I would have argued with Bella more about going to get the stupid cheesecake- which I had forgotten completely about. But, she was just so damn distracting. I'm sure I needed to wipe away drool from my chin as I watched her crawl off the bed with no panties on.
I decided not to get dressed. I was comfortable here. And, I'd be even more comfortable when she was back in bed with me, hopefully nude after another wonderful round. I wanted to hear her moan again. It was without a doubt the best noise in the world. There could be nothing better.
Then there was a knock at the door. It would be so like Bella to lock my keys in the truck and out of the house. I always had a few spares. I slid on my pants and grabbed a key that I kept in my sock drawer. I opened the door with a smile, waiting to find a blushing Bella but instead I was greeted by...
"Edward," I muttered breathlessly, all the wind knocked out of me suddenly.
"Hey, I didn't wake you did I? I guess I should have called before I came over but I was worried you wouldn't agree to see me if I did." He said, his face a bit down fallen.
I cleared my throat and shook my head. I couldn't believe I was blushing. I was really embarrassed about this. "No. I was just kind of busy."
He finally noticed our jackets, which were scattered on the floor. Edward lost a little color in his face, then quickly regained, turning a bright shade of red. "Oh, I'm sorry. I won't keep you for long then."
"It's okay. What do you need?" I said, crossing my arms over my bare chest, trying to cover myself even a little bit. I knew he was just another guy, and it wasn't like I was butt naked but I felt completely exposed. Especially after what I had just done with Bella.
"Um, this is kind of embarrassing. I'm guess Bella isn't here right now, is she?" He asked, looking down at his feet. He obviously didn't think that it was Bella's clothing. Though Bella always had some sort of new clothing from Alice, so it wasn't surprising.
"No, not at the moment." I muttered, looking away. It was technically true. Edward didn't ask if she was here ten minutes ago. He pulled a back pack off his shoulder and handed it to me. "What's this?" I asked, confused.
"Some of her stuff. A few books. Stuff like that. I didn't want her to go without them. I know how she loves them." He said, shrugging his shoulders. "And, I wanted to apologize to you. That's the main reason I came by so I figured it was just easier to make one trip."
"Forget it, it's fine." I said, putting the bag on the couch. I really wanted this conversation to be over with.
"No, I really need to. I realize I'm kind of a prick sometimes and-" He began, talking mainly to his feet it would seem. It wasn't usually one to apologize and I could tell this was hard on him. But, I couldn't help the comment that fell from my lips next. Sometimes my mouth works without aid of my brain, it would seem.
"Sometimes?" I said, raising an eyebrow at him.
He laughed a little embarrassed, but he didn't seem upset with the comment, which was a good thing.. "Alright, a lot of the time. I'm didn't mean for you to get in the middle of this. And, you are a good friend to Bella. One day I hope we can be good friends again, too."
"I-" I started but stopped when I heard the elevator doors open. I didn't know what I was going to say anyway so the distraction was a welcomed one. Both of us automatically turned to look at the noise. Bella began to step out, slowly looking up. When she did her eyes went wide and she took a step backwards. Instead of turning her normal red she turned green. A shade of green rather like swamp water. She leaned over and pressed a button, quickly closing the doors again. That was never a good sign. I sighed to myself. "Dammit."
"Well, that's fantastic, I can scare her off with a single glance." Edward muttered sourly under his breath.
"Trust me when I say it's not just you this time." I said, my mouth working without me once again.
He looked at me confused. "What did you do?"
I looked down at my bare chest, the coats on the floor and then finally to my bedroom door. I glanced back at Edward with an eyebrow raised. "You think this makes her comfortable?"
"Oh," he chuckled, still not getting who's coat that was. I wasn't going to be the one to tell him right now. I valued my nose and did not want it to be punched. A night at the E.R was not my idea of a good time. "Yeah, you've got a point there. I bet she ran down to Alice's. I'll go talk to her-"
"No!" I stopped him. "No, let me. She's not mad at you, but she's not comfortable with you right now. Give it time. The friendship thing will come later. Let her have time to... readjust, I guess. You two have a lot of history and that takes time to deal with."
"Yeah, you're probably right. I guess I'll see you around." He said, shrugging his shoulders. I watched him head into the elevators before shutting the door behind me.
I picked up our jackets off the floor and flung them on the couch. I rubbed my hand over my face, feeling at a complete loss at what to do. After something so... wonderful then to run into your ex. Well, it was wonderful to me at least. I wasn't sure what it was to her. I hoped it was. Though, no matter what it was to her, I'm sure she didn't want to run into Edward right afterwards.
