A/N: Happy New Year, everyone. I hope you all had a good one and were safe and didn't expose yourself in public. If you were wondering, my New Year was lame. End of Story. Thanks for all your reviews! We made it over 500! Alright, so this chapter skips ahead a few weeks. I figured they had to move forward, but you'll get a recap of the past month with Bella. Plus, I thought that you guys would want them to get physical faster without doing it on the second date, so this is my solution. Oh, yeah Canlis and the club they went to last chapter are really in Seattle. Google is magical! This chapter is mostly filler, but I don't think you'll mind. Okay, here it is, chapter 10 is called: Halloween.
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or its characters. I also don't own any celebs mentioned or pop culture references made in this story. All I own is this plot!
Rating: M for language and sexual content later on.
Bella Swan
It had been a little less than a month since my first real date with Edward and it was now Halloween. I wandered around Urban Outfitters, folding clothes and straightening displays. It was a slow day and I couldn't stop thinking about my boyfriend. Yes – Edward was now officially my boyfriend and I was thrilled about it. Actually, everyone was pretty happy about it, well, except for Mike. He wouldn't even let me leave Lucy at Edward's while I was at work and he worked at home. He was very persistent on me always being around while he was with Lucy. So today, Lucy was being looked after by Angela, Edward's neighbor. She had pretty much become my new babysitter every time Emmett or Rose couldn't watch Lucy when I had to work.
I groaned out loud at the thought of that man and tried to get my mind back on Edward. It was Friday, and I hadn't seen him since Sunday. We were both really busy with work and me with school that we were forced to spend most of our time with each other on the weekends. Even then, we hardly got any time to spend totally alone. I loved kissing him, but I was getting a little sick of just making out when we got the chance. Maybe this weekend we would get more time to ourselves. Maybe the kids would pass out from all the Halloween excitement and we could attack each other like animals.
I sighed as a younger woman browsed the merchandise, messing up the clothing I had just folded. I didn't really mind though, since October had been pretty dead. No one was going Christmas shopping yet, and we didn't have very good sale prices yet. Plus, most of the shoppers were off at Halloween USA getting last minute costumes and finishing touches for their costumes tonight.
A little while later, the woman came to the cash register where I stood, zoning out. She was buying some weird looking necklace and a cute bag. I complemented her on the bag, trying to be friendlier. She thanked me as I began ringing up the items.
Once she left, there was only one other customer in the store and she was in the dressing room. Alice was in the back room sorting through the new stuff we would be putting up next week. She was also putting security tags on some of the more expensive items.
The only other employee working today besides Alice and me, was Maria, and she was helping the customer in the dressing room. I was hoping the customer would finish up in there soon so I could have Maria back out front to keep me company until my shift ended in an hour.
Thankfully, a few minutes later, the women emerged from the dressing room, Maria following, to pay for her items. Maria leaned against the counter as I rung up the women's clothes, tossing her dark hair over her shoulder.
Once the customer left, Maria let out a loud groan. "Man, that women couldn't make up her mind! I swear, she tried on every pair of jeans in this store."
I chuckled. "I hate picky customers," I said.
Maria and I decided to refold the clothes that had been messed up and just chatted. Maria was my one of my favorite employees to work with. She was younger than me by a few years, but funny as hell.
"So, what are you doing for Halloween?" Maria asked as we made our way back to the registers to look through a magazine. Maria always brought gossip magazines with her to work and we would laugh at some of the absurd stories written in the things. It was fun.
"Edward and I are taking Lucy and Jackson trick or treating," I responded, turning the page of the magazine. "What about you?"
"Sounds lame," she teased. "I'm going to a frat party."
Maria was in a sorority at UW and was always telling me crazy stories about life in the house and all the insane parties that went down there. I couldn't wait to hear about the Halloween party the next time I worked with her.
Eventually, the clock hit four and it was time for me to head out. I wandered to the backroom where the time clock was and found Alice. She was sitting on the floor with mountains and mountains of boxes around her. It almost looked like she was residing in her own fort.
"Hey, it's time for me to head out."
Alice looked up at me and smiled. "Alright, I'll see you tomorrow at eight. Tell Lucy I said hi and to have a Happy Halloween."
I smiled. "I will. Sorry we are missing your party. Have a good Halloween, Alice!" I said before clocking out, waving at her and heading toward the front of the store.
