Truths, Lies and Alibis, Chapter 17 teaser

I tried to occupy myself and not think about the fact that Bella was upstairs in my bathroom naked and wet. Sleeping next to her every night and feeling her body pressed up against mine, was bliss and torture all at the same time. I loved being there with her, having her in my arms all night long, but I was also yearning to touch her and make love to her again. My head and my heart knew it was still too soon, that she wasn’t ready to jump back into a physical relationship yet. And while I knew that I had to take things at her pace, my body was screaming just the opposite.

It had been nearly a week now that we’d been sleeping together in her bedroom. After the first few days of me going back and forth between the two rooms to get what I needed, Bella said there was no way she was sleeping without me again so I should just move all of my stuff into her room. I tried to not make a big deal about it but in the end I had to know if it was because she wanted me there for me or because of the bad dreams she’d been having, since it was the dreams that instigated my being there in the first place. Once we talked about it she assured me that while it may have started out because of the dreams, she loved having me in bed next to her and wanted me there because she loved me and didn’t want to be away from me. Bella also told me that she’d only had one nightmare since we’d been out to the prison and it wasn’t as intense as the others.

I made sure the loft was locked up, the alarm was set and then grabbed her bag, taking it upstairs to my room with me. I snickered to myself when it dawned on me that she’d been so excited to get in the tub, she’d forgotten to take her bag with her, meaning she wouldn’t have anything to wear with her in the bathroom.

I got undressed and slipped into a pair of gym shorts and a t-shirt. Lounging across my bed I turned on the TV and caught up on all the local news, while I waited for Bella to be finished with her bath. I was only slightly disappointed when she emerged from the bathroom, wearing one of my button down shirts. And I say only slightly because even though I had hoped she’d be in nothing more than a towel, she was damn sexy wearing my clothes.

“Um… I hope you don’t mind. It seems in my haste to try out your tub, I forgot my bag downstairs.” She had a hint of pink on her cheeks as she pulled her bottom lip in between her teeth while she leaned against the door way, waiting for my reply.

Truths, Lies and Alibis, Chapter 17 Pictures

Here are some pictures to go with chapter 17. In order from left to right, top to bottom we have the view from Edward's roof top patio. Next is his bathroom, bedroom and then the first floor of his loft.

Truths, Lies and Alibis, chapter 16 teaser

Hope you are all having a wonderful day, here is the polyvore for chapter 16, Monsters.

Truths, Lies and Alibis, Chapter 15, Love You Out Loud

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Truths, Lies and Alibis, chapter 16 teaser

“I don’t know, Bella,” Emmett said as he debated whether or not to agree to my visiting Reynolds.

“Look Emmett, I haven’t come face to face with him since all of this bullshit with the apples and the notes began. I need to see that he is still in that prison with my own eyes. I know it’s a bit ridiculous and the rational side of my brain knows he is. But there’s the other side that was scared shitless by what happened in that house and the nightmares I’ve been have since then, that needs to do this. Besides I want the opportunity to confront him about the apples and letters and see if I can catch him off guard. Get a read on him and see if I can make him slip up and give us some information.”

“You’ve been having nightmares?” he asked, surprised by my admission.

“Yes, which only increases my desire to make sure he is still in that prison. And I’ve had enough training that I know I can go in there and keep my cool around him. I want to make him see he is not getting to me even if it has to some degree.”

“I hear what you’re saying, Bella. I get it, I really do. But do you really think you might be able to get him to admit something?” Emmett asked quizzically.

“I got him to confess to the crimes he was being accused of didn’t I?” I retorted.

“Yes you did. But this is personal, Bella. Can you really go in there and not let him rattle you?”

“Emmett, what he is doing to me is nothing compared to what he did to those other women. I didn’t let the gruesome vulgarity of what he’d done to them get to me when I toyed with his mind and got him to confess. I won’t do it now either. If it will make you happy, you and Edward can both come with me? I know that either you or Seth would have to go anyways, so why not take him too? Edward won’t like it anymore than you, so I figure he’ll insist on going. Might as well just avert the argument and set it up that way,” I said as I continued to argue my case with him.

