Okay so I forgot to put a disclaimer in my last chapter so here it goes…
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or anything that has to do with it; all I own is this plot. Though if Stephanie ever feels like selling Edward I'm totally first in line!
This my friends is the second chapter, and I had a really horrible day today, so I would love it if you could review to make me feel better, pretty please with an Edward Cullen on top!!! Okay enough talk, now READ….
Everyone met up at Alice's locker after the final bell. Bella was late as usual.
"Man what takes her so long?" Emmitt asked, he was joking but Rose still opted to address him.
"Well Emmitt it's not like she's some superhuman or anything, it's like you think everyone have super powers, the bell only let out a few second ago, the only reason I made it is because my class room is right there."
I looked at Emmitt, had he told her?
No way how does she know? I haven't even said a thing. I think I might tell her tonight. He thought.
"Ha ha ha Rose you're so funny." Alice fake laughed, Rosalie obviously could tell the difference between Alice's' real laugh and her fake one because she gave her a confused look.
"Hey guys are we going right now?" Bella asked as she came towards us holding some books in her arms.
"No I think we're all heading over to my house for a little while that way you can all go out to eat." Alice said as she slammed her locker shut. She would have to be more careful she left a small dent in it, luckily neither Bella nor Rosalie noticed.
"That sounds good. Cars?" Bella asked looking around.
"I'll take Alice and Jasper, Emmitt can take Rose and you can just drive your truck over." I suggested. I hated leaving Bella alone even for a second but we needed to get everyone's cars out of the school parking lot but there was nothing I could do so we all headed out and met up at my house a few minutes later.
"So Bella Rosalie I was wondering if you could help me in my room to get ready for my date tonight?" Alice asked after we had all convened in the living room.
"Of course I would love to." Rose said with a smile to match Alice's, they looked over at Bella who sighed and heaved herself off the couch.
"Yah I guess I'm in." They scurried off upstairs and before a few seconds where up I heard the terrified shriek that could only have come from Bella.
"I guess she didn't know that they were going to give her a makeover." Emmitt said from the couch. He and Jasper we locked in an intense game of Halo. "Heck even I knew what they were up to, once Alice gets one of those smiles."
"Yah Bella really hates those things." Jasper commented as he killed yet another character. He was right Bella really didn't like those things, though she always took my breath away when she came down those stairs looking like a million bucks. I always had to work extra hard to not let how I felt for her show.
I sat down next to Emmitt and grabbed a controller.
"Mind if join?" I didn't wait for them to answer I just started to play.
A few hours later it was getting dark, and we were still waiting for the girls to come down.
"Man how long does it take, I mean I'm not even changing." Emmitt whined from the pool table, Jasper was winning, of course.
"Yah I now what you mean, but then again, I like it when they look all pretty." Jasper said before shooting in the eight ball, "And I win again!" he pumped his fist in the air while Emmitt sulked off to the corner.
"OH BOYS!" I heard Alice shriek from upstairs.
"Yah sweetheart?" Jasper answered her.
"We're ready!" Rosalie yelled down.
"Well let's see it ladies!" Emmitt grinned from ear to ear. The first one down was Alice, she looked great in a simple black dress with ruffles all the way down, paired with some strappy heals. I heard jasper take in a breathe before he rushed over to her and spun her around.
"Alice, you look stunning." He murmured in her ear, she gave him a little giggle and was set back on her feet.
Then next was Rose, she game down in a beautiful little grey dress with maroon stockings that made her legs look like they went on forever. Emmitt swooped up Rosalie in his big arms and planted a kiss right on her lips.
"Emmitt you're going to smudge my lip gloss!" she whined. He rolled his eyes and just kissed her again. I looked away because I knew Bella was next and I didn't want to miss a moment. I looked in awe as she came down the stairs looking like a goddess, she was wearing a short sweater-like dress that was very tight with zigzags all over it in different shades of blues and greens, underneath she was wearing a pair of black leggings and flats. Her hair fell in soft waves around her face and her makeup was done lightly, she looked gorgeous.
