The Party

I don't own Twilight? No? Okay, just checking…

BPOV

Cobra Starship blasted as Alice's Porsche parked outside her work-friend, Rosalie Hale's mansion. Her and her brother Jasper had invited us to this massive party tonight. (It helped that Alice was his girlfriend.)

The hired valet took Alice keys and she fixed her simple black D&G Dolce and Gabbana strapless dress. She pulled on a pair of striking red peep toe heels and fluffed her already-perfect hair.

I stared down at the purple dress that was ridiculously short. An off the shoulder number that Alice had called her personal shopper to get me while she did my hair in a wavy ponytail that took much longer than it should have. I grimaced at the gold metallic death traps she'd thrown at me when she'd walked in the door the other morning. They were cuter on the model who worked them down the runway, I would never do the shoes justice. Especially if I was going to be falling in them, which I totally was.

Alice tugged at my arm as she led me through the hundreds of people at the Hale mansion. She swayed her hips to the pulsing music, while I struggled just to keep my balance in my shoes.

Jasper Hale—the boy of the Hale triplets—came and kissed Alice. She feriously kissed him back, making feel like a third wheel. I had no boyfriend to kiss, but I had to stay here and watch them grope each other in the middle of a dance floor.

"Hey," Jasper breathed when they broke away from their sex-with-clothes-on kiss. I raised my eyebrows and watched as I disappeared from their conversation all together.

"Hey," Alice smiled and gave him another kiss. I rolled my eyes and stalked off to the kitchen. I leaned against the marble counters and took a drink from one of the reloading waiters. After downing the champagne, I sighed. Parties were definitely no fun if you didn't no anyone there.

That's when I saw Rosalie and Tanya Hale walk into the room. the two blondes were ferternal twins, but they were equally beautiful. They had the fashion industry eating out of the palms of their perfectly manicures hands.

Rosalie was the taller one, with honey blonde hair and a size two frame. Her smile was on that huge Pete's Pizza billboard outside of town. As if she eats pizza.

Tanya was only slightly shorter than her sister. She bared more of a resemblance to Jasper than Rose, but she worked it. her blonde hair was more beach color with honey blonde streaks.

And on her arm was none other than Edward Cullen, Alice's perfect brother. He had perfect bronze hair. A perfect face and body to match, and not to mention an amazing job at a prestidgeous hospital.

"Ugh," Tanya spoke when Edward went in to kiss her. "You're wearing that ugly pinstripe shirt again." She shoved him off. "I'm not kissing you until you change." She snapped before her and her sister stormed off into the crowd. Edward rolled his green eyes and made his way to were I'd gotten my drink. He didn't realize I was there until he actually turned to leave and ran into me.

"Oh." He laughed. "I'm so sorry, I didn't see you there."

Story of my life…

I cocked my head and marveled at his perfection until I formed an answer. "It's fine, I'm Bella." I stuck out my hand. Edward took it in his and kissed it. my hand tingled with electicity. I couldn't control the blush on my face.

"Alice's friend?" he stepped back to look at me. "She didn't tell me you were cute." He joked. I laughed and grabbed another drink.

"Oh, well Alice talks about you all the time. She says that she's the black sheep because of you." Edward laughed a little when I raised my eyebrows. I couldn't believe how cool I was acting. I was usually a snorting, choking, blushing mess. But tonight was different, I guess.

"Alice just does that to mask the fact that I'm her favorite, but don't tell Emmet." He put his index finger to my lips, and I held onto the counter to control my swoon. I laughed when he put his hand down. "You want to dance?" he asked to his empty champagne flute.

"What about Tanya?" I asked. he shrugged.

"She hates my shirt, so she's probably blowing some other guy just to spite me." he laughed at that, even though I didn't find it funny.

"I'm so sorry." I replied. he put up his hand.

"Don't be. Tanya and I are breaking up in about a week, I'll bet on it." he smiled, making my heart flutter.

"Why would you say that?" I hopped onto the counter. Edward tunred so he was in front of me.

"Because." He placed his hands on my bare knees. "She can't stand me anymore. It's fine, I really can't stand her either." I nodded, and an awkward silence followed. But then Edward tapped my thigh lightly. "Let's dance." He laughed, pulling me off the counter.

He pulled me onto the dance floor right next to Alice and Jasper. When she turned around she saw me and her brother and gasped. And before I could even let it register that I was dancing with Edward Cullen, she pulled me down a hallway into a study-like room. Pictures of Rosalie, Tanya, and Jasper grazed the walls creepily.

"What?" I asked. Coldplay boomed from the speakers in the next room as Alice stared at me. "What?" I repeated.

"Please," she closed her eyes. "Don't tell me you're hitting on my brother, who has a girlfriend…FYI." She crossed her tiny arms and started to pace. "And she's one of my friends, Bella." She sighed. "Not my best, because that's you, but I can't let you do this." She raised her eyebrows, making me laugh.

"God, Alice, we're just dancing. Actually we didn't even get to do that, since you pulled me away." I quipped. It must have been the third champagne I'd drank before heading to the dance floor, but I was getting mouthy. I sighed at my low alcohol tolerance.

"Because he's my brother!" she squawked. "And he has a girlfriend…and as much as it would kick ass to have you be my future sister-in-law, I don't want you and him to do anything while Tanya is still his girlfriend." She said. "Got it?" I rolled my eyes.

"Alice, chill. I won't let anything happen." I laughed. She sighed a huge sigh of relief and let both of us out of the room. Edward was standing at the end of the hallway, a drink in his hand. it looked like it belonged on a magazine. Alice noticed my ogling and gagged. She nudged me in the side and I brushed her away.

"Hey big brother." Alice smiled, hugging and kissing her brother. He hugged her back. "Where's Tanya." She asked, raising her eyebrows at me with a warning glance. I scoffed to myself.

"Banging a casting agent. I just caught her and that Scott guy spooning." He chugged the rest of the drink in his hands. Alice and I shared a look. "It's over," he slurred. I'd wondered how many of those had he drank before finishing that one.

"I'm so sorry," I placed a hand on his broad shoulder. He smiled at me, making Alice's mouth drop. She glared at me. 'Watch it' she mouthed before smiling again.

"I'm gonna go find Jasper." She said before waving goodbye to both of us. Edward grabbed another glass of champagne from a passing waiter, and I did the same.

"I can't believe she cheated on me." he sighed. I sighed and looked at his perfection, glad Alice was gone. she was being such a Debbie-Downer.

I grabbed Edward's hand. "Come on." i smiled. he laughed at my happy expression.

"Where are we going?" he asked as i pulled him onto the dance floor. I swallowed the rest of my champagne.

"Dancing." i finished. Glancing around, i was happy not to see Alice anywhere. I wondered why she had been such a hard-ass, Edward seemed so nice.