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"One more week and were out of here Bells" Jake said walking me towards my car.
"Yea crazy stuff don't you think? All this school stuff is finally coming to an end" I said
"Well I don't know about that. We still have college ahead of us Bella" a sweet velvety voice said behind me.
I need to turn around to know who it was, there's only one voice that can send chills down my spine. I turn to see the one and only Edward Cullen looking as perfect as ever flashing me his crooked smile that always seems to make my heart stop.
"Oh yea forgot about that" I replied quietly.
I could feel Jake's intense stare of disappointment on me and I immediately felt guilty knowing why he had that look on his face.
Edward interrupted my thoughts by speaking again "how can you forget Bella! Were both heading to Portland State in two months! Its going to be great having a friend in college"
That word right there breaks my heart, friends that's all Edward will ever see me as a friend and nothing more. How could he? I'm a complete mess in the looks department, just plain boring and not good looking at all.
Yeah i might be skinny but my curve-less body doesn't really help me. I'm at 5"4, simple brown eyes with the brown hair, just plain boring. The girls Edward goes after are the Blonde Bimbos just like his current Girlfriend Tanya. I despise her, besides the fact that she's perfect for him when it comes to looks, she's a total bitch and sleeps around with everyone! I don't understand why he's still with her after catching her in bed with Mike Newton! Edward thinks I'm great friends with Tanya since we both play along when Edward is around so I'm not about to complain to him about why he's still with her. I play along to not cause problems with Edward, in the other hand Tanya does it for a reason that i don't know and don't really care enough to find out.
"Yeah Bells I bet you and Eddy here are going to have so much fun in Portland" sarcasm was clear in Jacobs voice.
I shot daggers at him with my eyes to tell him to shut it.
Edward looked back and forth between me and Jake trying to figure out what just happened "Hey…well I got to get going guys" Luckily he didn't ask what was going on and just left.
I began walking to my car but Jake pulled me back
"Bells you haven't told him have you?" he said with concern in his eyes. I couldn't tell if it was for me or for Edward.
"There's nothing to tell" I stated
"Nothing to tell? The boy thinks he's going to school with you"
"Well he'll get over it, were just friends and friends come and go and he's going to have Tanya with him he will get over it"
"How many times do I have to tell you that Edward is completely in love you with you not that slut he calls a girlfriend?"
I just laugh at that with no real humor in my voice.
"Seriously Jake? You expect me to believe that someone like Edward would even look at me that way?" Jake was about to interrupt but I just continued " Has he ever told you that he thinks of me that way?"
"Technically speaking no but…"
"No Jacob there is not but in this, he hasn't told you anything about me in that way so just please, drop it" I argued but that didn't seem to stop Jake
"Bella you both love the same music, read the same books and have millions of more things in common. I know Edward has never told me he likes you in that way but and yes there is a BUT, I can see it by the way he looks at you when your not looking by the way he.."
"Jacob you seem to forget that fact that he's in love with Tanya! He wont even brake up with her after catching her in Mike Newton's bed! if that doesn't mean he loves her i don't that what is." I exclaimed
"He doesn't love her! I'm not really sure why he sticks around with her, ill try to figure it out just give me one week and then you guys can be together" Jake grinned but it quickly faded as he saw the look on my face.
"Don't! just don't Jacob. This conversation is over okay? OVER."
I'm guessing he saw the sadness in my eyes because he dropped the conversation.
"Bells you there?" Jake snapped his fingers in front of my face.
"Oh sorry I was just thinking"
"Okay then" he looked at me confused
One minute I was in the school parking lot arguing with Jake about Edward the next I was back in reality sitting in a couch inside a coffee bean drinking some coffee with Jake.
"Like I was saying Bells, Alice will call you later in the afternoon to give you the day you have to arrive at Seattle"
"Why? I know what days I have to be there already" I asked confused.
Well I really don't know Hun all I heard the pixie say was something about shopping," he chuckled as saying his next words "and you know you love shopping bells especially with Alice"
" Ugh Jake c'mon I'm already going to our high school 10 year reunion for you two and she wants me to go shopping with her too? She's really crazy"
"Well you know better than to try and argue with Alice, it doesn't ever go well for you, I'm still waiting on a day when you win a battle against Alice" Jake said laughing.
I just let out a small sigh knowing that I was going to cave.
"C'mon look at it this way you can take that douche bag you call a boyfriend to the reunion so everyone else can tell you how horrible he is and you can finally end it for good"
"Fiancé, Jake, he's my fiancé now and he's not a douche bag! He's a good man" I said with a stern look in my face.
"What ever Bells you know what I think of him after that day and that I don't approve of you spending the rest of your life with him. Sadly I can't use the excuse that he's in it for the money since your loaded…"
"And he's loaded too" I finished.
