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"Mmmm…liquid sunshine." I sighed as I pressed my forehead to the cold cab window and closed my eyes to listen to the rain. "Wow, I can't believe how much I missed it".
"Been gone for a while?" the not-so-bad looking cabby asked with a smile as he looked at me in the rearview mirror.
"Three months, I was in Africa." I explained as I watched the all too familiar Seattle backdrop pass me by.
The cab came to a stop at a red light and the cabby turned around to face me. I finally got a good look at him; with his long black hair and bright blue eyes, he might just be the only good looking cabby in the whole state of Washington.
Living in Seattle and being so good looking can only mean one of two things; he's either taken or gay.
I'm guessing married.
"Did you go on one of those safaris? My wife has been asking me to take her on one of those for years."
Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner. I sighed to myself.
"I did make it on one, but I was there for work and didn't have much time to play." I looked back out the window in time to see my house come into view. A large smile filled my face and I could help but giggle.
The cab pulled to a stop and the cabby jumped out to get my suitcases from the trunk and open my door. I jumped out and looked at my weed infested front yard. I silently thanked God Emmett had at least mowed the lawn while I was gone.
"Here you go miss." the cabby said as he walked my bags up to the door. "That will be twenty-two dollars even."
I dug into my purse and pulled out thirty dollars and handed it to him. "Keep the change, start saving up and take your wife to Africa; it is a time you will never forget." I smiled as I watch him walk back to his cab with a wave.
I looked to my right and saw Emmett's red, way-over-the-top jeep sitting in the driveway. I rolled my eyes; I bet he hadn't even gotten all of his workout shit cleaned out of the garage yet.. I am not letting my baby sit outside when I have a perfectly good 2 car garage to house her in. I shook my head at seeing just how much work I already had on my hands just from the two minutes I had been home, and I didn't even walked in the door yet.
"Home;" I sighed again as I put the key in the knob and opened the door. I looked around and saw that the place actually looked clean. There were no pizza boxes lying around or empty beer bottles. And Oh my God, be still my breathing heart. "Did he vacuum?" I gasped as I bent down to unlace my Rocketdogs and slipped them off. "I bet money he had Alice do it." I laughed to myself and shook my head again.
I kicked my shoes under the side table and tossed my purse and keys on top, and took another long look at my home. It wasn't much but it was mine; it was a 4 bedroom, 2 bath, ranch-style home with a living room and formal dining room. The kitchen was the selling point of this house though. It was a fully remolded gourmet kitchen done in stainless steel and cherry wood. I swear for the first few months after moving in I lived in that room. I think between Emmett, Alice, Jasper and I, we had to have gained over sixty pounds just due to my over cooking.
I grabbed my bags and started to make my way to my room.
Strange, I haven't seen Em yet? He knew I would be home today. I looked down at my watch and saw the time.
"Well I am only three hours early, thank God for early flights." I laughed as I opened my bedroom door and smiled at the musty room. "I should have told him to open my window once in a while." I went to the window and pulled it open to air out my room after I tossed my bags on my bed, and started to unzip my first suitcase.
"I need a drink." I said to no one in particular and walked back out to the kitchen. I stopped when I heard the shower running in the main bathroom. I smiled and giggled as I pressed my cheek to the door to see if I could hear Em doing his normal American Idol tryouts imitation. I didn't hear anything, so I tried the knob and it opened without a problem. I quietly walked into the room and up to the sink, his clothing was lying with a pair of purple boxer briefs folded neatly on top.
That's funny, Emmett only wears boxers; he hates the confinement of anything tight. I shrugged and turned to the tap, smiling evilly at my own refection. Should I? HELL YEAH, I SHOULD!
"Emmy Bear, your Izzabee is home, did you miss me?" I yelled out as I turned the hot water tap on full force and flushed the toilet at the same time. Yeah, I know, I am so fucking mean, but that shit is funny. "And when did you start wearing boxer briefs?" I asked time to hear his girly scream fill the small space.
"HOLY FUCK!" a velvety voice screamed loudly as the ice cold water hit the disembodied voice. I turned off the tap as fast as I could and turned to stare in fear at the black and pink playboy shower curtain.
That so did not sound like Emmett's girly scream.
No fucking shit Sherlock, come up with that conclusion on your own?
I watched in horror as the corner of the curtain opened slowly and Adonis himself was looking back at me.
