Chapter 10

So friends are what we decided on, friends until I decided what I felt was right. I could handle that. I could be near him without thinking about jumping his bones , feeling his hands all over my body, his kisses along my neck, his lips attached to mine, feeling how hard his……Wait where was I going with this? Oh right…sigh…friends. I needed time to get to know him and not take a huge leap putting my thumper on the line again. We did say we would both casually date other people, so I didn't feel too bad about making him wait for me. I still wasn't sure why I even thought that I would casually date. I didn't have many prospects at Forks High. I think it just slipped out of my mouth to sound cool. I would try it though. What could a little casual date hurt, right?

I was on my way home to take a shower and get into clothes of my own. It was only 9am, and Alice was still asleep. I figured I'd slip out of the house before she could tackle me and demand I stay. I knew she wanted to hang out today from what she told me the night before. She also said that Emmett and Rose would be stopping by and that we would find something to do. Supposedly they did that every Saturday. I was all for it. It meant that I wouldn't be stuck at home staring out the window bored to death.

I told Edward to tell Alice that I would be right back if she happened to wake up and to tell her it was her fault that I was leaving since she forgot to mention I was staying the night in the first place. He said there was no chance in hell of her waking up before 11am on a weekend. Apparently she liked to sleep. I guess that was another way of how she got her energy. Fine with me, I wouldn't have to rush during my shower. I hated taking quick showers. I loved to just stand under the hot water letting it relax every one of my muscles. I don't get out till I'm as red as a lobster sporting a new layer of skin. That's how I roll. You aren't clean, till your 1st degree burned clean.

I was at home for a good hour getting ready for the day. I had to get out of the girly shirt that Alice had put me in and changed into my own pants that didn't look like I was expecting a flood. I'm short, but not Alice short. I told Charlie that I was going to be with Alice for the day and that I would be back later that night. He gave a simple nod and a wave of the hand as he was sitting in front of the T.V. with a beer watching a football game. Being a cop with a daughter, I figured he would interrogate me. Ask all kinds of questions like, where you going? Who else is going to be there? What are you going to be doing? But nope….I could have been off to get high and work the corner and he would never know. Not that I would. Drugs these days are expensive and it's too cold to be standing on the corner.

I got in my car and headed back to Alice's house. I didn't get a frantic call from her asking where I was and threatening to drag me back by my hair, so I figured she was still sleeping or otherwise occupied if you catch my drift. *wink* *wink* You can't blame the girl. She had to get her energy fix somehow. I'm sure it was better than a red bull, who needs wings.

As I pulled up to the house, I saw Emmett's Jeep in the drive way. I figured they showed up to start the day. I was walking to the front door when I heard voices coming from the garage. The door was only halfway open. I'm guessing to let the cool air in, hell if I know. It was Edward and Rosalie arguing in a different language known as car lingo. I could understand it, but I wouldn't be able to hold a conversation with you to save my life.

"Why don't you both just shut up and agree already! You both sound like an old married couple, and I'm getting hungry so let's wrap this shit up and save it for another day. Sound good?" That was followed by a loud smack.

"Don't rush me Mr. McCarty!! Do you see me rushing you during sex?!"

"Well you sometimes do tell me faster, faster, faster. Does that count?" There was a pause. "I'll take that look as a no. Besides, why would you want to rush me? Oook….I'll just shut up now. Put that trigger hand down Wyatt Earp."

"My POINT is Emmett, I don't rush you, so don't you even think about rushing me, or I might just start. Do you really want to test me? Do ya, punk?"

I involuntarily started laughing at their whole argument until I realize I just ousted myself as a dirty eavesdropper……Fuck….Maybe they didn't hear me. I turned to walk away quickly before they noticed, but I hit my knee on a huge flower pot that was set on each side of the garage. What the hell? Who puts flower pots right there? They were just asking to get hit by something. That something just so happened to by my knee cap.

"Shit!" I yelped.

"Who the fuck is out there?" Edward asked.

"Uhhh…..It's me."

"Me who? I don't know a me. Guys, do ya'll know a me? Do you have a last name me?" I could tell he was smiling as he asked these ridiculous questions. The asshole was messing with me.

"You want my fist to show you who me is?" Yes I'm 5 years old and that was all that I could come up with.

"Why do you always have to be so violent? Violence is not the answer Bella."

"And why do you always have to whine like a little girl?"

"I don't whine. I complain. It's much more masculine. Anyway, why are you still standing out there like some Pony Boy outsider? Get in here already. You can eavesdrop on the conversation better from this side of the door."

I started to go underneath the half open door, but somehow miscalculated when to lift my head causing me to hit the bottom of the door with my noggin…..I said "Shit" for the second time in 3 min.

Emmett started doing his boisterous laugh just like he did the first time I tripped in front of him. I'm sure I heard moose's in the woods thinking it was some sort of mating call. Edward shot him a glare that made him laugh even more.

"You alright Bella?" Edward asked while inspecting my head. This earned a confused look from Emmett, not so much Rosalie.

"Yeah I'm good. I have a hard head." I said while rubbing the spot.

