Chapter 14: Bowling

Don't own Twilight. Got to stop being lazy and talk to Marie.

Bella POV

Edward and I walked back to his family and Alice handed me a bowling ball.

"You turn lover girl," Alice said.

I walked up to bowl and "Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani came on.

"I love this song!" I exclaimed.

I started mouthing the words and bowled.

"You like this?" Edward asked.

"I have very diverse music tastes," I answered.

"I like this," Emmett said.

"You haven't heard this before?" I asked.
"Never. We hear Edward's music and he doesn't like stuff like this," Rose said. "It has a cool beat."

"I have to agree," I said and my foot started to tap to the beat.

"You dance?" Esme asked.

"Been to Julliard and everything," I answered. "But I am not dancing to this. Different dancing."

"Define that," Carlisle asked.

"No thanks," I said weakly and picked up the remote. "Fine," I said and changed it again. "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis came on.

"Not bad," Edward said after a few seconds of her singing.

"She is so cool. I have met her. She is so nice," I said.

"Did you write this?" Emmett asked with wide eyes.

"Lyrics only," I said.

"They are amazing," Esme said. "How do you do it?"

"All personal feelings that have been in enhanced, well just on the paper, for purpose of music. I have felt something like this but I made it thousands of times worse in the song. Songs are messages," I said and hung my head in shame.

"Whoa," Emmett said.

"Yeah, all in the past. I managed to come out of it with no real dignity," I said.

"Anything else?" Esme asked.

"My pride was lost," I said and bowled again. "Doesn't make me a good person," I said.

"I don't care," Edward said and walked over to me.

"Why in the world do you not care? Are you ever going to have a sane and normal reaction to anything I tell you?" I asked.

"Probably not," he said.

"What if I told you I have a gun right under the score board?" I asked.

"Nothing," he said. I pulled the gun out and I clicked the safety off and back on.

"Whoa," Edward said and took a step back.
"Finally! A normal reaction!" I said with joy.

He walked right up to me and pushed the gun out of the way. He pressed his soft lips to mine. He quickly pulled away.

"You can't scare me," he said.

"You are not right in the head," I said and tapped his head. "Well neither am I," I said and pointed the gun at my own head. I just tapped it on my head and then put it back.

"Can I please just finish bowling?" I asked Edward.

"Sure," he said and sat back down

I was having so much fun. I looked up and bowled again and got a spare. I walked off and everyone else bowled their turns but now of us were even really bowling. It was my turn again and then "Born for This" by Paramore came on.

"I love Paramore!" Alice said.

"So do I. That would be why it's on here," I said.

Alice laughed and I bowled. I got a strike.

"Yes!" I said.

"Nice," Edward said.

"Thank you," I said and went to go sit by him again.

He snaked his arm around my waist and I kissed his cheek. Carlisle got up to bowl and practically threw the ball down the lane. He got a gutter ball.

"How in the world do you do this?" he exclaimed.

"I'm going to go help Carlisle," I whispered in Edward's ear.

"He's going to need a lot of help," he whispered back.

"I know."

I walked up to Carlisle and asked, "Need some help?"

"That would be nice," he said.

"Okay," I grabbed the ball from his hand, "First off, you need to roll the ball not throw it."

"Ha, ha. Very funny Bella," Carlisle said.

"Second you need to roll in underhanded not over handed or like five year olds when they play and use both hands. That's how you get the ball suck on the lane and I don't want to go get it."

"Okay," he said.

"You also curve the ball to the left a lot so go over to the right side of the lane," I said as I pretended to bowl the ball down the lane.

"Try that," I told him.

"Okay," he said.

I gave him back the ball and he rolled it down the lane and managed to knock 8 pins down.

"Cool, I hit something!" he said.

"Congrats," I told him and he sat back down.

"Do I get a lesson from the master?" was said right against my neck and it made me shiver. I turned around and was met with Edward's intense topaz eyes. And then his lips touched mine for a brief second.

"Stop that!" I scolded him like he was 4 years old as he went to go get a ball.

