Opposites Attract Alternate Chapter 19 April
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BPOV
May
It is now the middle of May and Jake's plane is due in tomorrow. Alice is going to see if she can borrow Edward's car to take me to pick up Jake. Now you are probably wondering why I don't just pick him up myself. Well if you knew me at all you would know that I am clumsy. So let's just say that I fell off of a ladder at work and I now have a broken leg. Yes a broken leg. Can you believe it I get to spend my spring break and part of the summer in a cast. Just my luck. I have been struggling getting around campus but finals are over and spring break is officially here. Alice insisted that I spend spring break at the house because it would be easier then trudging up the dorm steps and there would be more than enough room for Jake.
Now you might think that that would be uncomfortable especially with what happened about a month ago with Edward and I in his room. But actually things worked out well. I mean there was a rough patch but to my surprise Mike was very understanding. I am not sure that I would have been that understanding. He said that he forgave me and that he loved me and didn't want to lose me. He made it perfectly clear that he was over it and I guess I believed him. I mean things went back to normal with him and I. We have gone a bit farther in the physical department. I have officially mastered the blow job or so he says. I don't' swallow though. I am not sure why I just couldn't bring myself to do it. He is completely ok with it. I did tell a small white lie. He knows that I cheated and he knows with whom but he doesn't know that I swallowed. He is quite good at pleasing me as well. I love his tongue and he even has a tongue ring and we got one of those vibrating tongue rings and it drives me nuts. I still am not ready to have sex yet but this whole oral sex thing is quite fun. We don't get to do it too much because he lives in a house full of frat guys and I am just not comfortable doing it there and then I share a dorm with Alice. So the only time we can actually do anything is when she is at Jasper's or at the house.
Edward and I talked about what happened and he apologized profusely over and over again. I told him that it wasn't his fault and that I took full responsibility for it. He acts a little different around me now. He stares a lot and fidgets. We don't really hang out alone together that much or hardly really ever. We used to spend every Sunday together but now Mike has off and makes sure to spend the day with me. We still have Sunday dinners and Mike comes to all of those. We hang out and watch movies afterwards or study together at the house with everyone. Edward is usually up in his room with one of the ladies of the night as I call them. I sometimes catch Mike glaring at Edward or shooting him dirty looks. I guess I can't blame him. He does get a little too touchy feely when Edward is around but that isn't too often. Edward doesn't really hang out with us when we are there together.
I guess I have made a mess of things. Jake can't wait to get here. I told him everything of course and he laughed his ass off at me. He thinks my life is hilarious. I am glad that I can provide him with some entertainment. Emmett was here to help me carry some stuff to the house and Mike was at work and I wouldn't see him until tomorrow for our usual Sunday which would now include JAKE. I was so excited to see him again.
"Let's go Bells." Emmett said as he lifted me up and carried me inside the house. He set down my crutches next to me and carried my bags up to my room.
"Thanks Em. I really appreciate this. I don't know what I would do without your help."
"You would be stuck at that dorm waiting for your over protective boyfriend to get off of work." Emmett said with a grin. He always teased me about my particular situation and how Mike was always by my side and glaring at any guy that talked to me.
I mean I guess I can't blame him. I did cheat on him. I didn't do it on purpose but it had definitely affected our relationship and not in a good way. We bickered a lot but I was hoping that it would stop when he realized that I was not going to do it again.
"Edward I don't see what the big deal is. I am a good driver." Alice was screaming from upstairs.
"NO Alice you are not driving my car and especially to the airport." Edward screamed back from upstairs. It sounded like they were in the hallway.
"Edward it's just like for one hour I will bring it right back it's not like you need it for anything." Alice screamed back at him now she was running down the stairs with his keys in her hand. I could see the small USB drive I got him when we first started school. I smiled at that, it reminded me of simpler less dramatic times.
"Why can't she or you use her truck?" Edward was yelling as he stomped down the stairs. I scooted lower in the sofa to avoid getting involved. I had learned when the Cullen kids argue to just keep out of it and don't pick a side. If you did have to always pick Alice's though.
"Because EDWARD if you had been paying attention to the world around you she has a freaking broken leg and can't drive the stick shift in her truck and I don't know how to drive a stick shift so that leaves your precious Volvo as the best option." She was glaring up at him with her hands on her hips.
