A/N: Excuse the spelling mistakes, I always end up missing some when editing. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter.

xoxo

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Chapter 11

"I'm having a really great time Milina, thank you for inviting me. The food was delicious! Who wouldve thought youre such a great cook" Bella chuckles, unconsciously rotating her wrist, watching the red wine swirl within the glass.

Milina laughs in return, before an intense look braces her soft features, grey eyes peircing hazel eyes with a small smirk. "There's no need to thank me, it was my pleasure." she squeezed Bella's knee that's innocently nudged against her thigh.

They retired to Milina's intimate well furnished den after dinner. The apartments yellow lights held a soft glow that painted the furniture. It was the kind of light that warmed beneath your skin like icy chilled Talbot. A scene out of a romanticized novel. Bella was surprised of the bartender's obvious professional caliber in cooking.

She dazzled at the appetizer fresh oysters, the lemon flavored brussel sprouts with a pinch of cilantro, broiled boneless chicken lightly coated in teriyaki sauce and sauteed brown rice, that held a hint of garlic in that surprisingly complemented it delightfully. She noticed Milina kept some innocuous banter going in-between bites and the light scraping of utensils against plates.

Some funny remarks about past cooking mishaps and Bella in return indulged in her own stories from when she use to live with her father and would be the sole cooker in the household. Bella was pleasantly surprised at the small commonalities they shared, but didn't put too much stock into it since, not far away the images of her neighbors were in the back of her mind or the actions from a certain beautiful blonde that put her in this apartment right now.

Just...why?

The night was magical and erotic and it meant something to her. She was vulnerable with them, and they in turn was with her. The words exchanged that warmed her before a night hungry touches had the same effect opened a pandora's box. It revealed feelings she had been trying to repress for the couple and it-it just...ugh... why? The thought of sleeping with anyone she only knew for a short period of time didn't make her ecstatic and giddy, but... it did with them.

It did for her.

Milina stretched her feet after most unlady-like kicking her pumps off facing Bella. "Actually, its been a minute since I've had the opportunity to cook for someone." she trailed of in a whisper, retrieving her full wine glass from the oak wood dining room table adjacent to their position on the leather couch. Bella saw the tension in Milina's eyebrows. She could tell that statement held more depth and longing behind every word than Milina was comfortable revealing at the moment. But in quite opposite she felt the tension in her shoulders and neck ease as if Milina's penetrative grey eyes could massage her tenure muscles.

Bella only nodded, her straight teeth and smile catching Milina's gaze. "I understand, I don't really get the opportunity either, maybe I could return the favor sometime"

Bella held Milina's hand for a second before putting it back on the couch's back. "I would like that" The bartender smiled a thousand watts.

The way the yellow glow brought out the light in Milina's eyes made Bella return the gesture. She could do this, forget about them. Bury the uprooted feelings and bruised emotions and concentrate on the way the grey eyes staring at her made her stomach clench from the distracting beauty they held. Milina took a gulp of her wine glass before sitting it back down. With an emphatic slap to her thighs, her body twisting slightly more to face Bella more on her side. "Now thats out the way!" she narrowed her sportive eyes.

"What?" Bella had a deer in headlights look confused at the quick the woman's gaze.

"Oh nothing, its just...you're so fascinating, there's so much I cant wait to have the honor of knowing about you. I think its admirable and awesome that you're a painter. That you're creative...and hold it in high regard." Milina purred before snickering at Bella wide eyes, her throat bobbing animatedly as she swallowed.

"Um...th-thank you" The artist stammered before taking a drink of red wine.

She definitely still had it Milina smirked

Though... conquering and dominating a conquest acted as an aphrodisiac for her in the past and she would admit, the strange comforting desire arose in her sometimes, but now spending uninterrupted time with Bella made her realize she wanted more than just a nice romp in the hay with her. The very thought of that being true makes her more aroused with the artist than she's been with a woman in quite sometime since...

It was in the way the meek brunette held herself. Not in a precocious confident way she was use to seeing from others and sometimes even from herself when catching a glimpse of in a reflective surface when unconsciously moving throughout life. It was refreshing being around someone so...opposite.

Milina rose prancing to the modern sound system a few strides opposite her table. "Well I suppose for starters.." She glanced over her shoulder at the artist finishing her wine. "do you have any siblings?" Milina had lovely classical music wafting in air. Romantic adagios meant to arouse and relax.

