Chapter 4

Gimme some pure delectable love.
Like I'm going to give to you.
Keep coming around,
'Cause I won't run out.
I can't get enough of you.
~Bliss- Mariah Carey

Jacob made sure to get them some food before they started their journey, so he stopped by Five Guys and picked them up some bacon cheeseburgers, fries and drinks to wash everything down. Bella seemed as pleased with the burgers as she would've been with breakfast. Jacob ate while he drove and once he reached the highway, he put the pedal to the medal. Having been married to Jacob for the last four years, she understood and accepted many of his quirks. One of those quirks being that he was a speed demon when there was an open stretch of land.

They were on the road a long time. Longer than Bella had anticipated. There was light conversation but mainly they sat in comfortable silence. After two and a half hours of being on the road, Jacob finally exited the highway and began to drive through a busy city street. Bella peered out of her window curiously and wondered where they were.

"Yes!" Jacob suddenly exclaimed, startling his wife. He noticed and apologized. "Sorry Bella. It's just that when I looked up how long it would take to get here, it said 3 and a half hours. But I knew I could cut the time down and I shaved a whole hour off." He grinned in triumph while pulling into a gas station to fill his thirsty tank.

"Where are we?" Bella asked, but Jacob merely smirked then exited the car.

He didn't take too long and once he was back, Jacob drove around the corner and pulled into a crowded parking lot. Luck was with him as someone vacated a spot and he claimed it immediately. "We're here!" he flashed his pearly whites at his wife then exited the car. Bella followed him and he took her hand in his own. "Welcome to Seattle!"

Bella appreciated big cities as she was so used to the small one they lived in. "What are we doing here?" she asked inquisitively.

"Date weekend remember?" Jacob winked then led Bella across the street to the Seattle Aquarium.

Neither had ever been to an aquarium, but both loved animals especially sea creatures. Which is why Jacob had chosen that place to visit. It had very high reviews online and he wanted Bella to have a special weekend full of awe and excitement.

The aquarium was beautiful and full of the most vibrant colored fish that Bella had ever seen in her life. Different shapes and sizes, some even looked like they were from a different planet with how strange their body was shaped. The aquarium even had a capacious tunnel made of glass.

As the pair walked through it, they could see sharks swim beside and over them. Bella never thought that she would be able to see such creatures up close. They looked so majestic in the water, even docile. The sharks swam beside the fish not even trying to attack or eat them. She marveled at the sea creatures, even placing her hand on the glass when one swam by and paused to look at her before continuing on it's merry way.

A sign at the end of the tunnel told patrons that the 'Feed an Otter' exhibit was open from 2-6. Bella exchanged glances with Jacob before leading the way to the otters.

The otter petting exhibit was nearly filled to capacity with people trying to play with or feed the otters. Bella realized with chagrin that the exhibit was going to close in ten minutes as she and Jacob had spent almost two hours wandering around the aquarium. "Darn, I don't think we'll be able to play with any of them." Bella murmured, looking at the long and chaotic line of people.

"I'm sorry Bella. Maybe we can come back some other time." He threw out the suggestion even though they both knew it was unlikely. An announcer sounded over PA and alerted everyone that the aquarium would be closing soon so to wrap up their activities and begin to vacate the building. "Ready to head out?" Jacob asked once the announcer had finished talking.

Bella was just about to respond when someone bumped her roughly. She glanced over and found a brawny guy who had linked arms with a tall, blonde woman. Both were familiar faces and Bella found a smile stretching across her face. "Emmett? Rosalie?"

The duo looked at Bella and broke apart immediately. "Bella!" Emmett crushed her in a hug before being pushed aside by Rosalie who gave Bella a much more gentle hug. "What are you doing here?" Emmett asked her, then noticed Jacob and sent him a greeting as well.

"Jacob took me on a date weekend." Bella told them bashfully.

Emmett stood beside Jacob and slung an arm across his shoulder. "Well aren't you a romantic?"

