23
2:34 a.m.
When we get into her unit, there is a light on and music coming from the kitchen. Bella rolls her eyes.
"Hey, Alice!"
A petite girl, a little shorter than Bella sticks her head into the living room. Her dark eyes pass over Bella before sweeping over me.
"Hey," she says, her voice sounding carefully neutral. There is a spoon of what looks to be peanut butter in one of her hands.
"This is Edward," Bella says, tapping lightly against my chest with her knuckles. I lift a hand to wave at Alice.
"Hi."
She sticks the spoon in her mouth to wave back. "I'm making pancakes. You guys hungry?"
At the mention of food, my stomach growls. Bella looks at me in surprise before smiling. Pancakes still aren't as good as waffles, but I'm not about to get picky when someone is offering me a home-cooked meal.
"Sure," she calls to Alice. Bella turns back to me. "You can put that in my room," she suggests, nodding to my duffle. "I want to change anyway."
I nod in agreement, following her to her room. I changed out of my uniform at the station, but I'm eager to get out of my jeans and into some sweats. I keep the PD shirt I have on, and when Bella shuts her bedroom door, I set my duffle down, rooting around for some sweats.
"Ugh," Bella sighs, kicking off her shoes. "I need out of this dress. Will you?" She turns around, and I nod, reaching out to help her with the zipper.
When it's down, she shimmies out of the dress, tossing it across her room toward a laundry hamper. I'm momentarily distracted watching her as she reaches up to take her bra off, but then I force myself to resume my own task.
We both get changed, sighing in relief when we are in more comfortable clothing. I sit on the edge of her bed, and she smiles at me, stepping between my legs. My hands lift automatically to her hips.
"Mm," she moans, her fingers running along my shoulders and up into my hair. "I'm going to get spoiled seeing you so much. I'm definitely going to expect to see a sexy cop in my bed all the time now."
I chuckle, my hands flexing over her hips. "Doesn't sound so bad," I murmur. She leans down, pressing her lips to mine.
My thumbs rub her hip bones as she leans against my chest her elbows coming up to rest on my shoulders.
When we pull away slightly to breathe, Bella giggles.
"I can't believe it was you who showed up tonight."
I grunt out a small laugh, brushing one hand over her back.
"About that…"
She smiles and kisses me again.
"I know," she murmurs against my lips. "It was beyond stupid. But I didn't think you were going to show up. I thought some nameless officer would show up. I mostly did it because I planned on throwing it in my dad's face." She grimaces. "I won't be trying that again. I don't ever want to be the reason your career is in jeopardy."
My hand slips under her shirt, rubbing against her back.
"I appreciate that," I tell her. "Though in the future, you can call me directly for a ride, even if it's from your dad's place. We'll just leave dispatch out of it."
She grins and leans down again, kissing me hard. I want to get lost in her touch, but then I hear Alice call Bella's name and remember we have pancakes waiting for us.
"Let's go eat," Bella says, pulling back and licking her lips. "I think you're really going to like Alice."
I smirk and nod, sliding my hands down to her ass.
"All right," I agree. "But I'm definitely saving room for this."
I squeeze her ass in my palms before my hands slip down the backs of her thighs, the tips of my fingers brushing her pussy as I squeeze again. Her breath hitches as she arches into my grasp.
"Yeah," she pants, licking her lips. "That's definitely on the menu."
I grin and slap her ass, making her squeal in surprise. She laughs but steps out of my grasp, allowing me to stand.
We head out to the kitchen before we can get sidetracked again.