Namaste! :) Thanks to the four people who reviewed the first chapter! This was definitely a labor of love, and I'm glad that you guys liked it.
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I am in love with Ashley Greene, and I hate it when people call her 'Trashley'. If you love Demi, leave Ashley alone already. She's not with Joe anymore!
Anyway, I hate most people on twitter, and that's been on my mind since forever. Disclaimer is always the same: Don't own it, though if I did, the vampires wouldn't sparkle (like woodland faeries.)
Bella and Jacob
"What's that?" Jacob asked as he watched Bella unwrap her new poster. "I have no clue what that could be."
"It's a poster." She glanced around the room and smiled, "Now this room looks awesome!"
"I would think so. I had to throw all the old furniture out, and put this stuff together. How much did all of this cost, anyway? I almost broke the bed frame like...six times! The wood doesn't seem sturdy at all."
"It isn't for horseplay. It's decoration, essentially." She grinned, "My closet is awesome now."
"Yeah, you can thank me for putting it together now." He crossed his arms over his chest. "I worked very hard. I was this close to calling a friend over to help me."
"Thanks for doing this for me. If I had to do it, it would still all be in boxes, and I wouldn't have started the first one." She put her new poster down and hugged her long time friend. "Thanks."
"Well, everything comes at a price, Bells." He grinned slyly at her. "I want to cash in that I.O.U. Tonight."
"Err...what do you want?" She backed up and sat on the bed.
"I want to take you on a date." Bella blanched and looked up at the upset expression on her friend's face, "What, is the idea of going on a date with me that horrible, Bella? Am I such a bad guy?"
"No, it's not that, Jake, not at all." Bella looked away and sighed aloud, "I just don't want us to change. You asking me on a date and me agreeing would be us changing. You're my best friend, I don't want anything different for us."
"That's selfish, Bella." He got down on his knees in front of her, and took her hands in his, "Please, just give me a chance. You owe me for doing this for you."
She glanced around her room and realized that she did owe him. He was in here most of the day putting this stuff together.
"Alright. Just to get you out of my hair, I will go." He stood up and fist pumped, letting out a loud, 'YEAH!'
"But, you get to tell Charlie." He instantly deflated, but inflated again just as quickly.
"He adores me!" He cheered to himself and pounded his chest, "He can appreciate a big man like me trying to take care of his only daughter."
Bella and Jacob
"Are you fucking serious?" Bella shouted at Jacob as he ran away from her, towards the beach. "You know I don't like the beach, Jake!"
She shuttered and flinched when the breeze touched her shoulders. He had said they were going to have a picnic at the park, so she should wear shorts and a tank top. Fat lies!
"Come on, Bells. Stop crying already and come on!" He bent down and grabbed something off the ground. Bella stomped toward him, eying the water wearily, ready to drag him away from the beach and froze when what he was reaching for came up out of the sand. "Here it is!"
"No, Jake, oh no!" Bella backed up, but Jacob grabbed her wrist tightly, "You know I can't!"
"Bella, calm down." He spoke softly to her, hugging her to his chest, "It was years ago, Bella. You don't have to be afraid of the water anymore...I'll be there, I promise."
"Jake, please, I don't want to do this." She tried to struggle out of his arms, but he held her tightly and pulled her toward the water. When she was waist deep, she tried screaming for someone to stop him, but as she looked around wildly, she realized that the beach was void of people. "Jacob, stop! This is a bad idea! I'll drown!"
"Bella, stop being such a girl." He cackled and put her onto the board, paddling out farther into the ocean. He knew at this point she wouldn't jump off and try for land. He couldn't stand on the ground now."I'm right here."
"Please, please, please, please, take me back!" Bella clutched at the board like a cat surrounded by water. "Please, Jacob, I'm begging you!"
"Come on, Bells, it's perfectly safe." He looked ahead and saw a swell coming in. "Perfect."
"No, no, no!" Hot tears welled up in her eyes and her heart hammered in her chest. "Please, please, please..."
"Get ready, Bells." He climbed up on the large board and steered it to follow the current, the board being dragged with it. Once it started to curl around itself, Jacob stood up and was a little thrown off because Bella refused to stand up or move from her board clutching.
