Bella:
I smirk as I get in the car and sit next to Edward, who's currently blushing. He's too cute.
"I-I'm seeing a-a…a th-therapist tonight," Edward says as we're on the way to school.
"That's good, I'm sure it'll really help you," I tell him, smiling, and really wanting to kiss him.
"I'm n-nervous," Edward admits, not looking at me. I reach over and grab his hand in hopes of comforting him.
"It'll be fine, Edward, they're there to help you," I say to him.
"W-would y-you…would you c-come wi-with me?" Edward asks, sounding hopeful.
"Are you sure?" I confirm. Edward nods his head quickly. "Ok, then, if you think it'll help," I agree.
"T-thank you," Edward smiles, quickly bringing my hand to his mouth to kiss it before Alice or Cowboy see.
When we arrive at school, as per usual Cowboy and Alice walk off hand in hand, so I take the time to speak to Edward.
"Getting bolder," I comment.
"S-Says the g-girl who fl-flashes her b-breasts," Edward counters, slightly glancing down at said breasts before quickly looking back up.
"That wasn't intentional!" I hit him lightly in the chest, rolling my eyes at his typical boy behaviour.
"R-Really?" Edward jokes.
"Are you sure you didn't start up a window cleaning business just to get a look at my goods?" I joke back.
"Well…" Edward teases. I laugh at him before dragging him off to our first lesson.
We part ways as I head into English, and Edward heads to Physics, I think.
Anyway, I speak to Angela a bit in English, talking about anything interesting that has happened recently.
The day passes by, until lunch comes, where I sit with Alice, Cowboy and Edward. It's weird to think that up until a few weeks ago, it was just Alice and me, alone at lunch. Now, she has her Cowboy and I have my…wait, no, he's not mine. Is he? I mean, we've never specifically said we're dating, but we kiss regularly.
"Bella! You look deep in thought, never a good sign!" Alice teases.
"Go back to snogging Cowboy," I huff in response.
"Miss Bella, would that be permission to?" Cowboy drawls, smirking.
I roll my eyes at him, returning to my lunch. "Where's Edward?" I ask the loved up couple. He's yet to turn up to lunch, yet, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried.
"Coach wan'ed to be talkin' to him 'bout the team," Cowboy explained to me.
"Oh, ok," I reply, drinking some of my juice.
"Would you be missin' him, Miss Bella?" Cowboy asks, causing me to choke on my juice.
"Who, me? No, no. Just worried…you know? Like any friend would be. Yep, just a friend," Smooth, Bella, real smooth. I'm not even sure my carton of apple juice believed me.
"Riiight," Cowboy drags out, winking at me as if we're in on some kind of secret.
When Edward comes and sits down, I try not to look too excited to see him. Though, when I see his large, child-like grin and blush tinted cheeks, I can't help the smile that spreads on my face. Which, I'm pretty sure, Cowboy notices.
"How did it go with the coach?" I ask, trying to distract Cowboy.
"H-He…He asked m-me to b-be captain!" Edward admits proudly.
"Aw, way to go, buddy!" Cowboy grins, patting his back. And winking at me once again, while Edward is looking. Oh god.
Edward scowls slightly at Cowboy, which, I'm pretty sure, is exactly what he wanted to happen. Cowboy grins widely at me, again gauging Edward's reaction. Which is even more scowling, and a slight shuffle of his chair so that he's sitting closer to me.
I roll my eyes, at both Edward and Cowboy's behaviour. If Alice weren't making gooey eyes at Cowboy, she'd be doing the same. Or maybe she'd be scooting her chair closer to Cowboy.
A few minutes before the bell's due to go, Edward asks if I want to walk to biology with him. I, of course, accept, so we bid a farewell to Alice and Cowboy, and walk off down the corridor.
"Is th-there s-something going o-on be-between you and J-Jasper?" Edward asks, like I predicted he would.
"Cowboy suspects there's something going on between me and you, so he was trying to make you jealous to confirm his suspicions," I explain to Edward, rolling my eyes at Cowboy's behaviour.
"Oh…s-sorry," Edward mutters.
"What's there to be sorry about?" I question, confused.
"T-That now p-people wi-will know we've…you k-know, um, kissed," Edward says. So, to reassure him that I don't give a damn who knows what about us, I grab his hand.
