Chapter Ten Dinner Date & Discussions

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My hand was shaking as my fingers dart across the keypad. Unsure of myself, I deleted my first few attempts at a reply. What is it about this girl that had me tied up in knots like this? Thinking about her while I was busy fucking Tanya earlier was easy, but to think about actually making meaningful contact with her, striking up any kind of conversation,now that was hard. I snicker to myself at the irony. She made me hard and yet it's hard for me to talk to her. I threw myself in one of the chairs where I usually sat back while Tanya gave me a blow job. Again with the irony. This place was filled with memories of Tanya and me, yet not one of them mean anything to me. I finally look at the text message that I typed and decide that it would be okay to send to her.

'Hey, sorry just had some family stuff to sort out. Wasn't ignoring you. And you have nothing to be sorry for. E'

I press send before I lost my nerve. Letting out a deep breath, I settled back in the chair, closed my eyes. I just want this day to be over. When did my life get so complicated? I just want to go back to being Edward Cullen, the person who has boring days without drama. Well, other than the obvious torment inflicted on me by Bella and the Scooby's. But right now I would've welcomed that over the disappointment written all over my Mother's face. I never set out to hurt her or any of my family, yet two meetings with Bella and they were caught in the eye of this storm with me.I just hoped that we would get out of this unscathed.

My phone beeping made me jump.I nervously read the message that was waiting. Of course it's from Bella.

'So glad you're not ignoring me, don't think I could take rejection like that ;-) Wanna meet up later? Maybe down at the beach? B'

What was I going to say to her, sorry can't come out because my Mom grounded me for being childish? No, that would not help my cause. All I know is that she is the person who made my life miserable at times. Yet now was causing me to feel things that I've never felt before, She is stirring something deep in my soul where no one has ever reached before. Yeah, I admit that the thought of watching her face contort in pure pleasure as I make love to her turned me on immensely, but it's more than that. In the last twenty four hours, I've had an insight into the real Isabella Swan - not just the persona that she hides behind, or that mask she wears at school. I have seen something incredible lurking there. I also suspect that no one else has ever glimpsed that side. She truly intrigued me. Maybe she was toying with me, reeling me in a like a black widow spider or praying mantis with their prey, but I don't care. I want to know her, the real her.

So after a little thought, I reply. 'Love to but things are a little awkward here. Gotta lay low for a while, keep the parents happy.'

I hit send and released a deep breath of relief. I didn't know if she would respond to me, or if at school on Monday we will be back to business as usual.

I heard my father shouting me as I sat waiting for her to reply, so I answer letting him know where I am. The door opens,and he put his head inside asking, "Fancy some company?" I simply nodded in response. He takes up his position on the other chair, and then I noticed that he had a bottle of beer in his hand as he took a large drink from it. This is unusual as I am more accustomed to him drinking scotch than beer. He turned to look at me, greeted by a questioning look on my face, he obviously decides to try to explain.

"It was a long,hard day at work, especially after last night; which I know is not your fault. You only did what I would in the same situation and you know that I am always be ready to help a friend of yours out…"

I interrupt him, "Dad, she's not really a friend, we just…"

"Edward, you don't have to explain to me. I understand what it's like for you, especially at your age. I'm not expecting you to open up to me about your personal life, just please make sure that you are being safe. I'm too young to become a grandfather."

I am on my feet,pacing around and shaking my head vehemently. Why did he think that I am hiding a secret relationship from him? Oh yeah, that's right, I am. Just he has the wrong person. The irony of that was not lost on me and I managed a small smile before I correct him.

"Dad, please. I can assure you 100% that I am not having any kind of relationship, physical or otherwise with Bella. We go to the same school, we share some classes, but the last thing we are is boyfriend and girlfriend and we are certainly not having sex." Silently adding in my own head, even though I want to so badly right now. "We are not even friends."

He looks over,observing me, so I decide to sit back down before he psychoanalyzes my reactions. Something will give me away to him if I don't calm down.

"Dad, I've had one hell of day. I really don't wanna talk anymore. Can we just leave the whole father-and-son-bonding-thing for another time? I'm assuming that it is Mom who really sent you out here to find out what's going on?"

He held his hands up in response. "Guilty as charged. She cares about you, as I do. Mom only wants to see you happy. She is really upset that she slapped you earlier."

"Well maybe she should think before she acts then?"

