AN: Hi! This is my first story I've written so apologize in advance if there are any kind of grammatical errors in this story. But I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.
So this story takes place in New York in the 90s because one I love New York and 2 I love the 90s. This story is based loosely on a show I love so hopefully you guys can enjoy my story and for future reference I wont be able to put pairings until later..have to develop and kind of let yall grow with the characters lol so dont kill me Haha
"I will have my assistant fax over the questions to you as soon as possible," a young brunette was saying over the phone while pacing her office in anticipation. After getting the confirmation she quickly hung up the phone and fast paced it out of her office to inform her assistant. Though her office didn't pack a lot of privacy i.e. a wall it still separated her office from the buzz of the rest of her office where her employees worked. Bella approached her assistant, who just so happens to be her cousin, desk and could see that she was distracted placing her troll dolls in order onto of her work desk.
"Um Alice, what are you doing?" Bella asked in confusion and amusement in her voice.
"Well I am switching positions of these little fellas because I cant feel their aura," Alice answered as she smiled up to Bella. Alice, her short energetic beautiful cousin who was so full of life when she came to New York from Minnesota. Her spikey blonde hair brought out her energetic personality and Bella couldn't keep up with it, but she was glad to have her cousin here working at her magazine, Flow. Like her cousin Bella wasn't lacking in the good looks Department, she was just more reserved with it but still had a 'no shit taking' attitude. Bella gave off a giggle while placing a phone number on alices' desk.
"Just make sure the questions are faxed over to this number before 2," Bella requested as the elevator to the office dinged and opened revealing a tall beautiful blonde who was dressed in a slim fitting pin stripe business outfit.
"Hey girl! Ready for lunch? I have to be back at the office before 330 I have a meeting with the associates at the firm," the blonde said as the walked off the elevator with a briefcase in hand.
"Rosealie, my girl, my sista," Bella greeted as she approached her friend Rosealie.
"wait wait wait…don't touch me….unless you willing to get burned!" Rosealie said with attitude while a smile plastered on her face. " this morning in court was a must see my client got the house, the car, and the little dog too and his crusty drawers," Rosealie announced fiestingly while Bella and Alice gave her applause.
"Girl you are ruthless," Alice said as she giggled at the two as she placed one last troll in position.
"My men tell me that too," the blonde replied as she sat on the corner of Alice desk.
"Man eater in and out the court room," Bella gave as Rosealie shrugged her shoulders not denying. Bella walked back into her office grabbing her coat to go to lunch with Rosealie. They asked Alice if she wanted to tag along but she politely declined saying that she was going to use her break to catch up on some work and send the fax. Right then the elevator dinged and opened showing the arrival of a woman who had donned on designer sunglasses and a scarf gracing her milky neck. And draped around her red hair was a head scarf. Rosealie and Bella gave a quick look to each other in amusement.
"Hello girls," the red head greeted as she slowly took off her sunglasses.
"Hey Tanya," Bella responded with little enthusiasm since she puts up with it every day. Tanya was her and Alice's roommate and Bella had grew up with Tanya. So it wasn't that Bella didn't like her, I fact she loved Tanya, but Tanya at times could be a diva just like now.
"Ladies guess what is long, black, and is sitting right outside on the curb," Tanya says with a wicked smile in her face.
"Ew Tanya there's laws against that," Bella replied while Alice was sitting at her desk trying to figure it out.
"No it's a limo that dropped me by here. My new beau Brad is a well off chef who just treats me so well," Tanya says as she fans herself with her hand as she thought about her new man. "But I cant stay long Brad is taking me to lunch and I just wanted to drop by and say hi, then run by the boutique where I work and rub those hags noses in it," Tanya continued as she walked back to the elevator. "Kisses" she gave as she placed her sunglasses on laughing almost menacingly. Shaking their head at their dramatic friend Rosealie and Bella were ready to go to lunch.
Evening time at the apartment
Later on that day Alice was sitting in the kitchen with her friend Jasper watching with anticipation as he was pointing at the silver toaster with his screw driver. Jasper was the buildings handyman and also neighbors to the girls, which they found pretty handy at times. Jasper was dressed in his usual pale blue coveralls.
"See what you have here is a handymans' nightmare," he said as he tilted the toaster to show Alice.
"burnt toast?" Alice asked in confusion as Jasper placed the toaster back right.
"what you see is burnt toast but in reality it's a firestarter ready to happen," Jasper started as Alice eyes widened in surprise "next thing you know people running out the building as the fire spread and boom the whole building is burned down" Jasper explained as he titled his navy blue hat up.
