Chapter 9

Chapter 9
BPOV
We easily fell in conversation with each other. The waiter quickly brought us our food. I'd barely taken one bite of my food before I was bounded by questions, about my life over the past couple of years
"So…. Have you ever had a boyfriend?" asked Alice.
"Where's Renee?" commented Rose.
"What's your major?" Emmett quickly asked.
"Did you make any friends?" asked Jasper.
"So who's Jacob?" Edward asked.
"Geesh! One at a time…" I said. They all instantly quieted down, Alice huffed, Tanya just looked bored.
"No I never, had a boyfriend." Alice gasped…
"Bella look at you… you're so…" I broke her off mid sentence "I just haven't met anyone I'm interested in." I said. Edward scoffed, and Alice gave me an all-knowing smile.
"I have no clue where Renee is, I've only seen her a couple of times, and every time I see her, she's with some new boyfriend, that's how I got Nessie. A present she didn't want from one of her boyfriends." I said.
"I'm an English major, I want to become a editor, maybe even a writer. I wanted a new change of scenery, and Reed University had an awesome English program so here I am."
"I only had one friend ,and her name was Angela, she's off at some culinary school in San Antonio.
"You only had one friend?" Alice asked.
"Yeah, who wanted to be friends with the new girl, who's clumsy, blushes at everything, and paler than a vampire." I said. Alice looked sheepish.
"Well don't worry Bells, you got us back!" Emmett exclaimed.
"Thanks… um what do you mean who's Jacob?" I asked looking towards Edward.
"You know who…Jacob. The guy who must have kept you occupied, and prevent us from calling you since he always answered your phone. Isn't he your boyfriend?" Edward sneered.
I felt my anger boil, up Edward was being a humongous jerk….
"Really.. ..…Jacob was the son of one of Phil's teammate, I spoke less than 2 words, to him , he didn't prevent me from anything. How do you even know about him?" I glared at him.
I was annoyed at Edward.. I just wanted to relax, and eat some food, and here he comes ruining my mood.
"Well…he always answered your phone whenever we called.. So I thought." Edward stuttered.
"Well you thought wrong, I lost my phone that day, so he must have kept it." I scoffed back at him.
"Well now that "little Miss Soap Opera" is done with her story. Eddie take me dancing." Tanya said standing up ,pulling Edward along with her as they walked over to the dance floor.
"Just one little punch… It won't hurt.. I won't even break anything." Alice cried,trying to break from Jasper's grasp. I would have to ask her later,why she despises Tanya so much.
"It's okay Al… I've been called worse.." reassuring her.
"What do you mean?" Rose asked.
"Just some stuff Renee said, but enough about me… What about you guys?" I asked quickly taking the attention away from me.
"Well, I'm a fashion major." beamed Alice.
"Jazz is, a psychology major, Rose's in relations, and Em is majoring in veterinary medicine." Alice added.
"Emmett and vet. medicine in the same sentence… Wow! Who would have thought." I mocked.
"Ouch…Bells that hurt." Emmett said ,wiping an imaginary tear from his eye.
"So what brought you guys to Binghamton?" I asked.
"Well about, a year after you left Carlisle got a deal to work as the head doctor in New Jersey, and Em was the first off to college, and he chose here so we all just followed." Jasper said.
"See Bells I am a leader!" Emmett beamed. Rose smacked the back of his head.
"Ouch Rosie!" Emmett rubbed the back of his head.
Soon the music started blasting Evacuate the dance floor by Cascada. We all squealed and jumped up, and headed towards the dance floor. Jasper, and Em started to get up before Alice stopped them.
"No…It's just a us girls." Alice said.
"Aw.. But baby.." Emmett started at Rose.
"No, now go sit down ,and be a good boy, I might just save you a dance, and maybe even more." Rose said seductively in his ear.
Emmett smile a dimpled grin, before pulling Jasper back ,heading towards the table.
We passed by Tanya, and Edward. It looked like Tanya was trying a little too hard, to grind on Edward who looked uncomfortable. We laughed ,and went to the center of the dance floor and started dancing. I was in the middle, with Rose to my right, and Alice to my left. Rose grabbed my hips, and started shimmying against my back, while Alice twirled around us. The old Bella, would have been conscious of all the eyes on her, but the new felt so carefree. We danced to a 5 more songs before Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis came over and the guys came over and grabbed the girls.
I was the only person on the dance floor and was about to walk off, when I felt a pair of hands grab me by the waist, I quickly turned around , ready to punch whoever's hands they were, only to stare up into a pair of emerald eyes.
"Care to dance?" He asked in his velvet voice, and I almost buckled to the ground.
"What..a..bout Tanya?" I stuttered. I could feel the heat from his hands on my skin.
"She had to leave early. Something about a sale, and that she had to go to sleep… I don't know …I don't understand girls," he chuckled. "So about that dance?" He asked, and I got lost once again in his eyes.
"Uh.. Sure." I managed to get out.
We passed Em, Rose, Jasper, and Alice swaying back and forth wrapped in each other's arm. We settled on the corner of the dance floor, and began dancing.
Edward put his hands on my hips, as I put mine around his neck.
We started moving back and forth in awkward silence. I was about to say something when Edward interrupted.
"Look I'm sorry I've been a jerk." Edward said warmly. I was glad he was finally apologizing. It was the second time he attacked me in one day.
"No you haven't been a jerk.. You were being a douschebag." I smirked.
