A/N: Well, I think my hiatus is over. If its not, then I'll let you know. Unfortunately, this is the only chapter I have written since I've been so busy with school and work this semester. Lucky for you, this is my last week, so I should be back full time and I may have another chapter out in a few weeks to a month. Depends on how busy I am.. Alright, so here is chapter 11. It is called: Alone.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or its characters. I also don't own any celebrities referenced or pop culture references made in this story.

Rating: M for language and sexual content. (There is a small lemon in this chapter)

Bella Swan

After Edward left, I tried calling Alice, but only got her voicemail. I was pretty sure she was still partying it up and probably drunk, so I just left a voicemail telling her I would talk to her tomorrow at work. Hopefully she wouldn't be too hung over to baby-sit.

When I arrived at work the next day, I walked quickly to the backroom, greeting Jessica, another one of my co-workers, on my way. When I opened the break room door, Alice came into view. She was sleeping on the table, her arms folded over the top and her head pressed against them. Apparently, she hadn't been sleeping, because when I stepped inside, her head shot up. I stifled a giggle with my hand. She looked horrible, like she didn't get any sleep the night before and hadn't had time to do her hair and makeup this morning. It actually looked like she slept in her makeup.

Alice must have noticed my almost laugh, because she glared at me. "Shut up, Bella. I can't help it that my drunk ass doesn't know how to set an alarm clock," she growled, rubbing her eyes with her hand and further smudging the makeup that already looked like shit.

"You should have just called in," I said, clocking in and shoving my water bottle towards Alice. She really looked like she could use some liquid.

She smiled at me slightly, before taking a big sip of my water. She tried to push it back towards me, but I told her she could keep it. I actually had another in my purse.

"Yeah, but then I would have to leave Jessica in charge for the day. That girl is awesome and everything, but she always flirts with the male customers and can't figure out how to set the alarm at night," Alice replied, closing her eyes and propping up her chin with her hand.

I knew she wouldn't let me be in charge because I was too new and would have to learn from her anyway. Plus, I had never closed before. I always helped open and stayed through the day.

Alice opened her eyes again and smiled softly. "How did trick or treating go?" she asked.

"It was good. Jackson and Lucy got tired quickly, but they had fun. So did Edward and I. How was your party?" I asked, knowing that she probably couldn't remember much of it if she was drunk enough.

"It was fun. I don't remember much towards the end, but I do remember kicking some chick out who wore the same fairy costume I did. She totally couldn't pull it off, Bella."

I chuckled and began contemplating on whether or not I should ask her if she would baby-sit tonight. Yeah, she was hung over, but maybe it would wear off by tonight. I guess there was no hurt in asking.

"Hey, Alice, did you get my message?" I asked slowly, nervously.

My small friends eyebrows furrowed together in thought before she shook her head. "Nope," she replied. "What did you need?"

I bit my lip. "Well, Edward and I were wondering if you could watch Lucy and Jackson overnight. We were hoping to spend some time alone, and it's kind of hard to do when you have kids. I understand if you don't want to or you feel too sick, but I thought I'd ask," I rambled, not looking into Alice's eyes as I spoke.

When I did finally meet Alice's gaze, she was smirking. "Of course I will, Bella. Jasper will help me and I will probably be better by then. I just need water and coffee. When do you want me to pick them up?" she asked.

I shrugged. Honestly, Edward and I hadn't thought that far ahead. "Um, let me text Edward. I'll get back to you. I'm going to go join Jessica now, though. I should've been out there five minutes ago."

Alice nodded. "I should fire your ass for that. socializing on the job," she teased. "Alright, just let me know before noon so I can ask Jasper and ask Esme for help kid proofing my apartment."

I nodded with a smile before exiting the break room, already pulling out my cell as I headed toward the checkout counter.

The day passed slowly. We hardly had any customers and most of the time, they didn't even want our help until they needed a dressing room.

Edward had responded pretty quickly to my text, telling me that nine would be a good time and that we could drop them off at her place. I quickly called Alice from the front phone to tell her and she agreed that nine would be great since the store closed at eight.

Mike sent me a text as well and I lied to him, saying that I wasn't doing anything tonight and that Lucy would be with me. He would totally flip if he found out that Lucy was spending the night at Alice's. Yeah, he didn't mind when Angela watched her, but he wouldn't be too keen on her sleeping somewhere besides my house or his apartment.

Jessica chattered at me throughout the day, talking about some bad experience she had at a nail salon a few weeks ago. Jessica was a nice girl, but some of the crap she talked about held no interest for me. Still, she was funny and she helped pass time.

A group of teenage girls came in the store at about 3:30. I spent my last half hour eavesdropping while I folded the shit they messed up in their tour around the store. They didn't even try anything on or buy anything. It really pissed me off.

