DISCLAIMER: It hasn't changed from chapter one. Still not mine. A little inspiration from Edward Cullen, Dick For Hire by FictionFreak95 (FL95 back then) is snuggled somewhere in this chapter. Can you find it?


Chapter Two

Screw Jake and screw Alice.

The fact that they're both my best friends makes me feel so mad that I don't know if I can pull this off without letting Alice know what I know, but I'm damn sure gonna try.

I don't look at any of them as I near Jake's jeep. I just pop the locks with the key fob, and open the driver side door scowling, "Get in."

"I bet he fucks like a centaur."

"I bet he'll fuck me like a centaur." I hear Rose and Tanya going back and forth about the new coach.

"I bet his balls are wrinkled," I say as I crank the jeep and turn the radio to the most aggressive rock I can find. I'm shaking mad stilll.

Three deep breaths.

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"Bella you're gonna die when you see Mase. The boy is hot."

Yup. Leave it to Alice to scope out all the hot guys.

My hot guy.

I bet she'll leave Mase, whoever the fuck that is, a cute little piece of notebook paper with her cute little number on it too.

I look at her across from me as she attempts to plug her iPod in. I put my hand over the car stereo with a simple smile and a "Not right now. I drive, I dj."

She just stares at me. I feel the tension mount and I can sense that she feels it too. I caught her off guard being short with her. That normally isn't me.

Normally my best fucking friends didn't slip their numbers into my boyfriends gym bag.

Deep breaths. Again.

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"Where am I going?" I ask as I pull out of our school parking lot while glancing into the rear-view mirror to see Rose and Tanya, in the backseat, going through Jake's CD's.

"Ooooh Bella! Play this one please! I haven't heard this in so long."

"Just keep going straight. His house is about five miles up on the right. You can't miss it. I'll tell you when to slow down."

Alice pulls some lip gloss out of her bag and swats me on the leg. "Hey you. What's wrong? I feel like you're grumpy all of the sudden."

I reach behind to grab the CD Rose is passing me and look at Alice as she puts lip gloss on. I look back to the road, "Yeah, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you, I'm just a little off today. You mind letting me borrow that?" I point to her lips. "I left my purse at home today."

Just talking to Alice like nothing is wrong makes me feel a little better... a little more in control. I'm able to rein my attitude in and put my game face on for the next few hours, until I can get home and figure out exactly how I'm going to handle this. After all, it isn't like she wrote 'Call me later, let's fuck' on the note. I've just got to keep my cool until I know exactly what's going on.

Oh... hello rationality. Thanks for joining us today.

When I hear a loud "Ooooh" from the backseat, I turn the volume up while 2Pac's I get around sounds from the speakers. I lose myself in the old-school beat until I hear Alice say "Slow down. This is it right up here on the right, where all the cars are."

"So this is where you guys hung out all summer?" I try to look at the cars in the drive to see if I recognize any of them.

"Oh, we did a lot more than hang," Alice says with a smirk and a laugh.

I see a lake in the distance, beyond the big house as I pull onto the gravel drive. There are shirtless guys out on the dock, all looking out over the water.

The minute we're out of the car, a loud gun shot sounds and we see that the guys are shooting skeet.

Rose and Tanya take off running. "Last one there's a rotten egg!"

I put Jake's keys in my back pocket and turn to Alice. "So who all is here?" I can see what looks to be Emmett, Jasper and Sam but I can't tell who the other three guys are.

"The usual. Em, Jazz, Sam, Seth, Paul and Mase. God Bella, you are going to love Mase." She brings her smiling face close to mine when she emphasizes the word love before backing away. "Just wait Bella, I already know it."

Yeah, I'm sure that's exactly what she wants me to do. Looooove this guy Mase... so that she can have Jake. My Jake.

She skips a step to bounce up to me and grabs my hand as we walk closer to the dock. Even though I don't know Alice's intentions right now, for sure, I can't help but smile. Alice just does that to me. I'm hungry for her excitement all of the time. I think about just asking her what the note is about but decide against it when I lock eyes with what has to be Mase.

He walks towards us, all tall and confident, with a beer in one hand and a cup in the other. If this guy is Mase, then Alice is right. He is hot. I can't take my eyes off of him as the three of us stalk closer to each other. He's tall and lean with just enough muscle mass to make him appear strong but not bulky. He has a beautiful, strong jaw line, with apple butter colored hair, and a smile that tells me he knows everything that I'm thinking this very moment.

My stomach flips as we get close enough to see he has beautiful blue-green eyes, flawless skin, and a manly five o'clock shadow.

My eyes never leave his as I come to a stop right in front of him. He looks down at me staring, never taking his eyes off of me, smiling wide as he says "Hi."

Of course I'm stuck, in quicksand that only I know exists, just smiling as he stands there, watching me, staring back at him. I'll sink into the depths of no return if I don't speak soon. Alice saves me.

"Bella, this is Mase. Mase this is Bella." I can feel the excitement rolling off of Alice as she looks back and forth between new guy and myself.

I continue smiling really big while saying "Hi," and gazing, like a star struck teenager, from underneath Jake's hat, up at Mase.

"You girls go on down," he says as he jerks his head to gesture towards the end of the dock where everyone else is. "I'll be back in a few." Bringing his eyes back to us, he smiles down at me again, slowly he stepping around me, barely grazing my arm as I turn to remain face to face with him. He takes steps backwards as we continue to stare at each other.

And then he makes my insides come alive with desire as he looks me up and down and says "Nice to meet you, Bella," while walking away, backwards. "Don't you go anywhere before I get back." And that's when I ask myself who I am again. Who am I dating and am I still mad?

I ain't even mad.

"I'll be here... right here." I say as I smile brightly while I watch him walk away. I don't care that I'm paralyzed and staring. I'm in my own little fantasy snow globe of pretty feelings right now. I don't want to move. I want to feel this lusty flutter forever.

I'm brought back to reality at the touch of Alice's hand while her amazing energy channels back and forth between the two of us. She looks at me smiling with an I-told-you-so look on her face as I ask her "What just happened?"

"Ah Bella, let's just have some fun while we're here. Don't question anything, let all your worries and concerns go," She tugs me as she starts running. "And get your ass down here with me so that I can get my hands on Jasper."

Something tells me that Alice doesn't want Jake for herself and that I've read her all wrong, or maybe that's just me telling myself that to get by and remain in denial that my best friend would ever do that to me in the first place. Whatever is going on will be dealt with later, for now... I just want to have fun.

It's funny how some things seem so big, and so dramatic, and so oh-my-god-you're-ruining-my-life, and then one person can come into your life and change your view on things, just by meeting them.

I release Alice's hand and dream-step down the dock. The loud gun shots don't even faze me. I see Alice flinch with each shot, but I'm captivated by my emotions. I want to know this guy Mase. I want to be near this guy Mase and I'm not leaving until he gets back from where-ever he's going.


A/N: I have no beta, all mistakes are mine. Thank you to surething302 for always being there. Click review and let me know your thoughts? More Mase to come in the next chapter, we'll see if you like him as much as I do :)