APOV/BPOV
"Alice what are we going to do? We have no movers to help and we certainly can move all this by ourselves? We have the van but oh what are we going to do at this late of notice?" Bella paced back and forth at the storage place. You could feel the panic wafting off of her. I knew that if I did not make a decision soon she would probably pass out on me. Knowing her hit her head on the bumper and knock herself out.
I picked up my cell and dialed Rosalie's cell phone. I watched Bella as she sat on the sidewalk looking paler than she normally does. Please let her not pass out this is not the time for an emergency room visit.
" Rosalie Hale, how can I help you?"
"Rose it is Alice. We are in a bind. The movers we got bailed and we both cant move all this stuff. Bella is on the sidewalk ready to pass out and I don't know what to do!" I was near screaming at this point. I really need a coffee to calm me down.
"Alice breath let me make some phone calls and I will have help there in half and hour. Don't worry please it will all work out. Go get a coffee and for goodness sake get Bella one too. Sounds like she needs some sugar!"
"Rosalie how will we ever repay you! You are a godsend and turning out to be the greatest friend we have! Thank you thank you thank you!" I bounced on my heals knowing everything was going to be ok. After giving her the address I hung up turned to Bella and looked into her eyes.
"Rosalie is coming with help. Don't worry ok. Everything will be ok. She is going to be a good friend and wont desert us. Lets go get some coffee for me and sugar for you before you pass out. I really don't want to top the day off with a hospital visit." I giggled pulling her up and hugging her tightly. She rolled her eyes at me and we got into her car.
I got a triple vanilla iced latte and Bella got hot chocolate. We drove back and drank while we waited.
RPOV
I got off the phone from Alice and ran to Emmett's office. I am so glad they called me and trusted me. These girls were going to be come really good friends of mine I could tell.
"What's up hot stuff?" he licked his lips while he asked me that.
"Emmett not now we have a slight emergency on our hands." I bit my lower lip all knowing it would start to send him over the edge and I would get the help I needed. He ran up to me and put his hands around my waist.
"Rosie what is wrong? Are you…?" he said with a sight grin on his face.
" No Emmett. You and I both I am not ready for that just yet. Alice called me on my cell. Remember they were at dinner the other night. They bought Mr. Xavier's place. Their movers backed out on them. They cant move all that furniture and equipment themselves." I rolled his eyes. He wanted kids and now. It was the topic every night. Some day but not now and with our schedules it would not be fair.
" Don't worry I will call Jasper and Edward. We will help in anyway we can. Did you get the address of where they are?" I nodded my head at him as he picked up his phone. He put his brothers on conference call and started in on the problem at hand.
"Jasper and Edward we have a situation at hand and we need to help. Rose got a call from Alice and their movers have abandoned them. We have to help because they have no one. " I blew Rose a kiss and pointed to her office. I would meet her and fill her in on the plan.
" You can count on me and for Edward that is up to him but dear little brother of ours you will behave. You will be the gentlemen we know you are and not the ass you show yourself as." We both heard the grown from Edward but knew he would go along for it. It would do him some good and add some good karma to his soul. I told them to meet me in Rose's office and we would go from there.
I walked to her office and Jasper was already there willing and able. Edward strolled in after us not looking happy about this at all. We decided to head over in my jeep and Jasper's truck. We pulled into the storage place and there was Alice bouncing on her heels. Poor Bella was on the ground with her head in her hands. She looked so pale and it made me realize if she could handle all this pressure of a new business. Rosalie got out and Alice got her into a hug. She hugged all of us whether we wanted it or not. That girl has got some energy and I wondered just how much caffeine she had had so far.
"Thank you for saving us. Those jerks never called. I called them when they never showed up and all I got was an answering machine! Poor Bella is a wreck." She told us all that while holding on to Bella.
"Alice I am ok. Things worked out for the best and thank you for being our knights in shinning armor." She smiled at all of us and her eyes sparkled with relief. We saw the van and they showed us the storage unit. It was packed with everything needed for a catering business. Then we saw the other one. It looked like Mardi Gras had gone crazy. Fabrics, books etc all over the place in boxes. It was never ending and little did we know that this would change our futures for the better.
The three of us men meticulously packed the moving van. What did not fit we put in my jeep and Jasper's truck. The next thing I knew is Edward and Bella were arguing over who was to drive the van and who was to follow.