I bid Maria goodbye and greeted Julia, my fellow employee, as she entered the store.
I hopped into my car before pulling my phone from my purse. I had a text from Edward and Mike. I rolled my eyes at the one from Mike. He was asking where Lucy was…again. I reluctantly typed out a message telling him she was at Angela's and I was about to pick her up.
The text from Edward made me smile.
I miss you. I don't think I can stand not seeing you for five days in a row. –Edward
I sighed and immediately typed out a message.
I miss you too, and I agree. Let's quit our jobs so we can spend more time together. Deal? – Bella
I set my phone in my cup holder and started my car. I hooked my iPod up to the adapter and put on my special driving playlist. It was basically songs that put me at ease while driving since the traffic in Seattle got me all stressed out.
I parked outside the apartment building, texting Angela to tell her that I was there and reading Edward's response to my last text.
Sounds like a plan. Are you almost to the apartment? – Edward
Yes, I am. I'll see you in a few! – Bella
Edward had been in the office a lot the past week since the next issue of Cash was going to be published next week. He had to do finishing touches on his article and hear all about what everyone else was contributing to the magazine as well. He hated the end of the month for that reason.
I hopped out of my car, entered the lobby and made my way to the elevator. I had to wait a bit for the elevator, but eventually, the doors opened and I stepped inside. An elderly woman joined me in the small space a few moments later. She didn't say anything, just pressed the button for her floor after I did the same.
Luckily, the old woman got off at the 5th floor, because standing with her in the small cube was awkward as hell. Plus, she made the elevator smell like mothballs, which made me want to puke.
I walked off on Edward and Angela's floor, passing Edward's door on my way to Angela's. She had a paper spider taped to her door as a Halloween decoration. I knocked lightly one the wood, avoiding the spider.
Angela opened the door, Lucy sitting on her hip smiling up at me.
"Hi, mommy!" Lucy greeted me in her singsong voice.
I grinned at my little girl. "Hi, baby!" Lucy reached out for me and Angela passed her off to me.
"How was she?" I asked her as Lucy burrowed into my shoulder. She hated when I had to work, and frankly, I hated leaving her, especially since last weekend she was at Mike's.
Angela smiled gently and ruffled Lucy's hair. "She was fantastic. She always is, Bella," she responded.
"Thanks so much for watching her," I said, digging through my purse awkwardly with one hand. I found my wallet and grabbed thirty dollars, handing it to Angela. Angela smiled and told me I was paying her way too much for just seven hours. She also said to call her anytime I needed her. She adored Lucy.
We bid each other goodbye, wishing a Happy Halloween before she closed the door and I headed down the hall to Edward's door.
I knocked gently and waited. I heard Edward's footsteps sound like they were running toward the door. It sounded like Jackson was following close behind.
A moment later, the door opened and Edward stood in front of me, clad in a white t-shirt and jeans. We smiled at each other before he leaned in for a quick kiss. That was the biggest showing of affection we would display in front of the kids.
Lucy made a disgusted noise. "Ew, gross!" she said, her nose wrinkled.
Edward and I chuckled as he took my hand and led me into his apartment.
Edward Cullen
Bella looked happy to be out of work when she arrived at my apartment with Lucy in her arms. We greeted each other before I practically dragged and Lucy into my apartment. I hoped Jackson and Lucy could run off and play, so I didn't have to hear anything more about how he was so excited to get to dress up in his SWAT costume for Halloween. I hoped Lucy wouldn't go into crazy detail about her princess costume.
"So, how was work? Was Alice talking your ear off about us not being able to make her party?" I asked, smirking at Bella as we headed to the kitchen. Bella was always hungry after work, so every time she came to visit me after she got off her shift, I would make her a snack.
She shook her head. "Not really. She understands. Plus, she was in the backroom pricing and sorting all day. I didn't see much of her."
I nodded and we went about making Bella a turkey sandwich with cheese, lettuce, and mayo. After we finished, we settled down at the table.
"So, is Lucy excited about tonight?" I questioned as she took a bite of the sandwich. I didn't make my own sandwich because Jackson and I had eaten not too long ago.
Bella shrugged. "She's sort of excited. She likes dressing up and getting candy, but walking from house to house gets to her. She'll probably end up having me carry her to the doors about half way through," she responded, taking another bite of her sandwich.
