A/N: Sorry I didn't update yesterday. I've written chapters 3 and 4 now and I'll try and get them both up today but it seems unlikely. Review please!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, just the plot line.

Later that night as I lay in bed, struggling to switch off my mind and get some sleep, a new thought occurred to me: What if that did change? What if Tanya and Edward ended up going out? What if I tried to like Tanya but couldn't? What if Edward had to choose between us? Who would he choose? I realised that if he really truly loved Tanya, there would be no competition between her and me. Although I couldn't ever imagine choosing someone else over Edward. Did that mean that I loved Edward, as more than a friend? I rolled over and buried my face in my pillow to muffle a groan. I was going insane.

Despite having only three hours sleep, I managed to drag myself out of bed and make it to school with a minute to spare. As I half-ran, half-walked to English so that I wouldn't be late, I spotted Edward and Tanya stood near her locker in deep conversation. As she said something to make him blush, he looked down and she reached over and pushed a stray lock of hair back from his face so that he looked up at her, through his eyelashes with those piercing green eyes and smiled. I felt a stab of envy at that and realised that I had been right last night. I was in love with Edward and had been for a while now, but I had been convinced that these were just feelings of friendship and nothing more.

Oh, crap.

The bell rang then and I hurried away before either of them could see me. I tried to avoid Edward between lessons but there was no escaping him at lunch. As I was leaving the lunch line I heard him calling my name and my heart rate picked up immediately. Did it always do that or had I only just began to notice it?

"Bella!" I looked up.

"Hey Edward!" I smiled at him.

"Hi. Listen I'm not sitting with everyone for lunch today." He leaned in to whisper in my ear. "This morning I asked Tanya out and she said yes! Can you believe it?"

"Wow. I'm so happy for you." I said, slightly dazed.

"Really?"

"Really, really."

"You're the best, Bella. See you later!" He grinned at me and dashed off.

I managed to find my table and sit down without falling over, crying or fainting, which was a surprise for me in my current state.

"Hey! Bella." I jumped and looked up to see Alice leaning down the table towards me.

"Slumber party at mine on Friday, okay?"

"Yeah, sure." I mumbled, slipping back into my reverie.

Before I knew it I was home and then it was almost late enough to be able to go to bed. Time seemed to be passing quickly, which I was glad about. I just wanted to be able to lie down and cry myself to sleep. Edward had called earlier to say that he was going out with Tanya and couldn't come round tonight. He had sounded excited and had didn't notice that I had barely said more than two words. Finally it was dark and I crawled into bed and let the tears flow.

By Friday, I was sick of crying and feeling sorry for myself but was still dreading the sleepover. Alice had convinced Edward that an evening away from Tanya was a good idea, so he was going to be there.

"'Absence makes the heart grow fonder,'" she chirped, before adding in a slightly more menacing tone, "You'll be there." This, added to the fact that I would have to spend the entire evening watching Rosalie and Emmett making out every five minutes and Alice and Jasper gazing lovingly at each other, put me in no mood for a slumber party.

The relationships between the Cullens and the Hales caused a lot of gossip in Forks but I didn't see anything wrong with it. They weren't related and they clearly loved each other so where was the problem? Still, at the moment, I wasn't sure I wanted to be exposed to that degree of affection.

I had hoped that Charlie had something else planned and wanted me to say home for the evening, but he waved me off cheerfully as I headed out of the door with my overnight bag to Alice's waiting car. To be honest, I think he was just glad that I had made some friends in Forks and didn't want to jeopardise that. As Alice drove, shockingly fast, towards their house I contemplated the evening ahead of me. Alice would want to play Barbie dolls with Rosalie and I, then she would try and get me drunk, before gathering everyone together to play Truth or Dare. I was worried about that part the most. I was a terrible liar anyway, and if she succeeded in getting me drunk, which she probably would, who knows what I might let slip?

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