A/N Characters are not mine, the belong to the wonderful and talented Stephenie Meyer.
I heard a noise coming from the kitchen, two female voices were talking in a quite hush, I couldn't make out what they were saying. Who could Alice have over early in the morning. I started to list the girls that I knew Alice was friends with in my head, I sat thinking on her couch for a few minutes not coming up with any names, Alice and the rest of us just moved here we have yet to have any friends over. Unless...Alice told me a couple of weeks ago that Tanya was coming over...is she here now? Oh God!. I felt the energy from my body drain out of every pore as I laid back down on the couch. I did NOT want to deal with Tanya right now.
"Good morning sleepy head, I was wondering if I was going to have to wake you up myself" A voice that was familiar but unfamiliar at the same time rang in my ears. Where did I know that voice, it was definitely not Tanya's annoying screech. This voice was...nice. I opened one eye and noticed a beautiful red head with hazel eyes looking at me with a sweet smile. She was wearing boy shorts and a tiny tank top. Rachel? What was Rachel doing at my sister's house? Did I call her last night. I tried to come up with an explanation as to how Rachel got here last night, I don't remember anything. I wasn't that drunk last night. Was I? I replayed the night in my head. I came over to see Alice and spend the night because Emmett had a 'friend' over and it was to loud. I talked to Alice about why I couldn't call Rachel, and how I planned on calling Bella to talk to her once and for all. Alice went to bed, I went on the couch...where I went to sleep, or so I thought. Maybe Alice called Rachel for me? No, why would she do that. In the middle of thinking the other girl came out of the kitchen wearing blue lacy boy shorts and an even tinier tank top, she was an absolute goddess with her brown flowing hair, her stunning chocolate colored eyes and her pink full kissable lips. My Bella, was here with...Rachel. Damn, how drunk was I last night. I called two girls, two girls who were willing to come over, two girls who are getting along, two girls who are wearing almost nothing at all. I looked at my left and saw Rachel sitting next to me, I looked to my right and saw Bella sitting next to me. Each one with an eyebrow raised.
"So which one is it going to be Edward" They both spoke in unison. I looked back to my left, and back to my right, utterly confused.
I smelt strawberries and freesia and felt warm lips being placed on my ear lobes "Told you that you would forget about me. Be with Rachel, Edward. She is beautiful and just the girl I told you to have. Go for her." I looked at my left back to Rachel and noticed that she was nothing compared to Bella, when I glanced to my right Bella was slowly fading away. No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't want Rachel, I want Bella. I want Bella. I want Bella.
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"Edward, Edward, Edward, Edward, wake up" I opened my eyes and saw Alice kneeling next to me.
"Where is Bella? Why was she here, where is Rachel?" Alice looked at me like I was a crazy person. I felt like a crazy person.
"Well brother, Bella is probably asleep at her house, Bella was never here, and as for Rachel...she too is probably asleep at her house. Are you ok? Alice had a look of confusion and worry. Oh thank god it was just a dream. It felt so real, why would Bella tell me to leave. She smelt so sweet, so real. I could feel her, I could practically taste her in my mouth.
"I need to call Bella" I got up from the couch and ran my fingers through my hair slightly pulling at the ends. Trying to find words to say to her, anything. I paced back and fourth and started to practice what I would tell her.
"Hi Bella, it's me Edward. Yeah...really?...what time. I love you too, of course lets get married right now, awesome" I whispered it low enough so no one could hear me, or so I thought. I stopped pacing and looked up. I saw Alice gripping her sides and shaking her head.
"Sorry...I...Don't...think...that, that is how the...conversation is going to...go." By the end Alice was finally able to regain some of her composure. I glared at her.
"Well, Alice help me. You be Bella and I will be me, okay?" She nodded her head and cleared her throat.
"Hello" Alice tried her best to sound like Bella but she miserably failed, I shook my head and continued.
"Hi Bella, it's me Edward"
"Edward, what, how, how did you get my number?"
"Charlie gave it to me, I really need to talk to you Bella, please will you listen to me"
"I..uh...I don't know Edward, what do you need to say." Alice was acting perfectly, I really felt like this would be a conversation that I could potentially have with Bella today, for reals.
"I just miss you Bella. I need to see you, I need to talk to you, I need to just be with you. Please tell me you miss me too"
Alice cleared her throat and smiled at me.
"That sounds perfect Edward, now go make that phone call." I smiled a huge smile and grabbed my blanket, pillow, keys, and phone and headed out of the door. I made my way back to my apartment, and noticed the blonde that Emmett brought him. She smiled shyly at me and I nodded my head at her and headed towards my bathroom. I took a quick shower just in case Bella wanted to meet me now instead of later. I didn't want to give her a chance to chicken out.
