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CHAPTER 13

EPOV

Stupid Alarm.

Stupid work.

Stupid Alice.

Alice….

I woke up in a bad mood. Yesterday, I finally had the nerve to ask Bella out. But no, Alice just had to call. Was the call even that important? I growled in frustration and headed towards the shower.

I ate breakfast and ran to my car, hoping to avoid the rain. Of course, in Seattle, that can never happen. I sighed and opened my car door. I glance back at the building and smiled. Bella was making her way to her car. She fumbled around with her keys and went inside. Her truck roared to life and she jumped. I laughed out loud and she looked at me and smiled. I shook my head while smiling and went inside my car. Well, at least something made me smile today.

But then I remembered why I was grumpy in the first place. I sighed. I'll try again some other time.

Once I arrived, I met Bella by the elevator like always. It was like a tradition now. I saw her walk in sleepily. She went in next to me and yawned. I decided to wake her up. I scooted next her and pinched her arm. She immediately jumped and shrieked.

"Ow! What was that for?" She asked me while rubbing her arm.

"You looked tired." I explained while smiling at her.

"So you pinch me?" She asked.

"I had to wake you up."

"You didn't have to pinch me!" She pouted.

"It worked." I pointed out. She slapped my arm.

"Would you rather have had me slap you or something? I think the pinch was a better choice." I told her. She pouted and crossed her arms and I laughed.

"What's so funny?" She snapped. I wrapped my arms around her in a tight hug.

"Aw, you're not mad at me are you?" I asked her.

"I guess not…" She trailed off and I saw her blush. I immediately noticed the tingling sensation I always got whenever I touched her. I wonder if she feels it too…..

She started to wiggle in my arms and I let her go. I chuckled and she blushed that beautiful shade of pink.

"See you at lunch?" I offered. She looked thoughtful for a minute then she smiled.

"Sure Edward." The elevator doors opened and I watched her walk to her office. She was so graceful at times, that all I could do was stare. I snapped back into reality and walked into my office.

I recently started a project, more like an article, but I call it a project 'cause it involved a lot of thinking and sight seeing. I was to do an article on the wonders of Seattle. I haven't started yet because I need to actually take a good look at Seattle and go sight seeing and etc, etc. I basically have nothing to do since most of my article is on what actually in Seattle, so I was waiting on the clock to ring eleven thirty.

*_*

Eleven twenty. It seemed as though, every lunch time I'd be waiting ten or twenty minutes until the time actually comes. I decided that I might as well go visit Bella and see what she was doing. I walked next door and knocked.

"Come in!" I heard her shout. I opened the door and found her on top of a chair trying to reach something. I walked over until I was behind her.

"Need any help?" I asked but was interrupted by a shriek. She was falling back and I reached out to catch her. I had her in my arms and the way I felt was nothing I ever felt before. She looked absolutely stunned.

"Hi." I said. She sighed.

"Hello. You know that lunch isn't for another ten minutes?" She told me in a matter-of-factly tone.

"Yes."

"So….why are you here?" She asked me curiously. I chuckled.

"I have nothing to do and decided to come annoy you." I told her.

"Mission accomplished." She muttered. I laughed and I saw her struggling to contain her smile, but failed. She then blushed and looked at my arms.

"You can put me down now." She hinted at me.

"Oh, right. Sorry about that." I said while putting my hand on the nap of my neck and blushed. I rarely blushed yet, she made me do it all the time. She giggled and smiled at me.

"Wanna leave early?" I asked her. She looked at the time and nodded. Thanks to her fall, it was now eleven-twenty-eight.

"Lets go then." we walked back towards my car and I opened the passenger door for her. She smiled and muttered a thanks to me. I chuckled and went to the drivers' side.

"Where to?" I asked her.

"Hmm, how about the café again?" She asked me and I nodded. I drove towards the cozy café and there was a comfortable silence. I reached the lot and parked my car. This time, Bella beat me to the door.

"Aw…." I said in disappointment. She laughed and walked inside, probably to escape the cold. We went inside and Bella ordered a coffee and sandwich. I just ordered the same thing. Bella seemed to fidget in her seat and looked nervous. This immediately reminded me of….me. And the thought of her wanting to ask me out on a date made me smile.

"What are you so nervous about?" I asked her. She sighed and ran her hand threw her hair.

"Edward, I have to tell you something really, really embarrassing but I desperately need your help." She told me. My heart sank, knowing that it wasn't about going on a date, but it was quickly replaced with curiosity.

