"Hello?" Bella did you hear what I just said?! Jessica shouted across the table.
"Hm yeah oh my gosh" I said with the worst acting effort of my life . We were sitting in the cafeteria and Jessica kept talking about herself and Mike who sat with the guys at another table .I sat not paying attention but looked at her and nodded when it looked like Angela did.
I repeatedly glanced at Jasper who sat with the Cullens at their usual spot.I was not sure why I didn't sit with them since I so badly wanted to.
"So, are you excited about the dance?" Jessica asked me.
"Well she's not going" Angela replied.
"I don't know" I said and did my best not to look in his direction.
"Well its next week and the theme is casino" Jessica said with a huge grin
The girls chattered on and I sat and thought back to how it was in the beginning and how difficult it had been for me and Jasper to get to this good place. It didn't make a whole lot of sense that we didn't sit next to each other and I decided that this was the last time without him.
School ended and I was walking across the parking lot with Jasper next to me.
He opened the door to my truck and gave a small nod to the rest of the Cullens.
I tossed my bag inside and turned to him and saw him looking at the clouds.
"What?" I asked curious
"There is a thunderstorm coming" He replied with an exciting smirk. I was pretty sure I had
never seen him actually excited before and was taken a bit off guard.
"Ok, is there something special about thunderstorms?" I asked trying to read him.
"Yes, I wanna show you,tonight," he said with a spark in his golden eyes.
"Tonight? yeah sure" I said and got in on the passenger side, there was no point to argue he was driving period.
We sat in silence on they way home I heard rumbles but didn't see any lightning when I looked the window.
Jasper made a small growl as he pulled up to my house. In front of it in Charlie's spot stood an old
Toyota that looked the porch were Jacob and Billy 's Face turned to stone the second he saw who was driving.
"This is out of line " Jasper said in a strong whisper as he killed the engine.
"He has come here to talk to Charlie" I whispered as if they could hear me.
"He's not happy at all, the boy seem embarrassed." He said and looked at nothing.
"Let me handle this" to my surprise he agreed with me and nodded.
"Be careful I don't think the child knows"He Told me, I looked out the window to see what damn child he was talking about before realizing it was Jacob he ment.
"Uh, his like our age " I said with a smile.
"Right" He replied without looking at me.
"How much does Billy really know?"
"Everything" He said and turned to me.
"Like everything,everything?"I asked and tried to hide my shock. He nodded and before I knew
it I was out of the car.
"Hey guys" I said as happy as I could. To y surprise they didn't answer and Bily's eyes were still on my truck. I walked up to te staircase and pulled back my hoddie before Billy responded.
"Hello, Bella" The way he said it and the creepy way his eyes looked at me made me think of a horror movie in wich his head would spin around.
"Charlie is not here yet, come inside,I insist" I said with a fake smile and opened the door.
I looked around to wear I could put down my back-pack. When I turned around I was glad to see
Jacob pushing his father in even tho it look he was about to protest.I quickly closed the door behind them.
"Here"Jacob said and gave me a brown paperbag
"It's fishfrye" Billy said with less intensity then before.
"Oh more fish" I mumbled as I steped in the kitchen to put it in the fridge.
"Jacob , will you look in the car for that pitchure of your sister when she graduated college?"
"Uh ,why?" Jacob asked looking confused. Billy sat and starred right at me.
"Well I don't know I tought I could show the Swans!" He answered still starring .
Jacob gave me shy look before opening the door and walk out to the car.
"What do you want Billy?" I asked.I was suprised I dared to ask ,and in that tone, it was almost as if someone else said it. Billy looked surprised too.
"Bella,Charlie is a good friend of mine"
"Yes" I said and hinted that I wanted him to get to the point.
"I care about you both.I know its not any of my buissines but I want whats best for you and I know that that Cullen boy is not..
"Not what?And you are right its not any of your buissiness."I felt attacked and uncomfortable.
"The Cullens are not a good family Bella." He said looking more concerned now.
"Why not? The are not hunting on your land,I don't think I have heard that they have broken any rules of the deal that was made" I said in a controlled voice. Billys jaw was dropped for a second.
"You seem very informed, about the Cullens" He said and swallowed
"Yes , As you know I have been to their house and they showed me their long history over the last hundred years, Neither you or anybody else can stop me if I would join them.
They are not that bad its not like the drink the blood from humans.."I couldn't find it" Jacob said as he stumbled back in . Billys face turned white and starred out in to nothing.
"Dad?" Jacob Billy could bearly blink before Charlie bursted through the door.
"Well well well! What do we have here!?" He said with a smile and put a case of beer next to
my back looked up at me as if he knew that Billy had tried to warn me about the Cullens but he couldn't quite understand why his dad was the one in shock.
"Hello in ghost town anybody home?" Charlie asked us.
" Hi dad!They just came over with fish"I said with a forced smile.
"Well that was nice" Charlie said and looked at Billy who look liked he had been turned in to stone.
I didn't kow what came over me, it was like a fire inside me that burned,that was not like me at all Im shy , but it was a side I had seen many times in my mom.
