First fanfiction and I don't own Twilight, only the plot. Enjoy!
Our drive in the limousine seems kind of short, between champagne, shots and secretive glances between Edward and me, there're only laughter and music filling the back of the car.
Before I know it, everyone's already out of the limousine and Edward hold his hand out to help me out. I see Twilight in big shining letters.
We pass the massive crowd of people and Casper walks to the bouncers grinning, but they don't even acknowledge him until Garrett makes his way over and the crowd goes wild. Casper sighs and shakes his head while I grin at him.
"Not your usual crowd, is it?" I tease him.
He grimaces and we are led to the VIP entrance. I look around, trying to find Tanya or the others, but fail miserably because of my height. As if he'd know what I think, Edward lifts me up by my hips and twirls us around slowly enough for me to identify the small group of people in the left corner of the room.
I tap his shoulder and grin down at him, already leading the way for the others.
"Birthday girl!" Irina shouts and kisses both sides of my face. I laugh and hug her lightly before turning to the rest of the crew. Peter, Claire and Kate are as tightly together as always, so I don't bother separating them and pull them in a hug. They beam at me and wish me a happy birthday before, surprisingly, they separate and push me to Tanya.
"Darling, you look smoking. Happy birthday, B!" Tanya says in her long forgotten Russian accent and grins at me. She kisses me on the cheek and looks behind me.
I realize I didn't introduce them to each other yet, so I turn to do so.
"Garr, Charlotte, Joker, Griffey and James, you know the crew already and that's Claire, she's new there." I nod towards Claire and continue. "Ducktales, those are the people I work with and love. The big guy is Emmett, the blond beauty next to him is Rose, next to her, the shaggy cowboy, is her brother Jasper, the little black haired pixie next to him is his wife Alice, the guy who is holding me by my waist," I throw a hint to Edward and turn to continue but am beaten to it by Tanya.
"Edward Anthony Cullen, long time no see." she smirks and I turn to him, curiously as ever. They slept together? So not chick rule!
I try to pry his hand off me, but he holds me closer and speaks up.
"Tan, good to see you, I'm pencilled in for the 22nd." he says and smiles as I get his hint and stop pulling away. Tanya notices the whole exchange and smiles mischievously at me. I groan, knowing what'll happen next.
"Hey guys, I'm Seth and I'll be your waiter for the night." the waiter says motioning for us to order.
Emmett's booming voice stops us all at once. "9 Cosmopolitans and 7 beers, 16 shots, lots of crisps and a bottle of champagne." We turn to look at him but he shrugs and sits down with us.
Seth returns quickly after that and brings for the girls and James the cocktails and the guys and me the beers along with the shots and champagne. I smile thankfully at him and he descends himself rather again rather quickly after a glance to Edward.
Emmett pops the bottle and fills everyone's flutes.
"Here's to our birthday girl!" he shouts loudly and an even louder "Here, here!" follows shortly.
We enjoy ourselves quite much until Tan and the others have to go with the excuse that the shop's open tomorrow and they have to work a lot.
After they go we fall in a comfortable routine, the guys and me speak about the football season and soccer while the girls and James talk about the newest Hollywood gossip.
Sean Paul's Want your body begins and Edward's eyes darken visibly. He stands up and pulls me into him, leading our way to the dance floor. He murmurs the lyrics in my ear while I start grinding my ass on him. He grabs my hips roughly and his lips trail down from my neck to my shoulder. He bites it softly and lifts his head to my ear.
"You know how much I dreamed about having you in my bed? Or against my office wall with everybody outside and nobody noticing? On my table, my kitchen counter, in the elevator? The back of my motorcycle, hell, even in the parking garage." he groans, filling my ear with hot breath and my heart with desire. I shake my head and he pulls my hips again down on him, on his thick and hard erection.
"Do you feel that? Tell me I'm not the only one longing for one brief glance, for one unnoticed touch. Tell me you're wet every time you see me, every time you think about me when someone mentions my name. 'Cause I sure as hell am walking around with a raging hard-on 24/7." he murmurs sharply in my ear. His hand travels up my thigh, his long thick fingers linger for a moment beneath my lacy underwear before he pulls it to the side and touches where I want him the most right now.
I moan quietly and he stops as if to tell me to speak up.
I nod, not trusting my voice anymore as I trust my knees at the moment. The same moment I remember the reason why we're not in bed yet. Why I can't give him what I want and why I don't allow him to give me what I need. Because he can't give it to me while he loves Heidi.
"Say it, tell me you want me just as much as I want you." he whispers in my ear.
"Yes, I want you, god I want you so much…" he exhales loudly in relief, but I'm not done yet. "… but I refuse to be that woman. I was once on Heidi's side of things and believe me, it wasn't pretty. If you really think I'd do something like that, you don't deserve me. Not. One. Fucking. Bit." I spit the last bit out.
He turns me around and I freeze. Something crosses his eyes, it's determination, it's lust and… love?
"I can't, I'm so very, very sorry, but I can't. I can't do that. End things with her and we have a deal, but I can't be that woman." I whisper and feel tears falling down my cheeks.