"So what? I'm not ashamed. You're a good kisser," I grin, though I am a bit worried about what Alice will say. She'll even love it or hate it. Like marmite.
"R-Really?" Edward confirms.
"Yep, you're the best kiss I've had," Even better than Mike. Ok, that's not too hard to beat. But, Edward is a really good kisser. Sweet and gentle.
"I m-meant about n-not be-being ashamed?" Oh, right.
"Of course not. It's no one else's business, really," We arrive at biology, the first people there, so I go on my tiptoes to give him a proper kiss. "Well done for becoming captain," I add, giving him a quick peck just as the bell goes.
As we take our seats while other students file in, I notice a red tint to Edward's cheeks as he pushes his glasses up his nose.
The lesson begins, so I try to pay attention but really I'm planning on how to tell Alice I've been regularly kissing her brother, and would like to become more than just kissing buddies with him. I probably shouldn't phrase it like that. Maybe, 'hey, you know your new brother? Well, he's actually a really good kisser'. No, not like that, either.
When the bell rings, I jump from not expecting it, earning a weird look from Edward. We walk out together, and to the car where Alice and Cowboy are waiting.
"Hey, Alice, can I come over to yours?" I ask, trying to remain calm. Damn, why am I so nervous about this?
"Yeah, sure, you wanna hang out too, Jazz?" Alice asks, clearly not noticing my unease. Good.
"Yeah, 'course," Cowboy replies.
The rest of the journey is silent, until we reach the Cullen house where everyone gets out. Alice leads us all into the living room, where I try to speak to her. Privately.
"Alice, mind if I have a word with you? Preferably alone?" I ask, fiddling with the zip on my jacket.
"Yeah, we can go up to my room, if you want?" I nod, so Alice tells Edward and Cowboy where we're going, before leading me upstairs. "What's up? You seem nervous about something," Alice says, sitting down on her bed and patting the space next to her.
"Um, I have something I need to tell you, and, uh, I'm not sure how you'll react," I mutter.
"You know me! What is there for me to get angry about?" Alice says, waving it off like she'll be fine. My gut, on the other hand, is telling me otherwise. Stupid gut.
"So, Edward and I have become pretty close, right?" I pause as she nods her head. "Ikissedhimtheotherday!" I blurt out all in one breath.
"What?" Alice asks, though by the way her eyebrows are furrowing I think she heard part of it.
I take a deep breath, before I reply again, "Edward and I kissed the other day." Silence follows, making me even more nervous.
"I'm sorry; I don't think I heard you correctly. Did you just say you kissed my brother?" Alice demands.
"Um, yes," I mumble, not looking at her.
"My brother who has a troubled past, and won't open up to anyone, so you risk everything by kissing him?" Alice says, making me the angry one now.
"Risk it? It seems to be helping!" I protest.
"Taking out his frustrations by kissing you?" Alice asks in disbelief.
"No, it helps his stutter! It's not as bad when he's around me!" I tell her, almost shouting from annoyance.
"Oh, well done then, Bella. You're practically a therapist. What happens when you run off to someone else, huh? How's he going to feel then?" Alice hisses at me.
"Why would I run off from him? When have I ever done that before?" I scowl at her.
"Mike Newton. Yeah, he was devastated when you two broke up," Alice says, smiling in triumph.
"What? He was fucking kissing all the other cheerleaders while we were going out! He wasn't devastated! Do you see me being judgemental about you and Cowboy? No, I'm being supportive, like a good friend would do," I say to her.
"I'm not the one screwing around with the others brother!" Alice shouts at me.
"Screwing around? Are you serious right now?" I shout back.
"Woah, what's goin' on up here, ladies?" Cowboy asks, entering the room.
"Bella's is messing Edward around!" Alice shouts to Cowboy.
"M-Messing me a-around?" Edward stutters, also entering the room.
"Yes, I'd be careful of her, Edward. She's known to break hearts," Alice says, glaring at me but acting calm to Edward. Two faced…
"W-What?" Edward mutters, looking devastated.
"No! I'm not a 'heartbreaker'! Mike was cheating on me!" I try to explain, though it looks like no one's willing to hear me out. "I'll just leave, then," I murmur, fighting back the tears as I run from their house.
I can't believe Edward so easily believed Alice. I mean, I thought she might act badly, but never did I think anything like that would happen.
A/N: What do you think of Alice's reaction? :O
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