Guys, so sorry for the late update. But I have a swimming meet tomorrow and I'm suppose to be in bed, but I had to write this chapter. Warning, it is intense, haha. But I know you guys will like it, so wish me luck and go read N.O.!!
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Bella rubbed her hand against the soft leather of the seat, "This is a nice car."
"Thanks, I got it a couple months ago."
"Do you race?"
Ryan gripped the wheel tighter, a grin spreading over his face, "Yeah I do, only sometimes though."
"So you like to go fast?"
"Yeah I do." He pushed his foot harder on the pedal. The car speed up and rumbled down the highway. He weaved out of the lanes to avoid the slow cars.
Bella smiled as she watched the trees and the cars go together in a blur. He drove just like Edward, careful but not careful at the same time. But she wasn't complaining, she liked it when she dated boys who knew how to drive their cars, and a car like this needed a driver like Ryan. A car like this couldn't be wasted to someone like her mom who wouldn't do thirty in a forty mile zone, "Where are we going?"
"To this little place I know, it's close to the lake."
"Can you tell me the name of it?"
"Well that would ruin the surprise wouldn't it?" He smiled.
"True." Bella looked at him while he drove. He was wearing a nice pair of dark jeans with a white button up shirt. Over that was a black tux jacket. He looked amazing, somebody Bella never saw herself ever getting. He was a rich boy, as she could tell, but he had quite the moves. He knew how to play the game and win the girls, he knew what to say and when to say it. As much as Bella wanted to say she'd rather be with Edward right now, a nice night out might be what she needed. She would rather touch his cold skin and look into his golden eyes, but she needed to be away from him, to think alone. A nice dinner by the lake front would most likely satisfy that request, very easily.
Ryan turned the wheel, "Do you like seafood?"
"Yeah, it's really good."
"Good."
Bella squinted her eyes and looked in front of the car. A bright sign flashed VALET, her body swayed as he turned for the entrance. She looked outside her window, it was a nice looking place. A well lit dining area and if she looked beyond that, she could see a patio with glass chandeliers. Ryan drove up to the boy in a black tux and parked the car. The worker ran to Bella's side and opened the door, he held his hand out, "Thank you." Bella said as she used it to lift herself out of the car.
Ryan walked over to her side and paid the boy with a couple bills and handed him the keys, "Take care of it will 'ya." The boy nodded and got into the car, "Ready?" He asked as he bent his elbow towards Bella.
Bella smiled and linked her arm with his, "Yes I am thank you." She walked besides him into the building. A man walked up to Ryan and asked for his name. Bella heard Ryan whisper a couple things to the man. While they were talking, Bella looked around at the place. It was painted brown with lights hanging from the celling. People eating there were dressed very nicely and were barely speaking. Bella gulped, hoping to make sure she looked like she could afford to eat here. She straightened out her dress with her free hand and looked back towards Ryan, he was looking at her with a smile, "What?"
"You like fine, don't worry."
"How'd you know I was thinking about that?"
"You kept playing with your dress," He laughed, "But don't, you look wonderful."
"Why thank you." Her cheeks turned red as she thought about it.
"This way." An older man said walking up to the couple.
He lead Bella and Ryan to the outdoor area. There was a table with a white candle sitting in the center, menu's laid at both ends. The man pulled out Bella's chair, "Thank you."
"Your waiter will be here in a minute." He smiled as he returned to the front desk.
"This is a nice place." Bella said looking out over the railing. The waves hit the rocks below them, the smell of water and sand flowed up her nose, "it's a beautiful view." The sun lowered behind the trees as they sat there.
"I know right, I thought you might like it."
"It was really nice of you to take me out to eat you know."
"Your welcome."
Bella giggled, "What's good here?" She said as she grabbed the menu.
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Again Bella laughed loudly at another joke Ryan told. She took another bite of her lobster, "You really said that to him?"
"Yeah and he totally freaked out, I don't know what his problem was." He said still laughing.
"Man that's so funny."
Ryan took a sip of his drink and dried his mouth, "Um, I know I promised not to…"
"Your going to ask about the Cullen's aren't you?"
"I was but…"
"Why do you care so much?" Bella asked staring at him, she laid her fork on the plate.
"Okay listen, I think theres somethings different about them. Not human."
"What are you talking about? Their as human as we are."
Ryan shook his head, "No, I mean come on, their eyes, not so human."
"Ryan, that's like saying since you have blue eyes your not human."
"Their gold, who has gold eye's, and sometimes there even like black. What's with that?"
Bella looked over the railing, the moon light shinned off the lake's water, "Maybe he wears contacts, like I said I don't know about them like you think I do."
"Are you kidding me?"
She turned to look at him, "What?"
"Weren't you like best friends with him, and you don't even know anything about him?"
"I know things about him."
"Like?"
