AN- Sorry for the delay dear readers. School has been hell lately and my professor in math is offering extra credit for tutoring hours at the CAS which I couldn't pass up. I am working on the next chapter right now.
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Robin's eyes protested at opening but her body was being shaken and the rhythm to her sleep was gone. "What?" she groaned. "Time to get ready for school." Edward grinned down at her. Robin fumbled for her phone at the side of the pallet and noticed it was fifteen till six. "It is five forty five, wake me at six thirty." she grumbled closing her eyes and turning over. "Well Esme is making you waffles, and you have to let your dogs out before school." Edward said the amusement in his voice grating. "Waffles?" Robin sighed. "Waffles, come on you don't want to hurt her feelings." Edward said shaking her.
"Fine I am up." she said sitting up. "There was that so hard?" he asked tickling under her chin. Robin smacked him with her battered bear growling. Edward laughed and pulled her to her feet. "Shower is through there." he pointed. Robin dropped her bear on the pallet and pulled her bag dragging it behind her as she went.
She showered making due with Edward's meager bathroom supplies that didn't smell inherently like a man. Once she was finished she dressed and applied her make up. "Do you have mousse?" she called from the bathroom. "No." Edward replied. Of course not. She sighed hoping her hair wouldn't be to dry to apply it in once she went to let the dogs out.
"Edward what time is it?" she asked poking her head out into the room. Edward was gone, he had just been in there. "Awesome." she sighed leaving the bathroom her pajamas in hand. She sat down on his couch and pulled her socks on to realize she didn't bring sock shoes but ballet flats. "Double awesome." she sighed starting to pull her shocks off.
She looked up hearing a cough and Edward was sitting in the window. "I let Jade and Butternut out." he grinned tossing her can of mousse and a pair of her Chuck Taylor shoes. "You climbed out the window?" she asked fumbling with the objects after failing to catch all three. "Well you wanted mousse, and you grabbed socks last night, but no shoes to go with them." he shrugged. "Well, that was up and above the call of duty." she said sourly putting mousse in her palm then shaking it through her curls wildly.
"A thank you, no?" he laughed. "Someone is not a morning person." he laughed. She shrugged and started to pull her shoes on after fixing her socks. "No spunky sarcastic remark? Not even bear battery?" he asked. Robin shook her head standing up. She started to put her book back in her bag deciding to leave her clothes and laptop for pick up later.
She blinked and pushed her glasses up her nose only to realize she had left them at home and was wearing contacts. "Don't." she grunted as Edward started to move out of the window. "But you want your glasses, and I could let the dogs back in. Then we wouldn't even have to swing by there. You could enjoy your breakfast." he teased. "This is fine." she shrugged, though she did want her glasses and it was sweet that he was willing to get them and brave her fat barking dogs.
"Breakfast!" Esme called from downstairs. Robin yawned and stood up. "You go ahead, I want to get ready." Edward shooed her. Robin simply stood and left the room clomping down the stairs. "Morning, how did you sleep?" Esme asked setting a plate of waffles down in front of her. "Good, thanks for the food." she nodded started to butter them up. Esme poured her a glass of milk and sat warm syrup by her plate.
"Edward mentioned they were your favorite." she smiled sitting down to read the paper. Alice and Rosalie came into the kitchen grinning. "You sleep with a teddy bear?" Alice asked giggling. Robin shot her a look before starting to pour on syrup. She couldn't believe Edward had told on her like that. "You were so adorable cuddling it while you slept." she laughed. "Alice, I swear…" Robin started then her mouth dropped open.
Both Alice and Rosalie looked amazing. She suddenly felt ugly in her punky outfit and pushed her plate away and Esme pushed it back towards her. "You should eat, you had blood lose and a stressful night." she smiled. "Speaking of which how is Jasper?" Robin asked cutting herself a bite. "He is fine now, he just wants to take a day to be sure." Esme said patting her hand not concentrating on eating.
"Yes, this is Doctor Cullen, Emmett and Jasper aren't feeling well today. I am afraid they will not be in." Carlisle said speaking into his phone entering the kitchen. Robin just sat silent eating while Rosalie glared at her over the paper she was reading. That was all she needed the blonde bombshell goddess being pissed at her. Carlisle snapped her phone shut and then smiled at Robin. "I trust you slept well." She nodded and sipped her milk. "Good." he said sitting down picking up some of the paper.
