Chapter 5: Chapters 19-24

Wednesday morning I received a text message at the unripe hour of 4:45 and I was startled awake. "Who is up at this hour unless their out East.. like Greece east?"

~Forgot to ask you something important, call me when you wake up~ *Alice

I decided that if it was actually urgent then she would have called and not texted so I snuggled back into my down comforter and let sleep wash over me.

I woke again around 9:30. So much better. The sun was actually in the sky at this hour. I went through my normal morning routine then gave Alice a call; I was cooking breakfast so I put the phone on Speaker.

"Morning Bella! Thanks for calling me back"

"Sure Alice, what's up?"

"I meant to see what your plans were for Thanksgiving next Thursday, if you don't have anything going on would you want to come over my place?"

"I totally forgot about how soon it was coming up actually, so yeah I am completely free and would love to join you. Can I bring anything?"

"Great! If you have any knowledge about how to cook a turkey, bring that. And we can maybe go grocery shopping together over the weekend so we can decided was sides and desserts to make?"

I laughed, if she only knew that I was the turkey pro at my house back home. "Yeah that works. Are we only cooking for three?"

"No actually. The whole reason I decided to do this is because I was talking with Rose at work. She said that her parents and her aunt and uncle were going to Europe to celebrate both of their 25-year marriage anniversaries and wouldn't be returning until New Years so she was stranded for the first time for the holidays.

That got me thinking, why don't I just host something. I haven't really had the opportunity to host any gatherings at my house. So I invited Rose and her boyfriend, whom I think you met. She also mentioned inviting her cousin and his girlfriend becuase they would be stranded too so that will make...seven."

"Seven is a great number for Thanksgiving. We don't have to cook for weeks, but we get to cook enough food and have a good variety without feeling guilty about it, so it sounds perfect! Thanks for the invite Alice, I am really looking forward to celebrating the holiday with you all."

"Any time Bella! I am going to head to work, need to do some inventory. Talk to you soon!"

I hung up and I pulled my perfectly fried eggs and hash browns out of the skillet and poured a full glass of skim milk. Then looked at my breakfast with great satisfaction before digging in. After tomorrow our fall classes end, we have some review classes early next week, then we get Wednesday through Friday to relax for Thanksgiving and then we have a week "reading" period before Final Exams begin. Having that schedule ahead of me lets me know that I can really enjoy Thanksgiving and not worry about doing any schoolwork at all that day.

Alice and I talked again and decided that Saturday we would go shopping. She picked me up in her car around 2PM and we went on our way. We pulled up to a strange red barn like building and I looked at her expectantly.

"Where are we?"

"We are at the greatest liquor store ever. The NH State Liquor store. They sell the best for the cheapest. Come on!"

I walked out of the car and into the barn/warehouse. Alice grabbed a cart and sped up to me.

"Alice I thought we were buying food."

"We will. But I need to get everything for the Thanksgiving celebration today. Not just food."

That explanation seems reasonable but Alice's quantity of alcohol did not.

"Tequila- 100% Agave, good. Hey Bella, worm or no worm?"

"No worm."

"Vodka, triple distilled, good. Hey Bella flavored or not flavored?"

"Both. Get a plain bottle and the whip cream flavored. That stuff is awesome."

"Rum, Hey Bella, Spicy or not?"

"Eh not."

"Gin- check

Baileys Irish Cream- check

Sam Adams-check

Guinness-check

Blue Moon-check

Cognac-check

Tuaca-check

Prosecco- check

Okay Bella I am ready to check out."

I withheld commenting on the absurd amount of alcohol. I held my tongue when two clerks had to walk out of the store with us to help us put everything in the car. I didn't even raise an eyebrow when her car trunk was so full that we needed to stop at her house and make 10 trips inside to empty the car out before we could go to the grocery store.

If it were anyone but Alice I would have commented, but that girl always has a plan and I have learned not to question it. I am even more confident that I am going to enjoy Thanksgiving.

"Alice?"

"Hmm?"

"Can I spend the night here on Thursday?"

"I already made a bed for you in one of the spare rooms. In fact you should consider staying Wednesday too."

"Haha, thanks. I am really looking forward to Thursday."

Alice pulled into a parking space at the grocery store and closed her eyes. She opened them and looked back at me. "You need to go to the laundromat before Thanksgiving."

"Ehh I might be able to hold off."

"No Bella. No sweats or granny panties allowed. Wear something hot."

"But I am a seventh wheel, why bother?"

"First of all you can't be a seventh wheel when Jasper and I ride a tricycle. Second of all I will be posting pictures after and you never know, a good suitor may see something he likes! Third I am texting everyone right now that this is going to have a dress code and if you don't like it I will throw you in a room and force to you wear something of my choosing." Alice got a dark evil look on her face.

"Gah you suck. I will go to the laundromat." I huffed and gave her a sad face. The laundromat is a terrible terrible place, but I guess I couldn't put it off any longer.

We left the grocery store with a full cart of food and my belly grumbled during the entire car ride home. After unloading the car at Alice's place, we placed the turkey in the fridge and I told her I would be by early Wednesday to start pepping the bird. She clapped gleefully. Then offered to feed me before driving me home again.

Monday rolled around and I dragged my lazy ass to the laundromat. I had so much stuff that it took my entire day. day, no lie. To be fair daylight in NH in the winter is from 8-4 and after that the day has ended in my book. Unfortunately I was there from 9 AM until 5 PM.

I had to go to the bank and get more quarters because I broke the quarter machine. I really hope the incident wasn't caught on video...I have a mean bruise now on my calf and collarbone.

I can't tell you exactly how I get myself into these situations but one minute I am putting a $5 into the quarter machine. Then I stepped back to watch it do its magic and quarters started spewing out. My hands were too slow as they were chucked all over the floor, making the entire area booby trapped for anyone with my level of coordination.

I stepped again and slipped forward and nailed the top of the machine with my collarbone, my feet still had poor footing and as I tried to right myself I grabbed the machine and I thought it was tipping to fall on me. It was not. But at that point I had committed to stepping out of the way and my right foot crossed strangely past my left, to the side of the machine. Except I missed and didn't totally have space to squeeze my leg between the machine and my other leg and the metal rocked against my calf, leaving a long scrape and bruise.

Then the machine started dinging incessantly with a little error message.

Fuck the laundromat.

Other patrons were there, chuckling at my spaz-tastickness but seemed less amused when they realized I broke the quarter machine. To put an stop to the hostile glares I ended up announcing that I would be going to the bank and would exchange money for quarters for anyone there if they needed me to.

