Chapter Two.

I woke up on Sunday to an empty apartment. Alice must have stayed round Jasper's. I checked my phone. Two new messages.

The first was from Rose, "Tomorrow night - we're going for a drink at Monroe's. See you at 7pm? xxx"

Great - tomorrow meant today. Could I really face another evening as a third wheel? I don't know why I was debating, I hate letting people down.

"Sure, sounds great. See you there. xxx" was the reply I ended up sending.

The other message was from Alice, she had stayed at Jasper's place like I thought. Quiet day for Bella, can't complain.

I walked into Monroe's and saw Rose sat at the bar. She saw me too and waved me over.

"Bella! I'm so glad you came! You look great! This is Emmett. Emmett, this is my friend Bella."

He held out his hand to me and I shook it, "Pleasure to meet you Bella, any friend of Rosie is a friend of mine!"

"Ditto"

"I hope you don't mind, I invited a friend tonight. He should be here any minute."

"Of course not." I smiled. This better not be another attempt from Rose to set me up. I'm rubbish at blind dates. Guys see Rose and think all of her friends will be as gorgeous as her. I just disappoint them.

"Here he is. Hey Edward!"

I turned around and ended up facing Mr. Handsome from the club last night. Minus the girlfriend.

"Hey Em! You must be Rose, nice to meet you." Rose gave him a peck on the cheek and introduced me.

"This is my friend Bella" She pushed me forward as if I were some sort of sacrifice.

"We've met," He smiled, "Hello again." He offered me his hand.

Wow, there was that smile again. I took his hand and he raised mine up to his lips and kissed it. Wow.

"You two know each other?" Emmett asked, looking confused.

"We met briefly at a club last night." Edward explained.

"He was with his girlfriend" I added, hopefully that would stop Rose from trying to set us up. He was way out of my league anyway, guys like him don't look twice at girls like me.

Emmett started laughing, "Girlfriend? Edward?"

Edward smiled, "I don't have a girlfriend Bella, she was just... a friend."

The waiter came over to tell us our table was ready and led the way. Just a friend? She was some friend!

After our meal Rose and Emmett were in a hurry to leave, I didn't know whether they were eager to be alone, or just eager to leave Edward and I alone. Either way, I wasn't impressed.

We said our goodbyes, with Rose asking me to give her a text when I got home, before giving me a wink and leaving hand in hand with Emmett. Brilliant. Because this isn't awkward at all.

"It was nice seeing you again Edward." I said, as I turned around and started to walk home before I made a fool of myself.

"Can I give you a lift home?" He offered, I turned around and he was smiling that smile again. Not fair.

"That's really nice of you but I only live around the corner. Thanks anyway." I smiled and continued walking home.

He ran after me, "Then let me walk you home."

I was about to argue when he held up his hand, "Please?"

"Sure, thanks." Don't read too much into it Bella. He's just being friendly.

"So last night you were clubbing, today you're at a bar, I thought you said you weren't that kind of girl?" He grinned.

"I never said what kind of a girl I was, you just assumed. You had me all figured out from the word go." I reminded him.

"I stand corrected. You're clearly Little Miss Social." He laughed.

"Well considering how close you and your 'friend' were last night, I'd say you're Mr. Social." I retorted, feeling quite pleased with myself.

"What can I say? I'm a friendly guy." He said as he winked at me. This man was dangerous.

"Well here we are, thanks for walking me home." I said as we reached my apartment.

"Anytime Bella, I hope I see you again soon." And with that he turned and walked back the way he came.

I let myself into my apartment, threw my bag onto the sofa and shouted Alice. No answer. She must still be with Jasper. I grabbed a drink and sat down, thinking over how the evening had unfolded. He doesn't have a girlfriend. That's a good thing, right? But he wouldn't look twice at me, he's way out of my league. It was sweet of him to walk me home. But what kind of a guy made out with his super model look-a-like 'friends'?

He was trouble. That was one thing I was certain of.

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