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InterACTION!</div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-90548683367792956172012-04-01T13:39:00.000-07:002012-06-29T17:51:32.350-07:00Chapter 1<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I can't do it anymore," I cried into the phone as I rolled
over on my bed and listened with bated breath for Alice to reply.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I really had reached my limits, in fact, I was beyond them, and I
didn't know where else to turn. Alice had always been good about bringing me
back from the ledge, even though there wasn't really much she could do with
this situation, and she knew it just as well as I did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had met in the first year we started high school and had been the
best of friends ever since. She coached the shy girl in me to be a little bit
more daring. So, when mom wasn't around, I wore my clothes differently and
rebelled against the smallest of things. I wore make-up, was more confident in
myself and had a wicked tongue that Alice always laughed at me for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice always said that I had changed from a quiet church mouse to a
panther. I didn't always believe her, because underneath the make-up and
clothes, I was still that quiet girl sometimes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I never reverted back to how I used to be, but sometimes I found myself
wishing that I was that girl again. Not for any reason in particular, but it
was always nice to sit, chill out and read a book, or whisper instead of
shouting to be heard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I don't know what else to suggest, baby girl, but we need to look
over your options. You know that I would have you here if dad wasn't the way he
is, but I'm sure there's something out there for you. Maybe you could get a
live-in job, like a nanny or something?" she hedged as I sat up on my bed,
looked around the room and then fell back down with a thump.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mom had me when she was just shy of eighteen and from the day I was
born, I was blamed for everything. It was always thrown back in my face that if
she hadn't of had me, she would have had a different life to the one she had
now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My dad would have stayed around, she would have had a better job, a man
might like her without having to worry about a tag along little girl. You name
it, and it was thrown back in my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the last couple of years she had made it all the more obvious that
I was just a thorn in her side, and now that I had graduated, she was making my
life even more miserable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Every day she would circle jobs and apartments in the local and
national and leave them out on the table for me. She talked nonstop, when she
was actually home, about how she would change my room into something that she
wanted when I had finally moved out and had even stopped buying things for me,
not that I needed much, but it still hurt that she couldn't wait to get rid of
me and made it blindingly obvious too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I'm half tempted to stand on a street corner for a sugar
daddy," I joked, not believing my own words for a second. I would never
lower myself to a degrading level like that, but in all honesty, if it paid the
bills…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Don't you dare talk about things like that, Bella, do you know
how dangerous that could be? You don't have a clue about who is out
there," Alice hissed down the phone loud enough to make me pull it away
from my ear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"It was a joke, Alice," I replied with a roll of my eyes as I
sat up and managed to boot up my computer with my big toe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After our long assed debate on what I could do for a job and how to get
an apartment fast, Alice came over so we could look on the Internet for some
inspiration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was lost in a sea of pages upon pages of shit and close to throwing a
bitch fit. Why did anyone want to hire someone with letters after their names
and degrees in fuck knows what if they were only stock checking and re-filling
shelves?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When Alice turned up, she brought snacks with her, so I was slightly
less pissed about my situation. If there was one thing that chilled me out, it
was snacking and good chic flicks. Alice and I were strict enough with
ourselves to work off all the calories that we consumed, so I had no guilt
ridden thoughts as we stuffed our faces into the small hours of the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"There has to be something out there," she cooed as she
kissed my head when I growled at the computer monitor. Honestly, I knew that
economic climate was hard out there, but was it really this bad?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Not that I can find, it's either a diner job or factory work and
no one near here is offering jobs," I replied sullenly as I sat up on my
bed. I looked around the room once more and thought about what it would feel
like to actually move out. It didn't feel that bad to be honest. I loved my mom
dearly, despite the fact that she didn't love me in return, but I couldn't wait
to get away from this place now. I loved the town, but not the people in it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"What are you looking for, anything specific?" she asked as
she opened up a packet of Granola Thins. She offered the packet to me and I
took a few, trying to form the words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Anything really, but I know there's nothing round here to do. I
want to get away from here, Alice, I'm desperate to, but I think mom's holding
me back. I know she wants me out, but surely she can't dislike me that much to
ignore me if I did stay in the area?" I answered sadly as I popped the
snacks in my mouth. I had no reason to stay here, but at the same time, maybe
if I wasn't under mom's feet all the time, we could at least stay in contact,
maybe even be friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wouldn't hold my breath though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You need to look further afield hun, there's nothing around here
for you," she mumbled sadly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think this was her way of saying to not get my hopes up on mom, not
that I really would.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You're here." I gave her a sexy smirk as I nudged her
shoulder playfully. I didn't know what I would do if Alice wasn't in my life.
It was weird how she could either calm me down or psych me up when needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Very true, but no doubt, wherever you go, I'll follow. You know I
hate this place as much as you do," she said with a wicked smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Love you, Ali," I said softly as I kissed her lips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We weren't dating, never had done. In fact, we weren't even gay, we
just kissed, and some other stuff every now and then when times called for it,
but we both liked boys, men. However, we were comfortable enough with ourselves
and each other to give into a little mutual pleasuring when the dating scene
was running dry or when we were stressed and needed something to chill us out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't even tell you how or why it happened, but we both put it down
to experience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Love you too, babe, but let's keep looking for jobs."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A few hours later and we had dwindled down the options to a few, but
nothing was available when I called the numbers listed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to throw the phone across the other side of the room by the
time I got to the bottom of the list, but yet again Alice was there to calm me
down and talk me through things. This was only my first proper day of searching
for jobs, so I just needed to keep looking and keep calm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Easier said than done though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice left a short while later, stating that she had to get dinner ready
for her dad and left me to it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I got a job out of this town, it would kill me to be away from her.
Despite the fact that she said she would come with me, I knew that she would
find it hard. Her father was a tyrant and ruled his house with an iron fist. If
she even suggested moving out, he would lock the doors and windows.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That's why she didn't end up going to college. He wouldn't let her. His
view was that a woman's place was in the home, so she needed no further
education.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It crippled her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was such an intelligent girl and could go so much further than what
her father saw for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I sadly made my way downstairs as I thought about what I could fix
myself for dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew for a fact that mom would be out for most of the night, if not
all of it, so it would be just something simple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I got some stuff ready, I rolled my eyes as I cleared the counter of
the newspapers that mom had left out for me again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And that's when I noticed the advert.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It called for young women to apply for a live in position who were
great at working in small groups and who weren't camera shy. The details didn't
go into anything further, but there was an email address listed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I quickly ran back up the stairs so I could shoot off an email to them
in the hope that they would get it before the close of business for the
weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With that done, I quickly grabbed a sandwich before getting my things
ready for my small and meaningless shift at the library in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The town we lived in was so small, they couldn't afford to pay me much
at all, but it did help out when it had come to school books in the past as
they let me have them at the trade price and not retail. Yet another thing my
mom couldn't bitch at me for, how much money I cost her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew for a fact that it wasn't even worth asking them for a full time
job, but as I had some experience with the system here in town, I made a point
to see if there were any positions in the next town over, or even in the city,
over the next few days. I mean, it couldn't hurt to find out, surely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As the evening wore on, I thought more and more about the job that I
had put my interest in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A live-in position would be fantastic and would get me away from here,
which would be the highlight of it all, if mom really would cut off contact
like I thought she would. I had no idea about the camera side of things, but
I'd worked with some technical stuff that the library when it was called for,
so hopefully it would be enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I came out of the shower with just my towel wrapped around me, my
email pinged and I instantly thought it would have been a reply from the agency
about the job. Sadly it wasn't though. It was just Alice checking on me. I
replied, saying that I may have possibly found a job and as soon as I sent the
email, she all but demanded the details so that she could apply for it too as
it stated 'women' between the ages of eighteen and twenty five, so there was
obviously more than one job going.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I laughed as I sent her the details and wished her goodnight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I drifted off to sleep, I thought more and more about the job I knew
nothing about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I ended up craving for it as I drifted into dreamland.</span><o:p></o:p></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-19407572298228860572012-03-31T13:42:00.000-07:002012-06-29T17:51:20.209-07:00Chapter 2<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>EPOV</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The first time Jessica had mentioned anything like this, after
eavesdropping on Carlisle's plans and running back to tell me about them, I was
dead set against the idea of doing anything remotely like it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But then everything changed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I saw her video.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">~(*)~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had been in the industry for a few years, okay, more than a few
years, and I knew that I still had a few more to go before I was deemed 'too
old' to be doing this anymore, not that it bothered me. I knew that as soon as
I 'retired', I would move to behind the cameras, just like my father.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was beyond skilled at how he could read people, relate to them and
give them what they wanted. He was on the ball all of the time about trends,
what was changing and how he could change to adapt. He was never scared about
doing something new and I really admired him for that. Working in this
industry, well, it wasn't easy, but he made it work. He put his heart and soul
into it and I wanted to do it justice when it was my turn to step up and take
the lead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Edward, you would have full control," Jessica piped up as I
read over the terms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dad had come up with an idea to lure in more Internet users and
although the Internet was now our major earner, interaction through live chat
was dwindling and fast. There was so much free stuff out there now and if you
could get it for free, why would you pay for it? He wanted to turn this around
and try and coax viewers back, and in turn, bump up the profits.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could see his point. If we had a more intimate set up with our
viewers, they would come back again and again. They wanted to relate to us, be
us in some cases, and if we could appeal to their wants and needs more
directly, it could work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could see his logic, I just didn't know if I would be up for
everything else that went with it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I placed the terms on my desk and dragged my hands heavily over my
face. If I agreed to this, there was no backing out. Not only was I the son of
the business owner, but I had my own following, people wanted a certain image
from me. If this, or I, fucked up, there was no knowing where we would all end
up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Edward, don't over think it. It's an amazing opportunity to bring
in more business, meet new people and be a part of something that hasn't
happened in the industry yet," Jessica cooed soothingly as she ran her
fingers over my scalp.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I prickled at her touch and it wasn't in a good way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had filmed several scenes together, but that was as far as our
relationship went and I was beyond happy about that. I knew what game she was
playing and I wouldn't let her go much further than what she had in her head.
She knew full well that I would have the final say on whoever we had in the
house, and she wanted me to choose her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was in two minds though. I wasn't totally sure that dad's plans were
good in all the aspects of them, and Jessica and I got on well. Even I had to
admit that we had chemistry on set while the cameras were rolling, but again,
that was as far as it went. I didn't think I could actually live with her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And that's what it all came down to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There would be six of us living in the house for the foreseeable future
and I had to make sure that we would all get on. If we didn't, the viewings
would plummet and we would all be out of pocket. By one hell of a lot. And not
only that, but it was also down to our reputations, if we lost those, it would
be hell for us all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Jessica, let me re-read the terms and tell dad I'll meet him for
lunch in a little while," I said as I extracted myself from her and stood
up from my desk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I picked up the papers once again and made my way out of the office
towards the gym.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was the one place that I could get worked up in or chilled out,
depending on my mood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I got there, I found that I wasn't alone and smiled at the
thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Morning, Edward," Em grunted as he lifted weights in the
corner. Normally he would have been a lot friendlier since we had known each
other since the beginning of high school, but he was in his 'zone' in the gym
and was always serious in here. He said the gym was no place for pranks and I
was happy he saw it that way because he was the practical joker out of all of
us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Honestly, you couldn't go a day without him doing or saying something,
and in our line of business, it was refreshing to laugh and joke about
sometimes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Hi, Em," I said as I threw the papers on a bench next to the
door and walked over to the running machine. I loved to run. The feeling of
lactic acid in my muscles, the burn, how I would ache afterwards, I loved all
of it. It made me feel as though I had made progress and that I had pushed my
body just that little bit too far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Slow down, Edward, or you'll pull something," Emmett's growl
broke through my thoughts as he slowed my machine down click by click.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hadn't even realized that I had been going so hard or for so long.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Thanks, Emmett," I gasped as he handed me over a chilled
bottle of water and threw a towel over my shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite his ape shit ways, I loved him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"That's when you end up injuring yourself, not paying attention to
what your mind or body is doing," he said firmly as he sat down on a bench
next to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Picking up the papers, he scanned my dad's print and then looked up to
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"He's really planning this?" he asked, his tone showed little
surprise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It wasn't news to anyone that dad had had something in the pipeline and
with Jessica having the mouth that resembled a fog horn, there were rarely any
secrets around this place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Yep, he wants to get this going as soon as possible," I
replied with a shrug.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Are you up for it? I mean, this is a huge thing to take on, there
isn't even a timescale, when have we ever worked like that?" he asked as
he stood up, reading and re-reading the ink on the pages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was true. Everything we had done in the past was on a timescale. It
was planned down to the last details, but with this, there would be nothing,
and in theory, we would be winging it for most of the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I've thought over the pros and cons. The pros are good, really
good in fact, but if it goes tits up, it will be one huge fall, financially and
with his, and our, reputations," I mused as I started to stretch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I felt the burn in my calf muscles and that was when I was grateful for
Emmett stepping in. I would be so focused throughout the day, that when it came
to the gym, I would just lose myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not a good thing when you had a ton of shit on your mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I'd be up for it, it sounds like fun, but I'm not exactly happy
with some of his points. Why on earth does he want newbies in?" he asked
in exasperation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"From what we've managed to chat about through quick calls and
texts, he wants fresh faces, to bring in a new swing to things. He wants to
appeal to a wider range and if we carry on the way where going, we won't be in
the lead of the market anymore," I replied honestly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hadn't seen dad in a few weeks and I hadn't spoken to him in full
about any of his plans since before he went on vacation with mom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I think you need to sit down and work out the finer details with
him, Edward. I don't mind doing this, but I'm not doing it in a blind date sort
of way. I want to know about who he's going to set me up with," he almost
huffed as he handed me back the papers, picked up his towel and walked out of
the gym.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That was serious Emmett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The fun one would be back later when we sat down at the dinner table,
as always.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I let out my own little huff as I showered quickly and got dressed in
clean sweats and a tee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I walked through the house, I thought about anything else that I
would like to see or not see in dad's plans and by the time I got to my own
office, I had a list as long as my arm on what I wanted to add or take away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was no way I was comfortable with starting out with a newbie on
the first day of filming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wasn't that cruel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to 'gel' with the right person and saw that it was only fair
to be in on the interviews. I'm sure Jasper and Emmett would agree with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also thought that we would definitely have to get to know these
people before anything else, because yet again, if we didn't get on, it would
all go tits up, and not in the good way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sighing deeply, I jotted down my own ideas in pencil next to dad's plans
and then headed out to meet with him and mom for lunch, hoping that we could
see eye to eye on the finer details of it all.</span><o:p></o:p></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-25099451309996786862012-03-30T13:51:00.000-07:002012-06-29T17:54:45.070-07:00Chapter 3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Monday morning came around quickly and as sad as it sounded, Alice and
I were sitting at our respective computers refreshing the page to our emails
constantly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Over the weekend we had spoken long and hard about what we would do to
get out of this town and away from our parents. We had both got to the point
that it didn't matter what our parents thought, we would have to get away, with
each other, and leave everything else behind us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If we didn't get the jobs with the agency that we had emailed, we had
decided we were still planning to leave the town, it was as simple as that. It
wouldn't be hard for me, I would just have to pack the few things that I wanted
to take and at least leave a note for mom, not that she would care, but it was
the least I could do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alice on the other hand had to be very careful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If her father got wind of her doing anything that would be against his
rules or put his reputation into question, she would be put through hell.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The plan to 'escape' this small town was pretty simple.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Over the course of the next week or two, Alice would start bringing
over some stuff that she would need with her. If her father caught her, she
would just explain that I needed to borrow the stuff for interviews. When she
had everything she needed at my place, we would just get the hell out of here
and make do with what we had.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had a small truck that should have gone to the scrap yard years ago,
but it was still running, thankfully, so we were just going to load her up with
our stuff and drive.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We had no idea where we were going to go, but that was a small detail
really.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We had enough money together to get by and each town we passed we would
see if there was any work going.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was a basic plan, but a plan nonetheless and it kept us going over
the weekend.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just as I got lunch, my email pinged again and I was a bundle of
nerves. I tried to calm myself down a little by telling myself that it could
have been a spam email, or something trivial that I didn't even need to look
at, but as I sat down at my desk and saw the subject line of the email, my
hands started to tremble slightly. Was it so strange to pray that this would be
an email to say I had an interview?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I clicked on the email and waited as the stupid computer loaded it up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Dear Miss, Swan,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Thank-you for your recent inquiry for the position advertised within
our agency. For it to be possible to offer you an interview, we would require
further information from yourself. Please find a short form attached to this
email. Please be as descriptive and forthcoming as possible and return it to us
via this email.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>If you should have any further queries, do not hesitate to contact me
further.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Yours Thankfully,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Ms. A Weber.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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I nervously read and re-read the email before clicking on the file to
download the PDF form that she had sent me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before I could even look at the questions, my phone buzzed from the
desk next to me, signaling that Alice was calling.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hoped to God she got the same email that I did, because I wouldn't
know what to do if she hadn't.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Did you get it?" she squealed down the phone and straight
away I calmed down. She got the email.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I smiled widely as I thought about us both getting the hell away from
this place together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I did," I giggled as we both squealed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When we had calmed down and stopped acting like little girls, Alice
said that she was on her way over. We hung up and I sat there nervously again,
bouncing my knees, until she turned up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Ten minutes later she came bounding into my room and launched herself
at me. I collapsed back on the bed as she fell on top of me and we continued to
laugh for a while before the enormity of it all sunk in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"This doesn't mean that we have been accepted, Alice, just that
they want more information," I stressed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I really didn't want to get our hopes up, but it was so hard not to
think about finally breaking free and making it on our own.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I know, but think positive, babe, it has to be good if they're
asking for more information. What does the form even ask? I didn't even get
that far," she giggled again as she pulled out our private stash of sodas
and snacks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I haven't had a chance to look at it either," I mumbled
round an Oreo that she'd passed me as I got up from the bed and sat down at the
shitty office chair.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Well, how about we do your form, and then mine. If we work on
them together, we can make them better and our chances would surely
improve." She grinned slyly as I spun on my office chair and opened up the
file that I was sent.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Telephone Number (Including area code)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Any operations/Blood Transfusions or Transmittable diseases:<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Are there any restrictions regarding your employment?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>E.g. do you require a Work Permit?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Do you have any criminal convictions?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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All of the first bit looked normal, standard questions, but the following
ones were a little strange. Alice thought that it was to cover their asses, but
I didn't. I couldn't put my finger on it, but something didn't add up. Not in a
bad way, it just wasn't what I was expecting.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Sexual orientation? And if hetero, have you ever shown interest in
bi-curiosity?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Do you give permission for the agency and its subsidiaries to contact
your current doctor for a copy of your medical records?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Do you consent to undergo a full examination if the job were offered to
you? (Full costs would be paid for by the employer)</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Please fill this form out to the best of your knowledge and return it,
with a current full color picture of yourself.</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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"I can understand most of the questions, by why on earth would
they want to know about our medical records or our sexual preferences?" I
asked as I started to fill in the basics of the form.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As I typed away, I thought about the 'bi curiosity' question. I would
never class myself as bi, but did it count that Alice and I had done stuff
together?<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I don't know, maybe it's because of their insurance or something.