No wait, scratch that- this man would put Adonis to shame. I was looking into the most stunning set of emerald green eyes I had ever seen. I couldn't tell what color hair he had due to the water, but I would willing bet you anything it was to die for. He had the most perfect cupid bowed lips and a chiseled face. And OH MY GOD, now he was smiling and wow, that smile….
Breathe Bella, breathe.
"UMMMMM.. .. I'm sooooooo sorry." I cried out as I covered my eyes from the God before me.
"Don't worry about it." The velvet-voiced God said as I heard the water turn off. "I was about to get out anyway. Emmett will be home in a few, he and Alice went to go pick up something." I still had my eyes covered while I was trying to sidestep out of the bathroom. Just listening to his voice made my knees week, I couldn't chance what would happen to me if I got anymore skin views.
"Yeah… OK…. I'll just let you finish and... humph!" And just as I was about to make my escape, thanks to my all wonderful gracefulness, my foot got caught up on the stupid pink playboy bunny rug and I fell flat on my face. I heard a gasp from behind me and felt my already heated face burn up even more.
"Are you ok?" he asked as I heard the shower curtain open all the way.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Trust me, this is normal. The floor must have missed me more that I missed it." I tried to laugh but just couldn't get it out as I pushed myself off the floor and crawled out the door, not bothering to shut it behind me.
I stood up outside the door and ran to my room, slamming my door as my body slid down to the ground.
"OH. MY. FUCKING. GOD! Can't I ever get a break?" I yelled into my hands. I angrily pushed myself off the floor and went back to emptying my suitcases.
He was so fucking hot.
Yeah, so you know what that means, right?
So which do you think it is? Gay or taken?
A timid knock on my door interrupted my inner conversation. I took two deep breaths and walked slowly to the door and opened it. I hesitantly looked up only to see the God before me dressed this time in a pair of dark jeans and an old warn out Interview with the Vampire t shirt.
"I thought I would introduce myself." he said as he extended his hand to me. "I'm Edward Cullen. You must be Isabella?"
I placed my hand in his and felt a shock that stopped my brain from functioning . All I could do was stare into his green eyes, smile and wish that someone like this would go for someone as plain as me. I saw his brows lift and it brought me out of my newly, and aptly named 'Edward daze'.
"Yeah. Sorry. It's Bella. Nice to meet you Edward."I mumbled as he lifted my hand to his lush lips and pressed a kiss to it.
I think my knees just turned to jelly.
Please, please, please tell me you are neither taken or gay, I pleaded internally.
Edward? Wait, I have heard about an Edward? Is this the same Edward that moved in while I was gone?
Don't ask me, ask him.
"Ohhhhh, so you are the Edward that just moved in." I stated as I stared at my hand still in his.
"Good he did tell you. He told me that he was just gonna surprise you." Edward laughed as he let go of my hand and nonchalantly leaned against the door jam. I shook my head again and turned around to walk back to my half empty suitcases.
"Yeah, he said that you needed a place to stay for awhile while your apartment is being remodeled." I kept my eyes looking down at my suitcase so I wouldn't make a fool of myself again. "So, when did the remodel start?"
"Last weekend." I heard his voice come closer to me as I pulled out one of the souvenirs. "Did you have a good time in Africa?" I felt his hot breath at my ear and shivered as I dropped the gift onto the floor.
"Shit." I cursed as I knelt down and picked it up; I hoped that it wasn't broken. I looked into the bag and saw that it was fine. I pulled myself up and pulled the wrapped statue out of the bag. I was so excited to give everyone their gifts.
"I had a blast, aside from the working part." I sat down on the bed and pulled the other gifts out of my suitcase. "I found this little man in one of the villages who carves the greatest stuff, so I got one for everyone, even you." I saw the look of shock in his eyes as he looked into mine.
"You brought something back for me?" I could hear the awe in his voice.
"Since we are living under the same roof for a while I thought it would be inhuman not to think of you too." I smiled as I saw his face light up.
"Wow Bella you really are as great as everyone has been saying." He placed a hand on my shoulder and I felt the same electric shock as I had before.
Please be straight. I silently begged and sighed to myself.
"Yeah, but you're not getting yours 'til tonight at dinner, just like everyone else." I said with a smirk and jumped off the bed.
