Chapter Nine : Ride fight

BPOV

When I woke up this morning, one of Edward's maids, Carla, was in my room. She waited for me until I got showered and put on my work uniform: Black polo shirt, and black shorts.

We went down by the elevator and out from the mansion to its backyard. Then there was Edward with his black shirt and black jeans reading a . . . paper? He sat at a white steel chair and a cup of coffee rested on the glass table. He was still under the roof of the mansion.

Carla left me and I walk to Edward for him to know I'm not going to join him for breakfast because I have work.

"Good Morning." he put down his paper and smiled up to me, "Had a nice sleep?"

"I have to go to work."

"Work? Oh, the black bean café?"

"How did you know –great." I realized.

He laughed, "Your shift exactly starts at eight am. And my watch says—"he dramatically looked down, "six thirty am."

I sighed, "Yeah whatever. I have to go." I said walking away.

"Do you know your way in this forest?"

"Y-yeah."

"Stop lying. Join me for breakfast then after, I'll drive you to the coffee shop."

I sighed. I should've paid more attention on the way.

"So, had a nice sleep?"

"Nope."

He chuckled, "I know you did. Em and Jaz and Jacob were the ones I always share breakfast with; every weekend . . . it's good to have change."

Speaking of Jacob. "Uhmmm . . . Edward?"

"Yeah?"

"Does Jacob frequently absent?"

He thought for a while, "Yeah . . . since he started to manage his own business like a year ago."

"Oh."

"Why'd you ask?" he asked in a different tone like irritated.

"Nothing. Where are Em and Jaz anyway?" I changed the topic, before he gets suspicious.

"On Port Angeles, helping Alice shopping,"

I laughed, "Really?" I imagined Jasper and Emmett holding tons of paper bags behind Alice.

"Good to see you laugh." he smiled crookedly and I composed my face.

"Why in the earth Em and Jaz? Doesn't she have other girl friends?"

He shrugged, "Dunno. She's picky when it comes to friends."

Three servants came down from the grand staircase with covered trays.

"Here's our breakfast." he said. A servant cleared our table, pulling out Edward's paper and started setting it with plates, forks, and table napkins.

The other two placed another plate with our food, and then placed another cup of coffee for Edward and for me.

"Pancakes." I heard Edward said and I looked down on mine—mountains of pancakes with blueberry sauce.

"Don't tell me you're not hungry." he said and started digging his fork on it, and popped it in his mouth.

I rolled my eyes and ate it. I have to say I have a really huge appetite . . . he watched me eat the whole thing faster than he did.

"Are you really a girl?" he gasped, "You eat like the way Emmett eats!"

He complemented me that twice now. Last night, he called me just to have a dinner at his room.

I swallowed the last one ignoring him. Why should I be ashamed if I eat that way? He's just Edward Cullen, an insignificant player.

"So?"

He laughed, "I never saw such a thing! I mean when I eat with other girls, they just eat salad or less." he seemed very amused.

I scowled, "So what are you saying? I'm a pig?"

He swallowed a chunk, "No. What I mean is you're really different than other girls. I never saw such thing. They're really intimidated by me."

"Like a round of applause?"

He laughed loudly, "I guess. But you won't give it anyway. Are you done?"

"Yeah."

He wiped his mouth after swallowing another and stood up, "C'mon."

We rode to the empty streets of Forks to the coffee shop.

He parked in front and few costumers were already in, having their breakfasts.

"Don't worry you're not late." he's the first one to jumped off and offered me his hands.

I removed his helmet first and balanced it on the handle. I ignored his hands and I regret it because I lost my balance when I stood up and landed in his arms.

"Oh!" I gasped and looked slowly at him. My cheeks were warmer now and my eyes wide.

"If you want a hug you should've just asked." he grinned, "Never noticed you have a very beautiful brown eyes . . ." he brushed out hair from my face, "Makes me hungry."

I pulled myself away from him and elbowed his stomach.

"What's that for?!"

I let out a tongue and made my way in.

