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EPOV
"Well, Edward, would you care to explain this to me?"
I opened my mouth and shut it again; my mind drawing a blank.
"Right so now you have shown me you can do a fish impression, that's not what I want so what is going on here? Whose clothes are these?" she said brandishing the shorts and top in my face.
"Erm, I don't know mom. Did your clothes shrink in the wash again? You know you really should get a new dryer, they shrunk my t-shirt the other week..." looking into her eyes I could see that she wasn't buying it. Shit.
"Edward, I don't own a pair of shorts like these, even if they have been shrunk I wouldn't wear a pair of shorts that small."
"Are you sure you didn't wear them in Hawaii or somewhere?" it wasn't working, how was I supposed to explain to my Esme that I had taken a hot girl home let her shower and put her wet clothes into the dryer but she forgot to take them with her?
"Edward, cut the nonsense, please." She looked into my eyes and sighed before speaking again. "Are you cross dressing Edward? I promise that I won't get mad and I won't tell your dad. Just please be honest with me."
My mouth dropped open. Had she honestly just asked me if I cross dressed? I had been stunned into silence, my mouth unable to form coherent words. "I...I...what?"
"Honey, I will help you through whatever stage this is you are going through. I promise."
Suddenly telling her the truth didn't feel so bad anymore.
"Mom, they are not mine. I swear. They belong to Chief Swan's daughter. I was out for my jog this morning and I came across her, she was soaking wet so I offered her a change of my clothes and told her I would dry hers. That's it."
"They're a girl's? Really?" I nodded. "Is she your girlfriend?" she asked while a grin broke out on her face.
"I don't know. I think I'd like her to be." I sheepishly confided in her.
"Oh, my wee Eddie is finally growing up! You will have to bring her round for dinner; I can't wait to meet her! It's so exciting!" and for the second time in the last three weeks she squealed her face animated. "Your dad will be so happy to hear this!"
"No mom, please don't tell him. At least not until I've talked to Bella."
"You mean she doesn't know how you feel? Well I guess you can't have known her for too long. Just don't go rushing into things." She smiled at me looking proud. "Well you should give these back to Bella." She said as she walked towards me her arm outstretched with the clothing. I took them from her and she ruffled my hair slightly.
"Thanks mom."
"Well, I see that's my queue to leave now. See to it you speak to Bella soon!" she grinned at me before turning and walking out the room letting the door shut gently behind her.
Telling Bella how I felt about her. Why did that now seem difficult again? I ran my tongue over my lips; the lips that she had run her tongue along not half an hour ago absorbing the taste of her off of them.
Why after making out with her was I now more afraid of telling her how I felt? That I liked her; it wasn't just lust, although that did play a part. I liked her personality, her smile, her manner, and the way she looked when she slept. That was truly a fantastic moment watching her sleeping form safe in-between my arms.
Bella obviously had more experience in the sex department than me anyway. Other than a few make out sessions with whole two girls I had no experience. I was flying by the seat of my pants.
As soon as her hand made contact with the flesh underneath my boxers I lost it. I was scared of what she would think of me; the virgin. But Bella, no she was beautiful and sexy and confident, I could never be with a girl like that. The kiss was just a momentary lapse of judgment on her part, she didn't want me. Would never want me.
BPOV
I panicked looking around his room for some place to hide; for such a big room there wasn't really anywhere that would conceal me. The bed was far too high off the ground there was no way I would be hidden hiding under that.
I heard footsteps on the stairs and Edward shouting.
"Mom, it's fine I'll get it!" Oh shit! She was coming in. I spun around trying to find somewhere to go. Shit, fuck, piss I was stuck! She was going to see me. Then I noticed the window, picking up my shoes I ran over to it and unlocked it before swinging it wide open. I threw the shoes onto the ground below noticing the loud thud they made as they hit the ground, and stood on the ledge of the window and panicked. please don't let me fall over, please allow me to have to grace to get down here ok I thought to myself, falling from his window may be worse that his parents seeing me. I placed my foot on the brown trellis under the ledge praying that it wouldn't snap or break off the wall with my weight. I proceeded to climb down with a grace I didn't realise I possessed.
At the bottom rung of the trellis I let my foot touch the stable ground and let out a breath of relief to be back on terra-firma. I quickly slipped my sneakers on and sprinted down the path of the driveway to where it broke into trees. In the safety of the trees where no-one could see me I let the realisation of what just happened hit me.
I had just kissed the God himself in all his glory. I leaned back against a tree and let my head fall into it before letting out a sigh, feeling my mouth twitching upwards in pure unbridled glee. It was going to happen again. It had to. His mouth was divine; his skin so smooth and muscular, his cock....soooo...big!