You know we've turned into a suing nation. 'Ooops, I didn't see that crack, now
my back is broken and I want to sue so I can go on a nice sunny
vacation'," Alice giggled as she started snapping pictures of me with her
phone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Alice, there has to be a better way to take our pictures other
than with our shitty phones," I laughed as she kept saying 'pose' and 'say
cheese'.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Yeah, but we don't have the money to go and buy a decent camera,
so they'll have to make do with this," she smiled and then said
"Perfect," before showing a snap shot of me smiling. I looked coy,
nervous even.<o:p></o:p></div>
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For the first time in a long time, I was nervous. I felt like I was
signing my life away and I didn't even know what the job was yet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When I had finished with the form, I uploaded it back to the email,
attached the picture of me that Alice took and sent the email, almost cringing
as I clicked the mouse to send it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There was nothing I could do about it now, it was all in the hands of
the agency and I actually felt pretty good about it now, despite telling a
complete stranger that I would be open to 'bi' things.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Your turn," I said happily as I jumped out of the chair and
took over taking pictures of Alice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I managed to get some great ones and we had fun trying to work out
which one to send.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When that was done, all we could do was send the email and hope for the
best.<o:p></o:p></div>
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An hour later we had both received a short reply thanking us for
submitting the form and that they would get back in contact with us if we got
into the next round.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I turned back into a nervous wreck.</div>
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I glanced over my breakfast as mom and dad walked into the breakfast
room, holding hands and with smiles on their faces.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In just a few months they would be celebrating their 30th wedding
anniversary and even now, you could still see the love and devotion that they
shared together.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I bet when she had me, she never thought that I would join the family
business.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was now Tuesday morning and I was beyond exhausted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We were shooting well into the night last night had I had a meeting in
just a short while, so sleep was not a thing I had had much of, and my eyes
were still stinging from tiredness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Good morning, Son," mom said with a smile as she kissed the
top of my head and sat down next to me. Dad sat on the other side after he
gripped my shoulder firmly and gave me a swift nod.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The meeting over the weekend went well, after I voiced my concerns, and
dad was impressed that I was willing to go along with it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I wanted to tell him that I didn't have much of a choice, but I didn't
want to cause more stress than what he was already under.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Mom had been ill recently, hence why they had been on a vacation and
the stress was showing with him. I always likened them to swans. They paired up
for life and I think if anything happened to mom, dad would make sure that he
followed her soon after.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Morning," I replied, my throat still thick from the little
sleep that I did manage to grab and a little swollen from its vigorous workout,
too.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I heard that Jessica gave you some minor problems last
night," dad mused as he poured out some cornflakes into his bowl.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Nothing like talking about business over breakfast. I internally
laughed as I went to reply.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"A few," I mused, "she doesn't like the fact that, with
your new plans, she would not only be looked over for a role, but also with me
being a part of the new plans, she would be paired up with someone else,"
I almost groaned as I remembered how she had tried to pout her way into the plans.
"Thankfully Jasper being on set kept her from getting too deep into her
pleading."<o:p></o:p></div>
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I chuckled quietly as I thought about Jasper's intervention last night.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"And that's the whole reason why we should shake things up. I
don't like the idea of you all sticking to the same partners all the time, we
need to spice things up and change things about. Our clients like a variety and
we should give them that or we'll be pushed out of the market," he sighed
deeply as mom reached over to stroke his hand.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I still had no idea how they managed it. Even after all these years,
she was still okay with his profession. Okay, so he wasn't in front of the
cameras anymore, but he was when they met. How could mom ever be so
understanding to stand by and watch, even partake, in what he used to do?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I don't think I could have what they did. How would any future
girlfriend of mine be so understanding?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I guess it wasn't any weirder than the fact that I had followed in his
footsteps, even though I knew she occasionally watched the screenings, with a
professional eye of course.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I shook my head slightly as I got on with my breakfast.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Edward, do you still want to step down when this deal comes to an
end?" mom asked with a smile as she poured herself a coffee.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I smiled warmly as I thought about taking over dad's place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Yeah, I just don't feel it anymore with my job. I want to be on
the other side of it now, follow in daddy's footsteps and all," I laughed
and watched as they joined in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was no secret that I was getting older and we needed fresh blood in
the place, and I was ready to go behind the scenes now.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"That's good then, at least you have a plan for yourself, and that
you're willing to stay in the industry," she smiled gently.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Yeah, because you can all imagine what I'd look like in a suit,
sitting behind a desk," I joked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When breakfast was over, I headed over to the meeting with the bank
that I'd had planned for a while. I wanted to free up some cash so I could buy
a few properties. With the economic climate being the way it was, I wanted to
make sure that I had a fall back plan if needed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I could buy up some places cheap, do them up and rent them out, giving
me a hefty chunk of money each month to put into savings. I didn't want to go
down the route of being a landlord, but if I had a letting agency cover
everything, all I needed to do was sit back and watch the money roll in.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was a good plan.<o:p></o:p></div>
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~(*)~<o:p></o:p></div>
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I came out of the bank a very happy man and I all but skipped to the
car and drove home, windows down and the stereo blaring.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was now wide awake and was ready to face the day.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Edward, can you spare me a few moments of your time? We've had
the first round of applicants sent to us by Angela and as you wanted to be
involved from the get go, now's the time," dad waved a bunch of papers in
his hand around and then walked off towards his study as soon as I walked in
the front door.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I caught up to him quickly and saw that he was smiling from ear to ear.
He really wanted this to pan out from the start and I couldn't knock him for
his enthusiasm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"What about Emmett and Jasper?" I asked as we walked towards
his study. I didn't want them to be left out, especially after Emmett's comment
last week about 'blind dates'.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Not just yet, I want to get rid of the worst first and then when
we have to really nail down the selections, we'll bring them in. Consider it
your first step towards moving to the director's chair," he said with a
smirk and I nodded. It was a good choice to make. Emmett, being Emmett, would
take the piss out of every applicant and we would never get any of our work
done. Jasper would then feel very sorry for the ones that we passed up, but
this was a cut throat industry and personal feelings couldn't get in the way of
that.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Dad cleared his desk as soon as we got into his study and started
laying out the forms that we had put together. Clipped to the top of each form
was the picture that we had requested and as harsh as it sounded, we looked at
the pictures before the forms.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There was no way we could have anyone that wasn't 'pleasing to the
eye', even if their credentials were perfect.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was a cruel process, but we had no choice, our hands were tied and
we would just have to live with it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Within the hour we had cut down the pile by a huge chunk and then we
hit a problem. The rest of the applicants were good, really good.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Now to look at their forms," dad sighed as he sat down in
his chair and I perched myself on the front of his desk.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"You take the red heads and others and I'll take the blonds and
brunettes?" I chuckled as he nodded.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"It's a tough job, but someone has to do it," he smirked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That was his saying and he was famous for it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I skimmed through the pile, sorting them out by hair color and when
that was done, I looked harder at the pictures and the information that the
girls had submitted. Some were good, others were downright scary, but I had to
stay neutral.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That was until I reached the picture that almost took my breath away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Why hadn't I seen it through the first round?<o:p></o:p></div>
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The girl was eighteen and just out of school. She had worked as an
assistant librarian through school to pay for her books and she was fucking
stunning. I read and re-read her file until I think I had memorized it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Every detail of her picture was seared into my memory and when I read
about her part-time job, all I could think of was how she would look dressed up
like one.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Edward, see something you like?" dad chuckled as I looked at
him dumbly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Why do you ask?"<o:p></o:p></div>
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"You've been staring at the same file for the last fifteen
minutes, son. It must be quite impressive," he smirked at me with a
knowing look and all I could do was smile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Yeah, just a bit," I smiled as I handed him over the picture
of Isabella Swan.</div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-38442188512127787812012-03-28T17:55:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:24:31.607-07:00Chapter 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>BPOV</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday, it was fucking Thursday and we hadn't heard a thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There had been several points in the week that I had felt like a caged
animal, just desperate to break my way free and get the hell out of here, but
Alice was always there to calm me down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was also turning into a nervous wreck as Alice started bringing over
some of her things. She even wore two tops at one point and God knows what else
each time she came over. I wanted to laugh at her, but I just couldn't find it
in me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was a head strong girl, learning to adapt without a mother's love, in
a town where everyone knew your business and that's why I was nervous. We were
going out into the real world, a world I didn't know much about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice was a bit more streetwise than me, mainly because of her father's
work, so she was happier than I was about it all. I wasn't actually unhappy,
just concerned and confused a little. This set me on edge because I always
liked to know what I was doing or where I was going, not that I ever went far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Chill out, Bella, I have a good feeling about this," she
said as she started to straighten my hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We weren't going out, or doing anything special, she was just trying to
cheer me up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We had already re-styled our clothes and had done our nails in an
attempt to take our minds off of things. In addition to the library not needing
me this week, I was rattling around this house going out of my mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hadn't seen mom all week so far and she hadn't left out any money for
groceries, so I took it that she was leaving me to fend for myself, again, and
I did just that. I used what money I did have sparingly and used stuff that I
had in the freezer to make food stretch for longer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was downright depressed about that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Dad said that I could stay over tonight because he's heading into
the city first thing in the morning for the whole weekend." Alice smiled
at me in the mirror and I couldn't help but smile back. Her father didn't leave
her on her own much, but when he did, it was either for the weekend or the full
week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most of the time, if it was just for an overnight visit, he would take
her with him and tell her to go shopping or something to keep herself busy, but
other times she was allowed to stay with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her mother had died when she was young, about five I think, and it had
been just her and him ever since. I tried telling myself that he was only
strict because he cared about her, but I knew that wasn't the case.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"That's great news, Alice, it means we can plan more," I
smirked as I leant into her touch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I never tired of how she made me feel and she always knew, without me
saying anything, that I needed her. Not in a sexual way, but in comfort,
something that I'd never had with my mother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was a good buffer for her, too, because of her father. I didn't think
he had an affectionate bone in his body and she needed me as much as I needed
her. We were like the proverbial baby that required simple touch to thrive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"We'll get out of here, Bella, I promise you," she said in a
small voice as she set the straighteners down on my desk and hugged me from
behind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We looked in the mirror, smiled and then burst out laughing for no
reason.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was just how we were.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">~(*)~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Friday morning came and I woke up to Alice tangled tightly around my
body. I smiled gently as I extracted myself from her grip and walked to the
bathroom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I was done, I sat down at my desk and booted up my shitty excuse
of a computer. I had gotten it second hand from a neighbor a few years ago and
it was seriously on its last legs, but it was all I had and I certainly
couldn't afford anything else.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As soon as the welcome page came up, it signaled a bunch of new emails
and my heart started pounding in my chest again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An email from the agency staring me in the face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I jumped out of my chair to wake up Alice when I saw that they had
replied. I couldn't do this on my own. I still had no idea what the job was
for, but we already had so much riding on this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice stood next to me with bleary, but excited eyes as I opened the
email and read the contents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Dear Miss Swan, thank-you blah-dee-blah-blah," I said as I
scanned the email.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Oh my God, they want more from you!" Alice squealed as she
was obviously the faster reader out of the pair of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My fingers were shaking as I scrolled the page slowly, taking in every
word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"They want a video of you and some information, like your size and
tastes in things," Alice jumped up and down, but I stayed rooted to the spot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was the crux.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Alice, I don't have a camera here, how can I send them a video of
myself?" I asked dejectedly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"We can do it at the library!" she laughed as she rubbed my
shoulders. I felt a calming wave hit me at her touch and I couldn't help but
lean into her again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Okay, but your turn, go check your emails while I make us some
coffee," I stumbled out of the room, still shocked that they were pleased
with my application.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I came back upstairs, I was bombarded with squeals and laughs as
Alice's email was proudly on show. They had contacted her too, wanting the same
information.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn't contain the smile that broke out as I thought about both of
us possibly getting an interview for the same company.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Okay, so we have to get ready and see if we can persuade your
boss to let you use the video equipment," Alice said happily as she took a
mug from my hand and started to sip it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was squirming at the chance to play makeover with us and for once,
I didn't mind.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">An hour later and we were modestly dressed with limited make-up and
were heading to where I worked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice wanted to have me in something more revealing, but as we had no
idea what we were videoing for, I had put my foot down... a little. I was in a
pair of fitted denim leggings and a spaghetti strapped black silk top. In
exchange for the top that didn't show my cleavage, I'd had to agree to a pair
of black heels. She left my hair down and free and we finished off the outfit
with some bangles. Alice actually managed to keep it downplayed with a simple
floral pattern fitted dress, that landed mid-thigh, paired with a necklace and
a bracelet. She was stunning as usual.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her long flowing hair just screamed out for attention and I had to hold
my fingers in place and not touch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My boss was fine with us using the equipment and even helped us set it
up, even if we were being vague on what we were actually doing. He gave us
permission to use the old store room too, which wasn't too bad once we had
moved a few things, but it took longer than it normally would have done because
Alice didn't want us to get our clean clothes dirty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Suddenly we were ready and the nerves hit again. What if they didn't
like me? Would it show on the camera that I was too nervous? We had so much
riding on this and I hated to feel out of my depth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I don't know what to say, Alice," I mumbled as she hit
record and the tiny red light on the camera started to blink.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She gently ran her finger down my cheek as she smiled softly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Just be yourself, Bella, they'll love you, just like I do,"
she smiled again which caused all the nervousness to wash away from me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She gave me a tight squeeze and then stepped out of the frame as I took
in a deep breath and I looked up to the camera shyly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Hi, I'm Isabella, <i>Bella</i>, Swan."</span><o:p></o:p></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-18131495930099407922012-03-27T17:56:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:24:18.714-07:00Chapter 6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">EPOV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As the days slipped by, I tried my hardest to keep my mind on the job
and not what dad was getting in the way of replies to the email we had Angela
send out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He'd told me that they'd had a handful of replies already, but he was
waiting for more to come in before we all sat down and went through them. This
was when Jasper and Emmett would be brought in for their consultation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They knew about the rejects and a little of the ones we had kept, but
not what they looked like. They were both chomping at the bit to find out who
would be on board, but we were holding back for the time being.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was actually quite funny to see Emmett pout all the time when I said
no to him. He was a playful soul with a hard past and I think he used his humor
to escape some of the harder things in life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We would be watching every video that was sent to us, personally, and I
prayed to God that Isabella would send in hers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn't know what it was about her, maybe her innocence, possibly, but
as the days went by, I was thinking about her more and more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the end, I decided that my infatuation with her was because she was
wholly unconnected with the industry, which sent alarm bells ringing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Did I want her to be? Would I
really want her here, to taint her?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"And cut!" someone shouted from behind me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I smiled at Jessica, kissing her gently on the nose before I stood up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I'll see you in a bit," I said as I turned around and picked
up a towel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Oh my God, would you look at that <i>be-hind</i>!" Emmett squealed jokingly as he ran over, dropped to
his knees and started to fondle my bare ass, "It's so lovable and squeezable
and kissable, and round and tanned, and I want to kiss it and bite it and pat
it... " he laughed like a girl from the valley and then planted a kiss on
it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Get off, you dumb fuck," I laughed as a few other members of
staff did too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yeah, this was the funny side to Emmett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I just want to pay homage to the world's most perfect specimen of
ass," he joked as he stood up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Yeah, yeah, come on, I have to hit the showers before our meeting
with dad," I smiled as I wrapped the towel around my waist and started to
leave the set.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"So, got any good girls for me? I know you have seen a few, any
that stand out for ya, is there, is there?" he goaded like a five year old
as I opened the bathroom door and shut it in his face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I hate you!" he called out through the door with a laugh and
I smirked at his playful banter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Ya love me!" I called back as I dropped the towel and
started up the shower.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hopefully by the end of the day we would be at a place where we could
personally contact the people that stood out for us. Being pretty is good,
sounding like a fog horn or donkey is not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They had to have a slice of everything for this business and the main
one would be how they came across on the camera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If they didn't, we couldn't have them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was harsh, and the pace of this life was harsher, but that's what
you had to put up with if you wanted to work with us. Dad was a fair boss, but
our clients weren't.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They had their own tastes, likes and dislikes, and we always had to bow
to what they wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a cut throat industry where age, gender and looks were against
you, but if you had that special something, you could go really far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was done quickly in the shower, so I dried off, got dressed and
headed towards the kitchen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Thank God for a working lunch meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"No, I'm sorry, but we want a natural for this. Her picture and
voice are good, but those breasts are not natural," mom cut in as she ejected
the DVD and put it in the 'no' pile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved it when mom got going.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was kind and loving, but she had an excellent business head and
when she flipped that switch on, no one stood in her way or questioned her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ever.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I agree, natural all the way, even if they are small,"
Emmett joked as he made grabbing motions with his hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Grow up, Emmett," I chuckled as I nudged his side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"What? Oh come on, I'm all for natural beauty, but sometimes you
just need a little more," he said innocently as Jasper laughed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"More than a handful, my friend, is a waste," Jasper said as
he continued to laugh as dad put in the next DVD.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"NO!" we all cried out as soon as the poor girl opened her
mouth to speak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Christ, she sounded as though she had a peg over her nose. Could
you imagine it, she'd sound like a moose when she came!" Jasper laughed to
the point where he had tears strolling down his face and it was so hard not to
join in with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Even mom was having a hard time holding in her giggles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So much for being the business head of the family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Let's move on, shall we?" dad smirked at us all as the next
DVD went in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Hi, I'm Lauren. I don't really
know what you want to know as we haven't exactly been told about the job, but
this is me</i>," she said with a fake smile plastered on her face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Eh, she's seems to be an okay choice," Emmett sighed, not
exactly thrilled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I agree," I cut in and the rest nodded as the DVD went into
the 'keep' pile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Oh hot damn!" Emmett called out as the next one played.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was like a fish out of water as he stared at her image on the
screen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Hi, I'm Rosalie Hale. I'm
twenty-two and ready to try something different in life. I'm currently going
through a painful divorce and I just need a break into something else. I forgot
on my form to fill in my hobbies, so here goes, I love cars. From vintage to
modern cars, I love tinkering with them, to get out of them the best possible
performance. I also pole dance for a living, not in clubs, though, I teach
lessons to anyone, from gay men on a night out to pregnant classes to improve
flexibility, anyway, that's me</i>," Rosalie finished talking and we were
all stunned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was a stunningly beautiful blonde and there was not an inch of
fakeness about her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was good on the camera and her voice was soft but firm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I liked her and saw that I could work with her in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"She's in the keep pile," Emmett stressed firmly and we all
