A Morning to Remember?
I was asleep by three, but woken up about ten minutes later to Alice poking me.
"Bella, get your skinny ass up." She said pulling back the covers.
"Alice I just got to sleep! No, kidnap me in a few more hours."
"Hey! How did you know I was kidnapping you?" She answered her own question. "Edward. Whatever, get up. Come on."
I finally got up, and rubbed my eyes. "Can I at least put make- up on?"
"Uw, cute PJ's. Fine, two minutes." I rushed to my make up bag that I left on my desk then went into the bathroom. Put on my make up as quickly as I could, then brushed my teeth. So I took about five minutes. Oops.
"That was too long. Let's go."
"Um, Alice how did you get in here?"
"The window." She said putting one leg out the window then waving for me to follow. She had climbed onto the roofing that was right below my window then jumped into Jasper's waiting arms. I did the same.
"Thanks Jasper." I whispered.
"No problem, Bella." He said setting me down and catching up to Alice.
They got into a large Jeep which had Rose, Emmett and Edward already in it. "Hey, Bella." Emmett and Rose said as I climbed in. They sat in the front seat with Edward, while Alice, Jasper, and I sat in the back seat.
"Hey guys."
"How did you sleep?" Rose asked.
"I didn't."
"What do you mean? When I came in you were passed out on your bed."
"Yeah, because I had just got to sleep. I was packing, then I checked my email."
"Well I'm not sorry. You'll have a lot of fun tonight, well this morning."
"I have to be back at Charlie's by six. That's around when he gets up, and I'm sure he'll check on me."
"Nonsense, you think I was dumb enough not to let the chief of police in on this little outing. He knows 'everything' that we are going to do."
"By 'everything' you mean nothing?"
"Well of course, Bella. Don't be silly. I'm not telling your father what is going on in your life. That's insane. Emmett Starbucks first. I think Bells needs some coffee in her system."
"Oh, please! I am dying a littile." I need coffee.
Emmett took a right off the high way to the main road in town. He pulled into the Starbucks parking lot and went to the drive thru.
"How may I help you?" I teenage, it seemed, girl said.
"Can I get three black coffee's, one chi tea, and two vanilla caramel lattes."
"That will be fourteen ninety-five. Please drive up."
Emmett pulled to the window and took the drink tray with the labeled drinks, then was handed the last drinks. They were the lattes, Alice took one and Emmett handed me the other.
"I said I wanted coffee."
"You like coffee? Like straight coffee."
"I only drink my coffees black. I like lattes and all of the sweet stuff, but in the morning I have to have black coffee or I bitch."
"It seems like you bitch anyways." Edward mumbled.
"Excuse me?" He was silent. "Are you too pussy than to say that out loud. How are you the player of the school. You are too afraid to speak your mind."
"I said it seems like you bitch anyways."
"Well I'm sorry if I don't take crap from players. I don't get played. By anyone."
"I'll change that," he mumbled again. But this time I let it go with mumbling.
"Have fun with that."
The drive was silent, but it wasn't long. I sipped on my latte wishing for my black coffee.
When Emmett turned in to a Cemetery I laughed. "Are we going to resurrect someone from the dead, because if so I want to resurrect Michel Jackson." Then my mother's face popped into my head, I fell silent.
"No, we're going to just do some party shit, but we've been doing it since we were a child and Rose and I started our group"
"Ah, so in order for me to be in your 'group' I have to past some tests? Very collage frat like. Well what at the tests?"
"You'll see."
Emmett parked the Jeep as close as you could to the forest. Then we all got out. Alice opened the back and grabbed two back packs. Jasper took the larger one, and they started the walk into the forest.
We were walking into it and there were loud noises all of a sudden, they didn't scare me, I just wanted to know where they came from. We walked pretty far then there was a large white oak tree with carvings in the stump about hip level. They were their initials, AC, EC, EAC, JH, and RH.
"Bella, when Rose and I came for a walk here we found this tree, we made this our club house and ever since we would just come here to have fun. We actually have thrown parties out here before. As you can see our initials are on this tree. In order for you to get your initials on here we have four tests for you. They are extremely easy, except for the last. That won't happen until you least expect it. It definitely won't happen tonight. The first test for tonight is chug two bottles of Jack Daniels in less than two minutes. If you do not pass this test you will be driven home now. Are you ready?"
