Chapter Eight - (Getting to know you)

EPOV

Bella and I head towards the parking lot. I unlock the car doors with the automated car key. I walk to the passenger side to open her door for her. I approach her slowly as a puzzled expression covers her features. As I open the car door for her, she smiles sheepishly at me as she climbs into the car. I give her my crooked smile as I get into the driver's side.

"What am I gonna do about my car?" she asks me.

Shit. I didn't think about that.

"I'll drive back here and drive it back to your house when school ends. I'll get Alice to follow in my car so she can pick me up," I say triumphantly.

"Oh… thanks," she replies in a shy voice

The ride to her house is filled with an awkward silence. We don't really talk much at all apart from her guiding me to her address. As I pull into her street, she begins to scan the roads. She sits up more, leaning forward eyeing a house with wary eyes.

"It's just this one two more houses down," she says anxiously.

As I begin to pull up to her driveway, she sighs and visibly relaxes. I wonder what had her so scared. Was she afraid her parents were home and didn't want to get in trouble for cutting school? Or could it have been me? Did she not want her parents to see me? I look over to her and see her biting her lip with a frown on her face. She opens her mouth just to close it again. She takes a glance at me, her cheeks flushing into a beautiful rose color as she realizes I've been watching her the whole time. I give her my famous smirk and if it's even possible, her blush becomes deeper.

"Umm, did you wanna come in or something?" she asks me in a nervous whisper.

So that's what she was contemplating so badly. I smile at her as I get out of the car and walk around to the passenger side, opening the door for her again.

"Sure, I'd love to," I respond as I extend my hand to her to help her out of the car.

She takes my hand in hers very gingerly. Her skin is so soft and delicate. Her smile is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen, apart from her blush. She's like a porcelain doll; beautiful and strong on the outside, yet fragile on the inside.

As we walk to her front door, she hugs her arms around herself. She spins around faster than lightening and tenses up as a car zooms down the street. Her face is covered in fear and I can't help but think that maybe it was one of her parents who hit her. I reach out to her arm and stroke it lightly.

"Hey, what's wrong? Are you alright?" I ask concerned.

She blinks a few times before taking a deep breath. She shakes her head before looking back at me.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she says in a voice so quiet I'm not quite sure if I heard her correctly.

She walks back towards her door, placing the key into the lock and opens the door. She turns to me and smiles before walking inside. I follow behind her and wait downstairs patiently as she heads up the stairs to put away her things. She changes into a pair of tight dark blue jeans and a grey shirt tied into a knot at the bottom with a grey jacket with the sleeves pushed up. She even looks beautiful wearing something casual. She gives me a small smile as she descends the stairs.

"Do you want something to eat or drink or anything?" she asks.

She meets me at the bottom of the steps. A piece of hair is hanging in front of her face so I tuck it behind her ear. She looks down at the ground as she bites her lip.

"I'm alright, but if you want something I'll have it too,"

She walks into the kitchen and heads for the fridge. I sit down on the stool at the bench as she pulls out a bottle of water, handing me one as well.

"I have to do a few things around the house before Charlie get's home, if that's alright?"

She begins to fill up the sink with water, putting way too much washing liquid in. I chuckle to myself as I see the bubbles forming into a huge mountain. She turns around at the sound of my laugh and quirks her brow at me.

"What's so funny?" she asks.

I shake my head at her, still laughing as the mountain of bubbles gets bigger.

"Why are you laughing at me? Tell me or you'll regret it," she says with confidence and determination in her voice as she narrows her eyes at me.

"Easy there tiger, I'm just admiring your mountain of bubbles," I reply with a smirk gracing my lips.

A look of confusion flashes across her face before her eyes go wide in shock. She turns around quickly and turns off the tap. It all happens so quickly I don't have time to defend myself.

"Why didn't you tell me instead of laughing to yourself?"

She throws a huge chunk of bubbles at me. The bubbles cover half of my face, the rest going into my hair. I wipe at my face and look at her with a fake annoyed look on my face. She bites her bottom lip to keep herself from laughing.

"Oh you've done it now," I declare as I get off the stool and walk towards her.

Her eyes go wide and she begins to walk backwards. I walk to the sink, placing my hand in the bubbles and scooping up a huge chunk. I stalk towards her with a huge smile on my face. She becomes trapped in the corner of the bench.

"You wouldn't dare," She warns in a shocked whisper.

I quirk my brow and smirk at her.

"Oh wouldn't I?" I taunt her.

