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Chapter 4: A Dinner to Never Forget
"Why the hell are you here, Nick?" I screamed.
"Too see you, my dear," he replied with a smirk causing Edward's arm around my waist to tighten.
"Well, now you've seen me and stolen a kiss, so that should last you a lifetime. Now I suggest you leave," I said angrily.
"Or we'll make you," Tristan added. By this time, everyone had gone and surrounded him.
"Okay, okay, I guess I deserve this, but I still love you, Bella. Don't forget that," he said, making some traitor tears roll down my eyes. Everyone gasped because no one had ever seen me cry before. They knew I was able to cry, but I never showed it in my life to any of them, except my family, Edward, and him.
"Once again, I suggest you leave," Edward scowled out, while using his fingers to wipe my tears away.
"Fine, but trust me, okay? This won't be the last time you see me, and Bella will come back to me," Nick replied with a wink and walked away.
"Are you okay Bells?" asked Devon as he extended his arms to embrace me in a hug. Edward let go and I ran into my brother's arms.
"I'm fine, but I just want to go home!" I sobbed and pulled away, causing everyone to flinch.
"It's okay Bella, but give me your keys," Tristan said. I reluctantly gave them to him and went back into Edward's arms. We all went to our cars, got in, and drove to my house. Tristan and Devon sat in the front this time, with Tristan driving and Edward and I were in the back. Edward was holding me in his arms, rubbing soothing circles on my back.
The whole way back, I thought about Nick and what just happened. My past has been horrible and I try to forget about it, but I can't. Nick was a part of my past and he is the only one who knows the most about it. I drank, did drugs, slept around, and been through almost all types of pain physically, emotionally, and mentally. Nick was one of the guys I slept with while Edward and I had our "conquests" when we were apart. Nick understood me and he knows almost everything about me. He became one of my best guy friends and before I knew it, I fell in love with him. We weren't official, but we had admitted our feelings to each other and it turns out, he fell in love with me too. It was a great love, but it couldn't last. I kept thinking about Edward and I love him more than I think is safe. I knew that Edward was it for me ever since I was little when we touched for the first time.
"We're here sweetheart," Edward whispered into my ear as Tristan pulled into the garage, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Okay, let's go," I said wiping the last of my tears away with the back of my hand as Edward opened the door, took my hand, and helped me out of the car.
I ran straight to the bathroom and cleaned up to at least look presentable. I washed my face and brushed my teeth. Then fixed my hair and headed into the living room where I heard everyone talking.
"I'm sorry you guys had to see that," I said as I walked over to sit on Edward's lap, who was in the armchair near the fireplace.
"Don't worry about it Bella," Jasper said.
"Yeah, we were just surprised you started crying. None of us, besides your family and Edward, have seen you cry," Alice stated.
"Well, there's a first for everything, right?" I asked with a smile, trying to lighten the mood.
No one laughed, just dead silence. You could hear crickets until Rosalie asked, "Who exactly is Nick and why is he here?"
"What do you mean, you know who he is. It's Nick, the guy I had a fling with and you heard him say why he's here. He's here to try and get me back, but he won't because I am madly in love with Edward," I replied, smiling at Edward and giving him a peck on the lips.
"We know who he is, but there is more to your guys' past together and why he's here, isn't there?" Emmett spoke up for the first time, sounding so serious that it scared me.
"There is more to our past, but it is my story to tell and I will tell it when I am ready. As for there being more to why he's here, I really don't know." I stated.
"Well, just tell us when you are ready and don't be afraid to tell us," Jasper said.
"Okay, thanks. You guys are the awesomest friends ever," I replied.
"You bet we are!" Emmett boomed, causing us to laugh and lighten up.
"How about we all hang out upstairs, since we don't have any homework today," Alice suggested.
"Sure," we all replied, standing up and heading up the stairs. The guys went to play Guitar Hero on the Xbox, while us girls gossiped and read magazines.
At about six, we all headed downstairs to the kitchen to find some food because we got hungry. Once we hit the kitchen, we smelled something delicious, but it was coming from the direction of the dining room.
"Rita?" I called. She must have come back to make sure we didn't starve ourselves to death.
"I'm in the dining room. Come and join us for dinner, it's ready. I was just about to call you guys too," she yelled.
