-CHAPTER 9-
Pregnant? I gasp out loud and I don't even bother to mask the shocked expression on my face. I look over to Alice who's completely calm as she shrugs. "It makes sense," she says.
Rosalie starts crying again and I can't help but be happy for her, but it's too soon to smother her with hugs.
"Well…" I start, "How do you feel?" I tend to be the voice of logic and reason out of us three.
"I-I feel…" She stutters. "I don't even know what I'm feeling, to be honest."
"Well, okay. What happened before you came here?" Alice asks. I can tell she's just about ready to explode with excitement, but she's masking it pretty well.
"It started this afternoon when I got a call from my doctor. I've been having weird cramps lately and my period was late, so I made an appointment a few days ago. I've had late periods before but I've never had the awkward cramping. It's like…period cramps, but a bit more severe. Anyway, I decided that it was best to check it out and I didn't tell Emmett, I just went. I had a full physical done just to be safe. My doctor was a bit worried because the kind of pain I was describing sounded like it may have been the early stages of crohns disease or appendicitis— turns out I was being a little too theatrical. I got a call this afternoon regarding my test results and she told me that the cramping was only because I'm in my first trimester of pregnancy. Apparently the cramps are only happening because the embryo is 'imbedding itself into the lining of the uterus'…or something." She adds air quotations for effect.
"How far along are you?" I ask.
"Almost 5 weeks, she said."
"Okay," I say, "So…did you tell Emmett?"
"That's the whole reason I've been a blubbering mess. He came home about 15 minutes after I got off the phone. He came in, said hey and nonchalantly said 'what's up babe', and I lost my shit. I don't even know what came over me. I started sobbing and told him to leave me alone. He didn't understand what was going on, and he said 'what the hell, Rose, are you on your rag or something?', and I know he only meant it as a harmless joke, but it only made me feel worse. I mean, I'm not angry at him and I don't know why I blew up at him, but I just did. He just stood there with his eyes almost bugging out of his head. I mumbled something like 'I need to get out of here and think for a while' and I left him standing there. He probably thinks I cheated on him or I'm dumping him or something!
"The only reason I went nuts is because I'm just so scared and…" She sniffles and blows her nose. "I don't know what I'm doing and I'm confused and lost and my emotions are being taken over and I don't know how Emmett will take the news and I don't know if we're ready for this. I just…" That last part comes out as a long run-on sentence.
Alice then speaks. "So, what are you…I mean, have you decided what you're going to…do? Or are you waiting to talk to Emmett?"
"Well, I don't think that I'd be able to go through with having an abortion. Adoption? Forget about it - I could never live with that."
"So basically," I say to Rose, "You're afraid of what Emmett will say." Rose nods. "But where is your head at, emotionally? Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Like, you and Emmett have been together since high school and if he's the one, then what's wrong with starting your life together a little early? I highly doubt that Emmett will be anything short of excited. Sure, he's gonna be scared as shit like most first time parents are, but he's going to be happy, and you can guarantee that he's not going to take off. It's Emmett, for god sakes!"
Rose nods and lifts her finger to wipe away a tear dropping from her eye. "I think that this is definitely…a good thing."
"Oh, thank god." Alice finally explodes with a huge sigh of relief as we both wrap our arms around her, and I let out a bit of a squeal. "Then this happy and congratulatory group hug isn't going to be awkward because I think that this is great and I'm so fucking happy for you! You're carrying my niece or nephew!" Rose lets out a huge laugh as Alice doesn't release her hold on her.
"Yeah…I'm definitely keeping this baby. I just figured I'd be a lot older and I'd be married and we'd plan for a baby, you know? I mean who has kids before they get married?" Alice and I look at each other and then look to Rose. "Uh, everyone?" We say at the same time and we all laugh.
"That's it," Alice says as she stands up. "We are officially having a girls night tonight. We're going to pig out on junk food and watch chick flicks— no, Bella, don't roll your eyes at me— but more importantly, we're going to be here for Rosalie. Now, who's with me?!" Rosalie raises her hand excitedly with a grin and I silently groan but raise my hand as well. Not that I don't want to spent time with my best friends, but I was really hoping to spend my Saturday night with Edward.
"Okay, Bella, you live with Edward. I'm pretty sure you can be away from him for one night." Alice scolds me with her hands on her hips. I raise both of my hands defensively.
"Hey, did I say anything? I'm in, aren't I?"
"It's all over your face, Bella. You can fuck my brother some other night." I'm not gonna lie, I find it extremely awkward that Alice can talk about her twin brother having sex like it's nothing. If Edward were my brother, I'd be like 'la la la my brother doesn't have sex, ew.' But then again, if Edward was my brother, then I wouldn't have the pleasure of having sex with him. Oh god, I'm going to just stop there.
Rose laughs loudly at me. "My god, Alice, the poor girl looks like you just kidnapped her puppy for ransom."
"On the contrary, we are actually taking a break from sex…if you must know." I say, crossing my arms. Suddenly the girls gasp and look concerned. I mean, even Rose.
