Edward convinces me that it would be best to tell people about the jail sentence after the concert, since James is so angry about what happened and won't want to play if he has to face it right now. Jessica and I decide to go all out getting ready for their show. If I want to blow my hair straight, it will take me an hour. I love to take long showers, I have a deep conditioner that I leave on my hair while I wash and shave and moisturize. My hair is really getting way too long, I hate getting it cut. When I was a little kid, my mom took me to get a hair cut and everyone thought I was a boy. Ever since, I have insisted on long hair. When I straighten my hair, it hangs to my waist. I like to wear a side part, it looks kind of hippie cool. I wear a bright orange off the shoulder pirate shirt with a strapless bra and black shorts over leggings with knee-high slouchy boots. i wear my chandelier earrings. I put on three coats of mascara, knowing that my eyelashes are my best feature. I think i look okay, until Jessica comes and stands next to me in the mirror. She is so tall. And thin. She looks practically hip-less next to me. And even though I am so curvy, it is all on a tiny scale- my frame is so narrow I look like a different species than Jess, with her square athletes body. She towers over me. We start cracking up and making jokes about how we should NEVER stand next to each other no matter what the circumstance. Angela is at one of her theater parties. She never invites us. We don't really care. I tell Angela that we will have to save seats for Alice and her friend. We hoof it up to the Eastern Station. There is already quite a crowd there. All ages shows are very popular. Jess and I each get a red wrist band signifying we are underage. 21 and over get a hand stamp. Jess asks: "Should we go look for the guys?" I think about this for a minute. Jess and James are very much boyfriend and girlfriend, even though neither of them would admit it. I don't really have an official status. Friend? Neighbor? I tell her I am going to get a coke and sit at the table and wait for Alice. She can go find James if she wants to. She nods and takes off.

Soon after, Alice approaches the table. She looks about 12, even though I know she is close to 30. She introduces her beautiful tall, blond friend- "This is Rosalie, my neighbor. We like to hang out together on weekends, we both just moved here this year. This is my student and friend, Bella." Rosalie and I grin at each other. She is wearing an Aladdin Sane T-shirt with jeans, and might be the coolest person on the planet. Rosalie and I start talking about ourselves a little bit, and I learn that she is 23, and moved here for her job in the registrars office. I start telling them about the guys in the band as they take the stage. Jessica has not returned yet, and James is not with Jasper, Edward and Emmett onstage. They are getting their instruments tuned up and set up and starting the sound checks. Emmett walks over to me and ruffles my hair. I startle "Hey! That took forever to style! Hands off!" He grins at me and peers down my shirt. I smack him playfully, and introduce him to Alice and Rosalie. He gives them his goofy grin and says hey to them. Rosalie is staring at him as he goes back to the stage. I roll my eyes, and give her a kick. She looks at me, embarrassed. She says "Is he your boyfriend?" I told her "Emmett is no-body's boyfriend. But he is hardworking and loyal and sweet and smart, and a great friend." She continued to watch him. Finally, Jess shows up at the table, and introduces herself to everyone. The four of us listen to the music and talk and hang out. Alice is bouncing up and down, so excited to be out with friends. When the set is over, the guys come right to our table. I jump up and kiss Edward on the cheek, and tell him how amazing he is. I introduce everyone, and Edward says- lets go to the diner and grab some food, I am starved. I tell Alice and Rosalie to come along. Alice is looking at Jasper with curiosity. As we are walking to the diner, I notice that Jasper falls back to get in step with Alice. The two of them are talking in low voices. All of the sudden, Jasper says- "hey, Alice wants to give me a mix tape of the band she was in when she was in grad school. She and I are going to detour to her place to grab it." The two of them disappear. I walk over to Rosalie and tell her to please stay and come to the diner. So, Edward, Emmett and James and Rosalie, Jessica and I sit. I can tell that Rosalie really likes Emmett. I think he is being a jerk to her, though. James gives Edward a dark look, and he and Jess move to a little booth. Edward tells me that James is telling Jess about the Jail sentence. Rosalie looks up, shocked. I feel Emmett give Edward a kick under the table. I cheerfully change the subject and the four of us order our food. I look up to see four guys walking into the diner. Edward looks around to see what I am looking at, and his face falls. He says "Oh, shit." Emmett looks up, too. The four men approach the table. The tallest one, walks right up to me and takes my hand. He says "It is such a pleasure to meet such a beautiful young lady. I am Jacob Black."