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Bella's POV

I couldn't think clear anymore; they were coming over in less than an hour and I was not ready to face Alice. I asked Angela if she would stay for dinner but it would look weird with her sitting at the family dinner table, so I just braced myself for what was to come and I hope it would come quick. I paced my room from one side to another until I got interrupted by a knock.

"Yes." I said and looked over my shoulder to see who would enter the room, it was Rose.

"Hey, I was wondering what you were doing." She asked and walked over to my bed.

"Nothing." I told her honestly and tried to stand still in one place.

"I see." She said and looked me up and down.

"What?" I asked a little annoyed.

"Nothing, just that you seem fine now, well a little nervous but otherwise good." I looked at her confused; I had no idea what she meant.

"Why wouldn't I be fine?" I asked her.

"Well you left pretty fast yesterday and you weren't at breakfast this morning, so that I was wondering if you were ok and when I tried to reach you on your phone I found that you left it here; you never forget your phone."

"Done Sherlock?" I asked her and rolled my eyes. "I wasn't feeling too well last night so Angela took me home and that is the reason why I wasn't at breakfast this morning; I had to get Angela back to her car, which she left at the field so that she could take me home last night. In all the hurry I forgot my phone." Wow that was easy, lying to her I mean.

"How long did it take to think of that excuse?" She asked me straight forward.

"That is not an excuse and even if it was, what does it matter to you?" I asked her a little defensive.

"I'm worried about you, ever since you came back from your vacation you have changed. Just wanted to make sure that my baby cousin is ok." She told me and got up to walk to the door; I was already feeling bad about the tone I used with her but it was none of her damn business.

"Thank you for caring but I'm fine." I told her; she just gave me short nod.

"Don't forget that dinner is ready in 30 minutes." How could I forget the damn dinner?

"I'll be there, this time for real." I gave her the best smile I could muster until I turned around and walked over to my window; I'm so screwed. I should think about something to wear since I was just in sweatpants but hold on, why should I change? It was just dinner with the sister of my cousin's boyfriend, why do I need to dress up for that? I don't! I walked down the stairs when I heard the doorbell ring but it wasn't Emmett or Alice instead there were Angela and Jake.

"What are you guys doing here?" I asked them and looked at Rosalie, who had an amused grin on her face.

"Your cousin called us so that we would make sure that you're not grumpy when dinner is served." Angela told me while she closed the door behind her and Jake.

"I don't understand; are you guys staying for dinner?" I asked them in disbelieve.

"Nope we will just lighten up your mood really quick and leave, of course we'll stay for dinner." Jake said with a big grin on his face and I couldn't help but smile back, it was contagious.

"Just make sure she won't be grumpy ok?" Rosalie asked them and walked back into the kitchen after she winked at me.

"So Bella what do you want to do before the guests arrive?" Jake asked me and looked up to the stairs.

"I have an idea." I took of running towards the living room and out on the patio; I stopped and looked over my shoulder before I jumped off and right into the pool. I didn't have to wait long before Jake was in with me; I knew this would work. Angela didn't jump in after us, of course, but she took off her shoes and socks so that her feet would be in the water. I was having the time of my life until the doorbell rang again.

"Bella will you please get out of the pool and change so we can have dinner?" Rose asked with annoyance in her tone when she saw me and Jake in the pool with clothes, even though Jake managed to take of his shoes and shirt before he jumped.

"Sure thing." I climbed out of the pool with Jake following close behind, well that was until I pushed him back in.

"Oh; you are dead." He screamed at me before I started to break of into a run; I was trying not to fall flat on my ass with my wet clothes. I almost ran into Rosalie as she opened the door and in walked Alice and Emmett; I was so distracted with Alice that I didn't remember that I had to run away from Jake and when I did remember it was too late; he already got to me.

"I got you." He said and picked me up. "And now you and I are going to change and after dinner when you have dry clothes; I'll make you wet again." I think every single one of us heard the double meaning which Jake didn't aim for. He started to run upstairs with me and I just had to laugh; I couldn't stop myself, which always happens when I'm with Jake.

