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Penname
Mellow 974
Story Title
Kissing a Star
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Chapter Number & Title (if applicable)
Chapter 3
Ride and Breakfast
Rating
NC-17
Genre, Main Characters, & Pairing
AH – All Human
Language Information
English is not my first language, I'm french.
Story Tense
My story tense is past.
Complete Story Summary
Drunk Bella kissed a stranger thanks to Jacob's dare. Little did she know that this stranger is Edward Masen, the most popular actor of the moment.
Chapter Summary
Edward drove Bella back to her place. The next morning Alice invited Bella to do some babysitting with her. Bella learned more about Lilly.
Concerns for Chapter
Overall
I need extra help with Tense, Dialogue punctuation, Comma use.
I'm open to suggestions with the plot!
You'll see at the end of this chapter I put lyrics of a song, I don't know if I can do that.
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"Ride and Breakfast"
No. I was definitely not okay. I had completely embarrassed myself with the most beautiful man on earth. How could I be okay? I just wanted to go home, get in bed and just forget about everything. But he stayed here, staring at me. I remembered what he said a couple of minutes ago. He wanted to forget what happened last night. I could do that. But then, I couldn't see him anymore.
" Listen, I'm sorry. I didn't know who you were." I said glancing at him. "I was drunk last night and we had this stupid game going on. Let's just forget about that and move on. It was obviously a drunken kiss. I won't tell anyone anything and I think my friends don't even remember what happened last night. They were really drunk. So no worries. Again I'm sorry if I put you in a difficult situation." I didn't realized I wasn't breathing when Edward spoke.
"Okay, so since everything is good, maybe we can order drinks?" He asked while looking at Alice.
"Alright! I want a cosmo and you pay, Eddie!" she said poking at his chest.
"Okay. A cosmo for the pixie, a beer for Em, and you Bella?" he said smiling to me.
"I'll have a beer too, please."
" So three beers and a cosmo. I'll be right back."
I couldn't bring myself to look at him. I felt so sad and embarrassed. This morning I thought that I wouldn't get to see this mysterious man again and I was okay with it. But when I saw his green eyes and his smirk, for a brief second I thought that I might have a chance to taste him again. I still felt drawn to him, but I could never act on it. He was the Sexiest Man on earth!
Fuck! How could he possibly want me, little poor average Isabella, with all her problems?
The night went on smoothly. I never tried to speak to him or to look at him. I stayed with Alice or with Tyler but after a while I started to feel tired and asked for Alice to drive me home. She was in the middle of game with Emmett and apparently she was wining.
"Alice, do you mind driving me home? I am quite tired."
"Oh! but Bella..." She looked at me with a pout. " Can we stay a little bit more? Just five more minutes? Please?"
I was going to answer her when I heard a velvety voice from behind me saying,
"I can drive Bella. If she wants." I turned around and he was waiting for me to speak with a hopeful look on his face. I was suddenly lost in a sea of deep green warmth, so lost I couldn't think let alone speak. My mind was on one thing and nothing else mattered. God those eyes...Before I even registered that I had moved, I nodded.
We bid our goodbyes and he followed me outside. When I turned my head to see where he was headed, he put his hands on the small of my back and I felt his warm breath on my ear. A shiver run through me.
"This way. I have the silver Volvo over there." He said.
Edward opened the passenger's door for me to climb inside. All of a sudden, I was submerged by his scent, fresh and manly, purely Edward.
Hmm... me and him in his car on the back seat... His sweet lips... His hands on me...
He was already inside and I could felt the warmth coming off of him... Again this strange currant of electricity seemed to radiate from him. His hair was a mess, as if he just had gotten out of bed, and the only thing I wanted at this instant was touching it.
Bella breathe. He is there. Just don't do something foolish! I thought.
"So, Bella, we didn't speak a lot tonight. Are you okay?" He said while gazing at the road.
"Yes, I'm fine. I guess I'm tired. We had Alice's and Emmett's parents over tonight, and I had to cook with the biggest hangover I ever had, so..." I trailed off. I wanted to insist on the hangover part to remember him that I was really drunk last night.
"Yeah, I got that. Emmett said the food was really good though. He also said that you just came back from France." He sounded interested.