Jake never really liked my boyfriend now fiancé James. After the day I called Jake crying to tell him that I caught James in bed with another woman, he never forgave him. I had to beg Jake not to kill James. Jake always worried about me he treated me like a younger sister and I loved him for that. I did forgive James after he begged for forgiveness saying he was drunk and how sorry he was. After that incident he has been the perfect boyfriend always taking me out, buying me amazing stuff, which I always ended up returning he just didn't really get my style and gave me some clothes I just would not wear.
He proposed to me a little over a month ago in a candle light dinner in a very expensive Italian restaurant that he loved. The food was delicious but I would have preferred something smaller a bit more private. Everything was perfect the ring was beautiful, a bit too flashy for my licking but it was very James. James is 6"3 with short dirty blonde hair and very fit. He's not too muscular but he's body is well toned. The only problem I had with James was that he's kind of spoiled, never had to work a day in his life. He did go to school at UCLA which was where we met.
He got his masters in medicine and I in Literature as well as getting my teaching degree, I loved the idea of teaching others about my passion, so it wasn't really a surprise to my family when I told them I wanted to become a teacher. His father was a world know surgeon which led James into living a very luxurious lifestyle and not having to work. Something James still doesn't feel the need to do. It sometimes made me laugh at the situation I was in, dating someone with so many similarities with Edward and sometimes it just got me confused thinking I still had feelings for Edward Cullen but I don't, I don't. Both sons of very famous surgeons and I'm fairly sure that Edward studied Medicine, that's all he talked about in High School being like his father. The only difference was that James is spoiled Edward is not.
James tells me that I don't need to worry for him because he has many bank accounts with a shit load of money as he puts it and that if he ever needed a job that hospitals are already lined up because of who his father is. Yeah James has his life set and luckily so do I. While getting my masters at UCLA I was able to obtain an amazing job at a book store just outside of campus. The owner was a very nice old lady that I grew very fond off. When she passed away I felt as if a family member died. I was stunned when I found out she left the bookstore under my name, I guess that no one in her family cared for the bookstore since they didn't complain.
A loud noise in the background brought me back to the present with Jake which happened to have a bored look in his face.
"Bells every time we ever go out you always end up staring into space instead of paying me any attention" Jake whined like a sad puppy instead of a 28 year old male.
I tried to hold in a laugh and respond to him "I'm sorry Jake I'm just out of it today. What were you saying?"
"I was saying that I'm heading back home to Seattle tomorrow early in the morning I guess that Emmett needs me back at work" disappointment was noticeable as he was telling me that news.
Jake opened up a garage with Emmett about 6 years ago and business went great for them. Emmett was Edwards older brother, I've known him all my life, it was a sad day when he finished High School and left for college in Seattle but I was happy for him. He met the love of his life over there, Rosalie Hale and let's not forget that meeting Rosalie caused for Alice, Edward and Emmett's cousin, to meet Jasper Rosalie's twin brother which Alice said "he's going to ask me to marry him one day, just watch". I've learned over the years to never doubt Alice Cullen and let's just say she's yet to fail me in on one of her "little visions".
Meaning 3 years later Jasper proposed to that little pixie, four years of marriage and going strong. Jake and Emmett now have about 5 locations around the Seattle area and I couldn't be any happier for both of them.
"You know I can just call Emmett and beg him to let you stay? He's yet to refuse anything for his little sister" I laughed at the memories of always being able to ask Emmett for anything and always getting what I want.
I never took advantage of my so found power but hey, there's a first time for everything!
"Bells, Hun, I know you can knowing Emmett he'll agree no questions asked but I think he has some questions about opening up our 6th shop and I'm pretty excited to talk to him about it, I'm sorry if it wasn't important I'd be dialing Emmett right now" his laugh brought a smile to my face, it always dId.
"It's fine Jake don't worry! It's just that I've missed you so much and I don't want you to leave yet" I stuck out my bottom lip which caused Jake's laugh to fill up the room.
"Don't worry you'll be up there very soon to visit us with your douche…"
"Jake" I warned
"Sorry with your fiancé, so you can attend the reunion. At least well have that to look forward to" he smiled sincerely
"Yuppie! I get to revisit my wonderful high school memories!" I said sarcastically.
We said our goodbyes and he just reminded me that I was going to receive a phone call from an over excited pixie later in the day and with that he was gone and I was driving back home.
Later in the day I did receive a phone call that wasn't really going my way.
"Alice please I have plenty of clothes!" I yelled into the phone
"Isabella Marie Swan, we have been at it for how long? Hmm…1 hour and 34 minutes and that is simply a waste of your time because you will be going shopping with me when you arrive in Seattle! Is that clear?" Alice said sternly
Since this conversation started I knew I was going shopping with Alice but I just hopped that maybe I would win the battle this time and I was completely wrong. So I knew I had to give in. It's not like a little shopping with Alice will kill me. I hope.
