The Night My Life Began

by Carolinacullen2012

After graduating college, three friends find themselves at home having drinks and picking on one another. When the tequila bottle is empty they find themselves in a compromising positions. If you are looking for a threesome story...this one is the one to choose. This is Edward's version of events.

2. The Morning After

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. The author is in no way associated with the owners, creators, or producers of any media franchise. No copyright infringement is intended.

Thanks to cullennbella for suggesting such a story. It has turned out to be more than I initial anticipated. We will see where I can take these three at first, but no worries this will turn into a twosome kind of story before long. Let's see what happens in the morning light from Edward's POV, don't forget to check out, Bella's POV at "The Night I Will Never forget." I would also like to add that I know nothing about Cancun, Mexico everything I have learned has been curtsey of Goggle.

Beta's on this story are dannibags and piesmom, they have not only become betas for me, but my friends in the process.

"The Morning After"

I had never shared a bed with Bella, naked. I had slept with her before and would often comfort her in times of need. But, never like this and never with Jake included. I knew the moment Bella was awake. I could feel her wiggling around, which caused my cock to become stiff; morning wood being another reason, but I was still faulting her. She was too hot for her own good. She didn't even realize it either, or she just didn't care. I never asked; so, I was going with she just didn't care.

I knew that I was pinning part of her body down, but I wasn't in any hurry to move at the moment. I sure as hell didn't want her to know that I was awake or that I knew she was awake.

I ground my teeth when I felt Jake's hand rubbing up and down her thigh. Occasionally, he would accidentally touch my hand. His hands were rough from all the years he had tinkered around with motors and different things. I couldn't understand why Bella would even let him touch her.

I knew exactly when his fingers dipped into her pussy. It was like the smell of sex just exploded all over the room. She wiggled around rubbing my cock and I thought I was going mad for a moment. Would she be sore from last night? We weren't exactly easy on her. I always worried about Bella, but she would get mad at me for doing so, but I couldn't help it.

I heard when her breathing had changed, and didn't understand why she didn't stop him. Or, do something to keep these things from happening again. I felt her body go ridged, and it jerk every so often. The growing aroma of sex was building the sexual tension by the moment.

I couldn't help myself and leaned down to lick her right nipple, sucking it into my mouth. I knew that with my added attention, Bella would like it, and I was rewarded with a breathy moan.

I worried about our friendship at that point. I couldn't lose her as my friend. We were heading to Harvard together, and would need each other to make it through the courses we would have to take.

I saw her eyes crack open slowly, looking down right into my eyes. I pinched her nipples making her moan again. I felt the bed shift suddenly and saw Jake move between her legs, then bury his face there. I felt like I was about to get sick. I didn't know how much more I could take of this situation. Bella pulled my face toward hers and leaned in to kiss me, and I couldn't resist. I kissed her back passionately trying to convey my message that I wanted her for more than just casual sex or a threesome hook up.

I felt the bed shift again, and looked out the corner of my eye. As Jake exited the room, I wondered what he was thinking right now. Did he expect me to wake up and leave them here? Did he honestly have feelings for her? I was so confused and hurt at that moment, but I wanted Bella. I had to show her even if that was the only time we have together. Bella's kisses and emotions to the situation changed after he left so, I kissed her neck instead.

"Stop!" She demanded. I stopped what I was doing, and looked right at her. I was scared. What was she about to do? Was she going to tell me it was all a mistake? That she never wanted to see me again. I think all the color drained from my face. What if?

"Did I hurt you? Are you okay?" I asked because I didn't want to hurt her. I checked her out to make sure that I didn't squeeze her too hard, or leave a bruise somewhere on her body. I sat up on the side of the bed waiting for her to throw me out; I ran my hands through my hair, just waiting.

"I'm sorry Bella. I shouldn't have let things get that far this morning." I stood, walking over to the door, but I paused. I was getting out of here before she could kick me out. I didn't know if I could handle the rejection right now. I didn't want to leave us on unfavorable terms, but I understood if she never wanted to see me again. I would get over it the best way I knew how.

"I understand if you want to leave or never be friends again. We did some pretty fucked up things last night, and I will understand if our friendship is unable to survive it." I walked out the door, heading straight to my room; I was naked and didn't want to be caught in the living room looking for clothes. I would grab those later.