"Wow, I never knew toasting bread was such a big responsibility," Alice replied with seriousness.
"Not many people do," Jasper gave as he raised an eyebrow to Alice "But what you never want to do is stick a fork or something in the toaster as on," he said in seriousness as he slowly brought the screwdriver to the inside of the toaster then stopped. "thought I was going to put it in the toaster huh," he said goofingly as Alice held her chest and laughed at her friend.
"You got me!" Alice exclaimed as Bella and Rose walked through the door of the kitchen laughing.
"I'm telling you Bella this guy was fine and a butt you could bounce a quarter off of," Rose said as she places her briefcase on the counter and Bella walked to the fridge to grab a little bottle of apple juice.
"hey Jasper," bella greeted as she closed the refrigerator door.
"hey ladies don't mind me was just helping Alice get this bagel out the toaster is acting crazy," Jasper says as Alice nodded in agreement. Of course Jasper would piece a broken bulb together if it meant seeing Alice, who he harboured a crush for. Just then another man entered the kitchen through the door sporting a business suit. He was tall with God like Auburn hair and very good looking to the eyes.
"Hey Hey people," he greeted as he went to give each lady a hug before going to the fridge to grab himself a refreshment. Edward was their upstairs neigh or who they knew for years and it was always custom for him to come in and do things like that.
"hey Edward next time you bring a girl over to your place make sure the blinds are shut because I did not need to see that girl doing naked jumping jacks," Rosealie said as Edward sat down beside her laughing. Rosealie didn't live with Bella and them but she did stay across the street in a similar style brownstone just like them but she liked staying by herself. Plus she came over and raised the girls fridge whenever, so the only time she would be home was to sleep and if she had Male company.
"my bad rosie, I didn't know the blinds were open," Edward said as he took a sip of apple juice.
"yeah yeah but I didn't want to see her open," Rose gave back.
"oh my," Jasper said as he blushed at Rose's comment. Alice was not trying to hear that conversation so she just smiled and looked at Jasper. Just then the door opened revealing another guy.
"Damn, Bella you have got to change the locks you just cant have wildlife walk in here," Rosealie said as the guy walked over to her smirking.
"and yet here you are sasquatch ," the man said and Rose rolled her eyes at the man. Emmett was a pretty tall guy who was built like a running back. Short curly hair brown hair with dimples to match. Emmett was Jaspers roommate and with the girls aswell. "hey Jasper you had a message left the answering machine, Miss. Martinez says her over isnt cutting on," Emmett relayed to Jasper and Jasper nodded leaving the room to attend to Miss. Martinez. Bella flicked a piece of Edward's hair out of his eyes playfully as he smiled. Bella and Edward's relationship was complicated at best. Yeah they flirted and threw little quips at each other but they were each others bestfriend.
"Don't you want to follow Jasper out Emmett, I mean I'm getting kind of sick over here looking at your face," Rose said breaking Edward and Bella from their little bubble. Emmett slowly walked up to Rose in a menacing way.
"you know Rose all this bantering just proves one thing," Emmett said as Rose looked up to him " you want me," was all he said before leaving out the kitchen door leaving Rose to make fake gagging noises.
"You two are ridiculous," Bella said as she was shaking her head getting up from her seat at the table "you guys feel like take out because it was Tanya's turn to cook but I doubt she will be here anytime soon," Bella asked as she went to the kitchen drawer to retrieve take out menus.
"let's do chinese," Alice replied excitedly "I just love when they put the cute little fortune cookies in there with cute little messages," she added as Bella said okay. After an hour the girls were all in the living room pigging out to chinese food talking about the movie they were currently watching. Edward had left after snagging an eggroll and saying he had a business dinner to attend. Jasper and Emmett hadn't shown back up but it didn't mean they wouldn't come by later. Just then the front door opened and in came Tanya. As she closed the door she stayed in the door frame staring dreamingly into thin air.
"Brad how I love thee," she announced as the girls looked between each other ," he took me to one of his exclusive restaurants and we ate on a candlelit roof where he feasted on caviar from my bosoms and we drank wine from my heels," Tanya said giving detail of her evening.
"Damn yall must have gotten crazy drunk," Bella said as Rose snickered beside her but Tanya did not seem fazed at the comment.
"girls I must say he is the one. Charming, handsome, talented and rich," she said as she composed herself finding a place on the love seat.
"All your qualities huh Tanya?" Rose asked in amusement as Tanya nodded.
