The door closed behind her and then Edward came over to me and put a hand on my arm and smiled.

"Looks like it's just you and me for a while Bella."


Broken Promises: Chapter Two - Rabbits and lesbians.



I looked up into his crystal green dancing orbs.

He was smiling a smile that was slightly crooked, but the smile didn't quite reach his eyes.

"So," he started, stroking my arm. "Bella is it? Did you know Bella is also Italian for beautiful? Well, I believe the name Bella should be the translation for beautiful in every language."

I just stared at him, my eyes wide as he tried to put more moves on me.

"And.." he continued at he stepped closer, moving his hand up to my neck and lowered his face toward mine and his lips to my ear as he spoke. "If I were to have my own personal language, Bella would be the name that translates exquisite Goddess."

I gasped.

He chuckled and then his phone rang.

He backed off me and turned his back.

"Hello? Oh hey Laura. Oh right Lauren! Sorry.. no! It's my new nickname for you, but if you don't like it we could always come up with a few names tonight." He trailed off suggestively.

I gagged inside my mouth and stood up, making my way over to my suitcase as I rolled my eyes.

I noticed that he was watching my every move as he was talking on the phone with this Lauren chick; one of his conquests, I assume.

He was watching me like a hunter watching his prey. Like I was going to be one of his rabbits he probably hangs on his wall. I have more decency than to even consider liking a player, thank you very much.

But, if I'm rooming with him, I guess I would have to try to get along with him.

Every time he didn't speak, he was licking his lips. Probably Lauren getting him all hot and bothered. I rolled my eyes for what felt like the thousandth time since he entered the room.

I was just putting some things from my suitcase away when I felt his hands on my waist.

I turned around and pushed him away. "What the hell do you think you're doing?" I spat.

"What?" He asked innocently. Then he whispered into my ear, "I was just having a little fun. Don't you want to have a little fun, Bella?"

"Not with you, I don't. I know what you're like. Alice told me. You're a player, you cheat on girls and hurt them. You're not fooling me. Just save it, not going to happen."

I glared at him and he was about to respond when his phone went off.

I shook my head.

"Hello?" He sighed as he answered.

"Hey Shoebe, what's up? No, you know.."

I sat on my bed and sighed.

Did he honestly think he was going to get me that easy? I zoned out of his conversation to his other conquest. God knows how many more.


::Flashback, Valentine's Day, Bella's fifteen::

"Sarah, it's been all day."

Mike. I know we've only been dating for two days, but I've liked him for months. We finally admitted our feelings for each other, but we were flirting six months.

I was sitting with my best friend (at the time) Sarah. She was 2 years younger than me and Filipino.

"Bella, relax! He works, remember? You know you shouldn't get yourself worked up like this. You know if you fall so easily, you're just going to get hurt and nothing can prepare you."

She stroked my arm soothingly.

"I know, but it's just that it's Valentines Day! He should be here, or something! I just miss him a lot. That's all, I'm fine."

Sarah looked at me suspiciously. "Mm, okay. Hey, I have to go. Me and Eric are hanging out."

"Okay, I'll see you later."

"Bye, love you bitch."

"Love you too bitch." And I hugged her. We always called each other Paris and Nicole. We were always like them, causing mischief like on The Simple Life.

xxxx

8PM that night..

My parents had gone out for dinner. Valentine's Day was also my mother's birthday.

I was just browsing the internet, talking to people on a forum when I heard doorbell ring.

It was him. "Hey Mike," I smiled.

"Hey. Mind if I come in?"

"No, of course not. Come on in."

He stepped inside, smiling.

"So, how was your day?" He asked me.

"Fine. Yours?"

He grinned, "Fabulous."

Awkward silence.

"Bella. I have something to tell you."

I waited. I gave him a look that told him to go on.

"Okay, well. I thought about this a lot. And I think that we have to stop this, it's unfair to Jessica. I'm sorry, but she's just so precious to me. I've been seeing her too. She's more beautiful, exciting, interesting. She's everything you're not. I don't even love you. I'm sorry, I guess."

I slowly digested everything he told me. He didn't love me. He called me ugly, not exciting or interesting. Oh, and he was cheating on me.

Cheating.. cheating.. cheating.

"WHAT?!" I screamed at him and slapped him on the arm. "You're cheating on me?!"

He laughed. "Of course. What? Did you think I could ever be devoted to someone like you? Hate to break it to you honey, but no one will be devoted to you."

I gasped.

He laughed again. "So we're broken up. Goodbye." And with that he left.

I stood in shock. I went back to the computer room slowly and slid on the floor.

The tears came.

::End of flashback::



"Bella? Bella?" Someone was shaking me.

I snapped out of my daze and looked up at Edward shaking me, his eyes were anxious.

"Oh, sorry. I was daydreaming" I said, blinking.

Edward moved away from me. He laughed. "So I saw. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yes."

