Thanks to everyone waiting (maybe not so) patiently for this. If you need someone to blame for the tardiness of this chapter, it's definitely Ansacht's fault for not pushing me to go faster. :D haha just kiddin!
This is the longest chapter so far... Hope this makes up for making you all wait so long!
And as always, my beta can kick your beta's butt any day of the week. :)
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- NeedForChange22
Alice was walking as slow as she could but the humans she was passing were still giving her incredulous looks. How could she have been so stupid?! What was wrong with her? She knew Bella had someone else in her life already. Just because she had that vision didn't mean that she had to make out with the woman then and there!
But feeling how Bella's lips felt in the vision got her thinking about how soft they would be in reality. It was then that Alice began her pacing in an attempt to gain control of her thundering hormones.
When Bella gave her that look, that insufferable look that could get her to practically commit murder if the brunette asked it, Alice had began to pace to stop from just taking her right then and there. She had been unable to form the right words for how she had felt after the vision.
Alice knew that Bella was with someone else, but that didn't stop the raging lust that had threatened to overwhelm her upon seeing the vision. Her desire and moral compass were clashing together within herself.
A large part of her wanted to let the vision play out but her conscious was telling her to fight it off, and that she was supposed to help keep Bella faithful to her girlfriend by not letting the kiss come to fruition. But then Bella said she hadn't understood her half ramblings and Alice finally got so frustrated with the whole situation that she had just went in for the kiss.
Oh, and what a kiss it was… Alice thought dazedly. Kissing Bella was everything that she had dreamed it would be and more. Bella wasn't overly aggressive and yet wasn't submissive either. The brunette was tenderly proactive in expressing what she was feeling in the forms of breathy moans and a steady grip on Alice's hips. She was nothing but pure feeling for Bella during that kiss, all of her emotions melded together to express nothing but lust and love for the woman she held onto for dear life.
It was Bella's second moan that broke Alice out of her cloud of lust and cleared her head long enough to realize what she had done. Pulling herself away violently, disgusted with herself, Alice fled from the object of her affection and removed herself from any further temptation.
And here she was, walking around in the middle of the United Kingdom without a clue of what to do next. Bella said that she wanted to 'start over again' but what exactly did that mean? She knew that Bella had someone in her life, someone that she was serious enough about to say that they were involved.
She supposed that the next step would be to stick around, and that included renting a flat and buying furniture. Alice's eyes lit up at the prospect of shopping. She knew what she could do to distract herself for a few hours…
-Bella's Point Of View-
I've been unable to move from my position against the door for a while. I have no idea how long I've been standing here. The only thing that keeps running through my mind was that kiss, that amazing kiss that has my knees feeling weak from just thinking about it.
Why did Alice just run off? Did I do something wrong? Was it not everything she thought it would be? The monster inside of me was threatening to let loose if I didn't feed soon, regardless of my sudden shock.
I needed to feed now or else things were going to get ugly quickly.
I focused myself on the little things around me to keep the bloodlust in check: the floors need to be swept, the walls need to be wiped down, and the sink in the kitchen was dripping. Outside my door, I could smell the faint traces of humans walking to their respective homes. My throat tightened painfully. The burning was beginning to be too much; I had to get out of here before I hurt someone.
I quickly put on some tennis shoes and laced them up while grabbing my keys. Hurrying outside to hail a cab, I waited impatiently for the yellow car to pull to the curb so I could get in. When I told her where to go, her eyes snapped to me in the rear view mirror. I swallowed the mouthful of venom and glared at her.
Jesus, it was too fucking confined in here. This human's scent was clouding my senses. It would only take a hand grabbing at the simple metal separating us and then she could be mine, her blood flowing into my mouth…
JESUS CHRIST GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF, CULLEN. NOW. My sane mind was fighting valiantly against the animal inside.
My tongue ran over my incisors on instinct. I could feel more venom pooling in my mouth.
I felt my hand moving from its place at my side towards the metal mesh keeping me from that alluring blood. In just a few seconds she could be mine…she could be dead…
I clamped down on a growl that rumbled through my chest and pushed my whole body against the fabric seat in an attempt to control it. I would NOT kill this human being.
