A/N:
Hi guys. Thank you so much for all your great reviews. After getting
them though, I can tell that a few of you may not be happy with what
will happen, but hopefully you'll still enjoy and review. I will
admit that I hadn't read much on this board before starting my
story, so I am really sorry if it's like other ones. I have no
intention of stealing ideas from others. Someone copied my one of my
stories once word for word and tried to pass it off as their own. I
was sorta pissed. Anyway, enough with that. I hope you all enjoy this
chapter. Please remember to review, that way I know what I can work
on. Every review is welcome, just not really harsh ones
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Bella's POV
I quickly made my way up the stairs and into my warm house. My cheeks were still burning after what I had said to Edward. Ugh, what had possessed me to tell him that! He's probably even more freaked out than before. I was in the house literally two seconds before I was me by an angry looking Charlie. I had to admit though; I did find the sight quite funny. He was standing in the doorway of the kitchen wearing a stained apron, with his hands on his hips and a wooden spoon sticking out from under one. He looked just like a concerned mother.
"Where have you been young lady!?" He boomed, causing me to discreetly roll my eyes.
"I'm sorry Dad." I said softly "I was at the party and I was getting some hassle from a couple of boys. I hid out in Emmett's room with Edward and we ended up falling asleep. It won't happen again. I promise."
Charlie was never angry with me very long, and I think the fact that I mentioned Edward's name made him feel a little bit more at ease. He knew Edward was my 'protector', and trusted him with his own life let alone mine. If only he knew what happened, then he'd probably march over to his house and castrate him right now! Calm washed over his face, and he attempted to give a small smile.
"Ok then...well as long as you're alright." He said, trying to sound a little pissed, but failing miserably "Just don't let it happen again."
I gave a nod.
"I'm just going to go have a shower and get dressed." I began, heading up the stairs "Edward will be round after lunch. We're going to go and...talk about some stuff that happened at the party."
"Stuff?" Charlie questioned, worry evident in his voice.
Aw crap. I really need to think about what I'm going to say before I actually speak.
"Y-yeah." I stuttered "Uh...he wants to talk about Mike Newton and Jamie Stevens...find out a way to get them to leave me alone. You know Edward."
"Yeah." Charlie said with a chuckle "Any boy who even looks at you the wrong way he's willing to attach them to the bumper of his car and drive away...and we've all seen how Edward drives."
I laughed a little.
"Yeah. Like a maniac."
"You know the boy loves you?" My Dad said, causing my eyes to go wide.
"Huh!?" I said in shock.
"I said he loves you." My Dad began like it was the most casual thing in the world "I mean, he's always seen you as his baby sister. You should have seen how protective he was being when you went on that date."
Oh...I
thought...I thought he meant Edward was actually in
love with me. That would be weird...right? I mean, Edward doesn't
love me...in that way. At least...I don't think he does. Could he?
Nah. It was impossible...wasn't
it?
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Edward's POV
After lunch, I called in for Bella, wanting to avoid Charlie as much as possible. You guys already know I don't think before I speak. I didn't want to give anything away. When I had gone home, my mother Esme immediately enveloped me in a huge hug, telling me off for not calling her, but everything was soon forgotten. Now, Bella and I were making our way through the forest to a meadow that we had found when we were just little kids. It was a place we kept secret from everyone else and went to when we needed to think. We walked in silence, but I couldn't help but steal glances at Bella every few minutes. I could tell she was deep in thought, watching her feet as she walked...but that didn't stop her from tripping.
Catching her foot on a tree root, Bella went flying, closing her eyes expecting to hit the ground with a hard thump, but instead I grabbed her around the waist and pulled her in close to me. I felt her whole body tense up at my touch, wondering how long this would last for. Would we ever be the same again? Clearing her throat, she mumbled a small 'thank you' before continuing on in our journey. It wasn't long before we came to the clearing. We didn't say anything at all as we took a seat in the grass, lying back to look up at the sky.
