Chapter Five
It was the smell of coffee and bacon that woke her from her dreams, followed by the brightness of the sun filtering in through the slats of the blinds and the sturdy weight across her waist that set her on high alert.
"Shit," She muttered as she turned within the grasp to see Jasper still fast asleep.
She took a moment to appreciate the view that she was too preoccupied to see last night, the lean form was sun-kissed and wrought with muscles. A tattoo of ivy wound from his left pec to his arm and up his neck, a magnolia flower and a bunch of blue bonnets rested over his heart with ivy leaves peeking out between them, it was a stunning tattoo and she wondered why he had gotten it.
Besides the tattoo were the scars she took notice of, there were a plethora of them crisscrossing over his whole torso like a story, many of the scars she was familiar with, bullet wounds, knife wounds, burns... some she couldn't place and that too made her wonder what war this man had been through.
A clatter down the hall had Bella stiffening as what originally woke her came back into the forefront of her mind. Carefully she picked up the arm around her waist and shuffled out from under it, she slipped on her panties and forwent the bra as she could not find it and shimmed into her jeans, borrowed one of Jasper's shirts and snuck softly out of the room wincing at the loud click of the door.
"About time ya woke up, thought the food would do it? What happened last night, I didn't even see you…" Peter trailed off as he stared at his lieutenant.
There was literally no other time that Bella could say was more embarrassing than this moment in time. Nothing, nothing, was worse than being caught half naked and locked into a staring match between yourself and the person you were training and he obviously staring openly at your breasts.
It took a moment for Peter to realise what he was seeing and he dropped the pan in his hand with a loud clatter as he covered his face with both hands. "Shit, fuck, I'm sorry… sorry! I didn't mean to look, Lieutenant"
Snapping out of her embarrassed horror Bella quickly pulled the shirt over her head and stared down at Peter, waiting for him to look at her in the eyes. Honestly, she wished for the floor to open up and swallow her whole because this was just... "Peter!"
"Sorry!" Peter stammered out once more before facing her. "But my brother, really?"
"I swear to god Peter, if you even think about mentioning this to the others or at all then I will make sure you clean the fire house from top to bottom with a toothbrush every day of the god damn week!" She hissed furiously while grabbing her bag from where it fell on the floor next to the couch, a blush burning her cheeks. "I'll see you on shift, not a word do you hear me? I already will never hear the end of this from Jade."
"Yes ma'am, but Jasper ain't gonna either." Peter replied instantly, his teasing smirk a reflection of his brothers from the night before that just made Bella's skin crawl.
She gave one last warning to Peter before hauling ass outside and hailing the first cab she saw. Jasper lived in the next suburb over from hers and though she ran that track constantly to keep in shape, today was not a day to do so. She had the cab pull over a few places down from hers, thankfully neither of her roommates' bikes were parked in their usual spot and so Bella relaxed a fraction of a degree as she walked up her steps and slipped inside.
"Well shit," Jade's voice rung out with amusement causing Bella to whirl around with a curse.
"Jesus fucking Christ Jade, you scared the crap out of me." Bella hissed, her eyes scanning the hallway and room behind her for any sign of Demetri, blinking when she saw Jade casting a curious look up out the window. "What the fuck are you doing?
Jade raised her brow with a smirk, never tearing her eyes away from the sky. "Hell ain't frozen over so I'm checkin' to see if pigs are flyin'."
"What?" Bella asked flatly, drawing Jade's attention fully.
"Shit dude, you got fucked six ways to Sunday by that fine hunk of man meat that you were eye fuckin' all night." she pointed out raising a finger and began listing. "You didn't come home; you're sneaking in, barefoot and in a borrowed shirt. So much for fingers and toys."
Bella felt the blush burn up her cheeks. "Jade!"
"Toys?" Felix's confused voice rouses from the lounge room and Bella sent a dark glare towards her best friend as she turned to face Felix, half-naked and rising from the couch mid-yawn. "What are you two talking 'bout?"
"We're talking about nun-ya." Bella informed blandly as she began to make her way towards her room.
Felix's voice calls back from the lounge room "What's nun-ya?"
"Nun-ya god damn business," She shouted down the hallway, closing the door with a loud irritated click.
She dropped her shoes in front of her cupboard before flopping onto her bed with a groan. Why did she decide that it was a good idea to live with her best friend? Oh, because it saved money and she'd be fucking bored out of her mind as Jade put it. Well, it was true but with Jade came Demetri and with Demetri came Felix and sometimes a variety of his lovers.
With a huff, Bella got to her feet once more and pulled the shirt off, pausing to inhale the sharp scent of fading leather, sweat and something that made her mouth water that was uniquely Jasper. Bella wasn't too sure what to do now, did she place the shirt with her gear to give to Peter or keep it? That was also another god damn problem, what the hell was she supposed to do about Peter? Though she knew that Peter wouldn't tell, he wasn't that type of guy. Well, he'd probably sell his own brother for information to use against you to embarrass you but not something so personal… perhaps… she better drill it in when she sees him next.
Her phone buzzed with a message from an unknown number. It was a picture of her bra and a note. 'I believe you lost something', she had time to let out a startled laugh before her phone buzzed once more and then again a few seconds later.
P.S. I stole your number from Peter – J
Don't kill me! - P
Honestly, these two… she thought before saving Jasper's information and then hitting reply to Peter's text, she'd message him first before dealing with what Jasper had sent.
You're fine for now… but come next shift… - I
A bark of laughter that sounded quite like Jade's laugh when up to mischief or unleashing hell left her lips as she hit send. She could just imagine Peter's face at seeing that text and wondered what he thought she would do.
With a sly grin Bella took a photo of her wearing Jasper's shirt and sent it to him with a reply before she could chicken out. The grumble of her stomach had her sighing and made her decision on what to do next, a shower she definitely needed and then some food.
Once cleaned and dressed, Bella grabbed her phone and made her way out into the kitchen, eyeing Felix warily as he fried up some bacon and eggs, pancakes already cooling on the small island. It wasn't often the big lug cooked, in fact…. "Are you still drunk?"
Jerking, Felix spun around with a curse, "Jesus Bells… make some noise and for your information… sorta."
"I smell sausages, but you're only cooking bacon." She pointed out with a raised brow, smirking when her phone dinged to notify she had a text. She bit at her lips to keep the laugh and smile at bay as she read Jasper's reply.
Is it possible to be envious of an inanimate object? I'm pretty sure I am… J
"Oh, my man's on them, as well as some steak and hash browns," Jade informed as she took a step inside off the balcony. "I made the pancakes, that's about it but it's a 'I need some grease in me' kinda mornin'… Don't ya agree Bells or you burn off that booze already?"
The glare that formed on Bella's face at her words sent Jade in a laughing fit, leaving poor Felix confused as they rushed from the kitchen to the lounge, Bella muttering threats of violence towards Jade.
Author Note: *chuckles* I love Jade and Felix!
Also I keep getting asked about whose where and whatnot.. since I watched Chicago fire while writing this... Bella is lieutenant Casey and Demetri is Severide... Jane and Alec are on the ambulance... Emmett and Jasper are police... I don't... I don't understand how it's confusing?