Shaky Ground Teaser

The rest of the shift dragged on. Bella was getting the evil eye from Heidi. It didn’t bother her in the slightest. Bella just worked with her patients, completed her charting and when her shift was over, passed along her notes to the chief resident. Dr. Masen was doing the same with Dr. York and he looked at me. His face was devoid of all emotion, but his eyes were swirling with desire.

Game on, Dr. Asshole.

Bella grabbed her bag and keys, leaving the hospital. She walked to her car, putting her belongings into the back. Edward was doing the same in his car. He captured Bella’s eyes, nodding to his SUV. She locked her vehicle and got into the backseat, Edward following her and closing the door. “I’m here, Masen,” Bella said. “What next?”

“You know what next,” he answered, removing his scrub top.

“No foreplay? No teasing?” she quipped. Edward looked at her and she did have a point. Women were not like men, ready to go at a moment’s notice.

“I want to see your body,” Edward growled out. “All of your body.”

“Turnabout’s fair play, Masen,” Bella said, unbuttoning her blouse and shrugging out of it. The bra today was a sheer pink, lacy and very sexy.

“After I see you,” he said. Bella shimmied out of her skirt. She folded it neatly, putting it on the console before unclasping her bra and sliding her matching panties down her legs. “You teased me with that pussy. Show me.” Bella smirked, spreading her legs and running her fingers down her belly to just above her mound. He looked at her and she was sex personified. Her body was lithe, but had curves in all of the right places. Her breasts were a C-cup, with light pink nipples, pert and erect for play. His eyes moved down her body, homing in on her sex. She had a neat nest of dark brown curls over her bare folds. He licked his lips, wanting to taste her but that was too intimate for what he had in mind.

“Do you like what you see?” Bella asked, her fingers moving closer to her pussy.

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Edward was in his car, driving to his parents’ house. It was his mother’s birthday and they were having dinner. It was the last day off before he had to go back to the hospital. He was grateful for the time off. He spent almost all of his first day off in bed, sleeping and catching up on rest. The next day, he ran errands and scoured his house, making it smell like something other than whatever was rotting in his fridge. He also worked on his dictations and read, for fun. He started the Alexander Hamilton biography since he’d gotten tickets to the musical for his mother’s birthday.

Which led to today, his final day off. On the passenger seat, he had a gift basket of all his mom’s favorite perfume, body wash and other girly goodies, along with the card and tickets to see Hamilton. He parked in the driveway, picking up the gift basket and present. Using his key, Edward slid inside. “Hello? Happy birthday!” Edward called out. He made his way through the multi-million-dollar home on the shores of Mercer Island. He found his parents on the back porch. “I figured you’d be out here.”

“We bought this house for this view,” Dr. Edward Masen, Sr. smirked. He got up, hugging his only child. “You look good, son.”

“Sure, Dad,” Edward chuckled. “I look like I’ve been working too hard.”

“I agree with that. Too thin,” said Dr. Elizabeth Masen. “But, I can see what your father is saying. That haunted look is missing from your eyes.”

“Ma, don’t shrink me,” Edward grumbled. She tutted, kissing his cheek and ruffling his hair. “Happy birthday.”

“It is a happy birthday. My baby boy came to visit me,” Elizabeth smiled, her green eyes sparkling in the sunlight and her caramel colored hair blowing in the slight breeze. She was a renowned child psychiatrist, working with children with autism and OCD. However, she was concerned for her son because of his hatred of women due to his past. She’d tried to talk to him, but he refused to open up and eventually not talking to her for almost six months. Elizabeth ran her fingers down her son’s cheeks and he stepped back. She sighed, still broken-hearted that he was still standoffish. “How did you get the day off? I thought you said you had to work?”

“I covered for Aro so he could go to his granddaughter’s dance recital,” Edward said. “I was granted a three-day reprieve. I caught up on sleep, cleaned my house and relaxed.”

“Did you meet someone?” Edward Sr. asked. “You look happy.”

“I didn’t meet anyone,” Edward replied. “I’m not … don’t even think about it. I don’t need Mom shrinking me, or you trying to force me into something I don’t want or need.”

“Mase,” Edward Sr. frowned, looking at his son and calling him by his childhood nickname to distinguish the two Edwards apart. “What Tanya did …”

“Look, Dad, I can just leave. I’m over it,” Edward snapped, stalking over to the edge of the deck and panting heavily.

Elizabeth and Edward looked at each other. Their hearts were shattering at seeing their only son so broken and so distrusting. They never got the full story and probably never would. All they knew is that woman took the last shred of happiness from Edward and threw it into his face. But, today, there was a lightness in his eyes. “We’ll let it go, Mase,” Edward Sr. said.

Edward nodded, his movements jerky. But, his parents’ comments were right. He did have a lightness in his chest and he was more relaxed. That could be due to having sex. Not because of the person involved in having said sex. “Okay,” Edward mumbled. Turning, he faced his parents. “Are you ready to go out to eat? My treat?”

Dr. Edward Masen, Sr.

Dr. Elizabeth Masen

Edward's Car

The One That Got Away Teaser

Edward had gotten off a thirty-six hour shift from St. Joe’s. He was exhausted, cranky, and sore. He’d taken a nasty spill in the hallway because someone hadn’t put up a wet floor sign. The last thing he wanted to do was to go to the basketball game, but he’d received a Facebook message from Angela Weber-Cheney saying that she was meeting Bella there. He didn’t want to pass up the opportunity to see her. Hell, he was shocked that she had come to the reunion at all, but he was taking the bull by the horns and rewriting his history.

His parents had taken Liam and Lucy to Disney World for the weekend and Edward had the entire weekend off. No commitments for work. No worries about finding a baby sitter for his cherubs. He could just be Edward Cullen. Not Dr. Cullen, pediatrician for St. Joseph’s Hospital, or Daddy to his children. He loved his job and his kids, but it had been so long since he’d done something, selfishly, for himself.

He took a catnap once he got home. The fifteen minutes of sleep and the triple espresso shot helped with his exhaustion and he dressed casually in a pair of jeans and a plaid button down. Putting on his glasses, he hopped into his BMW and drove to his alma mater, parking next to the familiar truck of Isabella Swan. It was big, almost too big for her. He smirked, walking into the stadium and meandering through the crowd. Being back at the school brought back a lot of memories, most of them not so pleasant.

Despite his popularity, Edward hated his time in high school because of the stupid expectations of being the crown prince of the building. Shaking his head, he was soon swarmed by his former friends. He greeted them, hugging the few people he actually liked but he was searching the crowd for the one that got away.

He found her sitting next to Angela. 

Edward's BMW