Disclaimer: Sadly I have no rights to Twilight. All these lovely creatures belong to Mrs. Meyer.

Rating: M

Summary: AH AU OOC Bella finally gives up on waiting for Jacob to notice her. Edward for once decides to attend a party. What will they do when their paths cross that night?

Chapter two: Soda shop in the sky

Edward's pov

Just before we reached the front door, Bella leaned in closer.

"I'm going to find one of my friends and tell them where I'm going, otherwise they'll worry," she whispered in my ear.

"Sure, I guess I'd better inform my roommates as well."

She smiled genuinely and told me to meet her at the door. I scanned the crowd and after a short while I found the tall frame of Emmett. I worked my way through the tightly pressed together bodies.

"Emmett!" I called over the noise of the stereo.

"Hey, Edward! Meet Rosalie Hale. Rosalie this is one of my roommates and a good buddy of mine, Edward Cullen." Emmett said, gesturing from me to Rosalie.

She eyed me up and down and immediately I could see she didn't approve. I shrugged it off and stuck out my hand anyway.

"Nice to meet you, Rosalie."

"You too," she said with a bored voice.

"Listen, Em. I'm heading out. Don't know when I'll be back."

He nodded and immediately turned his attention back to Rosalie. I waved half heartedly and made my way back to the door. Bella was talking to Alice Brandon, who was gesturing wildly. It didn't look like she was approving of our idea to leave.

I was about to head over to talk to them, when an arm was thrown over my shoulder. A very drunk Jacob was leaning heavily on me.

"Heyyy Eddie! What are you doing dude?"

"I'm heading out." I muttered, shoving his arm off me and feeling a bit gleeful when he stumbled and had to catch himself on the doorframe behind us.

"Hey! Not cool, dude. Have you met Renesme?"

"No."

"Well, I'm going to find her and bring her over here to meet you, 'kay?"

"Sure, sure."

I was in no mood to do that, but I wasn't about to tell him that. From the corner of my eye I noticed Bella coming closer. I turned to her and smiled.

"Are you ready?" I asked when she was within hearing range.

"Sure am," she replied.

I placed my hand on the small of her back and started guiding her outside to my car.

During the ride into town, we were both quiet, but it was rather soothing. Bella was looking intently at me, but it wasn't uncomfortable. She only spoke to let me know where to go and soon enough we were outside a small gelateria called 'Soda shop in the sky'.

She got out of the car and waited for me to come around to join her.

"Silly name, huh?" she asked pointing up at the sign.

I shrugged. "Guess the owner is a 'Grease' fan."

She stopped short and gasped.

"What?"

"You know what it means!" she exclaimed her eyes dancing in amusement.

I laughed out loud. "Yeah, my mom is a big fan."

She shook her head laughing and I opened the door for her to go in. We slid into a booth together.

"So what's good here?" I asked her in a hushed voice.

She smirked and picked up the menu and shoved it towards me.

"Everything is good here, but we could get a bowl with different flavours with two spoons and share," she murmured, looking up at my from under her lashes.

Bella's pov

As we headed for the front door I remembered that it was probably wise to inform either Rose or Alice of my departure. I leaned in towards Edward and whispered in his ear that I was going to find them to tell them what we're up to.

"Sure, I guess I'd better inform my roommates as well," he murmured in a low voice that sent shivers down my spine.

"Meet me back here, when you're ready," I said quietly.

I smiled at him before letting go of his hand and heading out to find Alice. I spotted her quickly and waved at her when our eyes met. She quirked an eyebrow and waved back hesitantly.

"Hey, Al. I'm going."

"What? You haven't even been here for an hour, Bella."

"So?"

"I haven't spent all that time working on your outfit to have it go to waste, Bella. Why are you leaving anyway? Did Jacob finally decide he wants you."

I grumbled at the reminder and shook my head. "No. He was already groping some girl when we arrived."

"Oh, is that why you're leaving?" she asked, sympathetically.

"Not really. I went outside and ran into someone. We're going into town now."

"What?! Bells, are you insane? You can't just get into a car with some guy you hardly know," she said gesturing wildly.

