Guarding Bella
Chapter 9: Penance
Disclaimer: These characters are not mine; I didn't write the Twilight books, Stephenie Meyer did.
WARNING: This story contains a very possessive, dominate Edward, and disciplinary spanking so if you don't like it, don't read it.
Story Recommendation: Dominant's Creed by ExiledEddie
A/N: Hey guys! Again, sorry about the delay between chapters; life's been crazy, what with finals and moving and graduation whoa it's been a whirlwind. Oh and my birthday lol! Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes! You're all so sweet! I'd like to say that it was the best birthday ever, 'cause it was very nice, BUT lol it was nowhere near as totally awesome as my 19th birthday! I saw Taylor Lautner at a California Pizza Kitchen in LA! I know right; totally surreal! But ohmygod so freaking awesome! I would have asked for an autograph, but my friend was like "omg stalker much", and I was too shy…sigh my one regret…Anywho lol thanx again for the birthday wishes! And thanx for all of the REVIEWS, favorites, and alerts :D I read every single one of them; I just love getting all ya'lls feedback. Oh and on another note, I've started a NEW story: Raider of the Lost Heart, it's a historical romance, all human, featuring Edward as pirate Captain Cullen, and Bella as the unruly young maiden, Miss Swan. Check it out! It's gonna b filled with D/S and lemony goodness lol. Okay so enough of my carrying on! Hope you all enjoy this next chapter. Suggestions, comments and constructive criticisms are welcome; in other words please do REVIEW!
BPOV
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
Time is a fickle thing; it's never on your side. When you are having the time of your life, time flies by; you wish that you could make time stop, make it freeze in that exact moment forever, but you never can and it never will. Worse still, time seems to slow down exactly when you need it to speed up. It slows to a crawl during the most inconvenient moments. It lingers there, as if to tease you; forcing you to dwell in the most unbearable situations for what may seem like an eternity. These circumstances are some of the most aggravating, exasperating occurrences in life!
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
I nibbled on my lip; I was itching to reach back and rub my sore butt, No Bella, stay strong; this will all be over soon. I sighed, continuing to stare at the white wall in front of me. When would Carlisle call for me? Surly it had been over fifteen minutes already…
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock
"Alright Isabella, you may come out of the corner now." I blushed, turning around to face him; my hands automatically dropping to clutch my aching ass.
Carlisle stood up from his desk and strode across his study to stand before me; his hands clasped behind his back. His face was no longer lined with disappointment. He was back to his calm self; a grim smile curling up at the corners of his mouth. He held out his hands, welcoming me into his arms; I rushed into them and he embraced me. "There, there, Isabella; it's over now my dear." he held me close; comforting me as my own father would.
I was so frustrated with life and, for some reason, I had to justify my actions to Carlisle; I had to make him see why I had misbehaved. "Oh Carlisle, I'm so sorry," I wept "I guess I just blew my top. I mean, Edward just won't listen to me; he won't see reason! He refuses to let me see Jacob and then he bribed Alice to babysit me; it was just too much to handle! I just couldn't take it anymore Carlisle!" I was practically balling now; and if it hadn't been for Carlisle's supersonic, vampire hearing, I'm sure that he wouldn't have understood a word of what had just come out of my mouth.
"Whoa whoa; calm down Bella." he held me at arm's length; giving me an inquisitive look. "Am I to understand that Edward has forbid you from visiting your friend, Jacob, and then that he bribed Alice, to make sure that you didn't go and visit Jacob while he was away?" Carlisle was stoic; his expression turned blank.
I sniffled; wiping my runny nose with my sleeve "Well yeah, that's why she got her new car I think." Carlisle's face remained stoic; I had to try very hard not to giggle at his and Edward's resemblance. "Carlisle?" I whispered hesitantly; not wanting to interrupt his concentration. He blinked "Carlisle I really am sorry; do you think that Edward will be mad at me? He wouldn't take Alice's car away; would he?"
"Everything will turn out fine Isabella," he lifted my chin up so that I was looking him in the eyes. "You'll see; everything will be fine." But I didn't see how any of this would work out 'fine'; not at all. And I hated all of this drama. It was all for nothing; if it hadn't been for Edward's stupid prejudices, none of us would be in this mess in the first place!
"Why don't you go and find Alice, Isabella; I have a feeling that she has some wedding plans to run by you." he winked at me; knowingly. I groaned; it was going to be a long weekend.
And boy was it ever. It was painful, as my butt was still tender from Carlisle's spanking, and it was long lasting, as time had determinedly slowed down, so that I was forced to spend eons of time with Alice and Esme, working on wedding details. My weekend was painfully long; that was the only way to describe it.
When Monday finally came, I could hardly control my euphoria. I was going to see Edward after school; I was going to be reunited with the love of my life. In truth, all angst and annoyance with him had been, momentarily, forgotten; our separation had made my desire for him intensify tenfold. In fact, I was so excited about Edward's return that I had begged Carlisle to let me stay home from school, so that I would be able to be reunited with him sooner. He of course said no, and jested that I shouldn't miss another days worth of school, if I wanted to be able to sit down at all this coming week. I immediately turned scarlet and complied; not wanting a repeat of that uncomfortable scene, and climbed into the car alongside Alice. Fine, I would go to school, at least it would be something to keep me busy; six more hours to go
Jasper's POV
Edward and I had had quite the successful hunt. We had singlehandedly ended the Grizzly Bear overpopulation problem, about two hundred miles south of Forks, and we were now heading back home to be with our women. And when we get there, I won't let my little darlin' out of our room for weeks; we had lost time to make up for.
