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Waking up with a hangover the next morning was not nearly as glamorous as they made it out to be in the movies. My head was pounding, my mouth felt disgusting, my hair was a birds nest of slept in bouffant, and my makeup had settled into every crevice on my face. I looked about 10 years older than I actually was.

I placed my pillow over my face in a feeble attempt to block out the harsh morning light that was streaming through my curtains that I had forgot to shut last night. Sighing and rolling over, I made contact with a warm body. Afraid to have a peek at who it was, I decided to sneak out of bed and into the shower. Nothing like denial to start the day. After removing my makeup, and attempting to tame the wild mess on top of my head, I tried to remember the previous nights events. I remembered fighting with Edward, hanging up on him, and….

"Oh, god! This can't be happening." I had hooked up with Austin. I looked back into my room and saw that he was waking up.

"Hey gorgeous. How do you feel about getting breakfast?"

"Um…. I actually have things that I need to do today."

He looked at me quizzically. "Things?"

I nodded. "Yup."

"This wouldn't have anything to do with that tennis guy that you've been seeing, would it?"

I had to stop myself from rolling my eyes. Tennis guy? Of course Austin thought that Edward was beneath him. And then I remembered the way that Edward had spoken to me.

"Breakfast sounds good."

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True to WASP form, Austin thought that breakfast at one of New York's finest restaurants would impress me.

"Have you eaten here before?"

"Nope."

"Well then, I'll be more than happy to order for you." He said with a smile.

Okay, so he wasn't as douche-y as I first thought, but he still didn't possess the laid back cool that Edward did.

Once the orders were placed, we got to know each other a little better. Things like he wanted a career in finance after collage (surprise, surprise) and had an appreciation for fine art. This reminded me why I refused to date people like him. Not because I thought that I was above him or anything, it was just that he wasn't as interesting as he was beautiful.

After we finished breakfast, we decided on a walk around Central Park.

"So Bella, do you have any plans tonight?"

"Nope."

"Wanna go out again?"

"I really shouldn't, I have a tonne of homework to catch up on…"

He pulled me towards him and kissed me right in the middle of the park. Normally this clichéd type of behaviour would turn me off, but what the hell. I was making out with a gorgeous boy in the middle of the park. Suck on that.

"So we could stay in?"

I looked up into his gorgeous green eyes. A little time with him couldn't hurt could it?

"Sure. Come over at seven."

He smiled. "I look forward to it."

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In my head, I thought this night out to be a casual hangout. But here I was fussing over my hair and makeup, attempting to look pretty for him. In the back of my head, I knew that I was doing this to get back at Edward more than I was doing this because I liked Austin. But I was still young. There's nothing wrong with going out with Austin. Edward had already appeared to have moved on. So will I. Just as I was fastening my earrings, I heard the elevator ding signalling the arrival of my guest. I practically ran down the stars, completely expecting to see Austin but was taken aback by Edward standing there, at least a dozen red roses in his arm.

"Hi." He said, walking towards me slowly, as if I were going to run away if I made any sudden movements.

"Hi."

"I got these for you, as an apology. Wanna go out for a coffee to talk about things?"

"Edward…" I was interrupted by the arrival of Austin, also standing in my hallway with a dozen red roses and a bottle of my favourite champagne.

"I see that I've interrupted things. I'll see myself out." Edward said, dropping the flowers on the coffee table and storming out of my penthouse.

"What's his deal?" Austin asked, watching as Edward disappeared.

I decided to play stupid, not wanting to Austin to leave, as I really didn't feel like being alone. "I have no idea. Ready to work?"

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I couldn't believe that she had already mover on! One argument (over an old friend comforting me after she yelled at me) and she's already got some asshole at her place. Well if she could do that, then why couldn't I?

I looked up the familiar number and hit the call button.

"Hey gorgeous. How are you?"

"Fine I guess. Hey, I had plans tonight at fell through. Wanne hang out? My parents are out of town right now and I have the house to myself."

"Sounds like a plan. See you soon."

I walked home, all the while cursing Bella and the asshole. I was surprised that it took me this long to realise that this was most likely the way that things were going to turn out. She was too good for me, and she clearly was destined to end up with someone like him. I shook my head, hoping to clear it from the images that popped up with Bella wrapped around the douche lord. A night with Heidi was exactly what I needed.

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Half an hour later, there was a knock at the door. I was taken back when I saw that it wasn't only Heidi but our entire class from school. Who else but Emmett would walk up to the front of the crowd and yell out "House partaaaaay!"

Everyone walked into my house, clutching booze and red cups. Music was soon set up and the beat was pounding through the floorboards. Drinks were flowing, people were dancing, and I was actually starting to have a good time.

"So what happened with Bella? Did you end up talking to her?" Emmett yelled over the music.

"Nope. I did do one better and went to her house with flowers but some other guy beat me to it."

"She already mover on?"

"I suppose so. It doesn't even matter. Heidi's looking pretty hot right about now."

Emmett looked to the general area to which I was pointing. She was wearing some short, black tight dress and dancing with her friends. She saw me looking at her and smiled. I just nodded my head into the location of my bedroom. Her eyes grew wide for a second, before she began walking through the crowd the join me. Once she was in, I pinned her against the wall, where we began a heavy making out session. Clothes were beginning to come off, when Emmett burst into the room.

"Shit, sorry man. But the police showed up. We need to bail."

I hid my face in the crook of Heidi's neck.

"I guess tonight's not the night, huh?"

I looked up at her. "I guess not, but how's next Tuesday for you?"