Chapter Twenty - Love The Way You Lie (Teaser #3)

We were so fucking close to the exit now – what had previously been metal flooring was now concrete, and the lighting was growing brighter by the second.

“Edward, how far?!”

“One more door!” he yelled back. “Then it’s the final staircase!”

Chapter Twenty - Love The Way You Lie (Teaser #2)

I felt Edward laugh quietly against my lips after a few seconds and lifted my head, confused. That certainly wasn’t the reaction I’d been hoping for.

“What?”

“Sorry. I just… I still can’t quite believe that you’re actually…” he trailed off, but I knew what he was going to say. I smiled back at him, gently running my fingers down his face.

“We’re pregnant,” I corrected softly. “I know I’m the one who has to carry this baby for nine months, but… It’s our pregnancy, not just mine.”

“You’re amazing. You know that?” he sighed. I felt my eyes start to well up, and silently cursed myself for getting so emotional.

“I’m amazing with you,” I told him truthfully. “Before I came here? Well, the only thing I was good at was my job.” I rolled my eyes again. “Aaaaand I’m getting too heavy. Let’s just go back to you kissing our baby, okay?”

Chapter Twenty - Love The Way You Lie (Teaser)

Keeping my back to the wall, I edged closer to the door with my gun out in front of me, listening out for any tell tale sounds. All that greeted me was silence, and I briefly wondered if I was just being paranoid.

Go with your gut, Carlisle had once told me. It’s usually right.

For once, I hoped he was wrong.

Taking in a deep, steadying breath, I reached for the handle and flung open the door in one smooth movement, then stepped out into the room with my finger hovering over the trigger. In the split second it took for me to notice that the bag of Glocks had disappeared from the desk, I realized my mistake.

“Put the gun down.”

Chapter Nineteen - The Final Countdown (Teaser #2)

“Bella…” Edward squeezed my hands tightly, silently urging me to look up at him. When I didn’t, he let go of my hands and gently tilted my chin up with his finger. The expression on his face made my heart clench.

I can’t. I don’t know how. “I…”

He has a right to know.

“Talk to me,” he urged. Sighing softly, I reached up and held his hands again, lowering them between us to give myself the strength I needed to do this.

“Edward…” I stared down at the floor, suddenly feeling sick with anxiety.

“Baby, you’re scaring me.”

Baby…

“I don’t know for sure, but-” I took a few deep breaths, trying desperately to calm myself. It didn’t work.

He squeezed my hands encouragingly, giving me that final push to look up at him again.

“I’m late.”

Chapter Eighteen - When You Call (Teaser #2)

“So, uh… We’re good?” he asked nervously, pressing his forehead against mine.

“Almost,” I murmured, then looped my arms around his neck and gently threaded my fingers through his hair. “I don’t think we’ve finished making up yet.”

“Oh, you don’t?” he teased lightly as he raised his head and grinned at me.

“Mmm…” I mumbled, glancing over to the bedside table briefly to try and look at the clock. “What time is it?”

“A little after five,” he replied. “Don’t worry; we have plenty of time. Marcus has something to give to us before we go, anyway, so we don’t even have to worry about packing yet.”

My stomach rumbled as he spoke, and I groaned internally; I’d been sick a few days before, and my appetite had become more than a little unpredictable. Stomach, can’t you just wait a little while longer?

“Hungry, baby?” Edward murmured softly, looking down at my stomach. I blushed, then nodded.

“Since it’s so early… Do we have time do order breakfast in bed and not have to worry about sacrificing our… make up time?” I tried not to look as hopeful as I felt, but Edward’s smirk let me know I’d failed. Miserably. “Please?”

“I’ll go get the menu.”

Chapter Eighteen - When You Call (Teaser)

As I walked over to the bed again, I tried to reassemble the phone as best I could, then flipped it open and pressed the power button. By some minor miracle, it turned on, and I frowned when a message popped up telling me I had a missed call from a number that looked familiar but I couldn’t quite place.

Before I had the chance to call the person back, the phone started to ring, from a withheld number this time. I hesitated. If it was Carlisle ringing…

Fuck.

I took a deep breath, then answered the call and held the phone up to my ear.

“Hello?”

I heard muffled whispering on the other line, and felt a jolt of fear rush up my spine; What if someone was trying to trace the call or had found out who I really was?

But something told me it wasn’t anything bad, so I decided to give it one more try.

“Hello?”

A pause.

“Mommy?”

