The Writer and the Witch

Chapter 3

Questions

Summary: Bella, along with Alice and Rosalie, have moved from their home town of Salem, MA to Houston Texas, have bought a new home, and are starting new businesses - both for money and for fun. Edward Cullen, the Writer, was raised in the house the trio of sisters have purchased. Wonder what mischief they can manage to get themselves into?

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer started it all for us. What the characters do here, is all mine.

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Previously:

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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Bella was very pleased with herself. The meeting with Edward Cullen had gone even better than she'd hoped. It'd been her first time to try mental magic, and it was not as hard as she'd thought it would be. She already meditated daily so she just added this extra visualization to her regular routine. It added maybe ten minutes, if that much.

Instead of having to gather odds and ends, come up with an incantation and having to wait for a specific phase of the moon or planetary configuration, she'd just visualized what she'd wanted. If everyone knew how easy it was to do mental magic, no one would ever go through all the other trappings.

She and Alice were still a little at odds about what Bella was doing.

Alice swore that what Bella was doing was black magic, that Bella was taking Edward's free will away from him by making him attracted to her. Drawing him to her was bad enough. Alice had grudgingly accepted that it wasn't too bad, but she wasn't going to tell Bella that.

"It's like you're doing a love spell Bella, and you know that's wrong. You can't take a person's free will away from them like that. It'll bounce back on you and it will get ugly. That's a heavy Karmic load to carry!" Alice had been in tears by the end of her argument.

Alice did have a point, she was taking Edward's free will away by what she was doing. It could be considered black magic. She didn't want to think about that though. She'd been attracted to Edward from the first when she'd seen that picture of him on the internet when she'd Googled him.

Bella swore to Alice that she'd stop with the visualizations once she and Edward met, and the seed had been planted. It would be up to him if it went any further. That seemed to placate Alice so she stopped with the lectures on bad Karma.

"You swear? You promise Bella? You'll stop it now that you've met him?" Alice asked, close to tears again. She loved her sister and didn't want to see any bad Karma settle on Bella.

Alice even tried to bring Rosalie into the argument, but Rose refused to get in between her sisters. Alice meant well, but she was a nosy busybody. Always sticking her nose into everyone else's business and Rose told her so. "Alice I will not be drawn into one of your fits of trying to make everyone like you. If Bella wants to do what she's doing, it's her business and it is her Karma after all, so just leave me the hell alone. I won't gang up on Bella with you."

That stung Alice. This whole thing about using magic to control people was dangerous and she didn't want to see Bella suffer because she could not talk her into doing the right thing; what she thought was the right thing. "Well," Alice sniffled, "I would hope that you'd try and stop me from hurting myself." And with that, she fled the room.

Alice found herself out in the greenhouse checking to see if the plants needed any attention. Plants were so much easier to deal with. They have very small voices and always thanked her for taking such good care of them.

Just as she was about to turn on the watering hose, Alice felt her phone vibrate in her jeans pocket. It was a number she didn't recognize. "Hello?" she answered.

"Hey Alice, Jasper Whitlock here."

"Oh, hi Jasper. What's up?" Alice asked.

"I was wondering if I could take you out to dinner tonight or tomorrow night?" Jasper asked.

"Oh, my. Sure Jasper. That's sounds really good. It's not my night to cook and I have nothing else planned. What time and how should I dress?" Alice asked.

"That's great. The place I want to take you is a little dressy, so no jeans and tee shirts. Dress, heels, you know." Jasper was very excited that Alice had accepted. "I'll come pick you up about seven?"

"Alright, I'll be ready." Alice was smiling ear to ear and it came through the phone.

"See you at seven then. Bye Alice." Jasper ended the call.

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Edward walked into Jasper's office at the tail end of the conversation he was having with Alice.

"Who's the lucky girl tonight?" Edward asked.

Jasper looked up surprised. He hadn't heard Edward open the office door. As Edward made himself comfortable in front of his desk, Jasper asked, "To what do I owe the honor of this visit Edward?"

Edward smiled, "Do I need an excuse to visit my favorite cousin?"

"Well," Jasper drawled, "Since this is only the second time in as many months that you've come here, I think that yes you do."

"Ok. You got me." Edward looked troubled.

"What's wrong Edward?" Jasper asked.

Edward looked troubled when he replied, "It's Isabella Swan."

Jasper nodded, "Ok. What about her?"

