This chapter was written to "Check on it" by: Beyonce

So these last two chapters were just kind of random, but I got the idea for this club seen and it just wouldn't go away, so I had to write it. I'll get back to the show and the dancing in the next chapter. I promise, I'm very easily sidetracked.

Chapter 31- Lady in Pink

Pov: Edward

"You did what?!?"

Emmett looked startled at my anger and shrugged. How could he have done this to Bella and I. We asked him to keep his big mouth shut.

"I only told T, calm down Eddie. She's practically family. Like the little sister we never had."

I glared at him but it was wasted on the back of his head. I hated that name. "Don't call me that! And we asked you not to tell anyone about what you saw Emmett, I don't care who it was. You know Tanya and I have had different views on our relationship in the past and her views do not include me being her brother."

He chuckled and wiggled his eyebrows in my direction. "I thought you two already worked out your relationship problems?"

I snorted. "We didn't have relationship problems. She said we were dating, I said we weren't. Tanya is one of the most stubborn women I know, she never lets things go."

He nodded. "Your right about that, the woman can hold a grudge forever."

"So why would you tell her about Bella?"

He shrugged again and turned back to his closet to try and find something Alice would deem reasonable for our outing tonight. "We were just talking about home and it kind of slipped out that I caught you two kissing. What's the big deal, I thought Bella wasn't your girlfriend anyway."

I hesitated and he caught it. Emmett wasn't the smarted person around but he wasn't slow. Emmett pulled himself out of his closest with a black dress shirt and smirked in my direction. "Innless of course the two of you have changed things since I caught you eating her face the other day."

I glared at him and he laughed.

"You have, haven't you?" He smiled again, a softer smile. "My little brother finally has his first girlfriend. This is a happy day."

"Emmett-"

He waved his hand. "I won't say anything to anyone if that's what you want. I'm sorry I talked to Tanya."

"It's ok Emmett. I just hope Tanya doesn't talk to Bella. I love her but she can be really mean if she wants to be."

"You can ask Bella about it at the club tonight."

Not likely, if Bella new that Emmett had talked to Tanya she would try to wring his neck. Our revenge would come soon enough. "Are you going with Rosalie tonight?"

He nodded. "Yeah, she is something else bro, lets me tell you. She's hard and confident on the surface, but sometimes where were just talking she lets her guard down and there's this soft side to her that you don't normally see." He shook his head and smiled to himself. "I really like her Edward." He admitted, refusing to look over at me.

"I thought she was still pushing you away?"

The last time Emmett and I had talked about Rosalie she was locked down. Emmett didn't want to push her but I knew this slower pace was killing him. Emmett never had been one for slow relationships. Maybe this would be a good experience for him.

"She doesn't like to talk a lot and she never talks about her life at home but I try to stay away from those topics. We talk about dancing a lot and the other dancers. She really likes Alice and Bella, their always having sleepovers and watching moves. I guess girls never get to old for things like that."

There was a nock on the door and Emmett moved to open it while I looked over the clothes Alice had given me. The jeans were mine, how she got them from my room I didn't want to know, the light pink top was a dress shirt from upstairs and the tie was black silk.

"Hey guys are you ready?"

Jasper was leaning against the door. His white shirt gave no hints to what color Alice's dress would be. Alice had insisted that the girl's outfits be kept a secret until it was time to go so all of the boys going tonight had been banned from the sixth floor after diner. Bella didn't tell Alice that she had already told me what color her dress was and I kept my mouth shut. No need to anger our little fashion pixy with trivial knowledge.

"Almost, come on in Jasper."

I pulled the shirt on and left the tie lose around me neck, I was not a fan of ties, but I wasn't about to fight with Alice. Emmett finally pulled a shirt from his closet and buttoned it up in front of the mirror. There was a knock on the door frame and then Jake let himself in.

"No wonder you're not ready yet, how much time have you spent grooming yourself in front of the mirror Cullen?" He asked smirking at Emmett who was brushing his short hair in front of the mirror.

"Shut it Black, I want to look good for the ladies." Emmett said.

