Chapter 10 – Covering It

Pulling away from Edward felt impossible, but the alarm on my phone had gone off for the fourth time. I couldn't justify snoozing it anymore. Even if we were just across the alley, we weren't dressed. That was the other problem. I didn't have any clothes at Edward's place.

"I need clothes," I mumbled against his lips. His fingers flexed on my hip, like he was trying to decide whether to slide them up my shirt or grab my butt. "We have to get to work."

He took a couple of deep breaths and pulled back, squeezing his eyes tight. He was trying to get himself under control. I decided to help him out by squirming out of his arms and off the bed. I opened his top drawer and started to dig around, wondering if maybe he had some sort of underwear I could steal, because mine were embarrassingly dirty from all his attention.

He came up behind me and rested his chin on my shoulder. His hands sat safely on my hips, with no intention of moving. "Dig a little more into the back. There should be some smaller pairs I outgrew." He reached past me, and his front came in contact with my back. He had it under control, but his body being so close to mine made my insides curl in excitement. I reached behind me and squeezed his butt, pressing his body hard against mine. I wiggled a little, rubbing against him just right. His hand left the drawer and found my breast, and I quickly turned around to attack his lips.

I somehow ended up pinned against the wall, panting his name like a hussy, when Eddie knocked on the door and opened it. "It's getting a bit late, were you two going in today? Because if you need the house so you can work on making me some great-grandbabies, I can step out and grab myself a drink at the café."

I was mortified and hid my face in Edward's chest, leaving him to answer his grandpa. He cleared his throat, before he said, "She was just looking for clothes."

Eddie's eyes darted between the two of us. "Right," he said dragging out the word. "You should check the trunk, Edward. She looks to be about Lizzy's size."

My eyes shot to Eddie's. He had to be crazy if he thought I would wear his dead wife's clothes.

"I've got her covered," Edward answered him. Eddie nodded and then left the room, closing the door after himself. "So, clothes," he rubbed his neck and then pointed at his dresser. "I have some stuff you can try, or I can run yours through the wash real quick."

"We should probably wash my clothes, but maybe just leave them here, just in case this happens again." I looked up at him sheepishly, hoping he'd tell me it'd definitely be happening again. He blushed and nodded his head yes.

"Go ahead and take what you want," he said, pointing to the dresser. He picked up mine and his clothes and started out the door.

"Wait, Edward, don't forget these." I kicked off his sleep pants and pulled off my panties. The sleep shirt was long enough that it kept everything covered, but his mouth was still hanging open. I shoved them inside the pile, not wanting them on top for him to look at, when he put them in the washer. When he walked out of the room, I got right to digging into his dresser. I did find a pair of boxer briefs that looked a bit smaller than the others, and my booty was big enough to fill them out to hold them up. I rolled the waistband a couple of times, and it sat nicely against my skin. I was pretty sure they weren't going to come off. I slipped into the bathroom and found my bra where I'd left it. I whipped off the sleep shirt and put my bra on, then walked out to find some more clothes.

Edward was in the bedroom, digging in the dresser himself. "I think I have a pair of sweatpants that are a little smaller. They'd still be huge on you, but…" He turned around and saw me standing there only wearing underwear. He cleared his throat and forced his eyes to look at my face. He held out the black sweatpants, and I took them, bending over to pull them on. I tightened the string to make them fit on my waist and bent over again to roll the pant legs up. When I looked up at Edward, his eyes were once again fixed on my breasts. He was going to make it very hard to go to work. "If you keep looking at me like that, we're not going to get out of this room," I warned.

He let out a little whimper and stepped back. His hand went to his neck like always. I could see the internal debate.

"Go out, Edward, I'll be there in a minute." I didn't have to tell him twice. He was quick to hurry out of the bedroom. I pulled out a white tank top undershirt and found a black button-up. I put the tank top on, and then leaving the shirt unbuttoned, I rolled it up, tying it in a knot under my breasts and then pulled my hair up in a bun. It wasn't the finest look, but it wasn't bad, either, considering what I had to work with.

I could hear Edward pacing in the hall. When I opened the door, I made sure to smile big at him. I didn't want him to think I had been rejecting him, when I'd kicked him out of his room. I took his hand and pulled him close to me. I gave him a little tug and puckered my lips, so he'd know I wanted a kiss. He happily obliged and wrapped his arms around me. He could build a fire in me so quickly. I was about ready to eat his face off, when I heard Eddie thump his cane against the hall wall. "Were you two headed out?" he asked with an amused look.

Edward set me on the floor once more. I didn't know how I'd ended up wrapped around him again, my legs around his waist, pressed up against the wall. It was shocking how fast things accelerated between us. "Yeah, we were just on our way out. You call me if you need anything," my sweet man insisted.

"Yeah, yeah, I know the drill, you two get out of here. I can barely hear the TV over your moaning and groping," Eddie teased.

"Oh, my…" I hid my face in Edward's chest, causing both men to chuckle. Edward put his arm around me and ushered me out the back door and toward the shop. "You make me such a hussy," I mumbled into his side, and I felt the rumble of his laughter. I peeked up at him to see his perfect smile looking down at me. The embarrassment was worth it to see that smile. "I love you."