"Fine Alice ill be in Seattle two days before we have to head to forks, that will be enough time to go shopping"
"What! Are you insane? You have to be here two weeks prior to that!"
"Alice, please I'm already going to this stupid reunion because of you and Jake and then I'm going shopping with you! Now I have to be there 2 weeks before all of that!?" I said
"Please don't make me go so early" I practically begged her
"Bella I'm not just asking you to come early for the sake of shopping…"
"Yeah right" I murmured
"No Bella I'm not lying I have a couple of people that miss you and are dying to see you!" I could practically see that devilish pixie jumping up and down.
"Like who?"
Alice interrupted my thoughts with her answer "Well for example Emmett and Rose!" she shrieked into the phone.
"Alice, of course I'll see Emmett and Rose they DO LIVE THERE!"
"Bella, sweetie, I know they live here but you weren't going to be able to spend time with them because of Emmett's job and Rose leaving to NY a few days after you got here too look at clothing for our shop..."
"And?" I knew I was probably going to just get tops 2 days with both of them but now Alice got my attention to getting there earlier than I had anticipated.
"Well they decided that they were going to take some time off if you came earlier and Rose isn't going to NY because she said you're more important! Oh and Emmett decided to go with us to Forks he said he feels the need to visit my uncle and aunt!"
"Emmett and Rose are doing all of that for me?" I felt a bit guilty for all the troubles they were going to go through to spend time with me, but I felt selfish and I wanted to see them so badly!
"Okay Alice you got me, I'll be there two weeks early"
"This is going to be so much fun Bella! Trust me! And I'm pretty sure we can totally sneak them in into our High School reunion"
When I first met Rose I thought she hated me but she just later told me that she was testing me to see if I was worth her time!
I felt a little insulted at first when she said that but later I found out that Rose is very protective of herself when she first meets someone. Later you find out that she's nothing but caring and to top it off she was a goddess, she had to be the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. Beautiful long blond hair with a killer body. I always told her she should be a model, but her excuse was that she didn't want to be a brainless bimbo.
Emmett was just a big teddy bear. He was very scary looking to the people outside of our little crew but we all knew he was far from scary. He was always there for me and ill always love him for that.
"Wow Alice I'm actually now looking forward to this trip"
"I'm so glad Bella; I really can't wait to see you! You're my best friend and I haven't seen you in months!"
"I know Alice but you know why I couldn't visit you" my voice was quiet.
"Well now there's no reason why not to come Bella, Edward doesn't live with me anymore and last thing I heard from him was that he was living back in
Portland"
"It's just hard to see him and I don't even know why? It not like if we ever went out or anything he was just a friend" I said disappointed at my memory
"And as far as I know he just saw me like his cousins best friend oh and lets not forget the girl who ditched him in college" I laughed with no emotion.
"Bella why did you not go to Portland with him, you never told me?"
"Well…"
"You don't have to tell me Bella its okay"
"No its fine, the reason was because I had gotten accepted into UCLA, even though Portland was my first choice I just needed a fresh start" I lied thought my teeth, well technically that was true I just didn't tell her the fact that I couldn't go through college seeing slutty Tanya with Edward. It was a stupid reason to not go PSU but I really don't think I could've lived through each day knowing Edward was a few feet away but yet so far from me.
"Bella why didn't you just tell him? He would've understood"
"I don't know Alice, I don't know, well it doesn't even matter anymore I have James now and he's perfect"
"Yeah Bella forget about Edward he's the past" Alice agreed.
"I'm just glad he won't be at the reunion it would just be too much" thankfully Alice changed the subject
"So is James coming with?" she asked hopeful.
Luckily Jake kept his thoughts about James to himself that Alice still wanted to meet him.
"Yes and I'm really excited for you to meet him, I'm excited for everyone to meet him"
"Me too, he has to get my approval before he even thinks of marrying you!" she said half joking half serious.
We chatted a bit more about the trip and I had to repeat my story of how James proposed because Alice said it was simply beautiful the way he proposed. We ended our conversation with goodbyes, I love your's and see you in a month
That night I told James about my high school reunion and asked him if he would like to go with me, which he gladly accepted. He was just happy to finally meet my friends. Sadly he told me he couldn't go with me to Seattle and that he would just meet me in Forks.
I was happy when he told me his reason though; he said he was thinking of looking into the hospitals to get a job. Hopefully he doesn't just look and actually gets a job. James always looked at hospitals but said he never found anything he liked.
I hope he see's something he liked because I just couldn't respect him as much as I would want to when he lived of his parent's money.
