Hey Guys, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you all had fun welcoming in the New Year. Here is chapter 7 I know I said it would be up Monday but I actually meant Sunday. I hope you all like and remember to review! Dannielle xx
CHAPTER 7
BELLA POV
After my coffee and chat with Xavier – who I'll admit is a nice guy aside from his weird taste in board shorts, I was on my way home enjoying the sea breeze and the wind in my long hair. I was looking at the waves noticing that they were really pumping today when I saw a familiar figure surfing them… Heath. It was then that I noticed Bianca and Darcy sitting below me on the sand. Come on Bella, bite the bullet… go and talk to her, you did snap at her for no reason. I thought to myself, before making my way down to the beach. I saw Bianca notice me before smiling and waving me over, I nodded and sat down next to Darcy "Hey Darce" I said nudging her slightly "h,hi" she said shyly shit! I thought "Darcy, I'm sorry about getting mad at you before, but you have to know that I wasn't mad at you exactly more at the question you asked, see I don't like talking about the mark on my hip and whenever anyone asks me about I just get really freaked out and mad." I told the little girl hoping she would understand "I know, dad told me that you weren't mad at me, you just don't like to talk about it" she replied gazing up at me "yeah, well you should really listen to your dad more often he can be wise" I said smiling "ha, yeah only sometimes though" Darcy replied laughing to which Bianca and I laughed "so, we all good now?" I replied Darcy nodded "yeah!" before hugging me tightly "well, I better go now" I said standing and brushing sand off myself noticing Heath coming out of the water I smiled and waved letting him know that everything was alright before making my way back up the beach towards the house.
CHARLIE POV
Brax and I were lying on the couch together watching a movie, I was tracing the 'Blood and Sand' tattoo on his chest when Bella walked through the door smiling "hey, don't you two look cute!" she said kissing Brax on the cheek. I laughed "yeah, that's us as cute as a button" Brax replied taping my nose gently, both Bella and I laughed "so, how was your day Bella?" I asked "yeah, it was…. Interesting. I ran into Heath on the beach and met Bianca and saw Darcy, I met a guy named Xavier who has really bad taste in boardies…. Oh and I met Leah and Colleen too, who is a little weird if you ask me, but Leah seems nice" she said smiling, I felt Brax tense at the mention of Bella meeting Xavier and guessed it was just his protective big brother nature "well, it's good to see you've met a few people and don't worry about Colleen you get used to her, plus if you ever need to spread good news or want to know the latest gossip on anyone in the bay, Colleen is your go to gal!" I told Bella, she laughed "well, I am going to head up for a shower, Darcy and I went swimming… enjoy your movie" she said smiling before heading upstairs. "hey babe" I said to Brax thinking of how I was going to raise the question "mmm" he replied looking at me "umm, I noticed earlier today…. That Bella has a scar on her hip of the infinity sign" I answered looking at him, I felt him tense again "and…" he quizzed "well, I have seen it somewhere before and I just can't work out where, I was wondering where she got it?" I asked figuring this was a sensitive subject "babe, you know you should really be asking Bella about this it's not my place to tell" he replied "yeah, but I mean…" I shot back annoyed but unsure what to say "look babe, I would tell you but this is something I know Bella does not like to discuss and it really isn't my place to talk about it, I mean if she told you then I would be happy to answer your questions but this is really Bella's business and I don't think it is right discussing it without her knowledge." He told me looking deep into my eyes, I sighed "I guess you're right, I'm sorry it's just I have seen that mark somewhere and I have no idea where, it's really starting to get to