I got out of the shower and wrapped a towel around my waist. I felt the drops of water land on my bare shoulder as I looked for something to wear. I decided on a green button up shirt – a favorite of Bella's and black slacks. I looked all over my room for the piece of paper that had Bella's home phone number on it and came up empty handed. No, how I could have lost it. No, it has to be around here somewhere. I looked under the bed, on my leather couch, on my desk, and finally the end table. I noticed the picture of Bella and I the day after winter formal and a piece of paper neatly folded next to it. I opened it up and was over come with emotions. What if she is angry, mad, sad, happy, what if she cries. I never was able to handle it when she cried. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed the number, it was five minutes and thirty-three seconds before I got the courage to press the send call button. I placed my finger over the button when I head a knock on my bedroom door. I let out a breath I wasn't aware I was holding.
"Come in." I heard the door click open. I turned to look at the person who had sucked out all my courage and ruined the moment.
"Your not Emmett" I noticed the blonde from the kitchen, one of many Emmett's conquests.
"Nope sorry, I am not. I was actually wondering if you could tell me where he is." Ah, same old Emmett. He hated to be here when his lady friends would wake up, he would leave to go to the gym or eat breakfast anything to get away from explaining it was just for fun and nothing more. It always rested on my shoulders.
"He is most likely at the gym, I can tell him you asked for him when he comes home but it won't be for awhile. He has work later on tonight and he goes right after the gym, sorry." She nodded her head in understanding, knowing what last night meant.
"I understand, well tell him I had a great night and to have a good life." She turned on her heel and made her way out my bedroom door. I heard the clicks of her heels on the wood floor, and then I heard the front door slam. She is not happy. Poor girl.
I ran my fingers through my hair once again and made my way out of my room. That blonde made me loose all my courage, I was just about to call Bella and now I can't. She is going to be angry, she is going to cry. She is never going to want to see me. She has a boyfriend, she is beautiful there is no way she is single. I heard the front door open.
"Hey Emmett, your blonde lady friend just left. She must have been waiting for you to return. She was kind of angry, but I told her you were at the gym and that you were going to work right after wards, she bought the story and left. Why you can never be here to break the news to them I will never know, I thought you had balls."
"Well I am not Emmett but I will be sure to kick him in his non-existent balls when I see him, are you serious, he just left her here?" I nodded my head and opened up a water bottle.
"Sorry Alice, I thought you were Emmett, but go ahead and kick him in the balls when you see him" She grinned, and then turned serious.
"Did you call Bella?" I shook my head no.
"What? Why not, it's been three hour's since we practiced the conversation, now who doesn't have balls huh?" Alice had a point, it is a phone call, a simple phone call.
"Your right, just stay here okay, I need support." She nodded her head enthusiastically and threw me my cell phone.
"Your lucky, I caught that, or you would be chopped liver." She gave me her best innocent smile.
I dialed the number, pressed send and waited.
Ring
Ring
Ring
"Hey you have reached the two most amazing people in the world Bella and Rose. Sorry we couldn't get to the phone right now but we are probably out, or having sex. Rose, shut up. No, its the truth. Anyway, leave us a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Bye. Bye.
I mouthed 'answering machine' to Alice. She nodded in understanding and gave me thumbs up to continue.
Beep
"Hey Bells, it's me, Edward. I'm sorry to call your house phone, I got it from dad, sorry I mean Charlie. I just thought I would try a new method its been to long. I need to hear your voice, I miss your voice, shit what am saying, I miss you Bella." I took a breath before continuing
"...Dammit!, I just every time my phone rings and it's a private phone number or a number I don't recognize I think it's you, and I'm not sure if it is you, but I like to think that you're calling me. It seems to be the only thing that gets me though the day. I really, actually, we really miss you. Please stop being the silly foolish girl that I know you are, and come home, to me, to your family." It felt like some un-natural force took hostage of my body and wouldn't let me slow down or stop talking, I had no control over my reactions.
"...I am sorry I was never good enough for you. I am so sorry for never telling you just how beautiful you really are, and how much I wanted to be your husband, and how I hoped to have brown hair, brown eyed children running around the house. I am so sorry I never told you how smart, kind, and caring you are." I was able to stop when I saw Alice telling me to hurry up and end the message. I looked down and nodded.
"...There I go rambling again, ugh, Bella just call me. Please. I am done searching for my true love because I know that the only true love that I have ever had is this beautiful brunette whose hair shines in the sun, and who has the most magnificent brown eyes that I have ever seen, they are deep pools of chocolate that I just want to swim in them, and god, her smile is breathtaking, it always knocked my breath away, and her laugh, a thousand church bells could never come close to imitate her laugh. It's the most beautiful sound in the world. I am done searching for something I knew I would never find. So dammit Bella, please call me and come home. Please." I hung up the phone and wiped my tears away. I tried so hard to be strong and not let my tears affect my speech and I hoped she didn't notice that I was crying.
Alice walked over to me and wrapped her tiny arms around me. The crying stopped and I wiped the remainder of my tears from my cheek.
