Chapter 3:
Chapter Music: Glamours - Fergie
"I'm glad my daddy told me so. He let his daughter know..."
Angela sucks and sucks and sucks and sucks! Grrr! I had to serve perves, children and adults who tip really shitty! I was looking forward to my work free weekend, but nooooo. Karma doesn't like me! Hmmm...maybe it does? I quickly open my phone and check the time. 19:45. 15 minutes? Yeah! Ooh yeah! I type Ben a quick message telling him I'll be back in about 30 minutes. I do a little victory dance...whoop whoop! I absolutely despise working on weekends and luckily I don't have too, well except in this case...
"Izzy-Bear!" Bryan yells from the kitchen.
"What!"I shout back. I hate it when he calls me that!
"geez! Chill the fuck out! I just wanted to know why isn't Angie here? I know you hate working weekends so it must be something big" I came into the kitchen and he paused a bit."... and i don't believe a single piece of that bullshit you told Maria." he raised his eyebrow.
"Keep it down, Bear Grills!" I put a hand over his mouth. "You were always the one to catch me out..." I said softly. "You know how i was at Capo Tao last night, right?" he nodded. "Well Angie was feeling depro about I dunno what but she called Ben and Ben is always the eager helper when it comes to Ang." Bryan chuckled and pushed my hand away.
"He's totally whipped and they're not even dating."
"Yet." I corrected him.
"Whatever, Bells." he joked and I kicked him in the shins lightly.
"so anyway..." I continued. "He brought her to last night's frat party and this happens and that happens which lead to her having possibly one of the worst hangovers of her life."
"So where is she now?" Bryan asked curiously.
"In my dorm room." Bryan looked at me skeptically,
"..." I cut him off.
"Ben's looking after her. He crashed there last night." I summed up.
"At least someones there to look after her..." He went back to work and sighed a sigh of relief.
"I have to make a call, do you mind holding the fort in front?" I asked him as I took out my phone from my back pocket.
"Sure, Bella." he smiled at me which I mirrored back.
I huddled to the back of the kitchen in the hallway leading to Maria's office. I looked at my phone and opened up my phonebook. I scrolled down until I found the number I wanted. I pressed the call button and pressed the phone to my ear and I heard ringing. Yes!
"Hello?" said the voice from the other side of the phone.
"hello, handsome." I greeted back and he chuckled a bit.
"Well, well...Izzy. I was wondering when I'd hear from you..." He answered back.
"I was at work. The shifts really suck." I chuckled sadly.
"Aww...what a shame." He countered back. "I was hoping too take you out next week Friday." I stood there kinda shocked.
"I'd love too..." i replied.
"Cool, its a date." I could see him smirking. "I'll text you later with the details, bye Izzy."
"Bye, Edward." I smiled and with a click of a button and hung up.
I honestly couldn't wait for Friday. Incert excited face here. Friday, Friday...Getting down on Fri- No! God hate that song with a passion but it creeps it's way in my fucking head! Fun, Fun...looking forward to the weekend! I start unconsciously humming that song when Bryan finds me.
"What the Rebecca Black?" He stares at me
"What?"
"You were humming 'Friday' again." he stated and I grew frustrated at myself.
"I swear that song creeps..." I got cut of by Bryan.
"You'll never guess who's back..." he trailed off excitedly.
"Who?" I asked genuinely curiously to who was...back?
"Alice fuckin' Cullen!" I stared at him blankly.
"As in Pixie? The one who loves my tacos?" Bryan laughed at the innudeno
"The one and only."
"And I guess I'm the lucky one that has to take her order..." I said more to myself than the idiot infront of me.
"Yep." he handed me my apron and order book. "Now go take her order."
"I'm going, I'm going..." I smacked the order book on his head. "BTW you know I love you but you seriously gotta shave that animal on your face you call a beard." I pat his face.
"Leave it!" he slapped my hand away. "The chicks dig it." he rubbed his beard.
"Oh like hell they do...I swear the first time people see you, they run away thinking you're a terrorist." I called out as I walked through the mini door and I heard him chuckle out loud.
I walk to the front of the diner and immediately spot Alice. I smile unconsciously at how excited she gets over nothing.
"Hi, I'm Bella and I'll be your waitress for today." she looked at me and smiled brightly. "Did Bryan give you a menu when he seated you?"
"Yeah, he did." Said Alice. She had a soft but sultry voice, that you can't help but smile to. If she used it in the right way it could make anyone turn into a puddle of blubbering mess.i wish my ex-girlfriend had a voice like that, maybe we still would've been togeth-
"Helllooooo..." Alice waved a hand in front of my face.
