CH.19 Come Away With Me
Kay's Pov
Linda and I were sitting at the table having coffee, waiting for Bella and Katie to get here.
Em walked in, disappointment clear on his face when he realized Bella wasn't here yet.
"Relax, she'll be here soon." I told him laughing.
Linda just shook her head and took a sip of coffee as I chuckled. "Where's Quil?" I asked.
"Serving his last detention for the uh…movie incident." Linda told me, fighting a laugh.
Bella called and asked if it was okay to bring a friend. I liked knowing she felt comfortable to bring friends over and was eager to meet someone in Bella's life that wasn't from the rez, I got the impression she didn't have many friends in Forks.
A half hour of watching Embry fidget and Bella pulled into the driveway, Embry nearly took the door off its hinges in an effort to get to her. "Oh spirits, if he gets anymore head over heels he's going to fall on his ass." Linda snorted.
Bella walked in tucked into Embry's side with an adorable brunette next to her. "Kay this is my friend Angela Webber, Ang this is Em's Mom Kay. And this is Linda, Quil's Mom, you'll meet him later, I'm sure." Bella introduced us.
"It's nice to meet you, thank you for letting me come over." Angela told us, and I could already see why she and Bella were friends.
"It's lovely to meet you, and you're welcome to come over anytime." I told her.
"She's a doll." Linda whispered and I could already see the wheels in her head turn in the direction of finding Quil a nice girl before he brought home someone with a prison tattoo. I just laughed and shook my head.
Katie came barreling into the house, Quil behind her. "I'm done with my chores let's get you ready." She squealed making me laugh.
"Oh, hey Angela." Katie said giving the shy girl a hug.
"Hi Katie, how are you?" Angela asked sweetly, not noticing Quil's' ogling.
"You're the cute girl that went shopping with Bells." He said grinning.
"Oh, lord that mouth." Linda sighed.
"Quil this is Angela, Angela this is Quil." Bella introduced shoving Quil. They may as well be blood siblings I thought.
"Ok ladies, let's go get beautiful." I said laughing at Em's face when I ushered him in the other direction away from Bella.
"Kim text me and said she's going to call in an hour." Katie told Bella as we all made our way to my room.
I was standing in my bathroom, Linda behind me wrapping rollers into my hair. We could hear the girls just outside the bathroom helping Bella get ready laughing and chatting away. "You know I never thought we would get to do all the girly stuff, and now there are teenage girls in your bedroom playing with hair and makeup." Linda laughed.
"Thank God, I don't know how many more football games I could pretend to watch." I laughed.
Linda put the last roller in my hair and we made our way back into the main part of my room to see what mischief the girls were up to. I almost felt bad for Bella; Katie was a girly girl and was treating Bella to a 'makeover' that Bella clearly was not enjoying. I guess Kim was on speakerphone because I could hear her chatting away. Angela looked like she wanted to help Bella was fighting with a smile of her own seeing Bella with rollers in her hair.
"Ma, do I have to wear the tie?" Em asked walking in holding his tie like it was a bomb ready to go off as he walked straight to Bella, the tie forgotten as he leaned down and pecked her lips. You could practically hear the girls swoon. Linda looked at me shaking her head as Katie, and Angela looked at Bella and Em with stars in their eyes.
"Yes you are wearing the tie; now leave us to get ready." I told him laughing, when he looked at me as if I threw scalding water on him.
"Love you baby." He said kissing Bella again.
"Love you too."
"Out!" I laughed pushing him into the hallway, hearing the girls giggle.
"Just cause Em got kicked out doesn't mean I can't stay right?" Quil asked flopping down on my bed.
"Son get out." Linda told him making the giggles turn into full-blown laughs.
Quil was leaving when he moved his finger over his head from himself to Angela, and gave Bella a pleading look.
"He's cute." Angela whispered but I heard it and Linda's smirk told me she did too.
"Girls do you want a soda?" I asked.
"Sure." They all said.
"I'll help you." Linda said following me to the kitchen.
"She doesn't look like a delinquent." Linda said as we put a few sodas on a tray.
"No, she reminds me of Bella."
"Cross your fingers for me."
Bella walked into the kitchen, rollers in her hair, Embry's t-shirt and boxers on making me laugh, she ended up in his clothes every time she was here even when he wasn't home.
Embry was behind her with his arms wrapped around her before I even saw him move, all I could do was shake my head.
