Pleasant Surprise – PART SEVEN
Repost of original.
Disclaimer – Twilight belongs to Stephanie Meyer.
"Do you need help Bella?"
Poking her head from within the closet, Bella made sure to keep her body hidden in case her visitor wasn't alone. Alice was alone, and it seemed to the brunette, in more ways than one. She was leaning against the bedroom door with her arms folded, trying to look casual.
Bella knew better.
Since Edward's departure four days ago the Cullen's had barely left their rooms, and when they did it was only for a few minutes at a time, and in honesty they weren't all that lively. Bella and the Denali's tried not to let it bother them too badly, but they didn't hide the fact that they were concerned.
As it was she could tell that Alice hadn't hunted for a few days and because she was living with a human, it had proven to taken its toll on the petite vampire. However, instead of pushing the subject the brunette merely gave her vampire friend a relieved and grateful smile.
"Yes! I can't find anything to wear. I mean what do you wear to a movie and pizza night anyway?" Bella released a huff and walked out of the closet, unconcerned with the fact that she was wearing only a skimpy lingerie set.
Alice giggled quietly and glided into the closet, "You wear something casual but not too casual, duh! Why isn't Tanya up here helping you?"
"She said he needed to go hunt because she'd rather not risk eating one of my students tonight." She rolled her eyes but flashed the small vampire smile as she emerged from the closet with a hand full of clothes. Alice laid them on the bed, "So what am I wearing tonight?"
"We're going for the casual but sexy look, so you'll wear this," Alice handed her a pair of blue skinny jeans, "with this and this." She motioned to the cute little grey sleeveless top and the black cardigan Irina had bought her not to long ago. "Now put those on while I find you a delicious pair of heels."
The smaller vampire disappeared in the closet once more and while she was going through the shoes, Bella did as she was told and tugged the clothes on. She looped the belt through the hoops and buckled it before adjusting her shirt over it, looking up as Alice came back into the room.
"Here you go. Tanya will have to beat those uni girls off you all night." During the week, Melissa had mentioned that a few of her other friends would be coming as well, most of which were Lesbians.
The brunette thanked her and finished getting ready. Alice didn't leave as she had expected though and instead laid on her and Tanya's bed, staring up at the ceiling with a stoic expression as the human went about finishing getting ready.
When Bella came back into the room from the bathroom, she looked down at the vampire hesitantly, "Alice..."
"I really don't wish to speak about my brother Bella. So I'll make this easy okay? Yes I'm upset that he's gone, no I don't blame you and I will be fine. Does that answer everything?" Her dark eyes never wavered from the ceiling and with a sigh, she got up from the bed and gave her friend a small smile, "Honestly Bella, I'll be fine and so will my family. I know we've been quite gloomy all week and for that I apologise."
The brunette while warmed by her words, merely gave a tight lipped smile and pulled the vampire into a gentle embrace. Alice tensed for a moment, the human's scent assaulting her, but soon relaxed in her arms and returned it, burrowing her face into the younger woman's chest.
"You don't have to apologise Alice. We all understand and besides, I wasn't even going to mention that. I know better than to pry." She pulled back and peered into the vampire's eyes worriedly, "What I was going to say was perhaps you should hunt while Tanya and I are out. Edward wouldn't want you or your family starving over him. So please, take your family and hunt." She pleaded quietly, "Living with me is not as easy as your making it look. I mean, I'm your natural prey, so I know it mustn't be easy."
Alice ducked her head sheepishly, "I won't deny that your scent's driving me a tiny bit insane."
The brunette chuckled quietly, "Well thank you, I think. But seriously Alice, please hunt while we're gone."
"We will, I promise." She smiled softly and took the human's hand hesitantly in her own, "And thank you...for not be intrusive."
"I'm not an intrusive person, you know that. Now, where's my girlfriend?" She grumbled the last part, removing her hand from the vampire's and slipping her phone and a fifty dollar note into her pocket. She smiled as she noticed Alice standing by the open door, "Thank you for helping me get ready by the way."
