I would like to welcome back all previous readers/followers from my previous stories. I hope this one lives up to everybody's expectations. This story has been literally pounding against my brain for over a month now demanding to be written and expressed. So here it is.

I couldn't have done this without my prereader and newfound friend, cullengirl08

Disclaimer: SM owns Twilight, not I.

Any mistakes are my own and I 100% completely own each and every one of them.

Chapter 1

Friday, January 6, 2012

EPOV

The night was extremely busy and I wouldn't have it any other way even though I was running on about 5 hours of sleep within the last 24 hours. I stood back and just took a quick glance over my baby, my pride and joy, Breaking Dawn.

I had opened the club a little over a year ago and had worked my ass off to make it what it was today. When I had bought the building almost 2 years ago it was close to being condemned and torn down to be replaced with a new set of high rise apartment complex. Like downtown Houston needed any more of those. I had stepped in and used the money from my inheritance and had bought the entire block of buildings and began renovating them all in between my shifts at the fire house.

I had sunk a lot of money into mainly this building because she was my pride and joy and had sold or rented the rest of the buildings to new business owners trying for a chance in this dwindling economy. My best friends' girlfriend, Alice Brandon, owned the 2 stores beside the club which she had turned into a boutique and a café.

My buddies Jasper Whitlock and Emmett McCarty bartended and bounced for me on our nights off from the fire house. Our first job was as firefighters to greater Houston area and we all loved it. It hit really close to home for all of us. Jasper had lost his parents in a tragic house fire when he was just a baby. Emmett's family took Jasper in and eventually adopted him so it is close to Emmett's heart also.

For me, it's a little more complicated than that and I prefer to not think about it at all. Anytime I thought about that night, the night that led me to flee my home of Chicago, Illinois, I usually had a massive panic attack and was rendered useless for hours as I became overwhelmed with guilt.

I had met Jasper my freshman year at the University of Houston and we became roommates the second semester when his roomie had snuck into his bed late one night because he swore that Emmett batted for the same team. We still laughed over that night, much to Jasper's dismay.

Emmett's loud whistle gained my attention and I snapped my head up and in his direction of the front door to see him motioning that we were full to capacity and had a line wrapped around the block. I nodded and started slamming out drinks as fast as I could and left Emmett to deal with the people standing outside in the frigid January air.

"Jazz!" I hollered down the bar to Jasper. When I had his attention I swept my hand through my hair which was my sign for that we were full. He nodded and began slamming shots down on the bar and filling them in rapid succession.

"Hey Edward, can I get a Southern Kiss?" was asked from behind me and I was stunned stupid as the most gorgeous woman I had ever laid eyes on leaned across the bar so she could order her drink.

I smiled at her and nodded before I began to fix her drink. This particular drink came with a surprise that would get me 1 of 2 things: either slapped or laid.

I finished her drink and sauntered her way smirking at her as she smiled even though she had the most beautiful blush covering her cheeks.

"I will give this to you on one condition, beautiful." I said to her as I held the drink just out of her reach.

She smirked back at me before leaning further over the bar and whispering back to me. "What's that barman? You better be prepared for me when you make your request." She told me saucily.

I smiled and slid her drink to her before I took a chance and grabbed her face in my hands and planting a kiss on her lips. Since she didn't slap me I tilted my head and took another sampling of her lips which earned me a moan and a nip to my bottom lip from this beautiful stranger.

I swiped my tongue across her lips, just to see how daring she would really be. She moaned and placed her palm against my chest and pushed me backwards. I broke the kiss and tried to back away from her but she held tight to my HFD shirt. "That was amazing, Edward. Thank you for the drink." She said as she licked her lips and turned around to face the other 2 girls that I hadn't seen until just then.

I groaned and made my way back to my station as I heard Jasper laughing from his end of the bar. "That's gonna get your ass kicked one of these days, dude." I nodded because I knew it was true. I had been lucky so far, since most married or taken women didn't frequent out this late at night. I smiled to myself and began shoveling out the drinks again.

BPOV

"Angie, do we really have to go out tonight?" I whined for about the 5th time in the past hour. It was Friday night and I had a shit ton of papers that I needed to get graded before Monday morning. I taught advanced placement senior English at Saint Mary's private school in Houston, Texas.

I had just moved here 6 months ago and I had immediately felt like this is where I belonged. Ever since that fateful night that forced me to leave my dreary hometown of Forks, Washington I had been searching for a place that would feel like home to me and I had finally found it. In Texas of all places. When I left Washington, I followed my boyfriend of 2 years to Louisiana, where we attended LSU together and lived in a small apartment off campus. That was until I came home one night from my shift at Curly's Café to find him in bed with our next door neighbor, Sam.

