First Time

Looking at you, holding my breath,
For once in my life, I'm scared to death,
I'm taking a chance, letting you inside.


Alice Brandon. My best friend. (A/N: I know, disappointment… it's not Edward. Ha-ha!)

"Guess what Bella!" Alice said running up to me.

"What Alice? A new Prada bag?" I guessed.

"No, better!" She squealed, dancing around.

Wow. This must be big.

"Okay Alice, I give, what?" I asked.

"Jasper asked me out!" she beamed, twirling in a circle blissfully.

Jasper Whitlock has been Alice's crush for the past year. He liked her back, it was obvious. But he never asked her out, until now that is.

"Really! That's great Ali!" I said, happy for my friend.

"Thanks! I'm so excited! He said he was going to take me to dinner in Seattle on Friday. Then afterwards we all are going to hang at my place and even have a famous Alice sleepover extravaganza!" She chirped, excitedly.

"That sounds really…" Wait a second.

"Did you just say 'we all'? Who is 'we all'?" I questioned, suspiciously.

"Ummm… well…" She mumbled, toying with the hem of her shirt.

"Alice." I said sternly.

"Okay, fine! It's just you, me, Jazz, Rosalie, Jasper's sister, she is in college, and…. Edward." She whispered the last one hesitantly.

"Alice!" I yelled, accusingly.

"What? We are all just hanging out. Plus, he is Jazz's best friend. You are going to have to get over this nervousness & talk to him, 'cuz you are going to see a lot more of him. And hey! He is coming over tomorrow, how convenient!" Alice said.

"Ughhh. Aliccce." I whined, defeated.

"Thank you Bella! It means a lot! We are gonna have so much fun!" She squealed.

"And maybe you can finally tell Edward you like him." She stage whispered.

"Alice!" I yelled again.

"Fine, fine, fine. Be difficult. Forget I said that. I better see you at 7pm tomorrow at my house, so I can get you ready, no buts!" She said slipping into her yellow Porsche.

I waved her off and got into my beat up red Chevy.

Tomorrow is going to be crazy. Edward is going to think I'm mentally deficient when all I can do at Alice's is gap at him the whole time. How am I going to keep myself in check? It's going to be so noticeable that I like him. Well if the past two years haven't been a hint enough, he sure is going to know tomorrow. Yes, that's right; I pathetically have liked Edward since freshman year. It's even sadder, because I haven't even really had a real conversation with him.

I shake my head for the second time today, and descend down my street.

That's when I notice a massive monster of a jeep in my drive way.

(A/N: I wonder who that is??? Ha-ha! :D Review please!!!)