Edward looked over at me on the couch and I raised my hand slowly and wiggled my fingers at him in a wave and gave him a shy grin. Shit he had those adorable glasses on that made my heart jump. Even after all of this time I still reacted to him in those sexy glasses. He ran his fingers through his hair and came to sit next to me.
"So kid what happened to you now?" He had begun to call me kid. I think he was trying to get away from what happened between us. He was trying to talk himself into putting me into the sister category where Alice was.
"Broke my leg fell off a ladder. You know something stupid and clumsy." I grinned back at him.
"So Jake's coming today huh?" He asked
"Yup but I can catch a cab it's no big deal we'll be fine." I said I really didn't want to rely on him or piss off Mike.
"No it's ok I'm not busy for the rest of the day I'll take you." He said running his hands through his hair.
"I should have just had you ask him Bella he never says no to you." Alice said grinning widely at Edward who was now blushing. Was he blushing?
"Shut up Alice, Maybe if you were nicer I would say yes to you." He replied giving her a nasty look.
"So what time do we have to leave?" He asked
"About an hour." I replied
"So where's the shadow?" that is what Edward called Mike when he wasn't around.
"He is at work and I won't see him until tomorrow."
"You mean he let you come here alone? Isn't he afraid to leave you alone with me?" Edward had brought this up a lot and made sure to be extra nice to me in front of Mike. I think he was trying to get a rise out of him. I talked to him once about it and he knocked it off. But when Mike wasn't here he made comments to point out how over protective Mike had become.
"OK well I'm gonna get a shower before we leave so I'll be back." He jumped up off the sofa and ran upstairs.
Alice and I watched some TV and talked about all the places she wanted to drag Jake and the girls she was going to try and hook him up with. About 45 minutes later Edward came downstairs looking scrumptious. He was wearing khaki cargo shorts with his muscular calves showing. You could see every muscle move when he walked. He had on a light blue t-shirt that fit perfectly against his chest and his thicker arms. He must be working out I don't remember them being that big. I think Alice mentioned something about Emmett and Edward had put some gym equipment in the basement.
"Let's go kids." He called as he grabbed his keys from Alice.
I got up and steadied myself on my crutches. I took a cautious step and then another and another. This was going to take forever.
"Are you kidding me?" Edward said.
"What?" I asked.
"Come on give me those." He took my crutches and was holding me up with my arm. He handed them to Alice and scooped me up in his arms.
"Edward I can walk on those you don't have to carry me." I protested.
"Yeah I know I saw you walking on them but this is much easier and I would like to get there before the airport closes if that's alright with you." I couldn't argue with that.
It took us about 30 minutes to get to the airport. Jake's flight was on time and we found him by the baggage claim. I was sitting in the uncomfortable blue chairs when I spotted his long hair. He saw me and immediately ran up to me. Jake pulled me up into his arms and squeezed tightly. It was like hugging Emmett but taller and warmer. I couldn't believe he had grown so much.
"WOW tree where did you come from?"
"Told you I grew a few inches." He replied. He set me down and scooped Alice up into a hug.
"Hey tink how ya been?" He asked her.
"Missing my shopping partner you know this one over here fights tooth and nail." She replied pointing to me.
"This is my brother Edward he was nice enough to be our schofer today." Alice said pointing to Edward who was standing off to the side with his hands in his pockets looking lost.
"Nice to meet you Edward I've heard so so much about you." Jake said as he put his hand out towards Edward.
"You too how, was your flight?" Edward was being polite this was nice.
"Long but I'm glad to be here. Ready to see the city." Jake said.
Jake gave me a piggy back ride while Alice walked next to him chattering away and Edward offered to carry the bags. We listened to music in the car and Jake, Alice and I sang along to the songs while Edward was completely quiet. I did catch him mumbling along a couple times and he did glance at us and laugh but he was so serious. When we got to the house Jake carried me inside and Edward brought in his bags.
"Put them in Bella's room." Alice ordered her brother.
"Where is he sleeping?" Edward asked Alice.
"He is sleeping in Bella's room duh." She replied with her hand on her hip.
"Then where is Bella sleeping?" Edward asked her. I was definitely staying out of this conversation.
"She is going to be staying in my room while I'm at Jasper's apartment. What business is it of yours anyway?" She was baiting him now.
"I was just asking I didn't want to have to listen to the shadow go off about her sharing a room with a guy." And he stomped up the stairs with the bags. We all giggled at how Edward always took everything so serious.