Maria clocked in as I was gathering my purse. "So, how was Halloween for you?" she asked.

"It was good. Fun. How was the frat party?" I questioned with a smile, pulling my keys from my purse.

She shrugged. "It was kind of lame. It was basically like any other frat party, except everyone was dressed up like idiots," she responded before bidding me goodbye and heading toward the front.

I stopped in front of Alice's office and knocked on the door. I heard her voice ask me to come in from the other side. I opened the door and my eyes widened at Alice's appearance. She looked fantastic. Her hair and make up all fixed and making her look like a rock star once again.

I blinked a few times, still surprised at Alice's radical change in appearance. "Um, so is Jasper helping you out tonight?" I asked finally.

Alice nodded. "He said he would. Hopefully he will actually be useful. I don't know how much he knows about kids," she murmured, signing a piece of paper on her desk.

"Well, I guess we will see you tonight, then."

She smiled and nodded again. "Yes, and Bella, it will be fine. I've used to baby-sit for cash when I was younger. I have references if you want them," she said, putting her pen down and staring at me.

I shook my head. "I trust you, I just, I guess I'm nervous about tonight," I admitted.

"Don't be nervous. Edward is a gentleman. He won't push you into doing something you're not ready for," Alice assured me, rising from her desk chair and enveloping me into a hug.

I smiled at her before nodding. She was right. Edward wasn't going to make me do things. If anything, he'd be the one hesitant about doing anything to me.

"Alright, I'll see you later, Alice. Have a good rest of your shift."

When I arrived back at home, I found Rose and Lucy sitting in the living room attempting to play a game of Go Fish, but I knew how difficult it was for my daughter. She would still sometimes get her colors mixed up and ask for the wrong cards.

Lucy threw her cards down when she noticed me enter, running towards me and wrapping her arms around my legs. "Hi mommy!" she squealed.

I set my bag down and scooped her up, grinning from ear to ear. "How was your day, baby? Did Uncle Emmy and Auntie Rose watch you?"

Lucy nodded. "We had fun! Emmy made me grilled cheese and Rosie and I played cards. I win two games!"

"Wow, good job, Lucy. You're getting better," I said before setting her back down. Emmett emerged from the kitchen a moment later.

Lucy returned to playing Go Fish with Rose while I explained the plans for tonight to Emmett. It was kind of embarrassing telling my brother that I would be sleeping at my boyfriend's house, but surprisingly, he didn't tease me. Instead, he shot a look at Rose and waggled his eyebrows. I made a fake gagging sound, telling in a whisper to stay out of my and Lucy's rooms.

Once Lucy was tired of cards, she headed up to her room to play with her dolls with Emmett, who had been begged to play with her.

Rose helped me start on dinner. We were having steaks and baked potato. Rose seasoned the steaks while I rolled the potatoes in aluminum foil and placed them in the toaster oven, setting the timer. Rose put the steaks in a plastic baggie and placed them in the refrigerator so they could marinade until Emmett was ready to cook them on the grill out on the back porch.

She then helped me cut apple and pear slices, putting them in the refrigerator as well.

"So, I hear your spending the night with Edward," she began, glancing at me as we cleaned up the kitchen a bit.

I blushed and nodded. "Yeah, Alice is watching Lucy and Jackson. It should be fun," I said awkwardly.

"Well, after dinner, if you want, I could help you get ready," she offered, putting the aluminum foil back into its drawer.

I bit my lip before nodding. "That would be great, actually. I have no idea what I should wear. I mean, we aren't doing dinner."

"What are you doing then?"

I blushed. "I have no idea. Edward hasn't told me what he has planned."

Rose smirked. "Well, we can just do something casual, but not too casual. Don't worry, it will be fine. Plus, you receive a ton of packages from Alice the other day. I forgot to tell you."

My eyes widened. "What? How many?"

"Um, like maybe ten," Rose replied.

I grabbed the counter for support. "What? Why would she do that? What is in them?"

"Well, the boxes say a whole bunch of different store names, so I assume they are clothes. There is a letter too. I didn't open them though, so I'm not sure."

"Where are they?" I asked, staring at the tiled floor.

"Emmett and I put them in the closet."

Almost immediately, I stalked out of the kitchen and toward the closet by the front door. I took a deep breath before opening the door and my eyes landed on the damn boxes. I grabbed the closest one to me and tore open the box to find about six shirts inside. I groaned and pushed the tops back in the box.

"Maybe you should read the letter," Rose suggested when she arrived at my side. She dangled the purple envelop in front of me. I snatched the thing from her hands and ripped the envelope open much like how I tore open the box.

Inside was a folder piece of purple patterned stationary.

