Chapter 6 Trips and Slips Ups!
"Sure!" I said more relieved then I should have been. We got home about 30 minutes later because we stopped to get a bite to eat.
I was so tired, we all were it had been a long day. I sat down in my favorite chair and started to think about what had happened today. Could Edward really have changed, or was all his sweetness just an act to pick up girls? While I was debating about this in my head, my cell phone started ringing. I slid it open and said hello?
"Hey Bella I haven't called you in so long so I thought I would call you and see what's up!" As soon as I heard the voice I knew who it was. Tetra my old friend from the summer camp Charlie made me go to.
She has been my friend ever since then. Tetra always stands up for peoples rights and doesn't let anyone make fun of anyone. I remember one time she stood up for Alice, Rose and me because this guy at camp was making fun of us since we were bigger than the rest of the people there. Tetra is extremely gorgeous tall, dark hair hazel eyes and pale skin, she is very pretty. Tetra is so independent that she doesn't want a boyfriend, which suites her just fine, even though half the camp had already asked her out before it was over. She always turned them down nicely saying something like how they will find someone better than her. I love it how she speaks her mind, and always has something to say. One time she told me '"Why go through life unnoticed, when you can be out helping save the world'" she always seemed like a nature person, she loved the earth.
` "Hey gurly what have you been up to?" I replied to her
"Oh same old same old, work, and shopping!" she tossed back. I always thought she would grow up to be like a scientist or a marine biologist, because she loves the earth and animals. Instead, she turned out to be a Surgeon/Doctor. In the future, I can just see her creating medical miracles, like finding a cure for cancer or small pox something like that.
"Same, we've been really tired though will all the shopping and hiding." I said
"Who have you been hiding from?" she asked. I told her the whole story and when I finished she was silent for once and when she did speak, it was just one word.
"Wow!" was all she said. Later after I went to bed, I had a bad dream. In my dream, Tetra and Edward were in love with each other. When I woke, back up I was not mad at her, I was mad at myself for being able to create such a dream. I got dressed quickly in something comfortable, a silk wrap dress and I walked out into the kitchen. I heard the refrigerator close so I figured Alice or Rose was up. I sat down at the bar, and saw that it was Rose.
"Good Morning!" I told Rose
"Morning Bella!" she said
"What's on the agenda for today?" I asked her
"Hmm I don't know we haven't thought about that yet, what would you like to do?" she replied
"I have been thinking that it would be fun to have a girl's day out just gone to the mall and hang out, but we wouldn't buy anything except lunch, does that sound fun enough?" I said
"Wow really Bella, you want us just to hang out at the mall? What if the boys are there?"
"Yeah that would be fun, and remember what I said if you and Alice like them then I'll give them a chance. I mean I still kind of like Edward even though I don't like to admit it. It would be fun also we could go to the new café that opens up today." I said back
"I'll go wake up Alice and after we have had brunch we can leave." she said walking out of the kitchen. I don't know if I will be able to be nice if we see the boys, I mean Edward really hurt me and I can't forgive him so easily.
***Rose POV***
As I walked towards Alice's door, I started thinking about how it would be so great if the boys had all changed and were in love with us, I thought about how great of a life I would have with Emmett, it would be as if he was my great big teddy bear. That would be awesome. I walked up to her door and knocked 3 times.
"Come in!" I heard her yell. I walked in to see that she was in the bathroom straightening her hair.
"Morning! Guess what were doing today?" I told her
"What?" she asked
"Bella suggested that we go to the mall and hang out, but not buy anything just walk around. The only thing she said we could buy is lunch. Does that sound fun Alice?" I asked
"Yeah that sounds awesome!"
~*~*Bella POV*~*~
I decided I should drive today so we took my car, it was the first time I had drove it since Jacob was with me so halfway to the mall I saw a car sales clerk and stopped to look at buying a different car.
"What are you doing?" Alice asked as I pulled into the car place. We were here until lunchtime; I was stuck between a Red Ford Mustang GT, and a Silver Audi R8. I decided since I was going to spend a lot of money on both of them I mise well get the Audi I was going to have to pay it off for a few years anyway. Since I traded in my perfectly good car, they took off almost half the payments. Now we left the car lot and headed for the mall. When we got there, we decided we would eat lunch before looking around. We walked to the food court and saw the boys sitting by the fountain, in our favorite spot. I decided to sit close to them, and they followed my lead. I sat closest to Edward, a little ways around the side of the fountain he was sitting on anyways. We ate silently then started talking. Alice was talking about how a trip to an amusement park would be fun. Rose and me agreed, and decided on what day we should go to one. I was watching the weather this morning while they finished getting ready and it was clear all week until Saturday when there was a 40% chance of some light rain so really we could go any day this week. As I was telling them this, I heard the sound of some footsteps coming up behind me, but kept talking.
"Hello" I heard his musical voice say. I turned around and saw Edward standing behind me with Emmett and Jasper. I figured I should play nice so I turned where Alice and Rose couldn't see my expression and said a quiet hello.
"Hello" I almost whispered I saw that Edward had a cut on his forehead and I remembered when I had thrown the roses back at him they must have got out and cut his forehead.
"Oh my gosh!" I whispered when I saw them standing up to get a better look. I stood in front of him for a few seconds then said.
"Did I do that? I am so sorry if I did that I really didn't mean for you to get cut!" I said as my face crumpled letting my emotions show.
"No its okay it wasn't that bad of a cut, basically a scrape please don't apologize. It made me realize what a butt I was being, I mean c'mon bringing flowers to some girl just because I liked her, when I didn't really even know her." he said quickly
"Okay.." I said slowly
"Maybe we could restart, first would you like to take a walk with me?" he asked. I heard myself answering before I even heard the entire question, not even thinking of Alice or Rose.
