Edward:
"Am I m-missing something?" I ask; looking at my sister's raised eyebrow, Jasper's pointed look at Bella and the beautiful blush covering Bella's face. I'm not sure she even realises she's blushing right now.
"No, I think they've both just caught baby fever," Bella tries to change the topic – even I can tell that – but Alice doesn't seem to want to let that happen. Good, because I want to know what's going on.
"You are, Edward's, it's just-" Alice very nearly tells me, but then Emmett has to come in. He really does have the worst timing, though by the look on Bella's face, she's happy about it.
What doesn't she want me to know?
Is it about Jessica? Ever since Jessica and I started dating, Bella has completely avoided me. If it's because she doesn't like Jessica, then I'll dump her in a second. For Bella, I'd do anything. Anything to have her in my arms again, to kiss her again. But it's been almost a month since she ended things between us, and she hasn't shown any signs that she wants anything more from me. I can tell she just wants us to be friends.
When I go back into the conversation, Alice is dragging Bella out into the hallway, while Bella is still glaring. She's trying to look scary, but to me she looks more like an angry kitten. A cute, angry kitten.
"I'm just going to freshen up in the bathroom, it was a long journey," Rosalie says, standing up and walking out of the room. I take the opportunity to question Jasper about all the secrecy, since it's clear he knows what's going on.
"Jasper, what w-was all that about?" I ask him.
"Wow! Edward, your stutter is so much better!" Emmett says, sounding a mixture of happy and shocked. Despite my initial worries about Emmett, he's turned out to be an amazing brother. I couldn't have asked for a better family, even if it did take me 17 years to find them.
"Thanks," I mumble, a little embarrassed at the attention.
"Yeah, Jasper, what was all that tension about?" Emmett asks. I'm glad he's on my side in this.
"Oh, Miss Alice is just…crazy, you know. Hormones," Jasper nods, not fooling either of us.
"Is it J-Jessica?" I ask him.
"Who's Jessica?" Emmett questions, looking confused at everything.
"Edward's girlfriend," Jasper says. Do I detect a hint of annoyance in his tone?
"You've got a girlfriend? Way to go, buddy," Emmett grins widely at me.
"Is it h-her?" I huff to Jasper, just wanting to know why Bella doesn't like me and what she's hiding.
"Partly," Jasper responds.
"Partly? I feel like I'm missing something," Emmett looks between Jasper and me, as if we'll suddenly shout out everything that happened between Bella and me.
"Edward an' Miss Bella had a thang, Miss Bella called it off, now Edward has a girlfriend." Oh. I guess one of us was planning on shouting out everything that happened.
"What?" Emmett demands.
For the next few minutes Jasper and I explain to Emmett everything that went on between Bella and me, why she called it off and things like that.
"I'm going to have a strict talk with my little pixie sister," Emmett huffs.
"Don't. It's cl-clear Bella just w-wants to be friends with m-me. If that," I tell him. Jasper's head snaps up, giving me a weird look, before he quickly looks down again.
"How do you know this?" Emmett asks me.
"He doesn't!" Jasper shouts out.
"I d-do! I j-just do!" I shout back, standing up and pacing around the room.
"Has she said this?" Emmett asks, ignoring Jasper's outburst.
"Y'all know nuthin'!" Jasper shouts, and this time Emmett does pay attention.
"Then tell us what you know!" Emmett says, standing up and walking over to Jasper. I sit down in the armchair Bella was previously sat in.
Now I think about it, her and Alice have been gone quite a while. As has Rosalie. Rosalie is understandable, though, she could spend forever on her makeup. But I don't get what Alice and Bella have been talking about this whole time.
"…Miss Bella told me somethin', but I can't say what!" Jasper finishes, and I realise I haven't been listening to most of what he's been saying.
"Bros before hoes?" Emmett offers, with a smile to show he's joking.
"Edward…you need to know, Miss Bella…she's doesn't wanna be friends," Jasper says. So that's why she's been distancing herself from me.