"Quilerina…." Bella sang out, as Quil jumped over the couch and stood in front of her looking like an obedient puppy.
"Yes your majesty." He bellowed.
"Angela is my friend, she's sweet, and one of the best people I know. Ask her out but if you hurt her I will neuter you." Bella told him.
"Cool, thanks Bells." Quil said kissing her cheek.
"Oh and Quil…I'm loaning her my pepper spray." She told him laughing.
"You wound me Bells…" He told her smirking.
"Bella…." I heard Katie yell.
"I better go before they drag me back." Bella told Em turning to face him.
"Ok, hurry up." He told her leaning in to kiss her, again.
"Come on honey." I told Bella gently pulling her away from Embry who didn't look like he was going to release her.
I went back to the bathroom with Linda and started putting my makeup on, Linda looked like she was about to burst at the seams. "She seems nice." She finally said.
"So what is Quil like?" Angela asked her voice curious, and shy and coming through the thin wall separating the bathroom where Linda and I were from my bedroom where the girls were.
"He's Quil." Bella laughed.
"He is like a puppy you begged for, and are super excited to have until he pees on the rug. Then you want to get rid of him but he's just too cute and fluffy so you keep him." Bella told her making the girls laugh. "Seriously Angela, he is crude, has a foul mouth and is completely inappropriate all the time, but if anyone messed with him I would hunt them down. He's like the annoying little brother I never had but can't help but love." Bella told her making both Linda and I smile, it was true Quil, and Bella really did act like siblings.
"Does he like kids?" Angela asked making Linda quirk her brow. Did Angela have a child, I wondered.
"Probably he acts like one most of the time." Bella laughed.
"Do you have a kid?" Katie asked.
"Oh no…I have four year old twin brothers." Angela said and you could hear the adoration in her voice.
"I don't date anyone they don't like."
"I like her." Linda said and I had to agree she seemed like a great girl.
"Really, not even one date?" Katie asked.
"No, I don't think you should date anyone who you wouldn't think about being serious with, it just doesn't make sense to me. Anyone who can't love my brothers isn't someone I could love." She explained.
"I like her a lot." Linda said looking hopeful.
"That's pretty cool. You must really like your brothers." Katie laughed.
"They're awesome little people." Angela said we could hear the smile in her voice.
I heard Embry walk in and tell Bella he was running to the store and he'd be back. Then I heard Katie giggle and assumed he had kissed Bella goodbye.
"What do you think Bella, should I wear my hair up or down?" I asked walking out to where the girls were.
"Up, your dress is strapless." She smiled.
"Linda, make me look good." I told her as I walked back into the bathroom.
Embry's Pov
"I'll be in the shower." I told Quil after we got back from the store.
"Enjoy your solo shower bro." Quil said laughing. Fucker, I thought.
I loved that Bella's scent hovered in my room, on my sheets. Hell even my shower smelled of her I thought as I stepped into the semi-hot water.
I washed my hair, then my body trying not to think of Bella as I ran the soap over my skin. I stepped out of the shower, and dried off. I stood staring at the suit that hung on the back of my door. Fuck, it was going to feel like being in a damn sauna all night. Maybe I could get away with taking my jacket off, I thought.
I pulled on the dress pants thankful they were not as uncomfortable as they looked, shoved my wallet in my pocket, and headed downstairs carrying my shirt, jacket socks and shoes.
Quil was sprawled out on the couch mouth hanging open, snoring.
I walked down the hall to my mom's door, knocking.
"Yea?" One of the girls asked.
"Hey where's Bella?" I asked.
"She's not ready yet, maybe five more minutes."
"Baby are you hungry, you want a sandwich?"
"I'm good Em, thank you."
"No problem, love you." I yelled through the door and walked back to the living room.
"Man you are so whipped." Quil told me shaking his head.
"I love her man, more than you could imagine." I told him.
"Yea I know." He laughed.
"So I'm going to ask her friend Angela out." He told me.
"Yea, she seems nice. Bella says she's the only friend she really has in Forks."
"Cool. She's cute." Quil said grinning.
"Be careful, her dad is a preacher." I told him laughing when his eyes bugged out.
Finally, I thought seeing all the girls walk out except for mom and Bella. "Embry Michael, why are you not dressed?" Linda asked.
"I didn't want to wrinkle my shirt." I told her grinning.
"Uh huh." She glared as I pulled on the shirt and finished getting dressed. My mom walked out, oh holy hell. I thought.