The loud bing of my phone signaling a text message distracted me for the moment. I hurriedly fished it out of my pocket and flipped it open, looking to see that it was a text message from Alice. My emotions went wild for a moment and I was again reminded of the painful burn in my throat. I quickly opened the text.
Saw it in a vision – ur not going 2 kill her.
I swallowed again and closed my eyes. Without looking I asked the driver if we could roll down the windows. I could practically feel the incredulous look again, but didn't try to open my mouth in case I try to pounce on her.
Suddenly ice-cold wind was whipping through the cab, gloriously void of human scent. I took in a few deep breaths. The hunger was ten times worse than before I had left the flat but at least I wasn't about to kill this poor woman anymore.
Having reined in my monster, I silently thanked whatever higher deity exists that I was able to control the painful desire. I needed to focus all of my energy on something else other than the deliciously tempting blood scant feet away, though, or else the situation could get much more dangerous.
I ran through focus topics. I was still too mad and hurt to even think about Renesmee, and the Cullen's were out of the question as well. Alice was a Cullen, and I'd be damned if I thought about her right now. Come on, Bella, you have to have something that can take up your thoughts for a while.
Suddenly I saw a redhead in my mind. Perfect. Liz wasn't serious enough of a topic to get my completely immersed in my thoughts but was just enough to put me out of my bloodlust until the car ride was over.
Liz was beautiful in her own right. She wasn't overpoweringly breathtaking, but she had a hidden beauty within that drew me in that night at the bar. I didn't let her take me home because she was good looking or because she was practically eye fucking me; it was because even when she was clouded with lust she seemed interested in me. She wanted to know who I was and where I came from but she didn't push it when I refused to offer any information. That fact alone was enough for me to be drawn to her.
I soon learned after turning into a vampire that almost every human shied away from our very presence and wanted nothing to do with us. Don't get me wrong, I understood what they went through once I started dating Edward, but experiencing it is entirely different from knowing about it.
I felt the cab slow to an eventual stop and was happy to notice foliage on all sides of the dirt road we were on. Relief washed through me as I realized that I hadn't killed the female driver. I paid her for the ride, thanked her and got out of the car.
After I was sure she was out of viewing distance, I took off my shoes and outermost garments. They always got dirty and in the way during the hunt, and I wanted to return to the city looking better than a homeless person.
Once I was stripped to my camisole and boyshort panties, I walked quietly through the forest, trying to get a track going of any local animals. Immediately I sensed that there was a herd of cattle northwest and possibly a couple of deer north or northeast of my current position. Deciding on the larger group, I ran briskly through the trees, at times pausing to make sure I was on the right scent.
When I came to the outside of their herd I immediately jumped into a tree to leave my scent high enough to not scare them away. Cows weren't my favorite but at the moment I couldn't be picky. I had already given the beast within me total control the moment the cab was out of sight and let its natural instincts guide me as I jumped from the branch I was perched on down to the prey below.
They never stood a chance against me. I landed straight on the back of an animal, wrapped my hands around its neck and twisted. Its bones snapped and its body fell lifelessly to the ground; I cringed. I wanted this life but it didn't mean that I liked killing any more than the next person, even if it was my only food source.
The other animals quickly noticed something was wrong and immediately began to run. I left the dead animal I had pounced and ran after another one, a larger female. I did the same as the first, quickly snapping her neck. I picked up the second body and placed it carefully with the first. I sat down in front of the animals and pet their soft hides, feeling the smooth rippled muscles underneath.
I offered up a prayer to the higher deity apologizing for having to take more lives, even if they were just animals. I gently lifted up the head of the animal nearest and bit down on the artery closest to the skin.
Glorious lifeblood pooled into my mouth and I immediately swallowed. I sucked more of the thick liquid down as the burning in my throat began to diminish. I finished with the first animal and quickly began on the second.
Once I was sated I sat back and observed the scene in front of me. Both animals looked as if they were simply lying down unless you noticed that their heads hung at odd angles or at their necks, which were lightly coated with blood. I felt something cool and wet hit my shoulder and upon looking up noticed that it was starting to rain.