agreed. I think it helped that she was a car nut-job, just like Emmett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Went through a few more DVD's before we came across the one I really
wanted to see.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>I don't know what to say,
Alice</i>," Isabella's voice started as a murmur, unsure, as the video
started and she looked as nervous as hell, but it was a good quality to have in
such a beautiful face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was shapely and had some great curves to her, and unlike some of
the others girls we'd seen, she wasn't stick thin. That was always a bonus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The other girl, Alice, gently stroked her finger down Isabella's cheek
and then smiled softly at her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Just be yourself, Bella,
they'll love you, just like I do</i>," she smiled again and you could see
the tension leave Bella's body.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could also see the potential of her fitting in when she handled the
caress of another woman so easily, so readily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">'Bella' the name suited her well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice moved out of the shot slowly as Bella's eyes moved back up to the
camera.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was captivated by how much she could express in her eyes and other
features and I was desperate to know more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was like I was holding my breath, just waiting for her to talk, to
do anything!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Hi, I'm Isabella, Bella,
Swan. Both Alice and I live in a small town outside of Seattle and we're kind
of desperate to get away</i>," she let out a tiny laugh and it sounded
like a really cute snort, if a snort could be cute, "<i>I really don't know what else you want to know, Alice, can you help me
out a bit?</i>" she asked her friend and after a minute, Alice came back
into the shot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Hi all, I'm Alice Brandon
and you asked for my video too, so I hope you don't mind. Bella and I have
known each other for years and I suppose you could say we're like chalk and
cheese. Bella likes to read, and I like to shop. I like loud music and Bella likes
classical pieces. Anyway, we're totally opposite, but you know what they say
about that. So, this is us, best friends.</i>"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She gently wrapped her arms around Bella's waist and you could see that
they were more than best friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wouldn't say that they were lovers, not by Bella's form that I'd
read, but there was certainly something between them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>I hope there's two
positions available so that we can both get a job, I don't think I could bear
it if one of us had to be separated from the other,</i>" Bella murmured as
Alice went to turn off the video.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Well if there isn't, I hope
you get the job, because you're too pure for a town like this.</i>"
Alice's final words struck a chord with me as the video ended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Wow, I like those two, they have a great connection, so
palpable," mom said softly as she ejected the DVD and locked eyes with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I gave her a small nod, answering her unspoken question and then looked
down to my fingers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I agree, so come on, let's make the choices," dad mused as
we all got our business heads on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I tried my hardest for the rest of the meeting to keep my business head
on, but the image of Bella kept coming back to haunt me. I got the impression
from the video that she was miserable where she lived, and I just hoped that if
we offered her the job, she would be willing to take it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to see her away from all things that upset her and that
thought alone scared me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This wasn't an infatuation with her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And I was screwed.</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-39363215425937328642012-03-26T18:18:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:24:03.171-07:00Chapter 7<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">BPOV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My eyes were stinging like someone had thrown acid in my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mom had just broken the news to me that she'd given me a month to get
out of the house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Apparently she loved me, but she couldn't stand being in the same house
as me anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Whatever.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice was livid with her, but held in her temper when mom was around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"How could someone who professed to loving you, throw you out of
your home?" she hissed over and over as I cried.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had known this day was coming, I really had...but it still hurt like
a slap in the face, or a knife in the heart, both were painful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Over the last few months, mom had grown even more distant with me and
kept talking about getting her life back and doing things for herself and not a
child. I couldn't see why she hated me so much and why she continued to talk to
me, or about me, with such venom in her words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It hurt so much that I wasn't <i>enough</i>
for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Shh, Bella, it will all be alright," Alice cooed from her
spot on the bed next to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to roll my eyes, but they were too sore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Bella, come on, why don't we go for a walk or something, get you
out of this place?" she said soothingly as she rubbed my back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">At least Alice had only known indifference from her father and not the
harsh words that my mother liked to spit at me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was distant with her most of the time and only really spoke to her
if he talked about work, but he made sure that she had anything she needed, so
that was more than mom had done for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Sure," I croaked painfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I rolled out of the bed and went to get dressed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My body ached from being rolled up for too long and as much as I didn't
really want to go out anywhere, I knew that I needed to. Being trapped within
the same four walls would do nothing for me except make it more painful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">~(*)~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I think we need to find you that sugar daddy you were on about a
few weeks ago," Alice laughed as we walked out of the bakery with fresh
donuts and coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I rolled my eyes this time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>If only it were that simple</i>, I
thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"No one would want to be my sugar daddy, Alice. I have nothing
going for me, nothing at all." I cringed at the honesty in my voice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was pretty sure that with a sugar daddy you had to be sweet and
compliant, always looking your best and making the man look awesome. I could do
none of those things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Despite Alice's help in the looks and style department, no man would
want my sharp tongue or stumbling abilities. I wouldn't be able to hold a
conversation with people in his league. Christ, I could hardly talk to the
people in the town without boring them to death half the time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Don't you dare say that and believe those words your mom used. It
wasn't your fault she couldn't keep her legs shut and had you," she hissed
in reply as we walked over to the town's pond.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The hatred Alice showed towards mom had escalated after mom put her
views across the other night and it took everything I had to stop Alice having
words with her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice might have been small for her age, but Christ, she had guts that
I didn't have. I knew that I could fight back and I had a pretty good attitude,
but not when it came to mom. I always wanted her approval, always wanted to be
the best for her, but I never was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I know, but I suppose when you hear the words over and over, you
start to believe them," I whispered painfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Then I will just have to keep telling you how smart and beautiful
you really are." She smiled widely as we started on our food and drinks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Thanks, babe," I muttered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"So, do you think we'll hear back from the agency?" I asked
after a few minutes of silence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I hope so and do you know what, I don't care <i>what</i> the job is now, I just want to get away from here." It
was Alice's turn to frown.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her dad was being more distant with her too, but not before telling her
that he had a date lined up for her. The man in question was from a stable
home, with a huge bank balance and was under pressure to marry from his family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was beyond gutted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice wanted to marry for love, and having her father arrange her
personal life was a step too far. Even though she was eighteen and legally an
adult, she was still under constant scrutiny to do as her dad told her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Alice, I think regardless of if we get this job or not, we need
to get out of here," I said in a low voice as I took her hand. We were
both depressed as hell living here and we needed this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We needed to get away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Next weekend dad has a convention, we could go then," she
replied firmly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Okay, next weekend."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was decided.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">~(*)~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The week trudged on slowly and Alice and I saw less of each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her dad had monopolized her all of the time and we only really talked
late at night, when we were both in bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were both despondent about not hearing back from the agency, but
there wasn't anything we could do. If we were asked for an interview, then we
were asked. If not, our plan was still in place for the weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Through texts and quick calls, we planned that we were going to head
south and not to the city. We wanted to get away from her father's clutches as
soon as possible and we knew that he would search in the city first.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He would never see her as the legal adult she had become. It all came
down to his reputation and what he needed her to do to maintain it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Everyone saw him as the poor man who lost his wife to cancer and was
raising a daughter on his own, plus he ran his own business. They felt sorry
for him and he lapped the attention up. It got him more work and of course,
made him more prominent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Alice, what are you doing?" I cried out in shock as she
climbed through my bedroom window. I hadn't even heard her until I saw her
shadow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I've had enough, Bella, I really have. Daddy dearest has set up a
date for Friday night with Alec. I can't believe he's even happy about it,
palming me off to someone I know nothing about. Apparently I don't have to
know. As long as I'm a 'good girl' and do as I'm told, he said I would want for
nothing," she sniffed as I ran to her side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"We'll go Friday morning, we'll tell him that we're going shopping
for an outfit for you," I said quickly as I thought about what we had left
to pack. It wasn't much and if we left early enough, while it was still dark,
we could get away without being seen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I can't do it, I can't go through with what he wants in life for
me. Why can't he just respect me for who I am?" She cried softly in my
arms and I rocked her body gently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was fuming mad with her father, but I knew that I had to keep calm
for her sake, same as she had been doing for me over my mother. It wouldn't do
either of us any good if I showed how angry I really was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"It's us, Alice, just us, together. We'll get away from here and
you can blossom into the woman I know you can be, the woman I know you
are," I cooed as I lifted her chin and kissed her gently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Come on," I tugged on her hand as she whimpered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I pulled her over to the bed and started to take off her tee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She had such a beautiful body, one that any girl would be proud to have
and she didn't really even work hard at getting it to look that good. Yes, we
ran around the block and did some amount of yoga, but nothing to write home
about. She was just naturally stunning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You are so beautiful and any man your father wants you to meet
would never be good enough for you," I whispered, kissing the swell of her
chest just above the lacy edging of her bra gently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her body let out a tiny shiver and I smiled against her skin as I ran
my fingers up her arms and then slipped them under her bra straps, slowly
pulling them down. I let my tongue flicker out against the flesh that had just
been covered, feeling how her temperature was already beginning to rise.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You are worth so much more than a string of arranged dates,"
I breathed heavily against her skin as I pulled the cups of her bra down and
ran my tongue gently around her hardened nipples. Her tiny hands weaved into my
hair as she whimpered my name, sparking the flames of my own lust and my love
for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved to make her feel like this. It turned me on so much to know
that it was me that was making her shiver and whimper uncontrollably.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She let out another whimper and I moved to capture one of her lips
between my mine and bit down gently, causing her to shudder beneath me. I
deftly undid the catch between her pert breasts, pushing the scrap of fabric
and lace free of her body as I continued to kiss her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shimmying my hands down over her silky torso, I gripped her hips and
pulled them closer to me, now desperate to get her out of her denim shorts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her hips were one of the things I loved most on her supple body. They
were so soft, yet firm and curvy. It was pure pleasure to run the very tips of
my fingers over them as I watched her squirm ever so gently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just thinking about what I was about to do, had me working quickly to
undo the buttons and slip the material over and down her hips, making sure that
my lips were in constant contact with her skin the whole time... lapping,
suckling, kissing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Lay down, babe," I whispered and she quickly did as she was
told, her eyes never leaving mine. Once she was comfortable, I crawled onto the
bed and hovered above her, smiling the whole time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I love you, Alice," I said softly as I started to kiss her
body again starting the path to the promised land. "How much do you
want?" I asked as my face became level with her panties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"All of it," she giggled lightly, but thickly, as I started
to drag the thin material down with my teeth, revealing the beautiful piercing
just at the top of her smooth apex.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">We'd had matching ones done as soon as we had both turned eighteen and
although they were at first quite painful, they were now erotic as hell and
made things so much more sensitive and visually appealing. Anyone could have
their ears or belly button pierced, but we had wanted something different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I leant forward and as soon as she realized what I was going to do, she
seductively widened the spread of her legs enough for me to settle between them
comfortably and get to business. In one long movement, I licked up the whole
length of her slit, causing her to squirm and writhe against my face, her sweet
juice already trickling freely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I loved how she tasted, I always had since we'd first gotten intimate
with each other and I only loved it more when she was already so wet for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I internally smiled as I thought about the pleasure I could give her
while I made her forget her troubles, for a while at least.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I repeated the taunting movement over and over until I could hear her
growl in frustration. I wanted to laugh because I knew where she wanted me to
be, what she needed from me, so I angled my head and sucked on her clit as I
maneuvered two fingers into her tight passage a little at a time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The shuddering reply she gave me only served to spur me on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Knowing she needed more, I gave it to her, pumping her hard with my
fingers as I rolled her clit over my tongue, flicking and sucking on it hard.
The natural lubricant her body was emitting increased with my vigorous
attention and I added a third finger to increase the friction I was providing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She grabbed the back of my head roughly, wrapping the strands of hair
through her hands, and started grinding her hips down onto my face as the very
tops of her thighs tightened and quivered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her muscles clamped around my fingers as I heard the telltale sounds of
her moisture cover them thickly as she came, crying out my name in a mantra.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Oh God, Bella-," she was cut off from talking any more as my
phone started to ring.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I let out a panting laugh as I got up from the bed with wobbly legs to
answer the unknown number.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Hello, Bella speaking," I said breathlessly, licking my lips
as I smiled at Alice lying sated and dreamy on my bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Hello, Bella, this is
Edward Cullen, I'm calling about your job application,</i>" I gasped as I
heard the soft, yet firm voice on the other end of the phone.</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-89563450366675008322012-03-25T18:23:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:24:48.867-07:00Chapter 8<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">EPOV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Work was becoming monotonous and I knew why.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Isabella Marie Swan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She'd taken over every thought I'd had even before seeing her in the
video and even more so now because I <i>had</i>
watched it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Four times if I was being honest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I still didn't know <i>exactly why</i>
she had captured my interest, but I knew I had to be careful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Not only was this a business deal, but I also didn't want to let my
feelings for her, if I had any, take over and for things to get complicated.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of concentrating on her, I threw myself into dad's plans and
took on a more hands on roll when it came to contractors at the house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew it was still a few weeks off before it would be ready, but if I
kept up their ass long enough, they would know that I didn't want any delays or
slackers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was now eager to start on this new plan and anything else that got in
the way pissed me off or bored the hell out of me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a few days of heavy work before I could get my mind back on the
job and I was now even more excited about starting it because we had chosen the
three girls that would, hopefully, be joining us in this adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a funny feeling that Jasper would try and persuade Alice to stay,
purely on the fact that I had to hunt down the DVD because he's taken it from
my room one night when I was on a shoot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I found him in his room almost licking the screen of the TV. Okay, he
wasn't on the verge of doing that, but he was pretty damn close. And Emmett was
just as bad when it came to Rose. He kept asking mom what she thought Rose
would like in her room and what type of clothes would suit her. He was whipped
before they'd even met!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just hoped that once Bella found out exactly what the job entailed,
she would still be on board.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dad had left the final choice of the girls down to myself, Emmett and
Jasper, but still insisted on being there for the interviews to make sure that
we had the right chemistry for the job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He wanted to make sure that we got on and had the right feel as
'couples'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could see and understand his point, but I also knew that we might not
hit it off straight away and that a lot of this would come down to respect and
trust from both sides.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No one in their right mind would get on from the start, knowing what we
had to do as a job and live with each other 24/7.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">God, it took months for me to get used to Emmett and Jasper being around
all the time and we went to school together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There would be habits that we hated, music tastes we despised, but we
would have to work through it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This would be a huge step for the girls to take and it would certainly
take a lot to open up, knowing full well that cameras would be on them at all
times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That's when Jasper put forward an idea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He thought it would be good for us to choose the girl we liked most,
contact them ourselves and go from there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before filming started, he thought that it would be beneficial for us
to get to know each other, almost like dating. I liked the idea. We could spend
some time getting acquainted with each other as 'couples' and as a group and
that would certainly help when we moved into the new house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ah, the new house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was a beautiful thing, it really was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dad had bought it quite a while ago and it had finally been finished to
the standards that he expected, though it still needed tweaking in a few
places. The team was now installing all the cameras that would be needed, as
well as constructing a smaller house for the staff and to act as an onset salon
of sorts, where you could have your hair, nails and waxes done. Dad wanted to
make sure that the most private of things were kept away from the cameras and I
agreed with him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also insisted that the bedrooms have half baths in order to have a
bit of downtime away from the cameras and also a place to clean up without
people being able to watch. He agreed, thankfully, and had other 'communal'
bathrooms installed for entertainment use only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Okay, so we still need to arrange some places where you can take
the girls when they get here and also see if they mind taking just a few reels
of footage on how you get on over the following couple of weeks. Screen tests,
if you will," dad said over his paperwork.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was constantly jotting down new ideas so the concept wouldn't get
old too soon, even if we didn't know how long we were filming for.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I don't mind the cameras bein' there on and off, but not all of
the time. I think the girls would open up a lot more if they didn't have a
camera shoved in their faces," Jasper said as he picked up a bagel and
started to cut it open.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Yeah, I agree," I said as I poured a coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Can I just say how nice it is to see you lot thinking so much
about the girls, taking their needs into consideration," mom said fondly
and we all smiled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Trust mom to find a romantic side to all of this. For me, there wasn't
much romance at all, and if there was, it was for the cameras only.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, I'd never reacted to a costar the way I'd reacted to Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Yeah, well, I remember my first time with the cameras around.
God, I had such a problem getting it up and keeping it there," Emmett
laughed as he ate his bacon with gusto.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Mmm, sex talk and breakfast, what a lovely combination," I
said with a laugh and they all joined in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To be honest, we had seen everything, done 99% of it and talked about
God knows what around the table, so nothing seemed to phase us now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you didn't like it, you knew where the door was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"So, you've made your choices, when are you going to contact
them?" dad asked as we all finished up with breakfast.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I have a set in about an hour, so I can try and squeeze her in
before then," Emmett said with a smirk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all followed him as he stood up to leave the table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No doubt he would have fun with this girl. They seemed to have a lot in
common, but even I could see in her eyes that she wouldn't take any shit from
him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That was always a good thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I have to go out now for a medical, but I can try and do it
later," I said and Jasper nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Me too," he said as we walked out of the kitchen and went
our separate ways.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The rest of the day went slowly, <i>too</i>
slowly for my liking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I moped about the place after my medical, until it was time for work,
and then I had to keep finding things to do to keep my mind on the job as it
were.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jessica was in a foul mood with me because of the plans and it made
working even harder so we had to keep stopping and starting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Finally by seven that night, I had my time to myself and I dug out
Bella's number.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It rang a couple of times before very heavy breathing took over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Hello, Bella speaking,</i>"
her voice travelled down the line right to my dick as I thought about why she
was panting the way she was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Hello, Bella, this is Edward Cullen, I'm calling about your job
application," I said softly as I thought about her panting in my ear. I
heard a faint gasp as I spoke and it only served to make me harder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Hello, Sir,</i>" nervousness
hit her voice straight away and her innocence pushed me further into a fantasy
land with her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I thought about having her say 'Sir' to me in a scene and that threw me
off for a few seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Please, call me Edward," I laughed awkwardly as I had to
stop myself palming my now twitching cock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Okay then, how can I help
you, Edward?</i>" she said softly as I heard rustling in the background on
her end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wondered what she was up to, but it wasn't for me to question that,
not just yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Well, I wanted to let you now that, barring any issues or
complications through the interview process, the job is yours, Miss Swan."