"Well let me ask a question of my own, do you think I do?"

Milina could hear the smile in Bella's tone. "You're seem pretty self-assured so.." she grabbed the wine bottle from the table, refilling her glass before offering more to Bella, who affirmed with a small head nod holding out her glass once more. "I presume you're an only child, if not the oldest." the red contents spilled into the glass as Milina spoke almost at a soft whisper, sitting next to Bella. "You're confidant, but yet hold a sense of fragility almost." she sat the 3/4 empty bottle down once the glass was full. "Also, very accomidating with impeccable manners which means you're use to taking care of others or yourself."

Bella smiled, her eyelashes fluttering as her eyes closed relishing the compliments that washed against the backdrop of cellos crescendoing.

"Pretty observant there aren't you?"

"I guess its a gift I was blessed with" Milina said

Bella than proceeded to tell the woman how she was only child, but how she always wanted a sibling, someone to tease and help along the way when she was growing up.

"So are you enjoying yourself so far?"

"Very much so" Bella said with a smile and a nod.

"Well maybe I could propose something else" when Milina see's Bella frown in confusion she doesn't cajole, she simply stands with an hand outstretched to Bella.

"May I have this dance?"

Bella laughs at her ability to be so clueless as to what the offered hand meant.

Placing the wine glass on the table, Milina helps her to her feet, her grey eyes coming closer into view. She leads them to the center of the room in closer proximity to the stereo where the music is playing softly like a lullaby would. Bella slowly almost with trepidation wrapped her arms around Milina's neck making sure to slide her limbs under the silky mane to not tug it said arms. Sure hands slide to her lower back, making their bodies join in the center, the soft swell of breasts and legs interlocked are on the forefront of Bella's thoughts.

She noticed as a distraction, gazing into Milina's lit grey eyes isn't any better. She tried to be in the moment, wondering when the lighting seem to have gotten darker. Her quickening pulse is beginning to wreck havoc on her comfort and steady breathing, enough to where she hopes Milina wont notice her shiftiness.

So as a distraction Bella decides to make small talk because the air has definitely changed to an uncomfortable level and the temperature has gotten hotter because there's a flush of color to her cheeks and chest. Plus the beautiful brunette's body heat pressed against her isn't helping the situation and she's faintly aware of Milina's raspy voice tickling her earlobe, which inconsequence breaks her thoughts wondering what was said.

"I'm sorry? I think I kinda zoned out there for a second" Bella laughs nervously biting her lip when Milina massages her lower back with every smooth rub of her hands to her blouse.

"Oh its fine" Bella hears the amusement in Milina's voice. "I just mentioned something about physics. How some believe we as humans never truly experience the act of touching" she feels that hand trail again along her lower back. Bella tries to focus and regulate her breathing to not pant or moan at the sensation. "...our atoms electrons repel the object and what we only feel is the resistance of the force."

"Wow that's...something. Do you believe it?" Bella asks truly interested for some reason she cant understand the reason just yet.

"Well...the thought of it all sounds very lonely if true." she spins Bella elegantly catching her off guard before wrapping her arm along her back, but now holding her other hand. "but this..." she inches her face closer to Bella's looking into hazel eyes. "this very instant there's no way the feel of your hand within my own is nothing more than just simple physics and resistance...do you feel a resistance Bella?"

"Uhhhh.." Bella feels her brain malfunctioning at the sudden question lingering in the air, the slight lift in the bartenders eyes as if her answer will mean something deeper than the simplistic answer warranted.

Its too easy for Milina to get swept up into this moment, the music only adding the intense impulse she has to taste the flavor of Bella's lips and so she leans closer and closer in, so much so that Bella's erratic breath is hitting her face like a silent staccato. She gives into the urge to close her eyes, relishing the tension until an abrupt voice makes her lids open.

"I didn't know you were such a good dancer" Bella squeaks.

That expression on the bartender's face made her panic, her voice, her lips, those damn grey eyes peering at her so thick it damn near suffocated her resolve, but she couldn't, couldn't get swept up in this and lose her control again just like with Rosalie and Alice. No, she wouldn't do that again.

"Thank you" Bella watches Milina smile, the expression slightly tight and there's a subtle hint of an emotion in her eyes...maybe disappointment?

