Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight characters, however much I'd like to own Edward…mm mmm. Unfortunately all these characters belong to Stephanie Meyer not me.
Genre: Angst/Romance. I'll try and tone down the angst but we'll see how it pans out...
Rating: M for reasons that the later chapters will unfold.
I wasn't sure what I was expecting when I went to school the next few days after the last happenings with Edward. I had the stupidest of hopes that he would suddenly start talking to me in public, maybe even show some of that affection that I had seen at my house. I guess I thought that in some way he would be different. Maybe he would say hi when he saw me, or at least smile in my general direction as I passed by. I thought after what he'd said about the 'thing' between us, that he might behave a little differently towards me in public.
I had obviously forgotten the little comment about us just being us, being 'whatever'. It also must have slipped my mind that Edward is Edward and never has he ever said hi or smiled to me in public.
So I really shouldn't have been surprised when he walked past me today again without even looking in my direction. I shouldn't have been surprised when he avoided sitting anywhere near me in English. And I surely can't have been surprised that when Alice bounced over to me at the end of the day by my car, that Edward stayed behind by his car looking shifty.
I sighed dejectedly to myself but plastered a smile on my face as Alice hopped in front of me.
"Bellaaa" She sang, because everything Alice says comes out as a delicate, harmonious song note. "I hope you've not forgotten all about me, already."
I continued to smile at Alice but was unsure of what she meant.
"I don't think anyone could forget about you, Alice." I laughed.
"I'll take that as a compliment and not an insult." She eyed me humorously. She surprised me however by taking my bag off my shoulders. "I told you, I wanted to hang out. And seeing as you're in no rush to invite me anywhere…" She eyed me again. "I'm inviting you. Everyone's going to this café down by the lake because football practice is cancelled. We go there all the time."
At that point, Alice started to walk away with my bag attached to her shoulder. I panicked however as she started towards Edward's Volvo…with Edward standing next to it.
"Wait! When you say everyone…" I shouted after her. But it was too late, she was already at Edward's car as others started to reach it as well.
"Hi guys, you all know Bella, don't you?" Alice questioned the group. Of course I'd already met Jasper and Emmett, there was a gorgeous blond girl I hadn't met but I knew that she was Emmett's girlfriend Rosalie. And then there was Edward…of course.
"Err, do I know Bella, Alice? Are you serious? I met her before you did so technically she's my friend to introduce." Emmett joked, as he rustled my head with his fist. An action I used to think would be my worst nightmare, now I felt quite warm inside.
"Oh so this is, Bella. Nice to meet you, I'm Rose." Rosalie stepped forward, separating me from Emmett and squeezing my shoulders. "I'm this beefy goon's 'girlfriend'. He's got more muscles than brains." I laughed as she said girlfriend with inverted commas as if it wasn't a fact.
"You wound me, Rose. I only have the highest of praise for you and your sexy bod." Emmett wound his arms around her body and I watched as she couldn't help but swoon.
"Yes, yes. We all know Emmett's appreciation for Rose's body. Can we move on please...Edward." Alice indicated for Edward to come closer.
I couldn't help but notice how when I came towards the group Edward had started to shift away and had now become conveniently interested in the wheel of his car as he inspected it. When Edward heard his name however, his shoulders noticeably drooped which made my heart plummet. When he turned to face everyone, he looked at anything but my face.
"Edward, this is Bella. Have you guys met?" Alice questioned innocently. Edward was shifting his feet awkwardly so I decided to save him anymore hassle.
"We're doing a Biology project together. That's it." I muttered. But my words didn't go unnoticed by Edward as he finally looked at me, eyebrows furrowed.
"Really? How strange, Edward you never told me you already knew Bella. And what's this about a Biology project? Is that where you disappear to some afternoons?" Alice questioned. She started to look curiously between the two of us. Edward just shrugged.
"Right, well, now that awkwardness is over…shall we roll on down to the café? I have a hankering for a burger." Emmett clapped his hands together as the others laughed.
