Hi everyone. So this is my first fanfic. Bare with me here. I've spent so much time reading them that it finally got to me. I had to sit down and write my own. Before you read I want to thank my wonderful beta Jeanne (SparklingWand). I couldn't have done this without you. I love ya girl!

Enjoy bitches!! mwah.

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I was so into my thoughts I didn't even hear Alice when she came in.

"Bella? Bella! Did you hear what I said?"

"I'm sorry Alice I was off in la-la world. What was that?"

"I said that were going out tonight. We've have been invited to a very exclusive party."

I snarled at the idea. I haven't felt like going anywhere lately.

"Isabella Swan! I won't hear any excuses. You are going and don't you dare say no!"

I was wearing on her lately. I knew it. I couldn't help the funk I was in though. My life just wasn't going as planned.

Alice sighed.

"You never wanna go out anymore." She whined. "All you ever do is study and read. I've had enough. I'm taking you out in the real world again." She threw her arms up in resignation

I smiled at her and looked out the window from my room. It overlooked the green on the exclusive golf course attached to our apartment. I loved the fact that my room had a balcony. I spent many of nights sitting on out there watching the water sprinklers water the green on the eighth hole while reading a book and drinking my coffee.

"The night is gorgeous. I guess we can go to a party. Let's go have some fun with these elite's I mean what's the worst that could happen?"

Little did I know that, that was the night that was gonna change my life....

An hour later I was standing in front of my closet trying to decide what I was gonna wear for the "exclusive party". Thanks to Alice's wonderful fashion sense, I had a lot of new pretty dresses to choose from. Alice forced me to go shopping every time she saw I was a little depressed, which meant we had been shopping a lot lately. I was never much for shopping but since it made Alice feel better I always went along with a smile on my face.

I seemed to stay depressed lately. How could I not be? I had dated Mike Newton for a year. We dated in high school and we were both accepted NYU. I was an English-Lit major and he was Pre-Law. It just seemed like destiny for us to be together. We had so much in common and we did everything together. If I wasn't with Alice I was with Mike. I was in love with him. He was everything I thought I wanted in a man.

He was so sweet and caring and a very sensitive lover. I had had my share of men but Mike was different, or so I thought. He treated me with such respect. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought he was gonna do what he did.

Here I was 21 years old had a wonderful life, great friends, loving parents, and the one thing that I wanted the most hurt me like no one before him. I found myself blaming my normal insecurities…I wasn't pretty enough or smart enough or I didn't give him everything HE wanted.

Arghhhh every time I think about it I wanted to throw stuff around...

Alice must have realized that I had drifted off again because I realized that she was standing in front of me with her arms wrapped around my waist. "Calm down Bella." I looked down at her sweet little face and I snapped back to reality. "You did nothing to deserve what he did. He's a grade A asshole."

I hugged the pixie back and smiled. "You know what I'm gonna dress to kill to for this party. I'm coming out of my shell tonight. I am worth more then him and he will never put me down again."

"That's the spirit. He definitely will be sorry for what he did." I stood staring in my closet not sure what I should pick. My closet was so abundant lately that it was overwhelming.

"Alice?!? I need you my friend."

Alice skipped to my closet and barely glancing in, "Here. You have to wear this."

She handed me a strapless gold sheath dress with light silver lacing around the hem and a pair of gold stilettos to match.

"You'll have the Midas touch tonight." Alice giggled and went off to get dressed.

I dressed in the outfit Alice had chosen. Damn that girl was good. Being a fashion major I guess she would have to be but there was good and then there was Alice good. I looked hot. Even if I had to say so myself. I let me hair hang down around my shoulders and kept the makeup natural looking. At the last second I decided to add a little gold shimmer lotion to my cleavage to make my chest stand out. That did the trick.

I walked into the living room and could hear Alice still finishing up. I sat down on the couch knowing it could be a little while.

About ten minutes later Alice walked out of her room. She was wearing the most beautiful blue dress. The hem barely hit her knee and with her 5-inch heels her legs looked like they would never end. With her being as short as she is, that seemed like an impossible feat. I couldn't imagine why she didn't have a boyfriend. She had a rockin bode and a personality to match.

"You look exquisite."

"You look hot to Swan."

We both giggled, grabbed our clutches and went out for a night that would most definitely change our lives forever.

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