Bonne Nuit 8D!
Here is part two of Edward's Birthday....It will be a mix of different POVs this time just to add a bit of variety that and the fact that Bella had a HELL of a lot to say last chapter :D.
I must ask you not to HATE me again...I said I knew what I was doing and I do so please if you like AML please keep an open-mind LOL thanks so much.
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That's it from me....LET'S PARTY!
*~Bella~*
I walked back downstairs to find Alice and Rosalie in the kitchen with Emmett and Jasper, Alice turned to look at me..I put up a hand.
"It's okay, Alice...He is coming down...Well at least he WAS going to come down" I stated...Alice burrowed her eyebrows.
"What do you mean...WAS?" Alice asked.
"Jessica Stanley turned up as I was walking out"
Emmett and Jasper cooed and gave each other high-fives.
"Eddie-boy is starting early" Emmett guffawed as Jasper took a swig of his drink.
"Emmett...Honestly" Rosalie sighed rolling her eyes at him.
I shifted around on the spot.
"You look great by the way, Bella" Jasper said and I looked up to smile at him.
"Thank you, Jasper"
"Well we can't do much without the birthday boy...At least not the games" Alice moaned and I shrugged...Whatever Edward was doing he better hope it doesn't take too long as Alice was going to kill him....If not him then something else.
"Hey, Bella...Are you wishing for your name to be pulled out at 'Rated X'?" Emmett teased and I shot him a look.
"Why would anyone want to get picked out at random to kiss Edward?" Rosalie said with a hint of sarcasm.
"Bella's already had round one" Emmett said...If I could hit a person I would do it in that moment.
"What?!" Alice gasped and Rosalie stifled a laugh. "You ACTUALLY kissed him when I asked him to explain kissing to you the other day?"
I felt the blush rise again....If I haven't said it before, I hate my blush.
"Why the hell would you ask Edward to teach Bella how to kiss...What about me or Jasper?" Emmett said...Jasper cleared his throat...Clearly not liking the idea of having to kiss me I didn't blame him – I wouldn't kiss me either.
"Why would you get Edward to teach Bella ANYTHING, Alice?" Rosalie asked...I backed away slightly hoping to go unnoticed.
"I didn't know that they were actually going to kiss...Bella honestly you amaze me"! Alice chimed Jasper put his hand on her shoulder indicating for her to stop but she didn't take the hint.
"Oh my god...That means that Edward is your first kiss!" Rosalie finished.
That did it for me...I ran out of the room and through the crowds of people and reached the door...I walked out into the night and turned to the right side of the house...Making my way towards the garden...Before I got to the main garden there was a small bench...Instead of walking on more grass in these heels I went over on the bench and sat on it...Running my hands carefully through my hair...Not wanting to get any of it out of place...I wasn't going to cry – I didn't regret kissing Edward and I was glad that he had showed me as I no longer feared kissing anyone...I didn't want it to get out and I couldn't be more upset with Emmett right now. I looked down at my shoes and panted a few times trying to release the anger in my body.
"Bella?" I looked up at the sound of my name and saw Jasper looking down at me...I looked back down at my feet.
"I am not here to make fun of you...Bella....I wanted to see if you are alright" Jasper stated...I looked back up at him. He smiled comfortingly. "Are you okay?"
I nodded slowly.
"Can I sit with you for a second?" He asked me...I looked up at him again.
"Shouldn't you be getting back to the party?" I asked him....He chuckled lightly.
"No...Alice said that there is nothing to do as we wait for Edward" he stated.
"Okay you can sit down"
"Thank you"
Jasper sat next to me...I looked back down at my feet shuffling my feet around in the grass underneath them.
"So you met Jessica, huh?"Jasper asked.
"Not officially...It was only a sight thing and if Edward hadn't said hello to her then I wouldn't have known who she was"
"Oh right...Got ya"
"She's pretty though" I said
"Is she? I haven't really looked"
I laughed a little under my breath "I should have known...You only have eyes for Alice"
"That I do" he answered with a small smile.
