I'm sorry if I made you think that I'm not going to finish this story. Do not worry, I will. I wouldn't leave it unfinished.
I guess I started wondering why I was writing it in the first place because it has gone so far away from Twilight that you start wondering what were you thinking, or what the purpose of it was. Anyways, it has been an awesome writing exercise and I think I will probably try writing something completely original in FP.
The one thing I know for sure is that thanks to this fan fiction I got to meet great people here that had graciously given me pointers and advice to get better.
I already have an idea for an original story, though I don't know if you will be interested since I'm thinking about something quite dark and completely different (yes, I see these stories here as light. I'm that dark and twisty ) Though you can expect sarcasm, since that pretty much comes with me.
Happy Easter!
Caracol "the sadist" (Thank you Blush at Twilight
Musical recommendation
"Best of me" by The starting line from i.wuz.here.today.
for EPOV, I agree some of the lines are perfect, thanks!
After my attempted escape Edward brought us to the armchair in the living room and placed me on his lap with my head resting on his chest, and the he had me detail my encounter with our brother.
"Emmett is such a dumb fuck." He finally said.
"Don't talk about him like that. He's our brother and we love him." I reminded him.
"Do you feel like you love him right now?" He asked playing with my hair.
"I love him but I want to punch him in the face."
"I think that was my original idea."
"But you won't. I'm not going to be the one driving a wedge between you two. You are brothers." I said referencing their bond.
"And last I heard you are his sister, but that didn't stop him. I can't believe he went to talk to you. Why didn't he talk to me? He knew I'd punch him."
"I don't think he'd be afraid of confronting you." I said thinking of Emmett's size.
"Worse. He thinks that you are the one wearing the pants around here." He said annoyed.
"Seriously? Are you going to turn this into a threat to your masculinity?" Now I was pulling myself up by supporting my body with my hands on his chest.
"No. I am worried about what this is going to do to our relationship." He said looking into my eyes.
"Well it almost made it very satisfying, but you shot that down." I said giving him my most charming smile.
"You very well know that it had to be done." He said pushing the hair on my face behind my ears.
"Or not done, if I recall correctly… Hmm… "I said closing my eyes and doing a quick recon of my sensations. "Yeah… My sexual frustration points to that."
"Contrary to what you may think… It wasn't a walk in the park for me." He said smiling.
"Fine… What do we do now?" I asked.
"I don't know… let this cool off… For what matters… I don't think anything has changed. If anything, I'm proud of us."
"You mean you are proud of you. I was all for cheapening our relationship." I admitted.
"That doesn't sound as negative as you may want it to be." He commented amused by my predicament.
"Sure… make fun of me. I'm the immature one."
"You know it's not true. If I recall correctly, about a month ago I was the one making an ass of myself." He said.
"Great so I made an ass of myself now."
"You didn't. I've seen you at your best and at your worst. And believe me, you aroused and barely dressed… not really your worst."
"So you don't hold against me that my idea of spiting Emmett was trying to seduce you?" I asked intrigued.
"As long as it is me you run to when you are this upset… Or excited… I can't complain." He admitted.
"I don't really think that cuddling in your armchair is approved friendly behavior." I said resting my head down again.
"Well Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
"Nope. Trying to jump you kind of changed everything." I said.
"Don't forget the great time we had a month ago. Anyways. I think we're sort of in limbo. And do you know what the best thing about limbo is?"
"That is super fun to play if you are drunk?" I said in my charming usual tone.
"No. Well that is the second best thing. It is that limbo is a temporary stage."
"I think you are thinking about purgatory. Limbo, I believe, is permanent." I corrected him.
"Whatever. Do you want me to make a point here or discuss theology?"
"Sorry about that. So, we are in a temporary stage?" I asked getting back to the point he was making.
"Yes, we are."
"So what is it that we are heading to?" I asked truly piqued by his ideas.
"Ah… Haven't you heard that the journey is more important than the destination?" He said lifting his eyebrows.
"Are you still making a point about us or you're just rambling for the sake of rambling?"
"In all seriousness… I think we are having the normal progression of a relationship that we never had."
"You mean the awkward start of dating that we should have had instead of me giving it up so easily?" I asked him.
"Hey, good times." He said chuckling and making my head bounce with the movement of his chest.
"Do you remember our first time?" I asked thinking about it.
"It was…"
"…awkward." I completed.
"It certainly was… But odd as it was I treasure that memory."
"Do you?" I asked moving up so my head would be nestled in between his head and shoulder.
"I like being your man." He sighed against my cheek.
"Is that what you are?" I teased him.
"I like to think I am…"
"You are…" I reassured him.
"You are worth fighting for."
"But you are not going to fight Em." I said remembering my concerns.
"That is not what I meant." He said tilting my head up, so our noses were almost touching.
"I'm going home. But I'm telling you something Cullen… I won't take a 'no' next time. I don't think I'm even going to put myself out there anymore." I warned.
"I promise you I won't say no. Come here."
I didn't question his command and just kissed him.
"Do you want me any less because I didn't take you?" He asked.
