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Chapter 11
EPOV
'Find your inner rock God Edward'.
I could still hear Bella in my head as I stepped off the private jet. I was so fucked, we had only been apart for eight hours and my heart was already aching for her.
"Suck it up, man." Jazz hit my shoulder handing me my sunglasses. "Time to do your thing – Rock God." I could hear the screaming fans as soon as my feet hit the tarmac. "My, they seem extra . . . crazy today." Jasper joked as the wire fence began to shake from the thousands of girls trying to break through. We were all pushed quickly into a black car before the frenzy got any worse.
"How the fuck do they find us. This airport is meant to be private?" Paul laughed as the car became bombarded with girls as it pulled onto the road. "Damn, she was hot." Paul commented as a girl lifted up her top to show her bare breast which had my name written on them. Fans - Like I said 'crazy'.
"We need to tour France more often." Seth muttered looking out the window. "The chicks are so hot here."
"Can you guys stop thinking with your dicks for a least one hour?" I moaned rummaging in my pocket for my phone.
"You are calling Bella already?" Seth whined. "You are so fucking whipped."
"I told her I would call her once we landed." Paul took the phone off me. "If you want to keep the use of your hand you better give that fucking phone back." I snarled.
"Make me Cullen." Paul smirked going to put in down his trousers. The fucker was dead. I pounced grabbing him in a playful head lock.
"If that goes anywhere near your dick I'm not talking to you all day." I yelled as we wrestled in the car.
"Children," Seth interrupted us. "We are here." I looked up to see the car had pulled around the back of our hotel.
"Give me my fucking phone Paul." I laughed. He handed it back to me with a huff.
"You are such a fucking girl." He muttered getting out the car.
I speed dialed Bella and waited impatiently for her to answer as I followed security through the kitchen of the hotel.
"Hey," Bella answered "Have you landed?"
"Yeah, I'm just going through the kitchen at the hotel as we speak."
"Any insane fans tried to attack you yet?" Bella teased.
"A few," I chuckled.
"Try and have fun Edward. You used to enjoy it remember."
"I know." I sighed as I heard screaming coming from behind me. Fucking fans, they got everywhere. "I have to go love."
"I'll text you. I love you."
"I love you too." I sighed, hanging up just before I was almost crushed in the foyer by screaming groupies.
Half an hour later I was in the safety of my room. Dale the head of my security had just left to secure the entire hotel floor. It seemed a lot of the fans had been tipped to which hotel we were staying in. I suspected at least half of the guests were probably fans.
Jasper was next door. I wondered out onto my balcony. Noticing he was out there too.
"You okay man?" I asked, leaning over the barrier to his room.
"I'm worrying about Alice." He sighed. "I don't know how you fucking did it. It is driving me mad."
"Bella will look after her." I smiled. I knew Bella would ask Alice to stay with her and our kids. That was my wife all over, always thinking about others.
"I know but the baby hasn't even been born yet and I am already missing them. We need to get this time off Edward. Not just for you but me too."
"We will work on it Jazz, it just takes time." I looked at my watch knowing we had to meet Garrett in the bar. "Come on Garrett will be waiting."
"Great I can hardly wait." Jasper muttered. Money had changed Garret and not in a good way.
Garrett was over an hour late. I lost count of how many whiskeys I had drunk by the time he appeared in our private bar.
"Here are my boys. Damn, you guys are looking good. The month off has clearly done you all some good." He smiled grabbing a drink and lighting his cigarette as he sat down. "So here is the schedule." Garrett passed the schedule around. I groaned inwards at all the press interviews. I hated interviews. "We need to really sell your greatest hits album. We should get a good sell out tour if we promote this the correct way. Heidi will be your PR contact for the entire tour." I groaned inwards. Heidi was the biggest flirt I had ever known. It didn't matter how many times I told her I loved my wife she still went after my ass every time we were alone. "Edward, you have a photo shoot first thing tomorrow. The rest of the band will meet you after that." All I could do was nod.
"When does Heidi fly in?" Seth asked. He was after some. He knew Heidi was always a sure thing.
"Late tonight." Garret replied looking at me. "I need to go over the set list for the unplugged shows next week as well."
"That has already been done." Jasper butted in before I could speak.