"Mrs. Brad Humphries…Mrs. Tanya Humphries…Mrs. Humpries," Tanya continued testing out how each name would sound. Then she suddenly rose from the chair and walked towards the stairs and turned to her friends " I think I may have found the one ladies," she said and turned and walked upstairs to her room.
"She is bugging hard," Bella said as Rose agreed.
"Oh shush you two there's nothing wrong with love," Alice offered as she was happy for Tanya " I think it was romantic," Alice finished as Bella and Rose looked knowingly at each other. Further into the night the girls minus Tanya were in the living room looking at the television when the door bell rang. Alice quickly had gotten up from her position on the couch since she was the closest to answer. As she opened the door it revealed a tall handsome man with black hair slicked back and dashing ocean blue eyes. Suddenly Alice became flustered just looking at him and when Bella and Rose looked to see who was at the door they immediately stood up looking to the handsome stranger.
"Hi, I'm Brad Humphries…you must be Tanya's roommates?" he asked as he held his hand out to Alice and she shook his hand with a slight blush then Bella and Rose barreled their way to greet Brad.
"Hi Brad, I'm Bella," Bella greeted with flirtation as Alice moved a little to the side and Brad held his hand out to Bella.
"And I'm Rosealie Hale," Rose greeted butting in between Bella and Brad and he shook her hand as well. Just then Tanya came sexily strutting down the stairs in another black slim fit dress and Brad looked towards her. Bella and Rose stepped back as Tanya approached Brad and they went in for a heated kiss. Alice, Bella, and Rose looked on with no shame and mouths wide open.
"Don't wait up ladies," Tanya said after breaking the kiss and suddenly her and Brad were out the door to carry on with their evening.
"Damn he is fine," Rose said as the girls went back to their previous positions on the couch.
"Tanya is so lucky but he is no Jasper," Alice said and Bella and Rose both looked to her before Bella grabbed Alice.
"Cousin you must never ever procreate with that man," Bella said with conviction as Alice looked slightly confused at her cousin. Rose had gotten back up noticing it was 10 at night so she decided to head over to her apartment to get some rest for work tomorrow and the other girls followed suit. As Rose stepped foot into the hallways Edward was entering the building .
"Hey Rose, about to head home?" he asked as he opened his mailbox to retrieve the mail he forgot earlier.
"Yep gotta be sharp for the court room," she replied and Edward gave off a soft laugh "oh and Edward, don't forget to shut your blinds," she waved while walking out the building and Edward laughed again while walking up to the second floor where his apartment was.
Next Day at Flow Magazine
Alice was sitting at her desk typing away on her computer and Bella was in her office working on the final touches of an article with the magazines head a music department. Just then a tall exotic looking woman stepped off the elevator heading towards Alice's desk.
"Excuse me," she said grabbing Alices attention "I would like to run an ad for my restaurant in your magazine," she requested politely handing Alice a check. Alice looked at the check .
"Oh I know a Brad Humphries," Alice commented off handily.
"oh?how do you know my husband?" the lady asked and that had caught Alice off guard.
"how do I know your husband's Alice responded trying to piece an answer "oh how do I know your husband…did I say I know your husband? Hahaha I'm sorry I thought it read Brad Hungeries…hahaha he is like Polish..hahaha..sorry for the confusion…ummm we will run your ad," Alice said frantically as she moved out her chair hurriedly and the woman thanked her and left the office. As soon as she was gone Alice quickly went to Bellas office grabbing her attention telling her to follow her. When Bella got the message she told Boscoe to hold on for a second following the direction of a frantic Alice.
Later on that day when Alice and Bella returned home they were waiting on the arrival of Rosealie in their kitchen still processing the information of today. Brad was married so of course they felt bad for their friend. Just then Rose bursted inside walking stoically to the the table laying her briefcase aside.
"Men are pigs," she stated firmly to Alice and Bella and they nodded in agreement.
"We have to tell her," Alice said to her to friends and Bella and Rose gave each other a look.
"Nope not doing it because all it will cause is her calling us liars," Bella voiced as Rose agreed.
"And that we are jealous," Rose added with an agreement from Bella.
"Well someone has to tell her you guys," Alice began as she rose from the table "this would devastate her if she knew we knew he was married," she finished her little speech of morality as Bella and Rose still didn't agree. As if on cue Tanya waltzed into the kitchen with love in her eyes. She had on a little black dress that showed her cleavage and short enough coming above her knees.
