Sorry I've been MIA, I've got a lot going on with family at the moment and needed a time out to deal with it all. It's all back to normal, not that anyone care. You guys want a chapter, DUH! Here is one and I hope you enjoy.
Song: Dont / Bryson Tiller
Chapter 5
"What are you doing?" I sat on the bottom step of the stairs as Edward walked in the front door and looked at me.
"Nothing." I mumbled standing as I headed upstairs to my room but he caught my hair. His touch made me jump, just twenty minutes ago my father had pinned me down in the backyard, told me if I didn't get two million dollars from the Cullen's by Wednesday he'd kill my mom.
"Talk to me, I can see it in your eyes." He reached to touch my face and I slapped it away.
"Don't touch me, don't talk to me, leave me alone Edward." I turned and ran back upstairs and slammed the door shut. I sat down on the bed and thought about how I was going to steal two million dollars from the Cullen's.
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"So beautiful." Esme smiled with tears in her eyes while taking photos of Jasper and Alice in front of the fireplace. Alice looked stunning in her red dress while Jasper wore all black. "Boys get in," Esme ushered Emmett and Edward in.
Rosalie came up behind me and threw an arm around my shoulders. "No prom date little one?"
Edward's eyes danced over me but I looked at Rose. "No, no one that I think would be good enough. "I smiled.
"Rosalie take this please." Esme handed Rose the camera and grabbed Carlisle's hand to drag him into the photo with Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Edward.
Once pictures were finished Alice dragged me in for one final one of just her and I, and it had to be the cutiest photo we'd ever taken.
"Now that's it just us what should we do?" Rosalie asked smiling.
"I think I'm going to go upstairs and study." I shrugged and Emmett grabbed my hand and pulled me into the kitchen.
"Let's all get drunk." Emmett smiled.
"We've go work to do." Carlisle laughed kissing the top of Esme's hair. "Maybe tomorrow night, Alice is gone all weekend which means silence."
"I'm going to go to the library." I smiled reached for my book bag. "I need to go grab something from my room." I dodged Rosalie's hands to grab me and jogged up to my room and grabbed the gun of Carlisle's I found laying around a few days ago and stuffed it into the bag.
"See ya," I said giving a tiny wave to everyone before taking keys and getting into the first car in the driveway.
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I parked a few houses down from my old house; all the lights were off except one in the kitchen and my parent's bedroom. After fifteen minutes of talking myself out of the car I started towards the backyard, I tip toed over to the small gate and quietly as I could, unlocked it. But right before I was about to step in I felt strong hands grab me and pin me to the ground.
"What the fuck." I whispered starring up into a face I had only seen a few times. It was Marco; he worked for Carlisle, drove his car and followed him around a lot. He was built like Emmett, just as tall as well but instead of dark brown hair like Emmett's he had blonde.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" He asked as he pulled both my hands over my head and kept the rest of my body pinned down. My eyes danced over my bag and he followed. He placed both my hands in his one hand and reached over for my bag pulling out the gun. "So that's where Carlisle's gun went."
"Please don't tell anyone." I said "He's threatening me, my mom, he said he's going to kill her if I don't get two million dollars."
Marco let my hands go and sat back. "You've got to be fucking kidding me, didn't your mom not give a fuck about your dad slapping you around?"
I took a deep breath and sat up "Yeah, but-"
"But nothing," he stood up grabbing my bag with one hand and my arm with another "we're leaving and you'll explain to Carlisle why you left." He dragged me to his black Mercedes and tossed me in the passenger seat.
"You think he's going to be mad?"
"You stole his gun, he's going to be a little bit pissed off." Marco smiled pulling away from the curb.
"The house is that way." I mumbled pointing behind us.
"I'm hungry, I haven't had dinner so we're going somewhere." After a twenty minutes drive in silence we were seated at Olive Garden.
"So you were following me?" I asked picking up my menu.
"Carlisle has me watching you, he always does you just seem to never notice me." He smiled when the waitress walked over and ordered us both white wine.
"How long?"
"Ever since the Cullen's took you in." I glared over at him "Listen don't feel special, Carlisle always has someone watching the people he loves." I kept quiet and ordered spaghetti while Marco ordered four different appetizers. "So you're graduating in like a week are you pumped?"
"I guess," I shrugged "Alice surprisingly has more credits then me, and was able to take her finals early so she doesn't have to go to school this week."
"And that's a bad thing?"
"Ever since I became friends with her I haven't been, I don't know, bullied. I haven't sat alone at lunch, I haven't had my books slapped out of my hands, and I've been normal."
"Nervous it's going to start up again?" I nodded yes "You'll be fine Bella." I took a sip of my wine. We ate and talked lightly and I realized looking at Marco that he was very attractive; he had a beautiful smile and the most amazing blue eyes.
"Are you going to look out for my mom?"
"I'll speak to Carlisle, we'll figure something out."
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By Sunday Carlisle still hadn't spoken to me, he was pissed. Pissed at the fact that I took his gun and pissed at the fact I went after my dad. The day after Marco told Carlisle what happened to me they went over to my house. My dad had gone missing and my mom, she was on the first flight to Paris. I don't know where my father was, Carlisle wouldn't tell me and my mom, she didn't give two shits about me. I overheard Carlisle telling Esme how my mom didn't even ask how I was doing when they drove her to the airport.
"How's the studying going?" I looked up from my spot sitting in the middle of my bed at Marco. I shrugged and flipped through my History note cards. "Want me to quiz you, I majored in History."