"I don't know what went on this morning, but what I do know is that your Mom was very upset at the lack of respect that you showed to a guest in our house. Maybe she did over-react, and before you say anything, I cannot comment on that seeing as I wasn't here."

"Dad, you don't know Bella at all. I came down this morning to find Mom and Rose entertaining her like she was a long lost friend. I got mad - yes I admit that -but there are reasons that I don't want her here in my home…" I know that I have said too much,and he would pick up on this and want answers.

"So why don't you tell me, Edward? There is, from what you say,a reason for your outburst, so tell me. Please?"

Oh shit! This is gonna be good. Do I confess all about what happens at school or do I cover up with a lie of sorts?

"Dad, she is dating someone in Em's year at college." His face looked shocked; I am on the right track here. "He is a bit of a player and very shady. I have heard he's into some dodgy stuff that I don't think her dad will be too happy about. I just don't wanna get dragged into anything or give him any reason to come round here."

"Well son, you certainly have the right idea. I'm not going to press you on what this 'dodgy behavior is,' but if it has you concerned,well I trust your judgement. I will tell your mom to cancel that dinner invite, to make up some excuse." He stands to leave; this is not what I planned to happen. I want to be able to see Bella, but to try and explain my behavior. At this rate they will tell me to stay away from her and I don't think I can do that.

"Dad, this is only what I have heard. I'm not saying that it's gospel truth. She had an argument with
him last night, which is how she ended up on the beach, so I didn't want her here, in case he came looking for her. Mom seems to like her, Rose too, which is unusual. Let Mom invite her to dinner and see what happens. Whatever he is into, I'm pretty sure she knows nothing."

"Okay,son, I won't say anything to your Mom. Bella is invited tomorrow night for dinner, and I expect you to be on your best behavior."

"But how can she be if I am grounded? You said no friends to the house." I figured that this will cause him to reconsider,seeing as he would be breaking his own rules.

Turning towards me,he smiles. "Edward, you said it yourself: you're not friends, you just have a few classes together. The dinner invitation doesn't break any of your curfews or the punishment." With that he left. Then I berate myself for my poor choice of words, of course my Dad would pick up on the not friends comment and use that against me.

I pull my cell phone out of my pocket, it had beeped while I was talking to my Dad. I know who the message will be from.

'No worries. See you tomorrow night for dinner. I'm bringing dessert. B x'

I groan. There is only one thing right now that I wanted for dessert, and that is her.

Since the next day is Sunday and I was grounded, I just lazed around the house. Mom was in a state of high excitement over our dinner guest. Me, well, I am keeping out of her way. She's like a tornado, cleaning the house from top to bottom. I don't even know why,seeing as our house is already spotlessly clean, but if it makes her happy and keeps her off my back, then I'm all for was set for five pm as it was Sunday; a tradition in our house was that we all sat down together as a family. Usually this is something that I look forward to, but not today. This is different. Bella is coming and I still hadn't reconciled how I feel about her. Plus I will be under scrutiny from my parents.

I go downstairs to the kitchen as I hear Mom calling my name. When I walk in, you would think that she was preparing to feed an army not our family plus a guest. Mom was really cooking up a storm. Despite the fact that Bella said she was bringing dessert, Mom had one of her famous Tiramisu's on standby.

"Edward, be a darling and set the table, will you? Oh, you will need to set for six as Emmett is coming too."

That explains the mountain of food. Emmett could eat for the US, if it's made as an Olympic sport. He claims that his fast metabolism causes him to burn off more calories than normal. I think he just loves to eat. I walk into the dining room, and find that Mom really is putting on a show. All her best plates, glasses, cutlery and linen were out to be used. Walking back into the kitchen, I want to know why she was doing this.

"Mom, who are we expecting tonight, royalty? President Obama?"

"Edward, don't be so sarcastic. You know full well that Bella is coming to dinner tonight. I really do hope that you will be on your best behavior tonight, I would hate for you to repeat yesterday."

She stands with a stern look on her face, her hands firming on her hips as she glares at me. Just then, Dad walks into the kitchen, upon seeing the look on her face, he goes straight over to her,
slips his arm around her waist before saying,

"Edward, you know how your Mom likes things to be nice when we have guests. Please just go and set the table."

