EPOV
I watch as Bella's nose scrunches slightly as she sleeps. It makes me want to lean over and kiss her. I would if we hadn't had such a late night last night.
She let me rant and rave in disgust over how repulsive both Kate and my father were. Then she comforted me by letting me fuck her against the wall.
We usually didn't have sex to distract from what was going on with either of us, but when I protested she talked me into it.
Getting lost in her brought me back to who I am now and what I want going forward.
We laid here in my bed talking until she fell asleep, then I laid here thinking most of the night.
I don't think I can ever look at my father again. He fooled me with his aloofness of Kate, he never once looked her way unless he was in conversation at dinner with us.
Throughout the night, I tried to think of any moment from the past five years where he acted interested or even if there was interest shown from her.
I came up with nothing.
I caught her with James, I had picked up on their mutual attraction almost instantly. I have always been observant and I prided myself on that trait. Something was off about all this.
I could feel Bella stretching beside me, my eyes met her now open ones.
"Morning," she says with a yawn.
I lean down kissing her.
This girl is an angel.
She had been through the wringer over the last few months but didn't let any of it pull her under. She still remained direct and clever, two of the qualities I loved most about her.
I wasn't going to waste any time with her, I knew what I wanted.
We both would be in Seattle next fall, her father warned me that she'd be living in the dorms as a freshman. I wouldn't argue with him about it, I was building an equally great relationship with him and wanted it to stay that way.
"Mmm, we're both naked," she says with a smirk.
"We are," I say with a grin, rolling her so she's on her back.
My hands hold her ribs as we kiss, when her hips buck up to meet mine I groan digging my fingers into her skin.
She squeals, trying to reach into my nightstand drawer.
Her hand clangs around in there while still in my hold. Her frustrated grunts make me laugh.
"Having trouble?" I tease.
"Did you bury the condoms in here?" she asks before squealing when she finds it.
I laugh as she struggles to rip open the foil but groans when her fingers wrap around me to roll it on.
Our kisses are sloppy and filled with laughs.
When I slide into her it's like we were meant to fit like this. Her fingers dig into my lower back pulling me closer as I thrust in her.
My teeth scrape down her neck while her one hand grabs my hair and pulls.
"Edward," she murmurs in a cry.
I pick up my pace slamming into her, her nails moving up my back digging in harder.
I can feel I'm close, so I take her leg pushing it further up as I pump. She cries out arching her back up, she clenches around me making me cum.
As I come down my weight falls on her.
"You're really good at this," she says.
I pull out, rolling on my back catching my breath.
"You are too," I say with a low laugh before I take the condom off and go dispose of it.
When I get back in the bed with her she cuddles into my side, her nook as she's claimed it.
Her head lays on my chest as her finger traces my stomach.
I wrap my arms around her, giving her a squeeze.
We lounge in my bed taking turns sharing kisses.
I glanced at my clock seeing it was a quarter after eight.
"It's too early to start the day," Bella informs me.
"Is that so?"
"That is so," she says, running her fingers through my hair.
I laugh while grabbing my phone.
I'm not surprised that my mom tried to get a hold of me after we left the house, but I am surprised at the number of calls and texts I have from a new number saying they are Kate.
"What?" Bella asks when she sees my frown.
"I don't get why she keeps trying to contact me," I say.
"Maybe she wanted to tell you about— your dad," Bella says carefully.
I shrug it off, that is until ten minutes later when there is a knock at my door. I grab my briefs and sweatpants from the floor pulling them on.
Bella has the blanket up to her face.
"Are you hiding?" I ask in disbelief.
"You have an open floor plan anyone can see into your bed from the door. I don't need your mother seeing me like this," she all but shrieks.
I grab a clean t-shirt and sweatpants for her, dropping a kiss on top of her head before answering the door.
I scratch my stomach as I walk, freezing when I see Kate outside of the door. Her face holds its normal contrite expression, something I don't miss seeing.
She's standing in a cream wool coat, black slacks, and heels. Her blonde hair is in a low bun and she even has bright red lipstick on.
I look back to Bella who is now completely dressed.
"Babe, grab my coat and head over to the house," I tell her.
"Who is—" dies off her lips.
I look at the house noticing the kitchen looks empty.
"I would head up to Tanya's room," I tell her.
