Chapter 4- Could life get worse?
"Are you done?" I asked Alice. I had been sitting in Alice's bathroom for over an hour now and I was starting to get claustrophobic Alice was just finishing my makeup
"Nearly just one last….. Thing….. There done!" she held the mirror out to me I looked at the mirror astonished she had defiantly made me look like a princess I could barely recognize myself.
"Wow! Thanks!" I smiled at her. I stood up happy with my chose of shoes.
She grabbed our bags and walked down stairs to meet up with everyone else ready to go back to mine for the party.
"Is everyone ready?" Alice asked.
"Yeah" Edward said slinking next to me and slipping his hand around mine squeezing it tightly.
"Let's go!" I said trying to sound enthusiastic but failing. Edward lent down brushing his lips across my cheek bone and whispered in my ear.
"Don't worry I am here, he won't be able to lay a finger on you! I promise!" "He reassured me.
I took a deep breath and stepped into my apartment the room was very crowded and the music was loud I could barely breathe in here 'I need to go' I told myself 'I can't be here!'
Suddenly I got swept into the middle of a crowd of people Edward went missing and I felt all alone and then I was on the other side of the room. I went to the bed room door and slipped down the outside of the door till I was sat down to get some space from the crowd that's was gathering in the middle of the living room. I had barely been here 2 minutes and already I felt the need to leave.
"Bell?" I heard a man's voice say I looked up to find Jake standing staring at me heart speed up. I wasn't ready I needed Edward I couldn't do this alone!
"Hey Jake" I said looking away from him at my hands that were ever so slightly shaking.
"What are you doing here?" he said as he sat down beside me.
"It's my apartment I am aloud to be where ever I want!" I said a bit pissed about the fact he asked.
He laughed "no I mean why are you sitting here and not enjoying the brilliant party?"
"For your information I have never been a party type of girl which you seem to have neglected to remember!" I said my anger flaring. I don't know what it was about Jake but I couldn't stay calm talking to him. I think I might have been because I hadn't seen him in a long time and I realized I still had feelings for him. This made me even angrier I hate him for making me love everything about him!
"Oh yeah…" he said. And then there was silence. It lasted an unbearable long time. It got to the point that I couldn't take it anymore.
"Jake…" I said at the same time he said
"Bell…" he had a determined look on his face which I couldn't seem to figure out why that might be.
"You go first Jake…" I said trying to feed my curiosity.
"No you…"
"No, seriously, Jake you go first!" I said determined to make him spill.
"Fine…" he said looking down at his hands which were fiddling with the zip on his jacket." Bell... i made a massive mistake leaving you I still love you I can't live without you the only reason I came to this party was to see you and tell you how I feel! But the problem is whether you will take me back or not!"
This was awkward…"Jake i…" he interrupted me with another rant.
"Bell… I love you and I didn't mean what I said, I have a perfectly valid reason to leave you and yet here I am wanting you back…. Pathetic I know!" he said I decided I was going to tell him I didn't want him anymore.
Suddenly he turned his head toward mine his face was so close I could feel his breathe on my cheek. I began to shuffle away from him to get some space when he grabbed my chin and forced our lips to meet.
I couldn't escape I needed out and in that second I tried everything I could to stop his hand from pushing me closer to him. I started to wince he was hurting me and try to draw him off me even moving my leg and trying to kick him off me obviously Jake though this meant I was enjoying it so I pulled my Hand free to slap him across the face.
And then we both heard a growl, he let me go breaking the kiss to see what happened.
Edward was standing right in front of us obviously he had seen him kissing me and jumped to the conclusion that I wanted him back.
I stood up awkwardly and shuffled away from Jake trying to recover and noticing that Edward was staring at Jake with a furious look in his eyes.
"What the hell do you think you are doing?" he said throw gritted teeth as he took one step toward Jake.
That's when I realized I was crying. Tears dripped down my dress as I suddenly couldn't help but begin to ball my eyes out wiping mi mouth and face and accidently sniffing a bit too loudly.
Edward turned to look at me but by then I was covering my mouth with my hand trying to breathe evenly trying not making a scene. Edwards's eyes became worse than furious he became livid he turned away from me to glare at Jake who was not remotely bothered by what just happened.
"What's it to you mate?" he said with an evil grin.
"Well for one she's my girlfriend and two you have just pissed me off I could literally kill you!" he said so scarily I flinched. But Jake's grin just widened.
"I'd love to see you try!" he said so confidently I actually believed he would win in a fight.
And then suddenly Jake was on the ground and Edward was punching him so hard he had already broken his nose by the looks of things. I just stood there hoping that Edward wouldn't get hurt.
Suddenly they were rolling around and Edward managed to stand up chucking Jake across the floor smacking his head against the table leg blood began dribbling out of jakes head but Jake should up jumping at Edward knocking him clean of his feet both on the floor smacking each other and yelling abuse I looked around everyone had stopped to make way for the fight that had just broke out.
Suddenly all I heard was a crack I snapped my head in Edwards direction and noticed he had broken one of the chairs and the Both had a piece and were jabbing them at each other i then decided to step in and then the smell hit me the smell of the blood it smelt of rust and salt and I couldn't barely breath so I began breathing through my mouth. I stepped in between Jake and Edward and raised both my hands.
"STOP!" I shouted even though I knew they could hear me any way. "stop hurting each other I can't stand to see either of you hurt!" I said looking at Edward. I just gave Jake a glance I was just as angry with Jake as Edward but I knew if I let Edward seriously hurt Jake I would regret it sooner or later and I just didn't want to apologies to Jake after the way he acted.
Edward straightened up and dropped the price of wood and reached out and gave me a hug. I accepted however when Jake did the same as Edward and reached out for a hug I completely ignored it.
"Jake I think you should leave!" I said in a calm voice looking down at my feet. I didn't want to see his face and realize how much I still cared about him. All I heard was the sound of the front door slamming shut and I looked up.
I was crying again wishing I had decided to cancel the party when I heard that Jake was coming.
"Get a mop and clear the blood up and let's start the party again!" I whispered in Edwards's ear and I checked his injuries. "We will talk later" I said Edward held me there and kissed me furiously for 1 minute before letting me go. I realized just then that loved Edward more than ever before. Clearly when he stood up for me had made our connection stronger and it would physically hurt me now to be apart from Edward. Plus I was a little turned on by his sexy growl and gorgeous fury.
