Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or New Moon or any characters of Stephenie Meyer.
Well, just got back!!!! So here's the update for tomorrow!! By the way, 'what's with Jasper?' well, he was really tired, like all men when they get up early. (aka-my brothers-especially when you wake them up with ice-hehehe) And he spent all night dancing with Alice and staying up with her and he was just really really tired.
Chapter 18 (Bella's POV)
"FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I yelled as I walked out of the classroom. Several other people were also cheering. Just not screaming for joy like me. Well, now there was. Finals were finally over! No more testing!!!! I could jump for joy. And I did…right into Edward's arms. Well, I wish. He was waiting for me by his car, waiting to take me home.
"HI BELLA!!!" A loud melody voice screamed beside me. I flinched as my ear hurt from the pain.
"ALICE!!! THAT HURT!!! DO YOU HAVE TO YELL SO LOUD!!!!?" I screamed back at her.
"YES!!!!!!! THAT'S THE POINT OF YELLING LOUD!!!!" She was making funny faces, distorting her expression. I couldn't take it, I busted out laughing. Nobody could be mad at Alice longer than ten seconds; she would just make you laugh.
"Okay girls, break it up." Edward came over, casually resting an arm on my shoulder.
I put on a pout. "Edward, Alice yelled at me and made my ears hurt."
Edward frowned, "Alice, you shouldn't do such things."
Alice's expression was priceless. If only she saw the glint of playfulness in his eyes. But too bad for her, because she didn't, and now we were picking on her. "B-but SHE started it!!!"
I laughed but quickly stopped when Edward nudged me. He replied, "Of course she didn't. My Bella would never do such a thing." He kissed me on the cheek, "Alice, you shouldn't tell stories. You're not a kid anymore."
She sniffed, close to crying. Jasper came up behind her, "Alice, they're just playing with you." He glared at Edward, not bothering with me. "You should know better."
We laughed and took off to the car, leaving them behind. We slowed when we saw Emmett grinning at us. "Ready to get to work?"
"Yep. Let's go." We climbed into the car and waited until Alice and Jasper got in. Both not acknowledging anybody.
"So," Emmett said as we made our way to my house. "What exactly are we doing?"
"Um, well, putting up the tents first. Hopefully they have that done." I said, going through my mind of things to do. "Then set up the stage and dance floor. Tomorrow's Friday and we'll get the horses and cattle ready. But it'll mostly take the rest of today to get the stage and floor put up."
"Sounds like fun." Emmett said dryly.
"I can't wait to see how it all looks in the end!" Alice said excitedly, forgetting about what happened back at the school.
"Yeah, I just hope that nobody gets hurt." I replied. We had an ambulance on call, just in case. And Carlisle, thank goodness. This was a big function that mostly everybody in the surrounded cities came for. It was as big as the State Fair. Well, kinda.
"I think we all hope for that." Edward said. He glanced at me and stopped the car. We were home already. "Well, Esme and Rosalie won't be back for awhile. Their shopping trip will take a long time."
"But it's good shopping." I said. "Not clothes shopping. I'm going to thank Esme again for doing this for us. Usually I have to do the emergency shopping trip."
We all got out and quickly got to work. Emmett was the biggest help of all. Jasper helped with anything too high to reach. Alice was everywhere, being her normal hyper self. Edward mostly stayed be me, helping me with errands and making sure everything was okay. Rosalie and Esme came as we finished putting everything up.
"Hope we're not late!" Rosalie sang, obvious she didn't want to work.
"Actually, you're just in time." Charlie said as we all went to sit on the deck. "I was just about to cook supper."
Rosalie looked disinterested. "I already ate."
"Sorry." Esme looked sheepishly at him. If I wasn't so tired, I would have laughed at her expression.
"Don't worry about it. You all talk while I fire up the grill." He said while trying to get out of his chair. He groaned and I swiftly went to him, gently pushing him back into his seat.
"Dad, I'll do it. You just relax." I didn't give him anytime to reply as I walked away. Before going into the house, I said over my shoulder, "Don't you dare let him get up!"
I texted Edward to start the grill while I went downstairs to get some meat. I put it in the microwave to thaw it out and after about fifteen minutes, I made them into burgers. While I was doing that, Edward came in.
"What'cha doin' darling'?" He asked as he stood behind me, placing a hand on each side of me.
"Making burgers." I held up the red, gushing meat in my hands. "Yummy, huh?"
"Hmm-mmm." He said nuzzling my neck. I giggled, then sighed. Oh, if we could stay like this forever. "What do you need?"
His voice brought me back to the present and I realized he was no longer nuzzling me, just resting his head on my shoulder.
