TEAM FOREVER

Disclaimer: The Cullens, the Swans, and most of the characters mentioned in the story that are known from Stephanie Meyer's beloved Twilight Saga, are all hers and hers alone. I neither have nor wish to pass them off as mine. I do appreciate the fact that she did bring them to life and allows us to play with them in our imaginations. The only thing I will claim is the current storyline.

My stories are being beta'd by dowlingnana and she is doing an awesome job. Thanks so much.

So, Blue team is looking for all beach related items in the saloon while the Green team is looking for all bed related items. Red team was still puzzled as to where they needed to look.

After searching all of the ground floor it was time to climb the ropes to the second level and begin searching the rooms there. The stairway leading up to the second floor was nonexistent so the teams had to climb ropes up and then use ropes to cross over to the other section of the upper level to search in that area.

Red team was the only ones to see the guards coming so they ducked out of sight behind the bar. Green team started to cross from one side on the ropes to the other as the guard walked in. Looking up he informed them they were caught. Blue team heard the commotion, but, they had found all of their items and were quickly repelling down when they met a guard just coming around the corner of the building behind them.

Both the green and blue team had to drop all of their items where they were captured except for the maps and be escorted back to the containment area. Once there they were confined once more. Meanwhile back in the saloon red team was still working out what their drink name was trying to tell them.

"CUT! That's a wrap for today."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and as they gathered before calling it a day, some surprise visitors materialized upon the scene. "Mom, Dad, what are you doing here?"

CHAPTER 6: SOME HOME TRUTHS

As Edward, Alice, Rosalie and Irina walked over to Carlisle and Esme Cullen, Jacob and Bella walked off of the filming lot. They were both ready for a shower to get the dust and sweat off so they could relax. Once they both had reached the vehicles they were using, Jacob turned to Bella asking her to join him for dinner and drinks later. She accepted, entered her car, started the engine and drove away. Jacob wasn't far behind.

On the studio set Edward was asking his parents why they were in town and how did they know to where he and Alice were. But, before anyone could answer Irina made her presence known by looping an arm around Edward as she arrived in front of Carlisle and Esme. "It is so nice to see you two again. Edward and I are thrilled that you came to visit us." The couple looked at her, over to Edward and then towards Alice before looking at Irina again.

"Irina, isn't it?" Esme inquired sugar sweet while holding out her hand towards the woman in mock politeness. Carlisle knew his wife well enough to know that the sincerity ringing in her voice and actions were forced and not what was truly felt. They had come expecting to see the woman that Alice had mentioned that Edward was interested in which wasn't this person who seemed to be claiming a position in their son's life.

"Oh, I am delighted that you remembered from the last time that you were here. Hopefully you got to see one of my movies since then." Irina was spewing as if there wasn't a problem. She was refusing to allow the place she thought of as rightfully hers to be ignored by anyone.

Carlisle, Edward and Alice all knew how Esme felt about Irina and the fact that she was assuming to be in Edward's life as if she had the right to be had Esme just about ready to blow a fuse.

"Oh, believe me, you are a very hard person forget." Assured Esme Cullen.

"Sweetheart, why don't we go on to our hotel now that we have let Edward and Alice know we're here. They both can meet with us for dinner and we can have a nice family dinner together. Edward, Alice does that meet with your plans?" he asked rather quickly. Both Edward and Alice knew that their mother needed to be removed from the scene fast before a scene of huge proportions occurred. And, of course, the paps would love to get a hold of that.

"We'll see you about seven." And with that decided Carlisle gently, but, firmly led his wife out to their car. Alice and Rosalie turned to see what Edward was about to do since he had waited until the older couple were gone before grabbing a hold of Irina's arm and turning towards her with a deep frown on his face and fire flashing from his eyes. He was really pissed off and all who knew him saw it. Irina even had the sense to shrink back as far as she could in spite of the fact that Edward held her firmly in place.

In a very quiet, but, controlled sound voice that was uttering words through tightly clenched teeth, Edward demanded, "Just what the hell do you think you're doing?"

"I wasn't doing anything, but, greeting your parents. It would have been impolite not to speak to them after their hospitality for when we stayed with them before." She spoke with downcast eyes.

"Don't play fucking games with me, Irina. You and I dated, but, that is all. We visited my parents when we were on location near my parent's home, but, it was only that one time. At no time have you and I ever had a meaningful relationship of any kind. And, I keep telling that there is no way I'm interested in secondhand goods of any kind. You have whored yourself to every director, writer, studio executive, or, anyone else that you thought would get you better work or leads. I don't hit such trash.

"I don't like talking to a woman in such a manner, but, you have left me no choice. Time and time again I have told you to cool it, that I would be a friend, but, nothing else in this lifetime or the next fifty thousand. However, you keep insisting and insinuating other that what is the true nature of the beast or situation. I'm tired of it and it stops now after the performance you just put on in front of my parents.

