Here is yet another chapter. I hope it lives up to everyone's standards and expectations. Here is my friendly warning that I promised. Not completely appropriate for little ears. Read aloud at your own caution. Happy Holidays to everyone, no matter what you celebrate I hope you have an enjoyable holiday and really appreciate what the true meaning of this holiday is about.
Disclaimer: SM owns Twilight, not me.
Chapter 7
EPOV
I hurried up and cleaned my house as soon as I got off the phone with Bella because they were all going to be here around 4. When the house was cleaned I called Em.
"Hello?" He answered the phone all out of breath.
"Em, you okay?" I asked kind of worried.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I was in the middle of changing Aubree when the phone rang." He said and I heard rustling in the background so I guessed he was getting her ready to come over. "What's up, bro?"
It was now or never. "I invited Bella and her sister's over to the Bar B Que today." I spilled in one quick rush of words.
"Okay. The more the merrier. Need me to swing by the store to pick up some more meat?" He asked just rolling with the punches.
I laughed because Emmett despite his size was nothing but a big old soft teddy bear. "Yeah, there are Bella and her two sisters plus her two nephews coming." I told him.
"Really, how old are her nephews?" Em questioned right before he blew out my eardrum bellowing for Makenzy to come get dressed.
When I had his attention again I answered his question. "Aiden is 4 and Taylor is 2. They are characters too. Aiden has already tried to pick up Kallie at the toy store." I laughed.
"That's great maybe Mak and Aubs will make some friends. Speaking of Kallie. Is she coming?"
"I wished she was here but she called earlier to ask if she could stay another night with Carlisle and Esme. They are going shopping in Seattle for her some more winter clothes and a christmas dress." I told him and the conversation soon turned to what we were going to do for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year.
"Are we still going to Esme and Carlisle's for Thanksgiving dinner or what?" Em asked.
"Sounds like a plan to me. It will be wierd to not have Amber though. I hope Kallie does okay with it. I don't think she realizes that it is next week. You know that was always a big holiday for them." I told Emmett solemnly.
"I know Edward. We will all try to make it a good holiday season for her and you as well. We all miss Amber, maybe we can do something to honor her life." Emmett suggested brilliantly. Since he had been through something similar to this with Makenzy he had some great insight.
I furrowed my forehead in frustration. "Like what, Em? She's only been gone not quite 2 months yet." I growled.
"I know that Edward. She was my sister too, dumbass. Maybe plant a tree so that Kallie can go talk to her any time she wants to." Emmett suggested brilliantly.
I pondered the thought for a minute. "Hmmm. That's a really great idea, Em. I will ask Kallie about it tomorrow when I pick her up. Be here by 4, Em. Try to not be late this time since you are bringing the food." I told him seriously. He was always running late, he tried to blame it on the girls but we all knew Emmett and punctuality were not good friends.
"Yeah yeah, we are leaving now so we will actually be a little early." He grumbled and hung up the phone.
I laughed at his grumbling because he knew it was true.
BPOV
After Edward's invite I couldn't stop smiling and called Rose and Alice to extend the invite. Rose answered the phone by yelling at her boys to please be quiet.
"Boys! Mommy is on the phone please go play in your room!" She said rather loudly to them and I smiled because it was not unusual for her to answer the phone this way.
"Rosie? You okay? You sound frazzled." I said laughing lightly.
"I'm fine, these kids are driving me crazy today. They have way too much energy. I'm thinking about taking them to the park to play before we have dinner tonight." She told me as she blew out a huge breath.
"How about to a cookout with a couple of other kids instead?"I asked slyly.
"Who's having the cookout?" She asked curiously.
"Edward and he has extended the invitation to all of us." I told her, knowing I was about to get grilled over the fact that we just had a date last night and now I was invited to his house.
"Oh really? So how did the date go last night?" She asked curiously.
"The date went really well. I can't believe I had such a good time but I really let loose and just enjoyed being with him." I gushed, unable to stop myself.
"Did you sleep with him?" She asked flat out.
"ROSE! No I did not sleep with him even though we kissed A LOT!" I told her quietly.
"Wow. Big steps for baby sis. What time is this cookout and who all is coming?" She asked changing the subject knowing that I didn't usually spill too many details about my private life.
