AN: Here you go! Chapter 7 is finally finished! hope you like it! See you at the end! :)
Chapter 7:
Bella POV
I feel like someone's watching me but I know it's impossible so I keep swimming. I got out, the water pearling on my skin and wrap a towel around my body. I still feel a stare so to prove to myself that there no one I turn around and I have a heart attack. Edward is here. No I must be hallucinating. I rub my eyes and blink but he's still here. He approaches me slowly until he is just in front of me. I must be getting crazy.
"You're not crazy" He laughs.
"I said that out loud?" I ask blushing.
"Well, no… I can read your mind!" He says with sarcasm and laughs even more.
"How did you get here?" I ask ignoring the way his laugh makes me feel.
"Well you disappeared this morning and after a long time, Rose accepted to tell me and I tried but couldn't find the code so I walked around the room and stopped in front of the bookcase. I don't know why but a book took my attention so I opened it and found a number so decided to try it and the door opened." He explains carefully, waiting for my reaction.
I laugh so hard that I have tears sliding down my cheeks. When I calm down I look at him to see him amused and relieved.
"Laughing at me?" He asks with a voice husky.
"Never" I murmur with the same hoarse voice, caressing his cheek.
The electricity between us is stronger than ever. A little more and we would see sparks in the air. Our breaths are uneven. A feeling in my stomach wants me to get closer to him, and closer, and closer. I never felt this way. Especially now, that I know no one can hear us or see us or interrupt us. It's just us. I pull back. I can't think this way. He would go if he sees me. I don't want him to go. Jeez I sound like Christian.
"Wanna take a swim?" I propose.
"With no swim trunk" He asks raising his eyebrows.
I blush knowing what he means.
"You can stay in your boxer" I tell him not looking at him.
He grips my chin and forces me to look at him.
"I CAN but I don't want to" He says making my blush deepen and my breath to become more erratic. I fight to keep myself from imagining him without bowers…
"You have to" I say quietly but we both know that I want him to.
"What's the problem?" He asks.
"There's no problem" I answer.
"Do not lie to me, Isabella" He growl.
Holy shit! I love the way my name rolls on his tongue! I got to get a grip but I know I can't so I give up.
"I can't Edward. I can't let you go." I say and even I can hear the pain in my voice.
"Isabella... I am not going anywhere. Why don't you get it?" He asks.
"You say that now but after you know you'll want to go. And I can't. When you won't want me anymore, you ca-" I am cut by his lips crushing on mine and his tongue invading my mouth. My hands go straight to his hair where they tug on its ends. It was his way of telling me that he'll always want me and I believe him, for now. I moan when he bites my lower lip. My body has his own mind when he tries to pull back and I grab his head and pull him back at me. He smiles against my lips and pulls back again. I pout and he laughs.
"I don't understand you" He says. "You say no and when I kiss you and pull back. You don't let me go. So I made a decision."
My heart stops and I feel like I'm gonna faint. My body flinches instinctively. Edward's smile disappears and he shakes me calling my name. I see gray spots and I can't breathe. Suddenly he disappears and I hear some splash and feel something hit me. I come out from my trance and realize I'm lying on the floor and he threw water at me.
"What the hell was that?!" He asks.
"Nothing" I say, my voice robotic an emotionless.
He looks at me quizzically.
"You were saying" I ask in the same voice, ignoring his glance.
"I was saying I made a decision."
He's gonna break up with me. The pain ripped my chest but I keep my face impassible.
"And it is?" I ask monotone.
"That I…" he says. "…won't give up until give me answers."
The relief that passes through me must be visible because he look perplex.
"Do you promise to answer with the truth and only the truth?" he asks only half joking.
"I'll try" is my answer.
"Nuh-uh" He says putting an arm around my waist "I don't want the 'I'll try' or the 'maybe'. I want the 'yes'"
I was about to answer.
"I won't insist if you don't want to answer" he cut me off "unless it's not really important. And don't try to discuss it with me, you know I'll win."
