A/N: Ok don't throw tomatoes just yet! I know it is about to go to Rose point for just a few but Edward and Bella make an appearance later on in the chapter! Promise!

Sorry it has taken so long to update. I was babysitting all last week and then made a random trip to the beach this past weekend and am just now settling back down long enough to do something productive. Of course this was at the top of my list.

Enjoy the chapter. Steph owns. And be sure to review at the bottom.

Chapter 9: Something Sweet

RPOV

Tuesday night dinner with Jake was great…we had a lot of fun laughing with mom and then after he left mom and I sat down and had a long heart to heart about me finding my father. We didn't really come to any conclusions, just talked about how we felt. I want to find my missing puzzle piece and mom doesn't want my entire puzzle to get shattered in the process.

Wednesday, Jake was off so I spent the whole day texting him when I wasn't busy. I was jealous that he was eating left over pizza without me and I was at work. I wasn't so jealous when he finally ate the brownie with the piece of ex lax in it. Justice was served.

After four I didn't hear back from him again and I figured he was probably busy in the bathroom so I just left my phone alone and waited for five o'clock to roll around. Mamaw told me more stories about her and her husband and she seemed delighted that Jake had finally eaten the brownie with the ex-lax in it.

When it was finally time to leave I was checking my phone for any messages from Jake as I was heading towards the car and as I was unlocking my phone a text came through that said, Surprise!

I frowned in question and then looked up at my car to see Jake leaning against it. I felt a bright smile break out on my face as I started running through the lot to hurry and get to Jake. When I finally ran into him, he grabbed me up in a hug so tight my feet lifted off the ground.

After a moment of us both laughing he pulled back and kissed me.

There was a laugh coming from across the lot and we both looked at Mamaw standing at her car door. She pointed to me and mouthed the words, "I told you so."

Jake laughed and said, "Excuse me, mamaw…I was busy." Then he started kissing me again in front of her making me blush. She just laughed some more and slid into her car as Jake sat me on the ground and grabbed my face holding me closer to him.

Several seconds later Jake pulled back and wrapped me in a tight hug. "What are you doing to me, woman? You fed me ex-lax and then I drive to work on my day off just to see you."

"I missed you too." I sigh with a happy smile on my face as I hug him back.

"Let's go get some food." He offers and opens the passenger door on his Rabbit for me to get in.

I smiled at him and slid down into the car, taking the interior in as he walked around to get in as well.

"You like Chinese?" He asked and I just laughed at him.

"You sure you want to eat Chinese? You know with the ex-lax and all?"

Jake just narrowed his eyes and I laughed at him as he reversed out of the spot and started down the road.

We ended up at a Chinese restaurant and he got a salad. I laughed even harder. After we ate, we were just sitting in the booth side by side talking.

"I have an idea." Jake stated out of the blue.

"Ok." I nodded and waited for him to proceed with his idea.

"What if you don't go find your father tomorrow? What if you wait?"

I narrowed my eyes up at him curiously. "Why would I do that?"

He shrugged and looked off at anything except for me. "I don't know…I was just thinking that we could go Saturday. Because I am driving you up there and we are both off Saturday."

I thought about it for a moment…an entire day off spent with Jacob plus possibly seeing my father for the first time.

Anthony Edward Masen Cullen.

I haven't said his name today.

"Ok." I nodded. Thinking it was a pretty good idea.

"Really?" Jake looked shocked.

"Why does that shock you?" I asked laughing.

He shook his head and said, "I thought that you would be a little more difficult to persuade."

I shook my head and smiled at him.

"Ok, next idea." He prompted right along.

Laughing I nodded for him to go on.

"Let me take you out Friday night." He said with a triumphant smile.

"We are out right now." I smiled back up at him and poked his sides.

He laughed and bent towards me a little more. Oh…ticklish spot, I need to remember that one for later.

