DISCLAIMER: STEPHENIE MEYER OWNS ALL THINGS TWILIGHT!
Chapter 9:Both Sides of the Story
E.P.O.V
Falling asleep wasn't going to be an option for me tonight. I kept tossing and turning every couple of minutes, and I was honestly starting to get frustrated. I sat up on my bed and sighed, running a hand over my face.
I couldn't stop thinking about the day's events in my head. Everything was going fine until I just had to kiss her. I didn't regret it in the least, but I just wished things made more sense.
I got up and padded my way to the kitchen. I grabbed a glass of water and sat on a stool, sipping every so often.
Tanya wouldn't have to lie to Bella about dating me, but it didn't make sense for Bella to lie about what Tanya had said. I sighed and pulled on my hair, trying as hard as I could to think of a solution. I wasn't going to let Bella stay mad at me. I couldn't hold in my feelings any longer, the kiss had proved that today. Sitting so close to her and caressing her face just seemed right, like I belonged there. A shock of electricity had passed through us that I was no longer going to ignore. I always passed it off as something that just happened when I touched her, which sounded stupid but worked as an excuse for me. I knew I liked her as more than a friend, and that she somewhat reciprocated those feelings. She had kissed me back, and I wasn't going to let the small piece of hope I had built just go away.
Tanya was going to give me an explanation and I was more than determined to get it out of her than ever.
B.P.O.V
I awoke to the sound of a car door slamming. I sat up slowly and rubbed the sleep from my eyes, going to the window just in time to see Charlie leave for work. I sat on my bed again and laid back, not fully awake yet. It was probably around seven in the morning but I knew I wasn't going to be able to fall asleep again. I had only gotten about six hours of sleep, which certainly wasn't enough for me.
I hadn't been able to stop thinking about yesterday's events. I don't know why it had affected me so much. The only thing I knew was that I had grown strong feelings for Edward, which was probably the main reason I was taking this so harshly. He had given me a new vision of who he really was, which really hit me hard.
I got up and changed into comfortable clothes, debating on whether or not I should take a shower. I wasn't in the mood so I decided I would take one later. I brushed my teeth and washed my face, walking into the kitchen to get some breakfast.
I looked outside the window and noticed that the sun was completely gone. Clouds covered the now familiar grey sky, not a ray of sun out. I guess the weather was now reflecting my mood. I hadn't been so happy after everything that had happened yesterday. It was constantly in my mind and I felt so frustrated that I really couldn't do anything about it. I felt like I had made everything so much worse for Edward and I. Instead of taking it calmly and letting him explain, I lashed out at him and didn't let him say a word.
I took out some waffles from the freezer and walked over to the toaster to put them in. I had wanted to cook myself a nice big breakfast, but I just wasn't in the mood to do anything. I grabbed a cup and filled it with orange juice, going to sit on the couch to watch some T.V while I ate.
The waffles popped out in no time and I sat down, flipping through the channels. There wasn't anything to watch so I gave up and put my dishes in the sink when I was finished.
I went up to my room and turned on my computer, deciding to email my mom since I hadn't talked to her in a week. We were always emailing back and forth when we could, getting the occasional phone call every now and then. From what she told me, she was really happy touring with Phil. They got to spend more time together and she didn't feel as lonely as she had before when I used to stay with her.
I was never one to really hang out with her. She was always the type of person who had a hobby every month. Whether it was painting, sewing, or gardening she was always doing something. The only time I had joined her was when she signed up for a cooking class. She needed a partner to go with her and I told her I wanted to do it. It was fun I guess, but it was a little embarrassing when you were the only group who wasn't able to bake some cookies without them burning.
I had done way better than she had and pretty soon I was the only one allowed to put the cookies in the oven and set the timer. The person in charge of the class was happy when she saw the nicely baked cookies placed on our station.
I laughed to myself as I thought about the memory. I missed her a lot, and she always seemed to try and convince me to go back. She always used the excuse that it was still summer vacation, but she knew I wasn't going to move back now. We had done it that way because I would have time to adapt before school started. I would be comfortable living with Charlie and had time to meet people so I wouldn't feel alone.
I finished emailing her and turned my computer back off. I was entertained for a while, but now I was more bored than ever. I sighed exasperatedly and got up, grabbing some towels. I went into the bathroom to take a shower, deciding that a nice drive out was a good idea. It was better than staying home all day.
After I was finished and had changed into some warmer clothes, I grabbed my car keys and a purse. Putting my phone and wallet into it before I headed out.
I didn't exactly know where I was going, but I guess that was the whole point of this. Alice had said, you have to get crazy to have fun! I chuckled and turned on the radio.
I heard my phone vibrate on the seat next to me and reached over to pick it up as I stopped at a red light. I saw I had a missed call and quickly opened it to see who it was. I thought it would be Charlie calling to see what I was doing, but was very surprised when I saw Alice's name on my screen. "Speak of the devil." I thought to myself.