There is no point arguing with either of them. I just need to suck it up and get through the next couple of hours, during which, they will hopefully see through the façade she puts up. That way, I will never have to worry about them inviting her around again. I do as I am asked, setting the table, while at the same time, grumbling to myself.

Right on time, the doorbell chimes. My mom looks like she is going to explode with happiness as she goes to answer it. I stay in the lounge, hoping to put off the inevitable of meeting Bella again; at least I will have the home advantage this time. They come into the lounge, my Mom with her arm around Bella and a smile that I thought would honestly crack her face open if she doesn't knock it off.

"Edward, be a darling and run out to Bella's car, will you? She has a box and a bag in the trunk which is the surprise for dessert. Carry it into the kitchen,please?"

Bella chimes in, "No peeking, it's a surprise."

Bella hands me her keys and as our fingers touch I feel that same jolt that I had before, she feels it too, as she meets my startled look. A small smile flickers briefly across her lips before she turned back to talk to my Mom. I go out to her car and collect the items as instructed. I am making my way back to the house trying not to drop anything when Emmett's car roars into the drive; he leaps out and runs to help me.

"Hey, Edward. How's it going bro? What ya got here?"

"I'm good, thanks Emmett, pissed at being grounded; they must think I'm twelve. This shit here is what Bella has brought for dessert. Been told not to peek so you better keep your nose out."

Emmett just laughs in response. I am glad that he is here, despite the fact that I am grounded I can still see him as he technically is here as Rose's guest and isn't classed as my friend in my Parents' eyes. Once inside, we deposit the items in the kitchen before we join the rest of my family in the lounge. Everything seems nice and relaxed as we wait for Mom to announce that dinner is ready. We sit around the table. Mom insists that I sit opposite Bella, which is fine by me. I'm not too close to her physically, but I hadn't taken into consideration the fact that I am facing her and can ogle her without really being noticed.

Dinner is amazing. Mom really is a great cook. Conversation flows freely and Bella seems to be charming everyone around the table, and as much as I hate to admit it, me too. She is relaxed and open with us all and both my parents have smiles on their faces the whole time. When it comes to dessert, Bella asks to use the kitchen to get things prepared, saying it will be about fifteen to twenty minutes before it would be ready. She tells us to go back through to the lounge, and she will call us when she's ready. Offers of help are refused as she says that this is her contribution to the evening.

When she calls us back though, the table is laden with all kinds of goodies, brownies, mini donuts, marshmallows, strawberries, grapes, and at the center a large, silver bowl. As we take our seats Bella announces,

"I hope you all have a sweet tooth, this is a chocolate fondue with lots of assorted goodies. Wasn't sure what people would like, so I did a mixture of things."

"Bella, this is such a nice thing to do. It's so unusual, but I love it!" My Mom puts her arm around Bella giving her some reassurance.

"You know me, I'll eat anything." is Emmett's response which causes us all to laugh as his reputation certainly precedes him around food.

We all sit back down and start to eat. Bella was sitting opposite me again and I can't help but wonder if she is flirting with me. It's the way that she keeps looking at me as she eats her dessert. She keeps licking her lips and I am totally mesmerized. I find myself shifting uncomfortably in my seat, as I feel my cock begin to stir in my pants at the display she's putting on. She takes one of the largest strawberries, dips it into the warm chocolate and pauses before she opens her mouth putting only the tip in and sucking it before she seductively bit into the fruit. She looks me straight in the eye, letting out a small moan as she was enjoying the experience. My Mom asks if she is okay, and the response back was that the strawberry was juicier than she expected and it surprised her. When she looks back at me, I have to shift again in my seat. I have a hard on just watching her eat.

I am sure that Bella knows exactly what she is doing to me. It's a combination of the fact that she's seductively eating her food and flirting with me; all this in front of my parents who clearly are not noticing anything unusual. She looks at me, seemingly inviting me to make eye contact, only to break it when I do. Then, she licks her lips slowly for maximum effect, before again making the eye contact.

She's driving me crazy. All I want is to sweep the remains of dessert off the table and fuck her on then and there. Somehow I don't think that the other people around the table would appreciate the after dinner entertainment.