I chuckled. "Jackson's like that too, but only because he is using up all his energy by being so excited about the holiday that by the time he gets out there, he will be exhausted."
Once Bella had finished her sandwich, the kids were begging to head over to my parents to prepare for Halloween since we were trick-or-treating over in their neighborhood. It was only five o'clock, but the puppy dog eyes set on the kids faces had us both nodding in agreement. I bet if they were to ask if they were allowed to get tattoos using those faces, Bella and I would nod our heads without a thought.
Bella and I grabbed our costumes in one hand, and held our kids hands in the other as we headed downstairs. The doorman in the lobby smiled and tipped his hat to us as we exited the building. I smiled in return and gave a small wave before we disappeared through the doors.
When we got to the car, Bella and I busied ourselves by putting the costumes in their garment bags in the trunk. Alice had gone with us when we bought them and insisted on keeping them safe in garment bags. I didn't understand it was so important. I mean, they were just Halloween costumes, not prom attire.
After the costumes were in the trunk of my Volvo, we loaded the kids in the car. I had bought an extra car seat for Lucy so we wouldn't have to unload the damn thing from Bella's car every time we traveled together. Bella was actually thrilled with my purchase, but asked to pay me back for it. Of course, I told her there was no way she was paying me back for something I thought I needed. She let it go then, but I realized after that experience, that Bella didn't like people buying things for her; even her boyfriend.
Bella and I settled into our seats, and soon enough, we were traveling down the roads of Seattle toward my parent's gated community.
"Can we listen to Miley Cyrus?" Jackson asked from the backseat a few minutes later. I glanced at Bella, knowing well that she hated the voice on the young singer.
Bella turned in her seat and smiled at my son. "One song, but then Lucy gets to pick the next one," Bella replied. She had found an easy way out of listening to an entire Miley CD.
Bella picked up my iPod and found the offending singer, asking what Jackson wanted to hear and playing it. Bella rubbed her hand over her face during the song, almost like she was sick or upset. She just felt very strongly about music.
Once the song ended, Bella asked Lucy what she wanted to hear.
Lucy thought for a moment before smiling at Bella. "Chairlift!" she squealed a little too loud.
Bella smirked and nodded, locating the band on my iPod. "Bruises?" Bella asked the little girl in the back. Lucy nodded enthusiastically as Bella pressed play and the sounds of the band Chairlift filled the car.
I chuckled when I saw Lucy singing along in the backseat and waving her arms around in her own form of dancing.
Bella tapped my shoulder and smiled. "My kid has better taste in music then yours."
I smirked and nodded. "I can't help it if he loves that damn Disney channel," I replied.
A few minutes later, we pulled up in front of my parent's enormous house. Jackson and Lucy squealed in the backseat. Lucy had really bonded with my mother the couple of times she had been there over the last month. It was really amazing to see them together since Esme had always been looking forward to a granddaughter to dote on.
My mother met us at the door once we had the kids and the costumes unloaded.
"Is everyone excited for tonight?" she asked, looking down at Lucy and Jackson with a smile. The kids nodded, grinning up at her.
She ushered us inside and led us to the kitchen explaining that the lasagna she had made for dinner was almost ready, then took our costumes to the front closet to hang them up for the time being.
Carlisle came downstairs a moment later, a smile on his face. "Hello, son, Bella, Lucy, Jackson. How is everyone on this fine Halloween evening?" he asked with a chuckle, ruffling Jackson and Lucy's hair at the same time.
The smiled up at him and answered, "Great!" at the same time.
After a few minutes of small talk in the kitchen and Jackson and Lucy playing with some of the toys my mother had brought down from the playroom that she had built for Jackson a few years ago, the food was ready.
Bella and I helped Lucy and Jackson into their booster seats before sitting down to dig in to the homemade lasagna. It was one of my favorite meals my mother made and I was happy Bella was getting to try it!
I watched as she took her first bite, chewing twice before closing her eyes and letting out a soft moan in appreciation that my dick just couldn't ignore. Fantastic, now I was at half mass at the dinner table at my parents.
"Esme, this is wonderful! You must give me the recipe. My lasagna tastes amateur compared to yours!" Bella gushed before taking another bite and smiling across the table at my mother.