I turned down the radio and called her back, putting it on speaker as I drove. It rang for a couple of minutes before she finally picked up.
"Hey Bella!" she said. I could tell she was really chirpy today. Something I really needed right now.
"Hey Al, did you call me for something?" I asked.
"Well kind of. Are you busy today?"
"No. I'm actually heading to… well somewhere. I needed to get out of my house for a bit. " I said.
"Rose and I were just wondering if you wanted to hang out with us today. We haven't seen you in a while and thought it would be a good idea to go out. We can go to Port Angeles actually. They have really nice stores there."
I laughed lightly. "Alice I saw you guys like a day ago."
"Well it's longer than we're used to." I heard her bell-like laugh.
I sighed. "I don't know. I'm not exactly in the best mood. I wouldn't want to ruin your day."
"Oh please Bella, this is Alice and I you are talking about."
"Hi to you too Rosalie." I laughed. Alice would have it on speaker if Rose was there.
"Bella come on. It'll be just the three of us. No boys allowed."
I thought about it for a minute and finally agreed. It sounded nice to hang out with the girls and possibly voice out what was going on.
"Ok fine. Let me turn around and head to your house. I'll be there in a couple of minutes." I said.
"See you in a bit." Rosalie said, hanging up.
I hadn't gone too far when Alice had called me so it took no time at all to get to her house.
I parked in the driveway and was about to get out when I froze. Thinking about seeing Edward made me nervous and uncomfortable. I wasn't ready to talk to him just yet.
"Hello?" Alice said when I called her.
"K I'm here." I said.
"Why don't you come in?" Alice asked. She sounded curious about something and I knew she wasn't going to let it go.
"Alice can we just go please."
"We're eating right now. Besides, everyone wants to see you."
My heart sped up at the sound of everyone. "Bells you there?"
I snapped out of my worried thoughts and responded. "Umm ya. I'll, uh, be right there." I said quietly. She would know something was up if I denied her invitation.
I just hoped Edward wasn't in the kitchen. The last thing I wanted was for him to try and explain something in front of everyone.
The door was unlocked and I stepped in. Walking slowly to the kitchen.
I seriously had no luck. Edward was the first one I saw once I turned the corner to get to the island. His head snapped up in my direction and I avoided his gaze. Instead I walked over to Alice.
"Morning everyone." I said.
"Bellarina!" Emmett yelled. I looked over at him and smiled lightly, not even stopping to give him a hug. His smile faltered and he began to eat again. I was never like this with Emmett. I always yelled his name back and ran over to hug him, but like I said not in the best mood.
"Good morning Esme."
"Morning Bella. Are you hungry?" she asked. She was squatting down, putting something in the oven when I turned to look at her.
"No thank you, I ate breakfast before leaving."
She got up and looked at me instantly frowning. She looked kind of worried and walked over to me. "Are you ok?" she asked.
I smiled at her, feeling so touched that she was worried about me. "I'm fine. I just didn't get enough sleep."
She nodded slowly and went over to prepare a plate of toast with some jelly. She handed it to me and smiled caringly. "Please eat something at least. It'll give you a little more energy."
I nodded and hugged her. "Thank you." I said. I looked around and noticed that the only seat left, again, was next to Edward. I wasn't about to sit next to him so I leaned against the counter next to Rosalie.
"We're almost done Bells, promise." Alice said, putting some eggs into her mouth. I only nodded and took a small bite of my toast so I wouldn't hurt Esme's feelings.
"Are you ladies headed somewhere?" Jasper asked Alice.
She nodded and swallowed her food. "We're going to Port Angeles for a while. Bella needs some cheering up." Alice chirped.
I saw Edward look at me from the corner of my eye and I blushed a little. I hated how he was still able to do that to me.
"I could easily fix that." I heard him say. My eyes shot to him and I tried to keep a blank face. It was better than having an angry one.
His eyes looked like they were pleading and I knew what he wanted. He wanted to give me an explanation that I really didn't want to hear right now.
"I think you give yourself a little too much credit," I said. I intended for it to come out playfully so no one would question what was wrong between us two, but it came out coldly when I actually said it. "You guys almost done?" I asked Rosalie.
Her brows were furrowed and she nodded slowly, looking at me. I looked away and bit my toast again.
The doorbell rang and I saw Edward's body tense up. He put his fork down and got up to answer the door. It didn't take long to hear a high-pitched voice.
"Eddie!" I heard from the living room. I closed my eyes when I recognized the voice and prayed that she wouldn't come into the kitchen. It seemed like Edward hadn't mentioned anything by the looks of it, but I wasn't going to be able to hold the guilt in if she talked to me. I heard them talking in quiet voices and tried to imagine what they were saying.
