A/N: I got lots to put out this chapter so be prepared it's over 3,000 words. I promised the chapters would get longer see? Sorry this chapter is a little late; I was trying to do some last minute changes to it
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Chapter 6. PAST CONTINUED…BPOV.
I had no reason not to trust Alice when she told me Edward wasn't even legal. For that day she held me while I cried, and to say I was a complete mess would have been putting it nicely.
I shook violently as tears streamed down my face and occasionally threw up from the force of my sobs.
Rose had come by to at some point but I was just too lost in my thoughts.
I Bella Swan had fallen for a man, no! A boy and slept with him and let my self develop feelings for him?
I was a sick person and I realized that I could go to jail if anyone found out about this.
Oh my god, he had taken me in an Alley Way and I let him! I was a horrible person and I felt like I should die. Especially for the part of me that felt I didn't care about the age thing.
I wouldn't allow myself to ever touch him again. I would break it off with him; it was the only way especially with everything that had happened between us. I cried because it was all a lie. He didn't work in Seattle; he didn't even have his own place.
"Alice how did you find out?"
I asked between sobs.
"Oh Bella, I didn't know until Jasper made a comment about meeting all of his family and made some joke to Edward about getting an older chick.. He was at my party for heavens sake; I figured he must have been legal if Jasper and Emmett had him around. I never thought…Well I mean I had a hunch when Jasper mentioned he had a little brother before when I interviewed him but god Bella, I wasn't—I didn't realize…" She trailed off as my wails became even louder.
I know I couldn't be mad at Alice and I wasn't. She told me when she was certain and didn't wait for me to find out for myself. I grabbed her hand and held it tightly with my own.
Eventually I quieted and listened to my own heavy breathing into my pillow.
"Does he know that I know?" I looked over at Alice and Rose who were lazily lying on my bed with me.
"No he doesn't, why?"
For some reason I felt relief that he didn't know. That means he was still trying to play with me and with that I could use this to my advantage to turn it back on him.
"Good because I have an idea."
That's when we began formulating our plan into action and I let myself be consumed with this new way to deposit my feelings in a way that would get him back. I wanted him to hurt; my heart demanded it be given back to me.
XOXOXOXOX
We all took the next three days off of work. My clients could wait but this here couldn't. I stared out the window as we drove up to the school where we thought we would never be again.
I shook my head at the all the bullshit.
It was 11 o'clock when we got there and we had an hour before the lunch hour. It took Alice all of 1 hour after we devised our plan to come here the next day. I was coming in to Edwards Art Class to show how to catch "Art" in photography. It was a BS, way to get me on campus with out being arrested and a great way to mess with his head and to let him know the gig was up and it was game over and the only one winning was me.
What I was wearing wouldn't be considered something that messed with school requirements. But I wasn't in high school; I was as grown up adult woman, so I walked in wearing something that Rose of course had picked out for me.
It was a pencil skirt with a slit in the back and a red silk button up blouse with the top two buttons undone. The skirt came mid thigh and the material stretched tightly over my sides. I wore red pumps and wore red lip stick. My eyes were once again done up and my hair was flowing down my back in loose curls.
I wanted him to want me, watch me, and know with out a doubt he could never touch me again.
As I walked through the familiar hallways of Forks High School a hit of nostalgia hit me and I was content with memories of Alice and Rose bantering about the latest fashions and who was invited to the next big party they threw. I laughed when I thought of all those shopping excursions they forced upon me and shuddered inwardly.
Rose and Alice had come with me for moral support. They would be waiting out side of the class room for me.
When we approached the door I looked in through the little window and found Edward sitting in the front row paying attention to the teacher.
I smiled, and gulped back my fear of being in front of people. I nodded towards Rose and Alice one last time and knocked before entering.
My plan from when I entered was to not look at Edward at all as I brought my things that I needed for my presentation in front of me. I was careful to keep my back to him while he sat there and squirmed in his seat.
When I turned he was starring, and I noticed his hands were in fists. I decidedly ignored it and began to speak.
"Hello everyone my name is Bella Swan and I am here to talk to you about imagery in all things art. Can any one tell me the kind of Art they like to draw or photograph?"
All the teenage boys raised their hands except Edward. I smirked. Good, sit there.
I randomly picked from the group.
"My name is Riley and I much prefer capturing live images, may be you could help me with that Ms. Swan you could be my life model."
All the boys whistled. Edward went rigid.
"Well Riley, as much as I am sure you would love the help that is not my job here today. My job here is how to teach all of you how to focus your attention to specific objects so you can refine your talents."
I pulled out a picture of something I knew Edward had already scene. It was Ben and Angela on their Wedding day. From the night Edward had asked me to take his picture.
