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Chapter 9
That evening, Bella stood in front of her full length mirror for over two hours and tried on 15 different outfits. She tried on dresses, skirts, pants, dresses again, skirts again, and finally pants again. It wasn't until her mom came in after the first hour that she decided on a pair of jeans, a pale pink button up shirt, with a pair of leopard print flats. Why had it been so hard to decide what she wear? It was just a date. Just a date with Edward. A date with a guy that she had fallen for when she was only 5, it was only now that she finally admitted it to herself.
"Bella, are you meeting this boy at the diner?" Renee asked wondering who was driving her daughter so crazy. "Is it Jacob?"
"No, mom, it's Edward. Do you remember him?" Renee nodded and watched as Bella finished curling her hair and touching up her makeup. "He asked me to the diner. I'll be home by 9, no worries."
"What about Jacob? He's been your friend for a very long time, you know that you have feelings for him." Bella turned around in her chair and looked at her mom.
"I did, I do. But, he missed his chance. He could have asked me out, he had plenty of chances but he never did. Edward did, I'm taking him up on his offer."
"Okay, well have fun," Renee said and walked out of the room. Bella gave herself one last look in her mirror before heading off to the diner. Her stomach was in knots the whole way there, her hands were shaking. She had never been so nervous for a date in her life.
When she arrived at the diner, she noticed that it was only 6:55. Realizing that she still had 5 minutes before Edward arrived, she found a nice booth in the corner of the diner and waited anxiously for her date to walk through the door. As she waited, she watched other people walk in and out, and five minutes later she watched Jacob walk through in a pair of jeans with a green sweater.
How ironic, she thought, how ironic that he show up at this time. Bella watched him look around the building, he was looking for someone. Who was he looking for? Bella felt ashamed when she started sliding down to hide from him. She didn't want him to see her, she didn't want him to know that she was going to be on a date with Edward. Despite her best attempts, he spotted her and made his way to her.
"Bella, you look great! I was wondering where you were," Jacob said sliding in next to her. She realized that he expected her to be here, but why didn't she expect him? "You look beautiful. Sorry, I just can't believe we're on a date. I've had feelings for you for a very long time and I've always dreamed of this moment. It's just- It's going to be great!"
"Jacob, I'm- I'm supposed to be on a date with Edward, I'm sorry. He told me to be here at the diner by 7," she glanced at the clock and saw it was already five after seven. "I mean… I don't understand."
"Bella, he arranged this date. He told me that you were going to be here, that you would look beautiful and if I wanted to date you, then to show up at 7." Jacob looked down at his menu then snapped his head back up. "Hey, I thought he was your cousin? Why are you going on a date with your cousin? You're not into dating your cousin are you?"
"No!" Bella laughed and sighed. "You caught me, he's not my cousin. But he is a good friend, a very good friend, I've known him since I was young."
"Really? How come you never mentioned him before now?" Jake asked staring her down. What was she going to say? She couldn't exactly say that he was from a satellite in space, that he was here to grant her wish.
"Because, I thought he was gone from my life." Hey, it was the truth! She really had thought that she would never see him again, she used to be happy at that thought but now it just made her sad. "So, let's eat huh?"
"Yes, I'm starving!" Jacob said leaning back and glancing over the menu. "I think I want my usual."
"Of course you do," Bella said looking at her own menu. She couldn't help but be a little disappointed that Edward wasn't her date, she had looked forward to it and then had been let down at the last minute.
Most of the 'date' was spent in silence, which irritated both Bella and Jacob. They had always been great friends that had been able to hold conversations, but now they couldn't say one thing to each other. Bella had to give Jacob credit, he tried his best to start conversations but they just died off after a few minutes.
"Well, I have to go! See you Monday," Bella said and all but ran out the door after she finished her food. That left Jacob sitting utterly confused in the diner booth. He hadn't expected it to be that awful, but had it been so bad that it made her run?
After he paid, Jake left and walked outside to find Edward. "She expected you to be there."
"What?" This took Edward by surprise, why had she expected him to be there? He never gave any hints that it would be him. Pushing the thought aside that she had been waiting for him, Edward looked at Jacob. "How did it go?"
