I don't know who is more nervous to see Edward, me or Bella. I mean, on one hand, my ex isn't on his way to see me, which is always awkward. So, Bella is fretting over Edward's reaction. In her mind, she sees herself as Edward's ex. At least, that's how she thinks Edward sees her – as his ex. Now she's immortal and an ex. An immortal ex that now hangs out with his family. So, for all eternity he will have to deal with his ex hanging out… forever. Do you see where I am going with this? So, of course she is all kinds of freaked out.
However, she doesn't have to worry about him coming to kill her. I'm sure they will work it out in the end. Sigh, I mean I know they will. My issue is the present. He keeps changing his mind so fast I'm getting brain freeze. That is what it feels like anyway - like a sharp, stinging pain of cold venom to the skull.
I inform the family when he is a few miles out, and we decide to wait in the living room for his arrival. No one is moving or breathing or talking. We look like a still shot catalog photo of the perfect Disneyesque family.
Edward burst through the door ripping it off its hinges. He's just standing there, staring at us like a madman. Irina stands up to bitch about the door, but once she sees his face she immediately sits back down.
Tanya's calm demeanor changes into that of a giddy school girl. She is bobbing up and down with a ridiculous grin plastered on her face. Jasper wraps his arm around my waist and squeezes to let me know I don't need to worry. My man wouldn't let anything happen to me. It is a sweet gesture, but I am still worried. Edward may not be a great fighter, but he can read your mind… and the fucker is fast.
Looking at Bella I can see she carried over the habit of biting her lip. She is sitting there gnawing at it as Edward takes her in. I hope she doesn't bite it off by accident using her vampire strength.
Edward's head snaps immediately to mine after I think the word vampire.
Oh, shit.
"You didn't!" he roars.
His body goes tense and he crouches down in a menacing position. Everyone else goes tense as well. Everyone is on alert. Bella looks over towards me with the most heartbreaking expression. I hate him right now. Seriously, boys are so stupid. It's the first time he sees her since he broke her heart and he acts like this. All "Look At Me Mr. Macho Man". He can't just say hello?
I give her a small smile and stand. Jasper moves with me, keeping his arm around me. I brush him off and take two steps towards Edward.
"Edward, maybe we should go somewhere to talk?" I say it more like a question.
He growls at me in response. I swallow. I kinda want to take a step back, but I don't. Emmett stands up, too.
"Hey, cool it Edward," Emmett scolds.
Edward doesn't remove his glare from me and I swallow again.
I see it right before it happens. I seeEdward spring at me purely all animalistic instincts and snapping teeth. I see him get a good hold on me before anyone has a chance to debunk him. Jasper's in a bad spot because I have my back to him, blocking him from any defensive shielding. Of course I also took those two stupid steps away. Plus, Jasper hadn't been truly worried. I mean, this is our brother, his best friend. He isn't on high alert.
I see it and then it's happening.
But then it's not.
Because Bella makes a decision after he springs to attack. Bella who is conveniently located in the space between us. Bella who jumps in front of me in a protective stance and growls like a ravenous lioness. This brings Edward to a screeching halt.
I want to laugh at the comedic face he makes, but this is not the time.
However, Rosalie and Tanya find this is exactly the right time. They are laughing so hard they'd probably pee their pants if they were human.
I look down at Bella who is still crouching like a little Kung Fu princess in front of me. I am sure I'm looking at her with a surprised expression - the whole open-mouthed, wide-eyed expression. She totally just saved me. She totally just saved me from her own mate. Ok, so now I'm looking at her like I just won the lottery.
Edward is glaring at me again. I can't help it if he can read my gloating thoughts. Take that Edward! What!
"Hey, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. It's ok, I got this now," Jasper whispers near Bella's ear. This seems to snap her out of her spell (I'm sure Jasper's calming abilities help as well) and she stands back up at full height. Jasper is in front of me now. I can feel the anger flowing out of him. I have to take a step away from him because his anger is pissing me off. If I don't, I will only get pissed at him by association for making me angry by mistake. His ability can be frustrating. Now is not the time to be getting into a fight with your mate over absolutely nothing.
"I thought you were a gentleman, Edward. I didn't take you as one for attacking girls," Jasper snarls.
This comment gets Edward's attention. The fire inside him seems to die a little and I almost feel bad.
Maybe if I hadn't seen what could have happened I would feel more remorse?
I notice Bella has her head down and is shaking somewhat.
"Bella, are you ok?" I ask. Everyone turns to look at her.
Her shoulders are slumped and her hair is covering her face. She just shakes her head no so slightly a human would have missed it.
I swear everyone woman in this room snaps their head towards Edward's direction and glares like nobody's business.
"Bella…" Edward sighs and reaches out his hand. Even though her hair is covering her face she seems to sense his movements and backs up a little.
She turns to me and asks, "Can we get out of here for a minute?" I just nod and back up towards the kitchen where the backdoor can be found.
Edward's whole body slumps and he looks devastated. Ok, so now I feel bad.
We scurry out the backdoor and climb into my pretty little car. The radio is on too loud but we don't reach to turn it down.
After the lyrics hit us we both explode into laughter. I feel high. Maybe it's all the venom pumping like adrenaline through our veins from what just happened, but we can't stop laughing. We drive off while Queen's You're My Best Friend blares from the car's speakers.
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