Chapter 4 The Surprise Gift.
I heard light footsteps walking towards me nothing like the sound of Jacobs loud thumps.
"Do you need any help miss?" said a voice that I wish I didn't know so well.
I Would know that voice anywhere that was the voice of Edward Cullen I didn't want to look up I was afraid he would be mad at me still for flaunting Jacob I have no clue why I ever did that, well I wont be doing that again I don't care if I ever see JACOB BLACK again!
"Are you okay Miss?" he asked in the most attractive, but still polite voice ever I bet he used this voice to pick up women. I didn't look up. He must not know it was me or he wouldn't be using this tone with me he probably will go back to his car and drive away if I looked up. Thinking of this only made me smile but then I thought of Jacob and my smile quickly vanished. I thought I mise well get it over with then I would flag someone else down. I took a deep breath and looked up… The first thing I saw was his perfect body, and his muscled arms, his long and rock hard chest, and then on down to his perfect butt….Wait I shouldn't be thinking this I just got my heart broken ugh I must have something wrong with me…..what happened next was the most unthinkable thing I could ever do I have no Idea how it happened but all of a sudden I was in his arms crying on his coat, and the tears again would not stop they just kept flowing, and flowing, and flowing. I didn't know how it happened but it did and I just couldn't stop them from flowing.
I didn't want to look up and see his face afraid again that he would be mad at me but I could feel his abs and the muscles in his arms as they wrapped around me tighten, when I ran into him which is what I would not like to think happened it had pushed him back and now he was leaning against his car holding me against him. Finally after what seemed like decades the tears stopped….and I finally looked up to see his face. He wasn't looking at me he was gazing off at the sunset, so this is when my plan came to me I didn't think he'd seen my face yet so I thought maybe I could hide my face and sta¾ but my car phone interrupted me I didn't know that it would work if my car wouldn't start and I also didn't ever figure out how to operate the damn thing. Trying to twist out of his arms so I could answer it, but he wouldn't let me go and when he did let go of me I tripped over a blade of grass on my way to my car. A BLADE OF GRASS ugh I am so clumsy.
When I got to my car and got the door open I shut it automatically and checked the caller id. I sighed and sniffled I should of known it would be Jacob. So I let it ring and ring , and ring. He was never going to hang up well I wasn't going to answer. It was almost dark and he finally quit letting it ring. So I sat there for a few minutes looking at the ceiling not really seeing it just thinking….. When my phone started ringing again it startled me out of my thoughts mad as I was that he would call again I glared at the caller id- it wasn't Jacob it was Alice. I hit answer.
"What is it Alice?" I sighed
"ISABELLA WHERE ARE YOU? WHAT HAPPENED? I TRIED TO CALL YOUR CELL BUT I HEARD IT RINGING IN YOUR ROOM UGH! AM I GOING TO HAVE TO ATTACH IT TO YOU OR MAKE SURE YOU HAVE IT ON YOU EVERY TIME YOU G-"She was yelling at me
"Alice calm down calm down my car broke down can you come pick me up?"
"Where are you I called Jake and asked him and he said you took off pretty quickly from his place what happened? Are you all right?" Her voice switched to one of concern
"I'm fine I'm not 2 miles from his apartment please hurry though you will never guess who stopped to help me I am going to go tell him that he can leave though now that you'll come and get me bring Rose too so she can look at my car" I said
"WHO!" She said
"Edward Cullen" I whispered
"No way! Did he help you?" she asked
"Er.. no you called and I got back in my car." I said
"Get rid of him now Bella" Yelled Rose
"Okay then well I'll be there in 10 min top okay?…" Alice said
"Okay" I replied and hung up. I knew he would have to see my face when I had to tell him that he could go but I really didn't want to get out so I decided to wait for Alice. It was already a deep twilight when they got here and he was still parked behind me. I sighed and got out of my car. They were already walking to me and Alice ran up and gave me a big tight teddy bear hug, you wouldn't think with how small she is that she could do things like that but she was an Evil Little Pixie and Rose oh Rose where do I get started she looks like she would belong on a runway, but don't ever say that near her she'd bite your head off what she really likes is FAST CARS! So if she ever hears you say anything like that you better have on good running shoes… Edward was still leaning against his car staring curiously over at us.
"I thought I told u to get rid of him." Whispered Rose
"I stayed in my car." I whispered sheepishly Alice stepped forward walking up to Edward
"Thank you for keeping My friend company and thank you for stopping to make sure she was alright you can go now." she said
"The Pleasure was all mine, have a nice evening miss." he said to me switching his gaze a little low looking at my bust, yep you said it still the slut he was in high school of maybe he was looking at my wrist I was cradling against my chest, I had hurt it when I tried to pop the hood. Maybe he had changed….. or maybe he wasn't like he was in high school maybe he grew out of it?