As the others started to separate into the 2 cars, I wasn't sure what to do. I knew if I went Edward would be mad, like psycho mad, like he always is when he thinks I'm invading into his life. I tried to look at him to grasp his current set of emotions but again he was doing an excellent job of looking anywhere other than me. I took that as my hint.
"I can't go, I have other plans. Sorry, Alice." I mumbled walking to retrieve my bag from Alice. I know it was rude, but I couldn't go with them.
"What plans?" Alice questioned as I stopped in front of her.
"Just, umm, plans. With my dad. I've got to cook dinner for my dad." Which wasn't technically a lie as I did have to do that, just not for a few hours.
"Bit early for dinner isn't it?" Alice questioned again. Man she was inquisitive, couldn't get away with anything around her.
"He's…he's on the night shift tonight so has to get in a good meal first. I'm the dutiful daughter after all."
I reached for my bag but before I could get to it, Emmett had snatched it away from Alice and held it high above his head.
"Nope, I don't think so!" He yelled gleefully, waving the bag around.
"Such an idiot..." Rose muttered as she slid down gracefully into her car, clearly uninterested with what was going on.
"Come on, Emmett. I really do have to get back." I reached up once for my bag but realised it was no use and I would just end up looking like a little kid scrabbling for something my big brother had nicked for fun. This was essentially what this was…
"No. I want you to hang out with us, you're a laugh and we need that to counteract the moodiness of Sir Groanalot over there." He pointed in Edward's direction, who I could tell was starting to get a little mad at this show. Not only was I being sought after by his friends but he was also being insulted at the same time. His eyes had narrowed slightly and I could see his fists all bunched up by his sides, but he was still not looking at me.
"But my dad…" I tried weakly, but was interrupted.
"…can have one of the best burgers in town for his dinner when you take it home to him from the café." Jasper finished. Alice was clearly satisfied with his solution as she gave him a sweet peck on his cheek and a "good idea, baby".
I stopped my actions and looked at everyone. They all looked so eager to have me go with them, to such a minor thing. I couldn't really believe it. I was bowled over by it and for a brief moment, I forgot Edward was even there. Unfortunately in that brief moment I also ended up shrugging my shoulders and saying 'fine, whatever". And before I could come to my senses and take it back, I was being bustled towards the car. Edward's car.
"Excellent, you can go up front with Edward, I'll sit in the back with my one and only." Alice giggled as her and Jasper got in the back of the Volvo. My eyes darted to Edward's as he stood on the other side of the car. This time he was looking at me. I couldn't read his face though, his stare just sort of lingered as he reached for the door handle, but his mouth was straight. It was like he didn't even know what his own emotions were. I decided to play ball though. After all if he 'craved me' like he said he did, then technically he shouldn't have a problem with this. Although it didn't seem like Edward was a very technical person…
I slumped into the cool leather seat, refusing to look his way as Edward started up the engine. I tucked myself closer to the door so I wouldn't accidentally touch him…that would probably make him mad. Apart from Alice yammering on in the backseat about something or other, no one else spoke. For some reason, I felt like Edward kept glancing in my direction, but I didn't dare to check by looking his way.
Finally, we reached the café, it was a nice little cosy place opposite the lake. I was thankful that the short but tense ride was over and I could exit the car as soon as we had stopped. We all meandered into the café, Emmett taking the lead, repeatedly shouting the word burger over and over again.
After all the fuss I'd made, I actually ended up having a really good time. They're all a very strange bunch of characters, but that's what I liked about them the most. Alice was obviously hyperactive but at the same time showed so much sensitivity towards everyone, really showing herself to be a great friend. Jasper seemed to suit Alice down to the ground. He was a lot more calm and with one small touch to her arm, she would still slightly and take a breath. It was like some sort of power he had. But even though he was such a gentle character, he was probably the funniest one there, non-stop jokes and banter.