Bella,

I know you are going to be insanely pissed about this, but you really needed some new clothes. Yeah, some of the stuff is for you to wear to work, but a lot of it is for dates with my cousin and just to wear around. I already instructed the stores to not return any of the items. They will fit, too. Anyway, you're welcome.

Love, Alice

I glared at my friend's messy handwriting before letting out a sigh. "Alice is really one of a kind."

Edward Cullen

I arrived at Bella's place at 8:45, Jackson strapped into his new booster seat in the back, excited that he would get to play with Alice and see Lucy again.

Once I had the car parked, I helped Jackson out of the booster seat and held his hand as we walked to the door. I lifted Jackson up so he could ring the doorbell and we waited on the stoop for someone to answer the door.

Emmett greeted us with a smile and ushered us in, saying that Lucy was still packing for her sleepover.

Jackson and I seated ourselves on the couch while Emmett sat on the other couch, turning up the volume of the basketball game on the TV.

Jackson gazed at the TV screen, trying to figure out what was going on. He wasn't really into sports yet, but he tried to understand what was going on.

Rosalie came down the stairs a few minutes later and sat down next to Emmett.

"They will be down in a few. Lucy wanted to pack like twenty stuffed animals."

Moments after Rose spoke, I heard two sets of footsteps coming down the stairs before Bella and Lucy emerged. Lucy was decked out in Disney Princess pajamas and holding a miniature suitcase in one hand. Bella stood next to her, dressed in a striped sweater dress, leggings and boots. She looked stunning.

"Hi, Edward," Lucy greeted me first in her sweet high voice.

I grinned at her, ruffling her hair. "Hey Lucy. Nice PJs. You excited to have a sleepover with Alice and Jackson?"

Lucy nodded before making her way over to Jackson, my attention now fully focused on her mother.

"You look beautiful," I told her, appraising her slender body.

She blushed and smiled at me. "You do too."

Once we had bid Rosalie and Emmett goodbye, we buckled the kids up in my car and headed towards Alice's apartment building. Jackson actually fell asleep on the way there and I had to carry him up to Alice's floor while Bella held Lucy's hand on the way up.

Jackson awoke at the sound of my hand knocking on Alice's door. My cousin answered the door almost immediately. She looked way to excited to baby-sit some kids, but it was better then having some baby sitter that hated kids watching our children.

Bella and I smiled warmly at Alice. "How are you doing, Alice?" I asked as she stepped aside and let us in. As Alice closed the door, Jasper walked towards us. I shook his hand quickly, in that weird man way. I silently wondered how much experience Jasper had with kids, but I wasn't too worried. Alice knew what she was doing.

Bella began explaining all that Lucy needed before bed and in the morning. I just told my cousin to have fun.

"Just call me if you need anything," Bella said as we headed back towards the door.

Alice rolled her eyes. "Yes, Bella. I will call you if I have any questions. Don't worry, just have a good time."

I chuckled as I opened the door and practically pushed Bella out into the hallway. She had already said goodbye to Lucy, and honestly, I was really looking forward to our alone time. I didn't want to waste any time at Alice's.

I pretty much had to drag Bella out of the apartment and back to my Volvo. She really hated leaving Lucy anywhere, especially overnight.

Once we were on the road, Bella calmed down some and began examining the surroundings, trying to figure out where we were going.

"So, what are the plans for the night?" she asked.

I smirked. "You'll just have to wait and see."

Bella pouted, but didn't protest to my secretive plans. Instead, she simply reached for my hand across the center console and sat quietly as I maneuvered the car through traffic.

When I started to slow down to pull into our destination, Bella looked over at me with a confused expression, her eyebrows furrowed.

"Your apartment?" she asked as I pulled into the parking garage.

I nodded. "I figured the best place to be totally alone, was there. I'm not trying to be presumptuous or anything. I mean, I did make dinner for us."

She looked at me for a moment while I parked before nodding her head. "Alright, I trust you. Let's go have this yummy dinner," she said with a grin, hopping out of the car.

After we entered the apartment, Bella basically attacked me once she noticed the little picnic I had set up for us in the living room.

Honestly, I didn't mind her lips attacking mine, but I really didn't want her to think that was all I had brought her here for, and to at least give her a nice dinner.

Once I was able to pull away from her delectable lips, I went to the kitchen to dish up our meal. Bella tried to help, but I basically banished her from the kitchen, telling her I wanted to do this for her.

When I entered the living room a few minutes later, Bella was sitting on the picnic blanket with her cell phone out. When she noticed me enter the room, she quickly snapped the device shut and smiled at me all innocently. I chuckled as I sat the plates down on the blanket.

"Sorry," she began. "I was just checking up on Alice. You know, seeing if she was having any trouble."