"God, Alice you make it seem like I've never done that. Yeah, give me the Jack." She pulled the two bottles out of the back pack that she put on the ground. "Alice they aren't even the big bottles, this will be fucking easy." They were only the eleven ounce bottles. I've done that in a minute and a half easy.
"Bella, stop gloating and just drink the god damn things." She handed me one bottle. I opened it and started to chug. That one was gone easy. Then the next bottle. She had opened it. It was in my mouth before I could even comment.
"Done." I said throwing the bottle on the ground.
"Damn Edward she beat your time." Emmett said punching him in the shoulder. Edward just stood there pissed off.
"A minute seventeen." Alice said stuttering in amazement.
"Damn, I can do it faster."
"Okay, so now that we know you can drink. Let's see if you can handle pressure. Hide and seek. No flash light. You have to find all of us in less than fifteen minutes or we just leave you here and you find your way home." Rose said.
"Fine, I'll count to one hundred, does the clock start when I say 'ready or not here I come, or when I start counting?"
"When you say 'ready or not here I come'."
"Then go hide." I shut my eyes and started to count to one-hundred out loud. "One, two, three, four, five, six…ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one-hundred. Ready or not here I come!" I yelled. I started to walk around, but heard a foot step and turned around really fast. Emmett was there standing behind the white oak.
"Emmett, I see you."
"Damn it." He said.
I started to walk around a little bit more then looked up suddenly. I didn't hear anything, but I had a feeling.
"Alice you're in the tree. So that means Jasper must be behind the tree." I looked and he was. "Go find Emmett he should be by the oak.
I decided to turn and walk the other way. Rose wouldn't hide near Alice.
I found Rose not long after I turned because she was texting Emmett and I say her phone light. So the only person left was Edward and I probably had ten minutes left. I started walking away from the tree. Then I saw Edward standing in the middle of a large clearing.
"Found you, Edward." He didn't move he didn't flinch so I walked up to him and looked at what he was looking at. It was the moon. It looked so big and beautiful.
"It's so beautiful."
"Bella, I'm sorry for what I did. I shouldn't have done that. It was rude and I was being a douche bag."
"Don't even pull that. I know who you are, and I know what you want. So don't try playing me again."
"Fine, I just thought I would tell you, the next test you have to take you will fucking hate."
"Well thanks…We better get back, I don't want to be left here all alone." I started walking. When Alice saw Edward and I walking back together she had a large smile on her face.
"Bella you are too good. No one has ever found Edward before."
"It wasn't that hard, I just had to walk a little father. I think you underestimate me a little."
"Okay, well this is the easiest one, but you'll hate it the most." Alice said.
"All you have to do is survive one hour of truth or dare with us. And you have to do any dare, and answer every question honestly." Jasper stated.
"Let's do it." I said excited.
Alice set out a black fuzzy blanket.
"I'll ask first," Alice said. "Bella, truth or dare?"
"Well dare of course."
"I dare you to take off your shirt." I stood up and took off the black tank top I was wearing, that revealed my strapless horizontally stripped blue and white bra.
"Rose, truth or dare?" I asked.
"Truth."
"Is it true that you have faked an orgasm with Emmett?"
She looked so guilty and said, "Yeah, I have. Sorry Emmett!" Emmett just laughed. He didn't seem mad at all.
"Bell, truth or dare."
"I'll do truth this time."
"Is it true that you have had sex with three different guys."
"Wait, can it be more than that?" I said.
"Yeah, it can."
"Then true."
"Jasper truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to take off Alice's shirt."
She got very red and glared at me. Jasper leaned over and took off her shirt.
"Bella, truth or dare?" Japer said.
It continued that way until Alice was asking me the last question. I was already down to my underwear and so was Rose and her.
"Dare."
"I dare you to kiss Edward for five minute. No stopping."
I went to Edward and kissed him. The electrical current was back and stronger than ever. He kissed back stronger that I was kissing and I didn't want it to stop, but at the same time I couldn't wait for it to be over. He tried to slide his tongue in to my mouth, but I wasn't having that so I bit it. Alice said stop, and I pulled away.
