The Writer & The Witch
Chapter 3
First Meeting
Summary: A/U AH - Three Witch sisters move from Salem, MA to Houston TX where they rent to own the ancestral home of one Edward Cullen. For some reason Edward has a dream about a dark haired beauty that he has yet to meet. Does Bella already have Edward under her spell? What mayhem will the Witch Sisters bring into the lives of Edward, his family and his friends?
Disclaimer: Ms. Meyer started it all. I've borrowed her characters, but this storyline is mine.
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Chapter 3
First Meeting
Previously:
Bella is sitting on the porch by the front door, as if she was waiting for them.
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Jasper turned the truck off and waited until Edward pulled up and stopped behind him. He got out of his truck and walked back to Edward and waited for him to get out of his sports car, but Edward just sat there staring up at the porch.
"Who is that sitting there Jasper?"
Looking closer, Jasper smiled and replied, "Why, that's Miss Isabella Swan, Edward. She's the one you wanted to see, right?" Jasper teased.
Edward climbed out of his car slowly. When he unfolded completely, he shut the door and leaned against it.
"Come on Edward, you'll never meet her standing out here in the street," Jasper was beginning to wonder if there was something wrong with Edward. He'd never known him to be this hesitant to meet a beautiful young woman.
Finally Edward pushed away from his car and followed Jasper up the brickwork walkway.
When Jasper and Edward reached the bottom of the steps, Bella smiled and motioned with her hand toward the table in front of her indicating the pitcher of tea and the three glasses, each of them a glass of iced sweet tea. Each glass had a sprig of mint sticking out of it as well as a slice of lemon wedged on the rim.
"Good afternoon gentlemen, may I offer you a glass of sweet tea?" Pausing as the men stood there gaping at her she asked, "This is what you people do when guests come to call is it not?"
Edward just stood there with his mouth open. Her voice had the most melodious quality he'd ever heard in a woman's voice. An angel's voice would not have sounded any more beautiful.
Jasper climbed the four steps up to the porch and walked over to the table with a huge smile on his face as he reached for a glass, "Thank you kindly, Miss Bella," and sat down.
She turned away from Jasper and looked to where Edward seemed stuck. "Please, Mr. Cullen, have a seat. It's far too hot to stand in the sun like that. It's really very cool up here," She continued to smile sweetly.
Edward stood there at the bottom step staring at Bella.
Jasper turned his head back, looking for his cousin. "Edward, what are you doin' standing there? Come on, get on up here, boy. You're being rude and you're embarrassing me."
That's the woman from my dream. She's the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. How did I dream about her in such perfect detail? The sound of her voice...that long beautiful hair...her perfect complexion. Edward's mind was a blaze of questions.
"Edward!" Jasper's voice finally broke through Edward's inner thoughts.
Edward shook his head and climbed the steps, then walked over to the table looking down at Bella and stood there frozen, just staring. She smiled up at him. He got lost in the depth of her large chocolate brown eyes. They held him captive, pinioned where he stood.
Jasper looked from his cousin to Bella. He was beyond embarrassed. "Edward...EDWARD!"
This last call of his name brought Edward back to his senses.
"Sorry Jas, I was lost in the beauty of Miss Swan. Pleased to meet you ma'am." He extended his hand to Bella, who with a very amused look on her face, extended her hand towards his.
How tiny her hand is, so delicate. Those luminous eyes of her's. I've never seen brown eyes with so much depth and character. Edward was lost once again in his mental musings about the beautiful creature whose hand he was still holding. When their hands connected, there was an electrical shock that caused them both to start.
This charge finally brought Edward back to the business at hand.
"Oops Sorry. I guess I must have built up a large static charge." He apologized to Bella.
Bella laughed, "Not to worry. It's just my electric personality. Please have a seat. Drink your tea, you do like sweet tea don't you, or should I offer you something with more, ehm, body to it?" Without giving him a chance to answer she turned to Jasper, "Your office called a few minutes ago Jasper, asking me to have you call."
Frowning Jasper stood and pulled out his cell phone. Mumbling, "Wonder why she didn't call me. Hmm. Excuse me please." And he walked to the other side of the front porch.
"So, Mr. Cullen..." Bella started but Edward interrupted her.
"Please, call me Edward. May I call you Bella? Or, would you prefer Ms. Swan?" He managed to get out.
"Bella is fine, Edward." She smiled at him.
He felt he could get lost in that smile. It was like the rising of the sun after a night of storms.
"Thank you, Miss Bella."
"So, what brings you over here with Jasper?" Bella asked.
"Jasper is my cousin. I won't lie to you, I don't think I could lie to her, he thinks, I wanted to meet the people who moved in to the house I was raised in." Edward told her. She continued to enthrall him. He'd never met anyone like her. He never wanted to be away from her ever again.
Laughing, Bella answered, "Oh. Let me call my sisters out then since the three of us are living in your house now." She stood, walked to the screened front door, opened it and stuck her head in calling, "Rose, Alice, come meet Mr. Cullen."
As she stood, so did Edward, it was ingrained in him from birth that's what you did when a lady left or came to a table. He was once again struck by her grace and her beauty. Her rear view was a beautiful as her front view had been. He had to get to know this fantastic woman much, much better.
Almost as if they'd been waiting to be called, both Alice and Rosalie appeared and came onto the porch. Rosalie was carrying a pitcher of what looked like ice water. Alice had several bottles of what looked like Bourbon, Rum and Vodka.
There was a narrow table about four feet long, against the wall of the house, behind Bella's seat. Alice put the bottles of alcohol on that table, while Rose deposited the pitcher of ice water on the center of the table, and continued to stand next to Bella.
Edward could not tear his eyes away from Bella. He barely even noticed that Alice and Rose were there.
Jasper, on the other hand was transfixed when he saw Alice. She was shorter than the blond standing next to her. He'd not yet met all the sisters. He knew by the names they were Bella's sisters.
With all the forthrightness of a Texan male, Jasper walked right up to Alice and took her hand in his. "Jasper Whitlock Ma'am."
Alice was startled at first, but immediately understood, and spoke her name, "Alice Swan, Mr. Whitlock. Pleased to meet you."
Bella smiled then turned her head back towards Edward, "Ehm, Edward." He was still staring unabashedly at her.
He blinked at her a couple of times, and brought his attention to the two lovelies standing next to her. "Uhmm, yes?"
"I'd like to introduce you to my sisters." Gesturing first to Rose then Alice. "This is Rosalie, or Rose," indicating the blond with long hair, "and this is Alice" indicating the shorter blond.
Edward extended his hand to Rosalie first, "Ma'am, Miss Rosalie, pleased to meet you," then to Alice, "Pleased to meet you Miss Alice."
Jasper managed to maneuver so he was sitting next to Alice.
"Miss Alice," Jasper said as he took her hand away from Edward, "It's my very great pleasure to finally meet you." Then looking at Rosalie, "Ma'am, pleased to meet ya."
Rosalie bent over and whispered to Bella, "Don't you think you should turn it down a little?"
Bella, whose smile looked like the cat that had eaten the canary, whispered back, "Not yet. I'm having way too much fun."
Rosalie just shook her head and seated herself to watch the show.
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A/N: My undying thanks to my Beta JoanOfArt; buggins74, AnakinsRealMom, and Gabby1017 who pre-read for me. Wouldn't be able to do this without you! I have a great team helping me bring this weirdness.
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