And we are back. I got a bit of a note to put out there to all my lovely readers. I do not write stories to upset or anger anyone. I write it purely because I enjoy it. Everyone has a right to their opinion and if you are offended by anything I write, you have the choice not to read it. Now to those who do enjoy what I write thank you so much and I appreciate each and everyone one of you, the good and the bad. Criticism only helps! I want to give a big shout out to missemmett for her ideas and thoughts. I love to know what you guys think and if you ever want to add something that would help the story, I will by all means listen. I do it for fun and I love you guys so much! With that being said, let's get on with it and this one is for Edward...
CHAPTER SEVEN
I had to give Bella a lot of credit, thinking she got over on me with inviting Rose and allowing her to wear the dress I sent. But little did she know, I knew that's what would happen. Well I didn't know she would do the dress switch, but even I am allowed to be surprised at times, but it didn't happen often.
I excused myself from the drawing room I left the ladies sitting in. So she wants to play games, I can play games and I always win. I knew the second I saw Rosalie that I recognized her. Of course she was at Webster's annual charity auction for children with cancer.
We hadn't been introduced that night, but I clearly remember her bidding on Emmett and that's when I knew I had a great plan of action. I clearly remember how drunk they both got because I had the unpleasant fortune to find her straddling him in the back of the banquette hall.
Emmett lived 3 floors under me, it would be an easy ride up for him. Yes it was well worth it. Even if rose faked it well, I know seeing my brother brought back an unpleasant memory for her. That would distract her from trying to ruin my plans with Bella.
It was also very adorable of Bella to get jealous when she saw me with Alice, I would definitely keep that in the back of my mind. Bella was the jealous type.
I was actually quite amused by the whole turn of events, but Bella didn't seem to agree. Well that's what you get for trying to play with me Bella baby, you get a dose of your own medicine.
"So anyone hungry?" I smiled feeling very good about myself
"I think I lost my appetite." Bella mumbled to herself
"Well that's too bad, I cooked a wonderful meal for the four of us." I smirked in her direction
"Wait, what? The four of us, but you didn't.." She trailed off eying me
I just gave her a knowing smile and walked toward my dining room.
I knew she would follow me. The second I hit the hallway she was tugging on my arm.
"How did you know Rose was coming?" She looked at me suspiciously
Oh because I have someone following you 24 hours a day sweetheart.
"You drove in my town car Bella, don't you think Stephan would have mentioned another person besides you in the car?" I cocked my head at her
"But he never called you." She looked so confused
"Oh but he did text me." I grinned and proceeded into the dining area.
She looked dumbfounded standing there. Emmett and Rose were still in the other room, hopefully he would convince her to go to his penthouse and leave me with Bella.
However this evening wasn't turning out quite as planned and honestly, maybe Bella wasn't the person I thought she could be. Would her behavior tonight reflect her job? Of course not, this was pleasure or was supposed to be, but I would not discipline her for this, yet.
"I think its best if you leave now. I don't see this being very productive." I gave a pointed answer
"You, you want me to leave?" She looked so hurt
"Yes I think its best that you do, I will see you Monday morning okay?" I gave her a slight smile
"I don't understand. I'm sorry I brought Rose, but she was so determined to come, no matter what I would have said, she wouldn't have listened to me. I can ask her to go, if you want." Her voice was cracking, was she going to cry?
But before I could say another word Rose walked into the dining room where me and Bella were standing.
"That won't be necessary, I think I have caused enough trouble for one night. Edward I am sorry for intruding on your dinner and for this." She motioned to the dress with her hand.
Then she turned to Bella and grabbed Bella's hand. "I am sorry for embarrassing you like this, I shouldn't have, but I still don't like him." She pointed over to me.
Bella shook her head laughing and hugged Rose. I was kind of jealous.
"How will you get home?" Bella asked with concern on her face
Then Emmett appeared from the other room clearing his throat. "I kind of offered her a ride." He shrugged his shoulders.
Bella raised her eye brows looking at him to her.
Rose waved her off. "It's fine, he owes me."
"Well if you are okay to go, then I will see you when I get home." Bella nodded
"Goodnight Edward, was a pure pleasure." Rose grinned walking out the door with Emmett in tow.
Not my kind of pleasure honey.
Once I heard the front door close I averted my attention back on Bella. She was biting on her lip. I had come to notice this was her nervous habit.
"Edward I am very sorry about this, I didn't mean to-" I grabbed her face in my hands and pulled her into a passionate kiss before she could say another word.
Her hands went to my hair and she tugged hard. Has much as she infatuated me tonight, she was so unbelievable sexy, I had to kiss her. Those sweet and delectable lips called to me. Who was I to deny them?
But I quickly backed away from her. I had a protocol and right now this was breaking it. She looked at me with confused and I couldn't quite read the other emotion. She stepped closer to me, but I put my hand in front of me to let her know I wanted her to step back.
