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Chapter 21
BPV.
A few days later Alice and my mom had decided to go shopping together. They decided since Alice wanted to get a manicure later to take their own cars. Since my father was working I was all alone in the house. When the doorbell rang I thought it was Edward so I went to answer the door. To my shock Jasper was standing in my doorway.
"Oh hey Bella…good Alice is gone…I have an idea for my graduation gift to you…but I need you to come with me!" Jasper said. I stared at him confused. Before I knew it we were speeding off in Jasper's Camaro in the direction of Port Angelus.
"Now Bella I'm doing this with you because I know we are a lot alike so I figured that this would be the perfect thing and I know I've wanted this for the longest time…" Jasper said as we pulled into the parking lot of a tattoo parlor that was next to a nail salon. Normally I would of flinched but if I could get something that symbolized how I felt about Edward who was I to say no to that? Jasper sprang inside. I went to the wall and looked through for what I wanted. I settled on a heart design that had Edward's initials embedded so that you could only see them if you looked for them. It looked good for the bottom part of the neck.
"Yes hi…we're here for the two appointments I booked last week…can you blow this up to cover my entire back…and add pixie wings?" Jasper said handing them over Alice's senior year photograph. Oh my god he was not getting a monument to my sister on his back. This just made his obsession with my sister ten times worse. The guy looked at him weirdly and brought him to the back. I pointed out what I wanted and told them that I wanted it in dark blue with the area of his initials in emerald green. I thought I was going to pass out from the blood but surprisingly I hardly bled at all…that and the fact that they covered it up in lightning speed when they were finished. I could hear the sounds of the needles as they were doing Jasper up. As I was waiting for Jasper…which considering his entire back was getting done up I gathered would be it would be a while…my phone went off. When I saw Edward's cell number I picked up.
"Hey!" I greeted.
"Hey Love…I was just calling to see what you were up to…what's that noise?" Edward asked as the sound of the needle going into Jasper's back got louder.
"Oh nothing…I'm getting a manicure!" I lied. I'd rather him find out that I got a tattoo in person then over the phone. Besides Jasper was nice enough to take me here…he should have the benefit of telling his brother what he did himself.
"You don't get manicures!" Edward said slightly shocked.
"Yeah well my nails were in desperate need…and Alice left so I figured what the hell." I said. I could hear the tattoo artists talking to Jasper about the picture…how the girl looked oddly familiar.
"why is Jasper there with you?" Edward asked.
"He wanted to see what his precious Allie likes so much about getting a manicure. Alice must talk about him a lot…the nail technicians asked if he was Alice's Jasper when I asked him what color he thought I should go with." I said.
"Okay?" Edward said weirdly.
"Well I have to go…have fun!" Edward said hanging up the phone. I sighed…I really hated lying to him like that. I then picked up a tattoo magazine and started to read. About an hour later I was staring out the window when a bulbous red truck pulled into the parking lot. Green eyes were staring at the Camaro sitting in front of the tattoo parlor. The eyes then caught sight of me. Damn that girl doesn't miss a fart!
"Bella what did you get done?" Alice asked charging into the place. I started to make plans on how to block Alice from the back just in case.
"Oh hey Alice…what do you think?" I asked showing her what I got done.
"Me likes…Smart Bella…it goes with everything you have and your hair is long enough to shield it from mom and especially Dad's eyes. Your wild side is starting to come out…welcome to the dark side!" Alice said beaming.
"So where's Jasper?…his car's here!" Alice asked.
"Oh um he went for a walk?" I said. It was then that one of the artists came to the front counter to bring the people next to us back. He automatically recognized Alice.
"Hey its Gucci girl!" he said. I turned and looked at her.
"What?…I don't have Gucci tattooed on my ass." Alice said looking down and to the left. My mouth hung open…she told me she busted her tail bone! I heard Jasper gasp from the back.
"What was that?" Alice asked looking in the direction of Jasper as the artists said "Hold still Mr. Cullen!"…luckily from her view she could only see the tips of his toes sticking out. I immediately blocked her view. Jasper is so going to owe me for this.
"Did they just say Mr. Cullen?" Alice asked confused.
"No they said Mr. Mullen…I know…it sounds similar right!" I said.
"Well I'm off to look for Jasper…he shouldn't have to walk all the way back here!" Alice said. SHIT. I didn't see her saying that.