Once in my room, I laid on my bed for what seemed like forever. I couldn't take it anymore. So I got dressed and headed out for the day. I didn't know what to do with myself. I didn't actually have that many friends here; Jake and Bella were it. I couldn't talk to either one at this point, given the events of last night. I had nowhere to turn and no one to seek for answers.

Over the past three weeks, I had avoided being alone with either one of them, but especially Bella. When I passed her in the halls, I never looked directly at her, but would look through the corner of my eyes. She always looked mortified to me. We had messed up big time, and our relationship wouldn't survive now; I knew it.

I wandered around the campus. I didn't know why I did; it wasn't like I was a student there any longer. In fact, in a couple of weeks, I would no longer be living here. Bella and I had been accepted to Harvard. We were planning to become lawyers and had talked about opening up our own firm, once we passed the bar, of course. Carlisle, my father, was going to help us get off our feet. We were excited and promised to pay him back when it happened. I had to wonder if all those hopes and dreams would be up in smoke because of our actions after graduation.

I headed over the music department; it was a home away from home. Jasper was still a student here; he would be working and let me into one of the rooms with a piano. We were friends, but we weren't extremely close. I knocked on his studio door, and the music stopped.

"Come in," he yelled through the door.

"Hey man, do you mind if I use a piano?" I asked right away. I genuinely didn't want to talk about my problems. I didn't come seeking out advice.

"Sure, you can use mine. I have a few things to work on book wise, so I won't be using the piano," he stated while walking over to the desk that was in the corner of the room.

"Thanks man. I need a little music therapy." I chuckled; music therapy was my way of dealing with the emotions running through me.

I headed over to the piano, pulled out the bench, cracked my knuckles, and got comfortable. There was a good chance I would be here for a while. I played the first couple of bars to Clair De Lune and transitioned into a couple of other darker pieces. Constantly changing the direction of my notes. I would always focus on the harsher tones of the pieces I played. I didn't really feel any better after playing the piano.

"What's wrong Edward?" Jasper asked, and I looked over at him.

"There's nothing wrong. Why would you think that?" I asked, looking back at the keys on the piano, plotting my next progression of the notes I wanted to play.

"Well, you playing started out gentle. Then somewhere in the middle, it changed to dark, gloomy, and dreary. Are you sure you're okay? Is there anything bothering you?"

I sighed; maybe I did need to talk to somebody. The piano hadn't exactly helped my mood. I pulled back from the keyboard, and stood walking over to the window in his studio.

"Have you ever fucked something up so bad that you don't even know how to fix the problem?"

"I think I messed up. You see I have the most incredible friend. She is everything to me..." I turned around to look at him "...We got drunk after graduation I mean drunk to the point that all of us fell into bed together." He blanched a little at the revelation.

"How many are we talking here? Because you just said we—and we clearly means more than you and that girl." Jasper asked, looking puzzled.

"There were three of us. We were drinking tequila, and things went to hell pretty quickly after that." I lowered my head looking at the floor.

"All right man; two women and you. That's awesome! A man could only dream about a situation like that. How did you keep up with both of them? I find it hard just to keep up with one woman, but two, hot damn you are a God." He acted as if he was bowing down at my feet.

"We're not worthy," he chanted over and over as he bowed. He looked like Wayne and Garth from Wayne's World.

"It wasn't like that." Jasper stopped, looking at me puzzled again.

"What do you mean it wasn't like that?"

"It wasn't two women; it was more like two men and one woman." His mouth made the "O" shape, and the bowing had stopped, and he was off the floor. He straightened up and walked back over to his desk.

"Well, that changes things. Do you like dudes now?" he asked and quirked his eyebrow at me.

"What? No, not like that. It just happened. I didn't want to be left out in the dark. I mean I have feelings for her I have for some time, and she doesn't know anything about it. If that would be the only chance I could get, I wasn't about to pass up that opportunity up. Can you understand that?"

