I watched Jessica hand Bella the drink. I scanned her mind quickly but all I could get from her was that she was anxious for Bella to take the glass she held. Perhaps, it was only that she was feeling contrite for her behavior earlier. I watched as Bella took a drink and everything seemed fine so I didn't give it a second thought.

We continued to dance; I kept my arms around Bella as she reached up to kiss my neck. As we swayed to the music, I noticed a fine sheen of sweat appear on her brow. Her eyes became unfocused for a few moments and I felt her falter slightly. Before I could ask if everything was okay, Bella pushed away from me and rushed off towards the washroom.

I cursed my inability to follow her and grabbed Alice's arm. Jasper and her had been dancing closely and she hadn't noticed Bella's hasty departure.

"Alice! I think Bella is sick," I said frowning.

"Where did she go?" Alice trilled nervously.

"The bathroom. Can you please check on her? I want to make sure she's all right."

Alice nodded and hurried off in the direction Bella had gone. I watched her enter the washroom, and waited nervously.

"What happened?" Jasper asked quickly.

"I'm not sure. All of the sudden she looked like she was going to be ill."

Jasper frowned, "Did anything strange happen before that? Maybe it was the champagne?"

"She didn't drink very much of the champagne at all," I mused. "But Jessica gave her a drink as well so perhaps the two combined?"

"Do you think Jessica spiked the drink?" Jasper asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I don't think so, I didn't hear anything when she gave it to Bella."

"What was she thinking?"

"Just that she really wanted Bella to take the drink."

Jasper and I exchanged looks. My mind reading ability could be hit and miss sometimes. I only heard what the person was thinking at the time, it was very possible Jessica had put something in Bella's drink, but if she wasn't thinking about exactly what she had done, I wouldn't have picked up on it.

"Wouldn't Alice have seen it if she had?" I asked perplexed.

"Not if it was a last minute decision."

I glanced around us, but didn't see Jessica anywhere. I would have given anything to find her and shake the truth out of her, but that wouldn't have looked right. It was also very possible the silly girl was innocent and Bella had just gotten ill over the champagne. She wasn't accustomed to drinking, and the alcohol content in champagne could be quite high. Something about this explanation just didn't seem right, however so I wen in search of some answers.

Turning from Jasper, I walked over to the bar to where the discarded glasses stood. No one had cleared them as of yet. Using my sense of smell, I was able to pick out the glass Jessica had given Bella by recognizing their subtle scents. Picking up the glass, I put it under my nose and inhaled deeply. I could smell the saccharine sweetness of cola and there was a faint medicinal undertone that wouldn't have been picked up by a human nose.

"Damn it, Jessica," I growled.

"You called?" a simpering sweet voice said from behind me. "Finally, Edward, we're alone." I turned and Jessica threw herself into my arms. I didn't even have a chance to push the repugnant girl away from me, before hearing Bella's voice over the pounding of the music.

"Edward?" She said, looking at me with my arms around Jessica, a horror-stricken expression on her face. "What the hell is going on!"

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