"I…I get it. I t-thought that m-might be it," I mumble, hiding my face in my hands. This hurts more than I thought it would.
"No! No! Not like that! She…" Jasper's about to say something, but he stops.
"She what?" I ask, feeling pathetically close to tears.
"She loves you."
What? She what? No, she can't. How? She's barely spoken to me since Jessica…Jessica? Is she jealous? Is that what it is?
"Really?" I ask; just to make sure.
"Miss Bella loves you," Jasper says once again.
"So…" I blow out a large breath, wondering how to phrase my next sentence. "Is that…I mean, is she j-jealous? Of Jessica? Is t-that why she's av-avoiding me?"
"Uh huh. And she doesn't wanna admit her feelin's to you. 'Case you don't feel the same," Jasper explains to me.
"How do you feel about her?" Emmett asks me. How do I feel?
"I love her. Jessica is just a…r-rebound?" I sound so horrible, but when I think about it, it's the truth. Jessica is nothing compared to Bella.
"Edward, can I ask you somethin'?" I nod in response to Jasper. "Please don't be tellin' Miss Bella I told you 'bout her feelin's."
"Ok," I agree to his question.
Now I just need to try and make Bella see how I feel about her. The first step is to end things with Jessica, the second step is to show Bella how much I care about her, and the third step is to get her to be my girlfriend.
Easy, right?
When Bella, Alice and Rosalie finally return from upstairs, they mumble little excuses as to what they're doing. Emmett looks shocked at how close Rosalie seems to be with Alice and Bella.
At school the next day, I put step one of my plan into action. Lunch time comes, but instead of walking to the hall to meet Jessica, I ask her to meet me outside to talk. Here goes nothing.
"What's up, Eddie?" Jessica coos. Oh god, I can't stand the nickname she decided to give me. Eddie? I sound like a five year old.
"Um," I have no idea what to say. How do you break up with someone in the nicest way possible? "Recently, um, well, everything between us has just, uh, m-moved so fast," I begin with, searching for the words. I push my glasses up onto my face while I think of what to say.
"There's something I need to tell you," Jessica says. She sounds worried, making the atmosphere ten times more awkward.
"O-Ok…" I mumble, waiting for her to continue.
"I had sex with Mike last night!" She blurts. Right. Well, I wasn't expecting that.
"Ok…" I repeat, not knowing what to say.
"Aren't you upset?" Jessica huffs, stomping her foot.
"Uh, not really. I was a-about to break up w-with you, anyway," I tell her with a shrug of my shoulders.
"WHAT?" She shrieks. Maybe I shouldn't have been so blunt? "Is it for that slut, Bella?" Jessica shouts.
"Actually, you're the slut. Bella didn't sleep with someone while dating someone else." I turn around and walk away, pleasantly surprised with how well things went.
Maybe I should feel upset, but instead it just gave me a good reason to leave her. I know Bella would never do anything like that, so already she's better than Jessica can ever be for me.
You and Jessica finished, then? ~Jasper
I read the text, and wonder how he knows.
Yes. How do you know? ~Edward
I walk towards the cafeteria as I wait for a reply. Today, I can sit with Alice, Jasper and Bella again. I might even be able to sit next to her, if I'm lucky.
Practically the whole cafeteria heard Jessica screechin' outside! ~Jasper
That would explain why everyone is currently staring at me as I walk towards the table where Alice, Jasper and Bella are sat. Everyone resumes their chatter as I sit down – next to Bella.
"Are you alright?" Bella asks, wrapping her arms around me and hugging me tight. I'm shocked at her sudden change in behaviour, though I soon squeeze her back.
"I'm fine, h-honestly. I was breaking u-up with her anyway," I shrug, eating some of my food.
"It still must make you sad, though?" Bella asks kindly. She's always so sincere.
"I'm good. Trust m-me," I smile at her, before returning to my food.
Step two is now commencing – make Bella see how much I care about her.
A/N: What did you think of Edward's view of things? :D
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