So yea, I'm definitely getting back into fanfiction. ^.^
…After nearly a year. O.o
Chapter 7 – Tires on the Driveway
I was sitting on my sofa, with my hands wrapped around my cup of tea. Anna was sitting next to me, and we were chatting. It was a Thursday, and that ugly scene with Jake had been on Sunday. It had seemed like it had been a lot longer than five days since then.
It turns out that Anna went to the school in La Push, so that's why I hadn't seen her at school. I didn't let the fact that we were practically identical bother me. She was a really nice person, and apart from Angela, was the only genuinely nice person that I knew.
I sipped some of my tea, and looked out the window.
"It's raining again." I sighed. Anna glanced at the window, her face mirroring my disgust.
"You don't like rain? When you live in Forks?" I asked, smiling. She knew the whole story about me moving to Forks recently, and how I still hadn't adjusted to the weather.
"Actually, I moved here from L.A a couple of years ago. Hard to believe, huh?" I glanced at her pale skin, and laughed.
"Trust me, I understand." She laughed with me. I really did like her. It was so weird that she had been my sworn enemy (even though she hadn't known it) for so long, and now we were really good friends. Maybe it's cause' we have so much in common. Including a hate for Jake.
"Hey, Anna." She turned to look at me, drinking some of her tea. (Author's note: *I feel like tea, okay?*)
"Yeah?" She asked, brushing some hair out of her face.
"Do you think the imprint is really broken? I had no idea that you could do that." She nodded.
"For sure. Did you see how much pain Jake was in?"
"He deserves it." She smiled weakly, then said,
"You know, I'm surprised you didn't scratch my eyes out. I'm the reason he left you, after all." I grinned, and then replied,
"If it weren't for you, I would have stayed with Jake, but sooner or later, something would have happened, and I would have left him anyway. I think it's just better that it happened sooner rather than later, cause then I wouldn't have met Edward."
"Even though he turned out to be full of bs." Anna finished my sentence for me.
"Yeah." I nodded. We both smiled at each other. Suddenly, we froze as we heard tires on the driveway.
"Charlie isn't gonna be back yet… My friends would call before coming over…"
"My parents know I'm here… They would call too…"
"so that means…"
"BELLA!" A muffled voice yelled through the door. "OPEN UP! I LOVE YOU!"
"Ah crap, it's Jake." I glared at the door.
"Should we not answer?" Anna said with wide eyes. I thought for a second, then stood up, and like the brave person I didn't feel like, put my tea down and opened the door.
"Yes?" I asked, drumming my fingers on the door frame.
"Bella, this was all a mistake. I only did this because I love you." Jake whispered. Rain was dripping from his hair, but I wasn't going to invite him inside.
"So it is true." The tiny brunette appeared at my side.
"Anna!" Jake exclaimed, shocked.
"Yeah it's me." She said, glaring at him. Jake had a pained expression on his face. He couldn't tell one girl he was sorry without angering the other.
"Bella, can we go somewhere more… Private?" Jake asked, trying to stare into my eyes. Corny, I know.
"No."
"But…"
"Are you going to ask me to get back with you?" I asked, glaring at him.
"Probably." Anna muttered, loud enough for him to hear. Ouch. This girl could be mean when she wanted to.
"Um… Yeah." Jake said. He looked like a spanked puppy. A month ago, I would've just melted for that look. Not now.
I turned to Anna. "Are we done here?" I asked in a fake voice.
"I think so." Anna said, with one finger on her chin, like she was considering her answer. "Didn't we forget something?"
"Oh yeah." I said, smiling. "Screw you, Jake!" I yelled, and slammed the door in his puzzled face. We stayed silent behind the door until we heard him leave Finally, I looked at Anna, and for no reason we both burst out laughing.
Don't you just love the times when you laugh so hard you cry, and you feel like you're sides are splitting? Especially when there's no reason.
Now was one of those moments.
I wiped a tear from my eye and said through giggles,
"I haven't laughed like that in ages. It felt good." I smiled at Anna, who grinned back.
"His face!" She giggled.
It was the evening, and Anna had left. I was watching How I Met Your Mother Reruns on the TV, while eating my dinner. Charlie had to work late tonight.
Suddenly, I heard the familiar sound of tires crunching against the gravel, the footsteps up to the door. Three knocks on the door.
"Jake if that's you-" I grumbled. I opened the door, to see-
"Bella." Edward sighed, staring at me with a miserable look on his face.
"Edward!" I was shocked. What was he doing here?
"Can I come in?"
"Sure." I opened the door wider. He stepped through, and went into the sitting room. I shut the door, and followed him.
"Why are you here?" I asked, sitting on the sofa, picking up my dinner.
"I got a phone call from someone called Anna today. I have no idea how she got my number, but she said she was a friend of yours, so I listened to her."
"Anna called you?" I gasped. That girl is mad.
"She told me about everything. The imprint, everything. I believed her. So I came here, to see if it really was true. Did Jake really just say that you cheated on me to make us break up?" I nodded. Edward closed his eyes, and released a sigh of relief. He moved from his armchair to sit next to me. I put my dinner down, and folde my hands in my lap, looking down.
"Bella." He whispered, cupping my face with his hand. I looked up, and he quickly moved forward to kiss me. And I leaned forwards out of habit, not because I wanted to.
We shared a kiss for a moment, and then I moved away.
"I have to… I…" I stuttered, touching my lips. He smiled at me.
"I think you should leave." I whispered. Edward stared at me, but didn't move.
"Please." I whispered.
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