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Chapter 8
(Bella's POV)
I thought about after we left the diner last night, my thoughts went back to seeing Edward's expression while I was on stage. The look in those hypnotic emerald eyes spoke volumes to my heart. Would I be able to manage a real relationship with him, and continue to live my double life as a famous rock star?
I wanted to just give up on everything. Things weren't supposed to be this hard once you are a rock star, you should be able to come and go, to enjoy life. For some reason that was not going to happen with me. As I sat here thinking about how things could be different, my cell phone went off.
To my surprise was a velvet sounding voice on the other end. I froze for a moment trying to remember if I was the one who gave him my number, then I realized that either Pixie or Rose must have given it to him.
"Good morning Ms. Swan. I was wondering if you would like to accompany me for lunch?" That voice was so seductive I was about to loose it. He wanted to meet me for lunch, when I was not so nice to him the other day. What to do?
"I suppose I could. Where are you going to be?" I replied.
Before he said another word, it sounded like a girl giggling in the background. My heart sank as the thoughts of him playing me came screaming. But for some reason that giggle sounded familiar. Why would Pixie be there? Then it dawned on me, she was with Jasper, duh.
"I was thinking more on the lines of me coming to pick you up, if that is alright?" I could feel the heat rising to my face as I thought of him pulling up into my driveway, ringing the doorbell, and having dad answer the door. Priceless.
I was in the process of shrugging out of my pajamas as he continued to talk to me. "Do you mind if we go alone? I would really like to just be able to talk to you without the crew with us. No pressure, really."
I rolled my eyes at the thought. My inner self was screaming, 'Yes, I want to be alone with you', but I have to admit I was a little nervous. I had this feeling that the girls were setting me up on this little date. They knew I would not be able to resist the temptation much longer. I had it bad for Edward, but tried not to show it.
Then the panic attacks began to hit with such force I thought I would die. What if he tried to kiss me? What if he wanted more than just breakfast? I shook my head trying to get this out of my head. I vowed that I would never fall for someone again, not after what happened with one Jacob Black.
I remember it like it was yesterday. I grew up around the Black family, so it was only a matter of time before I started having feelings for Jacob. In Junior high was when the feelings became known. Now I really wished they would have stayed out of the picture.
It was during one of our fun days at school and I was behind the bleachers with a few friends, who were thinking about ditching, when out of nowhere comes Jacob. He has grown so much over the summer that at first I didn't recognize him.
He stood off to one side and motioned for me to come over to him. As a good girl, I did what I was told. He was gorgeous and I wanted to get lost in him, so I thought.
"Hey Bells, how would you like to ditch the rest of the day and hang out with me, I am going down to La Push." His husky voice was so dreamy.
I could only nod my head yes as he took my hand, leading me to his VW Rabbit. It was beautiful down there. Then as we sat on the cliffs overlooking the water, he leaned down and whispered, "I am glad you came with me. I wanted to ask you this for a long time, but didn't know how. Would you like to go out with me?" The way the sunlight sparkled in his dark eyes made my heart soar.
So we started dating which did not surprise my father, who was all for it. He liked Jacob and was really close to his father. Things were going smoothly for us, we took our relationship slow. Until the night before our big school dance. We only kissed, but I knew he wanted more out of this relationship. I wasn't ready yet. I wanted to wait, but for some reason I was afraid that I would loose him if I did.
About an hour into the dance, Jacob leads me outside and towards his car. I was a little nervous, but soon that faded away. We drove down to La Push, where he parked his car in the dark, then took me down to the beach. Sitting on a large flat rock Jacob began to kiss me with such fever I thought I was going to black-out. His hands were becoming rough as they were now all over my body. Then out of nowhere, he took the one thing I wanted to hold dear. He did it by force, I tried to stop him, but he was too powerful.
After he was finished his assault he dropped me off back at school and left. I was embarrassed, ashamed, and humiliated. I called my father and he came to pick me up. He was livid when I told him what happened. He took me straight to the hospital and got me checked out.
Once the results were in, he went down to talk to Billy and arrest Jacob.
"Bella, are you still there?" Edward's sweet voice broke me out of my thoughts.
"Yes, I am sorry Edward. I'll be ready when you get here. See you soon." I snapped the phone shut and began to weep loudly.
"What's the matter Bella?" My father peeked through the door.
"Edward is coming to pick me up and is taking me out to eat. But I got nervous and the flashbacks took over. I like Edward, but I don't want to have a repeat of what happened between Jacob and me." the tears would not stop falling.
"Edward comes from a very strict family Bella and I really don't think that Carlisle would stand for that type of behavior from his boys. If he starts doing something you don't like, you have to tell him Bells. And if he can't understand that, then he isn't right for you." words of wisdom from my father. He was always so strong and yet had no one to share his love with, besides me.
I was sitting on the couch when I heard footsteps on the front porch. My heart began to race like a champion thoroughbred. I closed my eyes, trying to steady my breathing, then I heard the doorbell ring. My father smiled as he went to open the door.
I watched as my father brought Edward into the living room. My gosh this man was incredible. He brought me some flowers and was a perfect gentleman. I took the flowers into the kitchen to place them in a vase, when Edward stood in the doorway, looking so handsome.
I didn't notice him moving until he was right there standing in front of me. His soft hand brushing against my cheek as I felt the heat rising and I was feeling faint. His smile was intoxicating and he lightly kissed my cheek.
"Are you ready to go, Ms. Swan?" he whispered.
I could not breath, nor could I talk. All I could do was nod my head as I grabbed my purse, waved good bye to my father, and went out the door to have a nice time with Edward.
Being a late Sunday morning traffic to Seattle was minimal. I knew my way around Seattle, but for some reason I was not familiar with where Edward was taking me. Then he parked in front of Palomino's, a very fancy place to eat that I had never been to.
He came over to open my door as he led me into the restaurant. It was beautiful and the smells coming from the kitchen were heavenly. I looked at Edward with curious eyes, wondering why he brought me to such a top notch place.
We were taken to a private area as the hostess handed us the menus. Now I was very nervous. A sharped dress man came into the private area to take our orders. I didn't know where to begin, so Edward took over for me.
"We will start out with some Crisp Calamari, Caesar Salad, that we will share, as for the main meal, I would like to have the Asiago-Almond crusted Scallops with a side of crab cakes." he smiled as he handed the waiter his menu.
"I'll have the same." I handed him the menu as Edward smiled again.
I sat there taking in the atmosphere when Edward touched my hand. It was like magic and all I wanted was to be with him. He took my hand bringing to his lips as he kissed the back of my hand. I could feel the heat again and knew I was not going to make it if he did kiss me.
In a fluid movement, Edward was now sitting next to me. He was holding my hand in his as he looked me in the eyes. His free hand brushed away a strand of hair that was in my face then places it under my chin, bringing his lips to mine. He was so soft and warm. It was pure heaven on earth. I could not breathe as the world around me seem to fade away.
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