Chapter Seven

Bella Pov

I didn't really want to speak to Jacob but I knew how he was. He would keep trying until I eventually gave in and I wasn't in the mood to play games. I wanted an explanation. I deserved an explanation. He led me down the hall into the bathroom and closed the door once we were inside.

"What do you want Jake?" I asked him straight away wanting to get straight to the point. "Bells, I'm worried about you! What are you doing hanging around with Edward? Do you not know his reputation? The way he treats girls, you deserve better Bella!" I laughed. I couldn't believe he wanted to speak to me about Edward. I laughed so hard he must have thought I had lost the plot and then I laughed some more. It took about ten minutes for me to finally calm down. "What? What's so funny?" He seemed annoyed. He seemed annoyed. I almost snorted at the ridiculousness of the situation. "Excuse me but who exactly do you think you are? It's none of your business who I speak to and who I don't! Do you know your reputation? Do you know how much of an ass you are?" I was almost shouting I was so angry.

"Is that it? Is that all you have to say?" I didn't even give him a chance to reply. I hadn't even finished asking him the question and I had the bathroom door opened and was walking back to Edwards room. "Bella!" He called after me. "Bella please stop!" I opened Edwards room door and before I could even think about it I stalked straight towards him and kissed him as hard as I could. I put every bit of passion I had into the kiss and didn't stop until I was sure Jake would have left. It wasn't until I broke the kiss that I had realised what I had done. I was mortified. I had just kissed Edward twice in one night. Once to change the subject and the second to piss off Jacob. I felt awful. Here Edward was being so nice to me and I was being a bitch and using him to annoy Jacob further. I felt like a monster.

"Oh Edward. I am so sorry. I shouldn't have done that! It was just Jacob was going on and on about your reputation and how you weren't good for me and I was just so angry I just wanted to annoy him. I didn't think about what I was doing. Can you forgive me?"

I felt so stupid. I had finally found someone that was becoming a part of my life again and I was happy to not be alone anymore and I was ruining it by not thinking.

"Bella it's ok." Edward spoke. I was sure my face was going to burst into flames I had turned so red. I could feel the heat coming from my cheeks and I looked to my feet. His hand tilted my chin up to look at him. "Bella. I swear anytime you want to kiss me like that to piss someone off you just go ahead. In fact I would have been annoyed if you hadn't of kissed me!" I laughed at the absurdness of it. "I think I should go home." I told him. "Please don't leave because of that asshole! We can still have a good night." I smiled. "Are you sure?" I asked him, confident his night had already been ruined by me. He responded by throwing me onto his bed and tickling me until I gave in. I was having fun with Edward, the most fun I had had in a while. A long while. I just didn't know how long it would last and it scared me.

Edward Pov

Bella had came towards me like a lioness stalking her prey. I couldn't lie it had turned me on a bit. I had a raging hard on and was trying not to let it show how much it had effected me. I was a teenage boy after all. It was obvious she had done it to piss Jacob off, before she had even mentioned it it was obvious, but what did it matter to me. I had to admit I was a little stunned as well as pissed off that the reason he had wanted to speak to her was me. He had wanted to warn Bella off me? It was ridiculous after what he had done. Is it really so ridiculous? My conscience was driving me crazy. Why wouldn't he be warning Bella about me? I was the one pursuing her for a bet was I not? He was wounded when she didn't love him back and now here I was trying to make her fall in love with me just to win a bet. I didn't think I could do it. I mean obviously I could get her to fall in love with me but how did I leave her after it? How did I leave her heartbroken and manage to live with it. I wasn't sure what to do.

That night after I dropped her off I phoned Jasper.

"Hey mate, what's up?" Jasper knew me well enough to know if I was calling him it wasn't just to be social. I rarely called anyone.

"Hey Jazz, I've just been thinking about this bet…"

"Oh no. Don't tell me your pussying out now? Your forfeit is going to be a good one Eddie boy."

Of course Jasper would be with Emmett. Emmett had an on off thing with Jaspers older sister Rosalie. She was the blonde bitch and complete opposite to Jasper in every way possible.

"No man, not at all, I was actually just going to ask Jazz if he knew any inside info to help me out."

"I'll let you know tomorrow man."

Jasper had sounded disappointed. I had to admit I was a little disappointed in myself. She was just a girl and I was losing focus. C'mon Edward focus on the task at hand! I chastised myself. I was getting carried away thinking Bella actually meant something to me, she was a bet and nothing more. It wasn't my problem how she felt, all I had to do was get her to say she loved me. The quicker I heard those words the quicker I could get back to normal and get all thoughts of Bella out of my head.

