Chapter Seven - 72nd & Central Park West

Disclaimer: Twilight and all characters belong solely to Stephenie Meyer.

BPOV

I was still reeling from Alice’s statement, when Edward dropped me off later that evening. Edward promised to call when he went on break. I made my way upstairs and before I opened the door, I heard voices coming from inside. Jacob was home.

I walked in and Jacob, his friend, Quil, and another girl I didn’t recognize were sitting around the couch playing video games.

“Hey Quil. Jacob…” I called out.

“Bella…”

I waited patiently, expecting him to introduce me to the girl. I raised my eyebrow at him and darted my eyes to her.

“Oh… Bella, Leah…Leah, Bella, my roommate.”

“Hi Bella,” she said eyeing me.

“Hi...Well, I’m going to my room, have a goodnight.”

Well, wasn’t that an interesting turn of events. I knew Quil had a girlfriend; so obviously, Leah was here with Jacob and judging by the way she looked at me, he must have filled her in on some details of our non-relationship. Either that or she was sizing up the competition… and thankfully, there was none here.

I stripped out of my clothes deciding to take another shower. I stood in the tub letting the warm water wash over me. My mind went back to what Alice said and the previous night. There was no way Edward could possibly be thinking of a future with me. I met him two weeks ago and that encounter was a disaster. Then, I saw him again, but as my doctor. So, let’s recap…He was a doctor, I was a broke law student. He was rich, I most definitely was not. Doctor… patient… We were complete opposites. It couldn’t work. But then he asked me out and I said yes without hesitation. Let’s be honest though, he asked me out because he had pity on me.

Granted what followed was certainly unexpected. The need to be with him was so overwhelming, I had to take my chance on the train, show him I wanted him, needed him. I honestly didn’t know what came over me. I had never done that before. Then at his apartment, the attention he gave me, or rather my nether region was amazing. I saw the lust and desire he had in his eyes. It seemed as though he wanted to reciprocate that same want and need I had exhibited earlier.

Meeting Alice totally threw me for a loop. I’d known him for two weeks, we had an entirely intimate night and he was already introducing me to his family? I wondered what he said to Alice. “Oh Alice, this is the girl that gave me great head on the train. I barely know her, but you should meet her.”

Alice and Jasper were, admittedly, one of the best couples I had ever met, but it was obvious I didn’t belong, especially when she started talking about my clothes. I could never be good enough for Edward. Yet, they were still so welcoming as if I was part of the family already. I missed that from my own family. I really only had Emmett now, so it felt good to have that comfort you only feel from people that love you.

Oh well, I was calling this as was - an amazing fling with my doctor. End of story. Besides, I had to still concentrate on the upcoming bar exam, I couldn’t get involved in any kind of relationship, fling or otherwise. Right?

I was pulled out of my thoughts when the water turned cold. I finished up in the bathroom and decided I should get started on my studying. I heard the voices still outside, so I didn’t bother leaving my room. I needed to talk to Jacob, but not in front of his friends.

I was focusing on the material in one of my many study guides, when I was startled by the buzzing of my cell phone. It was a text from Rosalie.

Edward just walked by looking like he’s on cloud nine.
What did you do to him? ;-)

I sent back my reply.

Nothing as far as I know.

Within seconds she responded.

Bullshit. He’s positively glowing. It’s disturbing actually. I’m calling
on my break. You WILL give details.

I rolled my eyes. Here was another one that I barely knew but was apparently making herself quite comfortable in my personal life. I guess I didn’t mind so much. Things seemed to be progressing quite nicely, if not quickly, between her and Emmett. I’d have to remember to ask her about that later.

I continued to study, not realizing that I had dozed off until my phone rang waking me up. I checked the caller ID. Rosalie.

“Hey Rose,” I said groggily.

“Were you sleeping?”

“Yeah. I dozed off while studying.”

“Oh. Well, that’s ok…So what’s going on with you and Edward?”

She really just cuts to the chase, huh? I sat up a little more on my bed before speaking. “Well, as I said before…nothing.”

“Geez Bella, I know you for all of a week and I can already tell when you’re bullshitting me. Now… in the weeks I’ve known Cullen, he never looked this happy. As a matter of fact, he looked downright miserable.”

I sighed into the phone. “Honestly, Rose, I don’t think much will happen between us. We went to dinner, I ended up at his place and…”

“Wait…What??? Bella, that’s huge! How could you hold back on me?” she shrieked into the phone.

“Ow, Rose, that was my ear.”

“Sorry. But seriously, that should have been the first thing you told me. So…what did you guys do?” I could tell by her tone, that her mind was in the gutter.

“Ummm…nothing. We didn’t want the night to end, so he took me back to his place instead of mine so we could avoid Jacob.” I lied, but she really didn’t need to know the sordid details.

“You’re bullshitting me again. You don’t go home with the sex on legs that is Edward Cullen and not do anything. But since you claim that you did nothing, you can tell me what his place looks like, right?” She asked knowingly.

Shit, that was a trick question and I realized now that I didn’t see much of his place other than his bedroom…

“Bella???” she said impatiently

“It was big.”

She laughed. “Oh, I’m sure it was.”

Ugh, I wish I could take that back. As if knowing I needed to be saved, the other lined beeped and it was Edward. Thank god. I could end this torturous conversation.

“Rose, I have to get the other line.”

“Hmmm… Let me guess, Cullen?”

“Yeah…Bye…” and I switched over. “Hey.”

“Hey yourself.” I could hear him smiling on the other end. “Talking to Rose, were you?”

“Yeah, how-”

He laughed, “I’m standing in front of her right now.”

“Oh, okay… So, how’s work? How many people did you save so far?” I inquired.

I felt my heart beating faster than usual. I noticed even when speaking to Rose, that my pulse would quicken at the sound of his name. It was almost uncontrollable and I was sure Edward could hear it too.

“…he’ll recover nicely.”

Shit I missed what he said. “That’s good,” I replied, hoping it was the right thing to say.

“Yes, it’s very good, but I didn’t call you to talk about my patients,” he said sternly.

“Oh? What did you call for then?”

“I missed you. I haven’t stopped thinking about you and I wanted to hear your voice.” I smiled. He always knew what to say.

“Really? You’re just saying that,” I said trying to brush off his comment.

“Ummm…no.” He sounded confused. “You are very special, Bella. I like spending time with you. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“In that case, I miss you too,” I said.

He chuckled. “Bella, you don’t have to indulge me. I’m sure you’re too busy with your studying to miss me. It’s okay.”

Busy studying…sure, but hardly concentrating since my mind was filled with visions of Edward. “No. I’m not indulging you. I really do miss you too.”

“Good because I want to see you again soon. My next day off you’re all mine again.” I felt the blood rush to my face at his hidden suggestion. “Hey, love, I’m needed in the OR.”

“Oh, okay.”

“Goodnight. Sweet dreams.”

“’Night.”

I looked at the clock and saw that it was almost two in the morning. I shoved my books off the bed, shut off the lamp and fell asleep.

~*~

A week went by and I hadn’t seen Edward. He did call me every day to tell me he missed me. Work picked up considerably for him and he hadn’t been able to get a free day for himself. He assured me that he would make up those days with me. I could only wish.

I had to visit him today, as a patient, to check up on my arm. I was looking forward to seeing him. I had to admit it was difficult being without him and my dreams had only intensified after our session, but it still felt nothing like the real thing.

I arrived promptly at the hospital for my appointment. I saw Rosalie, who was working in outpatient care for the day.

“Hey Bella, how are you?”

“I’m good. Here for my checkup and a couple of more x-rays.”

“Hmmm…is that all?” She gave me a knowing look.

“Yes, Rose…I-” I was interrupted by two warm arms snaking around my waist and a soft wet kiss on my neck. I closed my eyes in pleasure.

“Mmmm…Bella…you smell so good,” the silky voice whispered in my ear. I swear, he could have bent me over right then and I wouldn’t have cared.

“Edward…” he turned me around and gave me a gentle kiss on my lips.