Milina leaned her head in to speak, but its so softly that Bella unconsciously mimics the act. With their bodies touching so thoroughly she can feel when Bella shiver and the goosebumps prickling her neck.

She doesn't even have to focus on timing their steps as hips sway in beat to the music.

Bella's skin is smooth and warm as she looped her arms fully around the woman, now hugging her and the bartender fought the urge to moan at the contact, in fear of scaring the woman off.

She knew she had to take things slow with her. Not giving the dynamic duo, Rosalie and Alice any further chance in stealing the only shot she had with her.

The bartender let her nose along Bella's slender neck, smelling her perfume closing her eyes in reverence. "What perfume are you wearing? It smells very good with your pheromones"

Bella shifted her head against Milina. "Oh, its something Alice and Rosalie gave me. I forgot the particular brand, but, yeah, I like it...it was a nice surprise gift"

Just then Bella felt Milina's hands tense around her before loosening.

"How nice of them" Milina tries not to seethe fighting an eyeroll over Bella's shoulder.

xxx

"Yeah everything's good here, don't worry...Mhmm I'll tell you send your love.."

Rosalie heard Alice sigh while shifting on the bed as she walked in their room, the car magazine rolled perfectly cylindrical in her hand. She perched on the edge of the bed laying a tentative hand on Alice's calf, which grabbed the brunettes attention from the phone call with a smile.

"I'll talk to you later mom. Tell Jazz and Emmy Bear I miss them...Yep, love you too... ok, bye" Alice threw the phone on the bed without a thought, humming as she fidgeted her toes in Rosalie's direction. A small smile graced her face when Rosalie began massaging her feet.

"How's your family doing? Feel's like forever since we've been down there to see them. We should visit, I mean, if you want to that is?"

Rosalie stopped her hand movements as her eyes became set, stern almost trying to convey her sincerity at the request. Alice repositioned herself alongside the blonde at the bed's edge, one leg resting on the ground. She wrapped confidant arms around Rosalie, her chin resting on her shoulder. Alice nodded against said shoulder, taking comfort in the sweet fragrance emanating from Rosalie's hair.

"That'll be nice, they'll definitely appreciate it I know that much. They kinda hounded me on the phone just now about visiting soon." Rosalie grasped Alice's delicate hand, placing chaste kisses on every knuckle before in her lap.

"Wanna watch a movie or something?" Alice asks

"Sure. Anything in particular?"

"Nope"

Rosalie quickly gets up throwing a generic action movie in. One with expected explosions and highly unrealistic fight scenes as Alice turns the TV on with the remote. She plopped back down on the bed, looking at Alice from the corner of her eye, taking in the angle of her slender nose, the soft pout of her lips, the sheen to thick dark hair and those pale blue eyes she fell in love with so long ago. But she felt a tension that settled between them more so recently, which made her edgy. She didn't know what to make of its very existence. Whenever they had a disagreement they would remedy it in a timely matter, but this was different she thought. It was an on-going tension of push and pull from outside factors that just made the whole thing worse in her mind.

She wondered if Alice was still unknowingly resented her a bit, acting a bit passive aggressive at time and still blaming her for aiding Milina to get a date with Bella.

She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose as she leant against Alice head for reassurance. When did the unspoken tension really rear its ugly head in their relationship?

"Hey, you ok there babe?" Alice frowned at Rosalie clearly being bothered by something.

Rosalie faced Alice, her legs crossed. She held both of the brunettes hand, noticing the deep frown on her face, making her feel worse. But they had to have this talk the blonde reasoned.

"Shouldn't I be asking you that question?" Rosalie saw Alice narrow blue eyes in confusion than just as quickly a knowing expression dawned her face. She hummed when the brunette chuckle lowly shaking her head and Rosalie hated it. She hated seeing her girlfriend anything but happy with a genuine smile on her face.

They kissed, their lips brushing with heat as their breathing warmed each other cheeks. When they pulled away green eyes met blue, smiles tugging at both their mouths.

"I love you"

"Awww I love you too" Alice brushed her thumb over a plump cheek as Rosalie smirked enjoying the haughty look on the brunettes face.

Suddenly Alice noticed the shrewdness that swept on the blondes face, it made her wary to say the least.