Alice's POV

What in the name of Christ just happened? I asked myself when I saw the Black kid, not to be a racist but that is his last name, totally wet carrying my Bella up the stairs also dripping wet and he didn't even have a freaking shirt on! Oh yes I have noticed that and I also noticed the fact that her wet clothes were clinging to her in all the right places. This should be forbidden! I knew it was a mistake that I came to dinner; I didn't want to face her yet not until I was sure what was going on here and now here I was standing like a dork in the entrance hall looking up the stairs where they both disappeared to.

"Well, not quite the impression I wanted you to get from Bella but oh well." Rosalie said and closed the door behind us. I was still standing unmoved, seeing Bella like this brought back the memory when she fell into the fountain in Italy and all I could think about was the way I was staring her and couldn't take my eyes away the whole way to the hotel. This is different! We are not in Italy anymore and I'm a teacher at her school; my feelings need to disappear!

"Don't worry it reminded me of the time I threw her into the pool." Emmett said with a big grin on his face before he moved forward to the patio where I could see Angela sitting with her eyes on me. "Angela." Emmett boomed and she snapped out of whatever thought she was having.

"Emmett, it's great to see you again." She said politely and got up to give him a gentle hug; I can understand why she is one of Bella's best friends, what I didn't understand was the fact that her Ex-boyfriend was here and now getting dried off somewhere in the house. I didn't like the fact at all that he got to touch her.

"Nice to see you Ms. Brandon." Angela said and held her hand out for me to take it.

"No reason to hold on to formalities out of school, just call me Alice." I told her and gave her a warm smile.

"So Alice, do you want anything to drink?" Rosalie asked me when she stepped outside and handed Emmett a Coke.

"Just water but I can get it myself." I told her and walked into the kitchen before I had the time to look around I ran into Bella but this time instead of falling onto my ass she caught me with one arm around my waist while the other grabbed my right wrist. When I looked up I could see her staring at me with those beautiful eyes I couldn't get enough of.

"Are you ok?" She asked me and I could see that she had trouble breathing which was probably due to the fact that our faces where like an inch apart.

"I just got a mini heart attack." I whispered and let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding, when I breathed in again I felt my chest push up and into hers; I looked up in time to see her take a deep breath as well with her eyes closed. "Thank god I didn't fall; I already have a nice bruise on me behind." I told her.

"I would never let you fall." She breathed; somewhere between these 2 sentences she moved her head forward and was now with her lips next to my ear. "I meant every word I said in Italy." Her breath tickled my ear and I could feel Goosebumps rising.

"Sorry to interrupted but everybody is wondering where you are." I looked to my left to see Angela standing in the door that led to the patio. I felt the arm around me tighten and was pulled into a standing position, this would be a very interesting dinner; I thought to myself before I walked back outside.

xXx

So far so good; I thought when we all finished dinner and went into living room. Nothing had occurred during the dinner, well besides the fact that we were sitting at the same table.

"So Alice how do you like it so far?" Jacob asked me and took a seat on the couch next to Bella and put his hand on her leg; I watched the interaction and when I looked up to answer him I could see Bella's eyes boring into me.

"It's good, well besides the fact that 2 of my students tried to kill each other in my first class." I answered and looked at him; he had the decency to look away.

"Yes; I'm really sorry about that but with him I get easily carried away and especially when it comes to the special girl next to me." He said and looked with loving eyes at Bella; I'm guessing that he really is in love with her, well it's not like he is the only one.

"I'm just going to go outside for a walk; the food is not sitting well in my stomach." Bella said suddenly and was up before any of us could really register it. "Give you a tour?" I heard her say and spaced out until I realised that she was actually talking to me. I couldn't go with her or could I? She held her hand out for me and when I looked up into her eyes I couldn't help but take it, it felt like my skin was on fire from where she touched me. We walked past the kitchen and outside onto the patio; Bella let me go through first and after I did a few steps I heard the door behind us close.

"You think that is a good idea?" I asked her and looked back over my shoulder. I saw her standing with her back against the door and her eyes closed. "Are you alright?" I asked her concerned, well that was until a smile crept onto her face, god she looked so beautiful.

