Chapter 9
"Glad you think so Stalker, but stop ogling my ass and help me with the plates." I said with a smirk.
Edward closed the distance between us quickly and grabbed the plates from off the top of the counter and walked out of the kitchen. I watched his perfect ass walk all the way back into the living room.
"Liking the view there B?" Edward asked over his shoulder, looking back at me.
I had my hand full of cutlery and napkins so I replied by poking out my tongue at him, he laughed at my childishness.
"You know denial is also a river in Egypt, right?" He smirked at me.
"Go fuck yourself Stalker." I laughed out at him.
"Oi stop the verbal foreplay and give me the plates." Shouted an obviously hungry Emmett.
"Jeez Rose, don't you ever feed the man beast?" I asked jokingly as Emmett piled the food up on his plate.
"I can just afford to feed him B." Rose laughed in reply.
We all grabbed food and started stuffing our faces while Jasper put the TV on to some generic music channel. The conversation as easy and comfortable.
I was sitting next to Rose and Alice while they we talking quietly talking about wedding details, Operation Magenta Madness was in full effect.
Rose had booked us into her favourite hair salon for the following week so we could have a trail run on hairstyles for the bridesmaids. There were 5 of us in total, the other 3 bridesmaids we really good friends of Rose and we were getting to meet the best man on the weekend. Emmett had spoken to me about his best man 'Fudge' on more than one occasion.
"Fudge and Emmett are in love." Jasper crooned jokingly.
"It's his man crush." Rose giggled along with Jasper.
"He's my dude." Emmett said with a shrug.
Emmett was loyal to the end with his friends, but didn't let people in easily. Considering his size when we were growing up, kids still used to take the piss out of him because of his size. He was a mini man mountain way back when.
"How did you love birds meet?" Alice asked with a giggle and a nod in Emmett's direction.
"Ha ha ha." Emmett said sarcastically. "Playing rugby actually."
"Did your eyes meet across the locker room?" I said taking the piss.
"Ah fuck off you lot, Fudge is awesome and you'll agree with me once you meet him." Emmett said through a mouth full of food.
"He is pretty cool actually." Jasper said in agreement.
"Wait until you meet Mrs Fudge, she's a Welsh version of you B." Emmett said while pointing at me. "But with a filthier mouth." He smiled out at the end.
"Oh yeah!" Rose said excitedly."Susan is seven shades of awesome, we grew up with her."
"Yeah, poor Edward had such a crush on her..." Jasper chuckled but was cut off when Edward threw a cushion at his head.
"Oh come on Edward, you did." Rose said while giggling.
"Sue's cool and my best friend so fuck off." Edward said defensively.
There was a story here, but I could tell that there was no way that Edward was going to talk more on the subject. I would have to ask Jasper or Rose about it later.
"Is she a bridesmaid too?" I asked Rose genuinely interested.
"I did ask her, but she said that she wouldn't be able to relax and worry about ruining her dress, so she declined." Rose replied.
"That's not quite what she said." Emmett chuckled.
"No, it was more like 'Are you fucking serious? I don't do dresses Rose, fuck that shit.' I do believe that's more like what she said." Edward laughed out.
Shit, I would have been fucking offended and I told Rose as much.
"No, that's the thing with Susan. She won't bull shit you and is always truthful, she doesn't possess a mouth filter...at all." Rose said to her defence with a giggle.
"You'll understand what we mean when you meet her." Edward said quickly after Rose.
"So your best friend is a girl?" Alice asked Edward with amusement.
"Yeah...and?" Edward retorted.
"I've know her forever, and we've been through a lot of shit together and I can trust her with anything." Edward continued. "And I introduced her to Fudge, I'm that good of a friend."
I could tell that they all really thought a lot about Fudge and Sue and was looking forward to meeting them at the weekend. I couldn't help but wonder about the feeling I was getting though, about there being something else behind Edward's defence of Sue. I knew that he had a crush on her and that had obviously gone away otherwise he wouldn't have introduced her to Fudge, but I still couldn't shake the feeling that there was something else there, or at least was.
"Why do they call him Fudge?" Alice asked breaking me out of my inner rant.
"You'll have to ask him that." Emmett answered with a smile.
We fell back into easy conversation and didn't realize the time until Rose and Emmett said that they were leaving, looking at the time it was almost midnight.
"What a fucking day." I moaned out while stretching out on the sofa. "I'll be glad when it's all over."