Chapter Seventeen - Love is Worth the Fall (Teaser #2)

“Edwar-”

“Let me finish!” He sat down in front of me on the bed, gazing straight into my eyes. I wanted to pinch myself to check I wasn’t dreaming. “I don’t care that Carlisle won’t approve of us, because he means nothing to me anymore. He left me to rot, and you came to save me. You fucking… You gave me a reason to keep breathing. So you don’t get to interrupt me and stop me from saying what I feel anymore, okay? I love you. I don’t care that we’ve only known each other this long. I know what I feel, and I’m tired of fighting it.”

Chapter Seventeen - Love is Worth the Fall (Teaser)

“It’s silent,” I mumbled. “Why is it so-”

“Isabella.”

I sat up in shock, fisting my hand in Edward’s shirt as I held the phone closer to my ear.

“Carlisle,” I said softly, trying not to let my nerves shine through.

“What have I told you about calling me at home?”

I gritted my teeth and fought the urge to get snarky with him. “We didn’t hear back from you, and I didn’t know what else to do.”

“Yes, well, something else popped up that was more important, so…”

I clenched my eyes shut and exhaled a long breath through my nose. Okay, I deserved that.

“Is he there with you?” Carlisle asked, though we both knew he was aware of the answer.

“Yes, he is,” I told him. “But Juliet isn’t.”

Carlisle sighed. “What do you want to talk about, Isabella?”

“You’re calling me Isabella now?”

He just hummed noncommittally, which hurt more than I cared to admit. Edward looked up at me worriedly, so I tried to smile reassuringly, but when his expression didn’t change, I knew it hadn’t worked.

“Anyway, uh…” God, this was hard. “I need a favor from you.”

“A favor?”

Here goes nothing.

“I’m… I’m breaking out with Romeo and Juliet on Thanksgiving. And I can’t do it without your help.”

Chapter Sixteen - Those Three Words (Teaser #3)

“You ready for this?”

“Nope,” I replied truthfully as I climbed off his lap and he reached over for one of our bags to pull out the phone. “You?”

“Nope.”

We both laughed, and Edward leaned forwards to give me a quick kiss before switching the phone on and waiting for it to load up.

“I’m nervous,” I admitted, watching him type in the number for Carlisle’s office.

“Me too,” Edward murmured, taking my hand in his and smiling as he pressed the call button and held the phone up to his ear.

I squeezed his hand tightly as we waited.

“Be-” Edward began, then inhaled sharply when someone picked up on the other end of the line. “Hello?”

Chapter Sixteen - Those Three Words (Teaser #2)

“I have… plans for us tonight, and since we forgot to pack a certain bottle…”

“Oooooh. I see.” Forcing myself to push through the nausea, I slid my leg over both of his and straddled his lap, focusing my gaze on his. “And what makes you think I’ll be letting your plans become reality?”

He smiled slowly, then slipped both his hands below my skirt and cupped my ass, pulling me closer. I settled down against him, wrapping my arms around his neck, then sighed softly as he moved his lips to my ear and whispered, “I need to buy a disposable cell phone for you to use when you call them.”

I smirked, trying to stay in character, then rolled my hips against his and leaned back as he started kissing my neck. “Okay, then. And, uh… when, exactly, are you going to carry out your… plans?”

He grinned. “That depends. Once we get up to our room, how long do you think it’ll take you to get rid of these?” He gestured to my clothes.

“Hmmm…” I leaned in until my lips were beside his ear and whispered, “Twenty-five seconds.”

Chapter Sixteen - Those Three Words (Teaser)

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing,” I told him, moving back to put some space between us and smiling. “Nothing’s wrong. I was just… I was just thinking.”

“About?” he prompted, turning round to face me fully now.

“Nothing,” I lied. “I was thinking about nothing.”

“Why don’t I believe you?” His brows furrowed briefly, but then understanding seemed to dawn on him. “Is this about… Yesterday, did I…”

“I don’t…”

“It’s not that I… Bella, what I said yesterday, about us not planning on having children? That wasn’t-”

“It’s fine,” I cut across, shrugging. “Seriously. You don’t have to explain.”

“I do,” he countered, then moved closer and took my hands in his. “I do, because I upset you and hurt you and I was…” He shook his head in frustration. “I was an ass, okay, Bella? I wasn’t thinking straight, and I spoke without considering the effects it would have on you.”

“Edward…” I squeezed his hands and tried to pull him towards me, but he wouldn’t allow me to.

“It’s not that I don’t want to have kids. I just… Now isn’t the right time for that.” He looked straight into my eyes. “One day… Maybe. But not right now. Not when so much is at stake and our lives are not our own.”

