Chapter 7 Teaser: Bella

“Take a shot with me,” I said.

“Are you sure?” He laughed and shook his head.

“Yep. Give it to me.”

He grabbed two shot glasses and poured the liquid in both. He handed one to me and raised his in a toast.

“Merry Christmas,” he mumbled.

“Merry Christmas.”

We both threw the shots back and I winced at the intense burn in my chest.

Edward set his shot glass down beside me and rested his hand on the counter, trapping me between. I didn’t really feel trapped though. I felt…safe.

“So. What do you think of the party?” He asked, taking a sip of his drink.

“It’s nice.”

“Bullshit,” he laughed. “It’s boring.”

“Not anymore.” I smiled and diverted my eyes to the floor.

“Why not?”

“Because I like hanging out with you. You make it…not boring.”

“So I should put that on my resume? I make it not boring?”

“Definitely.” I reached up and ran my fingers through his hair, not liking how it was so done up. It wasn’t that it looked bad; I don’t think Edward could ever look bad, but it just didn’t seem like him. “That’s better.”

He closed his eyes and inched forward a little, almost between my knees. I bit down on my lip and let my hands fall to his shoulders.

“Tell me a secret,” he whispered, echoing my words from the other night.

I pushed myself off the counter and wedged myself next to him. I smiled and perked up on my tiptoes. “I think you have a nice ass too,” I whispered into his ear. I stepped to the side and walked away.

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“Why don’t you read me some of that book of yours?” He flopped down on the bed and rested his arms behind his head.

“I don’t think you’ll like it.” I laid down beside him and grabbed the book.

“Try me.” He smiled and turned towards me.

I sighed and opened to the first page. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune must be in want of a good wife…”

I read for what seemed like hours and he seemed like he was generally interested. Or maybe he was just really good at pretending but I could have sworn he was hanging on every word I said.

I found myself stealing glances at him and smiling. His eyes were slightly glazed over, his lips parted. It was the type of expression I could melt into and float away in. It made you feel like you’re the only one he’s ever looked at that way, like it was stored away and pulled out just for you.

I set the book down and turned towards him. “Tell me a secret.”

“Like what?” He murmured.

I scooted closer to him. “Tell me your secret Edward.”

He smiled and I knew he wasn’t going to give in. “I’ll tell you a secret.” He lowered his voice. “When I was ten Alice dressed me up in girl clothes and makeup.”

“Why?” I laughed.

“Because she was like eight and super annoying.”

“Yeah. Hard to imagine huh?” I smiled and looked down at his lips. I inched forward, listening to his breathing. I’d told myself to leave it alone, that he didn’t deserve to deal with all my baggage, but every time I was near him I felt pulled to him. Like gravity. I found myself wanting to reach out and touch his lips, just to see if they were as soft as they looked.

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Eek! : D Edward wanted me to tell you that if you have friends who aren't reading about him make sure to tell them about him. You know his ego is about to take a beating because he's taking his work off the streets. Help a guy out. Leave him some love.

Chapter 5 Teaser: Bella

I turned on the ice-cold water and stuck my feet under it, gasping at the temperature. My toenails were shot to Hell, bloody and bandaged from all the trauma. I’d have to try and wrap them better.

I winced as I reached down and started massaging my feet.

“Bella?”

I panicked and tried to pull my damaged feet out of plain sight.

“What the hell did you do to your feet?” Edward was suddenly beside me, his hair sticking out in all directions. He bent down and brushed my pajama pants back, uncovering my feet. “Jesus…”

“They’re fine.”

“They’re not fine. What the fuck are you doing that’s causing this?” He glared up at me, almost like he was genuinely pissed.

“It’s none of your business.”

“None of my business? You’re hurting yourself Bella.”

“It’s not like that.”

“Then what’s it like? Tell me.” He ran his fingers gently across my feet, tenderly caressing the skin.

“I thought you all left,” I said, chewing anxiously on my lip.

“They were going too fucking early for me. I wanted to sleep a little more. I’m meeting up with them.”
I stood up and tried to avoid letting the pain show in my face.

