Chapter 8: The Skank and the Biker Babe

Disclaimer: SM owns Twilight.

Ms. Swan

The drive to the hospital was spent in silence, and when we arrived, Edward looked like he was going to pass out. And I thought I was the one that had a bad reaction to blood…..

When I asked Edward if something was wrong, I noticed his eyes darting back and forth between me and something behind me, so I turned around and wanted to puke when I saw the skank standing there. Lauren stood behind the sliding doors with her usual evil smile – some things never change. I wished more than anything that she wouldn't recognize me, since I had changed a lot after I graduated, but luck was not on my side.

"Edward!" Lauren squealed as the loud doors slammed open, making way for the devil's spawn. "What are you doing here!?" The skank asked excitedly, as though he was there to see her. She completely ignored my presence, which really pissed me off. As her arms wrapped around him, I choked back the bile rising in my throat and turned to walk into the building.

Edward would understand.

I walked quickly down the hallway towards the clinic entrance. If only I had run, then I wouldn't have heard the skank calling out my name. I turned around slowly, wishing I could just shoot myself because I really didn't feel like dealing with Lauren now. I was already nervous over the tests I was about to have done, and now this?

Edward had a horrified look on his face as Lauren walked in front of him.

"Hi Bella! I can't believe it's you… you're so… different…"

"Hello," I replied dryly. I had nothing beneficial to say to the bitch. That's exactly what she was – a bitch, a skank, a whore… you get the idea?

Edward stepped around Lauren to stand beside me, putting his hand on the small of my back. My body tingled all over from his simple touch.

"We better get going, Bella," Edward said as he looked down at me. He turned towards Lauren and smiled slightly. "See you around, Lauren."

Lauren didn't say anything as Edward and I turned to walk into the clinic. I thought we were rid of the skank, but then she had to open her big mouth and remind me of her relationship with Edward.

"Oh, Eddie… I almost forgot! You forgot your shirt at my house… you know, your favorite USC shirt. Want me to come drop it off?"

I left Edward at the doorway so he could deal with Lauren. It wasn't really my business and, frankly, I didn't want to hear her nasty voice. She had one of those nasally voices, but tried talking like a valley girl. "Like, oh my god" and "Like, what the hell". Learn how to fucking talk. The skank definitely put me in an even worse mood.

They stood in the hallway, whispering loudly, both of them seeming to be angry. The moment I heard Edward say "she isn't my fucking girlfriend" and "no, we're not fucking" my heart dropped. It was true, of course, but I just felt… defeated? I don't even know how I felt at that moment, but it wasn't a good feeling.

I was already sitting down and filling out paperwork when Edward walked in with a noticeable grimace on his face. He checked in with the receptionist and grabbed his clipboard. Once he was seated beside me, I could hear him mumbling to himself, mostly curse words. He was angry. Edward was so fucking hot when he was angry, I might add.

"I'm sorry about that…" Edward sighed, leaning into me.

I turned my head towards Edward, leaving me inches away from his face. "No need to apologize to me… Is everything okay?"

Edward nodded, still looking at me with his intense eyes. "It's fine. She wants to talk, but I told her I didn't want to… I don't even know what shirt she's talking about. I think she's jealous or something and wanted to try to cause trouble for me."

"Why is she jealous?" I asked dumbly.

"Because… of you."

We stared at each other, not saying anything else.

"Isabella Swan?" the nurse called. I hadn't even finished my damn paperwork. Why, why, why… did they have to call me back now?

Edward sighed and sat back in his chair. I was greeted by the nurse, which happened to be an old friend of my mother's. I wasn't in the mood to talk about my parents, but most of the people in Forks didn't realize that. Kathy, the nurse, ran the usual tests and drew some blood before I had my pap smear. I hate that fucking exam.

When I was finished I walked out to the lobby. Edward was sitting out there still, though he had a purple bandage wrapped around his arm where he had blood drawn. I felt bad that he had been sitting there, probably waiting forever for me to finish with my tests.

"You okay, Bella?" Edward asked as I stood in front of him, not really knowing what to say.

I smiled and nodded. "Yeah… just hungry."

Edward grinned as he stood. "Good… I am, too."

We went to the diner to have breakfast before traveling to Port Angeles for the day, trying to forget about seeing the skank that morning. When we arrived in Port Angeles, Edward had to pick up a few things and I wanted to find a few things for our trip.

Our trip?

We stopped by Rose and Alice's shop before heading back to Forks. They had something special in the back room that they were holding for me. It was a black leather jacket and black leather pants. Biker clothing. I laughed so hard at the sincerity behind their gift, but I couldn't see myself wearing those clothes.

Edward begged to see what I had in the bag when we left the shop, but I knew he would just tease me endlessly.