"Ladies I will be out for tonight," she began as she looked around the kitchen in excitement to her friends. "Me and Brad fit so well together and it just feels like destiny," she continued as Alice nervously grabbed for a napkin and began to nip at it with her fingers. Rose gave Tanya a fake supportive smile. "something tells me Brad wants a wife," Tanya chatted on not even noticing her friends nervous features.
"hahah… you know your man," Alice laughed nervously wishing she didn't have all this information.
"Bella and Alice, you might want to start looking for a new roommate," Tanya said with determination and that's when Bella had heard enough. She was not about to let her friend go out like a sucker.
"Tanya listen there's something-" Bella started as she got up from the table with Rose close behind for support.
"BRAD IS MARRIED!" Alice shouted cutting Bella off and she nervously sat back down with relief in her heart that the secret was out.
"That part," Bella offhandedly said while shaking her head at her cousin. Tanya stood there processing the information before staring back at Bella and Rose.
"Yall are lying. Brad is not married and I cant believe yall would stoop to this," Tanya said in disbelief.
"look were arent lying Brad's wife came by the office today," Bella offered hoping that this wouldn't turn real sour.
"yeah girl and I would hate to see another girl go out like this Tanya," Rose added in supporting Bella.
"If Brad was married he would have a wedding ring on," Tanya said with determination.
"oh she is right about that," Alice gave as Bella and Rose looked at her with disbelief then turned back to Tanya.
"Tanya he is a man and rings are not hard to take off," Bella continued.
"Let me ask you this, has he told you that if he cant pick up the phone that the phone is on vibrate?" Rosed asked hoping that Tanya wasn't this dense.
"Yes," she answered and the girls threw their hands up "but it's only because his grandfather who lives with him has real sensitive ears," she explained which caused the girls to roll their eyes at her.
"Does he always pay cash when going out to restaurants?" Bella questioned while she folded her arms across her chest.
"Yes he feels it's the only way to keep track of his spending," she answered getting annoyed.
"Yeah..keep his wife off his tracks," Rose said as Bella nodded in agreement.
"Look Tanya you know I stay out of your business and you know I wouldn't bring this up if it wasn't true..but honey…he is playing you…and I do not want you looking crazy out here because you my girl," Bella said hoping to get through to Tanya. Tanya stood there in confusion and pain. Could Brad really be married? Was he playing her? All this was running through her mind and when the doorbell rang announcing Brad's arrival she became angry.
"There goes Mr. Bigamy now," she said in a low growl cutting her eyes through the kicltchen door leading to the living room and she walked out the kitchen with determination to give Brad a piece of her mind leaving the three girls in the kitchen looking to one another
"Its on!," Bella hyped as she pressed her ear to the kitchen door along with Alice and Rose following. Inside the living room Tanya marched to the door yanking it open to reveal Brad and his chiseled looks wearing a navy blue colored tux.
"Baby," he simply said while passing her the flowers and going in for a kiss.
"Don't 'baby' me…when were you going to tell me you had a wife?" she asked dodging his cheap attempt of a kiss all while the girls stayed glued was with their ears to the door listening.
"oh baby I was going to tell you…I was just looking for the right time," Rose mimicking as she listened on at the door in assurance of what he would say.
"oh baby I was going to tell you...I was just looking for the right time," Brad answered as Rose smiled knowing exactly that he would. Alice looked over in amazement at Rose.
"how'd you know he would say that?" Alice asked in sheer amazement.
"He is a man they never veer off from the book," Bella offered "right now Brad is going to say 'baby you are the only one for me," and right then Brad said exactly what Bella knew he would say.
"baby you are the only one for me," Brad said as he stepped closer to Tanya with his piercing blue eyes.
"Now he is going to say 'let's just get out of here and let me explain to you everything' blah blah blah," Rose countered as Alice was being amused by all of this.
"Let's just get out of here and let me explain to you everything," Brad said once again proving Bella and Rose right who was currently listening from the kitchen.
"now Tanya is going to kick him to the curb slamming the door behind his cheating ass," Bella stated and right then the girls heard the door in the living room slam shut and they all bursted from the kitchen yelling 'good job' 'that's my girl' but abruptly stopped when they noticed Tanya wasn't in the living room. She must have left with Brad. Bella looked to the door not believing that Tanya was going to listen to that crap. Rose threw her hands up in defeat not believing someone could be that idiotic. After sitting in the living room contemplating on their idiotic friend Edward walked into the apartment saying a 'hello' to the ladies with Emmett and Jasper following. The girls told the guys about what happened and they just shrugged it off. The next day they were all occupied in the living room waiting for Edward to return with movies so they can sit in and chill. Tanya was up in her room getting ready for another date with Brad. The girls were beyond disbelief at what Tanya was doing but they left it alone. Soon after Edward came in with movies in tow and high tailed it to the kitchen to get something to drink while Emmett was pleading the case for men everywhere about the Brad situation.