I chuckled as I heard her start to stutter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Are you sure, you're really
sure? You're offering me the job before the interview?</i>" she asked
after a moment of silence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I am very sure, Bella, you made an impact with myself and other
members of our team," I smiled as I thought about how mom liked both of
the girls from the tape.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mom had caught me watching the video for the second time and we spoke
briefly about how they showed a deep connection to each other. She liked how
they acted and buffered each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was just as desperate to see the two girls together as I was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>What about Alice? I can't
take the job if she doesn't have one with you, too,</i>" she said softly
and it was then that she confirmed my earlier suspicions that they were more
than just best friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They had a connection like I had with Jasper and Emmett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Alice will be getting her own phone call, but it's safe to say
that she will be offered a job too, Bella, don't sweat it," I chuckled as
I heard more laughing and giggling coming through the line.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It sounded like Alice was there with her and I instantly thought about
how Bella answered the phone. Were they in a sexual relationship? The thought
of the two of them doing that made me steel hard and I tried in vain to wipe
out those thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If they agreed to come here, we would find out soon enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Thank-you, Edward! You have
no idea how much this means, to both of us,</i>" Bella said reverently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I think I do, Bella, I can hear it in your voice. Now, I'm going
to email you some details and I hope that they're okay for you, with dates and
times. We still need to interview you both, just to make sure that things will
work out between us all, but that will be very informal," I said softly,
wanting to ease any fears that she had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I also hoped that they would be okay with the dates that we had set. As
much as I was desperate to get the ball rolling with all of this, I also
couldn't wait to actually meet her, get to know her and possibly more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Okay, but I'm still unsure
about what the job will entail.</i>" I heard her gentle voice and it was
full with worry, but I didn't know how to alleviate that at the moment. I
really didn't want to tell her over the phone and I knew that face to face
would be better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, if we did this face to face, there would be less of a chance for
her to run away. If I told her now, over the phone, I knew that I would never
get a chance to meet her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had to tread carefully with this one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"How about you come down for the interview and I can tell you
then, Bella?" I hedged, hoping that she would agree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My knee bounced a few times before hearing the words I wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>Okay.</i>"</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-48011022642590893962012-03-24T18:31:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:31:55.575-07:00Chapter 9<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Edward and I hung up a few moments later and my mind was blank. I just
couldn't think for a moment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then the hype started.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Both Alice and I started jumping around the room and squealing with
pure happiness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We had finally done it. We had an escape from this hell hole and
nothing, nothing at all could wipe the smile off of my face as I thought about
taking the few things that I cherished from this room and never looking back.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I can't believe it!" I laughed as we finally calmed down
enough to sit down and look at the email that Edward had sent through to me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before I could even open it, Alice's own phone went off and she skipped
to the bed to answer it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The expression on her face was the same as mine had been as she spoke
with whoever had called her. She smiled and talked sweetly to whoever was on
the other end and I swear I even saw her blush a couple of times.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I couldn't stop the grin on my face as I looked away from her and
opened up the email.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Dear Bella,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Thank-you for taking the time to
apply for this position within our company and I am sorry that the details have
been vague at times, but as discussed on the phone, I think face to face would
be better suited for both our needs. A full and detailed explanation as such
will be explained in the interview.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>If it is acceptable to you, we
would require for you to travel to our office, here in LA, and stay with us for
a minimum of a week. In this time, you will meet with various members of staff,
get fitted for clothes and go through a medical exam.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Everything will be dealt with in
the strictest confidence and we will not disclose any details about you with
anyone other than our own company.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Please find attached the details
of car services, flights and accommodation for yourself during your stay here.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>I personally hope that you will
be comfortable enough to take on this job, as I look forward to working closely
with you.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Yours thankfully,<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Edward Cullen.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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A few things stuck out for me, one line literally jumping out at me <i>'I personally hope that you will be
comfortable enough to take on this job, as I look forward to working closely
with you.'</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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That spoke volumes to me and it put me slightly on edge.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Why would I need to feel comfortable with working with him?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I opened up the attachment, the contents of which shocked the hell out
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A car would be here on Friday morning to take us to Sea-Tac, where we
would be in first class down to LAX. Another car would then pick us up and take
us to a house that had been reserved for our personal use.<o:p></o:p></div>
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No luggage would be needed as everything would be catered for,
including any personal items and spending money. All we needed to bring was our
ID.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"What the hell?" Alice said over my shoulder after she
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"I know!" I gasped as I read and re-read the email and the
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"Bella, this sounds really iffy and I don't like it much. Jasper,
the man who just called me, sounded as vague as your Edward. He was nice and
all, but he wouldn't answer some of the questions I had. Do we really know what
we're getting ourselves into?" she asked nervously.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"It can't be worse than what we're living through now,
right?" I asked as I stood up.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Didn't we say no matter what, we were getting out of here?"<o:p></o:p></div>
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I needed a drink.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"We have a couple of days to think this over, Bella, but I really
want to know more about them." She grinned wickedly as she sat down at the
computer and cracked her fingers, wiggling them above the keyboard.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"No, Alice, don't Google. I just want to go there and see what
they have to offer. We still have our fall back plan, but I think, at the
moment, I would be happier not knowing what we're getting ourselves into,"
I said firmly as I handed her a coke. "Besides, if we don't like what we
find with the them, we've at least gotten a free ticket far away from this
town. Nothing says we have to be on that return flight back here, and we wanted
to go south anyways," I said with a smirk as I sat down next to her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The minimum amount of time we would be there was for a week and I
didn't like the thought of getting back on a plane to here, so we would have to
make do with the plans and at the end of the week, if it wasn't what we wanted,
we could go from LA to somewhere else.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Really, you don't even want to know what this Edward guy looks
like?" she asked with a pout and I laughed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Hell no, I just want to get there and see for myself," I
laughed as we clinked glasses and laughed some more.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The rest of the night was spent throwing out anything that I didn't
need or want anymore and by the time Alice had to go home, I had a huge pile of
trash to deal with before I could get into bed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was now Thursday evening and Alice was in her element. Her father
had given her permission to stay over at my place for the night, on the
pretense of going into the city in the morning to go shopping. Unsurprisingly,
she put on a very good act of saying that she didn't have anything suitable for
such a big date and he caved.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He didn't have a clue about what our plans really were and we could
finally breathe.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My mom though, she was different. She had made a huge production of
making me feel about an inch big over how I would never get my dream job and
how I should have saved enough money to go to college.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was now starting to hate her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Truly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Bella, what else do you need to sort out?" Alice asked as
she broke through my thoughts while I stared out of my window.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was in need of just five minutes to think.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I don't know, Alice," I sighed as I stood up from the small
window seat and walked over to the bed. "Edward said we didn't need to
bring anything, but I feel awkward about them providing everything for
us," I said as I picked up her legs and put them over my lap, "and if
we bail, we need to have some of our stuff at least, don't ya think?"<o:p></o:p></div>
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There was no way that I was going there with nothing but the clothes on
my back. I didn't want them, whoever they were, to have that hold over us. I
didn't voice my concerns to Alice because, quite frankly, one person panicking
was bad enough.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"It'll be alright, Bella. They said we had the jobs, and we finally
have something to look forward to, so don't stress. But, we can pack some stuff
just in case if it'll make you feel better." She giggled as I collapsed
backwards onto the bed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alice had changed her tune a little since we got the phone calls and
'date night' loomed. She was just as desperate for this as I was and she was
starting to see this as a positive thing, no matter how it turned out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We snuggled up closely as we talked softly about what LA could bring us
and what we could bring to LA.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We woke up early the following morning, but I was too nervous to eat
anything for breakfast.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I knew mom was in bed, so we tiptoed around the house, ensuring we
didn't wake her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By seven-thirty, we were outside with just our purses and a small carry
on each as we waited for the car. We had rolled up a few changes of clothes and
a few personal items to take with us, but that was it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had managed to down a coffee, and now my stomach was churning in on
itself.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The furthest either of us had ever been was Seattle, and here we were,
heading towards where world famous people lived.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I just couldn't wrap my head around it all.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"The car's here, Bella," Alice squealed quietly next to me as
I took in the huge limo that was now driving slowly down the road.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>They sent us a fucking limo?<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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"Wow," I gasped as the shiny black car came to a stop right
outside my house.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Let's go!" Alice giggled as she skipped down the path,
dragging me with her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Slow down, Alice," I laughed softly as the driver got out
and gave us a nod before opening our door.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I took one last look at my family home and then slid into the car next
to Alice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Here's to our new life and a great adventure!" Alice laughed
as she kissed me soundly on the back seat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A great adventure indeed.</div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-85849911944322015002012-03-23T18:33:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:33:39.784-07:00Chapter 10<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">EPOV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Look sharp, Mr. Cullen is in a suit!" Emmett boomed out a
laugh as we all sat round the table for breakfast. Mom rolled her eyes at his
playfulness and dad smirked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Emmett, first and foremost, this is a business meeting that we're
having today with the girls, there's no issue in having a bit of respectability
and dressing the part," I chastised him lightly as I smiled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In all honesty, I just wanted to look good for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I turned up in jeans and an old tee, she would run for the hills. If
I were dressed the part, like in a suit and looking respectable, she might at
least think more of me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Very true, but seeing as though this would be one of the only
times you would actually be wearing clothes around the girls, I would have
thought that you would be wearing something a little more comfortable," he
laughed and Jasper joined in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Trust him to mention the no clothes thing. Just because we worked
together, didn't mean that we thought the same. I knew for a fact that he was
desperate to get his girl in between the sheets, but with me, it was different.
I didn't want to jump head first into things with Bella. I wanted her to trust
me, get used to me and like me, before we did anything remotely similar to what
Emmett had planned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Very funny, wise guy, how about you fill your mouth with food and
concentrate on the job, and not on what I'm wearing?" I smirked as I
filled my plate with food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was nervous and I was man enough to admit that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had always worked with pros, they knew the job forwards and
backwards, and they knew what was expected and what was not.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was going to be completely new to all of us, but as the one in
charge of it all, I had a lot more on my plate than the other two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Talk about life unscripted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Edward, where are the girls staying when they get here? You
haven't told me yet," mom asked as she sat down at the table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hadn't seen her for the last couple of days because I had been
working so hard, but it was good to catch up with her again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I thought that it would be good for them to stay here, actually.
I wanted them to get a sense of what it would be like to live in a busy house
and see how things work a little bit. I think it would also be good for them to
have a female role model like you around, just in case they needed to talk
about anything. If they're okay with it, in a few days we'll take them to the
new house for them to see it, pick rooms, that sort of thing. See if they like
it. If there are things that need changing, we would have some time to do it
before we go live there," I replied as I thought about the plan. It was
good and gave the girls a buffer of my parents when they first got here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I like it, good thinking, Edward," dad said as, he too, sat
down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was really pleased at how things were coming together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"What time does their flight get in?" Mom asked and Emmett
answered this time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Rose's gets in at two and the other girls a little time after
that." He smiled when he said Rosalie's name and I had a funny feeling
that they'd had more than one phone call since we decided on them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn't blame him though, he at least had had the guts to call her
more than once. I was too chicken shit to call Bella. She'd responded to the
email that I'd sent her, so I didn't exactly have a reason to call her, which
pissed me off somewhat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"And you're meeting them there?" dad guessed and we nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Again, I was nervous about this first meeting. I didn't want my
personal feelings to get in the way of something that was strictly business,
but I still had them regardless and they were sneaking around my body the more
I thought about her. I was old enough to know better, and to know that Bella
could be a dangerous creature to me if I let my guard down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew mom had an idea of what I was feeling, but I had to be careful
around the others. We needed to be versatile here and if I started to get
possessive, they would have my hide. Emmett would rip the piss out of me and
Jasper would just start questioning everything.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"And who has Jessica now been paired with?" Mom wanted to
know so she could keep an eye on her. Jessica had really been playing up for
the crew over the last couple of days and mom wanted to step in if she
continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jessica detested the fact that she hadn't been chosen for this job and
I was starting to thank the Gods of that fact. There was no way I could live
with her 24/7, no way in hell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Peter," Jasper mumbled. He and Peter didn't get on. There
was always conflict between them and I still didn't know why, but I had a
feeling that Peter felt threatened by Jasper's connection to my family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I met Jasper when we were in our last year of college and his family
was harsh with him. They couldn't accept that he was bisexual and they wanted
him to settle down and get married. He didn't want that, hell, he still
doesn't. He's too much of a free spirit to be tied down, but I still hoped that
one day he would find a special someone, though I wouldn't hold my breath.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Anyway, when his family cut him off, he was beside himself. He wanted
to continue with school, but couldn't do it financially. He threw himself into
working and his studies, but he was beyond exhausted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The catalyst came when he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and
nearly killed himself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After that, I got dad to offer him a job, and although he was hesitant
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Emmett, Jasper and I shared a bond that went beyond brotherhood and I
was never more grateful than when they agreed to do this new job with me,
because I couldn't have trusted anyone else for the roles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Okay, so you're to pick the girls up early afternoon, what are
your plans after that?" dad asked and us boys looked at each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"We thought about taking them to a late lunch and then maybe some
shopping? Alice and Bella's journey will have been quite short, but Rose is
travelling from New York, so she'll be tired,"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Emmett cut in and we all nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jasper thought that shopping would give us a chance to get to know the
girls and I was all for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most times, you could learn a lot about a girl's personality by what
they chose to wear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Okay, so have a good day boys, and I'll make sure that dinner is
on the table for, let's say, seven?" mom asked as she stood up and started
to clear the plates.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all agreed and went our separate ways until it was time to leave for
the airport.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I took the time to go over some more paper work and call up a few
contractors to make sure they were on hand, just in case we had to change some
plans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Edward, it's time to go, mate," Jasper called through the
door of my study.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I let out a huge breath and stood up from my desk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"This is it," I mused to myself as I walked out of the office
and clapped my hand on Jasper's back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Ya ready?" he chuckled as we walked out to the car. Emmett
was already there, bouncing on his toes like a little kid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"As I'll ever be," I chuckled as we got in the back and the
driver took off down the large driveway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"It'll be good, Edward, don't sweat it, everything will fall into
place," he smiled as Emmett opened up a bottle of champagne.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"A little early, don't you think?" I chided as he laughed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"It's never too early to celebrate three beautiful women entering
our lives," he smirked as he poured out three glasses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just hoped that they didn't leave too soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It would be a pain in the ass to have to start the process all over
again, and I just had a hunch about these three.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And Bella, I didn't want to let go of her too
soon.</span></span>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-74509575558985582662012-03-22T18:34:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:36:05.736-07:00Chapter 11<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>BPOV<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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The first class lounge was to die for and I seriously mean that. I had
never seen a place so large, clean and well presented. Mind you, I'd never
actually been anywhere to see something like it, but you get what I mean.<o:p></o:p></div>
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They were so welcoming and kind, but then Alice informed me that they
were paid to act that way and I laughed. It felt good to be away from that shit
hole of a town.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I forgot how much of a 'small town girl' I really was. Well, I might be
a small town girl, but I didn't have a small mind and I made a promise to
myself there and then to open my eyes a bit more, and also to take a few risks
once in a while.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was so naive when it came to things like this, but you could hardly
blame me. I had led a relatively sheltered life growing up, thanks to mom.
Alice had done her best with me, but there was only so much you could do with
limited funds and a shitty truck.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Our flight should be boarding soon and then we can relax for a
few hours," Alice broke through my thoughts as she took my hand and smiled
at me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"We're really doing this," I laughed awkwardly as I thought
about the unknown.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Maybe it would have been good to Google Edward. I mean, I knew we were
young, but we weren't stupid. Who travels thousands of miles to go for a job
that we knew nothing about in a city that was so huge, we'd get lost if we
weren't careful?<o:p></o:p></div>
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If I was being honest, deep down, I was shitting it. I couldn't believe
we were actually going into this so blindly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Yep, and it's going to be a blast, I just know it," she
sniggered in reply.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Gone was the unsure Alice from the other day. Oh yeah, that Alice was a
distant memory compared to the small bouncing girl next to me, holding my hand
in an excited death grip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She finally determined that it couldn't be anything too bad if they
were advertising in a national paper and even if it didn't work out, we could
still look for other jobs while we were there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I ended up agreeing with her and now here we sat, ready to catch our
plane to start a life doing God knows what.<o:p></o:p></div>
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~(*)~<o:p></o:p></div>
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We touched down in LA at around 2:30 and I was now a stuttering wreck.
It finally hit home that we had moved on with our lives into the unknown and as
much as I wanted to be positive about it, until I knew who we were meeting and
what the job was, I was going to continue being in a state.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This was me, Isabella Swan, the woman who planned. It was always the
same. First day of school I was shitting it, but as soon as I walked into the
classroom, I was cool. My first day at the library, exactly the same. It was
just how I worked. I knew that I would calm down as soon as all was explained,
but it didn't help me out right in this moment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We obviously didn't have to wait for any luggage and as we were in
First Class, we were let off of the plane first.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had no idea what to expect and I certainly had no idea how busy the
airport would be as I clung to Alice, and followed everyone else to the exit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Jesus Christ, it was like a human version of an ant farm.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Bella, calm down, otherwise you're going to draw blood on my
hand," she smiled softly and I realized that I had her hand in a death
grip.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Sorry, Alice," I mumbled as I stopped dead in my tracks.
