I hope you enjoy chapter 7, thank you again to everyone who has reviewed- you've all been very supportive and I'm amazed at the number of reviews I've been getting!

Well, here goes, keep R&Ring!!

"Look, Jess I've told you about five times already, you and the waitress are both pretty and I do like you more than her because I don't know the waitress at all" Edward said, exasperated. Jess had been asking Edward to compare her to the waitress for the past half an hour and Edward had nearly had enough.

"This is such a nice restaurant" said Jess, nibbling at her spaghetti Bolognese. "We should come here again sometime, or we could go somewhere else like the cinema, I've heard there's a lovely romance on, it's called Candy in Love and it's about this girl called Candy-"

"I don't think we should go to the cinema" Edward interrupted.

"Well, if that isn't your thing we could always go to this cute little coffee shop, it's quite near where I live and all my friends have been there with their boyfriends. I've heard it has pink tablecloths and the atmosphere is so romantic" Jess gabbled, smiling adoringly at Edward.

Edward was shocked that Jess seriously thought he would want to go to a coffee shop with pink tablecloths and a romantic atmosphere.

"Jess, the thing is I don't think we should go anywhere together because I like you as a friend, not as a girlfriend and I'm only here because we're- friends" said Edward through gritted teeth, it was hard to even say that she was his friend, let alone girlfriend! "This isn't really a romantic date it's just two friends having a meal with each other" said Edward slowly, choosing his words carefully.

"whatever you say Eddi- Edward" Jess said, reaching across the table to hold Edward's hand.

Edward slowly withdrew his hand, cursing in his head, couldn't Jess take a hint? He hadn't even hinted that time, he had told her straight and Jess still didn't believe him. He shook his head, exasperated.

"See Jess? We're just friends" Edward said gently.

The waitress appeared at the table.

"Are you both finished?" She asked.

Jess had noticed that Edward had finished earlier than her so she had left half of her spaghetti Bolognese.

"Indeed waitress I am" replied Jess, still trying to sound posh and still failing miserably. The waitress collected Edward's plate, he had hardly eaten anything.

"I would expect a big, strong man like you to eat more than this" flirted the waitress.

"My appetite isn't very big today I'm afraid" replied Edward, smiling back at her.

Jess was disturbed by this scene; she was so disturbed in fact, that she wasn't concentrating as she passed her plate to the waitress and ended up tipping half of the spaghetti Bolognese onto her lap.

Jess squealed and jumped up from her seat, sending the plate crashing to the floor and shattering. She jumped up so suddenly that she banged her head on the tray the waitress was carrying which had Edward's unfinished pasta on it (the waitress was standing behind her) and the pasta poured down the waitress's once spotless, white top.

The waitress was furious.

"You idiot!" she yelled. "That top cost me half an evening's wages!"

"Er- sorry" said Jess uncomfortably. The whole restaurant was now watching the scene, regarding Jess and the waitress contemptuously.

Edward had watched the proceedings feeling stunned but now he acted.

"me and Jess have to go now so we'll just leave you to it, the school will pay, we won this meal from them, bye" he said hurriedly and dragged Jess out of the door.

Only Jess could create a scene in that restaurant. Only Jess could show herself and him up like that. Only Jess could be so stupid.

"Thanks Edward" Jess smiled "You're my hero."

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