. Swan." He smiled crookedly at me and winked and I smirked, last time I checked married men weren't supposed to flirt. What was wrong with these people, did they have an open relationship or something? Seeing the way he acted made me think that Jessica was the one flirting with Mike.
"Actually dear, she likes to be called Bella. I'm sure Ms. Swan makes her feel slightly older than she is." Jessica gave me a sarcastic smile, and my brow furrowed, scratch the open relationship thing. She was jealous of his flirting. I shook my head and walked away from them muttering, "Follow me."
"This house is one of the oldest on the block. It was built in 1976, by a Mr. John Douglas; he used to live in the house two doors down, and owned this property. As a hobby he took to building houses, ten years after the house was built he passed, and left the property to the city, because he had no family. Over the years, this house has been remolded to become fit for certain things, down this hallway you have the master bedroom, two bathrooms, a guest room, and a child's room. The way Mr. Douglas built the house he installed this entire bedroom to be baby proof, this is also the only part of the house that isn't already furnished."
I had definitely done my homework on the house, the night before. I may not have looked at the couples profile but I always loved looking and reading about the houses, "Out back, through this door, you'll see a gated six feet deep pool, also for children safety; to the right there is a pool only about two feet deep with a swing set near it. The entire back yard is grass, and there is a Jacuzzi right next to the gated adult pool."
I stopped talking for a minute and let them take everything in and look around the house.
"Oh Edward, it's so beautiful. Let's get it." She turned to me and smiled, "We'll take it." At the time Edward was staring at the children section in the back yard, but his head whipped around at her words.
"Excuse me? No Jess, I don't know if I want this house yet, we still have a few to look at." She looked heartbroken at his words, and Edward just stared at her. He looked kind of heartless the way he just looked at her.
"I'll just give you two time to talk about it. Why don't you call me whenever you decide and we'll negotiate prices?" Edward smiled at me and walked past Jessica and over to me. He took my hand and shook it again.
"That sounds great Bella, just leave your card with my wife and we'll let you get on with your day." He let go of my hand and walked back inside. Jessica turned to me then, her eyes welling with tears.
"I don't think he wants kids. That's probably why he doesn't like it. Thanks for trying though," She smiled sadly at me, "It was nice meeting you, do you have a card on you?" I nodded and pulled a card out of my wallet.
"I'll look forward to hearing from you." I smiled and silently walked out of the house after Jessica walked out. After locking the door, I headed back to Rose's car but stopped when I noticed a silver Volvo still in the driveway.
"Oh Mr. Cullen, is there something else you needed?"
"Uh… No. I was just making sure my wife left safely. You gave her your card didn't you?" I nodded and he avoided my eyes. "Well I need to be back at the hospital soon so… it was nice to meet you Bella." I lifted an eyebrow at him as he got in his car and drove off. Strange how someone who insisted if I flirted he'd find business elsewhere, was openly flirting with me. I shook my head and walked to Roses car. I noticed the old truck was still in the driveway, what the hell was taking her so long? I waited by the car door and decided to call Jasper back.
"Hey Bella!"
"Hello Alice, listen is my brother around?"
"Oh sure, but he's in the shower. You're stuck talking with me. I heard you met that bitch Jessica I'm suing. That's all he would tell me though. Did you know she's sleeping with her lawyer? A friend of mine's son delivers flowers as a part-time job, and walked in on them. Disgusting, huh?" I gasped and almost dropped my phone at her words.
"Alice, do you know who his lawyer is?" Tears were already forming in my eyes as she thought.
"Oh, I don't know. Mitchel… Matthew… No! It was Michael! Michael Newton! I met him once before. He was a total creep, even tried hitting on me, but moved to Jessica after I denied him. She was totally swooning over him too, it was so gross." She scoffed and I covered my mouth with my hand, sliding down to sit on the sidewalk, not caring if I got dirty. The tears were flowing freely as Alice went on and on about how he was being so perverted and unprofessional.
"Alice, did you know that I'm engaged?"
"Yeah… Jasper has mentioned it once or twice. He doesn't like him much, oh and I saw your ring that one time, wasn't his name Mike?"
"Yes Alice. Mike is his name, otherwise known as Michael Newton, the lawyer." I started sobbing and Alice gasped.
"Oh god Bella, I'm sorry! I didn't know. I would not have said anything to you. I would of… I don't know… told Jasper to tell you. I'm so sorry." I hung up the phone and put my head in my hands.
"Bella?" My head snapped to the voice, great.
"What?" I snapped at her. Her eyes went wide and she took a step back.
"I uh… I left my purse inside. Could you let me in to retrieve it?" I nodded and wiped my eyes before standing up. "Is something wrong? Why were you crying?"
"Just heard some bad news is all, come on." Jessica followed me to the house, and I quickly unlocked it. "I'm sorry for snapping at you Jessica. The news I just received was quite depressing." I did my best not to bitch her out, and choke her as she walked towards me with her purse in her hand. I wanted to make this sell, no matter how I felt about her personally.
"It's okay Bella. I understand, thank you for opening the door for me." I smiled at her and she got into her car and drove off. I sighed in relief when I saw Rose walk out of the house across the street. The old guy, Mr. Banner, was already gone. She saw me standing and waved, I took my heels off and then ran to her. She looked confused but opened her arms for me anyway.
"What's wrong Bella? What happened to you?" I was crying again as my older sister held me in her arms.
"That bitch is sleeping with my fiancé!" I shouted at her and she stiffened. She took her left arm off of me and pulled out her phone. Someone picked up on the other end, and I realized it was Alice.
"Hello Rosalie." I heard her bright voice.
"Put my brother on."
"But Rose…" I heard.
"Now!" Rose cut her off, and I knew that Alice had given Jasper the phone.
"Stay home, cancel everything, get that bitch out of your house, and we'll see you in fifteen minutes." She hung the phone up and helped me into her car. The entire ride to Jaspers house was silent except my sobbing. When we finally pulled up Rose saw Alice's yellow Porsche, and growled in frustration. She picked her phone up and dialed Jasper.
"I told you to make her leave… Why does she want to apologize…? That stupid bitch! How the hell could she just forget...Were coming in now, she better not talk to me, or make my baby sister cry more!"
"I love you Rose," I whispered.
"I love you to Bella."
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"Jesus Christ! Who the hell is at that?" Rose yelled. She was getting frustrated with every little thing. Someone had just knocked on Jaspers door, and she seemed furious with the intrusion.
"Calm down, Rose." Alice muttered, causing Rose to give her a dirty look.
"Don't talk to me, pixie."
"God, why do you hate me so much?" With Jasper getting the door, and me sobbing, no one could really referee their arguments.
"Because you're an idiot, and you're annoying. Oh, and can't forget the time you ruined my sisters birthday, making the worst first impression ever, and here you are again, making my sister cry!"
"You're such a bitch Rosalie."
"Right back at you, pixie."
"Stop calling me pixie!"
"Stop looking like one!"
"Both of you knock it off; you're making Bella more upset!" Jasper shouted as he walked back into the living room. Barbara was right behind him, and she quickly moved over to me, ignoring Rose and Alice.
She wrapped me in her arms and hugged me tightly, "Calm down sweetie, this crying isn't good for your baby."
"Oh Mama Barb, this isn't fair, how could he cheat on me? What am I going to do?" I began crying again and she lifted my chin up.
"Were going to catch him in the act, and you're going to dump the bastard, just be glad you aren't married yet. Divorces these days take forever!" I smiled sadly and looked at the clock.
It was 10:45.
"His appointment with her is at eleven. If we leave now we can make it there on time."
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