"Okay, I'm going to call Jasper and tell him that we're having a girl's night here and then I want to hear all about that." Alice points her finger at me on that last word and gets up to find her phone.
"Are you going to call Emmett?" I ask Rose, who's fidgeting with her shirt.
"I want to, but…I don't know. We definitely need to talk this out, but I think I just need time before I see him. I guess I need to think about what I'm going to say, or how I'm going to say it. And then the other thing is that I realized that I drank quite a lot last night! I feel so terrible and I don't wanna harm the baby—"
"Rose," I cut her off. "You didn't know you were pregnant, and it's not like you're an alcoholic. You're barely a social drinker! Before last night, when was the last time you had a drink? Or at least enough to say that you were drunk?" I ask, and she starts to think.
"I think…you know what? I don't even know. Over a month ago, definitely. Work has picked up a lot recently and we've just been so busy."
"See?" I reassure her, "Last night was a one time occurrence. You had no idea, and now you do. If it bothers you that much, then talk to your doctor, but I think you'd only have something to worry about if you were drinking regularly. I mean, I'm pretty sure one binge when you didn't know is highly unlikely to do any harm." She nods, relieved.
"I'm just so scared, you know? Like, every little thing I do for the next 8 months is going to scare me. I'm gonna be walking on eggshells," She says with a pout.
"This is a new thing for you; you're not going to have all the answers. That's all part of the experience," She smiles and I place my hand on top of hers gently. "You'll be fine, Rose. You're going to do great, and you're lucky - you have a whole support system and family behind you. We all love you and we're all going to take care of you. We're all going to love this baby with you. Emmett is going to be so happy, Rose, you'll see." Finally, a happy tear runs down her flawless face with a beaming smile.
"I am really lucky, huh?" I smile and nod, and there it is. She's fucking glowing.
Alice emerges from her bedroom and claps her hands together.
"Alright, so everything's good. What are we going to order? Pizza, Chinese…? Hey, Preggo, what are you craving?" Rose rolls her eyes and I snicker.
Well, this is going to be an interesting night.
EPOV
"Dude, I don't even know. I came home and asked her what was up. She fucking went mental on me and started crying. I tried consoling her and she pushed me—hard, by the way— and was like 'oh my god, leave me alone, I don't wanna see you right now' and shit," Emmett says, his voice going high pitched when imitating Rosalie.
"Hmm," is all I can say.
"I just don't get it. The way she was acting made me think…you know…" He says, wincing painfully.
"Fuck that, man. She's not dumping you." I say as Emmett shrugs.
A knock at my door interrupts our discussion and I move to get up when the door opens.
"Dude, you should really learn to lock your door," Jasper says, coming inside with a pizza box, along with Jake, who's carrying two 12-packs of beer.
"What's with all the shit?" Emmett asks.
"Alice called me. The girls are having a girls night, so I just went and got a few things and invited myself over," He says, not even bothering to look at me for approval.
"Yeah, and I ran into Jay when he was buying beer and I invited myself over too," Jake adds with a big smile.
They sit down and we dig in to the beauty that is our meat lover's pizza and continue to gossip like women.
"So, okay, blondie just…flipped out on you?" Jake asks, devouring his first slice like a dog.
"Yeah, I don't fuckin' know man. She didn't even want me to touch her. It was like I repulsed her or something."
Jasper shakes his head. "Rosie's never had mood swings like that. I don't even know what to tell you."
Emmett grabs his phone and dials her number. "Her phone's off. Why the fuck is her phone off?!" He yells at the phone.
My phone goes off and I slide to unlock it and there's a message from Bella.
Staying at Alice's for a bit tonight against my will. Being subjected to chick flicks and ice cream.
There may or may not be a pillow fight in our underwear. Would rather be at home with you xo - BS
I groan at the thought of Bella in her underwear and a tight tank top.
Yeah, Jasper just showed up with pizza and beer. Is Rose with you? Can't say the same regarding the pillow fight,
although the thought of you in your underwear is just heavenly. Be sure to send pictures. Everything okay? - EC
"Speaking of girls' nights…" Jasper turns his head to look at Jake. "Why'd you come tonight? Where's Leah?"
"She's at her parent's house for the night. She tried inviting me but I told her I'm not ready to meet her family," All three of us "oooh" at him and I throw my balled-up napkin at him.
"Shit's getting serious, eh?" I ask and Jake nods.
"I'm crazy about her, man. I'm just afraid of the whole meeting-the-parents thing. It's a sign that it's serious and it scares the shit out of me," I'm about to say something else when my phone goes off again.
Yeah, she's here. Everything's okay, but I can't tell you yet. Don't say anything. - BS
"Her phone is off. Something's gotta be wrong, man. I can't fucking—"
"Calm the fuck down, Em. Bella just messaged me. They're all at Jasper's." I say to him, and he nods and calms down a bit, grabbing another slice of pizza.
But what could possibly be going on where Rosalie needs her space? I know she's not the type of girl to cheat on him. And there's no way in hell that she'd want to break it off with him. This isn't like Rose, she doesn't just flip out and leave. She's the kind of person who will corner you and confront the shit out of you until you crack. She'd be a great lawyer, she can be quite intimidating. I mean, I guess her hormones could be all out of whack, but I don't— Oh fuck. I immediately pick my phone up and type my message to Bella and send it without thinking.