You could tell where Emmett fitted into the group. Yes, he was burly and quite slow at times, but he was just so enthusiastic and optimistic…all of the time. I didn't even know that was possible. He could seriously cheer anyone up in heartbeat, even miserable me. And then of course there was Rose. Now her personality couldn't be more different to Emmett's. She was quite cutting and critical. When she spoke about some of the people at school, she said it with such a bite; it made me pretty fearful of her. But the way Emmett could work her, put a smile on her face in an instant was amazing. She was a no-shit kinda gal but I could see she had her softer side.
I was having so much fun despite the fact that I did feel like I was cheating on my other group of friends. But there's no harm in enjoying different people's company. Oh man, how I've changed.
Of course, having fun did not include Edward. He sat on the other side of the booth, far away from me (purposefully) and barely said a word the entire time. His face was so thoughtful yet so troubled, I had no idea what was going through that head of his. I didn't want to make it worse so I just ignored him and enjoyed myself.
When I looked at my watch and it read 6 o'clock, I announced to the group that I had to be getting home. This was the truth this time, even if I now had dinner sorted for Charlie in the shape of a delicious cheeseburger. They all grumbled and groaned but nodded and started saying their goodbyes anyway, promising another hang out soon. I bypassed Edward in the goodbyes and started walking to the door.
"Wait, Bella! How are you going to get back? You left your truck at school." Alice spoke up.
"That's alright, I can walk. It's not that far and I like to walk. See you later!" I continued to walk out; I didn't want to bother any of them asking for a ride. In reality, it was going to take me about 40 minutes to make it back to school but I really did like to walk.
I couldn't help but let my mind wander as I started the long walk back to my truck. Was Edward going to be mad at me after today? What would he do? When he's been mad before, it usually ends in a wonderful yet entirely stupid make-out session. But things had shifted between us last time; he was more open and not so cruel. Not that you could tell a difference from looking at us today.
I was deep in thought when I heard a revved engine by my side. I panicked as I saw the car slow down in my peripheral vision until I looked properly and recognised the shiny silver Volvo. Instead of stopping however, I carried on walking. Whatever he was doing was bound to be some part of his game so it was safer for me to be outside of the car.
But the car kept rolling next to me. I heard the window being rolled down but I continued to look and walk straight ahead.
"Get in." grumbled Edward, in a scarily low yet oddly seductive tone. It made all the hairs on my body stand on end.
But again, I knew it was safer to be outside of the car, so I continued ahead by foot. But Edward continued to drive along beside me.
"Bella," he said in a warning tone, "Get in."
Though his voice continued to shake me, I resisted and concentrated on something else in the distance. I knew I was pushing my luck now.
"You're being terribly rude, Bella. Get in the car, before I get out and drag you in." His dramatically low tone, put a stop to my feet this time and he stopped the car alongside me. I knew he wasn't joking when he said that and it would probably make things worse if I let it get that far. I really had no other choice now.
I hesitated once more but sighed heavily, opening the car door and anxiously sliding in with my bag between my feet. Edward started up the engine again and sped off, at full speed.
He didn't say a word but I could tell he was trying to control his emotions. His knuckles were white on the steering wheel and his feet were pressed roughly against the pedals as our speed rose. His face had that horrible blank expression that I had truly grown to hate as I could not read him and it made me very unsettled.
I could tell he was driving me back to school, so I'm not sure why I still had the feeling that he was going to take me to some deserted area and attack. There was still silence in the car and I was getting steadily more aggravated and worried, usually he would have kicked off by now. We had neared the school at this point but instead of dropping me off on the curb he drove me all the way into the car park and to my truck, which was the only one left in the place.
I didn't know what to say and I really didn't know what to do. He was still staring ahead, not looking in my direction which was basically the common theme of the entire afternoon. I sighed to myself and reached for my bag. As I opened the door and stuck my feet out, I turned back to him slightly.
"I'm sorry." I muttered and stood up out of the car. Shutting the door, I paced it to my truck, slinging my bag inside. But as I reached my own door, I was interrupted.
"Why are you sorry?" came Edward's somewhat hoarse reply. I guess that's how your voice would sound if you'd been basically silent for a few hours. I was startled but turned towards him. He wasn't close, he was keeping his distance. His eyes were now on me, for the first time all day.