"Yes. I got back Yesterday morning."
"Were you there for holidays? Where did you stay?" he asked looking at me for the first time since we got in the car.
"Well, I was in Paris at first, just for a couple of months to finish my degree in French Literature. Then I moved to the South where I taught English for two years." I replied, blushing of course.
"Wow, that's really nice! So, tu parles francais! Moi je parle un petit peu, mais mon accent laisse à désirer." he said in a perfect french. I gaped at him thinking that he was even sexier when he spoke french.
He looked at me with a smirk. And then he fucking winked at me!
Does he know the effect he has on me? Oh Dear God! I have to stop looking at him! Now!
"Well, your accent is not that bad." I said turning to look out the window.
"Thank you. So, did you like it?" he asked. I didn't even register that we were at my house. He parked his car behind Charlie's truck and turned off the ignition.
I have to get out of here fast.
"Yes, very much. Well, thanks for the ride. Goodnight." I was going to open the door, when he stopped me with his hand on my left arm.
"Bella, please. I just want you to know that I don't..." he sighed, "about last night..." I cut him off.
"You don't have to say anything or try to apologize. I know it was a mistake. Like I said, a drunken kiss. I'm tired. Goodnight Edward." I smiled at him. I didn't understand why he looked at me with a hurtful expression though. He was the one who said that we should forget about it, right?
"Yeah, a mistake. Sorry. Goodnight and sweet dreams, Bella." He said.
I went outside without glancing back at him. Once I was inside of my house, I ran to my bedroom and cried softly to sleep.
The morning after, I woke up feeling like eating pancakes. I got everything ready when I heard someone knocking on the door. My parents were already out, working. Curious, I rush to open the door to a smiling pixie.
"Morning Bella! Did you sleep well?"
Alice. How could she be so cheerful at nine in the morning? That was a mystery to me.
"Yeah, like a baby." I lied. I had dreamed about Edward and James the entire night, waking up every two hours sweating and crying.
"It doesn't seem like it. Anyway, Esme and Carlisle wanted to go to Seattle for the weekend, but without Lilly. They said they needed some time alone. So I'm baby-sitting, and I thought that we could do it together. Maybe you can sleepover? Just you, Lilly and me?" She sounded hopeful, maybe TOO hopeful.
"Alice, I don't know you for long but I can tell. You have something in your mind and it's just not baby-sitting. So, what is it?" I replied, curious to know if I had guessed right.
" I'm impressed! Anyway, I was just hoping that we could do it together and try to know each other better. I promised that's it." She saw the look on my face and added, "She is really sweet and it's going to be funny, Please?"
"Okay, okay!" I said.
"Nice! Now get your fat ass upstairs and get ready! They want to leave in an hour. Hush hush!"
"My ass is NOT fat! And what about my breakfast? I was going to make pancakes when you came." I said eying the ingredients.
"Don't worry, we've got Pancakes at home since he is there. Plus he made them himself so they are terrific. Now go!" she said while pushing me towards the stairs.
"So Emmett can cook, maybe he can make me some eggs too..."
"Yes I'm sure you can have whatever you want with him. Now can you just hurry up, please?" She was so pushy this morning!
I got ready in record time but when I joined Alice downstairs she just told me to find something less
comfy. Of course I figured that since we were going to baby-sit I wouldn't have to bother with my hair or my clothes but Alice thought otherwise. She finally found something "acceptable" for me to wear and we headed outside.
We got to the Cullen three story house - or should I say mansion? - And all I could do was gaping at the beautiful house. It was outside of Forks, in the woods, well hidden from the main road. Huge,wood and concrete were the right words to describe it. There were huge bay-windows but you couldn't see what was happening inside.
"Great we are on time." she murmured while parking the car next to a black Mercedes.
"Home sweet home!" Alice sang getting out of the car. I followed her through the house and she gave me the tour, or a part of it. We ended in the Kitchen where the rest of the Cullen were gathered without little Lilly.
"Oh Bella, you're here!" said Esme while hugging me. "It's so nice to see you again. Thank you for helping Alice this morning."
"It's nice to see you too. I'm glad that Alice asked me to help her. I really like Lilly." I said.
