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 three: Betrayal
Edward's pov
I can't believe I did that! I can't believe I had the guts to kiss her again.
I shook my head to dispel the crazy thoughts that were spinning around. I had dropped Bella off at her apartment and was now on my way back home. When she turned to get out of the car before, I grabbed her arm and pulled her to me for another kiss.
Never in my life had I been this bold when I liked a girl, but somehow I had felt invincible next to Bella.
When I got back to the house, most of the guests were gone, and to my surprise both Emmett and Jacob were busy cleaning, while Rosalie hung back, watching them.
"Hey," I said quietly, already picking up a few beer bottles at my feet.
"Edward, we need to talk," Jacob said darkly.
I looked up, confused by the anger in his voice and eyes.
"What about?"
"Isabella Swan," he hissed.
"Excuse me?"
"You heard me. Emmett here told me you left with her. What did you do to her?"
"That's none of your damn business, Jacob."
"You prick! That girl is as close to me as my own sisters, tell me what you did to her. NOW!"
I looked at him, completely stunned. As far as I heard, he never mentioned Bella and apparently he had never noticed how infatuated she had been with him. Shit. She had been crushing on him and she was hurt because she saw him kissing another girl. There was no way she liked me for me. I was an escape from this dance she had going on with Jacob.
"I asked you something, Cullen!"
"I heard you, Black." I spat back. "We went out for ice cream, we talked and I drove her home."
He snorted. "I don't care how much of a nerd you are, you stay away from her. You hear me?"
At that comment, Rosalie suddenly lurched forward.
"Are you for real?!" she screeched.
Emmett came up behind her and put his hands on her arms to stop her from doing something stupid. Jacob looked down at her, completely shocked by the venom in her voice.
"What? I need to protect Bella. This guy isn't good enough for her. She deserves someone better."
Rosalie barked a dark laugh. "How many guys have you given this little speech to, Black? Every time a guy asked Bella out on a date? Huh? How many times?"
Jacob smirked. "I may have warned off a few."
"You are unbelievable! Bella has been convinced she was unworthy of attention, she had been pining over you of all people and now you tell me you have been doing your damnedest to keep boys away from her? Do you know how shy she is? Do you know how desperately she wants attention from a man? She might act like she's fine all the time, but me and Alice get to see her pained eyes every time she sees YOU macking on a new girl. Tonight was her last attempt to get your attention and the second we walk in here, you are sucking face with Renesme! So you have absolutely no right whatsoever to deem someone unworthy of Bella! She deserves someone far better that you Jacob fucking Black!"
The room was dead silent after Rosalie's rant. She seemed to realize everything she had just said and all of a sudden she crumpled.
"Oh no..she's going to kill me," she muttered, holding her head in her hands.
Emmett stood there looking down on her in shock and Jacob's mouth was still hanging open. I shook my head at them.
"Stupid pieces of shit," I muttered before kneeling down beside Rosalie and pulling her into my arms to soothe her.
"It's okay Rose. I'm sure if you tell her what happened, she'll understand. I don't exactly know Bella, but she seems like a very understanding person."
Rosalie looked up at me through her tears and took a deep breath. "But she never wanted him to know about all this."
"I know, but it'll be fine. Just be honest with her, she'll get over it. You want me to take you home? I can be there to confirm your story."
I don't know what possessed me to offer something like that, but I wanted to be there to make sure that their friendship would not suffer because of that stupid ass, Black.
Emmett finally found his head and cleared his throat. "You can still stay the night, Rosalie."
Her head snapped up and she glared at him. "No. Edward can take me home and help me explain to Bella what happened."
I helped her to her feet and told her to meet me outside by my car. When she was out of the room I turned back to my room mates.
"Emmett, you are a stupid ass! You know the rule you always sprout? Bros for hoes? Well, the same thing goes for girls. Their best friends go above any guy they might like and it should. Telling her she can spend the night in a situation like this was not your brightest move, man. You'd better make this one up to her, if you want another shot."
Emmett stared incredulously at me, but nodded slowly.
"And, Jacob. Whatever happens between me and Bella, is our own business. I am not going to explain myself to you. So stay out of it."
When I was walking out of the room I heard him mutter under his breath. "We'll see about that, Cullen."
