Chapter Eight
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His eyes were as beautiful as I remembered them to be, perfect in shape and the most vivid green that I'd ever come to know. His bronze hair was as messy as it always had been and his sexy crooked smile still knocked the breath out of me. I found myself sagging against the balcony wall as I took his full appearance in for the first time in three years. He was taller than I remembered, but just as lean and I wondered if he was as toned as he used to be. He was dressed casually, in black jeans and a white button down, and despite its nonchalance it only added to his appeal. For the first time today I wished that I'd dressed down a little. The feature that my eyes fixated on the longest was his lips, which were full, perfectly formed and absolutely demanding to be kissed.
'Look away, look away, look away!' my thoughts screamed.
But I couldn't.
I was like a snake, entranced by a flutist playing a flawless tune, completely mesmerised by him. Only when one of his eyebrows rose in question, did I look away, my embarrassment overruling my desire to stare at him for eternity. I was this engrossed by him, and he hadn't even spoken a word yet.
He could be a complete jackass now.
I tried to breathe evenly in and out but my efforts were fruitless, I couldn't shake off the insane effect he had on me. Luckily Kate came to save the day by coming over and greeting me by embrace.
"Bella," she said. "You look great!"
"So do you," I replied, relieved by the distraction. Even then, I couldn't quite keep myself from staring at Edward from the corner of my eye every few seconds.
"You sounded a little mad when I called you the other day, did I do something?" she asked, instantly worried.
It was so Kate.
"No, no," I assured her. "I was just having a bad day."
"PMS time, ay?" She laughed.
That was another trait of Kate's, being unfailingly blunt.
Her grin transformed quickly into a frown. "Hey, I was just joking."
"I know, I'm just a little touchy these days."
"I'll say," she muttered. "Anyway, you should go talk to your wedding partner. Edward and I were just talking before; he's a pretty awesome guy. I have no idea why I never talked to him when we were in high school. I guess growing up changes things, right."
An irrational surge of jealousy ran through me, and I bit my lip aggressively in order to keep it under control.
Kate was in love with Garrett, she couldn't be interested in Edward, it was impossible!
Why was I even going there?
I was being so damn ridiculous!
Of course she didn't like him like that, she and Garrett were due to get engaged soon themselves, I needed to stop being so stupid!
"Come on, let's go talk with him. I'm sure he has loads to share." Kate grabbed my hand and pulled me over to where Edward was standing silently, aloof from everyone else.
He smiled at us politely as we approached but made no move to do or say anything.
I wrung my hands together, at a complete loss of what to say.
I was completely immobile.
So much for a smooth introduction, he was probably going to think I was a complete moron.
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