"I want to ask you for something, but I need you to sign something for me before I do." I asked breathing heavily
"Sign something?" She raised her eyebrow at me.
"Like a non disclosure agreement like we do at work?" She giggled
"Exactly like a non disclosure agreement." I said in all seriousness
Her face suddenly looked pale and scared.
"There is nothing to fear Bella, it just ensures that you will not speak to anyone else about what I tell you, understood? I am a very private man." I hope she understood
She looked at the floor and I wasn't sure what was going on in that head of hers, but I hoped she would say something before I went crazy.
"I need to ask you one thing before I agree to anything." She fiddled with a piece of her hair
"I will answer any questions you have, just look at me when you address me, stop playing with your hair." I made my authority clear
Her hand dropped to her side and her eyes looked up at mine. A brief look of lust passed through them and then was replaced with uncertainty.
"Are you married or something and don't want your wife or girlfriend to find out about us?" Her eyes reflected slight sadness
"No Bella I am a single man. Now can we go to the table and have dinner and discuss some things?" I eyed her carefully
"Okay." She let out a deep sigh
We walked over to the table where dinner was laid out and I pulled out her chair for her and she say down giving me a lovely smile. I returned the smile and took my seat at the head of the table. She sat in the chair closest to me.
I pulled the lid off the plate and watched the steam rise in the air. She eyed the plate in front of her which had a beautiful salmon and wild rice with some mixed vegetables that I had prepared.
"Would you like some wine?" I asked
"Um sure, what kind do you have?" She said nervously
"White and red, what do you prefer?" I gave her a small smile
"I like red." She nodded
I picked up the bottle of wine I had chilling on the table and poured it into the glass in front of her then into my own.
"You can eat Isabella." I gestured to her plate
She smiled and that beautiful blush filtered her face once more. She picked up her fork timidly and took some of the rice into her mouth. I watched the fork slide between her pouty pink lips and I imagined them wrapping around me.
I cut a piece of salmon and put it into my mouth. It tasted wonderful and the flavor lingered in my mouth. Bella copied my action and a small moan released her lips after tasting the fish.
"I take it you like it?" I smirked
She chewed then swallowed before saying anything.
"Its the best salmon I ever tasted. Who made it?" Her brown eyes sparkling
"I did." I said nonchalantly
"Really? Wow sexy and cooks too. Why am I not surprised." It seemed she said it more to herself
I just chuckled. We finished up our dinner in comfortable silence. After I cleared the table I walked Bella back into my drawing room and we sat on the leather couch. I pulled the NDA from my pocket and placed it on the coffee table.
She watched me place it on the table never removing her eyes from the piece of paper.
So.." She sounded it out
So.." I matched her tone.
"Well if you want to continue with what I would love to have with you, I need you to sign this. It protects us both." I looked her dead in her eyes
"Okay, I will just because I am so damn curious to know, but to be all honest I have some hesitation signing this." She sighed
"What are you worried about?" I asked grabbing her hand
This seemed to relax her and she took a deep breath before she began to talk. She looked down at our hands and I took my free one to tilt her chin up so she was looking me in my face.
"I just don't want you to do this because you are embarrassed to be seen with me and this is kind of a way for you to deny anything that happens between us." Her face looked so sad
I had to laugh at her accusation."Bella I have my reasons for you to sign, but to be embarrassed by you, what on earth would ever make you think such a thing?"
"Oh come on Edward, look at you all sexy looking and rich. Then there is me, just an average girl. You could have anyone." She said it like it was the most obvious answer
"Bella you are so beautiful, I would be nothing, but proud to be seen with you, its nothing like that." I reached out my hand and skimmed her cheek with my finger tip.
"You really think I'm beautiful?" Doubt clear in her voice
"Believe me half of Seattle thinks the ." I pulled a pen out of my jacket and handed it to her.
She took the pen quicker than I expected. I pointed to where she would sign and she wrote her signature. Oh yes now we could talk.
"See that wasn't hard now was it?" I smirked at her putting the pen back in my jacket
"Aren't you going to sign it too?" She looked up at me
"I already did." I pointed to where my name was on the document
I refolded the paper and stuck it back in my jacket pocket. Now I could discuss things with her and not fear of her telling anyone.
"Bella, tell me about your sex life." I leaned back gauging her reaction.
Her body immediately stiffened and her eyes became lustful. Mm yes that was sexy.
"What do you want to know." Her voice shaky
"Everything, tell me what you like or you don't like. Tell me what you enjoy." I gave her a devious grin
Her eyes widened and I noticed the pulse point in her neck begin to quicken. Oh yes, so responsive.
"I, um, I only had sex once." She blurted out quickly then rebuttaled.
"I mean I have had sex more than once, but I what I meant was, I only had sex with one person." She was so cute when she was nervous
"You mean to tell me at the age of 26 years old, you only had one sexual partner?" I quirked my eye at her
"That's what I'm telling you." She was starting to sweat
I found this information rather interesting.