I showed up at the bank with a variety of ones, and fives, totaling $42 dollars and returned with an extremely heavy purse full of coins.

Hours later I had a final load to do, around 3:30, while the sun was still in the sky. And I was short ONE quarter and there was not a patron in site for me to beg and plead for a quarter from.

I searched my car, the other machines in the facility, the pavement in the entire parking lot and nothing turned up. i had to make the next most obvious choice which was drive to Dunkin Doughnuts where I bought three munchkins on my credit card them promptly returned them and asked for cash back. The teller looked at me like I had lost my mind and I just gave her a pathetic face until she complied and gave me 30 cents.

So here I am now, back at my apartment trying not to have a temper tantrum. I went through all of this trouble just to be starring at a dresser and closet full of clothes and feel the panic settle in that I didn't have anything "hot" to wear on Thursday.

I fall back onto my bed and dialed Alice.

"I'm desperate for your help over here.

Will you just pick my outfit?

Ah, that is why I love you.

Thanks!"

Alice arrived with some Shiraz wine within 30 minutes of my phone call and started making me try on various outfits I had just hung up or folded.

Two glasses in and we were both giggling as I spun around the room in the latest getup.

"Alice, I am not wearing this. This was a dress I bought for a "naughty or nice" theme party in college. I am not really aiming to look 'naughty' on Thanksgiving."

She threw me a wicked smile and laughed.

"Okay fine, I was just having some fun. You know the last three outfits you tried on all demanded an explanation as well. We really, seriously, need to go shopping before you go on your next date with a boy."

I grumbled... so she had been making me go though all of this crap for a laugh. "Alice you are trouble. But seriously, is this a lost cause? I am totally content to show up in my eating pants."

Alice sputtered her wine and it dripped down her chin.

"What the fuck are eating pants?"

"Anything with a stretchy waistline."

"Why do you own pants with a stretchy waistline Bella? You have probably been a size 4 since you were 14 years old."

" I like to be comfortable Alice. And I like to eat until I am a size 8 on special occasions."

"If you want to be comfy and eat a lot just wear an empire cut dress. Why didn't anyone explain that to you growing up?"

"Okay okay fashionista. So I will wear an empire cut dress for Thanksgiving? Do you see something that looked like that in my closet?"

Alice rolled her eyes and dug into the rack of hanging clothes.

She pulled out a simple maroon dress with thick straps and a square neckline. The dress bunched at the boobs then hung straight down before cinching it at around my thighs, like a pencil skirt.

"Bella put this on now."

I put it on and decided it was sufficient. I never knew when to wear this dress, so I had sort of forgotten about it.

"This is perfect. Wear this with those sexy nude pumps you have and twist your hair back on the sides but wear it down in waves. And wear the pink and brown smokey eye shadow from Almay so those big brown eyes pop."

"Why so I can seduce the turkey before I shovel him into my mouth for dinner?" I smirked at her but secretly I was excited to look put-together and pretty for a night. It's been sometime since I have attempted to do that.

Chapter 20: Chapter 20

Wednesday, the 21st of November rolled around and I made my way over to Alice's to start prepping the bird and make the desserts and some other sides.

We had the whole process down to a science. I brought some killer recipes to the table and Alice brought the efficiency skills since she knew how to prep for food service like no other.

The whole day we snacked lightly and focused on taking in some anti-oxidants, as well as B-6 and B12 and vitamin E. Alice convinced me that all of these things were necessary to help us prevent a hangover from the amount of alcohol we planned on consuming tomorrow.

Back in Washington, Charlie and I would usually start Thanksgiving dinner around 7 PM. That guaranteed that he could watch the Detroit Lions play the Houston Texans and get a good buzz going and it allowed me to sleep in and stick the turkey in the over around 11AM before getting started on the rest of the food.

Alice did things a little differently and I decided to go with her flow. She planned that we eat Dinner at 2 pm, then play drinking games, then snack again around 7 pm on leftovers and play more drinking games until we all passed out. I am all for embracing Ali's tradition. I could do without being stuck in a kitchen while the guys veg and watch two teams play that no one really follows. No disrespect to the few people who do care- like Charlie who wagered bets every year on Detroit and seemed a little surprised when he lost over and over again.

Anyways, we prepped as much as we could the day before and Alice suggested I bring stuff to sleep over for two nights so that I could stick the bird in the over at 5 AM and crash there after the Thanksgiving debacle that we were really looking forward to.

I packed my Victoria Secret jersey cotton pajamas, some crappy clothes for food prep, my toiletries and the outfit Alice helped me pick out. Then I tossed in a pair of jeans and my patriots sweatshirt to wear on Friday. Since I had finally made it to the laundromat, an experience I intend to push off again for as long as possible, I packed my favorite and most comfy undergarments.

Alice and I stayed up until 9 PM before we agreed to call it a night. I have never looked forward to Thanksgiving like I did this year for some reason. I slept fitfully like there was some Thanksgiving version of Santa who would be coming during the night and that I was in great anticipation of arriving. I actually dreamt of a huge talking turkey dressed like a pilgrim that stocked the refrigerators with amazing desserts, gallons of wine, and other goodies.

When I woke up, I skipped to the bathroom and then made a B line for the fridge seemingly forgetting that there is no such thing as the Thanksgiving Pilgrim Turkey. And was almost disappointed when I remembered that as I was glancing though the fridge shelves.

I turned on the oven to pre heat it. The Swan secret is to broil the bird upside down for 3 minutes, flip it over and broil it again for 3 minutes. Take it out, pour some broth over its body and rub it in spices and salt, cover it in tinfoil, then cook it at 225 degrees for 30 minutes for every pound. Then let it rest for 30 minutes before carving it. With the 15.5-pound bird we got, it should be done just before dinner starts.

I pulled the turkey out to get the show on the road and my stomach did a little flip. Maybe this little guy was the Thanksgiving Pilgrim Turkey, I almost felt guilty for the tortious process he was about to endure. I will make sure to toast to him tonight.

Alice padded into the kitchen just as I stuck the tin-foiled holiday mascot into the oven.

"Thanks for waking up early to do that Bella! I will preheat the confection oven for the pies around 11 so they will be ready. Why don't we go into the living room and have some tea and just relax until we have to get started on cooking up all of the sides."

"Good idea, will you put on a pot of water for tea? I am going to take a quick shower."

