Bella:
"Alice, I'm really sorry but somehow I've managed to mess things up with Edward!" I exclaim to her after school when we're both in her room at her house.
"What? What's happened?" Alice asks; her face filled with worry.
"You know how he looked after me at the party?" Alice nods, "He said it reminded him of when he used to look after his mother, and I feel so bad."
"Hey, I'm sure Edward's ok with you." Alice says in a reassuring way.
"I know he's not! He's…upset." I mutter, wanting to comfort him in some way. Alice phone starts ringing, and she quickly tells me it's Jasper before answering and excitedly talking to him for the next 10 minutes.
"Bella! Jasper just asked me out on a date! We're going to the cinema!" She squeals, before quickly grabbing her bag and stuffing random items in.
I follow her downstairs, since I'm guessing this is my cue to leave, when she gives me a big hug and tells me everything is going to be fine. Just as I'm about to leave, Edward calls my name and asks to speak to me.
"Hey." I smile at him, hoping to comfort him in some way.
"H-hi. I, um, wanted t-to talk t-to yo-you." Edward leads the way to his room, so I follow him around the large house. He gestures for me to take a seat on his couch, while he sits across from me on the bed, "I…I w-wanted to, uh, a-apologise for m-my behave-behaviour."
"No, Edward, you have nothing to apologise for! I'm not mad at you; I'm just…worried, for you. You don't seem to really open up to anyone." I tell him.
"I…N-no one s-says anything ab-about it, a-at least not t-to my fa-ce…but, m-my st-stutter is s-so annoying!" Edward admits, seeming to get annoyed with himself.
"When you were telling me about your dream job and visiting NASA." I tell him, since he didn't seem to notice it.
"R-Really?" Edward asks, looking almost proud of himself.
"Yes, it's like…when you're talking about things that really interest you, you just get lost in talking about them." Hopefully, with finding this out, Edward can try and beat his stutter.
"I…I n-never thought of i-it like th-that." Edward says, looking much happier than I've ever really seen him.
"How about, um, how about I help you? With your stutter, I mean." I suggest nervously.
"Y-yes, thanks. I-I'd like t-that…a l-lot." Edward smiles at me, "I c-could help y-you with y-your maths. Y-you mentioned not be-being too g-good a-at it."
"That'd be great." I smile back, happy that things between Edward and I seem to be getting better.
"W-when my st-stutter's better, I'll t-tell you, uh, ab-about my…my m-mother." Edward says.
"Don't feel like I was asking you to tell me, I just thought it would be good for you to open up to someone." I tell him; though I am touched he'd chose to speak to me about it.
"N-no, I w-want to tell y-you. You-you're the p-person I'm c-closest t-to in Forks." Edward admits, not looking at me as he does.
"Really?" I ask, hoping my voice doesn't come out as squeaky as it sounded to me.
"Y-yes." Edward looks up at me this time, his smile much wider than before. I'm sure my smile is matching his.
"I…yeah, um, I feel close to you, uh, too." I mutter, and I'm pretty sure I'm blushing.
"Y-you've got m-my stutter!" Edward teases, still smiling.
"Soon neither of us shall have a stutter." I promise him.
"And s-soon both o-of us sh-shall love maths." Edward replies.
"Ok, I can't wait! How about we start tomorrow after school?" I suggest, to which Edward nods at, "Right, well, I'm gonna have to leave now, as my parents are probably wondering where I am." Then, without thinking, I lean over and kiss his cheek. When I lean back, it seems we're both equally shocked, and both blushing, "Sorry, I should just, uh, go."
"No, just, let me try something." Edward says, grabbing my hand to stop me from leaving. Then, he leans over, and kisses me ever so slowly on the lips. It's only a short kiss, but it's sweet and amazing.
"You didn't stutter." Is my choice of words to say afterwards. Edward lets out a small chuckle at my statement, but the blush is still on his face. He's too cute for words.
"I g-guess it's b-because I was, um, t-talking about something t-that really, uh, interested me." Edward grins.
I blush even more, before reluctantly saying, "I wish I could stay, but I really have to go now." I lean over and give him a quick kiss before saying goodbye one last time, and then leaving.
When I get home, I squeal into my pillow a bit, before finally going downstairs and beginning dinner. Mum said something about staying late with the children for extra lessons or something.
Now, onto more important topics. I kissed Edward! Oh god, it was amazing. So much better than kissing Mike, who just wanted to shove his tongue down my throat. Edward, however, was so gentle and just so amazing. And sweet. And tender. I just want to kiss him again.
Alice won't be mad that I kissed her brother, right? Or is there some code saying you're not allowed to kiss your best friend's brother? I hope not, because I definitely plan on doing some more Edward-kissing.
What if Edward doesn't want to do anymore kissing? Although, he was the one to initiate the lip-kiss, though I initiated the cheek-kiss. I definitely over-think everything, it seems. But, I do know that I need to speak to both Alice and Edward about the…kissing.
When mum and dad come home, I serve the chicken breast and salad that I'd prepared.
"How was school today, kiddo?" Dad asks between bites of the chicken.
"It was ok. Edward's going to give me extra maths lessons after school." I tell them both.
"Edward? As in Edward, Carlisle's son?" Mum questions.
"Yeah, why?" What's to be shocked about that? He's nice and friendly, despite the circumstances.
"Might there be something more than just maths going on?" My mum expands, causing me to blush and dad to start choking on his food. Way to go, mum.
"No! He's really smart, especially at maths, and I'm not the best at it so he offered to help me! That's all!" I quickly blurt out, though it's all mostly lies.
"Ok, I was just wondering, that's all. This meal is really delicious, Bella, you'll have to teach me how to make it some time." Mum says, thankfully changing the topic.
"Maybe, the last time I tried to teach you, you set the oven glove on fire." I remind her, my dad laughing at the memory.
After everything is cleaned up, I go upstairs where I see I have a text from Alice, asking me to call her.
"Bella. BEST FREAKIN' DATE OF MY LIFE!" Alice squeals down the phone to me
"So I'm guessing you enjoyed it?" I chuckle, since it's pretty obvious that she did.
"It was so amazing, Bella! He was just the perfect gentleman! Though, I am sorry for abandoning you." Alice says in a dreamy sigh.
"No, don't be, I was fine. I actually spoke to Edward." I really didn't mind her abandoning me, since it meant I got to kiss Edward. Gah! I still can't believe it!
"You did? What did you say?" Alice asks happily.
"He explained that everything was fine between us, and actually said I was the person he'd gotten closest too in Forks." I admit, probably in a squeal that matches Alice's.
"Awwww! You guys are too cute!" Alice gushes, "But, he is not allowed to over-throw me as best friend, understand?" Alice adds seriously.
"I promise." I tell her in the same serious tone, before we both start giggling.
"Anyway, I-" Alice is cut off, as we can both hear shouting from her end.
"IF YOU DON'T WANT ME, JUST FUCKING SAY! I'VE LASTED THE FIRST 17 YEARS OF MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU, I DON'T NEED YOU ANY MORE!"
A/N: What did you think of their kiss? And who do you think was shouting at the end? :O
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