I smiled gently. "It's fine. What did Alice say?"

Bella bit her lip, glancing down before meeting my eyes. "She told me to shut the fuck up and leave her alone."

I barked out a laugh as I settled down across the blanket from her. "Sounds like Alice," I commented, pouring her a glass of wine.

"Busting out the wine, eh? Trying to get me drunk?" she teased cutting up her lemon chicken and smirking.

I shrugged and smiled. "Perhaps."

Bella giggled and rolled her eyes at me, taking a bite of her food. She closed her eyes and hummed in contentment. The sound and visual made my cock throb in my pants. I looked down at my plate to try to get myself under control.

"So, when I got home today," Bella began, "I found that Alice had bought me a ton of clothes, including the ones I have on now, and I basically can't return them,"

I chuckled before taking a sip of my drink. "She does that to me all the time, Bella. You'd better get used to it," I told her.

The rest of dinner was pleasant and enjoyable. Bella was able to resist checking her phone for a whole thirty minutes and she even asked me for the recipe for the chicken! Isn't that the biggest compliment a woman could give a man, besides complementing them on the size of their dick or how great they are in bed?

After I cleaned up our picnic area, we found ourselves on my living room couch, listening to soft music and playing with each other's hands.

"So, are you having a good time tonight?" I asked lamely.

Bella bit her lip and nodded. "I'm having a wonderful time," she said, " but I think it could be better."

I was about to ask her how it could be better, but she interrupted my train of thought my climbing on my lap. My eyes widened as I watched her adjust her clothing as she straddled my thighs, smirking deviously as she did.

"Much better," she murmured before covering my gaping mouth with her lips.

The kiss started out slow as she wrapped her arms around my neck. I was pretty much too shocked to move anything but my lips and tongue until she ran her nails over my shirt covered chest. Something snapped in me, and I gripped her hips and ground her against my now very prominent erection. We both let out soft moans at the wonderful friction.

Our tongues were now in full out battle mode as our kisses became more passionate as we continued to rub against one another. Eventually, I threw Bella on her back on the couch cushions and hovered over her, studying her beautiful, flushed face before resuming our kissing. Bella quickly opened her thighs, her dress riding up to her hips, before pulling me down to settle between them.

Bella's hands roamed over my back as my lips left her mouth and trailed down her neck, her breathing labored the entire time. I pressed my erection against her clothed sex and almost came when she fucking whimpered. I repeated the movement, earning another delicious whimper from Bella.

"Fuck, Edward! Touch me!" she gasped.

I drug my lips back up her neck to her ear. "Where?" I asked, my voice sounding breathless.

Bella cried out when I ground myself against her again. "Jesus, uh, anywhere, just fucking touch me!"

My lips found hers again and I kissed her passionately, lifting one hand that had been resting beside her body and caressing her neck lightly.

Bella growled. "Fuck, not there." She took my hand in hers and brought it down to one of her breasts, planting it there firmly. I blinked and stared at her for a moment, before her mouth was attacking mine again, her legs wrapping around my waist, kicking my ass once to urge me to continue my movements.

I thrust my hips forward, the hand on her breast squeezing and teasing her nipple that was pebbling under the fabric of the sweater dress she was wearing. I continued my hip movements, Bella meeting me with her own thrusts as my hands assaulted her breasts.

By now, we were both fucking close. Finally being with Bella like this and not having to wank in the shower was really testing my stamina. By the sounds Bella was making beneath me, I could tell she was close too. Fuck, we were both getting off and we weren't even naked.

"Shit, Edward, I'm so close," she moaned.

I gasped as she bit my earlobe. "Fuck, me too."

Bella's mouth returned to mine as she took my hand from her breast and trailed it down her body, stopping at the promise land and pressed my hand against her sex. "Please," she murmured breathlessly, her hand leaving mine and trailing up my body.

I did as she asked, and rubbed her hot cunt before removing my hand and thrusting against her. Repeating the action over and over.

"Fuck, you're so wet, Bella," I said, feeling her through her tights and panties.

She responded unintelligibly. Grinding against my hand, then my cock.

I was over the edge, but was holding off my orgasm until I got her off. I rubbed her furiously with my fingers, pinching her clit as best as I could through her clothes before replacing my hand with my clothed cock, rubbing against her hard and fast. That did it. For both of us.

Bella let out a high pitch cry while I hissed and whimper obscenities as I came down from the best dry hump I had ever had.

"Fuck," I murmured, gazing down at the wonderful women below me.

"Fuck," she agreed.

A/N: I hope all of you are happy with this lemon. I always am nervous about writing them, but I hope you liked it. Sorry for making you wait so long for it! Forgive me? Please leave a review! I want to know what you thought.