When the wave died off, they were near the edge of the water, and Bella abandoned the board and took off into a panicked half swim to the shore. When she reached the beach, she ran to her truck and climbed in, fumbling for her bag.
"Bella!" The dark skinned boy couldn't help but chuckle at her 'silly' reaction. After all these years, was she really still that terrified of the ocean? How stupid.
He abandoned his board to go and get her again to repeat the process, but paused at her actions.
She pulled out her little inhaler, shaking it like crazy before yanking the lid off and pumping it twice into her mouth, taking in as much of the medicine as possible. She closed it after holding her breath for a few seconds, and put it back in her bag for safe keeping.
She looked at him once, at his now pale face, and closed the door, turning the engine on.
When it came on, Jacob was running to the truck, only to stop when Bella threw it in reverse and sped away, still crying.
"FUCK!" Jacob shouted loudly, hands clutching at his hair. He kicked his foot into the sand and growled loudly. "SHIT!"
Jacob and Charlie
"Jacob, what did you do to her?" Charlie asked harshly as he looked at said Jacob, who was standing on his porch in the dark. It was barely lit by the porch light, and Jacob looked pitiful. "She came in and was crying, and she refused to leave her room to talk about it."
"I-I...I thought I was helping." He looked down at the floor and when Charlie gripped his shoulder, he gulped loudly.
"What. Did. You. Do?" Charlie snarled in his face, and the boy shuddered. Nobody made this guy's baby cry. Nobody.
"I took her to the beach..." Charlie's face pinked in anger. "A-And I made her surf a swell with me."
"You..what?" He continued to darken, and Jacob was afraid for his life at this point. "You forced her to get on a surfboard with you and forced her to go far out into the ocean...and you thought you were helping?"
"Y-Yes." Jacob straightened up and stood his ground, "I think it's dumb that she's afraid of the ocean, Charlie."
"You would fear it, too, if you were taken by it like she was. You aren't allowed to see her again until she's ready to see you. You so much as speak a word to her before then, and your dad will be on your ass about it. I thought you were different, Jacob. I've known you since you were still in diapers, but...you're all the same. You surfers are all the same. No worries, no responsibility. Always living the high life without a care in the world. My daughter needs more than that. She deserves more than that." He pushed Jacob off the porch and slammed the door shut, locking it up tight.
Bella, upstairs, had heard the whole thing, and ran back to her bedroom, curling under the covers and weeping. It almost got me again...it still wants me...
Bella and Jessica
"Hey, where's Holmes?" Jessica asked as she glanced around, biting her lip. She secretly loved the dog, she just always had to complain about him being a dog to keep up her girly image.
"He's at home. He's upset because I bathed him today. So he isn't talking to me." Bella chuckled. "He's being spoiled."
"Then, mission accomplished!" She giggled and began to cut vegetables for the soup again, "Wasn't that your goal?"
"Definitely. Though, I am getting a little worried about him. He's put on some weight since we've moved here. I think my dad's been feeding him behind my back. He made a comment about him being too skinny before." The brunette sighed. Her dad was infamous. The bell at the door rang and both girls glanced up without really looking at the people who came in, their eyes back down to their task of chopping veggies.
"Welcome to SandShack Deli!" She said cheerfully, though she felt anything but cheerful. She looked up and paled instantly. "W-What can I get you?"
"I'll have a turkey sandwich..and your number." A bleach blond boy with green eyes and stubble on his chin grinned at her, leaning against the counter. "What's your name? Are you free on Friday?"
"Dude, back off." One of his friends shoved against him, "Ignore him, babe, I'm the funner one."
"Funner?" Bella snorted, "Funner isn't a word."
"Ignore the both of them. They're idiots." A girl with red hair smiled softly at her, "I'll have a chicken soup and some oyster crackers, if that's alright."
"You're in luck, we just baked the oyster crackers this morning." Bella smiled back at the girl and moved to make her food, "Do you want a cookie with it?"
"That would be great." She clutched her stomach, "God, I'm starving."
"I'll make it two, then." Bella chuckled with mirth, and placed the food onto a tray, handing it to the redheaded girl. She glared at her friends, and the two of them followed her with sheepish expressions.
"Sorry about them."
Bella waved her off and sighed. God, she hated surfer boys.
