Soul for Sale Chapter 16: Let Me Take You There, part 2, a twilight fanfic

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Chapter 16 – Let Me Take You There, Part 2

EPOV

I've been sitting at the bar at Trinity for about an hour now, and there is still no sign of Bella or Rosalie. Did something happen? Has Carmen…I mean Leah's cover been blown? God I hope not… and she seems too good at her job to be discovered. Or maybe it was just me being too eager… Either way, I'm bored. Emmett is out on the dance floor and Jasper and my sister still haven't arrived.

"Hey big brother!" I suddenly hear Alice say beside me.

"Hey Alice, took you long enough! You said you would be here," I look dramatically at my watch, "half an hour ago!"

"Edward, that's what you call being fashionably late."

"Alice, I don't care about fashion tonight. You know we're on a mission, it's very important!"

"Calm down, Edward! I know! She's not here yet anyway!"

"Yeah, I know. I wonder what's taking them so long?"

"Don't worry, she'll be here soon."

"In five minutes, to be exact," a new voice says. I turn around and see Leah standing there.

"Leah! What's going on? Did something happen?" I fire at her, panicked.

"Calm down Romeo, they're fine. They had to ask permission from Dwyer to go out and it took longer than expected. They had to ride with his right hand man and his girlfriend, it was Dwyer's condition in order for them to get his permission. They should be in any minute now, they were following me." Although her words reassure me, I won't relax until I see her for myself.

And just as the thought goes through my head, I see her appear through the crowd, Rosalie right behind her. I immediately flag Emmett over and go to her. She looks absolutely stunning in her black top and white ripped jeans.

"Bella," is all I can manage to say while enveloping her in my arms.

She hugs me back. "Edward. Hi." I pull back and smile down at her.

"Come on," I say, taking her hand and pulling her with me, "there are some people I would like you to meet." We walk to the bar and stop in front of Alice and Jasper.

"Bella," I start while pulling her in front of me and back into my body, "this is my twin sister Alice, and her boyfriend Jasper, but I think you have already met him."

"Hi," she replies shyly, waving lightly. Jasper waves back and Alice attacks her with a hug.

"Bella! We're going to be great friends!" Bella's eyes widens as Alice throws her arms around her. She was certainly not used to this kind of immediate acceptance but it might be a bit of over kill for her at this moment.

"Okay Alice, I think Bella needs to breathe now," I say while trying to push Alice off of Bella.

"Oh, sorry! Who's your friend, Bella?" Alice asks as Rose steps into our small circle. I appreciate Alice for inviting her in with us as I know how important Rosalie is to Bella, and Bella is certainly important to me.

"Oh, everyone meet Rosalie. Rosalie, this is Alice and Jasper," I reply instead of Bella, who seems grateful. "Emmett, will you please let her go for just a second?" The big goof hasn't let go of her ever since she has arrived. I understand he's gotten protective of her, but that's a bit excessive.

"You're one to talk, Eddie!" I blush a little at that, running a hand through my hair nervously. Okay, so maybe I shouldn't have talked… I hear Bella giggle. I smile down at her embarrassingly.

"Hey, no need to be embarrassed," she says while leaning up to speak directly into my ear. "I love it when you hold me. I don't want you to let go."

Jesus fucking Christ. If she keeps doing that, I won't be able to do my job tonight. "You really shouldn't have said that," I say back, right into her ear so that no one hears. I feel her shiver, and I don't think it's from the cold.

"Okay you two, cut it out!" I hear my sister say. "Let's go grab a table upstairs!"

We all nod and follow her. Our group is content to sit and talk for a while, but I can feel Bella getting restless.

"Are you alright?" I ask her discreetly. She only nods, looking down at the dance floor. That gives me an idea. "Would you like to dance?"

"I don't really like to dance." She replies. That baffles me a little, but the same time, I'm not really surprised. She's not doing her current job willingly, after all.

"Come on, I'll show you." I see her bite down on her bottom lip, and then she nods. I give her a triumphant smile and take her hand, standing up. "We're going down!" I call to the others.

We get on the dance floor and start dancing. She struggles a bit at the start, so I help her out, and soon we're dancing together. Emmett and Rosalie join us, and Emmett starts to goof around. Sometimes he's a complete idiot, but tonight, I think it's pretty smart of him, like he's trying to put the girls at ease with us so they'll be comfortable enough to talk to us later. Bella joins him at some point, and Rosalie and I do our share of goofing around as well. We're having a blast.

