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"So, hot stuff," Rose said and snickered. "How'd you sleep?"

"I'm going to kill you in your sleep," I grumbled as I ate my cereal.

"Did you dream lots?"

"I'm going to make your ass walk today, bitch."

"I'll get Emmett to pick me up," she said and smiled. "You got nothing."

"Are we turning against each other?" I asked.

"Never, we're partners for life," she said and smirked. "Hot stuff."

"Run," I told her and went after her. We ran out into the backyard and I tackled her to the ground and pinned her to the floor.

"You know, if the two of you were topless, this would be even more enjoyable, maybe even profitable. Let me get my camera," Edward said as he stood outside in his backyard with Emmett.

"Don't even think about it, Cullen," I said as I got off of Rose. "I need to finish getting ready for school."

"Looking hot, Swan," Edward called out after me. I flipped him off as I walked back into my house to finish my makeup and hair.

Charlie had already left early in the morning and wasn't going to be back until late at night. I was putting cover-up on when the tube burst and I got the makeup all over my shirt. I rolled my eyes as I took off my polo and was only in my bra. I heard someone running up the stairs, and I assumed it was Rose; I was completely wrong. Edward was standing in my doorway, blatantly staring at me.

"What are you doing?" I asked calmly, not even bothering to freak out. I walked over to my closet and got out a dress shirt and started putting on the tie. I walked into my bathroom and finished doing my make-up and hair, walking out looking the closest to perfect that I could ever get. Edward was still in my room, looking through my dressers. "Get out of my drawers."

"No, I actually want to get into them."

"Never happening," I sang.

"We'll see," he sang back. I rolled my eyes and walked over to my vanity to make sure every piece of my hair curled and nothing fell yet. "You look fine."

"No," I said quietly as I put on my lip-gloss.

"I don't understand why girls always wear that," he said as he walked up behind me.

"Wear what?"

"Lip-gloss, it just gets in the way."

"When?" I asked and turned around.

"When I do this," he said and put his hands on my vanity on either side of me and leaned in to kiss me. I really wanted to pull away, really I did, but I couldn't; my hands had a mind of their own as they wrapped around his neck and then up into his hair. He lifted me up so I could sit on the vanity and we continued kissing until I realized what I was doing.

"What the fuck," I said as I pushed him away. I grabbed my bag and schoolbooks and ran out of my house into my car.

"Bella, wait!" Edward called after me, but I zipped out of my driveway and headed to school. I actually made it without getting lost, seeing how I completely ditched Rose. I would have been really proud of myself, had I not already been mad at myself and so utterly confused. I walked to my locker and angrily through my books in.

"Was your locker mean to you?" I heard someone asked. I turned around and saw a girl with red hair standing behind me.

"Can I help you?" I asked, giving her a full-blown attitude.

"I'm Renesmee Dwyer, but you can call me Nessie," she said and smiled.

"I'm Bella Swan, I just transferred here with my friend Rose."

"Alice told me about the two of you," she said and I gave her a questioning look. "Oh, I'm really close with all of them."

"Oh. Have you been here this entire time and I've been oblivious to it?"

"No, I was away on vacation with friends for the weekend and our flight got delayed," she said. This huge guy came up behind her and kissed her on the cheek. "Bella, this is my boyfriend Jake."

"Hi," I said and smiled. "Nice to meet you."

"You too. So you're the new addition to our group?" he asked I nodded. "We should be seeing a lot of each other then."

"Most likely," I said and smiled, but it faltered when I heard my name being called down the hallway. I grabbed the books I needed for my first class, said goodbye to Nessie and Jake, and quickly ran for it.

Two periods, that's all I need to get through today and I'm leaving. I took a breath to calm myself and walked into the classroom, being the first person there since I got to school really early. I took a seat in the back corner, where I usually don't sit so I could attempt to avoid Edward today, and God was on my side since I did not have Chemistry at all today.