"So..." Bella finally began, turning her head to look at me.
"So..." I did the same, looking at her "...Tell me the truth...are you freaked out to be around me just now?"
She sighed, and I was ready for her to say 'yes', but...
"No Edward." She began softly, sitting up, me following her actions "It's just...we've known each other our entire lives...I'm more shocked than anything. It's like Charlie has turned round and told me he's...GAY! Or something like that. Just...unbelievable."
I felt like shit at the fact that I was sorta glad that it happened.
"I just..." She continued "I don't want to lose you. You've always been there...and I want to keep it that way."
I gave a small smile, scooting closer to her.
"You could never lose me." I said, wrapping an arm round her "I would never...I could never stop being your friend...You fall over too easily and I'm the one who always catches you. Imagine what would happen if I wasn't here."
"Hey." She said with a chuckle, playfully punching my shoulder. I was just happy that the awkwardness was fading and we were falling back into our usual 'Edward Bella Banter'.
I couldn't help but smile when she did. I loved seeing her smile. It made my day and was probably one of the easiest things I could do. Make her smile.
'Ugh! Just tell her how you feel!' Came the little voice in my head
No. I couldn't tell her how I felt. C'mon, I don't want to freak her out.
'Tell her or I will!' The little voice said again.
Stupid voice. You're talking crazy!
'Crazy!? That's rich coming from the guy who's arguing with himself!'
Clearing my head, I looked back at Bella, who scooted a little closer to me, resting her head on my shoulder.
"Like we agreed..." She began "Just keep it between us?"
"Yeah...between
us."
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Bella's POV
Edward and I walked home, after a few hours of talking in the meadow. By the end of our long conversations about anything and everything, we were basically back to normal, which I found very strange. I won't deny it. Thoughts had run through my head in the past. 'What If' thoughts, like what if Edward and I did sleep together one day, would we ever be the same? I always suspected that we wouldn't, but now I had just been proven wrong. We walked back through the woods, Edward never letting go of my hand, knowing I would trip and fall if he did. He had once threatened to wrap me in bubble wrap before taking me anywhere, 'just to be on the safe side' he would say. We approached our houses after about an hour or walking, and it was beginning to get dark and rain.
Edward walked me up my porch steps, never letting go of my hand until I was safely at my door. He stuffed his hands in his pockets, rocking on the balls of his feet. He was acting like a 14 year old boy who's just back from his first date. I couldn't help but smile at his 'innocence'. I opened my mouth to speak, just as a flash of lightning soared across the sky, and a crack of thunder was heard overhead. That was enough to have me buried into Edward's chest, hiding my face. It was no secret that I was terrified of thunder and lightning. I could hear him laughing, a deep rumble in his chest. Arrogant prick!
"It's not funny." I mumbled as he carried me through my front door "It's a real phobia!"
"Bells." Edward said, closing the front door behind him, a huge smile on his face "I know you're scared, and really... I sympathise with that...but it doesn't stop it from being fucking hilarious."
"Cullen. Language." I turned to see my Dad sitting at the kitchen table, looking up from a paper.
"Sorry sir." Edward said with a sheepish grin, but he knew my Dad didn't really mind. I swear, sometimes I think my Dad may actually love Edward more than me.
"So..." Charlie began, standing up and pulling a beer from the fridge "You staying for dinner boy?"
"Uh...yeah sure. Sounds good."
I cooked dinner for the three of us as Charlie and Edward sat at the table, Edward talking excitedly about something stupid probably. I just smirked and rolled my eyes as I plated up the food. We sat and ate for a while, enjoying a friendly conversation about school and how happy we were that the egg was gone...but then Charlie brought up a topic that I really wanted to forget about. That stupid party that stupid Emmett threw because he's stupid!
"So, did the two of you have fun last night?" My Dad asked, popping some more food into his mouth.
"It was..." Edward began "Different...lots of people."