"The cookout is at 4 and it is just us, his brothers, and his 2 nieces." I told her quickly.
"Ok. Sounds good. Text me the address and I will meet you there at 4." She told me.
Before I get anything else out I heard a loud crash, crying, and Rose saying "I gotta go!" really quickly and hanging up the phone.
I shook my head, because her boys was always tearing something up. I called Alice really quick and got a curt 'Okay' before she hung up. I wished that girl would just spill already. She has been acting strange the past few weeks and Rose and I couldn't figure out why and she was sealed up like Fort Knox.
Once all the invites were done I decided to text Edward and see if I could bring anything beside my crazy sisters and nephews.
Babe, can I bring anything tonight besides my craziness.-Bella
After a few minutes of not getting a reply I decided to get up and get some normal weekend cleaning done even though my condo wasn't really that dirty. I was in the middle of scrubbing my kitchen floor when my phone dinged with a reply.
Nope. Thanks for the offer though. You could come early if you wanted to though.-Edward.
I can do that. How early are you talking about?-Bella
I didn't want to show up 2 hours early when he was talking about like 10 or 20 minutes early.
Whenever you want to, angel. I'm just sitting here relaxing until everyone arrives. It's actually kind of lonely. ;(-Edward
I inwardly swooned at his sweetness. I had never met a man like him before. He had impeccable manners and was so sweet and considerate of everything around him.
I can come right after I take a shower, if that's okay? -Bella
You are evil, angel. That sounds perfect. C u in a lil bit. -Edward
:D address? -Bella
Sorry, you had me momentarily distracted. It's 15740 Euclid Ave. The pass code to the gate is 9357.-Edward
Pass code? Gate? -Bella
Haha. It's for security purposes Bella. I will explain when you get here. Go take your shower, angel.-Edward
I giggled, quickly texting the address to Rose and Alice before tossing my phone on the couch. I rushed upstairs to take a quick shower so I could head to Edwards. After I scrubbed down really good with my vanilla scented body wash and scrubbed my hair with my strawberry scented shampoo and shaved all important places again, I was done. I donned a pair of my comfortable jeans with holes in the knees the bottom frayed off, a tank top and a two sizes too big purple sweater that hung off one shoulder. I threw my hair up in a messy knot on top of my head, swipe my lips with some lip gloss, slipped my feet into my favorite ballet slippers and deemed myself ready to go.
I texted Edward after I punched his address into my GPS and realized we didn't live very far apart.
On my way. 10 mins max.-Bella
I didn't wait for a reply as I pulled my rusty trusty old truck out of my driveway. I could easily afford a new vehicle but I liked this one. I had had it since I was 16 and passed my driver's test.
I gasped when I pulled up to his gate and caught a glimpse of his house, or should I say log masterpiece. I opened the door to punch in the code because my window didn't roll down far enough without a lot of trouble. Once the gates swung open I pulled in and parked in front of his garage doors and killed the engine and caught sight of Edward coming out the front door.
He looked fantastic in worn jeans and white t-shirt. I quickly jumped out of the truck, slamming the door shut and walked around to meet him halfway. He never broke stride and wrapped his arms around me tugging me to his chest in a warm welcoming hug. "Hi angel." He whispered against my hair. I snuggled into his warm chest and took a deep breath of him. He smelled fantastic, a mix of soap, cologne and something just uniquely Edward.
"Hi babe. Nice house." I said as I leaned back to look at his face. He smiled broadly before leaning down to peck me on the lips gently. When he pulled back, much too soon for my liking, I growled and threaded my fingers through his hair and pulled him back down for a better 'hello' kiss.
He growled against my lips when I swiped my tongue across his lips before opening and engaging in a tongue war battle. We fought for control of the kiss until breathing became a necessity. "That is the perfect way to greet a guy." He chuckled when we broke the kiss.
I just laughed and pecked his lips again before disentangling myself from his grasp.
I took a look around and realized that you could see Puget Sound from his driveway. "This is amazing, Edward. I love your house and I haven't even been inside yet. " I laughed, grabbing his hand.
"Yeah, my brothers and I worked hard restoring the house after I bought it a few years back. That is the reason for the gate. When we were in the middle of restoration, some idiot came in and stole over $15,000 worth of building supplies and equipment. The fence surrounds the entire property." He explained as he led us into the house.