I put it up for everyone to see.
"This is a picture I recently took. I'm sure everyone could guess the occasion but what do you see?"
All the boy's hands went up again except for Edwards.
I randomly picked and some boy answered. "I think this photo shows several emotions. Love, friendship, happiness, most importantly they have become one person as in one whole."
All the boys looked at the boy who had answered, who then sunk back into his chair.
A burly boy on the other side of the room threw something at him.
"Shut up Laurent."
The boy just looked down at his book in front of him.
"Well actually class he is correct. Photo's have the ability to catch you in your true form. Whether you are fighter, a lover, a friend, a family member, sometimes it means something different. For example, to be a part of the dark that seems to haunt the edges of happy places. Like cheaters, liars, and others who have the inability to tell the truth." I took a breath. "This class is a perfect example of honesty, and reliability." I looked at Edward, and his eyes were down on his desk. His hands lay by his side unmoving.
The teacher cleared his throat, when the students started asking questions at once, and I began going into detail about what the photo held and what angles and cameras would be suggested in capturing light. Then I talked about drawings and how each picture will always show a correlation of what the person was drawn or taken a picture will always represent the person who took the photo. In the end Edward just sat there and looked at me the whole time while I lectured for an hour on about this. When the bell rang he was out the door before I even finished packing my things up. Alice and Rose were outside when I came out and hugged me.
"How did it go, Bells?"
I gave them both a knowing look and gave them a wink.
"Time for phase two."
And they both smiled wickedly.
XOXOXOXOX
Alice and Rose ruled the school so for them to find out where Edward ate lunch wasn't hard to do. They had already put down a lock down on his table and had two people sitting there waiting for us to arrive to eat lunch before I began my lecture again for the fifth period class.
I knew he had entered into the cafeteria because I could feel it.
"What if he comes and try's to talk to you?" Rose said.
"If he does I will just ignore him." I silently hoped he wouldn't because I was already messing with his head. Being in his class room, sitting at his lunch room table, giving him no choice but to watch me. The best part was him finding out that I knew he lied and he was fucking busted. Bastard.
I could feel him starring at me and I tried extremely hard to pay attention to my food and that's when I heard his voice.
"No, sorry not interested."
I turned my head and he was standing a few feet behind me and two girls were standing next to him practically drooling.
"Oh come on baby we had fun that one time remember, remember all three of us in the hot tub, we could do it again?"
I shuddered. Both of these girls wanted to sleep with him, at the same time.
"I was drunk Lauren and that never fucking happened."
He saw me looking and before I even realized what was going on, my feet were carrying me out of the lunch room and out into the cold parking lot. It was deserted thank god, because I was going to break down. I got to my car before I felt a familiar hand turning me around.
"Bella—"
I yanked my arm free.
"Don't you fucking dare touch me!" I sneered at him. "You fucking lied to my face about who you were, and how old you were! I don't know who you are!"
He didn't say anything but he did back away a few steps.
"Please-"
He whispered but I cut him off.
"Please what Edward? Huh? Fucking tell me you wouldn't be fucking livid if you were me?"
I shook my head and I was fighting back the tears that threatened to fall down my face. I wiped my eyes before it became evident to him.
"Please let me explain, baby." He reached for me again and I stepped back against my car.
God that voice… sounded sad, desperate…no fuck him and not literally.
I shook my head at the idiocy of my inner monologue.
"Fuck you. You don't get to say that to me. You don't get to tell me you care, because whatever was going on with us is over! You're fucking sixteen and I am twenty four and I can't be with a liar and I sure as fuck am not a pedophile!" I spat that in his face and turned on my heel back into the cafeteria.
I was beyond pissed and honestly I didn't realize I would have the strength to tell him off like I did. I felt vindicated and free of what he had caused me and I was not quite finished yet rubbing it in his face.
When I came back to the table Rose and Alice were sitting close together whispering.
I sat down and began poking at my high school lunch salad. Well needless to say the food doesn't look any better than when I went here.
"Ahem, Bella we have something we would like to run past you for you to do for phase three."
It was Alice of course she was always conspiring.
"Shoot."
"Well we think you should try to go after one of Edwards teachers. We happen to know of a very handsome teacher that would definitely make him feel worse."
I raised my eye brow at her. "And who do you suppose that teacher might be?"
Rose and Alice gave each other Cheshire Cat Grins. "His name is Mr. Banner. Edwards Biology Teacher." Then she pointed towards a man sitting with a group of female faculty. He was handsome in his own way. He was tall lean and muscular and he wore a blue polo T-shirt and a pair of fitted jeans. His hair was wavy but was slicked back. He would definitely do.
I was unsure until I saw Edward enter back into the cafeteria and two more girls tried to get his attention and that was the final straw.