"Uh, grill these." I handed him the plate of burgers. "When you're done with that plate, come and get the other one."
"Jeez, that's a lot of burgers." He said as he walked outside. I started frying the curly fries and getting out the chips and potato salad. Anything that they would eat.
"I'm so glad I don't have to do this Saturday." I said to no one. We had some friends who could barbecue and asked them if they would mind terribly to do so at the FOF. They happily agreed, as long as we provided the meat. Which we were doing.
The phone rang as Edward came in to get the next plate. Man, I didn't think hamburgers could cook that fast.
"Hello, Swan's residence." I said while emptying the frying pan. I put in some more and started the process all over again.
"Hey, Bella." Emily's voice came over the phone. I immediately stopped what I was doing. I haven't talked to her since the night I saw Jake and them at her house.
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"What were they doing at your house?" I asked Emily over the phone.
"I don't think that's any of your business, Bella." She said calmly and as nice as she could.
"WHAT!" I said in disbelief.
"I'm sorry, Bella. But maybe you shouldn't come over here anymore." She said it hard and forcefully.
I held my tears and hung up, not wanting to talk to the only girl friend I ever had.
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"What do you want?" I said, not to nicely.
I could hear her sigh, "Bella, I'm sorry for what I said, but it's for your own good. I—"
I slammed the phone against the side of the counter a few times. I might have been PMS-ing, but still, I was MAD.
"FOR MY OWN GOOD!!!!THEN WHY ARE CALLING NOW!!!!!!" I hung up as Edward ran into the house. I gave him a smile.
"Bella? Were you just yelling? And did something break?" He asked, confused.
"Nope, just fine." I replied, getting the last batch of fries out. "The burgers ready?"
"Almost." He ran outside to check. I cleaned the mess up and laid out the food. Edward came in with the hamburgers five minutes later. "Okay, now that dinner is ready, I say we lock the doors and have the food to ourselves."
I was about to reply when Emmett burst through the door. "FOOD'S READY!!!!"
Edward rolled his eyes, "He has a knack when knowing there's food to be eaten."
I giggled as Emmett smiled, "Well, it's a good thing, huh? We all know you would eat all of it before anybody got the chance."
I shook my head, smiling at their banter. Everyone else filed in and got in line. Edward was first of course. I stayed where I was, letting them go through before I did. They left outside and I put the food up after getting my own plate. If they needed anything, I could always get it out again.
I walked outside to see everyone sitting on the stage laughing. I sat on the dance floor, enjoying the laughter as they all ate. I was off in my own world when somebody yelled my name.
"AT LAST!!! We get your attention!" Emmett boomed out.
"Oh, sorry. What?" I asked, eating my hamburger.
Emmett looked down from the stage to my plate, "You're not worried about what you're eating?"
"No, why?" I was confused. Does he think I'm fat or something?
"Well, you're eating a bunch! You eat more than Alice and Rosalie combined times two!" Wow. He made a girl feel special.
"Thanks. Thanks for calling me fat, Emmett." I spoke in a low tone. I hope brothers aren't alike.
"EMMETT!!!!" Edward roared at his brother, then turned back to me. "Bella, you're not fat."
"That's not what your brother thinks!" I pointed at him.
"Well, I don't think your fat." Jasper said.
"Bella! I didn't mean it like that." Emmett anxious for my reply.
"Yeah, don't listen to what he says." Rosalie said, looking either distastefully or very hungrily at my plate of food. "Nobody else does."
"Hey!!!!" Emmett looked at his girlfriend.
My phone rang, cutting off the rest of Em's sentence. I looked to see who it was, but it wasn't someone I knew.
"Hello."
"Hey, Bella." A deep voice said. Okay, let's see, who did I know who had such a deep –Sam.
"Sam?" I asked.
"Wha-No, Jake."
"What do you want?" I bit out.
"Bella, I'm sorry for what I did—"
"What do you want?" I said louder. The Cullen's and Charlie were quiet, silently listening to me as I talked on the phone.
"Look. I know you're mad at me, but it's for your own good and I—"
"Oh!!!!" I stood up, fuming. "FOR MY OWN GOOD!!!" I paced to the house, not wanting to let my boyfriend's family think I'm crazy. "WHAT DO YOU KNOW??? YOU LEFT ME TWO MONTHS AGO!!! YOU CAN TAKE YOUR APOLOGY AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR—"
Edward came from behind me and took the phone from my hands, "Never call or talk to her again. It's for YOUR own good."
I was breathing heavily, worn out physically and mentally. I fell into Edward arms and was out before I even knew it.
Tsk, what's going to happen? With Jake? I love writing this story, it's just funny.
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