Rating: M
Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns all of Twilight
I own the shirt on my back…..do you need it?
A/N…Thanks T & A, as usual. I simply can't do it without you and that's the God's truth.
WARNING: There is a little violence in this chapter that touches on my RL events.
CHAPTER 9
Bella
You would think that being on vacation one wouldn't be waking up to an alarm clock but I have for the past three mornings. Thank God my body doesn't hurt as bad as it did yesterday. It's also a good thing I did take a break from skiing, even though it was just for one day. I hurry and get ready, taking care to dress extra warm today because it's snowing this morning. I love to ski while it is snowing because all hell breaks loose at the top of the mountain and there's fresh powder. I run downstairs for a cup of coffee and skip packing anything other than a couple of bottles of water and coffee to go. It's 9:00 when I head out the door and I see that it is snowing even harder now; it's going to be cold and windy this morning. I load my car with my skis and boots and hit the road and get more excited the closer to Squaw I get.
I park in the same spot as I did Monday to make it easier for me to find my car when I leave tonight. I remove my skis from the rack and a big gust of wind blows them out of my hand and I begin cursing like a truck driver or a sailor, whichever one is worse because I am pissed. I don't know if it's out of humiliation or the inconvenience, but I'm mad. Just as I bend over to pick them up, I hear a loud whistle and I look around but don't see anyone. I organize everything I need and I'm finally on my way toward the lifts when I hear it again. I look up towards Edward's place and I see him on the balcony waving at me, as handsome as ever. Yeah, it's the humiliation.
Excited to see him, I wave back when my phone vibrates.
E: good morning beautiful
I look up again, smiling from ear to ear and text him back
B: good morning handsome. get your ass to work so you can
come out and play! slacker
I look up at him again and see him laughing at me. He waves and goes back in the house and my phone vibrates again.
E: no talking to strangers today Bella
What the hell does that mean?
B: I'm starting out on the Chute. hurry.
I give him one more glance and turn to leave.
E: I'll be waiting for you at the bottom.
Oh good, that means he finished his work early. I'm excited about skiing with him because he's a lot of fun and we ski well together.
I am at the top of the run and am about to push off when I hear someone shout 'Isabella'. I look around and don't see anyone I know and it surely isn't Edward so I turn around and start to push off when I hear my name called out again and that's when I see him. My blood drains from my body and I just know I am going to lose it.
"Bella, babe, what are you doing here?" Jacob says. What the hell is he doing here?
"Jacob." I say sternly. I do not want to talk to him and I don't want to be associated with him. "I can't talk, I have friends waiting for me." I say and start to leave.
"Hey, let me go down with you. I want to talk to you." He pulls my arm to stop me and I jerk it free from his grasp.
"No Jacob, you and I don't have anything to say to one another and I need to go." I take off down the hill in a hurry, hopefully leaving him behind and losing him at the same time.
I'm skiing as fast and hard as I can and look over my shoulder, seeing that he's right behind me. I get close to the bottom and I'm frantically looking for Edward and see his black form waiting for me and ski in his direction. I dig my skis in to stop and inch my way closer to him.
"Bella, what's wrong?" He asks looking around and sees Jacob coming up fast behind me. "Bella?" He asks again but I only look at the ground.
I have done nothing but bring drama into this man's life and now this. I need to get rid of Jacob fast.
"Bella, come on babe…" Jacob says affectionately.
I snap my head up and face him, "Don't you dare call me that. I am NOT your babe, Jake. What the fuck are you doing here?" I'm really pissed and am about ready to turn around to go home. It's either that or I poke his eye out with my ski pole.
Jacob looks at me and then to Edward, "Dude, you're the guy from the bar last night. You got me hammered buying me all those damn drinks. I'm surprised I made it out of there alive." He looks back and forth between me and Edward, then points at me and says to Edward, "Hey, this is the ex I was telling you about."
I look at Edward trying to figure out what the hell is going on. He pulls me off to the side so we can talk privately and Jacob follows to listen but Edward points to him and says, "You stay right where you are."
Edward quickly begins to tell the tale of last night. "I stopped in at a pub that my friend owns to say hello last night when this character over here, Jacob, comes in and starts talking about how he is here to find his ex that he hasn't seen in five years." I look back at Jacob and then tell Edward to go on, "He starts bragging about how he's going to get his ex back in the sack with him if it's the last thing he does and I know he's talking about you, Bella." I look at him while he tells me this story and I can see that Edward is visibly upset.
"Why didn't you tell me about this last night?" I ask him.
