Hey everybody. i know i promised to update more often. but in my defense, it not my fault. its my beta's. all the chapters are done, im just waiting to put them up. i think my beta is having some issues, because she hasnt pm me in a while, so whatever is happen, i hope her the best.

so if you havent all ready guessed, this chapter is unbeta. i wanted to put it up yesterday, but for some reason didn't want it up so wateva. its up now.

so here it is chapter 14; enjoy. (ps dont own twilight)

14. Playing Hooky

When he did that I smiled back. "Edward!" I screamed happily like a little girl seeing a pony. I threw my arms around his neck and hugged myself tightly to him.

"I'm glad to see you too, babe." He chuckled in my ear. "You mind letting me in? It's freezing out here." He said when I was still hugging him. He was right. I did feel the breeze now that he mentioned it.

I pulled away and chuckled. "Right. Come in." I bended down to pick up the apple I dropped.

I heard him following me as I walked back in the living room. "By the way, I like the pajamas." He said behind me. He hooked his arm around my waist and pulled me to him. "But I think I like you in my old college shirt better." He whispered before lightly kissing my neck.

Of course he did. The shirt barely went to my knees. It was easy access. I was wearing an old t-shirt and some sweatpants for pajamas. I didn't bother changing for the same reason I didn't do my morning route. I wasn't going anywhere.

I smiled as I elbowed him in the side to let me go. When he did, I walked away from him. "What are you doing here anyway?" I asked as I walked into the kitchen to rinse off my apple. I asked because it was the reason I was surprised. I wasn't expecting to see him yet.

"Well after yesterday, I figured we could both use a day to ourselves." He called back.

That was a good idea. I was just thinking about him. But there was one thing that was wrong with that. I walked back in the living room and saw he was sitting on the couch. "What if she notices that we're both not here?"

He slid over and I sat next to him. I rested my legs on his. "Don't worry, I took care of it. I didn't leave until third period." I nodded. As soon as I was about to take a bite of my apple, he took it out of my hand and set it on the nearest table. He leaned in. "I'm smarter than I look." He smiled.

I cupped my hands on his face and smiled. "And you look pretty damn smart."

He leaned in and pressed his lips to mine. He moved his lips with mine as he moved his hand up and down my leg. I hummed against his lips by his touch. He pulled away to reposition himself to lay next to me.

When he did that, half of my body was off the couch because it wasn't wide enough to hold two people laying down like we were. He hooked his arm around my waist and pulled me to his body. I turned my body so it would be facing his.

I smiled at him before pressing our lips together again.

I placed my leg around his waist. I opened my mouth slightly. As soon as I did, he knotted his tongue with mine. I felt him rubbing the small of my back.

For some reason, I found this whole situation kind of funny. I pulled away and giggled.

"What?" he smiled. My giggle turned into a laugh. "What?" he repeated.

"Nothing. I just find this kind of funny." I chuckled.

"What, us?" his smiled dropped.

Mine did too. "What? No, not that. I mean, what we were doing."

"It's not like we haven't done this before." He pointed out.

"Yeah, but never on my couch." I smiled. He tilted his head in confusion. I laughed again at his face. "I mean, I find it funny that I'm making out with my teacher on my couch in my living room."

He started to laugh. "It's no worse than making out with my student on my couch in my living room." He countered. Touché.

I hid my face in his shoulder and we both continued to laugh. The way we said what we were doing sounded so weird.

Putting it so bluntly like that made it sound so wrong. The reason for that was simple. It was because it was so wrong. I wasn't supposed to be making out with my teacher. The thought made me stop laughing.

Not because I was feeling bad about this. I stop feeling bad about this a long time ago. I stopped because I hated the fact that something that felt so right to me was so wrong to everyone else.

I lifted my head from his chest and looked at him. I saw that he was still smiling.

"What are you thinking about, Bella?" he smiled.

I shrugged. "The usual." That I'm in love with someone I had no business loving.

He leaned in and kissed the tip of my nose. "What else?"

I looked over my shoulder and saw my bag by the coffee table. I came down stairs early when I thought I was going to go to school. When I decided I wasn't, I put my bag next to the coffee table so I could do it with I woke back up.

I sighed hard. "That I need to do that work." I said in disappointment. I started to get back up but was unable. I felt him pull me to him.

"Wouldn't you rather stay here with me?" he smiled.

I smiled then gave him a light peck on the lips. "Of course. But if I don't do it now, it will never get done."

