Twilight isn't mine, but the idea is. I was inspired to write this after a marathon of Fast and Furious. All the songs on the soundtrack helped me create this, so you should check them if you don't know them.
Many thanks to my dear friends m0t0b33 and TeamAllTwilight for the pre-reader and beta work.
And to you, my readers and followers, thank you! I wish I had the time to answer you, but we can discuss stuff in my facebook group. ;)
Christmas euphoria had come and gone. Presents had been shared, egg nog had been drunk and many happy times had been stored to memory.
On the plane back to Bella's house, Edward kept picturing the huge smile that had formed on his girlfriend's face when she saw his presents for her—especially the baby seal. She'd got him a small collection car—the perfect replica of Betty. After that perfect gift, he even found humor in the shirt he got from his father—white with navy stripes, making it look like a prisoner's uniform. Carlisle had insisted he didn't even think of the connotation, but Edward knew better.
At the moment, he was pouring over the additional components Mach One needed to win a race against Ben. Jasper was next to him, browsing the Internet for parts. He had his phone under the blanket which was situated on his knees. Every time the flight attendant passed them he threw him a smile, pretending to be in deep conversation with Edward.
"If you keep this up, the guy will think you have a boner for him." Edward pointed to Jasper's lap where the phone was creating a tent.
"Oh!" Jasper burst out laughing.
"Shh! Bella's sleeping, you idiot." She was cuddled into his side, hugging her new favorite toy, as she used it as a pillow.
"I didn't even get to ask you what with everything going on… Did you get her to the hotel?"
"No." Edward shook his head, looking at the notebook in his lap, writing down another piece they'd need. "My parents went to a party. We had the house to ourselves."
"Sweet. So you did it?"
"Yep."
"Yep?" Jasper echoed his friend. "You don't sound happy."
Edward glanced at him. "I royally fucked-up after the first time. I told her about Dad."
"Way to go, man! You get a prize for being such an idiot. What did Bella do?"
"She was in shock for hours. And in the morning, when she saw Dad she kept giving him odd looks. It didn't go unnoticed. After we unwrapped the presents, she forgot about his career choice—thanks to my baby seal. But Dad took me into his office later. He's quite mad I confided in her, but I trust Bella."
Jasper was trying very hard not to laugh. "Your baby seal? That's what you call you dick?"
"The baby seal!" Edward hissed, half-annoyed, half-exasperated, pointing at the plush toy in his girlfriend's arms.
"Oh, here I thought you had code names for your dick."
"Why would I name my dick after a fluffy polar animal? Are you nuts, Jasper?"
"Just wondering."
"If it's so important to you, it's Big Tony." He was mortified for having admitted such an intimate thing to his best friend.
"Now, that's a cool name. Mine was Little Jay until Alice decided to rename it—Twitchy Thing."
Edward chuckled, pressing his hand to his mouth trying to mask his laughter. "Little Jay?"
"I am Big Jay…so yeah…it was stupid. So Tony after…Anthony? Your middle name?"
"Yeah. Twitchy Thing. That's so funny!"
"Edward, I didn't laugh at you."
"You know I can hear you, right?" Bella wondered in a soft voice making both boys freeze.
"How much did you hear?" Edward whispered, peering down at her.
"I know too much—enough to give me twitchy nightmares." She met Jasper's eye, giggling. Her eyes fell on his lap and she blushed furiously.
"Oh, this." Jasper recovered quickly, diving under the blanket for his phone. He switched it off, smirking at Bella's astonished face. "We'll finish this when we land. I want to see her."
"We'll go to Jake's later," Edward promised. "You know cars better so…I think it will be easier if you see her first."
When they landed in Flagstaff, they were surprised by the welcoming party. James was there, along with his stunning red-head girlfriend, and Jake.
"That's Vicky," Bella said in disbelief. "Oh, no."
"Well, you told him to bring her home."
"I didn't think I'll have to live there again. I mean…once this semester is over I'd return but not for long."
"Baby sis!" James gave his sister a big hug, kissing her head. "Good to have you back."