"Done!" I heard Alice say hurriedly at the sound of Tanya's voice. Emmett and Jasper laughed as they saw her get up quickly. She picked up her plate and speed walked to the sink. "Let's go before a flea sticks to us on the way out." I heard her whisper to Rose.
"We'll be back mom!" she said to Esme. I really hoped that they had gone upstairs because I knew seeing the both of them together would hurt.
"Hey Alice, Rosalie." I heard Tanya say. I swear. Luck just didn't like being on my side. "Oh Bella." She said.
I noticed her voice change and I looked up. She grabbed Edward's hand and pulled herself closer to him, never breaking eye contact with me. It's like she wanted to keep reminding me they were together. I guess I needed that but I think that was enough for Edward to actually remember who his girlfriend was.
"Hey Tanya." I said looking down again. I cleared my throat and stayed behind Rosalie.
" Are you three going out?" I heard her ask.
"Ya we are. We need some girl time." Alice said.
"Ya, no dogs allowed." Rosalie whispered in my ear. I smiled and laughed lightly, but still nudged her a little.
"Oh, I'd love to go with you guys but Edward needs to talk to me about something."
I felt someone staring at me and I looked up. Edward's eyes were trained solely on me and I couldn't look away. I didn't want to be mad at him anymore. I wanted to go back to the way we were before, but I knew that wasn't really possible anymore. I wanted to eliminate Tanya out of the situation so bad. It would of made things so much easier. I would have been the one standing next to him instead of her. The urge to go over to him was so great, but I knew I couldn't. What she had just done explained why.
"Well I hope you guys have a nice talk, but we should go now." Alice said, politely. I was still looking at Edward until I felt Rose grab onto my hand and pull me slightly. I looked away and followed them out, thankful that we were finally leaving.
"We're taking my car!" Alice said, running over to her yellow Porsche.
"Why can't we take mine?" I asked, walking over to my truck.
"Because it might break down in the middle of the freeway." Rosalie said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"It will not! It's perfectly safe." I said, crossing my arms.
"Come on Bella. That thing looks like it drives slow and I don't want to take all day to get there."
I pouted and looked at my truck. I sighed and walked over to the yellow sports car. "Fine."
"Look, I promise to take a look at it another day and fix it up a bit." Rose said. She loved working with cars; taking them apart and putting them back together. She had a garage back at her house that was filled with car parts. It's what she wanted to major in when she went to college.
"Ok." I said. I was kind of excited for that. Maybe she could make it go a little faster than it did.
Port Angeles was an hour and a half away so we played games and listened to music along the way. We started off with the usual out of state license plate game, which speaks for itself. After that we began the two-digit game. If you spotted two numbers that where the same next to each other on a license plate you got to punch a person. It got pretty fun, but Rosalie really knew how to punch.
"Two nines!" she yelled, punching my arm.
I winced. "Geez, does Emmett teach you how to punch or something." I said rubbing my shoulder.
She laughed and turned back to rub my arm. "I'm sorry. But having him as a boyfriend really teaches you to be strong." She said.
"We are here." Alice said, turning off the freeway. We drove for a couple of minutes until Alice went into a parking lot.
The stores were aligned along the streets of Port Angeles. They kept going on for many blocks and there was a lot to choose from. There were small clothing stores and restaurants. I saw a bookstore across the street, which I really wanted to go into.
"I say we start with these stores and go down. That way we're not all over the place." Alice suggested.
Rose and I nodded and we began to walk. The first couple of stores where clothing stores that Alice wanted to go into. I had to admit there was some really cute stuff but I still wasn't in the mood to shop for anything. Alice noticed that and made us go into what looked like an old-fashioned dress shop. The dresses where big and looked like they belonged in the eighteen-fifties but with a modern touch. They were really beautiful and I found myself intrigued.
"We are going to play dress up." Alice whispered to the both of us. She locked arms with us and started walking faster.
I looked at her and laughed. "Oh no I'm not." I said. I unhooked myself and began to walk out of the store.
"Bella why not! It'll be fun! Besides, you never know. We always throw a Halloween party at my house and these can be our potential costumes."
She started giving me her puppy dog look and I rolled my eyes.
"Rosalie…" I said, turning to look at her. She only shrugged and smiled, walking into the store.
"Ughhhhh." I said, following Rosalie in.
"Yay!" Alice said, grabbing onto my arm again.
"Hello, welcome to Twilight Antique." I heard someone say. I turned around and saw a girl our age standing behind the counter. She was wearing glasses and had her hair tied in a ponytail. She had the sweetest smile on her face and was actually very pretty. I smiled and politely said hello, walking further in with Alice behind me.
She scrunched her eyebrows together. "Alice?" she said, walking towards us.
Alice turned back at the sound of her name. "Angela!" She said going over to hug her. "You work here?"