“Bella, love, I won’t be able to see you today.” I pouted. I was hoping for a few minutes with him. He placed his thumb on my bottom lip and slowly caressed it. “No pouting. I wish I could stay, but we’re swamped with surgeries today. Dr. Berger will take care of you.”

“Okay. I just…”

“I know.” He pulled me closer. “I miss you too.”

“Ahem,” someone cleared their throat behind us. Edward turned around.

“Oh. Dr. Berger,” Edward said moving away. “This is your lovely patient. Please take good care of her for me.”

“Always, Dr. Cullen. Come with me, Ms. Swan. Let’s check that arm of yours.”

I gave Edward another quick peck and followed Dr. Berger. My cast was removed and my arm was x-rayed. The doctor told me that my arm was healing well and I would have another four weeks with the cast and most likely some light physical therapy.

I didn’t see Edward again as I left, but I gave Rose a quick bye and made my way back home. Jacob was home when I stepped into the apartment. Finally. He barely registered my arrival though.

“Jacob?” I cautiously asked.

“Yeah?” He was playing his Playstation and didn’t take his attention off the game.

“I want to talk to you...about us.” I moved to the couch and sat down next to him, my right leg coming under me as I faced him. The tension was already building in the room.

“Okay. Talk.” He still wasn’t looking at me.

“Jake, I need you stop playing so we can really talk about what’s going on.”

“Fine,” he huffed, pausing the game and finally turning to me. “What do you want?”

“Don’t make this harder than it needs to be.”

“Alright, alright. Sorry.”

I took a deep breath. “I’m sorry.”

“What exactly are you apologizing for, Bells?” he asked sounding annoyed.

“I’m sorry for not realizing your feelings for me and not being able to reciprocate them.”

He sighed. “You didn’t do anything wrong. You’ve always been a good friend. Yes, you were a little blind, but I should have been more straight-forward with you from the beginning.”

“How long have you felt this way about me?”

“Since freshman year in high school,” he said so low, I could barely hear him.

“Since ninth grade?”

“Yeah. Do you remember when you came over that first day of school?” I nodded. “You were crying up a storm because that bitch Lauren found about you being a little clumsy and decided she was going to keep tripping you whenever she saw you. You came running over to my dad’s and all you wanted was for me to hold you and make you feel better. I loved every second of it. I loved how vulnerable you were and you chose me to protect you. I didn’t want it to end. That’s when I realized I fell in love with you.”

I looked up at Jacob, his face full of emotions, love, confusion, fear. “Jake, I didn’t realize…”

“Don’t fuss. It’s okay. I should have figured out that you didn’t share the same feelings long ago and let it go, but I was still hoping against hope that you’ll feel some kind of connection. Then you were with Mike.” He spoke his name in disgust.

I groaned. “Let’s not go there, please?” I pleaded.

He nodded. “I wanted to bash his brains in for what he did to you, but I didn’t want to lose you as a friend. Doesn’t matter, you did what you had to do. But now there’s Edward.”

“Edward’s a great guy. You really ought to give him a chance. You’ll like him. Besides, he went to school with Emmett and they were best buddies then. So you know he has to be good, especially to put up with Emmett.”

“Sure, sure. I know you’re right, but I’m just upset that you fell for this guy in twenty minutes and I got nothing after twenty years.”

“Jacob, that’s not true. I absolutely love you…just not in the way that you want me to, but I will always love you. You’re like my brother.”

He flinched at the last word, turning away from me. “Brother, right…”

“Jake…”

“Listen, Bells…I will try…for you…Anyway, I met someone and I’m really liking her. So maybe this is for the best anyway.”

“Leah?” I asked

He nodded confirming my early suspicions. “Yeah, Leah. She’s really great…beautiful, too. I really miss being around her.”

I smiled. “That’s great, Jacob! I’m sure she’ll make you happy.”

“I think she will, too. Look, I’m not mad at you and I’m sorry for my behavior. Can you forgive me?”

I furrowed my brows in concentration pretending to think about his request. “Hmmm…” I grinned. “Of course, Jake. What kind of friend would I be if I didn’t? I’m glad we spoke.”

“Me too.”

We leaned into each other and hugged.

~*~

EPOV

The weekend was finally approaching. I had not seen Bella, except when she came in for her appointment and then I was so busy I couldn’t even take care of her myself. I did have Sunday free though, so I called her on my break so we could make plans.

“So, Bella, you’ve lived here longer than I have. What’s good to do in the city?”

“There’s plenty to do, but I’m not sure what you like.”

“Well…”

“Hold that thought, someone’s at the door,” she interrupted.

“Who are you talking to?” I heard the voice on the other end ask, unmistakably Emmett’s.

“That’s none of…HEY! GIVE ME BACK THE PHONE!”

“Hello?”

“Hey Emmett,” I laughed. “Giving Bella a hard time?”

“You know it. It’s what big brothers are for anyway. You’re just the man I wanted to speak to, so this is perfect.”

“Oh yeah? What can I do for you?”

I could hear Bella’s protestations in the background. “Simmer down, Bells. You’ll talk to him in a minute,” he said to an obviously agitated Bella. “Listen, I’m trying to start a touch football team and I wanted to know if you could play on Sunday.”

Well, that certainly gave us something to do on Sunday, but I did want to spend it alone with her. “How long will the game be?”

“About two hours, tops. The game starts at twelve and if you can bring anyone that would be great. We can always use more players.”

“Let me check with Bella, can you put her on again please?”

“Sure, take care Cullen.” There was some rustling as the phone was handed back to my girl.

“Hey.”

“So, did you hear what Emmett said?”

“Yes. If you want to play, that’s fine. We can always do something after.” Well, she certainly made things easier.

“Okay, but only if you’re there to cheer me on,” I added.

“Of course, I’ll be there. I’ll wear my skimpiest cheerleading outfit,” she giggled. Thoughts of Bella in an outfit did nothing for my libido.

“You’re bad…”

“Of course,” she said seductively.

“I have to go before I end up over there. I’ll speak to you later. I’ll see you on Sunday.”

“Okay. See you Sunday.”

After I hung up with her, I gave Jasper a call and told him about the game. He finally had some downtime as well so he was up for it. I told him to be sure to bring Alice. I mentioned the game to a couple of other doctors who I knew also had Sunday off and they were just as eager to shed some frustration as well.

~*~

Sunday rolled around and I was meeting everyone at Seventy-Second Street and Central Park West. We would find a field from there once everyone arrived. I was anxiously waiting for Bella. I hadn’t been with her properly in two weeks, though it felt like forever. The last time I saw her, aside from her checkup was at my sister’s place.

I remember her reaction when Alice mentioned children. Bella was shocked as hell and I was sure had been wondering where our relationship was going. Our conversations had been limited because of my work so we hadn’t been able to discuss anything. I just hope she didn’t think I was neglecting her in any way.

I walked up to the Seventy-Second Street entrance to the park. Garrett and Eric, the other surgeons, were already there. We spoke about the hospital and our surgeries as we waited for everyone else to join us.

“Cullen! Glad to see you could make it.” Emmett bellowed as he approached with Rosalie in tow.

“Hey Emmett! Hey Rose!” I waved to them. I introduced them to my co-workers.

“Bella’s not here yet?” Emmett asked. I shook my head. “That’s odd. She’s always early.”

“She does have a broken arm, that could slow her down considerably,” I stated.

“True…” I noticed that Emmett was struggling a bit with the big equipment bag he had along with a smaller duffle bag. I offered to help with the bags and he quickly handed me the equipment bag. I glared at him and he gave me a goofy grin in return.

“Alice and Jasper should…”

“Edward! We’re here!” Alice exclaimed as she and Jasper approached. “It took a while to find parking, but we managed to find one just a little way down the block.” I gave Alice a one-armed hug.

My concern for Bella was growing. If Emmett said she was always early, she should have been at the park. Everyone was pretty much here already. I called her cell and it went straight to voicemail. Maybe she was stuck on the train again. I knew I should have picked her up. I began running my hand through my hair, a sure sign I was worried and my ever observant sister noticed.

“Are you okay?” she asked.

“Bella’s not here yet and Emmett said she’s never late for anything,” I said pulling at my hair some more.