'I'm constantly obsessing about her." Edward ran his hands through his hair. That was his tell when he was really concerned about something. "All I can think about is that erotic dream I had about her, and," Edward sighed, "and after meeting her yesterday, it's gotten worse." Edward eyed Jasper speculatively, "What do you think?"

"Edward you've never in your entire life asked me what I thought about any of your crushes. Why are you doing so now?" Jasper asked as he leaned back in his desk chair.

"I feel so out of control Jasper, it scares me," Edward said simply. "I've never felt this much about a woman before," he continued. "What do you think I should do?"

"I'll say it again,Edward, why are you asking me? You've never asked me anything like this before." Jasper looked at his cousin, "What's got you so bothered?"

"I don't know. That's just it. Sure she's pretty, but once I'm away from her I begin to think that I know women who are actually prettier. It's like there's this pull between us and it's got me worried." Jasper cocked an eyebrow and Edward continued, "All my instincts tell me I should run that she's going to be more trouble than she's worth, BUT there's that pull. What do you think I should do, please help me out with this Cuz."

"Look Edward, do what you want to do. Follow your instincts! If you think you shouldn't have anything to do with her, don't... BUT! If that attraction between you two is so strong, spend some more time with her. See what actually develops." Jasper told his cousin.

Laughing Edward stood up and left Jasper's office.

That boy is seriously in trouble, Jasper thought as he started working his way through the paperwork piled on his desk.

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As he was leaving Jasper's office his phone vibrated in his pocket. He smiled as he realized it was his long time best friend, Emmett McCarty.

"Hey Emmett, what's shaking?" Edward knew Emmett would make him feel better. "Just the man I wanted to talk with! You must be psychic man."

Edward and Emmett had been best friends since grade school. Some other boy was picking on Edward at the playground and Emmett had made the kid stop. Edward and Emmett had been tight ever since.

"What were you going to call me about?" Emmett asked.

Edward smiled broadly, "How'd you like to meet a really pretty natural blond?"

"First, I want to know how you know she's a natural blond." Emmett questioned.

"She has a sister who's hair is the same shade, and the complexion to go with it. Could be fun for you to find out. Maybe we could have a side bet?"

"You have my interest my man! Keep talking," Emmett boomed.

"I'm obsessed over her sister and want a wing man when I take her out. There's just something about her... I don't know. I guess I just need moral support. You up for it or not?" Edward asked.

"Hell yeah, I'm up for it!" Emmett said. From long experience Edward knew that Emmett's eyebrows were going up and down, suggestively.

"Ok. Let me make a call, you open tonight?" Edward asked.

"Yeah, I have no plans. That's actually why I'd called you to begin with, to see if you wanted to kill some brews tonight," Emmett confessed.

"Great! Let me make the call and I'll get back with you as soon as the deal's set." Edward said.

"Talk to you in a few," and with this Emmett disconnected the call.

Edward punched in the number twice before he actually let the call go through.

"Hello?" came the beautiful voice that belonged to Isabella Swan.

Hearing Bella's voice Edward almost hung up. "Hey, Bella, it's Edward Cullen."

"Hello Edward. What can I do for you?" Bella asked sweetly.

Edward found his mind coming up with all kinds of scenarios...Bella on her knees giving him a blow job with those lips of hers that looked like they could do and do well...him looking down on her naked body as he thrust himself repeatedly into her wet and willing body...his lips wrapped around one of her hard pink nipples...

"Edward, you still there?" Bella asked.

"Sorry, yes I'm here. Look I was wondering if you'd let me take you out to dinner tonight?" He finally got out. Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! he thought frantically.

"That would be nice Edward. Thank you. I'd love too. I understand that Jasper is taking Alice out tonight, maybe we could meet them someplace? Or would you rather be alone?" Bella kinda giggled.

"As nice as being alone with you sounds, I was also wondering if your sister, Rosalie, would like to meet my best friend and we could double date?"

"I don't know. I don't think Rose has anything planned for tonight. Let me ask her," Bella said.

Edward could hear mumbling in the background.

"She said ok as long as your friend isn't a complete douche bag." Bella told him.

"Good. Shall we say we'll be there about 7:00 tonight. This place I'm thinking of doesn't allow jeans and tee shirts. I'll be wearing a sports coat and slacks, so you have an idea how to dress," Edward said.

"Right. We'll see you at 7:00, and Edward? I'm glad you called. I was thinking of you," with that Bella ended the call.

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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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