Jake rolled his eyes. "Well I'm pretty sure I heard the girls go down the stairs already and if they beat us getting ready we should be embarrassed."

Emmett slipped his shoes on and grabbed a jacket. "Well we better not keep them waiting any longer then."

I pulled my own jacket on and slipping into my shoes. We waved goodbye to James and Erik who were hosting a movie night for some of the other dancers before hurrying down the stairs. Jake was right, the girls were waiting just outside the doors out of view of the doors. There were no rules about leaving the studio at night but we didn't want them to assign us a body guard so we were trying to be sneaky about it.

"Wow." Emmett let out a low whistle as we got closer to the girls.

Leah was in a dark green dress that shown almost black in the dark street. It stopped just past her knees with a slit in the back that ran all the way up her thigh. Rosalie was dressed in black jeans with a light blue top that fringed around her chest. Alice was wearing a black dress with a silver bow in the back and Tanya looked great in a tight black skirt and a purple corset top. They all looked great but as soon as my eyes found her the others all fell away.

Bella had her hair down, curling in soft waves around her neck and down her back. Her eyes were lined lightly with black make-up but that was the only make-up on her face. The dress was amazing. The dark pink and black material hugged her chest and hips stopping only inches below her waist and leaving lots of leg exposed. The straps hung lose off her shoulders not helping to hold the dress in place and the pink heels made her only an inch shorter then I was.

"You look great Bella."

She blushed but I was willing to bet the others wouldn't have noticed in the dim light. She moved closer to my side as Alice started to lead the way down the street, the opposite of the way we had gone before, and ran a finger down the sleeve of my pink shirt.

"You look good in pink."

I rolled my eyes are her and hooked an arm around her waist. "You too"

"Edward, I don't think I've ever seen you in pink before."

Tanya moved to my other side and wrapped an arm around my waist. I knew for a fact that she had seen me in pink before. We'd worn pink to a waltz competition last spring.

"I'm sure I've worn pink around you before Tanya."

She shrugged and giggled like I'd cracked a joke. "Do you like this top?" She asked skipping a few steps ahead of us and turning around so I could see her outfit again. "I think I look good in purple."

I nodded along, Tanya was a beautiful girl; she always had been. The top was a little short for my tastes but Tanya's bright blond hair contrasted with the dark fabric making both stick out more. "It looks good on you T."

"Thank you." She beamed and pranced back to my side. I let her take my arm as we walked helping both her and Bella keep their balance on the dark ground in their tall shoes.

Alice chatted about the club we were going to while we walked. It was called The Purple Line and according to Alice it was all the rage right now. We walked five blocks and then Alice started bouncing in her high heels.

"There it is look."

She pointed down the block to a large dark building. The club was three stories high and all of the windows and doors were lined with neon purple lights. This time Leah went up to the door with Alice and after a little talking the bouncer waved us through the front door.

Tanya stayed by my side as we walked in and I pulled both her and Bella closer as we walked to the other side. We should have asked Erik or James if they wanted to come along with us so Tanya would have someone to watch after her.

The club was twice the size of the last one Alice had taken us to and there were easily three times as many people. The DJ table was on a high platform in the middle of the dance floor and the music pulsed through speakers on all three levels. The bar along the far wall had stair cases lined with purple lights running behind them so the bar tenders could run up and down the different leaves.

"There are big tables on the second floor. We should go get one of them." Alice said leading us to a stair case like she'd spent every weekend in this building for the last year.

"How do you know all of this stuff?" I asked as I let Bella and Tanya pass me on the stairs.

Alice smiled and didn't answer my question. She climbed into a large circular booth table and turned the sigh on the edge to taken so we could leave without worrying about our table being taken. All of the tables, staircases and dance floors were lined in purple neon and the waiters all wore purple glow sticks around their necks.

"This is so cool." Leah said flagging down a waiter and ordering a few pitchers for the table.

"I knew you guys would like it." Alice said bouncing on her knees as she glanced over the rail near our table and looked down on all the people dancing on the first floor.