"Well, it seems you and Edward do have something in common." Emmett winked.

I of course blushed and rolled my eyes. "Whatever. So besides the PERV getting smacked in the head, what else are ya'll doing?" I took the opportunity to look around since my head had stopped spinning from the blow and that's when I noticed the old car with the hood opened. You could tell it was in the early stages of its restoration. "Oh my God! That's a 1968 Camaro?!?" I screamed!

"Jeez….turn down the volume Skid Row. Yeah it is; how did you know that?" Edward asked.

"I saw it in a movie once, that's all it took for me to fall in love with it." I said while peeking my head inside to look at the interior. Yup, still in its early stages. I wonder how many kids got conceived in that back seat.

"Really? I've always loved this car also. My parents gave it to me for my birthday. All I had to do is fix it up, which is what I'm doing now." Rose cleared her throat. "Oh yeah, and Rose is helping me a bit." He smiled.

"What the fuck ever pretty boy! You NEED my help with this car. If it wasn't for me, you'd be driving this thing Flintstone style!"

I started laughing. It was true. Edward didn't look like he knew shit about cars. I was surprised if he knew how to pump his own gas.

"Wow, so you're giving up the Volvo? You gonna donated it to a retirement home or something?

"No smart ass, I'm still going to keep it. I'll just have two cars."

"Are you sure you'd want to mess up your manicure for this car, spoiled brat?" I asked.

"Yeah Edward, I won't allow you to wear gloves when we're working on this car." Said Rose.

"Screw both of you guys, I know what I'm doing!" He scowled.

"Uh-huh……Come on buddy; let's get you inside to the kitchen. You look more the type to wear an apron and walk around barefoot in there. That seems more your element."

Edward slammed the hood of the car down. "You'll see. Don't come running to me when it's fixed and you want a ride."

"Pfft…Bet I'll get that ride either way."

"You got too much confidence in you Swan."

"Are you jealous of that confidence in me Cullen?"

"Ok, enough of the sexual innuendos, it's making me hungrier." Said Emmett has he passed between us to the door that led into the house.

We followed him in to the kitchen where I took it upon myself to ask if they had eaten breakfast yet.

"I ate earlier, but I can definitely eat again!" Emmett was rubbing his stomach in a circular motion.

"I'm hungry also. I haven't eaten anything all morning even though it appears my lovely boyfriend has without me, jerk."

"I ate some cold pop tarts earlier, but I'm still hungry." Edward said while looking in the refrigerator.

"Gross, cold pop tarts? Learn to use a toaster lazy ass…….It is really easy, even a caveman can do it." I was half expecting the caveman from that commercial to pop up any minute. Instead I got Jasper and Alice making their way into the kitchen.

Jasper wasn't walking in, he was strutting in. He had his hand on his hip, and I think I saw a little sway of the hips as he strutted. I could have sworn I was looking at David Bowie circa 1974 with the track of Rebel Rebel playing in the background. He even threw in head nods saying "sup" to each us. And Alice had that same bounce/skip thing going on. They both just definitely got their jollies!

"Well well well, look who just CAME down." I said. Oh this was gonna be fun.

"Wow….Nice of you guys to finally COME down and join us." Hey that wasn't me….It was…..Edward? I smiled at him. If little hearts could pop out of my eyes…they would have in this moment.

"Yes we did decided to COME down together…..Can I say the same for you two?" Alice asked while she pranced to the fridge. "So what are we eating?" Ooooo…..we got a player!

"Well did Jasper already EAT? He looks like he's had his daily helping already."

"Well my intake is large Bella. I'm constantly hungry. I can always fit more in." Jasper shrugged.

I shook my head from the thoughts and slightly laughed. "I can make you guys some pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon."

I automatically jumped when I heard Emmett yell, "OH HELL YES!"

"Ok, I'll take that as a yes from all of you being that I don't want to be the one to burst Emmett's bubble and tell him we're just eating cereal or cold pop tarts." I laughed.

Everyone hung out around the kitchen island as I prepared the food. Edward and Alice offered to help me a few times being that it was their house and all. I hushed them and told them not to worry about it. I was used to cooking for Charlie anyway. Besides, I enjoyed it. It was something that I was actually good at. I wasn't clumsy in the kitchen, and that was a good feeling. Once everything was done, we headed to the dining room table to eat. I swear Emmett must have swallowed his plate whole or he was a regular Houdini. One minute the food was there, the next it was gone. He did that again with his second helping. It got me wondering if he had secretly been in the Army or prison.

After we were all done eating and the dishes were put in the dishwasher we went to the living room to figure out the plans for that day.

"Why don't we just go watch a movie? It's something simple after the party last night." Jasper suggested.

We all agreed and decided to start heading out to Port Angeles to catch an early movie and diner afterwards. It was already mid afternoon by the time we headed out. We all piled in Emmett's jeep and started toward our destination. Alice, Jasper, Edward, and I were all crammed in the backseat.

"Dude, do you have to have your legs that wide open to sit. It's taking up so much room. Squeeze those suckers in." Why did guys insist on sitting like that?

