RPOV
Well it's about damn time!
Honestly, I thought Edward was never gonna come out. Although, if I had any say in it, he'd come out of that damn closet if I had to beat and drag him out.
Bella had been hinting at something with Edward all day. But it wasn't until our Latin class after lunch that I'd figured it out.
And here I'd always thought myself to be perceptive.
Edward had been tense throughout the whole period. Alice sat next to him, and I behind them. Usually, Alice couldn't shut up, and blabbed to him the whole class, but today she was uncharacteristically cold towards him. To be fair though, they didn't appear to be the happy-go-lucky couple this morning.
I always knew there was something different about Edward, but I hadn't been able to put my finger on it until I met Bella.
She was the first LGBTQ person I'd ever met. I'll admit I was a tad surprised when I found out. And more than a little worried about Jasper's reaction to Bella having dated a girl. The sad part is that I should've known better. Jasper is just too mellow of a person to let something like sexual orientation bend him all out of shape.
I guess I could see why Edward had chosen to date Alice. Physically, she was rather boyish. Personality wise, she behaved like every stereotypical gay man in every stereotypical movie combined all into one.
Except for the fact that someone had clearly pissed in her cornflakes. Seriously, why else would she have such a bad case of sour grapes?
"Duh," Esme answered.
Edward's eyes popped open, and his jaw dropped. I couldn't blame him; I hadn't seen that one coming either.
"Mom," he stuttered, "you knew?"
"Honey, of course I did," was her sweet reply.
"You did?" Carlisle asked.
"Oh come now, Carlisle. I'm his mother, and frankly…his relationship with Alice only made it more obvious."
Bring on the shell-shock.
"What?" Alice shrieked. "Are you suggesting I turned Edward gay?"
"Oh no, dear, of course not. You just helped him realize it."
"But…but…that's horrible!" Alice sputtered.
Bad move there, chica.
Bella stepped forward, eyes hard and arms crossed. "What's wrong with being gay?"
Her tone held a warning, but did Alice heed said warning?
"Nothing," she replied snottily, "for you."
Of course not.
Bella ran her tongue over her teeth and her eyes flashed. Her muscles tensed as she stalked over to Alice.
"And just what," there was that warning tone again, "do you mean by that?"
Alice smirked. She must have believed Carlisle and Esme's presence insured her safety.
It wouldn't.
"I don't mean anything at all," she placated. "Except that that particular lifestyle is unnecessary here."
Why that little…
CRACK!
Alice collapsed to the floor, wailing as blood poured from her nose.
Go Bella!
My glance flickered to Carlisle and Esme. Carlisle was in doctor made and attending to Alice, but his lips were twitching. Esme was trying to stifle her giggles.
Emmett whooped. He ran to pick Bella up, and swung her around…only for Jasper to grab her again when he set her down.
I looked over at Edward. He had reclaimed his seat at his piano, and was smiling peacefully on the chaotic scene before him. He caught my eye and winked at me.
And that's when my laughter came.
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Emmett's POV
Huh, so Eddie was gay.
Can't say I'm surprised; I'd always had the sneaking suspicion that he pitched for the other team. I'd certainly teased him about it enough times.
What I don't get is how the hell Bella figured it out. For Christ's sakes, she just met Edward yesterday. Then again, she just met Jazz yesterday too, and they were already together.
According to Carlisle, B's sucker punch had broken Alice's nose. When he finished taping her nose up, Alice looked like a she was wearing a white clown nose. B must've thought so too, because she made sure to point it out to Alice. The girl went ballistic and darted up to her room (presumably to check her reflection and/or hide). We could hear her howling and wailing up there like a dying animal. No one could stop laughing. Not even Carlisle and Esme.
"Hey B," I called her attention, "where'd you learn to punch like that?"
Her answering expression was one of incredulity.
"Emmett, my brother and his boyfriend were in the military. Where do ya think?" She had spoken slowly, as though she was explaining this to a small child.
Well that's just rude.
"Well excuse me for asking a question!" I quipped.
She smirked. "You're excused."
I grimaced. Everybody else laughed.
"Yeah, yeah, laugh it up, you bastards."
And they did. Of course. I glanced over at Bella. Her happy, laughing expression beat the hell out of the broken and frightened one she'd worn only an hour ago.
If turning a joke on me caused this kind of a change in her demeanor, then I'd have to do it more often.
Bella shrugged. "Well it's one way to make a first impression."
Jasper chuckled. "Any chance you made the same impression on Newton?"
"Not exactly."
"Define: 'not exactly'."
"Let's just say the boy will probably never be able to have kids."
Jasper hugged her, Rose high-fived her, and I pounded fists with her. It was the Alice situation all over again: no one could stop laughing.
Bella was the first to compose herself. She turned to Edward.
"So what made you decide now was the time to come out?"
He looked thoughtful for a moment, shrugged, and then turned to answer her.
"I guess this morning. Alice was acting oh so superior, and for some reason believing that she deserved an apology from when you set her straight. Anyway, as you saw, I wasn't in the best of moods. I guess I realized how unhappy I was with Alice. I don't like her, I never enjoyed her company, and she was treating my newest friend like trash. Talk about a ball and chain."
B grinned. "Well I'm happy for you." She paused, and then: "I still say you're just one of those guys who wear his heart on his sleeve."
Edward rolled his eyes. "Still not going for it; sorry B."
She shrugged. "No matter. You're out of the closet. Won't be long before you're admitting to this too."
And once again, our family was claimed by laughter.
More of a filler chapter, this one.
I'd like to thank Damon Salvator-the mystery man for her spectacular and heartfelt review. It meant a lot.
I've also gotten some pretty awesome title ideas. I'm going to leave that going for awhile, as I don't plan to officially publish anything on my new story until both Sweet B and REDO are complete.
So, Edward's gay, Bella broke Alice's nose, and the parents are bloody laughing at it all! Drop me a line and you might be given the opportunity to stretch your artistic wings and help me think up a title.
Until next time, my darlings.