Chapter Fifteen - Brick By Boring Brick (Teaser #2)

"Fuck…” he breathed once he was as deeply inside me as possible, burying his face in my neck. I wrapped my arms around him tightly, hugging him to me, then whimpered in protest as he started to pull his hips back.

“Sorry,” he said softly, stilling immediately.

“I’m not hurt,” I murmured quickly. “I just… Stay still for a sec?”

He raised his head and gazed into my eyes for a few moments, smiling slightly. “Okay, baby.”

Sighing softly, he pressed his forehead against mine, and I had to close my eyes as I let myself absorb all the emotions and sensations of the moment.

I loved feeling him like this. There was nothing that compared to it, nothing that felt as good, and I hated knowing that we couldn’t stay this way for longer. It was never enough.

"Bella?” I slowly opened my eyes again, and once he was sure my gaze was on his, he slowly began to move his hips, first with shallow thrusts, then ones that were much deeper. I tried to keep my eyes open as long as possible, wanting to keep that connection, but then he kissed me and I couldn’t help but close them.

This moment belonged to us, and I wanted to shut everything else out, even though it would only be for a few precious seconds.

Chapter Fifteen - Brick By Boring Brick (Teaser)

“Aunt Bellaaaaa… Come on! You’re too slow!” I let him pull me towards the stairs, and then we’re climbing.

Mama’s gonna buy you a billy goat…

“Jake, what’s the rush?”

And if that billy goat won’t pull…

“The baby’s crying!”

Mama’s gonna buy you a horse and cart…

We walk down the hallway, towards a door with light all around it.

And if that horse and cart fall down…

“Bella?”

You’ll still be the sweetest little boy in town…

I push open the door and walk into the room, and there’s Edward, holding a little bundle in his arms.

So hush, little baby, don’t you cry…

He smiles at me as he turns, and I walk towards him to take the bundle from his arms, smiling as the bundle makes a soft cooing sound.

’Cause your daddy loves you and so do I...

Team Camisado: FGB Outtake One (Teaser)

Well, as I'm sure you all know, the Fandom Gives Back: Eclipse auctions have now finished and fundraising is technically over. Team Camisado won my auction and have raised over $335 so far and we're still accepting pledges and donations.

I ran a ballot straight after Team Camisado won the auction, and the members who replied decided the three outtakes they most wanted were Edward's first impressions of Bella (Chapter 1), Edward and Bella's first time (Chapter 7), and Edward's nightmare/Their second time (Chapter 11). I've finished the first of these outtakes and decided that, although I'm not planning on posting the outtakes for the public to see, I'm going to post a teaser anyway.

“I don’t want a drink,” she murmured, gazing up into my eyes. Huh? She doesn’t? What the- Oh. Right.

I smiled, finally understanding what she meant, then put the bottle down on the table and stepped forwards. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her closer, biting back a groan when I felt her against me again.

“Oh, really?” I teased, then slowly started pushing her backwards, heading for the wall. Please don’t slap me. Please don’t slap me.

She smirked at me and ran her hands up my arms, then lifted herself up and told me, “The only thing I want right now is you.”

I about fucking died. This shit may have been fake, but fuck… She was playing with fire here.

“Is that so?” I finally managed to whisper, and took a chance by sliding my hand down to her ass and squeezing.

She fucking grinned at me.

“I’ve missed you, Edward…” She kissed my neck, and if I didn’t know better, I’d say she was grinding her hips into mine. “So much.”


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Chapter Fourteen - Give in to the Call (Teaser #2)

“Out the way, Isabella,” Felix growled, pushing me to the side as he and Demetri rushed forwards and grabbed Edward by the arms, pulling him off my attacker, who coughed violently and brought both his hands up to his neck. Demetri punched Edward in the stomach, making him double over in pain, and I ran towards the three of them, tears running down my cheeks.

“Stop!” I pleaded, but they still kept punching him anyway. “Please, stop!”

“Bella,” Edward groaned. “Get the fuck out of here.”

“No!” I was right in front of them now, and glared at Felix and Demetri before telling them, “Edward was trying to help me. He did nothing wrong.”

“He attacked one of his brothers,” Demetri growled angrily.

“With good cause!”

Chapter Fourteen - Give in to the Call (Teaser)

“Nobody really comes down here, but… I mean, if you’d be more comfortable around more people, we can go ba-”

“Don’t be stupid,” I murmured, shaking my head. “I’m not a china doll, Edward. I won’t break if you touch me. I like you touching me. What happened back there happened, and you don’t have to walk on eggshells for fear of hurting me. It hurts more when you treat me differently because of it.”