"You're very welcome. Now off you go, Tanya's waiting for you downstairs." Alice swatted her bottom with a playful grin, and waved her hand when she noticed Bella's mouth opening, "And yes, we'll hunt while you're out. Just enjoy your evening alright?"
When Bella finally made it downstairs she barely had time to take in Tanya's tight fitting dress before her girlfriend was attacking her lips ferociously. The blonde pulled back only slightly and groaned as she groped her arse, kissing her once more.
"Damn Bella. Do you know how sexy you look?"
"I thought I looked sexy all the time." She giggled breathlessly and pulled away to slip on the coat Tanya held out for her. She noticed her girlfriend had already put her own coat on and with amazed eyes, admired the casual but gorgeous knee length dress she wore. "You look beautiful Tan." She grinned, "I'll have to beat Melissa off you with a stick. You're going to drive her wild."
The blonde giggled and looped their arms, leaning down to brush her cheek with a kiss, "Wait till I start groping you in front of her."
They joked and flirted heavily as they made for Garrett's jeep, Bella's hands and lips wandering as her girlfriend followed the memorised directions to Melissa and Kristy's apartment. By the time they arrived they were about five minutes late, which was fashionable enough, and slightly frustrated from their previously eager but now restrained hands.
The apartment building wasn't anything spectacular but it was probably one of the better ones in the area. It was close to the uni, so Bella assumed it was for Melissa's benefit. They made their way to the second floor, stopping at door 26 and knocking politely.
"We aren't the last to arrive, so don't worry your pretty little head." Tanya reassured her with a kiss to the head.
A cool arm wrapped around the brunette's shoulder just as the apartment door swung open, revealing an excited looking Melissa.
"Bella, I'm so glad you made it!"
Bella had to admit that her student looked beautiful tonight. Truth be told, she had trouble keeping her eyes from travelling to her cleavage, which was being proudly displayed in a tight fitting v-neck shirt as she greeted her guests.
"Did you think I honestly wouldn't come?" Bella tilted her head to the side curiously.
She grinned sheepishly, "Yeah maybe. You are a little late."
"We aren't that late," Now it was the brunette's turn to grin sheepishly, "And besides, I was a little distracted."
Tanya snickered but was quickly silenced by a jab to her ribs, no matter how useless by her girlfriend. Melissa, as though only now noticing the blonde's presence, lost her focus on the world around her and instead openly gaped at beautiful tall woman.
It physically hurt Bella's ribs to contain her laughter as she watched her student's glazed eyes roam her girlfriend's body and eventually linger on the cleavage Bella's lips had been cherishing in the car on the way over. Tanya merely rose as eyebrow in amusement.
"Are my nipples exposed or something?" She teased playfully, glancing down at her own chest. She noticed the two peaks of her nipples through the fabric of her dress as she hadn't worn a bra, and sent the flustered young woman a wink, "Nope, they're just perky tonight, must be the cold."
Melissa's cheeks were cherry red as she coughed awkwardly and forced her eyes from the gorgeous woman's chest to her face. She faltered again, consumed by the blonde's obvious beauty, "I...uh...I...Melissa,"
The young red head was mortified. What the fuck was that?
Bella, taking pity on her, smiled and motioned to the woman beside her, "Melissa this is my partner Tanya, Tanya this is Melissa."
Tanya licked her lips and grinned, "Hi there beautiful."
"Don't tease Tan, it's not nice." Her girlfriend admonished lightly all the while smiling.
The red head laughed shakily and rubbed her arm in embarrassment, "It's ah...it's nice to meet you. Sorry...I swear I'm usually not this creepy. You're just...really pretty."
"Come on, I'm gorgeous. Bella won't mind you saying so, would you sweetheart?" The blonde was having entirely too much fun, golden eyes shining with amusement as she leered down at her lover.
Melissa giggled quietly, blush still prominent, as she glanced between her Professor and the older woman, opening the door wider and motioning them in. They hung up their coats and Bella had to hold back a laugh as Melissa's ever eager eyes shot between them or more precisely their chests. She eventually allowed her gaze to linger of Tanya's large breasts once more.