"Can I have my clothes?" Was all I said when I stood up. Emmett high fived Edward and Rose was staring at me again.
Alice handed me my clothes and we all started to get dressed again.
"Bella, I fucking love you, you know that." Alice said. The guys were putting the stuff into the bag and started to walk in front of us. Emmett was asking if I was a good kisser. "You told off my brother and in the same night, you made out with him."
"That part was a dare. I don't back down from dares. Ever. I don't like being weak."
This time I sat next to Edward in the front while Rose sat with Alice and Jasper in the back. Emmett was driving again.
"Anyone else really hungry?" Emmett asked. Everyone said yeah.
"Diner it is." We drove back to that diner and Sara was working still.
"Hey Sara. Still on, or just got back on?"
"I'm working double shift. Why are you here? Shouldn't you be asleep?"
"Well you must know Alice…" I said.
"Ahh. I'll be right there to serve you."
We sat in the same booth as they sat in before. On the corner farthest from me against the wall their initials were carved into the table.
"What haven't you marked as yours in this town?" I asked taking off my sweatshirt since it was a little warm. Emmett, Jasper and Edward were suddenly all looking at my chest. I looked down to see that my navy blue and white stripped bra was completely showing. "Oops." I said pulling my tank top up.
"To answer your question, yes we have marked everything that is ours in this town. That is including the lunch table, lockers, and the bench in the park, even though we never go there since we have our own little spot in the woods." Rose said pulling out her nail file.
"What are you doing?" Edward asked. Rose handed me the file.
"Bella is one of us now."
"She still has the hardest task to complete. You can't just let her in because you like her. That's favoritism."
"Edward, she has completed those tasks faster than all of us. She is meant to be one of us. Besides you should be joyous. You finally get a girl. That we like."
"Wait what? Are you telling me I'm going to be like one of the fucking Pink Ladies?"
"Bella, we can't let just any of them in out group. They have to past the tests. You were meant to be in this group, therefore you were meant to be with one of us. Edward is the only available one. You are his." Alice explained.
"And what if I don't want to be his? If I decide that I would rather not date him and be in your group?
"Then you are out of this group. And you make the biggest mistake of your life." Rose said taking the file back.
"You expect that I want to be in this group so bad that I would date the same guy that I told off a few hours ago? You expect that I would be his. Then you are all out of your fucking mind."
"Isabella, aren't you being a bit harsh, you barely even know me." Edward said winking.
"God, you are an ignorant ass hole. You deserve to be beaten over the fucking head until you bleed to death. Alice, if you make me choose between him with you, and no him and no you. I will not choose him. He is too fucking arrogant. And I cannot stand is pig headedness." I said standing up and grabbing my sweatshirt.
"Wait, Bella! Come on, he isn't that ba-"she looked at him, "Okay, we need to change a few rules. I propose that we are allowed to date other people, but we cannot try to bring them into this group, they are to have no contact with this group unless it is to drop you off, or pick you up. Who is for it? Raise your hand." Alice raised it, which made Jasper raise it, and then Rose raised it, so Emmett raised his. Edward left his down. "Bella, you bring a guy into our group and we will kick your tight ass out of it. Now sit that ass down so we can order."
"Oh by the way, instead of the Pink Ladies, we're the Purple Ladies. And we do have jackets." I started to laugh really hard, but they just stared. "I'm being serious." Alice said, looking at Rose then back to me.
"And so what do we call them?" I pointed to the guys.
"The C-Birds," they said together. Putting their arms around their chests and puckering their lips. Trying to act as black as they could be, but they failed horribly.
"Just thought I would tell you, you look terrible when you do that. If you do it in public people will no longer respect you."
Sarah walked towards us, looking exhausted. "What can I get for ya'?"
"Sara, you look exhausted. When does second shift end?" I asked, standing up so she can take my seat.
"I'm fine. It's only like another hour. You guys all want coffee?"
"Sara, go home. The cook is on, and no one else is coming in." Alice said pushing her into my seat.
"But if someone does come in then there won't be anyone to take their order."
"That's why we're here. Sweetie, you need to sleep. Get your ass home."
"But none of you have ever worked in the diner before."