I rolled my eyes and shot a quick glance over my shoulder, noticing that Edward was already waiting at the door, but now Jacob was hanging over his shoulder. I wondered how they knew each other, but decided I had time to ask him later.

"Listen, Alice. I trust him. He looks like a really nice guy and I'm going, no matter what you say," I muttered.

Her eyes bugged. "Bella, I won't let you."

"Who are you? My mother? Don't think so, Alice. I'm going with him. See you at home." I seethed before turning around to head back to the cute man who was waiting for me.

"Be careful," I heard Alice say behind me.

I smiled to myself. She already forgave me and as long as I wouldn't get myself into trouble tonight, she was going to forget all about it. Edward turned around to look at me and flashed me that crooked smile again and my body started tingling.

"Are you ready?" he asked.

Hell yeah! "Sure am," I said instead.

He guided me out of the door with his hand on the smile of my back. He led me to a silver Volvo and even held the door open for me. I slid into the passenger seat and sighed in contentment.

I studied him for a while, noting that he in fact was incredibly handsome once you looked beyond the glasses and the shy demeanour. He had strong, masculine features, light skin, sparkling green eyes and a wonderfully sexy smile. His arms, for as far as I could see them, were toned. His clothing masked his body shape, but he was lean and tall and he hand long slender fingers.

When we arrived, I saw his eyebrows shoot up when he saw the sign above the door.

"Silly name, huh?" I asked pointing up at the sign.

He just shrugged. "Guess the owner is a 'Grease' fan."

I stopped and gaped at him. I think I even gasped in surprise.

"What?" he asked hesitantly.

"You know what it means!" I exclaimed.

He laughed a deep laugh. More tingling through my body. "Yeah, my mom is a big fan," he said.

I shook my head laughing and he opened the door for me to go in. We slid into a booth together.

"So what's good here?" he asked her in a hushed voice.

I shoved the menu his way and said: "Everything is good here, but we could get a bowl with different flavours with two spoons and share."

Edward's pov.

I agreed with her idea and she ordered a mixed bowl with two spoons, requesting a few flavours that had to be included.

We were quiet for a brief moment and then started speaking at the same time.

"So how do you…"

We both grinned. "You go first," I said quietly.

"How do you know Jacob?" she asked.

"I was going to ask you the same thing. He's my roommate."

"O. I've known him since junior year in high school. We were friends then, but since we started college he and I started moving in different circles."

She shrugged, but her eyes dulled in disappointment.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not really. How did you know I knew him, though?"

"I noticed you coming in tonight and I kind of saw how your face fell when you saw him, so I figured you knew him."

She blushed and looked down at the tabletop. She was biting her lip and nervously wringing her hands.

"Bella? Are you okay?"

When she looked up her eyes were filled with tears and she was biting her bottom lip furiously. I was about to ask her again what was wrong when she suddenly buried her face in her hands and started sobbing.

"I…I'm sorry…gulp…it's just so…sob…s-stupid."

I didn't exactly think about what I was doing, but I reached over and pulled her closer to me and wrapped my arms around her.

"It's ok. You don't have to say anything," I whispered, rubbing soothing circles over her back.

She wrapped her arms around my neck and cried quietly into my chest. While we were sitting there the waitress came back and placed our ice cream on the table. I kept soothing her until she stopped crying and pulled back, looking up at me with red rimmed eyes.

Whatever that ass did to her, he would pay for it. Bella should never look so devastated.

"You okay?" I asked her again.

"I am now. Thank you, Edward. I'm sorry about ruining our evening."

"Are you kidding me? I'm here with a beautiful woman and a huge bowl of ice cream. Believe me, nothing is ruined. The only thing that's off is that you are apologizing."

She smiled a watery smile and quickly scooped up a bite of ice cream. I followed her lead and dug in. The taste was heavenly and I couldn't stock a moan from escaping. Bella giggled beside me and elbowed me in the ribs.

"You should try this one," she said holding up a spoon for me to taste.

I allowed her to scoop it into my mouth and again I moaned.

"You act like you've never had ice cream before," she said laughing.

I smirked. "I haven't had ice cream like this before. It's delectable."

She laughed again and all the sadness was now gone from her face.

"How did you find this place?" I asked her.

