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CULLEN-MASEN FAMILY
Chapter 18
BPOV
This week has been very productive. I have gotten all the paintings done for the Seattle Aquarium event, where there will be the unveiling of the painting I done. There will also be an auction of different items to benefit the aquarium. I have done numerous paintings to go up for auction, and the proceeds to go to the aquarium for new exhibits. I loved doing the work for them. I am also going with Edward, and it's a formal event.
I got the elevator installed, and it works wonderfully. It sure does cut down on having to wait for the freight elevator. I can also use it when I am confined to my wheelchair for the day.
We also got a lot done on Edward's apartment. There have been furniture trucks coming, and going for days. I can hardly wait to see it when it's finished. Mrs. Cullen-Masen, Carrie is suppose to be coming to pick up the painting she bought for his apartment. There are also the two paintings I done for his apartment warming that will go in his bedroom.
I am in need of picking up my gown for the event, also. I hope it will work alright with my arm braces. The one I wanted had a kind of tail that might have got in the way, but I still ended up buying it, too. It's very pretty, red, and sexy. I got a black satin to wear for that night, though.
Now, I got the painting to finish for the university, and then the art exhibit at the Foster/White Gallery. They are wanting as close to twenty paintings as they can get.
I have not seen Edward this week after having such a wonderful weekend with him. I did receive the most beautiful bouquet of tulips I have every seen, and they were purple. I so love that man beyond belief.
Well, another day I plan on spending in my studio. I gather Peaches, and Cane heading down to the studio. I have Alec, and Felix guarding me now. They got the surveillance equipment up, and running at both places, too. They have been all over this building making sure it was very secure, and they had equipment up, and running watching everything, and everyone that came even close. They also put up equipment in the garages, and outside. They now have someone in both buildings watching things from security surveillance rooms they set up.
I trust Edward...I know he will do everything he can to protect me. That man walking up on me pretty much scared the crap out of me, and Edward along with pissing him off they got that close. Garrett ended up with a broke nose, and a black eye. Enough said, let me round up my babies, and go do some work.
Alec locks things up on the top floor as Felix, me and my babies head down to my studio. Just as we arrive, we have Carrie coming up to meet us. She is here to get the paintings for Edward's apartment. Thank God they are in my studio. I would have felt as if I was not accomplishing anything if I had to turn around, and go back upstairs.
Carrie also has some help to take them across the way. I can't remember meeting James, and Tom before, but they are both very polite and seem nice. They surely cater to Esme, and I like her bodyguard, Alistair. You can just sense the danger off him...very quiet, very sneaky? I guess you would say very furtive. He does have a way of just appearing from one place to another unnoticed.
They gather the paintings, and I explain where the other two are suppose to go, and they leave trying to get things finished over there.
I get a pot of coffee going, Gianna has arrived, and we are getting more canvases hung. I feel a long painting period fixing to take over. I just hope my legs will hold out to get some work done.
I need Gianna to call, and order me some 40x30, plus some 60x40 canvases. I need the bigger work area. I tell her what I want hung, I walk over to collect my paints, palettes, brushes, and slip on a work smock. I walk over to our sitting area loving on my babies, and get me a water. I then walk over to my biggest canvas standing there just looking, but not really seeing. I am picturing what it is I'm 'feeling'.
I can't help but think of nothing but Edward. He has been on my mind so much lately. I can see it coming to life. I see two pictures so I will set up paints for them both. One is going to be black, white, and a mixture of both. The other one is reds, yellow, and white mixed.
Before I realize it I am off into my own world. Gianna keeps me in my paints, different brushes, cleaning them, bringing me water, and they take care of my babies. They have gotten some of the guys downstairs, and across the way to order us some lunch. A couple of them take my dogs for their walks...not very far, and I work off and on throughout the day. I don't take long breaks, as I'm afraid I'll lose my muse.
I keep on working until late into the night, when I am greeted by a tall, handsome man standing in front of me. My Edward has come to take me home. I can barely stand as it is, and I know I'm going to have to take a pain pill to be able to sleep.
