An Interesting Jealous Boyfriend

Edward gave me one last smile before he climbed out of the window. I missed him in an instant, and I shook my head. Stupid me! I should be angry, and I was. I was angry at him. Extremely angry even. He should've never run off like that. He should've talked to me about it and he should've listened to me, and not to anyone else. He should´ve known better.

But, I´ve also missed him a lot these past few days. And I was happy he was here again, despite how angry I was.

And that sucked. Why couldn't I just be angry at him? He absolutely deserved it! Stupid hormones, stupid good-looking boyfriend, stupid Edward.

I quickly threw on some clothes and brushed my hair, not bothering to look at the mirror as my mind was too occupied to care about how I looked.

I rushed downstairs to find my parents in the kitchen while they prepared their own breakfast.

¨Good morning, Bella,¨ Renee said when she looked up and saw me staring at her. She gestured for me to join them.

¨Morning, I mumbled, feeling silly.

Charlie poured fresh coffee in the three cups in front of him and handed me one. ¨Did you sleep well?¨

I blew the steam away and drank the welcoming hot beverage. Hmm, I guess I did sleep well. I mean, I dreamt of Edward after all. And, he turned out to be actually there.

¨Are you thinking of Edward?¨ Renee teased me and I knew instantly I had to be blushing and smiling as the teenage girl I was.

I wish my face wasn't so damn easy to read!

¨Maybe I am.¨

My mother winked and turned to her newspaper again. I drank my coffee in silence and thought of today.

I would see Edward again, on normal terms this time, and I wondered how that would be. And, if Edward had returned, that would mean their whole family would be back, I suppose.

¨You seem to be lost in thought.¨

I looked up, and Charlie handed me my lunch box. I looked at the sandwiches in front of me, while I swallowed at the lump in my throat.

¨Is everything alright?¨ he asked, after I ignored his earlier remark. If I didn't get myself together, I would for sure cry and if there is one thing I didn't want, it would be caught crying over Edward and how nice I thought it was that Charlie prepared my lunch for me.

¨Yeah, I suppose.¨

Charlie didn't push further. And after all the shit we´ve been through these past couple of months, I was glad about that. I still needed to learn how to trust my parents fully, and they let me discover that in my own time.

I grabbed the box and put it in my bag. ¨Thanks.¨

As I reached out to grab an apple from the scale, my eyes found the headlines of my mother´s newspaper. Apparently, there have been some mysterious missing cases in a town not too far from Forks. The local police are still investigating every detail. A cold shiver ran down my spine and I felt anxious in an instant.

I looked at Charlie, to assure myself that there wouldn't be something like that in Forks. He nodded, understood my silent question and shook his head.

I slowly breathed out. I didn't know why I felt this scared for some missing people in Seattle, but I did.

But wait, missing people… Would that mean…? They could've been attacked. They could've died. They could´ve been attacked, ánd died.

I grasped. I quickly looked from my father, to my mother and frowned.

¨Do you both know Jacob?¨ I stuttered. It was a long shot, but I suddenly remembered that Jacob mentioned my family. He specifically said he hadn't seen me -or my family!- in ages.

And I knew he fed on humans. So maybe he hunted them down in Seattle.

And judging by how silent both of my parents suddenly became, I knew I was right.

And they knew him as well.

¨Yes,¨ Renee said and Charlie only nodded.

I smiled. I had been right. And most importantly, my parents quit hiding things from me and finally told me what I needed to know.

¨He's bad news,¨ Charlie elaborated. This time, Renee eagerly nodded. ¨He drinks human blood, Bella.¨

¨So I´ve heard.¨

Renee raised her brows. ¨I never thought Rosalie would ever learn to drink animal blood.¨

Charlie shook his head. ¨That takes a lot of discipline, I never thought she would have it in her. Especially after that lifestyle. Jacob would never turn his back on that.¨

¨But why do we know them?¨ I continued.

¨We don´t. We´ve only met them briefly. America isn´t that large if you´ve got all the time in the world,¨ Renee winked. ¨But, we don't really know them personally.¨

¨We were, however, very intrigued once we saw that Rosalie joined the Cullens,¨ Charlie added.