"I can wait." he smiled "So Bella, tell me a little about yourself. I already know that you are a photo journalist, you went to Africa to do a piece on the AIDS epidemic, and that Emmett said he wouldn't be surprised to have you try to sneak at least 10 babies in your carry-on so that they could have a good home." He smiled again as he sat down on my bed.
"It was only five, and I couldn't get them past airport security." I laughed as I turned myself to see him better. "Well you kind of got it all right there. I love to read- classics mostly. I love music and movies. I talk in my sleep; that is just a warning, so if you hear anything crazy, just ignore it." I said with a wink. "I don't smoke and I only drink when Emmett doesn't so I can keep an eye on him. Oh, and I hate to go shopping." I laughed as I saw the look of shock in his eyes. "And I'm straight and single." I added as an afterthought.
Hey, don't look at me like that, I just got to know.
"How do you get away with that with Pixie Girl in your life?" He patted the bed beside him and I sat down. "I mean I have only known her for two months and she has talked me into it like five times. Each one longer than the last"
"Easy, I just tell her NO," I laughed with him. "Ok, now you tell me a little about you?"
"Where to start?" he asked as he laughed. "No really, I'm truly boring. I'm the music teacher at University of Washington, so I guess it's safe to say I love music. I also love to read, and watch movies. I'm not much of a drinker, and I don't smoke. Oh and I'm am also straight and single. Is there anything else you want to know?"
Fuck yeah; He's not gay or taken.
What about Jake?
You always have to go and bust my happy bubble, don't you? Bitch.
"Nope; that's a good place to start. I need a drink, want to join me?" I asked as I jumped off the bed and walked out of my room toward the kitchen.
I was doing a little happy dance in my head and looking over my shoulder to Edward when I walked right into a wall. Ok, maybe it wasn't a wall, but sure as fuck felt like it. I was about to have my second meeting with the floor today when two large hands wrapped around my waist and pulled me in to a tight hug.
"IZZABEE!" Emmett yelled gleefully as he crushed all air from my lungs.
"Need… to… breathe..." I gasped as I hugged my Emmy Bear back. His arms loosened a little but he still held me close. Emmett was the largest man I have ever seen, Okay maybe not, but the boy was big. He reminded everyone that saw him of a giant grizzly bear, only he had the temperament of a teddy bear. With his bright blue eyes and curly brown hair, Emmet was a great catch for any women, if she could make it past the Bella test.
"I missed you so much Izzabee." I looked into his blue eyes and saw the start of tears hiding behind them.
"You will never know how much I missed you Emmy Bear." I whispered as I place a chaste kiss to my best friend's lips. "I'm gonna have to take my bear with me next time. I haven't slept well in three months." I added as we both started to laugh.
"Didn't feel safe without my big strong muscles protecting ya?" Emmett voiced as he showed off his perfectly toned and muscular biceps.
I shook my head and started laughing. "It wasn't the muscles I missed, it was your snoring. I couldn't sleep through the night with all the quite." I turned when I felt a small hand hit my ass, hard.
"You will never take a three month job again." I heard the Pixie's voice shriek from behind me.
"Tink." I smiled as I turned around to see my other best friend in the world and felt her jump onto me, slamming me to the ground. We both started laughing as we rolled around like a couple of kids, tickling each other. Alice was just that, a little pixie. She had short black spiked hair and the cutest little nose. Her eyes were this beautiful cross between blue and green, they looked kind of like the sea during a storm. She was only five foot tall and skinny as fuck, but don't be fooled this girl was strong. "Where's Jazz?"
Jasper and Alice have been together since ninth grade. He was the perfect polar opposite of Alice. Where she was bouncy and hyper, he was calm. Jasper was about six foot, three inches tall and muscular. Not like Emmett muscular, but they do work out together every day so the boy's got a great body. He had the most perfect wavy blond hair and these slate gray eyes that you feel are just looking right into your soul.
"Work." She explained as she started to tickle my ribs again.
"Ok Alice, you've had your time, so share and share alike." I heard his deep voice call over Alice's laugh.
"Jake." I yelled as I pushed myself out of Alice's surprisingly strong arms and jumped into Jacobs', wrapping my legs around his waist and grinding my core into his harden length. Three months was way too long without sex, I think I'm going to put my FB to work tonight.
"I missed you." he whispered into my ear as he placed a kiss on my cheek. I smiled and tried to place one onto his cheek, but the little ass turned his face so my lips would hit his instead. I slapped his arm and gave him a hug.
