CHAPTER 7
We reached school in no time at all, which is obvious with the way that he drives.
"Thanks again for the ride" I said to him as I stepped out of his car. Swinging my backpack over my shoulder, I headed towards the large Oak tree by the front of the school where Mike, Jess, and a few others sat. Edward left my side to join his siblings by the west wall in the shadows. I tried not to take notice of his graceful stride.
"Hey Bella!" Mike greeted me warmly with a smile that really brought out the blue in his eyes. He noted Edward with a glance, then glared at his back.
"Hey guys." I replied. Nodding a greeting back to them.
"Did you get a ride with him?" Jess squealed in curiosity.
"Yeah, two of my tires blew yesterday, so he gave me a ride." I didn't mention that they were perfectly restored by Charlie. I sat down next to Mike, who turned to me.
"Hey, any time you need a ride I'll be glad to give you one." I'll bet you would, I thought.
"Thanks Mike, but my truck is getting fixed, and it runs fine now…really. But I'll keep that in mind Ok." I pressed when he gave me a disbelieving look. Just then the bell rang. The saying 'Saved by the bell' popped into my mind, and I was thankful for it. Even if the situations were completely irrelevant.
In English, just before class started I was talking to Jess about the Sadie Hawkins dance coming up.
"Are you going?"
"Nah. I'm going to be…uh…out of town" I lied quickly. I could get away that night. Yeah, I needed a time to myself. It would be a good time to find Angel, and give him a personal 'thank you' for the tires. A smile crept across my face at the thought.
"What?" Jess asked.
"Huh? Oh, nothing." I blinked back to reality.
"Are you sure you don't want to come? We could go together." I stared at her hard. "As friends"
"Sorry Jess. I'm busy." It was then when Mike came over to us.
"Hey guys." He said, looking directly at me.
"Hi"
"Hey Mike"
I noticed that Jessica looking at Mike from beneath he lashes when she bent her head down. 'Eyes of lust' I called them. Was there friction between those two?
" Hey Bella, what are you doing tomorrow?" Nope I guess not.
"Uh…" I paused to think. "Nothing I guess. Why?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to go out with me?" God, he was so damn calm, it irritated me.
"Uh. Sure. What time?" I answered before thinking. Shit. Did I even like him? Well he was really nice, and he had good features. OK for once I was going to go on a normal date, with a normal boy.
Mike grinned at me hugely. "How 'bout I pick you up at five."
"Great." I said with a forced smile. Just then the teacher called order to the class. I stole a quick glance at Jess. She looked a little hurt, and angry. Great, just great. Now she's gonna be mad at me.