He rolled his eyes with a sigh then loosened his grip so I could get up.

I gave him one more peck before I sat up and slid to the floor then grabbed my bag. When I looked up from looking in it, I saw him sitting next to me. I jumped slightly because I didn't expect him to be there when I looked up. "Edward, what are you doing?" I giggled.

He took the book out of my hand to set it on the table. "I'm helping you, or going to try to anyways."

"Are you sure? This stuff can get pretty complex." I warned him as I handed him my notebook.

He rolled his eyes. "Bella, I was a straight A student in high school and was one of the top ten in college. I think I could handle helping you with junior work." He bragged. Wow. I didn't know he was so vain. He opened the Physics book and took one look at the problems I had to do and dropped his smug smile. "Okay, this might be a problem."

"What's wrong?" I smiled.

"I really don't remember how to do this." He looked at the page with great concentration.

"What happened to being a straight A student, Mr. Top Ten?" I teased.

He smiled and shrugged. "That's why I'm a Math teacher, not a Physics one." He said.

I laughed at him. That was a poor excuse since Math and Physics are almost one and the same. "Don't worry. I think I can handle it." I chuckled as I pulled the book to me.

"No. I said I would help and I will. I've been in school for more than seventeen years, I'm pretty sure something will come to me." He said taking the book from me again then looking at the page again. I rolled my eyes. Anything else you want to tell me to remind me how old you are? "Besides it will be quicker if I do. And the faster we get this done, the better."

"Fine." I gave in. sometimes there's no reasoning with him. Once he had his mind set on something, that was it. I grabbed my notebook and turned it to a clean page."By the way, the reason you don't remember is because it was so long ago." I teased as I started writing.

He took one of my other notebooks and hit me lightly on the top on my head. "Not funny." He said. Really, because it was pretty damn funny to me. I looked up and kissed him on the cheek as if to say sorry. "Thank you. But no more until this is done." He lectured.

I didn't respond. I just smiled and looked back at the paper.

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"Okay. I think that's the last of it." I said as I finished the last question on my history homework.

"You sure?" he asked.

I nodded as I closed the book. "I have to read something for English, but I can do that later." I put everything back in my bag and closed it.

I turned to him and put his arm around me then cuddled to his side. "Now I'm all yours." I reached to kiss his cheek but stopped when I saw him looking at his phone for the time. "Got somewhere to be?" I asked.

He looked at me and smiled. "Actually yes. But I'm not leaving without you. So go get dressed, you're coming with me." He said before kissing me on the forehead. He got up then walked to the kitchen.

"Where are we going?" I called after him.

He came back, drinking from a bottle of water. I waited until he finished drinking so he would answer. "Go get dress, Bella." He repeated, ignoring my question.

I stood up. "Are you going to tell me where we're going?" I asked again.

He shook his head as he took another gulp of the water. "You'll know when we get there." He winked.

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I came back down stairs about fifteen minutes later. Since he came over and ruined my plans to not do anything today, I actually had to get dressed and everything else today. I don't mind spending time with him, not at all; I just wish we could spend time in my house and not outside. But it will be the first time we can go out in the daylight, hell we haven't gone out at all since our first date.

I came down wearing a white buttoned-up and jeans. He still wasn't telling me anything about where we were going, so I didn't know exactly what to wear. I figured something casual was a safe bet. Keep it simple.

"There she is. And beautiful, as always." Edward smiled went I got to the base of the stairs. I saw he was by the door with his coat on his arm. I smiled at him. "Ready to go?" he asked.

I nodded. "Just about." I walked over to the couch to put my shoes on. I grabbed my keys and my coat before walking over to him. He leaned in to give me a quick peck before helping me put my coat on, as if I needed it. It was just him and his whole gentleman thing again.

He put on his own coat before opening the door and walking out. I turned off all the lights before following him.

When I got outside, I wasn't surprise to see him by the passenger's side of his Volvo. When we both were in the car, he pulled out of my driveway and started to drive.

XXX

I was resting my head against the headrest. I've only been in his car twice, but I still felt as comfortable as I did the first time. Also like last time, there was soft music in the background. This time it was something I didn't know.

"What were you listening to?" I asked turning it up.

"Clair De Lune by Claude Debussy." He answered like I was supports to know. I turned my head to him. He looked at me and saw my confused face. "The title means 'moonlight' in French. He started to compose it in 1809, but it wasn't finished or published until 1905." He explained. That's why I didn't recognize it. It was out of my time area. In fact, out of his too.

