Ch. 28 Edward POV - Scratching and hair pulling
We just hang out on the boat, relaxing in the sun, until my dad gets us to the center of the lake and we put the poles in the water. My dad is on the lower deck trying to teach EJ the finer points to fishing and Charlie is giving his two cents every now and then. Emmett is sitting in a lounge chair with his sunglasses on but I can tell he is taking a nap. Alice, Jasper and I are all on the upper deck, watching our poles bob in the water. They are both really quiet until Alice says she is going down to re-apply her sun block and offers to bring us a drink. Jasper and I decide on a beer, since Emmett had offered to drive the boat.
"So Edward, you sure you don't want to get together next week sometime?"
"Jasper, do we really need to have this conversation again!" I must have been louder than I thought, because Charlie comes and joins us up on the upper deck.
"Jasper, what the hell are you thinking son? We talked about this. Edward, are you gay?"
"Uhhh...no Sir, I'm not."
"That's what I thought. Jasper, are you gay?"
"Dad, what the hell? I have been out of the closet since high school. Yes, I'm gay, what are you getting at?"
"Just shut your mouth and listen to your father. I won't speak about this matter again. We shouldn't have to talk about it now, since our talk by the pool yesterday, but since your hard headed I thought I would make a point. Edward says he's straight and he's dating your sister. That should be enough for you to back off and get over it before we have repeat of the Jake incident of nineteen-ninety-nine. I will not break up another knockdown, drag out, bitch fight with scratching and hair pulling between you and Bella."
"Whatever. Dad...fine, I'm over it." He walks away and goes to the lower deck.
"Thanks for that Charlie."
"No problem, I'm not sure why, but they have always been in competition. You just let me know if he pulls anything else." After I thank him again, Alice comes back up to bring me my beer.
"What did you do?"
"I did nothing. Alice. Jasper was hitting on me and Charlie talked to him about it. Stop being so nosy."
"I like him, Edward, back off."
"Me? I did nothing but stand here and breathe. He's the one that needs to knock it off."
"You had to of done something."
"No I didn't. I thought you knew me better than that. I don't want to fight with you, but you should know that unless you go back to being Alec, he is not going to want you."
A/N: The Jake incident of 99' will be an outtake, just sayin :)
