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Chapter 7: Fan fucking tastic
It had been a over a week since the Carlisle incident and I had yet to see him again and since we didn't go to church I wasn't likely to either.
As far as I could tell the new Cullen's were becoming very popular with everyone and according to Alice's mom church attendance had doubled in the last week alone. But I was determined that I didn't care and I would tell anyone who asked me that - except nobody had.
Usually me and Alice would have spent many a night going over it together and laughing about all those stupid whores getting their knickers in a twist over a guy who probably (I hoped) wouldn't look at them twice. Unfortunately Alice wasn't around much anymore, her and Jasper seemed to be getting pretty serious and I couldn't blame her for wanting to spend time with the guy because she loved him - I was sure of it. But that's why with only a week to go until school started I was lying on my bed bored shitless.
I'm not quite sure how long I had been lying here but I was getting hungry so I was just thinking about heading downstairs and get something to eat when my mother burst into my bedroom "Bella what are you doing still on that bed, and you're not even dressed for goodness sake" she said pointing at my pajamas.
"What's the big fuss mom, It's not like I have anything to do" I told her.
"Anything to do? Bella, the Cullen's are going to be here for dinner any minute and you're not even dressed" she said franticly. Cullen's….The Cullen's coming here for dinner - now?
"What the FUCK!?" I said shocked.
"Bella, language" Renee shouted.
"Mom, what the hell - since when are the Cullen's coming for dinner?" I shouted.
"Since last week, Esme rang and said how much her and Carlisle enjoyed themselves and could we do it again sometime, I thought I told you" she said.
"Well you thought wrong" I shouted.
"For god's sake Bella stop being dramatic, just get dresses and come down stairs" she said while walking out the room and leaving me to panic - talk about supportive parenting.
Oh my fucking god I thought while I sat there hyperventilating on the bed, of all the shitty luck - their coming here to dinner. Fuck.
"Bella, you'd better be getting dressed" Renee shouted from outside my door, shit - what to wear I thought frantically.
I ran over to my dresser and ripped it open at the same time as trying to get undressed when I heard a knock on my bedroom door. "Bells, it's me"
Yeh I got that Charlie, thanks.
"The Cullen's are here, so can you hurry it up a bit" he said.
Shit, shit, SHIT! "Yeh Dad, I'll be there in a minute" I told him as calmly as I could while grabbing the first thing I could out of my dresser and pulling it on.
"Okay, I'll see you down stairs" he said as he walked away while I scrambled around my room desperately trying to finish getting ready.
Two minutes later I was sure I was as ready as I could manage and without wanting to waste anymore time I flung open my bedroom door and headed downstairs without even bothering to check myself over in the mirror.
As I reached the bottom of the stairs I listened out for Charlie and Renee and decided that they must be in the living room so I made my way over and peeked in. Yep they were there, Charlie and Renee sitting on the sofa and Carlisle and Esme on the love seat.
I took my time looking over Carlisle - he looked good, actually no, correction he looked fucking fantastic - all glowey and shit but maybe that was the wine he was drinking because he certainly looked like he was enjoying it.
I watched him as he took another drink from his glass, the way he brought it to his lips, the way the muscles worked on his throat as he swallowed it and how he seemed to run his tongue over his lips to make the most of the taste.
I shivered, even though I hadn't seen him in over a week my reactions to him certainly hadn't changed. I couldn't afford to stand around staring for too long because the last thing I wanted was to be caught eye fucking Carlisle - I'm not sure that even I could talk myself out of that one, so I took a breath and composed myself, then I took a step into the room.
"Bella" Renee said turning to smile at me as I walked into the room and then that smile seemed to falter. What's wrong I thought, I'm wearing a dress you should be fucking grateful I thought to myself. I glanced at my reflection in the mirror that was hanging on the wall opposite me and the first thing I thought was fuck.
I thought I had put on the blue dress Renee had bought me, but I hadn't - I'd put on the one Alice bought me instead. What's the difference between the two? Well Renee's dress would have been suitable to wear for this occasion… Alice's however was not because it was rather shorter and tighter and I knew right then that Renee was going to have my ass for this.
"Hello Bella, it's nice to see you again" Esme said.
"Its nice to see you too" I responded and I was serious - her and Carlisle were the only things stopping Renee killing me right now.
"I'm just going to check on dinner" Renee said "Are you going to help me Bella?" like hell I thought. You really think I'm stupid to be in a room alone with you right now? "Actually, I'm just going to stay here and keep Carlisle and Esme company" I told her.
She was about to reply when the phone rang, "I'll get it" Charlie said pulling himself up from the sofa and making his way into the hall.
I heard the kitchen door close and realized Renee must have given up and went to check on dinner, leaving me alone with Carlisle and Esme - awkward much?
"So Bella, are you looking forward to school next week" Esme asked me.
"Yes, It will be nice to see everyone again" I answered while sneaking a quick peek at Carlisle as I heard something drop in the kitchen.
I went find out what was happening - knowing Renee's past kitchen exploits, it would be interesting.
"Bella" Esme called, "Why don't you let me go and help Renee and you sit and talk to Carlisle - you two haven't really gotten to know each other yet."
Wanna bet? I thought…but then again could ass brushing be counted as getting to know? I wondered as she walked towards the kitchen.
And then it was just me and him, he gave me a smile "Come and sit down Bella" he said in that extra pleasant way of his.
So I made my way over to the sofa where Renee had been sitting when I heard the words "No Bella" in a firm tone. I turned and looked at Carlisle, "Next to me" he said in that same tone.
Okay I thought as I made my way over, not that I don't like the game here but I kinda need to know which one we're playing because it's starting to get a bit confusing.
I sat down and he smiled at me again "See that's better now isn't it" he said in a softer tone.
You know what, I am so not going to answer that because nothing I can say is going to be appropriate and fuck it, my parents are in the next room - I do have some standards, so instead I settled for smiling at him.
He looked like he was about to say something when Charlie walked in "Bells, I have to go to work - Tell Renee I'm sorry and I'll be back later" he then walked over to Carlisle, who stood up and they shook hands "It was nice to meet you Carlisle, I hope we can do this again some other time when I don't have to rush off."
"Of course Charlie, I look forward to it" Carlisle told him.
They both smiled "See you later Bells" he told me as he headed for the door.
"Bye dad" I shouted, while silently adding "Thanks for leaving me alone with the guy I wanna do bad things with, his wife and my unstable mother" and it's at that point Renee pokes her head out of the kitchen and shout's that dinners ready - fan fucking tastic!
