A/N – Thank you all so much for the reviews, you guys are AMAZING. First of all, I am so sorry for the delayed update, but my flash drive broke and I lost all of the chapters I had already written plus this one. I felt like crying lol. Second, several people have asked me what time period my story is in, and when I first started writing this I didn't really have one in mind. So, I decided that it is after graduation and after Edward has proposed to her; it's during the summer before their wedding and before Bella is supposed to be changed. I really hope everyone likes this chapter, now read and enjoy.
Disclaimer - I am not Stephenie Meyer, so sadly I own none of these wonderful characters.
Bella's POV
When we walked into the living room, I saw that Emmett and Jasper were once again playing some sort of video game, while Alice and Rose sat on the couch reading fashion magazines. As soon as they noticed we were there, everyone's attention became focused on us. I saw them all smirk at the blush that was obviously staining my cheeks, I didn't know if it was because of the screams I am sure they heard from upstairs, or because they all had heard what Edward just said to me.
"So…Bella, did you and Edward have some nice alone time?" Rose asked innocently.
"Of course they did Rose, or were you somehow immune to their deafening screams," Emmett smiled broadly.
I buried my face into Edward's shirt and tried not to think about the fact that they had heard everything we had done.
"Shut up Emmett," Edward growled fiercely.
He swung me into his arms and carried me through the door leading to the kitchen.
When we stepped inside, he set me down on top of one of the counters, grabbed my face in between his hands and kissed me passionately.
His tongue thrust into my mouth and I moaned in response, all thoughts of embarrassment slipping from my mind. He pulled back slightly and stared at me with desire burning in his eyes.
"We should get you some food," he panted.
I still couldn't form a proper sentence, so I nodded my head in response.
Edward went over to the refrigerator and started pulling out items to make a sandwich.
I thought it was ridiculous to have a kitchen full of food when no one in this house but me ate any real food. I tried telling Edward and Esme this, but obviously neither one of them listened to me.
"Is a ham sandwich okay Bella?" He asked.
"Yes, that's fine." I told him, noticing the husky sound still in my voice. I cleared my throat and hopped down off of the counter.
Of course I stumbled and at once I felt two strong arms wrap around my waist.
"I would have helped you get off Bella," Edward breathed in my ear.
I tried to get air into my lungs, but it seemed as if my whole body was frozen. The rational pat of brain knew he was talking about helping me off of the counter, but I couldn't help thinking about what else it could mean. I didn't know what was wrong with me, but if Edward was within five feet of me all I could seem to think about was sex. And now that he had uttered those words, the image of Edward helping me get off was making me want to strip down and beg him to fuck me.
"Breathe Bella," he chuckled.
I sat down in one of the chairs and tried to get my brain back to a functioning level.
"Are you okay Bella?" Edward asked with a look of concern on his face, but I could see the smile he was trying to hide underneath.
"Y-yes I'm fine, I was just thinking." I stammered.
"About what," he asked as he placed a delicious looking sandwich in front of me. I looked up to meet his gaze and was instantly mesmerized by the swirling gold color of his eyes.
"Uh, nothing of importance," I murmured. I quickly picked up my sandwich and began eating it in a vain attempt to keep him from asking me more about my thoughts.
"Are you sure you don't want to talk about it Bella," he whispered in my ear. His cool breath across my skin caused goose bumps to rise and anticipation to shoot straight down into my core.
"I'm sure," I answered hastily.
"Well if you're sure love," he answered. I saw his eyes twinkle with amusement and realized that he knew exactly what I had been thinking about. It was so unfair how he could make me feel by just looking at me. When I finished my sandwich, Edward cleared my plate within seconds and sat down beside me. He began stroking my cheek with his fingers and I decided for once I wanted to throw him off guard.
"Edward, do you really want to know what I was thinking?" I whispered.
"I always want to know what you are thinking Bella," he whispered back.
I leaned into his ear, tried to not let my embarrassment show on my face and told him exactly what I had been thinking about earlier.
"I was thinking about how I wanted to take off our clothes, get back on the counter, and offer you lunch." I quickly headed back towards the living room, but not before seeing the shocked expression on Edward's face.
As I sat down on the couch beside Alice, I attempted not to think about what I had just said to Edward.
"Hey Bella, where's Eddie?" Emmett asked as he noticed Edward hadn't come back in with me.
"I think he's going to be a few more moments," Alice giggled quietly.
Emmett just shrugged and turned his attention back to the video game him and Jasper were playing.
As always Alice was right, and within a couple of minutes Edward appeared in the doorway. He came over and sat down on the other side of me, pulling me in close so I was practically draped over his body.
"You are so going to pay for that later Isabella," he said as he sucked my earlobe into his cold mouth. I stifled the moan rising up my throat as he gently lapped at it with his tongue. When he was finished he pulled back and blew cool air across my wet flesh, causing my whole body to shiver.