…am I going to be an uncle? - EC
Panic courses through my body all at once. This can be a good thing, right? I mean, I'd be one hell of an uncle. I've always wanted to be an uncle. Actually, this would mean that we'd all be aunts and uncles to this kid. And my mother, oh my god, my mother. She will be so tickled pink if Rose is pregnant. She made a joke once about a year ago about switching Bella's birth control pills with placebos while we were sleeping because she wants grandkids. To this day, I don't know if she was joking, but I can tell you this— I made Bella throw that pack out and buy another pack just in case.
Jasper's voice snapped me out of my panic. "Dude, you need to stop. Clearly something's up with Rosie, but just give her some space. It's probably not even you. Stop freaking out, play some Black Ops or something and forget about it. She'll call when she's ready. It's not like she's out drunkenly galavanting with a bunch of dudes in a limo. She's at my place with your sister and Bella. She's safe, and she's venting. Leave it be until she calls you." Jasper's always been the best at calming people down. There's just something soothing about his reassurance. Of course, until a guy grabs my sister's ass at a bar, then it's a fucking free-for-all and that son of a bitch is done for.
"But that's the thing, bro, she usually comes to me if she has a problem. Nothing against the girls, but I can't help but feel like I did something wrong." Emmett says.
"You need to stop getting yourself worked up, man," Jake says, passing a beer to Emmett and then reaching for the TV remote to turn on the sports highlights. "Don't sweat it, dude."
My phone goes off and I try to not grab it off the table so quickly, but I fail.
:) Shhhh. - BS
The smile on my face is probably so obvious right now, but I can't help it. I want so badly to jump up and scream to the whole fucking world. I'm…well, I didn't think I'd react this way, but fuck, I'm going to be an uncle! I can't hide the smile on my face and I can't stop reading Bella's response, as I type my own.
FUCK. YES. - EC
"Eddie, what the fuck are you smiling at? Your dick ain't that big," Emmett says.
"Dude, really? You can dirty text Bella some other time," Jasper says. I wave him off and put my phone in my pocket. I feel like a girl at this moment only for the fact that the only thing running through my head is I know something you don't know.
Emmett grabs his phone and again tries to call Rosalie, but as he'd discovered earlier, her phone is still off. He puts it back on the table.
"I can't do this, guys. I can't bear the thought that this may be the end for us. I can't handle the suspense. I need to fucking talk to her. I need to know what's going on." He stands up, grabs his phone and stuffs it into his pocket. "I'm going to fucking talk to Rose."
BPOV
After Rose finally decided that she wanted Greek food, we ordered and it didn't take too long to deliver. It also didn't take long for her to devour her food, and greek food doesn't come in small portions. Extra tzatziki drizzled on top of everything, she inhaled her food like it was nobody's business. Emmett's gonna have fun with her— no one's ever been able to out-eat Emmett.
"I think this is what they call a foodgasm," Rosalie says with a giggle and a mouth full of food. Alice and I both nod.
My phone goes off again, and I whimper at the thought of me having to put my food down. Truth be told I wasn't very hungry when I got here, but greek food is something I'd never pass up. I wipe my hands on my napkin and check my phone.
…am I going to be an uncle? - EC
I gulp my food down and stare at my phone. I contemplate putting it down and not responding, but that would be too obvious.
"Uh…Rose?" I ask, and she looks at me. "Eddie texted me and asked if everything was okay, and asked if you were with us," I start.
"Yeah, tell him I'm with you, that's okay. I figure Emmett's with him and he's wondering."
"Well, uh,I did that." I say nervously. "I also said that's something's up but I can't say…"
She knits her eyebrows. "Okay, and?"
I smirk at her and her face doesn't change. "He wants to know if he's going to be an uncle," I say and Alice smacks her hand onto her forehead.
"Of course he said that!" Alice says, "When we were kids, we'd play house, and he always wanted me to call him Uncle Edward. He told me when we were 8 that I should find a husband and have a baby because he wanted to be an uncle. It's secretly always been a thing for him, he's always wanted to be an uncle."
Rose sighs and rolls her eyes. "Well there goes my surprise," she says, "Just make sure he doesn't say anything. Especially to Esme. My god, she's going to be so happy."
I smile and respond with a smiley face and his response is almost instant. The bubble pops up that he's typing a message and I gasp out a laugh at his reply.
FUCK. YES. - EC
"Someone's a happy camper. He says, in capital letters, 'FUCK. YES.'" Rose laughs and Alice giggles her head off. "Told you," Alice says.
"Anyways," Alice begins, "Bella, tell me about this break from sex that you and Edward are having."
"Ooooh, yeah!" Adds Rosalie. These girls are fucking vultures, I'm telling you.