Us, what does she mean by us?, I thought, but went to the dining room anyways. My jaw dropped when I saw what she meant by us. Everyone else did too when they saw them. All of our parents were there sitting at the table, ready for dinner. Charlie and Renee were at the heads of the long table, which got extended even further tonight. Carlisle and Dave were sitting at one end with Charlie and Esme and Jill, the other end with Renee. Even Rita was sitting next to Jill.
"Did someone die?" I asked without thinking.
"Bella!" my mom, Renee, gasped, shocked by my question.
"Sorry, it just slipped," I apologized.
"We all just thought it would be nice to have a nice dinner with our children, since we don't see you as often as we'd like," Charlie stated simply, answering why they are here.
"Besides, we're having some guests over tonight," Renee added.
"Ohhhh," we all said, finally understanding why they're really here.
"Come on and sit you guys, we'll eat in just a minute," Rita said.
We all took a seat at the table and there were three empty seats left. They were probably for our guests. From where I was sitting, Charlie was at the head of the table on my left. To Charlie's left were Carlisle, two empty seats, Jasper, Alice, Rita, and Esme. Then Renee was at the other head and to my right. To Renee's left were Jill, an empty seat, Devon, Tristan, me, Edward, and Dave.
Just then, the doorbell rang, and Rita bounced out of her seat to go answer it. We heard the door open, some hellos, and the door closed.
"It's this way," I heard Rita say to our guests. We heard the footsteps approaching and got ready to greet them. Then I saw who they were.
"Holy shit!" I said when I saw Nick come through the entrance to the dining room with his parents, Dan and Anne Parker.
"Hello Bella," Nick greeted curtly, as everyone was getting out of their shocked state. My parents and Nick's parents knew the reason for my reaction because they knew we hooked up, the other adults not so sure, and my friends and brothers were just surprised to see Nick again.
"Bella," Renee warned after I didn't respond, but rudely interrupted their entrance at first. "He said hello."
"Oh hi," I said. "I was just surprised to see Nick and Mr. and Mrs. Parker.
"Please, take a seat," Renee offered the Parkers.
"Thank you, Renee," said Anne Parker. She took the empty to the left of Jill. Dan Parker sat next to Carlisle and Nick sat at the seat next to his dad, filling up the table. Unfortunately, Nick had to be across from me and diagonally from Edward.
"How do you know Nick, Bella?" Rita asked while going back to sit down at her seat as well.
"Oh, we went out on a few dates and we met through Mr. Parker and my dad," I answered, but quickly regretting saying how we met.
"How come we never saw him around?" Rita ushered, annoying me at the moment.
"Why don't we eat before our dinner gets completely cold?" Charlie asked, saving me from having to answer Rita's question.
"Why, of course," Rita replied and ushered to the food in front of us. Now that I took a good look, I found out we were having steaks, mash potatoes with gravy, and a salad. Our group and Nick got water, while all the adults drank red wine. Then we all began to dig in.
"So how's business been going, Charlie?" asked none other than Dan Parker, causing me to choke on my drink and Charlie and Nick on the pieces of steak they were chewing. We were surprised he asked so calmly. Renee and Anne knew about Nick and me, but not about how we came to be and what happened with our fathers' businesses. Renee and Anne only knew that when the four of us were together, meaning, our fathers, Nick, and me, things didn't turn out well.
"It's going very well, Dan," Charlie answered smoothly. "What about you?"
"Good," Dan replied. "I also forgot to mention to you, Bella that Nick is being enrolled at your school for the next two years and he'll be graduating with you. He'll be starting at the Academy tomorrow." Dan added with a smirk.
"What?" I shrieked looking at Nick, while Edward was shooting him daggers. Everyone heard and looked at us, waiting for the drama scene bound to come, play out.
"Yeah, aren't you happy Bells?" asked Nick. "We'll be spending more time together! Just like old times, right?"
"Hell no!" I yelled.
"Calm down, you spoiled brat," Anne said shooting me a glare; clearly she's still upset over what happened between Nick and me.
"Be nice mom, please," Nick begged.
"Why don't you tell the little whore that you slept around with in front of you to mind her manners," Anne shot back, now glaring at her son. Everyone, besides Charlie, Edward, Renee, Nick and his parents, and I, gasped.
"You slept with him Bella?" Tristan asked with shock.
"Yeah, what's it to you bro? You know I'm not the only one in this family who's slept around. Even you and Devon have." I defended.
