broke it off. She shut the door quickly and ran to the porch for protection from the rain.
I decided to keep my attention on the Blacks and not on the way Bella's scent was covered in a delicious sweetness.
"Hey, Billy. Hi, Jacob," Bella greeted them in a incredibly false pleased voice, "Charlie's gone for the day - I hope you haven't been waiting long."
Right, right, I don't believe she is worried about our wait at all. Billy thought with disappointment etched in every sagging line of his face. "Not long," Billy replied dully, "I just wanted to bring this up," he pointed to a brown paper sack in his lap.
I wonder when Charlie will be home. I still can't believe what I saw in her truck. Billy thoughts continued to curse me.
"Thanks," Bella responded in a confused voice, "Why don't you come in for a minute and dry off?" she offered.
She doesn't seem scared or nervous...not at all like she was just with a vampire. Billy was alight with a feverous fanatical burn.
Bella opened the door and showed them in. Before the door was shut I was out of the truck and pelting through the woods.
Each step dragged as I was contemplating going back and scoping up Bella and running for it. The only reason I didn't was because Billy was right about everything. She shouldn't be with me. She should realize the appalling creature that I am and run away screaming. But she didn't; she continued to pull herself ever closer to me and I allowed it. I embraced her and wanted her in my arms. The love I was feeling for her was overwhelming. If anything were to happen to her... I stopped running in the forest to take several unneeded deep breaths. When the fear and anxiety finally dulled I swiftly made my way back home.
For the first time in ages Alice wasn't waiting for me at the porch steps; Emmett was.
"Hey! I heard that you and Bella are coming out to play ball tonight!" Emmett laughed loudly while his face twisted with glee.
"No, Bella will not be playing," I said with a grim smile.
"Oh, damn it. I was hoping to see Bella with a bat in her hand," Emmett smiled sinisterly.
"Please, like I would place a bat in her hands!"
Yeah, yeah I get it. You just don't understand how funny it is when she does something human, Emmett chortled a wild little laugh as he walked into the house.
Alice walked over the threshold then, You know this is going to be a good game. There will be a tie breaker. Do you remember what happened last time between Jasper and Emmett? Esme is going to have to come up with a better idea for tie breaking.
I smiled at her, "So are you pitching?"
Of course, you can't let Carlisle do it; he's just not that good at pitching. Alice thought.
We were both silent for a few seconds and I could tell what topic of conversation Alice really wanted to cover, "Go ahead, ask me," I suggested.
When can I take Bella shopping? Please let me take her soon! Have you seen the dreadful attire she was wearing? Just wait until you see what she is wearing tonight. Ugh! Alice pouted.
"We'll see," I replied.
Fine, okay... Want to throw the ball around? Alice asked, bored.
"Sure."
Alice flew through the house, grabbed a baseball and flew to the backyard. I was already waiting for her. We threw the ball back and forth for several minutes until Jasper and Emmett came outside to join us. Emmett and Jasper decided that throwing the ball back and forth was 'boring' and needed some spice.
They began throwing the ball as far as they could to see who would be the first to not catch it. This went on for several long minutes. I sat on the grass watching the sun slowly descending behind the trees. I got up in a hurry to pick Bella up.
Take Emmett's Jeep. Trust me. Alice sent a vision of us running through the forest, She would appreciate it if part of the way there wasn't on your back, she giggled.
"Hey, Emmett, I'm taking your jeep," I informed him.
"Okay, bring it back in one piece, oh, and you better help Bella get into the Jeep. I wouldn't want to see her get hurt trying to get in it," Emmett's bellowing laugh echoed and reverberated off of the trees.
"Funny," I muttered.
I could hear Charlie and Bella's conversation from a mile down the road.