"How is that even possible for any man to keep his hands off you?" I found this so unbelievable
"I had a boyfriend for 6 years." She shrugged her shoulders
"What happened with this boyfriend? Why did you break up?" I was rather interested in knowing the answer
" I moved to Seattle and we broke up." Her answer was too easy
"After six years he didn't think to follow you?" I looked at her skeptical
Something changed in her face. She was remembering something painful.
"Bella you can be honest with me, I will never lie to you, you can trust me." I reached out and rubbed her cheek hoping to wipe the pain away
"He said he wasn't ready for such a big change. That he loved me ,but Seattle wasn't where he saw himself, he wasn't ready." Her eyes began to glaze, this was hard for her to talk about.
But I needed to push her further, I needed all information to be clear on everything. She must have saw that I wasn't going to let it go.
"What wasn't he ready for? Six years is a long time to be with someone and suddenly be unsure of what you want. What made you choose to move to Seattle in the first place?" I wasn't trying to be harsh, but she needed to see that
"Well Rose and me have been best friends forever. She moved out here about 2 years ago because she got a job with the Seattle tribune. I was having a lot of problems finding a job in Arizona with the degree I had, so Rose told me told me about all the opportunities in Seattle. I was ready for something different, something new. But when I discussed it with my ex, he had different feelings on the subject." She shrugged and I knew she wasn't going to tell me anything else
"Well that's enough about him." I pulled her from the couch
I pulled her toward my balcony. The night was comfortable and clear. I wanted to show her the view from way up here to help set the mood for what I wanted to ask. Bella's child like excitement hadn't escaped me once. She was precious beyond belief.
I let her go forward and she leaned on the balcony, taking in the view. I walked up behind her placing my hands on her shoulders. She turned around to face me and surprised me by capturing my lips in a soft kiss. Her arms wrapped around my neck and I moved mine to her waist. The kiss only lasted a minute or two, but it was the most wonderful kiss I ever had.
I moved a piece of hair from her face and she blushed deeply. I rubbed her cheek and the blush only deepened. I kissed her forehead and pulled her closer to me. The warmth of her body against mine was delightful.
I pulled away and took her hand walking her over to the couch I had out there. She say beside me with such a Wimsey look in her eyes.
"Can I ask you something?" Her sweet voice echoed in my ears
"Ask away." I smiled at her
"Why don't you have a girlfriend?" Her expression genuinely interested in my answer
"I don't do the whole girlfriend thing, honestly. I have a very specific taste and a very specific expectations. Not everyone fits into my lifestyle." I gave her a crooked grin
"What is that supposed to even mean? What lifestyle is that exactly? The rich and fabulous?" Again with her giggles
"Ah Isabella so much you don't know indeed. I am dominant, do you know what that is?' I watched her carefully
Her forehead creased for a minute, like she was thinking hard about her answer. No light bulb seemed to appear yet, so I guess it was time to enlighten her
"Superior person in the relationship?" She looked at me for reassurance
"Something like that. I'm a dom Bella, which means I have submissives, which are women who volunteer their bodies to me for a given set of time. You know like erotic play." I wanted to not scare her right off the top
Her eyes seemed to understand what I was telling her. Her breathing quickened and she looked extremely nervous. I hope I didn't scare her.
"Do you mean like where the guy beats the girl for pleasure?" She was actually embarrassed
"Well actually yes." I gave her a small smile
"Huh." She began biting her lip
"I would go easy on you, start you off slow because I am assuming you never did this with your previous boyfriend." I leaned back looking deep in her eyes
"I see why you wanted me to sign that now." She just about whispered
The thought of tying her up and having my way with her, making her feel so good, it was so erotic to me.
"How about I let you research it for yourself. The internet is a great tool. Full of information. I will give you some time to think about it, then if you still would be interested, I would be more than willing to train you." Hope gleaming in my eyes
"Yes I will do that. Um its getting late, I think I need to get going." She stood off the couch.
I stood up also and opened the balcony door for her to walk back in side.
"Are you sure you want to leave?" I smiled warmly at her
"I have a lot to think about, it would be for the best." She gave me a weak smile
Never a good sign, but I agreed she needed to think about this. I didn't want to force her into something she really had no experience in. I called Stephan to have him pull the car up front and I took the elevator down with Bella to the first floor.
When we reached the lobby she turned to me and basically tackled me with her mouth. I fell back slightly, but encouraged her lips with my own. The kiss ended with us both trying to catch our breath.
She pulled back and looked me in my eyes.
"I will see you on Monday and I expect a list. You will understand." I kissed the top of her head
"Okay." She nodded and walked away
Yes Monday couldn't come quick enough. Good thing I had access to her home computer. I would definitely be keeping track of her internet activity...
Okay well like I always say, let me know what you think I used Wikipedia for my research as I always do lol. Next chapter is Bella's POV, so if you have any ideas or thoughts, lets hear them. If you give me a good one, I will shout you out lol... I love you guys a lot