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Chapter 3 - Luau

EPOV

"I have to head in to start getting ready for work. Why don't you guys meet up with us over at the 'tiki bar' on the beach just a few meters from the main resort. Were having a big luau tonight with lots of food and drinks and of course dancing?" Bella asked.

"Sure that sounds like lots of fun." Alice said with a big smile.

"Cool I will see you over there." Bella replied.

I watched as Bella excused herself and went into the house to get ready for work. I couldn't take my eyes off of her even if I wanted to. She really was the epitome of beauty. Classic beauty at that. She wasn't fake in any way and didn't need any make-up to make her look better because she was already perfect.

"So what do we wear to the luau?" Alice asked. Always thinking about clothes first.

"It's just a bar that's right on the beach. So just shorts and tank tops or whatever. I'm gonna wear a simple beachy sundress. Oh! And I'd wear my tog's if I were you we usually always end up swimming in the ocean or the pool nearby." Rosalie explained.

"What are togs?" Emmett asked.

"You no togs, cozi's, god I don't know what you American's call them. Maybe swimmers, bikini's."

"How did you know we were American?" I asked.

"Well your accent, it was either that or Canadian. Good guess I 'spose."

We continued to talk with Rosalie for awhile. Her and Alice got on like a house on fire. I tuned them out when they started talking fashion. I was talking with Em and Jazz about the outdoor activities we could do while on the island when a tall, muscular, russet skinned man with short jet black hair, bounced up the stairs with what looked like a gorgeous long haired German Shepherd puppy that looked to be a few months old. When I looked at the man again, I couldn't help but wonder if I'd known him from somewhere. He also looked to be a Native American.

"Hey boss." Rosalie said smiling at him. I thought I heard Em growl at that. "Hello Shadow." She cooed to the puppy that bounced over to her and straight into her lap and licked her face. "Aww I missed you too Shadow, did you have fun with Uncle Jacob and Aunt Leah?" she asked looking at who I presume is Jacob.

"She sure did and I think she did the trick because Leah wants to wait awhile to get a puppy now," he laughed as he finally noticed that we were all sitting here. "Who are your friends?" he asked with a contemplative look on his face.

"Oh! Right sorry. This here is Emmett, his brother Edward, Edwards twin sister Alice and Alice's fiancé Jasper. Guys this here is Jacob, who is Bella and my boss at the bar." Rosalie introduced everyone.

"Holy shit!" he exclaimed. "Cullen and Whitlock, what are the bloody odds." He laughed.

"Jesus Christ. Jacob Black. Long time no see man, how the hell have you been?" I asked while standing up to give him a man hug. You know the one's with the pat on the back. Emmett was next to greet him before Jasper and Finally Alice.

"Still as tiny as ever Alice I see." Jacob laughed while hugging her and picking her off the ground. "It has been a long time. What like 10 years or something close to that?"

"Wait!" Rosalie said, clearly looking confused. "You all know each other?" she asked.

"Yeah man, they used to be my best friends back in America before I moved here when I was 13. Are you guys still living in forks? How long are you here on the island for?" he asked us.

"Small world." Jasper laughed as he sat back down and Alice hopped into his lap. "Where here on the island for 4 weeks starting today. But we all just moved to Brisbane because Carlisle got offered a position at the hospital and the family followed." Jazz explained, while giving Alice a kiss on her forehead.

"That's awesome we can see each other again. Be just like old times. So Alice and Jasper huh?"

"Yep!" Alice said while smiling sweetly at Jazz. "Just got engaged."

"Wow. So when did you get the balls to tell her your feelings?" he asked. We all laughed when Jasper groaned, knowing that everyone knew of his feelings for Alice since we were 10. Including Alice.

"When we were 15. A guy was hitting on her and I got a little defensive and jealous and just ended up kissing her so he would back off." Jazz laughed.

"And we've been together ever since, and Jasper finally proposed a few months back." Alice finished.

"Awesome. Do you guys remember Leah, Seth and Paul?" Jacob asked.

