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EPOV

"Eddie! Wake up its Saturday!"

"Emmett please us your inside voice. My neighbors hate you as it is," I pleaded.

He scowled. "Fine. You want to come to breakfast with me?"

"What time is it?"

"About a quarter 'til seven."

I sighed. "At least you woke me up after the sun rose. Give me 20 minutes."

"I'll be outside."

I staggered into the bathroom nearly tripping on a shoe. I washed up. I'd had a very stressful week at the hospital and all I wanted to do was sleep. But it doesn't look like that's happening.

"Eddie-kins are you ready?"

"Emmett you need a girlfriend."

He snorted. "Duh I need a girlfriend. But why are you so concerned with whether I have one or not?"

"So you can leave me alone."

"Were brothers. That's not happening anytime soon."

"Yes, sadly we do share genes. Are we leaving anytime soon?"

"You're driving."

I nodded and grabbed my keys. The drive to the diner was interesting. Emmett decided to turn the radio to some 80's pop station and sang along to Barbie Girl. The sad part was he knew all the lyrics, and I did too. But with growing up around Emmett you were bound to know some stupid pop song. This one just happened to be his favorite.

I was pulling into a parking space when my phone rang. I looked at the caller id and saw that it was the hospital. I sighed. "Go ahead and get us a table. I could be a minute."

Emmett nodded and got out of the car.

"Hello?"

"Edward?" It was my fathers voice. I was just glad it wasn't the receptionist, Jessica. She never seemed to get that I didn't have any interest in her. "Do you think you could work for about 5 hours tomorrow?"

I sighed. I guess I couldn't relax tomorrow either. I couldn't seem to say no to the hospital. But then again I didn't have a reason not too, except for a lack of sleep. No one to be with at home, no one to make plans with, so it was all I ever did. "Yeah sure. What time do I need to be in?"

"About nine and you could leave around two. We just need someone to cover the morning shift in the emergency room."

"I'll be there." I rested my head on the back of my seat. Sometimes I really hated my job.

I walked into the diner not really paying attention to where I was going. I was looking at my phone when someone bumped into me and almost knocked me down, but thanks to the hospital and being able to run around with slippery floors while holding needles, I'm a little more graceful now.

"Crap. I am so sorry. I didn't watch where I was going and well I'm sorry." She looked up then. She had to be the most beautiful woman on earth. Or to me she was. She had long mahogany colored hair and her deep brown eyes were mesmerizing.

"It's quite alright. I guess I should have known you couldn't see behind you." I smiled.

"Nope. I kind of forgot to place some eyes at the back of my head this morning." I laughed. She was witty too. That made her even more attractive, if that was even possible. "Well I'm sorry again." She turned to walk away.

"Hey um.." I wanted to ask her for her number, but I just couldn't get the words out.

"Yeah?" She turned around.

"Never mind." I turned and walked to the table where Emmett sat.

"Dude what took you so long? I thought you had gotten lost."

I shook my head. "Did you already order for me?"

"Yeah. So how's the hospital? Oh! I meant to ask you this like a week ago, but do you want to go out with me tonight? My buddy Jasper's sister is coming into town and he's setting us up. Apparently she's moving here. There's another girl that's going but she doesn't have a date, so you wouldn't be alone. I think he said her name was Bethany. No, maybe it was Bel. I know it was a name that sounded it belonged in a Disney Princess movie."

"I don't think so, I have to work in the morning. I hardly ever have time for a personal life, but I can't complain. I'm doing what I love. Are you still the main architecture for that job down by the hospital?"

He nodded. "We break ground in a week. Give it time. Everything will get straightened out."

I glanced over at the mystery woman, she was at the register waiting. She was so beautiful. Her eyes so deep. I hated how cheesy I sounded, but it was true. A short tiny woman with black hair skipped over to her and they started talking. I was still staring when they turned to walk away. I just couldn't take my eyes off of her. She turned to back and looked at me and waved. I blushed and waved back. Emmett saw and turned around to wave at whoever I was, regardless if he knew them or not. I put my head in my hands and shook my head. By the time I looked up she was gone.

"She was hot! Did you get her number?"

"No."

Emmett snorted. "And people say you've got the brains."

BPOV

I spent the rest of the day working. Being an editor for a publishing company, I always had work. There were always new books to proofread, authors to call about revisions, it was never ending. And I of course was to writing my own book. But no one knew that. Not even Alice. The only person who knew was my Labrador, Romeo. Romeo was a gift from my ex-boyfriend Jacob. The only gift Jacob gave me that I didn't end up burning. I loved Romeo. He was just over a year old and huge. He was most definitely the best dog on planet earth. Romeo was the best listener. When I got him last year it took me about a week to name him. I was rereading my favorite tragedy for the gazillionth time when the thought struck me to name him after Romeo. I've always been a romantic and the name just stuck.

Alice got along beautifully with Romeo. Jasper on the other hand.. Not so much. For some reason Romeo had a problem with males. Some kind of trust issue. I like to think that he was a woman in a past life.

I was engrossed in a novel when I heard my doorbell ring. I got up still reading my book and made my way to the door being extra careful not to trip since my mind was preoccupied. I opened the door and stood there reading. If someone wanted to talk they could. I was to busy reading.

"Bella what did I tell you about opening the door when you're reading?"