About 15 minutes later I returned in an old T-shirt and some yoga pants. Alice was sitting in a cozy rocking chair that was angled toward the window, over looking the river. I took the seat next to her, she handed me a cup of steeped English Breakfast tea and a little bowl of sugar cubes. I plopped two cubes in the stylish mug and glanced out toward the river. It appeared to frozen over except for a small channel snaking its way down the center of the waterway and it was surprising mesmerizing to watching the water sneak its way through the icy banks.

"This is so nice Alice. Thanks for the cup of tea."

She smiled and kept looking out the window, bringing to steamy mug of tea up to her mouth.

"I have been meaning to ask, why did your mom think you should be in an institution?"

Without glancing in my direction she stated. " I predicted the future a few more times than she could bare, until she decided that either she was crazy or I was. She came to the conclusion that I must be and hoped that the doctors would fix what ever was wrong with me."

"Predicted the future? Why would she think that?"

"Well I was little so I didn't have any kind of verbal filter, I didn't realize my visions would cause other people to panic. I used to tell my mom not to do something because it would make a certain consequence take place. She would ignore me and do it anyways, only for the exact thing I warned of to take place. It freaked her out and angered her."

"Were her actions really predictable even for a little kid or something? Or do you really know the future?"

I was talking very slowly; almost afraid of what she would say. I have a feeling it wasn't just that her mother was predictable.

Alice made eye contact with me and seemed to decide that she could tell me whatever she wanted without any fear of my response.

"I get visions, when a person who I know of, and especially if I care about them, makes a decision I see what the possible consequences of that decision are. Usually the visions are hazy because people seem to make up and re-make up their minds more often then you would imagine, but when someone makes an absolute choice, the vision is as clear as day.

Over the years I have learned to stop trying to warn people or be an intermeddler. I saw what that did to my family and ultimately to me. Sometimes my warnings have caused the vision to become even clearer and I feel like I cemented their fate, that if I had not said anything then maybe something else would have happened that would change their minds. But when its the people in my life who I truly love and care about, I have a really had time not stepping in. Honestly I still tend to do things myself that will give little pushes in the right direction and that can be very successful."

"Wow, First- I am really sorry that you were not able to communicate your gift to your mother before she freaked out and sent you away. It sounds like you have been blessed with an amazing gift.

Second, I have to ask, you don't have to tell me if you think it will damn my future or something but, Alice have you had any visions of me yet?"

Alice's tinkling laughs light up the room. "Yes, I might have seen you make a poor outfit choice the other day, but the decision was so hazy at the time I didn't pay much attention to it. I also saw you as the maid of honor in my wedding. And there have been a few other times so far." Her voice trailed off.

"Well, I know now not to second guess any of your advice if you offer it to me."

"Thanks Bella, but I can guarantee you will still second guess me even though you shouldn't."

I just laughed and patted her shoulder. We hung around the living room relaxing for most of the morning, except for making some oatmeal with nuts and fruit for a light breakfast. By 11 AM we got to work, steaming, backing, sautéing and so on.

1:30 rolled around and I took the turkey out to rest. Everything else remained in the shut off ovens to stay warm.

"Alice we have 30 minutes before everyone else arrives to get dressed. It's going to be tight!"

She closed her eyes. "We will make it just in the nick of time."

I walked to the guest room Alice let me stay in last night and started with my makeup because I really didn't want to get anything on my outfit and I can't be trusted to juggle little wands and powders in my hands and keep them from dropping. Before long, I slipped into my burgundy dress and shoes. Adding a pretty gold chain necklace and emerald earrings to the mix. Then I ended with my hair, loosely running a curling iron through it so the waves and curls would be a little more defined. I parted the hair that framed my face and gently twisted it back on both sides of my head, securing it at the back of my head with some bobby pins and hairspray.

I stepped back and looked at the full body mirror to see if I was forgetting anything. My reflection surprised me a little, I felt like I was starring at a 1920's movie star. I looked like a classic beauty, almost like a vixen. How much I wished that there would be some single guys here tonight to appreciate all of my hard work!

At 2:00 PM I heard someone knocking on the front door. Alice and I stepped into the hallway at almost exactly the same time; we gave each other a once over and a nod of approval before walking in unison to greet the first guest.

"Tanya...?"

At first terrible Tanya did not seem to recognize where she knew me from, just stared at me like she was trying to piece it together.

"Tanya- was it? It's nice to meet you I am Alice, welcome to my home and Happy Thanksgiving!"

Alice went in for a hug. Tanya stood there stiffly then stuck her arms out and flapped her hands at the back of Alice's elbows in an awkward attempt to end the hug.

"Yes you too. Eddie is just grabbing my stuff from the car."

"Great, come on in! Let me take your coat for you." Alice pulled Tanya's heavy winter jacket under her arm and danced over to the coat closet.

I don't really know how this day just took the turn that it did. Alice doesn't know necessarily how much I hate Tanya. I don't understand why Tanya and Edward would be here at all?

"You guys have never met?"

Both Alice and Tanya shook their heads no.

Tanya spoke up, "where do I recognize you from?"

I started laughing a little. "Tanya, I'm in your 1L class at Dartmouth law." I pointed to myself as if it would be enough, when it wasn't I started to say my name...

"Bella Swan"

At the same moment I said my name, I heard the charming voice of Edward Cullen whisper it.

"Oh right Bella, hi, you look different..." She pulled me in for a fake hug and whispered in my ear "when your not following Jasper around like a trained monkey."

"Thanks Tanya." I stated sweetly and sarcastically. She's such a bitch.

Hmm… now how did I get put into this position? Well Alice said we were only expecting 7 people so Edward must be the cousin Rose was referring to.

Tanya immediately changed gears from being shy and sort of polite to being insecure and annoying. "What took you so long Eddie?" She walked to the front door and even though he had his arms full she attempted to take and hold his hand.

Edward's eyes never left mine. His green eyes were storming with some emotion I couldn't recognize.

"Edward, do you need some help?" I felt like I owed him for getting Billy the other day when Professor Ralls was acting like a creep, so I stepped directly in front of him, unable to break our eye contact until I started to pull some bags out of his arms and into mine.

Once I had about half the load, I turned on one foot and started to walk back down the hall. I could hear that I was walking by myself so I looked back over my shoulder toward the handsome man. "Come on Edward, I will show you where you and Tanya are sleeping tonight." I tried to keep my voice upbeat but the thought of them together really made me want to fast for the rest of the day as my appetite completely left me.

Edward's express looked almost remorseful.

"Tanya, why don't you see if Alice needs any help in the kitchen." It sounded more like a command then a question.

