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Ch. 3: Playing Fair
I stood my stance as Edward balled up his fists. His green eyes flashed as he glared at me and I didn't turn away.
"You have some serious issues," Edward growled.
"Right back at you!" I said.
He didn't move and neither did I. Emmett, Paul and Seth stood still watching the exchange and the tension was practically tangible. I felt like there was electricity crackling in the air. After a few moments of silence, it became clear that neither if us were going to make the first move.
By this point the sun had almost completely set behind the trees and the whole field was suddenly cast in shadow. Edward only looked more menacing with the dark shadows as a back drop, but he didn't scare me.
I needed to get home though. I had quite a bit of work to do and standing here in a stalemate wasn't going to help me get my work done any faster.
So I winked at Edward.
He just gawked at me. I smiled before turning and waving.
"See you tomorrow," I called. Emmett, Seth and Paul waved goodbye as I passed.
I smiled in satisfaction. I planned to keep Edward's dumbfounded expression etched in my memory forever. I didn't look back as I climbed up the stairs back to the parking lot, but I could feel his eyes on me regardless. It made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. I felt like the prey and he was the predator. But I had no intentions of getting caught.
And plus who ever said I had to play fair?
I found my car easily in the near empty parking lot. I climbed in and started it up to get the air running. It felt like a freaking oven and the dashboard read 94 degrees.
I pulled out just as Edward, Emmett, Seth and Paul came up the stairs. I met eyes with Edward and they were most definitely not friendly. I sighed.
I turned my eyes back to the road. What in the world was I going to do with Edward Cullen?
I hoped Angela was home already because I had loads to tell her about my first day.
About Edward the asswipe. He was cute, but even all the good looks in the world couldn't make up for his crappy personality.
I shook that thought from my mind as I carefully planned just how much I was going to tell Angie. I was going to have to edit some of the minor details, otherwise she might hunt him down and kill him in my name. After all, I would do the same if someone ever spoke to Angela the way Asswipe...I mean Edward had.
God only knew what was going on with him...
EPOV
I wanted to fucking kill her. Who did she think was? Coming in here like she owned the place? She was wearing tight yoga pants and a t-shirt, looking so innocent as she stepped out on the field.
But that was exactly the way she had looked too...NO. I couldn't think about her...
I couldn't trust Bella, at least not yet.
And either way, she was a distraction. Girls on the football field were never a good thing. Even cheerleaders could be problematic. The last thing the team needed was another girl to sucker them in.
I mean, I already couldn't get her out of my head. The picture of her smug face as she turned away, cutting me off from her big brown eyes. I hadn't even had a chance to come up with a retort. She had gotten the last word. And I had let her.
Nobody ever got the last word with Edward Cullen. Especially not after what had happened with...
"Hey, are you okay? You look kind of deep in thought," Emmett asked pulling me from my thoughts. I blinked and turned back to him.
"I'm fine. Just tired," I said. I ran my hand through my sweaty hair pushing it off my forehead. I felt hot and feverish and there didn't seem to be enough air coming from the vent.
"So what's the deal with you and Izzy?" Emmett turned to look at me. I kept my eyes on the road.
"What do you mean what's the deals with me and Izzy?" I gritted my teeth.
"Come on bro, you were giving her a rough time? For no reason too. She seems really cool."
"It's nothing."
"Well clearly it's something because you look like a hot mess," Emmett laughed. "Sure you don't want me to drive?"
"Fuck off," I growled.
"Geez. So testy."
I shot a glare at him. I wasn't in the mood to humor Emmett right now.
"Fine, fine. But you need to get your head out of your ass and be nice to Bella. She's here to help and whatever it is you have against her, you need to to sort it out before it comes back to haunt you."
I didn't acknowledge his little schpeal as we pulled up into our dorms parking lot. We lived in Haynsworth on the fourth floor, but on the east wing. The other side were girls and was separated by a common area.
I locked the car door after collecting all my stuff and I was never so thankful to reach the commons. I wanted nothing more to take a shower and go to sleep. And hope that Isabella Swan was just a figment of my imagination.
As we got on the elevator I felt my shoulder begin to hurt. I needed to ice it. I was going to have to once we reached our room. My shoulder felt like it was curling itself into one giant knot and that was the last thing I needed.
I grabbed my shoulder with my left hand and tried to massage it a bit. The elevator seemed to be moving painstakingly slow. We passed the second floor when the elevator began to slow and stopped on the third. I groaned.
"By all means! Move at a glacial pace!" I shouted at the elevator. It was going to take me that much longer to get to the fourth floor where I would finally be able to ice the rock that was my shoulder and forget the nightmare that was today.
"You know, you should stop being so stubborn. You should've just gotten ice from Bella," Emmett told me, eyeing my failed attempts at a massage. "Your shoulder would feel a lot better."
"Could you just shut up?"
"Just sayi-"
The elevator door finally opened to reveal a familiar figure. I groaned, again.
Would this nightmare never end?
Just so we are clear! Bella only thinks Edward is good looking! And she isn't attracted to the fact that he's an asshole. She really does hate him.
Anyways are you wondering who it is? We shall have to see..
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-Marie