"You know what I mean…on a real date. We will get all dressed up and I will take you some place fancy." He shrugged and grinned down at me, showing his dimple. "You know…a real date."

I smiled really wide and leaned over, kissing his dimple. "Alright, a real date, Friday night. Got it."

"Geez…I wonder what else I can persuade you into today. You seem very agreeing at the moment." He said curiously.

I shook my head and pointed a finger at him. "Don't push your luck buddy."

He laughed and kissed me. I loved kissing him. It made my heart swoon and my ovaries swell.

The rest of the week flew by. Mom told me Wednesday night when I got home that she was going to Seattle for the weekend with Marilyn and that I could stay with Alice if I wanted or she could stay here with me. Then I had Alice over Thursday after work to help me pick out something to wear on my date. I was nervous and excited all at once and when it comes to fashion…I am screwed. And Alice was very willing to point that out as well.

We ended up getting something from her closet and it had to pass mom's approval. It was a short, knee length cotton summer dress. It was soft pink with thin shoulder straps. It was comfortable and I could wear my white cardigan with it and it would look alright.

Mr. and Mrs. Brandon even commented on our pick. Come Friday…I was ready for this.

I was nervous because it was kind of like a first to me. I mean, I had dates in high school but it was always…let me stick my hand up your shirt while we are at the movies. I doubt Jake would try that…or I could be wrong. I guess we will see.

I put my clothes in a garment bag and left them in the car until after work. Jake and I were very…touchy feely all morning long. He would rub my arm while we were looking over a file. My arm would rest on his leg while we were sitting at the desk just talking. He would twirl my hair around his finger while I was on the phone. I would stand behind him with my hands on his shoulders while he worked at the computer. You get the picture…

When I finally went on break I didn't want to leave him but I kind of had no choice. I was standing at the snack machine trying to decide between Chex mix and Doritos when I felt his hands land on my hips and he stepped up behind me. I didn't even hear him come into the break room.

"Whatcha doin'?" He whispered as his nose trailed up my neck and across my shoulder. His lips briefly touching the skin showing there.

I shivered and felt goosebumps cover my entire body.

"Trying to decide between some kind of snack but you just made me forget which two I was looking at…" I admitted and leaned back into him.

"Who is up front?" I asked softly as his nose trailed up and down the side of my neck.

"Kate." He whispered and released a warm breath that went down the front of my throat and down the top of my shirt.

I shivered again.

"You smell really good." He said and ran his nose up my throat again. "Really…really good."

His lips started following the path his nose had just left and I felt my knees get a little weaker. One of Jake's arms wrapped around my waist and he held me closer while his free hand travelled up and down my arm. More lips…pressing onto pressure points. Then I felt the sharp bite of his teeth as he bit into shoulder blade and I couldn't help the moan that escaped my mouth.

Jake hummed and quickly turned me around, pinning me to the snack machine with his body while his mouth assaulted mine. I moaned into him and wrapped my arms around his neck, fisting my hands in his short black hair. He groaned and moved one hand down from my hip to the bend of my leg and lifted it up to wrap around his hip.

I moaned again when I felt his hard center pressing into me. Well…that was new. Haven't met him before! Then the hand that was on my leg went down to grip my ass as he pulled us closer together.

I pulled away gasping for air as his lips moved down the front of my throat leaving wet hot kisses in its path. His hips would jerk forwards almost of their own volition. Each time it would happen I would hear a moan escape my lips.

Damn! That felt so good.

Soon I was grinding against him for some kind of friction…wanting a release to the maddening building of my muscles low in my abdomen.

"Rose." He hissed, his hips bucking forward again.

His tongue circled in the little dip at my collar bone before he started nibbling on it. I gasped and released a low sultry moan into the break room. I hope no one walks by right now.

"Dammit…I really fucking want you." He hissed and planted our lips back together.

I felt my one standing knee go week and my core jerked happily at his words. My lungs stopped for just a moment I am pretty sure. He should tell me that more often.