Edward was right. She was probably at Alice's. I knew she wouldn't go far. And, she always went to Alice when she was embarrassed about something. I went into my room and pulled a shirt from the drawer, slipping it over my head quickly before slipping on a pair of flip flops. I needed to talk to her. I'm not sure exactly what about but I'm sure she was now on edge. I put a house key in my pocket before heading out of the door.
I knocked quietly on Alice's door. It opened quickly with a pajama dressed Alice who had a very concerned look on her face on the other side. "Hi..." I said quietly. I looked around her and saw Bella laying on the couch with the big pink box open, on her stomach, with a fork in her hands. I smiled a little bit. She had chocolate on her lips, which went outstandingly well with her red cheeks. Poor thing.
"What's up?" Alice asked with a raised eyebrow. Instead of just pretending to be worried earlier about us I could tell now she really was. Though, I would be too if I was in her position.
"Mind if I come in?" I asked, a little afraid of Alice mother hen. I knew how hard she hit. I decided to try to defuse the situation a little bit. "I come in peace and do not wish to leave in pieces."
Bella giggled and Alice smirked at my cheesiness. You'd think that they'd be use to it by now. After rolling her eye Alice opened the door wider. "So..." She trailed off, looking at me with a worried expression.
"Would you mind giving me a minute with Bella?" I asked. Though the question was directed to Alice, I was looking directly as Bella.
She shrugged her shoulders. We all knew she'd be listening at the door, but it was easier to talk this way. I didn't want to have an awkward conversation with someone watching. No one liked that. And I'm sure Bella was uncomfortable enough having it in my ex's apartment.
"Hello..." Bella muttered through a bite of cheesecake. I sat down at her feet, pulling them into my lap. "So, I guess he knows now?" She began with
"No. At least I don't think he does. I think I'd have a bloody nose right now otherwise." I told her honestly. I'm surprised she didn't figure that one out on her own. Edward wasn't extremely violent, but he was protective and if he thought that I was not treating her well in anyway, he'd attack. Besides, no man likes the guy who's dating your ex love.
"Oh..." She trailed off, looking away.
"Would it be so bad if he did know?" I asked, rubbing one of her ankles, not looking at her but at every small circle my thumb was making. .
"I'm not sure. I mean- I don't know what I mean. Ugh! I hate feeling guilty..." She muttered as she stabbed another piece of cake.
"I could understand why you think you should feel guilty, but Bella, honestly darlin, you did nothing wrong. You deserve pleasure and fun, too." I said, leaning my head back against the couch.
"But, it's so soon."
"So, is there a waiting period?" I asked, feeling a bit angry. I knew I shouldn't have felt that way. She had a right to feel what she felt.
"I didn't wait a full twenty four hours, Jasper. That makes me a pretty shitty person." She snapped back.
"Do you regret it?" I demanded. I didn't mind being the rebound, if that's what I was. I didn't mind being whatever she needed but I would never be a regret.
"Of course not. It was amazing. You were amazing." She said with a bright red blush.
"Do you regret tonight?" I asked, feeling a little sad at the thought.
"Jasper, no. Never. I loved being with you." She said, finally putting the cheesecake aside. Bella leaned up a little bit, biting her bottom lip before she spoke. "I shouldn't have done that to him though."
"What exactly did you do to him, Bella? You didn't cheat. You didn't purposely hurt him. Bella, I want you to be happy. And what you're doing to yourself, making yourself feel this way isn't right. Don't stop yourself from having the life you want or the happiness you deserve." I urged her.
"Am I talking to the counselor or the lover?" She asked, looking up at me from underneath her thick eyelashes.
"I can't be both?" I asked with a small smile.
"Which one charges less?" She asked with a smart ass little grin.
I laughed and grabbed her foot. I began to tickle it, making her squeal with laughter. "You think you're so funny." I told her during the attack through gritted teeth.
"I give up!" She giggled, throwing herself onto my lap. She wrapped her arms around my neck, her body pressing against mine. "I surrender."
"Good thing too. I was about to engage a full on assault." I replied in a cocky tone, trying to stay serious the entire time.
"Were you now?" She asked with a raised eyebrow. Bella did something a little unexpected. She lowered her mouth to mine, kissing it softly.
I smiled against her lips as we deepened the kiss, my hands running underneath her, or rather my, hoodie. Her bare skin was amazing and her tongue was even better. I moaned softly against her lips, unable to keep it in.
"You have your own apartment to do that in!" Alice shouted from behind her bedroom door.
I laughed and Bella blushed, of course. "Sorry, Ally. We'll see you later!" I shouted back.
Without even thinking about it, I picked up Bella. She squealed, wrapping her arms and legs around me tightly. I grabbed the cake with one hand, the other wrapping around her tightly so she wouldn't fall.
"I would tell you to have fun, but it already sounds that way!" Alice said with a laugh, still behind her door.
"I'll see you tomorrow Alice!" Bella called before we walked out of the door.