"Damn." Quil said whistling.
"Ma…come on you can't wear that." I whined not liking my mother looking like that.
"I'm going to take that as a compliment." She laughed.
"Yea, yea you look amazing." I mumbled walking over to kiss her cheek. I hated her dress; it made her look all UN mom like. "Hold on." I said walking over to the fridge and grabbing the wrist corsages I picked up.
"You are a good son." Mom said smiling as I slipped it on her wrist.
"Are you taking notes, Quil?" Linda asked staring Quil down.
"Yea, yea, suck up. I got it." He grinned.
"Come on out Bella." Mom said grinning. I think my heart actually stopped when Bella walked into my view. Her hair was up with a few pieces falling around her face. Her lips were blood red, and her dress, oh fuck me her dress. It was purple and made her skin glow; it fit around her as if it was made to hug her body. I could see the tops of her breasts, and oh dear god I wanted to rip it off.
"I think he likes it." My mom laughed; making me aware, I was staring with my mouth open and had not said a word in who knows how long.
"Dude!" Quil shouted cracking up.
"Shit." I said shaking my head and walking towards Bella. "You're beautiful." I whispered in her ear, slipping her corsage on her wrist.
Kay's Pov
Em's reaction was funny and sweet at the same time. My poor son stood staring at Bella open mouthed and silent. She looked incredible, and Embry clearly agreed.
When he finally came out of his stupor, it was like watching someone I had never seen before as he made his way to her. His eyes were almost black, something I had never noticed. I didn't hear what he whispered but we all saw the kiss he gave her, it was sweet and chaste and somehow nearly set the house on fire. Katie and Angela stood watching practically panting as Linda and I turned our heads, and Quil gave out a loud whistle.
"Cute Forks Girl, you should go out with me tomorrow night." Quil said in front of everyone making Angela blush.
"Quil her name is Angela." Linda told him.
"I know." He grinned.
I could see Angela looking to Bella who gave her a tiny nod. "I uh…have to babysit tomorrow. Maybe you could come to the park with us, and then we can talk about tomorrow night." She told him still blushing.
"Cool, who are you babysitting?"
"My brothers." She told him.
"Ok, the park on the res is good, or are you going to one in Forks?" He asked seemingly not caring about babysitting. Linda looked like she was sending a prayer to the Ancestors.
"I can bring them here, say 1:00."
"Sounds good." He told her.
"Let's just hope that mouth of his doesn't get in the way." Linda whispered.
After a dozen or so pictures, it was time for us to go. Bella moved to walk, and I heard Embry stutter a few choice words seeing the back of her dress that was open to the small of her back.
"Are we ready," I asked trying not to laugh. The drive was easy, Em drove, and I sat in the back after a small argument from Bella. I watched as Embry pulled her hand to his mouth every few minutes and kissed her palm, as Bella looked at him smiling. They were truly and completely in love.
Em parked the car, got out, and opened my door for me before going around and opening Bella's door and helping her out. My son was a good man, I thought smiling. I noticed people turning to look at us as we walked through the doors. I had grown used to seeing women look at my son but I still didn't appreciate it, especially when women my age looked at him as if they wanted to eat him.
We made our way to our table; my co-workers already seated, "Lynn, Mary this is my son Embry and his girlfriend Bella." I introduced everyone. After introductions, Embry peeled his jacket off, and turned to Bella, "Baby come dance with me." He said putting his hand on Bella's back and guiding her to the dance floor.
"That's your son?" Mary asked looking a little dazed.
"The one and only," I laughed.
"Kay you need to update the pictures on your desk. That man, is not the little boy in the photos you have displayed. " Lynn laughed. It was true; the picture on my desk was from Embry's first year of High School.
"Good lord Kay, he's the most handsome man I've ever seen." Mary said shaking her head.
"And very, very taken." Lynn smiled looking at the dance floor where Embry and Bella were dancing.
He had both hands flat against her bare back. Her entire body pressed to his. He was just looking down at her, as she looked up at him.
"Ah, yes that he is." I laughed.
"Tell us about the girl." Lynn said looking at me. Her son had just gotten married a few months earlier and she was not thrilled with his choice for a wife.
"Her name is Bella, and she is absolutely wonderful. I love her." I told them smiling.
"You are a lucky woman. My new daughter in law is Satan in a dress." Lynn said making both Mary and I laugh, Lynn had told us stories of her sons' new wife, and she did not sound very sweet.