"Well, uh, it started…this morning, actually. I wouldn't necessarily call it a break, now that I think about it. Eddie and I woke up with a couple of killer hangovers. We got up, and he decided to give me a little lovin' in the shower." Alice wiggles her eyebrows at me and I roll my eyes and continue. "After the shower, I was getting ready to go to Riley's house for brunch and I found myself staring into space— and when I came back down, I realized that I was staring right at his…um, crotch." And right on cue, the girls start laughing. "Anyway, he makes a funny comment about my being insatiable, which I freely admit because I've been without—" I freeze. Right, they wouldn't understand how I've gone without Edward. "I mean, not without, but had certainly less of in the past little while," I recover, "and lately we've just been at it like rabbits. So basically we made a bet as to who can cave first. And when I asked what was in it for me if I win, you know what he said?"
The girls both shake their heads. "He said that I get the privilege of him 'fucking me senseless'."
Alice literally laughs out loud. "Oh my god. Well, if there's anything my brother loves, it's a challenge. Do you have any tricks up your sleeve?"
I smirk. "I may or may not have a plan."
"We're all ears!" Rosalie says.
I reach for my phone and show them the photo of what I ordered for him. "Actually, I received it in the mail yesterday after I got home from work. I was going to surprise him with it one of these days. I know he'll cave in for sure." A few days ago, I ordered a custom made New England Patriots jersey with CULLEN on the back, and the number 1. New England is Edward's favourite football team, and they have been since he was a little boy. Ever since Emmett introduced him to the concept of football when they were kids, he's been a fan. He goes absolutely crazy over them and follows them every season.
"Holy fuck," Rose says, "He's going to go fucking crazy over that! I'm pretty sure that 'possessive Edward' is going to come out to play."
I giggle at the thought. Mhmmm. "Oh, I'm counting on it!"
"You know," Alice says, "You could really have some fun with that…"
"What do you mean?" I ask her with a devious smirk. I'm definitely open to ideas.
"Everyone knows that my brother is possessive. Not in a creepy way, of course, but he is. If you wear that, especially with his name on it, he's going to freak. And if you…let's say, model it for him, you're going to drive him crazy. Especially if you won't let him touch you. You have to make him…beg."
"And," Rose adds, "Act completely innocent. Like whatever you're doing to him, or whatever reaction you're getting out of him, you're completely oblivious to it. That will make it worse. Edward only has so much self-control."
I nod and take mental notes. "I was going to give it a few days, but you know what? I'm doing this tonight!"
Alice nods with approval. "You're going to drive him crazy, Bella. Trust me."
Rose takes a drink and suddenly, out of nowhere, laughs, spitting her drink onto the carpet. Alice is going to kill her.
"ROSE! THE CARPET!" Alice stands up and scolds her. "WHITE CARPETS!" She shrieks.
"I'm sorry, Al, it's just…the movie," She says in between gasps, "Oh my god, I just can't!" I look over to the TV and remember that Bridesmaids is on. It's at the part when they go for lunch and they all end up with food poisoning. Apparently the line "It's coming out of me like lava!" Sent her for a loop and she couldn't control her outburst.
Alice laughs, as do I, and she sits down defeatedly. As much as this could be considered a chick flick, it's funny enough where men can enjoy the humour too.
"It's happening…it happened."
"Oh, you're really doing it, aren't you?…you're shittin' in the street…"
I don't even know how it happened, but suddenly we're quoting the movie.
"It's a Mexican drinking worm. It's like a Native American symbol, meaning 'wasted'." Alice quotes, with air quotations.
"Aww man, I swear the best line, though, was 'I want to apologize, I'm not even confident on which end that came out of'." Rosalie says, unable to stop her laughing.
"At first," I start, trying my hardest to imitate an Australian accent, "I did not know it was your diary, I thought it was a very sad handwritten book."
"I've seen better tennis playing in a tampon commercial" Alice giggles.
"I'm glad he's single, 'cause I'm gonna climb that like a tree!" I say.
"Oh my god, no…I got it, I got it," Rose says. "They are cute, but when they reach that age, ugh. Disgusting. They smell, they're sticky, they say things that are horrible, and there is semen all over everything. Disgusting…I cracked a blanket in half. Do you get where I'm going with this? I cracked it in half!" We all burst out laughing uncontrollably. I don't think we've had this much fun together in a long time. Usually, this would involve wine, but out of respect for Rosalie, we're completely sober, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
There's a knock at the door and we jump at the intrusion. A noise complaint, really? We're just laughing, geez. Alice gets up to look out the peep hole and freezes. She looks back to us with a worried look. "Al, who is it?" Rose asks. Alice slowly unlocks the door and opens the door slightly. Suddenly the sound of Emmett's voice fills the apartment.
"Okay, where is she?" He asks. Rose gets up instinctively and looks at me. I stand up too, and grab her hand. "Rose, it's alright, he's worried."
"I don't want to tell him like this, Bella," She whispers. I shrug. "Maybe it's gotta be now, Rose. Don't worry, we're all here—" I'm cut off at the sound of Emmett entering the apartment. But I wasn't exaggerating when I said 'we're all here', because behind Emmett came Jasper, Edward and Jake. Uh oh.