"I missed you too." I said as I pushed myself back to the ground and straightened my clothing. Thank God I chose to wear jeans and a tank top instead of a dress. suddenly I remembered the one thing I was the most excited about; my baby. "Please tell me that you got her done Jake."
"Maybe." He shrugged noncommittally and then let his smile take over his handsome face. I had always thought Jacob was great looking, but he w as downright gorgeous when he smiled like that. He was over a foot taller than me and had a perfect six pack. Thanks to his Native American roots, his skin was the perfect shade of brown, with the eyes and hair to match. And don't even get me started on his package; that boy had it going on and he knew how to use it. Thank God for friends with benefits. I love Jake to death, but I'm just not in love with him. And yeah, we may fuck like animals almost every night of the week, but I can't see myself getting stucked into a relationship with someone I didn't love. My body was one thing, but my heart was something completely different.
"Oh My God. Can I go see her? Let's go now. Please, please, please?" I started to hop around like an excited three year old who just walked into a Chuck E Chesses. I felt his strong hands grab onto my hips as he tossed me over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and started to carry me to the front door. I was pounding my fits on his back as I watched Edwards face turn into one that looked more like the jealous boyfriend then a new roommate.
Interesting I wonder if he felt it too.
Felt what?
I don't know, a connection between us. Oh God, listen to me, I just met the guy and I'm already thinking about connections.
"Alice." Jake's voice ripped me out of conversation number God-knows-how-many for the day with myself, and I felt her hand cover my eyes.
"What the fuck guys?" I hissed as I felt my body being lowered back to the ground, and turned around.
"Just shut up and open your eyes." Emmett's voice called from my side as I opened my eyes and dropped to the ground in awe.
My baby was done. After three years of going to every single You Pull It salvage year in the state, and working my ass off to pay for it, my baby was done. With Jacobs help I stood up on shaky legs and walked over to her. I ran my fingers lightly over the silky black paint and decided I couldn't wait to hear her engine purr.
"Fuck me running. Is that a 69' 424 Boss Mustang?" I heard Edward gasp as I opened the door to my baby. I nodded my head dumbly and sat down in the new red leather seat, running my hand over it lovingly.
It's as soft as a baby's bottom.
"This is her baby." Emmett explained to Edward. "About three years ago we found this shell of a car sitting in the backyard of some abandoned house. Izzabee knew the minute she saw it what it was, so we did all the leg work to find out who owned it so she could buy it. The owner of the property practically paid her to take it off his hands."
"Bells and I have been working every weekend for the last three years fixing her up." Jacob added from beside me, I hadn't even heard him sit down next to me. I looked at him with tears in my eyes.
"Did you get her to…" I couldn't even finish the sentence when his hand shot up dangling the key in front of me.
"Start her up Babe." he said with a smile. I grabbed the key and put it gently into the ignition, said a silent prayer and turned the key. The engine hummed to life and tear of joys fell freely down my face.
"Oh Jakey, you got her to start. And the paint is perfect." I cried as he pulled me into his arms.
"You can thank Seth for the paint job, but yeah, I did get her to purr didn't I. You know I'm good with my hands." he said with a cocky voice. "Want to take it for a spin?" I just nodded and placed my hands on the wheel.
"Hey Eddie, why don't you and Bella go for a drive, all three of us have already been out for a spin in her." Alice laughed as she pushed a still stunned Edward towards the passenger door. I glanced at Jacob, who looked like he could have killed Alice at that moment and watched him angrily get out of the passenger seat.
I placed my hand on his arm and he looked back at me.
"Thank you so much Jake. I owe you big." I smiled as he blinked a couple times and then smiled back.
"I think I have a few ideas on how you can repay me..." he said as he got out the rest of the way and reluctantly moved to the side so Edward could climb in.
"You don't mind, do you Bella?" Edward asked as he ran his hand over the leather of the seat just as I had.
"From the way you're acting, I have a feeling you're gonna love this as much as I am." I laughed as I put my baby into reverse and slowly hit the accelerator. After backing out of the driveway, I put her gingerly into first. "Oh, and Edward..."
"Hummm?" he still hasn't taking his eyes off the interior of my baby. God, could he get any hotter? He's looking at my baby just like I do.
"You better hold on." I said with a laugh and slammed the accelerator to the floor. I could hear everyone screaming and laughing as my tires spun and we took off down the street.