"Yes I am, she's wonderful, I couldn't have hand picked a better future for him." I gushed.
I was watching the two of them, when I saw my sister Shelly walk through the door. I waved her over to our table. "You look fantastic." She said giving me a quick hug.
"Thank you, so do you. I'm glad you could make it. Have a seat." I told her, handing her a glass of wine as she sat down.
"What did you think; I'd miss the chance to meet this girl you say has stolen my favorite nephew's heart? So where are Embry and this mystery girl you've told me so much about?" Shelly asked grinning.
"You behave." I said pointing in the direction of Embry and Bella.
"Oh my…You weren't kidding." Shelly said watching as Em and Bella swayed together his hand resting low on her bare back as he kissed her eyes, her nose, the corners of her mouth, before leaving a very sweet chaste kiss on her lips.
"No, I wasn't." I sipped my glass of wine as the entire room stole glances at my son and Bella who were oblivious to the stares.
"Tell me are they always like that?" Lynn asked.
"All the time."
"Good lord." Mary said actually fanning herself. Embry's hand had risen to the middle of Bella's back, as he held her against him. His mouth was on hers, kissing her then he pulled her bottom lip into his mouth, before kissing her all over again as she bunched the fabric of his shirt in her hands. They were sharing in a very passionate kiss but instead of the desire to shout out to get a room, you wanted to send a prayer that someone would look at you and kiss you the same way one day.
"Now when they realize that they're in a room full of people, they'll both blush. They are the two of the shiest people you will ever meet." I laughed.
I heard Shelly gasp. "She's wearing…."
"Yes." I smiled knowing she saw the necklace.
"You didn't tell me."
"I wanted you to see them together first." I told her.
"Wow." Shelly said shaking her head. "She's the one huh?"
"Yes, she is, they're amazing together."
I could see Mary and Lynn looking at us with curious eyes. "The necklace Bella is wearing is a tradition in our tribe. It's known as a commitment necklace and signifies the intent to marry. The one around Bella's neck was our mother's." I explained.
"That's beautiful." Lynn said smiling as we watched Embry and Bella sway to the music of a new song.
Just as wrapped up in each other as if they were the only two people in the room. It really was beautiful to witness. When the song ended, Em leaned in kissing Bella's lips much more appropriately for public and guided her back to our table.
"Aunt Shelly." He grinned.
"Embry, I think you have secrets to tell me." She waggled her brow at him.
"Aunt Shelly this is my girlfriend Bella Swan, Baby this is my Aunt Shelly." Em introduced the two.
"It's wonderful to finally meet you Bella." Shelly said her eyes sparkling, probably with mischief if I know my sister.
"It's good to meet you too." Bella smiled, blushing under Shelly's appraisal.
The waiters started serving dinner, as Embry and Bella took their seats. I almost laughed when I saw Em pull Bella's chair closer to his. "So tell me how long have you two been together?" Shelly asked.
"We met at the end of November. We were friends first." Em told her wrapping his arm around Bella.
"It's always good when you are friends first." Lynn said smiling. We ate, staying mostly to small talk through dinner; the boring speeches were going to be next. After desert, the stodgy men in suits took to the microphone, patting each other on the back for good deeds done in their name, certainly not by them. They passed out the annual bonuses that none of us secretaries ever received, then concluded with a toast for a prosperous year.
"Yea so that was boring." Embry said looking at me. After our plates were cleared, and our drinks refilled Em took Bella back to the dance floor.
"He's in love." Shelly laughed.
"Caught that did you?" I laughed because it was laughably obvious.
Em walked back to our table, Bella tucked into his side. I watched with a smile as he pulled her chair out, helped her down, and kissed her lips than held his out to me. "Come on Ma, let's dance." He said grinning.
"You look beautiful, even if I do wish you would have worn a turtle neck." He told me grinning as we stepped onto the dance floor.
"Thanks son, you're awfully handsome yourself." I told him laughing as he blushed.
"You'll never outgrow it will you?" I laughed making him shake his head and laugh.
"Thank you."
"What for?"
"For dancing with your old mother."
"You're still my number one." He told me, looking at me with his dark eyes, the same ones he was born with.
"You're lying but I love you for it." I told him laughing.
"You know it's kind of amazing to watch the two of you."
"I love her." He said simply, looking over at Bella who was talking with Shelly and blushing deep red.
"I know you do everyone who sees the two of you together knows." I laughed.