She purses her lips to keep herself from smiling. She pushes me unexpectedly and runs past me.

"Hey that's cheating!" I yell as I run after her.

I catch up to her, wrapping my arms around her waist. The bubbles from my hands soak into her shirt. She screams and laughs as I lift her and carry her back into the kitchen. I walk to the sink and slip on the bubbles that fell over the sink. She squeals as we fall to the ground. She attempts to hold onto the sink to stop her from falling, causing something to fall into the sink. All the water and bubbles splash out of the sink and onto us on the kitchen floor. My arms are still around her as I sit us up.

"That was so un-cool!" she says through her laughter.

Throwing more bubbles in my face, she starts to squirm and I grab a hold of her to stop her from getting up.

"You started it," I respond, smiling at her.

I place my hands over her cheeks and wipe away the bubbles. She blushes as I tuck her hair behind her ears before releasing her and standing up. I take hold of her hands and lift her up off the ground.

She groans as she takes in the mess.

"Now I have to clean all this up!" she says in an annoyed voice.

I chuckle as I shake my head. She narrows her eyes at me as she places her hands on her hips.

"Don't worry about it. I'll clean this while you wash the dishes. We can kill two birds with one stone."

She rolls her eyes at me before walking down the hall and into a closest. She comes back out with a mop in one hand and a dry towel in the other. She holds them out to me with a sarcastic smile on her face.

"Thank you ever so much," she says sarcastically as I take them from her.

I begin to wipe the floor as she turns her back on me and begins to wash the dishes.

"What one do you want to watch?" she asks with annoyance in her voice.

She's asked me this five times and I give her the same answer every time. I chuckle at her impatience causing her to turn around and give me a death stare.

"I honestly don't care, Bella. It's up to you," I say sweetly as I smile at her.

She sighs as she pops a movie into the DVD player. She searches for the remote, becoming frustrated when she can't find it. She walks out of the room and I hear her walking up the stairs. When she comes back down, she has the remote in her hand. She walks over to the couch and sits down next to me.

"But you're the guest, you're meant to choose." She sulks next to me.

I roll my eyes at her and poke her cheek. She slaps my hand away causing me to chuckle. She shakes her head, folding her arms over her chest and leans back into the seat.

"Oh don't be such a cry baby. Any movie is fine," I say playfully.

"Whatever. Don't complain when it's on then. It's one of my favorite movies." She looks over at me and her lips turn up into a small smile before she looks away.

I turn my head to the TV and notice the all too familiar opening credits of Romeo and Juliet. I groan as I sink lower into the couch. Bella begins to laugh next to me.

I stroke Bella's hair as she sleeps on my shoulder. She fell asleep halfway through the movie and eventually fell onto me. I didn't move her— I just let her sleep because she looked exhausted. I gently stroke her cheek causing her to stir.

"Bella?"

I whisper in her ear. She moans and leans in closer to me. I smile as I lift my arm and she snuggles into my chest.

"Bella. It's getting later,"

I say a bit louder as I shake her lightly. She awakes and tenses up as she realizes she's leaning on me. She sits up slowly, scarlet covering her cheeks.

"Sorry," she says through a yawn. She rubs her eyes and stands up to stretch.

"Do you want to stay for dinner?" she asks, her voice thick with sleep. I smile at her as I shake my head.

"I need to go back to the school and get your car remember?"

"Oh. Right," she replies with a hint of disappointment in her voice.

I text Alice to get Jasper to drop her off at the school, explaining that I have to pick up Bella's truck and I need her to follow me back in my Volvo so I can drive it back home.

"Where's your phone?" I ask her.

She quirks her brow in confusion and walks out of the room and returns with her phone in her hand. She looks at me quizzically. I take it from her hands and put my number in.

"You have my number now. What's yours?"

Her eyes go wide as she takes my phone from my hands and types in her digits. She hands it back with a smile on her lips.

"What are you doing tomorrow?" I ask her.

"Um. Nothing. Why?"

She bites her bottom lip as she waits for me to respond.

"I wanna take you to Port Angeles."

She looks down at the ground as she blushes.

"Like a date?" she asks quietly.

I lift her chin up with my hand and smirk at her.

"Definitely,"

I look into her eyes, getting lost in them.

"Okay," she whispers quietly.

She bites her bottom lip and her cheeks flush a deeper red. God. She's so beautiful.

"I'll come around and pick you up at eight."

"Uh, can we make it. Um. Ten?" she asks me nervously as she hands me her car keys.