"I want you to be happy babe. I want us to be how we were before, how we use to be" Rosalie licked dry lips before shifting her weight in discomfort. "Are you still mad for,ya know...how I went about the whole situation with Bella?"

Alice rubbed Rosalie pants leg, placing a chaste kiss on her pale shoulder. "No, I'm not mad" her pale blue eyes darted to the ceiling, before her lips twitched into a smile, but it only came of as a grimace. "Its true, everything didn't go how I planned after that night. I guess we all felt so in sync to me. It was nice...different." Alice eyes got wide in shock as she held Rosalie's narrow face close to hers, gazing into familiar green eyes. "But I don't want you to think I love you any less because of that... you just pissed me off is all" she shrugged before hugging the blonde.

Pulling back from the hug Rosalie laughed "Oh I distinctively remember you giving me the third degree after I got home from work" she smirked thinking back on the memory as Alice beamed a proud smile, blue eyes gleaming before sharing in the laughter with Rosalie.

When the laughter died down Rosalie grew serious once more. "Its just this weird pressure I feel between us sometimes about the whole situation, I hate it. So if you really need this with Bella than le-"

"Hey" Alice grabbed her face "I need you babe. I thought that we both felt something for her and she felt something for us" Alice sighed running a hand through her ink black hair. "Now she's on a date with Milina" she rolled her eyes puffing air out her nose like a bull.

"I do feel something for Bella, babe and we both know that Bella likes us both. That night...I know you saw what I saw...and I know my execution was very wrong and backwards because I didn't give us a chance to talk to her first, but I thought maybe it would confuse her I guess, all the emotions from that night and us just piling ours on to the whole mix...I just" she sighed hunching her shoulders "...I just assumed she would want things to go back to the way things were before." she ran her hand through Alice's slightly disheveled hair, her pale blue eyes softly urging her to continue, so she continued undeterred "...and maybe I was afraid also, ya know, of those feelings for her, afraid that this would happen" she waved her hand between them both "this... strain. Afraid that it'll change everything and I ended up pushing her into Milina's arms and said it was for her benefit when in actuality it was for us."

She eskimo kissed Alice, before placing a tender kiss to her lips "I'm sorry, Alice. You're the only family I have babe. I mean, I'm not threatened by Bella or anything, it's just hard registering those feelings I have for her when I only ever wanted to feel those things for you" Rosalie's voice was low, full of emotion. It was rare the blonde showed such emotion, but it was always easy for her to break her hard exterior for Alice.

"You don't have to apologize and definitely don't ever have to be afraid of losing me. I'm not going anywhere, you're stuck with me so get use to it, bub" she poked Rosalie's breast gaining a chuckle from the blonde as she quickly wiped her eyes with the palm of her hands.

"Whatever you're feeling for Bella, Rose, I feel it to. You have nothing to worry over. Were always in this together. If you want to we can talk to Bella again, for real this time" Alice chime-like laughs makes Rose smile.

"I don't know babe..."

"We don't have to or we can do it whenever." Alice patted Rose's leg comfortingly.

"Ugh I hate being a lesbian" Rosalie deadpanned

Alice laughed s she straddled a grumbling Rosalie, but seeing the blonde lips twitched trying to hold a smile back. "Oh you don't like sharing feelings with me" Alice scoffed dramatically feigning offense her hand resting on her breast. "I'm shocked Rose, seriously you? My big teddy bear" the brunette cooed pinching Rosalie's cheeks before her a smile on the corners of her lips.

"Mmmm I am a big teddy bear aren't I? Everyone totally thinks that" Rosalie smirked as Alice chuckled in her lap.

Alice kissed Rosalie's neck, sighing at how good it felt once again being this way with her girlfriend and their playful banter. "You're my teddy bear" Alice whispered against a blanket of blonde hair.

Rosalie pressed their foreheads together, black strands brushed her cheeks and jaw making a warm smile press her lips. "I missed this" she whispered.

"Me too Rose" Alice kissed Rose nose "I think it'll be good for us to visit my family this weekend. Get away for a day, ya know."

Rosalie only nodded her arms around the small woman's waist gingerly. Alice began to slowly rock in Rosalie's lap, the friction deliciously creating heat in both of their pelvises with every hip twist. Her hands found their way in a thick of blonde hair, both their breath got throaty and heavier as Alice swiped her tongue along Rosalie's bottom lip causing a whimper from the blonde, making her strong arms grip Alice's waist more.

