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Chapter 5 - Confirmation Calls
Bella looked up at the phone with a shocked expression.
"Wait, Alice. You don't mean..." Edward said dryly looking at Alice.
Alice moved her eyes up, then down in reply.
"I'll get it," Edward said as he gently put Bella on the couch kissing her cheek. He walked over to the phone, too slowly for his taste.
"Edward?" Bella began, but never finished.
Edward picked up the phone, walking into the kitchen. "Hello?"
There was silence on the other line.
"Hello! Jacob I can hear you breathing!"
"Uh...Hi," Jacob finally said after a long pause. "May I speak to Bella? I called her house and Charlie said she wasn't there..."
"Where did you get my number?" Edward asked curiously.
"Charlie gave it to me, even though Billy has had it for ages," Jacob replied. "Can I talk to Bella or not?"
"Before you do, I just want to say…" Edward began; looking over his shoulder making sure Bella couldn't hear him. "Thanks."
"Oh," Jacob replied startled. "Sure, sure."
"You do know that Alice isn't very..." Edward began as Alice took the phone.
"Thanks Jacob Black!" Alice said sarcastically into the phone.
"For?" Jacob asked concerned.
"For making the wedding disappear... I mean, it's not like I was looking into the future to see my masterpiece already finished."
"That is not my fault...your stupid bloodsucker brother asked us to come. It's his fault!" Jacob said annoyed.
"Sure, sure," Alice said mockingly. "It's not your fault, just blame Edward; either way, I have no clue what to expect! But since I have you talking to me right now...how many of you dogs should I be making reservations for?"
"Well it's the pack," Jacob said frustrated.
"Oh! And you just expect me to know how many dogs are in a pack? I would love to count them for you Jacob Black, but once again you guys coming means that I can't see how many of you will be attending!" Alice closed her eyes and said calmly, "Just how many Jacob?"
"Well there's...er..." Jacob began, confused by her change of emotions. "Sam, Emily, Jared, Paul, Embry, Quil, Seth, Leah and Billy..."
"Okay then. Nine people, seven of which are wolves... can you guys do me a favor and make sure to eat before you come? This way I won't have to buy seven times the amount of food... Oh wait Jacob, you didn't count yourself..." Alice accused. "You are coming Jacob, right?"
"Yeah, I'll have them eat before they go," Jacob began cautiously. "Can I talk to Bella now?"
"Thank you Jacob," She began. "But...you never answered my question."
"I know. I just need to speak to Bella. Please."
Alice frowned and said coldly, "Okay then. Talk to Bella. Thanks, I guess." She handed the phone to Edward and walked off mumbling. "It's nine or ten. How hard is it to answer a simple question? Stupid dogs keeping me from making this wedding perfect..."
Edward looked at the phone in his hand then back at Alice; Listening to the phone conversation play again in her head. He frowned and looked deeply into Bella's eyes. "He wants to talk to you."
"Me?" Bella asked confused. "He couldn't wait to talk to me when I was home?"
"No, I guess not," Edward said annoyed.
Bella grabbed the phone out of Edward's hand. "Jacob?"
"Hey Bells!" Jacob said excitedly.
"Hi Jake," Bella began. "Did you need something?" As Bella started talking to Jacob, Edward sat next to her playing with her hair.
"I just called to tell you that..." Jacob began.
"..Yes?" Bella prodded him on.
"I just wanted to tell you that I love..."Jacob started again with a long pause. "Your invitations."
"My invitations." Bella said. "Umm... Thank you Jacob, I helped decorate them a little. I picked the flowers."
"Yeah? They were a nice touch. They seemed to be a little too girly for you, but I guess that's what you get when you have that bloodsucker...I mean Alice doing it for you. They looked good."
"Hmm... Yeah. Is that all you wanted to tell me Jacob?" Bella looked up at Edward who was still playing with her hair. Edward smiled at Bella and shook his head laughing.
