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Duplicity

Bella's Point of View

(2005 age 20)

I stare at the big brown doors leading into the one place I once called home, wondering where everything went wrong. One moment we were a normal family with their flaws and the next my father's life was at stake, due to the people he had trusted.

After Masen had dropped the bomb on me, I immediately wanted to go to my father and warn him. However, Masen had stopped me. He told me that he would keep me up to date with any news. I was a constant wreck at school. My thoughts were always on my father, instead of focusing on my studies. He was the most important person to me, and I couldn't lose him. Masen was adamant about letting the news stay between the two of us. He explained to me that the more people who knew the more likely things could escalate between our families.

According to Masen, things in the Hamptons hadn't changed much since my departure. Esme and Carlisle were still fighting and my parents seemed to be a little happier. Rose was still going out with her friends in the city.

While I spent most of my time away at school worrying about my father and school, my nightly phone calls with Edward help put me slightly at ease. It was hard to believe that we had been a couple for a whole year. Like most long distance relationships it was hard for Edward and me not to see each other that often, but we were able to make it work. During our breaks we alternated visiting one another and reconnected as a couple.

Taking a deep breath, I finally move forward and open the door to my home. This summer was going to be different than most. My sister Rose was off in the Caribbean with her boyfriend Emmett, Alec was sent to summer camp. I would be the only Swan child living at home for the summer.

"Dad…Mom…" My voice echoed throughout the empty home.

Continuing to call for them as I walked up the long staircase, I came to the realization of them not being here. I wasn't surprised. Masen had warned me that my father had spent most nights at his office. I had hoped with my arrival he would've been home by four.

I sent a quick text to both Masen and Edward letting them know that I had arrived to a big empty home before heading into my bathroom to wash up.

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I dried my hair with the towel as I walked into my closet trying to find something suitable to wear after my shower. Edward had sent me a text that he would be picking me up in twenty minutes.

I decided to put a headband on and let my naturally wavy hair hang loosely around my shoulders. Grabbing my favorite pair of light blue jean shorts, I slid them over my hips and buttoned them. I shuffled around my closet looking for a casual blouse and the perfect watch to top my outfit off. Once I was ready I grabbed my purse and then headed out of my room.

As I slightly jogged down the long marble staircase my back pocket beeped indicating that I had a new message, most likely from Edward. I smiled widely as soon as I saw the message was from him informing me of his arrival.

Quickly slipping on my brown sandals, I sprinted outside. Edward was barely getting out of his black Audi before I jumped into his awaiting arms.

"Well…It's nice to know someone missed me." He chuckled before placing a small kiss on forehead.

I leaned back looking into his sparkling green eyes. His wild copper hair was shorter than usual. "Of course I missed you," I whispered against his soft lips.

He pressed his lips to mine pulling my body impossibly closer to his, sending pleasurable tingles throughout my body. These little moments with him made it slightly easier to be apart from him during the school year. I was so thankful that we would have the whole summer to spend each day with each other.

A few minutes later Edward was the first one to pull away from the kiss. He set me down on my feet and gazed into my eyes. "Bella Swan, you are the reason why I enjoy coming home."

"Really? I thought you would've missed your parents and brother?" I asked with a hint of a smile forming on my face.

"If you want to get technical on me, you aren't the only reason, but you definitely are a major reason," He replied.

"I'm just giving you a hard time," I said as I patted his toned chest.

"Come on you, I thought we would stop and get something to eat." He lead me over to the passenger side and opened the door for me. I let out a deep sigh, his car had a faint scent of leather, but mostly smelled like him. I never asked for his permission, but I'm sure he knew, I always stole one of his shirts when we departed during our breaks and slept in it.

"So, do you have any plans with your parents tonight," he asked me.

"Nope, haven't heard from them since I arrived," I responded, feeling slightly disheartened by my parents lack of wanting to see.

"Hmm. I guess that's good thing for me, I don't plan on bringing you home tonight." He smiled mischievously at me.

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After a nice romantic dinner on the beach with sweet touches between the two of us, Edward had rushed home. Barely getting out of the car, Edward had pulled me into his arms and crushed his lips to mine.