"I just really needed fresh air." She said and opened her eyes looking straight at me and right through me. "I also wanted to talk to you." She said and pushed herself off the door and walked towards the steps leading into the yard, with a motion of her head she asked me to follow her. We walked a little bit in silence until we got to a spot where you could see that they had fires often and Bella sat down on a log. "Are you going to sit down?" She asked me with concern in her voice; I think she was afraid that I was going to walk away but could I really do that? No I was already in too deep, so I sat down next to her but also at a save distance.

"What do you want to talk about?" I asked her casually, well as casual as I could.

"First of I wanted to apologize; I know I should have told you that I was still in high school; I still don't know why I didn't." She said and took a deep breath. "It was like from the moment that I have met you I needed to impress you; I know it probably sounds dumb."

"It doesn't!" I whispered before I was able to stop myself; Bella just looked at me with a curious expression on her face. I motioned my hand for her to continue.

"Like I said I have no clue why I did it; I just know after the first short meeting that I wouldn't be able to get you out of my head. You can probably imagine my surprise when I ran into you at the museum; I was thrilled. Since then I was too engrossed with you to even think about the fact that I was still in high school; I know that all of this is no excuse for what I did but I still want you to understand that I didn't aim for it, not at all and I sure as hell didn't plan for these feelings that I started to develop for you." She said all of this without even breathing; I put a hand on her knee to calm her a little but all that happened was the sparks that were flying around. "So you do feel it two." She said with her eyes on my hand. "I have felt it from the first moment and I just couldn't get enough of it; I still can't." Now it was my turn to take a deep breath.

"Bella this is just so wrong on so many levels." I told her and tried to look into her face but she was still staring at my hand resting on her knee.

"Why? I mean why does it really matter? I don't even have you in any of my classes." She tried to reason with me.

"That makes no difference and it definitely doesn't make it right." I told her and pulled my hand away.

"But it feels so right." I heard her whisper; when I turned my head towards her I could see her watching the stars. At that moment I wanted to do nothing more than take her into my arms, holder her and tell her that everything would be alright but I knew that it wouldn't be well not if we continue this relationship. "Please tell me how something that makes us both feel the way we do can be so wrong?" Bella asked me and had her eyes back on me, waiting for an answer.

"I really don't know but I just know that it is." I told her and tried to break the eye contact, which wasn't working at all.

"So what do we do now?" She asked me and I could hear the sadness in her voice.

"We can't be together but we have to accept that we are going to be in each others lives because of Rose and Emmett. It would be easier if that little detail wasn't there but it is. We have to act grown up and act normal around each other but nothing more that normal friendship can happen between us, it isn't right." I told her and hoped with every inch of my being that she would understand and not question it.

"I still don't think it's the right way but if you want it than that is what we'll do; I just have one last thing before we start." She moved in a little closer and took my hand in hers. "Kiss me! Just one last time." Was she crazy? We couldn't do it, what if somebody came? She probably saw my freighted face since she said: "Nobody will come looking for us, not back here." I looked towards the way we both came from and then back at Bella and the moment I turned my face enough I felt her soft lips on mine, first slowly moving as if to see if I would push her away but the fact about this kiss is that I wanted it as bad as she did so I started to move my lips in sync with hers. I could feel her tongue tracing my lip and without any resistance I let her in. The feeling I get from kissing her can't be explained I just knew that I had to stop before both of us got carried away, which couldn't happen. I disconnected our lips and opened my eyes to see that hers were still closed and a smile was playing around her lips; she looked breathtakingly beautiful in that moment and I already regretted my decision but it had to be done, one of us had to be the grown up one.

"We should go." I told her and got up slowly. I started walking towards the house but didn't hear her follow me, when I turned around I saw her still sitting on the log and it broke my heart a little to see the way she was looking at me. I had to look away or otherwise I would have given in, suddenly I felt a presenc beside me but before I could look to my side Bella had already passed me and started to go towards the house in a speed that I was only able to catch up with by jogging. We went up the stairs and were greeted by Rose and Emmett, who sat on a chair.

"Where are Jake and Angela?" I heard Bella ask next to me.