"Hey." Edward gave James an awkward half wave. "You remember Jasper, my friend. He's here to help with Mach One."
The actual name of the car had stuck. It made her sound powerful in Edward's head. And it rhymed with No Match.
"Hello, Jasper." James shook hands with the young man, before stepping back and hugging his girlfriend to his side. "This is Victoria, my girlfriend."
Everyone greeted her, and while Bella was scowling at her, Edward introduced Jasper to Jake.
"I didn't expect you here. How did you get here?" Edward questioned, unsure how they'd all fit back in the cruiser for the drive back.
"I took her for a breather." Jake grinned, dangling the Ford's key in front of his friend.
Edward snatched it, his eyes lighting up. "You brought her here?"
"Yup. Thought you'd like to drive back and well…get accustomed."
"You're the best, buddy!" He patted Jake's back, turning to share a big smile with Jasper.
"What got you so happy?" Bella asked, appearing next to them. "Oh." She saw the key in her boyfriend's hand.
"Ready for the best ride of your life? No, wait. Second best. Nothing compares to Betty."
"I'd rather skip," she mumbled. "Even though I have to suffer being stuck in a car with Vicky, I'll take that over your driving skills."
"Aw, how you wound me. Well, I'll take Jazz. Do you mind, Jake?"
"Nah. I want to catch up with Bells and keep her distracted from the evil one." Jake nodded to Vicky who was currently being gross with James—public displays of affection should be illegal.
"Jimmy, let's go!" Bella snapped at him, making him part from his girlfriend.
Outside, Jasper whistled loudly seeing the vehicle for the first time. Edward was muttering to him about James being lucky to drive a Charger, but it didn't seem to matter for Jasper, who was salivating over Mach One.
"Okay, kids. Ready to roll? Just to keep you tempered, I'm going to put the speed gun to good use." James threw Edward a warning look.
"I need to get used to the car. I swear not to go over sixty. Is that okay with you?"
"Fine, but I want you to be constantly in my line of view—ahead or behind me. Are we clear?"
"Crystal." He bobbed his head, walking to the car.
Bella rushed to him before he could slip inside and hugged him tightly. "Be careful."
"Will do." Edward kissed her quickly, mindful of her gun-totting brother hovering. "See you home."
Until they hit the highway, Edward drove under the speed limit, chatting with Jasper and listening to the CD his friend inserted in the player. The songs altered from rock to hip-hop, all of them perfect for speeding.
When they were on US 89 Route the empty road called for him, and his foot pressed on the acceleration pedal. Jasper immediately put his seatbelt, having not strapped it when he got in the car.
Edward had promised not to go too fast, but the deserted road lured him to see what Mach could do. Suddenly, police sirens blared from behind him and James's voice came over the loudspeaker. "Slow down or you'll get in trouble!"
"Shit," Edward muttered, slowing considerably.
James caught up with him, driving parallel. The passenger window of the cruiser was down and James gestured for him to watch it.
"You do know that overtaking a car is illegal if these two yellow markings are on the asphalt? You're the cop! And you are driving on the opposite lane. How many traffic laws are you breaking, officer?"
James scowled at the teenager, swerving to drive in front of him, imposing a fifty miles per hour speed.
It didn't take long for Edward to get bored of the slow speed, but Japer who seemed to have become a saint overnight, kept him guarded. They had a break at a gas station because Bella made her brother stop so she could go pee. She'd been afraid to go to the toilet on the plane, which Edward found funny. But it had been Jasper's fault for telling her that piss flew through the air. What an idiot. And she believed him.
Jake made small talk with Edward asking how the car was going, and got one-worded answers back. Edward was focused on the cop who was glaring daggers at him.
The second Bella was back, Edward jumped in the car, told Jasper to put his seatbelt and gunned it from the spot.
"Holy fuck, man!" Jasper grabbed at his seat.
Edward frowned, his eyes on the speedometer. "This won't do. Five point six. Seriously?"
"That's decent."
