Here is chapter 6! I know I haven't updated in a long time but things should be back to normal now. Thank you everyone who stuck by this story and didn't give up on me. I hope you like it. ENJOY!
A look of confusion crossed Edward's face at my statement.
"What would that be?" he asked.
I knew I had to come at this from a certain angle. My plan to just dive into it was starting to not look so good.
"Do you have lots of friends," I asked. I immediately scolded myself for the question. I was going for nonchalant, not nosy. He smirked at me and a light laugh escaped from between his lips. He looked back down at his work and continued writing, still silently laughing.
"What?" I asked. I was getting annoyed. I didn't understand why he had to laugh at everything I said. Was I really that funny? Or did he just think I was stupid?
"It's nothing. You just get this nervous look on your face every time you ask me a question. It's pretty amusing."
I rolled my eyes, once again in annoyance, and continued what I had originally set out to do. Get the truth.
"Well you never answered my question. Do you have lots of friends?" I asked. Edward gave me a strange look and I was slightly worried that I had offended him. I had never seen him with anyone else before so maybe I was heading into dangerous waters. He was quiet for what seemed like a long time, and I was beginning to think he wasn't going to answer until he finally said something.
"I have friends. But most of them are older, and don't go to school here."
I could see that his kind, lighthearted demeanor had shifted to one of either aggravation or anger. He was stiff and was glaring at his paper, his hands balled into tight fists. I had definitely hit a nerve. I decided that I would abandon my plan and maybe confront him later when he would be in a better mood. So for a few minutes I sat quietly, doing my best to concentrate on the paper in front of me, when all my thoughts were on the man sitting beside me.
I took out my phone to check the time and sighed when I saw that it was dead. Great, now I couldn't even send Alice a message to tell her that I was fine, since she had to have been freaking the fuck out by now.
Then an idea popped into my head, and I almost kicked myself for not thinking of it earlier.
"Edward, my phone is dead and I need to text my friend to let her know I'm okay. Can I use your phone?"
He shrugged his shoulders nonchalantly and slid his phone across the table towards me. I gave him a small smile and opened his text messages.
I immediately knew that this was something that a jealous girlfriend who was suspecting her boyfriend of cheating would do. Checking his messages? Really? Was I that desperate? The answer to both of those questions was yes. Even I found nothing, it would be nice to get some peace of mind. So I looked through the names of the few people he had sent messages too. There were only 4 conversations. His mom, brother, dad, and the name of a girl that I didn't recognize. I opened the messages and quickly skimmed through, moving my fingers over the keys to make it look as if I was typing. I knew I couldn't spend to long doing this, or else Edward would get suspicious.
I only had time to read 2 messages before he looked up at me, giving me a questioning look, probably wondering what was taking me so long.
"I'm a slow texter," I said, trying to look as innocent as possible.
He nodded his head at me and went back to writing.
I read the rest of the messages, which wasn't many. Whoever the girl was, Edward clearly hadn't been having a long talk with her.
I opened a new text and typed in Alice's number, typing a quick message saying where I was and when I would probably be home. I signed it with the word "sorry" to show her that I hadn't meant to be so out of contact and gave Edward his phone back.
"Can I ask you some questions?" he said, breaking the silence. I blinked a few times, trying to process what he had asked of me. Why did he want to ask me questions? I wasn't all that interesting. But I figured it was only fair, since I noticed that I had been asking him many things lately.
"Sure."
He moved his paper and pencil to the side and turned to face me, looking straight into my eyes, hypnotizing me as usual.
"What's your favorite color?"
I almost busted out laughing from the generic question, but kept myself composed, only cracking a small smile.
"Blue."
He nodded and seemed to be deep in thought for a little while, before asking me his next question.
"Where are you from?"
This time I didn't laugh, but smiled genuinely. I found it kind of sweet that he wanted to get to know me. Did this mean that we were friends? A part of my was jumping up and down with joy at the thought of having Edward Cullen as a friend, but the other part was reluctant and unwilling to let him in.
"I'm from Arizona. Phoenix actually. My and my best friend drove here when we got excepted to LAFA."
"Who's your best friend?" he asked, this time looking very interested.
"Her name is Alice. She's trying to become an actress, and if anyone can make it, she can. She's the most amazing person I know."
Edward nodded his head slightly, more as if he was confirming that he had heard me, but I could tell his mind was elsewhere.
"Ok it's my turn," I said, moving my own papers and writing utensils out of the way.
"Why are you asking me questions?"
Edward narrowed his eyes at me slightly and I cowered back. Not because I was scared, but his expression sent a chill down my spine.
"I just like to get to know a girl before-," he stopped himself and let the sentence float in the air.
"Before what?" I asked. I was curious as to why he hadn't continued what he was saying.
"Nothing. We should just finish our work so I can get you home. Are you almost done?"
I glared at him for a second, his cryptic attitude continuing to wear on my nerves. I tore my eyes from him and looked down at my paper realizing that I hadn't written a single good thing since we started our conversation.
"Umm, not really," I said as I felt my cheeks grow hot from embarrassment. I could see that Edward was pretty much finished and was waiting on me.
"I'll just be a few more minutes," I smiled sheepishly and he nodded at me and left the room.
I tried to clear my mind just enough so I could do my work. About 30 minutes later I had successfully finished my paper and put it away in my bag, getting up and heading downstairs where I assumed Edward was. I walked into the living room and found him furiously texting on his phone, an agitated look on his face as he glared at the screen.
"Something wrong?" I asked. He hadn't noticed me come in and shut his phone off, tossing to the other end of the couch and running his hand through his hair.
"No, everything's fine, just some people who are getting on my nerves."
