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Hey guys, as per usual thanks for reading and a special thank you to those who review. Has anyone heard about the movie Vampires Suck? I found it when I was searching today and I checked out the trailer on YouTube, thinking it was just a fan made spoof but it's an actually movie-spoofing Twilight. Hehe I thought it looked pretty funny, maybe you guys should check it out. :)
Also on the topic of spoofs, anyone read Nightlight, the Twilight spoof book by Harvard Lampoon?
Anyway onto chapter 29...
EPOV
"So you guys are finally dating." Emmett said smugly and I groaned. This was not a conversation I wanted to be having in double period Spanish, especially with all the other students free to listen in whenever. Sometimes I wished Mrs Gonzalez would actually teach instead of sit there and read trashy romance/erotica novels while we were meant to be reading the textbooks.
"Uhh, not exactly." I averted my eyes and focused on the pen.
"What do you mean 'not exactly'?" Emmett asked and I sighed.
"Well I never straight out asked her if she would be my girlfriend."
"Let me get this straight. You confess your feelings to Bella and she confesses hers, you make out passionately a couple of times but you guys aren't a couple? So what if you didn't ask her, I'm sure she takes that as a given." He said and I rolled my eyes; things weren't that easy.
"Yeah but what if she thinks I want a friends with benefits thing or I don't want to be attached to anyone because I haven't asked her?"
Jazz snorted. "Bella doesn't seem like the type to let anyone take advantage of her and what she's offering."
"Yeah but don't girls need that kind of clarification?" I was confused. I always thought you had to ask tgo make sure they were okay with the relationship.
"Rose didn't." Emmett said and I opened and closed my mouth a few time in shock. Rose? Emmett and Rosalie? I knew they liked each other but when did they get together. I stared at Emmett as he grinned.
"When did this happen?" I asked and his grin got wider.
"When we were motor biking. Let's just say Rose really liked them." he wiggled his eyebrows. And I rolled my eyes and punched him on the arm in a congratulatory manner.
"Congrats man. Why didn't you tell us?" I tried to think back and see if I could remember him mentioning anything but I came up blank.
"Well Jazz knew because we drove to the hospital together so we had time to share. I didn't get a chance to tell you because everything since then has been 'Em, Jazz help me get Bella to date me.'" He mocked me and I punched his arm hard.
"Douche." I spat and they chuckled. "Anything you need to tell me about you and Alice, Jazz?" I raised my eyebrows and he shook his head.
"Nope, I'm just not there yet, Romeo." He waggled his eyebrows as he said the new nickname they had dubbed me with after my date.
"I'm sure you'll get there soon, Jazz." Em said and he nodded. I felt a little bit sorry for Jazz, he had a big conscience and he worried a lot. He really likes Alice, he's just afraid that he'll hurt her. I'm afraid of that as well; hurting Bella, that is. But I kinda forget all my fears when I'm with her, I'm lucky I guess. Jazz doesn't stop worrying.
"So what do you think I should do?" I asked. I still wondered if I should ask her or just let it go.
Emmett and Jazz both pondered my question for a second.
"Ask her." They both said at the same time. Now I was really confused. Before they were telling me I didn't need to ask her but now they we telling me to ask her.
"I thought you said I didn't need to ask?"
"Yeah, but now that you're doubting it you have to ask to solidify the relationship and reassure her that you weren't doubting it. Girls are psychic dude, they'll know when you're unsure about things." Jazz rolled his eyes like it was the most obvious thing in the world and I resisted the urge to roll mine. Sometimes they just didn't make sense. They started talking about football and I drifted off into my own little world. I wondered what Bella was doing now? Was she talking to Rosalie and Alice about me? Was she asking about the same thing I was? I hope she says yes when I ask her to be my question, though why wouldn't she? I mean Emmett was right, she's not the type to go round kissing people she didn't want to be with. I wonder if she's the type to come on family outings with me. God knows she would brighten up any family dinner. Speaking of which I need to invite her over for dinner on Saturday, actually maybe I should just ask her if she wants to spend the day together...Hmmm, I hope she's free...
