Chapter 12
Edward was too nervous to react to the shove Jasper gave him. He was bewitched by the woman who was now staring at him. He noticed her face flush darker as she quickly looked at her friend. But she had looked him in the eye. He watched as she ducked her head and tucked her bottom lip between her teeth. He didn't look away, afraid she'd disappear, and his grin returned when she looked at him, peeking from the corner of her eye.
His heart pounded faster. So fast, in fact, that he had to rub his chest to make sure it wasn't going to explode.
"You're freezing, Bella. Where have you been?" Alice asked after hugging her friend, and realizing how cold she was. Alice rubbed Bella's back and arms, trying to hurry the warming process. Alice had been nice and toasty warm next to the fire.
"I was by the water. I didn't...I lost track of time watching the waves," Bella explained, looking back towards the water that was almost invisible, with only the sounds of the surf reminding her of whom she was thinking about. The man now in question was now sitting five feet away. She bit her lip, hoping no one noticed her blush. She had to distract herself, so she changed the topic.
"Have you seen Rosalie and Emmett?" she asked Alice. Now that she was back in the present, she was worried about her friends. She turned to look at Jasper and Edward, confused because the two men were laughing.
Jasper had already shared that secret with Edward.
"Um, they're around, Darlin'," Jasper said with a sideways glance at Edward. He didn't want to break the news that he had seen them in a precarious formation. He stifled a laugh along with Edward. They had both been around, before, when Emmett and Rosalie were together, but did not stay for long.
"You don't want to know, trust me," Edward added when he realized Bella and Alice didn't get the hint. He thought he was going to choke when he saw Bella's face darken and cover her face as what he said sunk in with her hands.
She didn't want to know what Rosalie was up to. And until she got to the fire, the only thing she had wanted was to go home. Now... now was a different story, and she knew this might be her only chance. She was nervous, because talking to men was not her strong suit.
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