Just a few yards in front of us were three guys. One was dressed in a sports
jersey, one in a plaid button down shirt and the other one was in an expensive
looking suit.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The suit guy was looking at something on his phone, so I had no idea
what he looked like from here, but he was fucking tall!<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Alice, it's them," I hissed in her ear as I saw that the one
in the plaid shirt was holding up a sign with our names on it. The guy in the
jersey was talking to a blonde girl who was with them and she kept giving him
soft smiles. She looked nice. The guy in the suit was still looking down at his
phone, but even though I couldn't see his face properly, I could still tell
that he was really good looking.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I think so too," she smiled at me, and then at them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She walked with purpose, with her head held high, dragging me along
with her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I managed not to stumble as she came to a stop in front of them and
smiled wider as she coughed a little.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Good afternoon, gentleman," she said firmly, but with a
smile, as they all looked up and around to us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I just stood there like a fish out of water as the guy in the suit
looked straight up into my eyes and gave me the most dazzling smile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was so fucked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Good afternoon, Alice, Bella," he said softly over the din
of everyone here as he held out his hand gently. I took it instantly, shaking
it gently as I gave him a smile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir," I mumbled as I heard
Alice talking to the others.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Nope, you have to call me Edward, being called 'sir' makes me
feel old," he chuckled softly and I was hypnotized.<o:p></o:p></div>
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So this was Edward, in the flesh.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Again, I was so fucked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I would have to start chanting that he was my boss, so totally off
limits.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I could not screw my boss... I could not screw my boss...<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Okay," I said through a heavy breath as he kissed the back
of my hand and then placed it by my side.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"And it's a pleasure to meet you, too." He smiled again as
Alice bumped my arm, bringing my attention back to the fact that we weren't
alone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alice introduced me to Jasper and Emmett and the blonde girl, Rose. Up
close, she didn't seem as nice as what I first thought, but it could have been
the nerves. Alice told me that Rose was like us, applying for the job, so we
were all in the same boat.<o:p></o:p></div>
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All the time we were making small talk and introducing ourselves to
each other, I could feel Edward's eyes on me. I should have felt a little
creeped out, but so far I didn't. I just hoped that my instant attraction to
him wouldn't cause any long term issues for us, or me in particular.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Are ya'll hungry, we thought we'd start with gettin' some
lunch?" Jasper asked and we all nodded. I hadn't managed to eat anything
so far, so I knew I needed to get something in me, because trying to survive on
a cup of coffee was not the way to go.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Straight away I noticed that as we walked out of the airport, we had
split off into pairs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Emmett was with Rose, Alice was with Jasper, and so I was left with
Edward.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I wondered briefly if that was how they wanted it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or planned it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That would seriously put a dent in the whole not wanting to screw my
boss on the first day issue that had been brewing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"Take my hand, Bella, I don't want to lose you in the crowd,"
Edward whispered to me as he held out his hand. I looked to see that Alice was
holding Jasper's, so I gave in and took his in mine.<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I'm really glad you came," he whispered again, but this time
it was closer to my ear and his warm breath caused me to shiver and break out
in goose bumps.<o:p></o:p></div>
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He threw me a sexy look as if to say that he knew how he affected me
and then we carried on walking.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>This was so strange.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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I was holding the hand of someone I didn't know, in a city I knew
nothing of, on top of having accepted a job I knew nothing about.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My alarm bells should have been ringing, but I just couldn't get them
to make a sound, no matter how much I tried.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My nerves had also taken a back seat as I tried as hard as hell to work
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Seeing how breathtaking she was in the flesh was beyond astounding and
I had to remind myself that she could get pretty freaked out if she caught me
staring at her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the industry, I had seen it all, but nothing, nothing, compared to
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn't take my eyes off of her from the moment I spotted her, and I
found that I instantly wanted to know more about her, but first I had to get us
out of the airport before we were swallowed up in the crowd.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I asked for her hand on the pretense of looking after her, but in
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was hesitant at first, which I expected, but after she saw the guys
looking after the other girls, she relented and placed her small warm hand in
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew that I affected her when I whispered in her ear, but I wouldn't
do anything about that just yet. I wanted her to get to know me first and we
could build from there. That was if she still wanted to hang around after we
explained about the job. That was my biggest fear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I feared that she would run out as soon as we told them what they were
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, looking at Bella, I didn't think that she would stick around and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would just have to charm her, 'woo' her if I had to, in order for her
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Although we had a lot riding on these girls, I discovered I was more
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"How 'bout we go to a small bistro down the road a bit, it won't
take us long to get there and it's more intimate than the other places round
here," Jasper asked us as we finally got back to the limo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice was excited about it, and Rose nodded, but Bella stayed quiet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Are you okay?" I asked as I brushed a small amount of hair
from her eyes. I wondered what she would look like with her hair down, but now
was not the time to get a hard on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Yeah, sorry, just a bit overwhelmed is all," she murmured as
she looked up into my eyes and I smiled back down to her warmly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"It is a lot to take in, but we'll have you feeling at home in no
time at all," I said simply with a smile as I helped her into the car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was big enough, but not too big to make a huge gap between us as we
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What I did like, was the fact that we were still holding hands, even
though we technically didn't have a need to anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She gave me a sweet smile before looking out of the window.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"So, ladies, do you want to do anything today after lunch? We were
thinking about taking you shopping, if that's okay? We could have just ordered
some stuff in based on your sizes, but we thought it would be fun to go on a
spree," Emmett chuckled as he clapped his hands together and rubbed them
happily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I smirked at his playfulness and both Rose and Alice instantly reacted
positively, but Bella seemed deep in thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Bella, you okay with going shopping later?" I asked as I ran
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her body shivered again as she looked up to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I'm fine with whatever everyone else wants to do," she
smiled sweetly as Alice started to speak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Bella will be her normal self soon, she just needs to get used to
the change," she said gently as she stroked Bella's thigh. Bella, in
return, gave a small smile and then went back to gazing out of the window. I
filed away the intimate gesture to think about later. Maybe I was wrong about
my earlier thinking, that Bella was going to bolt as soon as she heard the
details.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all fell silent as the car took us to the bistro and it gave me a
chance to gaze at Bella as she took in the small chunk of the city that was
flying past us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A little while later, we pulled up to the bistro and filed out of the
car. I was sad that it was then that Bella dropped my hand, and with an awkward
smile, she followed the others as they walked in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I noticed straight away that she liked to watch people. She wanted to
see their reactions before she gave her own and I had a funny feeling that she
was always the one to put others first, before herself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided I would make it a point from here on out to show her that she
was just as important as everyone else was. It had nothing to do with the job,
or getting her to stick around for longer, I just needed her to see that she
was a very important person in her own right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As we sat down, I threw a calming look at Alice as I spoke to Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"What would you like to have, Bella?" I asked as I handed her
a menu. She looked at me like she was going to throw up and I really felt sorry
for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Edward, stop dazzling her, Bells, just get whatever you fancy,
okay?" Alice smiled and I huffed playfully and threw in my own smirk that
made her giggle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Erm, there's no prices listed," she muttered in a whisper,
but I caught it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Bella, people who come here have the money to not worry about how
much things cost," I said gently as her eyes widened slightly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I don't want you to worry about how much this will cost,"
she said, clearly embarrassed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Bella, I can afford it and you will too, soon, but let's not
worry about money and work. Let's just call this a friend treating another
friend to lunch and have some fun today," I said as I ran my finger down
her arm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew she felt the connection, I could see it in her reactions to my
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just hoped that she would want more from me, in both business and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, I, Edward Cullen, had faced facts and admitted that there was no
way I could just work with Bella. If I had it my way, we would have so much
more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bella finally decided on a grilled chicken salad with a baked potato
and I got a steak. The talk at the table was small and while we all included
each other, we still seemed to have split off into pairs. The others seemed to
get on like a house on fire, but Bella was still her quiet self.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And that was something that Rose picked up on straight away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It wasn't what Rose said that made me spot it, but it was the eye rolls
and smirks when Bella stumbled over words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A few times I found myself arching my brow at Rose and she had the
decency to look caught out when I did and backed away from the hostility she
had with Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I made a point to keep an eye on the pair of them and make sure that
Rose didn't get out of hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When the food was over with, we all made our way back to the car so we
could start on shopping and it became apparent very quickly that that was
something Bella was getting really nervous about.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would have to make sure that we got her things in such a way so that
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It would prove to be an interesting shopping trip.</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-10135988448469243172012-03-20T18:39:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:39:38.743-07:00Chapter 13<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was exhausted and we'd hardly started shopping yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had managed to eat most of the food that was served, but they were
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'd heard the saying 'If you have to ask how much, you can't afford
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I felt bad that it was all so expensive and that I couldn't eat it all,
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice was happy to do what everyone else wanted to do, but I hung back.
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This wasn't like how we shopped back home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Back there, we had to walk around, draping clothes on hangers from our
arms, root around the sale items and then lug it all to the front to check out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here it was <i>completely</i>
different and I was way out of my depth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Personal shoppers were on hand and they had even given Alice and I a
rail each, that we could hang our choices up on so our arms didn't get tired.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In one shop, they even tried to serve us champagne and strawberries as
we gave them our sizes and they chose some outfits for us. All we had to do was
sit there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I felt like the hooker in Pretty Woman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Bella, why are you looking so puzzled?" Edward broke through
my thoughts as I sat nervously, waiting for Alice to come out of the dressing
rooms, and I realized I was chewing on my nails with my leg bouncing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Great, I must have looked like a
right idiot.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I feel out of place," I mumbled, noticing that I couldn't
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Was it strange that, although I didn't know him, I felt compelled to
get to know who he was, and what he liked and disliked? I wanted him to get to
know me, what food I liked, what films made me laugh or cry. Was it so silly to
think that maybe, possibly, he could like me, at some point down the road?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Okay, come with me," he said gently as he took my hand and
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Why do you feel out of place?" he asked softly as he stood
extremely close to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I swear by body started vibrating ever so slightly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Don't get me wrong, I'm comfortable with myself and how I look,
but look at everyone else around me. They're all size zeros with beautiful hair
and make-up. I just feel like I don't fit in, I feel like an awkward spotty
teenager," I tried to joke, but found it hard to get the words out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He shook his head smoothly as he took my hand. "Oh, Bella, you fit
right in, I promise," he smiled softly at me again as his eyes scanned
around us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I know we've just met, but can you put a little trust in me, just
a little bit? I promise to be the perfect gentleman," he said and I found
my head nodding before I had even processed his words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He tugged on my hand and I followed him into one of the dressing rooms.
It was a small space, but perfectly big enough for the two of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"I want you to take off your top and jeans, and there's nothing
sexual about it. Again, I promise to be a gentleman," he said the last bit
firmly and my eyes went wide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Did he really just ask me to
strip for him?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I took a moment to think and before I knew it, I was undoing the laces
on my shoes and I started to strip off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was thankful that Alice had made me wear my matching bra and thong
set that she had gotten me for my birthday, because standing in front of him
was making me even more nervous!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Turn around and look in the mirror," he said, his voice
continued to be soft as he stood behind me. I wanted to wrap my arms around my
waist to try and hide myself, but I just couldn't make my body listen to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Everybody in the world is different... color, size and shape.
What most people don't know is that one side of our body is bigger than the
other. A woman's left breast could be slightly smaller or larger than the
right. A man's hands are different sizes. If you look closely, our eyes are
different sizes too. But that's what makes us perfect, Bella, our imperfections
make us unique. If you look out into the store, those women, the ones with the
beautiful hair? No doubt they are hair extensions, or have bleached it so much
that they have to use a long list of chemicals to get it looking so soft, but
in reality, it isn't." He smiled sweetly as he tugged my hair out of the
band and fluffed it out so it fell round my shoulders before he continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"They might be size zeros, Bella, but that isn't healthy. They
crash diet, they make themselves throw up, they exercise way too much and
they're damaging their bodies, just to try and be perfect, but they don't
realize what they're doing. And now, look at you," he smiled again as his
fingers traced the edge of my waist, making me squirm slightly under his gaze,
"You have curves where they're loved most, you're more like Marilyn Monroe
than Naomi Campbell. You have a good mixture of muscle tone and fat, and it's
healthy. Your breasts are in perfect proportion to the rest of your body and
you certainly don't look like an 'out of place spotty teenager', your skin is
flawless. You have the perfect body without even trying and that makes you even
more special. Oh, and your hair is stunningly soft," he finished up talking
as his fingers tickled up the side of my neck and into my hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was… I had no words.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"You're perfect," he whispered as he kissed the top of my
head and all I wanted in that moment was for him to kiss me elsewhere, but he
was a stranger to me, no matter how kind his words were.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Thank-you," I whispered in reply as I blushed and looked
down at the pile of clothes at my feet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Let's go and get you some beautiful clothes for your beautiful
body," he smiled as I nodded my head, feeling a lot better about myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shopping after that was easy and quite a few times I asked Edward for
his opinion on what I should get. The only time I felt extremely nervous again
was when the other girls wanted to go shopping for underwear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was out of my comfort zone in that department, but Edward took my
hand again and we walked with purpose to the next store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just hoped that I didn't make an idiot out of myself with him and
read more into the kiss that he gave me on my head.</span><o:p></o:p></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-42929402245147257162012-03-19T18:41:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:41:26.968-07:00Chapter 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>EPOV<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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I had worked in the business long enough to know what was real and what
was fake, and there was not a fake fiber on Bella.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I had seen so much, Botox, collagen, ass implants, hair implants, you
name it and I had seen it. What angered me was how Bella thought that she
needed to be fake to fit in, to be like everyone else.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was desperate for her to see her how I did and I hoped that the
little stunt in front of the mirror would help her see that. Didn’t hurt giving
her a little test either, which she passed with flying colors.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I needed to see how she reacted to me, my close proximity to her and my
touches.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After we grabbed her a few outfits, we made our way over to a private
viewing of high range lingerie and I had a problem reeling in my horny teenager
side as I thought about Bella modeling for me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Just the thought of her in satin and lace, all skimpy looking, had me
harder than steel and it was not good, not just yet. I wanted her to trust me,
not think that I would shove her up against the nearest wall and fuck the
living daylights out of her if she showed some skin.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I wasn’t stupid though, I didn’t think she would openly ask me, but if
the opportunity arose where I could step in and help, I wouldn’t say no.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Seeing her in her pale yellow underwear in the last store had been a
close enough call to bringing me to my knees.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The other four chose different stores to shop in, so it was just Bella
and myself as we walked into the lingerie store and Bella instantly froze up
when she looked around.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Remember what I said, sweetheart,” I cooed gently in her ear as the
sales lady walked over to us.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Good afternoon and welcome to Peau et de la Dentelle, how may I help
you today?” she asked professionally and I felt Bella shrink towards me ever so
slightly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I carefully wrapped an arm around Bella’s waist, letting her know that
I was here with her as her eyes scanned the lady and then the store.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“We’d like to purchase some items for Bella here,” I smiled widely as
the woman’s eyes scanned Bella’s body.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I take it that you’re a size ten? And your bust size is a 34C, am I
right?” she asked kindly as Bella’s eyes widened and she nodded.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Don’t worry, it’s her job to know what body type and size you are,” I
whispered in Bella’s ear as the sales lady walked around the store.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Everything looks so expensive,” she murmured as she looked around at
the display stands and I had to fight not to growl at her. She was obviously not used to this lifestyle,
and I knew it was going to take some adjustment on her part to learn to let go.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“They are, but quality is what you want in something like this and
quality costs. Just think how you will feel, having expensive material brushing
right up against your body,” I trailed my fingertips over her arms, feeling her
skin pebble under my touch, “No matter how pretty you want to look, maybe for
your boyfriend or partner, ultimately, you have to make yourself feel and look
good for you and you alone,” I whispered again as she shook her head slightly.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I don’t have a boyfriend,” she murmured with a blush.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“And what about Alice?” I asked, digging. I knew her relationship status, but I wanted
to know more about her and Alice.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“My best friend, we’ve done... stuff, but we’re not dating,” she
blushed again as if she’d just been caught letting go of a secret.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“So you like girls?” I hedged, desperate for her to say no, but feeling
a little reaction down below at the idea of her saying yes.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“No, just Alice, she’s different, she’s special to me,” she said softly
as she slowly walked over to a stand housing a display of corsets.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“They’re pretty,” I mused as I thought about her wearing the black and
silver one.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“It looks like you wouldn’t be able to breathe in them,” Bella said
with a small smile.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“They’re actually quite comfortable, as long as they’re fitted
correctly,” the sales lady said as she walked back over to us with a few items.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I just have a small selection to start with, just to check your skin
tone, would you like to follow me?” she asked and Bella nodded silently.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Before she followed the lady, she picked up my hand and tugged on it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Score, she wanted me to go with her!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Christ, now I sounded like Emmett.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Please don’t leave me on my own to do this,” Bella all but hissed as
the lady showed her to the dressing rooms.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Would you like to stay out here, Sir, or would you like to stay with
your girlfriend?” I saw the twinkle in her eye when she asked.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I’ll stay with her, if that’s okay. Would you please make sure that
there is a wide selection, money is no object,” I said with authority, but
kindly, as the lady’s eyes widened.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Of course, Sir, I’ll be right back,” she simpered, no doubt thinking
of her bonus.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She left us alone and poor Bella looked lost again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Talk to me,” I chuckled as she sat down and then stood up again.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“I’m nervous again and I hate feeling it. I’m not normally like this,
but you make me feel nervous,” she stuttered without looking at me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Why do I make you nervous, Bella?” I asked as I took a carefully
measured step towards her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Because you do, I can’t explain it,” she mumbled again as she looked
down at her intertwined fingers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I finally stood in front of her and I moved some hair from her face as
she looked up towards me, her eyes soft, but guarded.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“You have no reason to feel nervous, but I do. I can’t tell you why
here, because now is not the time, but I feel very nervous and guarded around
you,” I smiled softly again as she tilted her head to rest in the palm of my
hand.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I watched as her eyes kept darting between my eyes and my lips.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I wanted it<i> too</i>, I wanted to
kiss her, desperately.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I slowly and very carefully dipped my head low enough, giving her room
to either tilt up and join me, or back away.<o:p></o:p></div>
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She tilted.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Her lips met mine with uncertainty and this is what I had been waiting
for. Nothing fake, nothing rushed or scripted. This was natural, just the way
it was supposed to be.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A swift knock on the door made us pull apart, but not before I kissed
her once more, and then I backed away to answer it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Oh, I thought you would be undressed by now,” the lady giggled
slightly as she handed Bella a neat pile of items to try on.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Thank-you,” Bella blushed again as she looked at the pile of satin and
lace.<o:p></o:p></div>
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“Would you like me to stand outside while you get in and out of the
items?” I asked and she gave me an apologetic nod of her head.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I kissed the top of her head and left the room, in one way grateful
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My boss just fucking kissed me!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That was wrong on so many levels, but I couldn’t care any less if I
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was excited and nervous, all wrapped up into one, as I tried on and
showed Edward each item that the lady had given me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I watched closely as I saw his eyes widen and contract each time, and I
noticed that it was his way of saying yes or no, even if he didn’t verbally say
anything. When he could only swallow and nod his head, it made me feel ten
kinds of sexy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I split the lingerie up into what I thought he liked and didn’t like
judging by his reactions, but at the end, he got all of them anyway because he
said that I was shopping for me, not him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I liked it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My favorite pieces were the simple stretch cotton sets, some in solids,
some with cute little patterns on them.
I had to admit that while those were my favorite because of comfort, the
more risqué pieces, like the corsets and sheer nighties, had a special place in
my favor because of the way his eyes had darkened and he’d been unable to
actually form words when viewing me in them.
