AN: Please listen to the song Stand by You by Rachel Platten either with this chapter before or after. The main inspiration for this chapter comes from that song. I introduce a new character in this chapter. While I still do not own twilight or its characters… this one is all mine. This chapter will give you more of the understanding of Bella's trust issues and it will also give you a small window of opening on the incites of why she acts the way she does and you might even see a change in POV either in this chapter or the next.

Chapter 5: Stand By You

It's been 5 days in this hell hole. 5 days since that dreadful party. Embry has talked to me once. He's been mostly avoiding me. I bet he hated that I was here messing up his groove. I could practically see what he is thinking by the way he kept looking at me when he thought I wasn't paying attention. Charlie and Joy really did thoroughly check all of my bags and belongings. Then they made me go talk to Sue about that job in her diner. I start tonight. It was already Thursday and I texted CG several times with no response. I bet she heard all of the story and is distancing herself. She was trying to start her world tour by the end of this year or the beginning of next and none of this bad press concerning me helps her at all. I don't blame her.

"Bella!" I heard Joy call. Ugg. Time for work. I grabbed the white apron and headed down to the kitchen area to an all to happy Joy. Her mother named her that because that's all she could do whether it be for real or just a fake attitude. It seemed she was never anything but… Happy. It's disgusting.

"Ready?"

"Yup." I saw her smile falter just a little bit… that's right. I will never give in to your fakeness. I mean lets be real no one is that happy all the time. Not even my ball of sunshine who is always looking for the rainbow in the storm.

"Alrighty then. I am going to drive you down there today." Only because you don't trust me with your car. Bitch. Oh here comes the prodigy himself. Embry comes in though the backdoor.

"Hey mom, can I borrow the car? I have the afternoon off and so does Ange and we were wanting to go see a movie in Port A." He asked. He didn't even acknowledge my presence. Yay. Bet she does. I scoffed to myself which in return had them both looking at me.

"Oh don't let me interrupt this fun love fest. Don't worry. Jay. I know the way to the Diner. I'll just walk." I purposely said the wrong name just piss them both off. It worked Joy looked like she just got slapped. Good. I grabbed my jacket and headed out the backdoor. When I left I paused for just a moment just to hear a soft sob and Embry calling me a fucking bitch. At least they know that now. I took off and looked down at my phone. Nothing. It took me about 5 minutes to get to the diner. When I got there it was already 2:30. I was half an hour early. It didn't look like there was really anyone there. I walked in and I saw that I was right mostly the people who were there was employees. While I was looking around the hot guy from the other night came out of the back talking to Sue. He saw me and instantly smiled. It was like his smile was contagious and I couldn't help but smile back. Even for just one moment. Sue looked at me for just one moment before realizing I was there.

"Oh! Bella! Your early!" She said smiling.

"Umm yeah… My motto is that if your early then you're on time and if you're on time then your late." I told her and she almost lost it laughing. She must have seen my confused look because she quickly explained why she laughed. "I swear I just saw a young female version of Charlie when you said that. I am pretty sure that is his motto as well. Well, I do like that your early but I have to go over some things in my books and my inventory. We usually don't get our dinner rush until 4 so I usually do that between 2 and 4. I wanted to show you around and see where you felt more comfortable working but since your early why don't you grab a drink and chat with Seth here for a few minutes." Oh no. Don't leave me with him. I mentally yelled at her as she turned and went to a room in the back without waiting for an answer. Her office probably. Oh my god.

"Water, tea, or soda?" He asked me going behind the counter.

"What?" I asked him slightly confused. He chuckled lightly "to drink. I'm Seth by the way." Oh.

"Do you have lime?" He nodded. "Great I'll have a water with a lime. I am Bella."

"Not lemon?" he busted out laughing after looking up and no doubt seeing my face. "I absolutely hate lemon. Hate it." I told as he got my drink. He nodded and set the drink in front of me then came back around the counter and set next to me.

"So where did you live before moving here with the Chief?"