Tanya merely grinned and took her girlfriend's hand, following a flushed red head through the small apartment, all the while trying not to laugh at what had just taken place. In the living room they were introduced to Naomi and her girlfriend Karla, who were both attending the university as art majors.
Kristy came in from the kitchen with a few beers and almost dropped them when she noticed her old professor and the blonde goddess beside her. After she'd overcome her brief shock, she greeted them happily with a hug and a kiss on the cheek before introducing the man beside her as her brother Riley.
Tanya had to restrain herself from growling as she noticed his predatory gaze linger on Bella, and instead wrap a protective arm around her. His gaze wasn't as innocent looking as the females in the apartment.
Riley noticed the move and raised an eyebrow, smirking in a way that could be described as challenging.
"My sister's friends just keeping getting sexier and sexier," Riley kissed the brunette on the cheek, oblivious to her cringing at the contact. He opted to shake Tanya's hand when he noticed the glare she gave him. He grinned, "It's such a shame you all forego dick."
Kristy interjected then, suggesting with a nervous laugh and a glare at her brother, that perhaps he should do something useful and go order the pizzas. As soon as he'd rounded into the kitchen, she began apologising for Riley's behaviour.
"He thinks he's god's gift to women. You have no idea how many times he's tried to turn our gay friends straight."
"How's that going for him?" Tanya scoffed.
She laughed, "Hasn't succeeded yet. It's a proven fact, women are simply better lovers, and he doesn't stand a goddamn chance."
After the last of the party arrived, Jade and Natalie, things seemed to settle down and conversation flowed freely between the small group. The pizza arrived soon after and the coffee table steadily grew packed with empty beer bottles and cigarette packs. The stereo went on and the intoxicated group began to get louder. They danced, they sang, they hugged, they drank more beer and they smoke a couple of joints that Riley had brought over.
The only person not doing those things was Tanya, for obvious reasons. When Melissa had offered her a drink, she had politely declined with the excuse of having to drive her girlfriend home.
Tanya kept a close eye on Bella all night, smirking when Riley was stupid enough to grope her arse as she danced with his sister. He ended up being slapped the shit out of by both of them. The whole group giggled at that, including Tanya.
It was around 1 am when Bella returned to Tanya's side panting and sweating with a giggle.
"Baby, this is so much fun!" She took a large swig of her beer and climbed into her girlfriend's lap, wrapping her arms around the blonde's shoulders with a seductive grin, "I wish you'd come dance with me again. I'd make it worth your while."
Tanya smirked and ran her hands up her lover's thighs teasingly, "I like the view from here actually."
"Yeah?" She giggled and connected their lips sweetly, eyes peering down to her girlfriend's cleavage pointedly, "I like the view from up here too."
With a growl the vampire tugged her closer, hands gripping the back of Bella's neck and pulling her down so that their mouths clashed passionately. She could taste the alcohol on her breath and feel the moistness off it on her tongue as her own invaded the sweet space.
"Tanya..." The moan was low and barely audible against her lips, but the vampire heard her just fine. Cool hands wandered to their favourite place against the flesh of her arse and squeezed roughly, showing her silently what she needed, what she craved. "Oh fuck."
Plump lips kissed down Bella's throat, nipping and sucking gently in contrast to the slight desperation of their movements. When the blonde felt the tugging of her hair, she almost moaned out load at the delicious warmth it caused to shoot straight to the junction between her legs.
She made her way to the brunette's ear, breathing heavily into it regardless of her lack of breath. She knew how much it turned her girlfriend on.
"Want to leave?" Tanya husked the words out in a low tantalising whisper, hands kneading her arse and purposely dipping her fingers to rub the crotch of her jeans. Just a small hint of what was to come.
Bella arched her back and tugged her lover from her neck, crashing their mouths together with a shudder, "Please."
They scrambled off the couch, Tanya steadying the tipsy human with a giggle before rushing out their goodbyes and collecting their coats.