She nods, putting her arms into my coat, as she moves past me I pull her into a hug and give her head a kiss. "I'll be over when I see how she found out where I am."
"Okay," she says, giving me one last squeeze.
I open the door Bella brushes past Kate giving me one more worried look. I shoot her a smile.
Kate moves to come in but I stop her.
"I don't know how you found me but you are not welcome here," I told her.
"They told you," she says with a stiff nod. "Edward, it's freezing out here and I think we need to talk."
"You just woke me and my girlfriend up, you are not in the position to be making any demands," I say bluntly.
"You have been awake for a while," she comments.
I make sure not to grab her arm but the fabric of her coat when I pull her in.
"You have no business being here let alone being a voyeur to my life," I snap after shutting the door behind her.
"I've been trying to reach you for months, you have left me no choice," she counters.
"You've been fucking my father and God knows who else for how long? I don't think where I'm at matters to you anymore."
"You gave me no choice," she yells.
"Kate, I left you the apartment in the brownstone, you cheated on me with James the whole summer. I owe you nothing," I tell her.
"There has been a target on my back since you left at the law firm," she grits out.
"Then maybe you shouldn't have been fucking one of the legal clerks at my Grandfather's firm," I say with a glare. "That is my family, you are lucky I asked my grandfather not to let you go."
"I had no choice but to turn to your father once I knew he was interested," she says in defense.
"Are you saying you only fucked my dad so you could excel at the firm?" I ask in disbelief. "Look at what that got you, now you both are out."
"I lost my place at school," she mumbles.
I stare at her not seeing how any of this is my problem.
My brain starts to try to make any connection to whether she has been using me this whole time, was it all a lie? Our fathers were friends and very happy that we started dating, I didn't see it as being beneficial to either of us, only that I thought we were in love.
"Are you still with my dad?" I ask.
"I've asked for some time apart," she responds coolly.
"If you are here to ask me to talk to my grandfather you really don't deserve to be a lawyer. There is no way in hell that I will help you, especially after everything you have done, you have no integrity," I tell her through clenched teeth.
"I've made mistakes but this is ruining my life."
"You ruined your life."
"Is this because of the child you're sleeping with?"
"Child? Bella is a legal adult."
"Who has quite the record, rehab at seventeen Edward, really?" she says with a scoff.
"I'm going to call Jason Jenks and ask if you've been using his services, and if he says you have my grandfather might be in touch with your father," I roar.
Her eyes widened.
"Leave and never contact me again," I say very quietly.
She eyes me but slowly moves for the door.
"I really am sorry for what happened, but you know I don't deserve this," she says before stepping out the door.
I want to scream because she thinks she is the wronged party.
I grab a hoodie and slide my boots on.
When I open the sliding doors in the kitchen Gramps is the only person I see here.
"You need to talk to Jenks," I tell him referring to his firm's Private Investigator that is on retainer.
"That's why Kate is skulking around?" he asks, sounding almost impressed.
"So you saw her?"
"I saw her leave but I also bumped into Miss Bella as she was tip-toeing up the stairs... she breaks fast," he says, giving me a pointed look. "Her father is a cop, you are very bold, kiddo."
I rub a hand over my face.
My mom takes this moment to enter the kitchen looking a little worse for wear. She frowns at both of us as she passes to the coffee machine.
"Why is it so serious this early in the morning?" Mom asks.
"Kate just paid me a visit," I tell her, watching her tense.
Mom's eyes glare for a moment. "She has a lot of nerve."
"She wants Gramps to clear her name, she was dropped from her space at the law school," I explained. "Because I broke up with her, she moved on to Dad to certify her internship."
"I need to talk to her father," Gramps sighs.
I gave him a look.
"And Jenks."
"She knew all about Bella," I add.
Mom lets out a gasp.
I knew she liked Bella, even though last night she was drunk off her ass. She was mostly a social drinker, but on the rare occasion did she drink like she did last night. Hopefully, over the next few days, she can bond with Bella before they leave.
"Are you planning on drinking again?" I ask, raising a brow.
"No, today I'm cleansing," she snips.
"Right," I laugh.
My mom hopefully can show Bella that she is normal and not the lush she portrayed last night.
A/N: Please remember to review and thanks to those of you who have. A huge thanks to CoppertopJ for her edits!