Chapter 4
Edward's POV
I woke up Monday morning, planning how to ask Bella to the dance. She had been on my mind all weekend, I had many ideas, but I figured it would be best to try to talk to her alone sometime. I tried to dress nice that day, putting on a dark green sweater, with jeans, but I gave up trying to arrange my hair that was a useless act. I looked at my self in the mirror I think I looked pretty good for being a nerd, the green sweater made my green eyes look brighter behind my glasses, but my hair made me look like a leprechaun.
The first thing I noticed when I got to school that morning was that there was rumors flying about someone, but I never really paid any attention to them, I was too busy looking for Bella. I didn't find her until right before English, and that is also when I figured out who everybody was talking about. I had never seen Bella look this way or this beautiful, with a dark blue shirt that complimented her skin so well, and a short skirt that showed off her long legs that were usually hidden beneath sweats, she even had a little bit of make-up on. I was so busy ogling her I didn't notice the position she was in, Mike had her in his arms trying to kiss my Bella, while she was squirming helplessly. That was not going to happen. His lips had just hit her throat when I tore him away from her and shoved him up against the lockers. Oh I was ticked.
"Didn't you hear the lady Mike, she said get off of her," I spoke through my teeth, I swear I almost growled.
"Oh you know well enough that she liked it Cullen," Mike smirked, he was pushing his luck, "now get off of me," he sneered. I backed away from him, but put a hand on his shoulder before he could get away completely.
"Oh Mike if I hear you do something like again to Bella, you will be walking away without a limb," I growled, and this time he actually looked scared. I then walked over to Bella and leaned down to where I could see her beautiful face better.
"Bella are you okay?" I whispered, and she nodded, but I could see she was scared, and almost in tears. "Come on," I said, and took her small hand in mine, and led her into the library.
"What about class," she whispered.
"You need to calm down first," I said sitting down on a chair pulling her onto my lap, right before she started to cry. All I could do was hold her, and comfort her. I couldn't believe Bella was sitting on my lap, I just wished it was under a better circumstance, not of because of what Mike did. Oh how I wanted to make him pay, but if he ever touched her again like that he would. I am going to be the only one to ever kiss her like that...well if she says yes. I hate he ruined my plan I can't ask her to the dance in this state I don't want her to think I'm just pitying her. It took along time, but Bella finally stopped crying, Mike had really scared her. When she sat up finally she asked me a question that was really hard to answer without telling her that I liked her.
"Why are you being so nice to me Edward?" she sniffled trying to dry her tears, I really wished that I could kiss them away for her.
"You don't deserve the treatment you get, and I couldn't, no wouldn't let that vile Newton hurt you," I could feel the anger rolling off of me in waves.
"Well thank you," she whispered trying to stand up from where she was sitting on my lap, once she moved I missed her warmth. "I'm sorry I ruined your shirt," Bella blushed.
"It's just a shirt, I have many more at home, but are you okay?" she nodded, but I could tell she was hurt and embarrassed by what happened earlier. "Good," and I pulled her into a hug that I thought she needed, and truthfully I did too.
"I guess we should probably get to class," she said after looking at the clock, we had skipped all of English, so we couldn't miss Biology. I walked her to class, after she stopped to clean herself up in the bathroom. We didn't talk, but I could see she was suffering seeing all of the junior class talking about her, I almost took her hand a couple of times to try to comfort her. After Biology I didn't even get a chance to tell Bella goodbye, because she ran out of the classroom so fast. When I got to the parking lot I could see her and her friend Alice pulling her into a hug, and I wished I could hug her again.
I met my brother at my Volvo.
"So I heard about your little incident with Mike and Bella earlier, you want to talk about it?"
"No, not really," I stated.
"Are you sure you look pretty ticked," he asked cautiously.
"Fine I'll talk, but when we get only when we're in the car," once we piled in the car Emmett let me ramble, fuss, and threaten that Newton kid.
"Dude I think you love her."
"Obviously, Emmett, do you know how good she looked today, and I couldn't even enjoy seeing her look so beautiful, because I was having to refrain myself from killing Mike," I thought about how she looked after she cried, even through her tears she looked gorgeous, and I wished she would look like that more often. Maybe she would dress like that for me hhmmm...Edward you haven't even asked the girl out and your already dressing her, I shook my head to clear my thoughts. After awhile Emmett seemed to notice I was in my own world so he quit trying to talk to me. The rest of my night flew my rather quickly, and as I lay in bed that night I wondered in Bella would dress like that again tomorrow. My thoughts went to how she fit perfectly on my lap and in my arms, it wasn't long after that I fell asleep.
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