She was standing by her truck when I pulled up to school the next morning. I didn't know if she was waiting on me or not but I wasn't stopping to find out. I successfully dodged her and made my way to my first class desperate to get inside.

"Mr Cullen, your early! I'm impressed. I also have to congratulate you on an essay well done. Do you see what you can do Edward if you just apply yourself a bit more. I expect the same level of excellence on the next essay."

"Erm thanks." Was all I said in reply. I was feeling off my game. I gave myself a shake and sat down in my seat. I kept my head down as Bella walked in hoping she wouldn't be tempted to try talk to me. This was getting difficult, the quicker I got this over with the better.

Tanya sauntered in a minute after the bell. Her skirt was exceptionally short today and I took full advantage of checking out her ass as she sat down. I actually started getting some work done which was completely out of character for me. I wasn't dumb, far from it. I just didn't care enough to pay attention. I did enough to get by, why try any harder. I was busy writing down what Miss Black was saying when a note landed on my desk.

Meet me at the back of the chem lab at lunch ;)

You wont regret it!

Tanya x

Looking forward to it ;)

E x

I wrote a note back and discretely placed it on her desk. She smiled at me licking her lips. It made her look cheap and nasty but who was I to complain. She was just a skank that made it easy for me. I wasn't complaining. Besides it gave me somewhere to be at lunch and a good way to avoid Bella.

"Hey you!" I jumped when she spoke to me. It was in the middle of gym, we were supposed to be playing badminton but I had stopped for a drink of water. "Hey yourself." I replied glancing around to make sure no one saw me speaking to her. "So I was thinking we could maybe do something tonight, you know if you wanted to?" She seemed nervous and I knew it was a lot for her to ask me. "I mean you don't have to." She seemed crushed at my lack of response and took my glancing around to mean no. "No I'd love to do something I just better get back." I told her walking away. "yeah." She said. "Me too."

Bella Pov

I watched Edward walk away from me and felt so stupid. Obviously he still felt uncomfortable about last night. I had made things awkward between us. Stupid stupid Bella! Why had I done that? Why had I let Jacob get in my head like that?

I turned back towards Jasper feeling awful. I hadn't been able to talk to Edward all day which is why I decided to participate in Gym. I now felt stupid. Poor Jasper was stuck playing against me again and Edward clearly didn't want to speak to me. I watched as Jasper served and braced myself for a clumsy moment as I swung the racket. I actually jumped for joy and screamed yes as I finally managed to hit the shuttlecock back over the net. Everyone turned to look at me as my face turned crimson.

"Well done Bella." Miss Watson seemed pleased.

"Thank you." I practically whispered the words. I looked up to find Jasper smiling at me. "Well done Bella." He seemed genuinely pleased for me, or maybe he was just happy I was finally making a little progress. "Thanks." I smiled at him. He served again and again I managed to hit it back this time without any embarrassing displays of joy. He smiled at me and hit it back. We continued on passing the shuttlecock back and forth every so often one of us dropping it until the end of the class. I was just happy that I didn't do anything clumsy.

It was in the locker room that I heard it. I was changing out my gym clothes absorbed in my own world. "Yeah me and Edward hooked up again." "Oh my god Tanya you are so lucky, he's such a good lay." I recognised the second voice as Jessica Stanley. "I know Jess, you know he's not been showing up at parties or sleeping with anyone else. I think he might be ready to settle down!" She sounded so smug. I didn't realise how much I cared until I felt a tear roll down my cheek. I found myself hurrying up before practically running to my truck. I put my foot down determined to get home as fast as possible. I looked up in time to see my truck colliding with the station wagon in front of me. I had been so busy being angry I hadn't been paying attention. It seemed to be a thing for me lately. I felt my head bang against the steering wheel as my body was threw forward, a hazard of old seat belts that had snapped long ago and not been replaced. I could hear shouting around both cars and prayed no one in the station wagon had gotten hurt. I doubt that my truck could go fast enough to cause much damage but you never knew. I couldn't move my head I felt so dizzy and nauseous. "Bella are you ok?" It was Jasper. "Yeah. Yeah I think so." I sat up. "Oh bad idea. Bad idea." Everything around me was spinning. Jasper helped me out the truck and down on to the ground where I sat with my head between my legs trying to make the dizziness go away. "Who did I hit? Are they ok?" I asked. "You hit Tyler's car. He's fine, there's hardly even a scratch on the car." I was relieved. "Bella are you ok?" It was Edward. "Yeah. I'm fine." I looked up as a bit of blood dripped onto my nose. "Is that.. Is that.. Blood!" That was the last thing I remembered before passing out.