I didn't watch a movie with Edward that night. Seth and I had hardly spent any time together since moving back to Forks, so I decided to spend an evening with just him. Edward understood, which felt really nice because even my ex-boyfriend got in a fight with me if I wanted to spend time with Seth rather than him. I had to get ready for our trip anyway. We were leaving the next day, early in the afternoon. It was a five hour trip and those five hours would be spent on Edward's motorcycle. I would basically have my legs wrapped around Edward. How in the hell was I going to make it through that?

Seth and I watched a few shows together and cooked hamburgers on the grill that night. He told me how Edward had really helped him in football and was really happy to have met Edward. I was overjoyed that Seth actually had a good male role model in his life.

My parents would definitely be proud of Seth and the way he was handling everything now.

The next day, Seth went next door to Billy's house. Billy assured me that he would take good care of him. He wanted me to have fun and, honestly, I wanted to have fun. I needed to take a step back and just enjoy things.

I probably changed thirty times before finding the right "motorcycle outfit". Alice and Rose called, trying to talk me into the leather pants because that would really "appeal" to Edward, but I couldn't see myself wearing those for five hours. I settled on a light pair of blue jeans, a vintage Rolling Stones t-shirt, and the leather jacket. I pulled my hair into a pony tail, not wanting it to fly everywhere during the trip.

I packed a very light bag with just the necessities because I didn't really know if I could take a lot for the trip. I was never one of those girls that packed their entire closet anyway, but I hoped I wasn't leaving out anything important. I was shamefully trying to impress Edward.

Just as I was walking down the stairs I heard a rumbling engine in my driveway. It was Edward and he was a few minutes early. I ran to the front door and peeked out the peephole, and when I did… I gasped. Edward - so gorgeous that I literally could not move to open the door. I just stood there, watching him as he pulled off his helmet and ran a hand through his hair. Edward looked towards the house and grinned crookedly. I wondered if he felt the same way I did. After all, he did moan my name that night when we were camping…

One could always hope. Right?

I finally moved away from the door to pull it open. Edward heard the door creak open and waved as soon as he saw me.

"Sorry I'm early…" Edward said with that sexy grin on his face. "I was just going to wait out here for you… so take your time."

I stepped outside, holding my bag. "I'm ready."

"Nice jacket," Edward commented.

"Thanks… I'm trying to look like a biker bitch or something along those lines…."

Edward laughed loudly, shaking his head back and forth as I handed him my bag. "Biker babe… not biker bitch."

It was so nice finally being able to laugh. Since meeting Edward, not a day had passed by that I didn't laugh so hard that I had tears in my eyes. He made everything enjoyable.

Once I locked up the house, we were ready to go. Edward showed me the basics of the motorcycle as he strapped down our bags and adjusted my helmet before slipping it on me.

I stood still as he slipped it over my head. "Does that feel comfortable?" Edward asked as the heavy thing sat on my head. I nodded and Edward flipped the visor open. "You look… cute."

Cute? As in goofy girl wearing a helmet? I didn't want to be cute…

"I mean… definitely a biker babe," Edward corrected with a wink, which made me laugh. And blush…

Edward put on his helmet and lifted his leg over the bike straddling the seat. I licked my lips, noticing the evident muscles under his shirt that fit him perfectly. Edward grabbed my hand as I moved my leg over the bike, very awkwardly. Once I was seated, I didn't know where to put my hands. This would be my first time riding a motorcycle and while I was very excited, it was also kind of scary.

"Hold onto me, Bella… I won't bite, I promise," Edward teased, still clutching my hand inside his large one.

I playfully hit Edward's side as I wrapped my arms around his torso. Edward reached back with his hand and patted my leg before backing out of my driveway. The ride was exhilarating. The drive through our small town of Forks was slow, but once we were on the highway and Edward was going the full speed limit, I felt free.

Coach Masen

I couldn't begin to describe how great it felt to have Bella on the back of my motorcycle. It was hard to focus on driving because my brain was constantly telling my hand not to reach back to feel her sexy thighs.

With her arms wrapped tightly around my torso, Bella rested her chin on my shoulder. I caught a whiff of her hair, which smelled so fucking good and that put the thought of Bella taking a shower in my head. Washing her hair. Her wet naked body. Fuck, this trip was going to kill me.

Bella and I were sharing a hotel room. At the time it just made sense. Why would two responsible adults get a separate room when we would both have different beds in the same room? I'll tell you why that doesn't work out... Because it was going to take everything I had in me not to crawl into bed with her and feel every inch of her sexy body.