I had packed my shit up while he was laying in bed writhing in pain from the crystal horse statue that I had thrown at his junk and for once in my life I had perfect aim. I had moved into a hotel for about a week looking for an apartment so I could finish my education. At that point, I only had 1 year left which I finished in 8 months thanks to fast track classes. I had graduated with a master's degree in English and Education and had been granted a spot at the local high school as the AP English 12 teacher. I had taught there for 2 years before finally giving into the unsettling feeling of not belonging and began searching out other job opportunities, which led me to Saint Mary's private school in Houston, Texas.

The head master at Saint Mary's had offered me a deal that I couldn't pass up. A salary almost double what I was making working in the public school system of Louisiana and also moving expenses paid for. I had driven out of Louisiana the same night that I had posted my final grades for the year and hadn't looked back since.

"Yes, we have to go out. You haven't been out since you moved here and you are young and beautiful and need to get laid." Bree told me as she flipped through magazines while she waited for me to throw on some 'club appropriate' clothes.

I stomped my foot in irritation at my 2 fellow teachers, and best friends but I loved them anyways. Yes, I was 24 years old and I stomped my foot. I had to find something that I would feel comfortable in and sexy in all at the same time, so I finally settled on a short white skirt with frayed edges along the bottom, a dark purple corset like top that ended about an inch above the waistband of my skirt and barely covered my boobs, my purple/brown cowboy boots, and some hoop earrings. I walked out of my bedroom and Bree and Angela whistled as they stood up.

"Damn, B, looking fine. You sure you won't bat for the other side for just 1 night?" Bree asked as she made a small tight circle around me trailing her fingertips along the skin at my waist that my clothes exposed.

I chuckled because I was used to Bree hitting on me, hell she had been doing it since I walked into her on my way to my classroom the very first day of school. She was the science teacher and taught right across the hall from me. "Nope, sorry, Bree, not tonight. I just figured if I was gonna go to hell, I might as well do it fully."

They laughed at me as we made our way to Breaking Dawn, this club that they both raved about.

We didn't even have to wait in line, Angela and Bree grabbed my hand as I went to stand at the back of the line which was ridiculously long. "Nope, B, we don't wait here. Em will let us right in, watch this." Angela said as they sauntered and practically dragged me to the front of the line, completely ignoring the comments and glares we were getting.

"Hey, Emmie Baby!" Bree said as she let go of our hands and ran full force at the behemoth of a man standing at the front of the line. I gasped as she launched herself into his arms and wrapped her legs around his waist.

"Bree, baby, what y'all doing out and about tonight?" He asked as he patted her on the ass and placed her back on her feet.

"Oh, you know, trying to get our good friend B here laid tonight. I figured this was the place to be." Angela said as she hugged the huge guy. "Emmett, this is Bella. Bella, this is the coolest bouncer in the world and biggest teddy bear, Emmett." Angela said as she introduced us.

I nodded and stuck my hand out to shake his hand. He shook his head and wrapped me up in his arms and lifting me completely off my feet. "Bella baby, nice to meet you. You ladies be nice and take it easy on the bartenders." He said as he sat me back on my feet and ushered us inside amid the complaints of the men and women who were waiting outside in the cold still.

I smiled and waved at Emmett before following Angela and Bree into the vibrating packed club. Angela fell back beside me and whispered in my ear. "Bella, you gotta try the Southern Kiss. They are amazing." She said and I nodded as we made our way to the bar.

When we found an empty spot, we scooted in and I tried several times to get the attention of the bartender but he was very busy serving drinks. I ogled the sexy bartender as I attempted to get his attention. He wore loose fitting jeans that were riding low on his hips, ruffed up cowboy boots and a HFD t-shirt that stretched tight across his chest showing his defined chest and arms. "This is useless guys, he is way too busy to even notice us." I complained to them after the 5th failed attempt.

"His name is Edward, get his attention and then he will get you whatever you want." Bree said as she turned to face the club.

I felt my telltale blush heat up my cheeks, shook my head, took a deep breath, and told the girls to 'cover my ass and don't let it shine to the whole world' before I leaned onto the bar on hollered at Edward.

"Hey Edward, can I get a Southern Kiss?" I asked him as I remembered that Angela had said they were amazing.

I was a little taken aback by the smirk on his face as he began to fix my drink. He sauntered over towards me as I still leaned on the bar with my boobs practically falling out onto it. "I will give this to you on one condition, beautiful." He said with his smirk still in place as he held my drink just out of my reach.

He really was even more sexy up close. His eyes were a dark green that looked like they could pierce straight through to your soul and his hair was a crazy mess atop his head but he was so very sexy. I smirked back at him and leaned even further over the bar until I was close enough that he could hear me clearly. "What's that barman? You better be prepared for me when you make your request." I told him huskily.

I don't know what came over me but if he wanted to play, I was willing to play back. I could do so much worse than this fine specimen of the male population.

