Bella
It had been a week since the party and the lecture. I was spending the weekend with Carlisle and Esme as Edward and his siblings went on a hunting trip up near the border. Edward was hesitant to go but I convinced him that I would be fine. Thank god he couldn't read my mind, because Jacob and his pack were having a party on the reservation tonight and I was invited. I just had to find a way around Carlisle and Esme.
Angela had gone back home after her parents forgave her, although she was grounded for months and wasn't to have anyone over or leave the house unless it was for school. Carlisle and Esme didn't know that, so maybe I could just tell them that I was staying at Angela's.
"Hey Carlisle, Esme, do you mind if I stay at a friend's tonight?"
"…Which friend?" Esme asked.
"Jessica." I went with a safer option. If I texted her and asked her to cover me if they called then she would.
"Ah yes, the one you got drunk with last weekend…" Carlisle raised his eyebrows.
"I'll be good, I promise."
They looked at each other briefly, "Okay, but if we find out that you're lying or you're drinking again, you are never leaving this house again." Esme said.
I nodded, "Thank you." I went upstairs quickly and packed a bag with different clothes as I got changed into sensible ones. Jacob said that they always got dressed up for it just for fun.
I went downstairs with my bag, "Bye."
"Do you want us to drive you?" Esme asked.
"Uh…no, it's fine. Thanks though." I couldn't believe they were buying this. I texted Jessica as I walked out.
"Cover for me please? If Carlisle or Esme call, I'm at your house and we are watching movies."
"Done. Have fun… ;)" She texted back as I got into my truck. I smiled to myself and turned the key, driving down the long driveway. I double checked behind me to make sure they weren't conveniently leaving at the same time as me.
I drove to the reservation at a legal pace and turned onto the road across the treaty line. It was almost non-existent now, the wolves were allowed wherever they wanted and the vampires were allowed to go wherever they wanted except for actually on the reservation grounds. They wouldn't be able to get me if they did find out anyway.
"Bella!" Jacob greeted me with a large smile and a hug, "You brought clothes?"
"Yeah." I held my bag up, "Carlisle and Esme think I'm at Jessica's so I couldn't come in these."
He nodded, "You can get changed in my room."
"Cool." I nodded and walked in, "Hi Billy." I smiled as I walked passed. Was he cool with the party? Did he know?
"We're going out to eat with the pack." I heard Jacob say as I closed Jacob's door. Liar, just like me.
I got changed quickly, brushed my hair out again and walked back out with my bag. "Bye." I smiled at Billy again.
"Have fun." He nodded.
Jacob and I walked outside and I threw my bag into my truck before getting on the back of Jacob's motorcycle. Sam's place wasn't far, but it was far to walk in this cold weather.
"Hey Jake! Bella!" Jared greeted us enthusiastically as we walked in.
"Bella." Emily smiled and walked over, hugging me. I returned her smile and the hug. "I'm so glad you could come, we need more girls around here."
I laughed, "I'm always up for a party."
"I'm surprised you're allowed to party." Paul joked.
"Actually, she's not." Jacob said to him, flicking his ear. He grabbed two beers and handed me one. I thanked him and opened the bottle of Rolling Rock.
"Bella, running wild with the wolves." Kim smiled as she walked over and hugged me.
"Let's just hope the vamps don't find out…"
I got my phone out of my pocket as it buzzed.
"Edward?" Jacob asked as I let a frustrated sigh escape me.
I shook my head, "Carlisle making sure I got to Jessica's house okay…" Jacob laughed and sat down beside Sam. I sat down beside him and went to put my phone away before it buzzed again, "Oh for the love of—this is Edward."
"Trip cut short, will be home in about 2 hours."
"Shit." I said as I texted him back the fake "Okay!"
"What?" Jacob asked.
I shook my head, "He's coming back early with his family and they'll be back in 2 hours."
"Want me to take you home?"
"No." I declined, "He'll deal with it."
"Rebellious." Seth smirked, "Love it."
"You're drinking too?" I asked him as he and Leah sat down.
"Yeah girl; I already had 3."
"When you lose count, that's when you stop." Leah said to him.
"How many have you had?" Paul smirked at her.
"I lost count…but I'm older than him." She was drunk; she hadn't thrown a single glare at me since she came into the room.
I lost count of how many drinks I had too, but it was a lot more than I had planned. This was going to bite me in the arse.
I ended up crashing on Sam and Emily's couch. Jacob stayed there too, but he slept on the floor. Several of the wolves did.
I woke up in the late morning to the smell of bacon and eggs. I sat up and stretched out, putting my hand over my throbbing head, another impressive hangover.
"Good morning." Jacob smirked at me, "How's' your head?"
"Why would you let me drink that much?" I asked him.
He laughed, "It was fun to get you drunk."
I sighed, "Edward's going to kill me."
"You said he'll deal with it last night." Paul smirked at me.
"Yeah well I was very happy and not thinking last night." I picked up my phone and saw several missed calls and texts from Edward, Alice, Carlisle and Esme.
"You hungry?" Emily asked with a sympathetic smile as she gave me a glass of water and aspirin.