"Well," Jacob side-eyed Emmett. "I'm going out of town next week for a little while and I wanted to do something special for Bella before I left."

Rosalie glared at Emmett. "Why can't you ever do anything sweet like that for me?" she crossed her arms indignantly.

Emmett gaped at his wife, leaving Jacob's side and hurrying back to the blonde. "We're on a date right now. Speaking of which," he turned his attention back to Bella and Jacob. "Would you like to join us for dinner? We have reservations at a restaurant and right after is a comedy show."

Bella was charmed by the idea, but didn't know if Jacob felt the same way. She looked up at him for agreement and he seemed just as delighted by the idea. "Sure, but I hope it's not too expensive." Jacob patted his pocket that contained his wallet.

"Nonsense." Rosalie waved away his concerns. "We're paying for it of course. After all, we invited you."

Bella became flustered over their kindness. "Wait, I don't know. We can't let you do that." she tripped over her words and many of them clashed together making half of her sentence jibberish.

Rosalie merely laughed airily and rested a hand on the brunette's shoulder. "It'll be our pleasure. Plus we need to catch up."

Emmett and Rosalie led Bella and Jacob to their limo waiting in the parking lot. "Would you like to ride in the limo with us? We can have our spare driver drive your car to the restaurant."

"Sure!" Jacob tossed Emmett the keys, then climbed into the limo after Bella.

It was a lavish limo like one from the movies. Bella felt posh and fancy as they rode to the restaurant in such an elegant way. Upon arriving, they were led inside a building and followed closely behind Emmett and Rosalie. The restaurant happened to be a gourmet restaurant with food prices starting in the double digits, ending all the way in the thousands. If Bella and Jacob had to pay for their own food, they would've had to share an entree. So the couple were grateful that Rosalie had offered to pay.

Once the four had placed their orders, Emmett sipped from his glass of wine and smiled at Bella. "So how has life been? I haven't seen you since…" Emmett's smile faltered. "Sorry, I didn't mean to dredge up bad memories." Rosalie kicked her husband under the table and glared at him angrily.

"Oh don't worry, I'm over that. The abuse I suffered with your brother...Edward, it's in the past now." Bella reached out and covered Jacob's hand with her own. "I'm with a man who loves me and would never hurt me." Bella turned her head away from everyone at the table to regain her composure. She was becoming emotional over thoughts of her past and present.

Before an awkward silence could befall the table, Rosalie turned to Jacob and directed the conversation his way. "So how is life for you?"

Jacob smiled, thinking about how the last six years that he had known Bella and how they had been the best for him. "I didn't think I'd take to married life so well but I love it." Jacob turned to Bella and squeezed her hand. "I love you." he kissed his wife's cheek gently and a rosy glow tinted her cheeks. "Oh, we've started a family. We have a daughter now."

Rosalie gasped in excitement. "How wonderful! Having children is always a joy. Even if it can be stressful."

"How's the money treating you?" Emmett winked at couple who looked at him sheepishly. "Oh did you run out? I can give you more." He whipped out his checkbook and prepared to scribble an expansive amount of money.

"No, it's okay!" Bella shook her head at Emmett. "We're doing just fine. Please, we don't need your money."

Emmett cocked a brow in surprised confusion, but put away his checkbook. "Well alright." His phone suddenly rang and Emmett excused himself to answer the call.

Rosalie watched him leave and her lips descended into a frown. "Always working." she sighed, then returned to her guests. "Well you aren't the only ones to have started a family." Rosalie reached into her bra and pulls out her phone. She quickly pulled up a picture of her two sons playing in a park and showed Bella and Jacob. "The eldest is five, his name is Collin, the youngest is three and his name is Peter."

"Oh Rosalie. They are beautiful." Bella smiled at how the children were extremely blonde, taking after their mother. But their faces held qualities of their father. "I'm so happy for you."

Rosalie put away her phone and blushed with pride. "They can be quite a handful, but they are the light of my life." Rosalie grabbed her glass of wine and took a deep gulp. "Living in California has been really nice. What about you Bella? How is your daughter?"

