Charlie looked up. "Hey Bells." He raised his hand and waved at me. "Did you enjoy the slumber party?"
"Yes thanks dad. I had a great time."
"Heya Bella!" Billy called but didn't move his eyes away from the television.
"Hey Bells." Jacob stood up and came over to talk to me. I really wasn't hoping to have to talk to Jacob right now, I just wanted to go upstairs and be with Edward.
"Heya Jacob." I quickly walked over to the kitchen hoping that Jacob would go back to watch the baseball. I was wrong. He followed me and sat down in my fathers' chair. He didn't look anywhere as beautiful as when Edward had sat in that very same chair.
I quickly grabbed an apple from the fridge. "Would you like one Jacob?" Not wanting to sound rude.
"Na, I ate just before we came." He looked over to the baseball. There was a huge bowl of popcorn sitting on the table. "Plus, I'm kind'a full up on popcorn." He smiled at me.
"Anyway, nice to see you Jacob." I walked out of the kitchen and started to make my way up the stairs, but someone grabbed my arm. Jacob. "Sorry, is there something you wanted?"
"Yes actually Bella." He dragged me over to the kitchen then stopped and turned so that our faces were about three inches from one another. "Bella, are you dating Edward Cullen?" He looked into my eyes, looking for answers.
"Yes, but I don't see that it is any of your business Jacob." I pulled my arm out of his and folded my arms. He was still looking into my eyes. "Is there something else Jacob?"
"Yes." He stopped and stood there, biting his lip.
"Jacob just spit it out. What is it?" I was starting to get rather irritated now.
He kissed my cheek. I looked at him with wide eyes, looking for an explanation.
"Well?" Jacob was biting his lip again. "I 'spose I didn't say anything but I kind'a showed you." He looked at me and smiled timidly.
I was really confused now. "Jacob, I'm with Edward." I looked deep into his eyes.
"I know but I just wanted you to know how I felt about you." He smiled but then looked at his feet.
"Jacob, I really like you, but as a friend." I smiled back at him but I couldn't face it any longer so I walked out of the kitchen and up the stairs.
I got to my room and Edward was lying on the bed, arms open, waiting for me. I wasn't in the mood so I grabbed my sweatpants and the first vest top I could get my hands on. I could feel the tears welling up. I ran to the bathroom, I didn't look at Edward at all, I just shot over to the bathroom. I needed a second to myself.
I started to cry. I brushed my teeth, washed my face but then thought that I should just have a shower. After my shown I went back into my room and Edward was standing in the middle of my room, looking at me with a very worried expression, arms open. I wrapped my arms around him and buried my head into his icy chest. He ran his fingers through my hair and before you know it I was sitting on his lap on the bed.
"Bella?" His voice was anxious.
"What?" I buried my head further so that he could not see my face.
He lifted my face to his, kissed me lightly on the lips and looked deeply into my eyes. "Bella, if you want to be with Jacob I do not mind, he, after all is human and could give you a perfectly normal life." He'd obviously been listening to my conversation with Jacob. He smiled at me. Of all things to smile about, this was not one of them.
"No!" I almost shouted. Thank goodness that the TV was on full volume.
"Then what are you upset about love?" He looked really confused now.
"Jacob and I are good friends and I love him, but as a friend. Turns out he loves me too, but not in the way I want him to, he loves me in a more than friendly way." I sighed and looked into Edwards' eyes. "I love you as more than a friend."
He smiled. "Yes, I know Bella. I wasn't just listening to your conversation; I was listening to Jacobs' thoughts too. You're right, he really does love you." He smiled, "But not as much as I do." He kissed me again and gently laid me down, wrapping me in my quilt and finally in his arms. I placed my head onto his chest. I could feel him taking deep breaths in.
"Tell me what you're thinking Edward." I was very curious, he always asked me but I barely ever asked him.
"I was thinking about you. And my surprise for you." I could feel his mouth extend into a huge grin. Then he kissed me on the top of my head.
He started humming my lullaby. "Get some rest now love, school tomorrow."
Before I knew it I had fallen asleep. I dreamt about Edward as usual.
I woke to the sound of my alarm. I opened my eyes and looked at my alarm clock, it was 6:45. I sat up and saw Edward swinging in the rocking chair in the corner of my room.