"I should get home." I said, taking the pills, "Thanks."
She nodded and took the glass back to the kitchen. I stood up, "Thanks for entertaining me and getting me drunk last night guys."
"Any time." Jared waved as I walked out the door.
"Bells, wait up." Jacob called as he caught up to me, "Jump on."
"I can walk, Jake." I smiled.
"It's raining and I need to get home anyway. Billy is going to interrogate me."
I laughed and got on the back of his motorcycle. When he got to his house, I walked to my truck, "See you." I waved as Jacob walked to the house.
"Bye Bells."
I got in my truck and took a deep breath before starting it up and driving back home. It seemed like a very short drive.
I walked up to the house and Edward opened the door before I was up the steps. "Jessica was out of town this weekend and you didn't answer my calls or anyone else's calls. You were with the wolves, weren't you?"
"Yeah, I was." I admitted.
"Carlisle and Esme are furious." Alice said as she walked down the stairs and I walked out of the foyer.
"Great." I sighed and walked to the living room to face the lecture and punishment.
"What did I say?" Esme asked as soon as I walked in.
"Honestly, I don't remember." I shook my head.
Emmett laughed, "You're hungover again? You are the bomb, girl."
"Em." Rosalie hushed, trying to keep her amused smile back.
"I told you that if you were lying to us or drinking then you were never leaving this house again."
"Guess who isn't leaving the house again." Carlisle shot me a fake smile.
"Me…" I said quietly. Jasper failed to hold his laugh back this time.
"Jasper." Esme warned.
"Sorry, sorry." He tried to stop the laughter.
"How stupid can you be?" Edward asked me.
"I don't understand why this is so bad." I shook my head. "Every human experience, remember?"
"Not ones that risk your life."
"Oh my god." I rolled my eyes, "I was on the reservation, surrounded by my friends that are very protective and I was completely safe."
"Surrounded by mutts." Rosalie corrected, "That doesn't sound very safe to me."
I took a deep breath to keep myself from speaking rudely to her, "They wouldn't hurt me. They exist to protect me…"
"From us…" Alice said.
"From vampires that feed off humans." I said quietly.
"I've done that before." Rosalie said casually, "We all have…except for Carlisle."
"We're not proud of it, Rosalie." Esme said quietly.
Rosalie scoffed, "I am. You can't seriously tell me that you never even considered draining Charles."
"Yes, I considered it. I went to his house and watched him for a while before deciding against it. That doesn't mean anything."
She smirked, "It means you were a bad bitch."
"Rosalie." Carlisle warned.
"I'm just saying…I'm sure Edward doesn't regret it either. He killed criminals; he saved more lives than he took."
"I didn't need to kill them to do that…" Edward said quietly.
"Well this conversation has taken a turn that I do not like." Alice shook her head.
"Yeah." Emmett nodded in agreement.
"…Bella, did you sleep at Jacob's last night?" Jasper asked me, taking the conversation back.
"No." I shook my head.
"We'd you stay?" Alice asked.
"…Sam's." I mumbled.
"Oh, with several wolves, I'm assuming. That is so much better." Edward said sarcastically.
I rolled my eyes, "Relax, it's not like a fucked anyone."
"When people say that, it's usually after they've fucked someone…" Rosalie said.
"Not a slut, Rosalie." I said as I walked back out of the room.
"I didn't say you were." She called after me, "Bella!"
"Nope." I walked up the staircase without turning back.
I had a quick shower and sat on the bed for a few minutes before a small knock startled me. "Yes?" I sighed.
Esme walked in and closed the door behind her. She took a breath and walked over to the bed, sitting down beside me, "Look, I get it. You want to have your teenage days and do dangerous things and "live it up" while you still can, but I don't think doing it out of the house is a very good idea. If you want to have a few drinks sometimes and play loud music and party with Alice or Rosalie or even Emmett and Jasper, then you can do that, I'm sure they'll always be up for it. But Carlisle and I just aren't comfortable with you drinking so much that you don't remember a thing outside of the house. It poses a lot of risk to your life, our secret, your—"
"Your secret? That's why you're all reacting so exaggeratedly? I can keep my mouth shut, Esme."
"I know you can…when you're sober. I can admit that I've almost blown it for myself once when I was having a night out with Alice and Rosalie the last time we went to London. Almost gave it all away to some sober guy who was trying to pick us up. It was not fun to return home that night and have Carlisle know about it because of Edward…but Carlisle was right to tell me that it was too dangerous for us to get drunk in public." She paused and looked at me, expecting some response that I was not going to give right now, "I think you need to limit yourself, though. No one wants to wake up with this hangover every time they drink." She smirked at me.
I snickered and shook my head, "Just another human thing."
She smiled at me, "You're going to be one of us eventually, Bella. After your wedding and your honeymoon. It will happen."
"I'm not worried about it." I dismissed what I knew she was going to get to next.
"Okay." She nodded, "But maybe keep the drinking to a minimum outside of this house."
I nodded, "Mmhmm."
She gave me an unsure look before she kissed my forehead and walked back out of the room.