Bellas POV
BellaXJacob
Chapter 3
We walked up and down different streets in Port Angeles, going into random stores and trying on clothes. Renesmee enjoyed her first shopping trip with Jake.
I brought some very cute clothes for Renesmee even though I knew she'd grow out of them within a month.
We all were having a lot of fun. We even took Renesmee to an Ice-cream parlor. It was so weird not wanting ice-cream and tasting how bad human food is to us. It'd be good if they had blood flavoured ice-cream I thought. I watched Jake and Renesmee dropped the frozen treat all over their clothes and the table we were at.
We then went shopping with parts for Jakes care back home. He had been trying to fix it for months. I was bored out of mind shopping for bits and pieces to be shoved into a car.
It was starting to get dark. I checked the time.
"Crap! It's late!" I shrieked.
"What's the matter?" Jake asked
"It's 6o'clock Edward thinks I've been hunting for four hours!"
"You didn't tell him you were coming over?"
"Why would I?" I started to yell. People in the Street stared at us "He forbids me from seeing you and YOU know that!"
"Well, sorry!" he said sarcastically "He's probably worried sick about you!"
I realized what Edward must be thinking. I think Jake felt sorry for Edward.
"I'm sorry." I breathed. We walked back to the car silently. Renesmee held my hand on the way back. She constantly looked at Jacob who had a slightly angered expression. I stared at the ground for most of the way.
Just before the car, I felt Jacob freeze. Renesmee stopped and froze also. I stopped a few steps infront of them and looked up.
Edward was standing at the driver side door with a set of keys in his hand.
I was completely frozen and I couldn't move. Edward looked so angry after seeing Jacob. He fumed and I could see him clench his fists as he paced towards us. It wasn't like Edward to be slow. He stood directly in front of Jacob and stared at him.
"Hey, Ed, what's up?" Jake smiled nervously.
Edward growled at him. He clenched his fists tighter. I knew what he was going to do next.
"Edward, no, don't!" I screamed.
Edward swung his fist at Jacob and it collided with his right cheek. It threw Jacob off balance almost knocking him over. He regained his footing and put his hand to his cheek.
"What was that for?!" Jake screeched.
"You cannot spend any more time with Bella OR Renesmee!" Edward yelled.
"Edward!" I growled "I make decisions for myself! Do not tell me what I can and can't do!"
"But, Bella..." Edwards voice softened.
"No! I'm strong enough to take care of myself! You are too protective, Edward, I don't need you to take care of me!" I stormed off. I had no idea where I was going but this was the first time I'd lashed out at Edward. I heard Edward say to Jacob "This is your fault!" and a door slam as I walked away.
I went home, not to the Cullen's but to Charlie's. I walked in without knocking and slammed my wallet on the table.
"Oh, hi, Bella." Charlie said. I walked past him sitting on the lounge watching T.V.
I grunted and marched up stairs to my old room and fell onto the bed. It was times like this I wish I could sleep. I wanted to shut my mind off for a while but I couldn't do it.
I could hear the T.V from downstairs and Charlie was yelling at it. He was watching the football although it bored me, I concentrated on what was happening and tried to picture the game in my mind. I just needed to take my mind off things.
There was a knock on the door and Charlie opened it uninvited.
"Jakes down stairs, he said sorry." He said
"Thanks dad." I said
"Is anything bothering you?"
I didn't see dad much anymore, I'd probably seen him twice since I'd became a vampire. I don't think he understood yet.
I peeled myself off the bed and hovered downstairs. Charlie didn't mind that I hadn't visited or that I wasn't talking. I think he was just glad to have his daughter home.
"Where's Renesmee?" I asked as soon as I reached the bottom of the stairs. Jake was watching T.V and Charlie came down behind me.
"Edward took her." He said. A spark of remorse lit in my brain, of course, he took Renesmee. I should have taken her with me. "Look, Bella, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you guys fight."
"No, it's not your fault it's mi—"I stopped as the phone began to ring.
I picked it up, "Hello?"
"Bella! I knew you'd be there!" Edwards's voice chimed from the other side of the line.
"Edward?" I gasped "I thought I told you I could take care of myself!" I got ready to slam the phone down on the hook.
"I love you, Bella." Edward's soft, sweet voice whispered. I growled as the phone hit the receiver.
I felt bad about hanging up on him but I had to make him know that, as a vampire, I can take care of myself.
Jacob stared at me wide-eyed from the couch. He was in disbelief that I had done that to Edward. But Edward was stubborn and overly persistent. I loved him but...
"Okay, Bells, I have to go." Jacob stood up "Billy expected me home an hour ago." He gave me a hug before leaving. Normally, I'd pull away straight away but I was in emotional distress right now. He left without saying anything else. He always knew how I felt and what I wanted he was such a great friend. And nothing more than that, I thought A great, or even my best friend. And that's it. I just had to clarify that with myself again.
I spent the night at Charlie's house. There wasn't much to do there but just sitting at the dinner table with Charlie made it feel like when I first moved in.
"Alright," Charlie yawned sleepily "I'm going to bed."
"Night."
I spent the night watching T.V, half the time I was just staring at the screen. My mind wandered over thoughts of Renesmee, Jacob and Edward. I felt sorry for Charlie because I never came around. I always thought that I wouldn't have enough control over myself to be around Charlie, but I seemed to have been okay around him. Edward did say I had great self-control. I knew it would take the whole night to decide whether to go home, stay with Charlie a bit longer, or leave town forever. I really didn't want to do the last one but I had to keep my options broad.
Morning came quite slowly.