"Yeah didn't you have like a major crush on Leah?" Emmett snorted.

Jacob laughed with a wistful look on his face. "I sure did," he laughed. "She's here too. We got married a few years ago and have our first baby on the way." He said with a beaming smile. "And Paul married my sister a few years ago also. They live on the other side of the island."

"That's so cool that we all got to meet up again. I mean what are the odds." Alice said. "And I just had such a good feeling about moving to Australia and coming to Tangalooma."

"Ah! I see Alice still has her psychic powers." Jacob laughed as we all joined in.

We all abruptly stopped talking when we heard Bella from the inside of the house. "Ow! Fuck!" instead of going in to see if she was alright, Rosalie and Jacob starting laughing really hard. Shadow jumped off of Rose's lap and went inside.

At least someone cared. Even if it was a cute little puppy.

"You alright in there Bells?" Rosalie said while trying to contain her laughter. We all heard a 'yeah' in response. "She probably just ran into the wall or fell on her ass again. She does it at least once a day."

"Hey! I heard that and I am not that bad." I heard Bella say as she approached the door to the deck. "Hey you guys are still here." She smiled that heart stopping smile.

The sight that I could see before me made me have to hide the instant hard-on that decided to re-appear whenever she was near. Bella looked fucking hot in her work shirt. It was a black button up top that hugged her curves nicely and showed off her cleavage. It showed an inch of skin on her torso and an inch and a half at her hips. It had 'Bella' written on the right upper side over her heart. She was also wearing dark blue denim short shorts that came just under her ass. She was sexy as all hell.

I faintly heard Rose say something back to her that sounded like, "Yeah, you are." But I really wasn't paying attention to anyone other than Bella at the moment. Her hair was still damp from her shower and she had on some light make-up.

She was sexy as hell and was going to be the death of me.

Shadow who was under her arm suddenly barked the cutest little bark and brought me out of my shameless ogling. But not before I noticed the lip ring on her bottom lip.

Oh Jesus!

God it was just a simple ring with a little ball on the front on the left side of her mouth. If she had a tattoo, she would literally be absolutely perfect in my book.

"Hey boss did you and Leah have fun babysitting Shadow for the day?" Bella asked.

"We had fun that's for sure. She really is a handful so my plan worked. Leah wants to wait until the baby is older before we get one." Jacob said while Bella put Shadow down on the ground and she headed straight for me and into my lap to lick my face.

"Sorry 'bout her, she's really affectionate." Bella apologised.

"It's ok. She is one of the cutest German shepherd puppies I have ever seen." I said to her. Shadow let out another little bark as if she was acknowledging what I just said about her. "How old is she?"

"That she is. She just turned 12 weeks and we've had her for about a month. Well I'm off to work. I don't want to get fired for socializing when the boss is around." She laughed.

"Please, you're my favourite employee and you bring in lots of patrons." Jacob laughed while Rose cocked an eyebrow at him. "You are too of course Rose." He amended.

"Well we should all get going as well. We need to get ready." Alice said standing up from her spot on Jasper's lap.

"Cool. I will see everyone down there." Bella said as she smiled and waved good-bye to everyone before leaving down the path.

I got up from my spot and reluctantly put down Shadow who had fallen asleep on my lap. She let out a little whimper and looked up at me with her big brown eyes. So similar to Bella's. Rosalie said goodbye to everyone before telling Shadow that it was dinner time. That got her attention and made her happy again.

We made plans with Rose to meet up together in an hour before heading over to the bar. We starting heading home to have quick showers and get ready.

BPOV

I made my way down the sandy path to the bar. It was only about a 5 minute walk there. That's what was so great about living here, everything was in walking distance.

When I got there I could see that Seth was already there unlocking the shack. He was a little shorter than Jacob was and not as ripped as him either. But he was still very handsome, with his russet skin, black hair and dark eyes. He has the ladies swooning whenever he works. He always manages to take one home nearly every night he works. But he was always the perfect gentleman. Even so he was still a man and when the ladies flock to him, he isn't gonna turn them down. What 20 year old guy would?