Edward comes to me and Rose and shrugs apologetically. "We tried."
"Rose, babe, we need to talk," Emmett says, almost on the brink of tears. He looks around for a second. "Privately."
Rose looks at Alice and I, then at Emmett. "No, Emmett, I want to do this right here, in front of everybody." She crosses her arms and doesn't move. There's the Rosalie we all know and love.
Emmett stares at her for a second, and continues. "Rose, I'm going to be blunt here, but you've left me no choice. Are you leaving me?" Emmett looks absolutely destroyed at the possibility, wow. Rose holds her blank stare and tilts her head slightly to the right.
"No."
Emmett's face remains the same. "Are you…" He stops and takes a deep breath. My god, this is like a fucking soap opera. "Are you fucking somebody else?" Alice gasps at his boldness.
Rose, again, keeps her composure, challenging him. "No."
Emmett relaxes a bit, but still maintains his nervous body language. He looks as though he's about to say something when Rose smiles sweetly at him. He knits his eyebrows and she smiles even wider and the tears roll down her face. "But I am pregnant." The words leave her mouth and I can tell that she's relieved.
Emmett's eyes look as though they're about to pop right out of his head. His mouth gapes open as Rose happily and completely falls apart in front of his eyes. "We're having a baby, Emmett!" Rose exclaims excitedly. Emmett remains frozen as Jasper perks right up behind him. He steps in front of Emmett and stands in front of Rosalie.
"Rosie…you're having a baby? Oh my god, darlin'!" He wraps her in a big hug and lifts her off the floor. "My sister's having a baby!" He yells to the ceiling and everyone laughs as he spins her around.
Edward grabs her next and gives her a kiss on the cheek. "I'm so happy for you, Rose." He reaches down and wipes a tear off her cheek, smiling wide.
"Me too, Uncle Edward!" She grins at him and he laughs and wraps her in a big hug.
Jake gives her a congratulatory kiss and takes her hands in his. "Aww, blondie, you're gonna do great, love! Ah, I'm so happy for you!"
Everyone moves away and Emmett's still standing in the place that he was, his expression unreadable. Without warning, Emmett does something that no one has ever seen him do. A tear runs down his cheek and he sniffles. "We're having a baby?" He whispers softly, as Rose nods and smiles. He finally moves and walks right up to her and takes her face in his hands. "We're having a baby," He says again, only this time it's not a question. He kisses her softly as Edward wraps his arm around my waist and Alice rests her hand on Jasper's chest. Emmett, still slightly teary-eyed, drops to his knees and lifts her shirt up a bit to reveal her belly. He places a soft kiss on her stomach, then hugs her.
He stands back up and wraps his arms around her, while she happily cries some more— and we all stand around to capture this happy moment.
"Are you alright, baby?" Edward asks me. We finally made it home after being at Alice's for a few hours, then Edward had to go back to Jake's club to get his car that he left there last night. Good thing we both have cars.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I say, "I'm just tired. I'm so happy for Rose and Em, though. They're going be great parents. Can you believe that I've never seen Emmett cry before?" I giggle.
"Heh. Yeah, that was, uh, interesting. They're going to do great…" He says awkwardly, and he remains silent for a while, looking like something's on his mind.
"Edward, what's on your mind?" I ask.
He sighs and runs his fingers through his hair. "Nothing," he tries, but that's not going to work with me.
"No, really, what's up?"
He stares at me for a second as if he's choosing his words carefully. His face then drops to the floor, almost embarrassingly. "It's just…watching Rose and Emmett glow over the fact that they're having a baby made me realize something," he says, still not looking at me.
"What's that?"
"It made me wish that…it was our moment, not theirs." He finally looks from the ground up to my eyes.
"What?" I look at him skeptically. I am nowhere near ready for that.
"I don't know," He says, looking back down to the floor, "A part of me just wished that it was you that was pregnant."
"Edward…" I start, but he cuts me off.
"I'm not saying that I want it now, but I can't help but dream of the day when you tell me you're pregnant with my child." He smiles warmly. I step over to him and kiss him.
"We're nowhere near ready," I say, "but I can't wait until that day either. But Edward, there's nothing wrong with thinking about our future, you know. You're not committing any crimes here."
He smirks at me. "I know, I just don't wanna scare you. I mean, I don't want you to think that I'm going to deliberately try and get you pregnant—"
"Edward, I know. It's okay," I reassure him, and he kisses me gently. He deepens the kiss and soon enough I find myself lying on the couch underneath him. He's changing his kisses from light to dominant, and I realize what this is about to turn into. He runs his hands under my shirt and I moan at the dual sensation of his touch and his kisses, unable to help myself. He presses himself into me, and I let out a sound that's somewhere between a moan and a snicker.
"I love you," I sigh, "but I'm not going down without a fight, Eddie." As I push him off me, he pouts and I laugh.
"I really am serious, though, Bella. I can't wait to spend forever with you and our children." He kisses me and gets up to have a shower.