me" I said smiling, he laughed lightly "yeah, I know babe and I am sure when Bella gets to know you all better she will tell you about it, just don't push her on it, it's a really sensitive subject and unless you want to see Belle-zilla, I would just wait for her to tell, okay?" he said "yeah, I love you" I said kissing him "hey, I have an idea let's have a BBQ tonight to celebrate Bella arriving" I said excited "yeah, sound like a good idea" Brax replied I sat and got off the couch "RUBY, CASEY, BELLA! CAN YOU COME HERE FOR A SECOND, IT'S IMPORTANT!" I yelled waiting patiently rubbing my tummy. Suddenly I heard loud footsteps and all three teenagers came running up to the balcony looking down at me before making their way down the stairs, before stopping in front of me "mum, what's up we thought something was wrong" Ruby said "ah, no Rubes I just wanted to let you know that we are having a BBQ tonight to celebrate Bella's arrival" I said laughing at Ruby's concern. Ruby's face lit up "oh yes! That is such a good idea!" Casey nodded "sounds good" before everyones attention turned to Bella who looked a little concerned "oh ah you don't have to do that, I mean it sounds like a lot of trouble to go to." "no not at all, it will be easy to organise." I replied "umm, well I guess it sounds like fun, but I would like to help" Bella replied giving in I nodded "sure, if you can cook you can help me with the food and we can get a bunch of pizzas from Angelo's, but first you go and take that shower you were going to have" I said as the three teens headed upstairs, I walked into the kitchen and grabbed the phone dialling Heath and Bianca's number, "hello?" Darcy said into the phone "Hi, Darce it's Charlie, is Bianca there?" I said to the little girl "HI Aunty Charlie! Hang on I'll get her BIANCA IT'S CHARLIE!" she yelled out causing me to move the phone away from my ear. "hey, Charlie what's up?" Bianca asked "Ah, well we have decided to have a BBQ tonight to celebrate Bella's arrival are you guys up for it?" I asked "Yeah, sounds like fun, listen what do you think of Bella?" Bianca asked me quietly "I think she is really nice and I can't wait to get to know her a little better, why?" I asked her "oh no reason, it's just she flipped out at Darcy today when she asked her a question about the scar on her hip. What is with that by the way?" Bianca asked "What really! I don't know Brax said it's not his place to tell as Bella is really sensitive about how she got it still but he said she will tell us in her own time. Is Darcy okay?" I asked concerned about Darcy "Oh yeah she is fine now, Bella took off afterwards but came back after a while to apologise to her and it's like it never happened now." Bianca said with a laugh "Well that's good so we will see you at about 7pm ok and don't bring anything" I told Bianca "Okay see ya then, Bye" she said hanging up. After spending about 40 minutes on the phone I had invited Leah, Alf, Roo, John, Gina, Xavier, April, Irene, Sid, Indi, Romeo and Dex. Bella came down the stairs with her wet hair tied into a bun and wearing black tack suit pants and a emerald green tank top even in sweats and a tank she still looks runway ready, Charlie though before getting Bella to prepare one salad while she made another. After an hour of making food both Charlie and Bella were covered in flour and egg and were just getting ready to pull the last of the food out of the oven. "Thank you so much for all your help Bella, you know you've taught me a lot about cooking, I usually can't even make toast properly." I said laughing "You're welcome, I learnt a bit at school in home ec, but when I went to London my aunt taught me the rest." She said smiling BIIINNNGG! I was just about to ask Bella more about why she went to London when the buzzer to the oven went off "hey Charlie, why don't you go upstairs and get ready while I take these out of the oven" she said putting on the oven mitts "really, are you sure?" I said and Bella nodded "Oh thank you! You're a lifesaver!" I said racing past her and upstairs for a shower.