"Sorry. I was just...anyway have you decided what you'll have?" She just giggled.
"Erhmm...yeah." she coughed and blushed lightly. "I'll have...one of... Your...uhmm...ta...tacos." she stuttered and you could still she a tinge of pink on her cheeks.
"Aww...cute." I thought out loud. Shit! Breathe Izzy, breathe!
"Huh?" she had a confused look on her face.
"nothing..." I smiled. THANK GOD!
"So you'll have a taco..." I wrote down on my pad. "what will you have to drink?"
"A peach ice tea please." she replied
"Okay..." I wrote down. "I'll get your order for you ASAP." I started walking back to the kitchen when Alice called me back.
"Bella!" I looked to her confused
"Yea?"
"Do you think you can make it?" she asked shyly. This was odd...Alice Cullen is SHY?
"Sure..." I smiled at her.
I went into the kitchen and made Alice's order. I stepped out and quickly checked my creation. Perfect! I walked I've to Alice and set down her plate and her ice tea.
"There's your taco and peach ice tea. Enjoy."
I started walking away when Alice called me for the second time.
"Yes Alice?"
"Do you mind...sitting by me?" she looked around. "Theres no one around and I'm kinda bored." and I giggled
"Sure, I guess it wouldn't..." I took a seat and my eye caught Bryan who was grinning mischievously and throwing me a thumbs up. "...hurt." I looked at him confused then I turned to Alice who was watching me curiously with her deep green eyes.
"So, Bella..." she started. "You proved that your taco tastes awesome but my question is what else tastes just as good..." She asked innocently and i smirked at her when she realized what she said.
And that's how our conversation started. There was some flirting. Mostly done by me but I couldn't help it, it was natural to me. Most of the time we just spoke about life and how it is and whatever. I learnt how she was handling fame and how it affected her life now. I also learnt she has a big brother, Emmett and her parents live about 30 minutes away in Talcua Lake. Its always nice to get to know someone and they're totally different from what people tell you. It was a nice surprise until Bryan spoiled it.
"Izzy Bear...breaks over! Get your ass over here!" Bryan shouted from the kitchen. "Maria wants to see you..." Alice looked at me before she started laughing.
"Iz...zzz..yyyyy b-b-bear?" she coughed out through laughs and I felt my face heat up. Oh my god! I literally began shooting daggers at Bryan's head.
"uhm..mm...you see...when..I-I..." I started explaining.
"Aww cute..." she teased me.
"Whatever..." I huffed, still feeling a warm blush on my cheeks. I got up and rushed to the kitchen without having a second look at Alice. I ran to Bryan and smacked him at the back of his head with a loud thump to which he responded 'OW'.
"What the fuck, Bella!" he hissed while rubbing the back of his head with his hands.
"'IZZY BEAR'! You know to NEVER call me that in public! Goddamit!" I said frustrated.
"I know, but FUCK!" he empathized pointing to the back of his head. "I'm sorry, Iz"
"Be glad I love you, Bryan! Or else I would've gone all kinds of crazy on your ass!" I said half playfully, half serious. He knows what the meaning behind my tone is.
"What is it with you woman and wacking me in the fuckin' head!" he muttered under is breath. Bryan's a gentleman but he has his moments especially with me.
"So what did Maria want?" I asked him crossing my arms, looking at him.
"She wants to talk to you about, Angela. Apparently she doesn't believe that bullshit you told her..." he chuckled. I lifted my hand to him and he flinched.
"Seriously?"
"Seriously!" he said while nodding.
"Oooh god..." I said rubbing my temples with my fore fingers thinking about what to say to Maria. "Bryan, please take care of Alice." and with that I leave to Maria's office
I make my way to Maria's office and I knock on the door a few times before she says 'enter'. I look at her and take a seat quick before she starts asking questions I can't answer. She pursues her lips and looks at me.
"You wanted to see me?"
"Why are you working on Saturday?"
"Angela asked me too."
"And since when do you do what Angela asks you to do?"
"I don't but she was so upset last night and you know she's like a sister to me so this is one exception I made."
"Good answer."
"It's the truth."
"Hmmmm...so you say. So what exactly happened last night?"
"Angie called me and I could hear she was feeling sad so I told her to come over."
"What happened after that?"
"Nothing much really. We spoke, watched a few movies, spoke, cried, laughed. You know typical slumber party things."
"Typical slumber party things, huh? You still didn't explain why she's not here?"