"And I want to change some of the songs." Garrett glared. "I am the manager. I am allowed."
"Whatever." Jasper muttered quietly that only I heard.
Garret downed his drink looking at my hand before he left. "Wedding ring off, Edward. How many times do I have to remind you? Jasper always takes his off without me telling him." He glared. "You know your fans don't want to hear about how fucking perfect your marriage is. They need to believe that they could have you. It's what drives them crazy thinking you are available even though you are married."
This was why I hated being away from my family. I had to pretend my life wasn't perfect.- That I was a bad boy, who could possibly play away from home with the right girl. Like that would ever fucking happen. Bella was the one and only woman for me.
The only time I had ever really been able to show the public what Bella meant to me was at my life time achievement award. Garrett allowed me to open my heart to Bella knowing the show wasn't televised.
I huffed pulling the ring off my finger. It didn't come easily almost as if my body wouldn't let it go. I slowly placed my heart safe inside my wallet with a sigh.
"Anything else?" I scowled at Garret who was smirking at me.
"No, that's it. Make sure you are ready by 6am in the morning. You have an early start."
"Does that mean we get to stay here and drink tonight?" Seth grinned.
"As long as you don't overdo it. I don't want the hotel calling me saying you are making trouble again."
"Would we," Paul put his hand over his heart. "We are good boys."
"These two are," Garret pointed to Jasper and me. "You two, I often wonder might need help." Jasper and I couldn't help but hold back a snigger. "Just be good boys. Heidi will see you all in the morning." With that Garrett left.
Paul and Seth drank themselves stupid in the bar. They started inviting some lucky fans into our private bar by that time I had had enough.
"You're not staying to party with us Edward?" One of the blondes pouted as I began to make my way to my room.
"Not tonight." I forced a smile as I raised my eyes to one of the security guards who helped me through the crowd of greedy hands.
I fell into my bed wondering what Bella and our children were doing. I was already counting down to the weekend they would visit. Paul was right I was so fucking whipped and I didn't give a shit.
oxoxoxo
"Good morning sunshine." Heidi grinned as I opened my door.
"Heidi, its only five am." I glared watching her lick her lips looking at my bare chest.
"I just couldn't wait to see you." She teased touching my chest. I pulled away instantly. "You get sexier by the day Edward. Your nakedness really turns me on. "
"I'll meet you by the car in an hour." I huffed closing my door.
"Did you need me to scrub your back in the shower?" I didn't even respond it would only make her worse.
Heidi was leaning against the car as I wondered outside with my body guards. Her long blond hair was in tight ringlets. I almost snorted at the tight black dress she had pulled herself into so her cleavage was almost under her chin. Would she ever get the message?
"So we are heading to rock life first for your photo shoot. We are meeting the rest of the boys at lunchtime for your TV interview for French today." Heidi winked at me holding her pen in her mouth sucking hard.
"You do realise the only woman who can ever turn me on with a pen in her mouth is my wife." I chuckled. "When are you going to give up?"
"I love the chase."
"Even after nine years?"
"It's just who I am. You and Jasper are tough cookies to crack I have to admit. You'll both fall one day."
"When you fall in love Heidi you will understand." I smiled pulling my phone out as it beeped. I sighed reading the text.
You better not be having too much fun without me Mr Cullen. The kids send their love and can't wait for web chat later. B xxx
I smiled, quickly replying before the car came to a stop.
How could I have any fun without you? I'm still getting phone sex later right? E xxxx
I was out of the car making my way into the studio when Bella finally replied.
Is that all you think about? Clearly you found your inner Rock God? B xxxxx
You do things to me Bella. It doesn't matter how many miles are between us, all I see is you. E xxxxxx
I could imagine how those words would make her smile as she read them. They got me a quick reply as well.
God I love you. Speak to you later. B xxxxxxxxxxxx
I was about to reply when a hand touched my shoulder.
"Ready to do your thing, hot stuff?" Heidi smiled showing me into the photo studio.
Two hours later I was all done. I even had time for a quick shower at the hotel before I had to meet the rest of the guys.