Tanya huffed a little bit and Edward followed me down to the end of the hall.

I placed the bags on the floor and on top of the dresser in the bedroom and looked up at Edward who had basically stopped right in front of me. It unnerved me to be in a bedroom alone with him. The last few encounters in this setting left me wanting him and ashamed. I was tempted to get everything out in the open so we could just move on...

"Edward... I should probably..." The words caught in my throat. Now is not the time to have this conversation. We need to try to keep the night as uncomplicated as possible... So I shook my head sadly and waved my arm out to signal that he could drop the bags wherever he wanted and I started toward the exit.

I felt his hand reach out and touch my forearm; his long finger wrapped completely around it and he gently tugged me toward him.

I turned to look at him again, momentarily stunned at how gorgeous he was. He was wearing sharply ironed navy blue dress pants and a fitted white button down shirt with some light pinstripes. His muscular hand left me imagining what he could do with it- if put to the right task... and then there was his face, so handsome. He was clean shaven again today showing off how perfectly symmetrical his features were, his strong muscled jaw clenched and his green eyes stormed unknown emotions then I realized I was basically consuming him with my eyes.

"Bella, wait you don't have to go."

I felt the fire in my eyes light up a little but it was suffocating to be in this room with him. I wanted nothing more but to jump into his arms and push him back onto the bed and kiss his sexy mouth.

"Edward, I do have to go, you have a girlfriend and I can't stand to be in here with you."

He started to shuffle his feet and nervously play with his hair. "Shit Bella that is not what I meant."

"Believe me, I know you did not mean it that way. You have made that clear." Embarrassment flooded my features and I wanted nothing more then to escape his presence but he was still holding my arm.

"Bella, please, will you just tell me what is on you mind? Why are you looking up at me like that? Like I killed your puppy? What is it that you want to say to me?" His voice was so confident and smooth that hearing it put me on edge even more. I wanted him to speak to me all night, but I knew that wouldn't happen.

"I don't know really what to say to you Edward, it is hard for me to be around you because you are so frustratingly unpredictable, sometimes inconsistency takes a toll. I guess I still owe you a thank you for finding help when I was in the uncomfortable situation with Professor Ralls. I really appreciated that even though you made it clear you don't want anything to do with me and don't care for me. If nothing else, you have gained my respect for going out of your way to help me despite your feelings about me."

I sighed and stepped away from him in an attempt to walk out the door. "I will try not to bother you tonight so we can both enjoy Thanksgiving."

"You don't bother me."

"Thanks." I stated devoid of all emotion.

"No, seriously Bella, I don't approve of your lifestyle but I like you. And I am glad that it helped to go get professor Black, but if you don't mind me asking- why did you have your shirt off in front of Professor Ralls and Dean Gibson?"

He looked like he was remembering how I appeared in that stupid tank top. Then his eyes focused onto my chest then they filled with anger and snapped to mine. With great uncertainty he asked "Did he do this to you?" He literally growled out the words and his other hand reached out and he gently swept his thumb across my collarbone.

I had no idea what he was referring to I was just focused on the fact that he was touching my skin with such genuine concern.

"Please answer me."

"No of course not Edward, he did not touch me there or cause any bruises."

"But he did touch you?" Edward's voice shook and his pretty green eyes were trembling.

"Like I said, I was really thankful that you and Billy came when you did. It's all behind us now. The bruise is from running some errands." I then pivoted and showed him the back of my leg where a strikingly dark bruise bloomed against my pale calf. "I don't know how I manage to get home in one piece." I mumbled, mostly to myself.

Edward looked like he had to stop himself from reaching down and checking the bruise on my calf. His body language appeared to be tortured and it seemed like a good development to suggest that maybe he cared about me if even just a little. The feel of his hand on my sensitive skin thrilled me, I was tempted to reach my hand up and hold his there. Then I thought back to what he was saying just moments before...

"Wait, you don't approve of my lifestyle? What lifestyle would that be exactly?" My eyes turned cold and I was giving him a harsh narrow stare.

"Well you and I obviously have different standards for social behavior, you date a lot, no strings attached, older men, you were half naked in a professor's office... I have just come to the understanding that we must have been raised differently and that's okay. I would be happy to be friends with you, but I don't want to be manipulated."

I was trying not to shake out of anger, tears began rising up and my eyes were struggling to act as levees.

"Manipulate you?" My voice quaked "what did I do to give you that impression?"

Edward sighed. "Look Bella, maybe you don't think it is being manipulative because maybe it's just how I am effected by you. But you basically told me that when you look at me you wanted to give me a blow job? What guy can listen to that and not take a girl up on the offer? I feel you looking at me all the time!" He pinched the bridge of his nose and took a deep breath.

"Or the time my Dad told you I would be coming by with the prescription in 10 minutes, you just happened to take a bath and loudly scream my name as you came undone?" Edward had a strong blush on his face. "As if you did not plan for me to hear you do that."

The levee broke and fat tears spilled out over my lower eyelids. I was so embarrassed and frustrated and mad. "I didn't mean to tell you that, I was unknowingly doped out on flu meds and I am really sorry you found out about my ridiculous fantasies. I honestly didn't know you had a girlfriend at the time."

I wanted him to know that I would never have embarrassed myself so intentionally or purposefully come on to him while he was dating someone.

My voice barely rose above a whisper but I continued, "Your dad did not tell me you would be coming over that night, never mind that you were arriving in 10 minutes. But I am sorry for putting you in that position." I tried again to walk away but Edward's fingers tightened on my arm.

He looked torn again and confused. "Then why...?"

"Really? You are seriously asking me why?" He is so fucking oblivious. Anger rose up in me and I needed to get away. "Just forget it Edward and chalk it up to my lifestyle if that will fit better into your diluted perception of me. Let go of my arm." I gave a swift tug and stormed away into the bathroom.

I heard him softly curse under his breath about 'his own ridiculous fantasies' as he re-entered the hallway and shut the bedroom door behind him.

I made the trip to the bathroom as speedy as possible. Wiped my eyes put a smile on my face and tried to get back into the holiday spirit. This confusing boy will not put a damper on all of my efforts.

I entered the kitchen and saw that Edward was immediately putting himself to good use, carving the turkey. His sleeves were pushed up his forearms and he was wearing one of Alice's frilly aprons that read, "Cooks, it's our job to turn up the heat". He looked extremely focused on his task and I sort of felt bad again for the Thanksgiving Pilgrim Turkey...something must be wrong with me.

