Chapter 24

B'POV

What the beep!? Did we just...?

(Ok, so I really hate it, but I forgot what day it is...so basically its November 15th. Ok!)

Ever since the sleepover, Amber and I have been even more lively with everyone. Amber can only touch Jacob still, but she's more talkative. I can still touch only the group and Charlie and Jacob.

Slowly, Amber and I have been getting more confident in telling someone other than the girls, about us. Amber wants us desperatly to tell Jacob and Edward. Its not that I don't want to tell Edward, its just...I don't know what he'll do. I don't know what it is about Edward, but he just...makes me feel happy and safe. Like I could do anything I wanted. Like I was free. I knew I liked Edward more than a friend should. More than a best friend should. I knew that, but how did he feel about me? I can't ask his Mom or his sisters; they'd squeal and tell half the town before I could get an answer. I could ask Tina or Ray or Emma, but they'd probably do the same thing I did to them as pay back; ask him right in front of everyone, including me.

As for Jacob, I didn't care. As long as he was as excepting as the girls. Then I'd be just fine with it.

A large apple, thrown at my shoulder, brought me out of my thoughts. "What the hell?" I asked immediately looking at Tina and Alice. "Ok, what do you want so much that you just had to throw a freaking apple at me?" I asked tossing the green apple to a smiling Edward, I blushed.

"I was saying," Alice said smiling, "since Carlisle and Esme are leaving for the weekend. And Charlie and Billy are going to that big lake in Oregon. We should have a week long sleepover?!" She beamed the rest smiled and nodded. I stared blankly at her.

"Bella?" Jake asked waving his hands in front of my face. I didn't move to acknowledgment.

Alice groaned agraveted. I almost smiled! She reached over to Emmett's tray and grabbed his red apple. She chucked it at my head.

Just as I flicked my hand out to catch it, Edward did the same. My finger tips graze the back of his hand. An eletrical spark surges through my body. My blood pumped faster. My heartbeat grew faster and stronger and louder. "S-sounds fun, Alice," I stuttered grabbing my stuff and walking out the door.

"Edward," Amber's stern voice reached my ears. "Don't."

As I headed to the biology room, I didn't hear any footsteps following me. I sighed knocking on Mrs. Medley's door.

She just as exuberant as ever! "Hello Bella!" she greeted happily.

How can she be so excited about waking up early and teaching high schoolers who are probably going to amount to nothing ten years from now? I wondered silently. "C-can I, um, sit in here till next class, please?" She nodded opening the door and ushering me in. "Thank you."

"Yeah, just don't tell the other kids. This is my only quiet time."

"Oh...if I'm a bother, I can just go to the girls bathroom." I offered getting out of my seat.

"No! No!" I sat back down hesitantly. "No! I just know that you're quiet so it doesn't matter. You, Edward, Amber, and Angela are the ones that are the most quiet. You're fine sweety." She smiled. I grinned back before grabbing my worn-out Pride and Prejudiced. Her fingernails clacking on the keyboard.

Twenty minutes, thirty-four pages and seven text messages-all from Edward-later, the bell rang. I didn't close my book. I felt Amber's small arms wrap around me, I didn't respond. I felt Jacob's hand rest on my shoulder, I didn't respond. I felt someones gentle foot lie on mine. I looked over at him between the strands of hair. He passed me a note.

(Edward/Bella)

Sry...=[

I slowly closed my book. A small tear rolled down my cheek at his kindness and caring.

It's ok...

I wrote back.

R u ok?

Yea

good. um...question?

What?

Did they show up?

I hesitated.

No...

After that he didn't write back. I went in and out of the lecture. The bell rang, I felt Edward leave before me. Gym was the same, we were playing football with the boys. Amber and I were sitting out when I told her what happened.

"You touched him?" she asked incredulous.

I nodded playing with the hem of my P.E shirt. "Hey, how did it feel? When you touched Jacob?"

"Safe?"

"Other than that"

"Tingly...like an electrical-"

"Spark lit up your body?" I interrupted her.

She nodded. "That's what you felt, wasn't it?" I nodded slowly. "What do you think it means?" I shrugged. A few silent minutes passed. "You ready for that sleepover tonight?" she asked suddenly. I nodded. Then the coach blew the whistle.

Sorry it's so short! Enjoy the small stuff while you can! Next chapter is LONG and a lot of Fluff!

~!LSATYD!~