"How do you know about this?" I asked laying my head back on the headrest.

He shrugged. "Something my mother got me into." He said simply. I noticed he didn't go into it. I nodded against the headrest.

"Well, I like it." I told him. It was a very soft and easygoing song.

He smiled. "Something told me you would."

We sat in silence and listened to the rest of the track.

When it was finished, I started talking again. "Are you going to tell me where we're going yet?" I asked again. He shook his head. "Why not?" I asked. I've been asking the same two questions since we got in the car. And each time, he would just say the same thing.

"Because if I did, that would ruin the surprise." He smiled.

Then I would groan and say the same thing. "I hate surprises."

"I know, but it's a reason for this one." I looked at him to continue but he didn't. I sighed hard. I gave up trying to get it out of him. He wouldn't tell me. I feel like I'm being kidnapped. But it was the good kind.

It was another twenty minutes or so before we stopped in a parking lot. I turned to him, hoping he would finally tell me where we were. But of course he didn't. He turned to me and smiled. "We're here." He announced. He got out of the car. I took off my seatbelt and waited for him to open the door. I learned there's not point of fighting him on that either.

He helped me out of the car. I fixed my clothes before looking to see where the hell we were. I finally looked up and stopped. What I saw confuse me.

"A bar?" I asked him. I turned my head to him and knitted my eyebrows in confusion. "Any particular reason you brought me to a bar when you know I can't drink yet?" I asked him.

"Actually, there is." He pulled me out of the way to close the door, of which I was still in the way of. I looked at him to continue. He saw my face. "This is where I'm bringing you." He said as if I didn't get that. Of course I didn't; I mean I didn't just asked why we were here just because it.

"Why?" I asked slowly.

"You'll see when we go inside." He started to walk to the door but I grabbed his coat. He turned to look at me.

I let go and folded my arms. "Stop doing that. Telling me why we're here." I demanded.

He sighed. "Fine. We're meeting some people." He finally said. But that wasn't good enough for me.

"In a bar?" I said with a skeptical look. I didn't think he was lying. It just seem weird the day we were both off was the day we're happen to be meeting someone. He nodded. "But why here?" I asked again. I wish he would stop trying to jump around the damn question.

He ran his hand through his hair. He breathed hard through his nose. He only does this combination when he's getting annoyed. He wouldn't be annoyed if he answered the first question the first time.

"Okay, fine. I'll tell you." He said putting his hands in the pockets of his coat. "We're here because this is my brother's bar." He explained.

I rolled my eyes. I still didn't get what that had to do with anything. "What does-?" I started to ask the question out loud but stop to think about what I was asking. He said his brother's bar. That meant... my face dropped. No, no, no. hell no. I wasn't going to do that. I shook my head. "No. I'm doing that. Not today." I told him.

I turned to open the door, but it was locked. I snapped to him. "Open the door." I demanded.

"No. why don't you want to do it?" he demanded.

"It's not that I don't want to; it's just…" I stopped to look at my hands. I dropped my voice as if I was ashamed. "I can't."

"Why not?" he asked confused.

I looked at him. "Who's in there?" I asked him. I saw how his face changed. He knew I didn't mean who was in the bar, but who did he want me to meet. I wanted to know what I was getting myself into.

"Don't worry. It's just my brother, sister and best friend. I figure you wouldn't be ready for anything more." He explained. I knew what he meant, and he would be right about the last statement.

There was one more thing. "What if they don't like me?"

He took his out of his pocket then put them on my shoulder. He kissed the top of my head. "There's nothing to worry about. Everything will be fine." He promised. That really didn't answer my question, but I nodded anyways.

He put his arm around my shoulder and turned back to the door. "Come on. They're waiting for us." I let him lead me to the building. "Just so you know, I didn't tell them your real age." He said. Of course not. I would've just assumed that if he didn't tell me.

"How old do they think I am then?" I felt the need to ask.

"I told them you're twenty." He said. I nodded. That made sense. It was only three years.

"So does that mean you're going to buy a drink?" I asked with an innocent smile. He looked down at me as if to say he wasn't amused. I laughed and hugged him closer. "Just kidding."

When we got to the door, he opened it and led me in. "So why a bar?" I asked him.

He shrugged. "I'm not really sure. Something stable I guess." I nodded again. I guess I would understand that. The place was in Port Angeles. It wasn't too far from offices and I'm sure a college was near. As long as there drunks around, he has a job. It was the perfect thing.