Robin put her fork down sighing. It was awkward being the only one eating in a room of perfect people. "Sorry, about the whole thing last night." she shrugged. "You mean where Edward got to drive the Lotus?" Rosalie asked. Robin made a face, that was what she was pissed about? "I was talking about the blood letting, but that too I guess."
"Well you are the only one who has driven the Aston Martin." Edward pointed out entering the kitchen. He sat Robin's book bag beside her as well as her glasses. Robin sighed shaking her head, now she would have to throw her contacts away with no where to put them. Edward grinned and slid her contacts case to her. "You just think of everything don't you?" she grinned shaking her head.
"I could pack you a lunch if you would like." Esme offered clearing her plate away leaving the milk. "No it is cool, school food is…" Robin shrugged, what could you really defend school food with. "That would be nice Esme." Edward sat sitting down taking out his copy of Dracula to make notes. "You don't have to." Robin shook her head. "Well I am sure it would be better for you if she did." Carlisle said softly as Esme started to bustle. "I don't want to be a bother…" Robin protested. "It is nothing Esme really likes that sort of thing." Alice giggling wiggling her brows at Edward.
"Whatever." Robin yawned. She opened her contacts case and removed her contacts plunking them into the saline and closed the lid slipping her glasses on. By the time she had done so a little white paper bag lunch sat in front of her. "You do know I know that your vampires, and all this food your not going to eat, so it is all just for show right?" she asked rubbing her temples. Esme frowned slightly and sighed. "Well I will admit I got a little carried away, it is just that you are a growing girl. You can't live off of take out." "So now I have two housefuls of food to eat?" Robin laughed.
On one hand it was incredibly sweet, on the other she was going to get fat. "You wont get fat." Edward chuckled. "You stay out of my head." she growled. "It is much easier when your half asleep then when your mind is racing a million miles an hour." he shrugged. "Yeah well take that." she said picturing herself naked. Edward froze and looked at her. "Yeah, that is right, my secret anti-Edward weapon."
"Oh, that will just make him look more." Rosalie chuckled. "Speaking of which when do I get my pillows back Edward?" Robin laughed. "You pillow blocked the whole house didn't you?" He shrugged. "Well today, I ordered bed clothes and a bed for Robin's comfort. They should arrive today." "I will look out for them." Esme nodded. "You guys are to good at this whole thing you know that?" Robin asked standing up stretching. "We have had a long time to perfect it." Rosalie grinned.
Robin noticed Alice was being strangely quite and waved her hand in front of her face. "She having an aneurysm?" "No she is seeing something." Edward said putting his book down. "They make it back in one piece. But… the bear doesn't pull through fluff everywhere." Alice held in her giggles as she pretended to dry her tears. She looked at Edward still angry he had blown her secret then back at Alice. "They came in and checked on you when they got home." Edward held up his hands in defense.
Robin sighed and stood up, she didn't have to take this sort of ribbing from a gorgeous vampire. "Alice." Edward snapped. "It's fine. Thank you for breakfast and lunch Esme. I'll see you guys later, tell Jasper I am sorry when he gets in?" "Of course." Esme nodded. Robin turned stuffing her contacts case in her pocket and grabbing her purse and back pack before walking towards the door.
"Come on she is just teasing, don't leave." Edward said moving behind her stripping her of her bags. "Edward I don't want to spend the rest of the day being teased about Doodle." Robin said matter-of-factly placing her hands on her hips. "She wont say another word I promise." he said wrapping his arms around her looping them through the arcs of her own arms. "Besides, your hand." he smiled resting his head on her shoulder. Robin sighed and shook her head. "My hand is not so hurt that I can't drive. It might have never been, it could all be a scheme so you could drive me around." Robin mused trying to pull free of him. His prodigious strength held her in place so he could place kisses at the nape of her neck. Robin nearly melted in place. "Cheater." she grumbled feeling his lips form a smile against her neck.