"Aw!" My yelp turned quickly into a drunken laughter with Edward after he tripped over the wooden step into the pool house.

"Shit!" Edward cursed as he stubbed his toe in the mall.

"Are you okay?" I mumbled against his moving lips.

He moaned in reply. He continued to stumble around the room until we made it into the bedroom. He let go of me once we bumped into the bed to take off his socks before joining me. We both made quick work of removing one another's clothing.

Once our clothes were in a pile on the floor, our naked bodies lined up against one another underneath the big white duvet cover. Edward's eyes were slightly glassy from the wine consumption at dinner that I was sure mirrored mine.

"I've missed you," he whispered, before leaning down and placing a sensual kiss against my lips.

My body withered underneath his as he continued to place hot kisses on my heated skin. I could feel his hardened arousal against my thigh. My hands drifted up his back until I gripped his shoulders, holding his muscular body against mine.

"I love you, so much," I proclaimed.

Edward shifted himself against me before lining himself at my entrance. "I love you, too," he whispered against my lips before he thrust inside of me.

Our bodies moved in sync with one another. I continued to moan out loudly as Edward placed passionate kisses on my neck and lips. As we both became closer to succumbing to the pleasure our bodies were bringing us, he sped up his pace. My fingers dug into his shoulders as I felt my stomach coiling. I was on the brink of letting myself go. Edward shifted my right leg over his shoulder, moving deeper inside of me. He thrust two more times before we came together, screaming each other's names from the pleasure.

Edward collapsed right next to me pulling my body on top of his. We both whispered our love for one another, before I dozed off to sleep.

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"Are you sure you have to go?" I whined, not wanting to leave Edward's bed after our morning lovemaking session.

"Yes, I promised my mother I would have lunch with her once she got back from her ladies brunch or whatever party thing she attended." He rolled his eyes.

"Isn't that all our mother's do. Stay at home and attend parties." I rolled my eyes at him.

He chuckled at my annoyed expression." Yes, it's all a part of their elite life image."

"It's ridiculous. A bunch of older ladies sitting around spreading gossip about one another's lives and using it to dictate their role around here," I refuted.

Edward continued to laugh at me as he got out of bed and headed toward his bathroom. "It makes them feel important, so I guess that's all that matters. As long as they aren't blackmailing anyone, I don't see the problem with it."

Edward had such a naive image of the world. He was such a brilliant man, but he always failed to see what was really going on in the community, especially with our parents.

"I guess you're right," I said, dropping the conversation.

He smiled at me, before holding out his hand and silently asking me to join him in the shower before he had to leave to meet his mother.

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"I promise to call you as soon as I'm done with my motha'," Edward whispered against my lips as he pulled into my parent's driveway.

"Hopefully sooner than later." I smiled, pulling away from him.

His green eyes glimmered with amusement. "I better get going then." He sighed.

He quickly got out of his car to help me out on my side. He walked me up to my door, giving me one last kiss before taking off. I sighed taking a deep breath before heading into the place I had once called home.

As soon as I entered I knew something was wrong. I could hear my father's voice echoing loudly against the marble floors.

"Felix! Are you mad? Carlisle is one of my best friends and for you to…" my father was suddenly interrupted by Felix. I stayed hidden beneath the staircase in between the brown column.

"Believe me, I know. It's just Esme has this allure to her that most women in our community don't have. I should've stopped it after that night, but one thing led to another and now I'm in deep." Felix explained.

"You should've walked away. Dammit Felix, Renee thinks I'm the one having an affair with Esme. I seem to be the only one around here that takes my vows seriously," My father argued.

"If I could go back in time I would've never have started this affair with Esme. Now that Carlisle has an inkling that she is having an affair with someone in my company he is going to come and question me and I can't lie to him, he'll know," Felix whispered feverishly.

"I'm sorry, Felix, but I can't and won't help you. I am not in any position to meddle between his marriage and your illicit affairs. The fact that you got involved with Esme Cullen shows how irresponsible you really are."