I used my foot to push myself off the tree before jogging slowly to...wait. Where was I going? I had never been here before; The Cullen's house was in the middle of nowhere surrounded by trees. The last thing I needed was to get lost in the woods and get attacked by the bear I was joking about with Edward earlier on.
I was used to getting lost but normally it was some place where I could find some sort of landmark and find my way out from there. But this...this was just all green, all trees, moss and grass. At least it had stopped raining though. I began wandering in the direction that I thought Edward had come from following a small trail which could have been made by his journeys to the meadow.
*****
About an hour and a half later I arrived home covered in mud from slipping over sludgy muddy bits of ground and tripping over tree roots. I had never come home looking so mucky before in my life. Thinking of my stolen kiss I was completely distracted and unable to concentrate on the ground in front of me.
I was hoping Charlie had gone out before realising that I had left my house key in the shorts that I had left behind at Edwards. I looked into our driveway to see two cars sitting in the driveway. One was Charlie's cruiser and the other a beat up looking red truck covered in mud, ew. It looked ancient and decrepit and was dirtier than I was at that moment. That could only mean Charlie had a visitor, great I was going to have to trudge through the house looking like a mud monster in front of someone else. Although whoever it was couldn't have been that presentable anyway judging by the state of their horrible car.
Walking up the stairs to the porch I could hear voices conversing, opening the door I heard Charlie shout for me.
"Bella? Is that you."
"Yes dad" I replied exasperated that he had to ask me that every time I came in the house.
"Come here Bells, there's someone here who wants to see you."
"I don't know if that's a good idea dad." I told him as I hid behind the partition keeping me hidden from the living rooms occupants.
"Bella, just come in here please." His voice was beginning to get irritated. I sighed and stepped out from behind my hiding place. There in the living room was a woman around the same age as Charlie sitting next to him, a younger boy was sitting on the armrest across from it and a snooty looking girl around my age with long brown hair.
"What did you do?" Charlie had finally taken in my muddy messy appearance and did not look amused in the slightest by it. The girl on the other hand smirked at me.
"Got attacked by some trees in the woods when I went out for my run." And I gave the stupid smug bitch a dirty look.
"Bella it's half one where have you been, you must have left the house hours ago?"
"I just got distracted, it's fine."
"If you're sure." Was his reply, his voice incredulous. "well anyway" he said getting back to the subject at hand. "Do you remember Sue Clearwater." He indicated towards the older looking version of the girl. I vaguely remembered her but I wasn't really sure how. I nodded to stop Charlie going off on some story of how I knew her. "Well this is her son Seth and daughter Leah, you two used to play together when you were younger. Do you remember?" Oh yeah, she stole my spade down at La Push beach so I attacked her and yanked it back off her before beating her over the head with it. That was obviously a grudge she kept holding considering the face she was pulling at me.
"Eh, nope" I said popping the 'P'. She wasn't worth remembering and it obviously irked her that I didn't.
"Oh, right, well we were going to go out for an early dinner. Can you go get showered and dressed so we can go?" I had to go out for dinner with her?
"Whatever." I turned to go up the stairs before Charlie called on me.
"Bells?" I turned back round to meet his quizzical expression. "Where did you get those clothes?"
Since when did Charlie take notice of what I was wearing? "Eh nowhere dad, they were lying in my cupboard. I must have left them there before going to Phoenix." I heard Leah snort and saw Sue smiling. Charlie was looking at me with an odd expression. "What?"
"Nothing, just go get ready please."
"Ok" I snapped at him. What were they getting at?
I went upstairs and grabbed my shampoo and body gel from my room. As much as I didn't want to rub Edwards delicious scent off of my body, I was manky and needed to get the mud that was now dried into my arms and face off. Grabbing a towel from the cupboard I turned the shower on.
*****
"So Bella, what's it like in Arizona, I bet it's so much different from here!" Well duh! For god's sake that was like comparing Antarctica to the Sahara Desert, two complete extremes.
"Yeah, it's cold here, I almost forgot how bad." I replied politely, I didn't want a lecture from Charlie about being rude and inconsiderate. "I really wish I could have brought the weather back up with me." I said while playing with the salt cellar in my hands.
"Yes, that would have been nice dear. Well it's set to be sunny next week; maybe you'll feel more at home then." She was trying to be nice but she was just annoying me. Forks was more my home than Phoenix ever could be; I had only lived with my mom for three years.
"Hmm maybe." I answered vaguely as I poured some of the salt onto the table and drawing patterns with it before Charlie swatted my hand and pulled the cellar out of my reach.