"We should get going. I need to swing my things by my house." Robin groaned unhappily. "Already taken care of." he said planting a last cool kiss on her neck. "I bet the dogs were super pissed all those visits sans me." She giggled as Edward pulled his arms from around her. "They weren't happy." he grinned at her. "They wouldn't listen to a word I said when I tried to lay down the rules." Robin laughed and shook her head.
"Are we going to leave or are you going to make out all day?" Rosalie asked brusquely. "Let's go." Robin nodded bending to pick up her back pack that was quickly whisked way by Edward. "Thank you." she simply sighed shaking her head. She knew he was just being gentlemanly but she wasn't accustomed to having things carried for her.
They got into the car and Robin sat up front gazing out the window. Edward was so different then any boy she had ever dated and her one serious relationship. Then again he was unlike anyone she had ever met. They all were and more then just technically. It was more their ease and the open comfort she loved about being around them.
Once they were at school Robin got out and looked into the car. "Guys coming?" she asked. "I need to talk to the girls, we'll be in." Edward nodded once. "Ok." she made a face feeling Edward might be about to scold them. She shouldered her bag and made sure she had her lunch and entered the building.
Leaning against her locker was a tall wiry muscled guy with short curly hair and a beard. His face lit up as she approached. "Hey Robs." he said hugging her smelling of muscle pain crème and sweat. "Colten." she nodded biting her lower lip. Colten Penrod had been her one serious boyfriend, a regular perfect guy. He had amazing grades, was in several sports and President of their class. They had separated shortly after her parents had passed because Robin asked for some space.
"So…" he brushed some of her hair from her face. "Your using a new shampoo." he commented. Of course the one day she showered not in her own shower he would get close to her. "Anyway, so Homecoming is coming up. I know you said you wanted some space and I think I have been really good about giving it to you. So I was wondering if you would reward me by going to the dance with me."
Robin felt her face crumble. They had been a good fit when she had been a shiny happy person, but now. "Come on Robs don't make that face. What are you going to do not go to the dance?" he asked. Robin pulled away and sighed. "Someone already asked me." she said quietly. Colten pushed Robin against her locker looking down into her eyes. "Did you say yes?" he asked. Robin looked away not wanting to hurt him.
"Who?" he asked hitting the locker beside her. Robin faced him her lips pursed. "We aren't dating …" she started, he hit the locker again. "No, who is it? I have been crazy for you ever since we were kids. You wanted space and I gave it to you, now some guy sweeps in and takes my place who is it? Jeff? David?" he yelled. "I asked for space because you can't give me the things I need!" Robin yelled back at him.
"You didn't even give me a chance. So who is it who is this guy you decide was so worth your time?" He yelled spittle building at the corner of his mouth. "Hey!" Edward shouted from the far end of the hall. Colten's head snapped to look at Edward and then back at Robin. "Him? You're with him now?" he asked shaking his head. "Colten, you need to calm down, come on let's just go outside and talk." Robin said picking up his hand.
Colten pulled his hand away and took Robin's face in his hand squishing her face in his large powerful hands. "Did you do it? Did you loose it to him?" he asked. Robin shook her head. "No, but it was never going to be you." Robin said her jaw set despite the crushing pressure there. Edward pulled Colten from her and pushed him back. "You know what? I don't need this! I don't need you. Be careful man she'll rip your heart out." Colten said pulling the bottom of his jacket and turning stalking away.
"Wow, he has a big boy temper on him." Alice chuckled. Robin nodded rubbing her jaw. "He is always has had a jealous streak." "Are you alright?" Edward asked gently touching her chin turning it inspecting the red pressure prints. "Yeah, I am peachy keen." She nodded. It would take a lot more then that to phase her. "Well that is one way to announce you're dating." Rosalie laughed. "For sure, right?" Robin laughed.
"That's all you have to say?" Edward asked a little anger creeping into his face. "Well, I can't say anything. I asked him for space because I needed someone he couldn't be for me. I was too much of a wreck to really deal with it. I knew he wasn't going to move on he has been in love with me since like Kindergarten." she sighed. "I have no one to blame but myself. I should have handled it better. I really didn't think he would react so…" Robin shrugged because she had no words for the scene that had unfolded.