"It's not hard, plus there are six of us. I think we can figure it out. We'll put our minds together."
"But I have to clean up after. Will you guys do that for me?"
"Sara, of course we would. Babe, you look like you're going to pass out. Can someone drive her home?" Rose asked mainly looking at Emmett.
"Fine. Come on, Sara." Emmett said giving in so easily. Emmett got up, kissed Rose's check and walked to the car while talking to Sara.
Right after them a tall man walked in.
"Hey, Mr. Linder, how are you?" Jasper said while cleaning off the counters with a yellowish cloth.
"I'm fine, you working here now? I didn't know you needed a job; you could have worked in my store."
"Oh, no, we're just helping Sara. She had to work a double and she was about to fall asleep so Emmett took her home and we are going to work her last hour. By the way, can I get you anything?"
"Oh that's awfully nice of you. Can I get a large coffee to go? I have to open in a little while. I got more in last night, haven't even put them out yet. You gonna come look at them?"
Jasper looked for the large Styrofoam cups under the counter. "Yeah, make sure you don't put them out till I come by, in about an hour and a half." Japser handed him the coffee.
"I'll be sure to do that, see you later." He waved and got into his green truck.
I was staring at Jasper questioningly. "What?" He asked, confused.
"You play with cards, which game, Pokémon, Yugio?" I laughed.
"Actually its Magic." He said as if that was so much better than the others.
"Well that changes everything." I said sarcastically. "Tell me how many cards do you have?"
"He has four cases of them and another two cases full of the doubles." Alice said making fun of him too.
"…Wow. Just wow." I said. "Jasper you want to play me some time?"
"Bella you have to learn to play. You really do. We have monthly games between all of us. No way of getting out of it." He said smugly.
"Alice please tell me he's kidding!" I said while watching her clean off the tables.
She sprayed the table again and started wiping it down. "Alice!" I begged.
She looked up with an apologetic look. "I'm sorry, Bell. He talked us into it a year ago when we were all drunk and high…"
"What if I refuse to play?" I said grabbing a box full of sugar and walking around to refill the sugar dispensers.
"Bella we are already bending the rules for you, you can't break one now. Please just learn. Its fun the way Rose and I play." She winked, and then looked at Jasper who was whistling and not paying attention to our conversation, even though Alice and I were across the room from us.
"And how do you guys play it?" I said closing the top of a sugar dispenser.
"Well when Jasper, Emmett or Edward say something dorky, or geeky, we take a shot of Jack. Almost every time we get smashed and end up passing out before the game is over. So they think we enjoy it, when really we just like passing out before the end. It's a win win."
"What if I have a date that night?" I asked trying to find any way of staying semi-sober, and not going.
"Your drop the date, sweetie, its either go and get smashed or go and be bored. Your choice. Personally I like the drunk choice, but hey that's just me."
Emmett walked in, "Rose, babe, what should I do?" Rose was sitting at the table texting. Who she could be texting at this hour beat the hell outta me.
"I don't know. Clean the bathrooms?" Rose said without looking up from her phone.
"Oh, that's gross!" He said, but knew that fighting would get him no where except in the dog house. He grabbed the mop from the closet in the kitchen and went into the bathroom.
"Shit!" Edward yelled from the kitchen.
Alice and I ran back there, "What?" She asked. He was standing there with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, on the ground was his silver flask that I had drank from earlier that night. It had a long crank in it, and part of the metal was broken off and lying next to it.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Edward." Alice said. I was confused.
"Whatever. Its just a flask, I'll get another one at Wal-Mart or some place. Its nothing." He said throwing the cigarette on the ground and stepping on it. He walked past us into the diner.
"Alice, why is it so bad? Its just a flask. Like he said he can get them anywhere, Wal-Mart or even a package store."
"For his sixteenth birthday Carlisle and Esme told him that when they adopted him and I that the people said that this was all that they could find after the fire. That's how our parents died, in a fire. Carlisle gave it to him, they got me a diamond ring that was huge!"
"Oh, so that's all that you had left of them…"
"Oh no. We still have all of their money. Carlisle saved it in a trust fund for us. And we have a bunch of pictures of them. Its just that flask was the only thing that Edward really cared about besides his piano. It was engraved with our fathers initials, which are Edward's initials."