"Umm me and mom lived in a couple of different places… we lived in Phoenix Arizona and Jacksonville Florida for a little bit and then we moved to San Francisco and then to LA."

"Wow. Why move here then? Big sunny warm cities to small wet cold town. That's a pretty big change."

I nodded, "I guess I just needed a change." Only a small lie.

He nodded, "I can see that. Ready to start school Monday?" He went to high school? I wander how old he is and what grade he will be in. Probably a senior. Has to be.

"No." he laughed. "Me either. I am dreading it actually." He stopped laughing for second and just stared at me. I suddenly got uncomfortable. "Do I have something on my face?" His smile fell just like it did the other day although this time it came back just a bit smaller.

"No. You have the most mesmerizingly beautiful eyes I have ever seen." Oh.

"Thanks." What else am I supposed to say?

"Your welcome." Well I have to get going. I have to work tonight. If you need someone to show you around Monday just let me know and I will be more than glad to show you around."

"I will keep that in mind."

"Good. Bye" he gave me a small wave and a big smile.

"It was nice talking to you. We should do it again sometime. Bye." I gave him probably my first honest smile since I got here which made him stop for a brief moment and I am almost positive that his smile got bigger. I would put money on it. I am almost positive I heard a we will before he left. But let's be honest for a second. I really didn't know. It was like a whisper.

"So I have gotten almost everything done. Tonight one of my other girls called in so I thought I would have you cover for her as a waitress. So the busiest days are Friday through Sunday and Wednesday's here so you will have it pretty easy tonight. It usually has a little dinner rush from about 4:30 to 7, but we close at 9 on weeknights and 10 on the weekends." She introduced me to one other girl that I recognized from the party. Her name was Claire. I shadowed her for the first hour and then let me loose on my own. The night went on fairly well only a couple mistakes here and there. At 7 she said that I could take a break and eat dinner if I wanted to. I decided on a large salad and another lime water and went and set a table far from anyone else there. I pulled my phone out to see if I had any missing messages. None. Damn. I was hoping she wouldn't do this when she found out.

"Now that looks delishoius. I am famished you know. All the flight time and all I have put in today." I heard a familiar voice as I looked up into dark brown eyes and almost did a double take as it was CG. I jumped up and hugged her then hit her in the arm.

"Damn you. I thought you found out what happened and were distancing yourself and shit." She looked at me with an all to serious face as she sat down across from me and picked my fork up and took a bite of my salad then spoke.

"I did find out. The day after you called me. I was confused by what you meant when you said jail and I called Renee. She told me everything and that's when I knew you needed me more now than ever. She told me exactly where you were staying and what you were going through. So here I am."

"What about your world tour?"

"Last time I checked it was supposed to be a double WW tour. Not just me. I think it should wait until after we get done with this. Plus it will always be there. And as long as I continue writing for my next album I won't have a problem. That's what my management said at least."

I smiled softly at her. "Your amazing."

"I know."

"How did you know I was here?"

"I didn't know you were at the diner. I was hungry so I decided I was going to eat then surprise you. But then I saw you over here in the corner and I had to say something to you."

"So are you here for the weekend or a couple of weeks?" She gave me a look and just smiled.

"oh about 18 months I think will do."

"You're staying here the whole time while I am here?"

"That's the plan."

"You're absolutely amazing. Seriously I have never loved you as much as I do now. So, where are you going to be staying?"

"Well…"

AN: A small couple of small details on Cleo Green (my OC). Like Isa Marie Dwyer for Bella that is her stage name, her birth name is Chloe Gracelyn Locklear. She is also 17 and shares a birthday with Bella. She is half Native American (her father's side.) and her mother is from Australia. She has released 3 of her own albums and has been in a total of 8 feature films, 2 TV movies, and 1 TV show. Her and Bella met when they both starred in a TV show together when they were 5, the show lasted 5 seasons. Musically I have her singing Demi Lovato songs and albums while I have Bella/Isa Marie doing Selena Gomez songs (with the exception of the newest albums Reflection and Confident which might be used later on but it is not used now.)

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