"Yes!" I said too quickly, glancing to Alice and Rose seeing if it was okay, their eyes sparkled with delight this is what they wanted to happen, from the look on their face they looked like they would be jumping up in joy if Emmett and Jasper wouldn't see them. They both gave me silent okay and off we went. We walked silently for a bit until it got uncomfortable and he started talking to me. We sat down in a little area with fish and a little fountain so we could talk.
"Okay" he said slowly "I suppose you still won't tell me who you are yet?" he asked. I shook my head a quick no.
"Okay then do you have any questions about me?" he asked
"Only one. I want to know if you have changed since high school." I asked quietly
"What would you mean by that? I have matured, yes, I have grown into a man and I am not the same dweeb from high school who use to make fun of people and be mean all the time. If that's what you mean by changed." he said
"Okay so you have changed… let me see okay then I have another question for you. What do you like to do for fun?" I asked
"I love to do a lot of things; I'll give you a list. My top five favorite things to do. 5. I like to go to arcades, 4. I like to talk, 3.I like to spend the day at a circus or amusement park, something fun, 2. I love to read, and one. I love to play the piano." he said. The piano really? I never would have thought he would be that kind of person.
"Okay we better get back but I have one more question before we go."
"And what one is that?" he asked
"Have Emmett and Jasper 'grew up' since high school?"
"Yes in some ways more than me, in others less." he replied. We got up and started walking back towards the food court, when I caught the edge of my shoe (a flat shoe) on the chair he was sitting in and hit the floor hard, making a splat sound.
"Oh my gosh! Are you okay?" he asked as he helped me up into the chair.
"Yes this happens to me all the time calm down Edward." I said as I saw the panicked look on his face. He helped me stand and when I tried to step I collapsed again, luckily he caught me before I hit the floor again.
"I think I'm going to have to carry you!" he said. Oh, crap I thought about me being that close to him nothing but air stopping me from doing what I have wanted to do since I first met him in high school, Kiss him. Here it comes I thought as he picked me up and cradled me in his arms, oh gosh he smells good.
"Uh… Be careful I don't want you to fall holding me," I said…
I caught a glimpse of him watching my face and turned to stare into those emerald green eyes. He stared back and I did not notice that I was leaning closer and closer to his face closer and closer to my target. Then I did it. I kissed him; it was a sweet kiss and would have been better if the whole mall shoppers had not stopped to stare at us. I broke away quickly blushing as he started walking again. We didn't say anything till we got back to the food court and I saw four curious eyes watching us as he set me down in a chair next to Alice.
"What the heck happened to you?" she asked me
"I fell." I mumbled just as Edward said, "She tripped herself."
"Oh gosh bell-" Rose started saying then she cut her self off short
"What did you just start to call her?" Edward asked
"Nothing…. Nothing at all…" she said putting on her best poker face, by the look of Edwards face he could tell she was lying.
"Okay let's go!" I said to Alice and Rose attempting to stand catching myself on the table before I fell again.
"Here at least let me get you to your car." Edward said picking me up again and headed towards the doors. So Alice led us to the car and Edward almost dropped me when he saw which one was ours.
"That's yours?" he asked eyeing me
"Yeah yeah I had to get rid of my other one; it just had so many bad memories in it." I said
"She just got this one today!" Alice piped in
"Well thanks for catching me today, and for all the answers." I said trying to get him to stop staring at my car.
"Your welcome" he mumbled as he walked away Emmett and Jasper tailing behind him.
As soon as they were out of hearing distance Alice started my car (I cannot drive with my foot like this.) she started asking questions.
"What happened?" she asked. I groaned inwardly and told them everything except the part about me kissing him.
~*~*Edward POV~*~*
I was thinking about what she had said last time I saw her, maybe when we get home I will look in the yearbook for my senior year. We got home a little bit later, and I went to my room to look at my old yearbooks. I grabbed them, took them to the kitchen table, and sat down. I opened the book and saw the first page was a picture of our school signs out on the front lawn. I heard the blonde saying something that started with a 'b' before she cut herself off. I went through searching for names that started with a B. In the end, there were only eight girls with a name starting with a b. Bailey, Blair, Becca, Beth, Brittany, Brooke, Bree and Bella. Bailey? Nope she had blue eyes. Blair? No, she has green eyes. Becca? No, she had brown eyes, but a different hair color. Beth, Brittany, and Brook all had Black hair, so they were out. Now it was down to Bree and Bella. Bree could pass, but she had a different shade of brown. I sighed as I flipped to Bella's picture as I just about spit coffee all over Em, and Jazz. It was her! The girl I have been talking to the past few days is Bella Swan! Oh my gosh I finally found her! This was amazing, gosh I cant believe I was ever so mean to her. It just makes me sick that I hurt her.
"What is it Edward!" Emmett asked
"I know who the girl is that I have been talking to the past few days." I said
"Who!" Jazz asked
"Bella Swan from high school." I said
"No way! It cant be!" Emmett said
"If you don't believe me look right here!" I said handing the book to them
"She does kind of look like her but this girl is bigger Edward." Jazz said
"They could have lost weight; it has been a few years since high school." I said through stiff lips
"No wonder she hates you, you were really mean to her in high school." Emmett said
"We were mean to all of them!" I said as I took the book back flipping to the pictures of her friends. Rosalie Hale and Alice Brandon
"I feel really bad for what we did to them!" Emmett said
"Me too Em, Me too!" I said sadly