"Her name is Renesmee and she's four." Bella paused when Jacob pulled out a wallet size picture of Renesmee playing in the sprinklers. "She's a very happy child. We're all happy." Bella nuzzled Jacob's cheek just as Emmett returned.

Emmett made a face at the couple. "Looks like I returned at a lovey-dovey time. Sorry about that guys. There are some issues with the company." Emmett avoided eye contact with Bella and Jacob for a while which put the pair on edge.

Once the food arrived, everyone ate hungrily, and conversation became light. Soon their meals were consumed and Emmett was paying the bill. Bella ended up seeing the total and nearly fainted. It was just over a thousand dollars. Plus Emmett left a $300 tip for their waitress. The woman didn't seem impressed by the tip and didn't even smile or thank Emmett for the amount.

Emmett motioned to his guests. "This way guys, the comedy show is in this restaurant just on the other side."

The three of them followed Emmett through a small hall and into an enclosed room that resembled a bar with a large stage in the front. A man had claimed the stage and was halfway through his routine when they took some seats at a table near the front. The room could hold a couple hundred and seemed to be half filled.

"-Alright so I've been to many colleges. We won't discuss the actual number because it's embarrassing. But that's beside the point. I took this psychology class and we had a new professor. She starts the class by saying 'Everyone who thinks they're stupid, stand up.' After a few seconds of no one standing up, I decide to stand. She looks at me and says 'Do you think you're stupid?' I look her dead in the face and respond 'No ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself.'" The whole room erupts in laughter and even Bella had to cover her mouth as she found the joke to be quite entertaining.

Jacob nudged Emmett who was laughing like it was going out of style. "This guy is a riot!"

Emmett nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I heard he was. It's why I wanted to come tonight."

While they were listening to the man give more stand up comedy, a woman came by and made them drinks. Rosalie ordered a mojito, Bella ordered a blueberry daiquiri, Emmett ordered a beer and Jacob ordered a long island iced tea. Bella side-eyed Jacob guzzling down his high alcohol-content drink. Whenever Jacob became drunk, he got frisky.

Bella nursed her drink and continued to enjoy the show. Meanwhile, Jacob ordered his third drink and rested his hand on Bella's knee. The brunette looked down at the limb and watched as Jacob moved it up and down her thigh slowly. She sighed in content, having consumed just enough alcohol to not mind his affections in public.

Suddenly Emmett received another call and his phone happened to ring loudly.

The man giving his stand up paused in whatever joke he was telling and made a face. "Shit, I haven't heard a ring-tone like that since I was visiting my 80 year old grandma and she was playing a song her dad wrote in the 1800's. I'll bet you're using a flip phone old geezer."

Emmett ignored the man but answered the phone and hurried out of the room so as not to distract the other guests any longer. Rosalie watched him leave and ordered another drink. "This is not the way I wanted the date to go." she admitted aloud.

"Is he always so busy?" Bella asked the blonde whose mood had dropped significantly.

Rosalie scowled at her drink and downed it quickly. "Yeah. But this is ridiculous. He told his company not to bother him today."

Emmett returned just as the show ended. Everyone was clapping and whistling as the man gave a bow and exited the stage.

"Where did you go? You've been gone for almost twenty minutes. The show is over!" Rosalie tried to contain her annoyance but venom was seeping into her tone. "What's so important that they keep calling you?"

Emmett seemed to not hear his wife. He merely turned to Jacob and Bella with a solemn face. "I'm really sorry."

Bella looked at Rosalie then shifted her attention back to Emmett. "Why"

Emmett seemed to be deliberating with himself whether he wanted to say something or not. He fiddled with his fingers and looked down at his feet. "I've been called away on business."

Rosalie stood up from her seat and shoved Emmett's shoulder roughly. "What?! Are you kidding me right now?" She slapped down a hundred dollar bill on the table to cover the drinks then stormed out of the room. A few onlookers watched her then stared at Emmett nosily.