"Everything okay over there Bella," Rose questioned with a little smile on her face.
"Just fine," I mumbled.
I tried pulling away a little, but Edward held me firmly against his chest
"You're not going anywhere Bella, especially after that little stunt you pulled in the kitchen," he chuckled quietly.
"What stunt?" I questioned in a contrived innocent voice.
"Hmmm, let's talk about it later when we have some privacy," he winked.
I sighed and relaxed fully into his arms, there was no point in denying him anything anyway.
"Well, now that Edward and Bella have taken a few moments out of their active sex life to grace us with their presence, I think we should talk about our plans for this evening." Alice announced enthusiastically while bouncing up and down on the couch.
Jasper paused the video game and turned around to focus all of his attention on his bouncy wife.
"Alice, I think if you want to keep your plans for this evening you should stop moving right this instant." Jasper growled lowly while staring at his wife's chest.
Alice immediately stopped moving and gaped at her husband. I got the feeling that if she could, she would be blushing worse than I ever had.
We all burst out laughing and watched as Alice slowly composed herself until her eyes glinted with a small amount of anger.
"I just had a vision Jazz," she smirked. "It was of one of you that involved many, many cold and lonely nights." She grinned evilly as Jasper's face went from smug to desperate within seconds.
"Anyway, as I was saying before I got interrupted," she said as she glared at Jasper, "I thought we could all go out dancing tonight at this new club in Seattle."
I groaned loudly as I thought of all the embarrassing things that were bound to happen to me if I went.
"Do I have to go Alice? Think of all the poor people I would inevitably end up injuring if I went. Not to mention the damage I could do to myself if I tried to dance in a crowd of people." I tried pleading with her to see my point, but I could tell by the look on her face that I had no choice but to go.
"Of course you have to go Bella," she sighed. "Besides I already bought us outfits."
"Ali-ce," I groaned
I turned my head around and pleaded Edward with my eyes to offer me some assistance against Alice, who was about to make me sit through two hours of makeover Bella.
Edward lifted his head and looked at Alice with a wide smile on his face.
"I can't wait to see what you put her in Alice, she's all yours." He said as he released his arms from around my waist.
"But…"
"Payback Bella, payback," he whispered as he joined Emmett and Jasper on the floor.
Alice squealed, picked me up and ran to her bedroom. She sat me down in front of her dresser and once again Rosalie appeared to join in on my torture.
"I found us the perfect clubbing outfits and Bella I think you are going to like this one," she practically screamed.
I highly doubted that, but I would at least try to be open minded. They set about doing my hair and makeup and finally after what seemed like hours they finished. My eye shadow was done in smoky, black colors that seemed to make my plain brown eyes more vivid, while the clear gloss managed to plump up my lips.
They had mussed and curled my hair so it looked a little wild, but I had to admit that it also looked incredibly sexy. Almost like sex hair, I thought dimly.
"Now for our outfits," Alice squealed again.
Rosalie followed Alice into her closet and when they came back out, they both looked flawless as always. Alice's dress was navy and gold and seemed to suit her personality perfectly. Rosalie's outfit was a solid gold sequined dress that somehow made her look even more stunning. When Alice held up the dress she had bought for me, I stared at it in absolute horror.
"Alice, there is no way I am leaving this house in that…that thing," I gasped.
"Yes you will and you will look incredible in it, now please just try it on," she begged.
She looked at me with wide, puppy dog eyes and I nodded my head in defeat.
"You give in way too easily Bella," Rose said as she tried to contain her laughter.
"Well you know there isn't a point in arguing with her," I said with a smile.
I reluctantly grabbed the dress and put it on.
"Wow Bella you look…" Rose started to say.
"Hot," Alice finished for her.
I turned around to look in the mirror and sucked in a surprised breath at my reflection. The dress was made of multi-colored blue, gold, and pink sequins and fell way above the level of my knees. What shocked me the most was how it showed of my curves and flowed around my body with every move I made. I absolutely loved it and turned around to hug my sisters.
"Thank you guys so much, I love it."
"I know," Alice said proudly.
"Okay girls let's go downstairs and meet the guys. Although, I think Edward may not let Bella out of the house," Rose snickered.
I slipped on some gold, flat sandals and followed after my sisters. I couldn't wait to see what Edward really did think about the dress, maybe he really wouldn't let me go out, I smiled wickedly.
A/N I hope you all liked this one, it was really just a set up for the upcoming chapters. Which I am really excited about, I think they will be very fun and interesting. Okay, because you know you all are the best reviewers in the world I would love to get 75 reviews for the next chapter (so then I would have a total of 725 YAY!!) and the moment that happens, I will post again immediately. Thank you again to my phenomenal beta heartsandroses, who makes me laugh constantly with our random and sometimes weird conversations.
A/N # 2 The pictures of their clubbing dressess are on my profile if you want to see them.