"Oh no don't do that…he said that he wanted to be alone…something about wanting some thinking time." I said.
"Oh okay…well then I think I'll just go get my manicure and head home…hey maybe if I get another one I'll bring you along." Alice said heading out the door. I sent periodic texts to Edward all day long…I really wished that he was here. I then started to wonder how we were going to get home. Jasper was going to be unable to drive and since his back was basically an open wound I didn't know if I could stay conscious enough to start the car…never mind drive home…a tattoo that big they surely couldn't cover. An idea dawned on me…surely it was going to cost a hell of a lot of money but it was the only way that we could get back with out me passing out behind the wheel. I called a taxi. It was starting to get dark out when they were done. I shoved Jasper in the back of the taxi and took the Camaro. I could see why Jasper liked driving it…it seemed very masculine. His steering wheel cover was a confederate flag. The radio was on the country station. I was mind numbingly listening to a song that was basically about Jasper…being best friends with your crush. All I could picture was Alice's face as it talked about how when her hair bounced you smiled. When we pulled into the driveway of the Cullen house hold I got out and cringed as the taxi driver told me the total. Opening my wallet I was shocked to find $500 sitting there with a note from Alice.
I knew you were going to need this…your so lucky that I have your back…3 A!. p.s…I took the liberty of telling mom and dad that your staying at Angela's for the week and Edward's parents are gone for the week…I sent them on their second honeymoon to Alcopoco…a.k.a I granted your wish of living with Edward for a week. You'll find that when you're the daughter of Charlie Swan you can be very persuasive…people will do just about anything to avoid getting a parking ticket!
The note read. I kept the note out just incase in her little rampage Alice forgot to tell Edward of her plan. I dragged Jasper into the house after paying the man off. Since I was the only one who knew what Jasper did I had to help him put medicine on his back. I had to say they did a good job with the Alice mural. Walking into the kitchen I found Edward preparing dinner.
"Oh hey Bella…I didn't hear you come in…are you staying for dinner?" Edward asked.
"um Alice didn't tell you?" I asked handing the note over. I knew I was going to need it. I saw a slight twitch emanate as he read the letter.
"Geez Alice needs a life…guess that means your staying for more then dinner!" Edward smiled on the last part. Just then we heard banging sounds from Edward's bedroom.
Heading up there we found a duffle bag of mine on Edwards bed with a note attached. A few strands of blonde hair were stuck to the open window. We heard "THANK ME LATER!" Followed by a groan from Jasper's room. Considering my neck was starting to burn he was probably feeling it. Most of the day clothes looked normal…well normal for Alice anyways. There was one pair that looked like club clothes…probably for the party that they were going to host at the end of the week. They were throwing a goodbye banger here and from what it looked like it was going to be on the day that I was supposed to go home. The nightwear however was a different story. The lingerie…if you could call it that…was the size of a dishcloth…not to mention she somehow managed to slip a box of condoms in there with out Charlie seeing…which I know was the case because he would of called freaking out if he saw. She also slipped in various sex toys…obviously she was allowed to pack my stuff by herself.
" you owe me big time…I basically had to barricade the door down to stop mom and dad from packing your stuff themselves. Remember have fun but if you don't wrap it don't tap it…3 A!"
Alice was a perv…who writes that down. It was then that Edward and I went downstairs. I decided to just come out and say it…he was going to notice it anyways…especially in the in the style of lingerie that Alice packed. I figured it was better to get it out now then him find out later.
"Um Edward…I have a confession to make." I said. Edward turned and looked at me
"I wasn't exactly getting a manicure…please don't freak out!" I said holding my hair up and turning around.
"Wow Bella its perfect!" he said tracing it with his finger.
"wait till you see what your brother did." I said.
"Jasper got a tattoo?" Edward gasped shocked
"You could say it's a tattoo…more like a mural." I said. It was then that a shirtless Jasper dragged himself in into the kitchen. Heading over to the stove we had a full view of the Alice mural. Green eyes…the only color other then red lips and the black of the shading, outline and hair color bored at us. Edward's mouth hung open in shock.
"Damn you weren't kidding." Edward gasped.
"oh hey Edward you wont believe what I did today!" Jasper said turning around and realizing that we were there.
"Oh I saw…how the hell did you pay for it?" Edward asked still shocked.
"you know the money we got for graduation…the money we said we'd set away from books. I may of dabbed into some of it." Jasper said.
