My friends, I´m back :P more Pouty Lips and Brownie Eyes. Thanks to Jo, my crazy and wild beta *giggles*
Twilight belongs to SM, sadly. LOTR is mine
Chapter 4
Fate. What is fate?
"Fate: The force or principle believed to predetermine events."
"Destiny: something with decisive or far-reaching consequences that inevitably happens to somebody or something."
I know, that's too much definition for a simple word. How can a simple word put everything together? Who was going to think that Edward, or Eddie, was Mr. Pouty Lips? My pouty lips. I smiled at the thought. I was his Brownie Eyes now?
"What are you smiling at?" He asked me. Edward was sitting next to me drinking a beer.
"I was thinking about our nicknames. Why am I Brownie Eyes?"
"This probably is not the time to answer that question." He winked at me. "At least not here. We need some privacy." I blushed. Oh. Privacy.
"Oh." It was the only expression to come out of my mouth.
"Now, can you tell me why I´m Mr. Pouty Lips?" He asked me and then took a drink again. His lips on the bottle dazzled me.
"No answer, Brownie Eyes?" He teased me.
"Hmmm, I can give you an answer, but I think we need some privacy...too," I teased him back while reaching for his beer.
"Nicely played."
He took the bottle and our hands shared some kind of electricity. Edward smiled and drank another sip of beer. I could heard from behind me the lyrics of a Bon Jovi´s song "lay your hands on me, lay your hands on me..." Seriously. I´m sorry Bon Jovi, but you need to change the lyrics to lay your lips on me.
"Sorry guys." We turned around to see Jake. "Edward could you play something? I have a few requests here. I don´t want to bother you, but you have a lot of fans."
"Just go. Your fans are asking for you." I winked at him.
"One more, and that´s all for tonight."
Edward gave me his beer and walked to the stage. I must say, he has a nice back. Oh right, Mr. Pouty Lips has a nice butt, who am I kidding?
"Jake asked me to play one more song. I want to dedicate this song to a very special friend of mine. Thanks for coming tonight, Brownie Eyes," he said with a sweet but teasing voice and met my eyes. I blushed again and felt nervous.
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.
Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine...
"Aww, this is so sweet!" Alice squeezed my hand. "Are you okay?"
I just nodded - I couldn´t speak - Edward had all my attention. The melody to Brown Eyed Girl started. I was intrigued about my nickname and now that song was making it worse. I leaned into Alice, without taking my eyes of Edward.
"Why does he call me Brownie Eyes?"
"I dont know. I guess it´s a man thing," Alice said.
So hard to find my way,
Now that I'm all on my own.
I saw you just the other day,
Before the song ended, I went to the restroom. I needed to rearrange my head, because I was falling very fast. I had only known Edward for a few days, but there was something between us that was hard to define. Was it just me? Or did he feel it too?
I passed out the door and was crushed against someone's chest. I usually would push a guy hard away from me, or my reaction would be to hit him, but I was surrounded by his essence. His arms touched mine and the same electricity ran through my body.
"I thought you were gone."
I lifted up my face to look at him. Edward was so close, I could feel his breath on me.
"I´m not leaving. Not yet, " I said. Edward was leaning closer.
"I see now." His lips brushed mine. It wasn´t a kiss, but it was enough to make me feel dizzy.
"Oh, my God! You're Edward Cullen!"
I swore I heard Edward say 'shit' and I smiled. People knew him better than I do. He sighed and turned around putting his right arm around my waist.
"Can you give me your autograph? I´m a huge fan!" The fangirl said. Edward smiled, and very carefully signed a piece of paper. "Are you going to play again? Do you have some new music?"
"Whoa, slow down." He laughed. "No, right now, I just enjoy playing the classics."
"Thank you. Nice to met you, and I hope to hear something new from you soon," she said and waved goodbye leaving us alone.
"Sorry about that," he said looking at me.
"It´s okay, your fans demand you," I joked. "We should go to our table, that is, unless you want to sign more autograps," I said with a grin.
He smirked. "You walk, I follow."
We made it to the table, and our friends were laughing and drinking. The night was really nice; the company even better. Flashes in my head about the non-kiss started to make me nervous. I mean, what can I expect from a real kiss?
"Earth to Bella." I heard Alice´s voice. "You got it bad, really bad, my friend."
"Huh?"
"Don´t 'huh' me, Bells. I think my brother likes you... a lot," she said.
"Why do you think so?"
"The way he is looking at you. Bella, I've never seen Edward look at someone that way, and he's never played a 'special song' for 'someone special' ever before." I turned my face to see him. Edward was talking with Emmet and Jasper, but looking at me. I felt my face blushing.
"Why doesn´t he play anymore, Alice? Like, seriously?"
