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Flirt
BPOV
The table was packed. Emmett was on the end, next to him, Rosalie, and next to her Edward. Next to him, clutching to his arm, was a very pretty girl with strawberry blonde hair and a gorgeous smile.
…
There was complete silence.
A very girly chuckle interrupted it.
"You must be Bella and Alice! Rosalie" she enunciated her name to make it clear that it wasn't a certain someone else that was talking about us. "Told me all about you guys! Sit Sit!" she commanded as she patted the space next to her
I couldn't move. I was stunned, and hurt. I shouldn't be, but I was. I was staring right at Edward, right at his eyes. And for once, I was hurt by them. They held pity for me. How could he? And for this reason?
Alice had to drag me down by the wrist to get me to sit. I was so numb. Alice held my hand under the table squeezing it silently saying her sorry's.
"So! I heard you had cancer Bella, right? I'm so sorry that has to be so hard to deal with I couldn't even imagine!" she said to me in a high-pitch sugar coated tone. Was she joking? Talk about being blunt much. She might have well said 'Awe poor you I feel so bad! Well I'm going to be nice for you now for your own sake, since your, you know, sick, it'll make me feel better!' I gave her a skeptical look. "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be rude! I didn't even introduce myself! I'm Tanya!" she held her perfectly manicured hand out to me to shake.
I gave her hand a questioning glance too, like I didn't know what to do with it, and truthfully, I didn't. I couldn't process anything. Which was probably for the best. If I wasn't so numb i coulda gave them Wild Waves right here and now.
"We should probably order soon, does everyone know what they want?" This voice broke me out of my bubble. Edward. I should of known he already had a girlfriend. He's too gorgeous for his own good.
Nobody answered. Well I didn't hear anything at least. I was trying to get my emotions in control.
The waitress came and took our order. I got the first thing I saw on the menu, I wasn't so hungry anymore. I sat at the table fidgeting with my fingers, refusing to look up at the people staring at me.
"So Tanya we didn't see you at the concert last night." Alice said to her.
"Oh yeah, well I've been too so many of them its gets old after a while" –insert her flirting laugh here- "Well you'll forgive me for not coming won't you Eddie?"
"Huh? Oh yeah, sure." He answered.
"Well last night was a pretty phenomenal performance wasn't it Bella?" Alice asked me. I wished she would just keep me out of this.
"Umm, yeah." I responded, still not looking up.
"Oh I'm sure it was!" Tanya said. "They always are!" she said flirtingly. Probably in Edwards direction. But its not like I care. "Oh but Bella! You went to the concert too? You can do that?" she asked clearly surprised. I looked up at her then. Was she serious? What did she mean 'could I do that?' If someone has cancer are they immediately immobile as well? Am I suddenly mentally challenged and can't perform the same way 'normal' people do? Was I suppose to have a doctor's consent everywhere I go now?
I couldn't take it.
"Excuse me," I said to them, and stalked away to the bathroom. I went into a stall and locked the door behind me. Deep breathes. Inhale, exhale. Repeat.
I know this was my fault, I did this to myself, but I couldn't help but feel angry towards Edward too. He kissed me for goodness sakes! This would've been a lot easier if that didn't happen. Even though I'm the one that accepted it, but still! He asked me to sleep with him. After I practically asked him. Ugh, I am a major idiot.
"Bella?"
Greaat, now I have to face Alice! "Yeah, I'm in here," I told her as I kicked the door to show her which stall.
"You okay?"
"Peachy creamy," I told her sarcastically.
"You wanna go back to the hotel?" I did. But I wouldn't. I'd let Alice have her fun.
"No, its fine, I can deal."
"Really? Can you? Cause I don't know if I can. I was tempted to reach over Jasper and pull her hair out."
I chuckled. She always knew what to say to make a girl feel better.
"Now come on!"
I was going to get up from the toilet seat I was sitting on when there was a knock on the door to the women's bathroom. Who would knock on a women's bathroom door?
"Alice, Bella?"
Oh, a guy.
"Yeah, we're in here" Alice answered.
"No we're not" I scream-whispered to her. "I can't deal with him yet!"
"Come on in." She said.
"Alice, I hate you!" I really screamed.
"Love yah too doll-face, meet you at the table!" I heard her little steps leave, and heard soft, but heavier, hesitant steps walk in.
I didn't know what to say, so I just bit my lip, and fidgeted with my fingers again, glad to have a door between us.
"Bella?" he asked.
I was tempted not to answer; maybe he'd think he had the wrong stall. But, I couldn't help myself; the desperation in his voice was too much to bear. "Yeah." I answered in a soft, and small voice, surprised he could even hear it.
