Chapter 6- Uninvited Visitors, Testosterone, and Bliss
A/N: This chapter gets a little...mature... towards the end. Not super graphic, but still. You have been warned!
I whirled around quickly, nearly falling back into the pool. I felt my stomach drop to the ground and I thought for sure that I was going to be sick. I swallowed thickly and found, somehow, strength to speak.
"Edward… What are you doing here?" My voice was strong, but a bit pushy.
Edward started to glide toward me, but I took a step away, putting my hands up, motioning for him to not move. His eyes caught mine and I was frightened by the fierce, cold look on his face. It was not uncommon to see such a look, as he was known for being rather angsty. He'd just never used that look on me.
He sighed, his expression softening a little, "Jasper just had to come see Alice. I couldn't let him come alone. So I tagged along."
I heard Drake climb the rest of the way out of the pool and felt a warm arm wrap around my waist, giving me support I hadn't realized I had needed as much as I did. I turned to Drake, but his eyes were staring hard at Edward.
I turned back to Edward, angry, "You just thought you'd tag along? And what? Track me down while you were at it?"
He stared at me, "I wouldn't have had to track you down if you had returned any of my numerous phone calls… or emails… or Facebook messages." His voice was low, but laced with irritation.
I scoffed, "It's over between us. I've moved on and according to Facebook, so have you."
At this, his eyes averted to the ground, and I thought I saw a look of pain grace his face. "It's been two years, Isabella, I had to do something."
I sighed. I hated it when he called me Isabella. I grabbed a hold of Drake's hand and pulled him towards our towels on the chairs. I felt even more naked in my tiny bikini with Edward staring, or rather gawking, at me. As we passed Edward, his hand reached out to grab my arm.
Before I could tell Edward to back off, he was on the ground, with Drake on top of him, bracing his arms above his head. "Don't touch her." Drake seethed.
Edward growled out, he eyes connecting with Drake's, "It seems you found yourself another guard dog, Isabella."
Drake cut in again, his voice low, but strong. "Her name is Bella." He got up and walked over to me, wrapping his arms around me, "Who the hell do you think you are coming in here unannounced? I could have you arrested and put in jail for trespassing."
Edward slowly climbed up to his feet, brushing off his clothes in dramatic swipes. "Bella, maybe you could put your guard dog in the kennel for a while so we could talk?"
I stared at him, more in disbelief than anything. He had no clue who Drake was. And he was calling him a dog.
I put my hands on my hips and spoke firmly, "Edward, I'm pretty sure that if Drake here wanted you arrested, he'd have it done by now. But for some reason or another, even after all the insults, he has not called the police."
Edward faltered and his beautiful face fell, "Drake? Like…. Drake, the singer?"
Drake's arms held me tighter, "Yes, like the singer. And if you wanna talk to my girl, it's gonna have to be in front of me."
I felt a surge of pride flow through me, he had called me "his girl". Swoon. I mentally chided myself—there would be time for swooning later. Right now, I had to get rid of Edward!
"What are you doing here, Edward?" I asked him finally.
He started to walk towards me again, but a growl emitted from Drake's body and Edward froze. He sighed exasperated.
"I just wanted to see you, Bella. It's been two years and we haven't said a single word to each other. I miss us. I miss you." Usually those three final words would have stirred up some form of emotion, anything, but today I felt nothing.
I stepped forward, out of Drake's embrace and found myself in front of a man that I had spent four years of my life with. His copper hair, still unruly was a tad longer, and his emerald grin eyes weren't as happy as they once were. I thought at one time he was my soul mate, my one and only. My "forever" love. Now, standing before him, taking him in, I realized that I was finally over Edward.
I reached out and took his hand, and softly said, "Edward, I'm sorry. Yes, we had good times. Yes, we laughed and enjoyed each other's company, but that's all in the past. I'm not willing to dive back into that, Edward. I'm pushing forward with the present and experiencing my future. I'm sorry, I just… I don't miss you."
His face fell again, and it was almost as if I had shattered his most important dream. He sighed loudly, grabbed my hand tightly, and pulled me against his chest. The towel I had wrapped around me fell to the ground.
Gruffly and quickly, he said, "I'm sorry, but I don't believe that." Then he swooped down and kissed me, hard. He poured every ounce of emotion into this kiss and I still felt nothing. I squealed against his embrace and tried to break away from him.
