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Wow thanks for all the reviews…and well I can not fall asleep and do not feel like doing my English homework so I am going to write another chapter…
Bella's POV
We all walked out of the Chinese place laughing hysterically from the fortune cookies with tons of people looking at us like we were crazy. But we didn't care and I was pretty sure I was the only one who noticed the stares. We all got into the car with me and Edward in the back while Jasper and Emmett sat in the front. Emmett's jeep came to life when he cranked it and we started to back out of the parking space. Once we had been driving for a good 5 minutes Emmett turned around to me and asked
"Are you tired Bella…Do you want to go home or hang out longer."
"No…I am fine…I am game for what ever you guys are doing tonight..." I said enthusiastically. Because, in truth, I was hoping he would not make me go home, because for the first time since before I can even really remember I was having fun and was not worrying about anything or anyone for that matter.
"See, I told you Edward," Emmett said turning to look at Edward whose eyes were fixed on me.
"Told him what?"
"That you would be fine with going to a party tonight…Alice is throwing one at their house and…"
But I cut him off "Oh,…a party…fun," I said now truly dreading my words before. I had to think of a way to get out of this party. How could my perfect night go so wrong so quickly? Didn't they realize that I did not like parties?…Wasn't my freak out at my surprise party a hint enough?
"Bella, you do not have to go if you don't want to," Edward said looking at me with true concern painted on his face. Like he knew…but he couldn't know…could he?
"Edward…stop being a party pooper…Bella wants to go, she even said it," and then he mimicked my voice " I am game for what ever you guys are doing tonight…Oh, party fun."
"Yeah,…it will be fun like I said…," and with that the Jeep pulled to a stop and we were at the Cullen's house or otherwise know as my torture for the night.
Emmett once again went to help me out of the car, but Edward beat him there and lifted me gently out of the car. I was grateful that he did it instead of Emmett because I was close to losing it as it was. I did not need to add more pain on top of what I was already trying to handle.
Edwards POV
I watched as Emmett grabbed Bella out of his Jeep, obviously trying to help her down but when I saw her face as he picked her up I knew he had done more harm than help. He must have grabbed too firmly and injured her more but he was completely oblivious. Bella quickly composed herself but not quickly enough because I could tell she was in a tremendous amount of pain.
We all walked into the Chinese restaurant and Jasper and Emmett sat on one side of the table and Bella and I were on the other. Everyone picked up the menu but I had no need. I knew what I wanted, pot fried dumplings. I was looking at Bella's confused face as she looked over the menu. She looked so cute when she was confused. She seemed to be looking around the restaurant and not her menu any more when suddenly her eyes locked with the table next to us's food. She seemed to be examining it, thinking, and went back to looking at it. She turned her head towards me and looked at me with her stunning chocolate brown eyes and seemed to be looking for the right words. Finally she spoke,
"What is that stuff over there on that table next to us?…It is always what I order, but I can not seem to remember the name." she said obviously lying. How could anyone forget that it was called sweet and sour chicken?…Her lie did not make sense but I did not want to let her know that I knew she was lying.
"Oh, that is sweet and sour chicken without the sweet and sour sauce," I said while examining her face to find any clue to why she was lying, but found none.
The night went on with me staring at Emmett, trying to think of way to get him to see that Bella going to this party was not a good idea. She would not have fun and it would probably be bad for her. He just would respond back 'I am going to ask Bella and she will do what she wants.'
Once dinner was finished the waitress brought us our check and our fortune cookies. Bella looked at them puzzled and then went to grab one when Emmett swatted her hand and yelled "DON'T TOUCH THEM!"
Bella jerked her hand back and started shaking slightly and I could see tears were welding in her eyes. I wanted to confort her and before I knew what I was doing I had my hand on her back, rubbing in a circular motion. I felt the same electricity I did everytime I touched Bella but I also felt her muscles relax at my touch. She then turned to look at me and I smiled slightly at her and she seemed to smile back.
"Oh my gosh, I am sorry Bella. I did not mean to scare you…" Emmett said with his head down and a deep amount of guilt and shame in his voice. Which he should feel he knew better then just about anyone else what Bella had been though and that he did one of the worst things he could do.
"Oh no, I am fine. You just scared me and then I kind of jerked and hit a bruise…No harm done," I could tell Bella was lying and so could everyone else.
"Well, on to my favorite part of Chinese, the fortune cookies…Who wants to go first?!"
(AN: Skip Forward!!)
Edwards POV
"See, I told you Edward," Emmett said turning to look at me, but my eyes were fixed on Bella so I could try and see what she was thinking.
"Told him what?" she asked truly confused.
"That you would be fine with going to a party tonight…Alice is throwing one at their house and…"
But Bella cut him off, "Oh…a party…fun," I could tell she was not happy and was starting to get nervous and panicy.
"Bella, you do not have to go if you don't want to," I said looking straight at her with true concern. I knew she did not want to go. I just wish she would say the words herself. Because I knew I couldn't because I was not suppose to know that she hated parties and how and why she hated everything about them. But I knew I couldn't because I had read her dairy without her permission and I knew she would probably freak out even more she if she knew I knew almost everything about her. But Emmett pulled me out of my thoughts.
"Edward…stop being a party pooper…Bella wants to go, she even said it," and then he tried mimicked Bella's voice and came no where close " I am game for whatever you guys are doing tonight…Oh, party fun."
"Yeah,…it will be fun like I said…"
I rushed out of the Jeep trying to get to the other side to help Bella out of the car because I knew that Emmett would probably hurt Bella again this time and I could not let that happen even if Emmett didn't do it on purpose. I got to the Jeep door just in time to beat Emmett and I gently grabbed Bella and lifted her from the Jeep and placed her softly on the ground. Then I turned around and walked into the house and saw how overboard Alice had gone with the party and walked up to my room. I closed the door and then went to my CD collection, picked out about 5 good CD's, put then in the stereo, and then grabbed my noise canceling headphones and plugged them in, and listened to my music in peace.
Well hope you liked it…I am going to bed now…so please review and honestly I love critique so if you have any what so ever please give it to me in what ever form you want…(lol..FLAME…I still do not know what F.L.A.M.E stands for but I know what it means…yippee…lol ok wow I must be tired to be going on about this but yea) so please continue reading!
Alisa )