"Well….thanks Bells that makes me feel so much better." He mumbled sarcastically.
"You welcome." I grinned.
"Forgive me?" He asked once again, and I became lost in the pools of green with small flecks of gold.
"Yeah. I forgive you, and if you ever hurt me again, you'll be lucky if you are able to have kids." I mumbled into his shoulder.
"I'll keep that in mind. I just missed my best friend." He answered.
"I missed you too." I whispered. I laid my head on his shoulder, as he rested his on mine, and we danced content in each other's arms.
EPOV
Meanwhile earlier….
After we sat down, and ordered our food. We fell into easy conversation, well everybody ignored Tanya, so I pretty much had to include her into the conversation.
Bella looked so beautiful. She was absolutely breathtaking. The way she squinted her eyes when she laughed, or the way she would twist a lock of hair around her finger. I was mesmerized by her presence. I had been a jerk, and she hadn't still spoke less than a few words to me. I wanted to asked her so much, and I wanted her to be mine, but she wasn't. My heart has always belonged to Bella, but I guess she didn't feel the same way. I was going to apologize then, but Bella was bombarded with questions.
"So…. Have you ever had a boyfriend?" asked Alice.
"Where's Renee?" commented Rose.
"What's your major?" Emmett quickly asked.
"Did you make any friends?" asked Jasper.
That first question struck a nerve. Did she have a boyfriend. Then I remember that annoying gruff voice who answered her phone. Maybe she did belong to someone else, so instead of apologizing I asked.
"Who's Jacob?"
She answered, Alice's question say she'd never had a boyfriend, she just hadn't found someone she was interested in. I had to scoff at that. Was she lying. I didn't care when she responded to the other questions. I just wanted an answer to mine.
"Thanks… um what do you mean who's Jacob?" she asked dumfounded. She must have knew who I was talking about, I mean he always answered her phone, for fucking sakes.
"You know who…Jacob. The guy who must have kept you occupied, and prevent us from calling you since he always answered your phone. Isn't he your boyfriend?" I sneered.
I looked over to see her face beet red, and I could have sworn I saw steam come out from her ears.
"Really?.. ..…Jacob was the son of one of Phil's teammates, I spoke less than 2 words, to him , he didn't prevent me from anything. How do you even know about him" she glared at me.
"Well…he always answered your phone whenever we called.. So I thought." I stuttered.
"Well you thought wrong, I lost my phone that day, so he must have kept it." Bella scoffed.
I had done it once again. I was being a jerk. I let my emotions get the best of me once again. No wonder she didn't feel the same way. I was about to apologize when Tanya interrupted.
"Well now that "little Miss Soap Opera" is done with her story. Eddie take me dancing." Tanya said standing up pulling me along with her towards the dance floor. I didn't really want to leave, but I thought I should let Bella cool down.
I could faintly hear Alice mumble…
"Just one little punch… It won't hurt. I won't even break anything." I had to smile at that.
Tanya instantly started grinding onto me and I had to admit that it actually hurt. She was trying to be seductive, but it just made her look slutty. I wanted to end things with her, but with Bella around, I knew I couldn't have her, which made the void in my heart larger, and Tanya at the moment was the only person who could fill the void. We danced to a couple of songs, and I saw Rose, Alice, and Bella head towards the dance floor as they instantly started grinding on each other.
Being that Alice, and Rose were my sisters, I was grossed out. I only had eyes for Bella. Watching the curves of her body through her tank, and the swell of her breasts at the top, She truly was a goddess. I was about to get a drink, before Tanya grabbed me saying that she was leaving early, something about a sale. I thought that was strangely odd, for her to be talking about a sale at 11:30 at night. I didn't even really care. Tanya quickly left, and I looked over and noticed that a slow song was now playing leaving Bella without anyone.
She was about to head off the dance floor when I grabbed her by the waist. She quickly spun around and stared into my eyes as I hers.
"Care to dance?" I asked hoping she would say yes.
"What..a..bout Tanya?" she stuttered. I could feel the heat from her skin on my hands.
"She had to leave early. Something about a sale, and that she had to go to sleep… I don't know …I don't understand girls. "So about that dance?" I asked again and I was lost once more in those deep chocolate pools known as her eyes.
"Uh.. Sure." she managed to get out.
I grabbed her hands and pulled her into the corner of the dance floor. We passed by Emmett, with Rosalie and Alice with Jasper dancing in each others arms.
I grabbed her waist, as she clasped her arms around my neck. It felt so right. She smelt heavenly, a mix between freesias and strawberries. We swayed for a moment, and I couldn't stand the awkward silence. This was the perfect time for me to apologize. She was about to speak, but I stopped her.
"Look I'm sorry I've been a jerk." I said warmly.
I was hoping she would accept my apology. I had attacked her twice already.
"No you haven't been a jerk.. You were being a douschebag." she smirked.
"Well….thanks Bells that makes me feel so much better." I mumbled sarcastically.
"You welcome." she grinned.
"Forgive me?" I asked once again, and I became lost in her brown doe eyes.
"Yeah. I forgive you, and if you ever hurt me again, you'll be lucky if you are able to have kids." she mumbled into his shoulder.
"I'll keep that in mind. I just missed my best friend." I answered.
"I missed you too." she whispered.
She leaned her head upon my shoulder and closed her eyes, and I knew from that moment as I rested my head on top of hers…
I was going to do anything to make her mine.