"Stop what?" he asked child like.

"Dazzling me!" I said rather loudly.

He came about an inch from my face, "I dazzle you?"

"Yes, way more than you should."

"I like being able to do that," he said and then kissed me very briefly again.

I looked at him with my 'You-can't-be-serious' look. He put his hands up to surrender and said, "It's your fault that you are so damn adorable."

"Edward swore! The world is coming to an end!" Rose screamed.

Edward rolled his eyes and bowled down the lane.

"Eddie you, I, and Jasper know you think she is hot not adorable. You said so," Emmett said.

"Shut up, Emmett," Edward said.

I raised an eyebrow at him and asked, "I'm hot now am I?"

"Please drop it Bella," he said coming really close to me again.

"You can't dazzle your way out of this one Mr. You'd be much better off just saying it."

"Fine. Since when is it a shame to think that your own girlfriend is hot?" he asked.

"A normal person can think that. You on the other hand, are not as into the words of the new millennium as I am. You never actually said it you just worked it into your sentence/question," I said.

He rolled his eyes and said, "Fine I think your hot is that a crime?"

"Coming from pretty much anyone other than you, yes. But since you said it not at all."

He laughed and said, "As long as I am not in trouble."

He bowled again and got a spare.

"Awesome," Edward said and he went to go sit back down and so did I.

Emmett got up to bowl and I said, "I have to get helmets in here since Emmett is going to be bowling."

"Edward, I hate your girlfriend," Emmett said.

"Wait, how did I go from being awesome to gaining your hatred in an hour and a half?" I asked.

"You managed it Bella," Emmett said, "I may just have to chuck a bowling ball at your head."

Edward put his arm back around my waist and pulled me right up next to him. He growled protectively.

"Gosh, Eddie! I wasn't serious! You don't have to growl at me because your precious Bella is safe from me anyways. I'm not sure about the guy walking in here now though," Emmett said.

We all turned around to look and I bolted put of my seat and pulled the guy into a huge hug.

"KYLE!" I screamed.

"TEMPI!" he screamed back.

"How's my favorite little sister? Beside the fact that you have a boyfriend and I hate when you date but other than that," he said.

"Who told you?" I asked.

"You don't wanna know," he said and stuck his hands in his pockets.

"Oh forget it. I have a family full of criminals. I don't want to know," I said.

"Hey! I am not the only person in this room who is a criminal!"

"Ex-criminal," I muttered

"Once a thief, always a thief, Temp," he said.

"Not if I have any say in that," I muttered again.

We walked back to everyone else.

"Kyle, this is Edward," I said as I pointed to him.

"Bella, why do you have to have so many family members that could hurt me if they tried?" Edward asked.

"I like him," Kyle said, "He's funny."

He looked at Edward and his family and said, "And well off by the looks of it."

I smacked Kyle on the shoulder and said, "I think he was serious about the family members that can hurt him."

"Well, it was still funny," Kyle said.

That's when my phone rang. It started playing "Bring My To Life" by Evanescence and Edward and I started mouthing the words.

"Wait you like Evanescence too?" Kyle asked Edward.

"Who doesn't?" Edward responded.

"Keep him!" Kyle exclaimed.

"This I know," I said.

Edward smiled.

"I may like you at this moment but if you hurt my baby sis in ANY way I won't think twice about ripping your head off and getting a match," Kyle threatened Edward.

"I won't hurt her," Edward said.

"That's what the last guy said about Brittney and she didn't date for 3 years because of him," Kyle said.

"He isn't serious. Is he Bella?" Edward asked.

"She didn't come out of her room for a month and didn't leave the house for 5 more months and he will rip your head off and find the nearest match if you hurt me and aren't you the mind reader?" I asked, already knowing what he doesn't.

"I am, but it doesn't work on him like you. Wait, you copied it from him," Edward said.

"Yes, you put it together right now talk to Kyle because I have to answer my phone now," I said and answered my phone.

(Phone conversation)

"Hey Storm!" I almost yelled into the phone.

"Hey Temp!" she yelled back.