Suddenly, Edward was no longer holding me. And I was surrounded by water. As I surfaced for air, I realized that Drake must have tackled Edward and accidently drug me into the pool with them. I screamed when I noticed neither of them had come up for air.
Just then, the water broke and Edward lunged for Drake. But Drake was too quick and swam out of the way. They stood, staring at each other. Drake called out to me.
"Bella, get out of the pool, now," he commanded me.
Not wanting to ignore his command, I swam towards the pool ladder and climbed out. Just when I was about to turn around and tell them to get out of the pool too, Edward lunged at Drake. He grabbed Drake's arm and pulled him close enough so that he could punch him. Edward's fist met Drake's cheek and I cried out again.
"Edward! Stop it!" I screamed.
"He asked for it!" Edward called back.
Drake spat some of the water and blood out of his mouth and he lunged for Edward, grabbing hold of his arm and elbowed him in the brow, effectively breaking the skin there. Edward sank into the water and came back up sputtering. Drake was ready and threw another punch to his face and I watched as the water surrounding them slowly became redder and redder by the second.
But Edward wasn't going to go down easy, and just as Drake was about to swim to the ladder, he was pulled under water. Bubbles surfaced and I could barely make out their grappling at each other through the bloody water.
"Oh my God!" I cried, about to run for help. I heard another deep splash and a body enter the pool.
Felix had joined the fight, easily bringing the two up for water. They were both sputtering for air, and breathing heave. Felix was now standing between the two men, his arms spread wide. He looked at Drake first.
"Dude - get out of the pool. Now." He ordered Drake easily. Drake nodded and swam towards the steps to climb out.
I immediately rushed towards him with a towel and started dabbing away at the cuts on his face. "What were you thinking?" I asked him quickly and quietly.
"He assaulted you, Bella. I wasn't going to stand for that." He retorted.
I humphed, "Thank you for trying to be my knight in shining armor, but I had it under control."
He smiled weakly, "Yeah, sure. Sorry, I'm just a little bit protective…."
"And jealous?" I added.
He looked down at the ground, "Sorry."
I lifted his head up to look at me, "Don't be." I added softly, "And they say chivalry is dead." I smiled before I kissed him softly on his lips and turned around to find Felix dragging Edward out of the pool.
When both were on solid ground, Felix addressed him. "I think you should leave. Get your brother and go." Felix shoved him none too gently away towards the gate.
Edward looked at me and then back to Felix, "I see you've made yourself some protective friends down here."
"You know Edward, believe it or not, I really don't need you to save me. I don't need you to protect me or to 'guide' my future. I'm doing really well on my own." I eyed him and quickly added, "and so is Alice. So please- just get Jasper and go."
His shoulders sunk and water dripped from his sopping wet clothing. Droplets were falling from his cinnamon colored locks and his green eyes were filled with defeat. His hand reached into his pocket and he pulled something out.
"I'm lucky this didn't get lost in the fight." He said, eyeing Drake. He slowly inched towards me and took my hand, placing the object inside. "I bought this for you during our senior year of high school and I want you to have it."
I opened my fist slowly and gasped when I saw it. A silver ring with a large sapphire blue stone set in the center. The stone was cut in the emerald style and had two smaller stones on either side of it. Two small diamonds sat next to the smaller sapphires.
I began to shake my head, "No, I can't take this Edward."
He nodded his head, "Yes you can. If anything, take it as a goodbye gift."
I closed my hand around the ring and gave him a small smile. "Thank you."
In response, Edward gave me his crooked grin and laughed, "Don't mention it." He turned to Drake, "Take good care of her."
Drake nodded solemnly, "I will."
I sighed, realizing that I had finally received the closure I needed from him. Edward turned and walked out the pool gate. It clicked closed and he disappeared around the corner of the building. It was the last time I ever saw him.
Felix had followed Edward out, so Drake and I were alone. I wrapped my arms around Drake and kissed his collarbone and neck, whispering thank you over and over again. His arms wrapped around mine and he kissed my forehead.
"I will take care of you. You know that right?" He asked me.
I nodded my head, but ignored his comment. "Come on, let's go get you cleaned up."
I grabbed our stuff and his hand and tugged him towards my apartment. I entered through the back door, dropping my stuff on the floor and pulling him towards the bathroom. I sat him down on the toilet and pulled out my first aid kit. I cleaned the cuts he received and got him an ice pack for his cheek.