"And what is that?" I asked. She took in a deep breath and let it out.

"Breathe in, breathe out." I chanted, she laughed nervously and took a sip of her coffee.

"Bella, please. The suspense is killing me." I pleaded.

"Okay, do you remember how yesterday, you found out that I had a bet?" I nodded. "And that you asked what it was about but I wouldn't tell you?" I nodded again. "Well, you see, Alice tricked me into accepting the bet, and I had no idea what she had up her sleeve, so please don't think I'm some perverted whore." She pleaded. Why would I think that?

"I'd never think of you like that." I told her. She relaxed a bit.

"Bella…" I pleaded.

"Okay, okay! I'm saying it aren't I?"

"You stopped." I pointed out.

"Well I'm continuing now. Do you want to hear it or not?" She asked, now annoyed. I chuckled and nodded.

"Alice tricked me into accepting a bet where I..I…have to…sleep with you within two weeks!" I didn't move. She said the last part quickly, but it was still very audible. The first thing going threw my mind was taking her to my car and winning that bet. But then I laughed. Laughed loudly and hard. Bella looked at me like I was crazy, and I wiped away a tear that had fallen. She breathed out and looked relieved.

"I see." I chuckled and she smiled.

"Um, interesting bet you have going on." I joked and laughed some more.

"Edward, this is serious!" She told me. I sighed.

"Okay, what's so serious about it? If you don't want to do it, then don't!" I suggested. Simple as that.

"If I don't….yeah, with you within two weeks, then I have to pay Alice and Rose four-hundred dollars each." Whoa, didn't expect that. My smile immediately turned into a frown.

"You're fucking kidding me." I gasped. Four hundred each. How was she going to do this.

"Which is why I need your help."

"The only way I can help you is by doing as we're told…" I said. She shook her head.

"That's not what I mean. I need your help to fake it."

"How the hell can you fake it!" I asked. It was impossible to fake such a thing.

"I don't know! Get a used condom as proof or something." She suggested.

"No, if we are going to fake it, then it has to look real. As in yes, we will fake the condom, but that also means that those girls may have to see us in bed…." I pointed out. I saw her grow paler and her eyes bulge.

"I'm gonna kill Alice." She muttered.

"Don't worry, I'll help you. But if you ever want the real thing…" I laughed and she blushed. There really was a sort of, offer in what I just said though.

"First, you have to ask her what you have to show to prove that we did it. If its something simple such as a used condom, then I'll do my part." I told her. She blushed a deep red and I laughed.

"Okay, I'll ask her."

"Is that why she called you yesterday? To see if we already did?" I asked her curiously. If that was why then that would explain the interruption.

"Yeah, she asked, 'did you sleep with him yet?" She mocked her. Then I realized something.

"You know, she said you had to sleep with me, not have sex with me." I pointed out. She seemed to register this, then slowly smiled.

"You're right!" She whisper-yelled.

"A loophole. We could be 'sleeping' together on the floor, couch, table, bed, whatever! Its perfect." I told her.

"Wait, but we are talking about Alice. You see, she told me to accept something else before she makes it worse, so I interrupted her and accepted. Bad idea. She wasn't finished. I already accepted and I have to deal with it." She explained to me. I formed my mouth in an 'O' shape. Just then, Bella's phone rang.

"Hello?" She answered. I was watching her face and registering the emotions that went threw her. Curiosity, surprise, fear, nervousness….She hung up without a goodbye.

"Alice hung up on me." She told me. I looked at her in confusion.

"She told me that she forgot to tell me something yesterday, and that it was the rules of the bet. I have to actually have sex with you, and we have to be visited by her the next morning, and we have to be in bed….naked." She explained, full of fear and nervousness. I stared at her, eyes wide.

"No." I gasped. She nodded.

"Yes." She told me and sighed.

"Well, you could come over some time and, I'll be in boxers, and you could wear a strapless bra and underwear. I mean, if we're 'naked', then we could hide under the covers." I explained my plan to her. She blushed tomato red and I chuckled.

"Of course, with your permission…." I asked.

"Yeah, I guess I'll do it." She told me. I chuckled.

"Do it…" I laughed and she rolled her eyes.

"You know what I mean…"

"Sorry, I couldn't help it." I told her while chuckling. I looked at my watch and it was eleven-fifty.

"It's eleven-fifty, we should go." I told her. I saw some slight sadness in her eyes and she pouted.