“But Bella, he-”

“I know what he did,” I replied angrily. “And thinking about that? It’s just gonna hurt even worse than it already does. So stop treating me like I’ve somehow become weak and defenseless, because you’re making everything worse.”

“I’m sorry,” he said softly.

“I know,” I told him honestly, moving one hand up to touch his face and gently forcing him to look me in the eyes. “I’m okay. If I have you... I’m okay.”

Chapter Thirteen - That Boy is a Monster (Teaser #2)

“Hey!” I shouted, wrapping my arm around Corinne’s shoulder to help her recover. “Watch it!”

“Or you’ll be trying what, Tink?” Corinne and I both stiffened. Royce.

“Bella, just leave it,” she mumbled, straining to move away from him. I held my ground though, and pushed her behind me as I took a step towards him, only to have Rosalie move to stand between us, dressed in a pink ballerina costume.

“Baby, calm down,” she soothed, pressing her hands against Royce’s chest.

“I’m not gonna fuckin’ calm down,” he spat, pointing drunkenly at Corinne. “She fuckin’ bumped into me.”

“It’s just a misunderstanding,” I quickly interjected, not wanting things to get too out of hand.

“Isabella? That you?” Royce gasped, then smiled widely before taking an unsteady step towards me.

“Hi, Royce,” I mumbled, awkwardly accepting his hand and allowing him to kiss my knuckles.

“You look… Wow. Where’s Eddie?”

Rosalie shot me a warning glance and shook her head slightly, warning me to be wary of my answer.

“He said he’d join us in a sec,” I told him with a smile. Right on cue, I saw Edward approaching us from behind Royce with a concerned expression on his face. He couldn’t have had better timing. “Oh! Here he is now!”

Chapter Thirteen - That Boy is a Monster (Teaser)

“Baby, you look…” He trailed off, shaking his head, then reached for my hand as he came to a stop a couple of feet away from me. He lifted our hands in the air, then turned me in a circle so he could look at my entire outfit.

“Do you like it?” I asked worriedly, then shivered slightly as he reached out and gently gripped my waist with both hands. “I mean, I can always just-”

“You look… incredibly beautiful right now, Bella,” he said softly, sounding almost awed. “I’m assuming you went for the sexed-up Tinkerbell look?”

“Tinkerbella,” I corrected, trying my hardest not to blush. “Didyme thought it would be a good idea to go as the Absinthe fairy, but I thought Tinkerbell fit better.”

“I like it,” he murmured, smiling widely. “But I have one question… Where are your wings?”

“In there,” I told him, pointing to one of the bags on the floor. “I couldn’t put them on until the bodice was done up since they hook into the back.”

“I see,” he replied, still smiling as I moved my hands from the bodice and slipped my arms around his neck. “And that’s where I come in, right?”

“Yep,” I murmured, then inhaled sharply as his hands slid up my waist to cup my barely covered breasts, pushing the bodice against my skin.

“Mmm…” His thumbs brushed over my nipples through the fabric as he took a step closer, his eyes locked on mine. “But what if I don’t want to do it up?”

Chapter Twelve - The Hint of a Spark (Teaser #2)

Edward stood up without warning, making me gasp with surprise, then gently cupped my cheek in his hands, a small smile playing on his lips.

“Fuck the rules,” he said softly, gazing into my eyes. I nodded weakly, my breathing shaky as our bodies pressed together, the magnitude of the moment hitting me hard and fast.

“Fuck the rules,” I agreed, then let out a soft moan as Edward slowly lowered his lips to mine...

Chapter Twelve - The Hint of a Spark (Teaser)

"Did you sleep okay?"

“I slept…” He seemed to struggle to find the words again. “Alright, I guess.”

“I’m sorry,” I murmured, smiling sadly. He shrugged.

“It’s not your fault, baby,” he sighed, gently pushing down on my lower back to coax me closer so he could press his forehead to mine. “If it weren’t for you being here, I’d have been lucky to sleep at all, and even then, it would be plagued with nightmares.”

“I wish there was more I could do,” I confessed softly, stroking his cheek with my thumb. “I feel… helpless.”

“Baby, you do enough for me already,” he breathed, smiling. “Last night… Last night, you gave me everything. Every single part of you… you gave me that. And that was more than I ever…” He trailed off, shaking his head as his smile grew. I glanced down at his chest, feeling my eyes well up with tears.

“Bella?” He sounded worried. “Look at me?”