Alice took hold of my hand. “Before you lose that beautiful mane of yours, calm down. I’m sure there’s an explanation. Perhaps she’s on the train. Or maybe she had a hard time looking for an outfit for today.”

I rolled my eyes. “Alice, you know she’s not into clothes like that, but I do hope you’re right.”

“Speak of the devil and the devil shall appear.” I turned to follow her gaze and just as if the clouds opened, there was Bella. She looked beautiful in her khaki shorts and blue tank top. I really liked blue on her. Her hair was pulled up into a messy ponytail. Simple, but sexy. I ran over to her immediately and wrapped my arms around her, placing a small kiss on her luscious lips.

“A little overeager are we?” she laughed.

“Sorry, I was just worried. What took you so long?” I pulled back, placing a strand of hair behind her ear.

She pointed to her left and Jacob was standing with two other men. “I had to convince the three stooges over there to come and play. They were being brats.”

“I see. So what did you say that made them come around?”

“I promised to cook for them for the next two weeks.”

“Mmmm… yeah. That can make anyone change their mind,” I said remembering the meal she made at Alice’s.

She gestured over to them and they came closer. “Edward, this is Quill and Ben, friends of Jacob and of course, you know Jake.” I shook their hands, Jacob giving me a small scowl. This was going to be a long game.

I turned back to everyone else and we were all ready to head into the park and start playing. We found an empty area fairly quickly.

Alice, Rosalie and Bella were our designated cheerleaders. It seemed as though Rose and Alice hit it off well, as they were talking animatedly about something. I was guessing Bella, considering how much she was cringing. She was cute when she was agitated. She caught my eyes and I smiled. She rolled her eyes and smiled back. Yep, they were definitely talking about her.

Emmett called out the instructions. We were playing shirts versus skins, my team, consisting of me, Emmett, Jasper and Garrett, being skins. Jacob, Quil, Ben and Eric were shirts. We discarded our shirts. I handed my shirt to Bella, watching as her eyes grew wide at my now bare form. I was grateful for all the time I spent in the gym. Her face turned a delicate shade of pink as she blushed.

Emmett continued with the rules. We would play a regular game of football, but play ended when the ball carrier was touched and there would be no tackling. I was fast and agile so I knew that we had this game in the bag as long as I had the ball.

We had possession of the ball first. Emmett played quarterback and handed me the ball for the opening play of the game. I gained twenty yards. I turned to the girls and saw them jumping up and down. I made eye contact with Bella, smiled and bowed for her. She giggled at my little performance.

The next couple of plays went the same way, either I gained a lot of yards or Emmett threw to Garrett or Jasper. We eventually scored quickly. Jacob’s team couldn’t get very far during their turn. My speed and Emmett’s strength kept them from moving too far and we soon had ball control again.

We went through similar plays the second go around. When Emmett handed me the ball though, I didn’t get very far when I was knocked back on my ass by Jacob.

“Easy man. It’s touch football, not tackle,” I said picking myself up and dusting off my shorts.

“Right…sorry…” I shook my head letting him know it was no big deal.

“What’s his problem?” Jasper asked as we came to a quick huddle.

“Don’t know. Come on, let’s just play.”

Emmett threw the ball to me and while still in the air, I was hit full force getting the wind knocked out of me. I lay on my back for a few seconds to recover.

“What the fuck is wrong with you Jake?” Emmett boomed.

“Nothing’s wrong. Sorry…I just got a little carried away. You okay man?” He asked looking at me. I had already gotten up and was bent over with my hands on my knees.

“Yeah. I’m fine. It’s cool.” I knew he did it on purpose, and as much as I wanted to retaliate, I didn’t want to do anything that would upset Bella so I just took it in stride.

“Do that shit again and I’m tearing you a new one.” Emmett told Jacob. “You sure you’re okay, Cullen?”

I nodded and took some deep breaths. “Yeah. I’m fine.” I looked over at Bella whose face was contorted with a mixture of concern for me and anger at Jacob. She caught me staring and I mouthed to her that I was fine and flashed my famous grin. She smiled in return and relaxed a bit.

We finished our turn without anymore incidents. The next two quarters were uneventful with neither team scoring.

The last quarter we had the ball again. Emmett faked a pass to Jasper and tossed the ball to me. I was flying down the field virtually unstoppable. All of a sudden, I felt strong hands on me throwing me to the ground. What the fuck? I was on my feet again in a heartbeat about to kick Jacob’s ass when I heard Bella’s voice screaming.

“Jacob Black! What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” She shoved him hard with her good hand.

“I…I…” he stammered

“’I…I...’ what? Spit it out, Jake! You could have really hurt him.” Tears were starting to roll down her eyes.

“Bells, I’m sorry.”

“Bullshit.”

“Really I am. I just wanted to let your little boyfriend know what he’ll have to face if he ever hurts you,” he said glaring at me.

She slapped him. I never knew she had it in her, always so unpredictable, but she was absolutely sexy when she was feisty.

“Thank you for your concern, but a couple of things you should know. One, he’s not my boyfriend.” My heart sank at those words, but we definitely needed to discuss our status. “And two, I think I’m highly capable of taking care of myself. I don’t need for you to be my guardian!”

Jacob stared at the ground completely ashamed. Serves him right. “I’m sorry, Bella.”

“Don’t tell me, tell Edward.”

Jacob walked over to me and apologized. I extended my hand. “It’s cool. No harm, no foul.” He shook my hand. “We’ll just move on from here.”

Emmett came over and smacked my back. “I think this game is over for this week.” We all nodded. Jacob, Quil and Ben quickly left the park. I said my goodbyes to Garrett and Eric and told them I’d see them on our next shift. I turned to face everyone else. Bella was surrounded by Rosalie and Alice, their arms wrapped around her as she still cried.

I approached her, grabbing my shirt and drawing her into my arms after getting dressed.

“It’s okay, baby. I’m fine,” I reassured her.

“He could have seriously hurt you, Edward,” she sobbed into my chest.

“But he didn’t.” I pulled away and twirled around. “See, no scratches.” I could see her mouth twitching into a slight smile.

“Still…I just had visions of not having you in my life…”

“I’m not going anywhere. I’m sorry to say, but you’re stuck with me for a long time,” I smirked.

She started to blush again. “Oh..well… ummm…” For someone who was in law school, I found it endearing that she was always at a loss of words when I was around.

I engulfed her in my arms again. “By the way, do you know how fucking adorable you are when you get angry,” I whispered into her ear. “I was having a difficult time controlling myself. I wanted to take you right then.” I heard her breath hitch. I kissed along her neck, up her jaw until I reached her lips. Her mouth was so soft and sweet. I lightly glided my tongue on her bottom lip and she parted her mouth in invitation. My tongue darted in, tasting her. So delicious.

“When you guys are done playing tonsil hockey, let us know, we want to get out of here,” Rosalie interrupted.

I smiled against Bella’s lips and gave her another quick peck before pulling away.

“I’m only a few blocks away, we can all go back to my place for some drinks,” I suggested.

“Sounds good to me,” Emmett agreed.

I placed my arm around Bella’s shoulders, pulling her close as we walked out of the park. I lowered down and whispered, “I can give you a proper tour of my place this time. We can explore new areas…” She immediately went red at my double meaning. I would never get bored of her reactions.

Chapter Six - Spring Street

Disclaimer: Twilight and all characters belong solely to Stephenie Meyer.

EPOV

That was, by far, the sexiest thing that had ever been done to me and I’d had my share of women. My girl had a little freaky side to her and all I could think about at that moment was all the things I could do to her. My cock was getting hard again at my wandering thoughts.

“Edward?” I smiled at Bella who snapped me back to the present. “Where are we going?”

“Well…” I began. “I told you I wasn’t done with you yet, so we’re going to my place.”

“Yes,” she said impatiently, “but where is that? I need to make sure we’re on the right train.”

“Oh, right…Trump Tower.” Her eyes widened at my reply. “What?”

“N…nothing.” I could tell her mind was working a mile a minute.

“What is it, Bella? Talk to me.”