"Amen to that." Alice said in agreement with me.
Emmett invited us to have food the following night at his house, Rose was apparently an amazing cook and I wanted to get my visits in with them at their house before Mum and Dad arrived next week.
Oh the joys!
I started to clean up the mess left behind after the take away when Jasper put his hand on mine to stop me and said, "Go to bed B, you look shattered."
And I was, I was so weary on my legs that I could have slept on a chicken's lip.
"B, do you mind if I stay with you tonight?" Alice asked quietly.
I looked over her shoulder and caught Edward looking at me. He gave me a shy smile and I couldn't help but think that if I told her no, Edward would end up coming to my room tonight.
"Yeah, sure Al. No problem." I smiled back at her.
I saw Edward's smile drop slightly on his face.
I know that I was totally cock blocking myself, but I wasn't about to jump into bed with Edward Cullen after only knowing him 3 days, maybe by the weekend. That would take it to 6 days, that's more acceptable, right?
Sure it is you slut. I thought to myself.
"Come on the Al, I'm fucked." I groaned out while making my way up the stairs.
All of a sudden my eyes felt so heavy that I was having trouble keeping them open. I needed my bed, big style.
Alice nipped into her room and got her pj's and I did the same, then she came into my room once changed. I was already on the verge of falling asleep when she came back in.
I felt the weight of the bed shift when she lay down next to me.
"Hey B, can we talk?" Alice asked quietly.
"Sure, what's up?" I said with my eyes still closed.
"Um, I'm not sure it's my place, but I want to talk to you about Edward." She said nervously.
"What about him?" I asked slightly annoyed.
I just wanted to sleep not spend fuck knows how long talking about Edward, as nice as a subject as he is to talk about...I wanted to sleep.
"Well..." Alice trailed off.
"Come on Al, I'm shattered here." I slurred out with tiredness.
"Well I'm just wondering whether you and Edward are a good idea after what you've been through with Jacob, I don't want you getting hurt."
I could hear that Alice was crapping herself bringing this subject up with me, and I would have felt bad about her being nervous trying to broach the subject to me any other time, but right now I was too fucking tired.
"Fuck me Al." I said in exasperation. "Edward and I are just having a bit of fun, and I'm not about to jump into bed with him."
"Yeah, but you obviously like him B..."
I cut her off then.
"Look Al..." I said while sitting up and looking at my sister, who I love, but can annoy the living life out of me.
"I like Edward, and he's a nice guy, and yeah we've kissed and did a bit of dry humping, but I'm not about to jump him and fuck him rotten."
"Yeah but..." Alice tried to say, but I cut her off again.
"Not just that Al, I do like Edward, he's a genuinely nice guy and drop dead gorgeous too."
I grabbed Alice's hand and held it in mine while she looked me in the eye.
"And so what if I did fall into bed with Edward? I would know that it wouldn't last because we'll be going home soon and come on...he's so much better than Jacob it's not even funny" I nudged Alice with my shoulder.
"He's nice Al, and I'm just having a bit of fun."
"Yeah but B, it's not just you here that could get hurt."
I wasn't sure how to take that.
"What you mean Alice?" I asked getting seriously pissed off.
She looked at me with wide eyes then, I very rarely called her by her full name and she knew then that I was getting close to blowing my top.
She shifted nervously away from me, no doubt thinking I was going to punch her lights out.
"It's just that Edward obviously likes you to and from what Jasper has said about the way he is acting around you, it's been awhile for him to show interest and that he's been hurt in the past."
"Haven't we all." I sighed out.
I understand now that Alice was looking out for Edward as much as she was looking out for me, and that much I can appreciate.
"I tell you what Al." I said while getting myself comfy again. "I'll talk to Edward tomorrow and sort this all out, ok?"
"Ok B, whatever you think is best." Alice said while snuggling down next to me.
"This is one comfy bed." Alice sighed out.
"Shut it." I mumbled out too exhausted to say anything else.
I quickly fell asleep, and I had to agree with Alice, this bed was total heaven.
I woke up hours later with sunlight shining through the thin curtains, and I had a massive stretch. It was the best sleep that I had in ages, so restful and totally relaxing. I didn't even dream I was sleeping that deeply.
I turned to see Alice was still asleep at the side of me, which I found strange, seen as she was usually up like a button in the morning. She must have been enjoying the bed too, although I wasn't even sure what time it was.
Just as I was about to check the time on my watch I very suddenly needed to go and have a pee, my bladder was screaming at me to be emptied.