"Jasper...Can you see a future with Alice?"
"Why you want to kiss me too?" he teased
I looked down at my feet again...."Jesus sorry Bella, bad joke...Yes I have always been able to see a future with her..My mum loves her as well"
"It must be nice for her to be so accepted into your world...What if she was someone who you didn't hang around with or associate yourself with...Would you change your mind?"
"Why do you ask me that, Bella?"
I shivered under the slightly chilly night air..."If I tell you do you promise not to say anything to Alice?"
"Yes, sure Bella" he answered...I flinched suddenly as I felt a coat around my shoulders...I placed an arm on one side of the coat and pulled it forwards to fit my back better . "Thank you...Well erm....Mike...Mike Newton...He asked me out today" I said
"Ah now I see what you mean...Well that is a good thing Bella"
"I don't know whether it was officially 'going out' or whether he just wanted to go to the cinema or to dinner or something..." I trailed off.
"It's a date...Guys only really ask girls to go on a date when they like them...Mike is not a player and he seems pretty genuine from what I know of him. What's stopping you?"
"I don't know" I answered.
"Bella I am sorry for asking you this but....Do you by any chance feel anything for Edward?"
I nearly swung my fist around to hit him with it...I was not one who liked accusations...I couldn't bring myself to hit Jasper though like his girlfriend's family he was too nice.
"No Jasper" I said frankly.
"Okay then" he answered...I was thankful that he didn't push me afterwards...Jasper knew when to be quiet.
A huge roar of cheers came from the house as both I and Jasper turned to the sound of the noise...Jasper laughed lightly.
"Sounds like Edward has finally made an appearance" he stated. "Come on Bella let's get back." He said holding his hand out to me..I took it and stood up...Jasper tightened his grip around my hand as we began to walk back to the house.
We had got back to the driveway when I stopped in my tracks forcing Jasper to stop too...Mike was standing on the drive with a small bunch of flowers in both of his hands.
"I will leave you to it, Bella..Keep the coat" Jasper said as he released my hand and walked to the front door...I heard it close and then I moved closer to Mike.
"How long have you been out here, Mike?" I asked him.
"Not long...I wanted to give you these" he handed the bouquet out to me...I had never received flowers before...I smelled them and looked up at Mike.
"I don't know what to say, Mike other than the fact that they are beautiful" I choked.
"You're welcome...I wanna try something with you Bella, will you let me?" he asked...I nodded not caring about what it was he wanted to try I had felt so good after receiving his flowers that I wouldn't care what he asked for.
Mike moved closer to me slowly...his head leaned in closer and I closed my eyes...Mike's lips connected with my own...I parted my mouth and took him in a little more...Mike moaned a little and wrapped his hands in my hair tentatively...I grabbed the flowers with one hand and placed them at one of my sides...I used the free hand to caress one of his cheeks...When our tongues connected I did not have the same feeling as I did when Edward had done it...Why the hell was that? I attempted to swirl my tongue around Mike's in the same way as I had done Edward's hoping to gain some of the feelings I had when I kissed him...Mike took it as an indication of need and attacked my mouth even more...I pulled away from him abruptly and felt the tears fill my eyes...
"Bella baby what's the matter?" Mike asked me as he stroked my hair.
"Sorry I am just a little overwhelmed" I choked out...Mike wrapped his arms around me.
"It's okay Bella...I am here...I will take care of you" Mike attempted to soothe me but it was all pointless...Would I be able to kiss anyone in the same way as Edward or was I truly fucked up enough to think that my own brother was the best kisser in the world.
Oh my god.....I needed to talk to someone and fast!
*~Alice~*
"Finally you decide to make an appearance" I told Edward sternly as he entered the kitchen with Jessica on his arm.
"Sorry Alice...We got a little distracted" Jessica said through fits of girly giggles...Ugh Gag-Alert.