"Well yeah….I kinda have to Bella. I'm not 5'5, and I do have certain parts that aren't made like yours."

Edward pushed his legs in more giving more leg room.

"There, that's all you're getting, so stop bugging me or I'll strap you to the roof of the car. There's plenty of space up there."

The music on the stereo started to gradually go up. I'm sure to drown out me and Edward arguing. We couldn't help but laugh on how much we got on their nerves. Even though Edward and I were picking on each other the whole day, it didn't feel like it had before. Before, it was semi hatred plus the sexual tension for him that caused me to spew my hate toward him. Now, that we got our feelings out of the way, it was like a form of friendship. Yes, a weird friendship with constant put downs. Who didn't want a friend like that? This is what I needed for the time being from him and he was willing to give it to me.

We finally got to the theater and stood in line to get our tickets. We flipped a coin to see what movie we were going to watch. Heads was a horror movie, and Tails was a romantic comedy. I was happy when it landed on heads. I wasn't in the mood for a cheesy romantic movie. Edward and I were waiting in the line while the others were off to the side. As we were waiting, I heard the voice that I didn't want to hear for the next decade, but like the song says, you can't always get what you want.

"EDWARD!! Oh my god! Did you know I was going to be here? You came to surprise me right?" Jessica squealed.

Edward was running his fingers through his hair. "Well no actually. We just decided to come to the movies today out of boredom."

"Oh well that's even better! It was fate!! We were meant to meet up her today." Wow…this girl was a little sick in the head. What did Edward see in her? Was he still going to date Jessica? We did give each other are ok's about it.

"So you guys going to the new horror movie? That's what we're watching." She pointed toward Lauren.

"Yeah that's the plan. You gonna sit with me?"He asked. Well I guess there goes my answer. I turned toward the front and crossed my arms. I couldn't believe that he just invited her to sit with our group. Was he in the mood to torture us? I mean, what would the others think? I think it was rude for him not to at least ask us. Us, us, us…..More like me. Stop it Bella. This is what YOU wanted, so deal with it.

Rosalie must have noticed my look of wanting to vomit everything I just ate for breakfast, preferably on Jessica's shoes, as she gave me a sympathetic smile. I gave her a shrug as if to say "What can you do" and turned back toward the front of the line.

"Yeah I'll sit with you!" Of course you will I rolled my eyes.

"Ok….let me just get the tickets, and I'll meet you inside."

"I'll be waiting."

I took it as safe to turn around, but Edward did it for me by turning me by my shoulders.

"You're ok with this right?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" I replied.

"Alright, I'm just making sure. I am playing by your rules. You know, until you tell me to stop."

I sighed. "I know. You're fine though. Enjoy your date with Jessica." I turned back toward the front.

We got the tickets and made our way inside toward the theatre that the movie was in. Jessica was already standing there waiting for Edward. We all went in and found a row that all 6 of us, plus the two skanks, would fit in. I of course sat between Alice and Edward. Jessica and Lauren were sitting on the other side of Edward. She was just chatting away in his ear about how she had just gone shopping to buy some items that she might just show him later. I shifted in my seat and scooted closer to Alice. I didn't feel like hearing anymore. I couldn't help but wonder how far they had gotten in their "relationship." I wanted to know, then I didn't want to. I think I could do without that information thank you very much. I felt Alice grab my hand and hold it. I looked at her, and with that one look, I could tell she already knew what was going on. Of course she did, she was the all knowing Pixie. I smiled and rested my head on her shoulder. I felt a tap on my leg and turned to see Edward motioning with his finger for me to come closer.

"What?"

He whispered in my ear, "I know what you're thinking, and no it has not gone that far. And for reassurance it won't. Just casual remember." I nodded my head and leaned toward Alice again. Casual, fucking casual. I was really starting to hate that word.

The movie started and I couldn't help but want to smack Jessica in the face every time a scary part, according to her, came on which caused Jessica to shriek and grab on to Edwards arm. She was so stupid and typical. I finally couldn't stand it anymore and decided to just wait outside till the movie was over. There were seats out there anyway. I let Alice know and got up to leave. Edward looked at me as I made my way past him.

I waited outside for the next 30 min till I finally saw the group come out of the theater. Jessica was still hanging on Edward and talking to him.

"So Edward…..Where did you go last night at the party? You said you were going to the restroom and never came back down."

"I did come back down."

"No you came back down when you said you were going to get something from your room. That's the first time you left and took forever! I'm talking about the second time. You know when I came up to you and you said you had to use the restroom, but you disappeared for the night. I had to get a ride home from Mike."

"Oh yeah, I just fell asleep." He shrugged. Hmmm……..If I didn't know any better, it would appear that Edward was trying to ditch Jessica last night, but why would he ditcher her then agree to watch a movie with her??

Edward was up to something. I just didn't know what. I would find out soon enough though.

AN- Ok I felt like that was a good stopping point. I'll continue with the day on the next chapter. Leave a review if you wanna…..I'm not putting a gun to your head or anything….Or am I?