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Chapter ten.

Bella's POV

Sitting at the lunch table I looked at my phone, there was a text from an unknown number, I opened the text.

Hey Honey Bunny. Got your new number from Ange. You should have sent it to me. But I forgive you as always. Miss you more than you can imagine. Hope the yanks are treating you like royalty. Love you always. Your Bunny xxx – Ant.

I could feel my face dropping more with each word, by the end I was gripping my phone so tight my knuckles were white. I wanted to scream, and swear and hit something, I needed to work out, and soon, I was too tense, and now this idiot had ruined my day. Today had been pretty bad already, but now? Now I wanted to kill someone, well no, I wanted to kill Anton.

"Bella..? Bella?" Rose's voice cut through my inner turmoil.

"Huh?"

"Everything okay Bell's?" Emmett asked as Alice attempted to peel my fingers off my phone. I pulled my hand away and looked around the table. "What's that about?"

"Nothing." I muttered, they have got to be kidding me, after yesterday they still want to go there with my messages, uh well I am so not going there, not with this.

"Got to be a guy, only a guy could make a girl that angry, ex boyfriend maybe?" Rose said. They all stared at me waiting for an answer.

I looked around the table at all their faces, Edward was glaring again, his eyebrows almost meeting, he glanced down at my phone so I thrust it in my pocket, "I'll see you guys in class." I said getting up and leaving them to it, Alice followed me but fortunately she didn't speak so I could fume to myself about that damn text.

The nerve of him, okay so I was a little drunk when I'd gone out with Jane and Angela, but that moron had tried to ruin our last night out together and I remembered it all to well. The three of us had met Ant at the tattoo shop when we first went in for our tattoo's, he was a good looking guy, but not my type at all. He'd slept with Jane but that was normal for her, what came from being hurt too may times, she got herself a guy philosophy when it came to sex to save her from getting hurt again. But then Anton starting dating Angela and they had been together for months now. He'd turned up at the club to say goodbye to me, he asked me to dance so he could say goodbye, only that's not what he'd said. He informed me that he'd had two of us but he really wanted the set, mostly because it was really me that he'd wanted from the beginning. He asked me if he could take me out the back and give me a real farewell up against the wall or bent over his bike, my choice.

He was suppose to be with Ange, my best friend, did he think for one second I wouldn't tell her, he was crazy. I had turned away from him and walked back to our table, where I proceeded to throw both his and his mates beer over him. But apparently that was too subtle for him, he must need me to spell it out to him, but hell I was not about to text him back. Unfortunately he didn't take my silence as I didn't want to speak to him, and he text me again when I was in the music room with Edward.

I was already worked up, being alone with Edward was so exhausting, I was worked up about singing in front of him, and doing my best not to say anything stupid. My body was hyper alert at being around him and again it was reacting in ways I had not experienced before, and as annoying as it was I had to admit I liked it... a lot, like a whole lot.

Want you so bad right now. Miss you so much - Ant.

I was so angry that traitor tears started to blur my vision, what was worse was that Edward noticed. I was about ready to hurl my phone across the room when Edward took it from me. What the...?

"Who's Ant?" he asked.

"Nobody." I growled trying to get my phone back, he was the last person alive I wanted to see this.

"If he's upsetting you so much, why don't you just block his number?" he asked.

"Because clever dick, its only just happened, and its a new phone so I haven't had chance to work out how to do it yet." I bit at him angrily, still trying to get my phone back but honestly I had no fight in me. He grabbed both my hands in one of his and I gave up easily, this could get messy if I fought back, and I didn't want to do that, at least not now and not here. The heat of his hand caused a weird melting heat that warmed my whole body, and I watched as his long fingers navigated my phone with ease.

"There." he said releasing my hands and handing me back my phone, I felt cold and empty from the loss of contact. "One squashed ant. he said and smirked at me, the sight of that smirk made me feel so much better, so I smiled back.

"Thank you." I said then bit my lip again, so I wouldn't say anything else.

"You're welcome." he said and he turned away from me, lord knows what he thinks of me after seeing that, but as he turned away from me so quickly I can only guess at his disgust, and we'd been getting along so well before.

We played Beautiful you and Edward was looking my way as he sang, it made me feel so much better, then for a change of pace we played Keith Urban's put you in a song, and he was looking my way again as he sang, I almost swooned. But as I turned I saw the group of people watching us, damn it Jessica was there... was he looking at her or me?

Later we all went over to the coffee shop, and I was having a good time laughing and joking with Jazz and Ali, I felt better now after the debacle in my phone. I clutched my hot chocolate tightly, it was getting chilly outside and it was the only warmth I could find.

"Hey, how come you have extra cream on yours?" Emmett complained.

"Because its hot chocolate dumb ass." Jasper replied.

"Still doesn't seem fair." Edward said leaning over me as I took a sip of my drink, and smiled to myself when I found a marsh mallow.

As I lowered my mug of chocolate I was about to lick the cream off my lips, when suddenly Edward leaned in. Staring me straight in the eyes, I was stunned into stillness by his proximity, then shocking the hell out of me he licked the cream from my lips.

"Mmmm, yep definitely chocolate." he said, pulling away and licking his lips.

I just stared at him, my hand moving to my lips, my fingertips feeling my tingling lips where his tongue had just been.

"What the fuck, Edward? Leave my sisters cream alone." Emmett yelled at him.