He sighed.
"I'm sorry." he told me.
"Don't worry about it." I replied back in the same voice I used earlier.
"I'm so sorry," he said again.
"Edward please, enough okay? Just forget it."
"Forget it? How can I forget it? I hurt you so much."
This guy puts too much on his own shoulders. It wasn't him that thought I was slow. Just his girlfriend…but still.
"I'm fine. You should go back before your girlfriend gets worried."
"My girlfriend?" He asked me in a bewildered tone. Was I speaking some foreign language or something? I wasn't that good at Spanish.
"Yeah, you know Tanya, pinkish blonde hair, straight white teeth," annoying shrill laugh, I added mentally.
"Oh Tanya." He said. Then, as if hearing Edward say her name, and having to automatically respond to it, she came into the bathroom and went right up to Edward. It looked like she hugged him from what I could see of their feet, one went on its tip-toe while the other kicked backward.
"Hey Eddie!" I wonder if this girl could talk in any other way but flirtingly, I bet she was even batting her eyelashes. Ugh! "You should've told me you were going to the girl's bathroom, I would of came sooner." –she laughs, flirtingly (surprised, huh?)- "Remember when we used to sneak away to bathrooms, or any room actually, oh we used to have so much fun Eddie."
Ew, I was officially grossed out. I opened the bathroom stall and walked out, back to the table. I thought I heard Edward call out my name, but I didn't care. He was a mutt and he's dating a slut! Perfect. Ugh! And I hate how that doesn't make him less attractive to me! I sat back down at the booth, and put my head in my hands.
"Bella you sure your okay?" Alice asked.
"Yea-"
"Excuse us!" I was interrupted by Tanya, they couldn't get in unless me, Alice and Jasper got out. Of course she could've went to the other side of the semi-circle making it where only Emmett and Rose had to get out, but I had a feeling she did this to piss me off.
"Here why don't we just scoot down," Alice suggested.
"No its fine, I have to get up anyway-"
"But Bella-"
"Just to wash my hands Alice, I forgot to." Then I was off again to the bathroom. I wanted to stay in there, but Alice would've came in and got me anyway.
I went back to the table walking as slow as I possibly could.
When I got there, I wanted to rush immediately back to the bathroom, but they all already saw me. I let out a sigh, then went to claim my seat next to Edward.
They took Alice's advice to scoot down, so now I was sitting next to my favorite/least favorite person ever.
We got our food, ate, then were headed back to the limo. I tried not to look at Edward, or not notice when our elbows brushed passed each other, and shocks tingled my skin. It wasn't easy.
I got to the limo fast so I could get a seat on the end, and dragged Alice with me so she would sit beside me. I instantly told Emmett to get the seat in front of me, I had to make sure all the bases were covered.
"Bella, it's a big limo, we don't have to all scoot in at one corner." Emmett told me.
"Uhmm, yeah, but, I'm cold," I said. "You guys are blocking the A/C from me," Way to be on your toes Bella.
"The A/C is above our heads" Emmett replied as he pointed up to them. Crap!
"Oh, I didn't notice."
Thankfully Emmett let it go. Edward and Tanya were sitting beside each other next to Rosalie.
"So Tanya, what brings you to Seattle?" Jasper asked her. Yeah, why Tanya, why?
"Oh, well you see…" she trailed off. "I've been getting into fights again with Carmen, and I'm tired of having to listen to her. I needed to get away."
"So you came to Seattle?" Alice asked incredulously.
"Well I saw that Edward and them already left Alaska, and were coming back here. I meant to go to their concert to catch them before they left but my flight was delayed."
"Tanya, you know we love you and all, but you can't stay with us, we have to go tour, and you have school."
"I know! But, can't I just stay for a while? Carmen is getting on my nerves! Plus, I miss Edward!"
I never noticed how young Tanya looked. When I first looked at her she looked like she was in her early 20's, now she looks like a mere 16 year old.
"How old are you Tanya?" I asked her. I didn't know why, but I had to know, for completion reasons maybe. No, that can't be it.
"I'm 17" she said with dignity.
"Turning 17," Edward corrected her.
"Yeah, next week! So what are you gonna get me Eddie?"
"Can you stop with the nickname?"
"Awe I think its cute! It reminds me of when you were a little 12 year old!"
"Yes, which makes that so, 7 years ago." So he's 19.
"I like it, I'm using it." Then she stuck her tongue out at him.
I shook my head in disgust, I could only take so much flirting in one hour!
"What about you Bella, how old are you?" Tanya asked. Ugh. I guess that was fair, but I didn't really feel like talking to her.
"I'm 18."
"Oh." Was all she said.
