"Oh, and Ashley, clean out your hair. You look like you have something in it. Is that vanilla ice cream or something?" Alice came through the door grumbling, irritated at something, obviously.
"What's up, sister?"
"That stupid Bella Cullen can't even..UGH Em, she freaking made me do more work outs than everyone else, and then she embarrassed me in front of the whole squad! Emmett!"
"Well why did she do that?" I asked lightly, hardly caring.
"I was…late"
"How late?"
"…" She mumbled
"What was that?" I laughed, punching her in the arm.
"Thirty minutes I said!"
"Good lord Alice! Why were you so late? What were you doing?"
"I…was helping Howard Bones out with something." She turned red.
"What was this "something?" I said, putting air quotation on something.
"He was…Nothing, never mind that, Emmett, what do you see in her? She's a bitch!"
"She is not. She is beautiful, funny, and she has an amazing body."
"Ew. She also has a boyfriend who sleeps with that body every night." She remarked back at me.
I sigh, "Yeah I know, and she is my friends little sister, I can't just get with her. I like Edward, I can't ruin it by dating his sister."
"Damn straight you can't. Well, I'm going to shower. God there is something in my hair."
"Okay, bye then. I'm actually going to check out the restaurant down town. Want anything?"
"uh.. Yeah, some Broccoli and beef if they have it! By Em! Love you!"
"Love you too." I yelled up the stairs, mentally noting what she wanted.
As I got into my car, a 1985 Mitsubishi Montero, I couldn't help thinking of my old house. I missed the smell. You know how each house has a distinctive smell, you just can't smell it? Yeah, I could smell it now that we had moved. We moved because my dad lost his job, and then he got a new one here, obviously. My mom was taking the move okay, Alice through a fit when they told us we were moving. Carl, my baby brother, was too young to understand it, at the ripe age of just 1. I…well I don't know how well I took it. I really don't think I've processed it yet anyway. I missed my friends from school, the football team, and my football coach. It was too late into the season here so I couldn't be a part of the team, and that really bummed me out.
"Fuck" I cursed, hitting the break as I realized I missed the turn to the restaurant. "FUCK" I cursed again as I realized I almost hit someone walking across the street. I waved my hand to them in apology, and they just glared.
"Shit. I'm so tired." I pulled into a parking space, next to a black Mercedes. It made me nervous to park next to such a nice car. I mean god, who can afford this kind of car in Forks Washington?
"Hello sir, Welcome to La Lune! Do you have a reservation with us tonight?" A young lady greeted me at the door. Noticeably flaunting her assets.
"No, I just wanted to order dinner for my family. I don't need a table."
"Oh, well, follow me this way." She said. She led me into the VIP section, which was confusing. "What is your name sir? I'll get you a menu. You can just sit here."
"I'm Emmett. Thanks" I said taking the menu.
"Anything to drink while you wait?"
"No, thanks though."
I looked the menu, realizing that there was indeed Broccoli and beef for Alice. That girl was the most un-adventurous person I had ever met. That's all she ever gets. Broccoli and beef. God, how did she not get tired of it?
"Hmm." I hummed to myself, looking for what I wanted. Dad had written what he and mom had wanted, and I was supposed to get ice cream for Carl, and my mom was craving pickles. She only craves pickles when she is pregnant, so I think she is pregnant again. I mean they already have 5. There's me, 17, Alice is 16, Megan is 10, Derrick is 9 and then there is Carl who is 1. Of course my parents never stop doing I, so again, she was pregnant.
"Have you decided Emmett?"
I jumped out of my seat as my waitress was back. "Oh god, sorry. Yeah, can I have A t-bone steak rare, a César salad, uh, how big are the mozzarella sticks? Okay, 10 of those, a hamburger, broccoli and beef, and for me..ahh..Hot wings. Extra hot, with extra ranch."
"That's all?"
"Yes, all in a doggy bag, thanks."
She took my menu and before she left she said "You know, the order of hot wings you got is the same exact thing one of the owner's daughter gets every time."
"Who is the owner?" I question
"TERI" we heard before she could answer, and then a crash.
"Your food will be ready soon." She said rushing off to the kitchen
"Thanks. Teri" I say looking at her name plate.
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"Bella! Are you ready yet?" Yelled Edward up the stairs.
"God shut up Edweird. Give them a break." Jasper said, just as exasperated as Edward was.
"Shut Up!" You hear a thump. And then my mom "Boys! Don't break my coffee table again, or I'm taking it from your accounts!" Yes, Jasper has an account in our family name, as does Rose. They have rooms in our House, we have rooms in theirs, it's just the way it is. Our parents are so close, we think they are all secretly married at once.
"Ready" Rose announced as we reached the bottom of the stairs. She was wearing a strapless summer dress, and I was in leggings and a sweater dress.
"Thank God." The boys chimed at the same time.
We made it to the restaurant, parking in the back entrance. "I love that you guys own this place."
"Yes Rose, you say that every time we come here."
"Hey Teri!" I say, interrupting Jaspers and Roses antics.
"Bella Edward! Rose Jasper! Hi! I'll get your order started? The regular I presume? Your usual seat is dirty right now, we had a to go order, and they just left. Want me to clean it for you?"
"Nah, that's okay. Just hand me a rag, I'll clean it." I laugh.
"Bella, you don't have to. You're off your shift anyway." Teri hated it when we came in. Not because we controlled everything, but because we didn't act like customers. We acted like we were working. This restaurant has been in the Cullen family for ages. Just this generation, however, the Hales had started to work here, and My dad, Being best friends with Roger Hale, just let him become co-owners. So Rose, Jasper, Edward and I have worked here all of our lives. Jane, James' wife, also worked here as a manager, but was taking time off because of the babies.
I wiped off our usual table in the VIP room, and we sat down, not having to order. I got Hot Wings. Extra Hot, with extra ranch. Edward got a Bacon wrapped fillet mignon, Rose got a veggie salad, with extra fattening bacon sauce, and Jasper got the special. An order of breadsticks, some pizza, the soup, and a plate of chili cheese fries. The thing about this is place, is that it really is a sit down restaurant, a fancy one; it just has a very wide variety of foods. Chili cheese fries for example.