The conversation lulled slightly after that but thankfully the waiter came to serve us sparing us any awkward silences.
"Bella?" I looked up at our server who for some reason knew my name. "Aw it is you, I figured it might have been when I saw you with your dad!" a huge smile lit up his face tanned face.
"Huh, yes it's me." But who exactly was he?
"Are you coming back to school this year then?" He questioned me.
"Eh, yeah I am." I looked up at his name badge: Tyler. "How are you doing Ty?" now subtly dropping his name in to make it seem like I hadn't forgotten it.
"I'm great, all the better for seeing you though." He winked at me and I giggled like some stupid little school girl. He grinned back at me and I hear Leah sigh beside me.
"Uh, if you're going to stand there chatting all day you have severely cut your tip in half. I'll have the Steak slice, medium done, with a side order of fries and a glass of coke with plenty of ice." The Ice Queen ordered.
"Leah stop being so rude." Sue chided her. "I'll have the chicken burger please with a glass of water."
Seth ordered the same as his mom as did Charlie. I sat looking over the menu for a few minutes before deciding on a salad.
"Typical preppy skinny girl: the salad." Leah scoffed
"I'll also have a glass of coke." I beckoned for Tyler to come closer to me.
He bent his head down to my level and I flirtatiously whispered in his ear, "If you so happen to spill a little bit of alcohol in my glass I would be very happy." I winked at his and handed the menu.
"Would you like any ice in your drink Bella?" he asked.
"No, it ruins the contents...waters it down if you get my drift." He laughed writing down my order and went to put it through the till.
"I didn't realise you knew Tyler Bells." Charlie
"Yeah, he was in my year at school. I didn't really talk to him much to be honest."
"Huh, that figures."
"Leah what the hell is your problem?" I shot at the little bitch.
"Just your such a typical little slut Isabella, always getting your own way, you were all over him there just so you could get some alcohol in that drink. Just get a grip you spoilt brat."
"Leah!" Sue shouted. "Don't you dare speak to Bella like that! You shouldn't be speaking like that to anyone."
"Bella, did you order an alcoholic drink?" Oh great Police chief Swan has come out to play.
"No dad." He was likely to get the place shut down if I was to be served. "I need to go to the toilet." I excused myself trying to find Ty to cancel the drink. I found him just as he had finished taking the order of another table - I placed my hand on his arm before letting him know not to spike the drink.
The whole dinner was a disaster. I liked Seth though, Sue was ok after I realised her husband had died last year, I allowed her to act a little odd, but Leah. There was just no compromising for Leah; she was a horrible rude conceited little bitch and I couldn't stand her and her stupid brown hair that she kept flicking over her shoulder.
After we paid I walked out the door with Seth who was animatedly chatting with a huge happy grin on his face that looked like it never left. Leah trailed behind everyone in some sort of foul mood. We bid our goodbyes and Sue drove her family home while Charlie took me to the small painting a decorating shop to pick up some paints for my room. It being so small I decided I didn't like any of the colours. Charlie told me we would go out to Seattle one week to get it sorted. Was I ever going to get it sorted? The color pink was starting to make me feel sick.
When we got home it was still only six o'clock. I decided it would probably be wise to turn on my cell; Renee would probably like a call and I wanted to know how Alice was.
Turning it on text messages came through quickly; I had five voicemails from the one and only James, ten from Renee, six texts from James, and two from Alice.
I slowly worked my way through the text messages.
James was annoyed I had been ignoring him. He would be getting back on Tuesday and wanted to speak to me.
Alice was insisting on a girl's night out at some point and another shopping trip.
Renee's voicemail was just her moaning for me to phone her.
I sighed and started getting back to people.
I should ask Edward for his number and then maybe we could do something, like go out instead of meeting in a meadow. Although my almost daily jogs were starting to make me feel a lot fitter.
I walked over to the corner of my room where I had dumped Edward's clothes and decided to take them down to wash them. I unfurled the t-shirt and looked it over to see how dirty it was. The front of it was filthy, I turned it round to survey the back and suddenly realised why Charlie had asked me where I had gotten the top from.
On the back there was white lettering spelling out "Cullen." Apart from feeling embarrassed with having his name written across my back part of me felt happy that he had given me this particular t-shirt, he had made me his. I just hoped he had realised what t-shirt it was when he gave me it.
How to explain to Charlie? There was now a new designer called Cullen who did sports gear, I didn't want to run in anything less than $50 worth of clothing. That should work, Designers confused Charlie.
A/N: Ok I know there wasn't much Bella Edward interaction in this chapter and you probably all hate me for that! I'm sorry!!! They can't spend all their time together yet though!
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