"Fine" I huff "I won't lie but promise you won't insist"
"I promise" he says without hesitation. "And it's not just now that I'm talking about. I never want you to lie to me."
"I'd never do it if it isn't necessary." I say looking into his eyes.
"Great 'cause neither would I." he grins. "Why don't we sit down?" he asks walking toward one of the two white lounger and sitting on it. I follow him and was about to sit when he grabs my wrist and pulls on it. I somehow found myself sitting on his lap.
"This is the place where you'd sit from now on when we're alone. If you want also in public but I don't think you'll do it in front of businessmen" He commands.
"Why would you be with businessmen?" I ask hoping he forgets about his interview.
"One: because when you go work I'll go with you even if we're supposed to be in university. And two: don't you try to change the subject." He tells me kissing my cheek. "You know, I was just saying it like that. You can sit wherever you want to. And I could not come with you to work if you don't want me to." He continues staring at the ground.
"Edward" I say shaking my head and putting my fingers in his hair.
"What?" he asks looking up.
"You're stupid" I grin.
"I know that but why are you saying it?" he laughs.
"Because you didn't notice that if I didn't want your company you'll be in hell right now because you're here. You didn't notice that I love to sit in your lap but wouldn't dare to ask. You didn't even notice the obvious, which is the effect you have on me."
He grins like an idiot and kiss my lips chastely.
"I have effect on you?"
I blush and nod. His grin widens.
"You want my company?"
I nod again and I don't think his grin can get wider.
"You love to sit on my lap?"
My blush deepens and I look away, nodding. He grips my chin and crushes my lips to his. It's weird not being scared of him doing that. I actually feel safer than ever even when he pushed me on the wall before. He don't know how much I trust him and I won't tell him because he'll ask questions and I know he'll go if I tell him my story. He pulls back after a while and cups my cheek in his hand.
"Well now you're more relaxed… can we begin?" he asks hesitatingly but I can see hope in his eyes.
"Yes" I whisper and is rewarded when his eyes shine and his top model full teeth smile appears.
"Thank you" he whispers.
"For what" I ask frowning in confusion.
"For trusting me" he smiles sweetly at me.
I smile back at him.
"What do you want to ask?" I ask.
"What did you thought I was going to say when I said that I made a decision?"
I blush and hid my face in his shoulder.
He was about to say something else when I cut him off. He needs to know that I trust him and if answering his questions will help then I'll do it.
"I thought you got your mind back." I say.
"Meaning" he asks making me smirk.
"That you were breaking up with me"
"Well you can calm yourself down and not hope too much because it'd never happen. I don't want my mind back."
I burst out laughing.
"Neither do I want mine. Continue the Spanish inquisition." I say making him laugh.
"Favorite color?"
I raise my eyebrow and he grins.
"Green you?" I say without thinking.
"Brown"
"Favorite book"
"Don't actually have one"
"Favorite music"
"Depends on my mood"
"Favorite food"
"Pepperoni pasta"
"The one you hate"
"Sushi"
"Favorite day of the week"
"Sunday"
"Favorite movie"
"Twilight Saga"
I scratch my neck and his eyes follow my movement. He raises his eyebrows.
"Have you always worn that necklace?" he asks.
"I never take it off. It's like a talisman to me. " I say.
"What gem is it?" he said touching the heart.
"Its golden chain is incrusted with wires of ruby, sapphire and emerald. The little heart that suspends on it is mixed with diamond, agate, aquamarine, amethyst, topaz, citrine, jade, cordite, rock crystal, garnet, lapis lazuli, tiger's eye, peridot, quartz, tanzanite, tourmaline and turquoise. That's why his color is a little weird." I tell him.
"It's weird but beautiful" he corrects me.
"I know"
"Who gave it to you?"
"Grace, Carrick, your parents and mine gave it to me on my 15's birthday." I say.
"How do you know my parents btw?" he asks and I'm relieved he didn't ask me THE question.
"Family friends"
"Do you have any siblings?"
"Not biologically"
"Well not biologically, who are your siblings?"