"Bella," I heard Rose saw as she walked into class, followed by Edward. I looked at her, but looked back down at my notebook. I heard the two of them talking, along with Emmett, but I didn't look their way.

"You're in my seat," this boy said to me.

"Can I just sit here for today?"

"What's in it for me?"

"Twenty bucks," I said as I handed him the money. He nodded and took it and went to my seat on the other side of the room.

"Ms. Swan, may I ask why you're sitting over there?" Mr. Griffin, my history teacher, asked.

"I have a huge headache and the sun from sitting by the window is bothering me and I really want to be able to stay focused. It's only for today though, I promise," I said and flashed him a huge smile.

"Just today," he said and then continued with the lesson.

I acted like I was completely focused on the lesson, but really my mind was buzzing. I didn't know what to think of that kiss. I don't know if I was supposed to want more or tell him to fuck off. I knew it was happening too quickly; I had just moved here a few days ago. I knew, deep down inside – like really, really deep inside – I wanted Edward, or I would have punched him in the face for kissing me the other night and for doing it again, but I was scared; the fact that I had just met him and knew nothing about him yet I wanted him scared the shit out of me. I went through this already, and I got fucked in the end. He's not the root of my self-conscience issues, oh no, I can thank my lovely mother for that. No one knew about her though, not even Rose.

Out of nowhere the bell rang and I quickly gathered my stuff and got the hell of the classroom, but someone grabbed my arm.

"We need to talk," Rose said. She dragged me out of school and into my car.

"I'm sorry I left you, I freaked out," I told her.

"Over what?"

"Nothing."

"Stop telling me nothing! From the minute we got here, you've been pushing me away. You haven't told me shit and we've only been here a few days; what's going to happen after living here a month? Even a year?"

"I'm sorry," I said quietly.

"Bella, I'm your best friend; we're practically sisters. You can tell me anything and I can tell you anything. If you end up killing someone, I don't judge, I grab the shovels and tell you to drive somewhere to hide the body," she said and I laughed a little.

"It's not just Jack who made me feel worthless, my loving mother contributed to my issues as well," I said quietly as I looked out of the window.

"Renee?"

"Yes, sweet, loving Renee. She would judge me all the time. If I was going out to eat, she'd tell me what I was wearing made me look like a boy, that I didn't do my makeup correctly, that my hair looked disgusting, that I looked like a whale, and then she told me that if I ever wanted to find a boyfriend I needed to lose about ten pounds, maybe more, so I shouldn't bother getting anything but a water."

"Are you serious?" Rose asked, and I nodded. "I would have never suspected her of doing that."

"No one did," I said. "And then Jack came along. He made me feel like I wasn't this insignificant girl that Renee made me feel. I felt like I looked like you when I was with him. Until I found out he was cheating on me, and then proceeded to tell me that he told other people that she was his girlfriend because she was hotter than me, a lot hotter than me. And then I went home that day and Renee asked where Jack was and I told her he broke up with me and she ripped me a new one. She told me that she could understand why he wouldn't want a 'porker' as a girlfriend and it just got worse from there."

"Bella," Rose said and leaned over the consol to hug me. I hadn't realized I was crying until she wiped away the tears. "Why didn't you tell me about Renee?"

"I didn't want to sound like a whiney, cry-baby. I tried to brush of what she said to me, but Jack like reassured it and I just broke."

"You need to forget about them. They're out of your life now. We're starting a new life here."

"I know," I said and sighed. "I kissed Edward."

"Yeah, I know, I saw. He kinda forced it on you."

"No, this morning, and I didn't push him away at first."

"You're bothered by this why?"

"I'm scared," I told her quietly. "It's too quick for me. He says the same things Jack did but look how that ended."

"Edward seems different, Bells. Plus, Emmett already sees you as a little sister and he'd beat the shit out of Edward if he hurt you."

"How do you know?"

"He told me, when he asked me out this morning."

"When were you planning on telling me?"