"Whatever develops with Bella" Alice whispered before kissing Rosalie's slack lips as she panted lost in the small woman. "..will just have to happen naturally. I wont be aggressive anymore. Its not worth it if our relationship is affected by it."

"My thoughts exactly" Rosalie smirked pulling Alice's grinding body to her's, her lips finding their way to the brunette chest.

xxx

Their lips connected slowly... tentatively. Familiarizing themselves to the soft swell, the lingering taste and breath warming both their faces in between pecks. Milina steeled the sides of her mouth from breaking out into a smile, instead she found a frown graced her features, wrinkling her eyebrows when Bella pulled away licking her lips.

The kiss came as a shock to Bella. She yielded to the sweet temptation in Milina's arms and it was awesome, but it unnerved the artist. She was dealing with too many conflicting emotions at once to really be able to think effectively. Ugh...maybe she should try to just text Alice or Rosalie. Maybe that would help ease some of the tension.

"I don't want to go too fast with this. This has been a great evening one of the best dates I've had in quite sometime actually. I just..dont want feelings to develop too early is all... maybe sex confuses things" Bella's hazel eyes casted downwards, her face perched in thought.

She exhaled pulling entirely out of Milina's grip sitting on the couch before grabbing her wine glass. Milina in turn cut the music than set next to the brunette who was still deep in thought. It unnerved the bartender the change of events.

"I'm sorry, I brought up Rosalie and Alice earlier unknowingly." Milina's voice was low making Bella hazel eyes grab her attention.

"Why?"

"It seems your demeanor change afterwards." Milina ran her index finger down Bella's neck to her collarbone. She noticed Bella's deep exhale, her shoulders moving unconsciously to the touch.

"No I'm sorry, I just..." Bella shakes her head running a hand through curls. "I don't know where my head is at anymore".

"Would you like to go out with me on another date?"

"Wait-really?" Bella shot a disbelieving glare at Milina's smiling grey eyes. "I thought I would've scared you off".

They share a small laugh. When Bella feels the warmth envelop her hand as Milina caresses her fingers. The artist opts to just share an appreciative moment.

"It takes more than that to run me off"

Bella nods with a smile on her face. It was refreshing the tough persistence the bartender had. Maybe this would be good for her. A needed diversion from the women she really wants to forget about right now. "I would like that- another date".

"Splendid! Maybe we could go to an art gallery or you could even show me your awesome cooking skills" The bartender grey eyes sparkle with contained glee and the glow makes Bella laugh.

"Well... I suppose I should be getting home now. Gotta keep an air of mystery about myself to keep you wanting more" Bella chuckles.

"Are you sure? I mean I know its not proper first date etiquette, but I do have a spare bedroom you are more than welcome to use if you like" Milina holds her arms up in surrender when Bella's eyebrows furrowed but her lips twitch holding back a smirk. "What? I promise no hanky panky, scouts honor"

"Though you make a tempting offer I really should be heading out."

"It was worth a shot" Milina teased, rubbing Bella's arm for a second. "I'll drive you home" the bartender moves to grab her heels and keys when Bella's arm stops her advances.

"Its ok, we both been drinking, I'll just call a cab-"

"Well atleast let me accompany you to make sure you arrive home safely"

Bella agrees and not too long after Milina calls a cab, it arrives and they make the travel to her apartment...

"I really enjoyed myself tonight, thank you for the lovely evening." Bella whispers after unlocking her door to Milina, still flawless and gorgeous and it takes all Bella's willpower to not invite her in with the quantity of wine in her system and the ebullient grey eyes pulling her deeper into the bartender.

"The pleasure was all mine, I'll call you or better yet you can just call me later with details about our next date." Bella nodded, dry swallowing when notice a haughty smirk on Milina's.

Before she can process what happens, smooth fingers touches her neck, making her eyes close from the warmth. In the still darkness, pouty lips descend upon her own. Her breath hitches and when she settles into the warm full lips and mingling its over, leaving her dazed. Opening hazel eyes Bella can see the knowing smile on Milina's face, as if she knows a secret she wont indulge her in.

"Good night Beautiful" Milina walks away from a stunned Bella and the door going back to the awaiting cab on the streets curb.

"Good night" Bella whispers to Milina's retreating figure before making her way inside closing the door.