Chapter 10

It has been a few weeks since Jacob showed up on my doorstep and Edward professed his love to me. True to his word he dropped me off at work and picked me up every day. I was a bit surprised when I found out that he needed directions to my job. When he asked why I told him about the black car that was outside my job about 4 weeks ago and how I just assumed that it was him. Once he denied it that got me thinking about who it could be. The only rational answer was Jacob.

I told Edward about what my assumption and to my surprise he didn't do his best Hulk impersonation. He instead went out for a jog.

On the weekends I have been hanging out with the girls. We have been having some very interesting conversations. My love life isn't the only one progressing.

(Flashback)

I am currently over at Alice's house with Rosalie getting the popcorn and wine ready for our movie night. Jasper and Edward were working late so we decided to make it a girl's night in.

"So Rose, I saw you and Emmett getting nice and cozy at the club on my birthday. Is it safe to say that he has been added to the Roster?" I asked as I took a sip of my Wine.

"Technically yes…I guess you can say the Emmett is the roster." She shyly stated. I have never in the two years that I worked with Rose seen her shy about anything. She does everything with the confidence of a well-experienced hoe, and I say that as a compliment.

The room was silent because neither Alice or myself expected this. Rose was in love with her single life. We thought that we would be pushing 40 years old before she was ready to even think about a monogamous relationship.

"So you are telling me that the only dick you have been getting for the past two weeks is Emmett Cullen's?" Alice asked bluntly being the first one to break the silence.

I took another sip of wine.

"Well, I haven't been getting any dick…"

Now I'm choking on my wine.

"Oh come on! It isn't that shocking." Rose said crossing her arms over chest giving us vexing looks.

"It really is, though. Rose, this is a big step for you, just like it is for me too. You know that giving your body to a guy isn't a big deal for you. Waiting to have sex with someone is a big deal." I said after recovering from my near death experience.

I could tell that from the look on her face that Rose knew I was telling the truth.

"The realization that you might actually have feelings for someone isn't a bad thing, it is scary as hell, but not bad. Especially with an awesome guy like Emmett." Alice said coming closer to Rose.

"It's just weird having these feeling again, it's even weirder not knowing if you can trust them." She said with an exasperated look on her face.

"I know the feeling, but go for it. Like you told me, we aren't going to let anything happen to you. We aren't your parents." I said.

The kitchen fell silent minus the sound of popcorn popping in the microwave.

"Alright bitches enough with the girl talk, what movie do you want to watch? Ocean's Eleven? Wolf of Wall Street? Or Fight Club?" She said going over to the stack of movies.

"Not Ocean's because I will want to watch all of them," I said walking over to the couch.

"I love me some Leonardo DiCaprio, but not exactly in the mood for Wolf," Alice said sitting on the other end.

"Fight Club it is," Rose said while putting the movie in and taking her seat in between us.

Alice and I did what we normally did and stick out feet under her butt, and got comfortable.

(End of flashback)

We would probably be doing the same thing right now, but the three of us have dates tonight so we decided that it would be best to once again spend the day getting pampered. Apparently, Jasper has a friend that owns a spa and owed him a favor, so we are getting rubbed and scrubbed from head to toe for free.

"So Rose, are you and Emmett going to make a beast with two backs tonight?" Alice asked for next to Rose.

"Why does your mind always go to sex?" I asked from next the other side.

"Yeah, thank you, Bella," Rose said with a pouty voice.

"Seriously, though, are you going to have sex with Emmett tonight?" I repeated the question.

She looked at with a false sense of betrayal present in her eyes, then a smile broke out on her face.

"I don't know, to be honest. I want to, but I also do want to lose what we have because we have brought sex into it."

"That's fair, you don't have to do anything you don't want to do. It's obvious that the guy hasn't lost interest in you because you haven't had sex with him. I mean when you are around him no one else exists." Alice said reaching out for Rose's hand, which she gave without a second thought.

I could tell that she was holding something back and I knew what it was "Have you told him about your past yet?"

She looked down and shook her head.

"That is your story to tell when you are ready. No one is forcing you to tell him, but you will need to tell him."