BELLA POV
Taking the last tray of cheese puffs out of the oven so that they could cool I thought about the conversation Charlie and I had just had and how close she came to asking me more about London. I could tell by the expression on her face that it was coming, I had gotten good at reading people and being able to tell what they were thinking… I mean I had to, how else could I have kept my secret for so long? After I had transferred the puffs to the cooling rack I raced upstairs for yet another shower. As I stepped out of the shower I wrapped a towel around my hair and used the second on to dry myself, as I stood up from drying my legs I looked in the mirror straight at my scar. I stepped closer touching it lightly before tracing it once with my fingers, my mind started to race, flashing backwards, black, red the glint of silver. I stopped myself. No! stop it Bella STOP IT! I thought removing my hand and turning away from the mirror, I wrapped the towel around my body covering my scar and walked into my room. I changed into my white bikini assuming that eventually we would go swimming in the pool out the back, slipped on my favourite black short shorts and my purple flowy top. I brushed, dried and straightened my hair and applied some powder foundation figuring anything else would be washed away in the pool. I made my way down stairs and into the kitchen where I saw Brax eating one of the cheese puffs, I swatted his hand away and moved the plate to the other bench "Hey, those are for the party not just for you!" I said laughing at his look of mock hurt "well, I am a guest of this party so I can eat the food… right" he said "NO! you are a part host which means until the party starts you cannot touch… comprende?" I said smiling "oh so now you going to complicate it with fancy words are ya, well two can play at that game!" he said before picking me up and taking me into the living room and chucking me on the couch. I laughed and squealed as he tickled me, Brax laughed knowing that I was extremely ticklish and hated being tickled. "Br…a…x! St…op it!" I squealed gasping and laughing at the same time he laughed before slipping down on the couch beside me, lifting my feet onto his lap. He sighed "You know I've missed you Belle" I smiled "Yeah I know, me too" Just then the doorbell rung "CAN YOU GET THAT BRAX!" Charlie yelled from upstairs "YEP!" he replied before opening the door to Heath, Bianca, Darcy and Leah from the diner "Hi" they all chorused, I greeted each and gave both Heath and Darcy a hug before taking Darcy outside to play with her new unicorn Heath had bought her. After 10 minutes I heard the doorbell ring again before Brax yelling "BELLA, COME HERE FOR A SECOND" I got up and walked inside only to be greeted with eleven people staring at me smiling. "Guys, this is my little sister Bella" the all waved and smiled before Brax continued "and Bella this is Alf, Roo, John, Gina, April, Irene, Indi, Sid, Dex, Romeo and you know Xavier" I nodded trying to take in all the names with the faces "Hi" after half an hour everyone was outside on the deck, before Xavier shouted "EVERYONE IN THE POOL!" Slowly people began to strip off and make their way to the pool. I jumped in along with everyone else and soon we all began to play with the blow up ball. "FOOD'S READY!" Brax shouted as him and Heath carried two big trays of cooked meat over to the long table Charlie had set up earlier. We all clamoured out of the pool splashing water everywhere laughing, I handed Darcy her hooded towel, helping her slip it over her head, as I grabbed my towel and walked up to the deck I heard Dex ask "Hey, Bella where did you get that awesome scar from" I looked at Brax and then to Heath as they exchanged glances looking worried "Oh yeah, check it out, it looks awesome come on Bella spill where'd you get it" Xavier hollered I felt my breathing become ragged and as I glanced around the deck I saw expectant faces mixed with worried anxious one from Heath, Brax, Charlie, Bianca and even Darcy, I was finding it hard to control my breathing when Dex called "Come on Bella, what's the big deal, just tell us" "hey knock it off, Dex" Heath said sternly but it didn't stop Xavier "geeze Bella, just tell us where you go it" I was wheezing now and I felt Charlie place a hand on my arm "sweetie, are you okay?" I just nodded I looked up and saw Heath and Brax really worried when they started to merge into one body and back again I knew that this panic attack was bad, I looked around when everything started to blur and spin. Then black and THUD as I hit the deck hard.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I hope you all enjoyed that chapter, I like leaving them on a cliffhanger like that, I told you Bella's next anxiety attack would be bad. I don't know when I will update again but it shouldn't be too long. I have so many ideas running around I can't work out how to play out each chapter, I am stuck with too MANY ideas. But here are a few spoilers that I am positive will be in the next chapter. Please review I love hearing your lovely words, ideas and what you think will happen next for don't forget to review. If I can get 30 reviews I will update sooner but I will be happy with 25 or more! SO REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW!
NEXT CHAPTER:
Bella ends up in hospital after her black out, will she reveal her secret?
As Charlie and Brax's wedding nears, what does Charlie want to ask Bella?