Alice saw me staring at Edward and quickly pushed a glass of Prosecco sparkling wine into my palm. She tried to read my emotions but I gave her a quick hug and pulled her with me into the living room so I could escape his presence for a little longer.

We were only sitting for a few seconds before someone knocked on the door.

"Let me in strangers! I am hungry!"

"Emmett..."

"Ouch! Rosie I'm kidding!"

Alice ran to the door, "Rose, Emmett! Happy Thanksgiving!"

She gave Rose a tight hug and went to hug Emmett but he took her by surprise and picked her up and spun her!

She giggled loudly.

"Emmett don't think I didn't see you try to cope a feel on my angelic Alice. Your lucky she was gigglin, if she had any other reaction, positive or negative I'd be takin you outside."

"Happy Thanksgiving Jasper!" Emmett turned around to see Jasper standing in the door way, he appeared to ignore EVERYTHING Jasper just said. Then he pulled Jasper inside hugged and lifted him up over his shoulder and spun him around once.

"I give equal opportunity hugs Jazz so you have nothing to worry about!" Emmett beamed at him with his dimples blazing. Then his expression turned playful. "You know Jazz and Rosie, you have some competition now that I have entered this house and smelled the food Alice cooked up for us."

Rose raised her eyebrow. "No Emmett, you have some competition." Then she started to chuckle at his confused expression.

"Actually guys most of what you smell is due to Bella's genius family recipes, so you can fight over her if anyone." Alice gave a bright smile and waved me over.

"Is my Sleeping Bella here!" Emmett just now noticed that I was standing off to the side of the entrance.

"Hey Jazz, Rose, and Prince Charming, Happy Thanksgiving!" Emmett blew past Rose and gave me a big hug then patted me on the head.

"I am glad to see that you are up and about. I thought you might have been stuck in a loveless coma for at least a few more weeks."

"Nope, like I said, I had called my best friends to check on me, they were all I needed to snap out of it, well along with the help of Edward and his dad who miraculously happens to be a doctor."

My mind raced as I put together that Edward is really the reason I was taken care of so well originally. I could stop the images flashing before my eyes of him being my prince charming and kissing me awake. I tried my hardest not to glance back at the kitchen where I could still hear him carving the turkey.

Rose walked over to me and gave me a hug. "Happy Thanksgiving Bella. Do you mean Carlisle, my uncle? Was he that hot doctor Alice was telling me about that you were struggling not to hit on?" Rose started laughing in earnest. I blushed hard.

Edward walked into the room now too. "Yes Rose, Carlisle came by to check on Bella." Then he acknowledged Emmett and seemed to be assessing him. "Happy Thanksgiving you two." He walked over and gave each of them a brief hug.

"You too Ed! Did you bring the Tanyanator today or have you finally managed to drop that liability?"

"Emmett you are an asshole." Tanya sneered at Emmett. "Happy Thanksgiving Rose, it is good to see you at least."

He rolled his eyes and addressed Edward again. "Guess not." Then he slapped Edward on the back and made his way into the kitchen.

Edward followed him and bumped Emmett's shoulder. "Be polite. So Emmett... why is Bella calling my cousin's boyfriend Prince Charming? Do I need to kick your ass?" Edward sounded a little insecure.

"I would love to see you try." Emmett gave no other explanation.

I felt Edward turn and stare at me. Stupidly I glanced up to see his curious expression, it was almost possessive. I just shook my head lightly and offered everyone a glass of Prosecco.

Jasper walked up and gave me a tight hug "Happy Thanksgiving Bella!" then he pulled Alice aside and gave her a long and hard kiss on the mouth and started whispering in her ear.

I enlisted Tanya to help start setting all of the warm food out of the table and then a few minutes later Alice rounded the rest of us up and we were all seated.

The dining room was just off of the living room and shared the same lofted ceiling that had high wooden beams holding it up and huge skylights adorned the space. We were sitting at a circular table. Going clockwise it was Alice, Jasper, Edward, Tanya, Emmett, Rose and then me. So I was between Alice and Rose and basically directly across from Edward and terrible Tanya. I couldn't let these things get to me though.

I am a strong independent 22-year-old woman who slaved over this meal with Alice and has been looking forward to it every day of the last week. Tonight will be fun, I will make sure of it.

"I would like to give a toast, first and foremost to Alice for welcoming us to be beautiful home. To new friends and new memories. And to the Thanksgiving Turkey Pilgrim because Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without him."

Rose and Alice cocked their heads to look at me after that last part but smiled acceptingly anyways.

"Cheers!" Alice held up her glass to meet mine and we all reached across the table and started tapping glasses.

"Eye contact, Eye contact!" Emmett was getting upset. "Stop this right this second. What are you guys trying to do to me! You have to make eye contact when you toast glasses with someone or else you will have a year of BAD SEX. Let's try this again and don't you dare break eye contact."

Huh, never heard that one before.

Rose just chuckled. "I find out every day how superstitious this kid is. But who wants to risk bad sex for an entire year?"

I reached my glass to each person, trying to do it right this time. My eyes locked with Tanya. I was so so tempted to look away when I clinked cups but I didn't want to be a total asshole, plus I don't know how the jinx works, maybe she would have great amazing sex with Edward for the year and I would be the one with awful sex.

She seemed to have the same exact thought process and we were determined to seal our own fates and do this right. After we both kind of shared a smile in understanding. It was weird.

"Bella you look mighty determined not to mess up for someone who doesn't even have sex" Jasper laughed and continued to shovel food onto his plate.

"Well Jasper, if I happen to change that this year, I definitely don't want it to be bad!"

I had one more glass to click; mostly everyone else was done too and was starting to dig into their food.

I raised my glass up to Edward's and our eyes locked together. His eyes smoldered down at me and he continued to keep eye contact until he swallowed the liquid in the glass, put the glass back on the table and sat back down.

His expression was full of lust and questions and left me feeling weak in the knees as I seated myself again. To distract myself I grabbed a blanched green bean that had been sautéed with onions and olive oil and expertly popped it into my mouth then I licked my finger and thumb to remove the oily residue.

I heard Edward huff. I glanced back up at him in surprise and his eyes were focused on my lips.

Well, dinner is off to an unexpected start.

About half way through everyone eating a second serving the group decided that Alice and I would be in charge of cooking for any future gathering.

