Be Honest, Do I Need a Tan?
Chapter 3: What is with her???
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or Monk.
Jamie looked at me and once again, smiled. "Okay, I think it is time now." I raised an eyebrow, "Ya think?" I asked dryly. She dismissed my comment and continued.
She took an unnecessary breath and started. "My name is Jamie Colter, I am seventeen in human years and I have been a vampire for fifty-three years. As you can tell I drink animal blood, not humans, so you have nothing to worry about." I scoffed. I'm not worried about getting my blood sucked out; I'm worried that you are going to steal my boyfriend.
Before she could continue, I interrupted her. "I think we should continue this outside. You never know who could hear." Everyone nodded, gathered up their stuff and marched outside. I led the group to a picnic table underneath an oak tree. "Keep going," I murmured, though I was positive they all heard me.
"I suppose I should tell you my life story," I really doubted I needed to hear her lifestory, but I kept my snide comments to myself. "I was born in California in 1937. My mother was a house wife and my father a banker. I had no siblings, though I always wanted a little sister or brother. I never spent much time with my parents. My father was always gone and my mother was too devoted to maintaining the house. They were basically strangers to me. I went to school, like a good girl and never got in trouble." I had many boyfriends, but never a solid relationship. I was pretty and smart, and the men found that intimidating in a women back then."
"One day, I was walking to the local library when I heard someone in an alley arguing with someone." Her face crumpled and her eyes filled with moisture. I almost felt bad for her. But how bad can you feel for a boyfriend stealing skank? Alice must have felt bad for her, because she rubbed Jamie's back and prodded her on. " Go ahead, you can tell us." When Jamie wiped away imaginary tears, my sympathy disappeared and it was filled with anger, disgust and amusement. So she trying to make us feel bad for her? I sighed. This is turning out to be a cheesy soap opera where a girl tells a fake sob story to make people feel bad for her. I saw Jasper snicker out of the corner of my eye and I couldn't help but join. When Alice noticed this, she glared at us which shut us up immediately.
Jamie, though still "upset", continued, "I stopped in the shadows and listened. I couldn't tell what they were yelling about and I was trying to get closer when I heard a gunshot. A couple seconds later I heard another one. I ran into the alley and saw a dead man with blood seeping out of two bullet wounds. There was another man, who I guessed was the killer and he came up to me and said 'tell anyone about this and I'll kill you. I was going to comply with that and run away, but before I could he bit" I didn't let her finish because I doubled over in laughter.
"You can't… expect ….anyone to believe …..that do you?" I said between laughs. Jamie looked at me in confusion along with everybody else. I started laughing again. "That was an episode of Monk, except it was with a blind woman and had that country singer dude and without the vampire stuff at the end. I saw that a couple weeks ago." Alice started cracking up along with Emmett and even Edward, Rosalie and Jasper smiled a bit. I looked at Jamie, who was blushing as bad as I usually do. In fact she is probably blushing more than….SHE CAN BLUSH TOO!!!!!! Holy Crow, what else can this vampire do? She's like a human!
"Ok, you might want to start telling the truth now, Jamie." I suggested to her in a taunting voice. She blushed a deeper red and talked again.
"Fine! That was a lie! Happy? I saw that episode too. I just.. well…. I didn't want to tell the truth. Here's the truth. I was an orphan. I didn't have a banker dad. Or a house wife mom. I was all alone. I lived on the streets and scrounged for money. When I didn't have a decent place to stay for the night I would go looking for men to sleep with so I could have a bed and entertain myself for the night." She glanced at Edward, "I heard I was great in the sack," She said seductively. What a whore! With that I was about to pounce on her, when Edward growled and said enough. At least he didn't let things go too far. She shrugged and went on.
"Like I said, I went looking for men most every night, and traveled cross California during my teenage years. On one especially cold night, I was wandering the streets when I saw an extraordinary man come up to me. He was tall, had beautiful brown hair, a body anyone would die for and creepy red eyes. He wanted to know if I would "keep him company" and I agreed and dismissed his mysterious red eyes."