Later, we're back to dancing in couples, and the songs are getting hotter. At first I'm not sure about what to do and start to pull Bella back to our table, but she resists and pulls me back to her and continues to dance. Okay, I wasn't expecting that. I don't have to be asked twice. I pull her to me and we dance tight together, almost grinding on each other. We sometimes exchange a few kisses, either on the lips or I kiss down her throat to her collarbones. She tastes delicious, a mix of sweat and her natural fragrance. I'm totally under her spell.

Through the haze of lust and sensations, I hear Muse's Undisclosed Desires start. I hope this will lead me in the direction I want this night to take, so I start singing the lyrics at Bella's ear.

I know you've suffered,
But I don't want you to hide,
It's cold and loveless,
I won't let you be denied

I feel her tense up against me, but she keeps moving. She becomes less coordinated, so I try to make her relax.

Soothing,
I'll make you feel pure,
Trust me,
You can be sure

I rub my hands up and down her arms then put them on her hips, trying to make her follow my movements.

With this song, I try to convey to her how much she means to me, but also that tonight, right now, I'm here for her, to help her, to listen to her. Hopefully, she'll understand the underlying message in my actions.

I want to reconcile the violence in your heart,
I want to recognize your beauty is not just a mask,
I want to exorcise the demons from your past,
I want to satisfy the undisclosed desires in your heart

My hands start to roam her body a little, I can't help myself. She's so enticing. I wrap my arms around her stomach and put my nose in her hair, registering the perfume that is so uniquely her.

You trick your lovers,
That you're wicked and divine,
You may be a sinner,
But your innocence is mine

I feel her tense up again, but she relaxes immediately after. She might think she doesn't have any innocence left, but to me, she'll always have this air of innocence around her, and I hope she'll let me have it.

Please me,
Show me how it's done,
Tease me,
You are the one

I'm not 100% sure about this, but I can say that I've never felt anything like what I am currently feeling for Bella Swan. I can see myself far in the future with her. I'm getting a bit ahead of myself, I know, but I can't help it.

I'd give her the world if I could.

Please me,
Show me how it's done,
Trust me,
You are the one

I'll be everything she wants me to be, if she'll let me.

Too soon the song is over and I'm left feeling a bit awkward as Bella doesn't move in my embrace for a while. I guess the fact that she hasn't pushed me away is a good sign. She finally turns around to face me and I can see her frown. She's having an internal battle. After what seems like an eternity, she looks up at me and puts her hands on my chest. I slowly lean down to rest my forehead against her, but she surprises me and kisses me softly. Our kiss quickly builds and I can feel her desperation, like she's scared of something. I slow our kiss down and lean down to speak into her ear.

"Are you alright? Did I do something wrong?" I ask, worried I went too far with the song. I feel her shake her head and she pulls away a little, looking up at me.

"Help me." The magic words. I give her another soft kiss before I grab her hand and pull her back upstairs to our booth. This isn't the best setting for this kind of talk, but it'll have to do. Upstairs, I see Alice and Jasper are still sitting at our booth, but Emmett and Rosalie are missing. I discreetly ask my sister to go away. Understanding this is the moment, she goes away quickly, Jasper behind her.

"Where are they going?" Bella asks, sitting down beside me. That just won't do.

"They're giving us a moment." I reply, making her sit across my lap. That's for my own personal pleasure, but it's mostly to have her as close as possible to the microphone I have on me again tonight. Chief Swan wants to record Bella's story so that she won't have to testify in court when Phil will have his trial. He doesn't want to put her through that, and neither do I. She's been through enough. "Tell me everything, Bella."

She hesitates for a moment, and then it's like a dam has been broken. She tells me everything. How she was kidnapped the night before the high school graduation ceremony, she tells me about the basement in which Rosalie and she are being held whenever they're not at the club. Everything corresponds to what Chief Swan told me. It is definitely his daughter, there is no doubt anymore. It's time to tell her my side of the story.

"Bella, do you remember me?" I ask her.

"What do you mean? Of course I remember you, you've been coming to the club for a few weeks now."

"No, Bella. Do you remember me...from high school? In Forks? I'm Edward Cullen. Alice is my twin sister."

She's silent for a moment, frowning, as if trying to remember. Then her eyes light up and she looks back up at me.

"I remember. You and Alice were the most popular of the school. You never even paid attention to me." Her eyes drop down to her lap and I swear I can see tears form in the corners.

