Out of My League
Chapter 3
BPOV
I ran through the sand as Edward was trying to catch me. It was a miracle I didn't trip on my own feet or run into a stranger. What? With all the people at La Push beach, I could hardly even find my friends.
As I was running, I heard a loud, "OOF." That was when I realized I hit a person. So much for good luck.
"Oh my! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I am very sorry!" I apologized immediately. The person I ran into started rubbing his chest.
"Oh no… Did I hurt you?" I worriedly asked him. That was when Edward caught up to me.
"Whoa… Bella, what happened?" Edward asked me.
"I ran into… well, I… um… I just… sort of… hit this guy while—," I was cut off by a familiar, husky voice.
"Bella? As in, Bella Swan? It is you! Bella, do you remember me?" The guy asked. He had short, cropped hair, a well-built body, quite a handsome face (but not really much compared to Edward) and this guy looked really familiar…
"I'm sorry; I don't seem to remember you…" I told him. I heard Edward growl. Well, at least I thought it was a growl. It sounded like one.
Edward put an arm around my shoulders, a thing that he does out of habit and sometimes, does it for either comforting him or myself. I'm guessing he doesn't really like the guy I ran into. He leaned down to whisper something in my ear. He was so close to me, I could hear his breath. I shuddered.
"Jacob Black." Edward whispered to me coldly. He then sighed and pulled away as I jumped in excitement.
"Oh my gosh! Jacob! You've grown! A lot!" I exclaimed as I gave him a short hug.
"Hey Bella!" He said happily. "And I see that you still have Eddie-boy here," he stated coldly. He looked at Edward, sizing him up.
"Hello, Jacob Black." Edward greeted while narrowing his eyes and putting his arm around my shoulders again.
"Edward, are you okay?" I asked him. "You seem a little… frustrated."
"As a matter of fact, I am not okay." He said.
"Why?" I asked him. I never liked it if Edward gets… um… not okay.
"Let's just say that Jacob here has a little crush on you." He answered angrily.
I blushed. I blushed because Jacob liked me in THAT way and I blushed mostly because of the possibility that Edward could be jealous.
I leaned in closer to him and whispered, "Edward, are you jealous?" Whoa… Where did all that confidence come from?
I watched and smiled as Edward's eyes widened while he was stuttering out words. "I…um… well… you know… I… you…him…really? I was just…err…" he was cut out by someone clearing their throat.
"Um… Hello? I feel a little left out." Jacob told us. Wow. That totally killed my moment with Edward.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Jacob… Bella and I need to go back to our friends now." Edward hissed. He looked at me with a face that said, "Please, please, please, PLEASE just play along."
"Oh…um…yeah… We need to go back to our friends… We had a little problem with our cars so, see you around, Jake." I lied. Well at least I tried to lie.
"I could help you with the cars!" He suggested. I looked at Edward immediately. I didn't know what to do next.
"I am sorry, Jacob, but our cars are already being brought to someone who could help us… Our friends would probably be a long distance away by now…" Edward smoothly lied. I looked at Jacob and nodded, afraid that my voice might give anything away.
"Oh, okay. Bye, then…" Jake said glumly.
Edward and I nodded and turned to get back to our friends.
EPOV
When we finally reached our friends, Emmett called out to us.
"Hey guys! Let's get going! It's getting late!" He boomed.
"Okay!" Bella and I called out at the same time. We looked at each other and laughed.
When Bella and I reached her house, she told me that we needed to talk about something…
"So I'll just let you get to your house and then you would go back here… Is that alright?" Bella asked me… She was sort of… nervous?
I nodded. She smiled and got out and said a quick goodbye.
************************************************************************************* When I got home, I took a shower, changed clothes and then started walking to Bella's house. It wasn't really a long walk since we were neighbors…
When I reached her doorstep, I knocked on the door. Bella opened it and smiled. I smiled with her and gave her a hug. After that, Bella cut to the chase.
"Edward, we need to talk."
