A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short. I just wanted to get something out today, so I hope that you all forgive me!

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Disclaimer:

The characters of Twilight are owned by the glorious Stephenie Meyer.

This story is completely fictional. The sorority involved, Sigma Gamma Beta, is a figment of my imagination.


BPOV

I can't believe that Jacob attacked Edward. I knew that Jacob had a temper, sure, but the fact that he was so BARBARIC made me sick to my stomach.

The fact that Edward was almost hurt also made me sick to my stomach.

Jacob, however, wasn't as lucky. From the looks of it, he most likely will have a black eye or two by tomorrow morning, coupled by copious amounts of swelling around his face.

I don't know if it was the sting of insults that Jacob threw at me or if it was the fact that I truly was over Jacob in a romantic light, but I didn't feel bad for him in regards to the injuries that he had acquired. The "friend" in me realized that he had stuck his foot in his mouth, making him deserving of all of his bruises. Not to mention the fact that he had initiated the fight in the first place.

But none of that mattered to me. The only thing that I could truly focus on was the fact that Edward was almost hurt. He could have been the one with the black eye, bloody nose, and swollen features. He went out on a limb for me that almost caused him physical pain.

Edward was amazing.

And I was head over heels in love with him.

Once Emmett and Jasper managed to get Jacob out of the apartment (with the help of security, unfortunately) I felt the overwhelming need to be around Edward after what he did for me. I couldn't explain it...all I wanted was to be in his arms, to have him tell me that it was going to be okay; that my newly ex-boyfriend wasn't unbelievably pissed at me to the point where our once-friendship would no longer exist in any faction.

All I wanted was Edward. But unfortunately for me, Edward didn't want me.

As soon as Jacob was "escorted" out of our apartment (shoved, pushed and punched would be a better description), Edward propelled himself away from me, as if I repulsed him. He hadn't acted this cold to me ever before, and I felt my heart break yet again.

This, of course, brought on a new torrent of tears. Not because I missed Jake or regretted anything that happened tonight, but because I felt like I did almost a year ago when Edward rejected me. The pain of rejection for the second time was almost unbearable.

Crying and pushing everyone away from me, I stalked off to my bedroom. Before I closed my door, I saw a trembling Edward with a somewhat remorseful look on his face. He was probably upset with himself for even trying to stand up for me, because he could have gotten hurt. Clearly, I wasn't worth the trouble.

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I was not feeling very well the next morning. I woke up with a hangover and a headache, and unfortunately for me those weren't my only problems. My heart was heavy from rejection and my face was puffy from crying over the loss of my friend. The only thing keeping me out of slipping into a depression was the fact that I was a single woman again and I didn't have to pretend to love someone anymore. It sounds so bitchy of me, but I was unbelievably relived I could love whomever I wanted and didn't have to answer to anyone about it. As freeing as this thought was, I couldn't help but think about the person who I wanted to love but didn't return my affections: Edward.

Mentally slapping myself, I reasoned that I couldn't keep dwelling on the fact that Edward didn't love me. I had to move on, just as Jacob had to move on from me.

Thinking about that, I felt my stomach get a little queasy. I was such a bitch to Jacob...I didn't deserve romantic happiness of my own. It only made sense, right?

I was interrupted from my negative thoughts by a loud pounding on the door.

"Bella! Open up! The only excuse to have a locked door in this household is if you have a naked boy in your bed! So unless you have some extra curricular activities going on in there that I am unaware of, get your butt up and open the door for me!" Damn, I would have thought that Alice would have given me a "get out of jail free card" this morning, considering the night that I had last night.

Groaning as I thrust myself out of bed, I realized that my headache wasn't as bad as it was when I was laying in bed. This was actually be a first time something like that had ever happened to me.

"What's up Alice?" I said, opening the door and heading back to my bed, which was calling my name again. Headache or no headache, I wanted to wrap myself up in my covers again and forget the world.

"Oh no you don't- you are NOT lying back down again. Get up! Get up! I have a surprise for you!"