I wasted no more time and began the clean up. I took a moment to listen for any larger animals. I noticed a small pack of wolves a while south of here. Hopefully they would be able to find the bodies for a meal. I found my clothes, put them on, and started heading towards town.
The burning in my throat had died down a few minutes into my run, so I was able to finally put my mind to things that were bothering me, like Alice's reaction to that kiss.
What exactly did that kiss mean? It had to be part of her vision, if not all of it. But why would she fight against it so hard in the beginning and then leave so quickly afterwards? It didn't make sense in the slightest…
I shook my head of the thoughts. Thinking of Alice for prolonged periods of time still made my chest clench painfully. I turned my thoughts to what I was going to do once I cleaned myself up. I guess I could call Liz and see what she had planned for the night.
Deciding that sounded like a good idea, I ran the rest of the way lost in thought of planning the date with Liz tonight, should she say yes. However, every few minutes Alice's face would bring itself to the front of my mind and I had to try even harder to just keep my mind on the date with Liz.
I noticed I was nearing the city's edge and slowed down considerably to a human-paced jog. Once I reached my apartment building I fished out my keys, opened the door, and made a straight shot to the bathroom.
I turned on the shower, stripped my wet clothes off, jumped under the warm spray and made quick work of my hair and body. Once I was completely clean, I turned the water off, wrapped a towel around my body, dried my hair, and brushed my teeth.
Once I put on some light makeup, I searched through my suitcase for a suitable outfit and put it on over a pair of matching lace undergarments. I quickly looked around for my cell phone, not seeing it anywhere. After a look around I found it and dialed Liz's number.
"Hello?" I smiled; her voice was only slightly inquisitive. She must have either saw my number on caller ID or she was busy.
"Hey, you. What are you-" I was cut off as a massive noise sounded on the other end of the line before there was another loud bang, but this one I recognized as the phone dropping.
I could hear her swearing far off in the distance and couldn't help but chuckle. "Bloody hell! Oh bugger, hang on a minute Bella!" She yelled, presumably further away from the phone since her words echoed.
I waited patiently as she no doubt cleaned up whatever mess she had just encountered. After a few moments I heard jostling come across the receiver followed by an exasperated sigh. I laughed again.
"Oh, think that's funny, do you?" She said irritably.
"I do, because a long time ago I was just as much of a klutz as you." I said congenially.
"How do you know it was me being a klutz? For all you know someone could've been walking past me and spilled something all over me."
I barely concealed a snort. "Someone walked into you while you were in your house alone?"
She sputtered on the other end, clearly trying to regain her intellectual footing. "That's not the point. The point is you don't know how I fell, or even if I DID fall!"
I smiled and couldn't help the warm feeling that rose inside. "You're right. I admit defeat."
"About time," she said smugly. I rolled my eyes. "Anyways, was there something you called for other than to tell me I was right?"
"Yeah, I was wondering if you were doing anything later tonight? Thought we could maybe catch a movie…" I said softly.
"Sure! What time were you thinking?"
I thought for a minute. "How does 8:00 sound? We can pick the movie when we get there."
"Sounds good. I'll pick you up for once."
I laughed at her attempt to 'even the score.' "Fine, but I insist on paying." After 60 years of building stock, bonds, and real estate, I had a few sizable accounts that were sitting around. It would be a shame to let her use her hard earned money on one silly date when I had thousands saved up.
A groan passed through the receiver and I knew before she said anything that I had her. "Must you always be so chivalrous?" I let loose another chuckle.
"Yes, I must. So just play along and let me have my fun."
She sighed. "I guess so. I'll see you at 8:00, then?"
"I will be ready with bells on." I said jovially, then said goodbye and hung up.
I looked around my apartment for something to do. The rooms were furnished but had no accessories. I sighed, that would be the next thing I had to shop for, but not right now. At the moment, all I wanted to do was zone out for a bit before the date with Liz.
Thinking quickly I grabbed my wallet and keys and headed out the door. Once I was outside I realized it was raining and I had no umbrella. Oh well, no use worrying about it now. I hurried to the antiques store down the street and walked inside. I perused the aisles until I found what it was that I wanted. I purchased the items and carried them to my apartment, where I began setting everything up.