"Ya I do. My aunt actually owns this store and I work here during the summer. Its too much to drive back and forth from Forks when we're in school."
"That's so cool! Hey Rose, look who's here!"
Rosalie came out from behind looking at a dress and went over to hug her as well. "Hey! I didn't even see you when I came in."
"Hey Rosalie." Angela said, laughing.
"Oh, so sorry Bella. This is our friend Angela. She goes to school with us. Angela this is Bella. She just recently moved here." Alice said. I smiled and went over to shake her hand. "Nice to meet you."
"Likewise. So are you guys looking for anything specific?" She said, going back to doing her job. Alice shook her head and began to look at the dresses again.
"Not really. We were thinking these would be a nice costume for our Halloween party this year."
Angela nodded. "That's what people usually come in here for. That or weddings and parties."
"They are really beautiful. I was actually thinking this one would be perfect for you Alice." I joked. I laughed and pointed to one that had thousands of colors splattered around, but still maintained the vintage look. Her eyes opened wide in horror and she gasped.
"Why would you guys even want to sell this!" she said loudly.
Angela turned to look at it and scrunched up her nose. "That one we ordered for a special customer. She likes…colorful things."
"I can tell. Looks like a rainbow threw up on that thing." Rosalie said dryly.
I laughed, feeling a little happier now.
"I'll get you guys a clothing rack so you can hang all the dresses you like." Angela said, walking away to get what she had mentioned.
We walked around for a while until we heard Rosalie gasp. She was staring at a strapless red dress that hugged the waist perfectly. The dress fell into ruffles and had very beautiful beading on the chest.
"I think I want to try this on," She said. Angela came back and Rosalie immediately hung the dress in her size. "Well I'm done looking for mine."
"I haven't even found one that I like!" Alice said, looking at an emerald colored one. I instantly thought of Edward's eyes and my face fell. Alice noticed and she raised an eyebrow. "Have you found one Bells?" she asked.
I looked at her and smiled, turning around to look at one. "Not yet."
By the time Alice was finished looking around, she had about five dresses picked out. I still hadn't found one that I liked and I honestly had given up a while ago.
"Bella, you honestly haven't seen one that you want to try on?" Rosalie said. She was helping me look for one and I could tell she was getting restless.
I shook my head. "Nope. These don't really call my attention. They have to much going on and I really don't think I can pull that off."
"Hmm, I think I might have one in the back that you might like. I'll be back." Angela said.
She came back and handed me a beige-colored dress. It was put into a clear plastic bag so it was hard to see the details. I liked the color so I decided to give it a try. "Let's go try on the dresses then." I said.
Rosalie and I sat on some chairs the store provided to see Alice try on her first four. We wanted to try on our favorite ones together.
The first two she said looked hideous on her. She didn't even want to come out and show us because she didn't like them at all. She came out when she tried on her second to last. It was a light blue color with a strapless top, but it didn't really look like it was meant for her.
"I give it a six out of ten." Rosalie said.
"What about you Bella?" she asked, twirling around.
"Same." I said, simply.
She nodded and went back into the dressing room. Angela had been helping her tie the corset, which looked really complicated, and called two more other employees to help us into each of our dresses.
My dress was also strapless and had beautiful beading, like Rosalie's, on the chest. But mine looked like it belonged in Beauty and the Beast. It reminded me of Belle's dress, because of the ruffles all around.
I touched the clear beads gently with my fingertips, feeling the girl tighten the corset even more. I smiled when she was finished, because I really liked how I looked. It gave my body a flattering shape and I felt really beautiful. It was simple yet very elegant.
"You guys done?" Rosalie asked.
"Ya." Alice and I said together.
"Ok. Let's rate our dresses." She said.
I stepped out and looked at both of them. They both looked so beautiful that I couldn't help but let my chin fall.
"Ten!" We all yelled together, laughing.
Rosalie already had a beautiful body, but the dress enhanced it even more. The red went well with her skin color and made her blonde curls stand out.
Alice had gone with a forest green dress. It was also strapless but had two small pieces of fabric hanging on her shoulders. It went well with her pixie-like features and her short black hair. Her blue eyes stood out and made her look really pretty.
"Damn Bella! You look hot!" Rosalie said. I blushed and looked down at my dress. It was so beautiful and I was absolutely in love with it.
"I love it!" Alice said.
"Well you both look beautiful, so I think we've found our dresses." I said excitedly. They both nodded, agreeing with me.
We took a couple of pictures with Alice's camera. Angela was nice enough to take the pictures while Alice made us pose. After a while we made silly faces and began curtsying to one another. I was surprised at myself, because I hated taking pictures. Let alone posing.
Angela promised she would keep the dresses on hold until we needed them. Alice had said she wanted to go costume shopping in a couple of months just in case we wanted another costume. I looked at her like she was crazy and laughed. The dress was beautiful and I had no intentions of picking another one.