Shit.

"Bella, please believe me when I tell you that I did pay attention to you, but I will leave this explanation for some other time. We have something more urgent to take care of right now."

She hesitates for a second, then nods.

"Bella, the others and I, we are here to help you to get out of your situation."

Her eyes widen.

"You are?" She asks hopefully.

"Yes. You remember the picture I took of you?"

She nods.

"It was for my own personal reasons," I wink at her. "But it was also because you seemed familiar to me, but I couldn't remember where I could have seen you. You've changed a bit since high school, so I didn't recognize you right away."

"Who recognized me, then?" Her hope seems to grow with each word I say to her.

"Angela. You remember her?"

Her eyes fill with tears and she nods.

"Is she here?" She asks, looking around.

"No. She and Ben are with my parents at the hotel we rented for a few days. Your father is also in town, he's with the Seattle Police Department as we speak, waiting for my call." I smile to let her see that we really are there to help her, to get her out and keep her safe.

"My...my dad is here? In Seattle?" She asks, tears escaping her eyes. I wipe them away, nodding.

"Yes. He's very anxious to see you. He helped us concoct a plan to get you out of there. He's only waiting for me to call him so that the final phase of our operation can be put into action."

She's silent for a moment, just looking at me.

"Is this really happening?" She asks disbelievingly. "This isn't a dream?"

"No, Bella, this is not a dream. We are getting you out tonight."

She jumps at my neck, sobbing lightly. She suddenly pulls away after a moment.

"Rosalie," she says. "We have to get her out too."

"What?" I ask unsure if I heard her correctly.

"Rosalie, she was kidnapped too, from New York City, three years ago, by a guy named Royce King. He lost her in a poker game against Phil. She's a prisoner too. We have to help her out." All I could think of was holy shit, Jasper was right.

"Okay. Emmett will blow a gasket when he hears this…" I reply, trying to think of a way that wouldn't cause him to explode immediately. We didn't need that type of situation on our hands. We need to focus on the girls for right now, the rest we would deal with later.

"When I hear what?" Emmett says, sitting down in front of Bella and I, Rosalie sitting beside him.

"You told him?" Rosalie asks Bella disbelievingly.

Bella just nods.

"Told him what?" Emmett asks again, confused.

I sigh.

"Emmett, I need you to stay calm," I tell him.

"Okay…"

I take a deep breath.

"Emmett, Rosalie... she was kidnapped three years ago, in New York City. Her kidnapper lost her to Phil in a poker game."

Emmett's fist hits the table, and I rub my face with my hands. I knew this would be his reaction, if I have to I can use Rose's safety as a way to calm him down. At least I hope I could, he might be too angry for that to even work.

"Did I hear New York City?" Alice asks, suddenly appearing out of nowhere, Jasper, as usual, was not far behind.

"Um...yeah," is my confused reply.

"What happened there?"

I look at Rosalie, silently asking if she wants to tell the story herself. She nods, taking a deep breath.

"Three years ago, I was kidnapped in New York city by a man named Royce King. He tried to get me to work in strip clubs on the east coast, but it didn't work, so he brought me here on the west coast. He lost me to Phil in a poker game one night."

It is silent around the table for a moment, the others absorbing the news. Emmett hugs Rosalie tightly, whispering something in her ear, to which she nods.

"Rosalie, where did you say you were from again?" Jasper suddenly asks.

"New York City, why?" Rosalie replies, frowning.

"Rosalie Hale, from the Upper East Side?"

Rosalie seems suddenly scared. She just nods.

"Rosalie, I'm your cousin. Jasper Whitlock."

There is an audible gasp coming from everyone around the table.

"Oh my god…" I can hear Bella say from beside me. She looks at me and I give her a crooked smile. She hugs me, I kiss the top of her head. "I'm so happy for her." she adds.

"Me too," I reply.

Meanwhile, Rosalie and Jasper both stand up and are now hugging tightly, Rosalie crying in Jasper's shirt.

"Let me call the family, Rosie," Jasper says. "Let me tell them I found you."

"Not now," Rosalie replies, sniffling. "Let's wait for all of this to be over. I don't want to give them false hope. Things could go wrong tonight."

"Everything will work out, I can feel it!" Alice suddenly pipes in.

She had been silent through all of this. Weird. I look at her questioningly, she just shrugs.

Alright… Time to call Chief Swan and put an end to all of this.

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