I jumped up and shut my bedroom door, ran across the landing towards the bathroom door and flung it open in desperation.
"FUCK!" I shouted out at the sight of Edward stepping out of the shower, again.
"Do you never lock the door?" I shouted at him while he wrapped a towel around his waist.
Yet again I had seen everything.
This man was going to be the death of me, there I was trying to act all mature about this situation, and he keeps being naked, and wet! What hope did I have?
"Well I wasn't expecting anyone to be awake yet." He replied calmly, walking to the bathroom mirror and grabbing his shaving stuff from the shelf.
"Can I use the loo first, please?" I pleaded with him, hopping from foot to foot.
"The Wee Wee Dance, what are you five?" Edward asked with a smirk.
"If you don't get out, I swear Stalker that I'll just go anyway." I said slightly pissed.
"Ok, fine." He said while putting his hands up in defeat and walking out of the bathroom.
I shut the door behind him and locked the door.
While I sat on the toilet and had a pee, I couldn't help but notice that the air all around me smelt like Edward. I was in a little Edward smelling cocoon, and I could have stayed here forever, although having a bed surrounded by this smell sounded good too.
I wonder if his bed smells like this...
Shit, I need to stop that train of thought right here and now.
I finished up and had a quick wash to make sure that I had no eye gunk, that stuff freaked me out.
I stepped out onto the landing and saw only one bedroom door open. I walked over towards it in hope of telling Edward that the bathroom was now free.
What I saw as I looked into his bedroom stopped me in my tracks.
He had on a pair of the most perfect fitted grey trousers I have ever seen on a man, his ass looked like you could crack walnuts on it. He had on a black shirt that had the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and I have never found elbows erotic before, until now that is.
Edward was standing in front of a mirror sorting his tie out which was the same shade of grey as his trousers, and he was bare footed. This man was all kinds of sexy.
"Um, the bathrooms free." I said quietly.
"Thanks B." Edward smiled at me from his reflection in the mirror.
"No Problem." I said shyly.
He was making me feel like a little teenager, what happened to the girl that threw him up against the wall just to give him a stiffy?
I had no idea.
Obviously the conversation that I had with Alice was having some kind of effect on me. I mean I liked Edward, but I didn't want to hurt him either. Like Alice said, if we both got in too deep, we would both end up getting hurt.
I made my way to the kitchen for a drink, I needed some caffeine quickly. I put the kettle on and stood there looking out of the kitchen window at the back garden.
It had decking for the most part of the garden, with one of those patio heaters on it. I can see this being a party house during the summer months.
Everything was so green here, no wonder Emmett left London to live here, and it really was pretty.
The kettle boiled and I searched the cupboards for a mug to make myself some coffee. I finally found them and grabbed two mugs.
Just as I was placing the mugs on the counter top, I heard Edward say,
"I'll have a tea please, milk, two sugars."
"No problem." I said while looking probably too intently at what I was doing.
"Nice jammies." Edward said into my ear.
I didn't realize he was standing so close to me, and I jumped. Which would usually have been so bad, but I had hold of a mug filled with boiling hot water and the contents of the mug landed on my chest.
"ARGH FUCK!" I screamed out as the boiling hot water hit my skin.
"SHIT, SORRY" Edward exclaimed.
Before I even realized what I was doing, I pulled my vest top up over my head to get the hot material away from my skin, leaving me standing there in my white lacy bra and pj bottoms.
Edward grabbed a towel and ran it under cold water and then placed the freezing cold towel on my chest.
"Ow!" I moaned out through gritted teeth.
"I'm so sorry Bella." Edward said apologetically.
"It's fine Stalker, you just scared me is all." I said.
Fuck, my chest hurt. My skin was on fire.
"Let me take a look." Edward said while moving the towel.
"What? Are you a doctor now?" I asked him, trying to make a joke.
"I do know first aid...you know being a teacher and all." Edward said with a smirk.
"It doesn't look too bad, no blisters anyway." Edward said while putting the towel back under the cold tap.
I put my hands against the counter top and braced myself for the cold towel. That shit stung against my burnt skin.
"Your stealth skills are good though Stalker." I hissed out when the cold material touched my skin.
Edward was gently pressing the towel against me, while looking intently at my flame red skin.
"Sorry Bella." He said quietly and moved the towel away and placed gentle kisses on my chest.
Whoa!