As he's showering, I continue to clean up the living room, throwing out the pizza boxes and wiping the table down. I go to put our shoes in the closet by the front door, and I remember my little shipment that I received earlier. Edward's going to go crazy,and I relish in the thought of the fact that I'm going to win this little bet. I pull my little package out and hear that Edward's shower is done. I really don't think I'll need it tonight.
And boy, how wrong am I. Edward comes right out into the living room, completely naked, drying his hair off with a towel. I stop dead in my tracks, holding the package still, and I immediately start drooling, and I don't mean from my mouth. My eyes are taking everything in and raking over his entire body. His chiseled abs, his long, lean legs, and that special 'V' leading down to Bella's little happy place. Well, okay, definitely not little, but, ya know. His eyes meet mine with that shit-eating grin on his face and he has the audacity to ask "What is it, Bella?"
I only stare at him blankly, with no words forming at my mouth. He's looking at me, as if he's about to say 'your move', and I shake my head.
"Nothing," I say, nonchalantly, "I think I'm going to go have a shower now, though." I move to walk past him, and he stops me with a kiss on the lips. "I'll be listening for any shower head use." He says huskily, and I huff past him. Game on, Edward.
In the bathroom, I have my quick shower and wrap myself in a towel. I apply my various face products to my face, brush my teeth, and I don't bother to take off my make-up from earlier. I blow dry my hair, and then open up the package and start dressing myself. If Edward thinks that he's going to win this, he's severely wrong. I am not going down without a fight. I absolutely refuse to give in unless he begs me. Secretly I hope he gets to the point of begging because after seeing him completely naked like that, my girly bits are throbbing with anticipation.
I open the bathroom door only to hear the TV on. I poke my head around to the living room and see Edward facing the TV, his back to me. I look myself over in the mirror one more time. I also decided to accessorize by adding a silver bra and a grey pair of boy shorts with the New England symbol on the front.
I come out and find him on the couch, clothed this time, and watching the TV.
"Edwaaaard," I call out to him and he responds with a "Yeah?"
"Can I get your opinion on something?" I ask as I walk out to the living room and around the couch. His eyes meet mine for a second until he realizes what I'm wearing. His eyes instantly look me up and down and I can tell by his mouth hanging open that his mouth is as dry as the desert.
"Well?" I ask, turning around. He takes notice how my boy shorts hug my ass perfectly, but more so the name on the back of the jersey.
"Bella…" Is all he can say and I turn back around to face him. I watch him swallow loudly as he never takes his eyes off of me. Of course, I'm not going to make it that easy. So I smile sweetly and sit down next to him, but not too close.
"So what are you watching?" I ask.
"Uh, umm, Die Hard," He says, trying extremely hard to focus.
"Oh, I love this movie!" I say, perhaps a little too over enthusiastically and I'm not totally lying. It really is a great movie.
5 minutes of silence go by and I hear his intense breathing. I can tell that he's trying really hard to watch this movie, and not focus on what I'm wearing. This is a lot easier than I thought. There's nothing wrong with enjoying watching your boyfriend squirm a little, right?
He rubs his palms on his thighs nervously and gets up then, rather quickly. "You want some water?" He says, heading straight for the kitchen, not bothering to look at me.
"Sure," I say after him, and he says nothing. He returns with 2 glasses of water and sits back down. He downs his water in a flash as mine remains on the table.
Again, another 5 minutes of silence.
Finally, Edward speaks. "You know, you don't play fair."
I look at him with an innocent look on my face as he continues to stare at the television. "What do you mean?"
"Don't play dumb with me, Bella," He says, looking to his right, at me, slowly moving over to me. His eyes are getting darker and I know what he's trying to do. He thinks that I'll cave in if he starts getting all dominant. I'm not going to lie, it's working. But I'm not giving in.
"Well," I stand up. "I don't know what you're talking about," I bend over in front of him to gather the last of the remaining garbage left behind by our friends, when his hands grab my hips and he turns me around. I recognize that lusty fire in his eyes and it almost does me in completely.
"You know exactly what I'm talking about, Isabella…" Oh shit. His use of my full name means that he is 100% serious, and as much as I hate my full name, it oozes with sex when he says it and it sounds very sexy when it comes from his lips. He pulls me down onto his lap and stares into my eyes. He starts rubbing circles with his fingers on my thighs, and I'm having a very hard time not reacting to his touch.
"Edward…" I whisper. No, no, no. I'm not going to lose.
"Bella…" He smirks, "Tell me what you want." My breath hitches in my throat. "Who am I kidding? I already know what you want. You want me to talk dirty to you, don't you?"
I can't speak. This man is going to ruin me. Before I'm defeated, I place my arms on his shoulder and push him back against the couch. I grind myself on him and look him straight in the eyes. "Now you listen to me, Edward. You wanna play? Then let's play. But I'm going to get you so flustered that you're going to beg for it. And I'm not going to give in until you admit that I win." His eyes almost pop right out of his head and I see the bob of his adam's apple.
"Take your hands off me and keep them on the couch," I command him. I've never really been this dominant before, but I'm kind of liking it. I love that I can easily turn the tables and have him at my mercy. He does what I tell him, not taking his eyes off of me.