"Pick you at five!" I heard him shout. I looked around and a helmeted guy drove swiftly away.

All my co-workers started bombarding me with questions, as soon as I entered. It was all about if: whether Edward and me were together, if I'm his new girl, if I'm his cousin and so on. And that's way ridiculous. Did they notice the difference of me and Edward? Oh okay, he's much of a god-like creature or an angel or something—but not in attitude—and me a plain girl. I don't self-pity myself. I'm just stating fact that Edward's just fascinated because I'm new. Nothing more.

At lunch Edward came with Emmett and Jasper in a calamity state just like what I imagine them looking including Jacob . . . he smiled at me and I can't help but to smile back.

They sat down at my table.

"Waiter!" Edward called me, raising a finger.

I sighed as I got to them, "What can I do for you?"

They were snickering at me except Jacob. I grimaced and asked again for their order.

"You look nice Bella." Jacob complemented and instantly my cheeks warmed again.

"Oh . . . thanks." I said looking down to hide my embarrassment.

"Yeah . . . look hotter than ever." Jasper said and Alice jabbed him, "Anyway, mine would be a chocolate cake and black coffee." I jot that down.

"Oh! Oh!" Emmett called eagerly, "I want a chocolate cake, cookie and shake."

"Mine is guilt-free strawberry cake and water." Alice recited.

I turned to smiling Edward, "What?" I asked

"Is that how you treat costumers? What could you offer me today?" I pointed the board with my pencil. He laughed, "Could you read it for me?"

"Edward." Jacob warned.

Edward sighed, "Fine. Mocha frappe for me,"

"You?" I turned to Jacob with a shy smile and Jasper shouted 'unfair!'

Jacob laughed, "Black coffee."

"I'll be right back." I said and went to the counter to give the order. Jasmine tasked me to go to the kitchen to wash some dishes.

"Hello."

I nearly dropped the cups when Jacob appeared behind me.

"Jacob!" I gasped.

He laughed and scratched the back of his head, "So, how are you?"

"What are you doing here? You're not supposed to be here."

"I can't be in my own shop?"

I was stunned. That's the reason he laughed when I mentioned I work here! "Great. Should've known!"

He moved to my side, frowning, "Are you mad?"

"It depends if you tell me why you've been out a lot."

"Oh..." he wiped the dishes I washed, "You know. Busy with other branches. . . "

I sighed, "You should've at least told me!"

He smiled, "Miss me?"

I threw a fist at his chest lightly, "I-I thought it's something more serious!"

He laughed and pulled my head against his chest, "Oh . . . my best friend missed me! I'm so very sorry." he whispered on top my head, "I'll make it up."

"You don't have to." silly me . . . why am I acting like his ... girlfriend? Anxious when he's not with me, thinking about him more often and preferring him over others?

"So am I already forgiven?"

I nodded, "Sure." I whispered and punched his shoulder when he released me.

"Wait for you outside." he winked and walked away.

Involuntarily, my hand moved up to my head and smiled. If ever I'd have boyfriend, it would be like Jacob. Sweet, caring, lovable and—wait! Boyfriend?!

"Bella! "My co-worker called me, dinging the bell.

Carefully, I placed their orders on their tables, "Enjoy." I said and left.

"Wait." Edward called, "My clock says it's your lunch break. Mind to join us?"

My forehead creased, as I turned around. I looked at Jacob and he nodded slightly.

"Yeah, Bella! Join us!"Emmett hollered.

"Oh just!" Alice snapped, irritated and pulled me hand, "Drag her!"

She dragged me at their table, signalled Jasper to put away the paper bags to the next table, sat me beside her and beamed at me.

"You're cute today!" she squealed pinching my cheeks, "Were not supposed to treat you the same way when you're at work. But now that it's your break time, you're now our Bella!" she pulled me in a tight bear hug.

"Okay . . ." I muttered breathlessly and she released me.

"You can't imagine! She's talking about you all day and when she knew you're working here, she dragged us here." Jasper explained.

