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A/N: I'm surprised no one asked about the tattoo on his chest and why talking about his dad made him upset. I guess everyone was too excited about the tattoos instead. There won't be any more reveal of the other tattoos until later. It's time for Edward to find out more about Bella...well as much as he can get out of her. ;)
"You've only showed my six. Where are the others?" I asked.
He smirked and grabbed his shirt off the arm of the couch. "Maybe I should keep the others a mystery for now."
"Why, are they in intimate places you wouldn't want to show anyone?" I asked in a teasing tone.
He laughed and shook his head. "No. Maybe I just want to keep a little bit of mystery since you are still such a mystery to me." I rolled my eyes and huffed while crossing my arms against my chest. Of course he had to bring it up again.
"What do you want to know?" I asked, deciding to give in a little.
"Well, I did just show you six personal parts of me. Why don't you tell me six personal things about yourself?"
Serously? He wanted to know six personal things about me? What personal things could I tell him? I couldn't tell him anything too personal so I tried to think of the basics. "I'm twenty-five, I didn't go to college, I work at the local diner ran by Rose McCarty, or as we like to call her the, The Slave Driver, my best friend since practically birth is Alice Whitlock, I've had so many accidents or close calls in my life that most people wonder how I'm still alive, and my dad is the police chief, but you already knew that I'm sure."
"Actually, I already knew all of those things about you," he pointed out sounding disappointed. "I read your medical chart. I know how old you are and what you do for a living as well as how many times you've been to the ER with something wrong. I have to admit I'm sort of surprised you're still walking with some of the accidents you've had." My eyes narrowed and I let out an irritated breath through my nose. "What I really want to know are things no one knows. Something truly personal."
I thought about it for a moment and wondered what exactly I could tell him. "I don't like broccoli?" I answered but made it sound more like a question than an answer. He shook his head and raised an eyebrow. "What, it's something most people don't know. Not even my parents know. I used to stuff the broccoli in my napkin and throw it away. They never knew." I smiled an innocent smile hoping that would appease him.
"What did you want to be growing up?" he asked. Apparently he was going to ask me questions now instead of waiting for me to give him answers I wasn't going to give.
"A princess, like every little girl," I replied. He laughed.
"What's your most accomplished moment?"
"Having one of my short stories published."
"Could I read that one?" he wondered.
I shrugged my shoulders and smiled. "If you can find the old magazine it was published in," I replied.
"Is it about dragons also?"
"No," I answered.
"What's your most embarrassing moment?"
I had to think about that one for a moment. "There are too many to think of just one." I pulled my knees up to my chest almost in a defensive stance. I didn't like this question.
"Just try to think of one of the worst," he encouraged not letting me out of this question.
I played with a strand of my hair, twirling it with my fingers and looking anywhere but at his face. "Probably my first kiss."
He laughed again. "Your first kiss was your most embarrassing moment? What happened?"
"I was fourteen and this guy I liked finally started to show some interest in me. We were at a movie with a bunch of other friends and he held my hand which I thouexciting the most exciting thing ever. Then he leaned over to kiss me and just as our lips touched I started to sneeze. I sneezed all over to his face and couldn't stop sneezing. It turned out the cologne he doused himself with I was allergic to and being that close to him made me sneeze. He flipped out and never talked to me again."
"Are you allergic to my cologne?" he asked tilting his head up so I could smell him. I found it sweet and leaned in a little closer to smell him. Thankfully whatever he was wearing didn't make me sneeze. I actually really liked the way he smelled and moved in even closer to take in his scent. His scent was not very strong and smelled like a light mixture of spices, soap, and sea breeze.
I noticed his breathing seemed rapid and when I looked up at him he was watching me with a sultry, needy expression. I backed up and smiled shyly hoping for the best but fearing the worst. If he wanted to kiss me I was more than willing but I knew somehow I would screw it up. What if he was just a typical guy who wanted one thing and I didn't mean anything to him? I promised myself I wouldn't let that happen not even for him. "I think you're good. No sneezing this time."
He cleared his throat and chuckled nervously before taking another swig of his beer. "I think maybe I should go. It's getting late and I have to work tomorrow."
"Yeah, I have to work in the morning also," I agreed. "Thank you for dinner. And I'm sorry for spilling food all over you earlier."
"It's not something you need to apologize for, it was only an accident. Besides, it gave me the excuse to get to know you better. I still want to know about this dragon book so hopefully at some point you'll be able to trust me more."
I giggled and shook my head. "I don't know if that will ever happen."
"Well, we did just spend almost two hours together and you didn't have one accident the entire time. That has to mean something. Maybe I'm good luck for you."
For some reason his words were kind of offensive to me. It was as if he was waiting for something to happen to me. Like maybe the only reason he was here was to make fun of me when something did happen. I was just a freak show to him. I actually started to think he was different but maybe not.
A/N: I know 1 step forward 2 steps back. She's very guarded and doesn't trust people easily. He will break through though, just give it time.
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