Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters, they belong to Stephenie Meyer. However, the plot does belong to me, as for it was my idea.
Quote: "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company."
Music: Gives You Hell - The All-American Rejects
Chapter Five: Dinner In Hell
The crimson bronze setting of the restaurant made me feel like I was back in Arizona. Multicolored Talavera ceramics made into dinnerware, pottery, and vases sat neatly on each shelf that was nailed to the walls. The tables and chairs were made of rustic wood, matching the restaurants color theme perfectly, and each of them were tiled with colorful ceramic designs to match each table's setting. The burnt orange colored wood that paneled the walls was carved into random images that represented the Spanish culture. I thought it was amazing how certain races represented their culture's customs so honorably.
I'd been here many times with the others before everything had gotten so complicated. We'd come here every Friday and Saturday night for dinner, and our favorite waiter, Jesus, would sneak us Michiladas, a spicy Mexican beverage that uses lager, tomato juice, limes, salt, and hot sauce. I could feel my mouth water for one, but there was no way I was going to drink while being pregnant.
The hostess greeted us, already knowing who we were, and took us to the far back of the crowded restaurant, where Alice had reserved us a spacious booth. In front of Alice and I sat Jasper, Rosalie, and Edward. I got lucky to have Edward in front of me.
"Hello there, Jesus! It's been a while since we've seen you," Alice said cheerfully as the waiter approached our table.
"Well look who it is, the Cullen crew. How is everyone? Que les puedo traer de tomar?"
"Everyone will be drinking Sprite, except for Bella. Water, correct?" Alice said, looking at me.
"Um, yeah. Water, please."
"What's the matter? Are you not allowed to have caffeine?" He questioned politely.
"Yeah, I am. It's just not appropriate to drink carbonated drinks while being pregnant," I responded.
"Dios mio, estas embarazada? Congratulations to you, muchos felicidades. So, who is the lucky father of the little one?" He asked excitedly.
I smirked, just shaking my head. When Edward raised a finger to answer Jesus' question, from the corner of my eye, I seen Rosalie's face fill with anger and embarrassment.
Jesus just shook his head. "Well congrats to you as well, Edward. I'll bring your drinks in just a couple minutes. Please take your time to order."
"That's fine, Jesus," said Alice. He nodded and walked off to attend another table. "So, what's everyone eating?" She handed us all a menu. I could tell that she was trying to calm the tension that was about to trigger, but it was a little late for that.
"You know, I'm not really hungry anymore," said Rosalie. "Love, how about we just get something To Go, and go back to my house and eat? My parents are out of town, remember?" Her fingers delicately ran up Edward's arm, trying to get her way with him as she always did.
"Rosalie, we just got here. I told my sister I was going to have dinner with her tonight, and I told you that I would not be leaving unless it was my father calling me, telling me that he was back, and needing me at the office," Edward said annoyed.
"I can't be bothering you that bad, can I Rosalie? I'm flattered to see that you cannot be within ten inches of my presences, within a five minute period. You don't know how happy that makes me," I said, smiling widely.
"You know, Bella, I just don't like the fact that you have to spread the word around that you had to be the whore that you are to sleep with my boyfriend while he was drunk, and get yourself knocked up."
"God damn, here we go.." muttered Jasper.
"Rosalie, that's enough," Alice and Edward both said.
"No, she's right. She needs to know that we both wanted it though," I interrupted. "Before you call someone a 'whore', make sure you have the definition correct before you use it. A whore, is a tramp, like yourself, who sleeps with multiple people within a week's time, and hides it from your boyfriend who is completely loyal to you."
"A whore, is when you lie to your boyfriend, telling him that your head over heels for him, when really, your just using him so you can be noticed as the girlfriend of the richest boy in town. A whore, is you, who skimps around baring everything God gave you, so that guys can get an eyeful and start talking about their little disturbing sex fantasies that they have with you," I said, fuming. "That's what a whore is, and you're a whore, Rosalie. So before you go calling me a whore, remember what I just said."
Rosalie gasped, covering her mouth as if everything I'd said was a shock to her. "How dare you call me such words, Bella Swan? Edward, don't just sit there and let her talk to me like that, she's your friend!" She bellowed.
Edward just shook his head. "Your the one who started it, Rose. If you can start something, then you need to learn to finish it."
"It isn't like I can hit a pregnant hag, Edward."
"As if you could hit a dead fly," I muttered.
"You know what, Rosalie? Why don't you just order something To Go and Edward can meet you at our house after he gets through eating here," Jasper said. "I'm going to be staying over at Edward's tonight anyway."