Melissa just gave a drunken laugh from her place between her girlfriend's legs, where they were perched in the hallway on the way to their room, "Have fun Professor!"
Tanya didn't give her lover time to reply and instead lifted her over her shoulder, winking at the barely clothed women who were giggling at their antics, "You two have a lovely night."
Tanya blew them both kisses, grinning as the red head and her girlfriend returned the gesture with drunken smiles, before closing the door and heading for the stairs. Bella giggled and ran her hands down the vampire's body, bringing them back up under the hem of her dress.
Tanya laughed and swatted her hands away, "Someone will see my thong!"
"You aren't wearing one." She giggled breathlessly, "Hurry up baby, I really want to have a taste of your sweet pussy."
She growled then low in her throat, warning the brunette that those were the exact words she wanted to hear. Her body thrummed with excitement and as she made her way out of the apartment and toward the jeep, she could barely wait much longer. The thought alone was killing her.
By the time they'd managed to climb into the back of the jeep, Bella was a panting mess, her anticipation finally getting the better of her, calling out and begging for the attention of the vampire.
Her body may have craved her lover's touch but it was her mind that was screaming to reach out and claim the blonde woman over and over again, taste the sweet nectar that was Tanya's essence. Her hands went for the blonde's hips and with a great deal of effort, she tore her lips from Tanya's, golden eyes fluttering open.
"Switch, Tanya. Tonight you're my bitch."
"Oh, I like the sound of that." She relented and allowed her human to push her onto her back, groaning as Bella slid between her open legs, "Sweetheart, you're going to kill me if you don't touch me soon."
Tanya squirmed under her lover, tugging her dress up to her hips as Bella impatiently pulled her breasts free, groaning as she bowed her head and lavished them with her mouth. Desperate hands kneaded her cushioned chest, pinching and rolling her nipples in the most delicious ways, Tanya's moans becoming breathier and louder by the minute.
Bella cast her a seductive leer as her mouth lowered upon her lover's puckered bud, eyes fluttering soon after as she lost herself in the wonderful sensations she knew she was giving the blonde. Firm hands guided her head to Tanya's other breast, demanding that equal attention be paid to both.
Who was Bella to deny her?
The vampire was in pure bliss as the brunette's warm and moist tongue assaulted her sensitive nipples, arching her back in the hopes of persuading Bella to give her more. How much more she wasn't sure, she just needed more. A growl of frustration left her lips as her girlfriend went in for another deep kiss to Tanya's mouth, which she returned with just as much fervour despite her craving of having it elsewhere.
Bella lifted herself with her forearms, grinning against Tanya's lips as she pressed her thigh up into her pussy. Tanya moaned. Loudly.
"What do you need baby?" The brunette definitely loved to tease the vampire. She thrust her thigh against the wet warmth once more, basking in the shudder that ran through her, "Tell me what you need."
They panted into each other's mouth, sharing not only the same air, but also the same desire, molten gold gaze locking with burnt chocolate brown. Her body was alight with thirst, thirst that had absolutely nothing to do with her lover's sweet blood.
"Please," The begging beneath the moan was music to Bella's ears, "Please just fucking touch me!"
The brunette licked the blonde's lips temptingly, "Where baby? Where do you want my fingers?"
"I want your head between my legs. Can you guess where I want your mouth?"
Tanya watched with anticipation as her girlfriend shimmied down her body, not allowing the cramped backseat to affect the need to quell their desires. The blonde shuffled further up until her head hit the door, groaning and slamming it back when Bella's tongue ran up her slit hungrily, dipping between her wet folds for a taste of what she craved.
Lethal hands clutched at the front and back seats, metal splintering and material tearing as she opened her legs wider, accommodating for the delicious tongue that probed her most sensitive region. Arching her back Tanya couldn't stop the feral moan that ripped through her as Bella ran her tongue over her throbbing clit.
"Oh god," She chanted it in an almost purr like state, as her lover pressed her tongue harder against her clit, sucking it and nipping it in time with her lifting hips.