"I've annoyed you." I mumbled. I didn't want to make a point of it in case it fuelled him even more, but he was asking.
"Yes." Edward stated, very bluntly.
"Well then, I'm sorry." I had no idea what else he wanted from me, so I turned away and continued to open my car door fully. I heard a scuffle and I felt him closer this time. But as I turned back towards him, he stepped back again.
"Do you know how you've annoyed me?" Edward asked. I was taken aback and confused by his question because it felt like he was asking me to state the obvious. But if that was what he wanted…
"I hung out with your friends when I knew you didn't want me to." I looked down at my hands. I honestly felt like a small girl being scolded by an adult.
"Yes." He stated again. I could tell he wasn't done though, but I wasn't sure where this was going to go. "And do you know why I didn't want you to?"
"Because you don't want me interfering in your life." I replied, a fairly obvious answer to his question. It did hurt to say it but I knew it was the truth. I really didn't want to continue with this conversation so I moved to get into my truck. However, I was stopped as Edward's hands pulled me back out and pushed me against the side of my truck. He slammed my front door closed, making me jump and close my eyes.
I could tell I had been bracing as if I was about to be attacked because when I reopened my eyes, he was a step away from me and his eyes were wide with shock. He blinked a few times, before taking a breath.
"No." He breathed. I was confused. Was he saying that he did want me interfering in his life? He suddenly looked less menacing as he looked off into the distance for a minute. When he turned his head back to me he sighed again. "You're wrong. That's not why I didn't want you to be there."
This time I asked the question. "Then why?" I was starting to fear him saying it was because the very sight of me repulsed him and he couldn't stand being reminded of what we'd been doing earlier in the week.
"Because you frustrate me!" Edward suddenly blurted out, hands balled tightly at his waist. "Because you can talk and laugh with them. Because you never smile with me. Because…because your innocence drives me mad!"
He had gotten a lot closer as he was speaking, or should I say, shouting. He'd just said a lot of different things that were difficult to comprehend. He had let go of a lot of emotions just then, mostly anger and frustration towards me, but also jealousy? I was speechless because this was not what I was expecting. Thankfully Edward continued.
"All I could think about this afternoon was the touch of your skin. I kept being reminded of how you felt underneath me and the sound of your heartbeat going out of control. All I could feel was your lips on mine and it was driving me insane." I didn't know how he managed to sound so seductive yet so angry at the same time. I had no idea I had this power over him, it can't be right.
Edward was staring intently at me now, eyes full of fire. He suddenly made a move to step forward again, but this time I reacted out of instinct, I drew back. His eyes automatically changed and were replaced with…sadness? He grimaced, like I'd seen him do before.
"Why do you always flinch every time I get close to you?" He asked heavily, suddenly looking like a small boy. But if this was him being honest, then I had to do him the same favour.
"You scare me." I whispered. That didn't seem to help the look on his face so I continued. "The way you make me feel, the things you do and the things you say, they all frighten the life out of me. I've been terrified all afternoon that there would be some horrible consequence for going along with your friends. You scare me."
I know it wasn't any comfort to him as I saw his face twist even more. But I was being truthful now.
"What did you think I would do?" Edward asked curtly.
"What you do every time: shout at me, cut me back down to size…kiss me." I said it so casually, as if those things were normal and that they made sense together.
All of a sudden he was there, his mouth on mine, pushing me back into the side of the truck. It was a rough kiss, passionate but not gentle. His hands were twisted in my hair as mine fell limply to my sides. However as soon as it had started, it finished. He suddenly let me go and stepped back. We both breathed heavily as my eyes adjusted back to normal.
"Well you were right about the last bit. I tried so hard not to do that all afternoon." He smiled, rubbing the back of his neck in his awkward stance I had grown to love. But my head was still all over the place if not more so now.
In our moment of openness I decided to test it once more. "When you said you were annoyed because I could talk and laugh with your friends and that I never smiled with you…were you jealous?"