Emmett ignored the onlookers but lowered his voice so that only Bella and Jacob could hear him. "I'm really sorry to have to leave on such short notice…"

Bella didn't understand why Emmett seemed so finicky. She didn't mind that they had to leave as it was starting to get late and she wanted to find out what the plan was with Jacob. "Emmett, it's alright. It was nice to see you and Rose again, but I understand if you have to leave." She sent him a small smile that he did not return.

"Yeah...well look. Rose and I were going to stay at the Edgewater hotel, the penthouse suite. But since we're going to have to fly back to California right now, I don't think I'll be able to use my reservations. I don't want it to go to waste as it's a nonrefundable, so would you and Jacob mind taking it for me?" Emmett looked at Bella funnily. Bella almost got the feeling he was still trying to apologize but she couldn't understand why.

"Are you sure?" Bella didn't want to turn down the offer, but she felt like she was imposing by accepting such a gracious and expensive reservation. When Emmett nodded in affirmation, she sighed. "Sure."

Emmett reached into his pocket and pulled out hotel key card. "I'll call ahead when Rose and I are in the limo and change the room to your name. Also, order whatever you want from room service. All expenses paid."

Bella was shocked by Emmett's generosity. "Emmett, this seems like a lot."

"Please let me do this for you." Emmett walked over to her and gave her a bear hug. "It was nice to see you Bella." He pulled away and bit his bottom lip, a frown forming. "I'm so sorry." Emmett tossed Jacob their car keys then hurried out of the room before Bella could ask why.

Jacob had watched the whole exchange with mild amusement. He wasn't drunk, but he was half a drink away from becoming that way. Bella on the other hand, had only finished half of her drink. So while she was near tipsy, she still had her wits. "C'mon Jacob. Let's find this hotel so we can get some rest."

It didn't take them very long to drive to the hotel that Emmett had made reservations. Bella asked the host before exiting the comedy show and she'd given her very clear directions. Upon reaching the hotel Bella nudged Jacob as he had fallen asleep in the twenty minutes it took to arrive there. "Hey, we're here and I just remembered something."

Jacob wiped drool from his mouth. "What?"

"I didn't pack any clothes."

Jacob waved away her concerns. "I packed us a bag. It's in the trunk." he winked at his wife before stumbling out of the car and opening the trunk. Jacob grabbed the bag while Bella joined him. She allowed him to lean on her as they staggered into the hotel and checked in.

The penthouse suit had it's own elevator that the couple were eligible to take using their keycard. Upon entering their room for the night, Bella was in awe. The room had a panoramic view of the city. The large windows throughout showed the sea and the lit up city. It was beautiful and Bella spent a good five minutes staring out of the window.

Being the most expensive room in the hotel, Bella and Jacob could easily tell. They had plush carpet beneath their feet, a king size bed with 100% pure silk sheets, high ceilings with a skylight and even a 90-inch television hanging on the wall across from the bed. The bathroom was one from a movie with it's waterfall shower and and large round bathtub big enough to seat four people comfortably. It even had water jets and flickering light mimicking a hot tub. Bella felt like she had died and gone to heaven when she slipped off her shoes and flopped on the softest bed she'd ever had the pleasure to lay on.

"Oh Jake." she crooned. "This is sensational."

Jacob had sobered up a bit since the car ride and even he could appreciate the room. He also removed his shoes but didn't stop there and unbuttoned his vest and shirt. Once he was down to just his boxer-briefs he stood in front of his wife and smirked. "Ya know Bella," Jacob leaned over her, placing his hands on the bed beside either side if her face. "We have this whole room to ourselves. No Renesmee or neighbors." He dipped down and kissed the tip of her nose. "What do you think about that?"

Bella felt her body warm at her husband's words and she raked her fingers up and down his toned stomach before reaching up and wrapping one arm around his neck to bring him closer. She nipped at his neck and elicited a soft moan from his lips. "Sounds like we're going to have a fun night."