After saying goodbye to Angela and promising to meet up with her again to get to know each other, we went to a couple more stores before we decided it was time for a snack. We stopped at a small café and ordered some cold coffee drinks before we went to sit down. We sipped quietly and watched other people talk and walk in and out of the store.
I zoned out for a while and became consumed in my thoughts again. Thinking about the same thing I had pondered over this morning.
"Bella." Rosalie said, snapping her fingers in front of my face.
I jumped lightly and looked at her. "Sorry, what?"
"We've been saying your name for a while now. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm just tired." I lied.
"Bella, I know it has something to do with Edward." Alice said, suddenly.
I only looked at her and shook my head. "Alice…"
"Please don't lie to me because I had a talk with him this morning. He didn't tell me what happened or tell me that it was you he had a fight with, but it seems pretty obvious. It's not exactly a coincidence that your in such a crappy mood too."
"We didn't get into a fight, it was more of a…misunderstanding." I said, trying to think of a word that would describe our problem.
"If it was a misunderstanding then you two wouldn't be mad at each other anymore, which is news to me." Rosalie said.
They both did look concerned, and it was a good chance to really voice my problems and see if they could help.
I lied on a few details, telling them we had gone to a picnic in the park. I didn't want to tell them about the meadow even if I was mad at him. I told them we had a great time, that he had actually surprised me with the picnic basket and food. I laughed and thought about the grape fight, the walk to the waterfall. If you thought about it, the whole day had been perfect.
They both smiled hugely and squealed when I told them about the kiss. I couldn't help but smile myself, blushing as I remembered it.
"That's why you're mad Bella! There's really nothing wrong with that." Alice said, very cheerfully.
"That's not why I'm mad! And why does everyone keep saying that?" I lost my temper quickly, surprising both myself and Alice and Rosalie. I breathed in and closed my eyes.
"I think you would feel guilty kissing a guy who you know has a girlfriend. And then of course, you would get mad when he tried to deny it."
They both looked at me like I was crazy and I sat back in my chair, crossing my arms.
"Okay, you really lost me there. Who in this situation has a girlfriend?" Rosalie asked.
I rolled my eyes. "Well it must not be me, so I guess its Edward." I said. My sarcasm was starting to creep out, which really wasn't a good thing.
"Edward?" Alice asked, clearly surprised. "Bella, Edward doesn't have a girlfriend."
I looked back and forth between the two of them, not exactly sure what was going on. If anyone would know whether or not Edward had a girlfriend it would be his family. Especially Alice and Rosalie. They would kill Edward if he kept something like that from them.
"Tanya isn't his girlfriend?" I asked slowly. I didn't even know what to think anymore.
Rosalie laughed loudly. "Are you kidding me? Tanya? Bella you really have nothing to worry about." She said, going back to drinking her coffee.
"Who told you that?" Alice asked.
"Well, Tanya did. That's why I assumed it was true."
"Bella, Tanya and Edward are strictly friends. I know she's tried to make it more than that but he's always refused. We would know if they were actually a couple. Edward would never keep something like that from my parents."
"Ya, especially if it is Tanya."
Alice laughed at Rosalie's comment and turned back to look at me. "Trust me, that was a total and complete lie. And now that we know I think it's time Edward has a talk with her."
"I wouldn't mind doing that." Rosalie mumbled.
"I think that's why she came over your house today. Edward seemed tense when I walked in and now I guess I know why."
"I swear, she tries anything to have him all to herself. That's why my mom doesn't like her. She never leaves him alone." Alice said, exasperated.
"I feel so stupid. He tried to explain, but I wouldn't let him." I said, tears filling my eyes. I was so angry at myself, but especially with Tanya. She had no right to lie to me like that. And now I knew her sweet personality towards me was all a lie. I knew she was the one who couldn't be trusted.
"That's understandable. Your right, I would have been angry if I was in that situation. But now you two just have to talk and set everything straight. From there you can continue looking at each other like you're the only two in the room."
I blushed and my eyes widened in shock. "We do not do that!" I said, defending myself.
"Oh please, like we haven't noticed how often you two glance at each other." Rosalie said, rolling her eyes with a smirk on her face.
I blushed and laughed, thinking about the many times I would glance at Edward, smiling at him when he was looking back.
I was in such a better mood and felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. The guilt and anger had gone away, and I was only left with the excitement of seeing Edward again. I would apologize as many times as I could and see what would happen from there. As for Tanya, I would be as careful as I could with her now. I knew I couldn't trust her anymore, let alone let her manipulate me into believing what she wanted me to think.
E.P.O.V
I walked down the stairs and to the kitchen, sitting down next to Emmett to eat breakfast. I didn't get much sleep last night so it was hard for me to focus on what I was doing. Two days of almost no sleep was already starting to get to me.
