Last chapter was so short, I figured I should give you another one :)
WARNING- There is some sex in this chapter....
Chapter 9
BPOV
"It'll happen for you, Bella. You just have to be patient" Alice says, and grabs my hand from my lap.
"It's just that I wanted it so bad. After what Edward and I went through last year, I thought things would be different. I mean, what if I can't get pregnant anymore?" I say, looking down and mine and Alice's intertwined hands. Her free hand reaches up and grabs my chin and tilts my face up to hers.
"Bella, you're fine, Ok? I mean, people say that if you're trying for a year and nothing happens, that's when you should go get yourself checked out. You and Edward have only been trying for, what, a month? Give it time" she says, smiling at me.
I thank her and we get back up from the table and walk over to the stove, checking on the food. Edward and Jasper are in the living room, and I can hear the sounds of the Disney movie they're watching with the kids. Alice is the only person I told about what happened last year, so I had to tell her how I was feeling about getting a negative test the other day. I mean, she did catch Edward buying the test.
"James came by to see me at work today" I tell Alice as I break apart the lettuce for the salad. She drops her spoon and looks over at me.
"He's really into you, Bella, and I don't think it's as a friend" I look up and meet her eyes.
"We're friends, Alice. Geez, you sound just like your brother" I say, and continue my job in front of me.
"Just be careful, Ok? He looks at you like you're something to eat" I laugh and shake my head at her and then take the bowl of shredded lettuce to the sink, where I rinse it and then drain it.
I know Alice and Edward are just looking out for me, and I appreciate it. But I just wish I could make my own decisions about people, without input from anyone else.
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That night after we got home from Alice's house, we got Lila ready for bed, and tucked her in. As Edward and I were getting ready, he stops me and begins to talk.
"I've got to be honest with you; I don't really like how James is getting with you" he says. I take a seat on the end of the bed and pat the spot next to me for him to sit.
"How is he getting? We're friends, Edward, that's it"
"I don't think he sees it that way" he says
"I've already explained the reasons why I want to keep him around. I promise if I see things getting out of hand on his part, then I'll tell him we can't be friends anymore. Please Edward; I went years without being able to have a mind of my own, and my own friends." He nods his head slowly and leans over to kiss me.
"I love you" I tell him and he smiles and tells me he loves me too. I pull the covers back and we get in, and hold each other, quickly drifting off to sleep.
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The next morning is like every other, Edward and I start to get ready for work. We dress Lila, and get her things ready so she can go to Alice's and then we drop her off. As we make our way into our building, Edward and I kiss and talk while we wait for the elevator to reach my floor.
I step out once the doors open on my floor, and Edward gives me a quick peck, and I make my way to the office, saying hello to Heidi on the way. I walk in the room, and set my things down, and walk over to the computer to check my email for anything important. The sound of the phone ringing causes me to jump; it never rings this early.
"Bella Masen" I say into the phone, still getting goose bumps from saying my new name.
"Hey, Bella. It's James. Do you want to have lunch today?" he asks.
"Umm Actually, I have a meeting today, so I have to skip lunch" I say, hoping he believes me.
"Oh, well. Maybe I can drop by after work or something; I'll bring dinner for you guys" my insides are screaming for me to tell him no, but he's my friend, and I can't hurt him like that.
"Sure, James. Meet us at the house at 7" I say and he says he will and hangs up.
I don't want to think things about James that are bad, I honestly want to believe that he is just a good friend, but right now, I'm starting to think Alice and Edward are right and I don't know how to get myself out of this mess.
*****
EPOV
I sit behind my desk, working on some last minute things that were supposed to be done yesterday. After seeing James in Bella's office with her, it was pretty hard to concentrate on work, so I put these off. I finish quickly and call in Lauren to pick them up and send them off to the client. She comes in a second after, wearing something that makes me feel like she should have a "Censored" bar over her. She has on a blouse but it's not buttoned up all the way. I can see the tops of her breast bounce as she walks into the office, and I dart my eyes down once I notice I was looking at them. I look at her skirt, and mentally thank her for wearing an appropriate skirt but as she gets closer I notice that on the sides of the skirt are slits that go up all the way up, about 3 inches from the waist of the skirt.
"You've got a package for me, Mr. Masen" she says, and I reach down and hand her the envelope to be sent out.
"Umm. Make sure you send those out ASAP. Rush them, so they can make it there in time" I say, and reach over for the mouse, moving it to wake up my computer. I wait until I hear the door close before I look up.
Lauren does great work here. Everything is always done when I say it needs to be done, and she's never late, but if she keeps up with this behavior, I might have to let her go.
There's a knock at my door, and I brace myself, expecting it to be Lauren but when I yell for whoever it is on the other side to come in, I look up and see Bella walking through the door. I stand up, smiling and walk around my desk and over to her, pulling her into my arms and kissing her lips gently.
"What brings you here?" I ask her.