"You crossed a line that I will not tolerate from anyone. Too many times have you tried this shit with others around us. I didn't do much at the time to stop it until after everyone left to save you from being embarrassed, but, it's over, at a finish, ends now. I don't give a shit what I say to you in front of anyone any more.

"Leave me the fuck alone and never let me see you around my family again unless it is in a professional manner."

"But, I recommended you to be on this show and we were supposed to have been teammates." Irina whined.

"I never agreed to be your partner. And, yes, you did recommend my name to be a part of this show. But, the only reason I agreed wasn't because of you. It was because of the offer to get a donation to the charities that I believe in, that I know need help. You had nothing other than suggesting it to do with me being here.

"My partner was chosen by the producers and the powers that be, not me, but, I have no complaints about their choice. I have noticed that you don't seem to be too upset by whom they partnered you with. Both of you seem quite cozy with the association.

"Do as you please, but, stay the fuck away from me and my family, as I said expect when we are working. That is the only time I want to be exposed to your diseased ridden ass. Now get the hell away from me before I do something that I might regret because it would involve my having to touch you again and then making a trip to the hospital to make sure I hadn't been infected with something."

"I will make you pay for those words. There will be a day that you will wish to have me around and I just might not be available to give you the time of day. But, the insults that you have tossed into my face, uttered in front of others and the accusations that you have spoken about me will cost you dearly. Mark my words and remember why the great actor, Edward Masen, will rue this day when the time comes. And, be assured that the time will come, maybe, quicker than you will realize." And with those words of anger being spoken Irina Starlyon turned and with rapidly paced steps exited the studio. Her mind was quickly turning over scenarios that could possibly bring grief to Edward and company.

She had to cool down a bit and give Jacob time to get to Isabella Swan. He was going to talk with her and see what bit of information he could pick up in regards to their plans for winning Team Challenge. As he had mentioned all information, no matter how small, could make the difference between a win and a loss. Later tonight she would be spending time with him and that would be the time to tell him about the insults thrown out today. They had a lot of planning to do and very little time to accomplish the end results.

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Meanwhile, back at the hotel Bella had gone to her room where she was going to take a shower, order room service and planned to have a quiet, relaxing evening in her room. She wanted to be a way from all of the hustle and bustle of the filming world. The tension on set to nerve racking to the ones unused to that sort of thing.

Jacob had tried to get her to have dinner with her, but, she didn't really want to associate with him all that much. She knew that he had been spending quite a bit of time with Irina, and, that woman was a nasty piece of work. If that was the standard of a Hollywood diva she wanted nothing to do with any of them.

Of course, Edward Masen seemed to be of a different nature, but, that might just be an act. She was a pretty good judge of character due to her job and association with people from many walks of life, but, that didn't insure that she never made a mistake. He seemed to be genuine in his sincerity and had of way all his own. Friendly, seemingly open, charming and totally likeable. She was drawn to him in more ways than one and she wasn't sure that her feelings were trustworthy at this point. Things were happening too fast and she wanted to slow down and back off a bit. From all that she had observed, he seemed to have feelings developing for her as well and Bella didn't know what to think about that, or, whether to believe what she was sensing. It confused her and made her very wary of accepting what seemed apparent of what was happening between the two of them.

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Not realizing that they were staying in the same hotel as two of the contestants from the Team Challenge show, Carlisle and Esme Cullen were busy getting ready to head down for dinner after getting settled in.

"I want to meet this young woman that Alice told us about. But, instead, what did we encounter, that slut, Irina Starlyon that keeps throwing herself at my baby boy. And, you, Carlisle, didn't do anything to stop her. How could you just stand there and not stop her from putting her hands on our son?" Esme kept ranting the whole time she was unpacking their things and putting them all in place.

Carlisle knew that while his wife was carrying on in the vein that it was safer to keep his mouth shut and let her get it out of her system. He didn't agree or disagree since either way could lead to him sleeping on the uncomfortable, too short of the couch in their suite.

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Edward, Alice, Rosalie left the studio to meet up with Emmett and Jasper. The three had a bad feeling that Irina was about to start a shit storm of some kind and it wasn't going to be pretty. They needed to have things in place to counteract her before she surprised them all with whatever she was going to try.

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After all the contestants had left the producers had told all of the crew to wait around for instructions that would be given after a brief meeting. It was decided that with the way things were developing that a two day break was needed to get the next segment ready.

The contestants would be informed in short order and everyone else would be allowed the rest of the day off, but, the instructions to be on the setting by nine tomorrow morning so they could get started getting everything ready to move forward.

A/N: Damn, Irina really ticked Edward off and he didn't seem to have a problem telling her about herself. What do you think she might be threatening to do? What kind of problems can she cause for everyone? Will Jacob be part of the plotting?

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