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Short A/N at the bottom.

~ Baby Cakes.~

Bella.

"Holy shit!"

"I know."

"What happened after she left?"

"I don't know."

"What do you mean, you don't know?"

"Exactly that… I don't know."

"You left too, didn't you?"

"Yeah."

"That's what I figured," After a beat. "Did he call you?"

A bitter chuckle.

"No. No, he didn't."

Alice Brandon, my best friend since the age of five, we both grew up in Phoenix, Arizona where we were neighbors.

I lived with my mother Renee, Alice with both her parents, Phil and Kate Brandon. Our mothers became real close friends, until tragedy struck when Alice and I were ten years old and Alice's mom died of Leukemia, after only five months of being diagnosed with the disease.

Alice and Phil were devastated which was understandable and mom and I took it upon ourselves to help them in any way we could. In that time Alice and I grew even closer, we were like sisters, and two years later mom and Phil sat us down to discuss a few things. They told us that somewhere along the line they had fallen in love with each other, but that they hadn't acted on their feelings for fear that it would hurt Alice and me. Little did they know that Alice and I already suspected that there was more than friendship between them, and that we had already accepted it.

Mom and Phil were happy, but it took another six months for them to openly be a couple around us. When I asked Phil about why it took them such a long time, he explained that they didn't want to disrespect Alice or the memory of her mom by flaunting their happiness, plus it took him a long time to come to terms with his feelings and not feel guilty about it.

When Alice and I graduated high school, she decided to go to The Art Institute of New York City to follow her dream of being a Fashion Designer, whereas I ended up at the University of Washington, where I studied English Language and Literature. But also so I could be closer to my father Charlie Swan, who lived in the tiny town of Forks in Washington, where he was and still is the Chief of Police. Forks was the place where I used to spend most of my summers, and a few Christmases as well. Alice even joined me a few times, and Charlie grew to love her as if she was his own. After finishing College we both ended up in Seattle, where we found jobs and friends.

Anyway, that was two years ago and now I was sitting with Alice at my kitchen table listening to her and the reason why she hadn't spoken to her "boyfriend" Peter Larkin since she walked away two weeks ago.

After his girlfriend, I mean Fiancé, Charlotte slapped him before she stormed out of his apartment.

They met last year when Alice bumped into him at the grocery store, where I sent her after finding out I didn't have any tampons left. Two boxes of tampons in one hand and a carton of Ben & Jerry's in the other, while trying to call me, to ask if we needed something else, because she was already there.

Two weeks later, after texting each other a few times. They went out, had a good time, and made plans for the following week. Everything seemed to go good between them, especially when more dates followed.

Three months later Peter met her parents, and they loved him. Alice never met his parents, because Peter told her they had died two years earlier.

Six months later Peter asked Alice to move in with him, and she did.

He bought a two bedroom apartment which they've shared ever since. Well, up until two weeks ago when Alice walked away.

Since then she's been staying with me.

"I just don't understand, I mean why? Why would he lie to me for so long?"

I saw the hurt in her beautiful expressive eyes, and knew that no matter what I would always be there for her.

"I don't know Ally, but whatever you decide, I'm here for you. And, you can stay here for as long as you want."

"Thank you, Belly."

A hug.

"No problem. Now, what do you want to eat? Should I make something? Or do you feel like going out for some Pizza maybe?"

"Well, Pizza sounds good," A chuckle "Plus you know I can't resist their Mocha Lava Baby Cakes."

"Oh, I know. Why else do you think I'd suggest Pizza?"

Grinning. "Alright, come on. Let's go!"

Thank you for reading.

I've kinda lost my "Everything Changes" mojo, but this is one of many things that I've been doing in the meantime. I wont make any promises regarding a posting schedule, but I do have a few chapters pre written, just not real sure where this story's going yet... I'll do my best not to take too long between chapters.

That's all for now and thanks again.

Bee.