I looked up to find Alice with her hands on her hips and a discouraging look on her face. I rolled my eyes. "Some murderer could be at the door and he could shoot me or worse grab me before I look up to protect my self." I mumbled.

"Exactly. I love you as a best friend. I'd like to keep you. But anyway we need to get ready. Dinner is in 3 hours."

"You are so kind. You gave me an extra three hours. Can I get by with wearing a nice pair of jeans and a nice shirt tonight?" I asked walking to my room. I started rummaging through my closet looking for clothes.

"Yes. We're going to this fun little cantina. But I forgot to mention one teeny little part when I told you about the dinner." I dropped all the clothes I had in my hands and turned to face her. She had a guilty look on her face and was biting her bottom lip. I knew this face. She was trying to butter me up. "Alice.." I trailed off. "Please tell me you aren't setting me up." She looked down at the ground with sheepish eyes. "Alice!" I groaned.

"Bella please! Just this one time. His name is Edward and he's the brother of Jaspers friend that's Rosalie's date."

I looked up at her. She was looking at me with hopeful eyes. She'd been good lately about not setting me up with Jasper's friends. What's the harm? It's not like I have anything else to do. "Does this Edward at least have a job?"

She laughed. "Duh. Do you think Jasper or me would set you up with someone who was a bum? Please, your like Jasper's other sister. Edward's a doctor."

I raised my eyebrows. "Well okay then. I guess I should get ready." She jumped up and squealed.

Two hours later I was ready. I had on a nice blue oversized shirt, with some dark skinny jeans, and silver flats. Alice had the uncanny ability to make any simple outfit marvelous. Something I wish I had sometimes.

The drive to the cantina was what Alice called 'girl time'. We sang to corny pop songs and gossiped. We had just pulled into the parking lot when Alice went quiet. Something that was unusual for her.

"Alice are you okay?"

"Do you think Jasper and I will ever get married?"

This question stunned me a bit. They had been dating for over three years now, but they both seemed happy with the relationship.

"Of course Alice. Jasper looks at you as if you're the sun. What brought all this on?"

She looked down biting her bottom lip. "I'm pregnant Bella."

I turned to look at her and smiled. "Alice! That's amazing!"

She smiled sheepishly. "I know. But what if Jasper doesn't want it? What if he dumps me? Then I'll be pregnant and alone!"

"Alice calm down. First off you won't be alone. I will be here. Second, Jasper would never throw you out. He's going to be ecstatic. But I wouldn't wait to long to tell him. He's bound to notice sometime."

She nodded. "I was thinking tonight. But lets get going. I'm anxious to see your date." She smiled and jumped out of the car. Her sadness already a distant memory.

I smiled. She could go from being sad to happy in ten seconds. Jasper's going to have his hands full during this pregnancy.

The cantina was packed and noisy. It wasn't really my type of restaurant, but I could see Alice out of the corner of my eye shaking her hips to the music. I spotted Jasper at a table looking embarrassed but when he saw Alice his face lightened up. Yes, he would most definitely be happy about his baby.

Next to Jasper at the table was Rosalie, Jasper's beautiful twin sister.

"Rosalie!" I squealed and went to give her a hug.

"Hi Bella. How are you?"

"I'm great. Did you get settled in all right?"

She nodded. "I love the city."

We all chatted for about five minutes when we heard a large deep voice yell, "Jasper!"

I looked up into the eyes of the big burly man from the diner. I looked at Alice and she looked surprised also.

Jasper stood up and shook hands with the large man. "Emmett this is Alice, my lovely girlfriend. This is Rosalie your date and my sister, so watch it. And finally we have-" He was about to say my name when he was interrupted by Emmett.

"Girl from the diner!"

I looked up to find him looking at me. "I go by Bella."

Jasper looked confused. "Have you guys met?"

"Sorta. I kind of ran into whoever he was with this morning getting out of the booth." I blushed.

Jasper chuckled. "Of course you did Bella. So Emmett where's Edward?"

Emmett rolled his eyes. "He's at home. He has to be at the Hospital early in the morning."

"Is he the one you were with this morning?" Alice asked him.

He nodded and Alice turned to me. She rose her eyebrows and went back to sipping on her drink. I shook my head at her, and mouthed coincidence at her, but she just rolled her eyes.

The couples went off into their own conversations sometimes including me, but I didn't mind. I was once again lost in my thoughts.

Alice was having a baby. Her life was starting. Soon she would be a mother and a wife, and I will still be that friend. The one you try and fix up so you don't have to see them alone at your barbeques or dinner parties. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride type of thing. I tried picturing my future. All I could see was Romeo and me. No husband, no kids. Just my dog and me. How pathetic. I thought about calling Jacob to see how he was doing. But then I remembered why we broke up. He was having a baby with another woman, so that plan was out. I guess whoever I'm supposed to be with will come soon enough. I just have to be patient. Something I was practically a master at.

The rest of dinner was uneventful. The food was good, and eventually we all joined in on one big conversation.

I drove home alone. Alice decided to ride with Jasper. I knew sometime tomorrow I would get a call from her. I was nervous for my best friend, nay, my sister. If I had to tell my boyfriend I was pregnant with his baby, I would be scared out of my wits.

When I got home I crawled into bed with Romeo by my side. This was routine, it felt safe. But I was ready for something more.

AN: yeah, computer crashes suck. I'm glad everyone liked the first chapter! Wednesday is the next update. ;)

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