"I am sure you were...We can't do 'Rated X' without you so grab the hat from the living room cabinet and get started" I demanded at Edward not wanting to look at Jessica.
Jasper came back inside through the front door and smiled at me...I wrapped my arms around him as he crouched to hug me.
"You okay, baby?" I whispered to him.
"I left Bella with Mike outside" Jasper said...I pulled apart from his chest to look at him.
"Mike Newton?"
"Yes...He had a small bouquet of flowers for her"
"Aw well...That's kind of sweet...We need her for 'Rated X' though" I said to Jasper as I hopped off of the stool...I got to the curtains to the living room and opened them just a tiny bit and glanced out onto the driveway...Bella was in an embrace with Mike, her back to me but he seemed to look like he was comforting her in some way...I wouldn't be interrupting anything if I went out there now.
I ran out onto the driveway ignoring the cold as it hit me and rushed over to Bella...Mike had caught my glance and pulled Bella away from his chest and turned her to look at me. Bella's eyes were puffy.
"Bella we are playing 'Rated X' now..." I said...She sniffed and nodded, I took her hand and she walked with me...I didn't look to see whether Mike was following...We walked into the front door...Esme and Carlisle came over.
"Alice I don't think that you should play this game with everyone else around...Bella my goodness are you alright?" Esme said to me before she noticed Bella.
"Okay mom that's fine..Come on, Bella" I said to her as I took her hand and led her upstairs we were stopped in our tracks by Edward.
"Alice...Whoa what's happened?" Edward noticed Bella...Jesus maybe if I could get a chance to talk to her then maybe I would find out!
"Edward...I am going to talk to Bella alone for a bit we will be back down" I said attempting to walk past Edward he wasn't moving.
"Alice this is my party and I won't have my sister upset" he said with a look at Bella.
"Edward, please?" I pleaded....He was still for a moment before moving out the way...I literally ran up the stairs and went into my room...I closed the door and took Bella onto the bed with me still holding her hand.
"Bella...I want to ask you why the hell Mike Newton is here but you are more important right now...Please tell me what's wrong" I asked her...She shook her head "Bella you have helped me and now I need to help you"
"I'm sorry Alice...I invited him, I will take the blame...You can't help...It's all me and my stupid fault" Bella choked out.
"What do you mean?" I probed.
"Mike kissed me" she said....I exhaled slowly.
"Wow he didn't waste any time then" I said "What's wrong with that?"
"It didn't feel the same"
"What do you mean?"
"I tried...I tried but it wasn't the same"
"What wasn't the same, Bella?"
"The kiss....It was different"
"Bella you have to tell me what happened from the beginning otherwise I am going to go mad" I exclaimed...Bella drew in a breath and looked up at me.
"I kissed Edward last night and I kissed Mike just now...It wasn't the same"
"So what you're saying is....You preferred Edward's kissing to Mike's?"
Bella nodded.....I knew it!! Alice you have a choice now...you can ask her what you want to ask or you can lie and make her feel better.
"That's natural, Bella" I said hearing the lie come out of my mouth....I couldn't do that to Bella...I couldn't tell her the truth because I didn't want her to be upset by it.
"Really"? She said
"Yeah...When you have your first kiss it can do things to your head that you can't control and so you believe that you will never find another one better" I explained.
"Oh I see...Well that makes sense. I just wish I would have enjoyed it the same way that Mike did" Bella said...I pulled her into a hug and kissed her head.
"It's okay Bella...You will enjoy them you just need to give it time" I stated and Bella nodded under my touch.
Bella got out of my grasp and walked out of my room without another word I was left sitting on the bed...I wasn't alone for long when Rosalie came in.
"Alice...What happened? Is Bella okay?" She asked as she came and sat beside me.
"I have this feeling..Rose I have a feeling and I don't think it is going to go away"
"What Alice?" Rose asked.