He grabbed my other leg and wrapped it around him so that I was completely straddling him and he had me pinned against the vending machine.

Jake intentionally started thrusting into me causing me to moan every time his hard dick rubbed across my center.

"Shit!" I hissed and moved myself against him harder.

I whimpered uncontrollably as he kept thrusting and then felt everything below my navel tightening…tightening…tightening until…

I screamed out his name loudly and his mouth clamped over top of mine until my moans of pleasure died down and I could open my eyes to see straight.

Jake moved his lips and sat me down on my feet staring into my eyes in curiosity.

"Did you just…" He asked with a slow smile crossing his face.

I felt my lip being wedged between my teeth and my entire face lit up like a damn Christmas tree.

"You did." Jake said proudly. "Damn I am good."

"I'm sorry I just..." I started and shook my head trying to think of a way to say this. I just got so caught up in what he was doing and completely lost my shit.

"Fuck me…baby don't apologize that was damn hot Rose!" He said and kissed me quickly. "You need to take your break. We will discuss all of that later on tonight."

I nodded, still feeling embarrassed and watched as Jake adjusted himself and then left me alone in the break room.

What the hell just happened?

I just dry humped Jacob Black in the employee break room and I hope to god that no one heard it!

I finished my break in a very flustered manner. I kept blushing every few seconds and then I would think about what had happened against that snack machine and I would have to adjust my sitting position.

When my thirty minutes was over I walked down the hall and saw Jacob turn from the desk and start towards the break room for his lunch. A huge smile covered his face when we saw each other and I couldn't help but to mimic his ogre sized smile.

"Hey." He whispered when we were in touching distance.

"Hi." I smiled even bigger and kissed him quickly.

He stopped and said, "Is it five yet? I can't wait to take you out tonight."

"Soon enough." I assured and kissed him once more before walking away towards the desk.

The next several hours dragged by and there was more touching with Jake and I. More lingering kisses when no one was looking. Hands tracing closely by areas that she be avoided all together, at least while we are at work.

I noticed that he was still hard and remained that way all afternoon. Finally five o'clock rolled around so Jake and I walked hand in hand to our cars. He told me to follow him to his apartment and we could get ready there.

The ride was short, only ten minutes or so and we were pulling into a parking garage and parking on the third level.

"Come on, follow me." Jake said and grabbed my bag, throwing it over his shoulder and taking my hand.

We went down a ratty old elevator and when we reached the ground level, Jake led me across the street and into an old building.

We walked the five flight of steps to the top floor and all the way down the hall to the last door on the right.

"Geez…you get in a work out living here." I told Jake with a deep breath and a laugh.

"You get used to it after awhile." He said with a shrug and pulled out his keys to open the door.

He led me into his little studio apartment. It was all one large room…a small sitting area in the corner to my right, the kitchen on the opposite wall. An entertainment center separated the two spaces. A bed and a couple of dressers and night stands sat against the wall opposite of us and in the far right corner was a closed off room, what I assumed to be a bathroom.

"Sorry, it's not much." He shrugged and kicked the door closed.

"I like it." I said smiling up at him, our hands still clasped together.

"It's home." He said smiling at me and dropping my garment back on the small worn leather couch.

"Right." I nodded with a smile and walked over towards the couch, sitting down patiently.

"You uh…want something to drink, something to snack on?" Jake asked, running a hand over his head.

"No…I am ok." I shook my head.

He nodded and grinned. "Well, I will just go get dressed in the bathroom and you can get dressed out here if you want."

"Ok." I said, smiling still.

When he was in the bathroom I quickly pulled my dress out and changed. I used the reflection of the TV to roll the sides of my hair back and pinned it at the back of my head. I quickly slid on my sandals and grabbed my purse searching for a mirror and my make-up. Two seconds later and I was ready to go. So I stuffed everything else back into my bag and sat down on the couch to wait on him.