The rest of the ride to Wild Waves was filled with small talk, and Emmett being Emmett. He kept betting us to do ridiculous things.
"Oh Eddie, brother! That reminds me, My praise to you bro, you got through the night without kissing anyone!"
"Huh?" Edward asked.
"Remember? Our bet, you had to get through that concert without kissing anyone!"
"Oh yeah, that." Edward responded robotically while looking at me.
Is that why he brought me outside to kiss me last night? He couldn't do it in front of Emmett or Jasper? It must be. He didn't even deny the fact that Emmett said he didn't kiss anyone. Then today, he kept this girl on his arm, to what? Prove that last night wasn't what I thought it was. How he was clearly taken. How could he be so… cold?
I deliberately turned my head away from him and looked out the window behind me, trying to hide my tears from him, from all of them. We were entering Wild Waves now.
We all filed out of the limo. I stayed as far away from Edward as I could. I felt like such a… 7th wheel. This was gonna be one long day.
We went to the amusement park side first. It took 2 and a half hours to go on two rides. Everywhere we went was another group of girls asking for their autograph and pictures. Then they followed us to the rides, and out of them. How could they deal with this?
Alice and I were given dirty looks the whole time. But not as bad as the looks Tanya received. If looks could kill. She was latched onto Edwards arm through every autograph signing, but she reluctantly let go during pictures. And she shot daggers right back.
I couldn't help but be jealous. These fan girls that don't even know anything about him, get to hug him, take pictures with him, kiss him on the cheek, like they've known him forever.
And I was so mad at Edward. He kept giving me these apologetic looks, what does he need to be worried about me for. He needs to just let it go! Even if I can't. These signals he's giving me! It's like he wants me back to but with a very stunning girl on his arm, that he won't tell to back off!
And Tanya! She was so annoying! She kept asking me if I was okay, if I could handle something. Trying to be nice I guess. I knew it was all a show though. She just did it when Edward was close enough. Ugh!
Finally we all decided to go to the water park side. People kept trying to talk to the boys, but this side was better because no one was holding their cameras, or had random slips of paper.
"Come on Bella, undress!" Alice commanded me.
I shook my head.
"Your bathing suit will look great on you! Don't worry! Come on!"
I shook my head again. "I have to go to the bathroom" I told Alice.
"You want me to go with you?"
"No,"
"Well here," she said as she handed me the key to the locker. "Meet us on the big yellow and blue slide over there, okay?"
I nodded my head.
"Promise? Your not going to run away are you?"
"Yeah, I promise, and no I won't, I'll meet you guys." I promised her.
She nodded and went to where the group was waiting.
I walked into the bathroom, and again went into a stall and locked the door behind me Well, I was about to when it swung right back open,.
"Can I help you?" I asked her in the rudest tone I could manage. I've had enough with her! Enough with everyone.
"Bella, Bella, Bella, you don't think I can't see what's going on between you and Edward?"
"Tanya, your delirious, go get some help."
"No! You need to go get some help if you think you can take Edward away from me." she yelled at me. "Don't think I can't see through your little innocent girl act. I bet your just another fan that think she can get closer to Edward doing the little innocent sick girl act! Well I see right through you!"
"What are you talking about Tanya?! I don't want anything to do with Edward, okay? Nothing is going on, and nothing will ever go on between me and him. You can have him! I have no claim on him! So you can stop with your obnoxious flirting!"
'Your just saying that so I'll back down but I won-"
"Are you retarded?" I screamed at her. "Like seriously is there a part of your brain missing that refuses you to have common sense? I just told you I want nothing to do with him! You already have him anyway, why are you so worried about me?"
"I'm not worried about you. You'll be forgotten in a couple of days. But for right now, you can't have Edward." she told me sternly.
"Good!"
"Good, so don't try." Then she walked away. I was so angry, if smoke could come out of my ears, it would. My cheeks were burning and tears were stinging my eyes. Fine if she wants competition so badly I'll give her some competition.
With that I went out to meet my friends with a new found confidence.
"Bella, over here!" Alice called to me. They just got down from a water slide. "You didn't put your clothes in the locker." she realized.
"I know." I told her. I needed to wait for the perfect time to take them off.
Now was the perfect time. Edward was coming over to us to grab his towel off a chair that was right beside me. I turned away from him, sure he was looking in my direction, and I lifted my shirt off my head. I did it more slowly than usual. When I turned around to put my shirt on a chair I caught Edward's expression. Perfect. He stopped mid-grab to stare at me. Tanya saw this.
"Oh Edward!" she called to him. "Let's go on this slide… Please!" she begged. He turned to her, then looked back at me.
