The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: #11
Pen Name: eternallyedward
Pairing/Character(s): Edward and Bella, Alice and Jasper, Rose and Emmett
Rating:M
Word Count:489
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Bella, Rose and Alice were feeling giddy. They were headed home—sophomore year was finished, and all three were looking forward to summer, such as it was, in Forks.
Alice hung out the window. "Woohoo! Summer's here—Rose, stop! Pull over!"
Rose looked at her in the rearview mirror. "Are you crazy? I'm not picking up hitchhikers!"
"I know them, Rose. Well, one of them—the blond, that's Jasper, from my PoliSci class. Pull over!"
With a dramatic eye roll and a sigh, Rose eased the car onto the shoulder. By now she had passed the beat up old Volvo wagon, so she backed up carefully. Three dejected-looking guys perked up at the approaching vehicle, looks of hope on their faces.
The tall, handsome young men ambled over. The biggest of the three walked up to the driver's side with a grin. "Hey! Thanks for stopping. I'm Emmett."
"Hi, Emmett. I'm Rose. These are my friends, Alice and Bella." Rose smiled flirtatiously. With his dimples and linebacker build, Emmett was just her type.
"Jasper's mine." Alice hissed from the back.
Emmett's friends were peering curiously into the car, so he made introductions. "Oh, uh, this is Jasper—ˮ The blond waved, and Alice opened the door and jumped out.
"Hi Jasper! Alice, from Professor Cope's class? I thought it was you..."
"...and this is Edward."
Bella felt her cheeks heat up as intense green eyes met hers. She recognized him from school, had swooned over his chiseled jaw and unruly auburn hair, but had never had the courage to approach him.
"Hey, Bella. I've noticed you around campus."
"Hi, Edward." Bella was surprised and pleased that Edward recognized her.
"You break down?" Rose asked.
Emmett laughed. "Edward was sure he'd make it to the next exit to get gas, but turns out he was wrong."
All eyes turned to Edward, who turned red and shot Emmett a dirty look.
"Well, I can get you to a gas station and back." Rose smiled flirtatiously.
"That'd be great! Eddie can wait here with the car."
Alice piped in. "Jasper and I will ride with you two. Bella can wait with Edward. Come on, Jasper!"
Bella recognized that her friends had paired off and were deliberately leaving her with Edward.
As the others piled into Rose's car Edward smiled kindly. "So, I guess it's just you and me for a while, Bella."
"Yeah..." Bella blushed.
With some gentle prodding, Edward got Bella to open up. They had moved closer together as they talked, and Edward twirled a strand of Bella's hair around his finger. Taking a chance, he moved in slowly and touched his lips to hers, and she kissed him back.
Stopping to take a breath, Edward asked,"Did you notice me, too, Bella?"
Bella smiled. "Yes."
"You know, I think running out of gas was the best thing I could have done today."
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