Authors Note: Well here we are. The last chapter. I won't drag on till later so here ya go!
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Chapter Six: I only wanna make you smile
B: So here we are, at the end of our little tale. I want to start out by saying that what happened back then was bad.
E: No shit Sherlock, it was a big fucking mess.
B: Will you just let me finish the damn story?
E. You weren't finishing it; you were trying to make yourself sound better.
B: Oh like you didn't think to do that either.
E: Bella enough, lets just finish this so these nice people can go home.
BPOV:
I walked to his apartment one week after ending things with Alec, hell bent on getting some answers only to find the door locked. I pulled out my phone and called Alice.
"Allie he's not here, and the door is locked."
"Oh crap he had to go into the office today. Did you try the spare key?"
"No I didn't, shit where is it?"
"Okay, do you see that plant two doors down?"
I looked and sure enough there was an ugly ass plant by Mrs. Crowe's door.
"Yeah I see it."
"He puts it there and old Crowe keeps an eye on it for him. So after you use it make sure you put it back or she'll have a fit."
I thanked her then hung up. After putting the key back I quickly walked inside and locked the door so no one else could get in, and then turned towards the apartment. It smelled exactly the same as it did the last day I was here and my heart hurt from it. I walked towards the living room and heard the sounds of a key in the lock. The door opened and I turned around to find Edward glaring at me. The door slammed behind him and he put his things down.
"What are you doing here, Isabella?"
I glared back at him, anger surging through me at the use of Isabella.
"You only call me Isabella when you're mad and right now you don't have a right to be mad."
His face grew angrier as he rolled his eyes at me.
"I have every fucking right to be pissed at you."
I walked up to him, "No you don't. We made rules and when I left with Felix I didn't break those rules."
"Yes you did."
"No, Edward, I didn't. You, however, broke the two biggest ones that we had."
He snarled down at me. "Which would those be?"
"No emotional commitment and that we'd remain friends no matter what."
He glared at me. "I've been here the whole fucking time, Bella."
"No, Edward, you walked away. You left me in that field after we," I paused, unsure of what to say, "awe fuck it, after we made love you left me!"
He walked past me and I grabbed his arm.
"Bella, don't touch me."
I let go of him and he walked towards the fridge to pull out a beer.
"Edward, after you walked away my heart hurt. You leaving me alone out there in that meadow after what we'd done broke my heart."
He turned around, his face red, "You leaving with Felix broke me."
I cringed away as he continued to stalk towards me. "The thought of you writhing and wiggling in passion under him infuriated me. I wanted to hunt you down and throw you over my shoulder like a fucking caveman!"
I watched as he threw his beer across the room with a thud before his hands were on my shoulders. "Why did you fucking leave with him?"
I shook my head and he got right in my face. "Why Bella, just fucking tell me why?"
"Because I couldn't have you. You were there, but I couldn't and it pissed me off. So I pissed you off and you walked away like it didn't matter."
He let go of me and walked away. "I wanted you, but we had to follow those god damn rules, so we couldn't."
I nodded and he grabbed a new beer.
"Look I didn't come here to fight. I just wanted to – "
"I'm seeing someone now," he interrupted and I smiled.
"Of course you are. Well, I just wanted you to know that I miss my best friend."
His face softened slightly as he looked at me. "I miss you too."
We shared a look and I knew that I couldn't dump my feelings on him, not now anyway. I turned to walk out when he called my name. I looked over my shoulder and smiled.
"Edward, I love you, my best friend, and I miss the hell out of you," I whispered and he put his beer down to pull me into his arms.
"Bella," I shook my head and pulled away from him.
"I'll go, just…don't be a stranger." I quickly opened the door and ran out.
EPOV:
They say that in life you don't get second chances with relationships often. Most of the time you've blown it to the point where they've given up or they just don't care anymore. With Bella, I pretty much figured it was a little bit of both. I knew I had feelings for her, that was a given, but it didn't hit me until she was gone just how deep those feelings were. I wasn't in love, but I felt something for her, something I couldn't explain. But I knew that in order to figure it out I'd have to talk to her. So two weeks after my confrontation with Bella, I finally made my way to my sister's apartment.