I took of my shorts quickly, "Edward? Can you show me which locker my stuff goes in, I forgot."
He gave me a questioning glance, shrugged then walked over to me.
"Edward! No, go join the group, I'll show Bella where her locker is," Tanya said cutting in. That little…
"No I'm going to need someone with a little more common sense on how to open a locker than you." I realized what I said, then saw Edward have a stunned look on his face. I wasn't sure if he was impressed, or disappointed. "You know what? Never mind, I think I remember." I told them quickly. I really hope Edward wasn't mad at me. His devil Chihuahua hanging on his arm, yes.
I quickly stuffed my clothes into the locker, then put the loop the key was on, around my ankle, then ran back to meet them before they got on the slide.
"You coming on this slide with us?" Emmett asked me.
"Of course!" I responded.
"Are you sure Bella?" Tanya asked annoyingly "Wouldn't want you to faint while we're going down. You could drown!" she faked concern.
"Yeah, well wouldn't want you to lose your self-respect all in one day, but we can't get everything we want can we?" I retorted right back at her.
"You!" she said.
"Okay? Me, you giving up Tanya?"
"Never."
"Hey!" Emmett called, "What are you two waiting for, let's go! The line is getting longer!"
I ran over to where Jasper and Alice were. Subtly I brushed against Edward, but still, I could feel his bare chest on my bare back. I wanted to just turn around and stay in his arms. But I had to remember this was all just an act.
Finally we got to eat. I was starving, since i didn't eat much earlier.
I got my burger and fries and went to sit down on the bench. "Edward?" I asked flirtingly.
Well I tried. "Can you pass me the ketchup please?"
"Sure" and he handed me a paper shot of ketchup.
"Thanks" I said as I reached his wrist, then slid my hand down to the ketchup.
He looked at me with wide eyes, and I gave him the best smile I could.
"Hey Bella?"
"What Emmett?"
"I dare you to drink that whole thing."
Ew. "What do I get if I do?"
"The satisfaction of winning a bet."
"No, if I do, then you have to ride a water slide, naked."
"And if you don't, you do."
"Fine." I replied. I didn't know what was worse, sliding naked down a slide, or gulping down about 5 tablespoons of ketchup.
I'm guessing the nakedness. I still didn't want to drink ketchup.
"Come on Bella! The clock is ticking!"
"I'm being timed?"
"You have 5 minutes!"
I took a deep breathe and took a sip of ketchup.
"You have to lick that cup clean! better do it fast, 4 minutes 30 seconds left!"
"Fine." I took a bigger gulp.
"Bella look! I'm Hannah Montana!" I looked at Emmett, and immediately spit the ketchup out of my mouth, some went up my nose. I couldn't contain my laughter. Emmett stole a Hannah Montana wig from a girl behind him. She didn't even notice. It was the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. A 6 foot guy, very bulky and muscular, was wearing a blonde wig with brown highlights, then he started dancing around and singing her songs.
"Emmett your such a cheater!"
"Bella!" I heard a shriek, and looked from Emmett to Tanya. "I'm gonna kill you!"
Tanya had spots of ketchup all over her face and neck. That made me only laugh harder.
Emmett was now on the floor, wig still on, cracking up.
"Here let me help you." Edward told her. Such a gentleman, even though he was laughing just as hard as the rest of us. He wiped the ketchup off her face, it was so cute. Ugh!
"You ready to go down the slide naked Bella?" Emmett asked me as soon as he gave the little girl her wig back.
"That's not fair you made me laugh! I'll chug another cup of ketchup, you didn't give me a chance!" i whined to him. I did not wanna go down a slide naked.
"Fine, but now it has to be mixed with mustard."
"I hate mustard!"
"Well I'm sure Edward would love to help you take your top off" No chance.
"Fine I'll do it!" I told him.
And I did. I chugged Ketchard as Emmett called it, in one swallow. It was the most disgusting thing ever. Bleh!
We all went to a water slide after we ate. It was time for Emmett to fulfill his part of the dare. Emmett took off his pants right when he entered the dark tunnel so the lifegaurd didn't see him. The 6t of us were laughing our buts off. The lifeguard gave us a dirty look not sure why we were laughing. then we heard "My butt is touching the slide!" from Emmett and started cracking up all over again.
The rest of the day was very much the same. Bets(but we ruled out taking anymore clothing off because Emmett complained of plastic burn), more slides, bickering with Tanya, getting splashed by Emmett, and brushing past Edward, as flirtingly as I could. We all promised we would go on the biggest slide one more time, then we were going home. Well to the hotel.
I had one more chance to piss off Tanya.