"Morning love." He stood up. "I shall pick you up in half an hour out front." He winked at me and soon enough he was gone. I got all my bags ready and got myself ready. I walked downstairs to find Charlie sitting in his chair and eating a bowl of cereal.
"Morning Char-Dad." I walked over to the fridge and grabbed a banana.
"Morning Bella." He looked at me with a confused look covering his face. "What happened last night, with you and Jacob? As soon as you went upstairs Jacob came back to the lounge to watch the baseball but his mind was somewhere else. He's a good boy Bella."
I looked at him. Oh no I'd caused my best friend pain. I felt awful, I would have to go and see Jacob and sort this whole mess out. I wanted to be friends with him, I didn't want to cause him pain but I didn't want to be with him.
Charlie walked out the door and yelled something along the lines of, "I'll be home at 6:30."
As soon as I walked out the door Edward was waiting there, in his silver Volvo, the passenger door was open, his right hand was patting the passenger seat. I ran over to his car and jumped in. I looked at his face and smiled. He took my hand and started driving.
"I changed some of my classes." He sounded quite proud.
I was confused. "Why?"
"Because then I can be in the same classes as you nearly all day." He smiled. I was ecstatic and smiled so widely much that my cheeks started to hurt.
"I thought you'd be happy." He looked into my eyes and sighed.
"What?" Why was he upset?
"There is one lesson I was hoping very much to be with you but I wasn't allowed." He sighed again. "Gym."
A smile spread across my face again. "Good."
He smiled back. "Don't worry I'll still be watching." He winked at me. Now I was the one who sighed, and he knew exactly why, he knew I hated it when he watched me do gym.
We got to the school and Edward parked the car right next to Rosalie's red convertible. We both got out, Edward came around to the front of the car and wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me into him gently. We walked up to the school. I saw Alice, she saw me first.
"Bella!" She came over and hugged me, Edward making that very difficult because he didn't let go of his grip on my waist. "Edward, you can't hog her." Alice looked at him with her hands on her hips.
"Yes I can." He pulled me in closer. "She is mine, and I am hers." I liked the sound of that. I looked up at him and raised myself up so that I could kiss him.
"Bella, you really aren't helping my case." Alice shook her head at me.
"Fine then." I hugged Edward. "I'll see you in English, 'kay?" He sighed.
"And I'm sitting next to her." Alice and I sat together in English and had since I started in this school.
"Fine, I shall sit on her other side." Edward sounded quite final. "Unless you would like to sit next to Mike Newton of course." He sounded very sarcastic but happy too.
Alice and I walked off to the benches and Alice sat in the middle, in between Jasper and I. Her hand intertwined with Jaspers. Rosalie and Emmett were opposite Alice and Jasper. Edward was opposite me our hands linked on top of the table.
The bell rang for first period. We all stood in our couples and walked t our classes. Alice jumped in between Edward and I, breaking our hands apart. She linked our arms and started walking faster, Edward held back and crossed over to the free side of me and took my left hand. He turned and grinned at Alice, he looked very pleased with himself.
We got to the English block and I took my seat next to Alice, Edward to the seat next to me, the seat that belonged to Mike Newton. Mike hadn't arrived yet, Edward new it belonged to Mike because he had told me that he would look into Mike's thoughts and see me.
Mike entered and looked towards his usual seat, and then looked at Edward, a look of shock sprang from his face, then disappointment.
Edward looked at me and smiled, then looked back to Mike and wrapped his arm around my shoulders.
I leaned towards his ear and whispered, "That's really mean Edward." He just smiled and casually leaned back into his chair.
English started and Edward let his arm drop from around my shoulders.
English went in a blur.
The next three periods went quickly too. The bell rang for lunch. Edward and I walked to the canteen, hand in hand. He took a tray and grabbed some things from the cabinets. We went over to the till, Edward paid and then we went and grabbed the table next to his families' table.
"Why aren't we sitting with the rest of your family?"
I looked at him, quite confused, we usually sat next to them.
"They're annoying me." He looked and me and smiled, "Plus I don't want to have to share you with Alice."
"Ah, Edward, you spend every night with me and nearly all day with me too. Don't you think it's fair that I spend a little time with Alice too?"
"No. I have waited one hundred and eight years for you. I am not going to share you that easily."
