Chapter 2

I blushed hard and turned away. Argggh, yup it's still the same old Edward. He walked towards the couch and sat down, that stupid smirk was still etched on his face. I was left wondering if he would ever change at all.

Alice's parents, Esme and Carlisle, came over to Rose, Alice and I and greeted us. Then we all paired off with our brothers and conversed before Alice could remember the mall trip and pull us away from the house.

My conversation with Emmett could have been better if he wasn't staring at Rose instead of paying any attention to a word I said.

I sighed, feeling bored and looked around the huge living room; Jasper's eyes were fixed on Alice's face as she talked to her parents. That left Edward free to look around the room and in that moment, his gaze caught my wandering eyes. He winked and I flushed red again.

I excused myself to Emmett, who didn't even hear me, and left for the bathroom. I stared at my flushed face in the mirror and tried to calm myself down.

Why is he flirting with me like that, didn't he remember that we hated each other before?

When I returned to the room, everyone was done talking and Alice had turned on a movie, but no one was watching.

Now it was Rosalie who stared at my brother while he's flexing his arms in front of Edward, who just looked bored. Jasper and Alice was talking, but all they're doing now is staring into each other's eyes.

I wished I stayed in the bathroom a little longer, then I could have avoided this yuck fest.

"So Bella," came a smooth, silky voice coming from behind me. "How was life while I was gone?"

I turned around to face Edward who was still looking bored, but his bright eyes searched my face for a while.

"My life was fine Edward," I replied scathingly, sounding a little ruder than I wanted. I just don't trust myself around to this new Edward. It's…. unnerving having him so close. But why?

He gave a fake long sigh and shot me a look that obviously says, stop holding back Bella.

I bit my lip and to distract myself, I turned towards Alice and Jasper's direction and cleared my throat. They both broke out of their staring contest with each other and looked away blushing.

Then all of us, that includes Edward, Alice, Rosalie, Jasper, and I turned and stared at Emmett, who was still flexing him muscles to the air, still thinking Rose was looking at him showing off his toned arms.

Emmett looked up and saw that we were staring at him. He turned beet red and stood up to stalk out of the room, muttering under his breath.

We all burst out laughing, and I fondly remembered how thick-headed my brother was at times.

But with Edward beside me, all I can think about is his deep and enchanting laugh.

Wait one minute! I shook my head to clear out that thought. What am I thinking? That was wayyy beyond acceptable. He is nowhere near anything related to enchanting.

Then Esme walked out of the kitchen smiling, she asked if we would like to stay for lunch since we would be eating with the guys too.

Alice shook her head no, she said there was some unfinished business us girls have to do together first. Both Rosalie and I groaned in unison.

Alice grinned, looking more smug than ever.

We said goodbye to Esme and Carlisle, who just walked in and also to our brothers. Emmett had already entered back into the room and was still a little red in the face. They guys looked disappointed but they worked hard to not let it show.

I turned back once more to look at Edward's beautiful face; his eyes were steady on my retreating figure and I shot him a bright smile and stuck my tongue out at him. He eyebrows now registered surprise by my sudden boldness. I turned away and continued to walk out the door. If I had turned back, I would be able to see his dazed look for sure.

A/N: It's a short chapter, sorry guys. But again, everything is being re-edited so no new chapters until I finish the re-editing process. Thank you very muchAnd lots of love to you all.

MarieAnthony