Whoa, Edward. Calm down, it's just Bella; your friend. Don't let that strange dream affect you like this.
"Hello?" Bella calls through the receiver.
"Oh, sorry, I… got distracted." I mumbled uncertainly.
"Ewe, is Tanya over? Don't talk to me and make out with your girlfriend, Edward! That's disguising and rude!" Bella hollered. She knew very well that I hadn't ever kissed her.
Ah, Tanya. That would be my… girlfriend, of sorts. We started "dating" roughly around two months ago. I don't know why really. You see, I ran out of time to find a date for Prom and I had asked her to the dance. Normally I am not very adamant about attending dances, but since this was my senior year, I didn't want to miss out on my last Prom. All my friends had dates and I didn't want to be the lonely seventh wheel… so I asked Tanya. I would be lying if I said I wasn't just the slightest bit jealous that Bella didn't take me; she had promised me in freshman year to be my prom date. She instead went with that moronic Mike kid from her English class.
Okay, Edward… where did that come from? Who cares that she took him instead?
Tanya really isn't my type at all though. All she is though is a fake tan, bleached hair, and… a pink lover. She's obnoxious, petty, and conceited. I asked her to the dance because I found her one day, after school, in the hall crying because her boyfriend broke up with her the week of the dance. I was dateless anyways, so I told her I would go with her. The only reason we are still together is because I haven't gotten the nerves to let her go yet. We aren't even technically official boyfriend and girlfriend; she just never kind of left my side after the dance.
My friends all hate her though. Apart from the fact that Tanya is a hand-full, we all have been friends since the second grade; and they aren't very open to letting any new comers in so easily.
My friends… where to start? We all are very different people, but we somehow fit together perfectly. Well, there is Rosalie who is that statuesque opinionated blonde who doesn't take crap from anyone outside of her friend group. Then there is Emmett, her muscular, dark haired boyfriend of four years. He is a boisterous, kind guy who humbly takes on Rose. God bless his soul. Then my friends, Jasper and Alice; who have only recently been able to confess their life-long love for each other, about five months ago. Alice is the short, energetic, shopaholic. She is very friendly but a tad bossy when an idea or vision comes to her. Her dirty-blond boyfriend, Jasper, also happens to be my adopted brother. He is the quiet reserved one of the group. He keeps us all in line.
Then there is Bella. Because the others have always been attached to their partners, we became very close. She is my best friend. She is lively, fascinating, positive, pleasant, and trustworthy. She is perfect. Bella is a curvaceous young women, with long stunning brunette wavy hair. Whoever she ends up with- will be a very lucky man.
"Edward! I'M HANGING UP!" Bella screamed, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"No, no, no! Bella! No, she's not here. I ah… I just woke up! Give me a break!" I stumbled out.
Can't that be me? Why shouldn't it be me? I'm closer to her than anyone else.
After a few moments of silence she answered back, "Oh. Ugh, sorry" I could tell she felt foolish.
"Don't worry about it," I brushed off, "why'd you call?"
"What? Don't tell me you forgot…" she whined.
"I didn't! We ah, all of us…" I fumbled out, wracking my brain.
Sighing she said, "Edward, we all were going to go to La Push today."
"I knew that… I was just making sure you remembered." I explained, smirking.
"Ugh, huh; I'm sure." She said, sarcastically. I could tell she was smiling on the other line though.
Ah, La Push! I love that place. My friends and I have gone there every summer a few times during the breaks. Clear waters and lush green grasses. The nicest part about it is that it's very secluded. There is this wall of trees surrounding the whole area, excluding the entrance path. The most enthralling part of the trip is the rope swing though. Bella has always been too scared to swing on the rope from the cliffside… but today, I'm going to get her to try.
"Are you going to swing today?" I asked Bella, teasingly.
"No, No way!" Bella said stubbornly. She is so dang stubborn. But hey, that's what I love about her.
"I'm so going…" I freeze. Love; did I just say that I love her? Calm down, Edward! You know you meant friend-love.
"Edward? Whatever you are doing, stop, and finish your sentence." Bella warned exhaustedly on the other line.
"Sorry, I was saying, I'm going to get you to swing today." I said confidently to her, but secretly still a bit shaken inside.
"Yeah, right; good luck with that!" She laughed. I love that sound. Wow Edward, get a hold of yourself today!
"How are the driving arrangements working?" I asked to distract myself from her laugh.
"Alice and Emmett will meet us there, they said. And I slept over Rose's, so we will pick you and Jasper up in fifteen minutes." Bella explained.
"Yeah, ugh, that's fine." I confirmed, still dazed.
"Bye, Edward." She said, making my heart beat faster at the sound of her saying my name.
"Bye." I said a bit breathlessly.