“You should have been a fucking attorney, Swan,” Emmett huffed.

“Oh, but then I wouldn’t have the pleasure of working with you,” I added sarcastically before painting a fake pout on my face that had Emmett rolling with laughter the second he saw it.

“Fine, I’ll call down to Stafford and let them know we’ll be there tomorrow. In the mean time, you get to call lover boy and make sure he is available to go then.”

Teaser for Chapter 15 of Truths, Lies and Alibis

“Mmmm, why are you awake?” Edward rasped, while burying his face in the crook of my neck. “Did you have another bad dream?”

“No, you must have scared all the bad dreams away. I slept just fine once you were here,” I admitted to him because it was the truth. It was the best I had slept in a long time.

“Is that so?”

“Yep. I guess you’re like my personal dream catcher or something,” I teased.

“Well I’ll happily perform that duty anytime,” he said placing a kiss just behind my ear.

I stretched before rolling over to face him. “I’m gonna hold you to that, ya know,” I whispered as I scooted as close to him as I could get.

“I have no doubt you will, Sweetness. In fact, I’m looking forward it,” he said softly as his arms tightened around me, holding me. “You sure you’re ok?”

“Yeah I was just thinking,” I answered after placing a kiss the side of his neck.

“Penny for your thoughts,” he offered.

“Just a little nervous about meeting your parents,” I murmured against his neck.

“Don’t be,” he said.

“How can you be so sure they won’t think I am messing up your life? Look at all you’ve had to give up because of me. I’ve just recently realized how much being here with me all the time has disrupted your normal life.”

“Bella, first of all it doesn’t matter to me what they think. It’s not going to change anything. Not how I feel or the fact I want to be her. What you are failing to see is that I haven’t had to give up anything. I chose to do it and I have no regrets about it at all whatsoever. No one forced me to take on the task of keeping you safe. I volunteered. And given the choice again, I’d to it in a heartbeat.”

Edward and his car.

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Chapter 14 of Truths, Lies and Alibis , Never Say Never

“You’re tired,” he said.

“Mmmhmm, how can you tell?”

“Mmm, how about the fact that you can hardly keep your eyes open?”

I giggled softly and mumbled, “You noticed that huh?”

“Yep. Come on, Sweetness. It’s time to get some sleep.” he stood and held his hand out to me to help me up from the couch.

“But I don’t wanna get up,” I whined from where I had let myself flop over on the couch once he had stood up.

“Ok, hop on and I’ll carry ya up,” he said, turning his back to me.

I grabbed onto the back pocket of his jeans and pulled myself back up into a sitting position and then stood on the couch so that I could climb onto his back. He held my right leg in place when I hitched it on his hip and held on to his shoulders to bring my left leg up onto his other hip. No sooner than I was in place, he bent over to pick up the TV remote to turn off the screen, leaving me thinking he was going to drop me and squealing like a baby pig.

“You better be quiet or your dad is going to be out here with his gun thinking I am doing inappropriate things to you,” Edward chastised me playfully as he stood up straight, tightening his hold on my legs and heading for the stairs.

As Edward carried me up the stairs, I burrowed my head against his neck while resting it on his shoulder. I tried to inhale as deeply as I could and savor his natural scent without being obvious. The real thing smelt even better than his sheets had yesterday and I found myself torn between fighting the urge to kiss his neck and wanting to cling to him as I fell asleep.

Reaching my room much faster than I would have liked, Edward was laughing as he dumped me on my back onto my bed. He obviously thought the way he choose to put me down was funny.

“That was mean.” I pouted and swatted him on the arm.

“Oh poor baby,” he teased. Crawling up on the bed beside me, he grabbed both my arms and hiked his leg over me so he was straddling me. While pinning me to the bed, he let his head drop onto my shoulder and remained there, hovering over me without saying a word.

Chapter 13 of Truths, Lies and Alibis , Come To Me

Just another polyvore to go with chapter 13. Hope you all enjoy the chapter.