"I know. It's just not the time."

We let the topic drop.

"How are things with Edward?" Rose asked a few minutes later.

"He told me he loves me." I blurted out without even thinking.

"WHAT!?" Both Rose and Alice shouted and set up straight.

"What did you say?" Alice asked.

"I told him that I wasn't ready to say those words yet. That I really wanted to, but I couldn't." My cheeks were getting hot.

"Holy crap. I knew that he had strong feelings, but I didn't think that were that strong." Alice sat back in her chair and looked out into the distance.

"Yeah, what she said. I mean I knew that it was going to get there, but I didn't think it would happen so quickly." Rose stated "What kind of pussy do you have over there?" she asked mostly jokingly.

"Normal I think. I have only slept with three people." I said.

"Never refer to your kitty as normal. I don't care if you are a virgin, you always claim your pussy to be magical when asked, is that clear?" Rose asked in all seriousness.

I nodded my head.

"I know you said you aren't ready to say the words, but you didn't deny it either." Alice kindly pointed out.

"I am very well aware of what I said." I still wasn't ready to say the words.

"Alright, just making sure we are all on the same page." She finished.

"Things with you and Jasper are fantastic?" I asked.

"You know it. That cowboy knows how to treat a woman. Did you know that Jasper, Edward, and Emmett were childhood friends?"

"Really? That's interesting. I knew that they went to college together, but I didn't know they grew up together." Rose said taking a sip of the water that was next to her.

"Yeah apparently Jasper's dad, Carlisle, and Esme are really good friends and they were at the boy's eleventh birthday," Alice said.

This sparked my attention.

"Do you know the full story of the eleventh birthday party? I only got a brief overview." I asked.

"No, all Jasper said was that it was eventful." She looked a little disappointed that I didn't have any more information than she did.

I looked at Rose hoping that she had more information.

"Don't look over here. That is the one thing that Emmett won't talk about."

Damn it.

(At the house)

I am now searching through my closet trying to find something to wear. He said that we were going to a really nice restaurant and dancing. The last part scares me a little. I was able to escape without injury on my birthday, but that was only because there were more pressing matters at hand.

At least if I fall I will be falling into his arms, unless there are stairs involved, at that point there is no saving me.

Finally decided to go with a new jumper that I recently bought. I was a deep purple with beige and pale pink flowers on them. The jumper was low cut and showed off a good portion of my breast, I would wear a pair of nude heels and gold jewelry.

Once I was dressed I realized how hot I looked. This should get be an approving look from Edward at the very least.

I curled my hair, did my makeup, gave one more look in the mirror and was ready to go.

I walked out to the living room and found Edward waiting for me. He looked quite dapper and matched perfectly. He was wearing a beige three-piece suit that was tailor made for him. His tie was the same deep purple that my jumper was with a pocket square to match.

"How did you know to wear that? I honestly couldn't figure out what to wear until about thirty minutes ago." I asked in disbelief.

"I was peeking to see what you would wear. I want to make sure that every guy knows you are taken." He stated in a seductive voice.

I got so caught up in how he said it that I almost missed him claiming me, once again.

"You have a tendency to claim me, but it still isn't clear whether or not we are a couple officially," I said looking him directly in the eyes. I was silently telling him to ask me, to make this official. I want to be his more than anything in the world.

"Bella Swan, I am terribly sorry that I haven't made it undoubtedly clear to you. Due to that, I will ask you, will you be my girlfriend?" He asked.

"Edward Cullen it will be my pleasure." I blushed a little.

"Oh, sweetheart the pleasure is all mine." He leaned in and kissed me sweetly.

"Let's go show the world what a good looking couple we are," I said grabbing my jacket off the couch.

(at the restaurant)

Canlis

I have been wanting to come to this place for ages, but I haven't been able to afford it on the money I make hourly.

"Edward this place is ridiculously expensive. Are you sure you don't want to go for taco's?" I asking in a whisper walking up to the front door.

"What is your obsession with taco's?" He smiled while letting me walk in first.

"They are delicious and the source of everything good in this world," I said with a little attitude. I was offended that he didn't have an obsession with tacos.