"There's Sam, Emily, Leah, Seth, Jake, Rose, Jazz, Elliot, Mia and of course Christian."
He flinches when I say Christian's name but collects himself quickly and I frown. Then it hits me…
"Holy shit" My cry echoes in the halls. "Were… were you… were you jealous?" I finally manage to ask between my hysteric laughs.
When I calm down, I look at him to find him pouting with hurt in his eyes.
"Sorry, it just seems so…"
"So what?" he insists.
"So absurd" I answer
"Absurd? Have you seen the way you act together?"
I giggle and caress his cheek.
"You're cute when you're jealous but like I said it's absurd" I say.
"Why is it absurd?"
"Because I love you even when you're silly like now"
"You do?" he grins kissing my throat.
"I think I've been pretty clear with that haven't I?" I breathe when his tongue brushes my sensitive still wet skin.
"No, not really"
"You must be kidding!"
"I am" he laughs.
I am about to slap his chest playfully but he grabs my hand and kisses my knuckles then he draws my index in his mouth and, sending shivers though my spine, he sucks on it. He plops on it out with a grin making a little 'pop'.
"When will I meet your parents?" asks Edward.
I was wrong. He asked THE question.
"You can't." I tell him putting on my mask of impassibility.
"Why?" He asks not being able to hide the hurt in his voice.
"No, no it's not that I don't want you to meet them." I say softening a little.
"Then why?" He repeats.
"They're dead" I say, with teary eyes.
"I….. I'm sorry….. I didn't know" He mumbles.
"I know you didn't" I tell him finally being able to blink the tears away.
"I guess you know my mother is dead" He says.
Shit…. We're talking about HER….
"You guessed right" I smile at him, not showing my emotions.
"Well I don't know her. I never did. Dad told me she ran away so he took me under his wings."
"He told you that?" I ask sarcastically.
"Yes" He answers confused.
"Sorry, emotions make me weird" I tell him.
He smiles sweetly at me.
And my emergency phone interrupts us. I get up and answer.
"Swan… Well it's about fucking time! Who is she? ... She doesn't want to? Well it's not up to her… Well I can be there in ten minutes; I have to wear clothes…. No, you ass, I was swimming…. Fine, officer…. Yeah, well see ya."
I turn to face Edward and find him staring at me.
"So…. Who's officer Ass?" He asks and I burst out laughing.
"His name is Jose and he's a police officer." I tell him after calming down.
"So you call a police officer, ass?" he asks amused.
"Yes."
"What does he want?"
"They found a girl that could tell them about a case."
"And why would they call you about that?"
"You know that Swan Holding have an SOS Help?"
"No"
"Well we help the ones that don't want to go to the police and we help the police for some case, like this one."
"So you help the police for cases?"
"Yep"
"Whoa. But why would they call you, not your employs?"
"One, I like to know about everything that happens in my society. Two, I have work on cases. Three, they call both of us. Four, I don't call all of them employs, most of them are friends. Five, officers are my friends too."
"Why am I not surprised?" He asks.
"I don't know but get your ass over here so we can come back to the house. I have to go."
"No." he says.
"What?" I ask.
"No." He repeats.
"Why?"
"WE have to go. You already forgot our deal?" He reminds me.
"Oh! Yeah, right! But-" I try to protest but he cut me off.
"No buts."
"Fine!" I sigh "Now get your ass over here."
Edward POV:
I get to my room to change in some black jeans, white button shirt and black converse. When I come out, there is no one in the house and Bella is still in her room. I go to the kitchen to drink a glass of water. I come in the sitting room to find Bella sitting on the couch on her phone. She is wearing a blue skinny jean, white tank top with a red unbutton shirt and knees-length heels black boots. Her hair is tied up in a ponytail. She smiles when she saw me. She stands up and walks toward me. She takes my hand and leads me to the elevator. When we're in I put my hand back so I can put my arm around her waist my fingers resting on her hips were I take her hand again.
When we're in the lobby, the doorman tilts his head at us and smiles staring at my arm. He opens the door for us.