"Really?" I asked looking up as he walked in and joined me on the bed.
"Yeah, just because I work for Carlisle doesn't mean I didn't get an education before." He laughed, "I majored in History and minored in Communications."
"Well I'm just looking these over, I've been studying for awhile now so I need a break."
"We can go swim, everyone left. Alice is at Jaspers, and Esme and Carlisle went out for dinner."
"Okay." I smiled. Marco left and I quickly changed into a simple blue bikini and grabbed two towels from the laundry room before heading out of the pool where Marco was floating in the middle. I set the towels on a seat and ran and jumped into the pool.
"Relax their shorty." Marco laughed when I surfaced. "A good swim always eases the mind."
"I haven't actually been in the pool since I got here, I've been in the hot tub though." I smiled while I swam around him.
"Getting me dizzy," Marco smiled grabbing my arm to stop me and pulled me against him. "Now I'm not saying this because we're both half naked right now, but you are beautiful."
I blushed "Thanks." I said placing my hands on his shoulders. He moved his hands from my arms, down my back and cupped my thighs bringing me even closer to him. "Trying to seduce me?"
"Is it working?"
"Maybe," I giggled wrapping my arms around his neck. "Seeing as we've only actually had three conversations our bodies are very close."
"Is this uncomfortable?"
"No." I sighed pressing myself into him. Marco smiled and leaned in closer to me "Are you going to kiss me?"
"Do you want me to kiss you?" Instead of answering her I leaned forward and pressed our lips together. Kissing Marco wasn't bad, guaranteed I've only kissed one person, Edward, Marco was amazing. "We should stop."
"I'm sorry." I started to pull away but was pulled back.
"Don't be sorry, I just have to change watch in a few minutes with someone. I have work to do tonight."
"Oh." I blushed feeling embarrassed. "Okay." Marco pecked my lips one more time and pulled away. I got out of the pool and grabbed a towel to wrap around myself.
"All the cars will be taken tomorrow morning so Carlisle asked me to drive you to school and pick you up."
"Okay." I said biting my lip "I guess I'll see you tomorrow?"
"Yes." He leaned down and kissed me. "I gotta go." He grabbed his clothes from the chair and walked to the back gate.
"What was that?" I jumped and looked at the sliding glass door that led inside the house. "Getting cozy with De Luca?"
"What do you care?" I mumbled brushing past him to go inside the house. I went into the kitchen and grabbed some stuff to make myself a sandwich.
"Maybe because he's twenty eight and you're eighteen?" Edward practically shouted.
"So, you're twenty three and had no problem kissing me." I shrugged placing some turkey onto a piece of bread.
I heard him growl and walk over to stand next to me. "Come on Bella, really Marco?"
"What do you fucking care," I asked him "You made it perfectly clear you wanted nothing to do with me. So stay out of my business, okay?"
"Getting testy now aren't we?" I finished my sandwich and grabbed a Coke and walked past him.
"Go fuck yourself Edward, and while you're at it stop talking to me." I heard his feet pounding on the steps following me to his old room. He grabbed my arm before I got to the room and spun me around.
"Do you like when he kisses you?"
"Yea-" I was cut short when Edward took my face into his hands and forcefully pressed his lips to mine. Marco could kiss but damn Edward just felt amazing. There was so much emotion in his kiss it had me wanting more. "Why are you doing this."
"Just don't give up on me, okay?" He looked at me with those beautiful green eyes "I need time to get stuff done, I can't be here. I'm going away for awhile."
"What do you mean?"
"I've got some business for my dad to do in Florida, I'll be gone for a month." I felt my sandwich and my drink slip to the floor and I wrapped my arms around his waist. "I know that I said before it was a mistake but I made a mistake saying that Bella."
"Why now? Is it because I'm trying to move on?"
"It's because I can't bare seeing you with anyone else, I have feelings for you. I haven't asked you for much but please wait for me while I'm in Florida."
"Edward I don't know, what if I wait and you come back and don't want this anymore, then I've wasted my time."
"Bella I've never wanted anyone as much as I wanted you." He said dipping low and placing kisses along my neck "Wait for me Bella, please."
"Okay."
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Monday's sucked, but when I woke up my heart fluttered a little at the memory of Edward confessing that he liked me. I got myself ready for the day and went downstairs where Alice and Esme sat in the kitchen eating eggs. "What are you guys doing up so early?"
"We took Edward to the airport with my dad." Alice sighed rubbing her eyes and pulling out her phone "You have to look at this photo I took of my dad hugging Edward goodbye."
I sat down next to Alice and Esme set a plate of eggs in front of me. Alice showed me the photo of the awkward hug between father and son, but that's not what caught my attention. What caught my attention was the gorgeous blonde woman standing a little ways behind Edward smiling. "Who is that?" I asked pointing her out.
Alice looked at me and pulled the phone away. "Tanya," Alice whispered "Edward's ex-girlfriend."
"They're ex's?"
"I think they're getting back together." Esme sighed looking disappointed "Maybe that's why he's taking her to Florida."
Edward was taking his ex-girlfriend to Florida; he forgot to mention that last night when he was confessing that he wanted me to wait for him. I was so fed up I wanted to punch something. I kept my thoughts to myself and ate my breakfast, I had a final to ace and plus, an amazing guy taking me to school. So fuck Edward, who needs him anyway.
XOXO