"This morning, but you had a fit and left and wouldn't speak to me," she said and I blushed.

"I think I'm more scared that I wanted to kiss him. I really, really wanted to kiss him."

"Don't fight it then," she said. "I think we missed class, so let's just leave."

"Sounds like a plan," I said as I leaned back into my seat and Rose started the car and drove away.

"Let's go swimming!" Rose said.

"It's cold out."

"The pool is heated. We can have a pool party!"

"In the middle of November?" I said and she nodded excitedly as she pulled into our driveway. "You're crazy."

"And you love me for it. I'll text Em to come over with Edward and Alice and Jasper and Nessie and Jake and it'll be fun. Okay? Okay," she said as she got out of the car and ran into the house, but stopped. "Are you okay with Edward coming?"

"Sure," I said and smiled at her. "I'll set everything up outside so we don't freeze our asses off."

"Sounds good," she said and ran upstairs. I walked outside and checked the pool to make sure the heater was on, it was and the water felt like pee – amazingly warm. I ran upstairs to get changed and saw Rose dressed like it was the middle of July.

"Wear a cute bathing suit," she said. I envied her. She had the body of a super model, but she ate like a sumo wrestler.

"No, I was going to wear a muumuu," I said and rolled my eyes.

I picked out a zebra print bathing suit with a push-up top and the bottoms tied at the sides and have a cute little pink circle metal piece on each side. I put on a black tank dress as a cover up and slip on a pair of flip-flops and walked downstairs.

"I'm glad I did my hair this morning," I said to Rose as I walked into the kitchen and saw her making ice-tea.

"Yeah, me too," she said and shrugged. "They should be over in a little bit. Alice and Nessie have class still, but Alice said that Jake and Jasper are gonna come here and her and Nessie will meet them here."

"I love throwing pool parties in the middle of November," I said as I walked outside. "We're gonna end up sick."

"Don't you want stories to tell your kids when you're older?"

"I'm not gonna have kids," I said.

"I'm going to drown you in this pool. Fuck your mother and fuck Jack," Rose said. We heard the front door open and saw Emmett, Edward, Jasper, and Jake walk in.

"Who are you fucking?" Emmett asked as he walked over and kissed Rose on the cheek and lifted me up into a huge hug.

"No one," Rose said and smiled at me. I was happy she was with Emmett, even though we just met him. "Let's go in the pool."

"You girls are crazy," Jasper said as we all walked outside. Emmett ran up behind Rose and jumped into the pool while holding her. She got her hair wet; she was pissed.

"Don't group me into this plan," I said and laughed. "Rosalie's the crazy one."

"Her and Emmett will make a good pair then," he said. Jake had jumped in right after them, and Edward was just sitting in my kitchen. Jasper must have noticed I was staring at Edward. "Go talk to him." I smiled at him and he ran into the pool and joined the crazies.

"Bella, take off that stupid cover-up!" Rose screamed from the pool. "If I'm in a bathing suit, you have to be too. That's the deal we made!"

"Rose we were eight!"

"A deals a deal," she said and smirked. I growled at her as I took the dress off.

"Happy now?" I asked, annoyed that I had to walk around in a bathing suit now because of a stupid pact the two of us made almost ten years ago.

"Very, have fun," she said and went back to trying to drown Emmett. I rolled my eyes and walked into the kitchen.

"Hey," I said and sat across from Edward at the counter. "Why aren't you out there?"

"Why aren't you?"

"I don't feel like going in yet."

"Good reason," he said and then we sat in an awkward silence.

"I'm sorry I freaked out this morning," I said.

"It's fine."

"No, it's not. I shouldn't have freaked out."

"It's not the usual reaction I get from girls, but a little break from the norm is healthy, I suppose."

"Musta been a blow to your ego," I said.

"It's all good," he said and shrugged. "So, where do we go from here? We've had two awkward kisses and I usually hear that the third time's the charm, but I don't think that applies to you."

