Chapter 2: Grass aint Greener
Song: Chris Brown- Grass aint Greener
Emmett watched as Bella collapsed onto the bench across the fire sobbing into her hands. His girl ran to her wrapping her arms around her protectively. She looked him in the eyes, the tears fresh in the eyes of the girl he loved. Bella was like a little sister to her, and Rose was at her limit with Edward.
Edward had been his best friend his entire life, but seeing this, his baby in pain for her friend this way, he finally had hit his limit.
Storming up to the deck where Edward stood smoking, watching the girls he was furious.
"What the fuck is wrong with you bro?" He yelled
"Come on Emm… what the fuck did I do?" He scoffed taking a drag.
"You're a fucking idiot! Look at her!" He said motioning to the girls huddled together.
"I thought you were on my side?"
"Your side? For real? How fucking old are you?" He yelled "How many times have you told me how much you love that girl? And look at her…. crying her eyes out over you… AGAIN!"
"I don't know what the fuck I'm supposed to do bro" He sat down taking a long pull of his beer.
"Stop fucking around!" Emmett said sitting next to him. " You know for your years I have had your back, I get it, she was a baby when you guys met. I thought all this time you were right to not start anything yet, but she's not a baby anymore Edward."
"Yea she is…" Edward stared at her down the beach
"No, she's not. Shes 19 and every guy in this town has their eye on her and here you are still doing nothing to keep her."
"Let some motherfucker touch her and see what happens…" He laughed
"This isn't a fucking joke dude! Grow the fuck up! What is it going to take?" Emmett yelled "Your about to loose the love of your life… and for what? A lousy drunken fuck here and there?"
"This coming from a pussy whipped motherfucker" He laughed taking another long sip of his beer a smug look on his face.
Furious, Emmett swatted the beer bottle from his mouth and grabbed him by the neck of his tshirt.
"Listen up fucker. You can pretend all you want that this is about her age, or protecting her but we both know its not. It's about you being a fucking coward. She's it for you, and you know it. Your terrified to start this with her because you know damn well that's the end of your playboy ways." He growled "Say what you want about me, I may be pussy whipped, but at the end of the day I got my girl. She's next to me every night. I got my baby. As for you? Where's your baby at Edward? Where was your girl tonight?"
With that Emmett gave him a hard shove and stormed down the beach to the girls.
Edward sat there floored at his best friends words, letting it sink in.
Over the years he had always loved Bella. They would kiss, make out, he would touch her, make her cum, but he could never take it any further. His baby was too young, she needed time, at least that was what he told himself. For the first time he realized Emmett was right. He was a coward. That sweet beautiful girl terrified him, and his baby, he may have just lost her for good.
Bella cried herself to sleep that night. Text after text, call after call was coming through from Edward. She took off after one drink with the girls, and went straight to her closet when she got home, pulling out the giant black hoodie that belonged to Edward, wrapping it around herself and collapsing into bed in tears. In that little apartment she shared with Alice, she had never felt so completely alone. Sobbing she picked up her phone to see what he had to say for himself.
Baby please pick up… I'm so sorry- Edward
Angel If you don't pick up I'm coming over-Edward
ANSWER THE FUCKING PHONE!- Edward
You know I love you Bella-Edward
Taking a deep breath she texted Alice that she got home ok and turned off her phone. No matter what he said, that picture of that girl on her knees in front of him…. he was sitting on the bed she had slept in and cuddled with him so many nights, she just couldn't get it out of her head. This time was different. Edward was never going to hurt her again.
Determination set it that night. Maybe she wasn't confident, in fact inside she felt like she was nothing. But she would never let him see that again. She would never be vulnerable to him that way ever again.
She had always believed that she was his. But now… she felt like a woman ready to be free. He would never control her decisions again.
Bella Swan was single. And it was about time she learned what the really meant.
Her tears drying she picked up her phone and turned it back on. opening his last text she took a moment to make sure this was what she wanted. With determination in her soul to never let him hurt her again she texted him back.
Stop texting and calling. We are done. I'm blocking your number now.- Bella