"Later that night after my "work" was done, I was about to go when he grabbed my arm. He said, ' don't leave yet, please stay for dinner.' I quickly agreed. I wanted to have some food anyway, and if it was from a complete stranger that poisoned it, eh, what the heck, at least I die on a full stomach."
"He quickly pulled me into a room and lay me down on a table, pinning my arms down. He lowered his head to my neck and muttered words that still haunt me, ' this is going to hurt'. After he said that he bit down and released his venom into my neck. After three days of torture I found myself in the same room alone. I found the man who bit me and killed him the second I found him. I then vowed never to kill another person in my "life", and I heard about a Cullen who drank animal blood instead of human blood so I've drank animal blood ever since. I have also kept to my promise and never killed a human." She then flashed me another smile.
"So you won't kill me. I get it! But you are going to steal my boyfriend?" I questioned her, the venom in my voice present. Jasper flinched from all of the raw emotions coming at him, so I gave him a apologetic look. He gave me a small smile in return. I looked back at Jamie. Well, more like glared. I looked at Edward who looked flabbergasted by my comment.
"Bella, Jamie is not trying to steal me from you! I am just friends with her. How could you think that?" He questioned. His eyes going quickly from gold to a dark black. I looked back at him angrily. "I saw you and her getting comfy before I came! I still don't understand why you left without warning to visit her and why you've changed so much." Before he could answer, I stopped him by holding up my shaking hand. Salty tears brimmed my eyes, threatening to spill over the next time I blinked. I looked away and said softly, "I don't even want to hear it Edward. I don't know what's gotten into you, but you need to fix it. Soon. Or I don't know if I can trust you anymore. Fix it." Was all I said before I dashed off to my truck.
I ran as fast as I could, without tripping, got in and slammed the door. Of course, Edward was already in the passenger seat. I started the car and sat there. " Bella, let me explain. We're only" I interrupted him before I had a complete break down in front of him. "Out Edward. I can't talk to you right now. I can't even look at you." I heard him sigh and step out of the pickup. Without even glancing at him, I slammed on the gas and sped out of the parking lot.
Driving home was torture. Tears blurred my eyes, and streamed down my face. My brain was telling me to just give up, but my conscience was telling me to go back and fight for my man. But I brushed away both and went home to think.
When I got home, I ran upstairs and flung myself on my bed. My cell phone rang constantly, and after a while, I turned it off. I needed to think. Without disruptions.
Why would Edward do this to me. I thought he loved me. What does this vampire girl that Edward likes, have that I don't have? ... She's tall, blonde, sporty, has a tan is flirty wait that's it! I need a tan! Maybe Edward will love me again if I become everything Jamie is and more.
I was about to call a local tanning salon, when the phone rang. Sighing I picked it up. It was Alice. I might as well answer it and tell her to stop calling.
"Hello Alice." I said dully, "Before you say anything, no I am not going to think this out 'straightly'. I have thought out everythi" She interrupted me before I could continue on my rant.
"No Bella, that's not it. I saw your plan in a vision. Please Bella, don't do this, just come and" This time I interrupted her. "NO ALCE, I have made my choice." With that I snapped my phone shut and sighed. I was going through with this. Not just for Edward, but for me. I was doing this for me. I was making the right choice….Or was I? Thank God tomorrow is Saturday.
That's it for chapter 3!! Hope you liked it. I love the show Monk? Anyone else a fan?
Will Bella go through with her choice. Will Edward go for Jamie and ruin the relationship he built between him and Bella. Dun Dun dunnnnn. Find out next time on "Be Honest, Do I need a tan?"
Oh and I am having a poll. Well, more like polls.
First one….
Should the next chapter be Bella getting a tan.. or Edwards Pov on the night he mysteriously disappeared.
Secondly….
Should Edward be with Jamie or Bella. You decide!!!!!
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