"You act like you've done this before," he muttered, as he shivered from the cold of the ice.
I laughed, my hand holding the ice pack to his cheek, "I may not have gotten into a fist fight, but I've gotten into fights with every other inanimate object in the world. I'm the resident klutz here."
His hand reached up and grabbed mine, pulling the ice pack away from his face. He pulled me down to his lap and the look in his eyes told me more than any words ever could have.
He spoke softly, "You are so beautiful."
I blushed red and averted my eyes. I then felt his warm lips pressing against mine. What started out as soft and loving quickly turned into something much more passionate. Still kissing me, he picked me up bridal style, and carried me to my bedroom. He kicked the door shut behind him and gently laid me on my bed, never breaking the kiss.
He laid down on top of me, his body comfortably situated in all the right places. Just as I was about to gasp for air, he moved from kissing my lips, up my jaw bone, to my ear lobe. I moaned in response, my arms wrapping solidly around his neck and arched my body into him further. His rough hands moved up and down my naked torso and I sighed when his teeth grazed my ear lobe. My nails raked softly down his back and he moaned as he kissed my neck.
A shrill voice cut through the air, "Bell! Bell!" Alice swung open my door, fright in her eyes, "Oh, God! Uh," She immediately turned around, "Sorry!" She squeaked.
Drake smirked as he slid off of me, "No big."
Still facing away from us Alice continued, "Felix just told me what happened. Are you okay?"
I laughed, "Alice, you can turn around. And yes, I'm fine."
She whirled around and gracefully sped across my room to my bed. "I'm so sorry." She said, pulling me into a hug.
"Honestly Alice, I'm fine. Really." I assured her.
She pulled me tighter, kissed my forehead and then turned to Drake, "Thank you."
He shrugged his shoulders, "No big," he said again.
We sat quietly for a moment. "So, I think Felix and I are going to grab some food, and maybe get him some dry clothes." Alice said easily.
"Oookay. Well, I guess we'll see you when you get back." I answered, silently thanking Alice for leaving and making it seem so nonchalant.
"K." She responded, gliding out the door. She popped her head back in the door way, "Have fun, you two!" She winked as she grabbed the door knob and pulled the door closed.
I blushed bright red, "Sorry about that."
Drake smiled, "No big." He crawled towards me and slid back on top of me, kissing my nose.
"You've said that three time in the past two minutes, you know." I jibed.
"I know." He responded, placing a sweet kiss on my cheek. "How about I tell you how beautiful you are." He kissed my jaw line up to my ear before he nibbled on it.
"Mmm, yeah, sure" I stuttered out, feeling of need shooting to my core.
His hands rested on my hips and his thumbs dug into my side, pulling me tighter against him. I could feel his arousal and I rubbed against it, eliciting a deep moan from him.
"Bella, I have got to have you." He murmured, kissing me, his tongue darting out to graze my lip.
I nodded in agreement and my hands slid down to his trunks, cupping his butt. He moaned in my mouth and snaked his hand up to cup my breast. He sat up, lifting me up as he went and reached around to untie the strap to my bikini top. He made short work of it and I slid the rest of it off, leaving me exposed in front of him.
He laid me back down, kissing my collarbone and down between my breasts. "So beautiful" he murmured to himself. His lips made their way to my nipple and he swirled his tongue around it, causing it to instantly harden. He did the same to my other nipple and I moaned even louder. He kissed back down my stomach, down my hip line, and kissed along the line of my bikini. His eyes were on mine the entire time, begging for permission to do whatever he desired.
And I did desire, very much.
His fingers pulled at the bows on my hips, effectively untying them. He pulled the black fabric away from my body leaving me completely naked. He paused, his eyes drifting up and down my body, full of lust.
"I'm going to start charging you if you keep staring like that" I teased, my hands on his scalp. He smirked and kissed each hip bone.
"Sorry, maybe if you weren't so damn breathtaking I wouldn't be staring at you like a fool" he whispered, his voice husky.
I moaned as his tongue traveled from my hip, inching ever so close to my center. He smirked again, knowing that what he was doing was driving me crazy. He pushed my legs a part and lazily moved his finger up and down, pressing slightly on my clit.
"Drake, please. I need you." I moaned.
At this I felt his tongue move against me and I shuddered at his touch. He licked up and down my clit and just when I was about to hit my climax, he inserted his finger inside me.