When I was finished I put a disc in the player and turned it on. Michael Bublé started playing softly out of the stereo speakers; I sighed. There was almost nothing better than listening to relaxing music to wind down from a rough day.
I sat there, listening to the CD play over and over until my alarm went off, signaling that I had a few moments before Liz would arrive. I walked to the bathroom mirror to make sure my outfit was still perfect. I brushed my teeth again and when I was done I sat on the couch to wait.
Sure enough, a few minutes after 8:00 I heard a knock. I walked over and opened the door to reveal Liz in a black long peacoat and the barest hints of a green outfit underneath. I leaned in to kiss her cheek and ushered her inside.
"I'll be just another second. Take a look around if you'd like but it's not much."
She just nodded happily before wandering off down the hall.
I went to the coat closet and pulled out my only coat. Throwing it on, I looked around to find Liz, but I couldn't see her. I inhaled deeply and could smell her scent coming from near my room. I walked to my bedroom and observed her simply sitting on the edge of the bed; feet crossed at the ankle in perfect etiquette with her hands folded in her lap. She motioned me to sit next to her, so I did.
"Bella your apartment is beautiful."
I smiled humbly. "Thank you. It fulfills my needs well." She grabbed my hand and held it in her lap.
"Why are you always so cold?" She murmured, seemingly to no one. I shrugged my shoulders in a non-committed way. She sighed in such a way that it made me look at her. She seemed tense, and I wasn't sure what brought the sudden mood on.
"I know this is a little early to be having this conversation, but I was just wondering…what are we? I mean, like what are we relationship-wise? Are we friends? Are we more? Do you even want us to be more?"
I squeezed her hand lightly to let her know I understood what she was asking. She looked at me expectantly, obviously awaiting an answer.
"I like you. I like who you are and how easy it is to be with you." I looked away. Should I tell her about Alice?
"Okay…and? What does that make us then? Because we're obviously attracted to each other…" I could smell the blood rush to her face as she blushed, apparently thinking of our previous encounters in the bed…and the couch…and the counter…
She cleared her throat awkwardly and continued, "and I like who you are as well. I was just hoping to sort of get an idea of where we stand before I get any further into this."
I took a deep breath and exhaled slowly while trying to gather my thoughts. It wouldn't be right to not let her know about something like the situation with Alice, but at the same time I don't know how she would react if I told her about Alice.
Come on Bella, time to man up.
I shifted around nervously. "That's reasonable, but you need to know something about me before I even answer that question. It's not fair for you not to know."
She looked at me expectantly. "Okay, and…?"
I gulped down a breath of air. "I'm in love with someone else but she hurt me very badly. Now I'm trying to get over her because I've become quite fond of you."
I dared a peek at her from under my eyelashes. She looked slightly surprised, but no extreme emotion was displayed on her features.
"Well, I can't say I didn't know something was bothering you but I didn't know that it would be something like this..." She said thoughtfully. "How long have you been in love with her?"
I looked at her sheepishly. "About 10 years."
Her eyes bugged out of her head for a moment before she took what I assume was a calming breath. "10 years? And you expect to just get over her," she snapped her fingers, "like that because you have feelings for me and because she hurt you?"
I tried to shrug in a non-committal way. "Yeah. There's a lot more to it then that but that's the gist of it."
Her shoulders slumped a bit. She looked tired; I wondered if maybe we should cancel our date.
"This, us… I don't know if we should keep it going, Bella. You obviously have feelings for someone else. Who knows how things are going to go between you two? You said yourself that you're still in love with her. Does she feel the same way?"
I nodded.
"So, what? How are you two then? You said she hurt you something awful, but you didn't say what happened after that. Your accent tells me you're from the States but honestly I barely know you. I'm starting to develop feelings for someone I hardly know and it's scary to find out that you're still in love with someone else."
I sighed. She had a right to be scared and curious but it wouldn't make the re-telling of my story any easier. I would have to edit parts of it to make it appear like the events were more recent.
"Okay, you want to know the story? I'll give you the Cliff Notes version." I observed my fingernails in an attempt to give myself time to get my thoughts together.