"Listen you girls need to cut this dude some slack..i mean do ya really know," Emmett questioned while the girls shot death glares at him.
"Ive dated a married woman once," Jasper announced as the room looked towards him.
"Really?" Alice asked looking towards Jasper who was sitting to her right on the chair.
"No I'm lying…just trying to get attention again," Jasper said animatedly and Alice giggled while the others rolled their eyes. Edward came back from the kitchen and sat at the chair beside the window sil behind everyone who occupied the sofas and chairs in the middle of the room. Just then Tanya drifted down the stairs in her powder blue short dress as everyone averted their eyes to her.
"Its Saturday night and you guys are just going to sit in," Tanya question as she looked at her friends while walking to a little mirror hanging on the wall beside the door to check her makeup.
"oh you know just sitting around like wives who's husbands are out cheating on them," Rose gave as she laid back with her feet up on the chair challenging her friend and the guys suddenly became uneasy.
"Look you guys don't know Brad and he said their marriage was over way before I came into the picture," Tanya replied "and once his divorce goes through he is going to marry me," she finished as if pleading her case to the girls.
"damn you must like looking stupid huh," Bella questioned not believing a single word that was coming out of Tanya's mouth.
"you know what? I don't need this," she said as she opened up the door and walked out the apartment closing the door behind her. And the chatter began to start about of stupid she is and was short lived when the door opened and in walked Tanya.
"I forgot…Brad is picking me up," she said as she placed herself beside Emmett who occupied the couch with Rosealie.
"You better be careful I heard he is married," Jasper announced and in turn Emmett threw a pillow in his direction to shut him up. The group continued to watch movies for the night and soon it became midnight and Tanya was still there on the couch. The guys had left after the second movie so Rose and Bella fell asleep on the third movie leaving Alice up with Tanya.
"Tanya…I don't think Brad is coming," Alice said trying to be comforting towards Tanya and Tanya bit into a piece a chocolate cutting her eyes at Alice.
"Shut up," she replied snobbishly as Alice turned away to look back at the television. Bella awoke and began stretching in the chair and noticed Tanya was still there.
"Brad never showed huh?" she asked as she continued to stretch waking up Rose in the process.
"No he didn't..you want me to say that your are right..once again,"Tanya said defeatingly and feeling heartbroken.
"oh no…mother is always right…but Tanya you got to stop with this looking for a man to carry you," Bella lectured trying to get through to her friend.
"and what's so wrong with that?" Tanya questioned.
"They keep dropping your ass," Rose answered as she sat up on the couch.
"Look I'm not saying not to have standards but you are looking for love in all the wrong wallets," Bella continued as Tanya took everything in.
"Be happy by yourself sometimes and then maybe the right guy will come along," Rose offered trying to lend support. Tanya smiled sheepishly to her friends nodding at what they were telling her. Alice then leaned over to Tanya wrapping her in her arms giving her a tight squeeze of encouragement.
"Men are shameless pigs," Tanya said as soon as Alice let her go.
"Don't I know it-" Rosealie began and soon Bella groaned as she knew where this was going "they wine you and dine you until you fall in love..then BAM! They running out into the night leaving nothing but their stinking drawers to go chase a dream of playing basketball overseas," Rose continued as Alice listened with intriguement and Bella just placed the pillow over her head pretending to suffocate herself. "And do you think after 8 months together I would deserve a letter of explanation as to why-" Rose continued as she began to relive what happened and her left eye started to twitch and Bella jumped in grabbing Rose by her shoulders to grab her attention.
"He is gone girl…Royce is gone….let it gooooooooooo," Bella pleaded as Rose's left eye continue to twictch. Then Rose snapped out of it turning herself back calm.
"I'm good…I'm good," Rose said as Bella let her go while Alice and Tanya looked on with amusement.
"How about we open up some ice cream and finish this late night out strong," Bella offered and the girls all agreed. And for the rest of the night the girls stayed up watching the movies Edward had gotten and went through 3 different ice creams.
AN: Hey guys hope you enjoyed the story let me know what you guys think of the characters so far. And dont worry the guys will have more roles in the story just introducing the girls chemistry first. Hopefully each week I will have a chapter for you.