It was embarrassing really when the vampire felt the familiar clenching of her stomach muscles and heard the increased volume in her cries of ecstasy. Her whole body shook, her back arched and her moans grew even louder. She worried for her girlfriend's hearing for a brief moment, but that thought went flying out the window as the pleasure continued to course through her.
Bella panted and rubbed her legs together to relieve some tension, eyes trained on her girlfriend's pleasured face. She imagined she'd be flushed by this point if the positions were reversed, but not Tanya. No, she looked absolutely radiant.
"Oh fuck Bella! Yes! Please don't stop! Please don't stop! Yes! Yes! Bella!" Tanya's cry of satisfaction pounded through her lover's head in the confined space, but she did not stop.
Her tongue kept up a steady pace, and it took just one last nip to Tanya's clit for her to scream Bella's name one final time. The metal of the seats crushed beneath her hands like paper and her eyes shut tightly as her body trembled and her lover panted upon her pussy, kissing her outer lips sweetly.
"Jesus fucking Christ..."
Bella giggled as she crawled back over her, settling between Tanya's legs and placing delicate kisses over every inch of her face, licking at her lips for entrance and moaning as the blonde granted it. The kisses were sloppy, but the meaning behind them was so powerful that Tanya forced herself to open her eyes and gaze up at her flushed lover.
"Goddamn, I love you woman." The blonde glanced idly to where her hands rested, smiling lazily as she retracted her hand, "I'll have to buy Garrett a new jeep. This one is officially mine."
The brunette's arms collapsed beneath her and she sighed in drunken contentment as she snuggled into her girlfriend. Her breasts were unbelievably comfortable. She closed her eyes.
"I'm so drunk," She murmured into Tanya's cushiony chest, "Take me home baby."
"Go to sleep sweetheart," Tanya kissed the top of her head gently, running her hands up and down her lover's sides, "I love you."
Bella mumbled what sounded like 'I love you' back and before long her soft snores were filling the silence. Tanya closed her eyes, inhaling gently once before humming and exhaling the breath with a sense of serenity. The jeep oozed the sweet scent of their brief love-making and allowed her mouth to lift upwards as she realised that they'd unintentionally 'claimed' Garrett's jeep.
She wasn't looking forward to having to break the news to him, but with Bella lying upon her, she was able to push that thought to the side...if only for the moment.
x-o-x
"Are you sure she's alright?" Esme's concerned whisper broke the silence, flittering through the otherwise noiseless house. She stood by the living room entrance, a frown on her face as she took in the dishevelled form of Bella curled up on the couch. "She looks awful."
"She'll be fine Esme, don't worry." Tanya assured her with a smirk, "She's just hung over. It's her fault for drinking so much."
"I'm sick, not deaf." Bella muttered under her breath. Tucking her legs up to her chest, she rolled onto her side and stared tiredly at the TV.
Tanya would've laughed but as it was, she knew she'd get a mouth full from her lover when she felt better if she did, so instead she opted to sit quietly on the sofa chair. Esme cleared her throat before excusing herself quietly, knowing that if she were too loud Bella would snap at her. She smiled a little at that as she flitted up the stairs.
Bella, who was still dressed in the boxers and shirt Tanya had put her into the night before, was curled up on the couch. Her eyes were bloodshot, her hair a complete mess and her stomach churning from the amount of alcohol she'd consumed. Like Tanya said, she would've laughed but she didn't really want to risk it and instead chose a less hostile road.
"So, I spoke with Rosalie last night while you were asleep." Tanya murmured quietly, smiling softly as her girlfriend's tired gaze settled on her.
"What happened?"
"We spoke," She shrugged, "Mainly about my relationship with you."
"Oh?"
Tanya smiled and rose gracefully from the sofa, gliding over to sit at the floor by her head, leaning in to kiss her forehead.
