AN: Okay so this one is in Edward's point of view. I'm going to point this out here so I don't have to later. I'm gong to make this so each chapter switches between Bella and Edward's point of view. Well I'll shut up now, enjoy!
For supper that night Esme had made some sort of French dish. Heaven forbid if someone had to pronounce it to save his or her life. However, when Esme had told Bella in answer to her question, the unintentional expression that crossed her face was comical.
Emmett was the first to burst out laughing and sling an arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry little sis, you won't be given a quiz on it." As she smiled, I was surprised at how adverse I was to Emmett touching her. Hadn't I "just join a club" as Bella put it, saying that I wasn't thrilled this? I had no good reason to feel like this way… but I did.
"Something bothering you?" Tanya's quiet, smooth voice asked beside me.
"Not really."
"You are such a liar, Edward Cullen." She laughed. I smiled and went back to eating my food. Tanya somehow always knew what to say and when to say it. With my mind clear the usual quiet calm fell over the dinner table.
Emmett broke that. "So, Bella did you know that your brother cheats?" he asked through a mouthful of food. Esme shot him a reproachful look. "Sorry, Mom."
Bella smiled. "Oh really? Is that because he won?"
"Well duh! I mean every time I was just about to get mad, he would grin and I couldn't get mad! It was so annoying!"
Bella laughed. "That's Jasper for you. Just think you only spent one afternoon with him. I've been dealing with it for seventeen years."
"How does he do it?" Carlisle asked as if diagnosing a medical condition.
Bella shrugged. "That's the question I've been asking myself for ten years now."
"Ten years?"
"I really didn't think much of it until I was seven." Carlisle nodded as did I, that made sense.
Bella finished and started to clear her place and the stuff around her. "Go ahead and leave those, honey." Esme said getting up and clearing them herself. Bella bit her lip, but sat down. She looked really cute when she did that, AH! What am I thinking?
"So what kinds of things do you like to do, Bella?" Tanya asked, "Edward hasn't really told us anything about you."
"Um… books, basically. I like some music, but I'm pretty eclectic in taste."
"Oh, Edward's pretty into music himself." Bella nodded, but I could tell she was uncomfortable.
"How about we safe the twenty-questions for another time." I wouldn't mind learning more about her myself, but it all could wait.
"Sure. I'm sorry, Bella. I didn't mean to put you on the spot."
"It's fine."
After dinner Tanya and I found ourselves in my room. It felt weird to be with her alone when I was technically engaged. "Edward what's up with you? You've been distracted all evening."
"Nothing Tanya. It's nothing."
"Liar," she whispered as she leaned into kiss me. At first I responded with returning the kiss, but I soon pushed her away.
"Tanya, no," I shook my head, "this is wrong." She sighed and I sighed too. Yes, it was wrong but I so wanted to continue.
"What's wrong with it!"
"I'm engaged Tanya. Kissing another girl is anything but right. It's Cheating."
"Bull! Edward that's a technicality that has nothing to do with this. Neither one of you want this. She won't care. Besides, you don't want her." I looked away, "Right?" I sighed. "Edward!"
"No Tanya, I don't. You know I don't."
"Okay then," she shifted her weigh unto her knees, and wrapped her arms around my neck, "I see nothing wrong with this."
I didn't try to resist. What she said was true, but I still thought this was wrong. Her fingers twined into my hair pulling me closer, her lips forced mine open, and I suddenly didn't care. I placed my hand at the small of her back to draw her closer. I was more than ten minutes before we broke apart.
"Knock, knock." Bella looked up from her book. She had her nose buried in a book curled up in a blanket sitting in a beanbag chair when I passed her room, so I decided that I would stop and talk to her.
"Hey, have fun making out?"
I recoiled, "How-"
She pointed down the hall. "Door was opened." I ran a hand through my hair. "Listen, Edward, I don't care. It's not like we've been dating for years on end and then you go and kiss her. We met today and we didn't choose this. I don't care if you kiss every girl in Arizona, okay?"
"Um… yeah, thanks." She nodded and went back to reading. "Can I talk to you?"
She sighed and put her book down. "Sure, Edward, what would you like to talk about?" she asked agitated.
"I would like to verify tomorrow."
"Well, Edward, today is Sunday, so that would make tomorrow Monday. Verified enough for you?"
"Not what I meant."
"Then what did you mean?"
"I wanted to verify something about school."
She sighed, "Look, Edward, I'm tiered and grumpy can you just get to the point?"
"I want to know what we're going to tell people."
"That my name's Bella and I transferred schools. What else? You didn't think that we were going to broadcast it that we're engaged. Man, Edward do you know what conclusion people would jump to?"
"You're right, sorry for my asking."
"No problem."
"Good Night."
" 'Night."
AN: Okay so I know many of you are ready to tear your hair out about Edward and Tanya being together, right now. I know I am! AH! Do you guys know how hard it is to write a kissing scene between two people that you want to tear apart and point them to the right person? Anywho, I'm going to make a deal with you guys:
K, so 3 reviews, I'll update Tuesday
5, I'll update Monday
7, Sunday
9, Saturday
and if I get 10 or more I'll update Friday