"Thanks, George" Bella says.
"It's my job, miss Bella" He answers and laughs when she rolls her eyes at him.
"Good day" He says before closing the door when we are outside.
A black SUV with tainted windows is waiting for us. Bella's driver gets out of it and opens the back door for us.
"Sam! How's Leah?" Bella exclaims.
"She's fine Bella and all I have to say is Seth lived through pure hell."
"Well thank god that would teach him about getting drunk"
"We can talk as long as you want but you're gonna be late" He says.
He smiles at me when Bella get in the car. He closes the door after me and I arch an eyebrow at her.
"Why does the doorman call you 'Miss Bella' not 'Bella' or 'Miss Swan'?" I ask.
"Because I hate it when he calls me Miss Swan but he doesn't want to call me Bella so Miss Bella is in the middle." She tells me
Sam gets in, sits on the driver seat and starts the car. After five minutes, we were in front of a police station.
Every one smile and stare at us when we enter the building. Bella knows where she's going and not one of them stop us not even the security. She's been holding my hand and squeezing it but she doesn't look at me. She is in work-mode. She goes straight to a hallway where there are different black doors. She opens a door with IR: 3 written on it. Inside the room is dark, with a computer, speakers and a microphone on a table. There's also a wall where there is a tainted glass that shows a white room with a table in the middle and three chairs. It looks like an interrogation room you see in movies. A man and a woman are talking. The woman has tanned skin, long, shiny black hair coming all the way down to her hips and amber eyes. She's tall and thin. She's wearing a police uniform; blue button shirt and blue skirt. The man is tall, Hispanic and in his uniform he's all shoulder and muscles, tanned skin, dark hair and dark eyes. They greeted Bella and she introduced us. Jose, the policeman, joked about Bella finally having a boyfriend and Heather, his wife, slapped the back of his head and told Bella that it's good that she have a strong hand so she can slap me if I misbehave.
"So, when do we start?" Bella asked.
The couple looked at each other like they were scared of her reaction. Why?
"When Lily leaves" Jose answered hesitantly.
"What did she do?" Bella demanded firmly.
Her whole body posture changed. Her shoulders stiffened, her face features were darkening in anger, her eyes glaring and I bet she was seeing red. I understand now way they were scared of her. I squeezed her hand that I was still holding and she visibly relaxed. Jose and Heather raised their eyebrows and smirked. She was still glaring so they didn't make any comment.
"Answer my question" she asked in a softer voice but still firmly.
"She scared the shit out of Olivia by yelling at her then yelled more because she wouldn't speak" Heather explained.
"And where's Olivia now?" Bella asked then growled "I need to speak to Lily and the plan must start. It's been too long."
"I know. How about we talk about it later?" Jose asked.
"Right, go get Olivia." Bella said.
They nodded and as soon as they got out of the room, Bella turn toward me.
"Do you want to stay or go home?" she whispered.
I raised my eyebrow as if asking her 'what do you think?' and run my thumb over the base of her knuckles.
"I guess that means you'll stay" she smiled "you heard what we talked about. Don't you have question? You always have some of them"
She was actually mocking me but I ignored it.
"Well I actually have tones of them. Who's Olivia? I suppose she's the one you will 'interview' with now. Who's Lily? I suppose she's the evil police woman. And the plan? I suppose it's something you came up with to solve whatever case you're working on." I tell her.
"You know you're too much smart for your own good" she giggled.
"I was actually right?" I ask surprised. "I just assumed from what I heard and some TV shows."
She laughed at that.
"I'll fill the blanks when we're home" she said.
We just stand there looking at the interrogation room behind the glass until its door opened and Jose, Heather and a teenager girl came in. She's probably sixteen. She has long blond hair with stands of it tainted in purple, fluorescent purple lentils, glowing pink nail polish and glowing purple lip-gloss. She was short, too thin, bare foot and wearing a tight pink skirt with a mini purple shirt that looked more like a bra.