Bella pulled away from my side and I watched her move to talk with Leah. I helped Tanya up into the both after she wobbled in her four inch heels and she pulled me up into the seat after her. We sat and talked until the drinks arrived and then one by one people started heading up or down to find space on the dance floors.

Bella took my hand and nodded down to the first floor.

"Want to go dance?"

I nodded and slid out of my seat glad for the excuse to be back at her side. "Sure."

"Dance in the middle Eddie I want to show T how much you've improved." Tanya laughed and Emmett smirked at me when I glared at him.

"Yes Edward, I'm curious to see your miracle club dancing for myself." Tanya added, practically searing, she was upset about something. I would have to make sure she was ok later. She glanced down at Bella from her seat and I watched as Bella returned the hard stair before breaking eye contact and moving closer to my side. What was that about?

Bella shook her hair off her shoulders and hooked an arm around my waist as we walked away. I pulled her closer as we neared the stair case and lowered my lips to her ear.

"If you want to go to the third floor we can. You don't have to do what Emmett and Tanya say."

She shook her head and marched down the stairs without a backwards glance. "No, let's just do this."

I followed her out onto the dance floor and watched as Bella transformed. She'd seemed uncomfortable up stairs, tugging her short dress down and walking carefully so she didn't fall in the high shoes Alice had talked her into. As we walked onto the floor she started moving to the music and became a completely different person without even realizing she was changing. She walked taller in her shoes and added a swing to her hips that gave her an air of confidence and grace. She was powerful and sexy and had no idea of the control she had over everyone who watched her.

I saw her glance up and followed her eyes to where Emmett, Rosalie and Tanya were sitting. She spun around and pressed closer to me, wrapping her arms around my neck and letting her fingers brush against the hairs along the back of my neck.

I let my arms slip low on her hips and followed her into the beat of the song. It was easier this time to find the rhythm she was setting and I fell into step with her, sinking into my heels and pulling her closer as we moved together.

When the song changed she spun around behind me and wrapped her arms around my waist laying her head on the back of my shoulder. The pattern was different as she changed to the beat of the new song but I followed her lead and moved slowly with her. I would never get tired of dancing with Bella, moving with her came second nature to me now.

Pov: Bella

I'd started to wonder if maybe the other girls had decided against our move on Tanya. We'd been at the club for almost two hours and we really couldn't afford to stay too much longer. As much as I never wanted Edward to let go of me we did have to work tomorrow.

Leah, who to my delight had dragged Jake on the dance floor, moved a little closer to where Edward and I were dancing. She adjusted her foot and kicked me in the process. What the heck? I glanced up at her but her smirk caught me off guard. She smiled at me and then lightly jerked her chin over my shoulder.

I tried not to make my move obvious as I twisted around and wrapped my arms around Edward's neck. I glanced over his shoulder and bit my lip to keep from giggling and giving her away. Alice was up on the DJ stand, one of her hands cupped around his ear as she tried to talk to him over the deep thump of the music. She was asking about our dance.

Rose was keeping Jasper busy and that left Emmett without a partner. Emmett caught my eye and smirked at me, easily weaving his way over to where I was dancing with Edward.

"My turn to dance with Bella."

Before Edward or I had a chance to argue, Emmett grabbed my good wrist and nearly lifted me off my feet as he spun us away from Edward.

"Emmett do you mind?"

He shook his head. "Nope, I'm having a great time. You're a good dancer Bell."

I rolled my eyes, I wasn't even dancing. Emmett had one arm locked around my waist and was effortlessly twirling me around with him, while my toes hardly touched the ground.

"I was dancing with Edward." I said obviously, hoping he would get the hint and put me back.

"Don't worry, someone else will grab him. I'm not sure were Alice went but she ditched Jasper so Rosalie went to dance with him so he wouldn't be uncomfortable."

"So go dance with Leah."

He shrugged and twirled me around again. I glanced over my shoulder, back to where Edward was standing and for a moment I under stood what people mean when they say that they see red. Tanya had swooped in as soon as I was gone and hooked her arms hooked around Edward's neck. The only thing that ticked me off more then Tanya's persistent attitude was the fact that Edward had his hands on her hips and was dancing with her.