“Really… It’s nothing.” She forced a smile back at me. Whatever was bothering her, I’d eventually get out of her, but right now I had only one thought on my mind. I nuzzled my nose to her neck.

“So, my sweet little vixen, how much longer until we get to my stop?” I whispered, breathing lightly on her skin.

“Ummm...” she answered, trying to keep herself composed. “Well, we just left Thirty-Fourth Street, so two more stops.”

“Good.” I kissed her sensitive spot at the juncture of her neck and shoulder, watching as her flesh rose at the sensation. “I love how you respond to me. I can’t wait to hear you scream my name.”

She gasped. “Edward…” she lightly pushed me away. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I do have a cast on my arm.”

I chuckled at her feigned innocence, yet she was still beyond sexy. “Bella, you forget that I was the one who put the cast on your arm and as your doctor, I’m telling you, you will be fine. Besides, there are plenty of things that we can do that doesn’t require the use of your arm.” I turned her to face me and placed a soft, chaste kiss on her lips. “Don’t worry.” I really wished the train was still empty.

“This is Fifty-Ninth Street. Transfer is available to the…” the announcer stated.

Bella quickly jumped up from her seat and extend her hand to me. “This is us.”

I followed her out and was finally able to get my bearings on our location. I took over and began to lead her out of the station. On the way, I felt eyes on us and noticed a man strangely leering at us, but particularly at Bella. I narrowed my eyes and let out a low growl at him. I placed a protective arm around Bella’s waist and continued out towards my building.

I waved to the security guard at the reception desk and proceeded to the elevators and pushed the up arrow button. The elevator arrived instantly and we entered. I pressed the number for my floor and then pushed Bella against the back wall. I laid a kiss on her lips and it rapidly grew in intensity, my tongue finding refuge in her mouth, dominating her, tasting her. My hands reached down to the top of her pants, unfastening the button and sliding the zipper down.

“Edward,” she moaned against my lips. I moved my wet kisses down her neck to her sweet spot on her neck again. My goodness if she tasted that good there… I swiftly pushed my hand down the front of her jeans and felt the heat coming from her. I went a little further, cupping her sex in my hand.

“My, my, Bella… wet for me already,” I said, gliding a finger past her lips to feel the moisture dripping from her body.

“Mmmm…” she whimpered, her hips bucking against my hand.

“What do you want me to do, love?” I asked breathlessly into her ear.

All she could manage was another moan. Just then, the doors opened to my floor. I took my hand from her pants and sucked gingerly at the finger that was previously enjoying the warmth of her juices.

“So tasty, just as I thought,” I growled as I pulled her out of the car with my other hand. I guided her to my apartment and as soon as the door closed, I pushed her against it ravishing her lips and tongue so she could taste herself on me.

“Edward?” she half groaned, half questioned.

“Hmmm?” I grunted in reply as I kept assaulting her collarbone with kisses.

“What about my arm?” she gasped out.

“I told you not to worry,” I commanded. I pulled away slightly so I could get a better look at her face. There was a mixture of confusion and lust in her eyes. “Come on,” I growled with ecstasy and lifted her into my arms. I moved us into my bedroom, placing her onto the center of the bed. “I intend to finish what I started in the elevator.”

“Please…” she pleaded. I took that as permission and swiftly slid her jeans down. I worked my way back up to center, kissing and licking up her legs, every bit of her delicious.

She was wearing a navy blue lace thong that was perfectly set against her creamy skin. “Mmmm… I love this color on your, Bella. I want to see it more often.” I nuzzled my nose into her through her thongs. “You smell exquisite.” I wanted every part of her. I wanted to lick her, taste and swallow her. I wanted nothing more than to have her soul at that moment.

I hooked my fingers into the sides of her panties and slid them down, throwing them with her pants. I gently pushed her legs apart, so I could have better access to what was becoming my favorite part of her body. I quickly licked my tongue along her slit inducing a loud gasp from her.

“Bella, you’re even wetter than I thought. How long have you been wet?” I asked then flicked my tongue on her clit, eliciting a small scream.

“Ahhh….mmmm… since you picked me up,” she managed out in between breathes.

“I’m glad I could do that for you,” I smiled, extremely happy that I was the cause of her arousal. I threw her legs over my shoulders, hooking my arms around so I could hold her hips down and freely roam her body. I greedily lapped at her plump lips with my tongue, not wanting to waste any drop of her. I’d truly never tasted anything like this before. I moved my tongue to her entrance, licking around the edges, feeling her squirm against my face. I entered her and tongue fucked her.

“Oh… my… fucking… god, Edward!!! Please don’t stop!” She fisted my hair with her good hand, shoving my face and tongue deeper into her.

“Mmmm…” I hummed into her. I decided to elevate her further and replaced my tongue with one of my fingers, pumping in and out gently moving my tongue back to her clit, licking around the little nub.

“God, more… please… more…” She was insatiable. I added another finger, working it in and out faster.

I snaked my free hand up her stomach, sliding it under her top and to her bra-clad breasts. I cupped her mound, feeling her nipple harden at my touch. She squirmed more with every new sensation I was giving her.

“Edward… I need…more… please…” she gasped.

I pulled her bra down and pinched her free nipple, making her scream out in pleasure. I inserted one more finger into her pussy, filling her as much as I could. She was so tight even around my hand. I could feel her getting closer, her sex contracting around me. I sucked her clit into my mouth and her back arched off the bed. Her juices spilled from her flowing into my mouth as she came for me. I continued tonguing and sucking her clit and she kept writhing under me, screaming my name. As she slowly came down from her climax, I removed my fingers, but kept lapping my tongue, making sure I got every last drop.

I moved up alongside her, licking my fingers, her eyes half-closed watching me. “Edward…” her voice was low and raspy.

“Yes, love?” I asked, wrapping my arms around her, pulling her close.

“No one’s ever done that to me before,” she replied sleepily.

That’s because no one loves you like I do. “Well, I’m glad to have the honor to be the first and hopefully the last.” I said, placing a soft lip on her hair.

“Mmhmmm…” she lazily moaned. Her breathing was slowing as she drifted off into sleep. I watched her again, always peaceful, always beautiful. I never wanted to let her go. I fell asleep soon after with the love of my life in my arms

~*~

BPOV

I had the most vivid dream with Edward. He made me cum harder than I ever had in my life, doing things to me that I could only have dreamed. Amazing…

I took a deep breath through my nose and I was instantly bombarded with unfamiliar scents, not the usual freesia scent of my room. I opened my eyes and realized I didn’t recognize anything around me. It was weird. I knew I didn’t get drunk the night before, but my dream was so real.

I looked down to discover that I only had my top on, but was completely naked from the waist down. I glanced around the room. I was alone on a king size wrought-iron bed, surrounded by mahogany wood furniture. My clothes were strewn on the floor.

“Was last night real? What the hell happened?” I asked out loud.

Suddenly the door opened and I sat up instinctively pulling the covers over my body.

“Bella?” A smiling Edward walked into the room. “Hey there, love. Did you sleep well?” he inquired, sliding into bed next to me.

“Ummm… Edward? Did I dream everything last night?” I looked down at my hand nervously playing with the comforter.

“Well, I certainly hope not. If that was a dream, then you have some serious power if you can drag me into them,” he replied, drawing me into his lap.

“My god,” I said, putting my face into my hand. “What must you think of me?”

“Shhh… love, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about, it was all fantastic and I can’t wait to do it again,” he reassured me.

“But, I’ve never ever done that. You must think I’m some two-bit whore,” I groaned. I couldn’t say that I regretted anything that happened because it was all amazing, but I had only known Edward for a couple of weeks, if that. The last thing I wanted was for him to think I did these things often.

“Bella, stop.” He lifted my face. “Look at me.” I stared into his eyes, his green orbs gazing into mine. “You did absolutely nothing wrong and I loved every minute of it,” he said, placing a strand of hair behind my ear. “I just hoped you enjoyed it as much as I did. And judging by the wet spot you left on my sheets, I’m pretty sure you did.” He grinned, showing me his crooked smile again.

I felt my face turn all shades of red and pink. Edward chuckled, whispering into my ear, “It’s okay. I love your scent. I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

I dropped my head to his shoulder and we stayed quiet for a few minutes.

