The Jaguar Versus the Wolf

Chapter 34 – Accessories

Orbiting Satellites Book Two, Chapter 34 - Don't Make Us Go Home companion


"And our next model, Bella, is wearing this beautiful, handmade, one-of-a-kind leather belt, accessorized with local river rocks... Bella come on," Alice whined, "you promised. Turn around and show everybody the belt."

"Do I really have to do this?" she whined back.

Alice was making everyone in the family do a sort of fashion show for each other, showing off the things I'd been making - belts, scarves, necklaces, earrings, bracelets, things like that.

Rosalie had gone first. She loved everybody looking at her, no surprise there, and Alice could barely get her to get off of the makeshift stage she had set up in Bella and Edward's living room. Emmett had looked like he was equally enjoying himself although I think he thought it was more hilarious than anything. The rest of them were going along with it, but Bella seems to be the most miserable out of the group. At least I, as the creator of the items, wasn't going to be forced to participate; only having to look on from the sidelines. "Perks of the designer," I told Alice, putting my foot down when she tried to get me to join in the embarrassment. While I was fine laughing at them, them laughing at me was a different matter entirely

Jasper was up next and was spinning around, showing off the wrist cuffs I had made when his phone started ringing.

"Hey I thought I asked everybody to silence those," Alice complained. This whole fashion show was her idea, yet she didn't seem to be enjoying it very much.

The phone call turned out to be from the credit card company. There was some unusual activity on one of the Cullen's cards and they were calling with a possible fraud alert.

Jasper got out his computer and then a minute later all hell seemed to break loose in the house. Turns out it had something to do with the card that was in the dog's name. Someone (they didn't seem to think it was him) but someone had charged thousands of dollars to it at a bar in Rio.

"I thought they were on a deserted island?" I hadn't asked anyone in particular but Esme told me that they were supposed to go directly to Isle Esme, while Edward frantically whipped out his phone and started dialing.

No one was picking up, so he called again, and again, and again.

"It could be nothing. Most likely someone just swiped his wallet."

"Not helping Emmett," Bella scowled to him.

"How likely do you think it is that a human was able to steal a wolf's wallet? Not with his heightened senses, and when he's with Nessie… I don't see it being a possibility," Jasper shook his head.

"So you think it's more likely that the two of them went on some sort of drinking binge?" Alice questioned.

"That's crazy. Neither of them drink."

"There's a first time for everything."

"There's no way the two of them could drink that much," Carlisle informed them.

Edward had been continuing to call throughout all of this, and it looked like he finally got through. He seemed relieved at first but then grew angrier the longer he stayed on the phone.

Renesmee hadn't been drinking, but the dog had. It was either some very expensive spirits or a lethal (for humans) amount of inexpensive alcohol. Or a combination of the two. Either way it didn't look good for him when he eventually woke up. Apparently he was now passed out in their hotel room. From what I could make out over Edwards shouts they'd been partying it up in Rio and hadn't even stepped foot on the island yet.

This was getting better, and better... not that I was bitter or anything, but ...okay I was bitter.

Why don't you go home Nahuel," Edward seethed at me after he got off the phone with his daughter. "It's late and you could probably use some sleep."

I knew he was really just concerned for Renesmee and was taking it out on me, but deciding it was probably in my best interest to do what he suggested. It was late and I was tired anyway.


A.N. I just posted Chapter 33, and Now here is Chapter 34. Both are really ust fillers until the big finish at the end - if you read Sunrise or Orbiting Satellites Book 2 you know what I'm talking about, but i don't want to spoil it for anyone who hasn't, so that's all i can say.

But events in Chapter 36, which doesn't come up again until Orbiting Satellites Book 3, gives some sort of behind the scenes info and is worth reading, just for that. It was so much fun to write. I can't wait till you read it.