"And Billy came to talk to me about the Cullens"I said quickly. "Since when have I ever been like mom?" Now all the cards were on the table and Jacob looked like he wanted to die.
"Ok?"Charlie said and turned to Billy.
"I-was just explaning that she might concider getting to know someone else." Now Billy looked embarrassed.
"Well as I see it the Cullen kid has been nothing but good to Bella."
"Ok" Billy said in almost a whisper. Charlie spoke in a stronger tone.
"I don't know the Cullens but Im sure she knows them better then the both if us."
"Yes ofcorse, lets go " Jacob opened the door and then they were gone.
"I'll be back" Charlie said and walked out.
I was happy he had come home, I took the beer and put them in the fridge.
Oddly enough it felt like it was the first time my dad had ever really defended me or stood with me like that, I really felt like he was my dad. It is no that we have had a bad relationship we just never really connected untill,now these last months.
My thoughts were interrupted when he came back.
"So are you hungry? he asked
"yes" I said and walked up and gave him a hug.
"Wuh, what was that for? he asked
"For standing up for me and my choices" I sad , he sighed
"Well I just thought it was a bit inappropriate of him"
"Yeah" I responded and walked in to the kitchen to start dinner.I realized that the hug was probbably the first hug since the hug at the airport when I when his friend got killed.
I made a decicion to be a better daughter from now on , and to drop the "Charlie thing"
I was finnishing up the dishes when I remembered that Jasper was going to come over to
do something.
"Uhm dad , Jasper is coming over to go and have some fun"
"What kind of fun?" He aksed sitting at the kitchen table.
"I have know idea,he wouldn't tell me" I said and smiled.
"You really like him dontcha?" He asked with rasied eyebrows
"Yeah he is y boyfriend"
"Well if he makes you happy thats all that matters,and dont worry or think
about Billy black,ok"
"Ok" in that second there was a soft knock on the door. Butterflies rushed in my gut
and I swept over to the door and opened it. There he was the ist beautiful creature on earth
that allt he fuzz was about. He was dressed in a black sports jacket I had never seen before.
"Hello beautiful" he said, my knees gave in and I tripped
"Damn you Cullen" I said trying to hide my blushing face.
"Oh the man of the hour" Dad said behind me.
"Hello sir" Jasper sad and stood up more straight. I sat down to put on my boots
"Bella told me you were going somewhere?" He asked him
"Yes my family and I are gonna play baseball" Jasper replied as I stumbled to my jacket.
"Baseball? Bella is gonna play baseball?" He asked with a smile and looked at me.
"No I just watch, come on lets go" I said and grabbed my boyfriends arm to interrupt the moment.
"You kids have fun" he replied and closed the door behind us.
As we got outside I was a bit surprise to see a large Jeep parked infront of us .I
recognised that it was the one Emmet drove.
"So are we like going in somewhere deep with this?" I joked he gave me a look and just nodded. The car ride was not long, ten minutes out of town Jasper took a right and drove in
on a trail for about mile untill we came to a field. We got out an started walking, Further away I heard somethnig that sounded like a waterfall. I didn't have time to blink before I saw the rest of the Cullens just appear out of nowhere .The moved so fast I nearly fell over in shock.
"Dont worry is my family" Jasper said . The second he said it I was reminded of the other vampires tha had killed the citezens in town.
"Yeah its just us! " Emmet said teasingly before being showed to the side by Rosalie that looked at me like I was dirt under a shoe.
"Omg this is going to be so much fun! " Alice said in a tingle ten inches from my face.
"Bella, you look a little pale"Esme said and gave me a hug .she took me in the arm and led
me to a spot were Edward and Carlisle set up and got ready.
"You can judge Bella with me , see if you see anything I miss" Esme whispered.
"Rose is first " She said and made a small hand gesture. I glanced at her Hollywood-movie
face and her beauty was breathtaking! My ears hurt I looked up and Rosalie was already running.
"Now I understand why you need the thunder" I said as I registered what was I thought.
"In or out Bella? "Esme asked with Rosalie on the ground.
I glanced at Jasper who nodded to the side.
"Out" I responded and my eyes was met by Rosalies glare of fury.
Next up was Carlisle Alice who were the pitcher gave a small nod and tossed it.
I covered my ears this time but it was still as loud as Rosalie's.
Edward and Emmet ran in to eachother and it sonded like a wrecking ball through a building.
Jasper was up next he hit the ball and took off.
"He is left handed.."
"Yes " Esme replied with a smile
"How the hell on earth did I not notice that before" I sad in true shock."Maybe since I usally
look at his beautiful face ". I thought. I was filled with excitment, I had never felt exited about sport befrore. I realized that it was probbably what my mom was doing right now and got a home run and couldn't help to have huge grin on my face.
"STOP!" Alice yelled. My jaw dropped I had never thought her voice was capable
of sounding so piercing. Six seconds and all the Cullens had surrounded me.
"The nomads are coming" Alice said to Jasper and then looked at me.