"Oh, what do you two have planned for tomorrow?" I asked as we entered the elevator.
"Shopping."
I rolled my eyes. "Girls and their shopping."
"Hey! This is for you!" She said. I could tell by the expression on her face that she didn't mean to say it out loud. One thing we had in common was that we tended to speak before we think.
"For me? And what are you getting me?" I asked, pulling back a little bit to look into her eyes.
She was bright red, even her nose. "Um..." Oh, this had to be good...
"Why don't I let you surprise me?" I said, earning a little smile. She leaned her head against my shoulder. "I'm assuming it's pretty good if you blush that brightly so it's worth the wait."
Bella laughed and playfully bit my shoulder. "Just for that..." She trail off in a warning tone.
"Just for that-what?" I asked, smirking. Bella threatening wasn't exactly the scariest things in the world. Actually, it was pretty cute. I walked us into the apartment and tossed the cheesecake onto the coffee table so I could give her body my hand's full attention.
"I won't show you." She said, tilting her head to the side, her chin sticking straight up in the air. She looked like a stubborn child.
I walked us into the bedroom and laid her down on the bed before I answered. I slowly crawled up her body, smirking the entire time. "I bet I can guess what it is."
"Nope, won't tell you if you're right. So, it doesn't matter." She said, her eyes closed. Bella was a horrible actress and a worse liar.
"I can tell by your reactions." I reasoned. I sat up, straddling her waist. Though, I decided to keep myself entertained by pulling her hoodie up a little bit and dragging my fingers over her soft stomach. "I can read you like a book."
She tilted her head to the side so not to look at me. I could tell she knew I was right. I traced my finger over her belly button. Since she decided not to speak I started on my little quest to guess. "Well, lets see. It can't be a CD or a book. You wouldn't blush over that."
I got no reaction, which I expected. I knew I was right about that part. "So, to make you blush it must be something no so innocent..." Her cheeks flamed in color and her head lulled to the other side, her eyes still shut tightly. "That's what I thought..." I said with a cocky smile.
"You think you're so smart." She said, crossing her arms over her chest, pouting a little bit. I must have been right.
I ignored her comments, letting my fingers play with the top of her sleep pants. "So, what's not so innocent that you can shop for?" I began, thinking out loud. "As sexy as the idea of you in a sex toy shop is, I doubt that's what it is."
Bella's face grew brighter. I could tell at that moment she had never been in a place like that. Her eyes went wide, and even her neck was red. "No." She stated simply, shaking her head.
I laughed a little bit. "I can just see you in a place like that with Alice. 'Her Bella, which paddle would you like. The pink one or the leather one? Oh! Let's just get both.'" I made my voice high pitched, imitating Ally's.
Bella laughed and with a surprising amount of force she pushed me off of her, which only caused me to laugh harder. She straddled my waist, her hand on either one of my shoulders. "I'm going to get some lingerie." She admitted. I'm sure she just didn't want to hear anymore of my teasing about sex toys. I had a lot more fun comments come to mine.
"Well, whatever you get you'll be sexy in. But, honestly..." I pulled my hoodie from her body and tossed it to the floor. "I think you look best in nothing at all."
She smiled as she looked at me from underneath her eyelashes. Bella reached behind her back and unhooked her bra, letting it fall from her body. I smiled at the sight of her beautiful breasts. I brought my hands up to them and gingerly began to massage them. Bella's head fell back and she let out a soft moan. It was an amazing noise.
I flipped her over so that I was hovering on top of her. As I lowered my mouth to one of taut little nipples I grinned evilly. "Bella, I'm going to make you scream tonight."
I know I know, I'm mean for stopping it there, but I have a question. Do you want to have a dirty talking Jasper or would you like me to move ahead in their relationship? If you prefer the dirty talkin Jazz, I know what I can do the next chapter, and then skip the idea I originally for it to the chapter after that, if that makes sense.
Oh, by the way, thank you for all the amazing reviews last chapter! I want to thank you for all being concerned about my craptastic day. Actually it got worse. I wasn't going to tell you, but the reason it sucked was because a pet of mine died. Well, we went to the store to get some stuff for my other pets (because you know I have to pamper them after something like that happens.) and I came home and another one of my pets was dead! And they were completely unrelated. It was a cat and a bird. The bird was evil and ancient, so it's not a surprise but way to kick ya when you're down, huh? My kitty dying was one of the hardest things ever.
Well, this was the longest AN I've ever done. Sorry about that. But, please please please review! Trust me, I write faster. As a matter of fact I'm going to take a shower right now, and if there are reviews in my box when I get back I'll start writing right away. (By the way, if my grammar is horrible I'm sorry. I plan on editing this later. I just know it's been a couple days since I've posted)