"Yeah." I chimed in, trying to act casual "When Edward and I woke up this morning, loads of people were passed out everywhere. On the stairs, in the living room and some were even in the garden!"
"Bells..." Edward mumbled "Telling your Dad, who by the way, is the Chief of police that there was a lot of underage drinking, is probably not the smartest thing in the world."
"As long as my baby girl wasn't drinking, then I think I'll live."
"Dad!" I groaned, closing my eyes and covering my hands with my face "Can we talk about something else please?"
"Actually..." Charlie began, all of a sudden becoming very nervous "I want to talk to the both of you about something."
Oh no...He was not going there!
"Dad..." I began with a nervous laugh "Please...don't."
"No Bells..." Charlie said "I know what goes on at parties like these, and If the two of you are going to be going to them then I want you to make sure that you are...well...being safe."
"DAD!" I yelled embarrassed, Edward blushing too.
"Now now." He said "I'm not saying that you're doing...anything together...and I don't really want to think of you doing anything at all...but you need to know these things."
"Please just let me die now." I mumbled to myself, burying my face in my hands before looking back up at my Dad "Dad...we are not doing any of...that stuff..."
LIE!
"So...you can stop now."
"..Well then." He said quietly, standing up.
"What brought this topic up?" Edward asked, speaking for the first time in what felt like years.
"Well..." My Dad began, rubbing the back of his neck "I saw an article in the paper about a young girl about your age, who just gave birth to triplets...I guess I was just being a paranoid father...sorry if I made you kids uncomfortable."
"It's
alright Mr. S." Edward said "That's what parents
do."
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Edward's POV
When school rolled by, everything between Bella and I was put in the past. It had been a couple of days since the party, and we had spent loads of time together. But I had to admit, trying to keep the whole thing a secret was turning out to be really hard, and it was even harder to try and not tell Bella how I was feeling. Well, we walked into school, my arm draped over her shoulder as we entered the cafeteria to find Emmett, Rose, Alice and Jasper all sitting round our usual table talking about the party. We said a quick 'hello', taking a seat with the rest and that's when it happened. Alice immediately stopped talking to Jasper, looked at Bella with a small smirk and wide eyes and said the one sentence that I had hoped would never leave her mouth.
"You had sex!"
How does she know these things!? It's like she's psychic or something. I swear, it can get a little creepy sometimes...like now for instance.
"What?" Bella asked with a little laugh, trying to remain calm and natural "No I didn't. W-Why would you even think that?"
A blush began to creep up on her cheeks. The blush that usually gave everything away.
"Yes you did!" Rosalie joined in, leaning across the table excitedly "You are practically glowing! Tell us everything!"
"You know what...I'm going to go." I said, standing up, Emmett and Jasper following.
We walked to the other side of the cafeteria, taking a seat on the table in the furthest away corner. I glanced over at Bella, watching as Alice and Rosalie pried for information. I really hope Bella wouldn't cave. I must have been staring for a while, because I was brought out of my daze when I saw a huge hand being waved in front of my face.
"Earth to Eddie." I heard Emmett say with a smirk.
"Don't call me that." I said, glaring at him a little.
"Oh...someone's touchy." Jasper smiled "Could this be because Bella may have done the nasty with someone?"
"Shut up." I said, slouching in my seat.
"You know...I bet it was Jamie..." Emmett said, looking at Jasper.
"Or Mike..." Jasper replied.
"Or maybe..." Emmett went to say, but I cut him off.
"It was me!" I said in a harsh whisper "OK. Bella and I got drunk at the party and got a little...friendly."
Now I was in deep shit. I looked over at Jasper and Emmett, only to see them smirking with their arms crossed over their chests, looking at me smugly. Ok...now I was confused.
"W-what?" I asked, looking between the two.
"We knew it was you..." Jasper began "We just wanted to see your face."
"It was priceless." Emmett laughed.
I
groaned and covered my face with my hands. Bella and my secret was
quickly becoming the worst kept secret of the
century.
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