Edward was looking at me funny and I said quietly, "My other best friend who is also my cousin."

"Oh," he said back.

Storm said, "Whispering to boyfriend dearest?"

"How did you here about that?"

"The whole family knows! I am so happy you are dating! I don't care what he looks like, wait I do so what does he look like?" she screamed.

Edward chuckled.

"You know he can hear you plus his entire family and Kyle," I said.

"Hi Edward! I'm Juniper but call me Storm like everyone else, " Storm said.

"Hello, can I ask why Storm?" Edward said.

"Nickname because I used to reek havoc around the house when I was little and my parents said I was a thunderstorm of destruction running through their house. The nickname suck plus the fact that my eyes are smoky gray like the sky during a thunderstorm," she explained.

"Oh," he said.

"Yeah, like the rest of the family, I can't wait to meet you Saturday! We are all so happy that your little Tempers is dating! See, she never did-"

"STUT UP STORM!" I screamed into the phone.

"Do any of my family members know when to shut up?" I said.

"Sorry, just for the record this is why people call you Tempers or Tempi or Temperance because you get mad so easily. You were named correctly," Storm said.

"Whatever. Now what did you need?" I asked.

"Can I come over later?" she asked.

"Sure, my house is pretty much always open," I said.

"Unless Edward is there."
"Go die in a hole!" I hissed at her.

"What? It was a simple true statement."

"As I said earlier, SHUT UP THEN GO DIE IN A WHOLE! Next time there's going to be swear words in there."

"You are territorial!"

"Take it back," I warned.

"Nope. It's true," she said.

"Take it back," I said even more threateningly.

"Not a chance," she said.

"Prepare to be embarrassed in front of your boyfriend," I said.
"I take it back!" she screamed into the phone.

"That's what I thought," I said while laughing.

"So can I come?"

"Of course! Come whenever. I don't care your family I have to let you in by my mom's rules," I said.

"Be there in an hour. Love you cous!"

"Love you too, cous!"

I turned around and found my brother and Edward laughed and getting along.

"You know Tempi, you are the first one of your sisters to pick a boyfriend I can really get along with without the awkwardness. I approve!" Kyle said. "Well, I better go since Storm is coming and you want to finish your game. Plus Amy is waiting for me at home. I love you sis," he said while giving me a big hug.

"See you two whenever!" Kyle yelled while walking out.

"Wow," I said.

"What?" Edward asked.

"My brother actually likes you. I never thought that would happen in a million years."

"Your brother is cool," he said while walking over to me and putting his arms around me from the back.

"Hey, lover girl, we are kind of done playing this game so make it stop," Emmett said.

"Oh, sorry," I said as I walked over and cleared the game and shut it down. We all walked back to me den with the fireplace and the HUGE television.

"So what do you all want to do?"

"You have company coming so we should leave," Edward said.

"You are so staying. She really wants to meet you," I said.

"How many boyfriends have you had before Edward?"

"Um…" I said thinking.

"One defiantly maybe two, I don't know if either count though. I just went on 3 dates with each of them," I said.

"Now I see why your family is freaking out.

"I feel special now, " Edward whispered in my ear, which caused me to shiver with pleasure.

He laughed and his breath was against my skin soon followed momentarily by his lips and he quickly pulled away.

"Did you kiss anyone before Edward? Please say yes to this one," Emmett asked or said I am not quite sure which.

"Not a moron. He is not my first kiss."

"And Edward is awful compared to those people?"

"No, he is much better," I said and gave Edward a kiss briefly on the lips.

"OH MY GOSH!"

I looked up and saw Storm looking at Edward and me.

AN: Know there will be a story about Bella being a criminal, and the gun. Sorry I haven't posted I forever, but I have my reasons. School started so I was sucked into that, then I got sick for a week, including my birthday (it was the 9/15), then I had to make up a bunch of stuff, then more and more school, so, I'm sorry again. Sorry about any grammar and spelling mistakes I can't catch everything. The songs are all fun and "Bleeding Love" is one of my favorites. Listen to them, they are cool.