As soon as we got in, he spotted someone sitting at the bar. He smiled and gave an over head wave. From where I was standing, I couldn't tell who he was waving at. He moved his hand to mine to take it and pulled me to the direction he was weaving at.

They closer we got, I could tell who was there. There was a woman with long blond hair sitting next to a guy with short dark curly hair.

The woman looked around twenty-four, maybe twenty-five, differently no older than twenty-six. She was very beautiful. From how she crossed her legs, I could tell her legs were slim and made her look tall, even with jeans on. Now that we were closer, I could tell her hair was naturally dark blond, like Edward's. It was wavy and fell perfectly onto her shoulders. I suddenly felt my low self-esteem kick in. Her eyes looked to be filled with boredom and indifference. Her lips were lightly rosy pink. I could tell she wore little to no make up. I couldn't tell anyone about her smile since she didn't do it.

Then there was the guy next to her. He looked a few years younger than her. My guess would be he was a year or two older than Edward; if not the same age. His eyes were a shade of green that almost made him scary. Then he had muscles that would put Jake's to shame, as if his eyes weren't bad enough. The only thing that stopped him from looking like a total badass mixed with a hint of tool-ness was his dimples on both cheeks when he smiled. They were like two perfectly placed crates on his even face. When you got closer to him, you can see his dimples made him look innocent. Now I really felt plain.

"There he is. Sure as hell took him long enough to get here." The guy smiled at us.

"Sorry we're late." Edward said for both of us.

The guy grin widened as if they were sharing some kind of inside joke. "If it's for the reason I think it is." He stopped to look at me up and down. "I can see why." I think I knew what he was thinking. So of course that caused my face to feel hot.

"Guys, this is Bella." He introduced me. I gave a weak smile.

"So…" he stood up and folded his arms. I could see he was a few inches taller than Edward. Now I know how Alice feels around Jacob. I felt tiny. "This is pretty Bella." He smiled at me. Why did I feel like I didn't like where this was going?

He held his hand out to me. I looked at Edward. He nodded. I placed my hand in his. He pulled it to his lips and kissed my knuckles. As soon as I felt his lips on me, I pulled back. He laughed at me.

Edward pushed the guy away from me "Bella, this jackass is Emmett. He's been my best friend since junior high school and was my roommate in college."

I nodded. "Hi." I said as I put the hand he kissed behind my back. He smiled at me and winked.

The girl must've seen that because she hit him in the side. "I am right here you know." She complained.

He chuckled and sat back down. He put his arm around her and kissed her on the cheek.

Then Edward turned to the girl. "And this is Rosalie, my sister." He introduced her. I figured it was. The thing that set it off was the hair and the eyes. If it wasn't for those things, I wouldn't have guess. I'm glad she was his sister and not his friend. I would feel how he feels about Jake. I could never compete with her if that was the case.

I smiled at her. "Hi." I said. She said nothing. She gave a small smile and nod. Okay. I can see getting to know her will be fun. "Your friend's dating your sister?" I asked Edward in a low voice.

"Engaged." He corrected then rolled his eyes.

"Is that bad?" I asked noticing the way he face looked when he said that. He looked annoyed or something.

He shook his head. "No. It's my brother thing kicking in. they've been dating since we were in high school. It's still a little weird." He said. I guess I understood. I will never fully get it because I was the only child. I didn't have to worry about a brother dating Alice.

"Rosalie, where's Jasper?" Edward asked his sister.

"He's in the back. He should be out in a while." She answered him. He nodded.

For the next few minutes, they were talking about something. I figured it was about something I wouldn't get, so I tuned out mid way through.

While they were talking, a guy behind the bar walked over to us. His hair was the same color as Edward's; maybe a shade or two darker. It was wavy like Rosalie's and was barely touching his shoulders. He looked to be the same height as Edward. By the way his shirt fit, I could tell he had muscles. But because of his lean body posture, it wasn't over baring and scary like Emmett's. He had a apron around his waist. I guessed he was a bartender.

"Hey, Edward. It's about time you got here." He smiled at Edward.

"The same thing I said." Emmett said.

The guy behind the bar chuckled. He stopped then looked at me. "Is this her?" he asked, I was guessing to no one in participle, as he nodded to me.

Emmett smiled at me and nodded. "Yup. That's her." I really didn't like how they were referring to me. It feels like I was part of a joke that I was missing. And they knew this, that why they kept doing it.