"Wow. So you restored this house with your brothers?" I asked as I took in the magnificent kitchen and dining room with the authentic rustic log cabin feeling.
"Yeah, they own a construction company together and I helped in my spare time." He explained. "Want a tour?" He asked as he walked up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.
I nodded eagerly and he just chuckled against my neck, placing a small kiss there. He gave me a tour of the entire downstairs, which included a living room with a huge rock fireplace that took up one entire wall floor to ceiling and the neatest office I had ever seen. He showed me the small half bath, the playroom, and media room before leading me up the stairs to the three bedrooms and other bathrooms.
When we reached the top of the stairs he gestured towards the right. "Can you guess which door belongs to Kallie?" He asked with a slight chuckle.
I glanced up and busted out laughing because it was obvious which one was hers because the door was painted hot pink of all colors with small white flowers running across the top. "Yeah, I think that one is kind of obvious, Edward. Pink, really?" I asked amusedly and moved towards that end of the hallway.
"Oh, angel, you ain't seen nothing yet. That girl adores pink." He said as he grasped ahold of her doorknob, which was even painted pink.
"I like pink in very small doses." I said and gasped when he swung open the door revealing a very bright pink room with large white lillies painted all over it, trying to tone down the hot pink walls. "WOW! That's a lot of pink." I said amazed at all the pink around the room.
"Yeah, it is but she likes it and that is what counts. My sister had her room painted similarly to this at their house in Seattle." He said quietly.
I turned around and wrapped my arms around his waist gripping him tightly. "That's really sweet of you, babe. You are an amazing father." I told him standing on my tiptoes to place a gentle kiss on his chin.
"Thank you, angel. That means a lot to me. She's never had a father before. Her sperm donor walked out on them before she was ever born." He explained as he backed us out of the pink room and shut the door behind us.
"That sucks for him because she is an amazing little girl." I told him quietly. I peeked over his shoulder and pointed at the door behind us. "Whose room is that?" I asked huskily.
"Open it and find out, angel." He told me releasing me and leaning up against Kallie's door looking all kinds of sexy.
I released him and walked across the hall and opened the door to reveal what was obviously Edward's bedroom. It had an amazingly huge bed sitting center stage between two huge windows. There was nothing feminine in this room, it spoke all man. "Edward think you got a big enough bed?" I asked as I walked in the room to snoop around a bit.
"I like lots of room to work." He said huskily as he propped himself against the door frame watching me walk around his bedroom looking at his things that were scattered across the tops of his dressers and night stands.
"Oh, really?" I asked curiously as I picked up a picture frame of him and another woman with similar features to his. I was assuming it was a picture of him and his sister. "Amber?" I asked quietly gesturing to the picture.
He nodded "That was took about 5 months ago on her last trip to the Island." He told me sadly. I sat the picture back on his nightstand and thought of ways to desperately change the subject to happier topics. I eyed his bed speculatively before climbing on top and sitting against the edge leaning back on my hands looking at him through hooded eyes.
"Lots of room doesn't necessarily mean you are good at the job, babe." I said huskily hoping to put his mind back onto better things. It worked like a charm because he was suddenly across the room and standing between my legs, leaning over me just a few inches from my mouth.
"I'll show you good,angel. I didn't say I needed lots of room to work just that I liked it." He whispered huskily before slamming his lips against mine in a bruising passionate kiss.
EPOV
Seeing her sitting on my bed in such a sexy pose was wreaking havoc on my brain cells. There had never been a female in that bed besides my sister and my nieces. Until now.
I saw her lips turn up into a small smile before she teased me some more about my big bed. "Lots of room doesn't necessarily mean you are good at the job, babe." She said to me in a very sexy husk voice that just did something to my insides. Before I could think rationally, I was across the room and leaning over her on the bed forcing her to arch her back.
"I'll show you good, angel. I didn't say I needed lots of room to work just that I liked it." I reassured her before I slammed my lips against hers in a passionate kiss. Our tongues immediately fighting for dominance. I reached behind her, knocking her hands out from under her while climbing on the bed at the same time.
She got the hint and scooted farther on the bed, never breaking our kisses. I lowered myself down on top of her making sure not to put all my weight on her, just enough for her to feel me. All of me.