Jake, Alice and I settled in the living room and were playing sing star and karaoke revolution. We sang stupid songs and made fun of ourselves. Edward came down about a half hour later and announced that he was going to the library and would be back later. We all ignored him and continued our game. 2 hours later Jasper stopped by to pick up Alice for a romantic dinner. I introduced Jake and the two of them were nice enough to one another. Jasper was always in the middle never too nice and never mean to anyone. I liked for that. He always made people feel welcome but not overly.
Jake and I were cuddled up on the couch and I must have fallen asleep on him because the next thing I knew Emmett was throwing popcorn at me.
"Wake up bells hey wake up." He laughed as I sat up and picked popcorn out of my hair.
"What's going on?" I glared at him and threw the popcorn back at him.
"Your phone is blowing up the shadow has been calling nonstop." He said. I sat up and noticed that Jake was still sitting next to me.
"Oh sorry about that. Hey Emmett have you met Jacob my best friend from home?" I asked feeling kind of bad that Emmett came home to find a strange Indian guy on his couch.
"Yeah I introduced myself and he's kicking my ass at madden." He replied. I glanced over and sure enough they were playing madden.
I flipped open phone as it began to ring again.
"Hey honey what's up?"
"What's up is that my girlfriend isn't answering her phone."
"I fell asleep on the couch after we picked up Jake. You know that the pain meds make me drowsy."
"Well I don't like when you don't answer your phone who knows what you could be doing and with who."
"Don't start that crap again. I fell asleep ok."
"Fine, What time are you getting up tomorrow?"
"I don't know I have to wait until Alice gets back from dinner with Jasper."
"Wait so you are there alone with Jake?"
"No Emmett's here and Rosalie and I think Edward is upstairs why?"
"Because I don't like you being alone in that house with those guys. Look I don't want to argue with you just call me when you get up tomorrow so I can come over."
"Fine I don't want to argue either. I'll talk to you tomorrow bye."
"I love you."
"Love ya."
We hung up. I can't believe he is still being so jealous. I thought that when you forgive someone you FORGIVE them. But this is getting a little ridiculous.
"Shadow huh?" Edward's voice from the dining room brought me out of my anger induced thoughts.
"YES" that's all I said.
"Why don't you just dump him already I mean it's pretty obvious that you aren't happy anymore?" Emmett asked while trying to beat Jake at madden.
"Because I just can't ok." I replied. God did we always have to talk about Mike and I. Didn't they have anything else to talk about.
After their video game was over Jake helped me upstairs and we hung out in my room for a little while. We caught up on what was going on back in Forks and I told him about the latest drama with Mike and I. He agreed that I wasn't happy anymore and that it was probably time for the relationship to end. No one seemed to understand that I just couldn't break up with him. I felt so bad about what I had done and he didn't deserve that. And when he forgave me and kept being so nice and understanding I just couldn't do it. I mean I said I loved him but I think it was more guilt than love. I wanted to make up for what I had done to him.
Alice and Jasper came back and joined us in the room for chatting and hanging out. Jasper excused himself to hang out with Emmett and Edward downstairs while Rosalie left for work. We decided to change the sleeping arrangements for that night and Alice and Jasper were going to stay in her room and Jake and I would stay in my room. I didn't think it would be a big deal since it was a big bed and well it was Jake.
After we went to bed Jake and I stayed up talking and catching up even more til almost 3 am. We finally fell asleep.
EPOV
I was asleep and there was a knock on my bedroom door. I got up and sleepily drug my feet across the floor and opened the door and plopped back on my bed. I mean come on it was locked that means leave me alone. I looked up from my bed and there was Jake standing there looking tired and annoyed.
"What's going on?" I asked through a yawn.
"Yeah I can't sleep in there with her. She's talking and wiggling around we're trading." Wait he was telling me that we were trading in my own house. Who did he think he was?
"Uh no I'm comfortable right where I am and so what she always talks in her sleep." I replied remembering the few times that I had listened intently to her.
"Yeah well it's more than normal and if she is going to be saying your name then you should have to be the one in there listening to it." Then the big dark guy plopped on my bed behind me and pushed me out. He had his pillow in his hand and settled himself on my bed.
I was standing there in the middle of my room and I was not getting back in that bed so I went to Bella's room and there she was cuddled up into a ball on one side of the bed. Her hair was spread out over her pillow. She looked beautiful. There was no way I was going to be able to sleep in the same bed with her. I took my pillow and marched downstairs to sleep on the couch. We were definitely getting a blow up bed tomorrow. He could sleep on that but I wanted my bed back.