"Edward!" a nasal voice sang and I cringed and scrunched my eyes together. Please, please, please, let me be imagining Lauren Mallory's voice. Please. I promise to go to church everyday if you just make her go away. I didn't want to deal with Forks High's biggest gossip and slut at the moment. "Eddie!" I heard again and the smell of perfume penetrated my senses. I opened my eyes slowly and I little part of my died. No church for me.
"Lauren." I said, my voice straining with the effort of being polite. I hadn't forgotten that she disliked Bella.
"Edward I don't mean to alarm you but I have heard a nasty rumour going around about you." She lowered her voice.
"Really?" I said and kicking Em and Jazz under the desk to try and get them to stop snickering.
"Yes. I've heard from lots of people that you were making out with Isabella Swan," she sneered the name, "In your car. But it can't be true because you're like, so much better than Swan. So all you need to do is clear this up and tell them that I am the only one for you. So Edward is it true?" She raised her voice for the last sentence and we had the attention of the whole class now. ]I resisted the urge to laugh and insult her. How dare she say that Bella is inferior to me? If anything Bella is better than me. She is good and kind and funny and smart and beautiful and...
"Eddie?" she said and I looked at her.
"What?" I asked, wishing she would leave.
"You haven't answered my question." She said, confident that I would deny the rumours. I thought about how I should answer. I didn't know if Bella wanted to keep our relationship quiet or not. Me, I wanted to spray paint the walls with 'Bella and Edward are going out' and scream it from the rooftops. But if I said no and Bella heard what I said then she might think I want to hide it and think I want to keep it quiet. I decided that the truth is always best.
"Yes." I said and I saw a few people's jaws drop.
"See people, I told you it-wait...what!" Lauren screeched and I couldn't help the grin that spread onto my face. "It's true?"
"Yes." I repeated and her eyes bugged out of her head.
"I'm glad you didn't choose her, Eddie." Em whispered in my ear and I kicked him underneath the table again, reminding him to behave himself.
She composed herself enough to talk. "You and Swan?"
"Yup."
"But..But..." she stammered and I rolled my eyes, just wanting her to leave.
"Yes?" I asked impatiently.
"But why? I don't see how you can like her? She's not even pretty like me." I gritted my teeth. She was an idiot—insulting my girlfriend in front of me...or my soon to be girlfriend.
"You're right she's not pretty like you" I sneered and looked her up and down. Short skirt, tank top and dyed hair, god knows why I ever thought she was as fine as forks was going to get. "She's absolutely gorgeous, smart, funny and kind...nothing like you at all." She had looked hopeful until I said this and when I finished she opened her mouth indignantly. The bell rang before she had a chance to say anything else. I left the classroom, hearing her scream angrily and the chatter 0of the audience. I sighed; the whole school will know by this afternoon. I hope to hell Bella didn't want to keep our relationship private.
I waited for her outside the classroom, so we could walk to the cafeteria together. I saw her emerge with Angela, whom she was talking animatedly with, and hadn't noticed me. I smiled, she was too cute. I loved the way her eyes lit up when she was passionate about something. Angela noticed me first and I gave a little wave and she waved back, blushing and nudging Bella. Bella looked at her friend and then at me. When she saw me she blushed and smiled. She made her way over to me, oblivious to the stares we were receiving.
"Hi." She said simply.
"Hi." I replied tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "How was English?" I asked and she grinned.
"Long." she replied and I grinned. Do it Cullen, ask her.
"For me as well." I replied. Damn it, stop procrastinating. You can do it! C'mon, be a man. "Bella?" I asked watching her as she toyed with her hands.
"Hmmm?" she sounded deep in thought and I lifted her chin up to look her in the eyes.
"Be my girlfriend?" I breathed, my heart pounding fast. Please say yes. Please.
"Okay." She smiled and I grinned before pressing my lips to hers once again.
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