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LOVING FROM A DISTANCE

Chapter One

I looked on as I watched the love of my life interact with who he thought was the love of his life. He was oblivious to her stares that were more than the look a friend would give, never seeing her more than just his best friend. So she did what she could to pass the time, she agreed to date the boy who had been in love with her since they were six years old, Jacob Black.

"Belly, Jake you're here" he smiled his usual heart-warming smile.

"Hey Paul" I said as I let go of Jake's hand and hugged and kiss him in our usual greeting.

"Hey Leah" I greeted the girl that had my boy's heart.

She hugged me to her, kissing my cheek with the warmth that was just naturally hers. I could see why my Paul was in love with her and why she was in love with my Paul. They were perfect for each other.

"Bella, glad you could make it. Paul never shuts up about you" she said with a smirk, and I heard Paul groan out with embarrassment of being caught out talking about me.

"Ah come on Lee…" he whined, and we all laughed at the frown on his face.

"It's okay" I whispered in his ears reassuringly, and he grinned at me, kissing and hugging me to him again.

"So what's the plan today Mister Potato Head?" I asked Paul with a smirk, remembering when he used to play with Mister Potato head when we were little.

"Beach time Mrs Potato Head" and we both smirked, eyeing each other from the corners of our eyes, bursting out laughing remembering our childhood ways.

"Yeah you get use to them Lee" Jake rolled his eyes, pulling me towards the beach, ending up with us all competing to see who would reach the sand first. I of course being the better runner won, and we all kept running, and all diving into the water in synchronization.

"Oh look it's the La Push trash and wench" we heard someone snarl in our direction, and I could see Paul and Jake begin to bite back in anger.

"Forget about them Paul" I pushed him towards the other side of the beach, and we all walked towards the Clift edge.

"That Emily Young things that she can get away with so much shit just because she is dating Hot-Shot Sam God-Who-Walks-The-Earth Uley" Lee said with bitterness, having obviously been in the same predicament Bella has always been in since she was little.

"Yeah I have learnt to ignore them Lee. She's just a jealous biach! She's always had her eyes on Paul and Jake, but yeah Sam asked her out and she of course wouldn't turn that big chance down" I told her with disgust, and Paul grabbed her hand, bringing her closer to her so he could kiss her cheek.

"What does Sam see in that wicked witch anyway?" Lee muttered under her break.

"You always have us three in your corner now Lee. Don't worry about Emily. She's never going to change. Sam just sees what he wants to see. He is blinded by his love for her" Paul shook his head in shame, and was relieved to have had Bella as his best friend since he could remember.
"Thanks guys, like really. I thought it was going to be the most horrible time, when my dad got a job here as a doctor in the hospital and my mom as a nurse there" she admitted to us all, and we nodded our heads in understanding.

"Then I met Paul, he was teaching the kids how to break dance at the local gym, and I was asked to teach the next class, which was R n B, and I was mesmerised with the way that he dance and moved. I couldn't take my eyes off of him" she reminisced with us, as well sat on the cliffs edge, watching the water lap the jagged rocks below.

I cursed my mother for making me leave here all those years ago. I knew that I would be the one telling that story in some kind of form and Lee would have ended up dating Jake instead of Paul!

'Jealous much?' My inner voice asked me.

"Well I am the lucky one to have you walk into my gym" Paul grinned down at Lee, and I felt like I wanted to barf.

"OMG" Lee screamed as she watched a figure jump off the edge and assume a perfect divers position and dove head first for the icy cold water.

"What?" we all asked as her with concern, before we watched the figure splash expertly into the water like he had done it a million times before, and guessing by his perfect swimming capabilities, I am guessing he has.

We watched the figure stand up and walk towards a three other people.

"Bleh that was only Sam" I said with disinterest, remembering from ny younger days how well of a swimmer he really was. He was meant to have gotten a scholarship to one of Washington's best School, and most likely recruited for the best college too.

"How did he go with the scholarship?" I asked the boys.

"He apparently did very well, topped all his classes too, and won many championships, but he never took the scholarship in California for some reason. He was set for life apparently" Paul answered him.

"All the other colleges were trying to get him to join as well, but something happen when he returned here last year" Jake added in, and Paul nodded his head, waiting for Jake to finish talking before continuing.

"He disappeared for a month and no one knew where he went. Then he came back like he looks now and all the Elders look up to him like his shit don't stink"

"Wow" was all I could say, as we watched him take Emily in a fireman's hold, and her giggling, followed by their best friends, Jared Cameron and Kim Mason, who looked obviously in love to the couple we all just saw.

To everyone, well anyone who paid real attention, you could see that Emily was definitely pulling the wool over Sam's eyes.

"Well gotta go" I stood up and Jake followed suit.

"Yeah Dad's expecting us for dinner. Bella promised to cook us dinner" Jake said with such excitement, he had to contain his excitement.

"Might come up there later" Paul said with a grin, eye brows raised up, obviously in wait for some of our leftovers. I shook my head at the two guys in my life.

"Come on goofy ball!" I pulled Jake along, and waved by to our friends.

"Wow you hid your feelings well Bell" Jake said under his breath that didn't escape my hearing, and I ignored his comment and race down the cliff and towards the sand.