I shook my head at his remark and went to find Rosalie.
Bella's pov
I tentatively opened the door and listened for any signs that Alice and Jasper might be busy. I only heard the faint sound of the television, so I stepped into the hallway and hung my coat in the closet.
I took a deep breath and attempted to hide the smile on my face, but failed miserably. The kisses I shared with Edward tonight, had me feeling giddy and joyous. I never expected to feel this happy about a coupled of kisses, but I did.
When I came into the living room I found a very distraught looking Alice on the couch.
"Hey, Al. Are you okay?" I asked.
Her head snapped in my direction and immediately relief washed over her.
"Oh, Bella! I was worried about you!"
I flopped down next to her and let her hug me for a moment.
"Why were you worried?"
"You left the part with someone you'd just met. And not only that, but half an hour before you found Jacob with yet another girl. Are you okay?"
I smiled. "I'm fine. Edward was really nice to me and we talked over ice cream."
Alice narrowed her eyes at me. "What exactly happened to make you decide to let him whisk you away."
I snorted. "Alice, he didn't whisk me away. I went outside to fume over Jacob and he found me there. When I determined neither of us wanted to be there I asked him to come with me to get an ice cream. It was a spur of the moment thing," I explained with a shrug.
"Bella! I am shocked. You never do spur of the moment things."
I laughed at Alice's mortified expression. "Weren't you and Rose the two people to demand I kiss a guy tonight if I failed to attract Jacob's attention?"
Her eyes bugged out of her head. "You kissed him?"
My ear to ear grin must've tipped her off because she sat back, speechless. Quite a feat, if you ask me.
"Who is he, anyway?" she asked very quietly.
"He is Emmett and Jacob's room mate. His name's Edward and he's a pre-med student."
"He's their room mate? What if this goes any farther, will you be able to handle that?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, if you and Edward start dating and you go over to his place you will eventually run in to Jacob there. Will you be able to handle that?" she asked, searching my face.
I bit my lip. "I don't know. I don't even know if I will ever see Edward again and I'm not sure about what I feel for him. He's really sweet and under that geeky attire, he is really handsome. Argh. I don't know!"
Alice smiled a little and punched my arm. "So how did he kiss?"
I closed my eyes and relived the feeling, sighed contentedly.
"That good, huh?" Alice asked.
I opened my eyes to look at her and grinned widely. "Hell, yes. It was sweet and sensual at the same time. And his hair. O my god, Alice, his hair!"
I groaned at the memory of that sexy tousled coup and the way it felt under my hands.
"What about his hair?" Alice was now snickering.
"He has what you would call, sex-hair. It's always sticking out at odd ends and it just makes my hands itch to run though it. And I did."
Alice squealed and started bouncing in her seat. "Bella! You need to see where this is going. You are just glowing right now! He might be just what you need to get a little more confidence."
I giggled and the giddiness from a little earlier was now starting to overtake me, making me bounce in my sight along with Alice. She asked me to describe our kiss in detail and I reluctantly asked which one.
"What?! You kissed more that once? O, god. Bella what happened to you tonight?"
"I don't know. We were sitting in the gelateria and our eyes locked and it was just like that was this magnetic pull. I couldn't resist it. So I leaned in and softly kissed him. But the moment our lips met it was like some sort of switch turned, because it instantly got heated and I was straddling his lap and kissing him deeply before I knew it."
Alice almost choked on the wine she just sipped and started coughing and gasping for air. I patted her back and waited for her to regain her composure.
"Are you okay, Al?"
She nodded, wiping the wine from her chin.
"Good thing it's white," I murmured, looking down at the wet patch on the sofa.
"Yeah, indeed. So, Bells. You were straddling him in a public place, while shoving your tongue down his throat?"
"No! Yes....Oh, god. The way you say it makes it sound so tacky. I don't know what happened but according to him, it was the best kiss ever."
Alice smacked my head with a throw pillow. "You've got it bad. That smile on your face is just sickening, do you know that? I can't wait to meet him, though."
I rolled my eyes at her and let my mind wander back to Edward.
Edward's pov
When I pulled up to the apartment that Rosalie and Bella shared with Alice, I started to get a little nervous. I looked over at Rosalie and instantly forgot my own nerves. She needed support and I was going to lend it. I just hoped that Bella wouldn't hold that against me.
