May We Meet Again Teaser

 "Get the Rover ready to go," I said woodenly, unclipping my radio. "We need to find them. Bella cannot be taken back to the Drop Ship. Jacob will … he'll …" I stood up and tried to not cry. I had to be strong for my Bella.

I was failing miserably.

"We can't take the Rover. Not today," Jasper said, pointing to the dead battery. "It needs to charge for at least eight hours."

"Then, find something else to cover the ground!" I yelled, turning to face Jasper. "Run! Just get her back!" I wanted to take off into the forest, but strong arms stopped him. Peter tackled me back to the ground. "Get the fuck off me. I need to find her!"

"Bella would tell you not to go off half-cocked, Edward," Peter said. "Radio your team."

Scowling at Peter, I opened a channel to the command center. "Cullen to Command Center, Mallory come in?"

"Yorkie here. Mallory was on the overnight shift," Eric said. "How can I help you, Commander?"

Swallowing down bile, I spoke to Eric. "Can you pull up the security feeds in the garage? Bella was called up here for a medical emergency, but there wasn't an emergency. There's also no Bella. She was taken by someone from the Drop Ship."

"I remember that call," Eric said. "It came from a different channel than we use for medical."

"What channel?" I pressed.

"One we don't use … channel fourteen," Eric replied. "We can hear all the conversations, but we have to turn to the channel in order to respond. Anyway, I didn't recognize the voice, either."

The update for May We Meet Again will be posted on Friday. I have curriculum night on Thursday and will not get home until after nine at night. Thank you for your patience. :-)

May We Meet Again Teaser

 "Hey, Bells," Lauren smiled from her spot in the command center. "How are things?"

I walked over to her, sitting down and scrubbing my face. "Stressed, to be honest. Did you hear about the visitor who appeared like a forest fairy from the Drop Ship?"

"There was a hubbub about someone arriving, but not who," Lauren said, her smile falling. "Where they injured?"

"Yeah, but I can't really say much since I want to protect their privacy," I explained. "Long story short, things are not okay at the Drop Ship."

"I can imagine," Lauren sighed. "The Drop Ship had some tech, but not a lot. Plus, the people who remained back there were not the smartest tools in the shed, especially with Jacob as their leader. He doesn't seem like a planner like you and Edward. If it weren't for you two, we'd be a mess and still be searching for this installation. You know?"

"Thank you, Lauren," I said. "I don't know how much I needed to hear that. There are moments where I feel like I have no clue what I'm doing."

"I beg to differ. You got us here," she began, ticking off the positives. "You set up a working government and an amazing community in the mountain. We don't feel like prisoners from the Sky Box. We feel like a family. Plus? You've got an amazing partner with Edward. He clearly adores you. He'd give everything to protect you. Hell, it was because of him that we're down here."

"I'm grateful for Edward … in more ways than one," I whispered, sitting down next to her. "He was a friend when I needed a friend. He gave me human contact when I felt isolated from the world. And, now? He's my best friend and so much more … I can't imagine not loving him."

"Wait, you love him?" Lauren asked.

"Very much so," I blushed. "The way I told him wasn't the most romantic, but it worked for us."

May We Meet Again Update

 MWMA Ch. 11 on FFn

MWMA Ch. 11 on AO3

MWMA Ch. 11 on Stars

MWMA Ch. 11 on Wattpad

Hand in hand, we walked to the dining hall. The meal smelled delicious, making my stomach rumble. We smiled at the young people who had been in the sky box, the prison, as they greeted us. As much as I didn't want to be a leader, people were looking to us for guidance. I also some of the girls salivating over Edward. He must have noticed them. He moved to slide his arm around my waist, pressing his lips to my temple in a very public display of affection.

Hands off, girls. He's mine.

We got our meal, a delicious venison stew with some apple cobbler. It was a recipe found in the Mount Weather database and it was delectable. After we ate, we spoke to some people and listened to their concerns about the problems on the Ark. We also talked about possible solutions for our time in Mount Weather.

After those conversations, Edward and I settled at one of the tables with some hot apple cider with Rose and Emmett. "I don't know about you two, but I'm bushed," Rose yawned, leaning her cheek against Emmett's bicep. "The technology in here is old and in massive need of repair. Having it sit unattended for almost a century didn't help matters. The hydroelectric generators kept the vital systems going, but it needs a major overhaul."

