A/N.....Hell yeah this is the chapter you've been waiting for! I know I took long to update but I was being really lazy. ENJOY! Btw I'm trying out Eddie's pov see if you like it, not good with him lol! Oh yeah also SORRY Jacob lovers if I said anything bad about him.
Previously: We were laughing on the way home about any random thing, with all three boys: Jake, Edward and Mike glaring at each other all I did were turning a blind eye. It was beyond childish now and so petty. Tomorrow was going to be Friday, the end of the week I would have the weekends next! YAY! I would probably invite people and do something special!
Chapter 11: Flowers and Coffee.
Edward's pov.
Tonight was crazy! It seemed like everyone was wild. Also another thing happened – another 3 guys were in competition with me; Mike (He acted and seemed gay either way I didn't like him), Jacob (He was just a selfless dog) and this Renee dude that I haven't even met; it seemed like a girl's name anyway. At least Charlie was out of the equation, how could I have thought he liked her? GOD I'm so dumb, he was her father!
Bella was so stupid, attracting attention to all the men in the bar; she probably knew that it would wind me up.
I went to my bedroom and instantly fell on my bed, the covers ruffled, I kicked my shoes off and closed my eyes, I still had my shirt on but I couldn't care less, I was too tired to event get up, the thought of getting changed never crosses my mind. Blackness completely took over me and then it started.
***DREAM***
"EDWARD ANOTHONY MASEN CULLEN GET YOU ASS DOWN HERE NOW YOU LITTLE GIRL!!!" He was fuming with anger.
I came down the stairs slowly meeting a red faced man, he looked quite terrifying. But I wasn't scared of him anymore, he shouted and beaten me loads of time, I didn't care anymore the only feeling came was to crawl in a whole a die. Nobody would notice me, they never had. I was just a useless boy.
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? HUH HANGING OUT WITH GIRLS I SUGGEST, OBIOUSLY THAT'S WHERE YOU'VE BEEN YOU BIG WIMP! LOOK AT YOU GOT NO MUSCLES, SHAGGY HAIR, WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO GROW UP TO BE A MAN? YOUR A WASTE OF SPACE THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE YOU PEICE OF JUNK!"
"No I'm not a girl! And I don't want to follow your path! You're not all innocent are you smoking and all that around the house, who wouldn't notice that you were smoking?" I knew I was going to get a beating, I never normally used to speak back but I don't know what came over me, I just hated to be treated like that.
"What did you say?" He came closer raising his clenched fist; I knew what was coming next. "SPEAKING BACK TO ME NOW? GONE CHEEKY BY THE DAY HUH?" He then punched me, really hard in the nose, it started bleeding, red blood oozed out of my nose, the pain was excruciating. My knees weakened as I feel to the ground, he was a sick old man who beats a small child.
"GET UP YOU WIMP, WHAT ARE YOU A GIRL OR A MAN? I KNEW I SHOULD OF SENT YOU TO FOSTER CARE BEFORE, I MIGHT CONSIDER RETHINKING IT YOU LITTLE BRAT, NOTHING BUT TROUBLE!!" He screamed in my blooded face. Then a sharp pain cross over my ribcage, he kicked me so hard I think I heard a crack, I whimpered in pain rolling on the floor.
He kicked me then in the stomach, it was like I couldn't move on this pain that was inside me getting stronger and stronger trying to break me, but he carried on shouting things like 'good for nothing' 'All your fault she's gone' 'rotten old kid'. I felt like crying, but he would only beat me up more. Then he threw a heavy metal iron on my head. All I saw was his teeth bearing down at me...
THEN I BLACKED OUT!
***END OF DREAM***
I woke up with a start, sweat covering me. I realised the bed was shaking – no it was me. A drop of sweat trickled down my face hanging on my chin then dropping on the silk beige colour making it darker, when I realised it wasn't sweat it was tear drops. I was crying, I didn't believe in men crying, it looked gay, so I wiped my tears and hesitantly pushed the covers off my clammy body getting up.
I needed a shower, a cold one, to wake me up.