"Doesn't she look great Edward?" I heard Alice ask me. I snapped out of it.
"Yah , you look great Bella." She blushed and I almost came undone at how beautiful she looked when she did that.
"Well there's no use in standing around, let's get going." Rose said grabbing her purse. We all filed out into the garage where Alice and jasper went in a separate car sense they had their own date. Emmitt hopped into his jeep and Rosalie slid into the passenger seat. That left me and Bella in the back. I helped her up since it was a bit tall for her to reach on her own and I had to focus on something else as I held her tightly by her waist.
We rid in comfortable silence, well if you can call no one talking with horrible music blaring threw the car silence, and got there in no time. We had decided to go to a small restaurant that wasn't fancy, but wasn't to chilled out so that we could still have fun and goof off.
"Hi I'm Cindy and I'll be your server tonight." A perky blond trilled as she placed the menus in front of us. She paid special attention to Emmitt which Rose didn't take to kindly to.
"Thanks." Rose snapped at her, "I think were good for now." Cindy looked a little put out be recovered quickly and threw a flirty smile at Emmitt before walking off.
A few minutes later we had ordered and where waiting for the food to come. I wasn't sure when this little outing had turned from hanging out with friends to double date, but I was feeling nervous around Bella all of a sudden. And it didn't help that Emmitt and Rosalie where otherwise occupied at the moment, well at least their mouths were.
It wasn't as if we hadn't been put in this situation before, on the contrary we were always like this. It was hard not to be when your four other best friends were all coupled off, all that was left was Bella and I.
"So how's school going?" wow real smooth Edward, sound like her grandfather why don't you.
She looked at me trying to decide if I was serious or joking, I guess I looked serious because she answered.
"Um, it's going fine…you?" she looked like she wanted to hit herself for asking me the same question back.
"I'm doing okay I suppose." She nodded and then silence. I shifted in my seat nervously and she took a sip of her coke. Then finally she huffed in frustration.
"How long do you think they're going to go at it for?" she asked looking over at Emmitt and Rose. I smirked.
"I don't know, but I've seen them go at it for hours before."
"Yah tell me about it." I was glad we had let the tension go.
"Hey you want to get out of here?" I asked. She looked over at them again and bit her lip, it was so cute. "I heard about this book store that's not too far from here, we could go check it out." I knew I had her once I had said the word books. She gave me a huge grin that made me stop breathing before she scooted out of the booth.
"How long will it before they notice?" she asked as we ran away from the restaurant.
"I don't know but Emmitts going to be pissed when he has to pay the bill." She laughed at that and we came to a stop, Bella caught her breath and I pretended to.
"So where is this book store?" she questioned me. I pointed down the street.
"I think it's over there, only a few minutes of walking required." She nodded and then did something unexpected. She took my hand and held it as we began to walk. I looked down at her tiny hand and wondered if this was a good idea. I mean I wanted to hold her hand, hell I wanted to do a lot more than just that but I knew I couldn't let things go too far, I would just end up hurting her more in the end.
She seemed to notice where my focus was because she loosened her hand from mine; I felt the loss instantly and hated myself for wanting to take her hand back in mine.
"I'm sorry if you're not okay with that, I don't know what came over me." The muttered softly. I really didn't want to come off as a jerk but what could I do.
"It's okay." I wanted to come up with an excuse so she wouldn't feel bad, like I was rejecting her though I was, but I couldn't think of anything.
We reached the book shop in silence and started to brows around in different sections, I don't know how I did but I ended up in the baby section.
"Is there something I should know?" she asked with a suppressed giggle. I snapped out of it and looked to see what book I was looking at what to expect when you're expecting great just what I need to be seen with. I quickly tossed the book aside and looked to see what she had in her hands.
"What's this?" I asked as I reached out for her book.
"A certain slant of light." I read the back, it seemed interesting enough.
"Are you going to get it?"
"Yah I think I am I finished my last book and haven't had anything to read in directed study."
"I see." I walked over to the cashier and bought the book before she could even protest.