"I don't understand why I cant drive the van and you follow with Alice in my car?" I put my hands on my hips and glared at the jerk.
"Because women don't drive vans and besides I should be the one to do it!" Edward grabbed the keys out of Bella's hand and stomped off. He opened the van door rolled the window down and got into the seat. He put his head back and pinched his nose with his fingers.
Jasper looked at me and I looked at Alice. We all shrugged at each other as Bella stormed off to get into her car. Rosalie looked at all of us and just glared at Edward. We told him to behave but that did not last long. We were all surprised when Bella got back out of her car and walked over to Edward.
"You are an infuriating asshole!" she stormed back to her car and waited for Alice to join her.
Edward got out of the van and stormed over to Bella, " I may be an asshole but I am not a spoiled rich brat that has the world handed to her on a silver platter!"
He stormed back to the van and waited to follow us to Nob Hill. Rosalie looked at me and we both knew that he was going to be lectured later about this. On our wonderful night together she told me what Mr. Xavier had done for both of them. He knew that they both had bright futures and he helped that along. My Rosie also told me how Bella lost her parents when she was 15 and how Alice's family took her in and treated her like their own. Little did Edward know they had more in common that he thought. His assumptions of Bella were way off. I was not going to show him the error of his ways. He dug that hole and he would have to get himself out of it.
Bella drove off with Alice in her beat up car. As she drove past Edward she flipped him off. We all laughed at that. She had spunk and fire and that would go far in this town. Edward was the last to follow and hopefully he would calm down before we arrived.
We pulled up to the beautiful Victorian. Rosalie was right it was a beautiful place and they were lucky to have it. Alice pointed out that the blue boxes were Bella's and went into the parlor and the pink boxes went to the other side of the stairs. We each grabbed something and went in side. All of us were awestruck at how beautiful this place really is. I noticed the furniture already there as if it was waiting for them.
"Alice how come there is furniture here already for you all. Rose told me what Mr. Xavier gave you but I didn't think it was this much. The man was sure gracious to you both. What about your belongings. How did those get here?" I hope I did not upset them in anyway or put my foot up to my ass. I am sure the look on my face told her that. Bella walked into the kitchen to show Jasper where to start putting the bigger equipment away.
"Emmett please quit looking like you will give yourself wrinkles. Mr. Xavier gave us many things. The china he gave us made Bella nearly faint. The rest if from Bella's family. The antique sideboard and hutch were her grandmother's. As for our apartment our parents did that all on their own as a present to us. Mom wanted us to concentrate on the business so she hired someone to decorate the coach house for us. Just one of the surprises she told us about. I don't know who did it but they did a beautiful job. We will have you over for dinner one of these nights as a thank you."
We got everything unpacked okay and put where it was needed to go. Alice was happy for it all but constantly changing things to her view point. Bella was grateful that she just had help to put everything away. At one point I walked into the kitchen to see Bella slip off the ladder and Edward caught her. She blushed and said a quiet thank you and he just walked off. I don't get my brother sometimes. He has been living a shell of a life and I was hoping that he would break out of it.
We walked out to the porch. Rose and I on the rattan love seat and Jasper in the swing. Edward just stood against one of the railings. Bella and Alice brought out lemonade and cookies. Alice poured a glass for everyone and passed out cookies. She strolled over and sat next to Jasper. We all knew that something was starting between those two. It was just a matter of time before they were together.
"This lemonade hit the spot and who made the cookies?" Jasper asked while looking at Alice.
" Bella made it all. She has real talent for anything liquid and as for baking these cookies are a family recipe." Alice took another bite of her cookie and sat closer to Jasper. The emotions running of those two could be felt for miles.
"Bella these are delicious thank you for the snack." Edward said to her while taking another drink. We all looked at him and wondered if that was meant to be nice or another jab.
"Thanks Edward who knew that you had a nice bone in your body." she snapped back. There was the spirit again. Go get him Bella! She walked back into the house to refill the lemonade and cookies.
"I can be nice when I want to be just don't get used to it." he snapped right back but with a slight glimmer to his green eyes. Maybe this was a start for a new life for him.
We heard a phone ring and Bella yelling she got it. Then we heard the worst blood curdling scream. Alice's eyes got big and she ran into the house. That girl maybe little but boy could she move.