Five minutes later I was in the kitchen looking around for something to eat. My stomach growled, demanding food. I had a sudden urge for Pancakes, grabbing the ingredient, I put the radio on, a favourite song of mine came on it was called Talk you down by my favourite band called The Script. I started singing along knowing the lyrics of by heart.
"I can feel the colour running
As it's fading from my face
Try to speak but nothing's coming
Nothing I could say to make you stay
Grab your suitcase call a taxi
It's 3am now where you gonna go?
Gonna stay with friends in London.
And that's all I get to know
Just a ciggarette gone
No you couldn't be that far
I'm driving my car to where I hope you are
Ma
aybe I can talk you down
We're standing on a tiny ledge
Before this goes over the edge
Gonna use my heart and not my head
And try to open up your eyes
This is a relationship suicide
Cos if you go, I go
Cos if you go, I go
Taking shortcuts through the alleys
While you're racing through my mind
Cops can chase but they won't catch me
Not before I get to speak my mind
If there's still time oh – " I was stopped by the doorbell, I grunted, darn that thing, when my favorite song was on as well!
I paced up to the door and there was a man with a posh suite, boy did he wake up early, I was still in my PJ's, looking down I was wearing my sponge bob pants and button up shirt. I couldn't be bothered to get anymore clothes from the wardrobe after my shower.
"Hello Edward, you seem a bit confused as to who I am" He looked concerned , as if he thought I lost my memory but looked as if he was trying to hide his smile, and then something clicked.! He was the one that gave mail to me every day; I must be a little drunk, nah must be the hangover, but I didn't have that much to drink. Forget it now.
"Oh Robby, yes, yes, how are you? Have you got my mail?" I peered down looking at his hand. There was a big brown thick envelope.
"Robby?" He asked opps I must have gotten his name wrong.
"Riley? No...Raymond that's it" He gave me a funny look so I tried again "Rah..rrrrr..? Raby? Rinson? Rached?"
He shook his head. "Oh I know it's Rabbit!" I smiled smugly; see I knew that I knew his name.
" Richard!" OH right, must be really drunk.
"Oh yeah I was just about to say that, just testing if you knew your own name" I gave him a shaky laugh.
" Right, anyway I do have mail, it's from Seth Clearwater, the one who owns that fancy place." Seth was a great man, I did a few paper works with him and gotten to know him, he was a pretty cool dude.
"Oh okay thanks!"
"Yeah, I better be off now"
"Okay sure"
I kicked the door closed, ripping of the envelope, there was cream thick paper with gold writing, it was an invitation to a masked ball? COOL! I've always wanted to go to one, but the annoying thing was you didn't know who people were. I chucked it on the counter and then went back to my cooking but saw I had flower on my nose, that's probably why he was laughing. After eaten I got ready, in my favourite brown suite and got into my Jaguar xj220. I parked up and entered shoving my coat at some co-worker.
Ms Swan would be here already, as in Fridays I came a bit later.
"Good morning Eddie, how are you today?" Bella had her back to me but I could tell she was smiling.
"Can't you just stick to Edward or Mr. Cullen?"
"Fine little Eddie, if that's what you want I'll do it!"
"But you just said it again"
"Shh Eddie" And then she walked out. God why do women have to be so confusing?
Getting to work, I pulled my sleeves up but I kept thinking about the ball. I mean you were meant to take someone with you but I didn't have anyone, I could take Bella but that would be too desperate or I could take one of my co-workers like Jessica or Lauren even thought I hated them, the wore so much make up I think their face looked a little thicker and wore so high shoes, I mean they were so FALSE! Ugh I hated them but a drastic time goes for drastic measures.
Walking down to the elevator I tried to keep myself calm, I didn't like the thought of spending hours with Lauren. I came to floor 6 where she was collecting some paper.
"H..H..Hey Lauren"
"Oh hi Edward" she purred in a supposed to be seductive voice, I coughed trying to stifle my laughter.
"Um I need to ask you something"
"Sure" ugh I hated that nasal voice of hers; it was like broken old rusty bells.
"Um..." C'mon Eddie let's get it over and done with! No time for lingering around. "?" I said so quickly it was a garbled mess. But I was surprised to see that she heard me perfectly.