Edward scoffed. Maybe I was being too hopeful thinking he might admit to something like that.
"I want to make you smile." He said quietly. He wasn't going to openly admit he was jealous but man was he starting to act scarily innocent and sweet.
"You made me smile when you played for me." I recalled his musical talents had me beaming.
"So you're saying I need to sing to you at all times in order to make you smile?" He laughed.
I couldn't help but blurt out. "You'd make me smile if you were nice to me."
Edward's face changed again for the umpteenth time that afternoon. He was now serious again and looking a little angry. He knew what I was saying was true, he wasn't nice to me. He showed lust for me but that was about it.
"I'm not going to hold your hand and declare my undying love for you in front of everyone if that's what you're asking for." He snapped. The key to that sentence was 'in front of everyone'. That was something I knew I would never get. That didn't mean I had to put up with his split personality.
"You can be so conceited, do you know that? Would just saying 'hi' to me down the hallways be just that bit too embarrassing for you? Would you be so ashamed to maybe ask how I am from time to time? I don't think general niceties are really that much effort, are they Edward?" I snapped back.
We were really letting it all out now. I waited for an onslaught of something but it never came. Edward moved closer to me again but this time he ran his hand down my arm and held onto my wrist very lightly. How did he always know this was my weak spot? He wasn't exactly holding my hand but it felt pretty similar. He didn't agree to change anything though. After a couple of minutes he spoke again.
"Don't forget, I did just give you a ride here and it is completely out of my way. That's nice." Edward protested, in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"Well I didn't ask you to." I grumbled, my resolve wilting.
It was similar to our last encounter. Nothing was really solved and I still had no idea where I stood, I just knew Edward felt a lot of things towards me; some good and some bad. Nothing ever made sense between us, I thought he was so hot and cold with me but actually, I am just as bad with him. I have the constant desire to slam myself up against him and attack his mouth with mine. While another part of me can't stand him, can't stand the things he does. But when we have moments like this, he doesn't even need to say a word, he just touches me and it all starts to float away. It was bizarre.
Just as last time, we said no more and that was it. He kissed me softly on the cheek and opened my door for me. I got into my truck and drove off, not knowing if Edward was going to act any differently towards me now, though I highly doubted it.
Luckily for me, I had a whole weekend to mull it over. Going through our various conversations again and again, inside and out, until I had them burned into my brain without any solutions. I know if I ever spoke to someone else about this, they'd just tell me to stay away. Edward clearly had problems, emotional and possibly psychological. But then, so did I. Obviously this meant that I couldn't stay away, I was far too attached now. The way he spoke about us and what he thinks about, matched my thoughts completely. I was in deep just as much as he was, so I guess I just had to ride it out now and see what happened.
I desperately longed to talk to someone about this, maybe Angela, maybe even Alice. But I knew they wouldn't understand and I knew Edward would kill me if I told someone about us. Whatever, us was. Oh right, I remember "It just is. It's whatever." as Edward so gallantly put it. Maybe I should just start to think like him. This is whatever, no big deal.
HA! Yeah right.
So my brain was in overdrive all weekend and I was exhausted. By the time it got to Monday morning, I was sick of my own thoughts and just wanted to get out of my head. I was oddly happy to have History first thing so I could finally give my mind a break from that boy.
However coming out of History sent my right back into the twisted drama. I was slightly spaced out as we'd just had a surprise pop quiz and mentally my brain was shot. I was aimlessly walking down the hall (now that I was mainly over the touching thing, I wasn't so stressed about the hallways), when I caught a glimpse of Edward in the distance. Obviously I couldn't help but catch my breath in my throat, he had such a way of winding me without even being near me. He was walking the opposite way and so was about to walk by me. I saw him clock me and a slight smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth. It wasn't until he was right up next to me that he turned his head to me.
"Hi." He whispered then continued on his way.