"It's lunch time. I wanted to see if you wanted to go get something." She says. I look at her up and down and take in her appearance. Her long legs with black stockings covering them; her black pencil skirt hitting her above the knees; her white sleeveless blouse, showing off her shoulders. I pull her close to me, rubbing my hands up and down her back and pressing my lower half into her. She lets out a gasp and then her face goes from surprised to aroused, and she bites the corner of her lower lip.
"I say we order out… later. Right now, I need you Mrs. Masen." She giggles as I lean my head down and suck in her flesh at her neck into my mouth, and she runs her hands around to my chest. She begins unbuttoning my shirt, pushing it open as she goes as my lips place soft kisses around her neck. Once my shirt is open, she pushes it off of me, letting it fall to the floor and she then un tucks my undershirt from my pants and I pull it over my head quickly, tossing it to the ground with my shirt. She runs her hands up and down my bare chest, and shrieks as I bring my hands to her ass, cupping the perfect swells in my hands and lifting her, and walking her to my desk. I sit her down on the edge of my desk, and grab her face in my hands, nipping at her lips in between kisses as my hands start to work on removing her shirt.
I pull her shirt up and over her head, sending it flying over to where my shirts are, and bending down, kissing down her neck, collarbone and finally, kissing and licking at each breast as she throws her head back and digs her fingernails into my back.
"Umph, Edward. Please.." she moans softly, causing me to groan and pull back from her. I bring my hands under her skirt, and grab the top of her panties, slipping them down her legs quickly, and crushing my lips back to hers. Bella brings her hands in front of my pants, loosening the belt and unbuttoning the top before pushing them down, boxers included. She grabs hold of my erection, and brings it right to her heat. I push forward and suck in a breath when I feel the tip go in; she leans back on her elbows and brings her ass forward, off of the end of the desk. I grab her ass in my hands, and thrust completely into her, which causes her to throw her head back and whimper.
"Bella, the bra" I whisper to her, and she reaches down and pulls the bra down, exposing her milky white breasts to me. I lean forward, and pull a pink tip into my mouth. The sensation from me thrusting into her and having her nipple in my mouth must be too much for Bella, because her arms fall from under her, sending her back to the top of my desk as her hands fly to her hair.
"Edward…. Ugh… Harder…. Please" she says, and I lean closer, getting face to face with her, and begin to thrust faster and harder, adding a little swivel to my hips that always takes her over the edge. Her hands move to my hair and she pulls and pushes as I feel her orgasm overtake her. She groans out my name, and I follow her into bliss and rest my head against her chest after I've finished spilling into her.
"Damn it, that was amazing" she says, her breathing still heavy. I reach my hands up to her face, wiping away the sweat on her forehead, and kissing her lips.
"Agreed" I say, which makes her smile and bend forward to kiss me deeply.
I stand up, eventually, holding my hand out for her to help her up. We get dressed quickly and I order lunch for us and we decide to wait for it in our office.
Not too long after, there's a knock at the door.
"Come in" I say, and in comes Emmett, looking like he's trying to hold back his laughter. He stands in the doorway, looking from me to Bella before he gets completely in and closes the door behind him.
"What is wrong with you?" I ask him. His face is bright red and he looks like there are tears in his eyes.
"Umm. I just wanted to let you know, that next time you decide to have sex on your desk, you can at least make sure the phone is unhooked so you don't accidentally call people" he says, and then lets out the laugh he's been holding in. my eyes widen and I look over at Bella and she is redder than a tomato, looking straight down at her feet.
He notice's the looks on our faces and laughs even harder.
"Damn, guys. It's Ok. It's hot right, having sex in your office? Rose and I do it all the time. Next time, unplug the phone." He says with a smile and then walks out. Bella looks up at me and lets out a breath.
"Oh. My. God. How embarrassing" she groans and I walk over and hug her.
The food gets there not too long after and Bella has to take hers to her office to eat. I finish mine and toss it in the trash, and then make my way outside to walk to the conference room for a meeting that we have today.
I open the door, and take a seat in the empty room, taking out my laptop to take some notes. Carlisle walks in then, and I look up to say hi and notice his cheeks are red.
"Good afternoon, Carlisle" I say and he looks over and smiles at me.
"I heard it was..." he says, and begins to laugh.
"Oh, shit. Did we call you too?" I ask, mortified, but her shakes his head.
"No, I was in Emmett's office with him." I bury my face in my hands and groan.
"Don't worry, son. Esme and I do it in my office all the time."
*****
James POV
I get up from the couch after I hang up with Bella, and I just pace around the room. The anxiousness I feel when I'm not near her is getting worse every day. I plop down on the couch, grabbing the remote and looking for something to watch but finding nothing. Kate is at work, and I have her truck so I could probably take some more money and go shopping, buy something nice for Bella or for Lila. The only thing this is stopping me from spending all of my, or should I say Kate's money on them is Masen. I saw how he looked at me yesterday, when all I did was stop by and say hi to Bella.
Jealousy is an ugly thing.
