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Edward.
"His parents?" I said, as calmly as my head would allow.
"Yep." they nodded sadly in unison.
"She went to meet his parents?" I clarified.
"Yep."
"What does that mean?" I asked, scared for their reply though I knew it would be coming.
Usually means things are pretty serious.
"It's only been 3 weeks. How can things be serious!" I let out a frustrated growl. I was sitting on the couch crossed legged while my sisters sat studiously on the coffee table in front of me. They had been walking on egg shells around me all day.
And for good reason. I was about ready to break something.
"We thought we should warn you…" Rosalie started hesitantly.
Bella's cooking for him tonight… here. Of course they both had to think the important parts. My fingernails dug into my palms in an effort to keep my face passive.
"Oh." The rage and jealousy I had been suppressing these past 3 weeks wreaked havoc on my insides.
He looks mad. Rosalie thought.
This is not going to end well. Alice added helpfully.
Bella.
He was going to be here any minute. I rechecked my appearance in the mirror quickly. I had attempted to straighten my usually wavy hair but it still flowed wildly down my shoulders.
"You look beautiful dear." Esme said from the doorway, startling me. "Stop fretting."
"I'm really nervous Mom." I sighed turning back to my reflection, trying to see what she saw. I didn't usually call her by title, when I did she knew I meant buisness. She rushed to my side and gave me a gentle reassuring hug.
"This boy, you like him, do you?" she asked with motherly concern.
"I… I don't know. I think so."
Her smiling eyes met mine in the mirror and then I saw a flicker of doubt. She opened her mouth as if to say something but shut it again. I wondered what she knew that I didn't.
"What?" I asked playfully. I mentally prepared my self for some poetic yet confusing advice when my thoughts were interrupted by the doorbell.
"I believe your guest is here." I bounded down the stairs as fast as my legs would allow only to find Esme having beaten me to it. A knowing smile played on her lips. "You must be Lucas. I'm Esme, Isabella's adoptive Mom." She greeted mixing a hint of warning with her trademark hospitality.
Alice and Jasper joined us nodding their hellos.
It was a huge foyer but was starting to feel a little crowded when Emmett joined me on the stairs in a single excited bound. "You must be Bella's new beau." He said to Lucas. He sent me an evil wink.
"Don't." I said under my breathe so Lucas wouldn't be able to hear.
"Yeah. It's Lucas. You're Emmett, right?" he said reaching out his hand to shake, "I took up quarterback on varsity after you graduated." And as fast as Emmett had been in evil prank-pulling big brother mode he lapsed into macho football talk mode.
I moved away from the stairs while they talked some. Mostly Lucas trying to get on Emmett's good side by telling him how legendary he was. It appeared to be working.
Rose and Edward were whispering in an alcove just off the stairs. Edward tensed when he saw me looking at him. He had been so distant and sullen lately I didn't know what to make of it.
"I think we best be off." Carlisle said causing me to turn away from Edward. Carlisle was making a show of helping Esme on with her coat. "We have reservations at 7."
When I glanced back at the alcove, Edward was gone.
"Us too." Emmett said grabbing Rosalie's hand and moving for the door. "Movies."
I grabbed Luke's arm and headed for the kitchen.
"I'll be upstairs if you need anything Bella." Alice called from behind me, effectively letting Lucas know we weren't alone.
Pushing open the door that led to the kitchen I heard a small audible gasp from Lucas. It was to be expected given the kitchens impressive size. I walked toward the center island with the large built in sink and started washing vegetables. When I picked up a chopping knife Lucas put on a fearful face.
There was a rumour I tried to kill Amber Connelly in Home Ec. last year. All I did was drop a knife on her foot. In my house the rule is: no blood, no foul.
I heard the bar stool he was sitting on scrape the tile. However, I kept my attention on the task at hand.
"You're hair look really pretty like that," he said from closer then I expected. He brushed some of my hair away to expose my neck, "you know that?" his breath danced across my skin sending chills down my back. My brain started to fog up and my chopping became as erratic as my breathing.
His mouth made contact with my flesh leaving feather light trail of kisses from the base of my ear to my shoulder. I was about to let out a satisfied groan when he started to tickle me.
I shrieked in surprise and jumped a 180 toward him. He continued to dance his fingers along my sides while I laughed uncontrollably trying to protect my skin from his attacks. He stopped suddenly.
I looked up into his face; his eyes bore a hole through me. They were ablaze with desire. I tilted my chin towards his, placed a chaste kiss on his mouth and pulled back. He leaned in for another, then another; his tongue massaging my lower lip. I opened my mouth and let his pleasant scent envelope me. I showed no restraint when he gripped me closer with my back arched over the sink and his hands supporting my weight.
We were interrupted by the kitchen door swinging open and someone clearing their throat.
I quickly pushed Lucas away from me with my back still to the door.
Please don't be Edward. Please don't be Edward. I chanted to myself before turning around.
He was smiling. It had been a while since I'd seen his brilliant smile. I couldn't help but smile back, even though I was angry with him for interrupting.
"Edward?"
"What's for dinner?" he asked.
I'm sure my smile faded into a look of confusion.
"Huh?"
Edward.
He was in the house.
I felt as if the enemy had invaded. My very own Trojan Horse bent on taking me down.
Emmett was on the stairs next to Bella contemplating pranks that all ended with either her or Lucas being mortally embarrassed. I voted for the latter but all of them when out the window when the human started him talking about football.
Plan B. I would have to do it myself. Make the human miserable.
