Chapter 11
"Oh, Alice, come on! It's enough!" I complained to Alice that was killing me with some make up.
"Please Bella, I didn't do anything yet, promise it'll be subtle." Alice sang as she moved her hands to every inch of my face.
"You better," Alice glared at me and made a 'shh' gesture putting her index on her lips. I rolled my eyes and tried to stay calm. But who could I fool? It was almost seven thirty and my heart was already pulsing more than necessary.
We were in the living room, alone – Edward went with Charlie that needed some help for buying some fishing stuff. So Alice had me all for herself. She first revised all my clothes with her memory and made me try six different outfits before choosing the one she preferred the most. I had to admit that the dress didn't look bad at all. So I'd been stuck in this beauty session for almost three hours now. God. Anything to please Alice, I guess.
"Almost done," She said fifteen minutes later. My face was contracting with how still I had to put it.
"You said that five minutes ago," I sighed.
"Almost, almost…" She was grinning more with every second passing by. "Ready!"
In the same second Alice pronounced the magic word I heard a car parking outside my house. My heart stopped completely for the littlest of time when I heard Edward's and Charlie's familiar voice reaching to the door. I took a deep breathe in relief and went to open the door. Though I'd never admit it, I was dying to see how I was.
"Hey, kiddo," Charlie greeted and gave Alice a warm smile. "Nice job Alice, you look really nice."
"Thanks dad," I blushed.
Edward was walking to the door still, his hands occupied with plastic bags. "Hey, Bell--- wow." Edward stared at me for some long seconds, his eyes widened as he looked from the bottom to the top several times.
I tensed. "What? That bad?"
He finally met my eyes. "No, Bell. Just too good." He shook his head some times and smiled.
"Shut up, you jerk!" I punched his arm as I turned crimson red.
His eyes widened again. "Why am I being a jerk if I'm telling you, you look beautiful?"
Blush, blush, blush! "Because you are making me feel embarrassed, that's why!"
He laughed. "You are serious a lost case, you know?"
I made a mocking face. "You think?"
His contagious laughter appeared again. "Even more beautiful now,"
"Ha ha." I messed his hair with one hand and started walking to the bathroom to look at myself in the mirror when Edward grabbed my wrist.
I turned to look at him. "Hey, just for you to know… I like your oasis sweat as much as this – maybe even more." He grinned.
"Whatever," I tried to fake seriousness and hide a smile that was starting to play with my lips. He was too awesome.
I ran to the bathroom then, almost stumbling with my own feet once. "Oh my," I mumbled as I stared at a better version of myself – way better. Alice was a genius, I had to admit I looked pretty damn good.
And was Edward blind? How could I look the same or better with my oasis sweat? Jeez.
I ran again – trying to be more careful this time – and took Alice on a big bear hug.
"I love it, I love it, I love it!" I sang as I almost choked her with the hug. "THANK YOU!"
She grinned and placed a smug smile in her mouth. "I know, I know… I'm gifted…" She sighed. "Oh, what can I say?"
"Your welcome?" I arched an eyebrow.
"That can be a possibility," she grinned and looked at the watch in the wall. "Almost 8…"
I put a scared face and looked at the other beings on the living room. Charlie had already turned on the TV but peeped at us from time to time. Edward was behind me, sitting in a sofa and trying to calm me with his relax stare.
"Everything is gonna be fine, Bell," He comforted me as he patted the place beside him for me to sit there. I did as he commanded. "Just relax."
I placed my head in his shoulder and closed my eyes. His scent had always calmed me down. It was like therapy. He'd laughed when I'd told him that the best relaxing therapy was smelling him and thought that was a bit creepy. But what could I do? I didn't choose what relaxed me and what didn't.
He laughed at my side as he noticed what I was doing. "Do I smell good?"
I fake a grouse face. "Not at all,"
He smelled my bare shoulder. "Yeah, you don't smell good either."
We both shrugged at the same time and laughed. Alice was staring at us with horror in her face. "You seriously are freaks," She rolled her eyes and continued leafing through the fashion magazine.
When I was going to answer to her definition of us, the sound of a car parking outside cut me off – and cut my breathe off too.
"8 sharp," Alice grinned as she looked at the watch one more time.