The cheeky bastard! I couldn't help but stop in my tracks as I watched him stroll confidently away. It wasn't until he was right at the very end of the corridor did he turn again and properly smirk in my direction. I couldn't help it…I smiled right back. I was infuriated that he'd used something that was quite sensitive to me in such a jokey manner. Yet I found it great at the same time. That was so Edward.
It didn't stop there, however. Alice had bombarded me at lunch and forced me to sit at her table apparently to make up for jetting off so quickly on Friday. I apologised to Angela, but she said she was happy for me to sit with others, I could see it was mainly because she was now able to spend one on one time with Ben without feeling bad for not including me.
As a plonked down at a table with Alice, the rest of the gang started to appear as well. I was distracted by a sweet display of affection as Emmett carried Rose's tray to the table and pulled out her chair for her. He was such a softie, but even I couldn't help but swoon. I didn't even notice Edward sit down next to me until I heard a quiet cough alerting my attention. I glanced to my right to see him setting out his lunch, extremely close to me. Once he saw he'd gotten my attention, he looked down at me and leaned in.
"So how are you, today, Bella?" He asked, very quietly so as not to get the attention of anyone else. The smirk was back and self-satisfaction was plastered all over his face. Douche. But again I couldn't help but smile at his attempts. This in turn, made him smile.
"Fine." I mumbled as I nudged his arm gently. Our arms stayed touching and I could feel the heat radiate between us. I was suddenly not so interested in my lunch.
After a couple of minutes of trying to concentrate on anything other than the feel of Edward's skin, I felt him lean down to me again.
"You know, it wouldn't hurt for you to ask me how I am from time to time. It would be nice…" He muttered, whilst taking a bite of his sandwich and trying not to laugh. Oh he was pushing his luck now. I think I actually growled slightly, entertaining Edward even more.
"How are you, Edward?" I forced out between gritted teeth. He was riling me up and he knew it.
"I'm just peachy, thank you." He beamed.
We didn't say anything more as Jasper dropped his tray down in front of us and started talking to Edward about Saturday's game or something.
Just then Alice started discussing after school plans to which I had to announce to the group that I had to have extra Chemistry lessons after school I was really struggling and I couldn't let it bring down my grade point average. I hoped Edward was listening because that meant no biology project sessions this week, about which I was pretty gutted.
"I thought you were clever though." Rose asked pointedly as she nibbled on a cracker.
"Well it's not hard to be cleverer than you now, is it Rose?" Jasper taunted his twin. In reply she crunched her cracker in her hand and sprinkled it over his head earning a laugh from the rest of us.
"I guess I just never got the hang of it." I said.
"Oh honey, Chemistry is easy if you're working with the right person." Rose grinned as she wrapped her arm around Emmet's elbow. "Comes naturally."
"Oh pass me a bucket." Jasper said, pretending to be sick.
"I don't think physical chemistry comes into play that much in the classroom, Rose. What you're thinking of could get you kicked out." Alice giggled.
"Of the state…" said Emmett, wiggling his eyebrows suggestively at Rose. Obviously she replied with a slap to his arm.
"I think what Rose is trying to say is that physical chemistry and classroom Chemistry is one in the same." Edward piped up.
I was surprised to hear him entire in a conversation, especially one that I was the subject of. However you can imagine my increased surprise when I felt his cool hand grace the top of my knee.
"Two materials with opposing properties," soft touch, swirling fingers. "Joining together," fingers sliding up and sliding inwards towards my thigh. "To create an intense reaction." Delicately tracing the inside of my thigh but not moving any higher. "It can be quite explosive."
I struggled to maintain steady breathing and ensure that my face didn't give anything away. But the others were looking at Edward oddly anyway.
"Alright…bit weird man. I think Bella knows where to go for help with her Chemistry now!" Emmett laughed as the others joined in. Boy, they had no idea.
Edward gave my knee one last brush of his fingers causing an involuntary shiver from me before removing his hand. I shouldn't have looked at him because before I did I knew he'd have that shit-eating smirk, and I wasn't wrong. Here I was, barely able to breath. That can't be fair.