Now when I say the group, I do mean all 7 of us. Edward and Tanya were in light spirits during the dinner and it actually seemed like we would all get along well if we had just started off on the right foot. I seriously think Tanya and I shared a moment during the toast. But who knows if that will last, it will probably just be the 5 of us sticking together closely... or maybe if they all do get along really well maybe I will be the one who gets kicked off the island? I am not really that concerned because Alice and Jasper are so close to me.

"Okay everyone. Now that we have something substantial in our systems, let the games begin!" Alice was bouncing in excitement while Emmett took the opportunity to stuff more food into his mouth. "And Emmett don't feel like you need to empty every side dish, I bought some Tupperware so everyone could bring the extra food home."

"Alice, you think of everything!" Emmett was clearly looking forward to having leftovers later this week.

We wrapped up everything and cleared the table and I was surprised to see that Edward was probably the most helpful of everyone in getting that done quickly and efficiently.

Alice begun to usher us over."Let's head into the living room, I will make the first round of drinks!"

She had a variety of options for sitting; there was a couch, a love seat and two rocking chairs. I pulled the rocking chairs into the middle of the living room to form a circle between the other furniture and the chairs. Then I took a seat on the right side of the couch. Jasper sat next to me and saved the left side of the couch for Alice. Emmett and Rose claimed the love seat so Edward sat in the rocking chair closest to me and Tanya sat in the one next to him.

"Alright everyone" Alice gave a little whistle to get our attention, "I put some spiked cider in a crock pot and am waiting for it heat and mix with all of the booze I splashed in there. Remind me to get that for us a little later. For now- I am starting us out strong with a favorite recipe of mine- Cherry bomb lemonade, with a touch of 'Bella's 'whip cream'." She had seven cups balanced on a platter and we each grabbed one.

The beverage was yellowish in color and she stuck a cherry in each cup along with some ice. It was tangy and sweet and I couldn't even tell there was booze in it until my throat started to feel a little numb after the first couple sips.

"We are going to start out with some fun games and then as we get progressively more drunk we will start to play the more absurd and hilarious games. We're not there yet clearly." Alice held up her full glass to show how much work we needed to get done before whatever absurd games she had in mind began.

"This first game is picture-phone." By the devious look on Alice's face I could tell this game was one of her favorites and that I would really find it interesting.

Alice went on to explain that we each got five slips of paper, we were told to write 1-5 in the top right corner. On number 1 we were responsible for writing a quote. Then we pass the stack to the left. When the new stack is passed we read the quote on sheet number 1 then we draw a picture of it on sheet number 2. Then we pass the stack again to the left. When we receive the new stack we look at the picture and then try to think of what quote that would be and jot a quote down. Then we pass the stack to the left again. When we receive the new stack we look at the quote and draw a picture on the paper with the number 4 on it. Then we pass it one final time and when we get the new stack we look at the picture and try to write the correct quote.

We were all drinking steadily through the long explanation.

Alice took a few sips to try to catch up before continuing. "If you can't think of what quote the drawing is describing then just describe what you see. The goal is to have your quote make it through all the rounds and remain the same. If your quote survives everyone else has to take a shot. If you are responsible for killing someone else's quote you must take the shot."

Once the rules were explained we all took some time to think of what quote we would put on card number 1.

I finally decided on "I'm the Juggernaut Bitch" from X-men. And waited patiently until everyone was ready to pass me their cards. In the mean time I took greedy gulps of my drink, yum.

After a couple of minutes Alice spoke up again. "Everyone ready? Okay! Pass the stack to your left."

I got Edward's quote. "If you build it, he will come." I glanced at him and he smiled at me. I was hoping I could try to figure out what movie that was from...something to do with baseball...Field of Dreams! Okay, I'm all set! Now how do I draw this...?

I started scratching my pen across the paper- thinking as I drew. Well I can try to draw a baseball field... and a piece of corn... and barn... I stopped drawing for a second. 'He will come' umm I am just going to go for it. I drew a stick figure grabbing his cock and little spew marks moving toward a sock. A little crude, but Jasper should get it.

I waited again. My drink was almost in need of a refill, but I seemed to be the only one and didn't want to look like an absolute lush, so I will just get another refill after the next card.

Alice broke the silence that had fallen over the room. "Everyone ready? Oh not yet Edward?"

"No sorry, hang on." Edward hung his head in defeat and let out a little chuckle. "Okay this is as good as it's going to get."

"Okay! Pass the stack to your left again."

My eyes widened. What the hell did Edward draw? I started to shake in laughter. Then I felt the couch shaking and Jasper was looking at me in disbelief while silently laughing. Yeah Jasper I know I know, but it had to be done. Edward's drawing on the other hand was really grotesque; I don't understand the need for detail that he put into it...

There was a HUGE veiny cock that was curved and pointing at a midget that had a wide smile on his face and was holding a lollipop.

Nothing was coming to me. No quotes nothing. Then I thought about little Wayne's song Lollipop... "Shawty wanna hump… licking lollipops" or something like that would make sense, I can't believe Edward thought Shawty meant midget and not simply a girl at the club. Hahaha ooooh I will make fun of him later.

Still what quote would that be...? I decided on a line near the end of the song "Shawty wanna lick me like a lollipop", I was so proud of myself for figuring it out!

I finished before everyone else and took stock to see who still needed drinks. Almost everyone was getting low. "I'm going to make the next batch of drinks!" I pulled out 7 more solo cups and simply grabbed some ice cubes and Tuacca. No need to be super fancy. Then I brought the drinks to everyone and rushed back into the game.

Before long we had passed all five cards and it was now the moment of truth to see whose quotes survived and who would be drinking.

"Everyone pass the stacks two more times so it goes back to the original person it started with." We did so. "I will start, I am going to read my quote then go through all of the other cards, passing them around and we will take it from there!" Alice's eyes were glowing in excitement.

"My quotes started as 'Then I defy you stars!' Rose drew a picture of a Romeo looking boxer, fighting a cluster of stars with one hand and giving them the middle finger with the other hand." Alice started to pass it around. "Emmett wrote "Knock Out, Fuck you!" Tanya drew a girl in a sexy dress giving people the middle finger. And Edward ended with the quote "I'm a material girl in a material world." Alice looked a little defeated that her quote didn't survive.

Jasper put a consoling arm around her waist. "Well my Alice, it is pretty clear you have to take drink. But who is responsible for ruining it? Should we take it to a vote?" He had us vote for each number and we all decided that even though Emmett's was clever, his quote choice really prevented it from every coming back to the real quote. Jasper left the room and came back with two shots that Alice and Emmett downed immediately.