"Because I knew he wouldn't be up to looking for you last night and I didn't feel the need to fuck up your night knowing I was going to see you and tell you about it this morning. How the fuck he found you this early in the morning before I could tell you is beyond me. I expected him to be passed out all day because I told Sam to give him all the drinks he wanted. I tried to keep him off the hill today knowing you wouldn't be out here for the next three days, he would have given up after not finding you and gone home. I had a plan, Bella, but he found you first and I'm sorry he did." He takes his gloved hand and runs it up and down my back to comfort and settle me.
I was so appreciative of Edward's efforts to protect me. I reach over and give him a hug, "Thank you Edward." He returns my hug and kisses my cheek.
"What the fuck is going on here, Bella?" Jacob bellows.
"You don't get to ask me that, Jake. I understand you met my boyfriend, Edward, last night?" I reach over and take hold of Edward's hand, pleading with him to play along. He plays along very well indeed, because he looks over at Jacob, smiles that sexy smile and grabs my ass. I squeal and snap around, falling into him, wrapping my arms around him for support. All he could do was hold on to me and the kiss was a bonus. All I could do was laugh.
"Did you like that, Mr. Cullen?" I whispered in his ear.
He chuckled out loud "You bet your sweet ass I did Ms. Swan." He then set me upright, grinning and turns to Jacob.
Edward glares at him, "You came into that bar last night and immediately started disrespecting Bella. I know about you and I know Bella's story. I knew it was her you were talking about and it made me sick to hear you speak about her that way." Edward is truly angry, "If I hear you speak about her like that again you won't have any feet to attach those skis to. I suggest you go back to your room, pack your bags and go home. Bella doesn't want you, she doesn't want to talk to you, and she certainly doesn't want a trip down memory lane by jumping into the 'sack' with you. Do you understand what I am telling you, Jacob?"
"This is bullshit, Bella. I just need 15 minutes to talk to you." Jacob pleads.
"Jake, Edward said it perfectly. I don't want to see you, I don't want to talk to you and I certainly don't want to fuck you. You have Jessica's ass for that, remember. You had me Jake and now you don't. Don't you ever come looking for me again because if you do, I will report you for stalking and I will find a way to bring you before the Bar and you will have them to answer to."
"This isn't over you bitch." Jacob hisses at me.
I see Edward jump toward Jake so I do the only thing that comes to mind to stop him… I kiss him. That clearly shocks the hell out of him because of the way he looks at me; like I have lost my mind. But that was only momentary because he reacts by slowly wrapping his arms around me, giving me that smoldering sexy-eyed smile and meets my kiss with his own. I can't help but moan into his mouth. I let go of him and hold his eyes with my own and then remember Jacob is there.
"Oh, Jacob, I forgot you were here." I say staring into Edward's eyes. "Go home, you are not wanted here."
Edward and I grab our skis, laughing, and head back to the lift together to take another run at the Chute leaving Jacob standing there alone. While we wait in line, I look over at Edward and see that he is still watching Jake, who hasn't moved. I look at Jake over my shoulder and cringe at the way he is watching me. I have a bad feeling about all of this.
"Edward?" I say while he continues to watch Jacob. As if a spell had been broken he looks back at me when his phone rings.
"Cullen" He says sternly.
"Emmett, are you here? Did you get the picture? Yeah, he's here dammit. He found her!"
What is he talking about? I look at him while he talks to Emmett about what just happened. Edward is looking behind us.
"Yeah, I see you. See him in the dark brown? 6'2", dark hair, American Indian descent. Yep, that's him. Have fun brother. Thanks bud." He hangs up and wraps his arm around me and whispers in my ear "Everything is going to be alright, Bella."
"Edward?"
"Yes, Bella."
"I'm so sorry about all of this. I have brought so much drama into your life these past few days and I feel just awful about it. You probably had a nice normal, calm life until you met me."
I take his hand, removing his glove by pulling on each finger, one at a time. I bring his hand to my lips and kiss it, circling his knuckles with my tongue. I hear him inhale through his nose and I smile.
"You're right. I did have a normal, calm life until I met you. But until that moment, it was dull and boring. The same old existence day in and day out. I've had more fun in these past few days than I have had over the past two years." He kisses my forehead, "I feel alive when I'm near you."
I inhale sharply as we are scooped up onto the lift and away we went to the Chute.
After skiing hard all day, sticking only to the diamond runs, I am exhausted. I tell Edward I am ready to head home because I am tired and hungry and need a hot bath. He concurs and invites me to his place for that bath. I laugh at him, shoving his shoulder with mine.