"Hold it." Rose said putting her perfectly manicured hand on my chest and ushered me into the opposite wall.
"What?" I hissed.
"Don't," She said jabbing her finger into my chest "do anything to embarrass her tonight or I will have to hang you up myself."
"I don't know what you mean."
"Just. Don't. Do it." she jabbed me again, punctuating each word.
"Fine." I sighed rubbing the sore spot on my chest. "What were you going to do if you're husband had beat me to it?"
"Believe me," several graphic images filled my head, "he wasn't going to get very far."
The breeze from the opening door alerted me Bella was approaching. Her eyes met mine, freezing me like a deer in the headlights. She hadn't had to do anything in particular. She just had that effect on me.
She turned back to the door where Carlisle was saying goodnight to everyone before him and Esme departed. I had to get out of there.
I escaped to my bedroom up a different staircase. My mind trying to block out all the thoughts in the house. The boy's in particular. Every song I had to switch within a few seconds. They all reminded me of the one person I was struggling to keep my mind off of.
Bella's shriek rang through the house. I raced to see what the problem was. I paused at the kitchen door.
Mine.
His thoughts echoed in my head. I watched through his eyes as she leaned in to give him a kiss. She pulled away and stared back at him.
She is so freaking HOT and she's only mine. He leaned toward her and slid his hands up her back.
I braced myself on the door while I watch this intimate moment that was not my own. I couldn't look away. He placed his lips against hers harder then, deepening the kiss,
I wonder how dedicated she is to having dinner. He thought to himself. Visions of Bella in different stages of undress assaulted me. I need to make her mine. She whimpered slightly against his mouth. That's it. Direct me to the bedroom, now!
I opened the door forcing the largest smile I could manage. She jumped away from him and spun around while fixing her hair.
Jealously flared in my belly when I took in her swollen lips and flushed cheeks. In that moment I wanted nothing more then to be the man to have put her in that state. That was an impossibility.
After a moment she smiled back at me. A genuine one, unlike my own. "Edward?"
As nonchalantly as possible I asked the question that would seal my fate.
"What's for dinner?"
Lucas's thoughts reflected those of disappointment. Bella's smile faded to a look of confusion. "Huh?" Then… there it was. Anger.
Too bad there was no way I would be leaving him alone with her that night.
Bella.
We sat in silence throughout dinner except for Lucas muttering his compliments to the chef. Edward quickly followed suit, though I'm sure it tasted worse then dirt to him.
The soft light in the dining room danced off of Edwards pale skin. I looked from him to Luke. In comparison, Luke wasn't nearly as good looking. Edward had a stronger chin and brow. Lucas was more soft looking. Then again it might have been the weird glares Edward kept shooting at him.
I was showing Luke to the door and Edward followed us.
"It was nice seeing you again, Edward." Lucas said by means of dismissal. Edward nodded his acknowledgment but didn't look to be leaving us alone anytime soon.
"Night Lucas." I said giving him a peck on the cheek. He had a look of longing on his face as he retreated to his car.
I turned a furious stare on Edward. What was he playing at?
"What are you doing?" I yelled.
Jasper, who had been coming down the hallway, turned back the way he came after one look at my murderous expression.
Edward looked like he was going to be sick.
"Would you excuse me a minute?" He asked. His face was more pale than usual.
I had no sympathy for him.
"One." I sneered and went to wait in his bedroom.
Edward.
The look on her face struck fear in my soul… if I had one, that is. I took my time in the washroom; delaying the inevitable.
What on earth were you thinking? I asked myself.
She was pacing in my bedroom. What can I say to fix this.
I opened the door and went straight to my couch. Flopping face first into the cushions and making a show of holding my stomach.
"What on earth were you thinking?" she voiced my own question.
"I was thinking about you." I replied truthfully.
"Was I in danger? Did Alice see something? Lucas wouldn't have left in one piece if that was the case. So? What was it?"
I sat up straight and took in her stance.
Hands on her hips. Not good.
Fire in the eyes. Hot. But also not good.
"I thought I was doing you a favour." Lie "You have no idea what he was thinking. I was protecting you."
Her face was red. Not the pleasant blush I loved but red with anger.
"I HAD EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL."
"UNDER CONTROL." I yelled back at her. "Under control. He's an 18 year old boy." I stressed the word 'boy', "he had one thing on his mind tonight and it wasn't mushroom ravioli!"
"I'm responsible Edward." She threw back at me. "I think I can handle a 'boys' advances. At least he doesn't act like a controlling brat of a best friend. At least he's a boy that likes me for who I am and not how good my blood smells!"
I had been in emotional turmoil for weeks because I learned she could never be truly mine. Did she really believe so little in me.
Her blood?
I didn't want her blood. I wanted her. I wanted her to know that she was all I ever wanted.
"Bella, I…"
"Save it Edward." She interrupted me. She started to turn away only pausing in the door way. "While you're at it you can stop doing me favours or saving me from boys. The only one I need saving from right now is you."
And she was gone…
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I so didn't intend to do that scene so… in depth. I don't know if it was necessary. That was CHAPTER #4 journal entry. I wrote up the next chapter and I only got through chap 5's journal. EEEK. I hope it's not to slow or redundant. I'm trying to work with some new material. I didn't like this chapter that much but the next one is A.maz.in. If I do say so myself.
Not that I believe you guys need encouraging BUT since the next Chapter is done, I can give reviewer's a small teaser. Thanks to those who review even w/o the encouragment. I Luv You All. NathalieCullen13 is a reviewing star!