"Oh Eddie, I would love to, I knew you would come round to seeing I was the one for you, look how pretty and perfect I am, we would look perfect together!" I didn't want her to think we were a thing now but being the gentleman that I am I left it there, walking away. I needed to get away from her I don't know how I would be able to spend hours with her when I can't spend minutes with her. Edward this might be a big mistake.
Then Lauren started running over to me, oh no I didn't want her to follow me around like a lost puppy. "Uhh..Ed.. Urr Edw..Edward AAHHH!"
Typical!
She bumped into a glass door, how stupid could you get? I looked around and saw her spread out on the floor he limbs all tangled. "Oh well" I walked away and left her there
I didn't want her to have a bruise or anything because that would mean she would have to put more make-up looking more false.
I flopped down on the chair and looked to see what Bella was doing she was typing. Then her phone rang, she picked it up and smiled. Who was she speaking to? I could see the edges of her mouth turned up. I moved at little closer to the glass wall to hear what she was saying. Then she stood up. SHIT WHAT DO I DO?? I got up and went to sit down on a chair closer to her, looking like I was doing some work. Then she walked further away from me, I just needed to hear what she was saying! I moved so I was tilted, straining my ears to hear! Darn wall, I needed to get it removed, make an excuse saying there would be more space without it. She was still standing in the far corner, then inched more so I was even more tilted. She was laughing now, I don't know why but that angered me, so I moved more, she started laughing louder so I moved more and more and more then BAM!! I fell on the ground with a loud thud, the floor vibrated from my fall. The chair fell on me and I screamed. Bella looked up startled, and then rolled her eyes as if this happened all the time. Maybe she knew that I was trying to listen, that's why she moved away. I stood up my leg bothering me a bit.
I had just the perfect idea. I could go to her office pretending I needed something! Way to go Edward! I would go there and say I want hm.. maybe paper then linger around for a bit to hear what she says! Yeah, that's the master plan!
Walking in casually, maybe too casually, I opened the door to her office, when a strawberry perfume wafted my way, I stopped dead in my tracks discretely smelling the perfume, I really needed to get that thing whatever she used. Sliding in, she looked up at me. "Um...I just need some paper" I explained whispereing. She pointed to the draw with paper then back to the door, she wanted me to get the paper then leave quickly, I mean what did I pay her for? Talking or working! Sheesh!
I walked to the paper and thought how I could take long to get paper when I decided I would get all sorts of paper. Then I heard her laugh, It was beautiful, God Edward why do you have to have a tiny crush on you assistant? "Okay, yeah I would love that!" her beautiful voice sounded. What would she love? What was happening? It really sucked not knowing what was going on. I looked up to Bella to see her glaring down at me, she looked scary for a minute, and I wobbled from my crouched position and then started looking for any random papers.
After a few minutes I was still in the room, when I felt someone breathing down on my neck. Slowly turning my head, I met a perfect pair of brown warm eyes.
"H..H..hello" I blurted trying to find something to say, when I realised she was not on the phone anymore and I still was looking for paper.
"Edward, I thought that part was past with all the greetings and all that, now you need to get out!"
"Why?" She looked at me funny.
"Um..I don't know you just have to!"
"That's just stupid, I rather like it here." I got up and slumped on a big couch.
"UGH EDWARD, has anyone ever told you, you're the most annoying person on the planet?"
"That's silly have you met everyone on the planet?" I smirked. "However people tell me I'm one of the most interesting people on the planet" I said slowly but seductively. Then Bella shivered. Typical! Bella was the opposite of everything.
"Edward, get out!" I could see she was gritting trying not to lose her temper. It was quite fun winding her up, so I sat more comfortably putting legs on the nearest table. Her body heaved in and out in a fast pace. KERCHING! I was winning.
"Edward will you please leave" She said every word slowly and precise, saying it sweetly making it more scary, I nearly gave in.
"I told you Bellsy I rather like it here!" Then she snapped. Woohoo I won.
"EDWARD ANTHONY MASEN CULLEN GET OUT OF MY OFFICE NOW!" I fell of my chair the second time today and stumbled getting up.
