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"What are you doing here?" I asked, shocked that Edward Cullen was at my doorstep. He sighed and ran a hand through his hair.
"I'm attempting to apologize for my behavior." He sighed. "I thought it over and I shouldn't have gotten so competitive with the Newton idiot. So, I'm sorry." I crossed my arms. After his behavior today, I suspected that his apology might have come from Alice talking Emmett's sense out of him.
"You figured this out on your own?" I asked suspiciously. He hesitated.
"Alice kind of talked to me on the way home." I nodded my head.
"I figured. So… any other reason you came here? Since you could have easily offered an apology to me tomorrow…?" he looked at his feet, looking uncomfortable.
"Well…actually yes. My family and I were wondering if you would like to come to dinner one night? Esme has heard a lot about you from everyone, and wants to meet you." I was a little taken aback. Dinner…at the Cullens…what were they going to eat?
"Um…okay? I'll have to tell Charlie and Jake about it…" Edward's eyes narrowed at the mention of Jake, but he didn't say anything.
"Great." He turned. "I should probably go now though. I can hear the dog and his father coming. See you tomorrow Bella." He stalked off to his car, and I just watched him, a bit angry. My boyfriend was not a dog. He zoomed out of the driveway, and I shut the door and began to set the table and finish dinner. Stupid vampire. I set the table and then went to work on mashing the potatoes. Sure enough, the door opened five minutes later, and Billy and Jake came in.
"Bells?" I heard Jake ask, sniffing the air. He found his way to the kitchen. "Hey babe," he said, sweeping down to kiss me on the cheek. He sniffed the air for a second, and his nose wrinkled. "Hon, did you have to speak to any vampires or something? Cause you smell slightly." Great. Count Jerkula had left his stupid scent.
"Yeah. Edward was apologizing for his less than courteous behavior today." Jake's eyes widened.
"What did he do?" Jake asked, his arms wrapping around my waist while he pulled me to his chest in a comforting way. I smiled and leaned my head against his shoulder.
"He was just his normal obnoxious self. Oh and he invited me to dinner at his house or something to meet his mom." Jake didn't respond. "Jake honey? You okay?" I looked up at him, and he looked worried, but not really mad.
"I'm fine Bells. But dinner at his house…? What's going to be the meal?" I shrugged.
"No clue. Venison?" he cracked a smile at that.
"As long as it's not you…and I'm still not thrilled about it. I don't trust him." I looked up to him and quickly pecked him on the lips.
"Don't worry sweetie. If he does anything, I'll have Alice to help. And if that doesn't work, I'll call you." He smiled, and held me tighter.
"Love you." He whispered, giving me goosebumps.
"I love you too." I nuzzled against his chest. "Can you help me put the food on the table though? Charlie should be home soon." He sighed, and extricated himself from around my waist, and helped me put dishes of food on the table. After we finished completely setting the table, we called Billy in, and by the time he got to the dining room, Charlie had arrived home. We all sat down for dinner together, with Jake and me next to each other, as usual. I loved eating dinner with him each night.
The conversation was good, I mentioned going to the Cullens to Charlie, who was fine with it. Billy looked a little concerned, but relaxed when he saw that Jake was okay with it. After dinner, Billy and Charlie went to the living room to watch some game, and Jake and I decided to go out for ice cream. He picked me up on the way to the truck, and I giggled as he opened the door and set me gently into the driver's seat.
We drove to the local ice cream shop, holding hands and when we got out, I refused to let him carry me to the window. He pouted over that, but then I could see the teasing behind it. He settled for having his arm around my waist, which wasn't so bad.
"I'll have…a mint chocolate chip double scoop on a cone please." He said as he ordered his ice cream.
"I'll have…a peanut butter cup double scoop on a cone please." I said, and he then insisted on paying. I rolled my eyes. He was so silly at times. We got our ice creams, and we sat down at a nearby bench. I took a bite of mine. It was delicious, the perfect blend of peanut butter with cold ice cream.
"This is sooo good!" I said, taking another bite. Jake looked at me.
"Can I try some?" he asked "You can have some of mine." I offered mine towards him, and he offered his to mine. We both took a bite.
"Mmm…yours is good too." I said, and he smiled,
"Yours is yummy too." I smiled and leaned on his shoulder. We finished our dessert and went back to the house around twilight. Charlie and Billy were still watching the game, so Jake and I cleaned up. We had a blast splashing each other with soapy water, and by the time the dishes were cleaned, we were soaked. We came into the living room, and Charlie and Billy laughed at us.
"C'mon Jake, let me get some dry clothes of mine." Charlie came back with a pair of jeans and a flannel shirt for Jake. He went to change, and I went to my room to get a new set of clothes. I threw on a plain black tank top, and some pajama bottoms. I heard a knock on my door.
"Come in!" I said, sitting on my bed. Jake came in, with Charlie's slightly tight clothes. Charlie was a bit shorter than Jake. Jake came over to me, and sat next to me. "Clothes comfy?" I asked, relaxing into his arms. He laughed,
"Not the best I've worn, but not the worst." He looked at me. "You look beautiful." I blushed.
"Jake, I'm wearing old pajama bottoms and a tank top." I rolled my eyes.
"You look comfy and happy. And you're my Bella, so you're beautiful as it is." I smiled and just shook my head at him.
"You're silly. And you're not so bad looking yourself." I said, stroking his hair. It was still short from when he had cut it on Halloween, and I wasn't quite used to it yet. He still looked gorgeous of course. He took my hand, and held it to his face, just gazing tenderly at me. I smiled. Then, of course, Charlie had to call us back down.
"Bells! Jake! Billy wants to get home before it gets too late!" Jake rolled his eyes.
"Of course." I snickered.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow baby." I kissed him gently.
"Seems a bit long, but it'll be the best part of my day." My smile grew even wider. We walked downstairs to the awaiting Billy and Charlie, and we went out to their car. We waved them off, and I gave Jake a good night hug and kiss, and then went up to bed. My dream of the night had me in Jake's arms at a bonfire, spending time with the tribe and him.