"Yeah, sure,"

I close the distance between us and plant a kiss on her forehead. I wink at her before I walk out her front door. I walk to my car and get inside. She walks outside, and I give her a small wave and the last thing I see before I drive off is a genuine smile on her lips.

I drive to the school to see Alice leaning up against Bella's truck. I get out of my car and chuck her my keys. I climb into Bella's truck and it roars to life. Fucking hell this is loud. How does she drive this? I think to myself.

I drive to Bella's as Alice follows behind. As I pull up to her house, I notice the chief of police's car. I park her car on the grass and as I get out of the car I see Bella looking out of her window. She gives me a small wave before opening her window. I smile at her as I walk over to her and stand directly under it. She leans out slightly with a grin on her lips.

"Just leave the keys in the pot plant near the door," she says quietly.

I hear Alice get out of the car. Bella looks over to her and gives her a wave. Alice returns the gesture enthusiastically as she beams back at her.

"I'll see you tomorrow," I whisper at her before walking back to my car and driving away.

As I'm driving home, I can't stop thinking about Bella. She's not like any other girl I've ever met before. She's so beautiful. She's not like any of those fake bitches that cake on their make up thinking it makes them look good when it just makes them look like they've been hit with Homer Simpson's paint gun. She doesn't act like she's better than everyone else. I actually think she thinks she's lower than everybody else. She's strong mentally and physically.

I heard what she did to that Jessica Stanley girl. I can't express how pissed off I was when I heard about what happened. Those bitches better leave my sister and Bella alone from now on because next time they'll have me to deal with and I can do a lot harsher things to them than physical violence. Don't get me wrong, Rose fucked Lauren up real good and I highly doubt she'll give Alice or Bella anymore shit. But if she does, she'll fucking regret it.

"Would you mind telling me what the hell happened to your clothes?" Alice scolds me, bringing me out of my reverie.

"Uhh, Bella and I kind of had a bubble fight when she was washing up," I explain as I glance at her. A huge grin covers her face.

"Oh my god!" she squeals excitedly causing me to swerve the car.

"Fuck, Alice! Don't scream like that. I could have crashed the car!" I yell at her.

She giggles as she bounces up and down in her seat.

"This is amazing. When are you hanging out with her again?" She asks excitedly.

"Tomorrow. I'm taking her to Port Angeles,"

"On a date!"

"Jesus Christ, do you have to be so fucking excited all the time?" I scold her playfully.

"Whatever Eddie. You wouldn't have me any other way," she says as she leans over and winds her arm through mine, hugging it tight.

"I can't argue with you there short stuff," I respond. I feel her body vibrating from giggling.

I know Alice is really my cousin, but she's more like a sister to me than anything. She's amazing. If you're feeling like shit, as soon as she walks into the room your mood will lift. She's always cheerful and see's the positive in everything. And she's always there whenever you need her.

My mother didn't have any other children after me. She was still in love with my father so she never married someone else. It was just me and my mom, so Alice and Emmett were the closest people I had to siblings. And when Jasper and Rosalie came into the picture, I felt the exact same for them and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Emmett is a big goof. He's always cracking jokes. He can be a rough bastard but like Alice said to Bella, he's a big teddy bear on the inside with a huge heart.

Jasper and Rosalie have been great too. Jasper is like Switzerland. He doesn't pick sides when shit goes down between people and he always gives good advice. Rosalie is someone who will always have your back. She can be a fucking bitch sometimes but if you're close to her and someone messes with you she'll fuck them up.

They may not be my brothers and sisters by blood, but they'll always be them in my heart.

I pull into the long winding road that will lead me to my house. I pull up behind Carlisle's car and head around to the passenger side to open Alice's door. She steps out of the car and gives me a smile.

"Always such a gentlemen," she states.

I ruffle up her hair; she hits my arm then glares at me.

We head inside and I go to the kitchen to heat up a hot pocket. Alice heads over to the couch and snuggles up next to Jasper. When the hot pocket is done, I grab a plate and a bottle of water from the fridge and take it up to my room. Once I'm done eating, I strip off my clothes and put them in the washing basket in my room. I have a quick shower then collapse onto my bed.

B&E hanging out and getting to know each other, with a cute little bubble fight added in. I wanted to show you guys the carefree fun side of Bella. I hope you enjoyed it! Let me know what you think in a review :)

Jenndur, one of the most amazing girls i know, Beta's this story and i'm extremely thankful. She encourages me and praises me on my story which gives me the confidence to keep writing! Thankyou so much bb! 3

-Natalee-x