"You didn't have to do that." She scolded. I just grinned at her.
"Yah but I wanted to." I defended. She rolled her eyes. "We should go see if the others are done so that they don't leave without us."
"Good idea." We ran back to the restaurant just as they were walking out.
"Hey what was that all about?" Emmitt asked, he sounded pissed.
"What was what all about?" I played dumb.
"Oh come on, why did you guys just leave? You just left me with the check!" he was grumbling until he stopped mid sentence and got a huge grin on his face.
"What?" Bella asked, I was curious for his response to.
"Did you guys go off to make out?" he asked. "Cuz I would totally be okay with that, I mean it's about time, you two-"
I cut him off before he could go any further. Bella was blushing insanely, I had never seen her any redder.
"No Emmitt we did not sneak off to go make out!" if only he had been right I thought to myself. "We just went to the book store, that's all." I explained, his face fell as I went on. Bella held up her bad with the book in it as if that would explain everything. "I mean I would never make out with Bella."
I froze right after I said that, Emmitt and Rosalie looked stunned I had just said that, I looked over to Bella. She looked like she was on the verge of tears. Like someone had just punched her in the gut.
"Oh my god Bella I'm so sorry, that came out all wrong, I didn't mean-" I didn't know how to finish that sentence. She shook her head and held her hand up as I tried to get closer to her.
"It's fine Edward, I'm not good enough for you to make out with, I'm cool with that, I never thought I was anyway." She tried to play it off as a joke but the hurt in her voice was so evident I cringed. I thought I saw a tear escape her but I could have just been the lighting. No who was I fooling, she was crying. The girl I loved was crying because of me, because I had just announced in front of our best friends that I would never touch her in more than a purely friendly way. When in reality I wanted to do so much more to her. Man I was screwed up.
"Why are we all standing around?" Bella asked, I hadn't noticed how long we had just been staring at each other in an empty restaurant parking lot. "Can we just go?"
"Yah I'm beet lets head home." Emmitt said heading toward the car. He fake yawned and was about to get in the front seat when Bella stopped him.
"Do you mind if I drive?" she sounded polite but I knew that she wasn't really asking. Emmitt hesitated, he never let anyone drive his baby, but one look to Rose and he quickly handed them over. Bella grabbed the keys and hopped in.
She revved the engine and tore out of there; I had barely closed the door. She turned up the music and I sat quietly in the back with Emmitt as he gave me looks every few seconds. Rose would glare at me through the mirror too as a punishment for hurting her best friend.
She drove all the way to her house and then jumped out and threw the keys back at Emmitt who hurriedly regained control of his baby.
"Thanks for the dinner Emmitt, it was lovely. Rose I'll call you tomorrow." She didn't say goodnight to me as she ran up to her house.
"Way to go jackass!" Rosalie yelled at me as soon as we started off again.
"I'm sorry, it came out all wrong." I hit my head against the head rest and bagged my fists on the roof in anger.
"Hey watch it; you don't have to take it out on my car!" Emmitt glared at me through the mirror. He swerved into the driveway of the house and I made my way out of the car.
"Hey aren't you two coming?" I asked when they stayed put in the car.
"No Rose and I haven't finished our date." Emmitt leaned over and gave her a sweet kiss. My insides turned as I watched them. How much I wanted to be able to do that with Bella, to just hold her and tell her how much she meant to me. But all chanced where lost now as I had practically told her that I thought I was too good for her, which was the complete opposite.
But then something else hit me, Emmitt was going to tell Rose tonight! He was finally going to tell her what we were, and that he wanted her to become one too.
"Okay well have a good time" I yelled back at them "and good luck." I whispered so low that only Emmitt heard me. He nodded and drove off into the distance leaving me and my stupidity on the porch.
Okay my lovelies that was the second and very DRAMA filled chapter, and it only gets better from here so please REVIEW!!!! I want to know if you think that I should put Emmitt telling Rosalie about him and the Cullens in his POV or if I should just skip over that. It's all up to you!