She kept being so flirty with Edward, touching him, laughing at him, grabbing him. Ugh!
Right now she was sitting next to Edward, well practically on him, so now was my chance to get her away from him and step up my game. "Edward, come here, can I ask you something?" I called to him. He nodded said a few words to Tanya then started walking over to me.
Oh my goodness, Edward was coming over to me. What was I doing? Why was I doing all this to piss off this girl who was nothing more than a leech to me? I didn't want to do this anymore. This wasn't right. What right do I have to flirt with someone else's boyfriend? Ugh. Why did I have such a guilty conscience!
"Bella?"
"Oh, Edward, Hi." I couldn't do this anymore. This wasn't me.
"You had something to say?"
"Umm, Yeah," I said staring down at my feet. This was embarrassing, I couldn't look up at him. "I just wanted to say sorry."
"For what?" he sounded truly confused.
"My behavior today," I felt like I was telling Renee I was being bad at school, and now I had to say sorry. "I'm gonna back off now. I really am sorry though." I told him, then I started walking away.
"Bella, wait!" he called to me as he grabbed my hand to pull me back and face him.
I looked at him with skeptical eyes. What more did he want from me?
"I'm sorry."
Now it was time for me to be confused and ask, "For what?"
"I didn't know Tanya was comi-"
"Oh no Edward, Don't. Don't say sorry for that. You're just going to confuse me more. Don't feel bad for me, I'm fine." Pity was the last thing I wanted from Edward.
"Confuse you?"
"I'm gonna skip this slide, tell Alice I'll meet you guys at the limo." I told him, so I didn't have to give him a confession.
"But Bell-"
"Edward! Come on let's go on the slide!" A shrill voice called in, interrupting him. I've never been more thankful for her cutting in.
I walked to the showers and changed into the clothes Alice packed for me. I waited on the outside of the limo for everyone to come back.
EPOV
Bella was confusing me like no other. And Tanya was being more annoying than ever.
All day it seemed as if Bella was trying to flirt with me. Staring at me, then when I look at her she smiled a big happy smile. None of those smiles touched her eyes though.
Then she kept brushing against me sending shocks through my system. She was driving me crazy. It took everything I had not to just wrap my arms around her.
Then she said sorry, for what reason I don't know. I should be the one that was sorry. I didn't know Tanya was coming. And then the way Tanya kept talking to Bella, like she had some disease. Ugh. Tanya can be so stupid sometimes.
I needed to set things straight between Bella and I. I thought we were getting closer after what happened this morning. Then today it was like nothing happened.
I began walking down the steps back to the showers, I needed to talk to Bella.
"Edward!" Tanya called after me.
She would've came after me but Alice held her back. I would have to thank her later.
I ran down, took a quick shower then went out to the limo.
Bella was sitting on the edge part of the limo where you step up to get in.
I went up to her and saw that she was sleeping. She looked so peaceful.
I picked her up and brought her inside of the limo. When I laid her down she started talking.
"Edward?"
"Yeah?" I responded, surprised, I thought she was sleeping. I looked at her again, and she was sleeping. Her breathing was even, and her face was still filled with serenity.
"Edward." she called me again. "Sorry…" she said. Nothing she said was coherent, but it was clear. "can't like you…do….sorry." was all I could catch.
Does she mean what I think she did? If she did, why couldn't she like me?
Oh. Tanya. She kept mentioning Tanya. She thought I was dating Tanya! Haha! Oh, Bella. If only you knew.
Tanya! She ruins everything. She needs to let what happened to me and her years ago, go. I don't even notice her clinginess even more, I'm so used to it. She tries to get back with me every time she visits.
Bella must've been hurting a lot more than I thought she was. I didn't know. That's why she must've been so upset this morning! Ugh. I am so stupid.
Does she think everything that went on between me and her meant nothing to me?
But then why would she flirt?
"Edward…Edward?…EDWARD!"
"Oh Bella, yeah?" I thought she was just talking in her sleep.
"What's going on?"
"Um, nothing."
"Where is everyone?"
"Slide."
"Why aren't you with them?"
"I came to check on you"
"Oh, you didn't have to do that,"
"I wanted to."
"Why?"
"Because I needed to talk to you Bella." yes, I definitely needed to do that.
"Okay? About what?" she asked incredulously.
I was going to say you and me, but that didn't seem right. "Us," I responded.
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Author's note: Yeah okay so filler chapters: not my thing. But next chapter… Ohh Lala!! I can't wait. More drama coming up! Tanya, and Bella are gonna be rattling things up a bit. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading, I know it wasn't much, but I'll make up for it next chapter, I promise!. Review Please!
Thanks Very Much!