"Okay, okay no need to raise your voice" I teased her which made her even more vex. Then I left silently leaving her angry red in the face.
Entering my office I sat down and saw the telephone.
Then I nearly slapped myself, the phone was right in front of me, which was connected to every phone on this floor. Talk about stupid! I could have listened to whoever she was talking too but I went through all the trouble. I looked at Bella and she had the phone on her again
Picking up the phone pretending I wanted to phone someone, I put the receiver by my ear and greeted some unknown person. I would make it seem real that I was talking to someone. Then I heard a deep husky voice laughing. Then it spoke.
"Bella, you know our date –" It paused, Bella must have interrupted him.
"Okay not date, just going out, yeah about that, you just hung up I didn't get what time I was meant to pick you up" He paused again
"8.00 fine yeah great!" Again he paused
"We're going to go to the new restaurant in town, you know, it's called Scarlett." ..... "Okay bye I'll pick you up at you're house at 8.00 bye"
She was talking to a guy she was going to go to a restaurant to. Was that her boyfriend, no it can't be it wasn't a date, it was just going out? But how long has she known this guy? I mean who was he; this was Bella she wasn't the type to go out with anyone. Or was she?
I cleared my head and put the phone down, pulling myself closer to the desk. I mean who was he? Stop it Edward, just don't think about that. But.. Shut up! FINE! A saw a tanned man with sleek oily hair, which only meant one thing... JACOB BLACK, THAT DOG, WHAT WAS HE DOING HERE?
He opened Bella's door and greeted her with a kiss on the cheek? I screamed in my head but the end bit sounded like a question. How come I didn't get to kiss her? Then I saw he had got her Roses – ha! She liked white tulips more. He gave the flowers to Bella and she happily took them, liar. Then Jacob sat down and started talking to Bella. Jacob put his feet up and then I just got up.
I stormed to Bella's office and grabbed Jacob and punched him – hard.
"Edward what did you do you idiot!" Bella shouted in an outraged tone. Shit what was I going to say? But I didn't have an answer to that either, I just...I don't know, just somehow punched him.
I looked down and saw Jacob lying on the floor blood oozing from his nose and beginning to get up. "Why did you do that for you psycho shit?" Well it was your fault, talking and going by Bella my head screamed.
"shut up!" opps I said it out loud I was saying it to my head!
"What?"
"What?"
They stood there waiting or an answer. "Um...I.I.I ..That.....maybe.,." "Yeah that was what happened"
They were still stood there looking at me as if I was a mad man.
"WHAT?"
Then I tried changing the subject "Did you guys realise that you say 'what' a lot?"
"EDWARD"
"Okay, okay what happened was I saw Jacob and thought he was a bugler so I came and punched him happy?" Then I felt a hard but soft hand slap me on my left cheek, Bella!
"OW what was that for?" I rubbed my cheek that hurt.
"That was for me" I nodded in understanding. Then I felt another slap on my right cheek. They were quite tender you know, extra moisturizing does the trick!
"OW what's up with the slaps? Now what was that for?" I was a bit angrier now because Jacob slapped me.
"That was for me" I nodded again understanding, I did kind of deserve that. Then I felt a sharp pain on the two of my cheeks. Ow now that hurt.
"OW, OW, that's two 'ows' for two slap, you do realise you gave me two, now I know I deserved the other two, but what are these for?" They were probably tomato red now! Jacob and Bella had slapped me together.
"That's for YOU!" They said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world, and again I nodded. They did have a point.
I walked out silently and went to my office and got some baby wipes, hey everyone uses them to clean thing and loads of stuff. I ripped one out and carefully put it to my cheek, Ow it stung.
Then Lauren came in doing her slutty walk, how I hated her but it still beats the shit out of me that I'm still taking her to the ball. I wonder who Bella would take.
"Hey Eddie!" She giggled. Ugh did I mention that I hated her? Yeah if I didn't I said it now.
"Hi slu- Lauren, don't call me that."
"So do I have to buy the clothes for the ball?"
"I guess, there's the letter and the time and everything." I pointed the letter to her and then looked at Bella and saw her looking at me.
Lauren pointed at me and her then to the letter then saying "you and I are going to look so great in the ball.