"They already left, curfew." Rose said and looked at Bella with an intense stare, which the other tried to ignore.

"I see, well I'm going to bed then. It was a nice walk Alice but I still think you are making a mistake." She said and the second the words left her mouth I stared at her wide eyed, what the hell was she doing? "With not helping at the drama club, it would be fun." She said and walk inside the house without as much as a look back. That was a close call and after I stopped staring at her I looked over to see Rose with a confused look on her face.

"She just asked if I wouldn't be interested in helping out with the drama club but to be honest I was never interested into that stuff." I have enough drama in my life as it is; I added to myself.

"I see." Rosalie said quietly and I was afraid that she caught me; after all I knew Bella and she talked about pretty much everything but maybe this time Bella kept it for herself.

xXx

Bella's POV

I woke up feeling like a truck ran me over, when I got out of bed and made my way slowly to the bathroom I ran into Rosalie.

"Good morning sunshine." She said and looked me up and down. "You look like you didn't get much sleep tonight."

"That's because I didn't Rose." I answered and tried to push past her to get into the bathroom.

"Something to do with your walk last night?" She asked and I almost dropped dead; I had to act cool and like I didn't know what she was talking about.

"What are you talking about?" I asked her and tried again to make my way into the bathroom.

"The way you were looking at her last night said a lot." Oh crap she caught us. "I mean I can see that you don't like her but did you really have to intimidate her; she was totally off when you guys came back." Wait what? What the hell is she talking about?

"Huh?" I said and could see that she was waiting for an answer, just play along was my first thought. "You're right; I just thought that she didn't like you very much and that's why I wanted to ask her what her problem is but she explained that she really liked you and I did apologize after that."

"I sure hope you did! She is a really nice girl." Rosalie said and walked downstairs; I let go of a breath that I didn't know I was holding.

xXx

After I showered and eat breakfast with my family I made my way outside to my car and was off to school, before I knew it I was in the parking lot; I didn't see Alice, I think she is hiding well that was what I thought until she showed up in drama class with Mr. Whitlock. They came in together and I already felt the jealousy that was threatening to take over.

"Hey guys, it's good to see you all back. If you guys haven't met the newest addition to the staff I'll introduce you to Ms. Brandon." He said and nodded towards Alice, who was standing a little distance behind him and gave a small wave when her name was said. "So guys I was thinking about a play for this year and was having the idea after I watched a show. How about we do musicals this year?" When he said those words there were cheers from some of us and moans from the other half. "I know you guys think it's lame but it is a really good way to express yourself and you could try out if acting is something you would like to do in the near future. So far we only had boring plays but I think that with a little song here and there it could get really interesting." He smiled at us and some where shaking their heads enthusiastically.

"I can sing." Was the first reply and it came from no other than Edward.

"Good, that is a start, how about we hold auditions. Everybody can sing a song that brings out his or her voice and we'll decide then. How about tomorrow?" He asked and looked from one face to the other. Almost everyone was giving him a nod besides me.

"Bella, what about you?" He asked and every pair of eyes was on me including Alice's.

"I'm not a good singer." I said in response.

"What are you talking about? Your voice is amazing." Jake piped up behind me and I was giving him a look that would have ended him, that is if looks could kill.

"That's no problem, choose a partner if you are not comfortable with singing alone." Mr. Whitlock said and walked up and down the stage. He didn't stop for a while and I was wondering if he forgot about us until he looked up. "I haven't really thought of anything for today since I thought it would take more convincing than that but since this went so smooth I'll let you go and you all can think about a song to sing." Everybody started to gather their things and I wanted to ask Jake why he did this to me but was interrupted by Edward blocking my way.

"You want to sing together Bella?" He asked and a smirk was beginning to form on his face.

"Thank you but since Jake got me in this mess he will help me get out." I told him and walked right up to Jake.

"Tonight my house!" I told him before I turned around and left the auditorium without looking at anybody and that includes Alice since she was standing with him and laughing on top of it all. Screw my life!

SO there was the first meeting after the shock of seeing each other again. What did you think about? Bella really pushed it with her statement before she went to bed?! Please review and tell me what you think.