"Exactly how much did you dab into?" Edward asked.
"well we still have enough left for books…we didn't need that extra $1500 anyways!" Jasper said.
"$1500?" Edward asked.
"yeah well Bella's was $200 and mine was $1300." Jasper said.
"Oh my god…Jesus Christ Jasper you couldn't get something like the size of Bella's?" Edward gasped.
"I wanted people to see her beautiful face…you couldn't see it at that size!" Jasper said.
"You could of at least reduced that by half!" Edward said.
"it would of never captured Alice in all her glory…her stunningly beautiful glory. It was all or nothing!" Jasper said. Jasper had it bad.
" did you stop and think how you were going to explain it to her?" Edward asked.
"well she'll probably think it's a symbol of how deep their friendship goes." I groaned.
"Perfect excuse!" Jasper said. He obviously didn't think it all the way through. The both of us rolled our eyes. Jasper then took his plate and walked out of the room.
"I'm sorry…I didn't think." I said.
"No you spoke the truth…she probably would think that. My brother shouldn't of subjected you to his insanity today and he knows that." Edward said.
" I have Alice as a sister…Alice who tattooed Gucci on her ass…trust me you don't know insanity until you find that out." I said.
"Alice what?" Edward asked.
"well to make a long story short Alice stopped by the tattoo parlor…she didn't have a clue Jasper was there so no worries for him there…so anyways it came out because the tattoo artist recognized her." I sighed.
"why would she get Gucci on her ass?" Edward asked.
"Its Alice…why does she do anything she does?" I asked.
"So true!" Edward said cocking his head to the side
"so I saw your dad today. Had a lengthy conversation with him. I may of asked him if we could go to California sometime next week…well the week after this one…if that's okay with you?" Edward asked. I had a feeling that this had "no" written all over it.
"sure…but what did my father say." I said happily. Another week with Edward and no Charlie…I smiled.
"He said as long as Alice went along and stayed in our room he was fine with it." Edward said. Charlie was so naive. Alice would rent the second room out herself just so that we could do it.
"So who's coming?" I asked.
"Just you, me, Jasper and Alice…Jasper's excited about sharing a room with Alice…we've come up with the best lie for Emmett…he thinks we're going to camp…little does he know that the camp we said we're going to only accepts 7-13 year old girls who are a lot like Alice. Something about trying to find the next Versace or something." Edward said. I remembered that camp…Alice went there…got most likely to be top fashion designer of her age.
"Don't you guys think you should of come up with a better lie…I mean I know he's dumb but what if he does look into it?" I asked.
"He wont!" Edward said.
"Please excuse the mess…no one told me that you were coming…I would of cleaned." Edward said gesturing to the immaculate kitchen . The only thing that gave away dirtiness was the dishes in the sink. The counter tops actually gleamed in the light. If this was his idea of dirtiness the my house must have been a pigpen.
" This is messy?" I gasped. I could see my reflection in the counter top.
"well compared to what it usually looks like." Edward blushed a little. If this was messy I would love to see this place when it was clean. I smiled.
"Oh its okay…you should see my house some times." I laughed. Edward lightly chuckled and pecked my cheek. Our lips met and Edward scooped me up. He carried me up into his room as if I were as light as a feather. He grabbed some protection and gently placed me on the bed. Passion consumed us both.
I awoke the next morning to see green eyes glinting into my own. I ran my hand through his bronze tufts. He brushed his thumb against my cheekbone…electrical charges followed the path of his thumb. My favorite smile erupted across Edwards face.
"Good morning love!" Edward whispered in my ear. It sent shivers down my spine.
"Good morning!" I smiled. I kissed him on the lips.
About a half hour later we went downstairs for breakfast. Jasper was already sitting there with a bowl of mini wheat's and a glass of milk. I beat Edward to the skillet and made us both omelets. I passed his plate to him and sat down. Edward smiled and kissed my hand.
"Okay before you guys go any further I do want to keep my breakfast down you know!" Jasper laughed looking at the both of us.
"Alright Edward did you ask her last night?" Jasper asked. I looked at him.
"About California?" I asked.
"No…well that too." Jasper said. Edward cut him off before he could finish with that sentence.
"Well we were wondering…since Jasper really wants to dorm with Alice and I don't want you in the same room with her when she has free reign without your parents …do you want to…?" Edward started to ask. I finished that sentence.