"Hey Bells." He said smiling over at me. He was wearing his black button down work shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows. You could see his tight abs and biceps under the shirt.

"Hey Seth." I smiled.

He whistled appreciably at me and said, "You know if I didn't think of you as my sister, I would totally be trying to take you home tonight." He winked.

"Na, you're too young for me any way." I laughed.

"I'm only a year younger than you."

"Yeah, but I like them older. There more mature and sophisticated. Which you are most definitely not."

"So you think I'm immature and unsophisticated?" he asked with an over exaggerated innocent look. I just cocked my eyebrow at him. "You know what don't answer that." He laughed.

Seth quickly got to work on putting all the stools down at the tables on the grass area. While I started lighting all the bamboo tiki torches set up around the place. I luckily for once didn't burn myself while trying to light them up like I usually do. Once we did all of that we started prepping the alcohol and glasses.

I started setting up the sound system that was hooked up to a laptop that we were able to download songs when requested if we didn't already have it. We had a small stage set up as well in case anyone ever wanted to do a performance or even karaoke.

I went back behind the bar and started preppy everything with Seth.

Once Jacob arrived he was going to start up the barbeque and cook some sausages, steak and rissoles that everyone could put on bread rolls with all sorts of other foods that the locals all cook for occasions such as this.

The beginning of the night was when the families both locals and tourists would come out for some food, drink and dancing before putting the little ones to bed. When the food was put away, the real drinking, dancing and all round entertainment began.

Soon after we finished, Jacob arrived with an esky filled with the meat and other foods. He said a quick hello before starting up the barbie.

Soon people started to arrive and we got to work. It was never really busy over here, definitely not like on the mainland, but summer was our busiest season, with all the tourists the island gets.

Rose and everyone arrived not long after and connected to tables together to fit them all on the grass area. She came up to me and ordered 5 beers for them all.

"So what do you think of them all?" I questioned her. She had a small smile on her face when she replied.

"I like them. They seem really nice and if they were friends with Jacob back in the states then they must be good people. Plus Emmett isn't hard to look at. Neither is Edward but I prefer the bigger muscles and those tattoo's, Damn!" She whistled lowly. I laughed at her.

"I can't help but agree he is very fine but I much prefer Edward. I almost swooned when he offered to help and I never swoon over a guy. Then there are his eyes, they are gorgeous, and his hair, I just want to run my hands through them. And then his abs, bloody hell are they chiselled. Not to mention his tattoos..."

"Okay Bella I get it you think he's hot." Rose laughed. "You should totally hit that." She added on like it was no big deal. I sighed.

"Come on Rose you know why I won't just hit that like you can. I don't trust men, no thanks to that asshole." I said to her. She got that hard look on her face every time he comes up in conversation. Which isn't that often anymore.

"Bella," she sighed. "It's been over a year. He was a really big douche bag who lost the best thing that ever happened to him. You didn't even love him, so what's holding you back now?"

I handed over five XXXX beers to her while I thought of my answer.

"I don't know really. I know I never loved him not even close but we were together for like a year and for him to do what he did is just really disrespectful to me and untrustworthy. How do I know that the next guy will be different?" I asked her.

She took the tray with the beers on it. "What's that saying again? Oh 'Live life to the fullest', you need to do that. How will you ever know unless you move on? You never know he could be a gentleman and worship the ground you walk on. Or he could be a total douche. Are you willing to take that risk?" she said as she walked back to the table.

She was totally right I had to stop thinking about things and just go with it. If I never move on from that asshole I was never going to enjoy life.

I looked over and noticed him looking at me. He gave me that crooked smile of his. And I'm not gonna lie I nearly swooned again. Damn what is he doing to me? I couldn't but help smile back. He winked at me. I think my heart nearly jumped out of my chest.

Maybe tonight was shaping up to be a bloody good time!

EPOV

I ended up just putting on a black wife beater with my white board shorts. Emmett and Jasper were wearing similar to me. We had to wait like an hour for Alice and she was only wearing a dress with a bikini underneath.