"We had a long chat about a boy in particular and that escalated in a bit of a 'all nighter' and we went to bed at about almost 4 am."
"Hmmmm. So where is she now?"
"Back in my dorm room."
"..."
"And don't worry, Kishmya's looking after her. I told her to stay there so she won't cause any trouble."
"Okay, that's enough. You can go..."
"Seriously?"
"Yes. Now go back to work." and with those final words she motioned me to get out.
Okay...That was weird. Maria's normally loving and caring and you know? Motherly stuff... I know Maria has that fierce Latin blood in her and I saw her "dark and emotionless" side but it was never ever directed at me. Sitting in her Office felt like sitting in one of those interrogation offices on an episode of CSI. I'm a good liar...I think so atleast and I didnt lie about the last part she's at my dorm room and someone IS taking care of her but it's not Kishmya per say...
I step out of Maria's office and let out a breath that I realized had been holding since i got into Maria's office. I hope she fell for it... I move through the hallway and when I get to he kitchen I see Bryan hard at work...finally! I chuckle softly to myself and Bryan hears me and turns around.
"Don't let me stop you, you were on a roll there." I snicker at him.
"you make it seem like I never do work!" he laughs a goes back to work. "so..." he says without looking to me. "How was the questioning?"
"more like interrogation..." I huffed and Bryan laughed. "i didn't say anything incriminating." I finished off answering Bryan's question.
"Good cause we wouldn't want Maria on your case..."
"it's a disaster waiting to happen..." I trailed off.
"true that!" he grills a burger and you can hear the sweet sizzle of the meat which reminds me...
"Where's Alice?" I asked suddenly after a moment of silence.
"She left." Bryan stated and I couldn't help but seem disappointed which Didn't go unoticed "Missing her already?" he joked.
"I actually do." I mumured more to myself than Bryan but loud enough so that he could hear.
"Aww..." Bryan cooed and I smacked him playfully with my apron that that was currently in my hand. "With that body And that face...I think I'll miss her too." Bryan defended.
"Funny enough I miss HER, not her body..." I sigh but smirk quickly and add "but that smokin' body's just a bonus." I wink at him and he just laughs.
XOXOXO O
"what's up bitches!" I greet as I unlock and open the door to my dorm room and once I get inside I regret it instantly and cover my eyes.
"My eyes!" I scream to a half naked Ben and a blanket covered Angela doing it on the couch. Once they see me the look like a deer stuck in headlights and quickly struggle to get off each other and separate themselves by standing on the opposite sides off the couch trying to act like they weren't caught in the act 5 seconds ago.
"w-we..." Ben tried to explain while covering up his pride with a pillow.
"My pillow..." I whine and then I look to Angela and then the couch. "My couch..."
"I-it's...y-you...we...I-I-I'm sorry." Angela mummers.
"yeah...s-sorry Iz." Ben stutters and honestly I'm too traumatized to function at the moment.
"..." was all that came out my mouth.
"well i'm gonna put on my pants cause this is super awkward." Ben shimmies his way to his pants which was currently on the floor while keeping the pillow inplace and that shakes me out of my tramumatized state.
"Erhmm...Ang?" I look at her as she puts her specs back on and looks up at me throughout lidded lashes. "Can you put on some clothes?" she looks at me and scurries to get her clothes which were scattered around the room.
"Atleast they didn't have sex in my room..." I say to myself and sigh in relief. I go to the fridge and grab out a bottle of Grey Goose Vodka and chug half of it down. I'm gonna need a therapist.
"Iz?" I perk up at the sound of my name and I turn around to see Ben, this time fully clothed. "I wanted to say I'm sorry and that I hope your not-" i wave him off.
"I'm not mad."
"Your not?" he stared at me and disbelief and turned around and saw Angela scrummaging around for her underwear.
"I'm not. I'm more traumatized than mad but I knew this was gonna happen. I just didn't expect to see it let alone happen in my dorm room." I rubbed the back of my neck and Ben sighed in relief and gave me a hug and I stopped him just before he accomplished it. "I'm not mad but I'm not touching you for a while after seeing the show you and Angela just starred In" he backed away and Angela came behind him and wrapped her arms around him and he relaxed under her touch. Aww they made a cute pair.
"is she mad?" I heard Angela whisper to Ben and he shook his head and she looked at me questionably and I nodded my head in agreement. "oh thank god!" she praised and put her head in the crook of Ben's neck as he put his arms around her.