"Oh. . ."

Emmett guffawed, "Yeah, you don't know what kind of clothes she picked out for you!"

"Clothes?" I gasped. Does he mean . . .

"Yup! Those are all for you!"

"No way!" I pulled Alice's arm, "Why?!"

She giggled, "Don't worry those are free! Well half isn't . . . but you don't have to pay me back—although, you have to swear that you'll wear it whenever we go out!"

I gulped.

The boys laughed at me, "Bella." Jacob called me, "I went to your house yesterday but you're gone. Where'd you go?"

"Uhmmm . . . what time?" he's asking me? So it means that they didn't know?

Before Jacob could answer, Emmett spoke first, "Oh right! We swung by your house this morning so that you could go with us, but your apartment seems empty, where'd you stayed?"

"Uhmmm . . . here's the thing." I tried to explain but their eyes automatically flickered to Edward, "It's not that!"

"What? You can't imagine Bella at my house?"Edward asked, "In my room?"

"Hey! It's not that! Edward tasked me to be his slave . . . "

"What?!" Alice, Jasper and Emmett gasped the same time Jacob said, "Slave?"

I gulped, "Yeah . . . I-I owe him some things . . . and as for payment, I have to be his slave." I confessed silently.

"Well, I have to have my personal maid, I guess." Edward shrugged.

"But you could get anyone aside from Bella." Jacob said.

"I want someone who's not obsessed with me"

Jacob laughed, "Right! I remembered when your maid sneaked in your room!"

Edward gasped the scowled, "Look who's talking!"

"Well, I just experienced once!"

Edward reached for him and pulled Jacob's hair.

They all waited for me to finish my shift which is until five in the afternoon, and kept ordering. At the end, I gave their bill which reached up to almost a hundred dollars. Jacob's the one who shouldered the bill, of course.

"Let's go Bella!" Emmett wailed from outside the store. I untied my apron and ran outside to them. They were going to the mansion. Alice, Emmett and Jasper are all together inside Jasper's red Ferrari which left me with, Jacob and Edward. Jacob opened the passenger's seat of his car.

"Bella!" Edward called his brow is perfectly arched, gesturing that I should go with him. Now what?!

I raised my palm at Jacob meaning, wait, and then ran to Edward.

"What!" I hissed.

"You should ride with me."

I sighed, "Oh c'mon!"

He shook his head back and forth, "You'll go with me."

I stomped my feet, "Why!"

"Because I ordered you so!"

"Oh!" I scoffed.

"Just go with him Bells." I turned around and found Jacob smiling, "We still have later." He bid me a goodbye and drove away.

I turned to Edward, "Now you've done it!"

"Whatever," he said sliding the helmet on my head, "You're not supposed to ride with another guy."

"He's not any other guy."

"Whatever! Just hop on!" he said, irritated too.

I groaned and obeyed his order. I still have so many things to ask Jacob! I hate this monkey soooo much! He's so selfish.

EPOV

Bella was really a one stubborn chick.

One thing I really hate was, sharing my girl to others. I'm that selfish. I mean, Bella's my slave so it means— she's mine temporarily—off limits. Seems like she likes Jacob's company more than mine, I thought grimly. From across the bar, I'm watching Jacob teaching Bella how to play Monopoly by the window. Bella's laughing and smiling the way she never did whenever I was with her. Great! Now my own best friend is my rival to the girl I want? Jacob never ever, had been like that to a girl before. He never talked to girls! Well except for his century-crush Tanya! When we're younger, Jacob keeps babbling like mad about Tanya. It just stopped when she moved to Italy. Wait a minute . . . is it because of her, that Jacob's been out a lot? It figures.

"Edward." Jasper called, "Don't crush the pool stick."

I sighed, "I'm done." throwing it to him and went to the bar for a drink.

Emmett and Jasper went beside me.

"Why did you have Bella as your personal maid?" Jasper asked.

"Simple." I smiled, "It's all about closure."