"God what the hell took so long short stuff?" Emmett whined.

"I couldn't pick which sun dress to wear." She answered.

"And that took you an hour?" I asked. She just gave me a look that said shut up. I did only because I wanted to get down to the little bar where Bella was. Not that I will admit that out loud to the others. I would not hear the end of it. Especially from Emmett and his big mouth.

When we got there I spotted Bella behind the bar straight away mixing drinks and laughing with the other bartender. I don't know why but I got jealous from watching them interact, not like I had any claim over her, but I couldn't help it.

We quickly pulled two tables together and Rose asked what we wanted to drink.

"Can I have whatever beer we were drinking at your house? That was one of like the best beers I have ever had." Emmett said. I nodded my head in agreement.

"Yeah. We'll have the same here." Jasper answered for himself and Alice.

"Five XXXX's here we come." Rose smiled before walking over to Bella.

I watched as Bella smiled at her friend and they started talking. I couldn't hear what is was about but Bella got a sad then angry look on her face when she was talking. It went on for a while before Rose must have said something to cheer her up because she smiled that heart stopping smile again.

She looked over tome when Rose walked away and I smiled at her. I watched as her face had a slight blush to it and she smiled back. I don't know what came over me but I winked at her. I always thought that was kind of cheesy but I couldn't help it. She brings it out of me.

"Alright gentlemen and lady we have XXXX's all around. They are only Queensland's finest beer." Rose smiled handing out our drinks.

"A lot better than vitamin R, that's for sure." I said.

"What's vitamin R?" Rose asked with a confused look on her face.

"Oh just this beer in Washington called Rainier Beer, we just called it vitamin R." I answered for her. She just nodded her head.

I looked around the place and it was a good set up they had going on. There bar was on the beach but on the end of the grass area. The tables were on the grass area so they didn't tip over and the barbeque was set up to the left of the bar. Music was playing from speakers on the top of the bar and it looked like they were connected to a laptop underneath the bar away from the drinks.

There were a few families out with the kids still playing in the water as the sun had not set just yet and were waiting on the food cooking.

I walked over to the barbeque were Jacob was grilling what looked like sausages and steak and various other things.

"Hey man," I said to him.

"Hey Cullen. I still can't believe the odds of this happening. I mean it's been like 10 years since we've seen each other."

"I know it is really weird. I was a bit really weary of moving to a completely different continent to begin with. But I needed a change of scenery badly and this place just keeps getting better and better since we have been here." I said looking over at Bella.

Jacob saw were I was looking and smirked at me.

"Got your eyes on our Bells over there I see. She suits you man. But she's been hurt in the past. So a word of advice let her trust you before you do anything rash. And if you hurt her, old friend or not I will rip you apart and burn the pieces. That is if you get past Rosalie first." He said seriously. I gulped, because Jacob is definitely not the little scrawny kid from 10 years ago. He gave Emmett a run for his money in the muscles department.

"I would never hurt her." I said with sincerity.

"I know that. You were always the one who opened doors for your mum and all the female population pretty much." He laughed while nudging me. I couldn't help it a laughed along with him. It was true, what can I say I was raised to be a gentleman. I can't say the same for Emmett though.

"What are you two laughing at over here?" I heard a sexy voice ask. I looked over to see Bella in front of us smiling.

"Oh just remembering the time when Edward here was climbing a tree when we were like 12 and his pants got snagged on a branch and ripped-" I cut him off by punching him in the arm, hard. "Ow! It was one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Just the look on his face when he realised what happened. Priceless." He finished laughing his head off.

I looked over at Bella and I could tell she was trying really hard not to laugh at the story but a little giggle got out and I swear my dick twitched. She clamped her hand over her mouth but it only made it worst before she was in full blown hysterics as well. I couldn't help but join in wit them then, it really was a funny story, just not when it happened.

"I could just imagine a 12 year old you...thinking 'oh shit'...before grapping himself...and trying to climb out without showing the goods." Bella said between gasping breaths and laughs.