"He said that this is a better way to enjoy music; no pressure, no contracts, and he likes playing other's songs now. But I think there must be something more after what happen with..."
"Hey girls, ready to go home?" Damn Jasper.
"Sure, sweetie. Let´s go. Bella, are you coming with us?"
"Hmm, I can walk."
"Walk?" I heard Edward`s voice behind me. "No way, you come with us."
On our way to the car, Jasper played with his keys. "You want to drive, Eddie?"
"I think I drank to much," Edward said.
Alice looked at me with a weird expression. Edward opened my door and very gently helped me in the back seat then slid in beside me.
"Someday, you will have to drive again, Eddie," Alice said.
Edward responded slowly. "Not if I can help it," he muttered and Alice rolled her eyes.
I tried to understand what had happened, but it was a mystery and Alice hadn't told me much, which is weird for her. What happened to Edward to let his music go? To stop driving? Was there a connection? I was so lost in my theories that I didn´t notice we were at my house.
"Let´s go. I'll walk with you," Edward said touching my arm.
"Alice, call me when you can, okay?"
"Sure, see you later."
My house was really quiet. Charlie wasn´t there. I didn't want to think about what he might be doing. Eww.
"What?" Edward asked.
"I was thinking of something that shouldn't." I frowned.
"Now, I´m curious. Tell me." Edward crossed his arms.
I cleared my throat. "Dad, a girfriend, the rest you can figure out." I was looking at my keys.
"You say that we can find them?" I stared at him confused.
"No, no...no...eww, no way!" We laughed. "Charlie is on a date with Sue Clearwater. That's what I was thinking about."
"Oh, good to know. It would be weird find them."
In front of my door, I felt his hand on my shoulder.
"Bella," he whispered and I turned around to see him.
"I´m glad you came to the bar. I´m glad you heard me play, and I hope to see you there again."
I rested my back on my door. "I had a great time, but we are going to see each other soon on the road, remember? Or will you now quit using our public services?" I joked.
"No, even in thousand years, no, now that I know who you are. I told you, you were so familiar to me."
"I know, I remember..."
I saw Alice and Jasper waiting for Edward, paying attention to everthing that was going on between us. "I think they are waiting for you."
"Yeah, I know, they must be disecting every gesture," he teased me.
"I bet they are, mostly your sister." Alice waved at us smiling. "See?" We laughed.
"Before I leave, there is something I want to tell you," - he ran his fingers in his hair - "about what happened by the restrooms." Oh.
"I didn´t want to jump on you that way, but there is something that leads me to you, an energy, I don´t know what it is, but I want to figure it out if you'll let me." I was lost in his face, his green eyes, his lips. I can´t pass up this oportunity, right?
"Of course, we have so much to talk about, and don´t worry, you didn´t do something I wasn´t thinking about it myself." I blushed after admitting thatt. Edward´s smirk made me blush even more.
"So, are we on the road then?" He touched my face.
"We are on the road, so I guess we'll see each other again on Monday." I sighed. Monday was so far away.
"I can´t wait for that day." He was reading my mind. Edward kissed me on my cheek before saying goodbye. "Goodnight," he whispered against my ear. "Sleep well."
I kept standing, resting my back on the door. Saturday, Sunday...Monday. Where are Marty McFly and Dr. Emmett "Doc" Brown and his DeLorean DMC-12 when you need to go to the future?
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No sign of Charlie when I got inside, thank God. I probably won´t see him until tomorrow morning "if that happened," I said walking to the stairs. I checked my phone a couples of times, but Alice hadn't texted or called me. The night had been more than I had expected and the almost kiss with Edward made me feel like I was on the moon. Why did I have to wait until Monday? Where's Alice when you need her? Argg.
"Bella, she has a boyfriend," I told myself, trying to calm down. If not for the interruption of Jasper, I would know by now what Edward´s problem was. Now, I have to wait. But why do I have to wait since she's always bothering me? I took my phone and said to myself, "I don´t care what are you doing."
Are you at home? - B
Yep, what´s going on? You miss Mr. Pouty Lips? Wrong phone :P - A
Funny. O.o Are you going to tell me what´s going on with Edward? -B
I can´t, Bells. - A
Why? - B
He has to tell you, but I will if he doesn´t. Give him some time - A
Ok :( I want to help - B
Oh friend, you've got it bad LOL- A
I just want to help - B
Keep saying that -A
I want to help, at least, I want to try. Is there something wrong with helping someone? Of course not. Nothing wrong about it at all. Right?
Damn it. I think Alice is right. I've got it bad.
Ohhh! Brownie Eyes "got it" bad ? Ideas about why their nicknames? and what about Edward, his music and no driving? Hmmmm
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