Chapter 7

"What happened?"

Angela asked sharply when Bella ignored work and strolled into the magazine instead.

"He kissed me. Twice. And then we fell into the pool. And he kissed me again"

Bella said slightly detached. Angela resisted the urge to squeal, barely.

"This needs coffee"

"Got anything stronger?"

Bella asked her friend. Angela rubbed her bump.

"Melon liquor"

Bella winced

"I'll take the coffee"

Grinning Angela poured them coffee and grabbed two cherry jellies.

"Spill"

Bella grinned right back.

"So you finally did it. Ang owes me baby naming rights"

Roger caroled through the phone. He was at home, painting the nursery when Matt had called him shouting

"I did it, I did it"

"Baby naming rights?"

"Yep. If you manned up today I'd get to name the baby"

"You're insane"

"After last night I should have retracted"

Angela moaned.

"He's a stickler for siblings having the same initial. How many horrible names starting with 'E' can be?"

Bella joked.

"What do you mean after last night?"

Matt inquired. Roger stared at the phone

"You acted like a horny, over possessive bull last night while she kept looking at you"

"She did?"

"He did?"

"You two are hopeless"

Angela shook her head amused

Matt was unable to work all afternoon. he felt content with life. He'd always been fairly happy in every area except one and now he might be fulfilled in his love life too. And all because of a drunken one-night stand he'd had ten years ago with a vampire!

Life was strange sometimes. But really great sometimes, too.

it was the two most romantic months Bella had lived. She and Matt had spent almost every waking minute together doing all sorts of things from taking walks and steal time to get lunch together to going dancing and attend all of the games Roger's students played.

Bella still couldn't get into the hype of sports but with Matt explaining what each player did, she found a sliver of interest in it. They still hadn't slept together but neither cared because they had so many things in common outside the bedroom.

Matt picked up his phone when it rang pulling him from his Bella thoughts.

"Hello? Matthew Donovan speaking."

"Hello, Matthew Donovan, How are you today?"

Bella's voice purred. Matt's lips lifted in a smile.

"Hi, baby. I'm fine."

"Can you come over for trick or treating tonight? I promise I'll cook for you"

"Of course,"

Matt replied at once. He would be going by her place anyway but knowing food was going to be included was always nice

"As long as you don't cook me"

"I'm sexy but I'm not Hannibal"

"Hannibal isn't sexy. he's a dirt old man"

Bella laughed

"Have you seen Mads Mikkelsen lately?"

His girlfriend retorted making him roll his eyes. Ever since Angela had been confined to bed rest due to a dangerous blood flow the two women had made a date to get together every Thursday and watch Hannibal. Neither cared much for the cannibalism of the lead man but as Angela said

"I wouldn't mind eating human if I were in the same room as Mads"

an evil little smirk appeared on his lips as he told Bella he'd be at her place right after work. if Bella swan wanted Hannibal, she'd get Hannibal.

Matt was nervous as he rang the doorbell of Bella's house. The small porch was littered with orange pumpkins in various sizes and her porch light was off. She was done with handing out candy. Pulling his mask on he called

"Trick or treat"