"Are you upset with me?' she asked looking at Edward feeling a blush come up into her cheeks. What if he thought she was a monster for leaving him dangling over the months, for breaking it off like that, scared she would break his heart. Edward shook his head and pressed his cool lips to her forehead. "No, not at all. At least I know your awake now." he teased. "Well as sweat as this is I don't want to be late." Rosalie said peeling away from them.
"We should get going too." Robin nodding hearing the first bell. "So what dress are you wearing to Homecoming?" Alice asked looking over at Robin. "I don't…" "Robin don't say it." Edward interrupted. "Don't say what?" Alice asked her eyes narrowing. "For real don't say what? That I don't have a dress picked out yet?" she made a face her expression eclipsed by Alice squealing in delight. "Oh, I see your point." Robin grumbled. "As if he could have hidden an opportunity to shop from me." Alice chattered.
As they made their way to class Alice continued to chatter on about dresses. Even through class she sent rapid fire text messages to Robin's phone about dresses while Robin took notes. By the time class was through she never wanted to see the word dress again.
"So after school you, Rose, and I will go get dresses. Is the shopping good in Chicago?" Alice asked as they walked to Envio Bio. "I guess, but that is like a seven hour drive, we wouldn't get there in time to shop, and it would eat up the whole freaking night." Robin shook her head. "We could fly out of KCI." Alice suggested. "And I would spend a bunch of money on a dress I would wear once?" "Didn't you mention you had a bunch of your Mom's designer dresses?" Edward suggested. "Yeah, but she had a boob job, so she was more endowed." Robin pointed out. "It is not that big of a deal, I can just get something from Macy's." Robin shrugged. "Like everyone else? Not! We can look at what you have, and if it is acceptable we can get the bust taken in." Alice smiled. "If not it is Chicago." Alice grinned evilly.
"Alice has a passion for this sort of thing." Edward shrugged as Robin looked to him for help. "You could have given a girl some warning." Robin shot at him. "Why this is going to be fun." Alice insisted as they took seats at the lab tables trying desperately to squeeze all three at one lab table. They manage pretty well considering Edward and Alice only had to pretend to work while Robin actually worked. All the while rumors swirling that Edward had stolen Robin from Colten. Robin didn't understand she and Colten hadn't been together for months.
"Your book is coming along rather nicely." the aid remarked as he passed Edward and Robin's book. "I hope she isn't being to tough on you." he said cheerfully. "Actually Robin and Edward are getting along so well she is going to be his baby mama." Alice joked. "Well…" the aid just turned laving them alone. Robin started to laugh and shake her head. "Baby mama…" Robin giggled starting to pack her things away before the bell would sound. "That was evil." "What?" Alice asked grinning devilishly at them. "Your hopeless." Edward sighed.
"Well, you two make it so easy." Alice laughed. Robin sighed standing as the bell rang. Edward grabbed her things to carry. "Wouldn't want to harm junior in there." Alice said patting Robin's stomach. Whispers started to fire up and Robin yanked her things from Edward. "I hate you so much right now." Robin said stalking out of the room.
She sat her things on a table pushed against the wall and retrieved her book to sit in the ring of chairs for the class discussion and opened her book. She started to take notes where she had left off not looking over as Edward sat on one side of her and Alice on the other side. "Go away." she hissed. Edward started to rise but Robin shook her head. "I didn't mean you, I like you." she smiled looking over at him. "I just wanted to remind you of that. So if you like me why does it matter what people say about us?" he grinned. Robin sighed feeling her anger fizzle away. "You couldn't let me be angry for two seconds?" she asked crinkling her nose. Edward just shrugged.
Once the bell rang and people had settled in they started to discuss the first couple chapters. Less then half the class had done the assigned reading and they were assigned a silent reading hour with essays due on Monday. "This is ridiculous." Robin growled moving back to the table where her things were. "Well, it is a punishment." Edward said softly. "Yeah, for not doing something I did." she shot back.
