Possibilities

Chapter 9

Arriving at my hotel, Demetri helps me undress and we climb into the shower.

"How did you know I was here?" I asked. Confused.

"Alice called me." He confirmed.

"Of course, she did."

"Now tell me what the fuck Edward was doing there?"

"He'd been in town for a conference he said when he grabbed me."

"I'm glad I arrived when I did." He wrapped his arms around me.

"Me too. I'm sorry for running away. I was just overwhelmed. It's hard for me to believe that someone really wants me and forever." I clung to him.

Demetri gently lifted my chin and looked in my eyes.

"Bella, if you'd marry me tomorrow I'd whisk you away to Vegas." He smiled at me.

"And Alice would have both our asses." I laughed.

"Yes, she would." He nuzzled my neck.

After our shower, we laid in bed and snuggled.

I must have fallen asleep because I woke up to hushed voices and the smell of food.

Demetri came walking in with a food cart full of breakfast items.

"I wasn't sure what you'd be hungry for." He smiled.

"Coffee." I scrambled off the bed and towards the coffee pot.

"Oh, naked breakfast. I like this idea." He wiggled his eyebrows and dropped his robe. "Now I know what my after-breakfast snack will be."

"Did you mean what you said last night?" I asked as I ate some bacon and eggs.

"Which part?" he put down the paper.

I sighed, not sure if I really wanted to go through with this "about marriage, family…"

Demetri dropped the paper and was in from of me in a heartbeat "Bella, I haven't felt like this for anyone. I love you." He pulls out a ring that makes me gasp.

"This was my grandmother's. I want you to be my wife. I'm not your ex, I'm not going to cheat on you and desperately want to start a family with you. Please say yes and be my wife." He slid the ring on my finger and I nodded kissing him softly, which turned heated.

The ring was gorgeous. It was diamond and sapphire band, littered with all different sizes of each all around the band.

"Grammy would be proud that I've given this to someone so beautiful."

"I'll be proud to be your wife." We made love the rest of the afternoon until Alice called and asked me to shoot her show that night.

"Come on, let's announce it to Alice. She'll be thrilled she's the second to know." Demetri laughed.

"Second?" I questioned.

"Of course. I had to ask James first. You two are so close, I wanted to make sure that you'd love the ring too."

"I do. It's gorgeous." I kissed him once more before we showered and headed to the show.

Demetri dressed in a black suit with a blue tie and I dressed in a blue romper, much easier to move in while shooting and my black heels and the blue brought out my ring.

"Let's go love." Demetri took my hand and kissed it.

Arriving at Alice's show I started setting up and she walked up to me and hugged me.

"So, everything is OK?"

"As long as Edward doesn't show his face, it's golden." I assured her.

"I made it clear he wasn't allowed here. He's not even on the list, I told them under no circumstances was he allowed in. I don't care if he tries to use my name." she stated.

"Good. I don't feel like bailing Demetri out of jail."

"I hear you there."

As I was putting on my favorite lens Alice yanked my hand and I almost dropped my camera.

"Damn it Alice, are you trying to break my favorite and most expensive camera!" I grabbed it with my other hand.

"I'm looking at the other more expensive thing on your left hand!" she screeched. "Is that what I think it is?"

"Yes." I was beaming.

"You're glowing."

"He really is real. I can't believe he wants me."

"Bella, stop! Everyone is not Tyler and Edward." She held my hands and looked me in the eyes.

"I know. I know. I just get that in my head sometimes and the negative sticks." I sighed.

"Well you two are going to have a long and happy life, with beautiful children." She was bouncing. "But first, my show. Then I can start designing your wedding wardrobe."

The show went off without a hitch.

Demetri in the front row.

Afterward we went out and celebrated, Alice demanded.

Dinner was great, Alice was very excited for us and made me promise that she would be the exclusive designer.

"Of course! Who else would I trust?" we all laughed.

After dinner, we all headed back to our hotels as Demetri and I were leaving the next day, although our night didn't end there and morning came way too early.

I slept on the plane, completely worn out. Thankful that Demetri had a private jet, but sad he had work to do.

"Bella wake up sweetheart. It's time to go." I was woken up with sweet kisses.

Arriving at my loft, Demetri apologized for having to leave, but he had a meeting and said it would probably run late, we'd talk this weekend about our living situation, as my week was completely booked up as well.

"James, how did the custody hearing go? The judge seemed pleasant when I met with him Thursday."

"Bella, I got full custody! And I was advised to apply to have Victoria's parental rights terminated." James smiled as we ate lunch.

"Oh my gosh! That's great James!" I jumped up and hugged him.

"I know. Things are going so good. Demetri is going crazy without you at the house. He said you're the most beautifully infuriating woman he knows. He wants you there." He laughed.

"I told him I'm not living there."

James and I finished lunch, talked about where I'd like to live and where he'd eventually like to work and live with Jayme and how he hopes to find a normal relationship someday.

"I'll tell Demetri to chill out and start looking at less pretentious homes."

We went our separate ways, I had a wedding shoot to prepare for.

"Ok Lauren, you have to look to the left. Not at the camera." I sighed. I swear this girl wanted to look at the camera every time.

"Bella, I want people to see me!" she shouted.

"Lauren, they'll see you. They can't miss you!" She had on a huge dress that was tinted in bright pink with an obnoxious veil.

"Bella, I can hook you up with my designer if you need a fabulous dress."

"That's OK, my friend Alice is designing my entire wedding ensemble."

"The Alice?" she squealed.

"Yes." I rolled my eyes.

"You're so lucky!"

"I know. I don't let her design many things for me, she's way to busy."

"If she were my friend, she'd be designing all my clothes." I rolled my eyes because Lauren seemed like the gimmie type of person.

"OK Lauren, we have 20 minutes left, let's make it count."

I'd never been so glad to finish a bridal shoot in my life. The wedding was sure to be brutal.

Heading to my photo lab to develop the pictures, I wanted to hurry so maybe I could see Demetri tonight.

Walking in I saw a romantic picnic on the floor.

"Hey babe. I've missed you." Demetri wrapped me in his arms.

"I've missed you too." We kissed until we were breathless.

"So, I thought I'd bring you dinner."

We had a nice dinner and then he made love to me.

"Bella, we have to find a house, I'm going out of my mind not being able to have you in my arms every day."

"No. We're waiting until we're married before we live together. I lived with my ex first and we see how that turned out." I sighed.

"Bella…" he started.

"I'm not changing my mind. We can look for a place, build a place, whatever. But I'm not living there until it's official."

"Ok. Ok." He held his hands up in mock surrender.

"Well, I've got work to do. I've got to kick you out." I kissed him chastely and shooed him out my door.

For the next few weeks, I'd received tons of homes from Demetri's realtor in my email. Everyone even more obnoxious than the last. I guess they didn't realize, I really did want something as simple as I'd claimed. They'd see…

AN:

A family reunion…

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