He slid me drink beside me and clasped my face in his hands and planted his lips against mine causing me to moan. I had not been expecting this at all, but damn that man had some silky lips. I was too stunned to do anything but be still for fear that he would break the kiss too soon.

I enjoyed the slight layer of stubble gracing his chin and cheeks. Jake had always religiously shaved twice a day because he hated the stubble on his face. I liked the feeling of it scraping gently against my cheeks and chin as he kissed me.

He surprised me by tilting his head and moving his lips against mine, like he was sampling me for dinner. I nipped at his bottom lip as he tasted my top one and moaned against him and placed my hand against his shirt and clenched it in my fist.

I moaned again as he swiped his tongue against my begging for entrance but even though I wanted him now with every fiber of my being I couldn't just give in that easily so I pushed against his chest to break the kiss. I held onto his shirt to keep him from just disappearing. "That was amazing, Edward. Thank you for the drink." I told him huskily as I licked my lips and slid back off the bar and turned to face my girls who squealed and began asking what came over me.

EPOV

I groaned quietly as I continued to watch the beautiful girl from earlier grind all up on her 2 girlfriends out on the dance floor. Seth walked up behind me and clapped me on the shoulder.

"I got this, boss. Go get her." He said as he playfully shoved me out of the way. I glared at him playfully as I whipped the towel out of my ass end pocket and tossed it to him.

"You better hope and pray that she's not taken or gay." I growled at him. Seth has been my right hand man behind the bar since I had first opened the doors to this wonderful oasis. Besides Em and Jazz, I considered Seth my next closest friend and he ran the bar while I was at the firehouse.

He just laughed and began taking drink orders from the eager customers. "She hasn't taken her eyes off you since she walked away earlier."

I nodded and lifted the counter so I could walk out to the dance floor and get the girl. She was dancing behind one of her girlfriends with their hands intertwined above their head so they couldn't see me coming.

I walked right up behind her and pressed myself flush against her back and placed my hands on her hips as I grinded with her. I felt her stiffen momentarily until I leaned down to whisper in her ear. "Hello, beautiful. Dance with me?"

She let go of her friends hands and reached back to lace her fingers behind my head and lay her head on my shoulder, rubbing her face against my stubble covered one, as she ground that amazing bubble ass back into my tightening jeans. "Hmm…Edward. Aren't you supposed to be working?" She asked as she arched her back to press her ass further into me.

"Nah, the boss around here is a pretty laid back dude." I told her suspiciously. Not many people outside of my friends knew that I owned this place, they just thought I worked here and I liked it that way. This way I knew what people really thought about the place instead of the sugar-coated opinion of someone trying to suck up to me because I owned the joint.

"Well that's good, because I may not give you back until tomorrow." She said huskily against my ear as she straightened her back and leaned back fully into me as a slow song came over the speakers. I had always played an eclectic mix of music and at this moment Police's Every Breath You Take was being crooned from the multitude of speakers hidden throughout the room.

"Really? That sounds entertaining, beautiful." I whispered against her neck as I snuck my pinky's beneath the waistband of her severely short skirt. I felt her moan as my chin brushed against her neck and got the distinct feeling that she liked my stubble. There weren't a lot of people that could tolerate it.

"Oh it can be, Edward." She said breathlessly as my pinky's dipped under her skirt and my other fingers slipped under the edge of her corset top stroking the soft skin of her tight stomach. She moaned and rolled her head on my shoulder. "Edward…." She trailed off breathlessly.

I smirked against her neck before brushing my cheeks against her bare shoulders and neck before I sucked her skin deep within my mouth, making my mark on her. We were broken out of our trance by name being hollered from the direction of the bar. We both groaned at the thought of stopping our sensual rubbing against each other but duty called. "Can I have your name and number beautiful? Unfortunately duty calls for me." I whispered in her ear as I pressed my straining jean covered cock against her ass.

She nodded against my shoulder before extracting herself from my arms. "Sure thing, Edward." She said as she turned to face me holding her hand out for my cell phone. I plucked it from my pocket and laid it in her palm just as I heard both Jasper and Seth scream for me.

I turned around to look at the bar and seen what the problem was. I looked back to the beautiful woman who had my phone and my best friends who were screaming at me. She looked up and smiled at me. "Go, I will bring it to the bar. I promise. My name is Bella, by the way." She said as she giggled at me.

I don't know what overcame me but I leaned down and placed my lips against hers for a quick parting kiss. "I will be out front manning the door, Bella. See you in a lil bit beautiful." I smiled at quickly before high tailing my ass towards the front door where Emmett stood white as a ghost with his phone in his hand with a screaming Rosalie coming from it. I plucked the phone from Emmett's hand and spoke to Rosalie, his wife of 6 years. "Rosie, it's Edward. Is it time?" I asked her calmly.

