Chapter three- More than a memory

Shit. What do I say? Be cool Bella...

-To Edward

Ha-ha hey! Yeah, Stranger is Quite fitting.

sorry if I caused trouble by calling. So random.

I caught up with Seth at a party, on the kitchen floor lol,

he said some stuff. Didn't make much sense really.

anyway, he put your number in my phone.

Under ''Ed'' funny enough.

is that a joke or like do you go by that now?

sent:10.59am

I grab my phone, some towels, and my suntan lotion and head down stair in a daze.

''hey Phil, Rose is on her way can you buzz her in when she gets here and send her down to the pool"

"sure" he grunts

I can't sit around waiting, I need the cool of the water to clear my head. I'm looking too much into this I know, but I always do.

Once I'm down at the pool I lay our towels down and sit to put some lotion on. I recall the details I remember of Edward, feeling a little dejected he has a girlfriend. He is hot in the kind of standoffish, brooding type of guy. Tall and lean even under the baggy clothes he wears. I may not have spoke to him in school, but it doesn't mean I didn't notice him, how could you not? His hair is this copper color that you're not sure if he is a redhead or not. His face is something you see as an artist's muse from hundreds of years ago, all chiseled jaw, high cheekbones and them lips, so proportionately full. Lick-able. Bite-able. Kissable.

"gah," I say out loud, throwing the suntan lotion bottle onto the chair next to me.

"girl are you still wasting precious energy on Jacob?''

I jump not knowing Rose was right there.

"shit woman you scared the crap out of me, and for your information. I wasn't thinking about Jacob. Which is nice, but I think I've moved from one bad situation to the next'' sighing because I literally have, on one hand, I think I'm over Jacob. Which to anyone that knows me. That's a fucking good thing but have I moved onto another situation that could be just as toxic? if not more. I feel like I have more to lose with Edward. More is on the line. I'm not sure what exactly, I just feel it.

'' not shit? Did you hook up last night, please tell me he was hot?"

Laughing at Rose's antics I shake my head and bite my lip.

Rose doesn't really know about Edward like if you asked her who Edward Cullen is, she'd be able to tell you. She knows of him but doesn't know mine and his connection. how what feels like a lifetime ago and what was literally a childhood crush on my best friend has now got me all hot and bothered just thinking about him now.

"you know Edward Cullen, right?'

"oh yeah, I think so, red hair? Talk, skinny?" not how I would explain him obviously, but Rose has always leaned toward the beefier guys, football Players, boxers all muscle no brain. Yep, you get what I'm getting at? She goes on to say that she doesn't recall him being at the party.

" Oh nope he wasn't there last night"

She cuts me off "then what does he have to do with who you hooked up with?"

"ROSE" I yell

"let me finish, he has nothing to do with who I hooked up with and for your information, I didn't hook up with anybody last night. Seth found me in the kitchen feeling sorry for myself just after Jacob asked me and Al for a threesome'' I groan

"we were chatting, and he mentioned Edward still talks about me on rare occasions, I don't know why, its been years since he even acknowledged me, since that beach party a few years ago you dragged me too"

"OOOOOH that's right he is the guy that said you didn't belong there, what was with that, that was weird now I think back on it?" rose is oiling up her body, she has body even men are jealous of, it's your Kim Kardashian body but her ass isn't as ill proportion, long legs and naturally white-blond hair and blue eyes. She could be a model, but she prefers to hang inside the hood of a car instead of over one.

I roll my eyes behind my shades "well you see, me and Edward were best friends back in elementary school"

"your joking, right?" she snaps her head back, looking at me "that's something I didn't see coming, you two are like oil and water"

"yeah well we never used to be Ro, we used to do everything together swimming, sleepovers, climbing trees, bike riding, everything until we just didn't" it makes me sad. I miss him. I have missed him. But the life he leads now though not too different from me he is more heavily into the drugs from what I hear, and that scares me, my friends respect it but would he. I know I'm not special enough for someone that I haven't spoken to in 5 years to respect that.

'" what happened''? rose asks as she sits down beside the pool with her feet in. I decided to join her.

"I'm not sure, it was year 6 camp, some leadership camp for student counsel selection, bonding with your peers and all that shit, anyway we had some dance placed on one night and we happened to pick each other. He was awkward and didn't speak too much. I found it weird but after we went back to school id had a fight with Angela and Jess and I moved to be with my dad so it's all a little fuzzy after that. Once I came back from my dads, things had changed, I had changed and we never spoke during high school" I huff out.

"wow you to were really close? So what's the deal now?''

"Well, Seth put Edward's phone number in my phone after saying some stuff about how Edward would love to hear from me. I didn't take it seriously till I was drunk and bored, so I like call him at 2 am this morning" laughing I continue on at roses look of 'keep going'

"random I know but, his girlfriend answered and I spat out some explanation of who I was and hung up, she said she would pass on the msg''

"and," rose says moving her hands for me to get to the point.

I got three texts this morning from all about an hour apart.

I show rose the texts from Edward and my reply

"well he hasn't' got back to yet, do you think you'll ''catch up'' with him, whatever that means. That's weird don't you think?''

''I don't know I don't know anything all I know is I harbor some feelings for him, probably always have and I've never been able to go through with them and no I can't even try''

"Hmm, do you know much about the girlfriend" rose asks while sliding into the pool to float on a pool noodle

"sweet fuck-all, Seth didn't even bother to give me a heads up, like what the fuck is that all about?''

" don't know babes but you need to be careful, I'm not saying don't catch up with him, you have every right to do that but, don't get your heart hurt, I don't even think Jacob did that'' I laugh out loud because that is true, though a may have followed him around like a lost puppy Jacob never even got close to hurting my heart, remember commitment issues. They come in handy some times.

Rose and I spend the day by the pool, sunbathing and chatting about who wore what last night and how good the photos will be. At about 4.30 Rose leaves to see Quil, and I head upstairs to nap, my headache went away but I'm a little tired.

Next thing I know my phone is going off somewhere from under my pillow, I pull it out and without checking who is calling I answer

"mmm… hello?''

Soft laughter over the phone "even in sleep you sound fucking sexy"

*** I'm new to this, I welcome reviews and constructive criticism. but I don't welcome all out nastiness.
I do not have a beta, so this is me myself and i.
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