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BPOV

Chapter 4

Sneak Attack

The next morning I woke up and the sun was still shining in my eyes. I had set the alarm a little earlier than usual so that I could get to school early to meet up with Angela. I got up out of bed with surprising ease despite the hour and headed to the bathroom to get dressed. Not that I was a shorts kind of girl but if I was, I still would decide on jeans for today, there was a bit more of a chill in the air this morning than yesterday but it was still a beautiful day. I threw on a clean pair of jeans and a shirt that looked like a sweater vest over a short sleeved white collared shirt. It was all one piece and it was cute and trendy. I felt like looking nice today. I put on a black leather belt and a pair of black boots, fixed my hair up and headed downstairs. I thought the sweater vest combo was appropriate due to the fact that today was my big trigonometry test, that way if I couldn't perform like a math genius I sure as hell could look like one. I entered the kitchen with a bit of a strut and Charlie was sitting at the table eating eggs and drinking coffee.

"You look nice today Bells." My dad said warmly.

"Thanks dad, you er, look nice too." I said looking him over in his police uniform.

"Right." He said picking up his newspaper. I poured myself a bowl of cereal and a glass of juice and sat down at the table with him. "Bella," he startled me out of a daydream I had started in my head.

"Yeah?"

"I've been thinking a lot after our conversation the other night...and…, well, you and Edward have been together for what, a year and a half or so?"

"Yes," I started, suddenly terrified. I tried to act casual and eat my cereal but I had no idea what was coming next.

"Well, that's quite a while, especially in teenage years, and it's occurred to me that I've never really had a chance to talk to him, I mean, really talk to him,"

My hand was in midair about to take a bite of my cereal, when it started shaking so violently that I dropped it into the bowl, splashing milk everywhere. "mmhmm…" I choked out

"So I was thinking that maybe he might want to go fishing with me and Billy sometime."

"Oh dad, oh no dad," I stuttered as waves of horror passed through me, "I don't know about that. I mean, Edward's a vegetarian; the sight of blood makes him sick, I don't think he could help you gut a fish or anything like that. He's kind of a wuss when it comes to that sort of thing. I mean, when I cut my hand last year, he had to leave the room…" I was grasping desperately at straws here, it was a good thing Edward was nowhere near this house because I'd probably get an earful for calling him a wuss if he'd heard that.

"Bella," Charlie lowered his paper and took a sip of coffee, "you're not giving him a whole lot of credit. I mean, he's been around you for almost two years, he's had to have seen you bleed before, given your track record. All that time you were in the hospital, and then the time…"

"Ok dad I got it." I cut him off

"Come on Bella, I haven't been fair with him all this time and I feel bad about it. I just want to get to know him a little better before you two go off to college together."

"Before college?!" I stood up from the table and brought my dish to the sink.

"Just think about it." Charlie said, clearly preparing to end our conversation "when is he coming home anyways?" He asked.

"Friday." I said miserably. My day was ruined.

"Good, I'll ask him then."

"You're going to ask him Friday?" Why was he trying to ruin my upcoming weekend?

"Well, I would think that he would appreciate a formal invitation on my part, rather than just hearing it from you. He'll be more apt to say yes if I ask him right?" actually Edward would probably accept the invitation either way if it meant earning Charlie's trust while endlessly pissing me off.

"I guess." I said, defeated at last.

"Good, I'll talk to him on Friday." Charlie said with a satisfactory smile.

"I have to meet Angela at school." My day was ruined. I wanted to take off my cute little argyle vest and crawl back into my ripped sweatpants.

"I'll see you later kiddo, good luck on your test!"

"Thanks." I mumbled. I grabbed my bag and my keys and headed to my truck. My day was ruined. I started the engine and let it rumble a bit so it could warm up. Even though it was spring in Forks, it was so damp around here that it was always a good idea to let her warm up a bit. After a minute or so I was ready to go, I backed out of the driveway and rolled slowly down the street. Stupid fishing trip, stupid Charlie all bonding with me and trying to be nice to Edward, stupid mysterious boyfriend…

"So, I'm a wuss am I?" A familiar voice purred from the backseat

I actually cried out loud, "Gah!" I jammed on my brakes startled

"Pull over here before your father catches you holding up traffic." The voice commanded. I pulled over near a wooded area on the side of the road. I turned to the passenger seat and Edward was sitting there grinning at me like the cat that swallowed the canary. The day was improving.