"Oddly enough… I think it takes a fine man to do that. I think it makes me want you even more." I upped the ante.
"Playing hard to get sure works." He added with a grin.
"I wouldn't know about it. I think you've had me every time." I admitted.
"Yeah… Thank you for that again."
"What are we going to do about Emmett?"
"Is the punch on the face out of the question?" He asked.
"I think it should be. I promised Esme that we were all going to be a happy family again."
"I need to talk to him though, I still think that it was shitty that he came to you instead of me."
"Would the outcome have been any different if he had come to you?"
"He would have been punched in the face… or I would have been the one turned down for sex."
"Are you just saying that to make me feel better?" I said guessing that the answer was a yes.
"Anything for my girlfriend."
"Is that what I am now?"
"I think it's time to cut the crap and stop kidding ourselves." He replied.
"But we're doing it right this time right?"
"We are." He answered me. "Come on, let's get you home."
"You're never letting me walk home are you?"
"I've already explained myself on that, so stop asking nonsense."
"Yes sir." I said getting up and saluting.
I came into Patrick's office early next morning for our scheduled one on one meeting. I had gotten used to the unorthodox methods of my good friend for managing his group, so I didn't find it odd when these times ended up being more of social moments that included work instead of work meetings with one or two allusions to our private lives.
"Good morning love" He greeted me as I came in and sat down in on of the chairs in front of his desk, setting a stack of papers on top of it.
"Top of the morning to you Patrick." I responded with the fakest British accent I managed to pull.
"I find that offensive you know?" He said glaring.
"Really? This you find offensive? And I'm supposed to consider you saying that I need, and I quote, 'a good shag' as a pleasantry?"
"I was just stating the obvious. But we both know you took care of that. But wait… You may be trying hard to be your usual mordacious and dark self but something is different…"
"I don't know what you are talking about you pom."
"Australian derogatory names? You've really been doing your research online. What got into you that you are chirper than usual, and by that I mean where did the black thundering cloud that follows you around go?"
"I don't know… Things just look a little rosier today, and by that I mean less crappy." I answered with a commercial fake smile.
"The scarcely clad ex made a comeback?" He said with a wicked smile.
"That is none of your business Pat." I said looking at the papers I had brought with me. "So about the assignment you gave me…"
"Touchy subject… Well, my business includes knowing that my little minions are happy."
"I am quite happy as a matter of fact." I said smiling unwilling to give anything up.
"Any more energy releases lately?" He said leaning over his desk on his forearms.
"I'm pretty sure that this kind of conversation is against company policy." I said looking back at the papers and scribbling down some things.
"I was born in another continent so those things don't affect me the same."
"Convenient. Are you going to play the gay card next? And no… I haven't been releasing anything."
"So what are you doing tonight? Want to come to a bar with good old Patrick?"
"Contrary to popular belief, gay bars, not so much fun for the hag. I'm actually going out with Elyse and Jack." I informed him.
"Are you third wheeling with pincushion and the suit?" He asked looking at the papers I was passing to him.
"She lost the eyebrow ring… And no… I won't be third wheeling."
"The plot thickens! Something I don't know sweetheart?" He said guessing the answer but enjoying too much grilling me.
"No… Edward is coming along." I said knowing I was walking into a trap.
"Has he asked you to go steady yet?" He was mocking me now.
"Grow up Patrick. We're going as friends."
"And I get the hots for the girls." He said in response.
I gave him an annoyed look.
"Okay. Let's get to work then, if you are going to be this charming."
I felt something vibrating on my pocket.
"Hold on one sec Pat, I think I need to take this one" I said as I noticed Rosalie's name flashing on the screen.
"Okay love, but you should be aware that I am your boss."
"You should try acting like one then." I said going out to the copy room to take the call that I wasn't completely sure I wanted to take.
The call had been rather quick. Rose told me that she had heard from my dear brother what had transpired, and she wanted to meet for lunch, to undo the damage that Emmett had caused. I agreed to meet her in a little diner that was midway from her work and mine.
"Rose. Doing Em's damage control I see. Good thing you are in PR." I said sitting across the booth.
"Glad to see you sweetie. You can see how it was a good career choice given how prone your brother is to opening his mouth and letting the foot in."
"And he doesn't stop… He's your regular bulldozer." I joked.
"And with the same grace. But you know he means well." I could detect intention to spin the situation.
"How do they call that, 'the asshole with a heart of gold'?" I joked again, but for the lack of laughing on her part, I sensed bashing Emmett wasn't going to work with his girlfriend.
"He was out of line telling you what to do Bella, I agree with you on that but…"
"Are you going to defend him?" I asked unable to hide I was upset.
"I do not condone what he did, but I can see why he did it." She said.
"Are you siding with him now?" I asked.
"No. What he said is not what I believe, but when it comes to whom I support, you don't seriously expect it not to be the man I love, right? You of all people should understand that." Rose was brutally honest and I loved her for that, even if I didn't like it this particular day.
"I don't want to put you against him, but I cannot believe the nerve he had." I said.