"Long story short, my repair teams are going to have a lot of work to do," Emmett chuckled humorlessly. "As a result, I'm making a decision to not stay in the presidential race."

"Not chancellor?" Edward asked.

"The term chancellor is aligned with the Ark. We're not on the Ark. Not anymore," Emmett shrugged.

"President Cullen has a nice ring to it," Edward snickered.

"So does President Rosalie Hale," Rose grinned. "Or President Isabella Swan."

Bella

Edward

Emmett

Rosalie

Lauren

Tyler

Mike

Bella's date dress

Exodus Ship crash

May We Meet Again Teaser

 Early the next morning, Emmett, Rosalie, Lauren, and Tyler packed up the rover to head back to Mount Weather to track the hurricane. Edward went to tell Alice that she was going with them so she could be safe from the weather, riding with Jasper. Eric and Mike were rounding out the group, heading back to Mount Weather.

I was sorting through provisions in case we needed to hole up in the drop ship for the storm. I was also beginning to pack up the supplies that The Ark had sent down with us. Mainly, it was medical supplies and equipment that would be compatible with the items in their medical bay. But, their batteries hadn’t been fried. I would have an actual state-of-the-art hospital, complete with x-ray machines, defibrillators, and anything else a doctor could possibly ever need.

Rose walked into the drop ship, plopping down next to me. “It’s been too long since we’ve had a chat. I noticed that you and Cullen are buddy-buddy,” she said bluntly. “Are you bumping uglies?” She gave me a grin, arching her brow.

“Really?” I deadpanned.

“Come on! You and Cullen were holding hands and acting all coupl-y,” she said. “Are you and Cullen a thing?”

“If you mean together? Yes, we are,” I blushed, closing the bins with the medical equipment.

“Are you with him out of guilt or are you really with him?” Rose pressed.

“We’ve always had this adversarial relationship. Don’t get me wrong, we were far from close on the Ark. We mingled together because of our families, but we never took the time to get to know each other. He thought I was entitled, and I thought he was a jerk. When in reality, we are very similar. We were too stubborn to see it.”

“But, he threw you in jail,” Rose snorted.

“He’s also the one who got us to the ground. With my mother’s help, of course,” I replied. “We talked about that the first night away from camp. He apologized and together, we’re moving forward. Will it be all warm fuzzies? Probably not, but he’s been here for me since he caught us trying to help Angela and her baby. He transferred to the prison to protect us. Pike and his cronies were as corrupt as the day is long.”

“Emmett told me a little bit,” Rose muttered. “Halsted had a hard on for you and was …”

“Yeah,” I gulped. “That’s why Edward worked his ass off to get us down here, Rose.”

May We Meet Again Update

MWMA Ch. 5 on FFn

MWMA Ch. 5 on AO3

MWMA Ch. 5 on Stars

MWMA Ch. 5 on Wattpad

The next morning, we got up and packed up our campsite. Tyler and I doused the fire while Emmett and Bella tried to figure out a way to cross the river. After some wandering, they found a location where the river trickled down to a stream that we could cross without any fear of being devoured by some insane water monster.

We ate what was left over from dinner before leaving our campsite. Alice was limping, but she was still moving. By mid-day, we were halfway to Mount Weather. We also saw proof that the terrain we were crossing had once been a city. There were street signs, abandoned stores and crumbling homes. Bella used a Geiger counter to check the radiation levels and whatever wasn’t too irradiated to touch, we took. Namely, we found handguns, ammunition, hunting knives, pots, pans, utensils, and some other camping gear. We also needed some clothing, but the fabrics had disintegrated from years of exposure to the elements and radiation.

We also found several neighborhoods. In one of the houses along the way to Mount Weather, we found some more backpacks. It made it easier to carry our finds.

In one of the deserted homes, Bella was standing inside a nursery, staring blankly at the crib. The furniture was covered in a fine layer of dust and what could have been a cheery room was covered in a pall, with grey walls and decaying wood. I walked over to her, jumping back when I saw what Bella was staring at. Inside of the crib, there was a skeleton of a child. “Fuck me,” I gasped.