She sobbed into the phone. "Yes, Edward. It's time, can you please snap him out of it and send his gigantic ass to the hospital. I'm on my way there now." She said between deep breaths.

"Sure thing, Rosie. Good luck." I told her before hanging up his phone and snapping my fingers in front of his face.

"Emmett, your wife is on her way to the hospital and you need to get your ass in gear. Right now." I told him sternly as I continued snapping my fingers to gain his attention.

Finally, he came to and turned to me with frightened eyes. "Eddie, what am I gonna do? We already have 5 girls, I pray this one comes out a boy." He said as he slumped against the wall.

"You are going to get your ass to that hospital before Rose cuts your balls off and hands them to you for souvenirs and you are going to deliver you baby and love it regardless of what is between its legs." I told him firmly before shoving him out the door in the direction of our parking lot.

Emmett and his amazing wife, Rosalie, already have 5 girls at home and they were all 4 years old and younger. I felt sorry for the big guy sometimes but he really was an amazing father to all of those girls and an even better husband to Rosalie. They had decided to wait and be surprised by this one, knowing his luck he would have another girl.

I took my post at the door and picked up Emmett's clipboard that said we were still at full capacity and it was almost midnight.

BPOV

I couldn't believe I had been that bold out on the dance floor, but I had just myself go and enjoyed dancing with Bree and Angela.

I was shocked when I felt somebody's hands settle on my hips and press flat against my back but settled down when I smelled Edward's scent that I recognized from earlier and his whispered "Hello beautiful. Dance with me?" whispered into my ear. I moaned at the feel of his light stubble brushing against my bare shoulders and neck.

I let go of Bree's hands and she immediately got the hint and moved away from us. I didn't turn around to face him instead I danced against his front and linked my hands behind his head. I tried to rub my face against his without letting on that his stubble turned me on.

We teased each other mercilessly while on the dance floor and when the slow song came on, it became almost unbearable until he got called away.

I quickly told him that I would bring him his phone and he kissed me quickly on the lips and high tailed it towards the front door. I quickly programmed my name and number in his phone before calling my phone so I had his number also. Just as I was pocketing the phones in my small pockets, my girls pounced on me.

"Isabella Swan has broken out of her shell, finally." Angela exclaimed as she smiled broadly at me. All I could do was smile and nod back at her.

"He's just so sexy, how could you not respond to something like that." I told them as I turned on my heel and headed towards the front door. To where my sexy barman stood with his arms crossed over his chest and feet spread apart as he leaned back against the door.

Just as I was about to reach and tap him on the shoulder he turned in my direction and smiled at me. "Hey sexy lady."

I smiled at him. "Hey sexy barman." I returned the sentiment and fished his phone out of my back pocket and handed it to him.

Instead of him taking his phone he wrapped his hand around my wrist and tugged me into his side and locked his lips with mine. "Mmmm…Edward." I moaned against his lips as he separated us so we could regain our breath.

"I think I like hearing you moan my name. We definitely need to further explore this." He whispered against my neck breathlessly.

I nodded and sunk my hand in his ass end pocket and squeezed his firm ass in my palm. "Mmm…Bella." He moaned as he tugged me further into his chest and wrapped his arms around my waist and sunk his hands in my back pockets to squeeze my ass too.

We stood like that, lips sliding against each other's, tongues tangling, teeth nipping, cheeks rubbing and hands gripping for several minutes until the people still waiting in line began to grumble about our overt sexual display.

We broke apart breathlessly and I just stared into his amazing green eyes that had darkened to almost a pitch black in the passion that we shared. "Go on a date with me tomorrow? Well later today actually?" He asked me softly as he took one hand out of his back pocket and stroked the side of my face.

I smirked at him. "Do you have to work tomorrow?" I asked him cautiously, not wanting to get my hopes up only to be dashed down again. I raised my hands to his face and felt the stubble under my fingertips and moaned lightly at the sensations it sent through my body.

He smirked at me. "If I did, I wouldn't have asked you out. My hours are very flexible. I will explain it all tomorrow on our date." He said sneakily. "So, will you be my date for later?" He asked again.

I nodded and leaned forward to kiss him gently again just as my girls strode up. "Absolutely barman. Text me the details, later." I told him as we broke apart again.

"Get a room you two." Bree said as she walked past us.

We chuckled but I patted him one last time on the chest and made to follow Angela and Bree.

So I have a few chapters already written and reviewed so I am going to try to stick to an updating schedule of 2x a week if my life and school permits.

I am in college and those of you who have been and conquered know how hard it is and I am an only child with a sick mother. So depending on homework compilation and my mom's doctors appointments I am going to try to update on Sundays and Wednesdays.

See you folks Wednesday!