"I understand that he did what he did out of love, no matter how idiotic his idea was."
"That sure wasn't love." I said bitterly.
"That is where you are wrong Bella. Don't you remember that he was willing to fight his own brother to protect you?" She said making me remember his chivalrous attitude towards my 'honor'.
"I do… But he's messing up something that is already messy. And all I have seriously been trying to do is find a way to heal." I told her being completely honest.
"I understand. What did Edward say when he found out?"
"He wanted to punch him on the face. But don't worry his good looks are secured. I convinced him to give it time. It took a lot of work from my part."
Rosalie lifted a brow.
"Not that kind of work, get your mind out of the gutter please… The funny thing was… If you want to see it as funny instead of pathetic… That Emmett almost accomplished the opposite of what he intended… I tried to jump Edward to prove he couldn't control me."
"That was what I told him he probably accomplished." She admitted.
"But you can tell Em to rest assured, since it was the one opportunity he took to turn me down. My self-esteem is just so damn high right now." I said opening my eyes wide and giving my self-deprecating smile.
"I'm honestly sorry about it honey. So… What is going on with you two now?"
"Are you working with my brother on this? Are you the good cop?" I asked her.
"No. But I'm really hoping that things are working out for you guys."
"I think they are… We are taking everything very very slowly. Actually Emmett couldn't have been more wrong."
"That sounds like Emmett. So what now? Are we supposed to stop them from kicking each other's ass now?" Rosalie asked.
"Well, I've been trying to stop Edward from wanting to punch Emmett in the face, but I think there is no way around it. There needs to be a confrontation, and we need to resolve this because Esme is expecting all her kids to come back home happy and merry for the wedding. After all this time of not everybody coming at the same time, I don't think we can do this to her."
"I'm all for the three of you settling things, but I won't send him in to be bashed." She warned me. I may have been mad at my brother, but I was surely glad my friend was willing to fight me for his sake.
"Have you seen the size of your man?" I asked amused.
"Ah, yeah… But I know that you and Edward are wittier, and I don't look forward you two crushing his spirit."
"We won't crush him. We love him. But he really got close to making it very bad for us… Out of love… I can accept it now. And I don't look forward to have Edward and him fight either"
"So what do you suggest?" She asked.
"Well, I think we have to give them a little time before trying to force them to see each other. I promise you though, that I won't let Edward go confront him."
"Well, that sounds like a good idea. Let's order some food now, I'm really hungry, and let's talk about something more positive."
"Bash Alice?" I asked signaling for the waitress to come.
"Isn't she going crazy with the preparations?" She asked happy to focus on someone else's flaws instead.
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Later that night I met up with Edward at a low-key bar.
"Hey." I said as he got up and kissed me lightly on the lips.
"What are you doing?" I asked unable to hide my amusement.
"I'm chastely kissing you. You know what? I'm starting to think that we missed something by skipping the whole awkward dating stage." He informed me.
"By awkwardly jumping in the sack?" I asked in response.
"Yeah…"
"So I had a lovely lunch with Rose today"
"How's the lover of the scum of the Earth, formerly known as my brother, doing?"
"Come on… It's not that bad… And she is well, she apologized on behalf of Em and reassured me that even though misguided and exaggerated, our dear brother only worries about us." I summarized for him.
"So what did you say about us?"
"Nothing in particular, just that we are trying to heal our relationship."
"I think we have to stop worrying about what they think." He said.
"Are you ready to come out?"
"I'm not going to discuss our private matters with anyone else, I think that is one mistake I'm not willing to repeat. But let everyone think whatever they want to, I'm not ashamed of anything." He said caressing my cheek.
"Are you willing to put that theory to the test at Alice's next debriefing?"
"Is that the orchestrated 'let's teach Emmett a lesson' event?" He asked.
"Better sooner than never." I said taking a sip from his beer.
"So when is this thing?"
"Week and a half." I replied.
"Hey guys." Elyse's voice got us to turn around and forget our family issues.
"Hey Elyse.… Jack. It's been a while." I said shaking his hand.
"Still making wrong assumptions?" He asked me in response.
"All the time…" I replied.
"Ed, my man. It's only been like a couple of hours." He said patting Edward's back.
"Jack… Elyse, you look lovely."
"Glad to see you wearing more clothes." Elyse made fun of him.
"You know her" He said pointing at me "she loves having me show skin." Edward responded without missing a beat.
"Shut it Cullen, or I'll start revealing your secrets, and they won't be related at all about sex. I have years of material." I said glaring at him.
"You won't reveal the sex ones because I always come up wining in those ones." He said teasing me.
"Are they like this all the time?" Jack asked his girlfriend.
"As far as I know." She replied.
"That explains that whole mating dance they did the night I met you." Jack commented.
"Hey, you got her digits because of our thing." I reminded him.
"Okay, let's go get some food, I'm starving." Elyse proposed.
We were surely in uncharted waters now.
Lots of dialogue today and not much action. But there was a lot more fluff and less conflict. I thought you all deserved it