"Bella, this is my brother." Edward gestured to the guy. That explains the resubmits.

The guy reached over the counter for my hand. I was hesitant to take it because of what happened last time I gave someone my hand. I saw Edward smile from the corner of my eye with a slight nod. I took that as a hint that it was okay.

I reached to him and gave him my hand. He grabbed it and gave it a hearty shake. "How you doing, sweetheart? Name's Jasper." He said to me. When he talked directly to me, I noticed he had a slight southern ascent. Edward told me they grew up here in Forks, so I wonder where the ascent came from.

"Hi." I said. When he let my hand go, I pulled to my side so I could flex it without him see. His hand shake kind of hurt. But I don't think that's what something you let the person know. "Bella." I said my name for the first time since we got here.

He nodded. "I know." Figures.

"So, you're Jasper?" I asked him with a point.

He nodded. He leaned against the opposite counter and folded his arms in a casual matter. "The one and only."

"So, you're Edward's brother?" I asked.

He chuckled and nodded again. "Last time I checked."

"So this is your bar?" I asked. Why was I asking all these question? They were kind of stupid since all that was just explained.

"What is this, 20 question?" he chuckled.

"Sorry. You mind me asking something else?"

"Shoot."

"Why do you have a southern ascent?" I asked bluntly. I didn't mean for it to come out the way it did. But it was out now. No point in trying to cover it.

Luckily I didn't need to because he chuckled again. "You noticed that, huh?" he said.

Emmett laughed. His laugh, or should I say roar, hurt my ears. "I told you she would, you hillbilly." he joked.

Jasper smacked him in the back of the head. "Shut up you tool. It's not that noticeable." He said. He was right. I wouldn't have noticed it if he didn't talk to me directly. He turned to me. "As for you question; it's a little more difficult than a two sentence explanation. It's kind of a long story."

I nodded for him to go on. It wasn't like we won't be here for a while. Edward took my hand and led me to a stool next to Emmett. He took the seat next Emmett and I took the one next to Edward.

Once we were sitting, Jasper started talking again.

"Well, first things first." He started. "Before you get confused, I was born and raised here in Forks, like my siblings. And I did go to school here as well. But after high school, I decided college wasn't for me." I noticed Edward giving his brother a look. Jasper noticed it too. He rolled his eyes. "Not that I'm saying it's not for everyone; it just wasn't right for me.

"Anyways, since I didn't go to school, I joined the army. While I was reserve, I was stationed down in Texas. I just got back last year, so I guess you can say I was down there long enough to pick up the ascent. It's fading but I don't think it will ever fully be gone." He smiled at the last part.

I nodded in understanding. That wasn't so hard to get. "So is that why got brought a bar, to have something stable?" I repeated the words Edward said while we were walking in.

"Is that what he told you?" he smiled, nodding to his brother. I turned to see he was talking to Emmett. I didn't realize it was just us talking.

I turned back to him. "Should he not have?" I asked, wondering if I said the wrong thing.

He shook his head. "It's not that. But anyways, I guess you can say that. I'm still on call, so if they ever need me, it would be easier to drop things here than at an actual job. Besides, it beats working for someone else." He shrugged then walked away.

I just nodded.

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All four, well three, of them was talking now. The guys were talking. Rosalie and I stayed out of it. I purposely stayed out of it. I wanted to see how Edward acted around his brother and friend. I think the phase 'one of the guys' would pretty much cover it. I also didn't want to say the wrong thing or anything.

I think Rosalie was just out of it because she didn't care too much about what they were talking about to try and join in.

"So, I can I get you guys anything?" Jasper asked Edward and me, interrupting my thoughts.

I looked at him. "I'm not sure I can." I said turning my head to Edward. He just nodded.

"Sure you can. It's on the house." Jasper said. I turned back to him.

"Really?" I asked. Could he do that? Of course he could; it was his bar.

"Sure. Anything for the girl that's got my brother bouncing off the walls like a super ball." He chuckled.

Edward hid his face in his hand. "Be quiet, Jasper." He mumbled. I giggled at him. I found it cute that he can still get embarrassed like that.

Jasper laughed at his brother, then looked at me again. "So how 'bout that drink?" he smiled at me.

I nodded. "Sure."

"Just a ginger ale, Jazz." Edward said to his brother.

I didn't know what to get so I kept it simple. "Ice tea." I said. Jasper nodded at both of us before getting our drinks.

