A/N: I'm so sorry I haven't updated in a while! There was a problem with the internet connection (gotta love technology) and I had a slight case of writer's block. I hope you like this chapter, even though it's kinda short. Please read & review! And thank you to everyone who's stuck by the story so far ;)

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Chapter 6

It was half past seven by the time Jacob dropped me off at the house. I waved him off and went inside.

"Bella!" Emmett was screaming at me as he came running to the door. "Where were you? We have been waiting here for hours! What's for dinner?"

He really did look very hungry. "What are you talking about? I fixed dinner; by myself I might add, last night. And I told you I was not responsible for dinner tonight. And you know where I was, at the beach with Jacob."

"Well obviously you had fun. The date was a big success ah?"

"It wasn't a date Emmett! But I did have a good time." I sighed. I'm pretty sure he's going to keep referring to it as a date and I was lacking the energy to correct him. Plus, I'm starving! "Who's making dinner? By your reaction when I came in, I can assume you all haven't eaten yet."

Emmett gave me a look before a voice from the living room answered. "We were all kind of counting on you to make dinner. Turns out the rest of us can't cook to save our lives. The girls tried, which resulted in a very burnt casserole." Jasper entered the hallway with a small smile creeping onto his face.

I grunted and made my way to the kitchen. I had decided not to respond to them. "I can't believe this… How old are they anyway? What person over 20 can't cook anything…?" I was muttering to myself as I looked trough the cabinets. There were steaks and hamburgers, there was enough to make a nice salad, some pasta, but then we had already had pasta last night… Then I remembered the grill outside.

I got out the steaks and burgers and marinated them before starting with the salad. I had also found some potatoes and wrapped them in some foil.

"Hey, guys! Emmett, Jasper, Edward! Could you come to the kitchen for a minute?"

By now it was eight a clock and I was starving. No one had come to the kitchen to see what I was doing, or if I needed help since I started dinner.

"You rang?" A voice sounded from the other side of the kitchen, very heavy on the sarcasm.

I looked up and saw Edward standing in the doorway. He looked pissed. "Ugh, cut the attitude. In case you haven't notice, apparently I'm the only one in this house capable of keeping you guys from starving." I handed him the plate with the marinated steaks.

Emmett and Jasper entered the kitchen eyeing the steaks. "We're having steaks? Nice!" Jasper really did seem very hungry. I handed him the hamburgers.

"We're having a cook out. Could you guys take this outside and start up the grill? I'll just finish with the salad and potatoes, if you guys could handle the grill?"

Emmett nodded. "Sure, we'll holler when they're done." They left the kitchen really quickly as I put the potatoes in the oven. Fifteen minutes later Jasper came in and informed me everything was done and he was getting Rosalie and Alice. I got the potatoes, the salad and some different sauces and joined Emmett and Edward outside.

I was seated for less than a minute before I almost lost my hearing thanks to a squealing Alice. "Oh my God! Bella!" She continued firing questions my way in a very fast pace. "How was your date? I'm sorry Rose and I didn't show up, but we decided to give you guys more alone time. You're not upset though are you? Did you ride on the bike? How did he look without his shirt on? Ooh, what bikini did you decide to wear? Oh and…"

"Ok Alice, enough! She can't possibly answer all your questions this way, one at a time works better." Rosalie was smiling at me before taking the seat across from me. ''The food looks great by the way Bella."

The guys mumbled an agreement; they had already started stuffing their mouths.

I was glad they liked the food and couldn't hold back my smile. "Thanks you guys. But if I'm going to be the one cooking everyday, I expect at least one person to help me. And whoever cooks, doesn't clean up after dinner."

Everybody nodded before Alice had to get back to the Jacob topic. "Fine, fine. I'll help you tomorrow. Now tell me about your date!"