Edward broke the silence first, “Bella, did you have anything planned for today?”

I shook my head. “No, I didn’t, especially since my movements are limited with this arm.”

“Would you like to spend the day with me? I don’t start my shift until 8pm tonight, so I have some time and I would like to spend it with you.”

“But shouldn’t you rest?” I raised my head to question him.

“I’ve gotten used to not sleeping much because of my work. Plus, I can always take quick naps at the hospital. I just want to be with you as much as possible.”

“I’d love to,” I smiled, and then pursed my lips. I remembered where I was. I wanted to spend the time with him as well, but I didn’t have any clothes with me. I hadn’t exactly planned staying over Edward’s place. Going home would cut into our time together though.

“What’s wrong, Bella?” His eyebrows furrowed.

“I don’t have anything to change into. I should head back to my place. We can-”

“Sure. We can do that. I’ll drive you back to your place and then, perhaps get brunch and take it from there.”

“Oh, umm, okay…” I nodded in agreement. “Sounds like a plan, Mr. Cullen.” I began to scoot myself off the bed when I remembered I had no underwear or pants on. “Umm… can you turn around while I get dressed?” I asked sheepishly.

He gave me a confused look and was about to say something, but shrugged and turned away. I got off the bed and pulled my thongs and jeans back on. “Okay, you can look again.”

“You are something else, Isabella Swan.” He shook his head laughing.

A little while later we were in his car driving back to my place. “Would it be okay if I turned the radio on?” I asked.

“Of course. There should be cd in there already,” he replied without taking his eyes off the road. “These damn New York drivers are all over the fucking place,” he angrily murmured to himself. Wait until he sees the Jersey drivers.

I turned the stereo on and was greeted to one of my favorite classical pieces.

“Oh…I’m sorry, I forgot I left that cd in. If you want to change-”

“No,” I said, cutting him off. “Claire de Lune is one of my favorite pieces. My mom used to play it for me when I was a baby. It’s one of the things I remember most about her.”

“You weren’t close to your mother then?” He questioned, glancing quickly at me.

“No, not really…” I paused to give him directions. “Make a right on Fourteenth Street, that’s the best way to get to my place.

“Thanks…so you were saying?” he prodded me. I didn’t want to scare Edward off with my tales of woe, but for some reason I felt compelled to tell him.

“Well, when my mother found out she was pregnant with me, she left my dad and Emmett behind and moved to Phoenix. She didn’t want to get stuck in a small town with two kids and she was hoping I wouldn’t follow in her footsteps. She felt Emmett would be fine staying with Charlie since he needed the male figure in his life. She had good intentions, but single parenthood apparently proved to be too much for her. She met Phil when I was four and he was constantly traveling. She wanted to be with him, but I was too much of a burden so she took me back to Charlie. He wasn’t too happy about that at first, so he would always send me and Emmett to La Push, the reservation, and that’s where I met Jacob.”

“I’m sorry you had to go through that, Bella,” he said. There was slight tension in his voice and I noticed that he was gripping the steering wheel tightly.

I shook my head. “I hold no resentment towards my mother. She had to do what was right for her. She’s happy and so am I.” He relaxed and reached for my thigh and squeezed gently. I looked out the window and saw that we had arrived at my apartment building and Edward miraculously found a parking spot right in front.

I was a little apprehensive of letting him upstairs because I wasn’t sure if Jacob would be home.

“Don’t worry, I can hold my own against him, but I will be as civil as possible,” Edward said as if reading my mind. I gave him a small smile in return.

Luckily, Jacob was still nowhere to be seen, but there was more evidence that he had been home at some point.

I refreshed myself, showering and brushing my teeth. I changed into another pair of jeans and a red tank top, opting for my low top converse instead of shoes. I needed to be comfortable. When I came out of my room, Edward was on the phone. He saw me and reached out to me, mouthing that he was speaking to his sister, Alice.

“Mmhmmm…yes…you know you’re impossible…fine, fine…we’ll see you in a few,” he rushed her off the phone.

I raised an eyebrow. “So where are going?”

He sighed. “We are going to visit my sister. She’s dying to meet you.”

“No, Edward,” I panicked. “I can’t meet your family like this with my arm in an ugly cast… and my clothes. I - I…”

He pulled me close wrapping me in his arms. “Shhh…It’s okay. First of all, my family doesn’t care about all of that and I know they will positively love you. Second, it’s only Alice and her fiancé, Jasper. She’s going to love you, trust me.” He lifted my chin so I had to look at him. “Trust me?”

I nodded and he kissed my forehead.

“Okay. Let’s go. She’s expecting us in twenty minutes and she hates when people are late.”

~*~

Twenty minutes later, I was attacked by a little spiky-haired pixie. She was all hugs and kisses.

“Bella!!! I’m so glad to finally meet you!!!! We are going to be such good friends!” she shrieked, not letting me go.

I turned to Edward for help and he was standing next to a blonde-haired man, I assumed to be Jasper, both trying to contain their laughter. I rolled my eyes at them.

“Ummm… Alice, I can’t breathe.” For someone so tiny, she was definitely strong.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” she apologized, backing away, but still holding on to my hand. “Come on, let me show you around. Boys, fix us some drinks please,” she commanded as she began the tour of her place.

Alice and Jasper lived in an old converted loft off of Spring Street on Soho, but you could see that a lot of work went into making this almost a mini-mansion. The floors were bamboo, she told me, better for the environment. The walls were made of exposed brick. It had an open layout where the living room and dining room ran together and the kitchen was separated by a huge island. I fell in love with the kitchen.

The bedrooms were huge as well, the master bedroom probably the size of my whole apartment. The last room she showed me was her workroom. She had fabric, design renderings and mannequins everywhere. She turned to me, looking me up and down.

“Hmmm…” she sounded out, her eyebrows furrowing in worry.

“What?”

“We’ll have to work on your wardrobe. I’m coming by your place and I’m assessing the situation.”

“Excuse me? What’s wrong with my clothes?” I asked defensively.

“Well…ummm… nothing…if you’re going to work out, but hanging out is a whole different ballgame.” She looked at the shocked expression on my face. “Sweetheart, don’t worry. I already have everything thought out about what we’re getting you. When will you be available to go shopping?” she asked closing the door to the workroom and heading back to the men.

“Shopping?” I hated to shop. I hated the crowds and trying on clothes.

She chuckled. “That’s what I thought. Ok. I’ll go shopping and just bring everything over.”

I sighed in resignation. “You are relentless, huh?”

“Oh, you don’t even know the half of it.”

Edward and Jasper were animatedly talking about something when we came in. Edward not missing a beat though moved over to make space for me on the loveseat, reaching his hand out to pull me down.

He whispered in my ear, “You look beautiful.” I blushed.

My stomach growled, making its presence known. We had foregone brunch to come straight to Alice’s.

Jasper laughed, “I almost forgot. Alice did say you guys were going to eat here.” He stood up and walked over to the kitchen. He pulled a drawer out and revealed some menus. “Let’s see. Chinese? Indian? Thai? Italian?”

“With such a huge kitchen, you guys don’t cook?” I asked incredulously.

Alice spoke up, “That kitchen is in pristine condition. I think the only action it’s seen was when Jasper and I moved in.” She shrugged. “Jasper knows how to cook, but between our two passions, there’s very little time to do so.”

“Well, if you guys don’t mind and if you have some food, I’ll gladly whip something together. I love cooking and I would absolutely die for a kitchen like yours,” I suggested.

Alice turned to Edward. “You better not mess this up. I’ll be highly upset if I lose out on home cooked meals,” she said indignantly.

Edward grinned, “Don’t worry. I plan on keeping her forever. I will need to start going to the gym more often though.”

“I think we have some food in there somewhere. Make yourself at home,” Alice said to me.

I was so excited, I jumped up, catching my foot on the coffee table and almost tumbling into it, but I was caught by Edward.

“Love, you already have one broken arm, no need to make it two,” he chided.

“Yeah, yeah, but speaking of arms…I’m going to need an extra one, so if you would be so kind as to join me in the kitchen, I’ll greatly show my appreciation later,” I winked.