It took him another ten minutes before he emerged and when he did, my mouth fell open in complete shock. Damn! That boy could clean up.

He was wearing dark wash jeans with a black button up shirt, his sleeves rolled up to his elbows and black converse.

It took me several seconds to close my mouth because all I had seen him in was smocks and the t-shirts and jeans he has worn before. It was damn fucking hot! Excuse my language but…damn!

"Jake…" I said and looked him from head to toe again.

"I could say the same for you." He stated and walked over to me, walking around me in a slow circle. "You look…"

He stopped in front of me as he trailed off and looked me in the eye with a slow sideways grin. The dimple was showing. "Rose you look incredible."

"Thanks." I said and felt my own smile.

Jake leaned forward and wrapped his big hands around the side of my face, pulling me close to him as he pressed our lips together. He kissed me softly for just a moment and pulled back, resting our foreheads together.

"Let's just stay in tonight…order pizza." He suggested causing me to laugh.

"And what will happen if we stay here?" I questioned with a raised brow.

Jake's eyes slowly drifted towards the bed and then back to me. I giggled and nodded. "Exactly and I want you to take me to dinner."

"Ok, but stay with me tonight." He nodded and pouted his bottom lip out. How could I refuse him?

I couldn't. I smiled and kissed him. "Alright. Take me to dinner."

BPOV

Marilyn and I checked into our hotel around six and immediately got dressed to go out. She had brought clothes she thought would be appropriate for me to wear. I thought it was completely too young for me but Mari insisted that I wear it. It was a dark navy blue wrap dress, one shouldered and went to my knees. I insisted on wearing my flats so that I wouldn't fall and kill myself. I was never graceful. Rose could wear nine inch stilettos and walk a balance beam easily. I would kill myself. But she dances. Her balance is great.

Mari was dressed in a dark purple dress that had both of its shoulders and went to her calf muscles. Her long dark raven colored hair was twisted into a pretty bun while mine just hung over my shoulders loosely.

I felt like a freak show in this dress as we ate dinner at the hotel restaurant, getting a seat right next to the water. It was warm and smelt of saltwater. The evening was gorgeous and we got to watch the sun set as we ate.

When we were finishing the meal I noticed so many people looking at me. Did I have something on my face? I wiped my mouth and my nose discreetly hoping I didn't have any bats trying to escape the cave.

"Why does everyone keep looking at me?" I whispered to Mari over the table. She sipped her wine and laughed.

"Because you look hot, Bella. When was the last time you let your hair down and went out, let a man hit on you?" She asked me quickly and poured more wine into my glass.

"Um…" I looked around and noticed that the majority of the people that were looking at me were men, of all ages. Did they really find me attractive? I couldn't really believe it. "I don't remember ever doing that…college maybe?"

"God!" Mari said, exhaustedly. "Hurry and finish eating, we are going to get you a man tonight."

After dinner we got a cab and headed across town towards some place that Mari was very well acquainted with. It was called The War Room. It didn't really sound to me like the place I wanted to be but Mari assured me that it wasn't anything like the name made it out to be.

It didn't take us long to get there and soon we were showing our IDs which kind of flattered me that they had to ask. It was surprisingly cheap and then we were ordering martinis from the bar and finding a table in the center of the room upon Mari's request. I of course wanted to sit in the back corner…she wasn't having that.

We weren't there five minutes before Marilyn was pointing out some guy.

"You see that one at the bar?" She pointed discreetly towards a man that looked like he had just stepped out of Super Troopers.

He had a weird looking mustache and was wearing some kind of hat that I am pretty sure he stole from Ole' Sammity Sam.

"No." I shook my head and laughed at her. "Absolutely no way!"

"Ok, ok…I was just kidding about him." Mari said and started looking around some more.

"He looks nice." She pointed to a rather attractive guy with short blonde hair and a wide grin.

"He is gay." I said firmly.

"No he isn't." Mari shook her head. "How do you know that?"