"In high school I started dating this guy. His parents adopted all of his siblings, including him. I got really close to his one sister and fell in love with her while I was dating him. She was dating a guy though so I never pushed anything. I couldn't handle hurting my boyfriend anymore so I told him I was in love with someone else. We split and I left town after graduating to forget about her and only ever visit home during the holidays."
I inhaled a breath to calm my nerves and to give Liz a moment to take that much in.
"So that's it, then? You just up and left town and here you are?" She said suspiciously.
I held back another sigh. Part of me wanted to give her just that as the story and nothing else, but I couldn't lie any more than I had to.
"No. Before I left, my…niece blackmailed me into telling her how I feel. She didn't say anything; she just sat there staring at me. Her own boyfriend had just dumped her, and she was devastated. So I left after I told her I'm in love with her and here I am."
She gave me that look. I withheld the urge to growl at her stubbornness.
"She followed me here, okay? She came to my apartment, told me that the reason her boyfriend broke things off was because he figured out that she had feelings for me and that she wanted to apologize for hurting me so badly."
Her face remained impassive. "I see," she said. Her breathing had quickened but there were no other indicators to give me a hint of what she's thinking.
Oh, if only Edward were here…
Liz let out a breath slowly and deliberately, almost as if she was hesitant of what she was going to say. "That's a lot to take in."
"I know, but can you at least hold off on the thinking until after tonight? I'd still like to go out if that's all right with you…"
She looked over at me then, her eyes shining with uncertainty. I must have looked desperate because she gave me a pitying look before softly agreeing. I grabbed my coat, purse, and phone before escorting her out of my apartment.
I opened her car door for her before walking around and getting in on my side. I waited for us to be moving before stealing a glance at Liz's face. She had that uncertain look back but it seemed as if she was trying to cover it up with confident indifference.
When we arrived at the theatre I was unsure of how to act. I knew Liz wasn't certain of what she wanted so I was left with the questions mulling in my head of, should I hold her hand? Should I kiss her? Would she be okay with me putting my hand on her leg in the movie?
I let her choose the movie and then paid for our tickets. I gently tugged on her arm and softly asked if she'd like anything from the concession stand. When she replied in the negative, I escorted her to a couple of seats in the lower area of the specified theatre. An awkward silence passed between us as the previews started.
I was still unsure how to act. I boldly put my hand on her thigh, the stark contrast of her heated flesh to my cool hand causing a welcomed distraction from the silence between us. I calmly inhaled when she didn't flinch or brush my hand away, and that was when I could smell it.
That scent…
My thoughts instantly began flitting through my head a mile a minute. What was she doing here?!
I managed to remain calm during the entire movie instead of panicking, which is what my body so desperately wanted to do. Liz seemed to relax into my embrace as the movie continued and I was thankful for the soft hand that rested on mine. Every so often she would rub the skin on top of my hand with the pad of her thumb.
Even with the gentle reassurance of that hand on mine, my thoughts still managed to find their way to the woman giving off that irresistible scent scant rows behind us. I could practically feel her eyes on us the entire time but stubbornly refused to give her the satisfaction of acknowledging her presence.
When the movie ended, I suggested we extend the evening to include a round of drinks at the local bar. Liz agreed, once again uncertainly, and we began driving toward the place in question. The drive was silent but for the radio that was playing in the background. Neither of us attempted to force conversation when it would obviously round back to the same topic as earlier. Liz pulled into the parking lot and together we strode towards the bar entrance.
I paid for our entrance and directed Liz towards the bar to order her a drink. She raised her eyebrow when I only ordered one Sex On The Beach. Inwardly I cringed. So this is how tonight is going to go. I reluctantly ordered a second one and paid for both drinks while she sat down and nursed the liquid in her glass. I sat down next to her while my body relaxed; this was my element.
The darkness of the bar, the loud thumping of the music, the way the women gyrated together in symphony to the beat of the song playing…this was where I was most comfortable these days. It was in holes in the wall that I could forget for a while who I was. In here I was not the Bella that was hopelessly in love with Alice. I was just a woman looking for a temporary good time. In here I was just…Bella.