*_*

Work after lunch was slow. Since all I could do was look outside my window and see what Seattle offered, I took notes. Not very many, but some. I thought frequently of Bella's bet. It was a hilarious bet that needed a lot of thinking. I would actually have no problem helping her win that bet without faking it. She wants to fake it though, does she not like me? Of course, if you like someone, it doesn't always mean that they want to have sex with you.

A problem I thought of was the faking part. If she actually comes over one night and we sleep in our underwear, I may have some trouble controlling myself…

I sighed and looked out my window. I saw the bustling city pass before my eyes and thought of Chicago. I'd have to visit my parents sometime. Maybe this Christmas…..I started to think about visiting and when and that got rid of ten minutes. I sighed and walked to Angela's office. I knocked on her door and heard shout 'come in'.

"Angela? Can I get the rest of the day off? I have no work to do and I already looked out the window…." I asked her. She laughed delicately and nodded.

"Sure Edward. In fact, use this time to gather notes." She hinted I nodded and said my thanks. I quickly ran out and passed my office but stopped. I might as well say goodbye. I opened Bella's door without knocking. She looked up from her computer and smiled.

"You know, there's this new invention called 'knocking' where you get your fist and tap the door, I think you should use that." She told me. I laughed and walked towards her desk. I leaned next to her and looked at the computer.

"Watcha doin'?" I asked her.

"Editing. What are you doing?" She asked me.

"What? I can't pay my friend a visit?" I asked her. She rolled her eyes at me.

"Sure Edward. But don't you have an article to write?" She asked me.

"Yeah, but not now."

"And why not?"

"Do I have to?" I whined and pouted. She laughed and shook her head.

"Can I hang out for a few minutes?" I asked her. I got the whole day off but I wanted to spend a few minutes with her.

"Sure." She nodded. She turned back to her computer and leaned down next to her. It seemed as though my breath gave her chills since she started getting Goosebumps on her neck.

"Can you not do that" She asked me.

"Not do what?" I asked her innocently.

"You're breathing on my neck." She pointed out.

"What? Like this?" I blew on her neck and she giggled.

"Stop! It tickles." I chuckled and she rubbed her neck.

"Sorry, I couldn't help it." I told her.

"Its fine." She chuckled.

"I get the rest of the day off." I told her smugly, trying to rub it in. She stared at me with her mouth forming a perfect 'O' shape.

"Why do you get the rest of the day off?" She asked me, curiosity plain in her eyes.

"'Cause I have nothing to do." I explained.

"Oh. Lucky."

"Yeah. So while you get to type on a computer, I get to relax on my couch and watch TV." I said smugly.

"Don't rub it in." She told me. I laughed. I turned my head to face her and realized how close she was. How close her cheek was. How close her lip was….I was soon staring at her full lips. Imagining what they would feel like against mine. I grazed my tongue over my bottom lip and decided that I need to get out of here before I did something drastic.

"I'm gonna go now." I told her. Having her so close was so tempting. So I settled with the cheek. I delicately placed my lips against her cheek and I felt her freeze. That tingling sensation was strong and overpowering and it took everything I had to pull away.

"Bye Bella." I saw her eyes bulging and before she could answer I walked out with a smug smile and headed back to my apartment, but not before glancing at Bella. She was stunned, I could see that clearly. But she had her hand on her cheek, and I saw a small smile playing on her full lips. The thought that went threw my mind was that, maybe she liked that. Maybe she wants me to kiss her. This thought made me smile the whole way home.

*_*

I reached the apartments, still grinning like crazy. I locked my car door and started to walk in the loby when I heard a scream.

"Emmet! You fucking idiot!" Oh no….I thought. I ran towards the elevator and into the hallway. I heard glass break from inside the girls room. Why is Emmet in there?

"Emmet! If you want to live, you better leave!" I heard Rose shout. I knocked on their door.

"I just wanted to cuddle!" I heard Emmet shout. Oh, he just doesn't stop….

"Cuddle a Cheeto bag!" I heard Rose snapped at him. I chuckled. Suddenly, the door swung open and Emmet came flying out.

"Ow! Come on! I didn't do anything to you!" He shouted to an angry Rose by the door.

"Oh yeah? Then what was that back there?" Rose asked him sarcastically.

"That was um….a friendly visit!" Emmet argued. I was snickering in the background. Rose turned and glared at me.