We make our way upstairs, and Edward is just about having to carry me. He takes me into the bedroom, straight into the bathroom where he sits me on my vanity seat. He turns to fill the tub, and as it's filling up he undresses me. He then takes me sitting me into the warm water, turning on the jets. He tells me he'll be right back, and I hear him in the bedroom gathering something. He comes back with a nice cold water, reaching into my cabinet for a pain pill.
After taking them, he then takes a loofah applying body-wash, and starts to wash me from top to bottom. I do believe he's having more fun carrying it out, than I am at being pampered. It absolutely feels so good. He finishes up letting the water out, then taking towels wrapping me up. He sits me on my seat again drying me off, then puts some pajamas on me, and then proceeds to brush and plait my hair. Edward then picks me up carrying me into the bedroom where he has a nice fire going, blankets pulled down, and sits me under them.
Edward ask me if I'm hungry, and I tell him only for him to join me. He starts taking his clothes off, reaching for his pajama pants, a t-shirt, and ask if I want anything from the kitchen. I ask for some more water, and for him to get my babies in here. He brings Peaches handing her to me, and Cane lays down beside me in his bed. Peaches likes her own covers at the foot of the bed.
Edward comes back joining me in bed where we lay talking about our week, things going on, the event coming up at the aquarium, his apartment almost being ready, and then we talk about spending more time together. He wants to spend another weekend together, but at his apartment. He wants to show me how everything looks when it's finally finished. I agree for this coming weekend, as the next one is the event.
We do some heavy kissing, saying our love you's, and pulling each other close, we drift off to sleep.
EPOV
An Observers POV
When I walked into Bella's studio last night she appeared to be lost in her own world. I watched her for a bit stroking the paints across the canvases, seeing the picture develop before my eyes...before her eyes. It was absolutely magnificent to watch her work. I love Bella so damn much it hurts sometimes.
I know this is my forever I am watching. Right now though I need to take care of her. She is about to collapse, and I'd bet she has worked all day.
I walk over standing in front of her so she has no choice but to look at me, to come out of her world. She looks so tired, and about to fall down. I pick her up, and Gianna say's she will get things cleaned up, and covered.
Alec, Felix, and I get the dogs while I hold her close heading for her apartment. Once we arrive, I get them to make sure things are closed up good, and tight. I know Garrett, and Tom should be here before too long. I help Bella get a bath, a pain pill, get her dressed for bed, and I get ready for bed to join her.
I have a lot to take care of tomorrow, and hopefully I can spend the weekend with Bella in my new apartment. I can't wait to see it once it's done.
The next morning I leave Bella after we enjoyed a very wonderful breakfast provided by Angela. It seems things are going very well between her, and Sean. They had a date this past Friday, and it apparently carried over to Saturday. I hope things work out for the two of them.
Now, after breakfast I head into my office in my old apartment where I meet up with Emmett, Jasper, Sean, Eric, Damian Cal, Shawn, Giulio, David, and someone I've not seen in a while. Randall is among-st my troops meeting today. This can only mean something has stirred his attention. This is probably not good, so let's open this meeting up and see what is going on.
"Alright gentlemen, let's get this meeting to order. Everyone have a seat. James, Tom, can you please get some of those chairs right outside the door. Now, once everyone gets seated I need to bring some information to light. Everyone quiet down, and pay attention," sweeping a look across the crowd. They know better than to give me shit.
Finally, "Now, this weekend I will officially be moved totally into my new apartment in the warehouse. They are still doing some work in the fortress, and vault on the first floor. We are going to have probably as big as the Apocalypse Vault under the warehouse. I had a holding area for weapons, and merchandise coming in to be stored."
"There is also a very nice holding, and interrogation area being finished as we speak. This has multiple rooms, a shower, incinerator, a flushing system to get rid of evidence such as bodily fluids. We are going to also have us some more in depth interrogation rooms built with a big acid vat, a holding area on the first floor for a new assortment of snakes I got coming in. We are gearing up for this coming mess with the Calabrese Family."