We pulled into the driveway around 3:30 and, as expected, Alice rushed out of the house to greet us.
"Jasper!" Alice was emanating waves of lust and anticipation of pleasure. How was it possible for so much love to be coming off of a person a small as my Alice? She enthusiastically jumped into my arms, wrapping her legs about my midsection, "Oh Jaz I missed you!" she sang out, excitedly, before I leaned forward and we began hungrily kissing one another; our tongues battling for dominance.
"Ahem."
Alice pulled out, "Oh, haha, hey Edward!" she was surprisingly unabashed for someone who had just been making-out in front of her brother. She jumped out of my arms and gave Edward a hug.
Annoyance surged through me; damn him for interrupting us! Then I became distracted by a new emotion; an emotion coming from the house. Anger? Disappointment? Uh oh, that could only mean one thing: Carlisle was mad and one of us was about to get their butt's blistered! I shot an inquisitive look at Alice; she had let go of Edward and was telling him how excited Bella was to see him.
"Erm Alice darlin' is everything alright?"
She looked at me; she couldn't lie to me. "Um yeah." she quickly looked away from me; something was definitely not okay. "Edward, Carlisle wants to have a word with you; he's in his study." Edward raised an eyebrow; confusion and anticipation filled the atmosphere.
"Alright, thanks Alice." he left us and walked into the house at human speed.
I turned to face Alice. "What's wrong? Why is Edward in trouble?" Alice looked slightly flustered for a split-second.
"Oh nothing; Carlisle just wants to discuss something with him" yeah sure, I thought as Alice and I walked into the garage.
I was about to repeat my question; determined for her to give me a truthful answer, when I was distracted by a shiny, yellow Porsche that was parked, directly, next to Rosalie's red convertible. "What's with the new wheels darlin'?"
Alice smiled mischievously at me, before turning to look at the car; pride gleaming in her eyes. "It's my early Christmas present from Edward." she said smugly.
"Christmas is several months away…"
Alice chuckled, hopping up to sit on the hood of her new car. "Well…" she began, still beaming excitedly at her prize, "It's my bribe for watching over Bella while you guys were away!"
What? Bribe? Damn it; why do I feel like this conversation isn't going to end well? "Alice?" I prompted; placing my hands on my hips. She rolled her eyes and began to explain her tale in greater detail.
"So really Jaz, Edward just wants to make certain that Bella is protected when he isn't around, and this," she gestured to her Porsche "is my reward for making sure that she's safe."
I could not believe what I was hearing! Alice was being bribed; bought, seduced, corrupted! This was infuriating. I looked back at Alice, who was still perched on the hood of her car; her bribe. I seethed; maybe she could sense my emotions, because her face abruptly turned somber. I looked over into her eyes; maybe she felt bad about all of this underhanded business after all?
"But now Edward's probably gonna take my Porsche back, because of what happened with Bella on Friday."
"What happened on Friday?" I inquired; trying desperately to keep cool amid Alice's selfish behavior.
Alice dove into a longwinded explanation of Friday's events; explaining how Bella had run off with Jacob Black and how Bella had been punished by Carlisle for skipping school. And then, that the reason Carlisle had requested an audience with Edward was because Edward was going to be disciplined for his overprotective, prejudice actions. When Alice had finished her tale, she crossed her right leg over her left, cupping her hands around her knee-cap, and waited, expectantly, for my reply.
I didn't like this; I didn't like this one bit. Not only had Alice allowed herself to be bribed, but she was acting immature and selfish, and even though she had promised Edward that she would look after Bella while we were away, she had failed to uphold her end of the deal. Bella could have been hurt, the entire family would have been implicated if that had happened; and all Alice cared about was keeping her absurd bribe! In addition to all of that, I was enraged that Edward had put my Alice in that position! How dare he bribe her into something like that! If he weren't inside, right now, getting his ass whooped by Carlisle, I most certainly would have taken that task upon myself!
"Jaz?" Alice asked cheerfully, "What are you thinking?"
"I'm processing." I responded; my voice grave. She frowned and slid down from the hood of her bribe. I growled deep in my chest; Alice was definitely not repentant in the least. Her emotions were still lust-filled and excited; however there was a hint of anticipation lingering in the air. No doubt she was only anxious about keeping her new car!
"Jasper?" she asked again; this time I could feel her annoyance radiating off of her. I turned a stern face, to look her directly in the eyes; I couldn't believe my little Alice was behaving so badly. Alice was usually so well-behaved and mature; this attitude was not like her. "Jasper, don't ignore me" she whined, thrusting her tiny hands on her hips, "Do you think that Edward will take my Porsche away?"
I had had enough of this; Alice needed my guiding hand and she needed it right now. "Jasper what_? Wait no don't!" I lunged forward, snatching up Alice, and placing her over my shoulder, before running us up to our bedroom. We had a lot to discuss, and I was set and determined to get to the bottom of her naughty behavior.
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