"Oh, that's sad." I picked up the pieces of flask and examined it. On the piece that broke off was the initials EAM. "Alice I thought you said that they have the same initials."
"They do. Oh, you're talking about the M, that was our last name, Mason. When Carlisle and Esme adopted us we changed our names. Come on we need to finish cleaning." I followed Alice inside.
Jasper was finishing the tables, Edward was filling the sugar, salt, and pepper shakers, and Rose was still sitting at the booth texting.
"Rose, are you going to help at all?" I said making a new pot of coffee.
"I am helping. I am providing moral support."
"I mean, are you going to get off your ass and actually do some work?" I grabbed the rack of clean mugs and cups that the cook just put on counter. I started to stack the glasses on the shelves underneath the counter with the others. Edward came to help me.
"Iw, you mean like manual labor? You're crazy Bell." She said laughing. I rolled my eyes and started on the mugs.
Edward's hand brushed my ass and I stood up straight. "Don't ever touch my ass unless you want to lose a hand."
"What are you talking about?" He smirked and walked back into the kitchen.
"Jack ass." I muttered. I finished with the mugs then sat on the counter.
"Jasper, how much longer till we're outta here?" I asked hoping that it had been an hour.
"We just have to wait until the next shift comes. They should be here any minute." As he said that three people dressed in khakis and powder blue uniforms, walked in to take their shifts; there were two girls and a guy all looking like they are about to pass out, and all seemingly college students.
"Lets go." I said grabbing my sweatshirt and bag from the booth, and went to hold the door open. Rose walked past still not looking up from her phone, followed by Emmett. Alice danced over to me and whispered in my ear.
"That boys staring at you, he's really cute! Go talk to him." She pushed me towards him. He had black hair that went to his eyes, and very mature features.
He walked over to me and said hi. "Hello," I said noticing e had green eyes. The only color eyes that can make me go weak at the knees.
He didn't know what to say, so we just stood there awkwardly looking from the ground to each other to the tables, to the counter, then back to each other. I got annoyed with the awkward silence so I reached into his jacket pocket, pulled out his phone and programmed my number in there.
"I'm Bella, call me later." I turned and headed for the door.
"I'm Mark," he yelled when I was half way out the door. I looked back at him and smiled then continued walking.
At the car Alice asked: "Did you get his number?"
My phone suddenly beeped telling me I had a new text message. I read the text message, it said "Now you have my number. I'll call you after my shift, bye beautiful."
"Yeah." I put my phone in my bag and climbed into the Jeep. I sat in between Edward and Rose. I started to doze off and leaned into Edward's shoulder. I sat back up as fast as I could only to do it again ten minutes later, but this time I didn't wake up.
"Bella!" Charlie called from down stairs. I could smell the coffee from up here. I looked at my fuzzy clock that I got when I was eleven. It stated that it was two forty-seven in the afternoon. I groaned, I could feel a head ache coming on, that always happened when I slept at odd hours of the day.
In the kitchen my dad was pouring a cup of coffee. "Good afternoon sleepy head, seems you had fun last night."
I grabbed myself a mug and poured a cup coffee. I downed it before talking to my dad. "Yeah, we had a crazy morning. You know after them kidnapping me and all."
"Yeah, Alice told me she was going to do that. She called while you were driving home from the theater. Oh, Sara called this morning; she said thanks for helping her out. What's that about?" he raised an eyebrow. I poured another cup.
"Well last-this morning we got hungry so we went to the diner and Sara was still working. She looked like she was going to pass out so we all took over the rest of her shift and she went home."
I sipped on this cup of coffee eyeing the bottle of IB Profen that was sitting on the counter. I don't normally use pain killers, even if it is just over the counter stuff. This head ache was getting worse and worse as the minutes rolled by. When there was just one swallow of coffee I decided that I needed something. I grabbed three pills, and swallowed the last of my coffee. "See you later, dad."
"Are you going to go finish unpacking?" Charlie looked up from the paper.
"Yeah, and probably call my cousins. I promised them that I would talk to them all the time. Oh, by the way they want to come up for a few days sometime this summer, is that okay?" I asked, I didn't want to ask, I would have rather just told him, but I didn't want to start a fight with him yet.