"Ginger ale, ice tea?" Emmett mocked. "What kind of drinks are those?"

Edward turned to Emmett. "I'm driving and she still can't drink." He told him.

"Why, afraid she'll fine someone better, like me." He gestured to himself. I laughed quietly at the thought. Me leaving Edward for Emmett; that was funny. Rosalie must've heard him. I didn't see, but I assumed she hit him because I heard him give a big 'ow'.

I can't imagine her being that strong to hurt him. Maybe she had him in such a tight leash, he only thought it hurt.

"Or Jasper." He tried to cover what he said. Just as he did, Jasper came back with two glasses in his hands.

"She's underage you jackass." Edward playfully snapped at friend. I was about to say something to him, but I realized that twenty is under the legal drinking age. That made senses.

"I heard my name. What were you guys talking about?" Jasper asked.

Edward shook his head as he grabbed the glass. "Nothing." He said before drinking.

Emmett laughed. "But seriously, it's been a long time since he brought a girl to us." He looked around Edward to me. "You two must be getting serious."

I smiled at Edward and hugged his arm. Emmett smiled at my movement. "I'm guessing that's a yes. But I'm glad you here. We were starting to think he was off girls permanent, if you know what I mean." He joked.

I did know what he meant, which is why I laughed. I didn't mean to encourage him so I coved my mouth with my free hand.

Edward smacked his friend in the back of the head. "Shut up."

Jasper and Emmett laughed at Edward. "Emmett, leave the happy couple alone." Jasper stepped in.

"Thank you, Jazz." Edward said before bring the glass to his lips again.

"Yeah, we don't want the poor girl to sudden find her mind again." Jasper continued. Edward started choking on his drink from surprise. They laughed at his relation.

He set his glassed on the counter and coughed a few times before speaking. "Will you guys ever stop?" he asked them. They both just shook their heads.

I smiled at him then reached up and kissed his cheek. I wanted to know it was okay and that I understood. Now he knows how I felt when Alice was making fun of the markings on his neck.

He looked at me and smiled, getting my hint. He met his lips with mine. We kissed each other for a moment before getting interrupted.

Jasper threw a piece of balled up paper at us. We broke and looked him as to ask why he did that. "None of that please." He teased.

Edward rolled his eyes before kissing my forehead then turning back to the rest of them.

XXX

After that, they continued making jokes. Some about his sexuality, others about my sanity. But all directed to him, never directly to me. I guess they thought I would get offended or something.

And Edward never said anything back. He just drank and allowed them to keep going. He must've thought there was no point in arguing back. There were a few times where he rolled his eyes or flipped them off when a joke went too far. That did nothing but engorged them to make more.

"I might need alcohol for this." He said at one point, looking at his glass that was more than half empty by the time he said it.

I just laughed and giggled the whole time.

We stayed there for about another hour. The guys were talking again. This time about sports. I purposely tuned them out. Sports bored me. If I knew anything about them they wouldn't; but I didn't, so they did.

I watched Edward talk with his brother and friend. Wow, I didn't know he could be such a, such a … guy.

I mean I didn't see him anything but my boyfriend and my teacher. It's kind of like seeing a celebrity on the street being a normal human being. It's weird.

My thought got interrupted when I felt Edward's arm moving from mine. I gripped him tighter and looked at him.

I felt okay around them but that was only because he was right next to me. What if they were waiting until he left or something to hammer me with tons of questions?

He looked at me and smiled. He kissed the top of my head. "Don't worry; I'm just going to the bathroom. I'll be back." He assured me. I nodded and let him go, recluntly of course. He removed his arm completely. He put his hands on my shoulders. "Talk to them. They're not that bad." He smiled before leaving.

I watched him until he disappeared through some doors. I sighed and turned to them. I was now alone with his brother, friend and sister- who I forgot was even here.

The only reason I remembered her was that, every time Emmett said something, I turned to him. When I did, I saw her hard to miss blond hair next to him.

The guys were still talking sports when Edward left, so I thought this would be as good time as any to talk to her.

I got up and walked over to her. "Hi Rosalie." I said when I got next to her. She looked at me then slowly turned her head back to the wall in front of her and drank from her glass. "Can I sit here?" I asked her.

"I kind of rather you didn't." she mumbled. I assumed I wasn't supports to hear that so I acted as if I didn't. I heard someone clear his throat. She looked at Jasper then rolled her eyes. I guessed he was the one who did it. "But it's a free country." She said a little louder to me.

