Hello everyone! I drew some inspiration and a few lines from the movie "focus" for this chapter, such a good movie, for those who have seen it you'll know which lines i used hehe! Hope you guys enjoy xx
Bella POV
Edward and I had progressed our relationship over the past few weeks. Small chaste kisses and hand holding. Lots of spontaneous dates to all of my favourite places, we'd often have lunch at the Met, followed by a walk in the park; He took me to the zoo yesterday and it was the most fun i have had in years.
Now here we were lounging around the loft, his head rested on my stomach and my hands trailed down his back, spelling out the alphabet in motions over and over again.
"Hey love birds, we were thinking of going out tonight, You want to join us?" Alice called from the kitchen, Edwards head lifted off my stomach for a moment to shrug.
We hadn't been out in a while, al least not all of us as a group. We'd all been to wrapped up in our love lives to be around one another. "Yeah alright well come"
She appeared by the couch moments later, her hands clasped together, "Oh great! That means that Edward has to get lost so we can make you over for tonight! Its already 6, we have no time to waste!" She exclaimed pulling Edward off the couch and pushing him out the front door by the time i could even say goodbye.
"Alice" I tutted, crossing my arms over my chest. She rolled her eyes at me and bounced over to my room.
"Quick Bella we need to pick an outfit!"
It took over an hour for her to finally pick an outfit for me, but she decided on a Suede brown high-waisted skirt and a silk blouse, paired with my Black stilettos.
The next hour she dedicated to doing my make up and straightening my hair. She sprinted out of my room as soon as she was done yelling something about finding an outfit for herself and i was finally left by myself for a moment.
I took this time alone to admire her handiwork in the mirror, if she hadn't chosen a life in assisting me hack into things she could have defiantly had a career in the beauty and fashion industry.
I felt guilty, that i took that away from her; Alice had been my best friend since a young age and we were always attached at the hip. When i started this life Alice followed me, vouching to be there for me.
A gasp from behind me broke my thoughts, I stared into the mirror and saw Edward standing in the door of my bathroom, eyes wide and mouth open. "Bella" He let out a heavy breath.
I couldn't help but blush. I watched him and his eyes as they traced every inch of my body before he finally came up behind me and locked his strong arms around my waist and buried his face into my shoulder, inhaling heavily and letting out a deep sigh.
"You are exquisite Bella" I turned in his arms and trailed my hands up his muscular biceps. He wore a crisp white button up shirt and a pair of light brown chinos.
"I could say the same for you Mr Cullen" He gave me his breath taking crooked grin and lowered his face to mine. His scent was divine, a mix of cinnamon and fresh mint, my head swelled at his close proximity and he took my momentary lapse of concentration to lock his lips with mine.
The kiss was short but still passionate, he left me wanting more. He could see my frustration and leant down to give me another heart stopping kiss, a silent promise for more to come.
He backed away slowly and took in my appearance once more before linking his hand in mine and pulling me out the door and into the living room to meet the rest of our friends who were standing there patiently waiting.
"Are we all ready now?" Rosalie spoke up from her position next to Emmett, her face held a knowing smirk. We all nodded and headed out.
Alice relayed the plans when we got into the elevator, we were having Pre-drinks at a bar and would head out to the club at around 9:30. Knowing Alice she had the whole night planned out to a T.
When we arrived to our first destination and took a seat in a booth near the far wall. The bar was filled with men in expensive suits and high-class women. It was elegant and modern, a big change from the places Alice usually takes us. We placed our drink orders to the server who returned with them quickly.
I took a sip from my martini and glanced at Edward who's eyes were on me, he was about to lean in and kiss me when Emmetts booming laughter made us jump apart. I couldn't help but glare at him which he returned with blowing me a kiss, "Okay guys how about we have a bit of fun before we blow this popsicle stand" He had a mischievous grin and i knew that could only mean trouble.
"Emmett what are you talking about?" Jasper asked, finally retracting his lips from Alices for the first time since we arrived.
