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Chapter 25

"Perhaps, on the whole, embarrassment and perplexity are a kind of natural accompaniment to life and movement; and it is better to be driven out of your senses with thinking which of two things you ought to do than to do nothing whatever, and be utterly uninteresting to all the world."-Margaret Oliphant

Bella's POV

I hopped out of the car as soon and as fast as I could… Edward hadn't even put the car in park yet. My feet hit the pavement quite hard and I staggered trying to keep myself from falling flat on my face. I scared the shit out Jasper who was getting out of the Volvo right next to me. He looked at me with huge eyes.

"What the hell are you doing!?" he shouted before lunging at me. He managed to grab me around my waist just in time. I was seconds away from a face plant. He helped me straighten out and made sure I was stable on my feet before he let go of me. By this point Alice, Edward, and Carlisle were staring at me. Jasper ignored them.

"WHAT WAS THAT?" Jasper yelled looking me straight in the eyes. I didn't respond. "The car was still moving Bella…you could have been seriously hurt…what were you thinking?" he pushed looking very disappointed in me. Jasper had never spoken to me like that. I hung my head hoping Edward would come to my defence.

"I don't know…" I tried to whisper. I couldn't justify my irrationality. Jumping out of a moving vehicle just because I was embarrassed about a fantasy…smart…real smart. I could feel my eyes starting to gloss over. Immediately Jasper pulled me close to him.

"Don't cry Bella. I didn't mean to yell at you…I shouldn't have. I'm sorry. Don't cry Bells. Please?" he whispered as he rocked me in his arms trying to calm me. I sniffed trying to regain composure.

"I was just scared. That was really dangerous kid..." he said as he pushed me away slightly to look at my face. I felt so stupid and humiliated. He wiped my tears with his thumb. Edward just gawked at me but never stepped closer to me.

"I only acted that way because I care for you Bella, you're like my baby sister. You know that…I don't ever want to see you get hurt…" he continued.

"I know" I said as played with the bottom of my dress trying to avoid everyone's gaze.

"No more jumping out of moving vehicles then. Are we agreed?" Jasper asked. I nodded and then let out a tiny laugh.

"Good" he laughed and then pulled me into another hug. "Let's get some food then…" he said as he led me to the entrance of the restaurant. I let my head rest on his shoulder. I heard Edward, Alice, and Carlisle walking behind us. Jasper always had a unique way of calming and comforting me. I always wondered how he did it.

"I'm sorry about that Jasper and thanks for saving me" I whispered as we waited for everyone else to catch up to us.

"Oh like I had a choice…" he laughed "I need you around Bells, who will keep Alice under control with all this wedding stuff? Plus Edward would have killed me if I hadn't" he added with a wink. I giggled.

"Bella?" I heard Edward call from behind me. Uh oh. He didn't sound happy. I looked up at Jasper to see him smiling.

"You better go see him…" he said as he let me go. I gave him a worried look but he pushed me toward Edward. I heard Alice, Jasper, and Carlisle being escorted to our table. I walked quickly to stand in front of Edward but I couldn't look at him. Instead I stared at the marble floor tiles.

"Have you officially lost your mind?" he asked me in an angry tone. Ouch. That cut me deep but I knew I deserved it. Here came my second verbal beat down for the day.

"Maybe…" I whispered. He sighed.

"Bella you can't do stuff like that! I nearly had a heart attack. Thank God Jasper was there…" his voice trailed off.

"I know okay! I know. I'm sorry…. I'm so stupid" I said as I looked up to see his face.

"You are many things Bella Swan, but stupid is not one of them…" he said quite seriously but then he began to smile. I attempted to smile back.

"Oh let's just forget this all. I can't be mad at you anyways" he kidded as he wrapped one arm around my shoulder. "Just promise me you'll wait till I stop the car before you decide to launch yourself out of it next time…" he added as we walked to sit with his family.

"Promise" I whispered in his ear before I took a seat beside Jasper. Edward sat across from me next to Alice. Carlisle sat beside her.

"So since we are all still alive and well…I bet most of us are famished" Carlisle said while he scanned the menu. We all nodded and laughed.