"A surprise? Ali, I am not going shopping with you today. Besides, that's not a good surprise. My credit cards can't handle any more abuse," I said, rolling my eyes.

"Awe, that's all you think of me, is shopping? Hurtful Bella, hurtful," Alice said, causing me to roll my eyes again. "No Bella, it's not a surprise from me...it's one that your secret admirer left you!"

"What?! Secret admirer? Isn't that a little strange?" I said, grumbling but getting out of bed again and following Alice down the hall to the living room.

As soon as I walked into the living room, I noticed a large basket sitting on the coffee table. Walking closer, I noticed that it seemed to be a "care package" of sorts, complete with snickers bars (my favorite candy bar), diet coke (my favorite pop), three movies that one would classify as "chick flicks," a stuffed animal panda (my sorority's mascot), strawberry scented body wash and bubble bath, a large green (my favorite color) blanket, and a pair of pajamas (long sleeved with pants) from Victoria's Secret (that was magically in my size).

My jaw dropped. To the fucking ground.

"It was left in front of our door, I just found it there a couple of minutes ago. I have no idea who left it," Alice said, shaking her head.

Of course, tucked into the basket was an envelope with my name scrawled on the outside of it. Reaching into the envelope, I pulled out a piece of paper.

Bella,

I figured that you would need a "care package" after your night last night. I hope that rush was all that you had hoped it to be and that you wake this morning in good spirits.

I trust that all in this basket is to your liking...I wanted you to have a good day today on me. Please accept this package- I know that you don't like when people spend money on you but you deserve every cent. Expect a pizza delivery around noon. Please do not try to pay for the pizza; it has already been paid for. I can't wait to see your smiling face again- you are simply a magnificent creature and it is a shame to not see you smile every moment of every day.

Faithfully yours, admiring from afar

WTF?!? I didn't even know what to do with this basket. On one hand, I was unbelievably floored that someone would go through those lengths to put together something that I would truly like. On another, completely opposite hand, I was scared shitless as to how that person would know so much about me when I knew nothing about them.

"Alice, you or Rosalie aren't this mysterious 'secret admirer' of mine, are you? So help me God if you are..."

"Bella, don't be ridiculous. No, neither of us are your secret admirer. To be honest, I have no idea who is, either. Obviously it is someone who knows you REALLY well though..."

Both of us were quiet for a moment, lost in thought. I was trying to pick apart the men in my life who would know me enough to know that I love diet coke and that I love things that are strawberry scented.

Oh my goodness, I have no idea who this person is. No one was coming to mind; the only guy who knows me like that is Jake and I don't know if he is ever going to talk to me again.

Thinking about Jake more, I felt my heart spasm. He had been such a staple in my life for so long, and without him felt like...someone took the sun out of my life. Why did I have to ruin my friendship by giving into his advances and agreeing to be his girlfriend?

Suddenly my body gave way beneath me and I fell to the ground, sobbing. Why am I such an idiot? I feel like I can't control my emotions anymore...I was a wreck. From losing Jacob's friendship to being rejected by Edward, I just wanted to crawl into a hole and fucking die.

"Bella...Bella? What's wrong? Bella, talk to me!" Alice said, shaking me.

"Ali...Al...Alice...I ruin everything. I...I...just feel...wrong...why is.....my life...like...this?" I said through broken sobs, balling my hands up on my face and feeling my stress mount with every tear that passed down my cheek.

"Bella, Bella. Shhhhh. It's going to be okay honey. I know it is. Everything is going to be okay. You have to trust me on this; you have to trust me that everything in your life is going to work out for the best. Bella, you are a good person and you are destined to have a wonderful life. Even though it may not seem like it now, everything will be fine sooner than you realize," Alice said, drawing me into a hug and stroking my hair.