I sighed, this really was getting old. "Alice, for the last time, it was not a date. It was supposed to be a group hang out, and you guys bailed. But I did have fun. Jacob's really nice and yes I did get to ride on the bike." I started smiling remembering that. "I really do like motorcycles… Anyway I am still wearing my black halter bikini, you know the one with the pink flower?" Alice and Rose nodded. Emmett interrupted. "Yeah, yeah. I don't care about clothes, get to the good stuff!" He was wiggling his eyebrows making me laugh.

"There was no 'good stuff'. Like I said, not a date. We went swimming, talked and lay in the sun. It was fun. And we met this group of people from around here. We all played volleyball and I didn't get a ball in my face." And yes, this was an accomplishment. "Oh and I met this really nice guy named Anthony, he told me about the clubs around here. Apparently there's a dance club named Steps that's really great. He and his friends hang out there all the time. So if you guys feel up to it, I was thinking maybe we could go there tonight."

Alice was immediately excited about the prospect of dancing. "Oh that sounds like fun! Rose and I…"

She was interrupted by Edward, who had been scowling at me all evening. "So, wait a minute. Let me get this straight. You go on a date, with some guy you just met, to a secluded beach. Then you manage to ditch him for another guy?" He snorted. "And you broke up with the last boyfriend two weeks ago; you sure do play the field huh. Guess I wasn't that far off with my slut-comment"

Everyone was staring between me and him. Waiting for my reaction. Well, what I wanted to do was break out in tears. That was not an option though; no way was I going to let him know he got to me. I took a deep breath before responding. "It's nice to know you have such a positive opinion about me. Especially since you know me so well. But I'm done with this, I don't need your opinions and I'm not going to sit here and let you insult me." I stood up and turned to the rest of the table. "I'm going to take a shower now, let me know if anyone is up for a night out tonight." I turned and went inside. They all watched me go.

-X-

I had managed to keep the tears away until I got in the shower. Then I let it all out, I couldn't believe he was so mean to me. What did I ever do to him? I had really liked him when I first met him. When he had kissed my hand it had sent sparks through my entire body, he literally took my breath away. And he seemed to like me as well. Why else would he have spent all that time talking to me? I don't get it. How can anybody be so mean to someone? No matter what the reason is, I can't figure that out anyway, you don't treat another person that way. Especially someone you have to deal with in the future.

I mean, he knew from the moment we met that Alice and I were friends. So he knew that he was going to be seeing me around every once in a while, seeing as the Cullens are all so close. So why behave the way he did? Why did he start yelling at me? Why wouldn't he talk to me afterwards? Why does he keep getting so angry with me?

All these questions kept going through my mind. I sighed and made my way back to my bedroom, silently grateful for not running into anyone in the hallway while I was only wearing my towel. When I opened my bedroom door I found Rosalie and Alice going through my bags. This I was not expecting. I raised my eyebrow in a silent question, but they were both facing the other way and apparently hadn't heard me. "Uhm, you guys. If you tell me what you're looking for it won't be necessary for you to search my luggage." I crossed my arms as they froze. Rosalie turned around to answer me, while Alice continued her search. "Hi, Bella. Are you ok?"

"I'm fine. I'm trying not to let him get to me. Now what's going on?"

Rosalie started smiling and gave me a hug. "Good for you! And we're looking for an outfit for you to wear tonight."

"Does that mean we're going out?" The prospect of going out with my friends made me pretty happy. I mean, I might be incredibly clumsy, but I love dancing. It's the only time I actually feel graceful. "Dancing?" I was currently wearing a big grin.

"Yes." Rosalie started laughing.

"Aha!" Alice exclaimed holding up a dark burgundy tunic. It was sleeveless, a bit tight and had a plunging neckline. Definitely one of my going-out-tops. "You'll wear this, with your dark skinny jeans, black boots and this black belt." She said as she pointed to the outfit she was currently laying out on the bed. "Come to my room when you're done and we'll work on your make-up!" Alice told me before she and Rosalie rushed out of the room.

I looked at the outfit. It was simple, but would look really nice on me. I decided to wear my black lace underwear underneath since I was sure it wouldn't be visible, even with the neckline on the tunic. Once I was dressed I made my way over to Alice's room.

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