About an hour into the trip, I pulled over to a roadside travel center. It was empty, which was a good thing because I didn't feel like dealing with annoying families crowding around as I tried to adjust the world's fucking worst hard on. I stopped the bike and Bella finally loosened her grip on me.

"I thought you might need a bathroom break," I said to Bella as I pulled off my helmet. "I do."

"Yes, I do," Bella replied, revealing a big grin when she pulled her helmet off. "I forgot to go before we left and I'm dying now!"

I watched Bella run towards the bathrooms. No, I didn't just watch, I fucking stared because of her ass in those jeans. Fuck. Once Bella went inside the bathroom, I finally stopped drooling and walked over to stand by the entrance. I didn't trust any weirdos that might be out, so I wanted to make sure she got out okay.

Bella walked out of the bathroom quickly, jumping slightly from my presence I assumed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you… I just… well, there are some freaks that hang out at these places."

"Thanks, Edward," Bella said softly, her face slightly blushing as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. She shyly looked down at her feet and I wondered what brought on the sudden bashfulness.

"Anything wrong?" I asked, moving a few steps closer to her.

Bella shook her head and looked up at me, squinting her eyes as the sun was directly behind me. "No… it's just nice that you're… protective?"

I hoped I wasn't being too pushy or anything, but I cared for Bella. In the few short weeks that I had known her, she had definitely become a very good friend. I just hoped that someday our friendship might turn into something more. We had potential.

"I hope that I'm not… offending you, but I just-"

"No, you're not offending me, Edward," Bella sighed. "Even my ex didn't watch over me the way you do…"

I really didn't know what to say to that, but I blurted out the first thought that crossed my mind. "Well, he was an asshole, Bella… I thought we covered that much already?"

Bella giggled. "Yeah, I think we did."

I had Bella stand outside the men's room and talk to me the entire time, so I knew she was safe. That wasn't a very good idea because even her fucking voice turned me on. Once we were both finished with our business we stood beside the motorcycle and adjusted our helmets. Bella pulled her jacket off and so did I, as it was pretty hot out. We would stop later that evening if she needed it.

I did the very responsible thing next, which was spray sunscreen on Bella. I really didn't need it because my skin was pretty used to the sun from being outside so much, but her skin just looked like it was sensitive. Bella was thankful that I thought of sun screen because she actually did burn really badly if she was out for too long. Once Bella was covered, she insisted on spraying some on my arms. Lifting up my visor, she sprayed a tiny bit on her fingers and reached up, patting some on my nose and then on hers. I loved the way her nose scrunched up as she made sure my face was covered.

Once I was finished with my shameful staring, Bella and I were on the road again, enjoying the scenery. Emmett, Jasper, Alice, and Rose were leaving later that night after Emmett was done with work. So Bella and I would be in Portland alone for a few hours. Bella and I had made plans to have dinner and go see a movie. It was pretty much a date, but we still labeled ourselves as just friends. I hated being just her friend. It took everything I had in me not to kiss her every second I was around her.

Three stops later and we finally arrived in Portland. I didn't know my way around very well, but Bella did, as she and Alice went there a few times when they were younger. We found the hotel soon after and checked in. I wished something cliché would happen, like we would accidentally get the honeymoon suite, but that, of course, didn't happen. Or at least luck out and just have a king bed available… but no….

Bella showered and got dressed as I waited patiently on the bed, flipping through the limited amount of cable channels. I couldn't even focus on what was on the television as I mentally pictured myself slamming into Bella as we showered together. I really needed a distraction. Unfortunately, my agent calling me for the millionth time was not something I wanted to deal with. I pressed the end button, sending him straight to my voicemail.

I was completely floored when Bella walked out of the bathroom. Her clothes were simple, but even simple looked fucking hot on Bella. Her blue jean Capri pants were going to be the death of me and the black and white tank top was not helping things either. Bella was facing the mirror, pulling her hair into a pony tail, smiling the whole time. She looked genuinely happy.

After ogling her some more, I finally took my shower and changed, wearing jeans and my old USC shirt that Bella borrowed the first night I met her. I still couldn't get over the fact that my damn shirt had touched Bella's breasts before me.

Bella and I ate at a small restaurant just down the block from our hotel, which happened to be close to the movie theater. I may have sensed a small amount of jealousy coming from Bella when the waitress left her phone number for me. I tossed it when we exited the building, earning a big grin from Bella. After dinner we walked down to the theater to see the latest scary movie that had been released.

Bella's body molded against mine as she clung to me. Lately, she started to get more comfortable around me, clinging to me during our scary movie nights. I chuckled as she jumped at every scary part of the movie.

"Stop making fun of me!" Bella whispered as she looked up at me in the dark movie theater.

"I'm not making fun of you!" I whispered back, wrapping my arm around her shoulder.