"Took you long enough, big brother," Alice said as I walked in.
"Is she here?" I asked, receiving a look in return from my sister.
"No she isn't."
I looked around the apartment and noticed that the living room looked completely different. Bella's lumpy, yet comfy blue sofa was missing, along with her 'I have to have it' 42 inch LED TV.
"Where's her stuff?"
Alice sat down on her new gray sofa and motioned for me to join her. "She moved out last week, Eddie."
"What? Where'd she go?"
"She and Jasper surprised me last week. Apparently they'd been working on moving him in for a couple weeks now. They had to wait until last week to do the big move because Bella didn't find a new place until then."
"So she moved out? Are you okay?"
"I hate that she left, but with Jasper working odd hours at 343 Industries it made sense for him to live here instead of with Rose, Em and the baby, when it gets here."
I nodded. "How's he liking 343?"
"The gaming designer in him is stressed out, but the gamer in him is totally in his element. He won't shut up about the new Halo game."
I laughed then looked down at the ground. "So where did she moved to?"
"She bought a nice house near Rose and Em. She wants to be around after the baby is born."
"Why didn't you tell me? Hell, why didn't she tell me?"
"You know why she didn't. Edward, you've been avoiding her for weeks."
"I was confused and plus she has that guy."
Alice laughed at me. "She doesn't have him anymore. They broke up a while ago, oh and speaking of. Amy? Why did you tell Bella that you're still with her?"
"I panicked. I thought she was with him and I didn't want her pity."
"Edward, she's your best friend. She wouldn't have shown you pity."
I sighed. "Is she? I mean I feel like she's just gone."
Alice took my hand into hers and wrapped her other arm around me. "Then talk to her. Tell her exactly what you're telling me."
I thought about how stupid we'd been and realized that Allie was right, I did need to talk to her.
"Do you have her address?" I asked, handing her my iPhone.
"She doesn't get back until Friday," she said, handing my phone back to me.
"What?"
"She's doing a couple spots on Ellen and Good Morning America to promote Freaks."
"Really, well I'll have to wait till Friday then I guess."
"She's on Ellen Thursday so maybe you should check it out. She'll probably love knowing you watched."
I kissed my sister on the cheek before leaving, hoping like hell I could fix all of this.
Thursday came faster than I expected and before I knew it the familiar sounds of Bella's favorite talk show was filtering through my surround sound.
'Thank you, my next guest is the writer of my newest obsession. Seriously I've read her book at least eight times. Everyone let's welcome Bella Swan!'
Ellen announced as my heart stopped. I watched my best friend walk across the stage with a smile on her face that I had never seen before. Her eyes were twinkling in sheer happiness and it made me happy simply because she was happy.
'Bella, thank you so much for joining us.'
'Thanks Ellen. I really love the show.'
'Thank you, so tell us a little about Freaks.'
'Well Freaks is about a group of friends who really just live out their lives in this group. But the group starts to change and the main character, Melinda can't handle it.'
'So basically the group, starts falling in love and moving on?'
'Something like that, they all really pair off and because Melinda has never had good luck in love, she sees them all as freaks and really starts to cling to her best friend, Dean.'
'I have to tell you, Bella, I am really loving this book.'
'Thank you.'
'I have to know thought, is any of this based on your real life?'
She laughed. 'Almost all of it actually.'
'Even the scene where Melinda is at home and frustrated from chapter six?'
'You know my book well.'
'I think that's my favorite part.'
'To answer your question, yes it is.'
The audience cheered as Ellen announced a quick break. My mind was flying as I tried to remember what part they were talking about. I'd read Freaks at least eighty times over the last two years and never once had there been a scene like that. I was so distracted I didn't realize the show as back on until I heard Bella speaking.