"Finally" Bella sighed. "I gotta go now. Jose and Heather will be back in a minute."
She kissed my cheek then let go of my hand and left the room. She appeared two second later in the other side of the glass. She whispered something in Heather's ear who nodded and got out with Jose and shut the door close.
The girl, Olivia I guess, sat on the chair near the table and Bella on the opposite one. She asked something and Olivia nodded. Bella looked raged for a moment and Olivia was scared. Bella softened immediately and told her something and Olivia nodded a little.
Jose and Heather smiled at me as they came in the room I was in and closed the door behind them. Heather directly went to the desk and pushed on two button, suddenly we saw the interrogation room from four angles on the computer's screen and hear Bella.
"… Seventeen?" she was asking.
Olivia nodded again.
"You have a little brother, right? He was saved two months ago by SOS Help, right? He's four and his name is Miles?" Bella asked looking into Olivia's eyes who nodded.
"How did you escape Olivia? There must be someone who helped you." Bella asked and Olivia stayed silent.
"Someone who liked you enough to risk his own life" Bella added.
"How did you know?" Olivia whispered blushing.
"How did I know what? That someone helped you?" Bella asked.
Olivia shook her head quickly.
"That it was a him" she said blushing more.
"Oh, that!" Bella laughed "By the way your eyes brighten as soon as I motioned 'someone that helped you'"
Olivia cracked up a smile.
"You're different from the other police ones." She said.
"I sure am" Bella assured amused. "Won't you tell me his name?"
"No" Olivia said.
"Why?" Bella asked.
"They will know. They have someone that works here and will tell them who and they'll kill him. I don't want him to be dead because of me." Olivia told her.
"I know that but who told you I work for the police?" Bella inquired to know.
"If not then why are you here? And why am I talking to you?" Olivia asked sarcastically.
"The other woman that talked to you – or rather yelled – works for the police. Jose and Heather – the two that brought you here – work for the police. Louis and Harry – the two that found you on the street – work for the police. I don't." Bella said.
"Yeah, right… Then who are you, a private investigator?" Olivia chuckled, rolling her eyes and resting her back against her chair.
"You could say that" Bella snorted.
"So what's your name, Miss Holmes?" Olivia raised her eyebrows.
Wow, Bella calmed her down from barely nodding and scared to joking. She has a gift or something.
Jose, Heather, Bella and I laughed at that.
"My name?" Bella asked.
"Full name" Olivia ordered.
"What am I gonna be arrested, officer?" Bella joked, laughing again.
"Yes, now cut the crap and answer or I swear I won't talk to you again" Olivia snapped.
"Teenagers" Bella rolled her eyes. "My name… my name… Oh, now I remember!" Bella exclaimed and Jose, Heather and I laughed.
Olivia glared at her.
"Isabella Marie Swan" Bella said.
"Stop lying and tell me your real name" Olivia snapped.
"You don't believe me? I'll get you proves!" Bella told her getting her phone out of her jeans' pocket.
She typed something and show it to Olivia whose jaw dropped and eyes widen.
"It's really you" Olivia whispered.
"No, I'm her clone" Bella rolled her eyes.
I chuckled.
"It was your company that saved my brother" Olivia whispered again.
"Yes…" Bella's voice trailed down.
"Were you there?" Olivia asked.
"Yes"
"Why? Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be rich snob bitch?" Olivia asked.
"Well I don't know, Olivia. I may be snob I may be not. As I may be a bitch and I may be not. But I can assure that rich, I am." Bella said slowly and mine and Olivia's jaw dropped.
"Are you serious?" Olivia shouted.
"Yes but we're not here to talk about me" Bella snapped. "Do you want to go over my place? I bet you don't like it here."
"I hate it here but I don't want to impose or anything." Olivia mumbled.
"You're not imposing so get up and follow me." Bella ordered.
Bella turned toward the glass and nodded to her left where the door is, telling us to get out, before guiding Olivia out of the room. Heather pushed on the buttons again before we left the room.
We arrived to the front door and stopped waiting for them to come.