She moaned against my lips and I broke the kiss immediately latching onto her neck, my knees nudging her knees apart so I could settle between her thighs. "Oh Edward." She moaned when my hardness settled against her most sensitive spot. She threaded her fingers through my hair and tugged gently causing me to moan and break the suction from her neck, most likely leaving a mark.
"Bella." I groaned as I raised up on my elbows to look her in the face. She looked absolutely beautiful, staring at me with bright soulful eyes that were hooded in passion and kiss swollen lips. "We need to stop, angel. We need to talk first." I told her gently, leaning down to peck her on the lips gently.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath before opening her eyes to look into mine. "I know, Edward." She said quietly.
I kissed her one more time before pushing up and climbing off the bed. When I was standing up I offered her my hand and she took it and allowed me to tug her from the bed. "Let's go talk in the living room. We have about.." I looked at my watch, seeing that it was almost 3 now."..about and hour before everyone is supposed to be here but knowing my idiotic brothers we probably have more like 20 or 30 minutes." I told her as we made our way back down to the living room and got settled on the couch facing each other.
Bella surprised me by speaking first. "I just wanted you to know that I am not usually like this with people. All affectionate and forward." She said quietly while ducking her head.
I couldn't have her feeling bad about the way she has been behaving. I reached forward and tipped her head back up to mine so I could look her in the eyes while we had this conversation. "Hey, I have no complaints and I am usually not like this either. I don't know what it is about you but I can't seem to keep my hands off of you." I explained and she laughed.
"That makes me feel a little bit better, Edward. But what are we doing here?" She asked gesturing between the two of us.
"I hoped we were dating, considering we went on a date last night and you are here today." I told her hopeful that she felt the same way.
She sighed, sounding relieved and nodded. "What does that mean? We're dating?" She asked confused.
"It means we are dating. As in boyfriend/girlfriend, a relationship." I clarified the best way I knew how. "I'm no good at this Bella but I really want to try. I can't deny the pull that we have with each other."
She closed her eyes and sighed before opening them again to stare at me. "Okay." She whispered quietly before leaning forward to kiss my lips gently. I tugged on her and she tumbled into my chest giggling.
We were still laughing when I heard a throat clearing behind us. "Yo, you two. There are babies in the house now so keep it PG please." Emmett said and I groaned before releasing Bella.
"Nice, Em. Really nice." I told him as Bella and I stood up. Makenzy immediately recognized Bella from the toy store an Aubree stretched her arms out towards me so I could take her.
"You know me, Eddie. I always like to make an entrance. It's rare that I catch you off guard." He said as he relinquished his kids to us. Makenzy began talking Bella's ear off about the fairy house that housed all the fairies until they found a new home.
Just as I took Aubree the intercom for the gate buzzed. "Em, will you get that. It's probably Bella's sisters." I told him as I tickled Aubree in the stomach earing all kinds of baby squeals.
I turned around looking for Bella because she was just there but I couldn't find her anywhere but then I heard hers and Mak's giggles from the playroom area. "Bella?" I called. She stuck her head around the door with a princess crown on her head.
"Yeah, babe?" She asked.
"One of your sister's is here." I told her as I watched a blue SUV pull into the driveway and park behind Em's work truck.
"Blue or Yellow vehicle?" She asked curiously.
I chuckled."Blue." I told her and she got a huge smile on her face before ducking back into the room for a second before coming back out sans princess crown. "That's Rose and the boys." She told me, grabbing my hand and dragging me and Aubree outside to meet Rose but we were stopped dead in our tracks as Em and Rose had a mini standoff in my driveway.
"I may be a lady but I can damned well do things on my own." Rose growled as she tried shoving Emmett out of the way.
"I'm sure you can do things on your own and it's obvious you are a woman but my momma raised me to have manners." Emmett said sweetly.
"Well tell your momma thank you but your chivalry is dead to me." Rose growled.
"Yeah well, my momma is dead too but my chivalry will always live on." Emmett growled in response before turning and coming back into the house taking Aubree from Edward as he passed us.
Rose stood in the driveway staring at his retreating frame. She spotted us and she shook her head before ducking into the car to answer her boys screams.
BPOV
I was immediately alarmed that maybe this wasn't such a great idea afterall. Rose had no way of knowing about their parents being gone. I turned to Edward ready to apologize if Emmett was really hurt.