"You have to promise to keep this between us two"
"I swear"
"I think both Bella and Edward are with the wrong people...I think that may be the ones that should fall in love with each other"
Rosalie gawked at me as I bit my lip...I explained myself fully with Rose taking in every word.
*~Edward~*
After Bella and Alice had left me on tenterhooks at the bottom of the stairs I gawked over at Mike Newton...How the hell had he had the courage to show his face...I am sure that neither Alice, Rose or Bella would have invited him and Jasper, Emmett and I wouldn't give him the time of day. I pranced over to him.
"Newton why are you here?" I confronted him at the front door...Mike cleared his throat.
"Bella invited me"
"Really...Why is it that she is upstairs crying after being outside with you...What did you do to my sister, Newton?" I said my voice raising.
"I didn't do anything to her...I am not going until Bella says so...So if that is what you have come to say to me then don't waste your time"
"This is MY party, Newton and I don't want you here...What do you have to say about that?" I was angry now...I could feel my blood boiling and my fists had tense up at my sides...I didn't want to do this to Bella and I knew that she would frown on it because she was so godamn selfless. Mike turned and walked over to the other side of the living room.
"ANSWER ME, NEWTON" I yelled.
"EDWARD"! I turned my head to see Bella at the foot of the stairs...I almost lost my balance when I saw the look on her face. She stormed towards me and grabbed my arm...Opening the front door and pulling me outside...I almost fell down the stairs..I hobbled onto the gravel and turned back round to face her.
"What is your problem"? Bella demanded.
"My problem? Bella why is he here...At MY party"? I said quietly..Although I desperately wanted to raise my voice.
"I invited him"
"Why did you do that?"
"Is that why you are really angry, Edward all over a silly thing like Mike being here?"
"Yes"
"So what do you want to do...Blame me...Tell me that I have ruined your party...Go on, Edward say it...I want you to...Tell me how disappointed you are in your sister"
"Bella don't be ridiculous...I think no such thing"
"So now I am ridiculous...Edward let me make something perfectly clear...Who I date and who I spend my time with is none of your business"
"Bella I just want to protect you"
"By yelling at my boyfriend....If that is protection Edward then I don't want it anymore"
"Boyfriend...It's official then?"
"You and Jessica are official and so are me and Mike...We have made our choices"
"Mike Newton...Really?"
"Jessica Stanley...Really?"
"Let me guess, you didn't like her?"
"You don't like Mike...Why should I stick my head on the line and be nice to Jessica...Likeness has to work both ways, Edward" Bella said.
"Yeah it does...But Bella I don't think I can....I don't think I can like Mike"
"What the hell has he EVER done to you?" Bella yelled
"Bella...Listen-"
"NO EDWARD YOU LISTEN, YOU ARE SO FULL OF BULLSHIT YOU GO ON ABOUT BEING A GOOD BROTHER AND WANTING TO HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH ME BUT AS SOON AS I MAKE MY OWN CHOICE YOU SUDDENLY CHANGE YOUR MIND...IT'S OKAY FOR YOU TO SUCK-FACE WITH A GIRL THAT OTHER PEOPLE MAY NOT LIKE BUT IT ISN'T OKAY FOR ME...WE LIVE IN A REAL WORLD EDWARD AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE MIKE THEN YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT BECAUSE HE IS HERE TO STAY"
I cut Bella off by striding towards her and grabbing her shoulders...She wriggled violently in an attempt to get away.
"Get the FUCK off of me, Edward"! I had never heard Bella swear before and I didn't like it.
"Bella...Please?" I pleaded.
"LET GO OF ME" she yelled...I pulled her into my chest..She punched her hands against my chest and continued to pull violently against me...She managed to pull away from me and before I could say or do anything else...She slapped me around the face the pain reaching my cheek instantly...It hurt..I am not going to deny it.
"HEY"! I looked over at Jessica standing there, Bella had also turned.
"Oh here comes the Calvary" Bella yelled sarcastically...Shit this can't be good.