The song playing ended and the DJ's voice rose above the noise of the bar as he talked into a mic up on his platform.

"Hey everyone, check it out. We got a request tonight for some very special ladies in the house. They want to give us a little dance old school. You girls ready?" He asked looking down at where Alice was standing, right in the middle of the dance floor.

She nodded and stamped her feet a few times as the beat started. Almost instantly the people standing around her melted away, leaving her alone in the center of a ring of bodies. She held her hands out and cheers rose up around the room as Leah and Rose stepped into the circle and stood with her.

As the opening lyrics started Leah took the pinot position with Rose and Alice flanking her and they fell into the simple opening steps we had worked on. A few whistles rose from the audience as Leah played with the audience a little. She was totally in her element here.

"What are they doing?"

I jumped as Edward, Tanya, Jasper and Jake pushed their way up to where Emmett and I were standing so they could all watch. I glanced back over at Leah and she waved me forward to join them.

"Bella?"

I glanced over at Edward. He and Tanya were both staring at me. I slid around Jake and moved my lips to Edward's ear, keeping my voice low so the others wouldn't hear me.

"This was the dance we were working on."

I jumped away from him before he could say anything and took my place in front next to Leah. As the first verse started I fell in step

"You need to stop playing round with all them clowns and the wangstas.
Good girls gotta get down with them gangstas.
Go head girl put some back and some neck up on it.
While I stand up in the background and check up on it."

I spun on my toes centering my breathing so I wouldn't get worn out to fast as Leah moved into a set of lower hip moves. She dropped to her heels and rolled backwards. I pulled her to her feet and together we spun leaping into the air for synchronized V kicks

"Ohh, Boy you looking like you like what you see,
Won't you come over and check up on it, I'm gone let you work up on it.
Ladies let em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it.
Dip it, pop it, twork it, stop it, check on me tonight."

Leah started laughing as Alice moved away from us to free style the second set. She didn't like Leah's 'butt shaking' move so in very Alice's like form she made the move her own, adding a high kick and a few quick spins that showed off her flawless balance.

I bit my lip to keep from laughing as well. We weren't being judges and it felt nice to dance for no reason after the weeks of work and stress, but I was worried that laughing would throw my counts off. As the chorus ended I remembered why we were doing this. I was supposed to be making Tanya mad. I smirked to myself as I moved forward to take the point position. Being mean spirited had never been my style, but Tanya was really getting on my nerves. I hoped after this display she would realize that she couldn't intimidate me.

"If you got it, flaunt it, boy I know you want it.
While I turn around you watch me check up on it.
Oohhh you watchin me shake it, I see it in ya face.
Ya can't take it, it's blazin, you watch me in amazement."

I made my move, stalking a few steps forward and waiting until I was standing right in front of Edward. He watched me with a smile on his face and raised an eyebrow in my direction. I smiled and dropping into the solo Leah had helped me with. I shook my hips in time to the music and watched Emmett lean over and say something to Edward. I was to far away and the music was to loud to let me over hear him but what ever he said made Tanya scowl so I was all for it.

"You can look at it, as long as you don't grab it.
If you don't go braggin, I'ma let you have it.
You think that I'm teasin, but I ain't got no reason.
I'm sure that I can please ya, but first I gotta read you."

As the second part of the verse started and decided to turn up the flirty vibe in my dance. If I was going to embarrass myself doing this I was going all out. I held my hand out and pointed at Edward, before slowly curling my finger and beckoning him into the circle. The crowd watching us 'ooooed' and laughed as I singled him out. Edward hesitated and I was thankful when Emmett pushed him forward into the circle. For a split second it looked like Tanya was going to follow him in but Emmett went an extra mile and wrapped his arms around her waist after he pushed Edward, stopping her. I was almost positive he didn't know that Tanya had been planning to move, but I was thankful either way. Now she wouldn't be able to interfere without being rude.

Adding Edward into the dance hadn't been part of the original plan but I knew the other girls would be able to adjust. I took his hand and pulled him farther away from the edge hopping he would realize what I was about to do.