"Shit," he exclaimed while running his hands over his face. "Okay, back up just one moment..." still rubbing his face with his hands "...So, let me get this straight—you sleep with a girl that you have been in love with for years on end." I nodded. "She was so drunk that she's willing to sleep with you and someone else?" I nodded again. "Now, you are worried that she will never talk to you again, aren't you? Is that the problem or if she has feelings for the other guy and not you?" I nodded again.

"Anything else you need to add to your story before I dispensed some advice?"

"The other guy is my best friend, we all live together, and she has been friends with him forever too."

"Christ, it just got worse. There's history between them which could cause some feelings. Shit Man! I would hate to be in your shoes. Too bad he wasn't a random hook up. At least feelings wouldn't be involved."

He paced the floor for a few minutes, and then pulled out his cell phone.

"Hey baby, yeah, I have a question for ya." I stopped listening to his conversation when he started telling someone my story. That was wrong; he should have asked me first. I headed out of the studio with Jasper on my tail still talking into his phone.

"Alice wants to know who the girl is?" Who the hell is Alice? Why does she care?

"Her name is Bella, Bella Swan, and who is Alice?" He repeated the information to Alice on the phone. "Alice is my girlfriend; she works down at the beauty salon on the corner. I can't remember the name of the place," he stated rubbing his neck.

"Solar Eclipse?" I asked. I had heard of the place before. Many of the girls from school went there.

"Yeah, that's the place." He ignored me while talking into his phone. "Bye baby talk to you later." He shut his phone and walked right beside me.

"She knows your girl; she was in the salon today talking about the incident. Give her time to figure out the situation in her mind, but show her every day that you are interested. Stop ignoring her. She will go to the other friend looking for answers if you keep giving her the cold shoulder." I looked at him as if he had two heads. How did he know about me ignoring her? Well, I wasn't downright ignoring her; I was just avoiding her.

"How do you know this?"

"She talked to Alice while getting her feet massaged. Alice is pretty perceptive about things going wrong with people. She knew something was wrong and wanted to intervene. How convenient that you knew me? If she sees Alice again, I could find out and help you out a little. Alice won't tell me everything they talk about, but she will give me little things to help you out."

Jasper left me standing in the quad watching him head back into the music building. I walked around campus for a couple more hours before deciding to head home. I decided that I no longer would avoid her. We had to move forward anyway. We all were headed to Cancun in a couple of weeks, and then when we got back, we were heading to Harvard.

During the last couple of weeks before the trip, I cut back working to accommodate us going on vacation, and only had to work two weeks once we got back. Then, I would be at Harvard with Bella. Jason Jenks was the local attorney that I worked for. I didn't do much, but I did help and learned the basics from him. He offered me a position with him after I graduated and passed the bar. I didn't tell him about Bella and our plans to open our own firm. We didn't know where we were going to do it yet, but we had time to figure it out.

Jasper told me about the girls going shopping. He also suggested that before we headed out for vacation that I talk to Jake and see where he stood on the whole situation. I didn't want to do it, but it was necessary, I guess. When Jake came home from working at the garage, I planned to talk to him about the situation.

I walked through the door to find Jake sitting on the couch.

"Hey man," I stated when I saw him.

"Hey," he replied not looking at me.

"We need to talk before we head to Cancun," I stated, and he nodded.

"Do you have feelings for Bella?" He didn't waste any time and just asked.

"Yes, I have wanted to be with her for a while now. I don't know if she is interested in me." I said while sitting down beside him on the couch.

"Yeah, I figured you two had something going on."

"What do you mean? We are not dating or anything, you know that."

"Yeah, I know, but there is something going on between you two whether you know it or not. That night-everything changed. I knew that she wasn't actually interested in me like she is you."

"How did you know?"

"She favored everything that you did more, just like the other morning. Well, maybe I won't mention what exactly I know, but she moaned when you touched her. She didn't even move when I touched her." He shrugged and I felt like crawling in the floor at this point.

"I like her, but not like a girlfriend. That's also why I quit the other morning and left. I wasn't feeling it with her, and she apparently wasn't feeling it with just me alone. So I won't be in the middle anymore. If I can help it, nothing like that night or like that morning will ever happen again."

"Thanks man. I plan on talking to her soon. I want something more with her, and I'm glad that you are not interested that way."