"She gave us her blessing, than she apologised to me for being such a bitch. She and Alice took their husbands out shopping for new clothes, but she said she'd speak with you herself later when you were feeling better." Stroking Bella's hair back from her face, she grew concerned, "Are you sure you're okay? Carlisle could check on you before he and Esme take off for the day if you'd like."
Bella didn't look well at all and she didn't feel it either, but it was just a hangover. With a small shake of her head so as not to cause her more pain, she laced her fingers with her girlfriends.
"I'll be fine Tan, I shouldn't have drunk so much last night." She pursed her lips in thought before chuckling dryly, "I probably shouldn't have smoked that weed either. What sort of role model am I?"
When the vampire slid behind her on the couch, she wrapped her arms around Bella's midsection, placing tender kisses on the back of her neck.
"You're a great role model. Your students wouldn't like you so much otherwise." The brunette relaxed against her lover's body, taking Tanya's arm and hugging it to her chest, "And as for the drinking? I didn't mind where that led."
Bella smiled and placed a kiss on the blonde's hand, closing her eyes soon after, "Mmm I'm glad I remember that part of the night. How are you going to break it to Garrett that you destroyed his car when you came?" She had troubled covering her laugh.
Tanya, however, giggled quietly as she was still conscious of her girlfriend's throbbing head, "I'm going to have a new one sitting in the driveway when they come home. Imagine his face when he finds the newest model with his name on it, he won't give a shit about his other one."
"Probably not, but he'll still give you the stink eye."
"Or he'll give me a big old kiss on the cheek for being such a generous sister-in-law." She teased, kissing lightly on the lobe of her lover's ear.
Bella simply hummed in agreement, content to just lie in her girlfriend's arms with the TV playing quietly in the background and her cool breath hitting the skin of her skin.
It was some hours later that Bella woke from her slumber on the couch, frowning when she didn't feel her girlfriend behind her. Her eyes remained closed and it was with a sigh of relief that she noticed her head was no longer pounding against her skull.
"About time you woke up." Was Laurent closer to her than comfortable or was she imagining things?
Her eyes fluttered open and narrowed automatically at their close proximity. He was grinning cheekily, sitting on the floor by her head and his face was only 10 or so centimetres from hers.
"What the fuck? Remove your ugly face from my vision." Bella grumbled, wiping the drool from her mouth. She rolled onto her back and snuggled further into the blanket that someone had obviously covered her with, groaning loudly, "Argh why did you wake me up?"
"Carmen says it's time to feed the human."
Bella glowered and threw a cushion at his head, "She did not say it like that. You're such a fucking douche!" The cushion sailed straight through the air and past his head, Laurent laughing the entire time.
"You suck Bella. The sooner you realise it, the better." He grinned, whistling as he made for the stairs, arms behind his back, "Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go have some amazing sex with my wife."
"Jesus, all you vampire's do is hunt and fuck. There's more to life you know!" Sitting up the brunette rubbed her eyes, and tried to ward off her dizziness. She looked up to the window and scrunched her brows in confusion. When did it get so dark? "How long was I asleep?" She mumbled to herself.
"All day pretty much, now come and eat!" Carmen called out from the kitchen.
A decent serving of mushroom risotto later Bella was washing up her dishes in solitude, humming quietly to herself as she did so. Carmen had disappeared somewhere almost immediately after telling the brunette that her girlfriend had gone for a run with the boys to pass the time. She found it quite nice to have a moment to herself actually. It was peaceful.
She cleaned up her dinner dishes, before deciding on taking a nice warm bath. She stayed in there until the water started to cool and her skin started to wrinkle, slipping into warm pyjama pants and a shirt on as soon as she'd dried off.
Tanya still wasn't back by that point and even though Bella knew she could go stay with any one of the female vampire's in the house, she chose instead to crawl under her quilt and read a book, something she hadn't done in awhile.
She was about a quarter of the way through it when she was interrupted by a knock at her door. She called them in without removing her gaze from the page she was reading, sure that it was only Alice or Esme coming to check on her. Imagine her surprise as she looked over her book to find none other than Rosalie entering her bedroom.