I sat next to her. I looked over to the guys and saw them laughing and slapping hands as if they just shared an inside joke or something. "Are they always like that?" I chuckled nervously.

She shrugged. "I guess." She said drily.

That wasn't what I wanted. I wanted her to go into details about how they always act like children but she stopped shortly. So I tried again. "Marrying Emmett, that's a big deal." I tried.

She shrugged again. "I guess." She repeated in the some tone as before.

I sighed hard. This was going no where. There had to be something she'll open up about. Anything to break this still very thick ice between us. Or at least put a crack in it.

There might be something I can get her to talk about.

"So, Rosalie, what do you do?" I know it was a lame question, but she didn't want to answer anything else.

She took a long drink from her glass before responding. "I'm a marketer." She said. Okay that was very blunt. I really didn't know what that meant. There were so many things that could mean.

"So, you're…" I trailed off, hoping she would fill in the blank.

She took another drink before talking. I'm starting to think she was doing that to keep from talking or saying something she knew she wasn't supports to say.

"I help with the marketing. You know like advertising and things like that." She said the last sentence slowly like I would be slow to get it. Okay, a little insulting. But I said nothing about it.

I pretended as if I didn't notice her tone. "Oh. That's pretty cool." I said.

She shrugged. "I guess." She said just as dryly as the first two times she said it. If I wasn't at a dead end before, I was now. She just didn't want to say anything to me.

She looked at Jasper again. From the corner of my eye I saw him give her a look. I couldn't tell what the look was saying, but I was only guessing it was telling her too stop the damn attitude.

She sighed hard then rolled her eyes slowly. She turned to me. "So, Bella." She said with a tone I could tell she didn't feel like talking. "What do you do?" she repeated my question back to me.

"Oh, I'm still in school." I said before thinking about it. She lifted her eyebrows. When she did that, I realized how that sounded. I wanted to hit myself in the head. When the hell did I get so stupid? "I mean, I'm still in college. Getting my degree and all." I said trying to cover the slip up I just had.

Her face relaxed. As she did, I silently breathe a sigh of relief. She turned away and slipped from her glass. "What's your major?" she asked as if she really didn't care about the answer.

"Math." I again answered before thinking.

She chuckled darkly. "That's cute." She said, still not looking at me.

"What is?" I chuckled back nervously.

"That you're majoring in the same thing Edward is teaching." She clarified. Now thinking about it, I could see where she got that from. But I still felt offended.

"What do you mean? I'm not-"

"You don't have to explain yourself to me." She cut me off. I assumed the 'because I don't care.' Was implied

"But-." I tried again.

"Uh huh." She cut me off again. At this point, I was done trying to talk to her. I can see we were going to get anywhere.

I turned away from her and sighed hard through my nose. "Great talk." I mumbled sarcastically. I got up and went back to my seat to wait for Edward.

When I sat down, Emmett moved in the empty sit next to me.

"She's really not that bad once you get to know her." He placed his hand on my thigh. I looked at it then at him. "Don't worry; she'll come around." He smiled and patted my leg.

I smiled back. "Thanks Emmett." I said for the promise. I don't know how well I believe that. But he did know her more than I did, so he could be right. I looked down and saw his hand his on my leg. "Umm…Emmett, your hand is still there." I pointed out.

He looked down at his hand. "Huh, it is." He said.

I crocked an eyebrow at the fact he didn't bother to remove it. "Can you move it please?" I asked politely.

His smiled soften. "Sure." He started rubbing his hand up and down my leg. I turned away from him and smirked. Cute.

I gripped his wrist and removed his hand myself. I placed it in his lap and patted it, signaling him to keep his hands to himself. He chuckled at my reaction and returned back to his seat.

I turned to where I saw Edward disappear to before to see if I could see him coming back. I didn't.

I sighed hard and rested my head in my hand on the counter. "Something wrong, Bella?" I heard someone said. I looked up and saw Jasper standing in front of me.

I shook my head. "Nothing. Just waiting for Edward to come back." I told him.

He leaned on the bar. "No reason to wait alone. Let's talk."

I folded my arms on top of the counter. "About what?" I asked.

He shrugged. "How about you?" he suggested.

I did nothing but chuckle. "I'm really not that interesting." I admitted. There wasn't really anything special about me. Besides dating my teacher, I was just an average high school student, counting down until the day I get to leave that god forsaken place once and for all.

