Chapter 10: Oh, Gym...

BPOV

"Has he asked?" Alice questioned me as we ran the dreaded mile for for the state gym requirement. Completely stupid if you as me. Who gives a shit if you are in shape or not. It's not the state's business. Hmph.

"No, he hasn't," I mumble and pick up my pace in a lame attempt to leave Alice behind. She has been asking me the same question day after day. And day after day, I have been answering her question with the same answer...no.

Nope, Edward has not asked me to be his girlfriend. It has been about three months since he, well Rosalie, asked me to the movies Friday night. We have been hanging out every say since: riding to school together each weekday morning, talking on the phone at night, and he walks me to each of my classes. Everyone already thinks we are together. I don't understand why he just won't ask me.

Alice matches my pace with a tired grunt. "Why don't you ask him?"

Uh, again, no. Call me old fashion, but I think that the boy should as the girl.

"Can we talk about something else now?"

Alice sighs but doesn't say another word. We stay silent as me finish running the last lap to complete our mile.

Coach Clapp smiles at us as I slow to a walk and Alice stumbles to my side, panting like mad.

"Nice job ladies. Hit the showers." He spares us a glance before going back to scribbling on his clipboard.

Alice chugged her water bottle on our way back to the gym building, cursing at the Board of Education. "Stupid fat motherfuckers. The lot of them, making us run," she shook her head.

I laughed as she continued to rant, not really listening.

My thoughts moved to Edward, my favorite person to think about. He was as kind as he was beautiful. He was a complete gentlemen, putting my needs before his. Yesterday afternoon, we were sitting at the park watching Lucas play with his friends from school. He was telling me about his love for the piano. I was so engrossed in the passion his velvet silky voice took on as he spoke about music, that I didn't even notice I was shivering.

"Bella, where is your coat?" He wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close, kissing my head.

"I forgot it at home. I had only about ten minutes to get to get ready this morning." I snuggled closer, inhaling his scent. He was warm enough for me. No coat needed.

"Maybe I should come by later." Edward whispered as he brushed his lips against my forehead.

"No, it's fine. I just overslept."

"Wait a minute." He pulled back and shrugged out of his coat. "Here," Edward drapped it over my shoulders and pulled me back to his chest again.

He sat there, shivering and refusing every time I tried to hand him back his coat. My little trooper. Although he did run back to his car like his ass was on fire. Still, he was very sweet.

"Come on, Bells. James is coming over here." Alice's frighten voice brought me out of yesterday.

James stomped over to us.

Alice didn't wait for me, she just hauled her tiny butt to the safety of the girls' locker room.

James grabbed my arm then, squeezing it to get my attention.

"Ow," I hissed. I tried to pull away but he only tightened his hold. "Let go of me."

"Tell Alice she can't run away forever. She has to answer me."

"She isn't any of your business."

"Yes she is. She's mine. You hear me? MINE and only mine." He gritted through his teeth with such anger and determination that it sent chills and goosebumps all over. What the heck was Alice thinking getting involved with this guy. He was insane.

I scoffed, trying to seem strong. I narrowed my eyes on him. "I won't tell her anything." Finally, after much tugging, he let me go and I walked away.

"You better tell her what I said Swan." He yelled.

Alice's cute head was poking out of the shower stall. Her blue eyes bright with worry. "What the hell where you doing?"

"Nothing." I stripped down to my undies and sports bra then wrapped myself in a towel. Just as I was shimming out of the bra and undies, the locker room door burst opened, revealing an angry Victoria Adams with Tanya and Jessica flanking her sides. The little sidekicks.

"Where's Alice?" Victoria's cat like green eyes scanned the room in search for Alice.

Alice shut the water and stepped out in her towel after a minute.

"What do you want?" She asked in a bored tone.

Victoria crossed the room, Tanya stalking her every move.

"Listen Brandon, leave James alone. Got it? He's mine. You had you're chance and you messed it up big time."

"Big time." Tanya repeated.

I stiffled my giggled. God, she was so stupid.

"You cut all ties to him. And stop following him like a sad little puppy." Victoria glared at Ali.

Alice snorted and giggled. Oh god. "Calm down Vicky." Victoria sneered but Alice didn't seem to noticed. "Why don't you tell him that, hm? He's the one that keeps calling. So instead of trying to come in here with your blonde bimbo and getting up all in my face, calm your ass and go talk to him and leave me alone. I want nothing to do with him."

"Yeah right. I see the way you look at him."

"You mean with disgust and annoyance?" I butt in. Alice is my girl and I got her tiny back. Besides, Victoria is getting on my nerves with her James talk. The girl was crazy just like him. And I told her so. "Crazy as fuckers you two. Why don't you scurry on back to him and piss on his leg to claim him."

Alice laughed.

"Oh lookie here. Quiet Swan has some balls, appearently." Tanya stepped toward me. "Thinking your so fucking cool because Edward talks to you."

"Yeeaah, okay." Insert eye roll here. She really is stupid.

"She's not a little social climber like you, Tanya." Alice said as she dropped her towel revealing her pantie and bra clad body. She pulled on her jeans, calm as can be. "Edward is talking to her because he likes her. You're just mad that he saw through your slutty self."

"He likes me!" Tanya stomped her foot like an impatient two year old.

"You both are delusional." Alice shook her head, wearing a smirk of amusement on her face as she pulled on her hoodie. "Can you two go away now?"

Victoria and Tanya huffed in sync and walked to the door.

"Stay away from him Alice. I mean it." Victoria narrowed her eyes on Alice who smiply smiled innocently.

"Sure sure."

Victoria and the bimbo slithered out without another peep.

"Wow," I giggled.

Alice smiled for real now. "I know. I love getting under skin."

I was rinsing my hair when I remembered. "Hey Ali?"

"Yeah?"

"James. You need to talk to him sooner or later."

I heard her sigh. "I know."

"He said you were his." I said slowly. "He said it in a really creepy stalkerish way. Freaked me out." She didn't say anything so I shut the water off and wrapped myself in my towel. She was laying down on the bench, bags on the floor next to her. Her hair was wrapped in her towel and her eyes closed. She must have heard my wet footsteps because she whispered, "He freaks me out too," as soon as I walked by.

Girls started piling in then so Alice and I didn't say anything else on the James subject.

I quickly pulled on my tights, shirt, and boots on and walked out with Alice.

"Hey," Edward's velvet voice interrupted my talk with Alice about our English assignment.

"Hi," I squeaked out.

Alice laughed. "See you two love birds at lunch!" she called over her shoulder as she walked down the hall and away from us.

"Love birds huh?" Edward smiled, wrapping me in his arms. "I like the sound of that."

His lips were on mine in the next instant, making my knees tremble.

I really should stop bitching about him not asking me to be his girlfriend. Having Edward as my make out buddy was probably the best way I would ever have him. With that thought in my head, I melted into his lips, not worrying about if he would ask or not.

How was it? Good? Gah, sorry. I know it's been forever. But, its here. Finally.

Next chapter will probably be up uh,...lets say next week?

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