"Oh my God, Oh my God…" Those words were coming off my system one more time. Jeez, would that happen every time I saw him?
Someone knocked the door. And I saw my father standing up – not after giving me a look I couldn't completely interpret. It was something between 'have fun' and 'I'm watching you'.
"Just relax," Edward whispered to my ear and helped me stand up. I nodded at him and breathed deeply. It was it, what else could I do? Just relax and spend a good time…
I heard the front door opened. "Hi, Jasper Hale, right?" My dad said with a serious tone. Oh dad, please don't make Jasper spend an awkward time.
"Yes, sir. I come to look for you daughter, I want to take her out." Jasper's voice sounded really nervous. And that made me relax a little it. One thing I'd never say – that Jasper Hale would be nervous. Well, I guess everyone can shock you from time to time.
"Alright, call me Charlie. Come in, I'll call Bella." I heard Charlie replied and started walking to me.
"Go, Bella! He's waiting!" I heard Alice thrill. "Please spend a good time and don't make it easy for him!"
I glared at her. "Alice, what are you talking about?"
Alice shrugged. "I don't know… that's what they always say in the movies."
Edward and I both looked at each other and laughed. "Alice, you shouldn't repeat something you don't know what it means," Edward said, messing his hair up.
"True," Alice said with a snob voice and came to my side to give me a hug.
In the same time Charlie came to the room. "Bella, Jasper is waiting for you in the kitchen. Could you please hurry up? Poor kid." He murmured and went to the kitchen again.
I breathed deeply. "Alright, I should go, Charlie's right."
"You should," he smiled and put a strand of my hair on its right place.
I smiled back and started walking to the room's door when he grabbed my wrist one more time. "Hey," I turned around to meet his eyes.
"Yep?"
"Just… take care, alright?" His eyes were deep on mine.
"Of course I will, but why are you---"
"Just because, I don't know, I'm sorry I'm a bit overprotective I guess…" He shrugged and smiled his Colgate smile.
I rolled my eyes. "Just a bit?" He made a tilted his head from side to side.
"Maybe I could stay and wait you for you to come back—"
I waved my hand in the air. "No need."
"But so you can have someone to talk to—"
I rolled my eyes at his overreacted-reaction. "Edward, I'm a grown up girl now. I'll see you tomorrow and tell you everything,"
"I know you are," He smiled at me, and two little dimples appeared on each side of his cheek.
"Hey, I'm always bothering you. Now you have some time to do what you want and go see Jessica." I suggested, though the idea wasn't that pleasant for me. Jessica was a stupid b*tch. But he liked her.
He sighed. "Yeah, maybe…"
"Hate you," I smiled childishly.
He hugged me and started to open the door. "Hey!" I protested. "You didn't say the secret words!"
It was his time to roll his emerald green eyes now. He bend to my ear and whispered, "Love you too. Happy?"
"Now yes." I grinned as I went out the room.
Jasper's mouth hung opened as stood up from a kitchen's chair and stared at me. I could see for the look he was giving me how much he was trying to not check me out. I had to suppress a giggle that was threatening to escape my thorax.
"Hey Jasper," I said to him, trying to stutter the less I could. His black jacket made his eyes stun in a perfect way.
"Hey," He smiled back. And then his eyes went to Edward beside me. "Oh, hi Cullen,"
"Hey, everything cool?" Edward greeted.
"It is," Jasper answered and gave me a look. And again, hello Mr. giggle! Welcome back! – Not missed you at all.
"Great," Edward replied.
"Always here, huh?"
Edward crossed his arm in his chest and nodded. "Always, just like the moon and the earth – they can't be apart, right?"
"Right," I mumbled as I gave Edward a look. "Let's go, now?" This was starting to be a bit uncomfortable, so without any answer I went to the door. Jasper followed me from behind.
"No more than midnight, got it?" I heard Charlie warning.
Jasper nodded to him. "Of course, midnight will be. Bye Si—Charlie."
"Bye!" But it was Edward who replied.
And you know what? Like in the movies, Jasper opened my door on the car and let me in. I tried not to blush and to tell my brain to tell my heart not to pounce with force – but no one ever listens to me!
"Where are we going?" I asked as we were already on the road.
He smiled looking at the front and looked at me. "You'll see. By the way, you look beautiful tonight."