'My…uh… first editor doesn't even know about this scene so…uh… I'm really glad he's not watching right now.'
'Why's that?'
'Because it was about him.'
My eyes bugged out of my head before I ran upstairs and grabbed the book. I collapsed in my desk chair and quickly flipped to chapter six. I looked down at the words and sighed. I definitely hadn't read this before.
-I sighed and threw my vibrator back down beside me. The damn thing wasn't doing what I wanted and I was seriously considering logging onto one of those free porn sites for some extra help. I looked over at the clock and realized that I had twenty minutes till Dean was going to show up. I grabbed the vibrator again and decided to try one more time. My hands slipped up to my nipple and pulled it roughly. My hands melted away and suddenly became a familiar looking set. The hand on my nipple rolled it while the other moved down to caress my hip. I moaned from the teasing as he blew lightly into my ear. "You want me to touch you?" A familiar voice whispered and my pussy throbbed from his words.
"Yes, oh please touch me."
His hand moved to my pussy and lightly touched my clit.
"Like this?"
I felt his cock rub up against my ass.
"You want my cock inside you?" he whispered as he moved so that he was in front of me. He dragged his cock up and down my slit as I moaned.
"Please, I need you so bad."
"Are you a greedy little cock slut?"
"Only for yours," I moaned back to him.
He slammed into me and my eyes rolled into the back of my head. I knew I wouldn't last long and judging by his facial expressions he wouldn't either.
"I'm close, baby, cum on my cock." He rubbed my clit harshly as I teetered on the edge.
"Oh fuck, god I'm so close."
"Cum for me, Melinda. Cum on me like you've always fucking wanted to."
His words pushed me over and I felt myself fall apart.
"Oh fuck yes, Dean, oh god!"
My eyes snapped open and my vibrator fell onto the bed between my legs. My heart was racing and it wasn't because of the orgasm I'd just had. No it was because of who stared in my little vision. I tried to catch my breath, when I heard knocking on my bedroom door.
"Hey Mel, if you're done fucking yourself in there I'd like to go out now."
I looked at the clock and sighed. Dean was fucking early again. –
I remembered that night like it had happened yesterday. I'd gone to Bella's one night to pick her up only to overhear her moans coming from her bedroom. I'd hid in the living room until the noises stopped, but I never thought about whom she'd been thinking about and now I couldn't stop. My heart sped up at the thought of her touching herself and memories of our four weeks assaulted me until I realized something. I sat up, the book falling to the floor.
"I'm in love with her."
I waited until six on Friday before I showed up at her place. I stood outside and admired the rather large off white two-story home, applauding Bella on her excellent choice before ringing the bell. Thirty second later, the door opened and revealed Bella, who I expected to be in jeans and a tee shirt.
"Going out?" I asked as she sighed and ushered me inside.
"Yeah, Alice set me up with this Kyle guy like a week ago and we have a date tonight."
I looked down at her blue, jean skirt and her midnight blue top, before looking at her face again.
"You don't seem thrilled."
She grabbed her silk chucks with pink flowers on them and walked towards her lumpy couch.
"I'm not, he seems like an ass."
I sat down next to her as she put her shoes on. "Want me to do the 'boyfriend' routine?"
She looked relieved when she turned to me.
"Would you? God, Edward, I love you right now."
She smiled and the doorbell rang. She stood up and answered the door to reveal a brunette man in a business suit.
"Are you Bella?" he asked, checking his watch.
"Yes, would you like to come inside?"
"No, we have reservations for six thirty so we need to go now."
"Oh well I need to get something." He sighed and nodded to her. She quickly looked at me before walking over to her bag. I knew she wanted help and I wasn't going to let her down.
"Hey baby, who's at the door?" I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist.
"This is Kyle, he's my date."
I put my head on her shoulder and looked the guy up and down.
"Why do you need a date?" I asked before placing a kiss on her neck.