In my room I blasted my stereo, turned to the huge pile of boxes in the middle of my floor and started the long process of unpacking.
I walked into my closet for the millionth time in the last ten minutes. I had been working for two hours and was finally on my last box. On my bad was Alice reading a magazine. And on the couch was Rose doing guess what, TEXTING!
"What the hell." I said picking up the books out of the box.
"Hey, sweetie, how are you? You passed out on Edward last night. He carried you up. You were so exhausted."
I dropped all of the books to the floor. "Shit." I muttered, bending down to pick up the books. I fell asleep on Edward? I must have been EXHAUSTED. I would never have done that with my own will.
"So we have to get you ready for tonight." I sat on my bad ignoring Alice. I pulled my phone off the side table; I hadn't touched it yet today. Seven new text messages; two from Alice, one from Chels, one from Sam, and two from Mark, I read Mark's first.
From: Mark
Hey, beautiful, I was wondering if you wanted to go out to dinner tonight. Just call me.
The second one said:
From: Mark
Change of plans, is tomorrow night okay? Got called back into work, call me when you get this. Bye gorgeous.
I ignored Alice's texts, and read Chels'
From: Chels
Hey babes, wondering what's up? You're probably asleep or making coffee, I would go with the latter.
I checked the time and she was right at two fifty-three I was down stairs making coffee. Sam's said relatively the same thing except instead of babes it was cuz.
I called Mark, but it went to voice mail.
"Hey Mark, tomorrow night would be wonderful. It's a good thing you changed it because I was busy. Call me later. Bye."
"You're going on a date with Mark!" Alice, and Rose squealed.
"Yeah, he texted and asked." I simply said. I knew it was eating them up. Alice probably thought of fifty ways to kill me for doing that.
"Bella either give me the details or I'm showing the pictures we took of you and Edward making out then later you sleeping on him to everyone." Alice threatened.
"Bitch. Fine, yesterday we just said hi then I programmed my number in his phone, gave him my name and walked away. He yelled his name, and then while I was at the car he texted and said I had his number and he would text when his shift was over. I just got two texts from him, and two from you," I added. "The first asked me out for tonight, but then he said tomorrow because he had to work tonight. So I just called and accepted. There, now you know everything. Now delete those fucking pictures."
"O-M-G! You've been in town for twenty-four hours you already have two guys pining for you. You really are my hero. I mean I have Jasper and I totally love him, but I wish I had guys lining up for me!" Alice squealed again.
"Wait, what do you mean two? Its only Mark, Edward was just being a douche."
"Yeah, sure Bella." Rose said.
"Whatever, you said something about me getting ready?" I wanted the subject to veer quickly away from Edward.
"Oh yeah, get your ass in the shower." Rose said to me.
I didn't argue, not want her to start with Edward or Mark again I just grabbed a towel and got into the shower.
Twenty minutes later, I was squeaky clean and sitting in a chair having Alice do my make-up and Rose do my hair. We talked about everything. How Rose and Emmett were secretly engaged and planning to get married right after graduation. Alice and Jasper still haven't had sex even though they've been dating for two years. I told them about my cousins, and about the guys I've dated, that was endless. They asked about my mother. I told them the gist, but couldn't go into details. I'd have to work on that for when school comes and everyone is asking.
It seemed like forever, but it was only an hour and a half. They sent me to the bathroom and told me to get dress. I had never put it on so I was hoping it fit, which it did, perfectly. I swear Alice can be a little clairvoyant sometimes.
Alice and Rose' mouths were agape. They seemed more shocked now than when I told off Edward.
"Bella you look…"Rose said blinking a few times.
"I look terrible don't I? I'll just wear another dress that isn't so tight." I walked into the closet looking for a dress.
"Bella, if you change, I will then be forced to murder you," Rose said grabbing my hand off of the rack.
I looked at myself in the mirror. "I do look pretty good. It hides me huge stomach enough." They just rolled their eyes.
"Get your shoes and lets go, we still have to change." Alice grabbed her bag and threw Rose' to her. I found some black stilettos, and a black matching clutch, threw some make-up and my phone in it.