The clock on the stove says that its 5, but I just can't wait any longer. I get dressed up and grab Kate's keys from the counter and start to walk out.
"Where are you going, James?" Kate says as soon as I swing the door open. It surprises me to see her here because she said she was working a double today and wouldn't be off until midnight.
"I'm going out, Kate" I say and push past her to walk to the car. I feel as she pushes me from behind and I lose my balance, falling to the muddy ground.
"Who is she, James? You think you can live here and use my money and my car with some other bitch?? Huh? Is that what you think" she screams over me. I push up on my hands to get up and she pushes me down again. "You need to give me my fucking keys and get the fuck out" she says, holding out her hands. I get up and try my best to wipe off the mud from my shirt and pants.
"Now James" she yells, and reaches up and smacks me across the face. I lose it then, and I grab her by her hair and drag her inside. She's crying now, begging me to let go, that I'm hurting her, but she's disrespected me for the last time. She's reaching out as I drag her through the living room, looking for anything to grab onto and she gets a hold of the side table in the living room, knocking the lamp on its side.
She's trying hard to get away from me, pulling at the leg of the table but all that's doing is ripping her hair out at the roots, leaving clumps of hair and blood on my hands. Her screaming is getting louder now as she fights to get away from me, so I have to silence her. I reach down at the overturned lamp and wrap the cord around her neck, pulling tighter and tighter when I see her start to slow down.
She's gasping for breath and has let go of the table legs, and is now digging into her neck trying to get the cord off.
I don't let go until I feel her go limp. I drop her to the ground and bend down, checking her to make sure she's gone.
I stand up when I'm sure she's fucking dead and I go to the bathroom to wash myself off. My shirt and pants are ruined, so I have to change them. I walk into Kate's room, and go to the closet, pulling out a nice clean shirt and pair of pants and slipping them on. Looking at the bedside clock, I see that it's now 5:30, and I need to go. I drag Kate's lifeless body into the bedroom closet, and leave her on the floor, closing the door behind me. I'll take care of her when I get home.
I walk out to the truck and start it, quickly driving down the dirt road out to the highway, immediately forgetting what I have just done.
BPOV
Edward walks into my office after a long day of work, and I grab my things and close the door, following him out into the hallway. I haven't told him about James calling me this morning and about how I told him to come over, and I'm really not wanting to.
"I know how your lunch was, but how was the rest of your day?" he asks, causing me to blush as we get into the elevator.
"It was good, but I need to tell you something" I say, looking down at my hands, trying to avoid his face.
"Well, what is it?" he asks. I look up at him and see him watching over me, curious to what I have to say.
"James called this morning, and asked if I wanted to have lunch with him..." I feel him stiffen next to me, and I look up to see him clenching and unclenching his fists. "You know how I spent my lunch hour, but I told him I couldn't do lunch with him, so he offered to bring dinner for us to have at home" his head turns in my direction, and I hear as his breathing deepens.
"Bella, I don't like the fact that he asked you out, alone, to lunch. Why would you think I'd want him over for dinner?" he asks, as the elevator dings, letting us know we've reached the garage. The doors open, and we walk out, over to our car.
We don't talk the whole way to Alice's. I really don't know what to say. I consider James a friend, and while the way he is with me is getting to be too much, I just want to think that's how he is.
"I'll go get Lila" Edward tells me once we park in the driveway of Alice's house. He gets out and walks to the door, and before he lifts his hand to knock, Lila flings the door open and jumps into her father's arms. He hugs her tight and then puts her down on the ground. Her feet move quickly under her as she runs towards me, arms out, calling my name.
I step out of the car and pick her up, kissing her little cheeks and running my hand down her hair.
"Hi baby. Did you have a good time with Aunt Alice and Blake?" I ask her as I unlock the doors, and open the door in the back for her. Edward comes out with her bags in hand, as I buckle her into her seat. I wave at Alice, who's standing at the doorway with Blake on her hip, and she motions for me to call her.
Edward and I don't talk on the way home, and once we turn the corner on our street, we see James' car in our driveway. Edward's hands tighten on the steering wheel, the skin on his knuckles pulling back tight.
James gets out of his car once he see's us park next to him, and he has bags of food in his arms, but sets them down on the hood of his car as I make my way over to him.
"Hi, Bella," he says, kissing my cheek, and holding his hand up for Lila to slap him five, which she does as soon as I pull back.
"James, I thought I told you 7, it's only five after 6" I say and he shrugs.
"I'm sorry, I was just starving" he says, smiling and I smile back, feeling bad for even thinking wrong of him.
"James." Edward says as he walks around the car and stops in front of us. He holds out his hand to James, and I watch, waiting for Edward to go off on him. James shakes his hand and gives him a slight smile, before turning back to me.
"I got some cupcakes for desert, Lila. You love cupcakes, right?" he asks her, and she nods her head and licks her lips. James and I laugh, and Edward moves past us to open the door. I have a crazy feeling that this night might be a disaster, but I decide to push that thought back for right now. I mean, what's the worst that could happen?