I turned to Edward. "Is he gonna be okay?" I asked him quietly as the sounds of my nephews greeted my ears.
"Oh he will be fine. Our parent's deaths don't faze us anymore, he's just egging her on, girlfriend." Edward reassured me, quickly kissing the top of my head.
"You are ridiculous, I've only been your girlfriend for 10 minutes." I chuckled at him before going to help Rose unbuckle my rowdy nephews.
He called to me "Best 10 minutes of my life, too." Before making his way back into the house to chat with Emmett.
"I'm sorry, Bella. I didn't know. Maybe I should apologize to him." Rose told me as soon as I reached her.
I nodded and unbuckled Taylor from his toddler seat. He clapped when he seen me "Auntie B! Auntie B!" He called excitedly.
"Hi, Tay Tay. R u being a good boy for momma today?" I asked him when I took him out of his car seat. He just smiled at me mischievously before he wiggled to be put down.
I laughed and put him on his feet, only to grab his hand. I looked at Rose as she shook her head. "Hell no they ain't been good today. Heatherns is more like it." She said, ruffling Aiden's hair playfully. He scowled at her before running his hand back through it, trying to fix it.
"Mom. Not the hair, okay?" He told her as he walked ahead of us and towards the front door.
I shot Rose a shocked look. She just shrugged her shoulders. "Don't ask me where he got it from."
I just chuckled and led them into the house ready to make introductions
After introductions and unnecessary apologies, Em and Rose took their kids out back to the play set while Edward and I got the grill going.
I looked across the yard and seen Rose and Em sitting on the swing by the play gym talking quietly and nudged Edward. "Look at that." I pointed to them.
He just chuckled and tucked me under his arm as we waited on the charcoal to get ready for the hamburgers and hot dogs. "Yeah, it's amazing considering they were ready to kill each other not 20 minutes ago in my driveway."
I nodded and snuggled into his side, easing one hand into the back pocket of his jeans. He smiled and kissed the top of my head. "Where is your other brother?"
He shrugged his shoulder. "He met some girl a few weeks ago and has been real secretive about it, so he will probably either be late or not show up at all." Edward said like it was no big deal.
"Does he always get secretive about his girls?" I asked curiously.
Edward shook his head. "Nope. This is actually the first one that has made it more than a few days." He chuckled. "Speaking of, where is Alice? I pegged her for being the punctual type."
He was right. Alice was ALWAYS on time. She detested being late. "I don't know." I told him before pulling out my phone to text her.
Where are you? You are NEVER late. -baby sis
Almost there. -middle sis
"She said she's almost here. How will we hear the gate intercom?" I asked curiously.
Edward motioned to the little speaker like box sitting on the countertop beside the grill. "That is hooked into the intercom system. When she buzzes just push the little button that flashes and the gate will open." He told me.
I was in awe at the high tech stuff throughout his house. "Amazing." I told him leaning up to kiss his lips quickly.
A few minutes later the little intercom buzzed and Edward gestured for me to do it as he was laying the hamburgers on the grill to get them cooking.
"I'm gonna go and meet her in the driveway, okay?" I told Edward who nodded for me to go ahead but hurry back. Instead of going through the house I went around the side of it only to be stopped in my tracks by the sight of my sister propped on the trunk of her little yellow sports car. With a guy who I recognized as Edward's brother Jasper standing between her legs devouring her face. I quickly retreated my steps and hurriedly made my way back to Edward's side.
"You won't never believe this but I'm gonna tell you anyways. Your brother and my sister are making out in your driveway." I spilled out quickly as soon as I was back beside him.
He looked at me in shock. "Jasper and Alice?" He asked shocked.
I nodded and bit my lip. "I guess so. She didn't even tell me she was dating anybody." I told Edward quietly as we spied Jasper and Alice walking towards us holding hands.
I narrowed my eyes at Alice but she just just smiled brightly at me. I shook my head, I couldn't deny my sister any happiness. She deserved it.
When they reached us I just had to ask. "When?" I asked gesturing between the two of them.
"Three weeks ago today." Alice chirped as she clung to Jasper's arm.
"So this is who you've been hiding?" Edward asked as he closed the lid on the grill.