Edward raised an eyebrow and grinned. “I like the sound of that. Your wish is my command.”

We spent the time cooking and talking to each other. Edward suggested that I tell him more about my life in Forks. So I told him about Angela, the one close friend I had aside from Jacob. If I wasn’t at the reservation then I was at her house. I spoke about the lack of relationships I had. Between Jacob and Emmett it was impossible to sustain anything. I dated Mike Newton for a while and I lost my virginity to him, thought that wasn’t a particularly memorable experience. Really, I just wanted to forget the whole relationship.

“That explains your reactions to my services last night,” he devilishly grinned while cutting up the onions.

I instantly felt the heat in my cheeks as I recalled the previous night’s events. “Please don’t say that too loud,” I said glancing over Alice and Jasper.

“Oh trust me, they are no strangers to bedtime activities,” he laughed.

Alice came over then. “Talking about sex, are we? I want to join in the conversation?” My face only grew redder. “Bella, it’s natural, nothing to be embarrassed about. By the way, I just wanted to say that whatever you’re making smells great, my mouth is watering.”

I kept stirring the pot to beef stew to avoid any eye contact and mumbled a thanks. This was one hell of a family, I’d have to get used to it. I smiled at the thought. Alice had been so welcoming and accepting, treating me as one of her own already. It was a welcome change for me.

Once the food was done, we all sat down to eat, everyone complimenting me on the dish.

“You know, Bella, this is really phenomenal, have you ever considered opening your own restaurant?” Alice asked. “Between you and Jasper, I think we would have a whole menu worked out.”

I shrugged. “I never gave it much thought. I always felt like I needed to finish school, get my law degree and get into some firm afterwards. Cooking was always just a necessary hobby for me.”

“Well, it’s delicious, you really should think about it,” Jasper added.

“At least I know my nieces and nephews will be well fed,” Alice stated.

I jerked my head up and looked at Edward who was staring at his plate with a small smile on his face. Alice was talking kids already; meanwhile Edward and I haven’t even discussed the status of our relationship yet. I knew I wanted to be with him and he had given hints, but nothing substantial.

Children? A future with Edward? Was I ready for that?

Chapter Five - Fulton Street

Disclaimer: Twilight and all characters belong solely to Stephenie Meyer.

EPOV

So far my days at the hospital had been slow. It had been a little over a week and I hadn’t seen much action except for the one case where a teenager thought he would be cute on the train and nearly took his leg off. I didn’t know what he was attempting but he was lucky if he’d be able to walk again. Those trains were dangerous; I would gladly give them my utmost respect.

Today was no different; it was already shaping out to be another slow one. I guess I shouldn’t have complained since there was no need to test the new guy. Not to mention that most surgeries were handled by the attendings anyway. I was only needed if they were all busy.

I had been making my normal rounds when my pager went off telling me I was needed in the emergency room. I called down and the nurse on staff, Rosalie, told me a woman came in with some minor head trauma and a broken arm. I told her I would be down soon.

I started to head to the elevators when there was commotion in one of the patient’s rooms. Several nurses were heading over, so I went to investigate. It was one of my patients who had begun convulsing. I held her as gently as I could so the nurse could administer medication to stop the convulsions. Once they subsided, I told the nurses that I had to tend to another patient, but to keep me abreast of the situation. I made a quick call to Rosalie to let her know that I was on my way down.

I finally made it downstairs and walked over to the nurse’s station to get the patient’s chart. I noticed Rosalie talking to this big burly man.

“Rose?”

“Oh. Dr. Cullen, I didn’t see you.” She seemed flustered, not something I was used to seeing from Rosalie. I turned to see who she was talking to, only to find an old friend from the University of Illinois.

“Emmett Swan?” He looked at me in surprise.

“Holy shit! Cullen!? What the hell are you doing here man?” He slapped my back a little too hard.

“Working,” I laughed. “Are you here visiting a patient?”

“Yeah, my little sister, Bella. Go take care of…” I didn’t hear the rest of his sentence. As soon as I heard Bella’s name, I rushed to her room. Could it be the same Bella? In the year that I had known Emmett, he never told me he had a little sister. I pushed open the door… it was her.

“Bella?”

“Edward?” She looked up confused.

I had no words for her as I crossed the room to her bed and did the only that that came to mind. I kissed her. I poured all of my emotions into that kiss, everything I had been feeling all week. I gently licked her lips with my tongue asking for permission to taste more of her. She willingly accepted and we deepened the kiss. I knew neither one of us could breathe much longer, but I was still a little disappointed anyway when she pulled away.

“I can’t believe I found you. I was sure you were gone from my life forever,” I gazed into her eyes.

“It’s not so easy to get rid of me. I’ve been dreaming about you since I saw you,” she admitted.

“I haven’t stopped thinking about you, Bella.”

“Please pinch me and tell me this is real.”

“It is Bella. It’s very real.” I couldn’t believe my eyes. I have to remember to hug Alice later and tell her she was right, like always.

Before I could lean in to kiss her again we were interrupted by a fierce voice.

“What the hell are you doing to my sister, Cullen?”

I turned to Emmett and started to speak.

“Get over it, Em. I know him,” my Bella said with a hint of annoyance.

“Jeez, Bells. You’re just picking up guys left and right today, huh?” he bellowed. I turned to Bella, hoping for an explanation. She rolled her eyes.

“The guy that helped me today asked me out on a date and I felt bad so I accepted.” She lowered her head. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think I would ever see you again.”

I did feel a tinge of jealousy when she said that. She shouldn’t be with anyone else, but she was right, who would have known we would see each other again. I pulled her close. “It’s okay. It’s not like you’re my girlfriend…yet.” She raised her head, eyes full of hope and smiled. I did mean to make her mine.

“So, Cullen, are you going to fix my sister or just stare at her all day?”

I laughed. “Emmett, you haven’t changed.” I began working on Bella; I hated seeing her in pain. “We’ll have to take some x-rays of your arm and run an MRI to make sure your head injuries aren’t severe.” She nodded. I didn’t want her to leave my sight, but I had no choice. She did need to be checked out. This gave me a chance to catch up with Emmett and find out more about Bella.

Emmett and I spoke about the last seven years that we hadn’t seen each other. Though we were the same age, I graduated two years ahead of Emmett. I met him at a fraternity party that some friends had dragged me to and we hit it off like two peas in a pod. We were pretty much inseparable afterwards. He told me about their father’s death and how it had affected Bella. She blamed herself for what happened because she had been away at school. He had been shot and she was the one that always reminded him to put his vest on before leaving the house.

“That’s a pretty hefty burden to bear considering she did nothing wrong,” I said.

“No kidding. She felt like she owed him though, so she changed her major to pre-law and she’s going to Fordham Law now. She wants to be a lawyer,” he stated. Ah, the notes made sense now, she was a student.

“Why didn’t you tell me you had a sister?” I asked.

“Because you never asked,” he smirked. “So... what? Do you like her something? I didn’t even know the two of you knew each other.”

“Well, we don’t really know each other, at least not in the way I want to get to know her.” I realized that didn’t sound right, so I quickly added, “I mean, we’ve only spoken for a few minutes, but I want to get to know her better – her personality, likes, dislikes, plans for the future. Thinks like that…”

Emmett placed a hand on my shoulder. “Dude, she’s a good catch and you’re like a brother to me, so I can trust you, but don’t do anything stupid to mess this up.”

I cringed. “Yeah, well I already did.” I repeated the train story to him and how I hadn’t been able to sleep since that day.

“Damn. I’m surprised she didn’t tell me, she usually does. Regardless you guys found each other, so it’s all good now. Plus, she’s a forgiving person, so you have no worries.” He walked toward the door. “Now if you will excuse me, all this bitch pussy talk is making me a little crazy. I need to go be a man again.”

“Yeah,” I laughed. “You definitely haven’t changed.”

At that moment, the orderlies brought Bella back along with her x-rays. I examined the results and it appeared that she was walking away with only a bruise on her forehead and, luckily, a clean break on her left radius.