"Who the hell are you?" I looked up and glared at Kyle.
"I'm her boyfriend."
"Boyfriend? Alice never mentioned a boyfriend."
Bella slipped her hand up so it was against my cheek behind her while staring at Kyle.
"We had a bad fight and he left –"
"But I'm back now so piss off." My patience was wearing thin at this point and I just wanted this idiot to leave.
"Bella, you don't have to be with him. You can still go out with me tonight."
She looked back at me and smiled. "I'd rather be with my man tonight."
Kyle glared at us before stomping away, but I hardly noticed. Bella closed the door and turned around, my arms still wrapped around her.
"Thank you," she whispered and I leaned down to capture her lips with mine. I gently pushed her against the door, pressing my body against hers. Her lips parted and I slipped my tongue inside while my right hand cradled her face, my left holding on tightly to her hip. We kissed until we had to break apart and I kissed her cheek before pulling back. She stared up at me and I smiled at her.
"Bella, I'm sorry."
She looked at me with confusion in her eyes.
"What?"
"I should have realized sooner, but I'm crazy about you."
She moved away from me and I followed her to the couch. We sat down together and I watched as she rubbed her hands together, before she looked at me.
"I'm in love with you, Edward. I have been for a while actually. I just never realized it."
I laughed and took her hands into mine. "Bella, I'm in love with you too. You drive me crazy as hell and there are moments where I want to wring your neck, but I wouldn't change a thing. I'm just sorry it took so long to tell you that."
She looked up at me with a smile and tears.
"We are so dumb aren't we?"
"No baby, we're just us."
I pulled her up to me and my mouth found hers in a sweet kiss that made my heart soar. I lay back, pulling her on top as her kisses moved to my neck.
"Are you my girl, Bella?"
She looked up at me, her eyes hooded.
"So long as you're my boy."
I pulled her lips back to mine to answer her before she went back to my neck.
"So baby," I looked down at her with a smile on my face, "did you really imagine me fucking you then use it for your book?"
Her blush was my instant answer.
B: So basically if you couldn't tell, we are officially together.
E: Of course they can tell baby. We told them the whole story.
B: Edward, will you please shut up?
E: I love you, baby.
B: All right now, you all are probably wondering where we are in life at this point. Well we're actually-
Rose: Edward, Bella there you are. I've been looking everywhere. Come on, Jasper and Alice are cutting the cake.
BPOV:
"I'm so ready to go home," I whispered as Edward twirled me around the dance floor.
"Me too. God I can't wait to take you home and see what's under this dress."
I moaned lightly and his hands ran up my back. We stopped moving as the music changed and he stared at me.
"Bella," he said, staring into my eyes.
"Yeah baby," my hands slipped into his hair.
"Marry me."
I watched as he pulled a ring out of his pocket, my hand falling down to my sides.
"I asked Emmett and even little Ethan, who both said yes."
I turned to look at my brother, who nodded before turning back to smile at Edward.
"Yes," I whispered before he crushed his lips against mine.
"Good," he said as we broke apart, "now lets get the fuck out of here. "
I couldn't agree more.
THE END
A/N: I want to start out by thanking mizzdee for helping me by being my beta for this story. Hun you are amazing and I adore you for helping me when no ones else would. I cant wait till we can work together again on my next project. Until then i'm going to have to be content with reading your stuff. hehe.
To the ones who have always read, reviewed, added as alerts & favorites, you guys are amazing. It was your constant support that kept me going when I absolutely no idea what do in-between getting them into and out of bed. I thank all of you for the amazing support you've given me over the last 6 weeks. I hope that you will continue to read my stories and let me know what you think. I adore every review that I get, good or bad.
Lastly I just want to say that this story started out because I was angry after hearing how friends with benefits was about two people who just sort of became friends instead of two people who were always friends. I never expected anyone to like it and I definitely did not expect to get almost 50 reviews on it. I will miss writing this greatly and who knows I might just add a couple outtakes in the future.
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