I got up from the couch, and headed to the kitchen to locate something to eat, but before I left, I shook Jake's hand. Things seemed to be patched up between us, and I didn't see why we couldn't move forward. We didn't even know where Jake was going once we got back.

Before we knew it, the trip for Cancun was upon us. The first night in Cancun was amusing. We arrived at dusk, ate dinner, and headed back to the condominium we had rented. I was the one who thought of staying in a condominium instead of renting a hotel room. In addition, it was cheaper than renting three rooms, and we wouldn't have been able to stay as long. Jenks was the one who suggested the condo we pulled up to.

"I want the master bedroom," Jake announced no sooner than we walked in.

"I don't think so buddy," I replied. Bella was going to end up with the master bedroom; she was a girl for crying aloud. We boys could share the other room.

"Well, you are both out of luck," she stated walking to the master bedroom and placing her things there.

"Why should you get the big bed?" He asked while pouting at her. I snickered under my breath, so typical Jake.

"Because I am the girl, and I am not sleeping in a room with you..." she pointed at Jake "...Or, you..." and then pointed at me. I didn't say anything; why was she pointing at me?

"You both snore and unless I am piss ass drunk, you keep me up all night." She cocked her eyebrows at us to argue with her. I wasn't about to. I knew that Jake snored and sounds like a dying calf in a hail storm. I wasn't relishing the idea of sharing a room with him. I rather share a room with Bella, but I surrendered.

"Oh, well...come on Jake." She snickered when I dragged Jake out of the living room. When we headed into the room, there were two twins. I chose the one closer to the door; I didn't want the one closer to the bathroom. If Jake used it in the middle of the night, I would wake from the fumes. At least by the door, I could open it up and breathe fresh air.

I woke up early that morning and headed to the kitchen to find something to eat. When I remembered that we didn't have anything to eat at the condo, I headed down to the closest coffee shop and bought coffee and donuts. When I got back, Jake wasalready up and had hooked up the PlayStation 3 he had brought with him. I wasn't opposed to playing a couple of rounds of Guitar Hero, while we waited for the right time to go to the beach. There was nothing to do during the days unless it was heading to the beach or taking tours.

We just didn't have the money for the tours. So, that was how we found ourselves playing a heated round of Guitar Hero. I was winning this round when Bella stepped in front of the TV. I thought I was going to die.

"At what point, did playing this at..." she looked at the clock on the wall and then back at us. Huffing, she probably thought we woke her up too early. She must not have noticed what she was wearing. But, I sure as hell did.

I gulped, and I looked over at Jake, who was watching the rather fascinating floor. My God, she was sexy standing there in her half tank top. The air condition click on at that moment. Thank You, God. I thought to myself. At the moment when the nippy gust caught her chest, her nipples hardened, and I could see them through her shirt. Those pink little boy shorts weren't leaving much to the imagination. I was harder than a rock looking at her. I was a deer caught in headlights. No pun intended.

Once she was done, and hightailed it out of the living room, after noticing what she was wearing I stood and excused myself from the living room, heading directly to the bathroom. I had to rub one out after seeing Bella in her clothes. I couldn't help it. I stood in the shower letting the warm water wash over my body. I closed my eyes and focused on the vision that was in my mind. The thoughts of Bella kneeling below me and sucking on my cock drove me to stroke my cock harder. Oh, the images of her naked body; the way she licked and stroked my cock. I sped up my strokes, remembering Bella being in that same position the night of the incident. It didn't take long before I was coming. I watched as is washed down the drain.

I exited the shower and put on my board shorts, ready for a day at the beach. I headed out into the living room, and waited for Bella to come along. Jake joined me in the room, and we waited. Jake suggested a quick game of Guitar Hero. So we were playing when Bella walked into the living room. She had a beach bag slung on her shoulder. She was wearing the sexiest bikini I think I have ever seen. It was red with little ruffles on the top of her breasts. God she looked so good. I briefly thought about heading back to the shower to rub out another one for good measure.

"Where are you going?" She was heading for the door, and I didn't think she needed to be on the beach wearing that bikini. All the men would be looking at what was rightfully mine.