For the rest of the day, those were the only people that came in. Surfer boys and girls. The girls were usually nice, and didn't hit on her as obscenely as the boys did. They had odd ways of asking for her number, from sneaking it in, to outright asking her and demanding it.
Four hours later, a group of surfer girls came in, ordering salads and spewing slash gushing about the La Push surfers.
"Oh, have you met Jacob Black? He's so cool! I wish he'd notice me. I mean, I almost broke my neck trying to catch his attention out on the water." The blond blushed and glared at Bella when she snorted. "What's your issue?"
"Jacob Black is not cool. He's an idiot. He pretends to be cool so little girls like you will like him. I know him personally. Have known him since we were in our mothers' wombs." Bella rolled her eyes at the girl as she blushed again.
"You know him? Think you can hook us up?" She leaned over the counter and batted her eyelashes in a relatively attractive way, though it did nothing for Bella. Not really.
"Sure. If it gets him off my back, why not?" She glanced at the clock on the wall, "I'm out in five minutes. I'll call him then and have him come looking for you."
"Really?" The girl's mouth fell open in shock. "Are you serious?"
"I don't lie. Something that happens once you become a serious adult. We tend to stop lying at twenty three or so." Bella chuckled and snorted inwardly. Most people didn't stop lying then. They kept at it until they died or were struck by dementia.
"Did you hear that the Cullens were coming here?" Another girl squealed to her friends, "Oh, that Jasper is so fine!"
"He's taken, so you can't hit on him." Jessica cackled, "Good luck, though. Little homewreckers."
"Is Edward is single again?" The squealing girl's friend...squealed. Oh god, what's with the squealing and gushing, close to unconscious girls around here? They were just surfer boys! "I need time to prepare! When do they arrive?"
"In about a week and a half. I've heard that Emmett's been driving at breakneck speeds to kill off the La Push team. It's going to get rather exciting with those hotties here." Jessica sighed aloud, "Paul is going to be so jealous."
"Tell him to get over it." Bella chuckled, once again glancing at the clock. "And I. Am. Officially...out. Later, Jess."
"I wonder who Alice's fling will be for this competition..." Jess thought it offhandedly, but paused when she saw Bella stop. "Bella?"
"Alice has flings? She isn't married?" She turned her chocolate brown eyes to her friend's in shock, "Jess?"
"No, she has only flings. They never last longer than the competitions do, but the girls don't complain. If anything, they get bragging rights for being conquered by Alice Cullen. I would live forever off of those bragging rights." Jessica bit her lip, "Unfortunately, I don't like girls."
"There was a rumor that she and Edward were hitting it off."
"Oh, that's bullshit. You know they only see each other as brother and sister."
"You never know. If you travel for long enough and nobody else is around..."
"Dude, that's gross. Stop it."
"She likes girls?" Everyone stopped talking and looked at Bella as if she were an idiot. "It was just a question, no need to get your panties in a wad."
"Yeah, she's bisexual." The blond from before put her hands on her hips and grinned, "You like her or what?"
"She's attractive. I won't lie." Bella shrugged and tossed her apron on the counter, going into the employee only room to get her stuff. When she was in there, she called Jacob.
"Hey, Jake."
"No, I'm still mad."
"It was your fault. I didn't want to go, and you forced me."
"Well, explain that to my father again. I'm sure he'd love you even more, then."
"No, I called to tell you that there was a girl here gushing over you and she wants to meet you."
"I am a great judge of character. Can't help the people who were stuck with me at birth."
"Yeah, I kinda do regret us being friends."
"You know, she's here waiting for you. Get your ass over here. I'm going home already. Jess will point her out for you. Might as well bring some of your friends, there's like four of them."
"Yeah, whatever. Just get over here."
"Bye."
She hung up and tapped her fist against the wall slightly. She didn't want to hit it and have to go to the hospital for a cast and explain how she got it to her dad. He already told her not to talk to him. He was in protective dad mode, and he was set to be in it for a long time. Though she was a freaking adult who could move out on her own and be her own person whenever she felt like it.
She walked out in time to hear the bell ring as the door was pulled open again.
"Welcome to the SandShack Deli!"
"God, we need variety here." Bella snorted. "More surfer boys."