I let out a burst of air I didn't realize I was holding and let my orgasm take over me completely, causing my entire body to shudder. I cried out his name, my hand grabbed at his head, pulling him closer.
He grinned and wiped his mouth as he climbed back on top of and kissed my lips. I smiled and pushed him on his back and climbed on top of him, straddling his hips. I kissed down his chest, my hair tickling his stomach as I went. I kissed him down his v-line and suckled on his muscles. I undid his shorts and pulled them down, releasing his massive erection.
I was about to put my mouth on him when he grabbed my arms and pulled me up to him.
"There'll be time for that later. I need you now." He said, his voice full of desire.
I reached over into my nightstand and pulled out a condom and ripped open the package. I rolled it onto him and positioned myself on top of him.
Slowly, I slid down his length, crying out in a mixture of pain and pleasure. I started moving back and forth, grinding into him, slowly at first, but gradually picking up speed as I went.
"God Bella," he moaned out, his hands pressing hard on my hips.
I continued to move back and forth, knowing that I was about to climax again. I moved faster, my nails digging into his chest. A wave of pleasure overcame me and I slumped over him, breathing heavily.
He kissed my nose and forehead, "huh uh, I ain't done with you yet". He flipped me over quickly and pressed back into me. He pumped harder and faster, his head nestled into the crook of my neck.
"Oh, oh God, Drake!" I exclaimed.
"Mmmm, you feel so good, Bella."
His breathing started to pick up and I knew he was about to come. I held him tighter to me, digging my heels into his backside.
He cried out my name as he came and then collapsed on top of me, sweaty and absolutely beautiful.
"That" he said breathily, "was amazing."
"Definitely" I responded, breathing just as hard.
He pulled the condom off and got out of bed to throw it away. He quickly returned to my bed, climbing in next to me, and pulled me close to him, my arm and leg lying on top of his body.
"You're incredible," he whispered in my ear, kissing my temple.
"Mmmm" I said, sleepily.
His hand moved up and down my arm and my breathing got slower and deeper. The events of the day slipped away as I slid into a blissful state of sleep.
I awoke to the sound of my cell phone buzzing somewhere in my room. It had gotten considerably darker since the sun went down. I flipped on my nightstand light and blearily found my phone sitting in a heap of clothing by my door.
"What?" I whispered, annoyed that I was awakened by this person.
Jake's husky voice responded, "And Hells Bells returns!"
"Argh! Sorry, I just woke up from the most…." I looked at my bed and instantly felt a wave of calm rush over me. Drake was still here. In my bed. Naked. "delicious nap."
Jake laughed, "Since when do naps taste good?"
I smiled, "I'll tell you later! Now, what do you want?"
"What do I want? You were supposed to call me about the concert!" He exclaimed.
"Oops. Sorry, I've been otherwise… occupied." I responded, trying to stay discreet about the fact that the past couple of days were nothing short of the most perfect days in my life.
Jake's hearty laugh came through the line, and he teased, "Mmmhmmm- picked up some tail at the concert, didn't cha?"
I smiled, "Something like that. Listen- I'll call you about the concert later and email you my pics, k? I have something I need to take care of right now."
"Sure, sure." He responded in his very own Jakey-way. "Call me later!"
"Bye Jake, love you!" I told him before snapping the phone shut. I threw the phone back onto the pile of clothing and climbed back into my bed.
I snuggled up into the most delicious thing I've ever met and hummed in happiness. My arm draped across his chest, and my knee was tucked up into his stomach. His arms wrapped around me and pulled me closer.
"Who was that?" He murmured, still asleep.
I smiled, "Jake. He wanted to know about the concert."
"What'd you tell him?" He asked easily, his eyes still closed.
I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply, "That'd I'd call him back later."
It was Drake's turn to smile, "What'd you do that for?"
At this, I slowly climbed my way back on top of him. "Because. I found my mind was somewhere other than the conversation."
Drake's eyes slowly opened and his hands rested at my hips. His velvety smooth voice asked, "Mmmm, and where was that?"
I smiled seductively and leaned down to kiss him on the lips. "Why don't I show you?"
A grin tugged at Drake's lips and I giggled when his hands squeezed my sides. His hands moved up to my shoulder blades and he pulled me even closer to him, our noses touching. "I think I'd like that."
A/N: Well- What ya'll think? Only the epilogue left. Thanks for reviewing and of course, taking the time to read it! Super big love to my fantastic beta, Endlesslywaiting- I love you!