We arrived late to the restaurant, the waiter showed us to our long table in the center of the dining room. Everyone was there, Carlisle, Esme, Charlie, Emmett, Jasper and Edward. They were laughing at some joke Charlie told. I sat next to Edward and Alice, Edward automatically leaned away from me and I did the same. I didn't want to start anything with him in front of his parents. I'm sure they don't want to see him lose in a bitch fight.
"Bella, you look lovely in that dress," Emmett made a comment that forced Rose so hit him. "Where did you get it?"
"It was the gift that Alice gave me, and I suppose you gave me the gift cards?" I raised my eyebrow. She didn't answer just took a sip of champagne and gave me a wink. "I have to give it back. It is far too much. You already designed my room, which is amazing."
"Bella it's a room warming gift. I'm sure there are some things you want to change, or buy more things. There's the money. Don't worry about it. I got paid probably five times that to do your room, and its normally purely for fun. I enjoy doing it. And I want you to enjoy the room."
"Fine, but you better not do anymore for me." I laughed.
We talked for awhile. By eight we all decided we should leave soon.
"Excuse me I just need to use the restroom." I put my napkin that was laying across my lap on the table and grabbed my clutch which had vibrated at least seven times.
They were from Chels. All about how we hadn't talked today, and how I need to read my email. So I went online.
Bell,
I really miss you. I need you right now. Joey and I got into a huge fight. And I mean huge. He thought that I was cheating on him because Nick and I went out after work together, as friends. You know how we used to do that all the time, well I guess Joey didn't know. He saw us at Starbucks and thought something was going on. Babe, I need you, please call me. I need you.)':
Chels.
P.S. I would do the hearts, but I don't feel happy enough.):
I closed the message and dialed her number.
"Bella," she said. I could hear her voice crack.
"Babe, I'm sorry. Did you explain to him that you always do it?" She didn't answer, I checked to see if she hung up. "Babe?"
"Sorry there was a cop."
"You're driving!" I'm sure she could hear the anxiety in my voice. She has never been a good driving without the tears. With the tears I'm scared for her life.
"Yeah, ah!" She screamed and I seriously thought that she got into a crash, but she started to laugh.
"Sweetie, where are you driving to? Is Sam with you?"
"I'm driving up to see you! I miss you so much. And yeah, Sam is hiding in the back. He said something about my driving."
"Chels, have Sam drive. You need to sleep. You're going to snap soon. I'm doing this for you. Pull over."
"But…driving helps me think."
"Pull the fuck over." I said obviously getting aggravated.
"Fine. I'm over. Sam you drive or Bell's gonna flip more shit." I could hear her climbing some place in the van. "Sam is driving now. I'm going to go to sleep. I'll call you when we're close." She went from giggly to bitchy in three seconds flat.
I walked out of the bathroom and walked into Edward.
"Oh, sorry." He said then noticed it was me. "Bella, can I talk to you for a second?" I just shrugged not feeling like fighting. I was already worried about Chelsea. "Look I'm really sorry about everything I've done in the past twenty-four hours. I've been a complete dick. I realized that you are going to be like part of my family and we can't always be fighting. "
"Edward I'm not big on giving second chances unless I think that they deserve them. I don't think you do. Alice already warned me that you are a dick unless it's just you and them. But I'll make you a deal; I'll forgive you if you get me a case of Jack."
"Fine. I'll get it for you tomorrow." I walked away without responding.
"Charlie, you know how I asked if Chels and Sam could come up sometime this summer and you said sometime later in the summer…Well something happened and they are coming up tonight. They will be here sometime tomorrow…"
"Woah, this is really short notice." I could tell he was going to say no, but I had to try.
"I know I just talked to them in the bathroom. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to spring this on you, but I just found out…"
"Bella…" He was shaking his head.
"Dad, please! Chels and her boyfriend got into a huge fight and she needs me. They dated for two years. Please." I gave him my adorable puppy dog face, and even Carlisle was about to say yes, and I wasn't even asking him.
"Fine Bella, but I'm not going to be home very much. I've got to go to Seattle for a bit this week and I have to work…"
"That will be fine. I'm almost an adult. I know how to take care of myself. Thank you!"
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