"Is there something wrong with surfer boys? I think they're hot. Definitely not hard on the eyes, and they make work definitely more entertaining." Jessica grinned cheekily at a brown haired boy who was gazing at her like he'd just seen the sun for the first time. Ironic, since he's a surfer.
"Hello, beautiful." He looked right into her eyes, and Jessica blushed and giggled nervously. "What's your name?"
"Jessica...and yours?"
"That's it! I'm leaving!" Bella pulled her bag over her shoulder and bumped into the blond girl from before, "I called Jake. He's on his way, possibly with the rest of his surf troupe. Make sure you all look spick and span for them."
After an assortment of squeals and terrified panicked wails, she walked right out the door to her truck, patting it appreciatively.
"It's just you and me now, baby." Bella climbed in and moaned as her aching feet attacked her. "I should quit if its always going to be like this."
Bella
"Helloooo baby!" A black haired boy with blue eyes and slightly pale skin laid on the sand in a provocative fashion in front of Bella's beach towel. She was parked really close to the trees that they cast shade over her entirely, and she was far away from the water. "What's your name?"
"It's 'get away before I call my father, who is the police chief.'" She didn't look up from her book, aside from the glance she'd spared him earlier. "Holmes?"
A rumble next to Bella told her that the dog was doing her bidding of scaring him off.
"I...uh..." He sat up in the sand, rubbing his neck, "I thought I was getting signals from you."
"I haven't sent any kind of signals to anyone. I had my nose stuck here," She pointed into her book, "For the past four hours. How old are you, anyway? I think I may be a little old for you."
"I'm nineteen." He tapped his knees and frowned. "I'm sorry if I bothered you."
"You're free to stop any time." Bella glanced up and smiled at him, "I'm sorry...I just don't like surfer boys. Keep looking around, I'm sure there are interested girls around looking for the perfect surfer guy."
"So you think I'm perfect?" He raised a brow and grinned. "Why, thank you!"
"Whatever you say. Now beat it." She made a shoving motion with her hand and continued reading after petting Holmes to calm him down. "Quiet now."
He whined and laid down next to his master, curling around her side.
"I thought you were afraid of the beach?" A familiar voice made Bella put her book down for a second, glancing up at the jealous face of Jacob Black. "Who was that clown?"
"He's just a little surfer boy. Nothing to cry over." She glanced at her book with longing. It was getting to a good part. "Is this going to take long, i'd rather be reading."
"No, it won't. Why are you here, when you clearly hated it on our date the other day?" Jacob was glaring at the book on her lap. "Am I still not good enough for you, Isabella Swan?"
"That's right, Jacob. I hate the beach because you aren't good enough." She snorted, "You're an idiot. I stand by my words. I didn't want to be that close to the water, much less in it. You forced me into the water, though you knew I was scared of it. You are a jerk, and I don't want to be with you."
"You...You!" Jacob kicked at the sand again, angry. Holmes whined and stood up, baring his teeth at Jacob. "Call your dog off."
"You called him on. Violent actions aren't appreciated around him." She reached up and pet her dog's small, black triangular ear. "Who's my good boy?"
"I'm leaving." Jacob grumbled as he turned around and stomped off to a group of boys who were laughing at him. "Call me when you want a man to take care of you."
"I'll be sure to...when you become a man!" She shouted so he could hear her as he walked away, and when he spun around, nostrils flaring, she guffawed and fell back on her beach towel, holding her side. Holmes nudged her and laid next to her, laying his head on her thigh with a huff.
After almost three minutes of uncontrollable laughter, she sat up and giggled quietly, "I hate surfer boys. He doesn't make it any better."
Bella and Dr. Hart
A whining noise alerted Bella as she was cooking dinner for her father. She turn around and looked at her dog, who was lying on the kitchen floor. She tilted her head and looked over him, worry etching her expression.
"Holmes? What's the matter, baby?" She knelt next to him, and touched his head, shrinking back when blood was running from his nose. "H-Holmes!"
She stood up and dialed the first number that came to mind.
"Hey, Bells, I'm already on my way home."
"No, dad! It's Holmes! He-He's bleeding! I don't know why! What do I do? Is he going to die?" Bella was panicking now, and her hands were shaking, "Daddy, please!"
