Trying to think about what had transpired over the past 5 minutes with Jasper was very confusing. All I know is that I dropped my bracelet on the floor, went to pick it up, and then had someone behind me saying ‘Excuse me beautiful, can I help you with something’. I was so confused at hearing this I stood up to see who was talking and to whom. Someone must have arrived early, and she was wondering around the house somewhere. When I turned fully around, I was confused even more.

Jasper was standing in my door frame, looking like he was about ready to eat me for dinner. This had to be some kind of joke, a bet lost with Emmett. Yeah, I knew that I went the extra mile tonight to accentuate my provocative outfit, but to have Jasper staring at me like that threw me off balance. I didn’t know what else to do besides the first thing that came to my mind; why? 

Do I want that sort of attention tonight? And from Jasper, one of my best friends?

“Ding-Dong!” The front doorbell just rang.

“Emmett, could you please get the front door?”

Moving back to my previous thoughts, I shrugged them off as something to think about later. I was looking forward to tonight and anything new that may become of it. I walked out of my bedroom door and went to the living room to see who had arrived.

EmPOV

“Hey guys, come on in. Glad nobody forgot to dress up!” Letting the first wave of guests into the house, I had nothing but optimism for tonight.

Spotting Bella walk down the stairs, my jaw dropped and I don’t think that I blinked for a minute. Damn girl! I wish that you would take all my suggestions to that level! If I had any doubts about what I did to Bella’s costume, they were long gone. She not only wore the costume, but added other accessories, like the boots and leggings, that put the sexiness over the edge. On top of that, she was dripping with confidence. Bella was every man’s living fantasy walking down the stairs.

“Geese Bells, if I knew that you enjoyed dressing up, I would have helped pick out your accessories for you. Maybe we could have even done some role playing together. You look f’in hot! My work is going to be cut out for me tonight, trying to keep all of the slime balls off of you.”