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Where Are You Now
Chapter 24 – Desperate
(BPOV)
It's confirmed.
Alice is really staying with Jasper. I knew it, Jasper could not resist Alice.
Alice called me yesterday and she asked a little help from me. She asked me what job she could get so that she could pay for her college.
I instantly became mad when she mentioned about working. She's not for that. I know how hard it is to study and work at the same time, and I don't want Alice to experience that. Her grades would surely suffer.
She told me that she wants to be independent and she wants to do things on her own. That's good, but really, it's not the lifestyle that she's used to. She can be independent while still taking help from our parents. I mean, they can sustain her needs for college.
So we talked for five hours straight. I insisted her to get home already because mom is not marrying her to that guy anymore. She was shocked by that, and she wouldn't believe me at first. I explained her that mom doesn't want her to be unhappy and she misses her.
In the end I won.
She will be coming home, but she said that I should give her a few more days. I agreed, what else could I do? At least she's coming home already.
You must be thinking that I'm taking my parent's side right now that's why I'm convincing Alice to go home. But I'm not. I only want what's best for her, and it's really the best if she would just come home. Both her and mom and thinking immaturely. Mom thinks that by marrying Alice to a rich man, she will be happy and secure. But she's wrong. Alice could only be happy when she's with the one she loves. Mom should not keep Alice from the outside world.
I'm glad that Alice learned something from being away from our parents, from being away from security. She told me that she learned how to do things on her own. She said that it's like Jasper and her are a married couple that lives on the same house. She cooks dinner before Jasper comes back from work. I wonder if she knows Jasper's career yet. She told me that even though Jasper doesn't tell her that he likes her, she can feel it. She told me everything that he has done for her, and she exaggerated it as if Jasper is a prince charming.
Anyway, Edward underwent three batches of the therapy. He told me it did not do anything to him. It didn't bring him any single piece of memory.
I reported that to Carlisle, and he said that we really have to do things manually. We have to go to the memorable places that he's been to, and repeat things that he's done in the past eight years.
So the places that we have to go to are: Emmett's bar (you know why), the church were Edward and Camilla got married, the orphanage in Montana, my house in Forks, and Sicily. That's just a few places, because we can't take a tour around the world just like what he and Camilla did. I really hope those places would give him even a few pieces of memories that he have lost.
So the first nearest place that we should go is to Emmett's bar.
I'm pretty sure that our meeting was something memorable to him, but in a different way. Rose, Em and I planned it all. We would give him drinks until he's drunk, of course we'll pretend to drink, but all we're going to drink is iced tea. Why? Because it has the same color as a beer. Oh well, when he's drunk already, when he passed out, I'm going to bring him to the hotel where it happened. Of course, we won't do anything! I will not dare to do a repeat performance.
I know that plan is mortifying, but that's the only thing that I can think of right now. I've thought of this before but I didn't actually think that we are really going to do this. But I'm desperate now, his amnesia really sucks. I'm actually getting tired of all the questions that he would ask me. I think I know his life now more than him. It's like I know him from his origin until now even though I've been with him for only three months.
So the plan would be tonight.
We drove Emerald to Esme and Carlisle's house for she would be staying there for the night. They also know our plan for tonight that's why they agreed to take care of Emerald for us.
I told him the directions to Emmett's bar, and soon we got there.
The place haven't changed that much.
It's was just like yesterday when I've been here… Okay, Bella, stop reminiscing.
"Let's go?" Edward asked nicely. I didn't notice that he went out to open the door for me. I gave him a thankful smile as he helped me to go out.
We walked together, our hands entwined, towards the familiar glass doors. When we got in, Emmett and Rose welcomed us. They brought us to the booth where Edward was before. In the darkest corner of the floor.
I'm freaking excited and nervous right now. I hope our plan will work.
But there was a hitch. Emmett's maid called him, she told him that their son is sick and looks like he needs to be brought to the hospital. Emmett and Rose went home, leaving me and Edward alone. But the plan could not be cancelled now. I just have to do this alone.
The waiter knows what to serve me and Edward. Iced tea for me and whiskey for Edward.
So the evening officially began. They started serving us the drinks, and I tried my best to act normal…as it I don't have anything planned later.
We talked about from the important things to the most nonsense things. I'm so glad that I'm natural at this. I almost forgot that we have a plan because I was really enjoying talking to Edward.
Not long, after Edward had so many shots of whiskey. He started blabbing incoherent things. Just a few more moments, he moved and he sat beside me.
"Bella, I love you," he whispered to my ear.
"Yeah, I know," I said nervously.
He is dangerously so near to me. Well, this is not part of the plan. He should've passed out now. If it's me, I wouldn't be able to last any longer. What's wrong with him?
He wrapped an arm around my waist and he pulled me closer to him.
"Edward, what are you doing?" I hissed.
He pulled me even closer and he crushed his mouth to mine. I just froze as he moves his lips against mine. Damn his lips felt so good against mine.
I'm not giving up! I repeated the words to into my brain over and over again like a mantra.
But when I felt him tug my bottom lip, that's when I lost it all.
I gave in and I started kissing him back. I didn't know when my hands reached his head, but I'm tugging his hair really tight, I'm afraid that I might actually pull it off. His hands were all over me, and I didn't even do anything to stop him. For goodness' sake, we're making out in a bar where there are many people that may see us.
This scene is so familiar to me. Exactly what it felt four years ago, except I wasn't drunk right now and I have real feelings for him.
When I felt his hand slip inside my blouse, I came back to reality.
I pulled away from him, and he gave me a disappointed look.
"Edward, let's get out of here," I said hurriedly as I took his hands and drag him downstairs.
When we are at the parking lot, I asked him for his car keys and he asked why. I didn't answer him; I just insisted that he should give it to me.
Soon, we hit the road and I started driving into a familiar direction.
"Bella, where are we going?" Edward asked for the fifth time.
So I decided to finally answer him, "To a familiar place."
So what's gonna happen to drunk Edward and sober Bella? ;)
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