"Calm down, Bella, calm down!" Charlie spoke firmly, and Bella listened. "I'm going to call the local vet and have her drive to the house. Wait for her there. Don't touch Holmes any more until she gets there. Wash your hands, and keep doing whatever you were doing. Don't think about it."
"But, dad-"
"No, Bella. Do not touch the dog. Whatever he has could have come from you or something on your hands. Just don't touch him until the doctor is there." He sighed, "I have to hang up to call her. Don't panic, alright? Bye."
"Bye.." Bella hung up and tried to not cry aloud. That would alarm Holmes.
She moved back to the stove and continued her job, her eyes hazy with tears. A few whines escaped her best friend as she ignored him on purpose. Just when she thought she wouldn't be able to ignore him any longer, someone was at the door knocking.
She ran to get it, making Holmes whine aloud. She threw the door open to see a middle-aged woman with a weary smile and a black bag in hand.
"Bella? I am Dr. Hart, the local veterinarian. I got a call from your father about your dog, Holmes, bleeding?" Bella nodded furiously, pulling her by the arm to the kitchen, where her buddy was lying on the floor.
"My dad told me not to t-touch him...until you got here." Bella hiccuped and moved away, "I-I'm sorry. I'll just leave you to it, then."
The doctor looked at the girl sadly before examining her patient. "Oh, boy, what happened? Looks like your mama is worried."
She touched the blood on his nose and rubbed it between her fingers. She sighed, and did a physical on him. A large bruise was visible on his stomach, and she tensed. "Oh lord... Don't take him away from this girl."
When Charlie walked into the kitchen, he looked sadly at the doctor.
"Well, what is it, doc?" He eyed the dog's bruising and pinched the bridge of his nose with his fingers. "If he dies, she'll...I don't even know what she'll do."
"He can live through this. With medication and treatments. I want to take him in for observation, if that's alright. I will do everything I can to make him better. I don't want to tell your daughter what it is...it'll scare her."
"Then don't. Just take him for observation and get him started on that medication and treatment. The sooner he feels better, the sooner my baby will feel better." He sighed aloud, "How did this happen, though?"
"It's hereditary. Whoever she got him from didn't tell her that their dogs were suffering also." She motioned for him to help her. "I can't carry him to the car, he weighs a little too much for me. Can you take him to the car?"
"Yeah, no problem." He bent over and picked him up. "Let's go, bud."
"Dad, what's going on?" Bella's eyes were swollen as she saw her father pick her dog up. The blood on the floor was clotted and...it was a lot.
"The doctor is taking him in for observation, Bells. He'll be back soon, alright?" Bella visibly shook, but said nothing. She turned around and walked back to her bedroom. "Don't worry about her. She's emotional, even though she likes to deny it."
"I'll have him back here as soon as possible, Charlie. I'm sorry that we had to meet again under these circumstances." The doctor blushed. "To my car?"
"Oh..uh, yeah." Charlie smiled a little and looked away as he turned out of the kitchen and out the front door of his house. When the dog was secure in the back of her car, he hugged the small woman, "Please help him."
"I'll be sure to do that." She leaned up and kissed him softly, "Are we still on for Saturday?"
"Yep. Wouldn't miss it, even if a Mariners game was on." He grinned, a movement in the car wiping that grin off his face instantly. "Are you sure he'll survive this?"
"I'm positive. Have a good night." She moved to the driver's side door and climbed in, turning the car on and driving away.
Bella
A loud crash filled the room as the surfers crowded the counter to put in orders for the lunch rush. Of course the crash was heard by EVERYONE.
"BELLA!" The manager walked out of his office and grabbed said girl, who was crying yet again, and pulled her into his office. "I don't know what's going on, but that's the fifth stack of plates today. You've got to get your head in the game, girl! Is it a boy?"
"No, no..." Bella shivered and hugged herself. "It's Holmes."
"What's wrong with Holmes? Did he run away?" The manager sat her down in a seat and offered her a bottled water, which she did not take. "What happened, sweetheart?"
"He is sick...bleeding out of his nose last night. The doctor took him, and she hasn't called me to tell me what's wrong with him." She clutched at her eyes with her fists and wailed, "My best friend is going to die!"