"Okay, then. So, before we were interrupted.."

I stood up. "Look Edward. I know what you want. And I will not be succumbing to your dazzling powers as you're trying to. I don't want a boyfriend or a lover or whatever you're trying to get me to become. I don't want to be in a relationship. Especially with someone like you. Can't we just try and get along as we are roommates?"

He looked at me, shocked.

Then, he straightened. "So what, you're a lesbian?" He laughed.

I shook my head and laughed. "No."

He smiled. "Fine. Then I believe you, friend."

He shook my hand and I shook his.

He seemed sincere about this. I hope. I could only hope.

Then, there was a banging on the door.

"Eddieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, open up!!" came a girls voice.

He sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "What the hell does she want?" he muttered.

I laughed. "You better go open up before she has a heart attack!"

He went over to the door and a really pretty girl entered. She nearly ran over Edward, jumping into his arms.

She wrapped his arms around his neck. "I missed you." And she kissed him on the lips.

He pushed her away. "We only got off the phone less than five minutes ago."

He looked over at me and gave me a weird look, like he was wishing I was in his arms. Ew, never.

The girl then turned around, then turned back to him.

"Who the hell is that? Another one of your fifty girlfriends?!"

I snorted. He wishes.

She gave me a death glare then and my eyes widened.

Edward stepped between us, arm wrapped around her waist.

"This is my roommate, Bella. She just arrived today. Bella, this is Shoebe."

I took a proper look at Shoebe. She was wearing white jeans and a yellow dress over them. For some odd reason she was wearing a rainbow woolen hat. Which made her look ridiculous. She had obviously died blond hair with blue ends.

She kept looking at me like I was competition, looking me up and down.

"Nice to meet you, Bella." she sneered at my name.

"You too," I replied sweetly.

"Bella! Edward!" Someone ran in tackling us both.

Alice. I laughed. Did she always make entrances like this?

She didn't acknowledge Shoebe. I smiled at that in my head.

"Bella! I have someone for you to meet! This is my shopping partner and the most amazing person you will ever meet. This is Hailey!"

She pushed a girl in front of me. She had pitch black hair, dark eyeliner and pale lipstick. She was wearing a pink t-shirt with different coloured guitars over it. Denim jeans and a pair of converse.

"Hi Bella!" She smiled. "I'm Hailey, nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you too." I smiled back. And she gave me a hug which nearly killed me.

All these people seemed too nice. It seemed too good to be true. I sighed. They'll show their true colours soon.

But this Hailey seemed really sweet, I wanted to be friends with her.

Shoebe was looking at us both, shooting us glares as if it were to erase us off of the planet.

Hailey followed my glare and her eyes shot to daggers. "You got something in your eye, Shoebe? Or have you given that stare so much today that your face has stuck like that?"

I smiled and Hailey smiled back at me. She took my hand. "Next time you stare at my friend like that, it'll be the last thing you'll ever do."

She called me her friend. Wow. I was truly shocked. But maybe it was because she didn't like Shoebe either, I mean who would?

Edward smiled in appreciation of Hailey. I wondered if he was dating her.

As if she could read my mind, Shoebe retorted, "Just because you're not Edward's girl, there's no need to be all bitchy."

"Okay, why would I even want to be his 'girl'?" she made quotation marks with her fingers. "I've known him since he was five years old, he's like a brother to me. And I know for a fact that he could do a lot better than you and he knows that, too." Hailey smirked.

Edward removed his arm from Shoebe's waist. She looked at us in shock and ran out of the door.

We all laughed at that, Edward included.

"What a loser," Alice chuckled.

"Ready to go to dinner? Rosalie, Jasper, Emmett, Megan and Jacob are going to be meeting us there." Hailey said.

"Yep!" Alice exclaimed and began skipping with Hailey out of the room.

Edward started for the door and stopped when I sat on my bed.

"Aren't you coming?" he asked.

"To where?" I asked, confused.

"To dinner of course."

"I haven't been invited." I said looking down.

"Yes, you have. You're our friend, as Hailey just said, which makes you automatically invited. Besides, even if they didn't invite you, I just did. Now come on, I'll let you sit you in front beside me in the Volvo." He offered his hand.

I sighed and took his hand as we started out the door and down the steps into the parking lot.

That's when I saw it. It must've been his, a Volvo. A silver Volvo. Stupid shiny Volvo owner.

"Yeah, that is mine. Beautiful, isn't she?" He whispered.

"I guess." I replied.

"Where are Alice and Hailey?" I asked him.

"They went in Alice's Porsche. They hate the speed I drive at." He said as we walked to his car, his hand on my back, leading me.

Then, without expecting it, he standing at the passenger side, opening the door for me.

"Thanks.." I muttered.

He smiled.

This was going to be a long car ride. And then dinner.. oh I could only imagine.


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