Bella's POV~
"Can this wait? Edward and I were talking about private matters." I interrupted.
"Talking?" Nonno Swan asked, suspiciously.
"Yes, talking. So, can this wait? We're almost done. I swear it." I promised, standing from my seat again.
I could feel Edward's gaze on me, every time I moved somewhere in the room. It caused my skin to heat up. From the top of my head all the way down to my toes.
"Ahh...we'll be back in exactly ten minutes." Nonno Swan said, smiling as he leads everybody out.
Jasper set the plate of food down on the small table before following everyone out.
When the door closed, Edward looked at me again, this time, in question.
"You told me everything that happened to you in the last five years. Now, I want you to know something." I said.
"What's that?" He asked, his left hand going into his already disarrayed hair.
"It's about... Jacob Black." I finally said, swallowing around the knot in my throat.
"What about him?" He asked, clenching his jaw.
"I lied to you at Aro's wedding when I told you I liked Jacob. I never really felt anything but friendship towards him, well loathing but that is until recently." I mumbled out.
"Why did you lie then?" He asked, confused.
I could see the underlying hurt in his eyes. It made me feel bad. Had we just talked, this all could have been avoided, but I acted like a brat and refused.
"Because I was angry with you. I was hurt, and I wanted to hurt you just as bad as you hurt me." I admitted, ashamed.
"Isa, I'm so sorry. I thought the less you knew of the situation, the less danger you'd be in if we couldn't stop Viktor." He said, shaking his head sadly.
"There's more…" I murmured, playing with the chain around my neck.
"What?" He asked, apprehensively.
"While I never liked him more than a friend, he knew this. As it turns out, Jacob is very manipulative. In fact, he's actually the reason why I ended up changing my number. I regret it now though." I reveal, crossing my ankles again.
"Does that mean—?" He asked, distractedly.
His eyes going back to my legs for some reason. I clear my throat to gain hjs attention.
"You should also know Jacob is an asshole and also suspected something was going on within the family; the last night I saw him was the night I witnessed what happened to Irina and Vicky."
"He was beginning to get possessive and obsessive. Wouldn't let me talk to anyone else. I only ever agreed to date him because of what Thanya told me before I happily beat the crap out of her."
"Wait. What did Thanya tell you?" He asked confused.
"That you two had been sleeping together, for a rather long time now." I replied waiting for his reaction.
"You thought—? That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! Her mere presence and perfume alone made my skin crawl." He said, shivering.
I would know. Her perfume used to make everyone in the house gag. Even the helping hands.
"She seems like the perfect fit for Jacob. Once Thanya told me this bit of information I left Aro and Sully's wedding…Later, Jacob convinced me to change my number."
He nodded in response before turning to look at me,"How did things end with that dog?" He asked, curiously.
"I had to stop myself from killing him in the restaurant. As it turns out he had been cheating on me with two girls who lived in the same building as him." I said, disgusted.
Not that I didn't feel relieved. I did. A bit too much relief.
After remembering all that happened that night, I blinked back into the present to see Edward's vein popping out on his forehead. 'Oh boy.' I thought, rushing to his side.
"Did either of you ever…do anything?" He asked, sounding like he was being strangled.
"The most we ever did was hold hands and even that it grossed me out." I say, wrinkling my nose in disgust.
His answering laugh was like a breath of fresh air. I find myself smiling with him.
"Are you keeping tabs on him?" He asked.
I was, in fact, keeping an eye on him, since I had a sinking suspicion something was about to happen, and it involved Jacob Black.
"Your time alone is now up." Nonno Swantorini informs us, walking back in.
"Fine." I replied, pulling up a chair and sitting down next to Edward.
"Nonno, Mr. Swantorini. What's going on?" Edward asked.
"Your father informed Felipe, of what happened five years ago. " Nonno Masen informed.
"Did you also mention how you three kept the value of the Oath from me, and only relied on me to deal with female problems?" I asked, druly.
"That—that isn't true." Senior said, swallowing loudly.
"Is this true?" My Nonno Swan asks appalled.
I should clarify but I was enjoying putting Senior on the spot.
"No, it isn't. A few weeks after Isa moved out, I asked to speak to her. When we spoke I asked her whether she still wanted to be a part, when Clausola Femminile was activated. She agreed, well, only if it was to be kept from Junior here. So, I agreed." He said shrugging at me, amused.
"It's a joke. You should try it sometime." I quip.
"Piccola Marmocchia." Nonno Swan says, rolling his eyes at me. (You little brat.)
"I am." I confirm, shrugging unashamed.
Causing all them men in the room to laugh.
"All joking aside, dolcezza, Nani has made a request to you, do you wish to complete her dying wish?" Nonno Swantorini asked, staring intently at me.
I swallowed around the sudden knot in my throat. "Well.."