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Penname: Jburdick

Original or Derivative (fanfiction): Derivative

Rating/Warning(s)/Note(s): M

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Prompt: Word Prompt: Measure

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I loved Sundays.

Especially in the Spring and Summer. Alice, Jasper, Edward and I would all get together at me and Edward's place and have barbeques and play basketball. Well, the guys would play basketball while me and Alice lay out on the loungers and watch.

Today Edward invited over a few of the guys from the firm he's at and their girlfriends. Garrett and Ben were pretty awesome, very funny and always nice. I really loved their girls too, Angie and Kate were hilarious.

The game looked to be getting pretty heated. Edward had paired up with Garrett to take on Jas and Ben. There was cursing and heckling being thrown every which way. I swear these boys take this way to seriously.

"Bella…I love Ben. Like, soooo much. But I gotta say, I would ride Edward till the cows came home. Mmm mmm mmm." Angie slurred, nudging me with her elbow.

I laughed and poured myself another Margarita, She was such a lightweight. "I don't blame you one bit, my friend." Edward pulled his sweat drenched shirt off and threw it to the side, catching me staring in the process. I smiled coyly and blew him a kiss; earning me a wink and a beaming smile. God, I love that man.

I giggled and took my seat at the table where Kate was cutting a deck of cards. "What are we playing?" Alice asked. She and I knew shit about cards. Unless it was like, Go Fish or something. "King's Corner." Kate said with a grin. Oh…well, we may be familiar with that one, too. Heh.

I was approaching pleasantly toasted on the drunk scale and two games in when the boys came walking up for refreshments.

"Your full of shit and you know it!" Edward yelled, pointing a finger at Jasper. Ugh, here we go.

"What the fuck ever, Edward-your just pissed that I'm ahead and it fucking kills you that I might get partner over you! Admit it!" Jasper said back, slightly raising his voice.

I wish I could say fights like this were rare, but they really aren't. Edward and Jasper are cousins, and even though they'd help the other hide a body any day of the week-they were wicked competitive. They fought over who got which cases, and who won the most cases. Currently the Partners were looking to add a new one, and only one spot was available. Things were getting a bit tense around the house.

Edward took a deep pull off his beer and shook his head. "Trust me, buddy, you're the last person I'd be worried about when it comes to the partnership." Cocky Edward was out and he was fierce. In the courtroom Edward was like a wild jungle cat. He was lethal, and a bit of that was showing through right now.

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean, Cullen?" Jasper got in Edward's face. They were nearly the same height, and I could tell at this point neither would back down. I glanced at the girls and it was like how people look when they drive by a car accident. You know it's going to be ugly, but you just can't look away.

"Cullen?" Edward scoffed. "Aw, is the little boy trying to be a tough guy?" Edward reached back and got a low five from Ben who was getting a kick out of his arrogance.

I got up and slowly made my way toward them, keeping in mind to keep a safe distance should a punch get thrown. With my luck I'd be the one hit!

"Ha! Little boy? Who the fuck do you think your talking to? Your reflection?" Jasper laughed and sought out a high five of his own. Ugh, Children, I swear.

I could see the fire burning in Edward's eyes, he would NOT back down. There's just no way. When I saw him start clenching his fists I knew the time to intervene had arrived. I was just about to squeeze past Garrett and Ben when I heard Angie's slurred voice ring out loud.

"For FUCKS SAKE! Why don't you guys just whip it out and measure it, God!" She hiccoughed and downed the last of her margarita. I couldn't help but giggle as I wrapped one arm around Edward's waist.

I patted his chest and smiled. "Please, if that was the way Edward solved all his quarrels he'd be the fucking Ruler of the World!" I gripped his face in one hand and pulled it down to mine, my lips hovering just over his. "Isn't that right, baby?"

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