"Morning Bro." Emmett said, eating a piece of toast with butter. My mom hadn't cooked breakfast yet I noticed.
"Morning Em." I said back, rubbing my eyes to wake me up a little.
"So where were you all day yesterday?" he asked, a smirk on his face.
I looked at him and narrowed my eyes. "It wasn't all day yesterday it was just in the morning. And since when do you become so observant?"
"Well we were looking for you all morning yesterday because Tanya came by and noticed you weren't home. Then I called Bella but her phone was off so we just assumed you two were together." Alice said coming into the kitchen. She sat next to me and took a bite out of the toast I had put on my plate.
"Alice…" I sighed.
"And by the sounds of it, it didn't go so well. Are you ok?" she asked. If I could pick anyone who knew me so well in this house, it would be Alice.
"I'm fine." I said getting up from my seat. The last thing I wanted to do was retell the whole story to them both. They would probably come up with a plan to help me and get Bella to listen. They knew as well as anybody that I didn't have a girlfriend, but for right now I wanted to do this on my own.
I went into the living room and grabbed my phone, scrolling through the names until I found Tanya's.
I need to talk to you. If you can, come over in about two hours. –E
I sent the message and sighed. I leaned my head back and ran my hands through my hair. I felt someone sit next to me and turn on the T.V. I looked and saw it was Alice.
She turned to look at me and sighed. "Edward why don't you just tell me what happened. If your problem is with Bella then I can help."
"Alice just please let me figure this out on my own. I'll tell you all about it once I come up with a solution."
She looked at me to see if I was lying and nodded when she realized I wasn't. She turned back to look at the T.V and remained silent for a while.
About an hour later Esme called us in for breakfast. I got up and went into the kitchen, kissing her on the forehead as she handed me a plate.
"Jazz is here!" Alice said, running over to the door. I heard laughter and soon Emmett was in the living room greeting his girlfriend.
Jasper and Emmett walked into the kitchen and I raised an eyebrow, as if to say 'where are the girls?'
Jasper only shrugged and shook his head, sitting next to Emmett and saying hello to my mom.
"Let's eat some food!" Emmett yelled, banging his fist on the table.
"Emmett, use your indoor voice!" Jasper said. He loved getting him in trouble when my mom was around.
"Thank you Jasper, took the words right out of my mouth." Esme said, looking at Emmett the whole time.
Jasper smirked at Emmett when she wasn't looking, chuckling lightly when Em stuck up his middle finger. I laughed and began putting food on my plate. Those two really did know how to make someone feel a bit better.
A.P.O.V
I grabbed Rosalie's hand and pulled her in the living room while the boys walked into the kitchen. I sat on the couch and she raised an eyebrow.
"Let's call Bella and tell her to come over. I have a feeling she's not getting along with Edward right now."
"Why do you say that?" Rosalie asked.
I didn't know if I was right in this situation but it was worth a try to figure it out.
"He's been acting all depressed this morning and I haven't even heard from Bella. She usually comes in the morning but neither of them were here yesterday. If something did happen it was probably between the both of them."
"So what do you want to do? Shake the truth out of her? Don't you think she would of told us by now if she wanted us to know?"
"It's Bella. You know how shy she is. I know we can help if they are mad at each other."
Rosalie sighed. "Ok, fine. I just don't want her to think we're being nosy."
"She won't. I just want to know because I don't want them to be on bad terms. You've seen the way they look at each other."
She laughed. "I know."
"Ok, well let's call her now and then go eat. I have a feeling she's not going to want to come in and we can use eating as an excuse."
"You just think of everything, don't you?"
I smirked and pressed the call button. "Of course I do."
E.P.O.V
Alice and Rosalie walked in and sat down with the rest of us. I felt Rose look up and stare at me for a couple of seconds. I turned to look at her and raised my eyebrows. She only shrugged and started eating what she had put on her plate.
I was lost in my thoughts as everyone else talked to one another. I heard them laughing about something but didn't even look up from my plate of eggs.
I needed to talk to Bella as soon as I could. Once I got an explanation from Tanya it wouldn't be hard to convince Bella that I didn't have a girlfriend. Unless Tanya made the whole situation bigger than it already was, and lied to me about what she had said.
I sighed, frustrated at the fact that I couldn't figure any of this out. I didn't want to believe that Tanya had lied, but at the same time I could see her doing something like that. I had known her for so long that I just couldn't picture her as a bad person.
I heard the doorbell ring and got up to answer it, thinking it was Tanya.
"Edward, its for Rose and I. The door is open anyway." Alice said. She turned back to talk to Rose and I was left with wondering who it was. I didn't have to wonder long when I heard footsteps and turned to look.