“Well, Bella, good news. You’ll heal quickly. Lucky for you it was a clean break, so those bones will fuse back rapidly.” She sighed with relief. “But, because of the head injury, we still need to keep you overnight for observation. I’m going to put the cast on your arm and will get you situated in a room.” I turned to go but was stopped by a gentle hand on my arm.

“Edward… Don’t go.”

I smiled at her. “Don’t worry, love, I’ll be right here, but I do need to get you set up in a room and work my magic with your arm,” I reassured her.

“Okay,” she nodded, her eyes beginning to close with exhaustion.

A couple of hours later, Bella was placed in a room on one of the higher floors. I asked Rosalie to make sure my scheduled remained clear so I wouldn’t have to leave Bella alone. I sat and watched her sleep, smiling when I heard my name slip through her lips as she dreamed. She was beautiful, so peaceful.

All of a sudden, someone burst into the room. I looked up to see a fairly handsome man, with long hair and an olive complexion breathing heavily. “Yes? Can I help you?” I asked.

“I’m here to see Bella.” He eyed me and then added, “I’m her boyfriend, Jacob.” My heart sank; I knew this was too good to be true.

Bella began to stir. “Jacob?” He ran over to the side of the bed, clutching her hand.

“Bella, my god. Are you all right? I just got the message from the nurse an hour ago. I came as soon as I heard.”

“Yeah, Jake,” she said sleepily. “I’m just a little tired. Edward patched me up though. He said I’m only here overnight, so don’t worry, I’ll be home cooking for you tomorrow,” she chuckled. So they live together too. When was she planning on telling me? I was getting angrier. It was God’s way of toying with me for all of my past indiscretions. I was going to have to let her go.

I lifted myself from the seat. “Bella, I’m gonna get going… give you guys some privacy.” I didn’t look at her. I didn’t want her to see the pain and anger in my eyes.

“No, Edward. Please stay. Don’t leave me,” she said, dropping Jacob’s hand. “Please,” she begged. How could I deny her?

“But Bella, you and your…boyfriend need…”

“Boyfriend?” she interrupted, her eyes furrowed. She glanced at Jacob and back to me. “I don’t have a boyfriend.” She rolled her head to Jacob. “What did you say to him?” she questioned, anger seeping into her voice.

“Nothing…” he said shoving his hands into his back pockets.

“Jacob! What did you say?” she yelled.

“Bella, sweetheart, you should calm down, you’ve had a long day,” I soothingly stated, trying to comfort her.

“No!” she made me jump at that. “Jacob needs to explain himself this instant.”

“Ummm… I’m sorry, Bells. I saw him sitting there and I got jealous. I figured he was the guy from your dreams…” he paused

“And?” She prodded.

“And I told him I was your boyfriend.” He looked extremely uncomfortable now and you could cut the tension in the room with a knife.

“How could you? Why would you lie? What’s wrong with you? After the conversation we had this morning, you’re still trying to pursue me? There is nothing,” she motioned back and forth, “between us. We are best friends, stop trying to ruin that. I don’t want to lose you, but if you keep this up, you will only succeed in pushing me away and then you really won’t have me.” The tears were forming on her face. I wanted to go over and hug her to protect her.

“I…I’m sorry, Bells. I’ll see you tomorrow,” he said, his voice full of remorse and hurt. He gave me a curt nod to me and left.

I walked over to the bed and sat down on the edge. “Bella, love, you need to get rest,” I told her caressing her forehead, moving a strand of hair behind her ear.

“Hold me, Edward,” she pleaded.

I sprawled along the side of the bed, careful not to disconnect any wires or hurt her, and wrapped my arms around her. I was full of questions after witnessing the exchange between Bella and Jacob.

Bella seemed to sense that and spoke. “I’m sorry about Jacob. We’ve been best friends for as long as I can remember and apparently he has been harboring feelings for me that decided to manifest as soon as you stepped into my life. I don’t think it helped any when he heard me calling your name in the middle of the night.” I raised an eyebrow. “You must have so many questions,” she lifted her head to look at me.

“Actually, just three…You live with Jacob, I assume?”

“Yes. He’s my roommate, nothing more.” I nodded. “What’s your next question?”

“Well… you mentioned earlier and Jacob confirmed again, but I wanted to be sure,” I grinned at the thought. “You dream about me? Are the dreams any good?”

She instantly blushed. “Well…” she started. “Yes, I have… and they are beyond good,” she breathed out.

I smiled brightly at that. “Really?” She smiled sheepishly. “I guess I’m going to have to follow through on those dreams of yours,” I whispered into her ear. She blushed for me. Perfect.

We were silent for a moment, I thought she fell asleep. She broke the silence, “Edward?”

“Hmmm?”

“You said you had three questions. What’s the third?”

Would you have my children? I was already thinking about children with her and I just met her. She affected me in ways no one had ever done before.

“I wanted to know if you would join me for dinner on Saturday,” I said making it come out as more of a question.

I felt her smile into my chest. “Yes, of course I will.” She sat up a little and gave me a concerned look. “What about my arm though?”

“You forget I’m a doctor, Bella,” I smirked. “I think you’ll be just fine and more than ready for Saturday.”

“Hmmm… okay.” She smiled again resting her head back onto my chest.

“Now, sleep, my love. You need to rest.” I began to hum and she snuggled closer. Soon after I felt her breathing slow and I closed my eyes as well contented to have Bella in my arms.

~*~

BPOV

I left the hospital the following day, overjoyed at the prospect of seeing Edward on Saturday, only three days away. I didn’t want to leave him behind, but I needed to get home and away from the hospitals. I hated hospitals.

Emmett picked me up and helped me around the apartment. He told me he had a date with Rosalie on Friday. That made me happy to hear, Em deserved someone, and I only hoped Rosalie could keep up with his sexual appetite.

I had hoped to see Jacob so we could talk about what happened, but he was mysteriously missing. I knew he came home at some point, his bed was slept in and there were new dishes in the sink. I called his cell and left a couple of messages, but he never called back. I could only hope that he was doing okay. We needed to clear up a lot of things between us.

The next few days went fairly quick, for which I was grateful, but then Saturday rolled around and my nerves were completely shot. The butterflies in my stomach would not settle. Edward never told me exactly where we were going and I had no idea what to wear. Luckily, Emmett came by with Rosalie in tow. I grabbed Rosalie and dragged her to my bedroom.

“Rose, you have to help me,” I practically screamed out. “I don’t know what to wear and this stupid cast isn’t helping me.”

Rose laughed. “Calm down, Bella. I’ll be glad to help.” She walked over to my closet and stood staring at my clothes, running her hand over her chin. “Hmmm…”

“What?”

“You need a new wardrobe, Bella,” she stated matter-of-factly.

“Oh.” I sat back on my bed.

“No matter, we’ll figure this out.” She pulled out a pair of dark blue skinny jeans that I think I only ever wore once. She looked through the hanging shirts and found a navy satin spaghetti-strapped tank that apparently was also hiding in my closet. “This is perfect for that,” she pointed to my arm. She pulled out a pair of black patent leather flats from the back of the closet and my outfit was complete.

Rose was a godsend. She helped me wash up and get ready, even doing my hair for me. Two hours later, I was done. Edward was picking me up at 7; I had a half hour to kill.

We waited in the living room, Emmett playing with Jacob’s playstation three. Rosalie noticed that Jacob had Gran Turismo Four. “Oh this is my favorite game, I can’t wait for GT five to come out. We are so coming back so I can whip your ass, Em.”

“Beat me? In Gran Turismo? What do you know about cars, babe?”

Rose’s eyes narrowed. “Excuse me?” Obviously, Emmett didn’t know about her affinity for cars. “Don’t be such a sexist ass, Emmett. I have more knowledge of cars in my little pinky than you have in that big head of yours. Don’t fuck with me when it comes to cars.”

Emmett was momentarily stunned. “Well damn, woman. What happened to the nice Rosalie from the hospital and the one screaming my name last night?” I rolled my eyes. I really didn’t need to hear that.

Rose walked over and slapped Emmett. “Nice Rosalie is only for the hospital. The rest of the time, you get bitchy Rosalie, especially when you make comments like that.”