"Headed to the beach," she replied while watching me. She looked to be studying everything about me. I gulped under the intense stare. It was arousing for her to be looking at me as if I was her prey and she was sizing me up for the attack.

"Give me five and I will go with you. You don't need to be on the beach alone." I stood up and walked toward the room. I gathered my sunscreen and beach towel. I walked out of the bedroom and once again, the looks that Bella was giving me almost sent me back to the shower yet again. I wasn't going to survive this vacation. When she turned red, I about came in my shorts. That was sexy seeing her body color with excitement, or nerves. You never knew what reason it was unless she told you about it.

"Ready," I asked. She was standing there dazed; she didn't move.

"Yeah." she finally snapped out of it and we walked out the door and down to the beach. We took a couple of loungers under an umbrella. Both Bella and I were fair skinned and need more protection than Jake needed.

"Do you mind getting my back, I want to go in the water," I asked while holding the bottle of sunscreen for her to get.

"No, turn around," she stated and got to work rubbing the lotion on my shoulders and back. Her touching me was incredible and I was hard again, just from her hands being on my body. Once she was finished, I ran straight into the water. I didn't want her to see the hard on I was sporting for her.

I could see Bella from the water; she was looking at her tablet. I wondered if she was reading the latest update from her favorite fan fiction writer. I wasn't into reading all about some sparky vampire in different compromising positions, but I would admit that reading the all human versions was hot. The things these women could come up with were a massive turn on. These women had particularly vivid imagination. I didn't know too many males that thought of sex the way these women described it. However, the way it was worded would set my cock rising everytime.

The latest story was about a couple in the BDSM community. The way they described the scenes were out of this world. Bella didn't know it, but after reading sex scenes where the male character tied her up, or had her dress in sexy clothes to fuck her, I couldn't help, but head to my room to jack off to images of Bella being the one in this scene with me. Just the thoughts have having her under me, talking dirty to her, and being rough with her. God, just the thoughts alone made me want to sink into her. I though briefly about working one out while watching her on the beach. I wouldn't though; too many people around that could see.

I saw Jake walk over to her, and the hairs on the back of my neck stood at attention. I knew he was not interested in her, but something about him being close to her made me want to piss on her leg. I headed out of the water, straight over to the lounger. Bella was blushing and panting. I hoped like hell it was over the story she has been reading and not something Jake has done.

"Can I help you?" she asked with a smart-ass tone in her voice.

"Your blushing and panting...Are you alright?" Just seeing her like this got me going, and I was breathing a little heavy myself.

"Yeah, why?" She had been reading the story; I just knew it. So, it wasn't something he had done.

"Have you been reading that smut again?" I asked while raising my eyebrow at her and giving her a little wink; I knew what she was up to.

"Yes, if you must know. She updated with a new chapter. Have you been reading it?"

"Yeah, she updated yesterday. I have already read the new chapter." I blushed because there was a medical scene in that new chapter and it turned me on enormously. I thought about doing those things to Bella. Shit, I need to stop thinking about it right now.

"Do you ever fantasize, Edward?" She purred a little. God, how sexy was her purr? I looked right into her eyes, feeling my cheeks flush with excitement. I knew what was about to flush with excitement, if I didn't move. She would notice the tent in my unforgiving swim trunks. I turned on my heel and ran off into the water again, trying to douse the fire burning in my lions.

Jake finally decided to join me in the water; it was getting rather boring standing in the surf alone. Once he got out here, we started horsing around and pushing one another down in the water. I glanced in Bella's direction occasionally. When I saw her putting her things away, I hoped that she was coming in finally. Jake walked over to her and splashed her. She splashed us back, and this time, I didn't hesitate to join in on the fun.

We played in the water for a couple of more hours before we decided to head to a club. I seriously didn't want to go. Clubbing was never actually my scene anyway, but I always went for Bella. Or, because the girls I dated wanted to go. I headed toward the shower once I was back in the condo; getting the sand out of my hair was essential. I should have thought about that before I headed out here and waited.

