Temptations didn't look like much from the outside. You had to walk down a dark alley to even get in. If it wasn't for the line of people trailing around the bend then I would've stopped Rose all together. No way was I going through some beaten down door inside an alleyway just to get a drink. I wasn't surprised as I hadn't been expecting much when Rose dragged me out to one of the clubs in town that was notorious for being a host for Vampire night life.
"Come on Bella, we are definitely not waiting in this line." Rose says flipping her long blonde locks over her shoulder. Thank god she's finally coming to her senses. After stuffing herself into the smallest red dress and spending an hour applying her make up, she was flawless and ready for the night. I had to admit in a totally straight way, my best friend was a knockout. Her crystal clear blue eyes and long wavy blonde locks that flowed effortlessly down her back could make any man do a double take. And if that didn't then her knock out body would guarantee that they take notice. And even though normally she was not as dolled up as she is tonight, it didn't change the fact that everything about Rosalie Hale seemed to attract attention. Tonight I had decided to go for a more subtle look, much to Rosalie's disapproval. I chose a simple black dress that hugged me under my breasts and flowed out to right above my knee. For make-up I had stuck with a smudge of eyeliner and some clear lip-gloss. If I was being honest with myself, tonight was all about surviving and making myself as invisible as possible. I wish I could say the same for Rose; it seemed with the way she was acting that this night was everything to her. So you can imagine my surprise when a long line would make her want to turn around and leave.
"You're right, let's leave" I say, quickly agreeing. Strangely she is still walking, passing everyone and heading towards the front of the line. "Rose! What are you doing? Get back here!" I shout trailing after her.
"Bella, honestly we are way too hot to be waiting in a line." she announces like it's the biggest crime in the world. I'm starting to get a little worried now because it's very unlike her to get a big head like this. I could only blame Drew. This would bring me to the reason I am in this situation at all. Drew is a guy that charmed Rose into exchanging numbers at a coffee shop right before closing time. They had been talking for about two weeks now. Drew however, has been avoiding meeting up with Rose again. According to Rose he is beautiful, mysterious, and makes her feel butterflies again. So when he suggested that Rose meet him tonight at Temptations that was when I had found out that Drew is indeed a Vampire. Rose usually isn't this careless. She dates often and is never with the same guy for long and I think she believes Drew could be different. For as long as I can remember Rose has only ever wanted someone to love her for who she is and not what she looks like. And even though I believe Drew will be her downfall and no good can come from a Vampire's attention, I'll stand by her. That's the way it's always been.
"Rose, maybe we shouldn't be doing this…" I say eyeing the bouncer and the people waiting at the front of the line as we approach. There's one couple dressed in leather practically fucking against the wall while they wait. His right hand is holding both of hers up and against the harsh brick of the alley wall. And his other hand is sandwiched between the two of them and is rhythmically moving at a rapid pace. Blushing, I quickly look away to face the bouncer who is looking at us like we are a couple of court jesters. He is dressed in black slacks and a white button up shirt. Which is strange considering it's freezing outside. He has pale skin and golden brown curly hair that comes to the tops of his ears. You can tell that he's built from his tight fitting dress shirt. I don't think I have ever seen someone as muscular as him and I wonder if he has an ounce of fat on hit body. His eyes catch mine and I notice the red ring around his honey brown eye and I know he's a vampire. Something every Vampire inherits is a red ring around the original color of their eye; it is one of the few traits a vampire possesses that allow them to be identified as such. Without that then in most cases the humans would never know they were in the company of a Vampire. Unless of course they decided to show us…
"I'm sure there's room for two more in there…" Rose says with a seductive tone in her voice, trailing her hand down the bouncers arm suggestively.
"Rose, what are you doing?" I whisper, jabbing her in the arm with my elbow. The bouncer is assessing her now, his eyebrow raised in interest while a big grin spreads across his face revealing two deep dimples on the sides of his cheeks. This is not how this night was supposed to go. We weren't supposed to be bringing attention to ourselves, least of all a Vampire.
"That depends; do you two lovely ladies have names?" Dimples replies, grabbing the hand that Rose was trailing along his arm and bringing to his lips to place a kiss on the inside of her wrist. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Rose's knees buckle slightly and I can't tell if she is scared or swooning over Dimples advances. Rose doesn't scare easily and when she is that would be my queue to come in and save the day. On a normal day Rose was usually the one saving me. That was how it normally went.
But then she's smiling again and if I hadn't been paying attention I wouldn't have noticed her falter at all. Dimples did though, I can't imagine there is much you can get past a Vampire. I think I'm going to be sick…
"Rose" she says simply smiling and letting her hand fall from his grasp to rest at her side. "And this is Bella" she finishes, nodding in my direction. She is strangely calm and in this moment I envy her.
"Emmett" he says introducing himself with a nod of his head. Though I don't know why, do Vampires normally introduce themselves? Does that mean he wasn't planning to find and kill us later?
"Come on Bella" Rose says, linking arms with me and guiding us towards the doorway that Dimples has just stepped away from to grant us entrance. I'm momentarily shocked that this actually worked and then I glance back and see Dimple's eyes staring longingly at Rose's retreating form and I'm a stressed mess all over again.
"We're alive" I say to myself, sighing with relief.
"Did you see him, he was…beautiful…" Rose says completely ignoring my comment and staring dreamily off into nothingness. And that's all there was threw the doors, nothing. Until we came to two giant double doors where you could hear the music pounding from inside.
"He was also a Vampire and their beauty is what draws you in." I say, trying to be the voice of reason.
"Bella, you know that doesn't matter to me!" she giggles and glances back in Dimple's direction wistfully before bounding threw the double doors and into a sea of people…if you can call them that.