"You are such a flirt, Edward." I say to him as he walks me to my car.
"I've been told that, but I don't do it on purpose, you just bring it out of me Bella." I put the tailgate down for us and we sit there sharing a bottle of water and just visit for a little bit. He reaches over and takes my hand off my lap and plays with my fingers.
"You know I like you don't you Bella?" He says, grinning at me.
"Yeah, I think I do know that." I reply, grinning back at him.
"It's mutual, right?" He gives me his sexy sideways glance.
"Yes, it is. Very." I respond in kind with my equally sexy smile.
"Edward, do you do that on purpose or does that come natural to you?" I ask him when he looks at me like that. That look is just too dangerous for words.
"What are you talking about?" He asks, frowning at my question.
"That sex stare you have. You can throw that look that makes a woman's ovaries implode, you know that?"
He busts out laughing outloud, "Now that's one I haven't heard before. But no, it's not on purpose and yes, it comes naturally. But what about you Bella? What about that one smile you have that makes me crave you from across the parking lot? It made me want to jump off the balcony this morning and have my way with you right here." He says quietly and I feel the fluttering begin.
This man is so sexy that I jump off the tailgate and spread his legs, pulling him to the edge and step into him, just like he did to me yesterday. He has that sexy, heavy eye thing going on and I lean in and kiss him good. He runs his hands up and down my sides, grazing the outside of my breasts. He moves his hands down my waist until he reaches my hips. He pulls me into him, showing me again what I do to him. I gently kiss him and play with his lips, running my tongue across them and dip inside until he can't take it anymore. He holds on to me, pulling my hips tighter into him. I swear I think he might just come all over himself but his phone rings instead.
"Cullen" He says all sexy and velvety while he looks at my mouth.
I decide to do a little flirting of my own and start kissing him while he is on the phone. I don't care who he is talking to.
"Hi (kiss) Em. What's (kiss) up? Are you (kiss) at Sam's? (kiss) I'll (kiss) be there (kiss) when I can. Yeah, she's kis….(big kiss) Mmmmmm." And he finally hangs up that damned phone while I kiss him full on the mouth big time.
"Fuck Bella, you are going to kill me if you don't stop teasing me girl." I get butterflies in my stomach just hearing him say that.
"Remember that threat I gave you yesterday?" He says to me while he holds onto my hips twisting me at my waist against him.
Boy, do I ever.
"What threat?" I say being coy.
"Monday." He threatens again, smacking my ass as he jumps off the tailgate. "I gotta go meet Emmett and Jasper at Sam's."
"I thought they weren't coming until tomorrow?" I say as he takes my hand to his lips, kissing and savoring each individual finger.
"They came early." He says, looking at me through his long, luscious lashes.
"Because of Jacob, huh?" I ask.
"Yes, just in case, but they weren't needed as it turns out, Jacob has left town." He assured me. "We are meeting at Sam's for a beer. Can I call you when I get home?" He asks, still tongue fucking my fingers, making my panties soaking wet.
"Absolutely. I am just going to soak in the Jacuzzi for a bit and then I'm going to bed. The girls will be here by noon." I say to him through noticeably heavy breaths. I take my hand back before that delicious tongue finds other parts of my body and I lose what little control I have. Being around him is affecting my body in ways that I have missed in the last five years and I am seriously ready to fuck him right here
I reach in for a hug, not wanting to let him go, and bury my face in his neck. "You smell so good, Edward." I say, taking a long deep breath and nibbling on his ear.
"Fuck, Bella….."
I take another deep breath of him. Mmmmm, he smells really, really, good. I look up into his eyes and give him my best smile. And that was all it takes.
"Edward, if you don't stop kissing me like that I won't have any lips left dammit. I'm going home now. You have fun with your brothers and I don't even want to think about the trouble the three of you can get into, especially if they look anything like you."
"Yeah, it happens but I'm being a good boy, Bella." He says holding my face in the palms of his hands. What is he saying? He sees the puzzled look on my face, smiles and gives me a peck on the mouth. He picks up my skis and secures them to the roof rack for me. He's such a sweetheart. He helps me in the car, gives me one last kiss and I leave.
Bling
E: go straight home and lock your door. i'll call you later.
B: yes dear. why do you get to go out and play and i
have to go home and lock the door?
E: because I am man and you are woman
I giggle at the caveman reference, then…..
E: … thank god. miss you already
Damn, if he isn't the cutest thing ever.
