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He was tall and muscular, with sandy brown hair, perfect blue eyes and model like features. And he had his eye on me.
I nearly fell over when I saw him looking at me. I righted myself and then proceeded to trip over a chair when my phone vibrated in my pocket scaring me half to death. I picked up and heard the voice I love so much.
"Hello?" he asked.
"Hey." I tried to sound breezy, which was hard when a kind of creepy model-like person was staring at you sprawled on the floor.
"What'd you do this time?" he asked fighting laughter at the strain in my voice as I got up and saw my mom practically rolling on the floor in laughter. I glared at her and brushed off my shirt.
"Nothing."
"Bella." He cooed seductively and I felt my legs wobble. Even when he wasn't here he could do that.
"I tripped over a chair." This time his laughter won, and I got an earful. That's when I discovered the true beauty of phones. I hung-up.
I continued to stomp away from my mom who was still laughing, only to find myself lost in a food court. I began mentally cursing myself and tried to retrace my steps only to become even more lost.
That was how I found myself attempting to ask an elderly woman – who turned out to be foreign and confused by English – directions out of the mall. That's also how fate made me run into the mystery-model. She pointed behind me and I turned and ran smack dab into his solid chest.
"Whoa there." He grabbed my shoulders and pulled me back. "You need help?" he raised an eyebrow.
"No. I'm fine." I replied quickly and tried to turn out of his grasp, unsuccessfully.
"Is that why you were asking this foreign elderly woman directions out of the mall?" he smiled, his heavy hands still on my shoulders.
"I'm fine. I'll find my way and this time I did turn out of his grasp. I nearly ran away, surprised I could run at all.
Sadly he caught up.
"Come on. I don't bite." He said revealing a row of white teeth. I nearly fainted when I saw his teeth, however my fears subsided when I truly noticed how tan he was. Far too tan to be a vampire, tanner than me even. But then again this was Phoenix.
"That's okay." I keep walking.
"I'll show you a good time. Come on, some one as pretty and–" he was cut off by my cell phone.
I fumbled and picked it up, not slowing my pace.
"Edward!" I said too enthusiastically.
"Hey…what's wrong?" he sounded instantly concerned. I was frightened by the tall hunk standing next to me; I needed Edward.
"Nothing. How soon can you get here, I'm a tad lost." I explained like he was down the block.
"I'm starting now. I should be there soon." He hung up.
"Bye. See you in a second." I said to nothing then closed my phone. "Sorry, my boyfriend is coming here in a second. I'll be meeting him." I sped up hoping he would take the hint. If he didn't Edward would kill him.
"Well, how about we both meet your boyfriend. He won't mind will he?" he sounded doubtful.
"I don't think so. He's kind of territorial. Please leave." I ducked into a store and began browsing. He followed.
I began to think of ways I could avoid him and duck out of here. I did a series of what I hoped would be tricky maneuvers and then ran out the store and into another one. He was there in a second, smiling like the jerk he was.
He just watched me browse the clothes, which I flipped through blindly until I realized I was flipping through some tuxedos. I turned away and then discovered that I was in a tuxedo rental store. I ran out and into a worried looking Edward. I hugged him and tried to lead him away. Once again I was not quick enough.
Edward saw him and understood. He wrapped his arms around me protectively and glared at my follower.
To my surprise he held out his hand and said, "Hello. I was just helping your girlfriend out of the mall. My name is Keith." Edward shook his hand roughly and replied.
"I'm Edward, Bella's boyfriend." He glared even more icily but Keith who was (surprisingly) taller than Edward by a few inches gave a wry smile and eyed me.
"Let's go Edward." I said and tried to pull him away, fear crept into my voice.
"Bella, you know you would have a better time with me than with…" he looked Edward up and down, who was scrawny compared to Keith's pure bulk that you could see, "him."
Edward pried me off of him and stepped towards Keith. A crowd began to form.
"Outside." Keith spat and tensed his bulging arm muscles.
AN: Now I am getting to the plot! Yay! Please review!