I smiled at him. "I'm not going anywhere Edward."
"Good." He pushed the tray over to me. "Take what you want."
"Well, I don't mind. I wouldn't want to take something that you were hoping to have." I laughed and he let out a little grin.
"Just take some food Bella." He shook his head and laughed.
I grabbed a piece of pizza, an orange and a carton of juice.
Lunch rushed past and then the bell went for fifth period. Edward and I had Biology with Mr Banner.
We walked to Biology and sat at our lab desk.
Mr Banner started talking; all we had to do was take notes. I found it incredibly distracting having to sit next to Edward. His stool was about an inch away from mine. I could feel his cool body so close to mine. It made my left side tingle, him being so close.
The class ended and Edward walked me to gym, Mike was the other side of Edward, mainly because Edward wouldn't let Mike anywhere close to me.
We got to the gym door. "I'll see you inside Bella." Mike smiled then waved and walked off.
"Mike's jealous." Edward face looked very cautious.
I looked at the ground, trying to hide the fact that I was blushing. Edward took my face in his hands. Lightly kissed my forehead then turned and walked away.
I went to the changing rooms and got changed into my gym kit.
I walked into the gym, for the first time ever, smiling. Mike came over to me. "Do you wanna be my partner for badminton?" He looked at me and smiled.
I replied with a nod and smiled back.
Gym went quite fast considering I didn't do much. Mike was playing forward, left, right and centre. All I had to do was stay at the back and try not to fall over. People were trying their hardest to not hit the shuttlecock in my direction, thank goodness.
I got changed back into my normal clothes, and then the bell rang. It was the end of school; I walked out of the gymnasium and saw Edward waiting for me by the gym wall. His back leant on the sidewall of the gym, one foot up against the wall, the other placed firmly on the ground. He looked at me and smiled. "Well done in gym." He started laughing. "Good effort today love." I shot him an evil look; he bit his lip, obviously trying to keep in a laugh.
"It's not funny! It's not my fault I've got two left feet." I walked over to the car lots, away from Edward. He kept up with me but he knew what I meant by walking away from him.
He jumped in front of me and put his hands on my shoulders. "I'm sorry love." He smiled. "I love you."
I looked into his golden eyes. "Stop watching me in gym, it's so embarrassing." I was not happy, he always watched me in gym, and then as soon as I would come out he would smirk. I was fed up of it.
"I'm sorry."
I walked off a bit further.
He kept up, we got to his car, I got in the passenger seat, and he got into the drivers seat. Everything was silent.
"Bella, I'm sorry. What can I do to make it up to you?"
I turned to face him, a stern look on my face. "Fine, stop watching me do gym. It's embarrassing."
He looked at me and shook his head. "I don't know if I can do that love." He smiled. "I need to make sure you're okay. I need to make sure that the badminton racquet isn't attacking you." He started laughing again.
"Ggggrrrrr, you're so annoying." I turned and looked out of the window. Edward started driving. We were on the main road and suddenly I heard a huge roar of laughter come from Edward. I was going to give him the silent treatment. This was the last straw; I decided that I was going to try my best in trying to get him to stop watching me in gym class.
We got to my house. Edward parked the car and followed me into the house. I went to grab some water, Edward sat in Charlie's seat. I blanked him and headed upstairs. He beat me to my own room and I didn't even notice him pass me on the stairs. This was Edward, he probably didn't even use the stairs. I let out a little smirk.
"What's so funny?" Edward was sitting on the edge of my bed. I ignored his question and went and dumped my bags next to my wardrobe.
"Oh come on Bella, you can't ignore me forever." He picked me up and next thing I knew we were sitting on my bed, me in Edwards' lap.
He kissed me on the cheek. "Please will you forgive me?" He looked into my eyes with a very pleading expression.
I shook my head. "Fine, but please don't laugh at me."
"Bella, I don't laugh at you. I laugh at the way you act." He smiled and shook his head. "I find you very amusing to watch." I looked at him and suddenly the phone rang. I stood up and ran downstairs and rushed to the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Bella it's Jacob."
"Hi Jacob." I suddenly regretted picking up the phone.
"Bella, I'm sorry for acting the way I did the other night. It doesn't change the way I feel about you but I still want to be your best friend. Can we talk? In person?"