My mom starts to talk to her about school and what she wanted to do when she left. She says she wants to be a lawyer, but she's failing math which she needs to get into college. Instantly, Mom says that I am a math genius and offers my services to tutor her. She even suggests that we can use my father's study as he would be at work so wouldn't be disturbed. I look at Bella, hoping that she will say no. Why would she want to spend time with me when she thinks that I am some kind of freak? I nearly die on the spot when Bella says how nice that would be, and smiles at my Mom, who is thrilled. Bella then smiles at me, suggestively raising her eyebrows. Then I feel her foot on my leg. I try not to react but she's working her way up and down my leg. I look over at her to catch her eye but she's discussing her choice of college with my Dad, and what branch of law she really wants to practice, while all the time playing with me under the table. She's good, I will give her that, but this is not helping me any. I can't ring Tanya and ask to meet, and since I am grounded, I will have to deal with this the old fashioned way - which is not pleasing me at all. I need that contact with someone as Bella is surely doing a number on me here.

I volunteer to clear up the dishes once dessert is finished. It's more a case of doing anything I could to get away from Bella and her teasing. I need to be alone and can't very well sit around drinking coffee, discussing the current economic forecasts or whatever shit they are talking about with a raging hard on in my pants. I am alone in the kitchen when I start thinking about what James would do to me if he knew what I wanted to do to Bella. The overwhelming feeling that I have was one of pure fear. He will probably beat the crap out of me and not even break a sweat. This gets my mind off Bella and seems to cool me down somewhat.

My thoughts are broken when my Mom comes into the kitchen to tell me that Bella is leaving. Part of me thought thank god, but another part of me is sad that I hadn't had more time to talk to her. My family hug and kiss her as she leaves, and there are promises that tutoring can start this week and invitations are extended to come over, anytime she liked.

As she gets into her car we return to the house where my Mom spots that she had left behind the fondue set and quickly sent me out of the door with it before Bella left. She's just starting the car when I knock on the window; she seems to have been talking on her phone as she quickly threw it in her purse on the passenger seat.

"Sorry, you left this behind. Mom didn't want you to leave without it."

"Oh, thanks. I'll pop the trunk; can you put it in there for me?"

She seems upset but I don't want to press her, so I walk to the trunk and put the box in when I feel a pair of hands grab my ass, the action shocks me so much that I bang my head on the tailgate. I turn around to see Bella staring at me with the same expression that she had been wearing during dessert. The next thing I know she had her hands on my chest, pushing me back into the open trunk so that I am sitting on the rim. Then she moves in and kisses me. My heart seems to beat at a million miles per hour. The kiss starts slow and gentle, almost as if she is unsure of herself, then it takes on a life of its own. It grows deeper and deeper, getting more intense by the second. My hands roam her back, and I slide my hands under the edge of her top, feeling her soft skin underneath, causing her to moan slightly. Her hands roam my body also, ending up with one hand on the back of my neck, caressing it. The other goes straight to my crotch where she starts to rub my responding cock, causing me to moan in her mouth.

She pulls back from me, looking straight into my eyes for a few seconds before she said, "So, I really do turn you on then. Just wanted to check Friday night wasn't just my imagination, or the JD. God Edward, I can feel how hard you are, just for me. I want you to show me how much you want me."

"Bella…" I don't get to finish the sentence as she kisses me again, all the time palming my aching cock through my jeans. I growl in response, pulling her closer to me, standing in front of her while instinctively thrusting towards her. We break for air, both of us panting, knowing exactly where this will end up, but neither of us ready to admit it. Then a voice breaks through our moment together, it is my Dad.

"Edward, are you still out here? C'mon son, you know the rules about being grounded. If Bella has left, back inside. Don't make me come down there."

"S'okay Dad, Bella thought that one of her tyres was flat, I was checking it out for her."

She looks at me and cocks and eyebrow before saying, "Grounded? Really? What are you ten?"

I just smirk back at her and say, "I know, I'll fill you in later. Gotta go before he comes out here to check. Drive safely."

I quickly kiss her on the lips and watch as she smiles at me before her car drives away. I am joined by my Dad who says,

"See, that wasn't so hard,was it now?"

Oh, if only he knew just how hard it was.

Authors Note:

Sniggers away at that last line, sorry I have mind that lives in the gutter!

Thanks to everyone to reading, and being so patient for this update. My beta has been snowed under in RL so updates may take a little longer than normal. Thanks to my beta VixenlittleStella, pre-reader Cosmom and of course my Pre-reader & friend Mamasutra – she has held my hand through this love you babes!

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