Chapter: 14 - first of the day.

Chapter: 14

"Please tell me you got her number?" I shake my head but don't turn to look at Emmett. I just keep looking at the door. "What, why? Fuck, Edward, you were really taken by her? And she looked like she liked you. Tell me she's not with the old guy?"

I shake my head at him. "No, that was Charlie, her dad," I say, looking at Emmett, who frowns at me.

"Okay, this may be a stupid question, but why didn't you get her number? Charlie saw you two sitting with each other and didn't seem to mind."

I rub my head, knowing that as soon as he finds out, Emmett's going to rip me a new ass for hitting on a teenager. "She's only eighteen—well, nineteen in September."

Emmett looks at me still confused. "Yeah, so?"

I look at him in shock. I'm surprised that his inappropriate jokes haven't started yet. "No jokes, Emmett? No teasing me about trying to rob the cradle?"

Emmett scratches his head, looking at me. "You didn't ask her for her number because you were worried that I would make fun of you?"

I sigh loudly. "Not just you, everybody; then there's the press."

Emmett just looks at me. "Edward, I know that I'm not always the brightest guy. I've been hit one too many times on the head. But if you love someone, well then, age doesn't matter. So she's a little young, but she sure didn't act that way? Could you talk to her? Did you enjoy her company? Those are the questions that matter," he says, taking a breath.

"Edward, teammates and associates come and go. Fans come and go even faster. Sometimes the press loves you, and other times, they're your enemy. But true friends will always be there for you, no matter what. I just hope you don't regret letting her walk way."

I watch Emmett as he walks back to the table where everyone's sitting with my mouth open. Just great, the first time Emmett ever says anything with meaning and I'm the only one to hear it. Even sadder yet is the fact that his heartfelt speech is because I did something stupid.

I run out of the bar looking for any sign of Bella. When I see no sign of her, I want to cry. It's then that I realize that, not only is she gone, but I didn't get her number either. At least I do know her last name and where she's from. Emmett's right, I just fucked up big time.

I pull my hair and head to my car. There's no way I want to go back in and sit among a group of couples. I drive like I normally do and groan in frustration at each traffic light that makes me stop. I'm only ten minutes from home when I see the flashing lights behind me.

A/N: If you have questions, feel free to ask them. We have had a few questions, so I am answering them here:

What is Edward's age? Edward is currently 29, going on 30.

Did Edward's charm break and somehow end up on Bella? That is explained in coming chapters.

Please tell me that you're not going to take away Edward's good luck? Okay, but it already happened.

Why didn't you show the injuries he got in the locker room? This was written for a contest where the chapters could not be over 500 word count, so we left out some details, but since he was able to play (all be it not well) in the game, we figured you would know he was not injured badly.

How many chapters will this be? 46 including Epilogue.

Are all of the chapters going to be this short? Yes, with the exception of the Epilogue, which is already well over 3K word count and not finished yet.