"Where are they?" I ask Heather.
"Bella's signing the paper so she can take Olivia with her" she explained "About the way, how did you two met?"
"I was send here from my university in British to make a report over the life in America" I told her.
"Oh, so who came with you?"
"My brother, Emmett and sister, Alice."
"What's your last name?"
"Cullen"
"Are you related to Dr. Cullen?"
"Why does everyone ask me that?! Yes I'm his son."
"Everyone ask you that because he was Charlie's –Bella's father – best friend and Esme was too. Charlie was the chief of police in Forks before opening the hospital for Renee – Bella's mother – so we know him because he caught several serial killers."
I don't have time to reply because Bella's back with Heather. They walked toward us and we said our goodbyes to Heather. When we were outside, Olivia eyed me down and whispered something Bella's ear making her burst out laughing.
Olivia looked at her confused.
"He's not a cop. He's my boyfriend." Bella said, taking my hand.
I grinned at her and she smiled back.
The SUV parked in front of us and we got in.
After five minutes, we were in the elevator.
"Go tell the others what we did today while I take her to your room so she can shower and I'll bring her some of my clothes. When you finish go wait for me in my room." Bella whispered in my ear.
When the doors opened I did as I was told while still wondering why in my room. I mean why not in another guest room?
I went to her room and the closet's door was open. I approached it so I could close it but I saw all my clothes in there and stopped in my tracks.
"Do you mind?" Bella asked, startling me.
I was still staring at our mixed clothes and didn't hear her come in.
"Do I mind what?" I asked.
"That you stay here instead of the guest room?"
"Why would I mind? It means I'm gonna stay with you right?" I asked her, turning around to look at her and she nodded.
I slowly walked my way to her and grabbed her waist to pull her toward me.
"I came here to ask you if you want to join the meeting" she told me. "It's about the plan. Rose, Jazz, your siblings, Jose and Heather will be there. Jake can't come." She explained at my questioning look.
"Ok but why me and my siblings will be there?" I asked.
"If you don't want to you can, not come" she said looking away.
"Answer my question" I said rolling my eyes.
"Because you're part of the family now, like it or not." she smirked. "Come on we're going to be late."
We walked out of the room. She locked the room and handed me a card like the one you use to open a hotel room door. I raised my eyebrow.
"Don't you want to be able to open the door? It locks automatically every time you close it. And unless you want to be stuck outside you'll use this card" She chuckled.
We got out of the apartment again.
"Bree is asleep; I don't know when she'll wake up so this will be a quick meeting." She informs me when we arrive at the garage.
"Bree?"
"Her name is Olivia Bree Williams, she hates the name Olivia so her friend calls her Bree to please her and she asked me to do the same." She said snorting a little after saying the word friend.
I frowned at her but she just shocked her head smiling.
Ten minutes later, we arrived at Swan holdings, in the office where she stopped the hack attack.
I sat next to Emmett, Alice, Rosalie and Jasper while Bella went directly to Jose and Heather. I explained to them what happened and Rosalie frowned.
"Bella why didn't you call him?" she asked.
"Do you really want to disturb him right now?" Bella said turning toward her and raising her eyebrows.
Jasper pursed his lips to stop himself from laughing while the rest of us frowned in confusion.
"At midnight? With her?" Bella hinted.
Rose blushed, her month in an 'o', then she grinned mischievously and nodded.
"Well me too" Bella said with the same grin.
"Oh please! He can do this every night! And it will be soooo much fun! I can't wait to hear him screaming!" Said Rose excited.
"Weeeeeell... You're right! It might be fun." Bella said with a giggle.
"What are you waiting for then?" Jasper chuckled.
"Fine! Speaker?" Bella asked.
"Oh yeah" the twins said at the same time.
"Uh… explanation?" Alice asked.
The trio laughed.
"You'll see" Jasper said.
AN: Who do you think they will call? Sorry, no hints. Who will found out first will get a sneak-peek! You have one week! Well, till next time, Tchaww! :* :)