His grin grew even wider. "I love you, too." He leaned down and kissed my forehead. That was probably a good thing. For some reason, when our lips met, everything else disappeared. I didn't want to lose my virginity in the alley, though, and I hoped we could keep ourselves under control in the shop. I knew it'd be a challenge.

We had walked in, ready to check the books, when Laurant asked me, "Is that a hickey on your neck?" When he pointed to my neck, my hand shot to it, and Edward was quick to try and peek at it. "Ten bucks, pay up!" Laurant said, waving his hand at Tanya.

"Oh, you slutty whore, you're corrupting our innocent boss here," she taunted and stuck her tongue out at Laurant, as she handed over the ten dollars.

"Shut up, Tanya, I think it's cute," Rose said a little wistfully. Jasper was smirking at me and gave Edward a thumb's up, when he thought I wasn't looking, but of course, the fool didn't take into account that we were both standing in front of mirrors. When Edward was trying to be sneaky, he was very good about being out of view of not only me, but the mirrors, yet that hadn't stopped Jasper from tattling on him. And thank heavens he had, or I'd have no reason to check for hickeys.

I heard the shop bell ring and turned to welcome our new customer. "Billy!" I was shocked, but happy. I loved Billy, even if his son was an ass. Billy had tried to help me as much as he could, when my parents had died.

"Little Bella, look at this place. I heard it was amazing, and I had to see it with my own eyes," he said proudly. I gave him a big hug. He patted my head and cupped my cheeks, when I pulled back smiling. "Are you eating good?"

"Probably better than you," I giggled.

"You don't have to rub it in," he played.

"So, what brings you to this part of the world? I'm sure it wasn't just my shop. That's nearly a two-hour drive."

"I know, I was running errands, and the doctor let me know Jake had woken up."

"Doctors, what happened?"

"It's the damnedest thing. I've always wondered if he was on drugs or something, but I knew for sure he was, when I got the call that he was in the hospital up here in Port Angeles."

"Oh no, did he overdose?" I didn't think Jake had a drug problem.

"No, they found him unconscious. He woke for a short time and started crying about ninja ladies, crouching tigers and hidden dragons. He's gone mad. They're going to have him evaluated by the psych ward. I don't know what I'm going to do with that boy."

"I'm sorry, Billy. You let me know if I can help with anything."

"Sure, Bella, but I don't think there's anything we can do. It's all up to the doctors now. I knew I shouldn't have let him watch the Power Rangers when he was growing up. Lady ninjas," he said, shaking his head. I gave him one last hug and walked him out.

When I returned, Tanya and Rosalie were giggling. "Do you two know anything about what happened to Jake?"

Tanya smirked at Rose, and Rose flipped her shears like a gunslinger. "Nope," she said a little too innocently. If Jake wasn't such an ass, I might've been upset.

I just threw my hands up. "I don't want to know."

"Bella, Bella, my beautiful Bella!" Emmett came in singing. I had just enough time to step around the counter, before he scooped me up in a hug and swung me around, nearly taking out a shampoo display.

"Emmett!" Edward huffed.

Emmett put me down and patted the top of my head like a toddler. "She's not hurt. She's still her amazing self."

"What's going on? What are you talking about?" I asked him.

"It's not what I'm talking about. It's what my mom and Alice are ranting about. You rock, little girl! I can't believe you put them in their place. I've been telling them to lay off Edward for forever, but they never listened, and you go in there and scare the ever living shit out of them." He grabbed me and tossed me in the air a little. Edward caught me and pulled me out of Emmett's reach.

"Oh no," I frowned.

"Oh yes! Don't be upset about it, though. They needed to be snapped into shape. Alice has been the spoiled princess of the family for too long. She's twenty-four, for god's sake. She needs to leave her baby brother alone and grow the hell up. Dude, do you have a hickey on your neck?" he asked Edward. We both were quick to look. Emmett started to laugh loudly. "I'm just pulling your leg. I was wondering how far the pair of you had gone. If you're looking for hickeys, you're going to need these." He pulled out a strip of condoms. "Dad isn't here to give you the talk, but I'd be willing to bet you got the gist of things."

Edward snatched them out of Emmett's hand and shoved them into his pocket, turning red-faced.

"Emmett," Rosalie called to him, and his focus changed immediately, like he was being called by a siren. I saw Tanya move next to Rose, and the pair waved him over with their fingers. "Do you have any more of those?"

"Those?" I didn't think Emmett had any brain power left at that moment.

"Condoms, honey, do you have any more of those?" Tanya asked this time.

His eyes snapped between the two, before his mouth caught up with him. He nodded yes and squeaked a little.

"Good, bring them with you when you come to dinner tonight," Rose said and kissed his cheek, while Tanya kissed the other. Emmett let out a whimpering groan that caused us all to laugh.

"Seven o'clock," Rose informed him.

"Don't be late," Tanya said with a grin. I had a feeling Emmett would be the one walking funny tomorrow, not them.

They went back to work, and Emmett turned and looked at me and Edward wide-eyed. He mouthed "Oh, my god!" and whispered thank you to me. I didn't know why he was thanking me, I was just relieved that someone else in Edward's family liked me, but I wasn't going to question it. His brother was crazy, but in a kind and funny way. I could only guess he took after Eddie's side of the family, too, and thank heavens for that!