"Ohh, Boy you looking like you like what you see,
Won't you come over and check up on it, I'm gone let you work up on it.
Ladies let em check up on it, watch it while he check up on it.
Dip it, pop it, twork it, stop it, check on me tonight."

The count of this song was the same as the hip-hop dance we had just done with Napoleon and Tabitha. He got it, I'd started running the moves to part of our dance last week and he fell into step as soon as he could. We didn't have the flag prop but that was probably a good thing since it wouldn't make sense with this song.

The crowed cheered as we moved together. None of the people here would know that we had worked on this dance before. I spun closer to Edward and he grabbed my arm pulling me to his chest like he had last Wednesday. I spun around, twisting out of his hold and moving to Leah's side as we started another set.

"I can tell you wanna taste it, but I'm gone make you chase it.
You got to be patient, I like my men patient.
More patience, you take might get you in more places.
You can't be abrasive, have to know to pace it."
"If I let you get up on it, you gotta make a promise.
That you gone put it on me, like no ones put it on me.
Don't bore me, just show me, all men talk but don't please.
I can be a tease, but I really wanna please you."

Leah was having a ball flirting with the audience and even Rose and Alice had big gins on their faces as they moved. Leah was the only one completely comfortable with hip-hop as a base style and she used that to her advantage as a few boys we didn't know joined the circle and started dancing to their own choreography.

I laughed at the challenge and hung back as Leah leapt forward, only to eager to start a dance off. These poor boys had no idea what they were in for. A pair of arms wrapped around my waist and I sunk back against Edward's chest as the circle we had opened up before dissolved, moving to follow Leah and the new boy she was dancing with.

"What was that all about?" He asked spinning me around.

I kept my arms lose around his neck and smiled to myself as I watched Tanya head back upstairs with Emmett and Jasper. She glanced over and caught my eye, her dark scowled evident that she had not liked our dance.

I turned my eyes back to Edward. He glanced over his shoulder, trying to see what I was looking at. I was thankful Tanya had turned away when I broke eye contact. For some reason I didn't think Edward would approve of the petty fight I was having with Tanya. As much as I didn't like her she was still his friend.

"Nothing really, we were just messing around. Leah use to do things like that back in school. Didn't you like it?"

He pulled me a little closer and wrapped his arms farther around my waist. "I didn't say I didn't like it. This dress looks amazing on you."

I blushed, glad that the low lighting covered it. "Thank you."

We danced for a while longer before Alice came and got us.

"We need to start heading back. It's getting late."

We followed her over to the front doors and found the others waiting for us. Tanya swooped in as soon as we stepped outside and took Edward's free arm. Leah was running on an adrenalin high and about halfway home she crashed. She cussed like a sailor in protest when Jake picked her up but was out cold by the time we reached the studio.

"Bella will you help me get her up stairs?"

"Sure Jake."

I left my place at Edward's side and opened the door from Jake as he could carry her up the stairs.

"She is completely trashed." He laughed as he juggled her body trying to keep her legs from hitting the narrow stairwell.

I chuckled along as Leah mumbled to herself without ever opening her eyes. I didn't know if she could hear us talking about her or if Leah talked in her sleep like I did.

"I was pretty sure she didn't drink anything. Emmett and Rosalie were the only ones I saw with alcohol."

He shrugged. "They can probably just hold their liquor better. You guys were fantastic tonight by the way. Where did that come from?"

"Here, her rooms the second one on the right. Actually it was Leah's idea. We were just having some fun."

I pulled the door to the sixth floor out of his way and dug around in Leah's purse until I found her key. Jake watched my face as I unlocked her door and I tried to keep my expression natural. He didn't say anything, but I never had been able to hide from Jake.

"Should we take her shoes off?" He asked as he laid Leah down on her bed.

"I got it Jake."

I set Leah's shoes by the door and took off the necklace she was wearing. I found her pajamas by the end of the bed and laid them out incase she got us in the middle of the night. I left a cup of water on the bed side table along with her key and shut the door behind me.

The door to the sixth floor opened and Rosalie walked in with Alice and Tanya on her heels. Tanya smirked at me and glanced back into the stairwell waving at whoever was there.