I got back to sleep on the couch and not even 4 hours later I was woken up by clanking and someone at the front door knocking.
"Edward get the door I'm busy." I head Emmett's voice from the kitchen.
"FINE" was everyone out to get me today?
I got up and flung the door open and oh great it was MIKE.
"Where is she?" He asked stepping into the door right past me.
I pointed to the stairs and went back to my couch. He headed for the stairs and not 5 minutes later he was back downstairs sitting on the recliner drumming his fingers on the table.
"Do you mind I'm trying to sleep" I screamed at him.
"Sorry is that Jake up there the tall dark skinned guy with long hair?" he asked.
"Yeah who the hell else would it be." I replied.
"Did you know that he was caring her into the bathroom?"
"I DON'T CARE I'M TIRED AND PEOPLE KEEP WAKING ME UP AND STEELING MY ROOM SHUT UP." I stomped up the stairs and into my room. I threw Jake's pillow into the hall and locked my door. I put my earplugs in and turned my stereo up too loud and went back to sleep.
BPOV
Jake helped me into the bathroom where I washed up and did my morning routine a little awkwardly with a broken leg but I managed. I called for Jake when I was done and he came and got me and brought me back into my room. I got dressed while he took a shower and then we headed downstairs and found Mike sitting in the recliner in the living room.
"Hey honey when did you get here?" I asked leaning down to kiss him from Jake's arms. Jake set me down on the couch and
"I got here about 30 minutes ago. I thought you were going to call me when you got up?" He sounded pissed off.
"I was going to call you now but you are already here. I was waiting until I got a shower and was downstairs. I want you to meet Jacob my best friend. Jake this is my boyfriend Mike, Mike this is my best friend Jake." I introduced them hoping to change the subject of what time I called him.
"Jake" Mike said as he nodded and shook his hand.
"Nice to meet you Mike I'm glad to see that Bella has found someone to make her so happy." I knew Jake's tone and he was being sarcastic but Mike didn't pick up on it.
We settled in the kitchen for breakfast and then Mike took Jake and I to the aquarium and then we went to lunch at Chipotle for burritos and then we went to the Science Center. Alice and Jasper were cooking dinner tonight for everyone and we stopped by the cheesecake factory to pick up desert. Mike and Jake seemed to get along. They talked about guy stuff and sports and stupid things that passed by. They both complained when I wanted to go to the dolphin show but they both sat through it. Mike was extra touchy feely and held my hand nonstop. All in all it was a good day until we got back to the house and Mike resumed his glaring at Edward stance again. When was he going to get over this? I mean it had been a month already.
Jake and I were on the floor sharing pictures and I was showing him my scrapbook of college stuff. Mike was on the sofa nursing a beer while Edward was in the recliner on his laptop and those sexy glasses. Alice and Jasper were making dinner and Rosalie and Emmett were upstairs hmm getting busy.
EPOV
I was sitting on the recliner typing up an email to my mom and telling her about my plans for the summer and the internship that I got when Mike asked to talk to me outside.
"Hey Edward can I speak to you outside for a minute?" He asked very seriously. I took off my glasses just in case he wanted to through down. I had been waiting for this moment when he would finally snap. I had even asked Emmett to train me a bit and we got some weights set up in the basement. I had to give myself props I was getting a little bigger.
"Yeah sure." I got up and followed him onto the porch. I saw Bella glance up at us looking very confused but I gave her a reassuring look and waved for her to relax. Once we were outside I sat down on the steps and he stood on the sidewalk a couple of feet in front of me.
"Look I know what happened with you and Bella and I've forgiven her for that. It's in the past and that's where I want to leave it."
"I'm cool with that." I replied
"I see the way you look at her. I know that you are in love with her. We have other problems to deal with right now. That kid in there is all over her. I know that If I can't stand to see him touching all over her than you can't possibly be ok with it either." It was just Jake, what was the big deal?
"I am not in love with her she's like a sister to me." LIE LIE LIE I knew perfectly well that I was in love with her but I wasn't what she wanted. She wanted him. I knew that Jake probably had feelings for her but that she didn't feel that way about him. This girl had a way of making guys fall in love with her and being oblivious to it.