I was suddenly snapped out of my Edward-induced reverie by a high squeaking noise from afar and I felt Edward tense beside me.
"EDDIE!" screeched the horrifying voice. Across the cafeteria I saw the blond figure marching towards the table, with a look of unadulterated anger strewn across her face.
I heard Alice sigh and turned to see quite disgusted faces across the group of friends.
"Fucking great. I'll be put right off my lunch now." Emmett muttered as he threw his pizza back onto his plate dramatically.
All of a sudden she was there, right in front of Edward and consequently right in front of me.
"EDDIE! Where have you been?" Tanya screeched once more, causing myself to recoil slightly.
Edward was still rigid, but the grimace on his face was obvious to everyone that he was not looking forward to this confrontation.
"Tanya…hi." Was all he mustered up.
"Hi? Fucking hi?! That's all you have to say to me? You've been avoiding my calls, ignoring my texts and all you have to say is, HI!" Tanya wailed.
"Do you have to shout so loud, Tanya? I'm right here, I'm right in front of you. See?" Edward winced, clearing out his ears dramatically, causing the group to stifle a giggle.
"Well, Edward, you've not been 'right here' for a long time. In fact, you've been nowhere! What's wrong with you? Where have you been?" She had lowered her voice, now wary that everyone in the cafeteria was watching this scene with glee.
"I've been around, I've been busy. It's no big deal. Look, why don't we talk about this later?" Edward appeased, also wary that everyone including me was listening. I wasn't entirely sure of what was happening, I'd been so wrapped up in Edward land that I'd completely forgotten that Tanya existed.
"Later? You mean when you can dodge my calls again? Yeah right, Edward. I'm not stupid." To this, I heard Rose snort out loud not even bothering to hide her amusement at the statement.
"Got something to say, bitch?" Tanya turned her attention to Rose, hand on hip, ready for a battle.
"I've got plenty to say…" Rose pushed her tray away and attempted to get up but Emmett held her down.
"Listen, Tanya, leave it now and I'll call you later. I promise." Edward relented but I could still feel him extremely tense beside me. I was confused as to why he felt the need to call her after this random and erratic show.
"You better had, Eddie. You don't like seeing me upset, do you?" Tanya pouted. Edward shook his head as Tanya swiftly started beaming. Talk about bipolar disorder… "I knew you didn't. Fabulous, well I'll talk to you later then sweetcheeks." Tanya quickly turned on her 5-inch heel and sashayed out of the cafeteria.
The rest of the gang started to laugh freely now.
"Yeah sweetcheeks, you better not forget to call!" Jasper mocked femininely as Edward threw some fries at him.
"You should have let me at her Em, this manicure wasn't sharpened for just anybody." Rose said, baring her claws like a weapon.
"Oh I know you could have taken her baby, but I enjoyed watching Edward squirm too much." Emmett chuckled, nudging Edward's shoulder.
"Leave it out now guys, will you?" Edward mumbled. I saw him glance at me warily but I soon looked away. I was suddenly becoming quite uncomfortable and I wasn't sure why. It might have been the screechy Tanya performance but then I might still be a little frazzled from Edward's under the table touching. Either way, I felt the need to leave.
"I've got to get a book from the library for next period. I'll see you guys later." I stood up abruptly and strode off, without allowing them to utter a word.
Whatever this feeling was, I didn't like it. I went to get some fresh air to help shake it. Before I could even take in a breath, it was being pushed out of me as I was shoved roughly up against a wall in a small alcove. It was Edward….of course.
His mouth was on my neck as his hands gripped my hips, pushing me deeper into the wall and then grinding against me with his whole body. I couldn't stop the moan that escaped my lips but quickly snapped my eyes open to check if anyone was around. I mean this was crazy. We were still at school! But I noted that we were in a shadowed spot near the library where no one ever went at lunchtime.
"E-Edward." I gasped as his hands rubbed along the small of my back and under my top. "Y-you need to s-stop." I stuttered, really struggling to get my words out.