The TV interview was pretty funny. None of us had an idea what the presenter was saying. She thought she was speaking English but she clearly wasn't. When Seth told her she had a nice pair of breast she didn't even bat an eyelid. By the end of the interview I was in a fit of laughter. The fans loved it all which was the main thing. We played a few acoustic songs from our greatest hits and were met by a huge gathering of females as we tried to leave the building.
It could get shit scary at times with our security. The hysteria that seemed to bounce off some of our fans was astounding. These girls were crazed and after my blood, if not more.
"What a day." Jasper slouched down on a couch in the bar as I bought four beers over. "That interview was the funniest thing I have ever seen. You were actually snorting by the end of it Edward."
"It wasn't as funny as the time Edward thought you were cheating on his sister." Seth roared with laughter. "I thought Edward was going to kill you."
"How was I to know she was the wedding planner? Jasper never told me he was asking Alice to marry him." I complained looking at Jasper with a huge smirk on his face. "Who hires a wedding planner before they ask the girl anyway?"
"You should have known I would never cheat on Alice." Jasper swigged his beer shaking his head.
"I did apologise to the wedding planner." I added, which got another roar of laughter from Paul and Seth.
"I should think so . . . you called the poor woman a money grabbing fucking whore." Jasper laughed. Fuck, did I really. That was harsh, no wonder I got a slap in the face.
"Where did Heidi go anyway?" Seth asked looking around.
"To the other side of the world hopefully." I muttered under my breath only Jasper heard me and smiled.
"She is with the press talking about our upcoming tour." Garret called. What the fuck? What fucking tour. No dates had been discussed me. I thought it was up for discussion.
"What tour?" Jasper asked before me.
"Your greatest hits tour silly." Garret helped himself to a whiskey before sitting with us. "It's going to be phenomenal. We are going to take it worldwide. I know I should have told you sooner but boys the venues I have booked are mind blowing. Heidi confirmed Malan this morning."
"Worldwide?" I glared trying not to sound as pissed as I was.
"Nine months to be exact." Garret smiled downing his drink. "We are going to make a fortune and that's even before all the merchandise."
My year off seemed to be slipping further and further away. How was I going to get out of a world tour? Now that Alex had been erased as a problem I knew Bella and our children were safe but it didn't stop the ache of wanting to be with them all the time.
"When did you decide all this? You do know my wife is pregnant and due in six months. You should have told us first." Jasper was the first to snap which surprised me. He could usually keep his cool.
"It's not my fault you decided to knock your wife up Jasper." I flung for Jasper pushing him down, knowing he would explode on Garret if I let him.
"Don't be a fucking dick head about this Garret." I glared still holding onto to Jasper who was panting with anger. "I'm not happy about this either."
"When are you ever happy Edward?" Garret roared. "I have had to deal with this shit for years. I think I preferred you when you had no heart and fucked around. At least then you weren't controlled by a fucking pussy." I lost it this time grabbing Garret by the shirt.
"That fucking pussy gave you this band." I spat as Seth and Paul tried to pull me off Garret. "Never forget if it wasn't for Bella you would have nothing. We would all have nothing." I let him go pushing him back. I grabbed a bottle of whiskey as I walked past the bar. I needed some fucking air.
The kept walking until I found myself on the roof of the hotel. I looked out watching the city below me. Taking my bottle of whiskey with me I sat on the wall feeling lost. I wanted my family. I wanted Bella.
"Do you have a light?" I asked one of the security guys who had followed me to the roof. I didn't class myself as a smoker but after today I needed one.
"Sure Mr Cullen." The guy smiled handing me a cigarette and lighting it for me. "Tough day?"
"You could say that." I exhaled taking a deep puff of my cigarette.
I sat in silence for hours just watching the world go by sat on the roof of the hotel. The world all looked so small from up here. And for once I wished I could be part of it. Fuck, I'd even take my bar job back at Twilight if I knew I wouldn't be mobbed by females every night.
My family were half way around the world and if I didn't do something soon I feared I might become the father whose children hardly remember him. A world tour would take be away from them for almost a year. I'd miss so much I could hardly control my sob just thinking about it.
I could feel in in the pit of my stomach. My days working for Garret were numbered. He had crossed the line this time. Either he would have to go or me.
Fifteen years I had given to Eclipse was it so wrong of me to finally want some time for myself. After all Bella and I had been through, we fucking deserved it.