"Ok, so Bella, I think I have to tell you." Edward said in awe after about 10 minutes into the ride.
"Yes?" I hummed as I drove my baby down the on ramp to the freeway.
"I just Jizzed in my pants." he said in a sing-song kind of way. (A/N if you haven't heard this song go to You tube and check it out. 'Jizzed in my pant's by The Lonely Island)
"It's perfectly normal, nothing wrong with you." I sang back. Then I looked over to see his face and saw pure shock.
"Oh come on, I have known Emmett almost 20 years." was my answer to his unasked question.
"So let me get this straight. You like, and restore old muscle cars, know the songs of The Lonely Island, can drive like a bat out of hell, and not to mention that you're smart, caring, and sexy. Damn Bella, you better be careful." he said as he looked out the passenger window at the fast passing view.
"Sexy? Me?" I snorted "Yeah right. And why should I be careful?" I asked as I slowed down to take the next exit.
"So, about you and Jacob?" he asked as he turned slightly in his seat to face me. "You two been together long?"
Nice change of subject.
"Jake and me." I looked over at him and thought about how to answer that question. "Jake is one of my best friends. Why did he say something to you?" it's not like we keep our extra activities a secret, I mean all our friends know that we fuck, but I just didn't know if Edward would think I was a slut.
"No, he didn't say anything; I can see by the way he looks at you." He looked like he wasn't too happy about that bit of information.
"Jacob and I are friends." I stopped for a minute to think how I should put this. "With bennies, I guess you can say." I answered quietly as I looked back to the road. "He is not, and has never been, my boyfriend."
"Interesting. So you and Jacob have sex." he asked as he turned his body toward mine once more.
"Yeah, we do, and don't you dare try and make me out as a slut." I hissed as I passed a van full of teens.
"Bella, I would never call you that." he said wholeheartedly. "I would be a hypocrite if it did."
"You mean you have a fuck buddy?" I asked in awe. In my two years of fucking my best friend I have never met anyone who didn't look at me like I was the worst person in the world.
Could have something to do with the fact that Jake is in love with you, and you are just stringing him along?
Yeah yeah, I should have stopped it the very first day I had even had a thought he did, but that boy can fuck. And what he can do with that tongue... I don't know if I could go from that every day to nothing.
Ok yeah you got me there.
"Yep, for about a year now. It's actually really nice to find someone else who can look past the whole taboo and just get your freak on with someone you can trust."
"Exactly. I hated having to worry about going home alone and taking care of myself, or bringing some random guy home, but now all I have to do is make a call and I am all good." I thought over what I just said and started to blush. "Ok, so maybe I do sound like a slut. I mean it's not like I slept around a lot. I just like sex and I need to…"
"Bella, don't be embarrassed about this at all. Remember I am in the same boat you are." At this he placed his hand on top of mine and started to rub small circles with his thumb. "Ok, so change of subject. What's your baby's name?"
"Ok, but you can't' laugh." I said as I bite my lips. "It's Jenna, as in Jameson, the famous porn star."
"I think it's perfect." he said with a smile and squeezed my hand. "So more or less, you're saying that your car turns you on just as much as you do it?" I nodded my agreement but kept my eyes on the road.
The rest of the drive was quiet, but he never removed his hand from mine.
"Thank you Bella, for letting me ride with you." he said as I pulled into the driveway, his hand was still resting on mine. I pulled the key out and ran my other hand over the dashboard once more.
"Anytime you want to go for a ride, tell me." I said as I heard my door open. Pun completely meant, I thought to myself.
"I'll remember that." he said with a squeeze to my hand before Jacob pulled me out of my baby giving Edward a look that could kill. Jake pulled me into his chest and placed a kiss on my head.
What the fuck. I thought as his grip tightened on my hips and I felt his erection poking into my stomach. I placed my hands on his chest and pushed away.
Yeah, I think he forgot rule number 5 in our Fuck Buddy pact.
Oh yes number 5- Possessiveness does not work
I am gonna have to have a talk with my little man here.
LITTLE?
Ok, ok, so there is no part of Jacobs's body that is 'little', but I'm still going to have to have a talk with him.
"How did my two girls do?" Jake asked with innocence in his voice, but when I looked up I saw that he was staring right at Edward with a cocky look.
"Jenna and Bella are perfect." Edward said with a breathtaking smile and then turned to walk into the house.