My eyes remained on my drink as I took in the aura around my date. She was still tense but after downing half her drink she was slowly loosening up. I smelled that distinct scent again walk into the bar and immediately tensed.
What the hell?! Why is she following me? My insides were fuming. Alice had just told me mere hours ago that she would be okay with just being friends and starting over, and now she was practically stalking me? I clamped down on an animalistic growl that threatened to erupt from my chest.
I refocused all of my attention on the redhead to my left and opted for trying to engage her in conversation about the movie in an attempt to not make a scene. Eventually there was a lull in our conversation, whereupon Liz noticed my untouched drink.
"Aren't you going to drink that?" She asked curiously.
I retained my outer calm while my mind panicked. "Um, sure…" I twirled the glass in my hand slowly, trying to find an excuse to not drink the colored liquor.
She waited patiently while she eyed me purposefully. "Well?"
I gulped out of anxiety. God, there really was no way around this, was there? Gathering up all the courage I possessed at the moment, I brought the glass to my lips and downed the drink. The horrible taste made my mouth scrunch up in revulsion. Almost immediately my stomach lurched, threatening to spill its contents all over my lap. I barely contained the gag reflex and instead tried to name as many characters from Othello as I could to distract my gut.
Iago, Roderigo, Othello, Michael Cassio,…
The lurching didn't stop, but I was at least able to keep myself together for the moment. I forced a smile on my face for Liz's sake. She asked me to dance and I politely agreed. We made it to the dance floor and I had managed to sway through half of the before the lurching began increased twofold. I doubled over in pain.
In some recess of my mind I could hear Liz frantically asking me what was wrong, but before I could gasp out a reply strong, insistent hands were on my forearms and directing me to some unknown destination. I groaned in pain when the hands firmly pushed me through a doorway and I could smell from the strong smell of sex, vomit, and bleach that we were in the bathroom.
The stranger's hands led me to an open stall and practically pushed my head into the toilet just as I heaved up the contents of my stomach. I could do nothing but be sick continuously until my stomach was empty. When I had rid my body of that horrid drink, I shrank down to the floor to sit for a moment to catch my breath. The person with me sat down as well. As I was recuperating the scent of the being next to me assaulted my senses and knocked into me so quickly that I felt like I had been punched in the head.
Alice was sitting next to me.
I groaned with despair. First she followed me around like a stalker, and just now she helped me while I desperately tried to pretend to be human for my mortal girlfriend. It almost didn't make sense…almost.
You know if the roles were reversed you wouldn't be able to stay away.
Yes, yes I would be able to resist following her. I did it for years.
But when you were staying away from her, you knew it was completely one-sided. She wasn't going to leave Jasper for you. But with you she knows there's at least a chance of things ending with Liz and her getting an opportunity.
I had to reluctantly agree with my conscience. If roles were reversed I wouldn't be able to stay away from her, either. But still…it was a little weird.
Bella was sitting cross-legged on the floor with her head in her hands. She was still trying to calm her body from the heaving moments ago.
"What are you doing here, Alice?" Bella said wearily, her body still not quite feeling top-shape from the heaving.
Golden eyes looked down shamefully as the pixie-like vampire wrung her hands together. "I couldn't stay away. When I got the vision of you drinking that alcohol, I knew you would probably get mad at me later but I just had to know you would be okay. I'm sorry."
Bella lifted her head to see her raven-haired love in distress over the topic. Her heart and arms ached to hold her but she refrained. It would not do her well to hold onto the one person who had hurt her so badly. She settled on holding a half-hearted glare toward the woman.
The glare only stayed on her face for a few seconds before a deep pity hit Bella with sudden force. She supposed that Alice was feeling the same hopelessness that she herself had felt during those dark years of hiding her feelings. Even the thought of those dark times within herself made Bella shudder.
The brunette stood on shaky legs, the shorter vampire immediately following and holding out a hand to catch the taller woman should she fall. When Bella walked out of the bathroom stall she made her way over to the sinks. Her mouth still tasted of bile so she turned one of the faucets on, cupped a hand under the stream and brought some water to her mouth. After swishing it around for a few seconds she spit it out and dried her face off with a paper towel. She attempted to keep her eyes off of Alice in the mirror as she checked to see that her outfit wasn't dirty.