"Oh don't act all high and mighty…"

"I'm not saying I am. We have all done things that were senseless, but out of the three of us, I have never crossed that bridge of inviting other women into my bed, much less making illegal business deals with her consent and Carlisle's funding," my father hissed at him.

"It was an opportunity that I couldn't let slip through my fingers. Look at how successful my company is now!" Felix declared.

"Yes, it's successful, but not because of your honest hard work."

"You're damn right it's not. People with this kind of money don't want honest hard workers. They want intelligent greedy men who are willing to do whatever it takes to make a successful living."

"You will never get away with this. Once Carlisle finds out the truth you'll be done in this town. I will be nothing but corrigible with you, as far as our friendship and businesses merging together, I refuse your offer. I don't get involved with crooked business men," my father explained.

I could hear the creek of a chair moving followed by loud distinct footsteps. "Well, I guess we are done here." Felix's footsteps haltered. "Be aware Charles, I am a horrible enemy you don't want to cross," he threatened before continuing his descent down the stairs to our front door.

As he turned to shut the door, he caught a glimpse of me, his eyes darkened and the side of his mouth pulled into a sinister smirk, my body becoming more alert than ever. In that one second I knew that Felix was already plotting against my father.

Sending a quick text to the one person who had been keeping me up to date on things in the Hamptons, I quietly snuck back out before alerting my father of my presence.

Arriving a few minutes earlier than expected, I entered the small coffee shop. I was immediately hit with the delicious smell of coffee beans and baked breakfast goods. Since it was closer to lunch it wasn't as crowded as the morning rush. I walked up to the counter placing my order before sitting down at the table in the far left corner near the street view window.

A few minutes later a young teenaged girl brought my order to my table. "Chai tea with soy milk and cinnamon and your lemon scone." She placed my items in front of me. "Is there anything else I can get for you?" she asked.

"I'm good, thank you very much," I replied back to her.

She responded back with a shy smile before turning around and heading back to the kitchen. I took a sip of my steaming cup of tea and moaned from the taste. Newton's Breakfast House made the best chai tea I have ever had. I tried to make it myself a couple of times, but it never tasted the same.

"Hey," Masen greeted from behind me. He pulled out the chair next to me and sat down.

"Ah I see some things never change. Newton's famous chai tea." He laughed motioning toward my mug.

"Of course." I chuckled.

"I'm going to order real quickly, do you want anything else?" he asked me, getting up.

I shook my head in response as I took a bite from the warm lemony scone. Seriously this scone is so moist with the right amount of lemon taste.

I waited to talk to Masen after his food arrived. I didn't want to get into a heavy conversation only to be interrupted by the young girl bringing his order.

"So, I came home and overheard a conversation between my father and Felix. Do you know anything about it?" I asked him.

He shook his head as he munched on the crisps slices of bacon. "Yeah, my parents have been fighting a lot about him. Apparently my mother was caught in a questionable position with him in his office. My father and she were fighting for days, but now that Edward is back home they are acting like the happiest couple ever." He rolled his green eyes.

"I heard that Felix was laundering money with your father's money," I whispered.

"No shit!" He ran his hands over his face and slouched back into the chair. "I know something is going down and your father will be involved, I just don't know the extent of the plans and who my father will be blackmailing."

"If your father plans on going after my father, we need to find out what the plans are so we can save him. He's innocent."

"I know, Bella. I will do my best to make sure he will not be collateral damage in this whole scheme."

My phone buzzed on the table. "Ah looks like my brother has finished his one on one date with my motha'." Masen scoffed with a roll of his eyes.

I unlocked my phone to see that Edward was leaving the restaurant and wanted to meet up. "I see he plans on occupying most of your time this summer." Masen grinned, the corner of his eyes crinkling with amusement.

"I'm definitely not complaining." I gave him a sly look.

"It took you both long enough, if I had to go through one more summer of him being a little puppy dog following you around…" He shook his head and chugged down the remaining tea left in his cup.

"Well I better be going, your brother's awaiting." I smiled. "Keep me posted."

"I always do," He proclaimed before leading me out of the coffee house.

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