Chapter 11: Close Call

As soon as Bella was out the door Connor opened his big mouth.

"Dude that girl is Hot!" I punched him in the arm.

"Ow! What was that for?" Connor demanded rubbing his arm.

"For being an idiot," I replied. Connor held his hands up in a mock surrender, "I was simply complementing your taste."

I threw him a Connor-shut-up-before-my-fist-meets-your-face look. Connor gave me a cocky smile and returned to his lounging on the couch. I sat in the armchair nearby.

"Does Charlie know you're here early?" I asked. Connor shrugged his shoulders. Connor changed the subject suddenly, "so what is fun to do around here?" I thought for a second never realizing that Forks didn't really hold any entertainment.

"I don't know," I said raking my brain for any source of entertainment.

"Don't hurt yourself" Connor commented on my expression.

"So why'd you come early?" I asked. Connor shifted uneasily in his seat, "I just…I just wanted to." Before I could question him Charlie walked in.

Edward?" Charlie called before he walked into the living room. Charlie caught sight of Connor and a questioning look crossed his face.

"Dad this is my friend, Connor, he came a little early" I explained.

"It's nice to meet you" Charlie said and shook Connor's hand.

"Nice to met you too Chief Masen" Connor replied. Charlie sat down and began to watch a game. Connor and I decided to go up to Port Angeles and see what we could do. My newly repaired car was parked in front of the house when we walked out. We got in and as I was about to pull away when Bella's car suddenly appeared in my driveway.

Bella's POV

I arrived home and found myself an empty house. I knew that Esme, Carlisle, and Jasper were hunting, but Alice, Emmett, and Rosalie were absent. They probably dragged poor Emmett to the mall, I thought to myself. I thought about Edward's friend Connor.

He seemed…different. The way he looked seemed very on edge, Edward didn't seem to notice so maybe that was just the way he was, but I couldn't shake that annoying feeling. The house phone began to ring and I picked it up.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Bella thank God, I tried your cell and you didn't answer!" Alice's frantic voice came from the other line.

"It died, why Alice what's wrong?" I asked growing nervous.

"I had a vision, of Edward and some other kid," Alice explained.

"What happened?" I tried to keep my voice calm.

"I saw them in a car accident" before she had even finished the last word I was racing back to Edward's house. I caught them just in time as they were pulling away. "Edward!" I called.

Edward's POV

Bella called my name and I got out of the car.

"What's wrong?" I asked wondering why she had returned.

"Nothing," she was lying I knew that.

"I just thought that maybe… you two wanted to hang out" she scrambled for an explanation. Connor stuck his head out the window and cut into our conversation, "Actually Edward and I were just heading up to Port Angeles. Want to come?" Bella smiled and nodded, "But we're taking my car!" Connor looked at Bella's car and flung himself out of mine.

"I'm not complaining" Connor said and climbed into the passengers seat. I looked at Bella, "now tell me, what are you really doing here?" Bella wrapped her arms around my neck, "I'll tell you later." I kissed her lips and she kissed me back, "get a room!"

Bella pulled away when Connor shouted his unneeded comment. Bella walked gracefully towards the car and got in. I practically dragged Connor from the front seat and he grumbled as he got in the back. Bella backed up and the car squealed out of the driveway. Bella was going about 90 mph, before we even reached the end of the block.

"Bella!" I warned.

"Sorry" Bella said sweetly and reluctantly eased her foot off the gas pedal. Connor gave me a look and I had to laugh at the terrified look on his face. We finally reached Port Angeles and Bella pulled into a parking space along the street.

"Why don't we go see a movie I know Edward's been dying to see that vampire movie" Bella said with a sly smile.

"Sounds good" Connor answered. We headed over to the movie theater and bought our tickets. Connor bought jumbo popcorn but Bella didn't touch any of the food. We walked into the theater and found our seats. The movie started and not even 10 minutes into the movie Bella was already growing irritated at the vampires.

"We so do not have fangs, and look at how ugly they are," she hissed into my ear. I took her hand in mine and that silence her until the main vampire ran away from the guy wielding a cross.

"Oh please a real vampire could snap that guy and his dinky cross in two" she whispered. I glanced at Connor but he was to entrance by the movie. Finally the movie ended and we left the theater.

"Did you see those vampires, man those things were vicious" Connor cheered as he recounted the movie. Bella rolled her eyes and I kissed her cheek to get her mind off the movie.

"I'm starving!" Connor stated.

"You ate a whole jumbo bag of popcorn by yourself, how can you be hungry" I asked.

"I just am" Connor said with a shrug of his shoulders. I shook my head and Bella pointed at a restaurant.

"Let's go there," she suggested. Connor took off towards the restaurant and Bella and I followed behind. We grabbed a table and the waiter came to take our order. He gawked at Bella when he asked what we would like. He was about 16 and didn't have a chance, especially with me around.

Connor and I ordered but Bella refused anything. I could practically see the thoughts Connor had racing trough his tiny brain when Bella refused the waiter's 3rd offer of food. The waiter grabbed our menus and hurried off to the kitchen.

Bella grasped my hand under the table and gave it a small squeeze. Her eyes were distance and her lips were drawn into a worried grin. We'll talk later, I thought to myself as our food was brought to us.