"Bella, please, calm down. If he's with a doctor, he should be perfectly fine!" The manager bit his lip and worried. What would the girl be like if he actually did die? "I know this isn't what you want to hear, or what you want, but I want you to take the rest of the day off. Jessica and that new girl, Olivia can take care of the shop. Just go home and relax, or you can do something else. Being here isn't good for you right now. It isn't even keeping you busy."
"I can't leave right now! It's a rush hour!" Bella stood up, red in the face from anger and tears. "Are you kicking me out now?"
"That's exactly what I'm doing. Now scoot. I expect you back here tomorrow morning, though. Don't forget!" He smiled at the girl who was pouting. It was a change from the crying.
Bella and Holmes
"Hello, Bella?" Bella had just walked through the door of her house when the phone started to ring, so she had to run to answer it. "This is Dr. Hart. I just wanted to let you know that Holmes is ready to go home now."
"I'm on my way." Bella slammed the phone down and ran back out to her truck, flooring it on the road to get to her best friend faster.
When she arrived, she threw open the office door and flew to the counter, startling the young woman who had been filing papers in silence.
"I'm here for Holmes. Siberian Husky, black and white with blue eyes? Came in yesterday?" She gasped as she tried to catch her breath, almost crying when the back door opened and Dr. Hart came through with Holmes, who was wagging his tail like crazy to see her. "Hey there, boy!"
She half ran to the end of the counter and dropped onto her knees, hugging the happy dog tightly, "Oh, boy, you scared me half to death!"
"Here, Bella." The doctor handed her a plastic bag full of bottles. "I know you're excited to have him back home with you, so I wrote the directions down on a sheet of paper so you can pin them to the fridge or something. He's on...seven pills and three liquids. It's all necessary to keep his illness at bay."
The girl nodded, biting her lip.
"How much do I owe you?" Bella reached for her wallet, but paused when the doctor put a hand on her arm to stop her. She tilted her head in confusion, her eyes wide.
"You don't owe me a thing. Just make sure to keep up with his medication, so he doesn't need to be in here again." She smiled and hugged the shocked girl. "Can I tell you a secret?"
"Er, yes?" Bella knelt down again and hugged her dog, who was close to howling in happiness.
"I'm dating your father...i hope you don't mind..." She blushed, and Bella chuckled.
"My dad is an adult, he can take care of himself. That, and I think its about time his bachelorhood ended." She stood up and held the bag of medication tightly, looking down at the only love of her life. "You're gonna be a living pharmacy, aren't you?"
The dog barked, scaring the girl at the counter again.
"Sorry, he's excitable." Bella shrugged, "Thanks for the help, Dr. Hart. I hope you'll come over to the house to have dinner with us sometime."
"I'd love that." The woman fixed her glasses and smiled happily. "I can't wait!"
"Then I'll be seeing you soon." Bella ducked her head and pulled Holmes along with her gently, "Let's go, buddy."
Bella and Mom
"Hey mom." Bella smiled as she finally got the chance to speak to her mother. Usually, her mother was always available to talk, but lately, no so. She had been busy with her procedure and everything, so she wasn't able to speak much to her. "Hows it going?"
"Good, good." Bella sighed, "Holmes is sick."
"No, not dying...not yet. He's just sick."
"I don't know what he has, but the doctor gave me like, a million pills and liquids for me to force down his throat every morning to keep him alive. I'm thankful for her, though. If not, Holmes would probably be dead by now."
"Yeah, and oh, gosh! Have you watched the news lately about up here? Surfing competition coming into town, and jeez, the place is packed with the surfer boys!"
"Normally, I would be happy to see so many hot boys, but I'm already sick of them, if I'm honest. They all hit on me! As if their easy ways and carefree attitude is at all attractive to me! I want someone responsible. I'm an adult who wants an adult, not a kid who doesn't understand the reason for balancing a checkbook."
"Yeah, I'm whining. I just have a lot on my mind. It's so hectic, especially at work. I work at a surfer boy hotspot."
"Surfing is overrated in my opinion. Too much hype. That, and my old foe is the king of the surfer boys and girls."
"Yeah, I still hate the ocean. Can't get over it. That and Jake forced me to go surfing with him once."
"Mom, calm down. I didn't drown or anything, though dad was close to killing him when I got home by myself."