"Like he doesn't like beds, he prefers futons, and his family eats out so they don't have food in the fridge. He also has cold hands instead of hot ones like you…" She closed her mouth. A little voice in the back of her head told her to shut up. The things she told him weren't ever suppose to be repeated outside of her thoughts. They were her own thoughts towards the Cullen's, they were things she didn't even believe herself.
"They don't have food?"
"Could we not talk about this?"
"No, I'm sorry. I was being rude, no we don't even have to mention it. I got enough info already."
"Info? Are you stalking him or something?"
"No," He shook his head with a smile, "Just trying to get to know him better."
"Then to him not me…" Bella pushed her plate in front of her and took a drink of her soda. The air felt cold as it hit Bella's body gently, but she didn't feel cold. She didn't even feel hot, she mostly felt anger. More with herself then with Ryan, she just was trying to forget about Edward, so talking about him wasn't helping. Instead of trying to forget, she remembered, everything. Their first bump into each other, how he catched her before she fell. How he ate the apple she gave him so slowly. The look of the half smile that had her stomach fill up with butterflies. There were so many things she loved about that man, letting one incident get in between them was so stupid. It was completely pointless because she was never going to be mad at him and she sure in hell couldn't forget about him. She already hadn't talked to him in a while, she knew that was hurting him already. But she didn't want to get back, she wanted to forget, start new. And with time, maybe even a day, she could do that. She could forgive and forget, it was easier then she thought it would be.
"Sorry." Ryan said.
"It's fine, I know their interesting, and when you put me and him together you get a show…" A flashback of the day in lunch Edward had said that to her flashed in her mind. The way everyone was looking at them, eyeing everything they did.
"Yeah that's how I pretty much see it."
The waiter walked up to the table, "Here's you check." He said slipping a leather folder onto the table.
Ryan nodded and put a blue credit card inside, "Here." He handed it back to him without even looking at the amount he had spent.
"Thanks for taking me out tonight."
"It doesn't have to end here."
"What does that mean?" Bella asked.
"Well my parents left for london and won't be back till a couple of weeks. I'm allowed to bring girls over," He laughed, "I'd loved to show you around."
"That…sounds fun, but I can't stay out too late."
"I'll have you home before one, is that alright?"
The waiter put the case back onto the table, "Yeah that's fine." Bella pushed her chair back and stood up, "Ready?"
"Yeah, let's go." Ryan walked up to Bella and put his hand around her hip, pulling her close as he walked to the door. The man behind them waved goodbye as Ryan waved back, "My car please." Ryan smiled.
"Yes sir, right away." The boy ran into the lot and looked for the mustang.
"M jacket." Ryan said patting his shirt.
"Oh, I'll go get it."
"No, are you sure?"
Bella smiled, "Yeah it's fine, you did a lot for me tonight, one quick run is alright for me."
"Okay, I'll be right here." He watched Bella walked into the restaurant. He put his hands in his pockets as he looked out into the night.
"Where is she?!" A voice asked behind him.
Ryan turned around with a smile, "Who?"
Edward glared at him, "Where's Bella?"
"She ran inside to get my jacket…are you following us?"
"You wish…" A flood of thoughts ran into Edward's head. Pictures of Ryan holding onto Bella, Ryan kissing Bella, Ryan getting Bella naked, "You son of a…" He pushed Ryan into the wall.
"Hey, your lose is my game." Ryan smiled.
Edward punched him in the face, trying to hold back the strength that he had. All he wanted to do was stop the fantasies that Ryan thought about with Bella, "Don't you touch her."
"I won't just be touching her." Edward hit him again, "HEY! Alright, don't hate me 'cause I got game."
Edward let go of him as her scent ran up his nose. He turned around to see her walking out of the door, he quickly looked back at Ryan, "You'll shut up if you want to live."
"RYAN!" Bella said running to him, "Edward what have you done?!" She bent down to Ryan.
"Bella you need to leave with me." Edward said to her.
"No I don't, you just need to leave!"
"Bella! Listen to me."
"Go away!" She yelled.
"It looks like she just doesn't want you any longer." Ryan said from the floor.
Edward grabbed Bella's arm and pulled her up, "I need to talk to you."
"Edward let go!" Bella said trying to pull his hand off, "Let me go!"
He pulled her over to the side of the building and dropped her arm, "He's just using you."
"Why would he do that?" Bella asked.
"Because he's trying to get to me."
"Oh," She laughed, "Yeah your right, because everything is about you."
"No that's not what I'm saying. I know for a fact that he is."
"And how is that?"
"Because Alice saw it."
Bella looked at him, "She saw it?"
"Yeah."
"Really, well tell her I said hi." Bella turned for Ryan and started to walk.
Quickly, Edward ran in front of her and stopped her, "You want the truth?"
"Oh now your going to tell me."
"Yeah and all of it too." He grabbed her hand and pulled her to his car.
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