The next few days were awful I didn't leave my room when I left it was only to use the bathroom or get a drink, but I didn't eat. Alice and Rose were getting worried and then starting to get annoyed. Today was Thursday three days since I walked in on Jake and that little whore.
"Bella you have to get up and come eat." Alice said Banging on my door
"I'm not hungry." I pouted
"If you do not come out I'm coming in." she said back
"Go away!" I yelled as I rolled over into a ball on the opposite side of my bed I heard my door open and smelled Chocolate chip cookies she was trying to butter me up she knew I love chocolate chip cookies and she only lets us have them once like every five months she knew I had a weak spot for them in high school I use to eat freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and throw snotty Kleenexes at a picture of Edward when he use to make fun of me.
"Fine them me and Rose will just have to eat these freshly baked chocolate chip cookies all by ourselves." she said and I could hear the wheels turning around in her pixie head as she thought of another plan to torture me. I didn't move.
" If you do not get up your going to miss the cookies and our outing today which I had to postpone because of you." she said
"Go without me." I said
She sucked in a shocked breath.
"Isabella we will not go without you and you are going to get up even if I have to go get Rose and we have to drag you out of this bed and if I have to dress you myself you are going whether you like it or not." She said as she started walking over to me and uncovering my head. She started to pull me out by my feet, but I held onto my headboard.
"ROSE COME HELP ME GET BELLA OUT OF BED!" she said two octaves higher then her normal bell toned voice. I hear Rose's heel clomping down the hallway and let go I would of stood no chance of holding on with them having a hold on me and pulling on me with all their might they go to the gym and work out I sometimes go with them and I've seen how they work out and all I can say is W-O-W you wouldn't think they could lift that much, but Alice can lift a little over two times her weight and Rose can lift over three times her weight I would stand no chance.
"Finally Bella I was starting to think you were going anorexic." said Alice
We were eating cookies when we heard the knock. I sighed and went to get the door hoping and praying that it wasn't Jacob, and for once hoping it was one of those little girl scouts I yelled at last week that keeps wanting us to buy some of their cookies. I was walking and I did not notice that the rug had a wrinkle and tripped over it onto the floor right into the front of the door.
"Bella are you all right?" asked Alice
"I'm fine I just tripped over the rug." I said. Finally I got my self up and had some trouble with the locks, but I finally got them undone and got the door open. I was surprised not to see anyone on the doorstep there was a white box there though. I picked up the box and headed back to my room.
"Who was it?" Alice asked brightly
"I don't know there was no one there but there was this box there." I said
"Oooo gimme it gimme it." Rose said reaching for the box. I ignored her and went to sit on the bed. "What if it's like some kind of a bomb or something?" I asked
"Please Bella it is not a bomb can you hear a ticking noise in it hmmmm your so paranoid let me open it." she said I handed the box to her I was anxious to see what was in it too. She yanked the lid off of it and gasped. It was a bouquet of Red roses, with a card in it. I grabbed the card out and read it aloud.
"My dear you are more lovely then each of these beautiful red roses I wish to meet you at the Greenhill Mall in the food court by the Italian Restaurant Tomorrow 12 sharp. -Your Secret Admirer"
"Wow I wonder who it is, whoever it is he must be really into you to do that, how romantic." Alice said in a dreamy voice
"So are you going to go meet him?" Rose said looking excited
"I don't know who it even is for all we know is he could be a homeless trucker or something trying to kidnap me, so NO WAY!" I said
"Sorry Bella your going, and we're going SHOPPING Yay." She said Jumping up and down
"Alice why are we going shopping." I said scared
"Because you need a new outfit for your date tomorrow!" she sang getting up and leaving the room
"He is not my date and I'm not going to meet him¾whoever he is."
"Fine." she grumbled then she brightened up "But we're still going shopping and on our outing, and our outing so happens to be at the mall so we're still going to the mall."
"We'll see about that." I mumbled as I pushed them out the door. "I'm going to take a shower then I'm going to go to bed so don't bother me." I said through the door.
"But it's still early, please Bella at least come eat something," She whined
"Fine, but I'm still going to go to bed right after weather or not it's still early." I said opening my door I was pretty hungry. I ended up eating a salad. It didn't satisfy Alice, but when she started to complain I told her that I ate.
"Bella that wasn't foo-"
"I said I would eat and I ate so goodbye and good night."
It was still pretty early even after I had taken a shower it was only 7:30 so I decided I would read for a little bit. I ended up reading one of my favorite books called Lock and Key By: Sara Dessen I loved it. I loved many books by her. It was now 9:18 so it was an acceptable time to be going to bed. I fell asleep quickly thinking of Nate from my book how did he ever stand to keep living with his abusive father.