My mom smiled brightly at her. She really liked Bella. "Thank you, sweetheart. Of course I'll give you the recipe. Just remind me to copy it down for you after dinner or before you leave."
Bella nodded, smiling, before helping Lucy, who was trying to eat the food with a fork, only to have it fall apart on the plate before it got to her mouth. Bella began alternating taking a bite and feeding Lucy after that; murmuring something to me about not wanting to make a mess at my parents house.
Once dinner was over, everyone put their dishes in the sink, Esme insisting that we didn't need to help her clean them up. We grabbed out costumes and headed upstairs to two of the guestrooms to get ready.
Esme stopped us on the stairs. "You get the kids ready first then send them down. I'll keep them entertained until you two are finished getting ready."
We thanked her, agreeing, and resumed our trek up the stairs, Bella and Lucy taking one guestroom, and Jackson and I taking another.
Jackson talked the entire time I helped him get into his SWAT costume. I tried to pay attention to what he was saying, but he was talking so fast and switching subject so frequently, that it was difficult and I eventually gave up.
Once I had his shoes tied, he basically bolted out of the room and down the stairs before I could blink. I shrugged and closed the door, locking it, before slipping on my vampire attire.
Bella and I coordinated and were dressing up in 15 or 16th century clothing to get an old time vampire feeling. My costume consisted of a long black coat and pants, a short cape with a collar that popped up behind my neck. I also had a ruffled top that poked out of my jacket and white gloves.
I set the gloves on my dresser as I did the makeup that Alice had bought me so I could draw blood coming down from my mouth. After that was done, I put in the fake fangs that Alice had also picked up for me, put in the red contacts, and slipped on my gloves.
Bella wasn't ready by the time I got downstairs, so Esme, Carlisle and I chatted while Lucy and Jackson played with one of those talking books with the buttons on the side.
When Bella entered the room a few minutes later, I almost pissed my pants. She looked fantastic in the navy and purple old-time peasant dress, her hair curled and hanging over her shoulders, and intense vampire makeup and fangs. She told me Alice had picked out her costume, so I would definitely be thanking the little pixie the next time I saw her.
I crossed the room to her and grinned. "You look fantastic," I said gesturing to her outfit with my gloved hands.
She blushed and looked down at her outfit. "Thanks, you look great too. I love your ruffle blouse. Very becoming of you," she teased.
We took a few pictures together and separate before grabbing our candy bags and heading out into the streets.
The first house we went to was my parent's neighbors, the Franks, who cooed the children and gave them candy. They were very excited about finally meeting Bella and Lucy since my parents had told them about them. Apparently, my girlfriend was neighborhood gossip.
After about five houses, Lucy begged Bella to carry her to the doors and to be pulled in the children's red wagon we brought just in case that happened. Eventually, Jackson joined her in the wagon as we hit up my parents street and a side street before returning to Carlisle and Esme's house.
We chatted with them for a bit, but left pretty quickly since they were getting bombarded by trick or treaters since it was still early in the evening. Bella and I had changed out of our outfits for the ride home, but Lucy and Jackson insisted on keeping there's on.
Almost immediately after we pulled out of the neighborhood, the kids fell asleep and Bella and I tried to keep conversation low so we wouldn't wake them up.
I helped Bella bring the sleeping Lucy into her house and we both stepped back out on her stoop to say goodbye.
Bella sighed and wrapped her arms around my neck. "You know, we need some alone time," she said, placing a kiss on my chin.
I smiled slightly and nodded. "I agree. I don't think we have ever been in a room alone for more then five minutes."
"You know, Alice has been begging to baby sit Lucy. I bet she would be willing to tomorrow night, if you're free anyway. I'm sure she would watch Jackson too." She brought her lips up to my lips and placed a hard kiss on them, pulling away and smiling.
"You should call her," I said, leaning down to kiss her again. This time, the kiss was heated, our tongues coming out to battle and our bodies molding against one another.
Eventually, we broke apart and Bella nodded. "I will most definitely be calling her."
A/N: LIKE OMG. What are they going to do with that alone time? Hmm…I wonder. All right, so you should all check out the link for this story in my profile. Both the kids and adults Halloween costumes are in there and so is the link for the playlist. Anyway, leave some reviews; I'm hoping to reach 600. Let's see if we can do it!