Bella walked in without even acknowledging I was there. The gesture really hurt but I wasn't going to let that keep me from looking at her. She walked passed me without a glance, but I knew she could feel my eyes watching her as she walked. I noticed she had dark bags under her eyes and knew it was from lack of sleep. It looked like this problem wasn't just affecting me.
Emmett greeted her like he always did but she only turned her head to smile and kept walking to Alice. It wasn't her usual hello to Emmett so I turned to look at him and saw him sit back down slowly with a slight frown on his face.
I looked back at Bella and heard her greet my mom. She also noticed the bags under her eyes and asked her if she was all right. She declined to eat breakfast but still accepted a piece of toast with jelly.
I saw her looking around for something and noticed she was looking for a chair. She spotted the one next to me and noticed it was the only one available. Instead she leaned on the table next to Rosalie and bit a small piece of the toast.
"We're almost done Bells, promise." Alice said. She was eating a little faster now because she probably saw how anxious Bella was to leave.
Jasper asked if they were going somewhere, which I had been wondering about, and was surprised to hear they were going to Port Angeles. I knew it was all Alice's idea because I didn't think Bella wasn't in the mood to go.
"We're going to Port Angeles for a while. Bella needs some cheering up." Alice said. Bella only looked down, a frown on her face and bit her toast again.
"I could easily fix that." I said. She looked up and I saw her eyes narrow a little bit.
I tried to convey through my eyes, pleaded through them, that I really wanted to talk to her. I hadn't thought of a way to fix all this but I knew I could attempt too if she let me talk. I know she noticed because her eyes softened, but as soon as they did her face became blank.
"I think you give yourself too much credit." She said, coldly. It took me by surprise, but I still didn't take my eyes off hers.
She broke the eye contact and looked at Rosalie, her stance becoming tense. "You guys almost done?" she asked, impatiently.
My phone vibrated and heard the doorbell ring a couple of seconds later. I didn't have to look at my phone to know it was Tanya so I got up. I was really nervous now because I didn't need Bella and Tanya to talk to each other. It only made the situation worse.
"Eddie!" I heard her yell, throwing herself at me for a hug. I was so irritated that I grabbed onto her arms and pushed her lightly away from me.
"Eddie what's wrong?" she asked, her brows furrowed.
I sighed and closed my eyes. "You know that I don't liked to be called 'Eddie' so please just… I just don't have the patience to hear it right now."
She rolled her eyes and stepped back. "Fine, Edward," she said, emphasizing my name. "What is it you wanted to talk about?"
"Why don't we go up to my room-"
"Hey Alice, Rosalie." Tanya interrupted me. I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose. The timing on this was not great at all. I knew there was a very high chance that… "Oh hey Bella." That Bella was with them.
I opened my eyes and saw she looked up at the sound of her name. I felt Tanya grab my hand and pull me closer to her. She slipped her arm around me and I looked down at her. She hadn't taken her eyes off Bella and I knew her well enough to see she had a smirk on her face.
I looked back up at Bella and I saw her face fall completely. I saw it in her eyes especially. My heart broke at the sight of that.
"Hey Tanya." She said lightly. I kept my eyes on her while Alice and Tanya talked.
She eventually felt my stare because she looked up and saw my eyes glued onto her. It surprised me when she didn't look away, and it made me happy that she hadn't. I saw thousands of emotions running through her face as I looked at her. Anger, sadness, hopefulness. I just wished I could know what she was thinking.
"Well I hope you guys have a nice talk, but we should go now." I heard Alice say. Bella looked away when Rosalie tugged on her arm. I watched her leave and I sighed.
"What's wrong?" Tanya asked while she headed up the stairs.
"A lot of things. Which is why we need to talk." I said walking up with her. She walked into my room and sat on my bed, watching me as I paced in my room.
"Can you just tell me what we need to talk about, I need to go home in an hour."
I turned to look at her, angrier than I had been downstairs. "What did you tell Bella about our relationship?"
I saw her face change for about a second, but went back quickly to a blank, straight face.
"About our relationship? Nothing. Why would I have to tell her anything about that?"
"Tanya I don't want any of your stupid lies right now. I just want the truth… now."
She rolled her eyes and sighed. "Edward-"
"What did you tell Bella?" I asked a little louder and slower. She jumped, startled and I saw her eyes widen.
"I- I don't know what you're talking about, Edward. I-"
"So you didn't tell Bella that we were a couple?" I asked, wanting to get straight to the point.
Her face became hard and she looked down. "So what if I did?"
I stared at her for a couple of seconds wanting to see if she would come out with the truth now that I had asked her.
Tears were now in her eyes and she looked angry. I stayed quiet and she got up, coming over to stand in front of me. "So what if I did tell her that?" she said. "Why do you care so much?" she said a little louder.
"Because I really like her," I confessed. She stepped back and glared. "But you ruined all of that because she thinks I'm with you."