Rose was next. "I picked 'If you can make a girl laugh, you can make her do anything.' Emmett drew stick figure of a girl not laughing and she gives the guy nothing. Then a stick figure of the guy making funny faces at her. Then the girl smiling and holding her stomach with one hand and giving him a hand job with the other." We were all laughing as this card passed around.

Rose continued on with the explanation of her pile of cards. "Tanya came up with that meaning ' Play hard to get'. Edward...um he drew a picture of someone that looks a heck of a lot like Bella shutting the door in the face of a guy a couple times before pulling him in for a kiss."

I paused at Rose's assessment. I saw that picture... I didn't think that looked a lot like me? Did it? When the card passed around I gave it a long look... no it only looks a little like me. What is Rose up to?

"Bella came up with the quote 'Don't put out before the third date'". She smiled at me, "You can't live by that Bella."

I held my hand up in defense "I never said I did!" and we laughed.

Rose had to take a shot and it was decided that Tanya would be taking it with her.

Emmett's quote was next so he started reading off his cards. "I wrote 'Eat shit and die' and that made it full circle! Everyone else takes a shot!"

We all took the shot besides Emmett who smiled with all of his dimples and basked in the glory of being the only one so far whose quote survived.

Tanya's turn "My quote was 'Somewhere over the rainbow'".

My face paled slightly before blushing hard "Oh shit... is that what that was..."

Everyone started laughing and Tanya began to explain each card. "Edward drew an abstract looking rainbow and one of the munchkins from the Wizard of Oz."

Tanya got really really quiet as she looked at the next card. "Bella wrote... 'Shawty wanna like me like a lollipop'. Bella what the fuck? How did you get that from what Edward drew?"

The two cards were passed around and we were all laughing until I realized they were all actually waiting for me to explain...

"What? Why didn't anyone else have to explain?" I tried to stall.

Jasper had other ideas as he reached around my shoulder and gave me a noogie. "Spill Swan"

"Shit, well I didn't realize that was supposed to be a rainbow..." I hesitated again and felt my face heat up substantially. "I thought it was a veiny cock... and I thought the munchkin was a midget with a lollipop and all I could think of was the song Lollipop. I even thought it was funny that Edward interpreted 'Shawty' to be a midget instead of it being a girl." I cleared my throat. Yikes, do I know all of these people enough for them not to think I am bat shit crazy at this point?

I felt a pair of eyes burning through me and I turned to look at Edward, his expression was full of amusement. "Bella, that is most definitely a rainbow and not a cock. Hahah you need to pull your mind out of the gutter."

"It's a shitty rainbow Edward, who draws an abstract rainbow?" I said accusingly.

Then they all laughed at me.

"A shitty artist. But it's still a rainbow." He flashed his bright white teeth at me.

Tanya continued explaining her stack of cards. "So Jasper drew what Bella wrote, a cute stick figure on her knees licking a male stick figures dick. Then the male stick figure had a thought bubble where he is imagining her licking the lollipop."

She passed the cards around, "Alice came up with the same quote as Bella, 'Shawty wanna lick like a lollipop'. Certainly not in Kansas anymore, looks like I will be taking a shot."

So Tanya and I ended up having to take the shot. "Bella, my quote might have survived if not for your dirty mind, cheers bitch!" Then she smiled at me and we decided to toast- making sure to keep eye contact.

Edwards smooth voice resounded as I was finished swallowing the shot. "Now I guess it's my turn, I picked the quote 'If you build it, he will come'. And Bella drew..." He started to chuckle. "Umm.. a stick figure jacking off into a sock while he is at a baseball field surrounded by a barn and one big piece of corn on the cob." He turned his body towards me and looked at me again.

In fact it looked like they all were looking at me now that I started passing the card around.

"Okay okay, now you all know I have a dirty mind! Edward, keep moving on."

Edward gave a hearty laugh and his mouth turned up in a smirk. He looked so good like that. Sigh.

He moved on per request, "Right, so Jasper wrote 'If you build it, he will come.' Seriously Jasper? How in the world did you guess that?'"

"I know Bella over there pretty well, I could see how that dirty mind of her worked." Jasper started laughing and reached around to give me another noogie.

"Yeah guys I know. Let's keep going!" I blushed again and rubbed my head.

Edward started laughing in earnest again. "I can't believe this." I thought he was laughing at me, but he passed me the drawing Alice had. "Well Alice drew basically the same thing as Bella, a guy pushing a lawn mower at a baseball field surrounded by corn and jacking off."

I reached past Jasper and gave Alice a high five. She giggled, "that's why we are best-ies!"

Edward ignored our interruption and kept explaining. "Rose wrote 'Men think about sex all day long'. Hahaha okay well I guess my quote didn't make it after all. Where is my shot?" I handed Edward a shot and we voted that Rose was taking it with him since Jasper was able to figure out my dirty picture and Alice's was so similar to mine.

Now it was my turn. "My original quote was 'I'm the Juggernaut, bitch' Jasper drew the cartoon of the Juggernaut running through a wall. Alice took that to mean "Construction zone, wear protection". Rose drew a building being erected and men in overalls wearing hard hats. Emmett just described it 'Construction workers constructing a building', very observant Emmett."

Emmett glared at me. "Hey can you think of a quote that involves that? I didn't think so."

I admitted that it was an all around fail. "Alice that would be you and me, I'll grab our shots."

Jasper was the last one. "My quote was 'It is easier to do a job right than explain why you didn't' Alice drew a person going to work and taking a right and underneath contrasted that to a person with a bunch of paper surrounding a trash can. Rose wrote 'Walking won't cure writers block' Emmett drew a person walking while trying to write on a note pad and constantly crossing things out. Tanya wrote 'I'm not gonna write you a love song'. I'm sure Van Buren is rolling over in his grave right now that his advice turned into a Sara Bareilles song. But I think Alice and I will be taking a shot for this one."

In total the game lasted about 25 minutes and we had already had quite a few drinks. Alice insisted that we were not ready to kick it up to the next level of games yet and suggested we play drinking Cranium next. The rules were "Take shots when the other team rolls purple and drinks every time your team misses a question. I joined Jasper and Alice and then the other two couples each made a team.

"Are you guys ready to lose? I am the Queen Bee at Cranium!" Rose said with such confidence we didn't actually doubt her.

Tanya smiled at Rose as if already admitting defeat "Who needs a refill?"

We were getting shit-faced. There is no other explanation for it.

Tanya came back into the room with Long-Island iced tea's for each of us. She smirked, "This is my specialty, you will be thanking me in an hour and hating me by the morning."