I frowned. The way Jacob talked to me, seemed to indicate that I knew him more than just ´briefly.´ Perhaps my parents lied to me again, but they seemed so open these past couple of months, and I couldn't imagine they would lie about something so… small and insignificant.

Maybe I always met Jacob in secret. And they simply didn´t know if Jacob and I were friends because we never told anyone. That had to be it.

¨Jacob´s back,¨ I pointed out, as if they didn't figure that out already.

¨His family as well,¨ Charlie added with a troubled look on his face that made him seem 10 years older than he was.

Or a hundred years older, if you counted in vampire years, of course.

¨Are they responsible for the missing cases?¨

Charlie frowned. ¨We don´t know yet.¨

I shivered again. I almost felt guilty for those missing cases, and that made me uneasy. People could die from vampire attacks and I was a hybrid, meaning I could also kill! I shook my head. These bad thoughts needed to stop, or else I couldn´t function today.

Charlie put his hand on my shoulder and gave me a friendly pat. ¨Don´t be late for school Bells.¨

I looked at the clock and rushed out of the door. I hopped in my car and turned on the radio, drowning my worried mind in some upbeat popular rock songs which seemed to ease away my troubles, only for the ride.

Once I arrived at the parking lot, I saw the familiar silver Volvo. I opened my door and saw Edward, who stood a few cars away from me, and who probably wondered if he could approach me or not.

He couldn't.

I looked the other way, which was a little bit too theatrical, but I absolutely did not want to forgive him and forget it straight away. Same goes for Alice, but I hadn't seen her yet and I had a right to be pissed.

I angrily walked towards the school, when Mike joined me.

¨Hey Bella.¨

¨Oh, hey Mike.¨

¨You seem to be in a rush.¨

¨Don´t want to get wet,¨ I pointed out, happy for once that it never seemed to stop raining in Forks.

¨I suppose you´re right. Hopefully, we´ll have snow soon. That's better than this constant drizzle.¨

I turned to Mike. ¨What do you mean? Does it snow around here?¨

He laughed. ¨Yeah, you like that?¨

¨I don´t know. I´ve never seen it in real life.¨

Or at least, that I know of. I might´ve seen it before, but I didn't remember.

¨Then we´ll have to do a snowball fight!¨ Mike eagerly yelled out, and a couple of bypassers stood still to give him a high-five. I guess those fights were a big thing around here, and I giggled when I saw the excitement in the other students.

I felt Edward's eyes on my back and I turned to look. Edward frowned and I didn´t know why.

I looked at Mike. I looked at Edward. I looked at Mike again and it was as if a light bulb switched ´on´ in my head.

Wait. A. Minute.

I didn´t know if my theory was correct, but I needed to put it to the test. Careful, because I didn't want to lead Mike on, I nodded in the direction of the vending machine.

¨So Mike, about this soda...¨

¨Yes, when do you want to drink one?¨

Did he sound too eager? I suppose not, because to me it sounded simply friendly and nothing more. I padded myself imaginary on my back for not leading Mike on.

¨You tell me, I could do it any time.¨

His eyes lit up. ¨Awesome, so today?¨

¨Will be perfect!¨ I smiled back.

Mike eagerly gave me a high five, and I still thought I did well. This was just some friendly bantering between friends, and Mike and I would just drink a friendly drink between friends, so nothing was ruined between us. I was so proud of myself! I could test my little theory about Edward, and deepen my newfound friendship with Mike. Two birds, one stone.

And I would see the effect it had on Edward in three…. Two… One…

As if I called him over, Edward stood next to me and coldly nodded to Mike, who suddenly had to use the bathroom. Together, Edward and I silently walked to our Biology classroom.

¨Why are you drinking something with Mike today?¨ Edward eventually asked, breaking the silence between us with his jealous question. I mentally padded myself on my back another time, because my little theory was correct. Edward was indeed jealous.

Stupid vampire that he is!

¨Because we're friends,¨ I tried to say as coldly as possible. Jealous or not, I was still angry at him for jumping to conclusions and not using his words.

¨Does he also know that?¨

¨Of course!¨

¨I don't like it.¨

I stood still with my hands on my hips, because his last remark hit a nerve. ¨Luckily for you, you don't have to be there.¨

I quickly walked past him. I felt wicked to the core and extremely evil, but I mean, I didn't do anything wrong, now did I?

Exactly!