"Yep. Threatened him and told him to never speak to me again. Of course, it's Jacob. He doesn't listen to anyone. Total surfer boy attitude right there."
"So when are you coming up? I want to see you so badly. I can't leave town right now because of Holmes. He needs to be within driving range of Dr. Hart."
"Yeah, she's nice, and I think she and Charlie are seriously dating. No, not just dating, they're seriously dating. I hope they're good for each other."
"I don't know, she's supposed to join us for dinner sometime soon."
"Yeah, I'm kinda excited for him. He's been a bachelor for far too long." Bella sighed and leaned against the wall. She glanced at the clock and sighed again. "Hey, mom? I've gotta go."
"No, I have a book store on my mind. Need to get some new reading material before I blow up."
"Yeah, I'll call you later, for sure. Just be sure to be ready to talk to me again."
"Alright. I love you, mom."
"Mhm. Bye."
She hung up the phone and smiled. God, she loved that woman.
Bella
"I am so glad for this plaza, I swear." Bella chuckled as she put her truck into park. She climbed out and looked at the stores on the strip. "The surfers shop, the pet store, and the book store, all right next to each other. This place rocks."
She walked to the book store and browsed for a while, picking up about five or six new books for reading. She also picked up a few Siberian Husky books and chuckled. She remembered that she used to buy the dog books and her mother used to call them Holmes' porn collection.
"Will this be all?" The boy at the counter eyed her, and she frowned.
"Yeah, that's it." She handed him money, and he bagged her items. He smiled at her, and waved.
"Have a nice day!"
"Don't tell me what to do." She muttered under her breath and left the store. She made a quick detour to the pet store and bumped into Eric, one of her new friends. "Hey Eric!"
"Bella!" He was juggling fish bowls onto a top shelf, and when he put them down, he climbed down the latter and hugged her, "Hey girl!"
"Hey." She looked around the store. "I'm in serious need of dog wipes. Holmes got sick, and has almost constant nosebleeds now. I need to be able to clean his face."
"I'm not the pet section professional...let me call someone for you." He touched this walkie talkie that was on his belt, "Hey, Louis, I need you to help a friend of mine out. Can you do that?"
"Eric, I'm not a idiot. And I'm right here." Bella and Eric spun around to face the girl who had just shown up. It was the same girl as before, with the black hair and glasses. "Hey, again."
"Ha, hi." Bella blushed a little and checked her out as discreetly as possible. She failed.
"See something you like?" Bella ducked her head and covered her cheeks with her hands, hyperventilating. This girl wasn't this attractive the last time she'd seen her!
"Bella, was it?" the girl moved to stand near her, "I think I heard that you needed this?"
She handed her a package of dog wipes.
"T-Thank you."
"No problem." She winked and looked at Eric, "You had your walkie active for the past hour. The batteries are going to die, and then we will prove who the idiot around here is."
"Doubt it." Eric grinned, "Well, this is my new friend, Bella."
"I met her a while back." she put her hands on her hips, "It's a pleasure to see you again, Bella. How about we just make this official and I ask you out on a date?"
"R-Really?" Bella stood a little straighter. "If you say so."
"I do." the girl giggled, "Here. Call me whenever you're ready for that date, girlfriend."
"Tomorrow night would be nice. How about then? Meet me at the diner." Bella watched the girl's reaction and felt at ease. She wasn't kidding and wanted to go on a date with her.
"Sounds perfect."
Eric's jaw dropped as Bella reached for the paper and put in into her pocket. Louis turned around and sauntered away.
"Did that just happen?" Eric ran a hand through his hair, "I must be losing it."
"No, it happened." Bella grinned before turning around and paying for her wipes, walking out of the store faster than she'd gone in.
Yeah, I know. Holmes is sick.
And...Another girl? What? Yeah. Her name is Louis. C: Anyway, hope you somewhat enjoyed this. The Cullens have officially been mentioned. I wonder if they'll actually show up in the next chapter? We'll just have to figure that out together.
Jacob is an asshole in this chapter...but only because he's got 'kinder-playground love' fever. The one where the little boy pushes the girl of his dreams and pulls her hair and makes her cry.
You'll find out why Bella hates the ocean later.
Be sure to come back tomorrow!
Namaste!