"Guys were sitting in a room filled with some of New Yorks richest men and woman" We all shared a look of confusion, Emmett only downed the rest of his beer and slammed the glass down on the table, "Watch and learn suckers"
He got up from the table and walked over to a woman at the bar, out of the corner of my eye i saw Rosalie cross her arms over her chest and i heard a muttered "This will be good"
We watched Emmett flirt with her, he leaned in, to everyone in the room it would have just looked like a man leaning in to whisper something into the girls ear, but to the table of trained cons, we saw that he had reached to the hand that rested on the bar and swiped the diamond ring from her hand, he pulled back and ordered her another drink before walking back over to our table. He came back smirking and dropped the huge ring onto the table.
I scoffed, "What a shit lift"
His eyes widened, "Are you kidding me that was a great lift?"
The rest of the table let out a chuckle, "Please, she was so drunk you could have taken her kidney"
"I knew she was drunk, how else was i supposed to make the lift, if she was sober she would have noticed" I shook my head and took a sip from my drink. He only huffed and plopped himself down in his seat, Rosalie had no trouble with comforting him whilst the rest of us laughed at him. He looked up at me and smirked, "Alright then Bella, if your so good, tell us how you'd do it" He urged.
I could have rolled my eyes, "Well first my victim wouldnt have to be drunk"
I turned my body to Edward but kept my eyes on Emmett, "Its simple, you have to keep the marks attention; Attention is like a spotlight. You have to keep their focus,"
I stroked Edwards face with one hand while my other hand slipped off his watch. "The key is always focus, because once you have their focus you can pull off the lift" I held up the watch and Edwards eyes widened, as did Emmett and Jaspers.
"What the hell, i didn't even feel you take that" Edward muttered in disbelief, before grabbing back his watch and fastening it back on his wrist.
"The human brain is slow and cannot multitask" Edward looked up just as i held up his wallet. He looked at me in shock and snatched his wallet back.
"Jesus Christ" He hissed and i leaned in to give him a quick kiss before he slipped his wallet into his pocked again.
"You need to pull their attention," I grabbed the ring Emmett stole and slipped it onto my finger before holding my hand out in front of Edward, as i expected he looked down at it, "Human behaviour is predictable, I hold out my hand and your attention is pulled to it, now i can get close to you"
Everyone at the table kept their eyes on us as i demonstrated, "I touch you here" I ran my hands through his hair with one hand and lifted his phone with the other, "I steal from here"
He grinned at me before snatching his phone back, his eyes still on me, "I tap you here," I tapped his chest with one hand and swiped his keys with the other, "I steal from here" I chucked his keys in front of him and he caught them with a laugh.
"I squeeze you here" I gripped the inside of his thigh and he jumped a little at the contact so close to his 'prized possession', with my other hand i skilfully detached his watch from his wrist again and held it in front of him, "and I take from here"
He groaned and took his watch back as i looked at the members of our table, "You get their attention and everything you want is yours"
Alice and Rosalie let out a laugh at the look on the boys faces, they had seen me do these tricks over a thousand times, they were just as good as me at pulling them off. I was confused at how 3 successful con men were so surprised at easy lifts, i had heard over the past few months about the jobs they had pulled off.
"That was fucking sick,I want to try" Emmett proposed, clapping his hands together and standing up from the table.
"Emmett I really don't feel like getting hauled out of here by police because you got caught" He groaned and took a sip from the beer that a server had brought over just moments before.
I looked over at Rosalie and Alice, "Ladies, how about we show these boys how professionals do it"
I hadnt seen Rosalie and Alice at work for ages, it was usually me who did all the work and Rosalie and Alice worked behind the scenes.
Edward stood up from the table and let us girls pass, "Pull one of the classics? I'll take lead?" Rosalie asks, placing her purse on the table. We all nodded before heading off in different directions. I walked up to the bar and stood there for a moment. Keeping my eyes on Rosalie and Alice.