"Order whatever you want then…" he said very nonchalantly while he continued to read the menu.

"What are you getting?" I asked Jasper as I leaned into him.

"BLT and a salad I think" he said while he closed his menu and placed it back on the table. "How about you?".

"I think I'm going to have the same as you…" I replied just as the waitress came to take our orders. As usual she couldn't help but stare at Edward. I felt the need to break up her fun.

"Edward, honey, I believe this girl would like to take your order now" I said very sweetly. The waitress gave me a look over her shoulder. Bitch. She then proceeded to take everyone's order: Edward ordered a burger, Alice a salad, Carlisle a roast beef sandwich and Jasper and I order our salads and BLT's. Carlisle also asked for two pitchers of ice tea before the waitress left.

"Well!" Alice exclaimed. We all looked at her with questioning eyes.

"That chick wasn't very nice to you Bella. I saw that look she gave you! I vote for no tip for her!" she laughed and then hit the table gently with her hand. I couldn't help but laugh along side.

"I agree!" I said as I hit the table just like Alice had. The guys were just starting at us now.

"What is going on here?" Edward asked, puzzled. Of course Edward was always unaware of girls checking him out.

"That waitress was checking you out and I felt the need to interject. She obviously didn't like that…." I explained.

"Oh…" was his response. "Well then...I vote for no tip either"

"That's my man" I said with a wink. Jasper and Carlisle also agreed on not tipping. Yes! A united front. That would show that girl. After awhile our lunch arrived. I was enjoying the time out of the car. I was starting to get kind of claustrophobic in there. We all ate a leisurely pace. I could see that everyone was tired already.

"How much longer till we reach the hotel?" I asked

"Well…" Carlisle began while he checked his watch. "It's two right now…we should be there by five. We made good time today. If we continue to drive as fast as this morning then we'll be there even earlier I'm guessing…" he explained. I looked to Edward.

"Did you hear that? You better drive fast then babe. I can't wait till we hit the sack". Oh god. Disaster. That came out the total wrong way. I blushed as I covered my face. I heard everyone else chuckling. Jasper patted my back.

"That came out the wrong way!" I explained with my face still covered.

"I'd sure say so…" Jasper laughed.

"I think what you meant to say love is that you can't wait till you get a chance to rest..." Edward said. I felt relived. That is until he continued to speak.

"Not that I'd mind hitting the sack with you or anything…" he added. The Cullen's chuckled. Thank god my face was covered because I don't think I had ever felt more embarrassed in my whole life. My face was burning hot now. Why did he have to say that in front of half his family?

"Edward!" I hissed through my fingers.

"What?" he asked as he paused from laughing. Then Alice began speaking.

"Don't worry about it Bella! He's being an idiot. Stop covering your face. There's nothing to be ashamed of...we are all adults after all. Sex talk is good talk" she said. WHAT? Did she honestly just say that? I pulled my hands away from my face.

"Sex talk is good talk?" I said peering towards her. She just nodded. I moved my eyes to Carlisle.

"Sorry Bella but she's right…I can't argue…" he said. I couldn't believe this. How could a father be having this discussion with his children present? I looked to Jasper hoping he would disagree.

"I have to agree Bells…" he said. Swell. I didn't even bother to look at Edward for his response.

"So you guys just openly talk about sex whenever you want?" I asked, starting to blush again. This was not my area of expertise and I would never talk to Charlie about it...ever.

"Yup" Jasper said before he bit into his BLT. The Cullen's were indeed an unusual family. I felt everyone's eyes on me.

"And you aren't embarrassed or anything?" I pried.

"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Alice asked. "It's natural human behaviour…". I guess she was right.

"And you don't mind hearing all this from your children?" I asked Carlisle.

"Not really. I'd rather they be honest with me and like Alice said we're all adults" he said with ease. Yeah right. Carlisle was truly some father. I could just picture my conversation with Charlie. It made me cringe.

"Why don't we give it a try then?" Alice suggested.

"Try what?" I asked stupidly not following her.

"Sex talk Bella!" she exclaimed. Oh my.

"NO! no. That's okay" I said as I blushed even more.

"Too bad. We're going to anyways…" she insisted. I was doomed….