Van OOM Part 2
Even wanting to head home, the last image of her tense face and her indolent anger etched into his mind, he had to stop at the school and play his part. He had created this mess and it would be best if he returned home able to tell them he'd taken care of it as well. He needed to stop by the office and report in about Tyler and Bella.
But he failed there, too, when he found himself, not unable but, unwilling to lie and tell the desk help that Bella had hit her head and might have been seeing things due to her incoherence.
Edward owed that to his family.
He had told millions of lies for them before with no fault. Why wouldn't he now?
Meeting up with Emmet had not gone well once he'd realized the extant to of Jasper and Rosalie's reactions. There would be another meeting in the house that night, there would be a decision, a vote, a possible abandonment, over the truth that Bella Swan who had seen what he could do, who had seen it all he knew from their conversation in the hospital, should be taken out for their protection.
The moment he realized the extent of Jasper's intent it had taken Emmet holding him down to keep him from acting under the haze of angry red that surged through him.
He spent a class sizing up himself against his brother, considering the sides that would be taken and logistics of what would come soon.
How did one small, fragile, brown eyed girl ruin everything in his life and his family so quickly?
"We've left rumors behind us before."
"Just rumors and suspicions, Edward." Rosalie yelled. "Not eyewitnesses and evidence!"
"It's being callous," Carlise corrected gently. "Every life is precious."
"Jasper. She won't pay for my mistake. I won't allow it."
"She benefits from it then? She should have died today, Edward. I would set that right."
"I will not allow it."
"I won't let Alice live in danger, even a slight danger. You don't feel about anything the way I feel about her, Edward, and you haven't lived though what I've lived through, whether you've seen my memories or not. You don't understand."
"I'm not disputing that, Jasper. But I'm telling, I won't allow you to hurt Isabella Swan."
"Jazz," Alice interrupted.
"Don't bother telling me you can protect yourself, Alice. I already know that. I've still got to--"
"That not what I was going to say. I was going to ask you for a favor. I know you love me. Thanks. But I would really appreciate it if you didn't try and kill Bella. First of all, Edward's serious and I don't want the two of you fighting. Secondly, she's my friend. At least, she's going to be."
"But...Alice..."
"I'm going to love her someday, Jazz. I'll be very put out if you don't let her be."
I love her, too. Alice stared straight at Edward. Or I will. It's not the same, but I want her around for that.
"Love her, too?" Edward whispered, incredulously.
But he failed there, too, when he found himself, not unable but, unwilling to lie and tell the desk help that Bella had hit her head and might have been seeing things due to her incoherence.
Edward owed that to his family.
He had told millions of lies for them before with no fault. Why wouldn't he now?
Meeting up with Emmet had not gone well once he'd realized the extant to of Jasper and Rosalie's reactions. There would be another meeting in the house that night, there would be a decision, a vote, a possible abandonment, over the truth that Bella Swan who had seen what he could do, who had seen it all he knew from their conversation in the hospital, should be taken out for their protection.
The moment he realized the extent of Jasper's intent it had taken Emmet holding him down to keep him from acting under the haze of angry red that surged through him.
He spent a class sizing up himself against his brother, considering the sides that would be taken and logistics of what would come soon.
How did one small, fragile, brown eyed girl ruin everything in his life and his family so quickly?
"We've left rumors behind us before."
"Just rumors and suspicions, Edward." Rosalie yelled. "Not eyewitnesses and evidence!"
"It's being callous," Carlise corrected gently. "Every life is precious."
"Jasper. She won't pay for my mistake. I won't allow it."
"She benefits from it then? She should have died today, Edward. I would set that right."
"I will not allow it."
"I won't let Alice live in danger, even a slight danger. You don't feel about anything the way I feel about her, Edward, and you haven't lived though what I've lived through, whether you've seen my memories or not. You don't understand."
"I'm not disputing that, Jasper. But I'm telling, I won't allow you to hurt Isabella Swan."
"Jazz," Alice interrupted.
"Don't bother telling me you can protect yourself, Alice. I already know that. I've still got to--"
"That not what I was going to say. I was going to ask you for a favor. I know you love me. Thanks. But I would really appreciate it if you didn't try and kill Bella. First of all, Edward's serious and I don't want the two of you fighting. Secondly, she's my friend. At least, she's going to be."
"But...Alice..."
"I'm going to love her someday, Jazz. I'll be very put out if you don't let her be."
I love her, too. Alice stared straight at Edward. Or I will. It's not the same, but I want her around for that.
"Love her, too?" Edward whispered, incredulously.