Rendering a man speechless did amazing things for my ego.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I thought back with a smile as I remembered how he had touched and
spoke to me in the first dressing room. Him telling me how naturally beautiful
I was, unlike the other ladies in the store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was so different to any other man that I’d met, not that I knew
many, but that was beside the point. Edward made me feel beautiful, not by just
his words, but how he looked at me, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The look in his eyes never wavered from reverence when he spoke to me
and it made me feel like a million dollars. I never thought that he would use
me, or treat me like a piece of meat and that spoke volumes to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Had we really only known each
other a matter of hours?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I think I’m done,” I said through the door as I finished tying my
laces up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He walked in the door not two seconds later and took the pile of
clothes from me so he could go and pay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn’t like the fact that he was paying for everything, but I knew
that I couldn’t fight him on it. He wanted to buy me these things and I had
little to no money to get them myself, so I had no other option.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“How about you go and get some fresh air while I pay,” he said as he
got to the bespoke glass counter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Okay,” I said unsurely as I looked between him and the outside world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the space of the small store, I felt like it was our own little
bubble. Would it be the same on the other side of the glass? In the hustle and
bustle of the city, would he still look at me the way he had been, speak to me
with the same softness?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Would he still be this nice when we got to where we were staying? Did
he just kiss me because he thought that he had to? That I needed it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I brushed those questions away as I walked towards the doors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">No, I didn’t think he was like that, not at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A few minutes later and he was by my side with a huge smile on his
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You look happy,” I muttered as I looked up and down the street.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I am,” he chuckled in reply as he took my hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was so strange and unreal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was getting late and it was starting to get dark. I noticed more
lights in the city now and I knew that I would never want to come here on my
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was scary as hell.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It will get busier along here soon with people finishing up work, we
need to catch up with the others and get back to the car,” he said as we
started to walk in the opposite direction of where we had originally come from.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He took out his phone as we got to the end of the block and called
someone. From what I could hear, it was Emmett and his loud voice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“They’re already at the car,” he said as he hung up and put the phone
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We carried on walking for a little while as we looked in the windows of
the stores that we passed. Everything was so modern and clinical. I didn’t
really like it much, I liked a little clutter and home comforts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Here we are,” he said as we walked up to the car and he opened the
door for me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Thanks,” I smiled at him before I got in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had to scramble over some shopping bags, but I managed it without
falling on my ass and making a fool out of myself in front of everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I finally sat down, leaving enough space for Edward to get in behind me
and then gasped at what I saw.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rose and Emmett were making out like teenagers in front of me and Alice
and Jasper were giggling at them, while Alice was sat on Jasper’s lap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How could they be acting like this after only knowing each other for a
matter of hours?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christ, who was I to judge, I’d already been practically naked in front
of Edward and had kissed him already.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe it was them? The men. Maybe they just had that effect on the
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I think they’re going for a world record, they’ve been like this since
Edward called Emmett,” Alice laughed lightly as Jasper wrapped his arms firmly
round her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Christ, he doesn’t waste any time, does he?” Edward chuckled as he
handed me the few bags that I had.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I looked around the small space with a puzzled expression. I had
nowhere to put them, so I held them on my lap until Edward laughed again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Come here,” he said and before I could ask him anything, he picked me
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Now you have somewhere to put your bags and to be honest, if they can
do it, so can we,” he chuckled as he looked at Alice and Jasper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I carefully put the bags down in the now vacant seat and thought,
heavily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was all going a little too quickly, okay, way too quickly for my
liking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We hadn’t known these men for more than a few hours and they had fed
us, taken us shopping and spent fuck knows how much money on us and I was more
confused than ever that our new relationships had already reached a blunt
physical level.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Why were they doing this?</i> It
seemed like this was more than what we applied for when it came to the job. In
fact, <i>nothing</i> had been mentioned
about the job that we had apparently gotten.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>What were they up to?</i>
Scenarios kept running through my mind as the driver took us slowly through the
streets of LA.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The worst thoughts came to mind as we harshly pulled up to a set of
lights and it caused Edward to grip me tighter in his lap as my body lurched
forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> “Careful, sweetheart, I don’t
want you to get hurt,” he murmured in my ear and fear and dread started flowing
through me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My breath hitched as everything came crashing down around me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Were we going to be some type of bride, like an arranged marriage or
something? That was the only thing I could think of.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The only reason why they would be spending their money on us, treating
us like princesses.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They were buttering us up for some horrible news!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew it, I just knew it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, what’s wrong, breathe, please!” I could hear Alice’s words from
somewhere around me, but I couldn’t focus, I couldn’t think full stop anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, come on babe, don’t do this, please calm down,” Alice cooed in
my ear as I felt her wrap her arms around me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Was I still sitting in Edward’s
lap? Where were we?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“That’s it, babe, just breathe,” she calmly said as I fought to get my
breathing under control.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next thing I knew was her letting go and being pulled back into
Edward’s embrace, him holding me tight to his chest as he kissed the top of my
head and whispered small words to me that I didn’t understand.</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-3229463100575714602012-03-17T18:45:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:45:19.981-07:00Chapter 16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She scared the ever living shit out of me, it was as simple as that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When she had that panic attack in the car, I had felt beyond lost.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mainly because it had come out of nowhere and there was very little I
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One minute she was sitting on my lap, a little quite, but seemingly
fine, and then the next minute she was shaking and gasping for breath. And I
honestly had no clue what had set her off, which didn’t sit well with me. I needed to be able to read her, to know what
to expect from her, if this had any chance of working.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice was amazing, of course, as she tried to get Bella to calm down
and breathe properly. It took a few minutes, but she managed it and Bella
calmed back down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I pulled her back to my chest, wrapping my arms around her body and
whispered encouraging words to her, like how good she had done and how
beautiful she was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew I was rambling, but she really had scared me, and more than
that, I was scared about what had set it off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">By the time we got back to the house, Bella was asleep in my arms and I
took her up to what I hoped would be her new room for the next few days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mom had made sure that it was tastefully decorated in light blues,
whites and some gold dotted about. With the furniture, it looked almost
classical in design. It seemed to be
quite calming, which I was pretty sure that Bella would like, from what I had
gathered about her so far.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I laid her carefully down on the bed and noticed straight away that
being in jeans was going to be a nightmare for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn’t know whether or not to call for Alice to get her undressed,
but knowing my mother, she would be in deep talks with the girls about their
day, so I took it upon myself to get Bella undressed myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It wasn’t like I hadn’t seen her out of her clothes yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It didn’t take long and soon she was just in her underwear and under
the covers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I stood by the side of the bed for a few moments, taking in her
sleeping form. She really did look so angelic with her hair fanned out across
the pillow and over her bare shoulder.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once I’d had my fill of looking at her, I found myself lying by her
side on the bed and I started stroking her hair as she slept lightly. I was
truly entranced by her natural beauty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew I shouldn’t have been lying next to her, but I wanted to be
there for her when she woke up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I vowed there and then to tell her what the job was immediately and
that I would give her the option of backing out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn’t think of her staying here for any other reason apart from
her wanting to stay here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If she didn’t want to, I would let her go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Even after just a few short hours of being in her company, despite
knowing about her for a while, I knew it would hurt to see her walk out of this
house and away from me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But if she couldn’t be happy here, I couldn’t in good conscience, keep
her here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I read over dad’s plans, it was for the business. Everything up to
this point had been to benefit the company, to get our name back up the list
and to bring in the money, but now it was different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I realized as she slept, that our feelings were more invested into this
than what I first realized and I didn’t want to hurt her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I had to, I would let her go and find another girl to work with,
even if it killed me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It would hurt, more than I cared to think about, but I wouldn’t drag
Bella into this lifestyle if she had any reservations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You look troubled,” her sleepy voice shook me from my thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I smiled sheepishly at her as she rolled onto her side to face me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She had a few lines on her face where the pillow had been and she
looked adorable in her ‘just woke up’ state, but to me, she was more beautiful
than ever.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“What’s troubling you, Edward?” she asked but I shook my head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn’t believe it, here she was, worried about me after she was the
one who had a panic attack in the car.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Selfless, purely selfless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m more worried about you. What happened in the car?” I asked as I
sat up slightly and pulled her to my side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Why am I in just my underwear, did you get me undressed?” she blushed
as she settled against my chest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I noticed straight away that the blush she had wasn’t confined to just
her face and I prayed that I wouldn’t get a hard on knowing that it crept right
down her neck and chest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I did, and I was a complete gentleman about it, and anyway, I’ve seen
you wearing less,” I chuckled as she slapped my chest playfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I liked this side of her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Come on, what happened?” I urged her to answer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If I could avoid it happening again, I would need to know what
triggered it in the first place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She sucked in a jagged breath, tucking her lip between her teeth as she
looked up at me bashfully from under her lashes. “Why are we here, Edward? Is
it a real job, with health benefits and stuff, or is it a more... sinister
arrangement?” Her voice was soft, but I could hear the fear in it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was it, the moment I had been dreading. But... I had promised her,
and myself, that I would tell her as soon as I could and I didn’t want to keep
anything from her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would just have to bite the bullet and go for it, no matter how much
it hurt, or what I could end up losing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’ll tell you the truth, Bella, but I want you to listen to everything
I have to say before you go and make any judgments or decisions, can you
promise me that?” I asked softly as I ran my fingers up and down her back. She
didn’t answer me, but I felt her nod her head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“My father owns and runs a business, the same business his father ran
before him and his father before that. Back in the Victorian times, it was done
through photographs and sketches, but now it’s all on film or online. In one
word, Bella, its pornography,” I stopped there as I felt Bella’s body freeze
and then she tried to move away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I held her tight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Please, just give me a moment to explain,” I pleaded and I breathed
out a sigh as she rested her body back against mine, even though it was tense.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Things are changing in the industry, and DVD’s are becoming less
popular as things are more internet based. My father came up with a plan,
something that’s never been thought of in the industry so far and that’s why we
advertised.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“He wants us to become porn stars?” she gasped lightly as she pulled
away from me harshly and looked at me and I saw the one thing I didn’t want to
see.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I sighed deeply as I pulled her close to me again. It made it easier if
I didn’t see her face. I didn’t want to see the fear in her eyes. It crippled
me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“In a way, yes. He wants to have a reality show based on porn stars,
but with twists. The concept is based off of reality TV shows, things like Big
Brother and such, but as I said, with twists. He wants the guys to be the porn
stars and for the girls not to be. He wants them as natural as possible and in
no way previously connected to the business. There will be cameras everywhere
and the ‘actors’ will be filmed 24-7, with a few exceptions. Everything we do,
after we settle in, will be based on what the viewers want. We will have a few
weeks to get used to our surroundings, and each other, of course,” I finished
talking, but continued to keep her face hidden from me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn’t want to see the look of rejection in her eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“And where do you and I fit in with this?” she asked slowly and
carefully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I rested my head back and covered my face with my arm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“There will be three couples, Bella. You and I, Alice and Jasper, and
then Rose and Emmett,” I replied in a whisper as I felt her body flinch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You don’t have to do this, Bella, you really don’t. You can go home,
get on with your life, you haven’t signed anything, you’re under no
obligation,” I finally said after what felt like hours of silence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You’re wrong on that point, Edward. I don’t have a home or a family to
go back to. Alice and I planned to get out of that town regardless of whether
we got the jobs or not, but in the grand scheme of things, out plan B wasn’t
that great. After just one day, even being with people who knew this city, I
know that there is no way of Alice and I making it on our own out there. So no,
Edward, I can’t and won’t go back home,” she said sadly and my head whipped up
on its own accord to look at her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After a bit of encouragement, she explained about her mother and
Alice’s father, about how they had left things and how they planned to never go
back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was angry. No, I was beyond that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was eighteen for fucks sake and so miserable. She had nothing to
look forward to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hell, she hadn’t even had the chance to go to college.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Those thoughts spurred me on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, I’m not saying this to twist your arm, but please listen. If
you stay here, I can guarantee that we can help you further your education, you
will be well looked after, you will want for nothing. We can start off really
slow, just like a normal relationship, we can date and stuff. I don’t want you
to feel trapped here, I really don’t. Look, give it some time, talk to the
others and hell, if you’re not up for it, I’ll still help you out through
school.” I said as I refused to blink.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Now I needed the eye contact with her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I needed her to know that I was deadly serious.</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-87796584450743294712012-03-16T18:49:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:50:07.104-07:00Chapter 17<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">BPOV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He must have been serious if he would even help me through school if I
didn’t want to stay here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Okay,” I heard myself saying before I had even thought it all through
properly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What the hell had I just gotten myself into?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Could I even do this? Lower myself to this?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did I really have much of a choice?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Out of everything that had gone through my mind in the car, it was in
no way close to this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A porn star?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That thought actually made me feel sick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So did the thought that Edward was only being sweet with me because
they had a lot riding on this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Could I really have thought that he would have liked me for being just
me? If we had met in a normal situation, dated et cetera... would he still have
acted the same way towards me?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was now thousands of miles away from everything I knew and I had no
choice but to stay here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn’t have the money to go anywhere else, not without Alice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I saw the way she was with Jasper earlier. Did she already know? Would
she be prepared to stay here and go through with all of this?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fuck it. I hated to be so confused!<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Don’t over think, Bella, it will come naturally for you, I promise,”
Edward whispered in my ear as I snuggled deeper into the covers and onto his
chest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Well what the hell did that mean?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You make me sound like a whore,” I growled as I sat up and glared at
him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“No! I didn’t mean it like that, I swear,” he pleaded as he held his
hands up in surrender.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could see the hurt and confusion on his face as I glared at him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Then what did you mean, because that hurt, Edward,” I grumbled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He leant forward and picked me up like he had earlier in the day and
positioned me on his lap so I was straddling him. My naked thighs pressed up
against his and I tried so very hard to keep still.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn’t understand what my body and mind were doing. I was so
confused about this situation, yet I wanted to trust him, to put my life in his
hands and let him guide me, but I didn’t know how.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It had been me and Alice for so long, and then he comes along and bam,
I can’t think about anything else. Then I had this new job on top of everything
else and I just felt really out of my depth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You’re a natural beauty and if you don’t mind me saying this, you like
to please people. You have a beautiful smile and an exquisite body. You are
great for the job in that respect, but also great for me. We have a brilliant
chemistry already and I want to explore that, on and off of the camera,” he
smiled at his last words and slowly leaned forward to kiss me, which I let him
do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided, right in that moment as his soft lips brushed against mine,
that I would let him guide me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">If he would walk by my side and show me everything he knew, then I
would do it. I had no other option, really, and if it meant that I could stay
with him, then I’d do it. I was
willingly to try at least.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">No doubt this would all come crashing down around me eventually, but at
this precise moment, I couldn’t care any less.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Shit, Bella, not like this,” he whined against my lips as I kissed him
back, harder, and started to naturally grind my hips down onto him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could feel him, and his reaction to me, and I couldn’t stop myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, slowly, please, because otherwise I’ll take back what I said
about being a gentleman,” he whispered against my lips again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Did I really have that effect on him, or was he acting?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I needed him to tell me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He could talk all he liked, but he was an actor, of sorts, he could
make anything believable.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I pouted playfully against his lips and almost came on the spot when he
growled in reply and flipped us over so he was hovering above me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“We have things to talk about before we go any further, baby, so
please... give us a little bit of time,” he pleaded again and it made me
giggle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Baby?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He looked so frazzled but at my giggle, he relaxed and a gleam appeared
in his eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You know, you’re taking this better than what I thought you would,” he
said as he kissed me again and then rolled to the side, pulling me with him so
I was lying on his chest again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It felt so natural already and that was confusing me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I shouldn’t feel like this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was too soon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">But I liked it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Was that wrong?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">No.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was what it was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> “I have nothing else, and it’s
not like I actually know anyone who would watch this stuff, and of course I
have you by my side, so I would hope that you will protect me if things go
wrong,” I hedged, hopeful that he <i>would</i>
stick by me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was sick and tired of looking after myself. Would it hurt so much to
have someone care for <i>me</i>, to look
after me for a change?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;"> “I will always be there, baby,
but this is a huge decision to make in the blink of an eye. Look, have dinner
with us, talk over the terms with us and dad, talk to Alice even and go from
there, don’t rush into it,” he said and I could hear an edge to his voice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sheesh, Edward, it’s only sex on film, I’m not signing my life away.
You sound like you’re trying to talk me out of it now,” I said with a humorless
laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could act too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could hide my fears from him, hopefully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It wasn’t every day that a young girl from a small town just decided to
take a job at being a porn star. Okay, so not a porn star, but you know what I
mean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“No, not at all, but it is a life changing decision to make, Bella. I
want you to be absolutely sure that you’re doing the right thing. And as for
the sex? It would never be just sex with you, I hope you know that.” If we
weren’t in this awkward position, I think I might have swooned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Okay, so it would be like making a sex tape with my boyfriend and
‘accidentally on purpose’ leaking it online,” I giggled before I made my face
go straight, “Will you be my boyfriend, Edward, so we can make sex tapes?” He
rolled his eyes playfully as I burst out laughing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think I was losing the plot, I
really did.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You seem to be in a very good mood, Miss. Swan.” He swatted my ass as
he shifted from underneath me to stand up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">God, his ass was perfect.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I <i>am</i> in a good mood, I was
thinking on the way here that you would make me be your bride in some fixed
marriage and have your wicked way with me,” I laughed as I rolled onto my back
and his eyes went wide.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“And being filmed 24-7, while having sex, is better than an arranged
marriage?” He laughed as he handed me a robe that was draped over the back of a
chair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Of course. At least I could walk away if I had to, who knows what
would happen if I was forced to marry a stranger and for all I know, he could
have chained me to the kitchen sink.” I giggled as he crawled back onto the bed
and hovered over me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“So, out of having constant sex with a stranger or being forced to
marry, you take option one?” he asked as he arched a brow to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Only if the stranger is you,” I smiled before his face became serious.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“What about Alice? Do you not need to talk to her about it?” he asked
as he laid back down next to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christ, we were like musical statues, but moving instead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’ll talk to her, but by the looks of how she was sitting on Jasper’s
lap, I’d say that she would be happy to stay here too,” I smiled again as he
kissed my cheek.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You know, just to forewarn you, the viewers can have some mighty
strange requests. We can make it perfectly clear what you will and won’t do,
but the ratings and money will go up if you do as much as they say,” he said
carefully as he took my hand in his.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Like what?” I asked, worried that I would have to do some strange and
fucked up things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Well, the most common ones would be for you to be with a girl, or a
threesome, normally with another guy, but there have been some strange films
made in the past, so this is where I say that <i>anything</i> is possible.” He tried to laugh it off, but I could see
that he was uncomfortable with some aspects.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I can do girls, Alice and I have explored, but with another guy?” I
scrunched up my nose, my brain kicking into overdrive again as I tried to
picture how with another guy I’d have to be... like a girl and guy... or two
guys, which would mean... I paled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You think about it and we’ll talk about it all, probably tomorrow
morning. I’m assuming that you haven’t done that, so if you decide you’re okay
with it, we’ll need to do some, um, preparation but right now you have to get
dressed so I can feed you,” he chuckled again and he got up and pulled me with
him as I just nodded numbly, my thoughts still on having two men... <i>at the same time.</i></span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-26941192425931402962012-03-15T18:52:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:52:23.123-07:00Chapter 18<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">EPOV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bella was, without a doubt, the strangest and most dangerous creature
that I had ever come across.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her reaction to everything, my profession, my job, the job we had
offered her, was not at all what I was expecting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a sneaky suspicion that she was putting on a braver face than
what she was actually feeling, but I would keep an eye on that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And to top it off, she took less than five minutes to get dressed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What normal woman could do that and still look breathtaking? It didn’t
seem possible, but obviously it was, because the impossible was now standing in
front of me in a beautiful red halter neck dress that we’d bought earlier on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn’t form the words to sum up how she looked in the first few
seconds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I noticed instantly that the shirt dress, although not formal, gave her
an air of something so much more than a young girl, lost in a new city. No,
standing there in the creation of luxurious fabric and professional stitching,
she looked like a young woman with the world at her feet. The dress clung to her body like a second
skin and in that moment, I wanted to ever so slowly peel it off of her and
explore every bit of ‘womaness’ she had to offer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It wasn’t a formal dress by any standards, just very well made, and she
had on barely any make-up, but she looked like pure perfection just standing
there, smiling gently at me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Stunning as always, Miss. Swan,” I said in a fake British accent as I
held out an arm for her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She snorted in her cute little way again as she took my arm happily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“As always? You’ve known me what, about seven hours?” she laughed as I
opened the door and let her walk ahead of me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“No, I’ve known of you since you sent in the application with your
picture, and even in that picture you looked stunning,” I smiled as I led her
down through the house to the dining room, where I knew the rest of them were
having a late dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I let the little comment about thinking of her since I got her
application stay with her as we walked down the stairs. I didn’t want to
frighten her off, but I wanted her to know that I was thinking about her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was now nearly nine in the evening, but mom had refused to eat
without Bella, so while she was getting dressed, I sent a text off to Emmett to
let him know that we were coming down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We made it into the room just as mom was serving up and she rushed to
put everything down to greet Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Oh, it’s so good to finally meet you, Alice has told us so much
already,” mom said as she rushed to her side and swept Bella up into a fierce
hug.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I noticed at once that Bella literally froze in her arms and she sent a
panicked look to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Mom, slow down, she’s just woken up,” I laughed slightly as I pulled
Bella back into my arms and made sure she was okay.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s okay, Edward, I was just caught off guard, that’s all,” she
whispered as she sent an apologetic smile to mom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Of course, I totally understand,” mom replied as she cast her eyes
towards Alice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was something that they’d obviously talked about and something
that I wanted to know more about, but I wouldn’t push it tonight though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead, I helped Bella sit down next to Alice and then helped mom pass
the plates around as we all waited for dad to turn up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“He won’t be long, he just had to make some calls,” mom said as we all
sat down and I made sure to stroke Bella’s leg under the table. She gave me a soft smile as she picked up the
cutlery and started to eat along with the others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dad came in a few minutes later and was happy to see Bella in the flesh
instead of a photo or a video.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s great to meet you,” he smiled kindly at her as he sat down and
started talking about random things, hoping to get the girls to open up a
little bit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bella was more reserved and seemed to prefer to listen more than talk,
but I would try and change that during her time here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, has Edward told you about the job?” I heard Alice ask her
quietly and Bella gave a small nod to her head as she listened to the other’s
talk over her. “Are you going for it? I will if you do,” Alice said and it
looked as if she were almost pleading with Bella to agree.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sure,” Bella smiled in reply and I could see the top of Alice’s head
bounce as if she were bouncing in her seat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">One hurdle down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">~*~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After dinner was over with, dad asked us all to join him in the sitting
room. We weren’t going to talk about the business tonight, but he just wanted
more time to get to know the girls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He offered us all a drink, waving off Bella and Alice’s concerns about
their ages.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“If you can handle being around my boys, then you can handle a drink.