"Now, you're not going to touch me until I say so, do you understand?" His forehead drops and he nods like a good little boy. I start by wrapping my arms around his neck and kissing him lightly on the mouth. I then move to his jawline, and to his neck. His breathing is quickening and I grind myself a little harder on him, eliciting a moan from him.
"Bella—"
"Shh."
I can feel how hard he is underneath me and I continue with my teasing. I stand up, much to his dismay, until I reach down to his pants and pull out his full erection.
"Fuck…" He hisses, and I wrap my hand around him, pumping him. He moves his hands from the couch and I stop mid-stroke.
"Edward, what did I say about your hands? You don't want me to stop, do you?" I ask.
"F-fuck no," He says, and I smile. "Then keep your hands off me and on the couch." He complies.
I start pumping him again, and his hips start slowly thrusting up all by themselves. I decide to speed up this process and I know this part is going to kill him the most. "Remember what I said about your hands, now…" And I lower my mouth on the tip of him, and he chokes out a yell.
"Bella, fuck…mmm, Bella," I know he's trying his hardest to not put his hands in my hair.
I start to bob my head up and down on his cock and his hips are fully thrusting up into my mouth, his hands shaking beside me. I wrap my hand around what can't fit in my mouth and suck the tip of him with everything in me, causing him to yell out my name. As soon as my name leaves his lips, I stop what I'm doing, causing a very disapproving and very loud groan from him.
"W-what the— Bella…"
"Edward," I ask sweetly, "Do you want to cum?"
His eyes roll to the back of his head as he nods furiously. I graze his cock up and down with only the tips of my fingers, almost barely. He twitches and I smirk at him, knowing that I have him right where I want him, and that his initial plan failed. "Baby, please…"
"I'm only going to let you cum on one condition. I want to hear you beg." I say, all signs of sweetness leaving my voice, replaced with lust. "I want you to tell me how much you love it when I suck your cock, how you love it when I ride it." He groans, digging his fingers into the couch. "But most importantly, you know what I wanna hear?" He shakes his head, looking almost scared.
"I want you to tell me that I win, and that you are completely insatiable…and that you can't live without fucking the daylights out of me."
"Oh f—ffuck…" He's panting heavily now with need, and I know that he's almost ready to…pop.
"I can't hear you, baby," I taunt him and he swallows loudly. I know he's trying to fight it, but he knows just as well as I do that I'll just get up and go to bed if he doesn't do what I want.
"Bella…I, fuck. I love it when you suck and fuck me, baby. I love it when you ride my cock, when you bounce up and down on it. I love it when your perfect tits are bouncing in my face while your pussy is squeezing my cock. And I think I would die if I could never fuck you again because i love it so much. Fuck, baby, you win. I need you, Bella. I can't…" That's all I need to hear, his words soaking me through my boy shorts. I lower my mouth onto him again and bob up and down fast, while his hands go right into my hair. His hips are thrusting at an intense speed and he starts fisting my hair, causing my scalp to burn.
"Oh, fuck…shit…BELLA, OH FUCK—" His eyes close and his mouth hangs open, breathing heavy, as he spills into my mouth. His eyes stay closed for quite a few seconds as I swallow him and lick him clean as I release him from my mouth. He finally opens his eyes and he looks at me, clearly not believing what just happened here.
I smile deviously at him as I sit back down on his lap, tucking him away. "I win," I saw proudly, and he groans and lifts me up, my legs wrapping around his waist. He carries me to the bedroom, and gently lays me down on the bed.
"I need to get a good look at what you're wearing, Bella, but more importantly, I need you naked, now." It's his turn to be dominant, and I know that I'm going to pay for what I just did. I shiver in delight as I think about all the different ways he could take me. He slips my jersey up my body and over my head, and he holds it out in front of him, reading the name on the back. He finally throws it over his shoulder, it landing somewhere behind him, and he looks at my silvery-grey bra. "I fucking love it when you're matching." He reaches behind me and undoes it and throws it behind him as well. He gets to my boy shorts and gasps. I'm soaked all the way through, even up towards the logo. He growls something inaudible and rips them off my body, leaving me completely naked.
He grabs his shirt and it flies over his head, and his PJ bottoms are gone as well, and he rests himself in between my soaked center. "Fuck, Bella. You're fucking soaked. You like being in control, don't you baby?" I nod and he shakes his head and his finger at me. He lifts my left leg so that it rests on his shoulder and pushes himself, ever so slowly, right into me. I scream out in pleasure, and I move my hips so that I can feel him, but he stops me by holding me down with his other hand.
"No, Bella…this is going to be on my terms. And this is going to be anything but soft, baby." He starts thrusting in and out of me at a frantic pace, and I can't handle the pressure. He reaches down and rubs my clit, causing sensitivity where I didn't even know I had it. He needs me to cum; he knows he's not going to last long. I'm screaming things that aren't even words, but he grins every time I scream out his name. "That's right, baby. Mine." He drops my leg and they both wrap around his waist, my heels digging into his ass, pushing myself more and more to the pleasure I'm seeking, until…
"Oh, fuck…Edw…oh shit, EDDWWWAARRRDDD" I scream, and he continues and drill into me, sweat dripping from his forehead. He doesn't stop while I'm riding out one of the most intense orgasms of my life, and when I go limp, he chuckles, slowing his thrusts.
