A/N: So, this is a short chapter, but I thought that was all I could do with Federica's character for now. I hope you like how mysterious she is in this chapter. I tried to make it interesting. I hope you all enjoy it. Please R&R.

Chapter 2 – Secrets (Federica)

'I'm surprised you didn't hurt someone,' I tease Bella.

'Me too,' she replies and I laugh a little.

As we walk in, I notice something interesting. Edward Cullen is standing at the front desk. Quickly, I make it so that he forgets that we have walked into the room.

'He seems to be having trouble,' I comment to Bella.

He's trying to switch classes, Biology to be specific. Is he trying to avoid Bella? I dig in to decide why he is avoiding her, and as soon as I discover the reason, I bury it deep in my mind. Why did this have to happen here? What were the odds?

'What did I do to him?' Bella asks.

'I don't know…' I say, even though I know the reason.

I decide to speed things up and let out a sigh. Edward's head snaps around and he gives us a surprised look. He quickly turns away and apologizes to the receptionist. Next, he hurries out the door. How interesting.

"How did your first day go?" she asks as we hand her our slips.

"Fine," we answer at the same time and I smile. I love that we do that.

Bella storms out of the room as soon as she deems the conversation over. The Edward thing must be really getting to her. She's in the front seat and as soon as I'm in the vehicle, she throws it into reverse. Quickly, I calm her down and her driving gets considerably less scary.

"Bella, just pretend that didn't happen," I tell her.

"How can I?" she replies angrily. "I don't get how I managed to piss someone off so fast without even talking to them!"

I sigh and say, "He isn't mad about you, so just calm down." Then I notice a gas station and say, "Can you stop at the gas station?" She looks confused, but pulls into the gas station anyways. "Thanks. I'll be right back." I hurry into the gas station and buy two cappuccinos. I get back into the car and order, "Drink this." Bella takes the cup and drinks it really fast, faster than she should have. "Better?"

"Yes, thank you," she says.

"Can I trust you to get home by yourself?" I ask.

"Of course, I'm fine now," she says as she starts to drive out of the gas station. "Where do you want me to drop you off?"

"My friends," I lie, "should be waiting for me at the cemetery."

"Odd place to meet up, but whatever," she says as she heads towards the cemetery.

As soon as we're at our destination, I jump out and say, "Thank you."

"Be careful," she says as she eyes the cemetery. "Don't get kidnapped before your friends show up."

I roll my eyes and reply, "Don't worry. I don't think there's someone out there stupid enough to try and kidnap me." I close the door and watch as Bella pulls away. I slip on huge sunglasses to hide my face. After a few minutes, my 'friends' show up. One of them is in a bright red mustang with white stripes and the other in a sleek black car, which is most likely foreign. They have good taste.

"Brown Locks?" the man asks as he approaches me.

"Grey Wolf," I reply. Looks like the right person to me. I walk past him and up to the mustang, which I am receiving as payment. I inspect it carefully. No scratches or wear of any kind so I'm pleased. I open the door and take time to inspect the interior. There's no tearing on the seats and it smells brand new. After inspection, I determine that they did a very good job on it.

"How's it look?" he asks nervously.

I pull out a cigarette and light it up. After taking a long drag, I reply, "It looks good so far. I want to get a look under the hood." Grey Wolf opens the hood and I take my time inspecting. I close the hood and say, "Looks good to me. Do you have the rest of the payment?"

"Of course," he says with a smile and opens the trunk. Inside is a duffel bag with a lot of money in it. I grab the bag and open it up to reveal cash. Carefully I count the stacks of hundreds. All together there is about quarter of a million in hundreds. Exactly how I asked for it.

"I trust that the rest will be wired over to me?" I ask.

"Of course, the boss wouldn't dare screw you over," he answers politely.

"Good," I say and finish up my cigarette. "Now, you'll forget this meeting ever happened?" Grey Wolf nodded and so did the person in the car. "Good, and don't you ever contact me again unless it's a job that's worth quite a bit. I'm done doing measly jobs. It's not worth the risk anymore."

"Fine," he says and walks away. "The boss also wanted me to give you this." He walks back and hands me a black box. I open it and inside are the most beautiful earrings I've ever seen and a matching necklace. "He said that it's a personal thank you. I don't know what for."

I smile and say, "Don't worry; I know exactly what they're for." Let's say I helped get the boss and his wife back together. No doubt this was his personal thank you for that.

Grey Wolf walked back to the black car and left as quickly as he could. I sat there a few more minutes and stared at the road. I finished up the cigarette and threw it down. After stepping on it, I got into my new mustang and took off.

As I drive home, I try to decide what excuse I'm going to use on my dad. He's a cop so he will probably be really suspicious. I guess I could just 'convince' him where I got it, but I don't really want to use that on my dad. It would just feel wrong. I hardly think that he would even be able to figure out the truth though.

I pull into the driveway and internally groan. Dad is home. Great, this is going to be fun to explain.

"Where have you been?" he asks as soon as I'm in the door. "And where did you get that car?"

"I was hanging out with some friends," I lie. "As for the car, my rich friend sold it to me pretty cheap," I lie again.

Dad is about ready to protest or something when I decide that I really don't want to deal with him and just convince him that that's where I got it from. "Oh, ok," he says and walks to the kitchen.

"What do you want me to make for supper?" I ask as I open the fridge.

"I don't know. You'll have to make do with whatever you find in there."

One look in the fridge tells me that I don't have a lot to work with. "Ok, I guess we're having hamburgers," I say. Bella and I would so have to go to the store tomorrow after school, I decide.

'Bella, are you going to join us?' I ask as I finish making the hamburgers.

'Ya, I'll be right down,' she responds and I serve Dad his burger.

Bella enters the kitchen and I hand her a plate. We all sat in silence as we eat our meals.

'So, where's your car?' Bella asks as soon as we're done eating.

'Come, I'll show you,' I say as I stand up and walk out of the house.

'Holy shit," Bella says as she runs to it. 'This is amazing. It's so pretty!'

'I figured you'd like it,' I say with a laugh. 'Like it better than your truck?'

'I have to admit that it's prettier than my truck, but my truck is also me. This is just… you.'

'Does this mean you think sexy?' I ask with a smirk.

'Have you seen yourself?' she responds.

'I can't tell if you're insulting or complementing me,' I reply with a frown.

'Definitely a complement,' Bella replies.

'Well, thank you.'

We head back into the house and I return to the basement. I fall down on the bed and am asleep in seconds.