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About Last Night
Chapter Eight.
BPOV
Last Night...
"Want another beer?" I asked him. Edward nodded and grinned through his mouthful of pepperoni pizza.
I crawled over to the side of the bed and picked up another bottle of Coors from the cooler and handed it to him. Edward uncapped it and took a long sip.
"You're not having another one?"
I shook my head and waved my still half full bottle at him and took another small bite of pizza. Edward handed me his empty and I put it with the other five bottles at the foot of the bed. I then placed my feet back in his lap.
Edward had a little obsession with my feet – he thought that they were cute. They're pretty small – very small compared to his, and he thought the fact that my second is longer than my big toe highly interesting.
"Cute color," he commented, "brown looks good on you."
I rolled my eyes at him and took a small sip of beer. We settled into comfortable conversation. Edward told me that his parents had finished organizing his accommodation in Hanover – but were still pissed at him for the fact that he didn't want them to buy him a place to live. He wanted to live the real college life and rent with some other students. Esme and Carlisle thought that the idea was ludicrous, but they eventually let him have his own way.
I open my third beer. The slight buzz has started to take over and made me a little more confidant. Edward's fingers are working at my feet, massaging gently. It caused me to moan lightly – I found it somewhat erotic. I closed my eyes and let him carry on but I almost came on the spot when his fingers brushed against my ankles.
"You okay?" He asked, stopping his beautiful ministrations.
"Uh huh."
"It's just... were moaning. It sounded like you were in pain."
Moaning? Like in pain? Shit.
"Sorry, no, I just didn't realize how relaxing having someone rub my feet is, that's all. It felt nice, I was almost about to fall asleep." I told him as I stretched my arms over my head.
I look back up and Edward and he was smiling at me, his eyes somewhat glazed over and his head against the headboard.
"I'm gonna miss this." He whispered.
"Miss what?" I asked, needing him to elaborate.
"This." He waved his hand between us. "Our weekends, it's going to be strange... ya know, with me in... in... where am I going? New Hampshire... that's right. And you still here in Forks."
I smiled back at him sadly. "I know, me too. I'm going to miss this. I'm going to miss you." I felt my eyes tearing up and I tried to blink them away.
"Come here, Bella." He whispered to me as he opened his arms out. I took full advantage and crawled up the bed and snuggled into his chest. He wrapped his arms around me and I settled into the crook of his neck. I inhaled slowly, taking in his amazing scent. I felt him press a soft kiss to the top of my head.
"Edward?"
"Mmm?"
"Do you want to play a game? For old time sake?"
I felt him chuckle into my hair. "Truth or dare?"
I hummed in agreement. It had become somewhat of a ritual for us to play that particular game. It usually just ended up being all truths – because it was the only way we could get certain information out of each other. There were some things that usually, we wouldn't share with each other.
"Okay, Bella... you are up first. Truth or dare?"
"Truth," I replied.
Edward stopped and thought for a moment. "Okay... what happened with Seth, why didn't you ask him out after we got Jared off your back?"
I inhaled. I hoped that the day would never come when he'd ask me that question. I closed my eyes and pushed myself gently out of his arms and returned to sitting beside him.
"I heard that he was no longer interested in me... word got around and he... well, he didn't like me like that anymore. And he thought that you and I... well... you know."
Last year...
I'd liked Seth for some time. He was also a senior, but he went to school on the Reservation. We had met when Edward, Alice, Jasper and I hung out at the diner one afternoon. We hit it off pretty quickly and I had a slight crush. I also had thought that maybe having more than a friendly interest in someone would be good for me – and stop me fawning over Edward.
Seth was sweet, pretty hot too and had the cutest smile and bright white teeth. All in all, I liked him quite a lot. The problem had been Seth's friend – Jared. Seth's sister, Leah had warned me about Jared and the fact that he was known to be a total player. I wasn't interested in him like that and he was way too cocky for his own good. He kept trying to pursue me however and I was starting to get a little pissed off with it. I'd hoped that taking myself off the market, or so to speak would help him get the message that I just wasn't into him. Edward took it upon himself to volunteer to help me out with that.
A group of us met up in Port Angeles for dinner and then a movie. Leah, her boyfriend Jake and a few of their friends tagged along, including Jared. Edward leaned into me and pressed a kiss to my temple and whispered in my ear.
"Tonight, Bella, you are mine. Play along and that jerk-off will leave you alone. Think you can do that?" He wrapped his arm protectively around my waist and played with the hem of my t-shirt. His fingers brushed against the bare skin of my stomach and I shivered.
We ate our burgers together and made a thing of stealing each others fries. Edward even fed me a few, and I made sure I looked him in the eyes and ate them provocatively, wrapping my lips and a tongue around the potato stick. Edward grinned and leaned in closer, whispering into my ear. "It's working, he's noticed."
I glanced over at Jared, who leered at me. I shuddered. "Don't quite think he's got the message." I whispered back to Edward.
"He will, don't you worry."
When we finished our dinner, Edward led me back outside to the car. We made a point of leaving last and meeting everyone else in the parking lot. Jasper and Alice knew of Edward's plan, so they acted as though our closeness was nothing new.
"Yo, Eddie," Jared shouted across the way. "You mind giving me a ride with you? All other cars are full."
Edward looked at me and smirked. "Sure. That's okay with you, right baby?"
"Uh huh, I guess." I said, smiling at him and then nodding over to Jared – the douche-bag had the nerve to wink at me.
Edward pulled me towards his car and instead of opening the passenger door for me, he shocked me by spinning me around and pinning me to the side of the vehicle with his body. He leaned over me and I could smell a hint of chocolate milkshake on his breath. He brought his fingers to my face and tilted my chin up. He smiled at me before slowly leaning his head towards mine. Before I had the chance to breathe, his lips were on mine and his hand moved swiftly down the side of my body and rested on my hip. His lips moved slowly and I could do nothing but respond to him. My hands found their way into his hair and I pulled him down closer and kissed him back. I felt his soft tongue trace my bottom lip and I met it with my own.
I wondered if he realized that it was my first kiss. My first real kiss.
All too soon, he pulled away. I touched my lips with my fingertips after I got into the car and took my seat. Jared got into the rear and slammed the door. Edward chuckled as she made his way around to the driver's side.
Jared never bothered me after that. Then again, neither did Seth. Word got around that Edward and I were either together or screwing – and the boy started to avoid me. Leah tried to convince her brother otherwise but he said that he just couldn't do that to Edward. He didn't believe her. I guess it had been more convincing to people than we'd anticipated.
Edward rested his head in his hands. "Oh, Jesus, Bella, I'm so sorry. I had no idea. It's my entire fault."
I shook my head. "No, it's okay. I figured afterwards that he wasn't the one for me anyway. If anything, it helped the situation. You stopped me from getting hurt, or hurting Seth." I smiled at him.
His eyes looked panged with guilt and he downed the rest of his beer.
"Edward... truth or dare."
His eyes met mine. "Dare."
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