"This isn't over, Bella." he tells me quietly, but I don't know if he tries to promise himself more than me. Panic starts rising up my gut and I feel my body shaking. I kiss him quickly on the cheek and turn around, running to the next restroom.
"Breathe, breathe Bella, breathe… You went through worse." I chant over and over. I look in the mirror and see the same broken woman I saw years ago. I stop listening to the music, I don't care about the girls in here, I lose myself in the same lost eyes.
"Shit!" I hear a voice shouting behind me. "James, get Garrett and Benjamin in here." Someone mumbles quietly next to me. "YES NOW!" I look behind me, freeing myself from my stare and see Adrian, she has the same worried look on her eyes she had five years ago.
-FLASHBACK
Beep. Beep. Beep.
I heard this noise for so long, what the fuck is it? And why can't I move?
I try so hard to open my eyes, I hear people talking quietly, but I can't move.
Before I can try another time I feel the unwelcome tiredness coming over me…
"Ace, please wake up. Come on, we're waiting here." Adrian whispers, it has to be her, only she calls me Ace. I try again, but it doesn't work. My body doesn't listen to me.
I feel her hand on mine and gain new energy. I try to open my eyes again, I have to!
They flutter open and the light hurts me. It's so bright, too bright. Where am I?
Adrian grips my hand harder and shouts out. "She's awake!"
Was I sleeping? Where am I?
"Ace, everything will be alright, I promise!" she whispers in my ear, tears meeting my cheeks, am I crying?
I look at her and see her tear strained face, her eyes are red and puffy and her lips quiver uncontrollable. I swallow, my throat hurts so much.
"Jo-Joke- Adrian." I cough out. "I'm so thirsty." I whisper brokenly.
She nods and her eyes light up as if I just told her I found a cure for cancer.
She walks over to a small sink and I hear the water running. I look around the room, it's filled with flowers, so many flowers. What's going on here?
She comes back, new tears in her eyes and brings a straw to my lips. I lick them, they are so dry.
"Small sips, Ace. Take it slow." she says.
I nod and sip a little bit. With each sip my throat opens a little bit more, but each sip I take hurts even more. After 11 tiny sips I push the straw out with my tongue and smile tiredly at her.
I see a tall woman walking in, she looks like a doctor, she has beautiful red hair.
"Well, hello there Miss Swan." she says cheerfully. "You shocked us quite a bit." British accent, am I in England?
"You are at the Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle. You had a car accident six days ago. You were rammed by another car rather often and we had to put you into a medical induced coma because of a brain swelling. Your body locked down and we had to intubate you for nearly a week. We will run a few tests to know if you have further complications." she hesitates and looks to Adrian.
"You sister told us you study music and play several instruments, such as the piano?" she asks and I nod for her to go on. "You have a broken wrist and two broken fingers on your right hand, so you might have to slow down for a year. It was a complicated fracture, so we had to operate, but you should gain about 85 to 90% back."
I stare at her, doesn't she know that I'm supposed to compose and play for the JSIYCA? Shit! I start crying silently and look to the side trying to stop the tears.
"You should go, Dr Laurent, I think it would be better if I talk to her." Adrian says angrily to her. She hesitates looking at me for a second or two, then nods and walks out of the room.
"Ace, you'll be alright. They got Jake, he's in prison and he'll stay there for a long, long time." she whispers and strokes my hair.
"That's not the worst, is it?" I ask her brokenly, already knowing her answer.
She shakes her head and new tears stream down her face.
"I'm so, so sorry, Ace. I know how much you loved him. I'm so sorry." she says between loud sobs. I stare at her, not knowing what to do and my head starts hurting so much.
"Okay, I have to get out here, I have to plan a little funeral. Do you think my family has time to come? Should I invite them? Maybe we can put him down next to my grandmother? Oh god, do they have such little coffins? I mean, I don't want to burn him, maybe I can ask daddy to ask one of his clients. He didn't have a name yet, I should choose one quickly. Something meaningful. I had a few names in my mind, do you think that'd be okay?" I start hyperventilating and look around, full of panic.
What's this noise? I ask myself. Nurses run in and inject something right above the dark green on my wrist.
Suddenly I feel tired again. And peaceful. And so, so sad.
I swallow my sobs until they're gone and close my eyes.
He's gone. Dies because of me. I think over and over until my mind shuts up and I fall into a deep sleep.
FLASHBACK END-
My body is being crushed by strong arms and the familiar scent of Garrett surrounds me. For the first time in what seems hours I can feel my body relaxing against his. I open my eyes slowly and Garrett looks down at me, he's so worried and loving and woaah, fucking angry!
He carries me out and from the corner of my eye I see Edward staring at me, completely shocked and concerned, next to him the rest of the crew with the matching expressions on their faces. I try to free myself to show them that I'm fine, but Garrett has none of it. He hugs me tighter to himself and whispers in my ear. "We'll get through it, baby girl. It will be alright. I promise you."
I nod and smile the best I can at the moment.
Guess we're having breakfast at mine tomorrow along with story time…
If I could quit working to write all day, I would, but unfortunately it swallows me up, along with the energy to do anything else after I walk in my flat...
Hope you liked the chapter, review! x Christn