Chapter 21
My lips are just about touching Bella's when a hand is clasping my shoulder. "Can I have this dance, Baby girl," Chief Swan says as he pulls Bella away from me not giving her a choice.
I walk back to my seat and sit down seeing that Alice and Jasper have moved even closer together.
I sigh and turn to see Bella and her dad seem to be talking in a hushed conversation. From the body language I'd say it's quite a heated talk.
"Give Charlie some time, she's his baby after all," Jake says as he pats my hand in a motherly sort of way.
The rest of the birthday dinner goes by with Charlie doing what he can to keep Bella and me at arm's length of the other.
"I'll text you with our date details," I whisper in her ear as I help her in Jasper's car.
I watch her then drive off before walking Alice to my car.
"YES!" Alice shouts jumping up and down. "I've got a hot date with Jasper," she sings out as she keeps jumping.
I roll my eyes. "Just remember what I told you," I warn.
"Relax, dear brother, besides I gotta feeling you're about to get a taste of your own medicine."
I raise my eyebrow at her.
"Charlie didn't seem too happy about how you were looking at Bella, not to mention the way she looked back at you. I have no doubt that right now he's digging up everything about you, maybe he'll find something that'll make him forbid Bella to see you."
"He will not find anything, and he can try," I say opening the door to the car.
"You may've just met your match, Wardo," she snarks.
I smirk as I start the car. "I doubt it, Mary Alice, and maybe you should check that 'tude of yours before you fall ill on date day!"
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I look myself over in the mirror; I have on dark, black jeans, a fitted black shirt and a leather jacket. I pick up the flowers before heading over to Bella's to pick her up for our date.
I knock on her door and Jasper opens it smirking at me. "Edward," he says lightly, moving out the way so I can enter. "I should tell you that Dad forbade Bella to spend any time with you until he has looked into your background."
I smirk at him, but before I can speak, Bella does.
"I'm nineteen, and can make my own choices in life."
I turn looking at her seeing that we match. I grin broadly at her as she walks to Jasper.
"Dinner is in the oven; bring it out in about twenty minutes. Have a good time with Alice," Bella kisses his cheek and moves to me.
"You look beautiful, and these are for you," I say handing her the flowers.
"Thank you, I'll put these in some water and then I'm all yours."
The whole time Bella is busy, Jasper and I are having an intense staring contest. He smiles at me when I have to turn from him to look at Bella.
"Goodnight, Jasper," I say as I walk out the door, leading Bella in front of me.
"Oh, I'll have a good night, don't you worry."
I stand still knowing that I can't kill the fucker, as it would upset Bella.
"He's just trying to wind you up; ignore him please," Bella pleads me.
I bob my head and we carry on out to the car. I help her in and then drive the hour it takes to reach Joliet, where the carnival is at.
I park the car and pay our entry, buying us several sheets of ride tickets.
"What would you like to do first?" I ask her as she smiles at me.
Bella shrugs as she looks at me with her wide eyes.
"How about the bumper cars?"
I grin and nod before walking over to them.
I give the man the tickets needed for Bella and me to ride. He lets us in and we each climb in different cars. I discreetly adjust my gun so I know I won't hit it as I'm jarred around the car.
The music starts and the cars begin to move. I smile as Bella rams her bumper car into mine, and speeds off. Due to the slow speed of the cars I catch her easily and bump her back. We both are laughing and having fun.
After the bumper cars, we head over to the fun house. Bella jumps into my arms when a worker jumps out and scares her, which makes me smile. We go on several of the rides, and enjoy the fun atmosphere.
"Would you like to get something to eat?" I ask as I hold her hand. Bella nods as her face becomes flushed.
I order us each a corndog, curly fries and fresh, squeezed lemonade. After we have our food, we move to the small shelter area with picnic tables.
"So what's it like living with Jasper?" I ask trying to hold off the dislike in my voice.
"It's mostly good, especially knowing that he is right here if I need him," Bella chuckles a little as she drops her head.
"Aren't college students supposed to stay in a dorm for the freshman year?" I ask in wonder.
"Yes, but I have some issues that they couldn't cover for me, so they allowed me to live off campus."
I feel my heart beating faster. What issues, my mind screams. "What issues, you're safe right?" I ask stopping her from taking a bite.
"Yes, nightmares and I don't like thunderstorms or blackouts. I often find myself hiding in Jasper's room anytime there is bad weather. To top it all off my father is a powerful man, and he wasn't happy with the security the dorms provided. There is also the small issue that one of the people living in the dorms I have a restraining order against."
"What did the person do?" I ask in an angry tone. Bella scoots away a little and I know I need to rein it in.
"We dated, well sort of. We went to prom … you know? I wasn't interested in more, and when I parted ways with him, he sort of stalked me. My dad got pissed and slammed him with a restraining order. I think it was a little overkill, I mean, Mike is a douche bag all right, but I doubt he'd have the balls to hurt anyone. He's sort of a pussy. All Jasper did was yell at him and he pissed himself."
I tilt my head. "Mike: about five-foot-ten, blond hair, blue eyes?" I ask and she bobs her head at me.
"You know him?"
I shake my head at her. "No, not really; he came in my gym one time."
"He's not a member is he?" Bella asks as she scoots closer again.
"Hell no! No pussy-ass boys are allowed in my gym."
Bella chuckles, shaking her head. We finish eating and get up.
"What about you—why no girlfriend?"
I stop buying some cotton candy. "I've dated, but the girls seem to be too much of the same thing. I'm looking for someone, something special," I say as I pull her into the giant Ferris wheel line.
"What kind of special are you looking for?"
I smile pushing her hair back.
"What was your mom like?" I ask not answering her question.
"I don't remember her much. I know that I look like her. She loved life, my dad, Jasper and me. There were times she was sad and worried, but she would hide it. Jasper says she had the sweetest voice, and that he loved her from the second he first met her. She owned a flower shop, she liked to read and listen to music. She liked to hear people's love stories, and Dad said that she often gave away her flowers." Bella laughs a little and I help her sit on the bench seat. The worker secures the bar across us and we start to go up.
"She sounds amazing; I wish I could've met her."
"I wish I could remember her," Bella says resting her head on my shoulder. The wheel starts to go around, and Bella and I cuddle together looking out across the wide open scene.
When we are done with the rides, we play some games. I win her a goldfish and a large teddy bear.
The ride back to Chicago is quiet, but not uncomfortable.
"I had a good night tonight," I tell her as I walk her up the stairs to her door.
"I did, too, maybe we can go out again soon?"
"You can count on it," I say as we reach her front door. I look in her eyes asking her silently if it's okay to kiss her. Her head nods once and I move forward.
"OH FUCK, Jasper!" is yelled from inside, just as my lips touch Bella's.
I pull back and look at her.
"Fucking hell, you're really testing me!" I move past Bella and open the door to find my sister and Jasper half undressed on the sofa dry humping.
"TIME TO GO, Mary Alice!" I yell.
"Edward, you cock blocking sonofabitch," she states getting up.
"That's our mother you're talking about," I snarl gripping her arm.
"Goodnight, Bella," I say marching my sister out of the house.
A/N: So Edward was cockblocked by Charlie and Jasper was cockblocked by Edward ... Which one was more comical?