"Mister Cullen and Miss Gann, this is to be a silent reading hour." the owl like literature teacher snapped at them. "Well, seeing as how I did the assigned reading, I figured I could use the time at my leisure." Robin shrugged. "That is not the case, in fact you may double the length of your essay beings you feel you have so much leisure time in this area of learning." The teacher fumed. "Oh so now, I am being punished because these kids didn't do the assignment, and doubly so because I feel it is an injustice? How very innovative your curriculum is. Very chic and ultra Communistic." Robin winked ignoring Edward's cool hand on her own.
She watched as Ms. Martin's face turned red behind her huge magnification coke bottle glasses. "I know go to the office." She stood up and grabbed her bag and purse. She shrugged making an innocent face as Edward and Alice's looks questioned her. "Enough of your theatrics, get out of my class this instant!" Ms. Martin bellowed. Robin turned on the heel of her Chucks and started to walk out of the room.
"Miss Gann? Oh normally you don't get kicked out of Literature." Mrs. Lockheart commented as Robin entered the office. "Well you see I don't think I should have to write a punishment essay, not when I was one of the people who did the reading." Robin said taking a hold of the copy the announcements. "It is just an essay, I have seen you write essays for your college applications until the cows come home." Mrs. Lockheart chided. "It is just an essay, but is the principal of the thing. We shouldn't hand out punishments to everyone for the mistakes of a few. That is what totalitarians do, and I am pretty sure that going to community college a billion years ago doesn't give her that right. Well I guess I shouldn't have called her a communist, but I doubted she knows the difference of regimes." Robin said sitting the copy down.
"Robin! You did not call Ms. Martin a Commie did you?" the elderly assistant asked. Robin nodded and extended her hands as if to say it was no big deal. "You know, your academic…" "Yeah yeah, won't protect me forever, rad amounts of sorry but not today." Robin finished up the dialog they had on a retinue basis. "Robin…" Mrs. Lockheart began. "Look, it is no big deal. Unless you guys start punishing me none of this follows to college and I have a year and some change, ok a lot of change to be here. So either start really dealing with my attitude problem or stop lecturing me on it. It's getting old real fast." Robin snapped.
She looked down feeling her hip starting to vibrate. Discreetly she pulled it out and checked her phone an incoming text message. Was that really necessary? From Edward of course. Robin just smiled and slipped the phone into her pocket and looked at Mrs. Lockheart as the bell rang. "Well I guess, I'll be seeing you a little later, or tomorrow at the latest." Robin winked. "
Mrs. Lockheart sighed and waved the girl on. Making sure she had her sacked lunch in hand Robin pranced to the cafeteria and sat down at a table. Soon Alice and Edward sat down at her table. "How was the rest of class?" Robin asked grinning. "Boring, all Ms. Martin did was sit down at her desk and started filling out papers." Alice shrugged. "Oh papers, sound dangerous." Robin chuckled starting to unpack her lunch. There was a sandwich, apple sauce, and carrot sticks, it was a little grade school but still cute. "Robin, I think your going to get detention or something." Edward said softly. Robin shrugged and shook her head. There was no way on Earth she was going to get detention. "I am serious, she was furious." Edward sighed.
"Whatever, even if I do what is the worse that can happen?" Robin asked. "What are we talking about?" Rosalie asked sitting down. "Nothing much, I might get a whole detention." Robin chortled. "Oh someone not take a shine to your personality?" Rosalie asked. "She called our teacher a Communist." Alice laughed. "She started it." Robin shrugged.
Edward scoffed and pretended to take a bite of his food. "What she did. She assigned an essay over our chapters from Dracula because pretty much no one did the reading. I thought it was unfair. I did the reading, why do I get a punishment? Then she was like well blah blah double your essay and I pretty much called her teaching method out and named her a Communist. Which to be fair is inaccurate but it sounded bitchin." Robin laughed biting into a carrot stick.
"Wow, that is special. Only you." Rosalie shook her head. "What can I say it's part of my charm." Robin shrugged it off. "Well not to change topics or anything but guess what, Robin has a closet full of couture dresses she is going to model for us." Alice said excitedly. "Really?" Rosalie asked tossing her hair over her shoulder. Robin sighed, awesome dresses again. She looked at Edward pleading for help.