While Bella cleaned herself up, Alice openly stared at the woman in front of her. She ogled curvaceous hips, the way soft shoulders dipped into a perfectly framed bust, and then down to legs that seemed to last a mile before ending at perfect feet. The sight of the woman in front of her was just… "beautiful." She breathed out softly.
Bella turned around sharply to face the shorter woman. "What did you say?" She said dubiously.
The pixie-like woman held her ground, unafraid of the taller woman's change of mood. "You're beautiful Bella. I've always thought so, even before you were turned."
Alice took a very deliberate step towards the other woman while the brunette in question seemed rooted in place. She closed the distance between them, placing a hand on each cheek of the taller woman. Golden eyes looked up into darkening honey. Their bodies were pushed against one another in such a way that Alice couldn't stop the soft moan that fell from her lips.
That was it. Alice being pushed up against her in all the right places had Bella's body in overdrive, but it was that moan that finally broke her resolve. When Alice moaned into her ear like the sex kitten Bella was sure that she was, Bella broke. The steadfastness she held onto inside to keep Alice at arm's distance tore in two and she threw caution to the wind. In a moment that seemed to last days, the two locked eyes and leaned in.
Sparks. That's what Alice felt when their lips met in what at first was a soft kiss. Her every nerve ending sparked as if brought back to life by the connection she had to Bella in this one moment. The pixie's hands moved to Bella's shoulders to pull her in closer, as close as she could bring her.
From the first touch Alice tried to convey to Bella that the brunette was in charge in her own way of soft lips moving lightly against their partner's. It was just enough to entice Bella to her, to let her know that she could stop them at any time.
Everywhere Alice touched her felt like her body was on fire. When the shorter woman pulled her in close enough for Bella to feel her hardened nipples between their layers of clothing her mind turned to putty. The kiss that they were sharing was nothing compared to what Bella imagined Alice's bud felt like in her mouth. It was better than the kiss they had shared in her apartment simply for the fact that she already knew the basic rhythm of Alice's mouth against hers.
It did surprise her, though, when Alice pulled away far enough so that their lips were no longer linked. Their eyes then locked in an age old battle of conflicted lovers. Alice was leaving the encounter in Bella's hands and now it was Bella's turn to either reciprocate or back away. The shorter vampire purposely held back from looking into the future for fear of seeing disappointment.
Bella understood what Alice was silently asking her. Did she want to continue, knowing that Liz was somewhere just outside the bathroom door? Did she want to feed the fire that Alice had ignited in her yet again?
The answer was always and forever yes.
Bella pulled the pixie in closer for a bone crushing kiss that made Alice see stars behind her closed eyelids and a moan escape when Bella swept her tongue along her lower lip asking for entrance. When Alice opened her mouth to her partner, Bella's tongue began a gentle exploration of the raven-haired woman's palette. Her tongue brushed against Alice's already sensitive teeth and she hissed in pleasure at the feeling.
As Alice audibly made her satisfaction known, Bella switched their positions and hoisted the tiny woman easily to the top of the sinks behind her while keeping her hands on her hips. Alice immediately wrapped her legs around Bella's waist in an effort to bring more friction, any friction, to her heated center.
Bella moaned at the subtle thrusting Alice was doing pressed up against her in such a fashion and ground her hips back into the shorter woman's pelvis. She kissed her way from Alice's lips down her partner's cheek to her collarbone, where she began sucking at the skin and grazing it with her teeth. Both women were so caught up in the moment that neither one heard the door creak open nor the halted footsteps of a person who had obviously entered the bathroom.
"What in the FUCK is going on?"
Bella tore her head away from Alice's collarbone in such a quick motion that Liz had to blink to believe she actually saw it happen.
The redheaded human looked at that moment very much like a fuming Rosalie, with her hair accenting her heated skin and raptor gaze directed directly at the brunette in the room.
Alice, now thoroughly sobered from the previous events, looked at the guilt-stricken Bella and back to the enraged girlfriend Liz and could only come up with one thought in her head.
Shit…