That or by the end of the night you’d need a drink anyway,” he chuckled happily
as he handed out us ‘younger ones’ a JD and Coke while he and mom shared a Gin
and Tonic.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“So, how do you like the house so far?” mom asked the girls and I felt
like a right dick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hadn’t even shown Bella around yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I blocked out the rest of that conversation as I thought about showing
Bella the house and the grounds and that’s when my mind swayed to what else we
could do in the house and gardens together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“All I’m saying is that if you’re serious about taking the job, you
need to open up and loosen up a bit,” Rose said a little heatedly and I brought
myself back to the room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What were they talking about? What did I miss?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Rose, I hardly think it’s fair to judge someone that you’ve only just
met. We have plenty of time for Bella to get used to how things work around
here and Edward will be by her side the whole time,” Alice cut in before anyone
else could say anything and I looked down to Bella to find out what was going
on.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why was Rose being catty?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bella was looking down at her nails and I swear I could hear her
growling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hot. As. Fuck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Yes, but if she can’t pull this off, it’s a huge financial risk to the
Cullen’s,” Rose huffed as she sat in the arm chair opposite us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">What the hell had crawled up her
ass?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All of a sudden Bella stood up and I thought she was going to walk out
of the room, but she didn’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What she <i>did</i> do, was to shock
the hell out of me.</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-20642919110842552312012-03-14T18:56:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:56:16.382-07:00Chapter 19<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">BPOV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was sick and tired of her looks, the ones she had been giving me all
day when she thought I wasn’t looking and now she was almost attacking me in
front of my new boss and Edward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">What right did she have to do that? She didn’t know me, hell, she’d
hardly spoken a handful of words to me the whole time we were together today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I just couldn’t take it anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I stood up with a purpose and walked over to her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She pulled back further into the arm chair as if she were worried that
I was going to hit her, but I was going to do something so much more than that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wasn’t the quiet little mouse that she thought I was. Not when I was
in a situation that I was in control of.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You like to judge me, yet you don’t know me. So how about I turn
things around and I judge you,” I said as I rested my hands on the arms of the
chair and leant towards her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her eyes widened slightly as she looked round me to the people behind
me. Everyone remained quiet, and no one tried to stop me, so I continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I see you as a girl from New York who married young, not for love, but
for money. You were a trophy wife and when the going got tough, little Rosie
got going,” I said sweetly as I reached forward for her hands.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I gently took them in mine and moved my body so that I was straddling
her thighs. Her eyes widened because of what I had done, but I didn’t care, I
just wanted to prove my point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As I settled myself over her thighs, her body tensed slightly, but I
could see something else in her eyes. I couldn’t place it, but it wasn’t a bad
look.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Have you ever been kissed, and I mean <i>really</i> kissed, Rose? Not by a man, but by a woman. A woman knows
another woman’s body, Rose. We know how to make ourselves come, come so hard
that you see more than stars, have you ever had that?” I whispered against her
lips, leaving a millimeter of space between the skin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She shook her head in shock so I pushed my breasts out to meet hers
gently, making a point about our bodies, and then I continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Have you ever orgasmed at the hands of a woman, Rose? Have you ever
had their small fingers dance over your pussy to the point where you cry out
for more?” I asked as I ground my pussy against her lap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“No,” she whimpered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Do you want it, Rose, do you want to feel a pierced pussy rub itself
all over you, making you come harder than you have ever done in the past?” I
pinned her hands on either side of her head against the cushion of the chair as
I pushed my lips against hers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I groaned slightly as her hips rose up to meet mine as our tongues
started to dance, fighting for space in our mouths.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I let go of her hand and let mine travel up into her hair, letting my
nails scrape softly against the skin of her neck, still making sure that I
stayed in control of the kiss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I pulled away when I needed to breathe and giggled at the stunned look
on Rose’s face. I hoped my point had been made, but thought I would drive it
home with words rather than just actions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Don’t <i>ever</i> assume that just
because I am quiet, that I can’t pull something off like that. Oh, and if you ever want something like that
again from me on camera, keep that gunk off your face, it tastes disgusting.” I
smirked at her before giving her a quick peck on the lips, getting off of her
lap and walking back over to Edward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Hot,” he chuckled into my ear as I sat down to face the silence of the
room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Why thank-you, kind sir,” I laughed out loud as I curtsied and the
whole room joined in with me, including Rose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The rest of the night was made up of small talk and general talk
because Carlisle, Edward’s dad, made it clear that tonight was business free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We all laughed at some old stories of the boys and although I had a few
moments where I found things hard, I shrugged them off and joined in where I
could.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was only when Edward walked me upstairs to my bedroom that I had to
talk to him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Do you want to come in?” I asked, hoping that it didn’t come across as
sounding too cheesy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“On a first date? That’s hardly appropriate, Miss Swan,” he joked as I
rolled my eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“True, but I’ve met your parents, so we must be pretty serious,” I
smiled as I opened the door and walked through it, leaving it open for him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After I got undressed and into some soft pj bottoms, leaving my bra on
for posterity, I exited the bathroom and climbed into bed and patted the free
side, hoping he would join me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I want to ask you a serious question, about your job,” I muttered as
he finally slipped off his shoes and crawled onto the bed next to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Go on,” he urged as he took my hand in his.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“How many people have you had sex with?” I blurted it out quickly so I
had no time to stop talking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Wow, okay, well I was expecting you to ask the question at some point,
I just didn’t think it would be tonight,” he chuckled nervously. “I’ve been
working in the industry since I was eighteen and to be honest, I haven’t kept a
tab. All I can tell you is that I am clean and I have tests every three months
and random testing in between. I have always worked with condoms and none have
ever split or slipped off. In this business, you have to be extremely careful
and everyone is well looked after, does that help?” he asked and I nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He sounded very methodical as he spoke, but then I supposed you had to be,
doing what he was doing for a job.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“That’s all I wanted to know. I could go and meet Joe Blogs down the
road, not in your line of work and he could have had hundreds of one night
stands. The amount of people you’ve had doesn’t mean anything to me because
it’s in the past, all I cared about was that you’ve been careful,” I said with
a smile.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew I would have some more questions, but it was late and the day
had been too overwhelming, especially for me, and I knew that a good sleep
would help me sort everything out in my head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Very careful. I would never expose you to that risk, I promise, Bella.
Jasper and Emmett are the same and I know they would never put Rose or Alice at
risk,” he explained and that really was all I needed to know.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Apart from one other thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Will you stay with me in here tonight?” I asked sweetly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">He chuckled lightly before turning over, turning off the light and
snuggled up to me, fully dressed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Goodnight, my Bella.”</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-51753932646869104232012-03-13T18:56:00.000-07:002012-06-29T18:59:06.581-07:00Chapter 20<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It didn’t take long for Bella to drift off to sleep, even though she
had slept for a little while earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Christ, to see her grinding down on Rose and then kissing her was more
than hot and while she was busy, we had all shared a look.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A knowing look that told us that Bella would be fine with what dad had
planned for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I drifted off to sleep with my arms tightly wrapped around Bella and a
small smile on my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">~*~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Good morning, sleeping beauty,” Bella giggled lightly as she ran her
fingers through the front of my hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It felt amazing to actually wake up next to someone instead of saying
‘thanks for the lay, I’ll see you on the next shoot’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Mmm, it is a good morning if you’re lying next to me,” I chuckled, my
eyes still closed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her touch was almost hypnotic and such a sensual thing to wake up to
first thing in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Well that’s a shame because I’m sitting next to you, not lying down,”
her sweet giggle ran through me and made my cock twitch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I opened my eyes to see that she was already dressed and ready to start
her day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That caused me to pout.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You showered,” I noticed as I took in her wet hair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I did, and all alone, too,” she smiled again as I sat up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I looked at the clock next to the bed and grinned as I noticed that it
was nearly nine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s been a long time since I’ve woken up this late,” I said happily.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You look like a little boy,” she giggled as I got up out of the bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I feel like it to be honest. It really has been a long time since I
had a really good night’s sleep. Normally I’m up by five and don’t get in to
bed before midnight, if not later, so yeah, I feel good.” I stretched next to
her and as she stood up from the bed, I wrapped my arms around her tightly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She smelled divine and although I was a little sad to have missed out
on a shower with her, I knew it was way too soon for that step.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Didn’t stop me from thinking about it though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Today we’re going to be talking about the job, is it okay if I say
that I’m a little nervous?” she asked against my chest and I smiled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew that she was strong, but I was waiting for the questions and
hesitation to start.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It doesn’t matter what shield you put up or how strong you act, no one
could walk into this situation and feel completely at ease with it. I grew up
with it surrounding me and sometimes I still felt a little uneasy about certain
things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Of course, I wouldn’t have thought that you’d be okay with everything
that was planned. We’ll talk through it and you can look at the paperwork and
then later on we can go somewhere, just the two of us, and talk over everything
properly. I’ll take you through this step by step,” I said as I pulled away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I would guide her through this and together, I thought, hoped really,
that we would be able to have something really special.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew we had a lot to work on though, and first things first, we
needed to have a talk with dad about what exactly he wanted from all of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“That sounds like a great idea. At the moment, I’m just thinking of it
like a reality TV show, I mean, they have sex on Big Brother, don’t they? Even
if they do try and hide it and deny everything.” She smiled sweetly,
innocently, and it caused me to laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Yeah, that’s a good way of thinking about it, for now at least.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We were ready to start the meeting, but we were just waiting on Rose
and Emmett to come down.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We’d eaten breakfast out on the deck, at the back of the house, and as
soon as we’d finished, they were a little too quick to go back upstairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“They didn’t waste much time,” Bella giggled in my ear as she sat on my
lap.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was truly amazing how we had adapted over the last twenty-four hours
and how close we had become, but I wasn’t exactly singing and dancing just yet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had a sneaky suspicion that Bella was putting on a front, acting
stronger than what she actually was, but I just had to wait and see how she
took to this as things progressed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Nope, but Emmett never does pace himself,” I wiggled my eyebrows at
her, causing her to blush and then giggle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You would have thought that she would have kept her legs shut a little
bit longer though, don’t you think?” Alice chirped in, causing Bella to growl.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Alice, what did I say last night about judging people?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I don’t know, I can’t remember word for word, how about you remind me
because that kiss was hot!” Alice giggled, causing us all to laugh and Bella to
blush.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Quit it, you know what it’s like anyway,” she mumbled into my neck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Okay, we can start, the stars are here!” Emmett boomed as he walked
into the dining room where we were all sat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Emmett, please be serious for a moment,” Dad tried hard not to chuckle
as Emmett sat down opposite me and pulled Rose into his lap, mirroring us other
couples, apart from mom and dad of course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Right. I take it, ladies, that the guys have filled you in things?”
The girls nodded, so he continued, “Okay, well today will just be running
through a few things and talking out any concerns you may or may not have, but
I do want to stress that if you have any concerns, don’t be afraid to speak
about them. Nothing will work if you’re not totally honest with us. How does
that sound?” With a few nods to the head and some mumblings of agreements, dad
pulled out a file with a stack of paperwork and lists in it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Here’s what we, the company, propose and I want your honest opinions
about each thing listed. You can use a pen to circle or highlight any issues
and put notes in the boxes provided on the sheets. When that’s done, we’ll talk
over each issue and go from there. I really do want this to work out, not just
for the company, but also for you as individuals,” dad finished talking and
smiled as he handed all of us the sheets of paper and a pen each.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It would be difficult to do this while Bella was on my lap, but there
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I thought I was doing a good job at holding things together, but as I
held one of the lists in front of me, my fingers started to shake.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I went to bed happy last night, I knew that, but when I woke up this
morning, to the strange room and with Edward lying next to me, the weight of
everything had started to sink in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was always good at ignoring or pushing things back, repressing bad
memories, but this was something completely different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was true that I had nothing to lose by doing this, because I really
didn’t, but I just couldn’t wrap my head around it all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I blamed Edward, I really did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Okay, so it wasn’t exactly his fault, but the way he was with me, the
way he made me feel, was it so wrong to want to feel like that? Was it wrong to
think that I could feel loved?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew love was a strong word to use after less than twenty-four hours,
but he made me feel cherished and loved. The simple touches, his smiles and the
way he whispered in my ear... it all added up to feeling amazing, for the first
time in my life. I had felt like this before, when Alice would touch me, kiss
me even, but with Edward, it was something completely different.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I could put it all down to teenage hormones, or maybe it was because I
was in shock about the job, or maybe it was because I had left home without
even telling my mother, but I knew it wasn’t, it was Edward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">All Edward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have never, and will never believe in love at first sight, but it was
certainly infatuation that I had going on with Edward and I just prayed that it
would either burn itself out and I could break away cleanly, or for it to
deepen and we could really make a go of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Either way, I hoped it would be painless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, you okay? You’re still on the same page,” Edward whispered
softly in my ear and I smiled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Sure, just reading and re-reading,” I murmured as I started to read it
again from the beginning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was no time scale set, but we would have monthly rolling
contracts. Our wages were at a set rate, but we would get 3% of the profits as
a bonus each month on top of what we would be paid, so the more paying
customers we had coming back each month, the more we would get paid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We would be recorded 24/7, but there would be areas in the house where
the cameras weren’t allowed to go, like our private bathrooms and the sound
would also be turned off at intervals to discuss issues like what the viewers
wanted, so we would always have a chance to voice our own concerns about things
if need be.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We weren’t allowed to play up to the cameras unless it was when a crew
came into the house and I thought that would be a good thing. Maybe the longer
I was in the house, the less I would think about the cameras if they weren’t
shoved in my face the whole time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That being said, the crew would come in once or twice a week to film
close ups, but I could always say no if I wanted to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yeah, I’d be saying no.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Having tiny cameras mounted up into the corners of the rooms were fine,
sort of, but huge cameras with men holding them, was another thing altogether.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Personal care was up to us, like whether we wanted to be waxed or not,
but that didn’t bother me as I’d been waxing since the day I started growing
hair down there. I wasn’t fussed about my hair style either, but they would
provide a stylist to come in if we wanted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m sorry, but I’m not comfortable with having our clothes provided
for us, Mr. Cullen, I trust you, I really do, but I’m not wearing something
that I don’t like for the appeal of the viewers,” Alice broke through my train
of thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I agree, if you don’t mind. Alice has been shopping for me since I can
remember, but to have someone else decide what I wear? I couldn’t do that,” I
murmured as I thought about G strings cutting me in two.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m sure we can work out the details, but you have to remember that
sometimes it just won’t be possible to leave the house to go shopping and it
would be easier if we gave your details to a personal shopper,” Esme said with
a kind smile as I thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Well, how about us girls shop for the more personal items and a
personal shopper comes here to go over our tastes. Once that’s done, they can
get stuff for us, leaving us free to do other things,” I said as I looked at
Edward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“That sounds like a great idea, sweetheart,” he smiled, then kissed the
tip of my nose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I smiled in return as I went back to reading the list.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Although we were to only sleep with our partners at first, we were
encouraged to ‘explore’ with other members of the house.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yeah, girls are fine, guys, not gonna happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Edward and I had discussed this, so I didn’t make a point about it in
front of the others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sex toys would be provided if we would like them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I briefly thought about the toy I’d left back home. It was as basic as
they came, but it had served its purpose. I wondered what it would be like with
other toys, and what it would be like to use them if Edward was with me,
watching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My body gave a little pleasurable shudder to that which caused Edward’s
arm to tighten round my waist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">God, we hadn’t even done anything, apart from kissing a few times, and
here I was thinking about using sex toys with him!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Birth control was next on the list and I quickly jotted down what I
used. It also reminded me to talk to the doctor when we saw him or her that I
needed to have it replaced within the next few weeks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Edward raised an eyebrow to me as he saw what I wrote and I giggled at
him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Condoms were on the list too, but I was confused.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“What’s bareback?” I asked Edward quietly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s when you don’t use condoms, I always have, as I explained, but
they are optional, so if you don’t want to use them, we need to talk about
that,” he whispered in reply and it was only when Carlisle coughed that we
turned our attention back to the room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“How does everyone feel about things?” he asked. I shrugged, Alice
grinned and Rose kissed Emmett.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“If you don’t mind, I’d like to talk to Edward a bit more before I sign
anything, is that okay?” I asked softly and Esme smiled kindly again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I think that would be a great idea. In fact, I think we should give
you all a few days to spend some time together and really talk things through
before anything is signed, how does that sound?” she asked and we all nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A few minutes later, Edward and I said had said our goodbyes to
everyone as we walked out of the house and into the sunny garden with our
paperwork.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You ready to go over it all?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Yeah, but I have an important question and I want you to be honest
with me, Edward,” I replied seriously as he sat down on the grass amongst the
rose bushes.</span><o:p></o:p></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-14105652321020555172012-03-11T19:02:00.000-07:002012-06-29T19:02:25.946-07:00Chapter 22<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">EPOV<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was expecting the Spanish inquisition to start as soon as we sat down
on the soft grass, but yet again, Bella spun me for a loop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“How do you keep it up?” she asked with a blush and it caused me to
laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was unique, she truly was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Out of everything there is to talk about, you want to know about <i>that</i>?” I chuckled as she nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Okay, well, I’m a youngish man, so it doesn’t take a lot to get me
going, so to speak, but if we’ve been shooting all day or we have a long film
to make, I’ve relied on Viagra a few times.” She was looking at me expectantly,
obviously wanting me to go into a little more detail.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I shook my head with a soft laugh, hell, if I couldn’t discuss this
with her, I had no business doing it with her. “You see, when a man comes, it’s
just once, and then you go soft again and have to wait to go again. Sometimes
if you’re really tired, or you’ve been ill, the ‘recovery’ time can take longer
as well, so most porn stars do rely on drugs like Viagra to keep them going for
longer. It’s just a part of the job,” I shrugged as I took her hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“So you can go, like, hours if you wanted to?” Her eyes were wide and