We each snagged a cup and took appreciative sips.

Cranium was intense to say the least. I would have to play again with these guys because the game has never been more competitive. Rosalie wasn't kidding when she said she was the Queen Bee but Emmett, hahaha, not so much. She did the best she could to carry the team, trivia was golden, spelling etc, all the things that made up the Red and Yellow cards. But as for the Green and Blue cards that require one person to do something and the other person to guess, they were a lost cause. And it was a riot to observe.

Jasper, Alice and I were winning, we were a pretty solid team in all of the categories except for data head, the Red cards because we kept having to compromise on the answers when we would all disagree or pick different choices.

Edward and Tanya were in second, they were doing well on all of the categories too but Edward sucked at drawing and Tanya sucked at acting so the blue and green cards were also their weakness.

Rose and Emmett just made it back onto the fast track and rolled onto a Green space that required one of them to sing a "humdinger".

Emmett volunteered, "Hmm hm hm hm hm hm hm! Hm hm hm hm hmmm hm hm. Hmm hm hm hm hm hm hm, hm hm hm hmm hmm hmm, hmhmhmhm hmhmhm..." He was whipping his head back and forth enthusiastically. His eyebrows raising with each sound and a failed attempt to get Rose to recognize what he was humming.

I actually thought I would have been able to guess what he was humming but the "Queen Bee" only had one minute to guess and I didn't want to provide any hints that might aid her in guessing the right answer, so I held my tongue. Rose probably needed this serving of humble pie when it came to Cranium.

"Annnnnd Time!" Alice cheered!

"Emmett, you are killing me, what the hell was that?" Rose threw her arms up in disgust and then cross then when she heard everyone's response.

Emmett, Alice, Edward, and I responded in unison " RESPECT!"

"Fuck. Seriously? We need to play this again later with bigger teams. If all of you guys got that then I must be tone deaf." Rosalie shook her head clearly frustrated.

Emmett shrugged his shoulders, "It's okay baby. I could be self sabatoging because you are usually such a sore loser and that makes for great make up sex." He tossed a wink her way as she tossed an elbow his way.

My team only needed one more card to win, it was a sculptorade.

Edward read the card for us. "To win this Sculptorades, choose an artist from your team who can get you to guess the answer on the back of this card by scuplting the subject in Cranium Clay with no talking or gestures. I'll read the hint aloud, pass the card to the artist, and then start the timer. The hint is an activity.

It was my turn, so Edward passed the card me. I turned it over and saw that I was supposed to sculpt "fishing".

Stupid rules that require me to avoid using actions. The clock was ticking and I started out making the pole. I rolled the clay into a long rod about 4 inches long. I made a little ball and stuck it on the end and then made a tiny little piece off of that to look like a little handle.

I moved on to make the fishing wire and hook. I made a really really thin line of clay by rolling it as long as I could and I squished that onto the front of the rod. Then rolled up a tiny piece, curled in into a "J" shape and stuck that in the end of the clay string and started making a fish.

There were only a few seconds left and Jasper and Alice were screaming out guesses. Apparently my fishing pole had very phallic like features. Every guess was more and more sexual.

"Ejaculation?" Jasper yelled.

I quickly threw the little fish down on the table and their guesses were still off track, so I shoved the hook into the fish mouth.

"INSEMINATION" Jasper yelled with such confidence he was sure he had figured it out

Alice saved the day right before the timer ran. "FISHING!" She screamed.

"Yes! That's it!" Alice jumped into my arms and we hugged.

"No fucking way Bella, that was an action- you moved the fish like it was being caught!" Rose actually appeared pissed off.

"No I simply finished my masterpiece by connecting the fish to the pole." I explained looking Rose straight in the eyes and flashed her a drunken smile.

At this point Alice had removed herself from me and Jazz gave us high fives.

"Fine you guys won, but know that it is qualified because you had an extra person and that can make all the difference!" Rose grumbled.

We all shrugged our shoulders and didn't deny or agree with Rose, at this point the objective was not to bask in winning Cranium but to drink and we were all intent on getting pretty drunk.

I heard Emmett whispering something in Rose's ear and her cheeks got a little pink. He stood up and excused himself to get some fresh air with Rose. When she stood he tossed her over his shoulder, gave her butt a slap while he was walking out onto the side porch.

"Emmett, you barbarian put me down! You are going to show everyone my thong!"

Her pretty pink dress rode up enough that Emmett moved his hand to cover her incase her butt cheeks were exposed.

The rest of us helped to pack up Cranium.

"I am going to get us some snacks so we can keep this evening going as long as possible." Alice made some little platters of cheese and crackers, vegetables and dip, and re heated some of the sides from dinner.

We made our way to the dining room table and started snacking. And it was very apparent that Emmett and Rose were still missing.

I started talking with Tanya about life before law school and learned that she was a Northwest coast baby just like me!

"I am from Alaska originally, I moved out here for undergrad in 2005 attending the University of Maine. I was a political science major there and was one of the football cheerleaders. I made the team because I convinced the coaches I could smile in skimpy outfits in cold weather since I was an Alaskan high school cheerleader. So anyways I had a lot of fun in college and even some fun in these last three years after college." Tanya whispered the last part of me to be out of Edward's ear shot.

I immediately became curious about what was going on with the two of them. How serious were they really?

Emmett interrupted me from my thoughts.

"You guys are eating without me!" He looked appalled.

Rose nudged and winked at Emmett "You were busy eating me a second ago. So I'm glad they started without you."

Emmett kissed her forehead and squeezed her ass, Rose blushed at that and at all of our expression when she noticed that she hadn't whispered quietly enough.

She recovered quickly, picking up a cherry tomato, dipping it in ranch dressing and popping it into Emmett's mouth.

He chewed once, swallowed and placed a demanding kiss on her lips.

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For realzzz- let me know what you guys think!

Review please =o)

- PS: Picture-Phone aka "pict-a-phone" is the best game ever, have you ever played? If not, you totally should the next time you have 5+ friends over.

-PSS: The characters quotes from the game say a little bit more about their personalities:

This is the order they went in

Alice (then I defy you stars!) Romeo

Rose (if you can make a girl laugh you can make her do anything) Marliyn Monroe

Emmett (eat shit and die) ?

Tanya (somewhere over the rainbow)- Wizard of Oz

Edward (If you build it, he will come)- Field of Dreams

Bella (I'm the juggarnaut bitch) - X-men

Jasper (It is easier to do a job right than explain why you didn't)- Martin Van Buren