Chapter 13: Stammering Studs
Dallas and Carlisle had pulled in and were rushing inside with worry clearly etched in their faces.
"What happened? Is everyone okay?" Carlisle asked quickly. Once Esme came down with the others, he ran to her side protectively. Dallas did the same with me. Tanya galloped over to Edward taking his hand in hers. They had some silent conversation amongst each other and Edward slightly grazed his index finger on her jaw. Their stares didn't match. Tanya's was filled with love and concern, Edwards' just fondness not a glint of love entering them.
"Uh, yeah. Sorry, I was just, surprised and well…took it out on the tv. Sorry." I muttered embarrassed. Dallas hugged me tighter.
"It's okay love, accidents happen. I know we're vampires, but we're not perfect." Dallas chuckled.
"Great Bella, that was the biggest tv in the whole house! What am I supposed to watch the game on? Or play Halo? OH MY GOD!" Emmett was completely freaked out. You'd think someone killed his best friend or something.
"Calm down Emmett. Jasper?" Carlisle tried to quiet him.
"I've been trying to calm him, no luck. But he does have a point. It was the best tv to play games."
"Great, I'm married to the world's biggest idiot!" Rosalie rolled her eyes and went back upstairs.
"Shopping time!" Alice squealed. "Let's go Bella! Er, I mean Isabella!" Alice winked at me, I'm guessing she had news for me from her talk with Tanya.
"Hum. Alright, I guess since I did break it, I'll endure Alice." Mainly I just need to be away from Edward for the moment. I don't know what he was expecting from me after saying that. Alice was pulling me to the door, but Edward stopped me.
"Bella, can we talk?" He said hopefully. Even after all this time, I find it hard to resist him.
"Sure, later though." I turn to walk out with Alice. Climbing into the passenger side of Emmett's jeep, Alice is hardly able to contain herself. We have to wait until we are a couple of miles away from the house to talk freely.
"Okay, now. Tell me what Tanya said." I encourage her to speak. We arrive at the mall quicker than normal, and Alice begins.
"Well, it seems that Edward and Tanya aren't completely in love. Tanya of course loves Edward with everything she has, but Edward doesn't feel the same way. She said sometimes Edward will accidentally say your name when he talk to Tanya."
"Seriously? He's has to have gotten over me by now."
"Tanya doesn't think he has. Neither do I, but she says now she sees you with Dallas she is confident that Edward won't leave her."
"Alice, I would never dump Dallas over Edward. Dallas is my present and my future, sure Edward will always hold a part of my heart but that is all. Tanya has nothing to worry about." Alice didn't appear to believe me but I just shrugged it off. That was the truth, something tragic would have to happen if Dallas and I were to separate.
Somehow we managed to make it over to the electronics store, Sharper Image ((AN: IDK if there's a Sharper Image in Canada….but there is now.)), without entering any of the millions of clothing boutiques. I wasn't about to question it, I leave it to someone else to put ideas in Alice's head. Walking in, two male employees jump up to help us.
"Hello ladies, welcome to Sharper Image, how may we help you today?" a blonde haired man asked. He looked to be mid twenties. He had model features and wasn't too bad to look at. Couldn't say the same for his co worker, who was obviously trying too hard to hit on us.
"Yeah, if there's anything you need, anything at all, I, I mean we'll be happy to help you." He stammered before flashing a goofy grin.
Raising my eyebrows at the blonde associate, I reply. "Um, no we know what we want. But thanks guys."
In the tv section, Alice starts snickering.
"What?"
"Come on Isabella! That blonde guy was definitely checking you out. His co-worker was something out though."
"Yeah, his friend really could give him a few pointers in the whole girl department. What size should we get?" I asked, effectively changing the subject.
"Well the last one we had was 54" so I was thinking at least a 72". Alice said, she started waving for one of the employees. Hoping it wasn't the overly anxious one, I was relieved when it was the other.
"Did you find something ladies? My name is Erin by the way, commissioned based." He smiled, letting us know why he just told us his name. Erin must have his own flock of girls, I wouldn't be surprised, he was beyond cute.
"Hi Erin, Isabella and I would like to buy this Mitsubishi 73" projection tv." Alice smiled. Erin seemed taken aback for a moment before his grin reappeared.
"Great choice! I'll have some of the guys load it up for you." Erin ran off to finish up our purchase.
"We could just do this so much faster." I sighed.
"Yeah, but then we wouldn't get to see sweaty men doing some manly lifting." Alice laughed. I just shook my head. With the television in the jeep, we thanked them and were on our way.
"Emmett's going to kill us by the way for using his Jeep."
"He's the one who just had to have a tv, so he can just take a chill pill." Alice commented.
As soon as we pulled up to our home, it was like clockwork. Emmett came tumbling out of the house, flailing his arms like a raving lunatic. Well, like Emmett really.
"Why the hell did you use my jeep! OH MY GOD! IF YOU SCRATCHED IT ALICE, YOUR DEAD!" Emmett ran over and stopped abruptly. "OH WOW! LOOK AT THAT TV! IT'S FREAKIN HUGE! YEAH!"
Everyone was outside due to all the commotion. Emmett picked up the new tv and rushed back into the living room. Before I followed suit, Edward stopped me.
"Can we please talk now?"
I sighed heavily. May as well get it over with. "Sure, let me just take a walk by myself first and then come find me. I'm not running."
I head off into the woods. I just needed a few moments to be by myself and think over everything. To think of what I would say to Edward.
((AN: Hum…everyone knows nothing good ever happens in the woods. And this is no exception. Muahaha. Next chapter is going to be killer! Ok, I'm giving to much away, Review!!!))