"God, baby. You're so fucking sexy when you cum. I want you to cum again. Can you do that for me, baby?" I shake my head no, and he laughs. "We shall see."
He flips me over so that I'm on my stomach, and raises me gently until I'm on my hands and knees in front of him. I look up and reach up to grab the headboard for support, to avoid my head going straight through it. He rubs his cock against my now dripping opening, and he moans. "Hold on tight, baby. I'm going to fuck you into the next millennium." I gasp at his words as he thrusts into me again. Thrusting into me like an animal, he roughly grabs my hair and pulls me up so that I'm sitting up on my knees.
"Cum for me, Bella. Do it. I need to feel you cum on me so bad, baby. You're so wet for me, so tight. Come on, cum on my cock." That's all it takes. I tightly close my eyes and prepare myself for the hot white heat that courses through my body, my orgasm taking over every inch of me. I scream bloody fucking murder as I hear Edward yell out his release as well.
I still myself, and let out a huge sigh. He pulls out of me, and goes to the bathroom to clean himself up, and to get me a cloth to clean up as well.
I lie back, still panting, not believing how powerful my orgasm was. Edward slips under the covers beside me, bringing his hand to his forehead. "Holy shit," He speaks first, sighing and laughing at the same time. I slip under the covers as well, and he kisses the top of my head.
"Son of a bitch, I can't believe you won," he says, "but that was so fucking hot!" I laugh as well, trying to slow down my breathing at the same time.
It's not long before we lose ourselves to sleep, wrapped up in each other, and me basking in my victory.
"Bella?" I hear faintly.
"Bella? Can you hear me? Bella?" Suddenly there's a shadowy figure in front of me, entirely out of focus. The figure starts to come into focus, and I hear his voice louder and louder. I feel like I'm slowly regaining my hearing back. The person in front of me is completely in focus now, and I'm face to face with Laurent.
"Laurent?" I look around, being surrounded by a forest I've never seen before. "What's going on?"
"Bella, you're having a lucid dream," He says.
"What do you mean?" I ask, confused.
"You're having a dream, and your mind knows that it's only a dream. This is the only way I could contact you."
"Wh-what do you mean?"
"Bella, I needed to speak with you. It's urgent."
"I knew it," I throw my hands up in the air. "I knew that you'd make me lose Edward again, I knew this was too good to be true!" Laurent shakes his head.
"No, Bella, I'm not here to bring you back, I'm here because you're in danger," He says, grabbing my hands.
"Danger? What kind of danger?" I gasp.
"There's been…a disruption. Two beings like me, they're missing, Bella. And they're looking to hurt you," He says, pain and worry in his eyes.
"Wh-why?" I yell. "What could they possibly want with me?"
"It's nothing personal, they just…I don't know how to explain it to you, Bella. But these two…they live to cause trouble. We don't know why they've become sickly mad, but some people…they just want to watch the world burn. And these two, James and Victoria, are out to hurt you. There's always been a rivalry between us, and they've done something that you absolutely must not do in our realm, Bella. They've mated. It is forbidden for us to do such things, and they have. My father, Aro, has cursed them and they've broken a lot of rules. They've fled, nowhere to be found. We're setting out to find them and destroy them before they can hurt you."
"So what am I supposed to do? Wait around for them to kill me?" Panic starts to set in.
"I can't tell you what they're going to do, Bella, because I don't know. All I can tell you is to be watchful. Please, Bella." Laurent squeezes my hands.
"And what about Edward? What am I supposed to tell him?"
"That is up to you, Bella. Just please…be careful."
He starts fading away and I call out to him. The last thing I remember is darkness coming over me.
I open my eyes in a panic, realizing what just happened. Was that even real? I shake my head. No, that was just a stupid dream.
I look over to my left, and I see Edward sitting on his side of the bed, his back to me. He knows I'm awake, but he's not saying a word. "Edward?"
He looks to the side, looking at me through the corner of his eye. He moves his head back to the direction of the wall, running his hand through his hair.
"Edward?" I ask again, "What is it?"
He shifts his body to the side, facing the head of the bed and he looks at me with pain in his eyes. He takes a slight breath before he speaks.
"Who's Laurent, Bella?"
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So, should she tell Edward the truth, or should she keep it from him in fear that he might think she's crazy? Or should I do a little more EPOV? I'd love to hear your thoughts!
And hey, it's my 21st birthday! Leave me some reviews to make me happy?
By the way, I ended up seeing Breaking Dawn Part 2, and I was actually surprised at how good it was. I won't spoil anything, but I will say that the ending tugged at my heart strings a bit. I'm not really a fan of the movies, because I feel like they could have been a lot better, especially since the first one was just…yeah. But I find it funny how the book that I hated most in the series was the best movie(s).
Anyways, I'll shut up now. See you next time, please review!