"We can get to know each other," I told him. "And no, third time is not the charm."

"That's what I figured," he said and smiled as he looked me up and down. "You have a belly ring, that's hot."

"Shut up," I said and laughed as I covered my stomach.

"Race you to the pool?"

"You're on," I said and took off. I jumped into the pool before him and did a victory cheer.

"I never lose," he said as he resurfaced after jumping.

"You never knew me," I said and smirked.

"So, why exactly did you guys move here?" Alice asked. The eight of us were sitting out a bonfire that Emmett and Jake had made in the barbeque pit. We were wrapped up in blankets and roasting marshmallows. Everyone had showered and changed into regular clothes.

"My dad had gotten a job offer here and he couldn't refuse it. I had no idea Rose was coming with us, it was a very good surprise," I said.

"You're mom didn't come?"

"My mom, um, divorced my dad a few months ago."

"Oh, I'm sorry," Alice said quickly.

"It's okay, you didn't know. It was hard on the two of us, but we're managing. I'm better off without the bitch."

"Okay," Rose said and punched me in the arm. "So have all of you known each other for a while?"

"I grew up with Emmett, Alice and Jasper," Edward said. "And then we met Nessie and Jake freshman year."

"Wow," I said.

"Yeah, can't get rid of them," Emmett said, causing him to get things thrown at him. "I'm kidding."

"You and Bella grew up together, too?" Nessie asked and Rose nodded.

"We met when we were two in a doctor's office and I wouldn't let her play with the game they had there, according to my mother," Rose said.

"Sounds about right, she's a selfish bitch," I said and laughed. "Our mom's started talking and they set up a play-date, which was completely retarded at the time because why would you set up a play-date for two girls who couldn't get a long?"

"It ended up being the smartest thing our mothers ever did," Rose said and smiled.

"Aw, you sound like a cute married couple!" Emmett said and laughed.

"You're such a dick, man," Jake said and laughed. "I've got to get going, my dad's busting my balls to get home."

"He's my ride, so I guess I got to go too," Nessie said and they both got up. We all kissed them goodbye and they left.

Shortly after, Alice and Jasper had to leave, leaving only Edward and Emmett. Rose and Emmett were cuddling on the swing we have, so Edward and I were just sitting there.

"So, do you want anything?" I asked, not sure what to do.

"You, but that doesn't seem to be an option," he said and smirked.

"No, no it is not."

"Got anymore of those chips?" he asked and I nodded. We both walked into the kitchen and I got the chips out of the cabinet and threw them on the dining room table where Edward was sitting. I sat on the seat across from him and stared out the windows at Rose and Emmett.

"They seem really happy," I said.

"I haven't seen Emmett like this with any girl before."

"You do know if he hurts her, I'll be obligated to attempt to kick his ass."

"Attempt?"

"Oh yes, I'll hurt myself in the process, but it's the thought that counts," I said and popped a chip into my mouth.

"You're so different from all the girls I know."

"Good different or bad different?"

"Good different, definitely a good different," he said. "So, Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow at my place."

"Should be interesting."

"My aunt always makes a big deal out of holidays after my parents died," he said.

"I'm sorry," I said and grabbed his hands that were resting on the table.

"It's okay. Bring your appetite, there's always so much food, but Emmett usually ends up eating half the table so get there early too."

"Hopefully Charlie doesn't have to work. I told your aunt that it would be the three of us."

"Does he miss a lot of things?"

"I haven't really spent a holiday with my dad in a while. If Rose hadn't come with us, I'd be alone all the time."

"You wouldn't be alone. We could be alone, together, in your room, or mine, if you catch my drift," he said and I laughed.

"Still not happening."

"Can't a guy dream?"

"Not about that, my friend," I said and rolled my eyes. The house phone started ringing, so I got up to answer it. "Hello?"

"Bella? It's Dad."

"Oh, hey Dad."