A tear slipped out and her face scrunched up. "Edward I was just trying to prevent her from getting close to you. You're always talking about these girls that like you, but for all the wrong reasons. I didn't want that to happen again."
"Tanya, I've never said anything like that. You just automatically assume that I don't want to be in a relationship so you go ahead and push anyone away who has that interest. You never even ask me about it."
"Well it's not hard to see. I saw the way you reacted when your mom set you up on a date with that girl. Why should Bella be any different? She seems like the other four hundred sluts that don't-"
"Don't talk about someone that you know nothing about! You haven't even gotten to know her and your already criticizing. Your so busy planning my life out that you haven't seen the beautiful person that she is, let alone how much I want to be with her."
She shook her head, "Why do you like her so much? She's so plain and wouldn't even be perfect for you. You don't know the type of person your supposed to be with."
"But you do right? You know exactly what I want and need that there's no use for my opinion." I said sarcastically. I laughed dryly and opened the door to my room. "I think we need to be apart for a couple of days. You really need to learn how to focus on your own life and not mine. I'll call you when I need to you to come over and tell Bella the truth. She needs to hear it from you."
"I am not apologizing or talking to her-"
"You will if you ever want me to talk to you again." I said. I didn't think that was possible for me though. She was still my best friend, but I really needed to set boundaries. And if this is what it took for her to see that, then I would say things I didn't really mean.
Tears fell from her eyes and I saw her face soften. She didn't seem angry anymore just sad. "Edward I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to ruin the relationship you had with her. Its just…" she stayed quiet and came over to hug me, crying against my chest. I sighed and hugged her, pulling her back after a couple of seconds so she could finish what she had to say.
"Just what?"
"I just can't think about losing my best friend to another girl. Whenever I think about you in a relationship, I feel like your going to forget about me and just not want me around. That's why I'm always pushing all these girls away from you."
I sighed and hugged her again. "Tanya I promise you that's never going to happen. You're my best friend too and I would be such a jerk if I ever did something like that to you. You should know better than to even think something like that."
I felt her laugh and she pulled away, wiping the tears from her eyes. "I know. That's just always been a fear of mine. But now I know that we're always going to be together, no matter what."
I smiled and nodded, "Yes, you'll always be my best friend."
Her smile hardened a little but I let it go when she laughed again.
"Tanya, I still meant what I said though. Maybe some time away from each other will be good for the both of us. I'm sure everything will be better when you come back to apologize to Bella." I said, reminding her of everything we had talked about.
"I agree, and I promise you that I will be ready when you call me to apologize. But, what did happen that made you find out about that."
I laughed lightly, thinking about everything we had done yesterday. Especially the kiss and walked out my door. "That I will tell some other time."
She pouted and followed me out. I walked to the front door and I opened it for her. She stopped to give me a kiss on the cheek and a hug. "I really am sorry for all of this. I didn't really mean for it all to end badly. It didn't really seem like she liked you."
I nodded. "That's what I'm aiming for. I'll talk to you soon, ok?"
"Ya." She said, walking to her car. I sighed and leaned against the door. I was so happy that I had a solution for all this now. I didn't have to worry about any of it.
The only thing I had to worry about was how I would get Bella to even look at me, let along tell her to come over. One thing was for sure; I didn't have anything in my way from becoming something more to her now.
T.P.O.V
"Ughhhhhhhhhhh!" I yelled once I was inside my house. I was so angry and annoyed that I slammed my door room once I was inside it. I threw my purse across the room and paced, thinking how my plan had ended so badly.
I knew she was such a goody-two shoes that she wouldn't have gone against what I told her. But I guess the bitch liked him so much that she couldn't resist. I had to think of something else to do and fast. I would let them have their couple weeks of fun but then I wouldn't hold out any longer. I wouldn't let their relationship get far; I had actually prevented it from even starting for a whole month.
I sat on my bed and smiled when I thought about it that way, laughing when Edward had actually believed the small performance I had put on. He actually thought I was afraid of losing him to that stupid girl. I had such a dominant part in his life that I knew that wouldn't happen. I just needed him to feel some sympathy for me so he thought I wasn't capable of running his life. And for me it had worked out perfectly.
"He will be yours Tanya. Nothing is going to stop you from that, because that's what I'm aiming for." I said to myself, thinking about what Edward had said to me. I hadn't been able to win his family over, but this one achievement I wasn't going fail.
A/N: Well here's another chapter! I just wanted to say that I was really happy with the amount of reviews I received for the last chapter! I was so excited when I logged on and saw about seven new ones on there! Oh and I hope you all like my vintage dress idea! I really love the dresses they used to wear back then and I thought why I couldn't incorporate something like that here. You can all imagine how you want the dresses to look because I suck at describing clothing! Well please review and I will try to update as soon as I can!