"Closure?" Emmett asked for clarification.

I blew out a sharp sigh, "Of course, you dumb-os! When she's close to me, she'll find me irresistible."

They laughed, "Yeah. Right. But she prefers Jacob."

"Whose side are you? Me or Jacob's?"

They shrugged, "Let's just see."

"Look, she'll fall in love me. Don't worry. A week's long enough for a "love" to start."

Jasper frowned, "Really?"

"But Jacob's faster. He got her only for a couple of hours."

"Shut it!" I hissed, "Sure he got her—but not as a girlfriend. We all know why he's been out a lot lately."

"Why?" they asked.

I sighed, "He's seeing a strawberry Italian girl?! Ring a bell?!" I explained sarcastically.

"Oh. Tanya, huh."

"Honestly, don't you two think?! He's been in love with her since the start of time! And there's no way that he'll fall in love with Bella!"

"So he's been following her to Italy?"

"No." I said, "I don't know where they are meeting up secretly but I'm betting on Seattle."

"Oh . . ." they wondered out loud.

Irritated by my two brainless friends, I rubbed my palm at my forehead.

"Hey Eddie, won't you fall in love with Bella?" Jasper said. I'm sure he's teasing. I scoffed, in love? There's no such thing as love, for crying out loud.

"Duh. Of course not."

Emmett laughed, "Swear?"

"Swear."

He laughed, "Why not? She's drop dead gorgeous, you know?"

"Sure she does. When she learns to got out of her comfort zone." Sure she's gorgeous but I need a feminine not a boyish girl. But I can't forget the time when she wore that skirt. The lust rippled through me wildly. What if she wore dresses or something? Right now that she's wearing shorts, I don't know if I can stop myself for . . .

"Edward?" Jasper called as if waiting for an answer.

"What?"

"What are you imagining? Was it Bella?"

"Imagining? Oh c'mon. Just lost in thought."

"Pfffft!" Emmett scoffed, "Boo!"

"I need a girl. And Bella's isn't, okay? She eats like you and she punched almost like you."

We laughed. My eyes shifted at Bella and Jacob, they grew tired of playing Monopoly now he's teaching her how to play the guitar which she already knew how. They were having a band session with Alice—Bella on the electric guitar, Jacob on the drums and Alice on the keyboard.

"Why'd you want her?" Emmett asked.

"How many times do I have to tell you?! Don't you have your own love story to pay attention to?!"

He nearly chocked, "Don't speak of her! Jeez!"

Jasper and I laughed at him. He's always scared of girls. I guess he have his trauma everyday with Alice.

"What's she like?"I asked.

"Sadistic. I called her the other night and she shouted at me! I didn't even have the chance to say hello then she hung up!"

We laughed, "What's her name?"Jasper asked.

"Rosalie Hale?"

Rosalie Hale is a hot blonde girl. The Hales are one of the Cullen's family friends, and we often met when we're young and once when we reached our teen year. She's still the same. One sadistic and sexy playgirl, but she's really hot though.

"The international model?!" Jasper gasped, "She's—dude— freakin' hot!"

Emmett scoffed, "We met last night. The Hales went to the house and they locked up us in the room. I did Edward's advice and everything—she banged my head on the wall and she nearly broke my neck!"

I laughed, "Emmett, when you're trying to be me—it's just way creepy."

"You're so lucky with Tanya."

I pouted my lips. Tanya is the most beautiful girl ever created. She's also a model but Jacob loves her so she's off limits. We haven't formally met yet and I'm not looking forward to it.

"She's Jacob's, okay?"

"But . . . you were supposed to marry her. How could you run away from that girl?"

"We don't love each other, so we'll just divorce after so I think."

"She loves you. Badly."

"She's a playgirl." I reasoned out but they still looked at me, "Let's stop this!"

"If you say so."

There's something between Jacob and Tanya and I won't be the third wheel. So if Jacob is considerate as I am, he'll stay away from my Bella.

Thank You For Reading. J

~vampireheiress13~