S. Meyer owns Twilight. I own a collection of elephants.
The Bella Plan Chapter 6
By the time we reach P.A. Pizza, I've found out that Bella will be in my English, History, and Chemistry classes. Plus Independent Study. Didn't I say I was fucked luck wise? We enter the restaurant and we immediately spot the Forks kids. Angela Webber and her boyfriend Ben Cheney are trying to suck off each other's faces, while Eric Yorkie tries not to gag. I feel his pain. My parents are just as bad as Ben and Angela. I learned the hard way to make my presence known before entering any room in my house unless I want to wash my eye sockets out with bleach.
"Hey guys!" Bella is clearly used to Angela and Ben PDA and takes a seat without batting an eyelash. "I ran into Edward at James' salon."
"What's up, dude?" Ben and I do the usual guy brofist while Angela waves and smiles. "We're just waiting on Jessica to get here so we can order."
And this is where I try my damndest to keep my face passive. I really don't want to deal with Jessica Stanley and her excessive flirting. The girl won't take the freaking hint that I'm not interested. I've been fending off her unwanted advances for five years. Five.
"Hey, man." I give Eric a nod and he does the same but...did he just blush? Nah. It's probably just the heat of the restaurant. They should turn up the air condition. I can't help but stare as Bella studies the menu. It kills me when she purses her lips and furrows her brow.
"What kind of toppings do you like, Edward?"
"I'll eat whatever, except for onions or peppers." Because they're fucking gross.
"What are your feelings about mushrooms?" Everyone else at the table groans or makes a gagging sound.
"I'm definitely pro-mushroom." Her answering smile causes the butterflies in my stomach to go haywire. I laugh when she holds her hand up for a high five. Our palms meet for a split second and I swear her skin shocks mine.
"Sorry." Sorry? I don't know what she has to apologize for. And it must be hot in here because her cheeks are as red as Yorkie's were. Weird.
"It's cool." I nudge her with my shoulder and we share a smile.
"Cool. So, do you wanna share a medium pepperoni and mushroom with me?"
"Sounds good." I'll take whatever this girl wants to share with me. Yeah. My genius plan isn't working out too well.
We're placing our drink orders when I hear the squeaky voice that makes my balls want to shrivel into raisins.
"Oh my god, Edward! I'm so glad you're here!" Jessica plops down into the empty seat next to me and places her hand on my knee. Damn, this girl needs to learn about personal space and sexual harassment. Trying not to grimace, I remove her hand and stand up.
"I'll be back, gonna hit the men's room."
My cell phone rings just as I step up to the urinal. I let it ring while I take a piss; whoever it is can wait. After washing my hands, I check my phone and see the missed call from Jasper and call him back. I'm most definitely not in a hurry for another inappropriate grope from Jessica.
"Hey Cullen, where you at? Been ringing your doorbell for five minutes." Noticing the time on the phone, I slap my forehead. I completely forgot to call and cancel the plans I had with the guys.
"Shit man, sorry for not calling. I'm in Port A. Had to do some shopping with my mom."
"No worries. I'll just call Alice and see if she's up for-"
"Don't say another word, Whitlock. I've already told you that I don't want or need to know about the kinky shit you and Brandon get into." The fucker just laughs. He and his girl are pretty wild. Sometimes, I can't look Alice in the face. I'll never understand why he feels the need to share all the details of their sex life.
"Alright Cullen, I'll let the guys know. Call me tomorrow or something."
"Later, man."
When I get back to the table, I hide a smirk as I take Bella's now vacant seat. Seems that in my absence she took my chair next to Jessica, who doesn't look too happy about the situation. Bella turns to me and winks, and I give her a grateful smile. This girl is too awesome.