"Ready?" I asked softly.
"No, but we'd better get it over with anyway."
I nodded and got out the door. I was going to open her door for her, but she was already outside when I reached her side. I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and squeezed it gently.
"It'll be fine," I told her.
She nodded and with a deep breath she started for the stairs. I followed behind her quietly.
Once we were at the door Rosalie faced me and smiled warmly at me.
"Thank you. No matter what happens tonight, I am sure you deserve Bella if she'll have you. Don't listen to Jacob for one second, because he is not the one who can judge that."
"Thank you, Rosalie."
She nodded and then pulled out her key to go inside. Again I trailed silently behind her. From the living room I could hear two female voices, talking softly and I recognized one to be Bella's. She must be in there with Alice.
Rosalie rounded the corner and hovered in the doorway. I gently pushed her into the room and took up my position next to her.
When I looked up at Bella I felt a ridiculous grin spread across my face. She was still in that amazing outfit, but she had kicked of her shoes and had her legs pulled up under her. She had now noticed I was there and the smile she gave me, made my pulse race.
"Edward," she breathed.
"Hi, Bella."
"Why are you here?"
Rosalie stepped forward and sat down on the table in front of Bella.
"He's here because I asked him to come. I have to tell you something."
Bella's face fell and her brows furrowed as she looked from me to Rosalie and back. She sat back in her seat and crossed her arms over her chest.
"What did you need to tell me, Rose?"
Rosalie sucked in a breath. "I was with Emmett when Edward came home. I heard form Alice that you went with him after you saw Jacob and Renesme."
"Is that her name?" Bella asked.
My heart broke a little. She had a crush on Jacob. She was hurt and in pain and because of that she kissed me. There were no feelings behind it form her end. It was just the rebound.
"Yes. But that's not important. When Edward came home, Jacob flew into a fury. He demanded that Edward tell him what he did to you and Edward told him to mind his own business. I was curious myself, but the way Jacob responded just made no sense."
Bella looked at me for a moment and I smiled apologetically at her. She looked back at Rosalie and then at Alice. Alice was just as confused as Bella, so they both turned back to Rosalie.
"When Edward explained you two had gone out for ice cream and he had dropped you off at the apartment, Jacob told him to piss off. He told him to stay away from you, because he was not good enough for you. Can you believe that, Bella? He told Edward to stay away form you! He said you were like his baby sister and he was looking out for you, but Bells he never even talks to you."
Bella looked furious for a moment but then she composed herself, because she probably knew there was more to this story.
"What happened next, Rose?"
Rosalie started picking at the hem of her top and took another deep breath. "I asked him if he did this to other guys and he admitted that he scared some of them away. Bella every boy that had an interest in you, didn't even get a chance to ask you out because of him. He doesn't acknowledge you, but he does see it fit to make sure you never date."
Bella's hands clenched to fists and her lips were in a tight line.
"Rose, tell us what happened next," Alice urged, sensing Bella's raising anger.
"I tore into him. Told him he had no right to do that to you. That he didn't see the pain you felt for never being asked out on a date, or the pain her causes every time he flaunts another girl in your face. I told him he doesn't deserve you."
Bella's cheeks flamed. "You told him I had a crush on him?" she hissed.
"Yes," Rosalie whispered, looking down at her hands.
"Rose! Why? I begged you never ever to say that to him! Do you know how uncomfortable Christmas is going to be from now on? God, every time I go up to Forks to visit my dad he always comes with me. I can't face him now. What were you thinking Rose?"
"I wasn't thinking."
"Apparently," Bella snapped.
"I'm sorry, Bella. It just flew out of my mouth when he admitted that he has deliberately sabotaged all possibilities for you to get over him. And I thought that maybe you were finally ready to do that. Especially when you left with Edward. Maybe now that you have him.." Rosalie trailed off.
"Excuse me?" Bella jumped up off the couch. "Now that I have him? Rose, we've gone for ice cream. We kissed, that's all. I don't have him!"
When those words left her mouth I knew what I needed to know. Without a word I turned on my heel and walked out of the apartment, slamming the door behind me.
I can't believe that this is the first girl I kissed.