"Did they teach you that in first aid?" I asked gruffly.
If it wasn't for the fact that my chest was on fire, I would be seriously turned on right now.
"Kisses make everything better." Edward answered softly while trailing kisses up towards my neck.
Fuck Me Pink!
He started laying kisses on my neck and slowly made his way up to my ear, while gently nipping and sucking on the way.
"How can I make it up to you?" He whispered gruffly in my ear.
I forget all about the burn in my chest because the feelings much further south are getting my full attention.
"What you have in mind?" I managed to ask.
Edward stood up and gently put the towel back on my chest and was about to say something when Alice came bounding down the stairs.
"Morning Sunshine!"
Then she took one look at me, standing in my bra while Edward is holding a towel to my chest.
"What happened?" She asked full of concern, rushing towards me.
"The SAS wannabe here..." I said while pointing a finger at Edward then replaced his hand on the towel with my own "Sneaked up on me when I was making a cuppa."
"Well, I'll finish making the tea, you go get something on." Alice said while pointing at me standing in Edward's kitchen in my bra.
"Okay." I said shyly.
What the hell is up with me? Not ten seconds ago I was ready to jump Edward's bones, and now I'm blushing because I am standing here in my bra.
I made my way upstairs to my room and shut the door behind me, and sat on the edge of the bed.
My hormones were seriously causing me grief right now, or should I say, my vagina is.
I've never been so confused about my feelings towards someone before. On one hand I wanted to sex Edward up until he had no bodily fluids left, but then on the other hand we could both end up getting hurt when this was all over.
I don't do long distance relationships, and there would be no way in hell I would be able to trust Edward after what Jacob did to me. Not that I thought that Edward was anything like Jacob, but how would I be able to relax and be all in a relationship when we live miles apart?
Shit!
I'm thinking about being in a relationship with Edward, where the fuck did that come from?
I shook my head to try and clear the thoughts from my brain. This is getting confusing right now.
I grabbed one of my slogan tees that said "If you can read this...then stop looking at my tits" and pulled it over my head just as there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." I said expecting Alice.
But of course God hates me, and it was Edward.
"You ok?" He asked as he opened the door.
"Yeah fine now, thanks." I said with a small smile.
I noticed his eyes shoot down to read the slogan, and then a slight blush coloured his cheeks.
"Looking at my tits were you Stalker?" I asked with a smirk and a giggle.
"Was just reading the slogan." He replied, blushing more.
"Sure you were." I replied with a smirk.
I couldn't help but wind him up, it was too much fun watching him blush.
Before either of us could say anything else, I heard music coming upstairs from the kitchen along with the smell of bacon.
"Breakfast!" I exclaimed, quickly moving past Edward and heading down the stairs.
Before I round the corner to the kitchen, Edward grabbed my arm and whispered into my ear, "I still have some making up to do." He then winked at me and headed past me into the kitchen.
He is trying to kill my vagina.
I smile at myself and turn the corner to see Alice dancing away in the kitchen to our Thursday song.
And my plug in baby
Crucifies my enemies
When I'm tired of giving
Whoa
And my plug in baby
In unbroken virgin realities
Is tired of living
Oohhh
"Coffee?" Alice asked while holding up a mug to me, already knowing my answer.
I nod a yes at her and take the mug and have a huge gulp.
"What the hell people?" Shouted a grumpy Jasper as he entered the kitchen.
He was wiping his eyes and he was obviously not a morning person. I noticed Alice's eyes widen slightly when she saw that Jasper was wearing shorts and nothing else.
"Jazz dude, put some clothes on." Edward said, while nodding his head in our direction as a subtle hint that there are ladies present.
"Sure it's nothing these ladies haven't already seen before." Jazz smirked at Alice.
I saw Alice blush from the corner of my eyes while Edward rolled his.
We all sat at the table and ate our bacon rolls in comfortable silence.
"Right peeps, I've got to go to work." Edward said, straightening his tie and grabbed his bag from the door.
"See you all later." He shouts back casually, waving behind him as he left the house.
Talk about hot and cold. I was beginning to have trouble keeping up with his signals.
I helped Alice clean up after Jasper decided that it was too early to get up and went back to bed for an hour.
Alice and I decided that we will have a look around the green while Jasper got another hours kip in. Lazy git!
I made my way up to my room and heared my phone beep from the dressing table.
There was a text there from Edward, and it said
Have a nice day Arddun, Try not to have too much fun without me, Edward.