I got out of the shower, put on my clothes, and tried to do something with my hair. I didn't know why I bothered; it never laid the way I wanted it to. Slipping on my shoes, I headed for the door, but not before splashing on a little cologne. I wanted to smell good for Bella, especially if we danced tonight like we always did. I headed out to the safe that was located in the living room. I wasn't actually paying attention until a pair of high heeled feet came into my view. I couldn't stop myself. I looked all the way up her body. She was wearing a black skirt and a black halter-top; they all seemed to be attached to one another. I couldn't breathe and I felt myself growing hotter by the minute.

"Like what you see?" Did I like what I saw? Is hell hot? My boxer briefs were holding me back. I wondered what she would think if she knew.

"Yeah," I muttered. because I wasn't quite able to talk at the moment.

"Putting valuables in here?"

"Hmm," I replied nodding my head. I handed my wallet to her to place into the safe. At this moment, I was lucky I got my driver's license, money, and my cell into my pockets.

"Jake, are you going to put anything in the safe before we leave?" She hollered breaking the spell she had on me.

Jake rounded the corner and stopped dead in his tracks, "Damn," he stated getting out his driver's license, money, and cell phone. I growled under my breath. Why did he have to notice? I knew why because Bella never looks like this, as long as I have known her. She never dresses like this. She was always a t-shirt and jeans girl; no dresses and no high heels. What happened? I was not disappointed or anything, just surprised was all. It was so out of character for her.

"You clean up good," Jake stated, and I snarled at him. What was he? A Neanderthal? Apparently, I wondered how he had women crawling all over him with those lines. Bella didn't seem to mind too much. I had to stop that line of thinking about her not minding. It led to my own doubts about us having a relationship one day. I didn't think I would survive if she chose him over me.

"Thanks, you guys look good, too," she stated and I noticed her looking at both of us, but then her eyes shifted in my direction. She looked me from the ground up too. Then started blushing as if someone had lit a fire under her cheeks. Sexy if you asked me, even when I noticed the blush spill down her chest. I couldn't help the blush myself while staring directly at her chest. Who was the Neanderthal now?

We locked up the house and headed toward the club on the strip. 'Eclipse' the hottest club here for twenty somethings. Once we cleared the bouncers, we located the bar to ordered drinks. The music was so loud and pulsing through the speakers. The usual club crowds were here; dancers, swingers, and clingers.

Bella picked a seat at the bar and ordered a 'Long Island Iced Tea', her favorite drink. I settled into the seat beside her and ordered a Corona with a lime. Jake sat on the opposite side of Bella, effectively keeping men from sitting beside her. We sat back, watching the crowds dance, and go on.

We ordered another round. We usually didn't move until about the third or fourth round of drinks. I didn't want an incident like graduation. So when the fourth round came along, I would be drinking water. Bella ordered a White Russian. I got another Corona and Jake, a Jack and coke. I always danced with Bella; so making it to round three would be essential. I didn't dance before the third round. I needed something to calm my nerves before I headed out with her on the dance floor. Jake never danced with her, and if she didn't have anyone that would, she would dance alone. That was something I had done for her. I didn't dance with others, which had and often times caused a fuss with girls I dated. They saw me dancing with her and expect the same thing. Nope, that was all for her, no one else.

I about choked when Bella ordered a Slow Comfortable Screw, and I would love to give her a slow comfortable screw. The music had changed to the hip-hop stuff that Bella loved to dance to, and I knew my time is up. 'Yeah' started playing and she reached for my hand. She literally dragged me out onto the dance floor. Dancing with her was another way for me to protect her from men. They thought if we are dancing that she was taken, which works for me. I got in position behind her when we made it to the floor. I held her hips, feeling her body sway against mine. She relentlessly grinded her ass into my crotch the entire time we danced. I had to bite my lip to keep myself in line. Usually I would barely move behind her, but I didn't want that tonight. She looked so sexy wearing her skirt and I wanted to know what was underneath it so bad that I pulled her body close to mine. I let her feel the erection that was straining in my pants. At the right moment, I grinded it into her back.