"Dorm with you…I thought you'd never ask!" I said smiling. This was getting better and better.
"Hey…I said that I wouldn't mind dorming with Alice if Bella didn't want to…not that "I really wanted to"…there's a difference." Jasper said. Edward and I looked at each other and shook our heads. I didn't believe that for a second.
"Alright well how are we going to do this?" Edward asked.
"Not a problem…if my connects can get me into NYU then they can get me a dorm with Alice!" Jasper said taking off. A few minutes later we could hear arguing on the phone.
"Oh common J. …man how hard is it to switch dorms…don't give me that bullshit you got me in didn't you…I'll give you 10 g's …fifteen…deal!" Jasper said hanging up the phone.
"Say hello to your new roommate!" Jasper winked and gestured in between me and Edward.
"Oh and Alice will be over in a little bit…I'm telling her that I got a tattoo of my best friend!" Jasper said as he left the room. I was praying that he didn't tell her about California when we were in the vicinity if she didn't already know. But that's not what happened. A few minutes later Alice came knocking on the door. Jasper brought her into the bathroom to show her the tattoo and then brought her into the living room where Edward and I were watching some romantic comedy. Jasper then sprung the news.
"Oh Alice…um we're heading to California and we were wondering if you would like to go…Bella already said yes." Jasper said.
"California…GUCCI L.A …SHOPPING IN THE SAME STORE WHERE PARIS HILTON GOT HER PURSE…MALIBU…BEL AIR…BEVERLY HILLS 90210...EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Alice screamed hyperventilating. Edward actually covered his ears and held me close to his chest to buff the sound.
"Omg…Milan…NYC…L.A …best year ever! Maybe we can sneak on a movie set and become extras in a movie!" Alice continued to squeal. Edward, Jasper and I rolled our eyes.
"You think this is bad…you should of seen Milan…she actually laid out battle plans…I'm surprised that I can still hear!" I said Jasper actually brought out a paper bag.
"Alice breath…you don't need to pass out again!" Jasper said shoving the bag over Alice's mouth. What she said after became incomprehensible afterwards. Slowly bust surely she calmed down.
"omg so much to do so little time…gotta shop…gotta pack…gotta google Gucci L.A…gotta scout out the local hotspots…all in the span of one week…so little time…I can already see what I'm gonna wear…gotta plan out so many outfits…four people…this calls for a heavy duty shopping spree…shopping…shopping…shopping!" Alice chirped running out of the house.
" Jasper you better go get her before she has to declare bankrupts." I said.
"Why me?" Jasper asked.
"because someone has rein her in… and you're the only one who enjoys Alice's madness…it's gotta be you." I said.
"Ugh alright!" Jasper said. Two minutes later we could hear the sounds of the Camaro pealing out of the driveway.
"Poor man…she's nuts." I sighed.
"your sister is a bonified psychopath!" Edward joked. I snickered.
"that's Alice for ya!" I joked back.
"So back to the movie?" Edward asked hitting play. I rested my head on his shoulder and we stayed that way for the remainder of the two hours. After that we had a quiet candle lit lunch in his kitchen.
"So what do you plan to do with your week of almost no Alice?" Edward asked lightly.
"Oh you know a little of this…a little of that…spending it with someone I love!" I responded smiling.
"I hope its no one I know…id have to bust a few heads." Edward joked.
" Oh I'd say you know them pretty well actually!" I laughed pecking his cheek. Edward smiled.
"describe them for me…I might know them then." Edward laughed.
"oh you know 6 ft tall…extremely handsome…a smile that could knock your socks off… awesome personality…extremely talented pianist…you know." I said.
"Oh I know him!" Edward laughed.
"I would hope so!" I said.
"well then it looks like we're both gonna spend it with someone we love!" Edward snickered and pulled me close to him. Our lips were just about to meet when we were interrupted.
"Knock knock…Emmett's in the house!" Emmett said walking into the kitchen.
"How the hell did you get in here…I locked the door and our spare key's inside the house." Edward said.
"Oh Edward you know a locked door doesn't stop me!" Emmett said. We looked out to see the door swinging open…the lock was hanging out of the door and swinging as if it were threatening to fall off.
"Emmett you broke my door?" Edward gasped.
"Oh don't worry…you don't need a door anyways!" Emmett said. Emmett was retarded.
"Ugh…great now Jasper and I are going to have to buy a replica door to hide the damage!" Edward groaned.