that caused me to belt out a laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I had to remind myself that was only eighteen and innocent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“If I have to, but there’s always breaks in between, Bella. I know how
to please a woman, but even their natural lubricant doesn’t last that long, no
matter how good the man is. There’s a lot of hidden lube, stopping and
starting, change of positions, cock rings. It can look flawless on screen, but
in reality it’s a lot of hassle,” I chuckled as I pulled her into my side and I
laid back down on the grass with her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“What are we going to do, Edward, how is this going to start? I haven’t
even done anything with you and we’re expected to do all this stuff for the
cameras, I don’t know where to start,” she mumbled against my chest and I was
hit with a brilliant idea.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If we could pull it off, the ratings would go up and Bella could ease
into this easier.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, how would you like to be all sweet and innocent?” I asked,
waiting with bated breath for her to reply.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I don’t understand, what do you mean?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I rolled over so that I was now hovering over her between her legs. I
kept my entire weight off of her, but I was close enough to feel her breath fan
across my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It sounds like you don’t want to jump in at the deep end with this and
I can really see your point, so maybe we could use this to our advantage?” I
smiled before I continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“How about we practice, just us two, no cameras, no set up, just the
two of us and when we go into the house, we can stage it to look like you’re a
virgin? I know it sounds daft, but it is
done in the industry, staging what they call <i>defloration</i>, or, popping a girl’s cherry,” I smirked playfully.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You want me to act like a virgin?” she gasped, but I could see the
cogs working away in her brain.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Yeah, it would explain to the viewer’s why you are acting nervous,
because even I can see that you are, not that that’s a bad thing, and we could
advertise you as the innocent one, obviously I mean no disrespect to Alice or
Rose, but they seem more on board about it all than you do. So, in front of the
cameras you would be a virgin, an innocent and I’m trying to have my wicked way
with you, and when it’s just us two, we can act how we like, we can fool
around, have fun and maybe you’ll learn to love me.” I chuckled as her eyes
widened again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I have no doubt that you’re very easy to love, Edward.” She smiled
sweetly and I couldn’t help but kiss her again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was short and sweet, but that was Bella all over.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“So tell me, before I pitch this idea to dad, how far have you actually
gone, apart from with Alice?” I asked as I playfully ground my groin down onto
her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Well, I’ve had a boyfriend once, and we tried stuff when he got his
learner’s permit, but I made him stop before he even really started because it
was too painful. After that we broke up and Alice picked up where he left off,
and I have, had, a toy back home when my fingers weren’t enough.” She giggled a
little, but she was clearly embarrassed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Aw, you really are all sweet and innocent. Are you saying that you haven’t actually
completed the act with a human male?” I laughed lightly as I kissed her again and
she nodded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Yes, to a certain extent, but I think this will be good for me. I’m
certainly not one to wait for sex until after marriage, though I’m not one for
one night stands either, but this seems to be a happy medium to me.” She lifted
her head up off of the grass to kiss me again and I didn’t refuse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">God, I couldn’t wait until I
could bury myself in her, so deep, so hard. I wanted to fuck her in every
position possible, making her scream out my name.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Shit, I don’t think I can go slowly with you,” she moaned against my
lips as she lifted her hips up to my groin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Name the pace, baby,” I moaned as I pushed down against her and
swiveled my hips harshly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Something soon,” she panted as I pushed my tongue deep into her mouth,
claiming it as mine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was mine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There was no hesitancy in her movements as I gripped her hips, pinning
her down as I dragged my cock up and down against her sweet pussy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Oh, sweet girl,” I groaned deeply as she wrapped her legs high up on
my waist, pulling me closer to her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“When we go to the house, we can do stuff then… shit.” Her whimpering
body spurred me to keep the pace going, to give her pleasure, right here in the
garden.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“That’s it, baby, that’s it,” I rolled us over and pulled her harder
down onto my cock as she started to grind and roll her hips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I watched in awe as she threw her head back, arching her body
beautifully as her movements became erratic and as much as I wanted to watch
her, I needed her body closer so I pulled her flush with my chest, kissing and
nibbling on her neck.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Oh fuck!” she cried out against my neck as I felt her legs tighten
against my thighs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Come on, baby, chase it, come for me,” I goaded with a panting breath
as I pushed down on the base of her back and lifted my hips to hers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I felt her fingers trace up my neck until they hooked themselves into
my hair and as she pulled tightly, she came so hard I felt her whole body shake
and convulse as it tightened and contorted against me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“So beautiful,” I whispered as I stroked the back of her head that was
now resting on my chest.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You didn’t come,” she noticed quietly after she got her breath back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“All in good time, baby, all in good time.”</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-83913348778423615312012-03-10T19:03:00.000-08:002012-06-29T19:04:25.709-07:00Chapter 23<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“So much for waiting until we got to the house,” I snickered as I swept
some sweaty hair from my in front of my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A quick thought flittered through my mind about the heat in this city.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I hoped I got used to it quickly, because it wasn’t very attractive to
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, I would be happy to do anything with you at any time, whether
it was in the here and now, or next week at the house, as long as it was with
you,” he murmured and it got me to lift my head up to look him in the eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">His tone had changed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Why so serious all of a sudden?” I asked, wondering why he was talking
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Well, if I’m honest, I want this to be more than just a job with you,
Bella. I know you can feel our connection just as much as I do and I’d like to
explore that, together,” he said softly as I lifted up his head to kiss me
again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So he did want this as much as me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I still had doubts though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Don’t you think we’re going a little too fast?” I asked tentatively as
I looked into his eyes, really looked.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It wasn’t just about going a little fast, but other things too. There
was still our ages, my lack of education, and let’s not even think about what
we were going to be doing to pay our wages, all in the name of keeping his
family in the business of porn!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Whose timeline are we working to, Bella? It’s just us, no one else. No
one gets to decide anything apart from you and me.” His words caused me to
laugh, really loud.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Edward, as much as I love your words, they are completely fucked up!
You’re saying we have no time lines and we answer to no one, except you want me
to start working for your dad on a porn show, with time lines and possibly
thousands of strangers ordering us around like monkeys,” I laughed as his eyes
widened and kept going before he could stop me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“As you know, I don’t really know how it all works yet, but I’ll tell
you some of what’s going through my head.
I keep envisioning these greasy pimple faced wannabe teenagers that are
actually in their 30’s, living in momma and daddy’s basement, calling up and
asking me to lay out like a sacrificial offering while the five of you are
instructed to do things to me... stick things, not just body parts Edward, but
I don’t know, household utensils, fucking ice cream scoops for all I know, into
places that have yet to be explored by man!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I didn’t mean it like that, Bella and you know it,” he finally said
when he stopped laughing from my outburst as I plopped down into his lap with a
big grin on my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I know, but you have to see the irony of it?” I hedged as I pushed
myself into his groin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Bella, you are one dangerous creature,” he chuckled darkly, grabbing
hold of my hips and grinding them down harder, making sure I was quite aware of
what he was packing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You’re addictive.” I smiled as I leant forward to kiss him again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“He’s not going to be happy about this,” I laughed as Alice pulled me
through the house, leaving Edward behind at the dinner table.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We’d been inseparable since we went into the garden and he even had me
sat in his lap while we talked more to Carlisle and Esme before dinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That was the epitome of embarrassing. Trying to talk about sex to his
parents! I think out of everything I was
trying to sort right in my head, I was having the hardest time dealing with the
fact that Edward’s parents were openly talking to me about the many ways I
could have their son.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“He’s had you all the time we’ve been here, now it’s my turn,” she
replied with a giggle as I gave a happy wave to a stunned looking Jasper on the
stairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“How’s it going with you and Jasper?” I asked with a naughty smile as
we got to my room and Alice’s eyes lit up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew that look.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It was the one she got when she saw the perfect outfit or design that
she could tinker with and make it her own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Oh God, Bella, he is just pure perfection, I swear,” she laughed
lightly as she started going through my stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I didn’t even give it a second thought before I started stripping down
to nothing and picking up the underwear that she handed over to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“He’s good for you, Bella, I hope you see that,” she said after a few
moments of silence.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Jasper?” I asked, confused.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“No, silly. Edward, he’s good for you. You should have seen how worried
he was in the car for you, he was on the verge of mass panic, I swear,” she
smiled as we climbed onto the bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I couldn’t keep the grin off of my face as I thought about him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“He’s good for me too. You know he asked me to think of this as more
than just a job? I was floored by that.” I smiled as I thought about our time
outside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Three orgasms... three that he made me have before I had finally
refused to come anymore without him joining in with me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You deserve the happiness.” Her slender fingers were trailing up my
arm, over my collarbone, down the other arm and then across the sliver of tummy
that was exposed before she’d repeat the path.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“So do you, and talking of that, how happy has Jasper made you,
exactly?” I gave her a knowing smile as the faintest blush crept across her
cheeks and her hand stilled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She shuffled closer to me, leaning in as if she was going to tell me a
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“He has magic fingers, Bella, seriously, he knows exactly how to play
my body. I felt so embarrassed when we came out of my room earlier and Esme
winked at me in the hallway,” she smirked as we moved so that we were nose to
nose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Better than me?” I asked quietly with a small laugh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“No one is better than you, Bella,” she replied as she kissed my lips
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But I wanted more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice and I were so natural together, friends, but we shared a deeper
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Was it cheating to do this with Alice while I thought of Edward and
vice versa?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Don’t over think it, Bella, this is what they want,” she said as she
rolled over my body and hovered above me, her lips parting ever so slightly as
she gazed down at me with mischievous eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Please don’t think that I can give out another orgasm today, Edward
nearly killed me!” I smiled, lifting my head to kiss her small, perfect lips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You’ll have to get used to it, Darlin’,” Jasper’s voice filtered
through the room and I gasped in shock as I snapped my head up and saw both him
and Edward standing in the doorway with nothing but sweat pants on, and smirks
on their faces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I must have blushed a hundred different shades of red as Alice giggled
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s not funny, Alice,” I chided her as I fought to keep the smile off
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Edward’s erection looked even better through the thin sweat material
than the denim he’d been wearing earlier and Jasper’s didn’t look too bad
either.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">What the fuck was I thinking?<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Have you had it yet?” I whispered conspiratorially at Alice, who
lifted her head from my neck and gave me a wicked grin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Some of it, I’m making him beg me first,” she threw me a wink as we
looked towards the men in tandem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They were still stood there with smirks on their faces and I felt as
though they were only waiting for the right moment in time to pounce.</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949335810830383258.post-45025109804750410722012-03-09T19:04:00.000-08:002012-06-29T19:06:43.265-07:00Chapter 24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I knew what Alice was up to.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Poor Jasper had cornered me just after dinner and all but pleaded with
me to find out how to get Alice into bed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She had been dangling it in front of him like the proverbial carrot
since last night and he was desperate, which was saying something because he
was the one who usually had the patience of a Saint and was completely laid back
compared to Emmett and I.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So when Alice pulled Bella from my lap a little while ago, I was pretty
sure I knew what her plan was.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She wanted to be caught with Bella, pushing Jasper over the edge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And it worked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I told him what I thought she was planning, he all but ran through
the house to get to Bella’s room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">When I carefully opened the door, what we saw floored both of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice was hovering above, wearing nothing but a small black thong and
matching bra. Bella looked even more appealing in a pair of purple boy shorts
and matching bra. It had to be boy shorts...<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was fucking hard. A glance to
my left told me that I wasn’t the only one. We were hard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I think I even heard Jasper let out a little whimper as Alice wiggled
her ass just a touch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh yeah, she knew we were watching.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Please don’t think that I can give out another orgasm today, Edward
nearly killed me!” Bella let out a small laugh as she reached up to kiss Alice
and I didn’t think it would be possible to get harder, but I did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You’ll have to get used to it, Darlin’,” Jasper’s voice startled me a
little as both their heads whipped up to meet ours, shock clearly etched in
Bella’s eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“It’s not funny, Alice,” Bella said firmly, even though a smile played
on her beautiful lips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Have you had it yet?” she whispered loudly towards Alice, who smirked
in reply.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Some of it, I’m making him beg me first,” Alice replied as they both
looked towards us, smiles on their faces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted both of them, wanted to taste and feel the freshness and
tightness of their young bodies. But I
needed Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">And by the look on Jasper’s face, he needed Alice just as much.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I gave him a quick nod which he replied to with a smile, and then we
both walked into the room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You girls are naughty,” I said huskily, getting to the side of the bed
just as Jasper made a move to grab Alice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">She let out a delightful squeal as he wrapped his arms around her and
pulled her from Bella’s embrace, giving me room to take her place above Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“So naughty,” I whispered thickly against Bella’s lips, pushing my hips
ever so slightly against her warm pussy. “Naughty girls get punished, did you
know that, Bella? Alice?” I looked over to Alice to see that she wasn’t paying
attention to me in the slightest which was fine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I shuffled forward, making Bella bend her body almost in half as she
raised her hips up high around my waist and the small of her back settled on my
knees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You like?” she asked breathlessly as she cast her eyes sideways to
where Alice and Jasper were moaning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Don’t look at them, I’m here, look at <i>me</i>,” I said firmly as I let my arms travel under her body and my
fingers came around and latched on to her shoulders. “They may be in the room
Bella, but you’re under me,” I growled out as I lowered my mouth and kissed
her, making her moan into my mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“What if I want more than just you, would you have a problem with
that?” she challenged flauntingly as she pulled away from my mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">To be honest, I didn’t know if I would be okay with that.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Depends with who and where,” I
said as honestly as I could as I dropped my head and started to kiss her chest,
moving my head lower and lower to get to her nipples. I wanted them in my
mouth, I needed more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Shit, baby,” Alice moaned from behind us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You best not fuck next to me, Alice, I don’t mind sharing, but it
doesn’t mean I want to watch it,” Bella joked then moaned deeply as I managed
to get the cup of her bra down and latched hard onto her little pink nipple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<i><span style="font-family: inherit;">Damn, so good.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The next thing I knew, Alice crawled onto the bed next to me and
started to kiss Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So hot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“I won’t fuck her with my cock right here this time, Miss Bella, but
how about with my tongue? May I remind you that you are going to need to get
used to close quartered fucking soon.” Jasper chuckled as he came up behind
Alice and gently dragged her panties down in front of us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Lucky bastard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He threw me a wink as I let my hands travel down Bella’s body.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">If he was game, so was I.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Once my fingers were latched into her boy shorts, I ever so slowly
dragged them down her body, enjoying the shock in her eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Don’t worry, baby, Jasper has his eyes firmly on Alice... at the
moment anyways,” I chuckled as she turned to kiss Alice again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I angled my body back to pull off her shorts all the way and what I was
left with made me stutter.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was completely bare and right at the top of her apex, was a
piercing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I was in awe.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Hmm, my little innocent girl isn’t so innocent,” I groaned out as I
looked at Jasper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">His face was firmly buried into Alice’s pussy as she hovered on all
fours, rocking back and forth against him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He pulled away and grabbed Alice’s shoulders, pulling her up against
his body for a moment. “Neither of them
are... they’re a matched set!” he pointed out by running his finger over
Alice’s piercing and tugging on it, causing her eyes to roll back before he
pushed her back down so she could return her attentions on Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shaking my head and smiling, I turned my attention back to Bella as I
watched Alice kissing her deeply.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Damn, she had some mad skills with her tongue, both of them did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I looked down to Bella’s waxed pussy and I could see her juices leaking
out of her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh, this would be so much fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I gently ran a finger right up the middle of her slit, causing her to
let out a small shudder and kiss Alice deeper, with more hunger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">She was so turned on, so ready, but not tonight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Our first time would be just the two of us if I had anything to say
about it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Please,” she whimpered against Alice’s mouth as I continued to tease
her with a single finger... up her slit, soft pressure over her clit, back down
to gather more of her fluid.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just as I was about to relieve her of her apparent discomfort, Alice
moved her head to whisper in my ear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">What she told me was very interesting, very interesting indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I gave Bella a wink as I kissed Alice to thank her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her lips were thinner than Bella’s, her mouth less pliable, but it was
nice nonetheless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I gave Alice a wink as she moaned deeply at Jasper’s ministrations and
turned my attention back to Bella.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">The second my tongue hit her pussy, she grabbed my hair tightly,
pulling me impossibly closer and I was owned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her taste, her movements, her noises, everything called to me,
including the little bar at the top of her pussy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wanted to devour it all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“More,” she panted as her body shuddered against my mouth, causing me
to smile as I got my fingers into position.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sliding one in, and then a second a little while later, I reveled in
the fact that I was making her cry out against Alice’s mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jasper was eating Alice out with more force, pushing her higher on
Bella’s body as they were forced to break their kiss. Neither of them seemed disappointed when
Alice’s perky tits dangled above Bella’s mouth and she sucked her swollen peak
between her lips just as I moved onto stage two... Alice’s recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">I heard Alice hit her orgasm as I pushed a finger against Bella’s ass.
She tensed slightly before relaxing totally, allowing me to slide it in
further, capturing both holes with my fingers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Her cries escalated as she writhed against my face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Alice’s little body collapsed next to me, a small pop sounding in the
room as her tit came free of Bella’s mouth. But she didn’t give in, she shifted
back down and resumed kissing Bella deeply as Jasper played with Alice’s pert
nipples.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“You want to come, baby?” Alice crooned next to Bella, which caused her
to shudder over and over until she couldn’t hold back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">“Please,” Bella cried out, but Alice muffled the sound with her mouth,
turning me on more than ever. I couldn’t wait to see what their chemistry translated
to on screen. My gut told me that the
upcoming footage to be filmed would be going down in the porn hall of fame.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Just as Bella came, I pulled my mouth away, and brought my other hand
there, bringing her right over the edge.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">One thing I loved about it all was how loud Bella was once she overcame
her shyness and by the looks of things, Jasper liked it too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">He was on his knees next to me, pumping his cock against Alice’s sweet
pussy, but not pushing in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: inherit;">It looked like he was savoring it too.</span></div>JA Mashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14132255696615240242noreply@blogger.com0