"How do you think it went? She wasn't expecting me! When I first saw her, she was sliding underneath the table so I wouldn't see her." Jacob took a deep breath to keep himself from losing control. "How do you think it went?"
"Look, I'm sorry about that. I don't know why she expected it to be me."
"Are you really that clueless? You asked her to be here at 7! Of course she would think it's going to be you." Jacob leaned against the railing and looked down. "Forget it, but I do need you to do something for me."
"Anything! Look, I want to help you and I want to help her. I want to help both of you!" The faster they get together, then the faster Edward could get away from the pain of watching Bella get her happy ending. Without even realizing it, Edward was lying flat on his back with Jacob standing over him. Had Jacob really just punched him?
"Stay away from her. She feels something for you, I don't want her to. I don't want to lose her to someone who just entered the picture." Jacob looked around then walked away. Maybe Jacob wasn't the man for Bella. Maybe, just maybe, he could be the one for Bella.
"I forgot my purse! I can't believe I forgot my purse!" Edward looked up and saw Bella running back in his direction. No, she couldn't see him here right now. "Edward? What are you- Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I fell," he lied as Bella helped him up. He could see in her eyes that she didn't believe his story.
"Into someone's fist? Who did this to you? Was this Jacob?" Bella looked around to see if Jake was still around but didn't see him at all. "I'm so sorry! I can't believe he did this."
"Bella, I'm okay. I'll be fine," he said and gave Bella a smile.
"I'd feel better if we get some ice on it. Come on, walk me home? I have some ice at home that we can put on it." Edward was tempted to say no, but he saw in her eyes that she was genuinely concerned for him. Bella took his silence as a yes, she grabbed her purse from inside and they headed on their way. "So, you set that date up?"
"I did. I thought that it would go better than it did, apparently it was pretty bad?"
"Bad isn't the word for it. He tried his best to start conversations with me, but none of them stuck. I don't get it, Jacob and I could always talk before! We've been there so many times, we've had lunch there and it was never dull like that. Why was it so different?" Bella asked then unconsciously intertwining their hands. Bella may not have realized that it happened, but Edward felt it in every part of his body.
"Um… Well… Maybe you felt there was more pressure with you being on a date." Edward said watching as Bella unlocked the back door and led him inside. "Are your parents asleep?"
"I sure hope so," Bella said getting an ice pack from the freezer and handing it to Edward. "I still can't believe he hit you."
"He cares about you, he just is worried that he'll lose you to a newcomer," Edward said almost repeating what Jacob had told him. Edward looked up from the floor and noticed that Bella was staring at him so intensely. He had never been looked at like this, she was staring into his eyes and he felt like his soul was being exposed. "What?"
"Edward, I-" Edward stared at her. What did she want?
"Bella, what's wrong? Whatever is wrong you can tell me, I'll do my best to fix it," he said standing up and lifting her chin so she could look at him. "Please? Tell me."
"I want you to kiss me. Please, I need you to kiss me." Edward could feel his eyes widen, this couldn't happen. It just couldn't.
"Bella-" Edward turned from her so she couldn't see the inner battle that he was having. He wanted to kiss her, he had wanted to for a very long time.
"No, you're right, it was stupid! Um—I have to go to bed, just let yourself out. I'm sorry." Bella turned to leave but Edward ran and got in front of her. Blocking her way out. She couldn't leave yet. There were so many feelings in both of them. Edward was nervous, scared of what would happen, and Bella was nervous but excited. She wanted this to happen. She watched as Edward's face got closer to hers, his lips paused in front of hers like he was thinking of changing his mind. Bella didn't want to happen, so she closed the distance between them. He brought his hand to back of her head, tangling strands of her hair in between his fingers. It was gentle at first, but then became aggressive like he couldn't get enough of her. Truth was, he couldn't. He couldn't get enough of Bella Swan, he just wanted to live in this moment forever. However, all good things must come to an end, this kiss had to end. Bella pulled away, desperate to catch her breath. He moved a stand of hair away from her face, stroked her cheek and leaned in for another kiss.
A/N: I'm in love with this chapter! Especially that ending! Ah! What did y'all think? Review and let me know!
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