Chapter 12) Auction
Bella
"And She'll have fun, fun, fun till her daddy takes her T-Bird away!"
I looked at Emmett, my eye was slightly twitching as I gripped the steering wheel harder. I still can't believe I'm going along with this - with Emmett of all people. He only looked me and smiled his big dimpled smile - that was why I had agreed to Emmett's request.
"Come on Bells, it'll be fun! And I love you!" Cue big eyes and dimpled smile. Who could have said no to that?
"Em, you never actually did tell me what we're doing."
He only looked at me and winked, "its a surprise but its a damn good one, at least I think so."
I just nodded and he stayed silent, however I could see him counting the amount of pine trees that we passed. I smiled to myself, Emmett was the character but I wouldn't have it any other way.
Hell.
All of the Cullens were their own characters - they were all so different but so intricately bound together by their different personalities: moods, laughter, jokes, cheers and ideas. They were their own unique family and I felt blessed to be getting to know them. Especially Ryan and Sebastian my boys, yes they were mine. Everyday it was Bella this or Bella that. It was great.
However the biggest mystery was still a Mr. Edward Cullen.
Since the circus our relationship had tensed up. I mean I would see him give me hard looks, for no reason and confronting him was always out of the question. He would have none of it. He would dismiss me as if I was inventing theories in my head. But I knew our dynamic was changing the circus changed it. Since then he had been cold - distant really. I had truly been just his nanny the past few weeks instead of the easy going friendship we had developed.
If I has honest - I was hurt. But I had no reason to be, he was just my employer it shouldn't matter how he treated me. But it did, and I had no idea why it bothered me as much as it did.
"Are you alright, young padawon?"
I looked at Emmett's smiling face, "not really."
"Oh really, to me it appeared that you were constipated."
My eyes only widened on their own accord to Emmett chagrin.
"Don't worry Bella, we're nearly there, you can dump then."
I resisted to urge to smack his head as I kept my eyes on the road ahead of me, "funny."
He gave me an 'I thought so too,' look. He only laughed at my glare.
"What seriously does ail you, child?"
His face was serious and his eyes showed no hint of play, "I don't really know."
"I call bull."
"Its Edward," at that his eyebrows rose. And his eyes glinted for a second. He only motioned with his hands to continue.
"Maybe I'm too sensitive and call it a girl thing, but I'm really hurt that he's just ignoring me basically since the circus."
"Bella, Edward is a flower. He's easy to wilt, to die and shrivel up. I'm not going to lie when I say this, at the circus the both of you together with the boys looked like a family. It probably scared Edward, because you could easily leave - leaving his boys heartbroken. But he's cautious too because of Tanya, give him time."
I met his eyes for a quick second, "what did Tanya do?"
His eyes grew wistful and then hard, "its a story for Edward to tell you. I can tell you this though, if she were ever to show up again in his life or the boys lives, I don't think Edward would be able to handle it. What she did to him, it goes deeper than what he probably told you - with the partying."
I could only nod my head slowly. And it was at that moment that I truly saw Emmett in a new light. He wasn't just the funny guy or the silly one of the Cullen family. He was also observant and he did genuinely worry and care for his siblings.
I smiled to him a small smile. And he smiled back a full one hundred and ten watts, his dimples shining clearly on his face.
"You know what its time for?"
"Hm?"
"Got a girl named Sue, she knows just what to do!"
I banged my head against the steering wheel.
Here we go again.
Two more hours were spent to Emmett's singing of the classic and older rock. Before we finally reached our Destination in Boston. I nearly kissed the ground when I stepped out of the car. Emmett however had switched personalities again. He was serious his eyes wandering around.
"Where are we?"
"Go inside and grab two seats towards the back." I didn't question him, and quickly found two spots. It was only as I sat down that I really did take a good look at our local. The podium, lined seats, expensive painting on a canvas. Emmett has taken us to an auction. He came in two minutes later, he was clearly frazzled.
"Okay, our biding number - stick thing. Its 316, we aren't biding on anything yet. This is so exciting!"
He bounced in his seat for a second before the orator came out. Emmett and I thumb wrestled through the speech and beginning. He looked up however at the next item. His chest swelled and he looked around, his eyes narrowing.
"1904 Rolls Royce 10 Hp, we'll start the bid at seven fifty."
Immediately two went up, Emmett held out.
"One million."
More retaliations. Emmett kept on scanning the man that was taking up the bidding higher and higher. He was watching him to see where the man would falter. The bid quickly reached six million, the man had started to lower his bid prices.
"Six point four going once, tw-"
"Seven Million." Emmett's voice boomed throughout.
And I felt my jaw drop, his body language was confident he knew the game.
The man faltered and said no more, the room was quiet and Emmett proudly sat down as the gavel was struck down.
"Rolls Royce to 316 in the Back."
"And thats how its done," he whispered in my ear. He got up and motioned for me to follow him, we got outside and he began to wait. The orator soon came up to us and they walked away. I stood awkwardly waiting for Emmett while openly gawking at the car Emmett had just purchased. Yes, I had known the Cullens were wealthy, hell they were billionaires according to Forbs, but I had never seen them spend it so openly.
Seven Million for a Rolls Royce.
"Its not just a regular Rolls Royce, Bella only twenty two were made in 1904, this is a classic. And its a great addition to the Cullen Collection."
Emmett explained to me later as we drove home.
He was having the car shipped carefully in the next two weeks.
"I understand that, but why do you need to have it?"
He grinned at me, "its not me who needs it, its Edward."
"What do you mean?"