"Actually, as you probably have figured out, I was calling to let you know that the pack wants to go to your wedding," Jacob said forcing out those last words.
"Really Jake? That's wonderful! I can't wait to tell...well maybe he already knows." Bella looked up at Edward once more and raised an eyebrow. Edward nodded smiling. "Jacob? Are you still there?"
"Oh, sorry. Yeah. That's all I had to tell you," Jacob replied quickly.
"Okay then." Bella said doubtfully. "I'll talk to you later?"
"Sure, sure."
"I miss you Jacob. You know that right?"
Edward looked at Bella sternly then looked away quickly. Bella didn't miss this.
"Yeah. I know. I miss you more Bells," Jacob said softly. "You have no idea how much I miss you. Good bye Bella." He hung up.
"Bye Jacob," she said into the dial tone.
Bella hung up the phone and turned to Edward not looking into his eyes.
"So, he's coming after all?" Edward asked letting her hair fall behind her shoulder.
"That's what he said," Bella answered, still not looking into his eyes. She was afraid to see what they looked like. "But, I think he didn't tell me what he really wanted to say to me."
"Oh? Well what do you think he needed to say?" Edward asked slowly.
"I'm not sure. I think he was starting to say whatever it was but then he wound up saying. 'I love…your invitations.'"
Edward tensed when he heard her say this. "Hmm...I don't know what to say. Maybe he chickened out..."
Bella finally looked into his eyes and saw they were confused and hurt. Edward looked back at her and blinked his emotions away smiling the half smile she loves. "I never knew a wolf to be a chicken though."
Bella just looked at Edward, "do you know what Jacob was going to tell me?'
Edward looked away and turned back so quickly she wasn't sure he actually did. "No, I have no idea what he was intending on saying," Edward said coldly.
Bella bit her lip, "Edward what's wrong?"
"Bella," Edward began. "What do you want?"
"What do you mean?" Bella asked, her voice just a whisper.
"What do you want from this wedding? I heard it in your voice Bella. You still care for Jacob."
"Edward, how many times do I have to tell you?" Bella whispered, trying her best not to let her voice crack. "Of course I care about Jacob. But I want to be with you, and only you."
"It just seems like this wedding is a way for you to say that you can never be with Jacob. I just want to know if your heart is in it," Edward said as he got up and started pacing the room. "I heard the way he was talking to you Bella. He wants you."
"Edward, that's not true." Bella closed her eyes but a tear still escaped. His words hit her with a great amount of force, and now her tears were betraying her.
Edward had her in his arms before it could roll down her cheek. "I'm sorry Bella. I never meant to make you cry. I just had to make sure. I'm so sorry."
Bella continued to cry silently in his arms. When she was able to talk, she whispered just loud enough so that he could hear, "Thank you, Edward, for saying that to me. I needed it; I'm so selfish."
Edward wrapped his arms around her, pulling him into his hard chest. "Bella you are not selfish. You could never be selfish," He kissed the top of her head softly.
"Yes I am." Bella said burying her face in his shoulder.
Edward took her face in his hands, staring into her eyes. "No, Bella, you are not," he said breathlessly, smiling at her. He pulled her chin to his face as he kissed her. He pulled her close to him forgetting about the rules. Bella seemed to have forgotten too as she latched on to his neck kissing him back. He laughed and pushed her away gently. "I swear Bella; you are going to be the death of me." Edward sat Bella across his lap as he nuzzled her neck.
"I just wish I knew what Jacob was going to tell me," Bella said. "I don't understand him sometimes."
Edward let out a sigh before saying, "Well what did he say?"
"He said that the pack wanted to come to the wedding...but you already knew that..." Bella gave him a smile before continuing. "But when he told me that, he kinda rushed the words out. Then he said he missed me and hung up."
"Oh..." Edward said dryly.
"What?" Bella asked; she knew he was hiding something from her and she wanted to know what.
"Well...did he say he was coming? Or did he say the pack was coming?" Edward asked looking out the glass wall.
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