"Listen, I really hate to disappoint you," he said and sighed. I hated it when he started a sentence like that. "I have to go out of state for the weekend. I'm leaving on an express flight tonight and I wont be back until Sunday."

"Dad, tomorrow's Thanksgiving."

"I know. I'm so sorry, sweetheart. I'll make it up to you. Tell Esme and Carlisle I'm sorry I couldn't make it."

"It's fine," I said, my throat getting tight and tears threatening to spill. "I'll see you Sunday." I hung up the phone and walked outside to Rose and Emmett. "Charlie's not coming home tonight and will be gone until Sunday. Emmett, Edward, if you two want to stay over that's fine. I'll be in my room." I brushed past Edward and ran up the stairs into my room, and just cried into my pillow. I heard someone walk into my room and felt them sit on my bed.

"Bella, come downstairs," Rosalie said but I shook my head. "Please. They're worried about you."

"I should be used to this by now, right?"

"You have us, Bells. Don't be upset, please," she said and hugged me. I got off the bed and she held my hand as we walked down the stairs and saw Edward and Emmett sitting on the couches. I took a seat on the couch Edward was on in the corner and Rosalie cuddled with Emmett.

"Everything alright?" Emmett asked and I nodded. "Good."

Rose and Emmett were the first ones asleep. They were really cute, sleeping in each other's arms and all. Edward and I were still up, talking about bullshit.

"Favorite color?" he asked.

"You know this stupid," I said and threw a pillow at him. "Blue. What's yours?"

"Green. Favorite song?"

"Too many to name. All-time favorite song though is With Me by Sum 41. Favorite movie?"

"Inglorious Basterds. What about you?"

"You would like that movie. Alice in Wonderland."

"Which one?"

"All of them," I said and smiled. "Favorite childhood memory?"

"My dad took me to a football game once, before him and my mom died. We had so much fun," he told me and I smiled at him. "What's yours?"

"Rose and I ran away one day," I said and smiled at the memory. "We thought we were such bad-asses. We even slept over night at the park in one of those tunnel things on the play sets. It was the scariest thing we ever did but it was so much fun. The best part was our parents didn't even realize we were gone."

"Troublemakers even when you were young," Edward said and shook his head.

"Gotta start early, right?" I said and laughed. "Why does Lauren think the two of you date? She was stalking either you or me yesterday because she knew about you leaving my house."

"Lauren's a creep. She's another one I've known for a while. When we were little she was this cute, innocent girl and we were friends. High school came along and she became a huge slut, but she was telling people we dated. I really didn't mind until recently because she was just someone to hook-up with when I got bored."

"But now?"

"There's someone else," Edward said and I blushed. "Who was your first kiss?"

"No idea. I know it was eighth grade, I was drunk along with everyone else, and we played spin the bottle."

"You were thirteen and drunk?"

"My friends started early," I said. "Any piercings?"

"Tongue," he said and stuck it out.

"Why haven't I noticed that?"

"We didn't get too far into the kissing," he said.

"No, I mean when you talk, dumbass."

"Plug. One of the teachers gave me a hard time about it one day," he said and I nodded. "You?"

"Just the belly button, and my earrings."

"I like the industrial," he said and tucked my hair behind the ear that held the metal bar.

"My mother flipped a shit when I got it done, she thought it was trashy."

"My aunt flipped about the tongue, but I felt like a badass," he said and I laughed. I looked at the time and saw it was past one in the morning. "We should probably go to sleep."

"Probably. Do you want me to move so you have the couch?"

"No, it's fine," I said as I turned and lay down in my corner. "Goodnight."

"Bella," Edward said.

"Yes," I asked and sat up.

"Come here," he said and opened his arms. "We're obviously not going to sleep comfortably on the couch any other way."

"I don't know," I said warily.

"I'll be a perfect gentleman, I promise," he said. I eyed him carefully as I made my way towards him. I lay down in front of him and he wrapped his arms around me.

"Careful with the hands, Cullen," I warned him.

"Go to sleep, Swan."

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