"Good night boys, good night Eddie."

Jake chuckled at my side. "I thought Cullen hated that name?" He asked with a big smirk.

Tanya smiled back and shrugged her shoulders. "I gave him that nick name; I'm aloud to call him Eddie."

I rolled my eyes. "Doesn't mean he likes it." I mumbled under my breath half hoping she would hear me as I unlocked my own bedroom door.

"Hey, don't I get a good night?" Jake said offended.

Alice punched him, playfully in the arm as she walked past him and disappeared into her room. Rose yawned and waved, before she to headed for bed. Tanya said a quick goodnight and Jake turned on me a sneaky grin on his face that I knew all to well.

"Get over here." He said taking a quick step I my direction.

"No Jake don't-"

I giggled and protested at the same time as he swept me off my feet and crushed me to his chest. I tried feebly to escape his iron grip and only after I'd said goodnight did he put me back on my feet.

"Good night Bella, see you at breakfast."

Tanya rolled her eyes at us and shut herself in her room. I waved goodnight to Jake until the door to the stairs swung shut behind him and kicked off my shoes in the doorway of my room. I left the little pink dress on the back of my chair and raced through a five minutes shower.

I slid under the covers just as the clock on my bed side table flashed 1:05. Tomorrow was going to suck in rehearsal if I didn't get some good sleep. I would have to make sure I didn't let myself get too worn out before the competition show next Wednesday.

I tossed and turned for half an hour before I knew falling asleep was useless. I was wound up and I couldn't get the image of Tanya wrapping her arms around Edward out of my head. I rolled out of bed and stepped into my slippers. I cracked open my door and peeking into the hallway. The coast was clear. I moved as silently as I could and took a full minute to shut the large metal door to the stairs behind me. I was pretty sure all of the girls were asleep but I had no idea what was going on up in the seventh floor and if anyone was awake I didn't want them to hear me.

I cracked open the door open and let out the breath I was holding. This hallway was empty too. I hoped Edward was awake but just incase he was sleeping I taped very lightly on the door. I stood silently in the dark waiting, maybe he was asleep already? I should just go back downstairs.

I turned to leave when the door cracked open.

"Bella?"

I nodded, then remembered that he probably couldn't see me to well. "Yeah, it's me."

"I thought I heard someone knock. It's so dark I couldn't see you through the peep hole." He said and I heard him shift in the doorway. The lights were off in his room so I couldn't make out his face.

"Couldn't you sleep?" He asked and again I shook my head.

"I just came to say goodnight."

I moved forward letting my wave of confidents, and the dark covering my blush, lead me as I placed my hands on his shoulders and rose up onto my toes. We bumped noses in the dark and I could feel him shaking with laughter under my hands as I kissed him. He responded quickly, wrapping his arms around my waist and crushing me to his chest, softer then Jake had. One of his hands found its way up into my hair.

We broke away panting but he didn't let go of my waist. "You want to sleep over?"

I kissed him again, regretting the fact that I was so responsible and that his freshly washed hair smelt so good.

"If I stay up here we'll never get any sleep."

"Who needs sleep." He said breathlessly, kissing me again. I was the one who pulled away this time. I pecked him on the nose and pulled back another step.

"Good night Edward."

"Good night Bella, I'll pick you up for breakfast."

I forced myself to walk away and shut the door to the stairs a little too loudly behind me in my haist. I made it back to my room without crossing anyone's path and tucked myself back into my own bed. The sheets were cold without him to warm me up but soon my long day caught up with me and I slipped into a dreamless sleep.

~Darkrose

Also, I realized that I made a little mistake in the last chapter. I put down that Edward and Bella were doing the "Rumba" for the next round, but the dance I'm having them work on is actually more in the "Jazz Rumba" style. It's not a big deal, but if you know about those two styles or have seen them they are different. Jazz Rumba is generally slower and the count structure is different. Either way, I'll fix the last chapter, I just didn't want anyone to get confused when I start calling it a Jazz Rumba.

Only 22 day's until New Moon comes out! How many people here already have their tickets for the midnight release?