Jessica had run over to Bella..Jessica punched her hard across the eye...I grabbed Jessica and pulled her away...Bella was on the floor placing a hand on her eye.
"Who the hell do you think you are hitting my boyfriend!" Jessica yelled as she pulled against me...There was no one to call for help and there was no one who would be able to hear me.
"She's my sister!" I yelled into Jessica's ear as she stilled her movements..She looked at me stunned.
"Oh fuck!"Jessica gasped...I let go of her as she knelt to help Bella up. "I am so sorry...I just reacted-"
"Get the fuck off of me" Bella said as she crawled away from Jessica and stood up...She said nothing else as she walked into the house. I was left with Jessica...We both walked back to the house...the atmosphere between us now so godamn awkward.
*~Jasper~*
Either I was going completely mad or Alice had been very distant with me all night...We had hugged once and we hadn't kissed...It's not that I was OBSEESED with doing those things with Alice it just that there seemed to be something bothering her.
"Jasper are you going up to see Alice?" Esme asked me as I was about to climb the stairs
"Yes" I answered her.
"Would you tell her that Carlisle and I are taking the OLDER people and going out, please?"
"Sorry Esme if we are misbehaving..-"
"No you're not at all we just feel that it would be inappropriate to leave you young'ns to it" Esme said and I smiled at her.
"Of course I will tell her Esme, you and Carlisle have a good night"
"We will Jasper...Thank you" Esme walked away and out of the front door...I carried on up the stairs and into Alice's room...She was there on her bed with her head in her hands. I ran over to her and knelt in front of her.
"Alice sweetheart, what is it?" I asked
"It's nothing, Jasper" Alice said into her hands...She wasn't looking at me and I knew that something was definitely wrong.
"Alice I know when you are lying...Please baby tell me, I will help you"
"Jasper...I can't"
"Yes you can Alice, please tell me?"
"I want to..."
"Then why won't you?"
Alice took her hands off her face...
"You are going to hate me, Jasper"
I stroked her face..."Alice I would never hate you...It's not possible"
"I was going to tell you tomorrow..."
"I can wait..."
"No I need to say it...I won't be able to sleep"
"Okay"
Alice took a deep breath...She took my hand and kissed it lovingly..."I love you so much, Jasper...I don't want to lose you"
My heart almost broke in two...I took my hand out of hers and placed both of them on her face...I leaned in and pressed my lips to hers..Alice responded with fervour as she ran her fingers through my hair.
"Jazz" she said as she pulled her lips away from mine "I won't be able to explain if you keep doing that" she said...I pushed my lips back to hers and moved my hands from her cheeks to her chest...Rubbing both her breasts.
"Let me make it go away, Alice" I whispered into her ear reaching behind her to the zip of her body-hugging dress.
"Jazz...Please?" Alice pleaded.
"Tell me, Alice...Tell me how to help you?" I attacked her neck as she moved her head back to give me more access.
"No Jasper I need you to stop!" she demanded...I pulled myself away from her to look at her face.
"I am sorry, Alice"
"Never be sorry for wanting to do that Jasper...I am not rejecting you because I will always want you and you know that I just need you to listen to me for a minute"
I took her hand and pulled it into mine and nodded.
"Jasper...I'm pregnant"
I swear to God if it were possible then my heart would have stopped...I gaped at her my mouth wide open.
"What?"
"I'm sorry Jasper, it was the night you didn't use anything and I said I was on the pill...I WAS on the pill and I wasn't lying to you I just forgot to take it"
"God Alice" I buried my head in my hands.
"I am so sorry, Jasper....I screwed up and I know it is all my fault" she said.
I looked back up at her. "I needed you Jasper...I needed to feel all of you and then I got home and all that stuff with Bella blew up and I had to sort it out" she added
"Alice...I am not going to lie to you and say that what you did was silly...But you were under a lot of stress and I knew how upset you were about Bella...Are you sure?"