"WHAT are you doing here?" I asked angrily even though I couldn't keep from smiling. He looked like some kind of mirage; some kind of perfect mirage. His sweet smell permeated the cab of my truck now and he was wearing a pair of designer jeans that had whiskering and ripping in all the right places with a brown button down shirt for a top. His eyes looked a little darker than usual which meant to me he needed to hunt some more, but his hair was perfectly set and gelled and his expression was that of pure pleasure and mischief.

"Just wanted to say hi and wish you luck on your test today." He smiled his crooked smile that always turned me inside out. Either he was extraordinarily happy to see me today or he was laying it on thick. He was pushing all of my buttons and he hadn't even touched me yet.

"Why does everyone keep wishing me luck on that test? Am I that poor of a student?"

"Of course not," he said seriously, "it's just an excuse for me to see you." His eyes examined me closely as he noticed my new shirt. "Glad I came up with an excuse. You look like some kind of catholic school girl, I like it."

"Well, those jeans you're wearing are doing it for me." I blatantly admitted. If Edward could blush, he probably would have at that point. "So have you decided to come back to school today?" I asked hopefully.

"No. the sun isn't too bright yet, which is why I could get away with this little drop in but in a few hours I'll be shining like a chandelier." He chuckled. I smiled, disappointed. "Emmett and I are really going to go hunting today and I really won't be back until Friday. He's just spending some time with Rose right now. I had to get away from all the racket."

"Well, when you go hunting today try not to ruin those jeans because I wouldn't mind seeing you in them again."

Edward seemed embarrassed, "Really? "He said touching his pants, "you're into this look? I feel like a slob."

"No, no I like it…a lot." I said sheepishly looking down at the floor.

He shook his head disapprovingly at me. Then he suddenly brightened up, "so, I hear I might be going fishing sometime soon..."

"Edward, no!" I pleaded

"I just hope I'll be able to handle all the blood and guts, wouldn't want Charlie to think me less of a man because I'm a vegetarian…"He was being fresh today.

"You heard all of that?" I asked starting to bite my nails

"Every word." I continued to bite my nails; Edward took my hand gently and set it down in my lap for me. I started wringing my hands together nervously instead.

"Bella, what's the matter? What do you think is going to happen?"

"God only knows."

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. He's going to want me to go with him on Sunday."

"This Sunday? Edward come on, I'm not going to see you for three more days and you're going to spend one of our days with my dad? I don't even do that!"

"We'll still have our nights together."He purred rubbing my arm with the back of his hand.

"No, I thought we weren't doing that until after school was over." I complained trying hard not to get too distracted.

"No school nights, but we could probably make an arrangement for Saturday nights."

"Whatever." I was frustrated, I looked at him annoyed and he furrowed his brow in confusion. I softened a little and said, "I told Angela I was going to meet her early to study this morning."

His expression softened and he said gently, "then you should go to her. Now listen, I'll be back on Friday, if the clouds start coming in early, I'll meet you after school, if not I'll be on your doorstep Friday night."

"Promise?"

"Promise" he said taking my face gently in his cool hands "I'll even bring you flowers." He smiled and kissed my forehead "maybe I'll bring Charlie some too." He teased, I smacked his arm and he chuckled sweetly. Then he leaned forward, slower, more serious and kissed me on the lips. My heart raced and my breathing picked up a little, I wasn't sure but I think his did too.

"See you Friday love."

"Friday, with flowers."

"Absolutely." He smiled his crooked smile at me over his shoulder as he exited my truck and sauntered into the woods. I hated to see him go, but I must admit I was enjoying watching him walk away. Those jeans were something else, it was like they were made for his body and were hugging him in all the right places to accentuate his lean, muscular build. He knew I was watching him too because I noticed he dragged out his saunter a little more than usual as he entered the woods. He probably still had the same smirk on his face that I had on mine. The ruined day had been saved.