Jasper smiled at Edward. "I wanted to make sure before I introduced her to you two idiots." Jasper said with a smooth savvy voice.
"Sure about what?" I questioned looking between the two of them.
"If we were sure it was going to work." Alice said cryptically.
I narrowed my eyes at her which caused her to blush. "Mary Alice Brandon-" Before I could get more than her name out she spilled in a rush.
"We got married three weeks ago in Vegas."
"YOU WHAT?" I screamed at her, which gained the attention of Rosalie and Emmett who came rushing over to see what was wrong.
"Angel, calm down and let them explain." Edward said in my ear softly. I sighed and looked at Alice who hung her head down in shame.
"Alice you best get to explaining. Now." I growled at her, grabbing her arm dragging her away. Jasper grabbed my arm gently and I glared between his hand on my arm and his face. "Jasper I like you last night but right now let go of me so I can talk to my sister." I growled at him. And like the smart man I knew he was he released my arm and shot Alice a worried glance.
She just smiled at him. "It's ok, Jazzy. I'll be right back." She told him softly. I drug her away, snagging Rose's hand on the way and took them all into Edward's house so we could talk.
When we were all standing inside. "Please explain, Mary Alice." I growled at her from opposite sides of the kitchen island.
She heaved a sigh and began her story. Short story is that they met when Alice went to Vegas for that coffee bean convention three weeks ago got drunk and ended up married when she woke up the next morning. When they both realized that they were from Bainbridge Island they decided to see if it would work out between the two of them because Jasper didn't believe in divorce. Three weeks later, they are sure they want to stay married.
I walked around the island and wrapped my arms around Alice's tiny frame. "Are you really sure, sissy?" I asked quietly into her hair.
"I'm sure, B. I love him." She told me quietly. Rose joined our sisterly hug and told us that we all deserved a little happily ever after, after everything we had been through in our lifetimes.
"Now can we get back to the hot men outside?" Rose asked, breaking up our sisterly hug.
We laughed and headed back outside to our respective men. I held Rose back a little bit as we walked back outside. "So what's up with you and Emmett? You two looked pretty cozy on that swing earlier?" I teased her.
Rose had the audacity to blush. "He's amazing, Bells. We are going on a family date tomorrow with all the kids." She told me as we reached the guys.
"That's great, Rosie. I'm happy for you and the boys." I gave her a quick hug before going back to Edward's side, snuggling in close to him.
The rest of the bar-b-que was peaceful and fun. Rose and Em were the first ones to leave because their kids were getting cranky. Alice and Jasper weren't far behind because they couldn't keep their hands off of each other anymore.
"Wanna watch a movie, angel?" Edward asked me quietly as we stood in the driveway waving bye to Ali and Jasper as they left.
"Sure thing, hot stuff." I told him as we turned and headed back into the house.
"Hot stuff, huh?" Edward asked as he laughed and grabbed me around the waist lifting my feet off the floor and tossing me over his shoulder playfully.
I laughed loudly and smacked him on the ass as he carried me over his shoulder to the playroom. He dumped me on the sofa bed that sat in the middle of the room. "What movie do you wanna watch, angel?" He asked as he made his way to the huge shelf filled with DVD's.
I shrugged my shoulders and whipped off my sweater because it was warm in the house and I was getting sweaty and sticky. "Doesn't matter. You pick." I told him.
"How about that new vampire movie. Twilight?" He suggested holding up the DVD.
I nodded eagerly." I love her books, I would love to see how they translate onto the screen." I told him honestly.
After he popped the DVD in the player he came back to me. "Scoot up, angel." He told me softly. I did as he asked and he settled into the couch behind me, his legs on either side of mine.
He kissed my shoulder softly. "Tattoo's, Bella? I would have never pegged you for that type of girl." Edward asked as he pressed kisses to my fairy tattoo on my shoulder.
I gasped because I had forgotten all about them when I took off my sweater. I turned in his arms and looked at him. "Yeah, I have a few of them. You?" I asked curiously and he got a teasing gleam in his eyes and nodded.
"Yeah, a few."
I wanted to say a big thank you to the one's that have reviewed. I appreciate each and every one of them. So...what did you think?
Alice and Jasper married. Rose and Em arguing already. Bella and Edward getting close so soon.