My eyes started drooping at that moment, and Alice pulled me to the couch and I laid my head in her lap while she played with my hair and comforted me. Fully aware of my best friend's affect on my life, I reveled in the fact that although my life was at a low point at this moment, I had the friends in my life to lift me up and make sure that I understood that everything will be alright. Thank God for Alice and Rosalie, they were my angels.

Even though the "dating" aspect in my life was totally off-kilter (and to be honest, completely fucked up), I had the world's best friends. Life isn't all that bad as long as I have them.

I must have drifted off to sleep, because before I knew it, I was woken up by a slice of pizza that was being dangled in my face. The smell was positively delicious, and I had to resist the urge to lick my lips. Opening my eyes up fully, I sat up to see who was dangling the little slice of heaven in front of my face. To my surprise, I was met by Edward's green eyes as a smile spread across his perfect face.

"Edward, what are you doing here?" I was genuinely surprised to see him; I would have figured that he was going to go back to ignoring me as much as possible after the night that we had last night. Thinking about it, I wouldn't have been surprised if he had decided not to join the sorority after last night and all of the drama that unfolded after rush.

"Well, can't I come see how my VP is doing after her night last night?" He said, sitting down on the couch next to me. I registered that Alice had gotten up and it was just Edward and I in who were sitting in the living room.

"Yes, you can come by and see me, I guess. But honestly, I wouldn't have thought that you would have wanted to do so, especially after what happened last night. My ex boyfriend tried to attack you, Edward. You seemed pretty damn pissed when you left, so I didn't think that I was going to see you again. In fact, I didn't think that you were going to join SGB after all of that…and I don't think that I would have blamed you," I said honestly. I didn't have anything to lose; Edward already rejected me twice now and I had no one to impress. Let him judge me, I didn't care anymore.

"Bella, I told you that I had a good reason for wanting to join your group. That reason still holds pretty strong for me, too. So I'm sorry, but you haven't gotten rid of me yet."

Looking around the room, I wondered where my roommates were. They were usually around the apartment at this time, especially since Rosalie had declared that she wasn't going to classes today.

"Ummm Edward, do you know where my roommates are? And where in the world did that pizza come from?"

"Well, Alice and Rosalie were just leaving when I came in a little bit ago. They said that they had a quick errand to run and that they would be back as soon as possible. And as for the pizza, it was here when I got here. Alice told me to help myself as long as I woke you up to share it with me," he said, shrugging.

Realizing that I must look like crap after all of the crying I had been doing, I got up to straighten myself up. Even though I was trying to not let Edward affect me like he usually did, I didn't have to look like a cavewoman in front of him.

"Edward, I'll be right back, okay?" I said, bending over and grabbing my new pajamas out of the basket I received earlier in the day.

"Sure, love. Take your time," Edward said, reaching for another slice of pizza.

Why did he just call me love? That isn't even a common nickname among people who aren't intimate, right? How bizarre of him…maybe he is just seeing me right now as someone who is on the verge of cracking and having a mental breakdown so he felt the impulse to comfort me in some way. Who knows…honestly, that boy surprises me almost every time he opens his mouth because he plays "hot and cold" so often. I used to feel like I was so perceptive when it came to reading people, but after hanging around Edward for a couple of days, I don't feel like I know anything anymore.

Fixing myself up in the bathroom, I decided that I seriously had to stop dwelling on the negatives in my life.

No one has a perfect life, a "charmed life," right? Things may be a mess right now, but all I have to do is stay positive and things will start looking up for me. Alice was right, but she usually is. Stupid little punk.

Sure, I didn't have Edward or Jacob; but there was someone out there who cared about me enough, the proof is in the package that I received today.

That knowledge was enough to put a smile on my face. I walked out of the bathroom, feeling refreshed with the tear marks successfully wiped off of my face and my new comfortable pajamas on.

I was met in the hallway by Edward, who had the largest smile on his face that I have ever seen.

What in the world would have made him smile like that?


A/N: Review you guys…please! Let me know what you think. Should I keep going or should I tie this up as soon as possible? I have enough ideas to keep going but if no one really wants to read this I can wrap it up.

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