"Because that guy next to him is holding his hand." I said and she then looked to the red headed guy beside of him and they were indeed holding hands.

"Ok…" She dragged out, raising her eyebrows and looking around the bar again. There were plenty of people in here but not one of them was for me.

I didn't really care because…it is not like I am going to find a long term commitment in a bar. And why in the world did I agree to this? I don't want a long term commitment, right? It just seems so far out there…impossible. I haven't gone on a date in twelve years and I haven't gotten laid in six…no seven years. My life sucked.

"Oh." Mari gasped and looked down at her glass. "Tall tower coming this way."

"What?" I asked and turned to glance over my shoulder and was met with a tall buff guy with black thick hair.

"Hi." He said with a huge smile.

I grinned and glanced back to Mari who was looking on anxiously. "Hi."

"I'm Emmett," He stuck his hand out introducing himself.

"Bella… and this is my friend Marilyn." I introduced Mari who then shook Emmett's hand.

"Well, ladies…me and some friends are having a drink at a private lounge upstairs and we would love for you two to join us."

"Um…I don't think that would be a good idea." I shook my head. I didn't know this guy or his friends. They could be total creepers.

"We would love to!" Mari said excitedly and jumped from the table. "Lead the way handsome."

"Mari." I whispered and watched as she walked around the table. Well it was either follow or get left behind.

"Why thank you Marilyn." Emmett said, completely flattered. "My wife thinks I am handsome too."

She laughed at him and said, "She has a good eye."

"And your husband is a lucky man." Emmett nodded towards her finger.

"Yes, he is very lucky." Mari said with a bright smile.

I felt like the third wheel already but Mari and Emmett talked animatedly as they walked up the stairs and I followed behind like a dog with its tail between its legs.

This wasn't going to end well…

"My friend Jasper and my brother-in-law Edward are waiting on us up here around the corner." Emmett pointed to a private booth ahead and we followed right along.

"Marilyn, meet Edward…and this is Bella." Emmett introduced us to the most beautiful guy I have ever seen…literally, I don't joke about that sort of thing. He was rugged and handsome and beautiful, dressed in all black with a gray tie hanging loosely around his neck. He had what looked to be a scotch glass in his hand. He was sitting straight in the chair next to the one Emmett just sat down in. His hair…I just now noticed because I had to tear my eyes off his square jaw line before I started drooling. His hair was an odd color, almost bronze if that were even possible. It looked…familiar and he had strikingly gorgeous green eyes.

"Have a seat ladies." Emmett gestured around us and then looked to Edward. "Where did Jasper disappear to?"

"He just stepped out for some air." Edward said to him with a slight smile and a slow nod. His voice…dear god! I just melted into my seat on the other side of Mari who was sitting next to Emmett.

I didn't dare put myself at risk by sitting down next to Edward.

We quickly got off on the topic of family. Mari was talking about Alice and Peter and Emmett was saying he had a daughter that had just turned eighteen.

I remained quiet and slowly sipped my drink looking at anything and everything in the room except Edward. I was easily distracted by the glass wall behind the sofas we were on. You could see down into the first floor of the club. I could see the table that Mari and I were just sitting at a moment ago. They must have seen us from their little loft.

"Bella's daughter is eighteen as well. Her name is Rose." Mari added cheerfully and I got a peculiar glance from Edward and an anxious look from Emmett.

"My wife's name is Rosalie." Emmett said quickly in excitement.

"Really?" Mari asked in shock. "What a coincidence. And Rosalie is your sister?" Mari asked Edward, trying to include him in the conversation because he was being so silent.

"Yes," He half smiled again and took the remaining swig of his drink.

"Bella what do you do?" Emmett asked me curiously and I saw another glance from Edward, his jade green eyes stayed on me this time.

"I am a children's author." I said with a bright smile. I loved my job.

"That's awesome!" Emmett said with excitement.