We headed back to the bar; I needed some water before we got back out onto the floor. It wouldn't surprise me if Bella didn't have to use the restroom too. She had a couple of drinks and alcohol usually ran right through a person. Once I got back, I saw Jake chatting up some girl. I didn't care what they were talking about; I just hoped they went to her house tonight and not ours. I would have to sleep on the couch, or maybe I could sleep with Bella. I ordered water and another Corona. Bella ordered a Sex on the beach. Yes, please! is about all I could think of at the moment. She tapped me on the shoulder, letting me know that she was heading to the restroom. I nodded finishing off the last little bit of beer. I headed to the men's room too and came out before the women.

Once back at the bar, I started drinking my water trying to dilute some of alcohol in my system. Bella seemed to be gone for too long. She was already in the restroom when I went and came out. I broke away from the bar, looking into the crowd for her. I finally was able to meet her eyes, when I noticed her use the moves from that movie she liked so well. She used them perfectly; solar plexus, in step, nose, and groin. She started to run in my direction, and I met her half way. She whispered in my ear what had just happened. I looked over at the ponytail-wearing son of a bitch, who was bent over clutching his balls in his hands. I grabbed her hand, hauling her ass out of the club. I pulled out my cell phone and sent Jake a message about the asshole telling him to be on the lookout.

"Jake's bringing home that girl." I got a message from Jake about him bringing that girl to the condo. He said that a couple of people came along and scooped ponytail off the floor and hauled him out of the club.

"Are you ready to head home?" I asked. I didn't want to go to another club. I didn't want to run into ponytail again either.

Once we made it back to the condominium, Bella headed straight for her room. I figured that was my cue to head toward my room, and change into my sleep pants. I didn't know if Jake would ban me from the room later. So, I wanted to make sure I had changed before he got here. Bella walked into the living room carrying a sandwich. I was sitting on the couch with my elbows on my knees and my hands in my hair. I was worried. What could have happened tonight had I not been looking for her? I needed answers about the club.

"What happened at the club, exactly?" I asked. I didn't even look up at her. I didn't want to see the disappointment in her eyes. I should have protected her better from ponytail.

"The guy grabbed me from behind. He was determined, I believe, to take me out of the club." I could feel the anger building inside of me.

"You are extremely lucky that I was looking for you and that you saw me. I should have been closer to the restrooms; he could have taken you out of the club. If he had taken you out of there, there is a good chance I would never see you again. I couldn't forgive myself if something like that happened to you." I was blaming myself. It was my entire fault. I should have stayed at the corner of the restrooms and waited for her to come out. He wouldn't have gotten the chance to put a finger on her.

"Lucky? Are you kidding me? You gave me the courage, yes. I can admit to that. However, he was still on the ground by the time I reached you. He wasn't and probably just barely moving now." She huffed; that wasn't a good sign.

"You have to be careful, Bella. I worry about you all the time. I can't stop everything, but... Aaaggghhh" I screamed in frustration. I paced around the room at this point, pulling at my hair. What could have happened? Would I be able to survive if something did? Why didn't I stay with her?

"What has your panties all in a twist? I'm not fragile, Edward; I'm not innocent. So why bother worrying with me." She was breathing heavily, and she looked pissed. "If worrying about me is a problem for you, then save yourself the energy and don't."

I didn't know what to say at that point. I knew that she wasn't fragile; that wasn't the point. I messed up here. I was the one who was supposed to protect her from slim like ponytail. She didn't have to do it all alone; she was not alone. She was mine to protect. I loved her and wouldn't want anything terrible to happen to her.

I pulled out a couple blankets from the room. Jake and the girl hadn't come in since we had gotten back. I just decided to sleep on the couch, to be on the safe side. I walked passed Bella's room and didn't hear anything. I wondered what she was thinking or doing at the moment, but shook it off and headed to bed. I would talk to her tomorrow. I think we both needed time to think and figure out what was going on between us. I needed answers, and I needed them sooner than later. Now, I would have to wait until the morning.

A/N: All right, we have learned what happened the morning after...another almost romp. So, we find out that Jake doesn't have feelings for Bella romantically. He does love her, but as a sister. Edward has a little love time in the shower nothing extremely hot, just a quickie. Hot times coming I promise. I am flying by the seat of my pants so to speak here. No outlines just going with the flow of things. Better yet what ideas pop in my head. The next instalment will be BPOV, don't know the title yet. So, be sure to review and favorite this would be the best way to know when something new is out. Thanks.