"You are too cute when you're made." He said not taking me seriously "To answer your question, I am absolutely sure that I want to eat here. You deserve only the best and if you haven't noticed, I am financially in a place where I can afford this." He said a little proud.

There was no wait and he didn't even need to give his name. They sat us right away. I guess Edward comes here very often.

"Bella Swan tell me more about yourself." He said completely forgetting about the menu that was handed to him.

"I have told you everything about me already. What exactly do you want to know?"

"Why don't you ever talk about your mother?" He said without hesitation.

This was a topic is didn't talk about with anyone. Alice only knew because I got drunk and told her while she was holding my hair as I was throwing up. She told Rose about it so that she never asked. The women didn't deserve to be mentioned or included in any part of my life.

"What is good to eat here?" I looked down at the menu and started reading it over.

"Bella?"

"I only ask because it seems like you have been here before."

"Bella?"

"I don't want to talk about it." I snapped. I looked around to see if anyone heard me, but no one could give a care in the world.

"I understand you don't want to talk about it, but it seems like you need to." He said noticing my sudden irritation.

"She doesn't deserve to be mentioned," I said looking out the window that was to my left.

"Please tell me." He begged.

I was silent for a while before I finally started speaking again.

"Renee is her name. when I was about six-years-old when we went out for a walk like we did every day. It was our mommy-daughter time; except this time, we went a completely different route. We walked out to the wood in the back of our house instead of the front door to the park. Me being a kid I didn't think twice about it. We walked for what seemed like forever. The day turned into night and my feet started to hurt. I had asked why we hadn't gone back home. She just stopped, looked at me and said 'you stay here, mommy is going to walk a little further.' Then she just left me."

I had to stop for a minute because I was getting choked up.

Edward reached across the table and grabbed my hand. I reached for my glass of water and took a sip.

"After a while, I started to get scared. You think your mind plays tricks on you when you're an adult, try being a little kid in a dark forest. That is sure to bring some fears to life. I didn't know what to do, whether to walk in the direction my mom had walked in, or try to find my way back home. I knew that no matter what I chose I was probably going to get even more lost. I decided to stay where I was. I didn't leave that spot for two days." I said feeling a tear fall down my cheek.

I could see Edwards jaw lock up, his eyes filled with hatred.

"I was hungry and scared and just wanted my mom and dad back. I thought that I had disobeyed my mom and moved without from where I was without knowing it. I heard barking coming towards me and I took off further into the woods, but I tripped and hit my head on a rock that knocked me out. Turns out they were just the search dogs. The next thing I know I'm waking up in a hospital bed and Charlie is tightly holding onto my hand." I was now feeling the anger I always feel whenever I think of what she did to me.

"I am so sorry Bella. Your beautiful soul didn't deserve that." He said looking at me with the full weight of his love and instantly the love disappeared.

"I love you, Edward Cullen," I said without thought. It's true, I love this man with everything that is in me.

He got this impossibly huge smile on his face, got up from his chair, pulled me up with him and kissed me long and hard. He pulled back, looked me in the eyes and said "Ditto."

I laughed "Did you just make a Ghost reference?" I asked.

"I'm really happy that you knew that. It was kind of a long shot." He said taking his seat after I had sat down.

"Are you kidding me Whoopi Goldberg was amazing and she won an Oscar for that role," I said.

"Very impressive, not many people know that one."

"Well thank you."

(driving back to the house)

To say that tonight was magical would be an understatement. The food was great, I didn't fall while dancing, I told Edward that I love him, everything was going great.

"I'm really happy that we went out. I needed this after everything that has happened." I said meaning every word I said.

"I'm glad you enjoyed tonight…but you are going to enjoy it a lot more once I get you in this house." He teased.

"Don't make promises you can't live up to." I teased back.

He laughed and I joined in.

We turned the corner to pull into the driveway when the care came to an abrupt stop.

"FUCK!" Edward said slamming his hand on the steering wheel and rushing out of the car.

I got out rushing after him.

"Edward what just happened? Everything was going so well."

"LOOK!" He yelled pointing in front of him.

That when I saw what had pissed him off.

What the hell?