"Yes...There is another thing....I want to keep it"
"Alice...You do realise that we are too young to be parents right now" I stated
"Yes...But I want to give you a child, Jasper"
"There is plenty of time for babies, Alice"
"What if there isn't?"
"There will be"
"Jasper I need this...I want you and me to have a family"
"Well...Will you give me the weekend to think about it"
"Jasper...Please?"
"I am not leaving you sweetheart I just need to think about this...Please baby will you let me do that?"
Alice nodded...I kissed her again and said I would text her later...I walked out of the room and out of the house without another word...I climbed into my car and drove away.
I had a lot of thinking to do.
*~Bella~*
I had completely forgotten the time...I had been lying in my room since my confrontation with Edward...If this was usual at parties then I am glad I have never been to one. I was so angry with Edward right now...I couldn't face him. I massaged my dry throat and got up...My eye was throbbing like hell...I walked over to the door.
I saw Jessica pass the door...She looked at me and then hurried into Edward's room...I scowled a little at the closed door and made my way downstairs.
Rosalie had a black bin bag in her hand as she was picking up various bits of rubbish and the rest of the food that hadn't been eaten...I stopped on the way down unfortunately I had stepped on a creak in the floorboard..Shit!
Rosalie looked up at me...There were a few seconds before she realised the state of my eye.
"Bella...What the fuck!" she gasped dropping the bag and walking over to me.
"Rose...Please I just need some ice...I will explain everything"
Rose nodded and took my arm...She sat me down on the kitchen chair and went to the freezer underneath the fridge she pulled out a bag of peas and came back to me placing the bag lightly on my eye...I flinched at the sting but welcomed the coldness straight afterwards.
"It was Jessica" I said
"Wait till I get my hands on her!"
"No Rose please it's nothing like that...I was fighting with Edward and I hit him"
"You what?"
"I didn't mean to...He was annoying me and I lashed out...I couldn't help it...I felt bad afterwards but Jessica saw me and she didn't know who I was and hit me because I hit Edward...Edward told her that I was his sister and she tried to apologise"
"Do you want to talk about it...The fight?"
"No maybe tomorrow Rose"
"Okay no problem"
I smiled at her in thanks...My eye was going numb and I was enjoying it. "What happened to Mike?"
"Emmett saw him...Took him home"
"He didn't have a go at him did he?"
"No...Emmett would have told me if he had, Bella"
"I am sorry, Rose I shouldn't have invited him"
"You don't need to apologise Bella"
"Where's Emmett?"
"He hasn't been feeling too good so I sent him up to bed...I then came down to tidy up a little and then you came down"
"Oh right...Great party eh?"
Rose giggled and took the bag off of my face...She analysed my eye.
"That's going to look nasty in the morning...Don't worry Alice and I will cover it up as best we can" she stated
"Thank you Rose"
Rosalie put the bag back in the freezer...The sound of car wheels hitting the gravel on the driveway caused us both to look at each other.
"Oh my god" I breathed out.
"Come on" Rosalie grabbed my arm tightly and pulled me out of the kitchen and up the stairs...We both got into my room.
"Bella is it okay if I sleep in here with you?" Rose said.
"Of course" I replied...Grateful that I had a near escape with Carlisle and Esme.
I was dreading tomorrow....
This had to be one of the worst nights of my life...
I felt so drained.
*~Edward~*
"Baby...Are you okay?" Jess cooed into my ear as we both lay on my bed.
"No" I answered.
"Is there anything I can do?"
"No"
"Are you sure?"
"Jess, please...I just need to sleep"
Jess said nothing else as she turned in my bed to face the wall...I closed my eyes.
I felt so bad....I fucked up again....FUCK FUCK and more FUCK!
I don't know what I was going to do about Bella now....!!
Okay that is it...!! I have intentionally not gone into a lot of detail as a) I am knackered and b) I wanted to get to the dialogue of AML more..I am sorry in advance if people are disappointed.
Chapters from now on will not be as happy as they have been before...This party is the turning-point in AML.
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