"Oh, look who came, Emmet! Your boyfriend! Go cuddle with him!" And with that, Rose slammed the door in Emmet's face. Poor Emmet, he looked so rejected….

"Come on man, leave the girl alone." I said, holding back my laugh. Emmet glared at the door but walked back into our room.

"This sucks." He whined and flopped onto the couch.

"Emmet? Can I ask you something?"

"Sure." He muttered.

"What did you do to her?" I asked him curiously. He snorted.

"I did nothing."

"Emmet, you did something." I told him.

"Fine. I got bored and the door next door was unlocked so I went inside and tried to…." He trailed off.

"Cuddle?" I asked him while snickering. He rolled his eyes.

"Yes cuddle. I took her by surprise too. Didn't expect me. She was sitting on the couch when I came in. She saw me and asked what I was doing there. So I told her, 'to see you' and grabbed her. She started flinging her legs everywhere and I kissed her." He told triumphantly. I stared at him with my eyes bulging.

"You kissed her? As in, on the lips?" I asked him.

"Yup. While I held her arms, she turned her head. Probably to yell at me. But I silenced her." He told me smugly. My chin was touching the floor.

"Did she….you know? Kiss you back?" I asked.

"Uhh…..I guess? Nothing really happened. I just kissed but when I wanted to go further, she started clawing my face!" Emmet told me. I laughed.

"That's what happens my friend." I told him.

"I put her down, and tripped and knocked over a vase, which broke. She got really pissed then, and I think that's when you came." He told me. I started laughing and he glared at me.

"Hey! At least I got some action. You were just at work." He pointed out. I smiled evilly at him.

"Oh, I had some action. Not-" He interrupted me.

"You had sex with Bella in the closet!" He guessed excitedly. I rolled my eyes.

"No, Emmet. But I found out some things that are quite interesting. But I won't tell you."

"Oh, come on! Please?" he asked me.

"I'll tell you one thing though. I kissed Bella on the cheek." I said proudly.

"Not on the lips?" He asked. I shook my head.

"Why not?" He asked me. I rolled my eyes.

"Well, obviously, you can't just go around kissing someone randomly." I told him.

"You can if she's hot." He told me.

"What if she doesn't like you?" I asked him.

"Oh, she likes you." He told me while getting up to go to the kitchen.

"How do you know?" I asked him.

"Dude, the way you two act around each other. Random people on the streets would think you two were an actual couple." He explained to me. I thought about this. Maybe we could make a good couple. All of sudden, we heard squealing on the other side of the wall.

"I think they're talking about their experiences." I told him.

"Was Alice there?" I asked.

"No."

"Where's Jasper?" I asked him.

"He went out to the market. Or at least, that's what he told me…." He grinned evilly and I rolled my eyes.

"So, you and Bella…" He trailed off.

"No, we are not dating….yet." I told him. He looked at me confused.

"What do you mean?" He asked.

"I'm gonna ask her out again."

"Again? So you asked her before?"

"I was interrupted by a phone call" I explained.

"When will you ask her?"

"I don't know. Couple weeks." I told him.

"A couple weeks? Why not tomorrow?" He asked.

"Okay fine, I'll tell the other thing I found out. You see, Alice tricked Bella into accepting a bet. And that bet is……." I trailed off for suspense, but also to buy some time because, Emmet would never let me live this down.

"Is what? Edward, tell me!" I chuckled.

"The bet, is that she has to have sex with me within two weeks, if she doesn't, then she has to pay Alice and Rose four-hundred dollars each." I explained. He stared at me with an open mouth, and wide eyes.

"Whoa. Edward, you've gotten yourself in a big mess. Or at least, Alice got you in a big mess. But if I were you, I would've taken Bella into the nearest closet and win the bet." He told me. Then he suddenly burst out laughing that booming laugh.

"Yeah, now you laugh."

"Sorry bro, but that's really funny." He told me.

"Yeah, so we're planning on faking it."

"How can you fake that?" He asked me.

"I don't know, we still have two weeks to plan it out, so…." I trailed off.

"You'll find a way. You always do." Emmet encouraged me. I smiled at him.

"Thanks man." He smiled and walked into his room.

I didn't want to sound perverted but, I really wish that Bella didn't want to fake it. But I'd do anything to help her in this situation. Then a plan of my own came up. It seems as though Bella likes you….and she has this bet going on…. That's it! I'll change her mind. I like her already, so she doesn't have to do anything. Sure I'll help, but I'll be doing anything, to have her fall for me….

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