"Keep to yourself, idiot. If you're not staying at home than neither am I, I'll stay at Edward's as well. I'm not staying home alone."
"Bull shit that your staying there. Your not staying there while I'm there," I snapped.
"Why not, Bella? Just so you can have him alone to fuck him again?"
"ENOUGH!" Alice yelled. A couple of the occupied tables turned to look at us, and Alice pleaded for their apologies. "All this nonsense needs to stop right now, or we're all leaving. Now Bella, you need to calm down. All this arguing isn't healthy for the baby."
"Yeah, your right. Sorry, Alice," I muttered quietly.
"Apology accepted. Now, with you, Rosalie. You know good and well that you've slept around with other idiots while being with my brother, plenty of times, and he's still with your sorry ass, so you should at least admit to you careless mistakes. Bella has every reason to be pissed off when your around, because she did get knocked up by your boyfriend, and it was something that wasn't meant to happen intentionally. So now, get your shit together and eat with us like you came here to do, or get your shit and leave. And if you want to be a bitch about it, I can happily tell Jesus to get the manager and have him escort you out of here, and make sure that you don't come back in."
Rosalie turned to look at Edward, and Edward turned to talk to Jasper, catching my eye with a frown as he did.
"Fine, I'm sorry. I want to eat here with the rest of you," she said unwilling.
"Okay then, that's settled. I'm telling you now. You can stay at my house with us tonight if you want, but you're not going to be with Edward. I know how you are when that happens, so I suggest for you to not even stay, because you'll try to sneak off to sleep with him anyway. My parents are out of town as well, and all I need is to be busted like I was last time, so it's going to be a regular sleep over. Girls in one room, guys in other, just like my parents approved of."
Rosalie's fingers drummed against the table for a few seconds, and then finally sighed. "I guess I'll just stay at home, and call someone to stay with me I guess. What's a sleep over when you can't be with your man."
Alice shrugged. "Okay, that's your choice. Now, it's time to order," she said, pointing to Jesus who had just arrived at the table. Everyone ordered what they wanted, and I ordered myself a Pollo Loco. He refilled our drinks, along with our chips and dip that we'd already eaten, and turned in the order.
The couples began to talk among themselves, so to cure my lonesomeness, I decided to call Jacob. We talked for a few minutes. He asked about the baby and how Charlie was doing, and then he told me about how his relationship with Leah was going.
He invited me to La Push the following weekend, and I accepted. The eleventh of May, was Jacob's birthday, and since we were little kids I'd always been gone to his birthdays so I decided to go to this one as well. He told me to invite whoever I wanted since everyone would be paired up, but I told him I'd just be rolling solo, as usual.
"So, who was you on the phone with, Bella?" Edward spoke, causing all conversations to stop.
"Oh, um, it was Jacob Black. Remember, the one who went with me when I had the ultrasound done?" I said nervously.
"Yeah, I remember. How could I have forgotten," he said sarcastically. "What did he want? I heard you say you were going to go down there next weekend?"
"Yes, I did. I'm going to his sixteenth birthday party."
"Someones jealous," I heard Alice mutter to Jasper, and he grinned, shaking his head.
"Why does it matter where she is going, Edward? It isn't any of your business," Rosalie interrupted.
"Since when did you become under the impression that your going to tell me what I'm able to ask someone, and what not, Rose? I never ask you when your talking to other guys that I don't even know, so tell me, why does it matter?
She blushed red, completely embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Edward, I was just asking," she said quietly.
'Trying to suck up, the little whore', I thought. "Well, looks like the foods here, and it looks delicious!" I said, changing the subject as Jesus placed all the plates onto the table.
"Do you need anything else?" He asked us all.
"No, no, that's it. Thanks though," I answered, and began to eat along with the others.
While eating dinner, everyone was silent, thankfully. I wasn't the type of person who liked to talk while in the middle of eating anyway. A long fifteen minutes in silence passed and finally when everyone was done, everyone was ready to leave.
"Are you sure you don't want Michiladas to go, Alice?" Jesus asked us as everyone pitched in to pay for the food.
She shook her head. "No, everyone's driving tonight, but thanks though. Next week for sure," she said with a smile, and we all walked out to the parking lot.
"So, who's riding with who?" Edward said, as he walked over to his car.
"I'm going with you since you have to take me home, and Jasper can ride with Alice. I need to talk to you alone for a while," said Rosalie.
He rolled his eyes. "Whatever, get in the car. I'll see you all when I get home," Edward said. He got into his car with Rosalie, starting it's engine, and squealed out onto the highway.
