Chapter 2
Friday Night
"So what are you doing tonight?" Charlie asked still sitting at the table as I cleaned up after dinner. "Umm, everyone is heading out to Tyler's tonight, it's his birthday" I answered waiting for my police chief dad's standard line of questioning. "Will there be drinking Bella?" I took a deep breath and turned to face him, "Dad, I am more then certain that there will be drinking but you don't need to worry about me ok". I watched Charlie's face as he thought through my words and than said, "Be careful and if you do need a ride or if you see anyone who has been drinking get behind the wheel promise you will call me!" My patience began to wane and I got a little snippy, "Dad, I promise that if I see anyone anywhere attempt to drive after drinking, I will call you" and I stomped up the stairs to my room.
20 minutes later I heard a car pull up, SHIT, Brad was downstairs already looking like he was going to get out of his car and there was NO way I was going to let that happen, I grabbed my lip gloss off of my dresser and shoved my ID and a $20 in my back pocket and flew down the stairs, "Night Dad" I called out as slammed the door shut.
After the Cullen's left the guys at school started working up the courage to ask me out and after a while I started to say yes, but not to the nice guys, not Mike or Erik but to guys like Steve Winters, Justin Grace and Brad Johnson, guys with reputations for making trouble and dumping willing girls quickly.
Mike had asked me once why I would rather date guys like that than someone like him who genuinely cared for me. "That's exactly why Mike, I explained, I don't really want someone to generally care for me" He looked at me like I was crazy.
I met Brad's eyes from across Tyler's back porch, he took a swig of his beer and laughed with the group of guys he was talking with. He was handsome, his face angular and strong, his eyes soft brown and his body very muscular. He smiled lazily and I quickly returned the smile knowing all the while this would go nowhere fast. I turned back and continued listening to Jessica, Lauren and Heidi swoon over. . . well who ever it was they were currently swooning over and a moment later I felt strong arms circling my waist. I looked up to see Brad looking down at me with a soft smile, "Hey", "Hey" I answered, "You wanna get going Bella, I don't want the police force hunting me down", I laughed and looked at the clock, it was getting late, "Yeah let's go", I said goodnight to my friends and we left.
We drove in comfortable silence and when we got to Charlie's I smiled at him and let him know that I had a good time, he walked me up to the door and we stood facing each other for a moment and he stroked my cheek softly. "I was surprised that you agreed to go out with me" he said, I smiled, "I was a little surprised about that myself!" we both laughed softly. "Why did you say yes Bella?" "Because you asked and I wanted to have some fun and we did have fun". He leaned down and kissed me softly, I closed my eyes and let my mind wander because I am that fucked up and I can't help myself, and when my eyes are closed I see him, glorious and beautiful. My imagination takes off, the hand on my cheek feels cold and unyielding, the lips moving against mine feel hard yet gentle, I take a small step forward and his chest turns to granite against. For a brief moment I allow the kiss to deepen and than I feel him sigh into my mouth and the spell is broken.
"Thanks for taking me out Brad, I really had a goodtime". I took a step back and looked up at him, he was smiling at me with a strange expression in his eyes I could not place. "I really want to ask you out again Bella but I get the feeling you would say no".
"See you Monday Brad".