Edward opened his mouth but Rosalie shook her head. "Oh no, your not getting out of it that easy." she laughed. "Awesome, but yeah. I guess fashion show at my house for a stupid homecoming dress." she sighed. "Homecoming isn't stupid." Alice said flatly. "You just like it because you two get to wear fancy dresses." Robin replied. "You act like that is a bad thing." Rosalie smiled.
"Well for those of us less beauty inclined it is lame." Robin shrugged looking at Edward who raised his brow. "You know your are gorgeous." he said softly. "On the inside." she said playfully. "But so who are you two going with?" Robin asked pointing her spoon at Alice and Rosalie. "Well, we are going stag." Alice grinned. "With your brothers." Robin made a face and stuck her tongue out gagging.
"Hey your going with our brother." Alice laughed. Robin blushed and looked down at her apple sauce. "Aw look how cute." Alice chuckled. Robin sighed and looked at Edward wondering if they really had to go. Edward grinned at her lopsidedly and nodded. "Some help you are." she grumbled throwing a carrot stick at Edward.
Once she was done Edward stood to throw her things and his half "eaten" food away. "I don't see what the big deal is. I mean what are we going to do? Dinner then a dance?" she asked making a face once he sat back down. It was so awkward being the only person eating. "We don't have to do dinner." Edward replied looking at her. "So then why do we have to do the dance?" she asked changing her voice to be soft and even.
"Oh no, come on it will be fun. We can get our nails done." Alice her voice trying to sound appealing. Robin couldn't help it and laughed out loud looking at her short trimmed nails. "Oh that is going to so oddles of fun." She didn't see the point of something so trivial. "I just am not really excited about this sort of thing." Robin shrugged. "Well you should be your seventeen." Rosalie pointed out. "But an atypical seventeen." Robin argued. "So it is time to get a little typical." Alice grinned. "Ouch double team." Edward chuckled.
Robin just bowed her head in resignation. "It really will be better if you just give in. You might even have fun." Edward teased. She felt her whole face flush when his icy pale hand moved to her intertwining his thin fingers with her own. It was the first couply thing they had done. Before they were official Edward had carried her things and walked her to class, but hand holding was a big public step.
It was a little strange, to sit there in public and pretend that they were a normal couple. Edward was a vampire, a fact that Robin knew and had come to terms with. Somehow it seemed they should be doing something more harlequin like stealing off into the night making love while Edward fed from her. She noticed she had absent mindedly been rubbing the back of his palm with her thumb and realized she preferred it this way. "Me too." Edward said softly kissing her cheek.
"Wow, now isn't that adorable?" A voice cut into the moment. Colten. For a second it had been just the two of them in an incredibly enduring moment. "Hey Colt." Robin nodded, she could feel Edward's body tense through the length of his arm. "Look, I am sorry I man handled you a bit this morning. That's all." he shrugged. "Well it's…." she paused, unsure of what to say. It wasn't ok, and it was a big deal, what could she really say? "nice for you to come out and admit you were wrong." she said finally. "I wasn't wrong." he snapped. The tension in the air was thick and Edward started to clench his hand so much it hurt her own.
Instantly Edward relented and let go of her hand. "I can understand your upset. But you have no excuse for touching her the way you did this morning. Frankly, I can see why she put off telling you it was over for so long if that is how your going to react." Edward said calmly but the danger was clearly in his voice. Robin looked to Colten biting her lip. She could feel his jealously boiling and seething off of him. Both of the boys staring one another in the eye like a bad movie standoff.
When the lunch bell rang a minute later Robin sighed and rubbed Edward's arm. "Edward are you going to walk me?" she asked softly. Colten blinked and looked over at her and Edward stood collecting her things. "I will see you guys later." Rosalie nodded leaving. "Later." Robin nodded as Alice repeated her actions. Edward and Colten were both silent as Edward started to move towards her so the trio could go while Colten watched his jaw clenched.
"He is sort of brave… you have to admit." Alice said taking her arm interlinking it with Robin's. Robin nodded, it would take brass ones to stare down Edward. "Edward was throwing his boyfriend A game that is for sure." she laughed looking over at Edward silently walking beside them. "Alice why don't you go on ahead." Robin said pausing unraveling her arm from the best friend embrace Alice had locked them in.