"The Cullens are known to be car enthusiasts Bella, especially Edward. And since his birthday is coming up in the next two weeks, well its perfect for him. He's has an eye for the early twentith century cars, hell when we were younger he'd always polish his toy cars that were modeled from the early models. OCD fucker he's always been."
I felt like 'awhing' at that, Emmett was a thoughtful person, when he wanted to be.
"That is so ni-"
"And its a great way to beat Jasper's ass, in our regular competiton of who can get the better present!"
He grinned proudly at me - moment gone.
I rolled my eyes but smiled at him.
Boys.
Then it hit me, "wait, birthday?"
"Yes, what did you think that Edward just fell out of the sky?"
"No, but he's never mentioned it."
"He tends to forget about it on some years, but when we surprise him its like me at Christmas."
"What do think he would want?"
He laughed, "maybe you in a big red bow."
My face started to heat up and turn red, "what do you mean?"
"You can't honestly tell me that you haven't noticed."
He took my silence as his queue, "Come on, I see the sexual tension between the both of you, why do you think he's staying away from you. Now that he can see you as a mother figure to his boys - he wants to procreate. Its a basic human need."
He nodded his head as if it did make sense.
My eyes just grew wider. "No."
"Yes, he wants to fuck you and love you all over the floor! I'm serious though, he's not going to act on it though, he never would. He's always been a pussy when it comes to that."
"But you told me that he's scared of relationships."
"Hm, contradiction, thats Edward for you. But you paid attention and you're interested, I knew you liked him back. Hell you might even love him."
I just turned on the radio after that.
I did not love Edward.
"We're gonna rock around the clock tonight!"
I'd rather put up with Emmett's singing rather than his 'insight.'
I dropped off Emmett after a longer drive back home. And by the time I made it back to the Penthouse at eight I was dead tired. I was ready to drop in the foyer and sleep there, hadn't it not been for Edward who stepped out of the living room as I entered.
The sight had caught all of my attention.
There was Edward in a white v neck that hugged his torso just right, jeans that fit him perfectly, but what really caught my eye was the paint around his face, hair and torso. He grinned sheepishly at me.
"So is this what arts and crafts is supposed to be like?"
I laughed and slowly nodded.
"Where are the boys?"
"I put them to bed twenty minutes ago, its been a long day."
"Very nice," I told him as I walked into the kitchen him following behind me.
"Where did you go today?"
"Nowhere in particular," I told him absentmindedly as I wet a white towel with the kitchen sink water.
"You had to have gone somewhere far, it took you nearly the whole day."
I just shrugged and walked up to him as I cleaned his face with the white towel. His eyes only closed in content.
"Well, how come you didn't tell me you had a birthday?"
His eyes snapped open, "because I almost forgot about it myself, between the company and the boys. There's really no time to think."
I just hummed in response, "Well you have family members that care."
"I guess I do, since now you know, what are they planning?"
"I don't know."
He smiled at me a for second, "you know something, you're a horrible liar Ms. Swan."
I looked up at his bright green eyes dancing with merriment. I put down the towel.
"Not really, since Emmett didn't tell me the plans." My eyes widened at my statement and Edward burst out laughing.
"What did he get me?"
He poked at my arm.
"What are you a child."
He only grinned, "No."
His hands grabbed by my waist before he began to tickle me.
I burst out in laughter and attempted to hit him as I ran. He chased me around the penthouse, until we both fell down on the plush carpet of the living room. The white carpet stained with paint from the earlier activities.
I wiggled for a second and he looked at me, his green eyes alway piercing. I held my breath for a moment as I saw his eyes darken, and bit into my bottom lip. Something was changing between the both of us. And it wasn't just me that was being affected.
We both kept on looking at the other, his leaned down for a second before he turned away abruptly.
"I have an early meeting tomorrow."
I only nodded dazed, he offered his hand to help me up.
"Of course, goodnight Edward."
He looked at me a second and nodded a curt nod. And he disappeared.
I couldn't place the feeling, but I felt empty as he walked away and I cringed as I heard the soft click of his door.
I looked at the clock on the wall it was only eight thirty. Alice was probably at her apartment. I needed to talk to her. I needed someone to understand me if only for a second. I walked into my room and supported my body against the door, the fatigue hitting me stronger than ever.
I pulled my phone from my back pocket.
"Shalom!"
"Alice,"
"Babe, whats wrong?"
"I don't know, I just had a moment with Edward," I swallowed.
Silence, "what do you mean a moment?"
"We almost kissed."
She squealed into the phone, "don't worry it will work out, I know you're feeling confused and worried, and probably wondering where exactly your feelings for him stand, but I know. It will all work out and soon, one day, in the far future. Who knows you'll be a permanent resident there. Right now however you need to figure out how you feel about the changing dynamics, and if you're willing to fight for him. Because he won't admit to himself that he likes you."
She ended with a note of high assurance. My arguing against her other wise would be futile.
"Right, Alice."
"Good, now Bella do you know the Show Toddlers and Tiaras?"
End Chapter
I'm sorry.
Next update will be in maybe two weeks to month and the chapter will span between 4k to 5k words.
I'm sorry its full of grammatical errors. I was so excited to get it out that bypassed my Beta all together.
And I've decided that I will add a lemon in here at some point in this story.
Last note, I am truly sorry for the wait. I have a hectic life, and I know I've disappointed, angered and frustrated many. And I truly apologize. I just want to say that, I am back full time. I will be updating and working on this story, there is so much to tell and to write. It will get dramatic at point along but never angsty this story was made for that. But yes.
Oh! Chapters 1-11 will be taken down and reposted along some points. I will re-writing them and re-editing to be better and to suit my new writing style better. I cringe reading it back over. But yes.
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