"Well yeah, but not with someone our parents basically work with. I mean, you slept with one of dad's business friends' kid," Devon said.
"See?" Anne asked. "No harm done, even her family thinks she's a whore."
"Since we're saying what's on our mind, why don't we put everything out on the table?" I asked.
"What do you mean?" Edward asked. He took my hand encouraging me to carry on.
"Let's start with the fact that Mr. Dan Parker here tried to seduce me into sleeping with him because it seems Mrs. Anne Parker didn't satisfy his needs," I stated and everyone gasped. Edward and all the guys looked about ready to pounce Dan Parker. "But of course, I didn't give in to someone as low as him."
"Lies! Why don't you shut up, you little slut! You already screwed my son, what the hell do you want now?" Anne exclaimed.
"The truth told about how dad's businesses and Mr. Parker's car dealership came to be!" I nearly screamed with anger.
"Oh and what would that be?" Anne sneered.
"Didn't they tell you that they used Nick and me to form their businesses?" I asked with a smirk.
"What are you talking about, Bella?" asked Renee.
"Long story short, Dan Parker and Charles Swan used Nick and me to seduce and sleep with business clients to seal business deals," I replied. Everyone gasped. "Well, there you have it. Oh, and we hooked up with each other just to spite you guys at first," I added looking over at Charlie and Dan.
"Is this true, Dan?" Anne asked. "You used our son and her?"
"Yes, but we stopped, somewhat," Dan mumbled.
"Stopped Nick's ass alright, but you kept using me!" I screamed.
"Calm down, Bella," Edward and Nick said at the same time. They looked at me, then at each other, and finally at their food.
"What does she mean by that?" Anne pushed on.
"What she means is that dad and Charlie kept using her," Nick answered. "As their businesses grew, the business clients were mainly men because they liked the businesses dad and Charlie expanded. There were few females who cared to even take a look at their businesses, so I was less needed to seal deals. Bella was more needed for their businesses and to seal those deals," Nick explained.
"What exactly were these deals?" asked Carlisle, one of the first persons outside the issue to question.
"The deals were sponsors," I answered. "Many were still hesitant to sponsor dad and Mr. Parker's ideas and businesses and to change their minds, I had to seduce them or sleep with them. This stopped a few months before summer and school ended."
"I can't believe this!" Anne yelled, causing her to flush as red as a tomato.
"Believe it!" I yelled back.
"I am leaving! I came to have a nice dinner, but to find out my husband has been using our only son and that tramp!" Anne screeched, standing up and grabbing her belongings.
"Don't let the door hit you!" I smiled smugly.
"Ugh!" Anne screamed and stomp towards the door, followed by Renee who felt just as betrayed by her husband.
"Now Anne, Renee," Esme said as she and the other female adults chased after them.
"Shouldn't that be what you guys are doing?" I asked looking directly into Charlie's, then Dan's eyes. They stood up, looked at each other, and walked away towards a door that led to an outhouse that had a lounge with a bar and a basement used for storage.
"We'll go talk to them," Dave said with a comforting smile. He and Carlisle stood up and followed the path Charlie and Dan went through.
"This is a dinner we'll never forget, isn't it?" I asked the rest of the group and Nick.
"Yeah," they all murmured. We fell into a peaceful silence and finished our dinner. The guys helped clear the table, while we girls did the dishes. Then we headed upstairs and I told everyone to be nice to Nick, since he's not a bad person as he seemed today after school.
"Can you come with me, love?" Edward asked as soon as everyone was engulfed in a game of Just Dance 2 on the Nintendo Wii.
"Sure," I replied following him into my room. As soon as we were in my room Edward closed the door and locked it.
"What are you-" I started, but was cut off by his lips crashing on mine. My arms wrapped around his neck while he lifted me up and my legs ended up around his waist. Then he pushed me up against the door aggressively. We kissed until we had to pull apart for air and heard as Nick and his family was leaving.
"I've wanted to do that all night, but just didn't get the chance." Edward said.
"We'll now you do," I replied with a smirk. I didn't want to face Nick's parents after what happened, so Edward and I just stayed still and kissed again.
Then SCREEECH! BAM!
This caused us to pull apart and Edward to put me down. We looked at each other with worried expressions and headed for the door. We quickly unlocked and opened the door, storming down the staircase. We saw the front door left open and ran through it. There we saw...
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