"Just tell me what to do."
For the next ten minutes we conspired again as we figured out how I was going to get his attention. From what Alice gathered from the high school groupies that he loves a damsel in distress. Well I'll give him damsel in distress alright.
I walked in his direction deliberately and pretended to have sprained my ankle landing right in his lap.
"Humph—oh my god! I am so sorry. Clumsy me." I tried to get up from his lap but he held me down.
"Are you alright?" He looked at me with an intense gaze.
I nodded my head and blushed under the fact he was starring at me blatantly.
He re-situated him self so that I sitting up on his lap more.
"Everyone here calls me Mr. Banner but you should definitely call me Eric." He grinned and I smiled back.
Eric really was a catch and I was finding myself to be amused by my body's response to him.
He checked out my ankle and then suggested I come by his sixth period class to look at it again to make sure there wasn't any swelling. I smiled inwardly at that. Edward had sixth period Bio with Eric. This could definitely get interesting.
XOXOXOXOXOX
Having to repeat my lecture from fourth period was tedious. I changed it a bit and used a different photo. The one I used for the first class was designed specifically to get under Edwards skin and I think it worked.
I wrapped up earlier in this class because I was eager to head to Mr. Eric Banner's room. Alice and Rose were once again waiting for me out in the hallway and we walked together giggling about what I was about to do.
I have never been the vindictive person but something about how Edward lied to me made me want to be a bitch.
I thought my emotions were in check when I entered the room so when I saw the same girl from earlier perched on his desk I almost lost it. The queasiness from the previous day ensued and I thought I was going to be sick.
"Bella, I'm glad you came." Eric motioned for me to come closer to his desk.
I tried to push the nauseated feeling away and focus all my attention on him and it seemed to help calm my nerves as I stared into his ice blue eyes.
"Eric, thanks for inviting me." I extended my hand out for him to shake but he just lifted it to his mouth and kissed it.
Everyone in the room whistled and I blushed scarlet I am sure from all the unwanted attention.
I tried to look as interested as I could with Eric but the nagging feeling remained that it wasn't the same that Eric would never be Edward and for some reason that twisted my gut in an unfamiliar way. I took a deep breath to steady myself.
"Alright class, lets open your books to page one seventy nine and begin reading. If I hear one word from the class you can expect a prepared pop quiz that's sitting in my car right now."
Everyone seemed frightened and didn't even make a sound, they could of dropped an eraser and you could of heard it. They did as they were told and opened their books to begin reading. Eric sat down at his desk and motioned me forward to sit down.
"So Bella, how is your ankle feeling?" He said looking down at my "supposedly" hurt ankle.
"Oh it's a little sore but nothing a little ice can't cure later." I giggled and waved my hand around in a dainty way.
"Well good I am glad you will be able to walk away from that injury." He chuckled at his own joke and I joined in with him, while playfully slapping his arm.
"So how long are you in town for?" He edged on.
"Oh, I don't know. I guess I don't have to hurry home I suppose after this…" I trailed off and gave him the best seductive smile I could muster and fluttered my eyelashes.
Eric seemed very much interested and chuckled again nervously.
"Ms. Swan, maybe you would like to join me for dinner then tonight?"
I giggled again.
"Ummm…" I flicked my hair over my shoulder which caused me to look at Edward who was starring daggers at Eric and I took that as my cue that he could indeed hear what we were talking about. "I'd love to. Should I pick you up or do you want to pick me up?"
"Well if it's alright with you how about I pick you up?"
I giggled again and shook my head in a yes motion. I had no interest in going out with Eric at least not right now, I was going to call him later and cancel. So we swapped numbers, and continued our banter back and forth.
"You know Ms. Swan you have pretty eyes."
I looked up from under my eye lashes and tried to be seductive. "Oh Eric, please! You are too sweet."
I placed my hand on his arm and let it linger there and that's when I heard a chair screeching back and some one whooshing past me. I turned to see that Edwards chair was now currently vacant and he was no where to be seen.
I thought hurting him would be the pay back he deserved, but I hadn't expected him to run away. I guess I don't know what I expected, but I didn't see him again that day and when I left, I was only merrily satisfied that I had been adult enough to stop a relationship that would never ever work. In the end this was what was best I told my self. I can't hurt him and he can't hurt me, well not again anyway.
I had texted Eric only about an hour after school hours, apologizing for having to cancel and that an emergency work situation went down. I went back to my apartment alone, and skipped the drinks that Alice and Rose trued to get me to drink but I refused. I stripped and lay down in my bed and just as I was starting to get comfortable my stomach lurched and I jumped out of bed to the toilet.
Ugh…freaking stomach bug go away…