Her lips curled up in a sad grin, but her eyes were trained on the skeleton. “This baby and its family never stood a chance,” she whispered. “The first of the bombs went off in the Ohio River Valley. The radiation coated this neighborhood … this baby … knew nothing but pain.”

“Now, it’s at peace,” I murmured, picking up a tattered blanket and covering the remains. “At least, I hope it is.”

“Could you imagine living during this time?” she asked, shuddering visibly. “Watching everyone you know slowly die from radiation poisoning?”

“There were some bunkers that could withstand the bombs,” I said. “If they were able to survive that initial blast, they could check periodically if the air had become less irradiated.”

“But, we haven’t seen any indication that there are humans on the planet. The biggest living creature we’ve seen was the creepy water snake,” she argued, turning to leave the nursery, and walking through the darkened home.

“I saw some deer and a few moose,” I explained. They had been some fucked up deer and the moose was ginormous. I damn near pissed myself when I saw it strolling through a parking lot of a strip mall.

“If we could get our hands on a moose or a deer? That could feed us for …” Bella murmured. “We’d be able to dry the meat and we’d have protein. Real protein … not plant protein.”

“I take it that you enjoyed the rabbit stew Lauren made?” I asked, grinning crookedly at her.

Lauren Mallory

Mike Newton

Quil Ateara

Tyler Crowley

Married to the Mob Update

MOTM Chapter 20 on FicPad

MOTM Chapter 20 on Stars

MOTM Chapter 20 on AO3

MOTM Chapter 20 on FFn

MOTM Chapter 20 on Wattpad

Memorial Day was this weekend. And with that, we were having a long-awaited housewarming party at our new home. Mrs. Cope was working with my fiancée to make appetizers, side dishes and marinating steaks, chicken along with preparing hamburgers, brats and hot dogs. I was relegated to preparing the meat and cheese tray since I was still hopeless in the kitchen, which would likely remain unchanged. Bella was a wonderful cook, almost as good as my Nonni. On the other hand, I could handle cutting the various different types of cheeses and arranging the salami, pepperoni and prosciutto on the large tray Bella had placed in front of me.

Brainless work … mostly.

Also, it was nice to have the house to ourselves. Once Alice and Jasper moved into their new house just down the street a couple weeks ago, Bella and I were able to reconnect on a level that had been neglected after Alice’s assault. It just felt wrong to make love when there was a sexual assault survivor in the house, so we refrained from smexy times while they stayed with us.

Bella and I were both pervs and fucking proud of it. Once we were on our own, there was no flat surface, including the grand piano my mother gave to us as housewarming gift, that was not christened by our naked bodies.

Though, today, our house was going to be swarmed by family and friends. There would be no real time to have naked fun time with Bella. Like quality time … I required hours, really. I wanted to give her orgasms she’d feel in her toes. Damn it, I was horny. I wanted to be inside her. Really, really badly. The blowjob she’d given me this morning … not enough. I want her pussy. Fuck, I want it now!

God, I feel like I’m having a temper tantrum, throwing things so I could be inside of my fiancée. What’s wrong with me?

“Edward, baby, you’re going to chop off your finger,” Bella giggled, her eyes dancing with humor.

“Huh?” I replied intelligently. And you have an MBA … She walked over to me, taking the knife from my hand, which was dangerously close to my fingers. Blinking slowly and coming out of my hormonal fog, I asked, “What?”

“You were staring off into space, growling and grunting like you do when we’re making love,” she whispered, with a sweet giggle. “Mrs. Cope was embarrassed. She’s going to the bathroom since she was the color of a tomato.”

“Shit, I’m sorry,” I blushed.

“Have fun in your erotic daydream, Mobward?” she teased, nudging with me her shoulder.

“I’d rather have fun with your pussy,” I smirked. “Come here, dolce. Give me some of that sweetness between your legs.”

“Behave, Edward,” she whined, but her frustration was evident in her voice, her head falling to my shoulder. “In about two hours, this place will be filled with our friends, family and coworkers from your office. I cannot walk around with wet panties.”

“Simple. Don’t wear any,” I quipped. Bella smacked my arm with an adorable scowl. “What?”

“Don’t make me kick your ass, Edward Anthony,” she growled. 

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