Edward shrugged as he sat down next to me on the long wall bench. "Sorry, it just looked too good to miss out on." he said.

I drank some more of my hot chocolate, not knowing where to look, but looking down I did notice the bulge in Edwards jeans, something straining against the fabric. I stifled a gasp as he tried discretely to adjust himself. OMG he had licked my lips and he had a raging hard on, did that happen before or after he licked my lips? OMG Edward Cullen licked my lips... my lips! His tongue... I was pretty sure I was going to need to use the bathroom and I'd need a change of underwear. I squeezed my thighs together in an attempt to quieten the frenzied pulsing going on in my boy short, but the friction it caused just seem to make it worse, I mean better. Oh I don't know what I mean, I just know that I liked it but it was completely inappropriate right now.

I saw Edward looking across the room, I looked too, that's when I saw her. Jessica was glaring at me with such hate that I almost cringed back into my seat. I had a feeling that she'd try to confront me, staking some sort of claim to Edward. Oh god, did that mean he was thinking about her... no me? Damn I'm such a love sick fool. From then on I thought it would be better to use a spoon until the cream and marsh mallows on my drink were all gone. It tasted so good though that I couldn't help licking the spoon when I'd finished, I closed my eyes savouring the taste. When I opened my eyes, I noticed that Edward was watching me, his lips were slightly parted. He shook his head then spent the rest of his time glaring at everyone and everything. I couldn't work him out, did he actually like me or not?

After we went to Rosalie's place, we now had the use of one of the outbuildings to use to practice in, well away from the house. We had a real good jamming session and Edward was more relaxed and friendly. Alice drove me home, but she went via taking Jasper home, so I knew that she wanted to talk. She had to drive passed my house to get to Jaspers and she lived close to Jazz, but no... after a quick make out session with Jazz she peeled out of his driveway.

"Right now spill missy." she said.

"Spill what Alice, I have nothing to spill."

"You and Edward what is going on." she demanded. "And for the sake of your own life do not say nothing or so help me..."

"But there is nothing going on..."

"You could have fooled me, that singing of his was literally dripping with sex, and he spent most of his time fucking you with his eyes. And most of the time you were beet red, then in music today, you got miserable and he got angry." she said, but I didn't say anything, it wasn't like that at all, he was just being friendly then moody. "So what's the deal?" I just shrugged as she pulled up my drive, fortunately Emm's Jeep was nowhere in sight. "I don't understand Bella, one second he's all over you like a rash, the next he's glaring at you... so what gives?"

"If I knew the answer I'd tell you but quite frankly he has me so confused most of the time I don't know which way is up." I admitted.

She sighed heavily. "So who was the text from?" she asked.

"No one of importance." I said truthfully.

"Come on Bella... talk to me."

I sighed to then I told her exactly what the text was about.

"Oh." she said.

"Yeah... I know and I don't know what to do about it, so I'm going to phone Angela tonight, on her house phone and hope to god that he's not there.

"Good luck with that."

"Thanks, Alice, can I ask you something?"

"Of course, anything." she replied, something had been bothering me and I wanted the answer.

"What is your real problem with Edward?" I asked.

"Oh... well, I will tell you but you need to understand something first." she said.

"Okay... go on."

"When I met Jasper he was like Edward, arrogant and used girls when he wanted them." she said, that surprised me, he was so different now, it didn't sound like Jazz at all. "But when we met, all that changed, he knew you see, Jasper and I are meant for each other, and Jasper knew that, so he changed, settled down if you like. But his buddy didn't like that, Edward didn't like Jazz spending so much time with me, so he did some shitty things to try and split us up. Tried to get Jazz to dump me, well until Jasper told him to stop and they fell out over it. I convinced Jazz to make a mends, I didn't want him to have to give up his best friend. They made up but Edward only tolerates me for Jaspers sake, he's usually just an ass so I just ignore him, but he's never tried to be friendly so I don't see why I should. I did... in the beginning but he was positively nasty back then so I gave up trying, and I'd tried to stay out of his way, but with the band now. I will not make things difficult, but I'm not going to try and be friendly to someone who dislikes me so much." she explained, quickly. Boy can she talk fast, almost as fast as she drives.

"Oh... boy, I don't blame you. Well hopefully things will be okay, he's too busy scowling at me these days, so maybe I'm the new target and he'll be nicer to you." I suggested.

"Dream on girl... I'll pick you up in the morning." she said as I climbed out of her car.

"Sure, thanks Alice."

I text Angela as I walked into the house. Hey, R U home? - B.

Yeah, home alone again. - A.

I didn't bother texting again, I phoned her instead.

"What's up babe?" Ange answered.

"Everything." I exclaimed.

Twenty minutes later I felt a truly shitty friend for having to tell her this, but Ange being Ange, took it like a trooper.

"Oh thank god for that, Bells that is awesome news." she exclaimed.

"What?"

"He's been an arsehole all day, and I've been wanting to dump the bumplug. Plus I've met someone, his name is Ben and I really like him Bells." she said, then she went on to describe Ben in detail before she asked about CH, I told her everything, and she was as confused by him as much as I was. However she did suggest I start to test the water around him, see if he is receptive to me, if not then I just ask him outright. Not sure I'm ready to embarrass myself like that at the moment, not until I'm sure I wont get shot down in flames.

A/N Hope you enjoyed that... What about our poor mixed up Bells...