"Okay now that everyones clothed.." I eyed them up and down. "how did this happen?..." I trailed off.
"..." Ben opened his mouth.
"Spare the unwanted details." I stated while crossing my arm.
"Okay, Bella. So when you left, she woke up..."
Ben told me how they were goofing around all day but Angela wanted to get something off her chest so they talked about her boyfriend who dumped her the previous day and that's why she was in such a state and Ben was always there for her so she called him and you know how that ended up. So they got to talking and Ben finally admitted to having a crush on her and Ang admitted it too. This happened and that happened and we see how it ended up.
"finally! But did you HAVE to finalize your relationship on my couch?" I questioned.
"Heat of the moment." Angela stated firmly and Ben just shrugged.
"Okay...can't blame you though." I leaned on the counter.
"OH and the way..." Angela added. "thanks for covering by me, my parents called to see if Kishmya was taking care of me and see if I was alright and everything."
"your like my sister, Ang." I came close to her and gave her a hug. "I'll do anything for you..." I whispered in her ear.
"But she can have a hug?" Ben moaned and spooky the moment
"You just HAD to spoil the moment, didn't you?" I pet go off her and look to Ben with a playful smile on my face.
"Okay, okay...enough of this sappy shit. By the way Bryan is gonna have a field day when he hears this so Ben..." I pointed to him. "You have to tell him."
"Yeah, sure...wait! Won't he tell someone?" he acted nervous and me and Ang just chuckled.
"No, babe. He won't." she reassured him.
"Yeah, you can trust him." I add on. "Oh and by the way?" they both look to me. "Kishmya is at Angelo's so that means she's not gonna be here today and tomorrow seeing that it's Sunday. Ya'll gotta clean my couch and whatever you...uhmm... Messed on cause there ain't a fuck in hell I'm staying here with Angela's juices seeping in my couch." I look over to them and see Angela cringing. "So Ben I'm taking it on you to clean the 'lounge' tomorrow." I handed him the key to which he looked up and nodded. "Let me fetch a few things and then I'll take Angie home." I looked to her and she nodded and detached her self from Ben and got her stuff ready. "You need a ride?"
"Nah...Justin's around her somewhere. I'll get a ride with him."
"You sure?" I asked.
"Yeah, I am. Thanks though..." he smiled at me.
"For what? It's just a rid-"
"No, not that. For not getting mad and going all 'I'mma kill you' when you found out. I know she's like your little sister and everything."
"Yeah...she is, but your my friend and you make her happy, happier than she ever was with that other dipshit, Chaz. But I'm warning you, break her heart and I will burn Capo Tao down." I pushed him playfully.
"Don't worry. I don't ever plan too..." he smiled back at me and I could see he meant every word.
After I dropped Ang at home, I made my way to my little house in Santa monica over looking the beach. Okay small lie about the house being small, but my patents wanted to buy me a mansion in the Hollywood hills to which I blantantly refused and this was their 'downgraded' option. I would've been fine in an apartment but I'm not complaining...
I thought as I stare at the calm quiet ocean. The moon reflected so beautifully off the water it made this scene feel like a dream. Sigh. I look around the balcony and find a chair. I sit down and find the blanket always stashed under the chair. I wrap the blanket tightly around me and start to watch the moonlight shine over the ocean...god this looks so beautiful.
*Ring ring*
I quickly search my pockets for my phone and one the last ring I finally find it and quickly pick up.
"Hey!" I say out of breath.
"Hi, honey."
"Daddy!" I squeal a bit. Yes, I know what you're probably thinking and YES I am a daddy's girl.
"How my favorite daughter?"
"More like 'How's my only child?'" I laugh at the end of my statement. "But to answer your question, I'm fine. I'm watching the ocean." I smile a bit.
"Your in the house? Something wrong with your dorm?" he asked with concern lacing his voice.
"Nothing happened, Dad!" my dad may be on the other side of the country but if something happens, his on the first thing flying. "Relax, Kishmya's at her boyfriend's this weekends and I didn't wanna be there, it's lonely."
"So instead your alone in a 15 000q foot beach house?"
"Dad, you know why I love this place."
"I know honey, but we miss you here in New York..."
"I'm visiting in a month..."
"it's too long..." he whined. "but okay I take what I get. I got to go, I have a meeting in Washington D.C in the morning."
"the perks of being the chef of police in the good ol' city of NYC." he chuckled.
"God, I miss you." he sighed sadly.
"Miss you too, Charlie. Be careful."
"Always am. Bye."
*click*
Well today was eventful, don't you think?