Alice looked at her then at Edward and nodded. "See you guys in a few." Alice left them standing and Robin moved to Edward and kissed his cheek. "You ok?" she asked. "Yes." Edward said curtly. "You don't seem ok." Robin shrugged and made a face. "Well, he just every time he thinks about you it is like you're a thing." Edward sighed. "Like his favorite toy." Robin bit her lip and made a face. "Well why do you think I didn't sleep with him." She picked up his hand from his pocket and kissed the cool back of it. "Just lets not think about it kay? I mean what is he going to do attack you? Hit me? I don't know about you Mister Cullen but I can handle myself in a fight." Robin chuckled.
Edward sighed and nodded. "Besides, I have my own patent pending knight in shining armor." Robin said softly. "You are so strange at times.' Edward smiled lopsided at her. "Isn't that why you are so attracted to me? I am going to warn you right now it isn't my singing ability." She laughed as they started to move now towards the Choir room. "I heard you sing in the car, trust me I know." Edward said dryly. "Oh someone got jokes now?" she laughed as they passed through the threshold barely in time to avoid being late.
The rest of the day passed with noting note worthy. The standard stares and whispers forcing the three closer together for the remainder of their classes. Robin laughed as they were joined by Rosalie at Edward's locker to head home. "At least when Jasper gets well again it will be easier to break up into two groups. Oh yeah buddy system style." "Tell me about it, at least you guys had each other all I had was myself." Rosalie almost sneered. "If it will make you feel better when we get to my house you and Alice can take out the Lotus…" Robin wiggled her eyebrows sliding into the front seat.
"Nice try, using a fast car to try to distract from the clothing emergency at hand." Alice giggled reaching up to ruffle her hand through Robin's hair. Edward chuckled and started the car to leave the parking lot. "Had to give it a shot right? Can't blame a girl for using her resources." Robin shrugged. "Exactly which is why we are letting you go through what you already have, those are your resources." Rosalie nodded. "Great…" Robin sighed. "Hey with how you were singing in choir today I am surprised Edward would want to take someone so tone deaf. Makes for a bad dance partner." Alice teased. Robin blushed and crossed her arms. It was a point of embarrassment, she loved music it was beautiful and she could barely read it and she couldn't carry a note to save her life. She could paint what music looked like, give it shape and form but she couldn't create it.
Edward shot her a glance and smiled at her. "Oh stop, that just makes it worse." she huffed. He was a gifted musician. Hell probably a gifted artist too boot. "Years of practice and I am no where at your caliber." Edward offered turning into her driveway. "Thanks for that." she grinned shaking her head. Sometimes a complete invasion of privacy could be sweet.
"Are you going to stay?" Robin asked gathering her things in her lap. Edward shook his head. "There are some things I want to check on." he said nodding. "Ok." Robin nodded wondering what was appropriate parting. Was it to presumptuous to say later? Would he take it as offensive if she said see you tomorrow? She cared to much for him to say love you as she would if he were merely a friend. She didn't want to tell him she loved him the first time in front of his sisters. Edward grinned at her making her heart race and her face flush. "I will see you later." he nodded leaning over kissing her face cooling it instantly.
Robin smiled and nodded ignoring Alice sighing in the backseat. "OK see you later." She opened the door and glanced back at Edward as Rosalie and Alice got out of the car. "Lo..oking forward to it." she said changing quickly after almost saying she loved him. She scrambled out of the car and went to the front door.
"Oh that was smooth, don't have to be a mind reader to figure that one out." Alice giggled. "Shut up." Robin said gruffly opening the door. She stepped inside and set her bag down. "Where are my girls?" Robin asked finding it strange she wasn't being bum rushed. "They aren't fond of me." Rosalie stiffened. Robin chuckled. "Ok wait here I turn em loose."
She went to the kitchen to find them hunkering under the table and laughed. "Cowards." she shook her head and opened the deck door watching them tear out from under the table like bats out of hell. Rosalie and Alice came into the kitchen smiling almost evilly at her. "Alright let's get this show on the road." Robin groaned.