"Well she seems to like you too." Carlisle replied. "Why don't you seat and have breakfast with us?"
"Thank you, I'd like that."
Emmett was there too but he seemed to have a major hangover. His head was bent over his food and he didn't look at me or acknowledge my presence.
"Here are your pancakes. Do you want some sirup with them? Tea or coffee?" Alice asked me. She was making me a plate and one for her as well.
"Yes please, and Tea's perfect. Thanks." I replied. I looked back at Emmett and thought about saying something but since no one had spoken to him, I didn't want to push.
"So, is Lilly still sleeping?" I asked instead. And then I felt it. The electricity.
"No, she is wide awake." He answered me. He was looking straight at me and I felt myself blush appeared under the scrutiny of his stare.
"Good morning Bella." He was so cold. What did I do? " What are you doing here?"
What? God he was starting to make me angry and an angry Bella is not something you want to witness. Trust me.
"Edward!" Esme scolded but of course, I had to answer him.
"I'm having breakfast." I replied as harshly as I could.
"Obviously. I'm an actor but it doesn't mean that I'm a fucking dumb."
"Language Edward!" Esme scolded again.
"No. It means that you are an asshole." Oh my! I couldn't believe that I've just said that in front of everyone. Edward was throwing daggers at me with his eyes, while the others were gaping. Of course that's when Emmett woke up!
"Man, that's some woman! I love you Bells!" He said and then laughed. Everyone followed him.
Edward just stand in the doorway, with his hands balled up into fists, glaring at me. I glared back.
How dares he? What did I do to him?
Carlisle was the one to put us at ease.
"Edward, she is right and you know it. So stop that, please. Come and sit with us."
"Sorry but I already had breakfast. Lilly is upstairs playing with her doll. Emmett, if you have finished laughing like a fucking idiot we have to go or we are going to be late. Goodbye everyone." With that he was out.
"I'm sorry Bella," Esme said, "Usually he is very polite. Something must have gone wrong with Lilly. Please don't take it personally."
"I'll go check on her." Alice said and left the kitchen giving me an apologetic smile.
"Well Bella, I'll talk to him. Now, I should go or the Asshole is going to come back for me." Emmett grinned at me.
" Emmett, don't bother. It's fine. Have a nice day." I replied trying to sound casual but the only thing that I wanted to do was crying.
After his departure everything felt calm again and I started appreciate my breakfast.
"It was really good Esme. Emmett can cook, that's for sure!" I complimented.
"Oh Dear! Edward made the breakfast. I'll tell him that you liked it." To say that I was surprised was an understatement.
So he is not only gorgeous, probably as rich as hell, a fucking good and sexy kisser AND he is a good cook. But don't forget about his mood swing and his arrogant green green eyes...God, I like it when he looks at me straight in my eyes...
I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't register when Carlisle and Esme left. Now it was just Alice, Lilly and me. We were in the living room. Lilly was asleep on the sofa after watching the Little Mermaid.
"So Alice, who is Edward for you? He doesn't really looks like you..." I tried to ask as casually as possible.
"Well, Eddie is my step brother. He is Esme's son." She said.
"And you and Emmett are Carlisle and Esme's children?"
"Yes. Mom got married when she was very young, to Edward senior. But he died of cancer a year after their marriage. She found out she was pregnant three days after his death. When Eddie was three months old he got very ill. So mom went to the doctor. She had moved from Chicago to Seattle. That's when she met daddy. It was love at first sight and a few months after they got married and she got pregnant with Emmett. And a year after it was me!" She said smiling. She really cared about her family, it was obvious.
"So that's why he doesn't have the same surname..." she cut me off.
"Bella, I feel like we are going to be great friends. I like you a lot, but you have to understand that this is his story, not mine to tell. I don't know why he reacted the way he did this morning, because he obviously likes you. But if you want to know something you should ask him. Even if it doesn't seem like it, Eddie is a very private person."
"I'm sorry. I totally understand with his job it's normal." I replied. I was pleasantly surprised to hear what she said. It meant that I could trust her. " I like you Alice Cullen."
"Oh, Me too!" She hugged me and Lilly who was sleeping in her lap woke up.
"Hmm...daaadddyy," she started to cry.