"Oh, hey Rosalie," She folded her page and closed the book, placing it on her bedside table gently. Rosalie stood awkwardly by the door, "Sorry, I thought it'd be your sister or something."
The blonde woman shook her head and motioned to the bed, "May I sit down Bella?"
She nodded hesitantly and sat up, tucking her legs under her as she watched the intimidating vampire sit at the bottom of the bed. Neither woman said anything for a few moments, and when Bella feared she'd have to start the conversation she was relieved to see Rosalie open her mouth.
"I know I've been quite rude since I arrived, but I want you to know that it has nothing to do with you." Rosalie expression remained stoic, and Bella's discomfort grew slightly as the beautiful woman made eye contact with her, "I'm a very loyal person Bella and I love my family. I'm very protective of them, and even though Edward can be a complete arse sometimes, he's still my brother."
"I hurt your brother, so I understand where you're coming from." The brunette ran a hand through her hair, wishing that Tanya would hurry up and come home already. Knowing her girlfriend, she was probably waiting just outside the door.
"I don't think you do." The vampire disagreed, "Do you know why I wasn't happy with your part in our lives as Edward's girlfriend? Because we all suspected that you weren't true mates, however, Edward proved to love you so we ignored our suspicions. You made him happy."
Rosalie sighed and Bella couldn't help but notice that this was taking quite a lot for her to talk so openly with a human.
"When we first arrived and I saw you with Tanya, I was furious because it felt like she had betrayed my brother and subsequently our entire family. Aside from Alice, Tanya is my closest friend and the moment I realised what I was seeing...I couldn't believe how she could be so horrible." She exhaled heavily and for the first time since she entered the room, Bella saw genuine regret in her gaze. "I was prepared to destroy my friendship with Tanya simply because she'd found her Emmett."
"I'm sorry Bella, and it upsets me greatly that it took so long for me to realise that your relationship with Tanya is of none of my concern. In fact, it was Edward who suggested that I 'wake up to myself'." She flashed the human a small grin even though it didn't reach her eyes, "Quite pitiful really."
Bella didn't know how to respond to that, staring at the blonde with an uncomprehending gaze. Rosalie ended up actually letting out a quiet chuckle at the continued silence and the sight was something so foreign to the brunette that she was afraid her eyes would pop out of her head.
"Listen I know that this is a lot to take in, but I'm really not as big of a bitch as you think I am." Rosalie gave her a small, almost miniscule, smile and rose from the bed, "I just like to scare people. It's fun."
"Well you do a good job of scaring people, believe me. And I forgive you Rosalie." She whispered the last part uncertainly, not sure as to whether or not the vampire actually cared about that particular part of the apology process.
Rosalie looked down at Bella in silence for a moment before doing the something that neither woman thought possible. A sincere and honest to god beautiful smile flashed across her face, her golden eyes lighting up so drastically that Bella feared for her own sight for a minute, and it left the brunette speechless.
"Thank you Bella. Have a nice night." And with that she was gone, the door closing silently behind her.
Bella sat there stunned. Had she really just smiled? That was the first time Rosalie had ever graced her with a smile, one that wasn't forced or strained. It was just a smile, an everyday occurrence that shouldn't be all that surprising, but in honesty was exactly that.
It was only when Tanya came in and crawled into bed beside her that she was able to actually shift from her stunned position. She tilted her head to the side and gave her girlfriend a small smile, taking her hand in her own gently.
"Rosalie is a beautiful person."
Tanya smiled and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze, "Yes she is, and she's a great friend." She tugged her hand, "Come here sweetheart."
The brunette settled into her lover's familiar arms, smiling as she rested her head on her chest and her arm around her torso. It was when Tanya's cool lips pressed against her head that she allowed her eyes to close, not in exhaustion, but in contentment.
"I hope I'll be privileged enough to see her smile more often."
The blonde's cool fingers ran through her hair and circled her ear, before whispering along her forehead and back through her hair again. She did this a few times before answering her girlfriend.
"You will, trust me. You're much too likeable."