I gave a little chuckle. "That's pretty much what I was thinking." I laughed. "I never climbed a tree again after that." That just made them laugh harder to the point where they were on the verge of crying.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't laugh at you." She said while biting her lip and playing with her lip ring. That really got the attention of my dick when she did that.

"It's ok Bella it is pretty funny when I look back on it. Just wasn't then because I was going through my awkward phase." That got a giggle/snort combo out of her. She looked horrified at that and I just smiled at her getting her to blush instead.

God she was gorgeous.

"Jacob, my man what is happening over here?" Emmett boomed, clapping Jacob on the back and nearly forcing him to drop the steak he was turning on the barbeque.

"Just laughing at your brother." He said nonchalantly. This caused Emmett to laugh.

"What are you grilling?" he asked. I swear its always food and sex when it comes to him. "Wait I know some shrimp's on the barbie." He added in the worst Aussie accent I think I have ever heard.

Bella and Jacob looked at each other before howling in laughter which caused the rest of the group to head towards us.

"What have I missed over here? And why does Emmett look dejected?" rose asked us.

"O.M.G that was hilarious Emmett." Bella finally gasped. "He asked us if we were having shrimp on the barbie." This caused Rose to burst out in laughter.

"Why is that so funny?" he pouted.

"Because we don't actually say that. We call them prawns not shrimp." Bella answered when she could breathe again. "You guys think we say that because of a tourist ad that Paul Hogan did over in the US. They made him say shrimp instead of prawns so that the Americans could understand or something along those lines and get them to come down under."

"Wow I never knew that." Alice said. We all nodded in agreement.

"Well now you do."Bella said. "Not to mention your accent was terrible Emmett. Don't ever do that again." She laughed when he pouted again.

"But really what are we having?" Emmett asked, still thinking about the food.

"Just some snags, steak and rissoles on bread rolls." Jacob replied.

"What are snags and rissoles?" Jasper asked confused.

"Snags as in sausages. You will start to get the hang of the Aussie slang soon enough. We just pretty much shorten every word. Like G'day instead of good morning, sunnies for sunglasses, arvo for afternoon and so on, there are many more where they came from. And rissoles are just like mini burger patties I guess." Bella answered Jazz.

"You will get used to the way they talk it didn't take me long." Jacob added. "Not to mention they tend to talk really fast sometimes. Especially Bella when she gets excited about a story." He laughed when she punched him in the arm. "Ow, Jesus what is it with people hitting me in the arm tonight?"

"Maybe they are trying to tell you something Jacob Black." A voice I vaguely recognised said as she approached. She appeared to be about 8 months pregnant from what I could tell.

"Leah, they were picking on me. How come your never on my side?" he whined.

She completely ignored him while looking over at me, Emmett, Alice and Jasper.

"Holy shit it is you guys. Jake said you were here but I didn't really believe him. God you guys look great." Leah kind of waddled over to us and gave us big hugs before going over to the bar so Bella could get back to work and could chat with the girls.

We kept chatting with Jacob while he finished cooking before each grabbed a plate and heading back over to our table to eat. I kept looking over to the bar and as if she could feel me watching her Bella would always look over and smile while blushing lightly. It was amazing watching her move around pouring drinks, talking and laughing with everyone. She really was an amazing person. And I had only known her less than a day. I couldn't wait for what the future may bring.

"Amazing to watch, hey?" Rose said from next to me. I nearly jumped out of my skin from being caught ogling her best friend. I just nodded my head in agreement, not trusting my voice at the moment. "It's funny because she is the clumsiest person on the planet but when she's out on the water or behind that bar, she's just so smooth and effortless I guess."

"That she is." I agreed.

"You should go and talk to her." She suggested. "you are going to have to make the first move because she won't. So man up Cullen and go sweep her off her feet. But if you hurt her I will shoot you in the balls." She said while I gulped. She looked at my face and laughed before practically pushing me over to the bar. She was a vicious human being.

'Come on Cullen.' I said to myself, walking over to the bar, 'man up.'

This night has only really begun. And I couldn't wait for what else was in store.


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