Thank you everyone who's been keeping up with Beautiful Dance. You all are lovely people! Thanks for all the reviews and favorites.

So I made a deal with my editor that if he would give me some sugar I would give you guys chapter 10 and 11 this week. Another two-fer week. Do I hear a round of applause? Yeah only in my head right? Lol.

I finally finished Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. So funny. Now to appease the little kid inside me, I'm reading the Wizard of Oz. I'll get back on the grownup book train soon. I'm thinking The Hunt for Red October.

Anyways….On with the story.

Playlist:

Right Round by Flo' Rida

Dirty Diana by Michael Jackson

After Tonight by Justin Nozuka

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When It Comes Around, It Knocks You Down

Jacob had had a good laugh over Edward's expression and sob story once we were far enough away. We walked into my house later that day, threw our stuff down on the couch, and proceeded to raid my refrigerator.

"So Bella," Jacob took a sip from his glass of water.

"Hmm?" I choked out through a mouthful of goldfish crackers.

"Have you decided if you're still gonna perform with the dickhead?"

I rolled my head back, before looking Jacob square in the eye, "I have no idea. I'm still pretty upset over….everything. Yeah, I don't know."

"Well you know if dickhead proves to be an incompatible partner, I'd like to perform a duet for the senior showcase."

I thought about this offer. Singing wasn't exactly my stronghold, but I wasn't terrible at it.

"What song were you thinking of going with?" I asked curiously.

"I still have the two songs you gave me, and a few more I added to the list."

He rummaged in his backpack and found a crumpled up piece of paper. He straightened it out and gave it to me.

It read:

No Boundaries by Adam Lambert

Next in Line by Meese

This Boy by James Morrison

Your Guardian Angel by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

"I like James Morrison. Have you heard his song Broken Strings?" I asked him.

He nodded his head, "Could be a potential song if we do a duet together."

I was liking the sound of this more and more.

"Let me know what you decide soon. That way we can start practicing." Jacob sat back down in the chair next to me, continuing to ravage the only bag of potato chips in the house.

Later that night, I lay in my bed thinking about Jacob's offer and what Edward had said. I sighed, not knowing which one to pick. Sitting up quickly, I padded over to my desk and grabbed my phone. I dialed the one person who I trusted the most. Alice Cullen.

She picked up her phone after a ring and a half.

"Hey Bella!" She squealed.

"Hi."

"I feel like I haven't seen you in a while. You and your jail partner still alive?"

I assumed she was talking about Jacob.

"Yes we're alive. Why wouldn't we be?"

"I just thought you would have been grounded even more with the amount of detentions you've racked up because of him."

I rolled my eyes, "Very much grounded, but I haven't had as many detentions this week."

She scoffed at me, "Pssh, this week. You never would have gotten half as many detentions if he wasn't….well maybe you would have. Seeing how you landed on Britney Morris after falling down the stairs last week."

"I didn't do it on purpose!" I cried out indigently.

"Of course not honey. You and I know that, but she doesn't." Alice said soothingly.

I shook my head, "This is not what I wanted to talk to you about."

"You wanted to talk about Edward, right?"

"How did you know?" I asked in a low voice.

"I know many things." She giggled.

"What am I thinking?" I asked trying, to keep my voice from slipping into the giggles.

"Bella!" Alice yelled, "I'm not a mind reader for crying out loud."

"Yes…well," I cleared my throat, "So about Edward…"

"Go on."

I paused for a moment, "He told me why he moved here."

"I know."

"And I…wait you know?"

"Go on Bella."

"I…well I just wanted to know if it was the truth."

Alice stayed quiet for so long I thought that she had hung up.

"Alice?"

"Yes." She stated simply.

"Yes?"

"Yes he's telling the truth. He moved here to get away from his ex girlfriend, Victoria, whom I heard you had the pleasure of talking to on the phone."

"Yeah… I did."

"I know it sounds really far-fetched, but you have to give him another chance. He didn't mean to hide anything from you Bella."

I slapped the palm of my head to my forehead, "Alright."

"Alright what?"

"Alright I'll give him one more chance, but if he fucks anything else up I'm not doing the senior showcase with him. And you can tell I said that."

As soon as the words left my mouth, I had to hold the phone away from my head to protect my ears from Alice's screech of, "Eeeeeddddwwwaaarrrdddd!!!!"

There was some shuffling around before the soft and smooth melodic voice of Edward Masen floated to my ear, "Bella?"

"Edward?"

I heard Alice shout in the background, "Tell him yourself."

"Tell me what?"

"That I'm….I'm giving you another chance."

"Thank you so much Bella. You-"

I interrupted him, "Edward just know this. If you fuck anything else up, I refuse to do the senior showcase with you. I'll do it with Jacob."

"Bella," He stated seriously, "I have nothing else to hide from you."

"Good. I'll see you at school tomorrow. Practice after school?"

"Sounds good."

And with that I hung up the phone. I sighed before flopping back onto the bed.

Stupid Edward. Stupid me.

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Well not too much drama this chapter. We'll see what my crazy mind comes up for the next chapter. Lol.

Last essay for English class. So excited. Except for the fact it's a research paper. Those are never fun.

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