"Uh huh!"

"You're cute when you're scared, Bella!"

Bella laughed and shook her head, leaning against my chest.

When the movie was over we awkwardly pulled away from each other. Bella walked in front of me as I followed closely behind her, resting my hand on the small on her back. If only I could lower my hand by a few inches…

My cell rang as we walked down the sidewalk. It was Emmett, letting us know that they were pulling into town. Alice and Rose were asleep, so they were going to bed earlier than expected. We were planning on going to a few clubs, but since everyone was so tired that plan didn't work out.

Bella and I stopped by a gas station on our way back to the hotel and stocked up on snacks. We decided to rent one of the hotel movies as neither of us was tired. I wished I could get the nerve up to ask Bella if she wanted to go to the club, but I decided against it. I knew she would be more comfortable if she had Alice and Rose with her at the club, but I really wanted to see her perfect body move as she danced. Fucking hell, she would be so damn sexy.

Bella changed into her fuck-me shorts and her suck-on-me tank top when we got back to our room. I put on some gray sleep pants and pulled my shirt off before settling into bed. I loved the way Bella's face blushed when she looked at me. Did she have the same thoughts I did?

Half way through the movie, I was already dozing off when I heard light footsteps pad their way around my bed. I opened my eyes, adjusting to the dark room, and found Bella standing on the other side of my bed.

"What's wrong?" I asked as I sat up.

Without saying a word, Bella crawled into my bed, settling in close by my side. "I'm being a baby… this movie freaked me out and I know that me getting in bed with you would probably look bad if someone caught us, but we're both adults and I can keep my hands to myself… so, I'm sleeping in this bed with you, Edward. I hope you don't have a problem with that."

Bella spoke so quickly that she had to take a deep breath after her small speech. I wanted to pull her even closer to me, but decided against it. She would probably feel my non-stop hard on that was perking up again, and that would not be good.

"I can keep my hands to myself, too… though you make it very hard," I boldly said. I decided to stop ignoring the way she made me feel. Bella needed to know just how sexy she was and I wished that I could actually tell her how much I wanted her.

"Oh… uh… I'm sorry?"

I laughed as I adjusted my pillow and blanket. "Don't be."

We laid on our sides, facing each other, not saying anything. My cell phone broke our silence as I received a text message from my agent, begging me to allow him to set up an interview with the team that was interested in me.

"I'm sorry, Edward… you probably need some privacy," Bella said quietly and shyly as I read my message.

I pretty much threw my phone back over to the side table before turning back to Bella. "No, of course not…" I hoped she didn't think I had a girlfriend or anything. I wasn't even interested in anyone at the time, except for the beautiful woman lying next to me. I had to explain what was going on to her, so she didn't think anything. "It was just my agent…"

"Oh?"

"Yeah. There's a team that's interested in me… they think I can still play."

"Edward, that's terrific! Em was saying how much you've missed playing."

"I do miss playing, but I don't know if I'm up to it… plus, I don't even know if I'm ready to go back to that life," I explained.

Bella placed her small hand over my large hand and smiled. "You know you can… Seth said he's never seen anyone throw a ball like you, and that was just a few days ago. I mean, he talked about you for hours the other night." I laughed, shaking my head as Bella squeezed my hand. "So… you should do whatever makes you happy."

She didn't realize that right at that moment, I was doing just that. Being with her made me happy.

Shifting my hand under hers, I pulled her hand to my mouth and kissed the skin just below her thumb. "I know, Bella… and thank you… for everything."

Ms. Swan

Spontaneous Combustion. Yeah, that's it. That's what almost happened when I felt Edward's lips on my skin. Yes, he only kissed my hand, but oh my God… he kissed my hand! Even a simple kiss like that wasn't just a simple kiss to me.

We finally fell asleep and sometime during the night I woke up to find myself, once again, pressed against Edward. His arm was wrapped around me, holding me close. I wondered if he had the same feelings for me as I did for him. Things were changing between us, though I was afraid to admit those feelings out loud. I knew it was too soon for me to jump into another relationship and it was probably too soon for Edward, but we just fit together.

When I heard my name fall from his lips before I went back to sleep, I knew that it was going to get harder and harder to stay away from him. I just didn't know how long I could hold out.

**reposting due to requests. I'll post the complete story as soon as possible, and once I'm finished with this one, I'll repost the other stories as well (FFY, SSN). I'm still not finished with UtSM and I don't know when I'll be able to work on it. My life has been crazy the past few years and I apologize that I have not finished UtSM, but I just haven't felt like writing or had the time. I never intended to be one of those people who couldn't finish out stories… but I'm trying to get back into writing, so I hope to work on it soon.

Thanks for reading!