"Hey sleepy head!" I wanted to prevent a crisis by talking to her. " Did you sleep well?"
She looked at me and stopped. Shook her head to tell me no.
"Why? Did you have a nightmare?" I asked her.
She nodded and at the same time Alice's phone rang. She excused herself and answered her phone while walking towards the kitchen.
"So do you want to tell me about it?" I scooped closer to her and she extended her arms to me, silently asking for a hug.
"Oh princess, everything is fine. You know baby if you tell me about your nightmare, you are going to feel better and you won't be afraid anymore." I tried to reassure her.
" I'm not baby. Daddy says I'm his big princess and I can put my shoes on my own, so I big!" she replied looking at me straight in the eye. Her look reminded me strangely of something, but I couldn't quite placed it.
"Well, I didn't know. You ARE a big girl, sweetie. Congratulation!"
"Do you promise if I tell you my nightmare I be better?" She asked me shyly now.
"I promise." I told her lifting my right hand. She looked at her hands.
"I dreamed about Moma. She lefted me alone in the dark. I don't like dark because monsters like it. And Daddy lefted me too." She started crying.
Poor little girl. She was four, and she dreamed about being left alone. She missed her parents a lot. That much was obvious. She broke my heart. I cradled her tightly in my arms and started singing a french lullaby.
"Une chanson douce
Que me chantait ma maman,
En suçant mon pouce
J'écoutais en m'endormant.
Cette chanson douce,
Je veux la chanter pour toi
Car ta peau est douce
Comme la mousse des bois."
She looked at me and smile. It was a genuine smile.
"You speak french?" she asked me. I was surprised that she was able to recognized which language I was using.
"Do you speak french?"
"Yes daddy teached me and I went to Paris and I seeed a big tower!" she explained me with pride.
"Well, you are a very lucky girl! Do you want to hear the end of the song?"
"Oui!" She smiled at me.
So I kept singing to her.
"La petite biche est aux abois.
Dans le bois, se cache le loup,
Ouh, ouh, ouh ouh !
Mais le brave chevalier passa.
Il prit la biche dans ses bras.
La, la, la, la.
La petite biche,
Ce sera toi, si tu veux.
Le loup, on s'en fiche.
Contre lui, nous serons deux."
I hugged her tighter. Yes angel, I won't let you down.
"Une chanson douce
Que me chantait ma maman,
Une chanson douce
Pour tous les petits enfants.
O le joli conte que voilà,
La biche, en femme, se changea,
La, la, la, la
Et dans les bras du beau chevalier,
Belle princesse elle est restée,
eh, eh, eh, eh
La jolie princesse
Avait tes jolis cheveux,
La même caresse
Se lit au fond de tes yeux.
Cette chanson douce
Je veux la chanter aussi,
Pour toi, ô ma douce,
Jusqu'à la fin de ma vie,
Jusqu'à la fin de ma vie."
I was lost in my feelings. I could see clearly that I loved this Angel. It was very strange, I had worked with kids before and some of them were in great need of help. But I never had this want nor this ache to make it better. At the end of the song she was asleep in my arms.
"You can fucking sing! It was beautiful, Bella. Even if I didn't understand the lyrics. I'm not good with French." Alice said, startling me.
"Thanks. She had a nightmare, so..." she cut me off.
"Not again! Did she tell you what it was this time?" She asked me, concerned.
"Yeah, she said that she dreamed about her Mom and Dad. She said they left her alone in the dark. She was scared." Alice looked at me with tears in her eyes. "I guess she misses her parents a lot, and not seeing them make her feel like she is all alone. I don't know Alice, it's not my stuff to deal with but she needs her parents. Maybe she can go back and live with her Dad. Maybe he can take some time off, or some vacation." I continued.
"Bella, you are right she is not happy like that and she misses her parents. You know about her Mom. There's nothing we can do about that. And trust me her dad does everything he can for her. We should put her in bed." Her tone was final. She didn't want to speak about that anymore.
I followed her upstairs to Lilly's room. We put her in bed and I switched on the bedside lamp. We watched her sleeping and I realized that I was falling for her. I had to do something. But what?
You'll be happy little angel. I promise.
The song is from Henry Salvadore, and it's entitled «une chanson douce»
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