Wow, That's One Way To Pull A Dark Secret Out Of A Man
Edward's POV
After last nights events, I figured that it would be safe if I slept in the same bed with Bella. Only to keep her calm... I think. As she was snuggled in my arms, sleeping peacefully on my bed, I began to wonder, have I developed feelings for Bella?
Don't be silly Edward. You barely know her. All you know is that everyone around her treats her like shit. Yes, you care about her, but only because you've seen her go through so much.
With that in mind, I drifted back off to sleep. But I still wasn't completely sure, only time will tell.
NEXT MORNING
I awoke to find Bella not next to me. She was gone. I began to panic, until I heard my bedroom door open. It was Bella, trying to sneak back into bed, until she spotted me.
"Uh.... I had to go to the bathroom." Bella said nervously.
I took a glance at what she was holding in her hand. It was her cell phone.
"Why did you have your cell phone with you if you were just going to the bathroom." I asked with a slight bit of anger in my voice.
"Uh... I had to... make a quick... phone call." She said.
"To who? To Bruno?" I shouted.
Bella glared at me, "NO! I WASN'T TALKING TO BRUNOOOOOOOOOO......... OWWWWWWWWW!" She screamed at she clutched her broken ribs in pain. I immediately got out of bed and rushed to her side.
"Come on Bella." I said, trying to grab her in a way that wasn't hurting her so I could carry her back to bed. I carried her back to bed and gently placed her under the covers. Bella crossed her arms and continued to glare at me as I got under the covers beside her.
"I wasn't talking to Bruno." She whispered.
I took a deep breath. "I'm sorry I was so angry with you but what was I supposed to think? You were in the bathroom making phone calls and you obviously didn't want me to know about it."
Bella nodded, looking as if she was actually agreeing with me.
"If you weren't talking to Bruno, who were you talking too." I asked.
"Rainbow and my friend Cam." She said a matter-of-factly.
I knew who Rainbow was, but who is this Cam?
"Who's Cam?" I asked confused.
"Well, it's kinda complicated." She said, looking down at her hands.
I huffed. "I think I can keep up. What is he your ex-boyfriend or something?"
"No, Cam is gay." Bella said.
"Oh." I said. I'm not going to lie, I felt really awkward after she told me that. "So, who is he?"
"Okay well when I was working for Bruno, he would let some men rent us out for an event." She said.
"Kind of like an escort service?" I asked.
"Yes. Well, Cam came in and asked me to escort him to his friends' wedding pretending to be his girlfriend. It's funny that he would need an escort because he not bad to look at, at all." Bella said, and chuckled.
I just smiled at her. It was nice to see her happy, well, somewhat happy.
Bella continued to explain. "So his friends' wedding was in Miami so I had to spend the night with him too. Usually when this happens, the men expect you to have sex with them, so I thought that Cam was no different. Well, he was different, very different. He told me that he had no interest in having sex with me, which made me both relieved and kinda mad. I was like, why wouldn't he be interested in me? Am I that ugly? So I tried to seduce him, so I straddled him on his lap and tried to change his mind, but he just said, 'I'm gay.'"
"Wow, that's one way to pull a dark secret out of a man. Try to seduce him." I said.
Bella laughed, "No, it's just my way of getting secrets out of men." She smiled and playfully winked at me.
I pointed my finger at her, "Don't you get any ideas." I said laughing at the same time. She laughed too, until she clutched her side in pain once again.
"Sorry." I said worried.
Bella smiled up at me, "Don't be. Don't ever apologize for making me laugh."
I returned her smile. "So, why would you call Cam if all he did was rent you out?"
"Well, when I completely embarrassed myself, he told me 'Don't be embarrassed. It happens to me more than you know, except no one has ever taken it THAT far.' So we spent that entire night just talking and Cam turned out to be one of the most sweetest guys I have ever met. He told me that he hasn't come out to his family and thanked me for pretending to be his girlfriend. After that event, Cam used Bruno's escort service a few more times so he could keep up with the charade, and Cam and I got to know eachother even more. I think you'd like him, he has been wanting me to run away from Bruno..." She glanced over at me and smiled.
"Well, I like him already." I stated.