Edward ignored me as his mouth removed itself from my neck and latched onto my mouth. This sensual kiss accompanied by his increasingly needy hands was making me go crazy, I'd never wanted something so much as I did Edward right then. His hand went to my right breast, brushing my nipple through my bra as I groaned into his mouth and pulled on his hair roughly.
Our actions were halted hastily by some laughter in the distance. We were immediately bought back to reality and I quickly pushed Edward firmly away from me so he stumbled slightly. Though his eyes were dark, he had a goofy smile on his face that I couldn't help but smile back at, at first. But then I remembered what had just happened.
"Edward, what were you thinking? You can't just pounce on me in school! Someone could have seen us; a teacher could have seen us!" I ranted, attempting to straighten my clothing but still feeling incredibly hot and bothered.
Edward laughed and stalked closer again, "Hmm, you think that's pouncing? You haven't seen anything yet, little one." He closed the gap between us but I slapped his hands away.
"Oh come on, Bella. You can't tell me you didn't enjoy the thrill of getting intimate in your most treasured place of education. Are you saying you didn't enjoy my hands on you under the table at lunch?" He whispered close to my ear. "Are you saying you would have hated feeling my fingers move slightly higher up, dangerously touching a certain sensitive spot?"
I felt myself shiver as his breath crossed my neck again. Honestly I would have loved that, but I tried to snap myself out of it and remember why I was aggravated.
"Yes I would have hated it, if Tanya showed up again." I felt myself say. I didn't really know why I bought her up into this kind of conversation; I guess I hadn't had time to shake my previous weird feeling before Edward leaped on me. It took Edward by surprise too. The name made him draw back slightly and eye me curiously.
"Now, now, Bella. You're not that girl are you?" he questioned. But I didn't know what he meant by 'that girl'. "You're not going to go boil a bunny and act like a psycho now are you?"
He thinks I'm jealous…maybe I am. But he acted as if he was disgusted by my behaviour. HA! That's rich. I couldn't think of what to say to him that didn't completely embarrass me more, so I just shoved my way past him. Of course, before I could. Edward pulled me back into him so I went straight into his chest. I tried not to focus on the muscles I could feel rippling beneath my hands.
"I wouldn't blame you of course…" he started but as I tried to remove myself from him once more, he stopped. "Alright, alright. I'm sorry, Bella. I couldn't help it…a small touch under the table just wasn't enough. Hell, this wasn't even enough!" He laughed and I reddened at the thought of what 'enough' actually meant to him.
"And after hearing you couldn't do our biology sessions this week…man, I just reacted on my gut feeling and hey presto, here we are." Edward shrugged. It was just that simple for him: feeling and reaction. Oh to be a boy!
I just shook my head at him but in a 'typical you' kind of way so he knew I wasn't mad. Because I really wasn't mad, everything he wants: I want as well. Obviously, I was taken aback by it being in school but I'm finding it harder and harder to push him away. And when he says he wants more of me. Well damn, that just gets me fired up even more!
I decided to follow his lead and act on my instinct. I'd not kissed him before, he'd always kissed me. So that's exactly what I decided to do. I reached up to bring his head down to me and gave him what I hoped was a slow and steamy kiss. I was pleased that when we parted his mouth was agape and his breath had shortened.
I stepped away and reached for my book bag which I guess had been slung off in the heat of the moment. In a brief moment of kindness, Edward got there first and picked it up for me. He slid it onto my shoulder and whispered into my neck.
"Kiss me like that again, Swan, and you'll be in for a whirlwind of trouble." My breath caught as a smiled to myself. I started to walk out of the shadows but not before hearing Edward say, "Don't think this is the last time we do this here."
I waved dismissively behind me without looking back but inside I was shaking with anticipation for our next rendezvous.
A/N: So I hope you liked this next instalment of the on-going Bella and Edward over dramatic saga that is their story! I had this chapter written a couple of months ago but for some reason had forgotten to post it, idiot. So will hopefully be able to write another one this week and actually remember to post it. Thanks for reading and please review if you can, so I know if I'm on the right track or not :)