I walked over to the couch and sat down, deciding to Edward that I should leave.
"I finished my paper, so you can take me home now."
Edward grabbed his phone and looked at it briefly before tossing it back on the couch.
"It's almost 10:00. Why don't you just stay here and ill drive you to school with me tomorrow."
My eyes widened at his suggestion and I gulped, rather loudly. He wanted me to spend the night! Was he serious?
I barely knew him and he was inviting me to stay with him. Even if it was just for one night, and he was most likely trying to be polite, It still didn't sit well with me. I shook my head.
"I can't. I should have been home hours ago and I need to get back before Alice has a cow, if she already hasn't."
He nodded and I was surprised that he had given up so easily. He didn't strike me as a person who gave up if they didn't get what they wanted. His persistence was the one of the reasons I was in his house now.
"Would you like something to drink before we leave?" he asked politely. He gave me a strange looking crooked smile and I couldn't help but feel entranced my by his offer.
"Yeah, that would be nice," I said.
Edward walked to the kitchen and I could hear the refrigerator door open and close. I heard more rustling and he eventually came out with 2 drinks. 2 glasses of ice water. I thanked him and sat back down, sipping the water and sharing light conversation with Edward. After a few minutes, I was beginning to feel extremely tired and exhausted. I yawned and stood up, setting the water down on the coffee table.
"I think it's time for me to go," I said.
"You look really tired Bella. Just stay here for the night. Ill drop you off at your dorm first thing in the morning," Edward said.
I wanted to argue but I didn't have the strength. A wave of exhaustion and sleepiness had hit me out of nowhere and I didn't have the energy to try and tell Edward to take me home. He held his hand out to me and led me up the stairs to a bedroom, where I laid down, and my eyes immediately surrendered to the sleepiness and closed. I drifted into a peaceful sleep, the last thing I remembered was the smell of the pillow under my face.
It smelled like pure Edward.
Alice
"I had a really great time Emmett," I said to him as he walked me up to the door. Our night had been almost perfect. I laughed harder than I ever remember laughing, as he was so funny and sweet that I couldn't help myself. There were never any awkward silences and we talked so much that I thought the restaurant managers would have to drag us out, since neither of us was keeping up with time.
Eventually though, it got late and we headed back to my dorm, all smiles and giggles. But like I said, the night was only almost perfect. No matter how much fun I had been having, Bella seemed to be at the forefront of my mind. I hadn't heard from her in hours and I was so worried that I almost told Emmett that I needed to leave. But this was our first date, and I didn't want to ruin it with my worries, so I held my tongue and did my best to enjoy the evening. And I did, but I'm not ashamed to say that I was glad when it was over, so I could finally stop pretending like everything was okay.
"I had a great time too," Emmett smiled his dimply grin and I couldn't help but smile back. His happiness and constant playfulness was so contagious that I couldn't help but feel elated when I was around him.
He leaned in and gave me a quick kiss on the lips and I nearly moaned at the feeling of them on mine. When he turned to leave I fished out my key from my bag and opened the door, stepping inside the dark room. I immediately shut and locked the door, kicking off my heels and grabbing my cell phone from my bag, speed dialing Bella's number and mentally replaying the lecture I was planning on giving her. I waited for the phone to ring, hoping that the last time she hadn't answered was because her phone was just off, and not dead. If it was dead, there was no way I could get a hold of her. Her voicemail picked up instantly and I groaned in frustration. I tried again just in case and almost through my phone at the wall in anger. How could she do this?
I wasn't sure why I was mad. Maybe it was because she hadn't charged her phone fully before she left. Or maybe I was just mad at myself for being an idiot and trusting my instincts in the first damn place. I quickly changed into a pair of skinny jeans and a shirt, grabbed my phone and bolted out the door. It only took me about 2 minutes to get to the coffee shop, since I was practically running. When I got there, the owner was walking out, and the closed sign was showing through the window. I ran up to him, completely out of breathe.
"Hey, I need your help," I gasped, doing my best to catch my breath after so much exertion. The manager looked confused but stopped walking.
"Do you remember a girl with brown hair and a boy come in here earlier?" I asked frantically. The man laughed lightly.
"You're describing half the campus sweetheart. Besides, I don't pay much attention to the customers."
He waved me goodbye and continued walking, disappearing from sight, leaving me standing by the shop alone. I huffed loudly and slumped against the building. I took out my phone and dialed Tanya's number. She picked up on the second ring, which surprised me since it was so late.
"Hello."
"Hey, Tanya, can I ask you something?"
"Alice?" What's wrong?" She sounded a little worried and I felt a little better, glad that I had made a friend who cared so much.
"Bella went on a date with Edward Cullen and she hasn't come home and her phone is dead."
Tanya was silent for a moment, which made my nervousness spike back up. Eventually, she spoke.
"She'll be okay, Alice. Don't worry. Yeah, some people have said things about Edward but ive talked to him once or twice and he seems like an okay guy."
I sighed and nodded my head to myself.
"Ok thanks. I just needed some reassurance," I said.
Tanya said it was no big deal, and to call me if I needed her, and we hung up.
I started walking back towards the dorm, feeling utterly exhausted from the long day I had. I decided that I would go to bed, and hopefully Bella would be back in the morning. When I got back to the room, I collapsed on the bed without changing, and felt myself drift off to sleep, the feeling of worry still lingering around me.
CHAPTER 6 IS DONE! Took me for fucking ever but I hope you guys liked it! I knew there are lots of unanswered questions right now and maybe some confusion, but I promise, everything has a purpose, and as the story goes on, those loose ends will be tied up . REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! School is back to normal and I have no more projects or big tests so updating will be regular once more. Thank you all for being so patient with me!