"You can deny it all you want Cullen but I see it and I see the way she looks at you. But for whatever reason she is still with me and I'm going to hold on to her as tightly as I can until she wants out." Did she really look at me any certain way?
"Well I wouldn't be worried about Jake he's like her brother she doesn't feel that way about him." I tried to reassure the shadow but I could see where he was coming from.
"Look just do me a favor you're going to be here with them all spring break and I have to work can you just keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't try anything with her?" Huh? I could do that I guess but I don't think that I had to worry about that.
"Fine I'll babysit YOUR girlfriend." I stormed back into the house and up to my room. Everyone was driving me nuts with their jealousy and relationship crap. Why couldn't they just find a couple people to fuck and then not be bothered with all this drama?
The next morning I woke up in my bed and I could hear everyone outside in the hallways and downstairs making noise. I opened my bedroom door to peek out and I didn't see anyone. I grabbed a change of clothes and ran to the bathroom to get a shower before anyone else could get in there. I took a long shower and let the water run down my aching body. I was still sore from sleeping on the couch the other night. My muscles ached so badly. I got dressed and tried to fix my hair but like Alice says it's useless so I just ran my hands through it and hoped that it would at least calm down when it dried. When I opened the door there was a freaking line. Can you believe that there is a line in a house for the bathroom? Jasper was 1st in line and then Jake behind him. Usually it's the girls in line.
"Hoped you saved some hot water for the rest of us Ed." Jake laughed from behind Jasper.
"Nope maybe next time you won't steal my bed." With that I went downstairs to get some breakfast and let them fight over the bathroom. I was going to have a better day today. It was officially spring break. I had absolutely nothing to do until classes resumed.
I got downstairs and I could smell bacon, eggs, pancakes, and scrapple. My mouth was watering before I even hit the kitchen. I had missed dinner the night before and I could feel and hear my stomach grumbling. Once I got in the kitchen I saw Bella at the stove with her knee kneeling on a chair and her broken leg hanging there with her little toes barely touching the floor. It was too adorable. She was in here making breakfast for everyone on a broken leg. Then I saw him come up next to her and wrap his grubby hands around her waist. He moved her hair away and kissed her neck. I was losing my appetite. But the food smelled so good and I knew if Bella was cooking it that it definitely was worth putting up with him. So I took my seat at the counter on the other side of the island.
Not 5 minutes later Jake took the stool next to me and then Jasper, Alice and Emmett settled at the table where Rosalie was reading a magazine. Mike was still standing next to Bella. Everyone was chatting away about mindless crap and I was just hungry. Bella had a stack of plates and was scooping stuff out and handing the plates to Mike who was distributing them. I noticed that he fed me before Jake which I thought was funny. I mean after all his girlfriend had sucked my dick and Jake was no threat whatsoever. Of course I wasn't a threat either she obviously wasn't interested.
After breakfast and everyone thanked Bella over and over again for cooking a delicious meal. Jake did the dishes while everyone dispersed around the house. Emmett took Rosalie to work and then he was headed off to play football in the park with some guys. I didn't really want to go my muscles were still aching. Mike left for work about 30 minutes later and then it was just Jasper, Alice, Jake, Bella and I left in the house.
Alice and Bella were in the kitchen with Jake all hovered over the table talking about a fashion project Alice was working on for school and Jasper and I started to play video games. See this is the way it is supposed to be. I had my best friend and there was no drama. I glanced in the kitchen every once in a while and I did notice what Mike was talking about and the way that Jake was very close to Bella. I saw the way he looked at her. He had goo goo eyes. He looked like a fool. It was how Jasper looked at Alice when they first started dating. That's why I almost broke his nose. She was my little sister I had to. But now seeing Jake look at Bella like that was kind of funny. She was oblivious. She would poke him and joke with him and she had absolutely no idea.
What was it about this girl that had Mike, Jake and I all falling in love with her and she had no clue to any of it. Was she that blind or were we that pathetic. I hoped that I never looked at her like that. It would give me away in a second. I didn't want anyone to know how I felt about her. I would never live it down. The great player Edward Cullen falls for his little sister's innocent virgin best friend. It was like something out a tween novel or movie. I would not let myself get caught up in their high school bullshit. I needed to get laid. I sent a text to a few girls informing them that I was available for the night if they wanted to come over. I got a couple responses and picked the one that gave the best head. I was going to need head and ass if I was going to have to sit here all day and watch Bella's friend flirt with her.