Rosalie scratched her nose and tilted her head to the left, a tell that she wanted me to look in that direction, a man in his late thirties stood on one side of the room with his friends and held a beer in his hand. Our target.
Rosalie strutted past him and accidentally bumped into him, spilling his beer down the front of his dress shirt and onto his pants. I watched the scene from my spot at the bar, she was apologising profusely, grabbing napkins and dabbing them on his crotch. I saw Alice start to walk and i knew that was my cue to go. I opened my purse as i started walking and pretended to be looking for something in it.
I looked up for a moment to see Rosalie leaning forward, her cleavage on display, still pressing a napkin into his crotch, from the look on his face he was loving it. She began to flirt with him and hooked her arm around his waist and her other hand still cleaning up his crotch, i saw her lift his wallet from his back pocket and she held it at the perfect moment for Alice to walk past and take it. Alice and I crossed paths and i looked back down to my purse as she slipped the wallet into my hand.
I kept walking until i got to the other side of the room and stopped near a mirror, taking out a lipstick from my bag and reapplying. I watched Rose in the reflection, the man had his arm around her and she looked down at the wedding ring on his hand before swinging out from under his arm, kissing him on the cheek and taking his watch. When she started to walk away i returned to the table where the boys sat watching in awe. Rose and Alice returned moments later.
"Holy shit that was awesome, please let me try" Emmett begged, putting his hands together like he was praying.
"Fine" I looked around the room and my eyes landed on a girl at the bar, a grin formed on my face, i pointed to her, "Take a lift from her, she should be easy enough"
Emmett nodded enthusiastically and stood up from the table, "Ill come with you, just incase you fuck things up"
He rolled his eyes and i let him walk ahead before i followed after him and took a seat at the bar.
"Hey I'm Emmett" He introduced himself, holding his hand out. She looked up at him and swung her brown locks over her shoulder, she smiled and shook his hand, "Jessica"
He began his flirting right away, buying her a drink and placing a hand on her knee at times. He leaned in to kiss her cheek and whisper something in her ear and thats when i saw his hand reach over to her purse that sat on the bar. She pulled back abruptly with a glare on her face, "Are you trying to steal my purse?" She accused.
He blinked rapidly and shook his head, "No no of course not, i was just trying to get closer to you" In his shock, i saw that she had swiped his watch.
She scoffed and crossed her arms, "Really because from what i saw it looked like you were trying to steal my purse"
He panicked and let out a deep sigh, "Your right I'm sorry, that was stupid"
I couldn't hold back my groan. I jumped up from my seat at the bar and walked over to him.
"Jesus Christ Emmett, She played you" He looked up at me in shock.
"What?" She held up his watch and passed it back to. She knew what he was trying to pull the moment he sat down. "H-how?" He stuttered. She chuckled and took a sip from her drink.
"Good try, could use a little work"
"How did you make me?" He asked, stunned by the turn of events.
"I made you the first time you tried to reach for my purse" I let out a laugh and patted him on the arm.
"You gave up so quickly," he shook his head franticly and he was about to defend himself when i held my hand up to stop him before i continued, "First of all, you gotta wait until she's completely distracted, whispering to her won't do much and second you never drop the god damn con Emmett"
I smacked him upside the head, "You die with the lie"
I turned to Jessica and smiled, she spoke first, "Hey Bella, long time no see, hows business?"
Emmett looked between us both in shock, "You two know each other?" He questioned.
"Oh yeah, Me and Jess go way back. You still pulling the suckers?" She nodded and swung the chain of her purse over her shoulder and jumping off the bar stool before downing the rest of her drink.
"Thanks for the laugh Bella, always good to see you" She turned to Emmett and gave him a grin, "Good try but"
She winked at us both before walking out of the bar.
Emmett looked up at me in disbelief before narrowing his eyes at me, "You played me? You knew her!"
I patted him on the back,"Maybe a little" I admitted, holding out my hand and pulling him off the seat, "Its time to go"