"I was going for my weekly run and I got lost. I stumbled across this place and I went in to call Alice so she could pick me up. While I was waiting I bought an ice cream and I have been addicted ever since."

"So you probably drag everyone you know in here, right?"

"Actually, no. Alice an Rosalie don't like ice cream for some strange reason and I don't have anyone else to share it with, so you're the first."

"Are you telling me that a girl like you doesn't have friends or boyfriends to show this place to?"

She shook her head, blushing. "Nope. I'm usually too shy to just talk to someone and when Alice and Rose don't play Bella Barbie with me, I'm a bit of a wallflower."

"That's pretty hard to believe." I countered.

"Well, it's true. Ask every single person in our college who Bella Swan is and I doubt you'll find more that ten people who actually know my name."

"Hah! I thought that just happened to me."

"Excuse me? How can you not get noticed. You're so handsome."

It was now my time to blush. "Thanks?"

She chuckled and shook her head. "Some pair do we make then, huh? The two least visible people on campus."

"Well, we're just going to have to stick together then."

Bella's pov

When he told me we should stick together my heart fluttered and my stomach flipped at the same time. I was amazed at how easily he made me feel comfortable after my little break down earlier. I wasn't sure if I should tell him about my crush on Jacob, so I was glad that he told me I didn't need to explain.

"So, Edward what's your major?"

"I'm pre-med. I hope to get into med-school at the end of this year."

"Wow. How old are you?"

"Twenty. And you?"

"I'm almost nineteen and I am studying English."

He nodded and dove in for another spoon full of ice cream. He moaned again, sending another round of shivers down my spine. He really needed to stop doing that.

"Why did you want to leave the party?" I continued.

"I'm not the partying type. I don't drink alcohol and I have no patience for people that get themselves drunk. No offense by the way," he added as an afterthought.

"None taken. I actually don't drink alcohol either. No matter what I try, it's all just disgusting. There's something about the alcohol that just repulses me."

He snickered and shook his head. "You just keep surprising me. Can I ask you why you wanted to leave the party?"

I took a deep breath and decided to just go ahead and tell him. I kept my gaze locked on the ice cream which was slowly starting to melt.

"Uhm…You already know I know Jacob. What I didn't tell you yet is that I had a crush on him since senior year in high school. I've been trying forever to make him notice me. Tonight I promised Alice and Rose that I would give it one last shot. So when I came in and I saw him making out with a girl, I was just so frustrated. When you found me in the gazebo I just felt compelled to get out of there and somehow I felt like I should get you to come with me. Don't know why."

I glanced up at him from the corner of my eye and noticed a couple of different emotions swirl in his eyes that I couldn't quite pinpoint.

"Huh," was his only comment.

"I'm glad I went here with you. It's nice to finally find someone who I can share this with," I murmured, mostly to myself.

"I'm glad I came with you."

I looked up at him and his smouldering eyes now bored into mine. My breath hitched and all of a sudden the promise I made to Rosalie and Alice seemed like a good idea.

I licked my lips and leaned in slowly. I heard his sharp intake of breath, but his eyes still held mine. I reached up and lightly brushed my lips over his. A searing electricity hummed through me and before I fully realized what was happening, Edward pulled me closer and pressed his lips against mine in earnest.

I felt his tongue graze my bottom lip and with a sigh I allowed him access. Our tongues met and started a slow and sensual rhythm. I wrapped my arms around his neck and fisted my hands in his hair. He pulled me into his lap so I was straddling him. The kiss got more intense and we were both pulling each other impossibly closer.

Someone behind us cleared their throat, pulling us from our tense bubble. Edward pulled back and smiled at me. I grinned back and disentangled myself, taking my seat beside him once again.

Our waitress was smiling brightly at us. "Well, kids, I'm sorry to break up such a lovely couple, but we're closing early tonight. Do you want me to put the ice cream into a carton so you can take it home?"

"Yes, please," Edward croaked.

When we had our container with ice cream we hurried out of the shop laughing loudly. When we were at the car, Edward closed the distance between us and pressed me against the side of the car.

"That, Ms. Swan, was the best kiss ever," he whispered in my ear, making my heart flutter erratically.

He captured my lips again and I was completely lost.

A/N: Second chapter, I hope you like it.

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