“What’d you do, tell Alice you were going to the museum again to get out of it?” He asked.

“So what if I did?”

“You know all this lying is going to blow up in your face eventually.”

“Why do you care?” I spun around. “Why does any of this matter to you?” He was starting to piss me off with his interrogation. I didn’t owe him anything. I barely knew him.

“No fucking clue.” He walked back in the bathroom and closed the door. I heard the shower start and I went back into my room, not bothering to close the door.

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(Note: Please ignore the ring on his finger, this picture was just too perfect besides that to pass up. There are no nuptials happening haha)

Chapter 4 Teaser

“Let me get you some blankets,” Bella said softly, opening the hallway closet. She pulled out some more pillows and a few blankets. “You could always use the couch cushions for a bed,” she shrugged.

“I’ll try that. Thanks.” I smiled as she disappeared into her room and closed the door.

I attempted to make myself a make-shift bed out of the cushions, just like Bella had suggested. I guess it was alright. Emmett and Rose were already settled in on the couch so I turned off the light, pulled my shirt off and tried to get comfortable on my shitty bed. It was kind of ridiculous when you thought about it. I was the original guest here and somehow I ended up on the damn floor.

“Come on baby,” Emmett purred. “Edward’s asleep.”

“No I’m not!” I yelled. “I’m not asleep.”

“Okay well he won’t listen.”

I grabbed my pillow and held it around my head, trying to block out the sounds I knew were about to happen. They were like fucking animals.

“For fucks sake!” I sighed. I got up and pulled a blanket and pillow with me as I started towards the hallway. I knew better than to knock on Alice’s door. Even though I was pissed it was happening, I knew they were probably doing the same thing I was trying to get away from.

I took a tentative step towards Bella’s door and knocked.

“Uh…come in,” she said softly.

I opened the door and peeked my head inside. She was sitting on the edge of the bed, her backpack sitting by her feet. She was going to sneak out again.

“Going somewhere?” I asked, cocking my eyebrow.

“No,” she lied.

“Listen I know you said you wanted your space and I get that, but everyone else in this apartment is having sex and I really don’t want to be in the room while that’s happening.”

“Oh.”

“Can I sleep on your floor?”

“Of course.” She sighed and laid back in her bed.

I smiled and closed the door behind me. I didn’t bother bringing the couch cushions because I just wanted to get the fuck out of there. I stumbled a little as I walked over to the empty space beside her bed.

“Sorry I’m a little drunk,” I laughed.

Chapter 3 Teaser

I waited until her room was silent before I grabbed my bag and slipped out again. I needed to hit the store before it closed to buy some more brown. I couldn’t get her damn eyes out of my head and I knew that’s what would come out once I started working.

I grabbed a few different cans and set them up on the counter. The clerk looked at me a little weird, probably suspicious that I was making frequent visits to his store late at night.

I paid for the merchandise and headed outside, slipping it in my backpack as soon as I left. I bypassed the street I’d taken last time and kept walking, hoping to find somewhere else.

It was dark. You would have expected the streets to be less chaotic than they were during the day, but its all bullshit. This is the New York most tourists don’t see, the part that they don’t want to see. It wasn’t necessarily terrible, but it wasn’t glamorous either.

I passed what I was sure was a drug deal happening and turned down the next street. It was a small alley between two buildings and seemed to be perfect for what I needed. I wasn’t planning on doing this outside much more. I was going to try something a little different, but this would always be my home. The alleys, deserted streets, roofs of abandoned buildings. It’s where it all started.

I pulled my hood up and threw my headphones in as I set my bag down. I unzipped it and pulled out all of my cans, lining them all up in a row. I grabbed the brown, just like I knew I would and started working. It was almost like her stare was completely engrained in my brain. When I shut my eyes, hers were all I could see and it scared me. I didn’t know what it meant but I was hoping by getting it out I would get her out of my system.

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Blinkie Issue

It's come to my attention that some of you can't see the Blinkie. I'm not sure what's going on with that, it works fine for me on both the blog and thread but there is something obviously not right. Sorry about that, I had no idea. Try this one and see if this works for you so you can at least see it.