Chapter 7: The Reveal

"Emmett is throwing a party and you are all invited!" Rosalie put forth

"Oh when is it?" Alice asked

"In three days, make sure you wear something hot" Rosalie winked.

"Oh please, when do I ever not wear something hot," Alice flipped her hair.

"Bella, this will be the perfect time for you to get some quality time with Edward!" Alice said.

"And also the perfect time to confess your love for him," Rosalie smiled

"Guys, let's not get too ahead of ourselves" I giggled.

Me and Edward have been talking a lot on text, but when we see each other in real life, it's like we don't exist to each other, it's weird. Rosalie and Alice were right, this party would be the perfect chance to finally have a face to face conversation with him.

Skip forward three days and I was looking at myself in the mirror in Emmett's bathroom. My makeup was a mess, my hair looked like a mess, my dress had spillage stains on it. I was just a complete mess. Drinking is torture and it didn't help for me to be crying whilst intoxicated locked in the bathroom with my friends banging on the door yelling at me to open it. I just wish I could erase the last thirty minutes out of my head.

"Let's play spin the bottle!" Alice screamed as she held the wine bottle high in the air followed by cheering.

Edward was fairly drunk and he couldn't stop flirting with me and I loved the attention. He sneaked in a few sloppy, drunk kisses with me too, we were just having so much fun.

Edward grabbed my hand and led me to the place where everyone was gathered in a circle.

"Okay I am going to spin the bottle! It's my party!" A really intoxicated Emmett proclaimed as he grabbed the bottle from Alice's hands.

Emmett spun the bottle and it landed on Micheal, the schools jackass.

"Micheal," Emmett started. "Truth or dare?" A devilish smile appeared on Micheal's face and he quickly dashed a look at Edward. Edward instantly tightened his grip around my waist.

"Truth," He said calmly

"What is your deepest, darkest secret?" Emmett grimaced.

Micheal chuckled slightly and his eyes met mine for a few seconds and I felt a low audible roar escape Edward's lips as he pushed me slightly behind him.

"I mean, it's a joint secret that I share with someone in this very room,"

A few oo's and ah's were heard from other people

Emmett looked at Edward in shock. What was going on? "Okay I change my question!" Emmett quickly shouted.

"But you already said a question and I want to answer it!" Micheal yelled.

"Yeah let him answer!" Someone I didn't know shouted back. "Yeah" Other people said in unison.

"What's happening?" I whispered in Edward's ear. He looked back at me in worry, I could see tears forming in his eyes. "Hey are you okay?" I said as I stroked his face and he leaned into my embrace. He kissed my forehead before saying "Bella I am so sorry for this. Please don't hate me." He whispered in my ear. I pushed him back slightly "What do you mean?" I said in a more concerned voice.

"As you all know Edward and Bella are a thing, but does anyone want to know why?" Micheal started "Edward do you care to explain"

"Just drop it Micheal" Edward pleaded.

"I think she has the right to know" Micheal smirked.

I looked at Edward in confusion "Bella I am so sorry," he whispered to me before walking towards Micheal. I heard Edward whisper something like "You told me I had six months" to Micheal.

"Well, I changed my mind! This is far more interesting" Micheal said.

"Bella," he started "You have every right to know what a jackass Edward has been towards you in the past few months and I am sorry that I have to be the one to break it to you" Micheal said as he raised my hand and kissed it. Edward just kept giving him death stares. I saw Alice move to my side and hold me.

"You see, me and Edward made a bet with each other a few months ago" Micheal stated. I heard a lot of gasps. I knew where this was going.

"Edward?" I whimpered. Hot, salty tears were starting to form in my eyes. He didn't say anything. He just looked down at the floor.

"The bet was for you to say to Eddie boy here," Micheal said as he patted Edward's back and pushed him closer to me "that you love him" he paused for emphasis "and if he won, he would win £80" he announced

"Edward is this true?" I felt my voice go hoarse.

He gulped and met my eyes before shamefully admitting "yes" I gawked at him with my mouth wide. I didn't know what to say. I felt so betrayed. "Bella I-" Before he could say anything I ran past him and the huge crowd that was gathering around us. And this is how I found myself in Emmett's bathroom bawling my eyes out. The sheer embarrassment I felt. I could hear people laughing down stairs. Oh god why did I come here? I whipped my phone out and dialled for an uber to take me home. One was two minutes away. I just had to get past everyone, I didn't feel like talking. I took in a deep hard breath, opened the door and saw Emmett, Rosalie and Alice all standing there with shocked, worried faces.

"Please just, don't say anything. I am going home now. Thanks for the invite Emmett," I said as I swiftly moved past them. I opened to front door and slammed it behind me and waited for my uber to come, which it did. When I finally arrived home, I had only what I can describe as a panic attack. My first real heartbreak. It felt like a thousand daggers stabbing me at the same time. I felt worthless. If it's possible to experience every single negative emotion at the same time, this is what it would feel like. And I hated it. He used me. I should have known better. God I felt like a total idiot. That night I made a promise to myself to never fall for Edward Cullen ever again. Fool me one time, shame on you, fool me twice...