"Haha... Anyways, Cam said whenever I needed to get away from stripping and Bruno, just let him know and he would rent me out for a few days. So he would pay Bruno the money, then I would pay Cam back, and Bruno has never suspected a thing." Bella said.
"Cam sounds like a great guy." I said truthfully.
"So, tell me about some of your girlfriends?" Bella asked.
I smiled and answered, "No way."
"Oh come on. You're a gorgeous guy. You're probably a man whore." She said, punching my shoulder.
"I'm no man whore. But you think I'm a gorgeous guy?" I asked.
"Well, duh." Bella said, like it was so obvious.
I laughed. "Well, if you won't tell me about your 'encounters' you man whore you. Then tell me about your past relationships." She said.
"Tell me about yours first." I said.
Bella frowned and glanced back down at her hands in her lap. "I have never been in a relationship before." She answered sadly.
I took a deep breath and also began to stare down at my hands in my lap. "Her name was Tanya. We dated for about two years. We met on the set of one of my photoshoots. She was an assistant to one of the models I was photographing and we really hit it off. But then, it was our two year anniversary. I had told her that I couldn't make it back home because I had to go to Paris to photograph the models in Fashion Week, so I would we couldn't be together for our day. She was upset with me. Since I knew it made her upset, I thought I would surprise her and come home a day early, on our anniversary. This was the day that I was going to ask her to marry me, I had a ring picked out and everything. So when I returned home to our apartment, I found Tanya in bed with another man and..."
Bella interrupted me by saying "Evil whore."
I smiled, "I'm glad you feel that way. Can I continue?"
Bella nodded and said, "Sorry."
"So anyways, I found Tanya in bed with another man and my heart literally shattered into pieces. How could she do this to me? I have loved her unconditionally for two years and this is how she repays me. When Tanya finally spotted me, she tried to apologize saying that 'it's nothing, he's nothing, and I love you Edward.' I, then, showed her the ring and threw it in her face. I said, 'Have a nice life.' I walked out the door and never looked back." I said, sad by the time I finished my story.
I have never told anyone what happened between Tanya and I, not even my own family. I told my family that Tanya and just decided to go our separate ways. But for some reason, I felt safe to tell Bella. She and I are alike, we have both been hurt. Bella placed her tiny hand over my hands and said, "Tanya doesn't know what she's missing. You're a funny, intelligent, talented person and if she couldn't see that, then she doesn't deserve you."
I looked up at Bella and she was smiling at me. I was beginning to feel like I did when I first met Tanya. Bella placed her hands on both of my cheeks and stroked my cheeks with her thumb. She then lowered her head, her lips going towards my own. I smiled on the inside because I was about to kiss the most beautiful creature I have ever seen. Until we were interrupted by Bella's cell phone.
She answered her phone without looking at the caller ID. "Hello?" Bella answered angrily.
Bella then, looked both shocked and scared as she said, "Bruno!" (I was about to end the chapter here, but since I haven't updated in awhile, I kept going for ya!)
She began to shake uncontrollably. I immediately took the phone away from her.
"YOU LITTLE WHORE! HOW DARE YOU DISRESPECT ME! WHEN I SAY CALL BACK, YOU CALL ME THE FUCK BACK YOU BITCH!" Bruno yelled.
"HEY! YOU LEAVE BELLA ALONE YOU SON OF A BITCH! IF YOU EVER COME IN CONTACT WITH HER AGAIN, I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU! YOU DON'T HAVE HALF OF THE CONNECTIONS I DO YOU ASSHOLE SO WATCH YOUR BACK!" I screamed into the phone. I hung up after that.
I looked up at Bella, who was crying, but she didn't look upset. She was smiling at me. Bella then threw her arms around me a placed a gentle kiss on my lips.
END OF CHAPTER! UGH... another cliffy! I think I need to go to rehab so I can get some help about writing all of these cliffhangers. SORRY that I haven't updated in a long time! I know some think I had abandoned this story, but I haven't! I've been really busy! I was on vacation with my family for about a month and there was no internet access where I was and college has been kicking my ass! MY ADVICE, don't EVER take CRIMINAL JUSTICE, it kicked my ass to the ground... lol! I hoped you liked it!
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