Embry's Pov
The drive home was excruciatingly long; I wanted to watch Bella's dress pool at her feet. I wanted to feel her skin against mine and kiss her until neither of us could breathe.
Mom's party had turned out good, and I was happy to see Aunt Shelly, I hardly ever get to see her.
I didn't think I'd like Mom's party it but I loved dancing with Bella. It reminded me of our dance at Cole's party only so much better. Pulling into the driveway, I let go of the breath I didn't realize I was holding.
I laced my hand with Bella and walked upstairs to my room, closing the door behind us I turned to Bella pulling her close to me. I kissed her lips, along her jaw and down her neck. I wanted her so much it hurt. It was beyond a physical need, it was all consuming.
Bella's hands reached up and started unbuttoning my shirt. When she had the last button undone, I shuffled out of it. She kissed my chest, as her hands went to my back her nails digging into my flesh.
Bella stepped away from me, holding my eyes as she unzipped her dress and let it fall to her feet.
She was bare on top, wearing only a pair of deep purple panties, her nipples already hardening.
Wordlessly she turned and walked into the bathroom, dear spirits help me. I thought seeing her ass as she walked away from me. She closed the door, and I heard both the sink and the faucet for the tub turn on. A few seconds later, I smelled her cherry scented bubble bath in the air. Just the thought of Bella surrounded with bubbles, made it hard to breathe.
She opened the door, walked out and picked her dress up, laying it over my desk chair then slid her panties down her legs and tossed them into my hamper before walking back into the bathroom this time leaving the door open. She never said a word. I shook my head, and walked into the bathroom seeing Bella lying against the back of the tub as the water and bubbles slowly rose. "You're overdressed."
I stripped and made my way to the tub, Bella stood up making room for me as I lowered myself into the water pulling her down into my lap. "Took you long enough." She laughed.
"Your little striptease nearly killed me." I told her wrapping my hands around her waist.
If I thought that almost killed me, it was nothing compared to feeling her sit on my naked lap, my dick resting against her wet heat.
Bella reached to the side and grabbed her sponge dipping it into the water, squeezing the soapy, cherry scented water over my shoulders and back, her breasts just barely grazing my chest as she leaned in to reach. I am going to die… at 17, I thought.
I took the sponge from Bella's hand, and started running it over her body. She lifted her hands up, pulled her hair down, letting it fall over her shoulders and down her back. So fucking beautiful, I thought looking at her.
Bella leaned into me, and wrapped her arms around my neck. Her breath fanned over my face nearly making me dizzy, her mouth tasted of lavender and her heated wet skin against mine set my body on fire.
"Too much, and not enough." Bella moaned against my neck as she kissed her way to my ear.
I slid my hands to Bella's hips holding her close to me. I couldn't help the moan that slipped from my lips as she nibbled around my Adam's apple. Fuck every time she did that, it made me crazy.
I found her mouth with mine; kissing her until spots appeared behind my closed lids.
All I could do was look at her. Saying I love you seemed insignificant to the way I felt. Bella leaned her forehead against mine, her breaths still labored from our kiss. When she looked at me, my breath hitched.
"Look at me, baby." I said pulling her as close as I could get her, "Bella, telling you I love you seems too simple because what I feel is so much more. It's more than I know how to put into words, hell it's more than I understand."
"I love you and it's…I don't know how to explain it." She said. "I want…I don't want to stop anymore. I want to feel you; I want you to feel me, us together. I love you." She said and it's a good thing I was sitting down or I would have fallen to my knees.
"I want to be inside you, I want us to be a part of each other …Bella I want you so much it hurts."
I told her taking her lips with mine. "We'll figure something out; it will be just you and me like we talked about." I whispered pulling away to look at her beautiful eyes.
"Come on, let's get out." I told her holding her steady as she stood. Dear Spirits, water dripping down her naked body was not helping this conversation.
I shook my head and pulled myself from the water grabbing both of our towels. Walking into my room, I grabbed a pair of boxers, and pulled them on, then a pair of basketball shorts, handing Bella a pair panties and a tank top from her drawer.
I pulled the blanket down and watched as Bella climbed into bed, then I slipped in next to her pulling her as close to me as humanly possible. "Night, baby I love you." I whispered kissing Bella goodnight.
"Love you too, Em." She breathed as she settled into my side.
AN: Kay is a secretary at a law firm, it just isn't relevant to the story, to include anything specific about her job, but I thought I'd add this for anyone who wanted to know.