Emmett was frozen, then he shot up from his seat, threw Rose over his shoulder and headed out the door, calling back to me, “Have fun tonight, Bella.” Well, he finally met his match.

Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Edward.

I opened the door and there stood the sexiest man alive. If I didn’t have this cast on, I would have pounced on him. He was a sight though, dark jeans and a light green cotton sweater to complement his gorgeous green eyes. His hair was as messy as ever, just how I liked it.

“Hi…” was all I could manage.

“You look beautiful,” he smiled, that crooked smile that almost made my knees buckle. I felt the heat rising in my cheeks as I blushed.

“Thank you. You look ravishing.” Oh my god, did I just say that out loud?

His smile grew wider and I could see a hint of lust in his eyes. Lord have mercy!

He smirked. “Come on, Bella, let’s get going before something happens that I won’t regret.”

“Right…” I grabbed my purse and walked out, locking the door behind me.

When we got outside, he turned to me. “Listen, Bella, I hope you don’t mind, but we’re going to take the train. It’s a Saturday night and trying to find parking will be like trying to find the needle in the haystack.”

“I don’t mind at all,” I shook my head. “I’m used to the trains anyway.” The subway was the best chauffeur around.

“Okay good.” He took hold of my right hand, interlacing his fingers with mine.

“So where are we heading?” I asked as we strode up to the train station.

“We’re going down to the seaport. If I looked at the map correctly, we can take the A to Fulton Street, right?” I nodded my head in agreement.

Half an hour later, we arrived and he took me to Il Porto, an Italian restaurant that was situated right across the street from the seaport. The hostess seated us in a quiet corner towards the back of the restaurant. A few minutes later, the waitress came to take our order, completely ignoring me and keeping all of her attention on Edward. Edward was oblivious to her advances, only staring at me. He looked like he was trying to get into my head. Eventually, Edward tore his eyes from me to give the waitress our order, but he soon resumed his gaze. All I could do was blush.

“I love when you blush, but it makes me wonder what’s going on in that brain of yours. What are you thinking about right now?” He asked me.

“Nothing…”

“No.” He shook his slightly. “You’re thinking about something or else you wouldn’t be blushing like that. Spill.”

“Ummm… I was just thinking how good you look sitting there. All of the women are staring at you and I’m sure they are wondering what you’re doing with me. It doesn’t help either that you’re looking at me as if you want to devour me and… well…” I blushed even more, feeling the heat in my lower regions.

“Well… what?” he gave me a smoldering look, asking me to continue.

“Well… it’s… ummm… turning me on,” I nervously stated, bringing my hand to my neck.

“Good. Then I’m doing my job right,” he smugly said giving me the damn panty-dropping smile again. Arrogant.

The food gratefully arrived and we ate in a comfortable silence, though Edward hardly took his eyes off of me.

“You’re beautiful. I’ll have you know that every man in here couldn’t keep their eyes off of you when we walked in, all of them wishing they were me. Don’t underestimate yourself.” I stayed quiet, continuing to eat so I wouldn’t say something silly. “By the way, you are incredibly sexy when you eat. I love the way you lick your lips after every bite.” I subconsciously licked my lips then and he gave a low chuckle. I could feel the puddle forming in between my legs and I bit my lower lip. “Mmmm… I love when you do that too. You will be the death of me, Bella.”

We finished our meal and walked over to the seaport to take in the views of the Brooklyn Bridge. We found a somewhat secluded spot and Edward leaned me against the railing, my back to his chest, wrapping his arms around my waist.

I felt him breathing in my scent. “You smell delicious, Bella,” he whispered, kissing the top of my head. I nuzzled closer to him. I felt him take a deep breath. “I want to apologize for my behavior on the train when we first met. It was totally uncalled for and you didn’t deserve it. I was an ass and that was definitely not the impression I wouldn’t you to have of me.”

“No, I was out of line, Edward. I didn’t know you and I made assumptions that I shouldn’t have made.” It was the truth. I didn’t know the man and I judged him because he had money. If there was one thing I did learn from my father, it was to be fair to everyone.

I felt him shake his head and lightly laugh. “Emmett was right. You like to take blame even when it’s not your fault.” He turned me to face him and placed his hands on either side of my face. “I was horrible to you. Don’t ever blame yourself. Do not apologize. I wanted so badly to hold you then and kiss away the hurt I caused you, but you left so suddenly. That’s when I knew I totally screwed up.”

I could feel my eyes watering. I was overwhelmed with emotion. When I looked into those deep green eyes, I saw everything I was feeling, confusion, apprehension, sadness, desire and, dare I say, love. I was falling hard for the man in front of me. I can only hope he was feeling the same way about me. He kissed each of my eyes, my nose, my cheeks and finally laid a soft, gentle kiss on my lips.

He started to pull away and I stopped him with my right hand, grabbing his sweater, crashing him to my lips one more time. I needed this. I needed him to feel how much I wanted him. I moved my hand to the back of his head, fisting his hair, pulling him even closer to deepen the kiss. Just like in so many dreams, he trailed his kisses down my neck to my collarbone, licking and sucking on the sweet spot at the base of my neck. I moaned his name.

“Mmmm…Bella…” I shuddered. “Love, you’re cold, let’s get you home.” He kissed my neck one more time before taking my hand and leading me back to the train station.

While waiting for the train, he held me close. I could feel his arousal against me, only making me wetter. The train couldn’t come fast enough. After what felt like forever, the A train appeared. We got in and sat down in the small two-seater at the end of the car. I immediately noticed the train car was empty except for me and Edward. The doors closed and I looked at Edward, biting my lip, just as he said he liked.

“Bella,” he moaned. “Don’t start something now that you can’t finish.”

I gave him an evil grin. “Oh, but I do plan on finishing.” I placed my right hand on his member feeling it twitch at my touch. It was a bold move, but the wine from dinner gave me a little courage.

“Love, what are you doing?” He looked at me confused by my actions.

“Shhh… just sit back and enjoy.” I unzipped his jeans with my one good hand.

He jerked back. “Bella… people are going to notice,” he said glancing around.

“Who, Edward? We’re the only two in here.” I continued reaching into his pants, taking hold of his throbbing dick and freeing it. I leaned over and kissed the tip, licking the pre-cum that had already started pooling.

“Oh my god, Bella…” I wrapped my mouth over the head, eliciting a loud moan from Edward. I smiled against his shaft. “Shit Bella, the train is stopping.” I straightened up and he quickly placed himself back in his jeans. The doors opened and closed and no one came in.

“Lovely,” I said and proceeded to take him back out and, without wasting time, took him completely into my mouth. I sucked him in as much as I could handle.

“Fuck, Bella that feels so good.” He took hold of my hair, so he could see me move up and down his shaft. “Oh my god, I’m so close.” The train started slowing down indicating that we were approaching the next stop. “Fuck!” Edward groaned as he put himself away once more. We waited again and were pleased to see that no one entered the train.

I rapidly unzipped him again and continued my work on his still throbbing shaft. I bobbed my head up and down, at the same time using my tongue to lick around the head. I used my hand to jerk whatever my mouth couldn’t reach.

“Oh my god. I’m almost there…. Oh shit.” I felt his body tense, signaling he was almost ready for me to taste him. I squeezed gently at the base with my hand and applied a little more pressure with my lips as I sucked him. That undid him and I soon felt his warmth shooting into my mouth and down my throat.

“Mmmm…” I moaned as I swallowed every last bit of his bittersweet juices.

His hands were shaking as he pulled his zipper up, just as we arrived at the next stop. A few people entered. Good timing.

“That was incredible, Bella. Extremely fucking sexy,” he said before kissing me hard.

“I’ve never done that before,” I told him, a little embarrassed.

“Well, by all means, don’t stop doing that… to me,” he winked. I was grinning like a fool, knowing that I had done that to him and he enjoyed it. “Why did you do it though?”

I shrugged. “I owe you for not forgetting me and fixing my arm,” I chuckled.

“You are something else.” Then I saw the lust in his eyes again. “You’re coming home with me tonight. We are so not done.”