"Edward what do you do?" I asked, realizing that my martini must be taking root in my system. I was talking more.

"I own a lumber store in Forks." He said simply. "Emmett and Jasper…who doesn't seem to be returning at any time this evening, work for me." He grinned widely there, sideways and my heart stopped for two seconds. I felt my mouth popping open a little. Mari's leg hit mine and she smiled slowly at me.

"That's impressive." I commented and then continued. "Must be nice to boss your brother-in-law around all day."

Edward did that sideways smile thing again. Heart stopped…again. "It's very nice."

Emmett flipped him off and said, "Well, everyone's running low on drinks why don't I just go get us some, what are you ladies drinking?"

"Oh, I will come with you. Too many drinks for one person to carry." Marilyn said with a bright smile. They were setting us up.

I stared at her with pleading eyes and she just widened her eyes at me, telling me to go for it. I shook my head at her as discreetly as I could before she followed Emmett out of the private room.

"So…" I said with a sigh and trailed off, looking back out of the glass window. "Where do you think that your friend Jasper disappeared to?"

He laughed once. It was like velvet. Soft and smooth. "Am I boring?"

I looked at him and saw the joking smile on his face. I laughed and shook my head, looking down at my lap. "Not at all…I just didn't know if you should be worried about him or…what…"

I trailed off feeling stupid and shaking my head again.

"You don't do this often do you?" He asked me and I looked up, feeling my cheeks start to burn.

"Do what?" I asked, not entirely sure what he was talking about.

"The whole night out…meeting strangers." He narrowed his eyes and smiled wider.

"Is it that obvious?" I asked, still blushing.

"Like a cheetah in a cage full of kittens." He said smiling sideways again and…was he flirting with me?

I bit on my bottom lip and felt my cheeks darken even more.

"It's not really my scene either…I just did it to humor Jasper and Emmett." He shrugged and twisted his glass of ice, staring into it.

"Yeah me too…Marilyn wanted a weekend away and thought I deserved it or something so, here we are." I shrugged and looked out the glass wall hoping to see Emmett and Marilyn approaching with our drinks. They were sitting at a table laughing. Ok…they weren't coming back obviously.

"Where are you from?" He asked, leaning forwards resting his elbows on his knees.

"Port Angeles." I answered abruptly.

He nodded. "Ok, you have me intrigued Bella, the children's authors who lives in Port Angeles, has an eighteen year old daughter and no wedding ring."

I glanced to my left ring finger…it was still bare.

"What's your story?" He asked with curious eyes. "I can normally guess a lot about people when I first meet them, I am a very observant person but you…you are a mystery to me."

"You are kind of nosey…" I said with a slow smile that he just returned.

"Do my questions bother you?" He asked, his eyes darkening. Would he care if they did?

"No." I shook my head at him.

He grinned widely, "I didn't think so."

We were silent for a long minute as we stared each other down like we could understand everything about one another just by looking into each other's eyes.

"Um…" Edward said and laughed. He looked out the glass wall and then back to me. "You want to get out of here?"

"Yeah." I said and nodded quickly.

He laughed and quickly stood, pointing towards the door. I sat my glass down following him through the door. When we got to the top of the stairs it was a little more crowded down there then I thought it was and before I really knew it, Edward was taking my hand and leading me towards the door.

I caught Mari's eyes before we walked out the door. She winked at me and smiled brightly with a thumbs up. I felt like I was going to throw up.

"Are you hungry?" He asked and threw his arm into the air when we were on the street. A cab stopped in front of us and he opened the door letting me slide in before him.

"Not really hungry but I could go for something sweet." I said with a soft smile.

He looked at me with a raised eyebrow. "I know just the place."

A/N: Ok so there it is. They have met. What do you think? Think he is going to feed her something sweet or himself? I think it would be a win win either way ;)

Thanks to SinCity TowGirl! She is the best!

Sorry again for the chapter delay. Review please and thanks :D

*KRay*