She walked by me and then sat on my lap.
"Lauren what are you doing?" What was she doing?
"Relax jeez, you know you want me."
"Lauren no I don't, no get off!" I looked around me and saw Bella staring at me wide eyes, I shot her a pleading look but she turned back around to Jacob a disgusted and another emotion that didn't seem familiar look in her eyes.
"Hey Edz I brought us coffee" I looked at her like she was insane and started planning if I should take her to some psycho place.
"Luaren there's only one cup, how is it for us?"
"We're going to share silly"
"I'd rather not"
"Don't be a spoil sport" then she pouted. She shoved it in my mouth and I pushed it away when it fell on my pants, shit.
"LAUREN!" I gave her a murderous look and stood up she dropped from my lap landing on the floor. GOOD FOR HER SHE DESERED IT!
"I'll clean it up"
"No you will not" Instead of listening to me she pushed me back on the chair and sat on her knees grabbing tissues from my desk. She pressed the tissues to my groin and suddenly I felt uncomfortable, I didn't like this. "Lauren, stop it"
"Stop what?" Out of the corner of my eye I saw Bella watching me intently with narrowed eyes. Shit she was going to think I like Lauren.
"Lauren...Err.. That's enough"
"Why you want me to work my way up?" Was it just me that heard the double meaning?
"Lauren just move!" I nearly kicked her to get up but I fell back on the chair and the chair wobbled and fell backwards. "OW this is your entire fault Lauren!" I fell on the floor with all the paper and pens on top of me. Ow that really hurt.
"You know you look quite hot when you're angry"
"Really, then maybe you should put a bucket of water to cool me down"
Lauren bit her lip. "Not that kind of hot, I mean sexy and could I really put water on you? That will be like so hot like hot, hot, and hot!" Oh god I hated it when she squealed.
"No" Then she pouted. Which looked so ugly on her, then the thought of Bella pouting made me tingly inside, I think I might be turning into a girl. Then the devil herself tripped and fell on top of me. She weighed a ton, I had difficulty breathing, I thought I was going to pass out.
Bella's pov...
I looked and saw Lauren enter Edward's office, how I hated her, she worked on the 6th floor what was she doing here? Then I saw the letter, the one that I had, it was for the ball. I wonder who he would take. Laure picked it up then pointed at Edward then her, then to the card. He was taking her? My face twisted in anger and then turned back to Jacob, I kept stealing glances at Edward and then saw him on the floor.
WHAT A SLUT!
Trying to do her boss in front of everybody, doesn't she have any shame? But on second thought she was a slut. She was on top of Edward when he clearly didn't want her.
Edward's pov...
I had enough so I grabbed my coat and left. I needed coffee, right now. I opened the elevator door and ran inside it. I was going to leave early I couldn't take this anymore. Beads of sweat came up on my upper forehead. I got out of the elevator and was greeted by several co-workers asking if I needed anything, I gave them a weak smile and shook my head. I grabbed a chair in the nearest cafe and waited for the waiter to come. My breath came out harsh, as I looked around the room mostly staring at the corner of the shop where the paint was peeled.
"It's strange isn't it?" I looked around startled met by young aged women who looked like a model.
"Excuse me?"
"Someone like you in a shop like this" She looked at her watch. "Someone like you would be at work looking at your clothes, I'll say you have women problems" Who was she?
"You can tell?"
She nodded her head. "Unfortunately, scruffy hair, tired but frustrated look, tie hung loosely round your neck, I'd say it looks pretty obvious to tell."
"Are you trying to say I'm sexually frustrated?"
"Maybe. You want help to win the lucky girl?"
"What you have in mind?" I raised my brows. I think I might start to like her.
"Hmm... let's see, how does she act around you?"
"Umm.. I don't know sometimes weird, she blushes, but she does that all the time. I don't get what you're trying to get at, what you saying? That she likes me?"
"You know, with your looks I think everyone will like you, maybe a little stronger"
"But you see she's different, she the type that surprises you and does the opposite of what you expect"
"I can see she's got you wrapped around her little finger, you really must be into her. Come on let's get to work!"
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