Once I get home and out of the car, I can already feel the ache in my body from the hard skiing. I pull my skis off the rack and take them to the mud room and immediately head for the refrigerator for a snack. I am starving. I know I need to eat something other than cheese and crackers but I am too tired to cook tonight so I grab a knife and cut a big chunk of cheese when my doorbell rings.
Oh my God! It's Edward coming to sit n the Jacuzzi with me! Smiling from ear to ear, I almost run to open the door when Jacob forces his way into my house.
"Jacob? What are you doing here? I don't want you here and want you to leave right now." I say, petrified. He has a look on his face that says this is not a friendly visit.
"You bitch!" He sneers as he back hands me across the face and I hit the floor. My face is on fire and feels like my cheek is broken.
"How dare you sick those dogs on me." He yells down into my face, spitting on me.
"Jake, how could I do that when I didn't even know you were here?" I am near begging as I try to get off the floor. I watch him as he walks to the refrigerator, looking for a beer no doubt so I take that time to text Edward.
B: 911
"That asshole boyfriend of yours did." He reaches over and wraps my hair around his hand and drags me across the floor pulling me up in front of him. He sticks his tongue in my mouth and by natural instinct, I bite down. He pulls it out ripping the soft tissue off the bottom of his tongue.
The next thing I know he's writhing in pain yelling and bleeding terribly. He stumbles to the sink and runs water in his mouth and over his tongue. I take this opportunity to text Edward again.
B: HELP ME HURRY
I then tuck my phone into my sock. I try to make my way to the door but Jacob is pissed and quickly stalks over to me before I can escape. He raises his hand and smacks me on the side of my face again, sending me across the floor, knocking my head on the corner of the couch. He quickly goes back into the kitchen to rinse his mouth again and that's when I feel my phone vibrate in my sock. Although I can't read it right now, I know its Edward and I know he's on his way. Jacob looks down at me as he walks into the living room.
"Jacob… please… don't. You don't need to do this, please." I beg him.
I'm on the floor in a fetal position watching his boots slowly walk toward my face. I just know he's going to kick me with them I can feel it coming in the pit of my stomach.
"You fucking cunt. You can fuck him but you won't fuck me?" He bends over yelling into my face.
"I'm not fucking him, Jacob, I swear I'm not. There's been no one since you, I swear it." I continue to plead with him when he grabs my jacket, bringing me to my knees, ripping it down alongside the zipper. He then pulls my top over my head and down my arms, leaving me in just my bra. He uses my sweater to secure my hands behind my back and disappears into the kitchen. When he returns he has a knife in his hand and I know it's over for me the minute he brings the knife towards my chest. But he cuts the center of my bra instead and it goes flying open, exposing my breasts to him. He runs the knife across my breasts and the peaks of my nipples, poking them with the tip of the blade. I know what he wants when he starts to unzip his pants. I immediately start to gag and know I am going to throw up.
"Jacob, no. Don't do this. Why are you doing this? I haven't done anything to you to deserve this!" I plead with him begging him to stop.
My eye is severly swollen and I feel moisture on my face but don't know if it's my tears or if my eye is bleeding. He then grabs hold of my hair again, wrapping it around his fist as he moves his free hand to his penis, preparing to shove it in my mouth. But before that can happen the door busts open and Edward, Emmett and Jasper come barreling through it.
"Edward." I say, barely audible as he yanks a blanket off the back of the couch and wraps it around me. He sits on the floor, pulling me onto his lap, holding me, rocking me. And all I can do is sob, thanking God he is here.
I can hear Emmett and Jasper fighting with Jacob behind me and I try to turn to see but Edward won't let me.
"Are you alright Bella?" He asks as he rocks me.
"Please answer me baby." But I can't answer him because I'm not alright. I'm a fucking mess.
"Answer me goddammit, Bella." He's crying, I can hear it.
"Yes, I'm alright. Would you please undo my hands Edward?"
He reaches around me to remove the sweater holding my hands and I can hear Jacob, Emmett and Jasper yelling in the background. Furniture is tumbling and glass is breaking and I can see Jacob wildly slicing through the air with the knife. He is inching his way to the front door and although Emmett and Jasper make a valiant effort to grab hold of him, he makes his escape.
"Jasper… call 911." Edward yells in a panic.
"NO!" I scream.
A/N… I know this was drama filled, but Jacob is a bastard and refused to be put in the corner. I want to thank all of you that have placed this story on your alert list, and you know who you are. Please don't forget to review. I read them all and listen to your comments and use those reviews to make this a better story. Stay tuned…..