The month went by really quick. I had managed to get a month of work. I got a job teaching English in a private school in L.A. I was thrilled when I got this job knowing the pay was going to be beyond what a regular High school would pay me and it was going to help me keep my bookstore as well as live a very good life. It wasn't just a regular private school though, this was were all the celebrities brought their snobby kids to school. Well that's how I saw it at first, I later found out I was being very judgmental these kids were amazing! their was a few I just couldn't stand, the ones who only cared about their money and status, but I guess that situations like that occur in every High school around the world.
Maybe those other kids are not worrying if their parents got an invite to the Oscar's or the Grammy's but if they have the latest ipod or the newest shoes. I was a bit scared thinking I wasn't going to get a month off so close to the years end but according to the principle I never ask for time off and my vacation time has accumulated to two months. Lucky for me I loved my job and didn't try to get days off or ask for my vacation time because now I was able to get my month off and visit my friends in Seattle and my father back in Forks. I was going to miss my students but they understood when I told them I was going to my Hs reunion.
"Ms. Swan why are you leaving us for such a long period of time" Lilia asked with a smug look on her face.
Lilia was one of those students that cared about money and status and just loved making my life miserable, something I didn't understand why.
"Well I'm taking a ride down memory lane for that month and I can't do it here" I didn't feel the need to lie to my students
"Ms. Swan you can take a ride with me any day, just tell me the time and place and I'm there" Stephen hollered from the back of the room.
Giggles exploded thought the classroom and comments began to come out of the boys from class.
"I'm a better ride than Stephen Ms. Swan!" Anthony yelled which caused other students to 'OOOOh' at his so called challenge to Stephen
"Okay kids calm down I don't want to hear and sexual remarks made towards me by 17 year old kids"
"Actually I'm 18, very legal" Anthony yelled
I had to laugh at that, come on! It was a bit funny.
"Sorry boys, engaged remember?" I held up my ring finger at them
"She's not even pretty" I hear the girl named Ericka sitting next to Lilia say.
I'm guessing she thought she whispered it but she didn't and I wasn't the only one to hear her bitchy remark.
"Your right Erika she's not pretty" Stephen said
I was surprised to hear a girl's voice next "She's beautiful!" Julie yelled out
"Exactly, I'm sorry you're not up to Ms. Swans standards but that doesn't mean you have to hate on her beauty"
Now everyone was laughing at the mini-battle defending my beauty. Don't get me wrong its nice hearing you're thought to be beautiful but I had to stop this conversation before it got more out of hand.
"Enough kids, are all of you guys really interested as to where I'm going this next month?"
I received a bunch of nods, smiles and yes' from most of the students besides Lilia and Ericka which just send dare I say jealous looks from them?
"Okay well I know this will reveal my age but I guess I will have to deal with all of you knowing it.." I gave a dramatic pause just for my own entertainment
"I'm going to my High School 10yr reunion"
"You don't look a day over 21 Beautiful" a boy yelled from the back which caused me to blush even more.
"Thank you Mark, now time to discuss Romeo and Juliette Act two Scene four, books out" class continued smoothly after our discussion of my one month absence"
I was worried of who was going to be taking care of my book store while I was gone, I did need someone reliable and I did manage to make a close friend named Angela down here. She was the sweetest girl I've ever met and luckily she offered to take care of my bookstore while I was gone! I would never trust James with my store, he would have it demolished if it was up to him, and he thought it took up too much of my time. I just couldn't tear apart from the bookstore the fact that it was a gift from someone I considered a family member and was the only memory I had of them was reason enough to keep the store. I loved my store, I loved my books and I loved the people who went there and worked for me I just couldn't sell it or demolish it as James had suggested many times. That happily agreed to take
Now I found myself in the airport saying good bye to James.
"Bye babe ill see you in two weeks!" I said cheerfully
"Yeah ill see you" he replied nonchalantly
"This is going to be a fun two weeks" I heard James say
"What was that?" I asked stunned by his comment
"What was what?" he asked innocently
"Never mind, I think I might be hearing things"
"Yea I think you might be" James said laughing
"Okay then see you" my voice fading as the words left my voice
"Love you" James said
"love you too" I replied as James walked away.
I was utterly confused, I thought I know what I heard but James said he said nothing. Am I imagining things now? Or did he really say 'This is going to be a fun two weeks'? What if he's cheating on me again! I begin to panic but start to calm down as I remembered James's promise to never cheat on me again. He wouldn't cheat on me, were getting married he wouldn't propose and then sleep around right?
As I boarded the plane my foul mood starts to disappear and I couldn't hide the smile spreading across my face anymore just knowing I get to see all my friends in a couple of hours.
Here I go hoping for the best both in Seattle and Forks.
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