"Is everyone up to date with their newest request for a meeting. Aro, and Marcus called wanting to arrange a meeting to see about making some new deals with us. I asked if it was different than their last deals, and they were wanting to expand on the drug part. So, we have a meeting coming up this next week with them. Now, we have one of our members that only comes to my attention when there seems to be a problem. Randall, if you would like to come up, and tell us what is going on."
Randall stepped up front of the group to my right side. He looked at everyone, and me as he began to tell us about the activity he had been observing. There were three men at any given time, and probably more watching, following, and reporting every move Miss Swan made. This only piqued my interest, and wanted to know why this had not been picked up by our surveillance.
Randall continued to fill us in on the activities of Caius Calabrese. Caius had been in a meeting with his uncles, but didn't get the enthusiastic reaction he was looking for. Caius was pushing for a war with us. Caius also had to much of an interest in Miss Swan. He found her very beautiful, and even with her disability he felt that when he got through with her, he could sell her for a very hefty price.
He went on to inform us of his continued pursuit of obtaining warehouses even inland to store humans for their human trafficking market. He said he was continuing to follow up on this item, and the men following Bella. He would let me know if their was more activity on either front. Randall then took a seat in the corner, as he knew it was not over by a long shot.
Everyone knew this was not going to be pleasant as they watched Edward. They could tell he was just about to his breaking point. Edward sat either running his fingers through his hair, running his hands over his face, rubbing his temples as if he had a headache. You could just see he was getting worked up, and when he stood up to address us you knew it was going to be a dressing down.
James and Tom were standing by the door, and Edward asked them to go in the kitchen to get him some coffee. He asked if there was anyone else that would like something. No one commented. They knew it was rhetorical, and not garnering a reply. They just sat watching their boss waiting for shit to hit the fan, and pray it didn't hit anyone directly.
They came back with his coffee, and took their places back by the door. Edward sat drinking his coffee thinking about all Randall had told him. He knew his first, and most important concern was taking care of Bella. If he had to put everyone on her, then so be it. There was to much interest being expressed by Caius for Bella. Edward already knew he would...will end up killing him if he raises one finger towards her.
The rest was not as urgent as keeping her safe. The warehouses, buildings where they were holding those people would be dispensed with in a hurry. Edward looked over to Randall, and he was kind of fidgety. I've got a feeling that is not really all that he knows. I roll over to Randall in my chair, looking him in the eye asking what else is going on.
He looks up at me, and then tells me he had planned on telling me the rest, but later. I told him to just tell me everything, so I could handle it all at once.
Randall told me of a bunch of men that work for the Calabrese family, but are becoming more interested in what Caius is pursuing. There are about twenty to thirty men watching all the women in this family. Their primary interest is in Miss Swan, her helper,Angela, Alice, Esme, and his step mother, Carrie.
Edward patted Randall on the shoulder thanking him for keeping his nose to the ground for him. Edward turned back towards the group looking at all of them, taking stock of who was there right now,and who he had in the field.
There was just one more thing...Randall stood walking over to Edward, to tell him one more thing. It seems someone turned over changing sides. There was a young man who worked for Bella by the name of Seth Clearwater, that Caius has taken into his fold. He is practically glued to Caius' side, and relaying all kinds of information to Caius.
FUCK...Edward knew that he was going to be trouble, but not turn totally against Bella, his brother, Paul. I looked at Sean to get some people to bring Paul to me right now.
Sean sent James and Shawn to pick Paul up, and bring him here. I sat back down in my desk chair waiting for their return.
I was going to remain calm...until he arrived, and so help him, he better not know about his brother turning into a traitor. God help him if he did...
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Alright, things are heating up, and it's so not going to be good. They are pissing off Edward in a BIG way, and they are fixing to get a severe dose of his showing them why he's the BOSS.
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