He smiled. "I think I would beg to differ. The way Edward talks about you, I would say you're very interesting." He said.

That made me nervous. "And what is that?" I smiled nervously.

He shrugged again. "You know, Normal bragging. The same thing I'm sure you do with your friends about him." he said.

I shrugged. "I guess it's something like that."

He reached for a bowl and took out a handful of peanuts. He dropped a few in his mouth to eat before talking again. "So how did you guys meet anyways?" he asked.

My eyes kind of widened. The question kind of took me by surprise. I didn't know how to answer it. I really didn't think of anything to say if that came up. Truth be told, I never thought it would.

"He didn't tell you?" I asked. He shook his head as he dropped more peanuts in his mouth. That's weird. I would think that would be one the first things he would think of. "Then maybe you should wait until he comes back so he can tell you." I said.

He crocked an eyebrow at me. "Why, is there a reason you can't?" he asked.

I didn't know how to explain that either. I just shook my head. "No. not really. But I just think he'll explain it better."

He nodded. "You don't want to talk about it. I understand." Someone called to Jasper to get his attention. They must've wanted a drink or something. He sighed and rolled his eyes. "I gotta go. Are you okay?" he asked me.

I nodded. "Yes. Go work; I'll just wait for Edward by myself." Like I planned on doing in the first place.

He chuckled. "I'll be back." He pushed off the bar and walked over the people calling him.

I sat there waiting for Edward, alone. I got bored, so I started twirl my straw in my drink that I've only taken a few slips out of.

Before I could start thinking about something to keep me busy, I felt someone's lips on my cheek. I thought it was Emmett, so I was all ready to turn and slap him in the mouth. Flirting with me was on thing, but kissing me was crossing the damn line.

Then I looked to see he was on the opposite side of where the kiss came from. I turn to see who it was. I was happy to see Edward behind me; the only pair of lips I want on me. He leaned down and kissed my lips.

He wrapped his arms around me. "So how were things while I was gone? Were they nice?" he asked.

I smiled at him. I guess you can say that, in a way. "Yeah, pretty nice."

"So, what did you talk about?"

I was about to answer until someone did that for me. "About you." I turned and saw Jasper smiling at his brother.

Edward looked at him then back at me. "What about me?" he asked me.

I shook my head. "Nothing." I said before Jasper could answer for me again. "Edward, can we go talk alone?" I asked him. He looked over my head to his brother then over to his friend and sister – who were in their own little conversation – then back to me.

"Sure." He unwrapped his arms to take my hand. He pulled me away out of earshot.

He turned back to me. "Are we leaving soon?" I said as innocently as possible. I didn't want to sound like a spoiled brat or something.

"Why?" his face dropped in to a frown. "What did they do?" he asked.

"Nothing." I said quickly. No reason for him to be mad at them for something they didn't do. "I'm just kind of ready to go." Yeah, spending two hours and a half in one spot will do that do you.

His face relaxed. "Okay. Let's just go tell them we're leaving." I nodded as he led back to the others. "Guys, we're going to get ready to go." He said to them when we got back.

Both of the guys awed in unison. Rosalie, of course, said nothing. "We're just getting to know her." Emmett whined.

I giggled at how much of a child he sounded. "Sorry. I'm just ready to get out of here. You know, get some fresh air." I told them.

"Really?" Jasper smiled. Something about that smile told me he was up to something. Would I like it or not would be a different question. I nodded. "Then how about we all get out of here?"

Emmett eyes brighten like a child on Christmas day. He must have known what Jasper was thinking. "Batting cages?" Emmett asked.

Jasper nodded. What was that supports to be? "How 'bout it Edward?" he turned to his brother. Edward's ears perked up. He had the same expression as Emmett. Jasper laughed. "I think that's a yes." He turned to me. "What about you, Bella? What to come to the batting cages with us?" he said.

Now I got it. It must be a family thing. Edward turned to me. He was pleading with his eyes. How could I say no to those eyes? Damn those sexy puppy eyes. I swear, those things are going to be the death of me one day.

"Sure." I said. Edward grin widened. He kissed me on the cheek. He turned back to his brother.

"Count us in."

So, how was it. i know, not the best follow up to a cliff hanger. and people, i dont mean to be mean, but dont use logic when you read this because you're going to ruin it for yourself. im trying to make as close to real life as possible but it is still fiction. btw, i took my ACT the other day (W00t) now all i have to do is wait for my score so pray for that.

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