EPOV
Three weeks. I've been dating Bella for three weeks and it's been outstanding. She rides with me to and from school. She's been here every Wednesday so far for dinner and game night. We've gone out every Friday and Saturday night and it's been amazing. That is until today. Today it all turned to shit. We hadn't made plans for today but it was Saturday so I decided to drop by her house. I'd done it before, so I didn't really see the problem. Unbeknownst to me, she had company. Male company. Some Quilette kid from the Reservation. I pull up to my girlfriend's house to see some guy with his arms wrapped around my Bella. I tried to keep my temper in check, I really did. But the kid just pissed me off. He kept touching her. Hugging her, tickling her sides and shit! She didn't even act like she cared! What the hell?!
"Edward, this is Jake, Jacob Black."
"Jacob." I reply. Bella slides out from under his arm and wraps her arms around my waist. That's right, fucker. She's with me. I smirk at him. He narrows his eyes a little and I can see how it is.
"Jake and I are going to the Res this afternoon. You want to come?" What? What the hell?
"I thought you and I could go into Port Angeles." I smile down at her and kiss the tip of her nose.
"Oh, well, we didn't make any plans so, I already made plans with Jake. Why don't you come with us?" Come with us? What? Hell no. I stiffen a little and take a step away from her.
"Why would you want to go the Res?" Okay, I may have said that with a little more attitude than I meant to. Bella just balled her hands into fists.
"Why wouldn't I? We're all having a fish fry at the beach." She cocks her head to the side and glares at me. I glare in return.
"Can I talk to you a minute." I ask before I step over to the trunk of my car with her and lean down so we can talk quietly without Jake the dickhead listening in.
"What the hell, Bella? You're just going to go off with this guy? Who the hell is he, anyway?"
"Jake's my friend and don't cuss me. I'm asking you to go with us."
"Oh, sure. You want to drag me along on your little…date?" I say the last words through my teeth. Apparently I'm the jealous type. I never knew that until today. Go figure. Bella takes a step back and glares at me. Oh shit.
"No Edward, I won't be dragging you anywhere. Until you can pull your head out of your ass, you can just stay the hell home." Before I can say anything, Bella turns on her heel and climbs into Jake's piece of shit VW Rabbit.
"Nice meetin' ya, Edward." He wiggles his fingers at me and grins before pulling out of the driveway. Fuck! I rip my driver door open and race away from her house. I nearly hit the garage wall at home, I'm driving so fast. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! I slam my door and trudge up to the house. I head straight upstairs and slam my bedroom door. I flop down on my bed and stare at the ceiling. What the hell just happened?
APOV
What in the world?! I step out into the hall after hearing our front door slam. Edward looks so upset. He didn't even see me! I walk across the hall and don't even bother to knock. I slowly open his door and see him staring at the ceiling looking like he just found out there was no Santa Claus.
"Edward? What happened? Are you okay?" I inch toward the bed and sit down next to him.
"Go away." He whispers. Oh God, he looks like he could either kill someone or break down crying.
"Did you and Bella have a fight?"
"Bella's on a date." What?!
"What do you mean, Bella's on a date? She's your girlfriend."
"I think she just broke up with me?" His voice breaks as he drapes his arm over his eyes. Oh God.
"You think? You're not sure? Edward, you're not making any sense. Tell me what happened." He takes a deep shuddering breath and tells me what happened at Bella's. Mid-story, I nudge him in the hip and get him to scoot over so we can both lie on the bed. Edward and I have always been close. We can talk about anything. We've spent hours on each others beds talking about whatever problem we were having.
"So you were an ass." I state.
"What?! No, she's the one going out with some other guy!" He rubs his palms against his eyes and it breaks my heart how torn up he is.
"No, she was going to a fish fry with her friend."
"Friend…phhst."
"Do you even know who Jacob is?"
"Do you?!" I sigh and shake my head. I sit up cross legged and pull his arm away from his eyes so he can see my face.
"He's Billy Black's son, her dad's best friend's son. She's known him since she was little. He's two years younger than us, but he's like her brother. She's told us about him before. Remember? You screwed up, Edward."
He groans and then turns over on his stomach to bury his face in the pillow. He mumbles something, but I can't understand him.
"What?"
"What can I do to fix it?" He lifts his head and looks at me.
"One, stop being an ass. Two, call her and tell her you're sorry that you're an ass." He pulls out his phone and dials her number. Apparently, Bella is pretty pissed. She won't answer.
"Dammit." Edward sighs as he buries his head in the pillow again.
"Text her. Beg her to talk to you. You screwed this up. You've got to fix it. Girls like a little jealousy, but hate asshole jealousy."
"Thanks for the tip."
"No prob. Good luck." I bounce a few times on the bed because I know it drives him crazy before heading downstairs. Mom's in the kitchen.
"Hey, sweetie. What's going on today?" She asks as she unloads the dishwasher.
"Oh, nothing much. Edward and Bella are fighting. He was a jealous jerk and she told him to stay away from her until he could act like a civilized human being." Yeah, I totally cleaned that up for mom's sake.
"Oh gracious. I tell you sweetie, boys are stupid." We laugh as she stacks the glasses on the counter. "I hope they work it out. I like Bella."
"Edward is begging for forgiveness as we speak."
"Well, maybe he's not a stupid boy after all."
"Oh he's still stupid. I had to clue him in."
"Good girl."
EPOV
I look at the clock again. 9:30. She should be home by now. Please pick up. Pick up. Pick up. Pick up. Fuck! Straight to voicemail. Again. I've texted her at least 20 times over the last two hours. I try her house phone, Charlie won't spring for caller ID. Maybe she'll answer.
"Hello?" Shit, Charlie answered.
"Hey, is Bella there? It's Edward."
"Um, hang on." I can hear him mumbling something before he comes back on the line. "Bella's working on her homework. She said she'd just see you around school."
"Oh. Um…okay." I hang up. I think I might just throw up. She's so pissed at me. What the hell am I going to do?