Edward floored the acceleration, angry that all the work and time he'd put in this car didn't do much. Zero to sixty in over five seconds wouldn't do. Ben was going to have the best start—he always had.
"Chill, man! You're nearing ninety and that cop is giving me the creeps."
"Jasper, don't tell me to chill when I have to drive this. Fuck, if Betty was her old self…I'd ship her here in a minute." Edward gripped the steering wheel so hard his knuckles turned white. His phone started vibrating. He extracted it from his pocket, slowing down. "What?" he snapped, not even checking who was calling.
"Jimmy is so mad right now. Stop wherever you are and wait for us," Bella whispered. Then she gasped. "No, I'm not. He's stopped. Uh, you're stopped right?" she checked, probably having talked with James.
"Yes," Edward muttered, pulling on the safe lane and turning the hazard lights on.
Ten minutes passed since he hung up with Bella until when James caught up with them. He stopped behind Edward and stormed to his car, more or less pulling him out of the car. Edward's foot caught inside the car, and he nearly face-planted when James dragged him out, a few feet away.
"Are you fucking insane, kid?"
"How the fuck do you want me to race if I'm not allowed to speed?"
"Watch you language. And you'll race when time comes not now."
Ignoring his language reprimand, Edward glared at the cop. "I need to see what the car can do so I know how to use that to my advantage. I have less than ten days to make it work. It's rubbish."
"You disappeared pretty quickly from the gas station. That isn't rubbish." James raised an eyebrow.
"James, look, the car's not working like I want. Let me test it on the way home. Please. I need to figure out what the fuck to do, what it needs. Go ahead of me if you don't like what you see."
Scowling at the teenager, James threw his arms up in the air and stomped to his cruiser. He peeled off quickly leaving a dust trail behind him.
"Fucking asshole," Edward muttered, walking to Mach One. He slid inside, strapped his seatbelt and sighed heavily. "Let's see what this beauty can do." He grinned at Jasper, only to be left stunned into place. Instead of his best friend, in the passenger seat was Bella.
"No, no, no. Bella. Why?" He moaned.
"If you plan to kill yourself, I thought I'd be around to see it happen," she said drily. "Besides, I was ready to punch that bitch. She kept talking in her overly sweet voice about Jimmy that and Jimmy this, she kept calling me little girl."
"Bella if James…no, when he realizes you're not in his car…"
"Jasper will explain that I'm in need of adrenaline or some shit. Please."
"I can't." Edward wrapped his fingers in his hair, banging his head on the steering wheel. "You hate speed and I plan to go fast like…super fast. I want to see if this nitro is any good."
"How fast is that?"
"Faster than I went back in Chicago, faster than when we went after the car pieces to St. George. It's really fast."
"I'm ready," she said in a small voice. "But will you stop if I feel sick?"
Palming his face, Edward nodded. "Of course, baby."
He made sure she was safely in the seatbelt before kissing her fondly and turning the engine. Meeting her eyes, he grinned before shooting forward making Bella squeal. Her wide eyes stared out the windshield as the rumble of the engine increased. When Edward was satisfied with how Mach was going, he pushed her further then, after warning Bella he was going to try the nitro, he pushed the button.
They were propelled forward like being pushed by an unseen force from behind.
"Hooolly crap!" Edward held tightly on the steering wheel. "This is awesome!"
Bella whimpered, squeezing her eyes shut. She kept reminding herself that she was the one who wanted to switch cars. Of course, she had no idea of Edward's plans.
"This is fun, don't you think?" he asked once the speed had died with the burned oxides. "Bella?" He glanced at her anxiously. "Are you going to be sick?"
She shook her head wildly.
Seeing her so distressed, he stopped at the sign welcoming them to Fredonia. Edward took her shaking hand and squeezed it. "We're fine. See? Nothing bad happened."
Snapped out of her shock, Bella opened the door and only had time to lean out in time to throw up.
"Fuck." Edward had no idea people could react like that to speed. After making sure his girlfriend was better and had some water in her system, he drove to her house without testing Mach anymore. He'd have time for that. Later, when she wasn't on board.
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