"He's pissed," I said.
"Very," said Jasper.
"Well, that's what she gets. She was very disrespectful throughout the whole evening. Okay you guys, let's go." We all got into the Mercedes, and I sat in the back so I was able to lie down. After every meal I ate, I had to lay down, because if not, I'd get highly nauseated and I didn't want to have to scrub Alice's beautiful car later on to clean up vomit.
As Alice and Jasper talked, she slowly pulled out of the lot, and took the same road Edward did to go to her house. My mind drifted minutes into the ride, and my thoughts drifted over everything that had happened at dinner.
Throughout the whole dinner I tried my best to hide smiles and giggles as Edward flirted with me. His feet played with mine the whole time we were there, and his hands brushed against mine several times, due to trying to grab the same things at the same time. It wasn't because we wanted it to happen, it just did. Like a magnet was attracting our moves and trying to put us together.
Rosalie caught him staring at me several times as I ate, and when he asked her if she was jealous, she just got up, excusing herself to the bathroom. The few minutes she'd left, Edward passed it rubbing his hands up and down the calves of my legs that I had rested in Rosalie's spot. When Rosalie had returned, I excused myself to go to the restroom as well.
My thoughts stopped there the second I dozed off, and I began to dream.
I felt eyes on me as I walked to the bathroom, and when I turned around, Edward was right behind me. He pulled me outside to an empty patio area where no one could see us, and pushed me against the brick wall. Oh my god, please, not now. "Bella, I'm sorry for everything I was doing back there. I just, can't keep my hands off you," he admitted.
"Edward, this isn't right. Your here with your girlfriend, and yet you can't leave me alone? Please, just go back with the others," I muttered, trying to push myself from his grip, but all it did was make him closer to me.
"You know that I don't want to be with her, Bella. Your the only person I love. Please, I just want to be with you," he whispered into my ear.
"If you really wanted that, Edward, then why you don't just admit to everyone, and get over with!"
"It's not that easy, Bella, but I'll do it though. For you, I'll do anything," he promised.
"You say it like it's true."
"It is, it really is. I don't have a reason to lie," his hot breath muttered against my neck. He trailed kisses below my ear, down to my over exposed cleavage that my buttoned up shirt was showing
"N-no E-Edward, stop. This can't happen again," I muttered, even though I didn't want him to stop.
"Don't say that, Bella. You know you want it." His kisses trailed back up to the other side of my neck, crossing my cheek, to my lips.
"I know I do, but it's prohibited. Edward, don't."
"Bella, Bella, wake up," Edward's voice sounded, as someone nudged me. I jumped up, looking around, my heart racing. Damn. It'd just been a dream. It'd felt so real.
"Are you okay? Alice had me bring you in, you fell asleep in the car," he said. I looked around and I was in their living room, laying on the couch.
"Oh, right. How long have I been asleep?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.
"I don't know. You've just been in here for a few minutes though. Alice is upstairs in her room, she said for you to come up when you woke up."
"Okay, thanks Edward," I said, getting up.
"Oh, and Bella?" Edward said, standing up as well.
"Yeah?"
"Sorry about earlier. It wasn't my intention, really."
I nodded. "It's okay, I understand."
He sighed. "Okay, well I'll be in my room if you want to come talk." He gave me a small smile before he turned to go up the stairs to his room.
Hours later...
The night had flown by quick, and Alice and I ended up going to sleep around eleven. We'd laid around on the floor for the longest, talking about everything that had been happening the past few months, and of course, about Edward. He seemed to be the topic we stuck with the most. I didn't mean to talk about him so much, but she understood.
A soft knock at the door echoed through the room, and I woke up instantly. Alice woke up as well, and we both walked to the door. Outside the door stood Jasper, and he smelt heavily of whiskey.
"Jasper, what is it? It's 3 o'clock in the morning, and why are you drinking? I told you there was to be n-"
"Alice, Bella. I need your help," he interrupted. You could tell that he wasn't really drunk, but a few more drinks could have did it.
"What's the matter, Jasper?" I said.
He sighed. "It's Edward..."
A/N: I know, the story's early, that's good, right? Sorry if it seems fast, but my fingers were flying through this chapter because I'm ready to work on Edward's POV for the next chapter. If it seems to run on some please forgive me, and if you think it needs to be redone, admit it to me, and I'll redo it without a problem. I'm getting a little hooked on the story so the updates might be coming quicker. It's kind of hard when you have voices screaming in your head, and it's hard to take notes of what they're saying since I'm not at my computer all the time. Well, I hope you like it, and stick around for more..!
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