"I hope she calls me Alice." She gave me a sympathetic smile, a smile I knew well.
"I do too, and if not just keep calling until she answers. If not, we will find her address and talk to her. You deserve that much, alright big brother."
"Alright little sister." She hugged me again and got up.
"Well, it looks like you are going to be okay. I have to run a few errands, so I gotta go. Call me if you need anything.
"Thanks again Alice."
Alice left and I was alone with my thoughts. I was hoping Bella was going to call, I decided to be prepared and put her house number in my phone just in case she called from that number I wouldn't freak out when I heard her voice. Be prepared, always my first motto. I was thinking about her voice when I thought back to the answering machine message...I wonder who Rose was, was Rose just a roommate, or a friend. Was she more then a friend...Renee said no to a steady boyfriend, but nothing about a steady girlfriend. Did Bella leave because I turned her into a lesbian? My eyes grew wide with the horrible thought. It was a hot thought, but a bad thought at the same time. No, no, Bella couldn't possibly be a lesbian. It has to be a room mate. Then another thought came to mind 'Or we are busy having sex'...did Bella have sex. Did she have sex often. I could understand if she did, she was a gorgeous beautiful women. But the way Rose said it, it seemed like they had sex often. I tried to push the thought from my head but it was pointless. My hands were clenched into fists and I felt my blood start to boil. Every time I blinked I could see Bella naked, on top of another man. Panting, and moaning his name telling him to go faster, and harder. I could see the sweat dripping from her body and her hair becoming a tangled mess. I started to pace the living room trying everything to get that image out of my head, my anger finally got the best of me and I punched the wall just as Emmett was walking in.
"Dude!" Emmett yelled from across the room. I held my hand in pain and noticed the hole I put into the wall.
"Sorry" I said in a low whisper. Everyone knew I had anger problems, but it was a rare occasion I did something to this magnitude.
"Want to talk about it?" I shook my head no.
"But I do want to do something tonight, let's go to the bar and get drunk or something please, I need to get out of here. Like now."
"No can do bro, I have a date tonight with the most finest girl I have ever seen...she has long" Emmett speech was cut short when his cell phone started to ring.
"Hello...Hey, are you ready?...Ohh, is she sick?...Oh, well that's good I was going to bring some soup or something...What's going on then?...Do I need to beat somebody up?...That's good to know, so is this a cancellation call...That sounds wonderful, alright I will talk to you later then. Bye" I looked at him curiously.
"My date cancelled but she said I might be able to come over and hang out with her and her roommate. I guess the roommate Isabella is going through a rough time with an ex, poor girl. I have heard Rose talk about her, she seems like a sweet girl, very nice" My ears perked up with I heard him say Isabella, could it be my Bella? No, Bella hates it when people call her Isabella. There is no way this girl could get away with calling Bella, Isabella and still be alive.
"Oh." I nodded and turned around to go to my room.
"But we can drink until I have to go, she has to ask Isabella first. She might not to be up to anything tonight."
I turned around and headed to the kitchen and grabbed some beers.
I walked back into the living room and started to watch the game with Emmett and started to drink some beers. I was on my third one when Emmett got a phone call from Rose.
"Hey...Really that's awesome...No problem...I was wondering if I could bring my brother...Are you sure?...Alright, awesome....See you then." Emmett closed his phone and looked at me.
"She said you could come, we are leaving in half an hour, throw on some comfortable pajama pants, it's a pajama party with pizza, beer, and movies."
"I don't know Emmett, I don't want to be a third wheel." I wanted to go, but I also didn't want to go. I just wanted to wallow at home by my self and punch more walls.
"You won't be. Rose has her brother over, and her room mate Isabella sounds really cool. Plus I don't want any more holes in the apartment." He had me there. I got up and headed towards my bedroom to get dressed. I pulled on my flannel pajama pants, and a white undershirt. Made my way to the bathroom, brushed my teeth, messed up my hair a tad bit more, and walked out.
"When are we leaving?" I yelled from my bedroom loud enough for Emmett to hear me.
"Forty Five minutes" Perfect
I laid back on my bed and turned on my iPod. I was listening to Mr. Brightside by The Killers. The song instantly reminded me of why I had punched the wall earlier and the imagery of Bella sleeping with another man flooded back to me. I felt my anger start to boil to the surface but I couldn't force my self to turn the song.
Now they're going to bed
Now my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his chest now
He takes off her dress, now
Let me go
I just can't look
It's killing me
And taking control
Jealousy
Turning saints into the sea
Turning through sick lullabies
Choking on your alibis
But it's just the price I pay
Destiny is calling me
Open up my eager eyes
Cause I'm Mr. Brightside
I'm coming out of my cage
And I've been doing just fine
Gotta gotta be down
Because I want it all
It started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
(It was only a kiss)
It was only a kiss
I closed my eyes and tried to push the picture from my mind. I know Bella, she doesn't sleep around. Renee said so herself, she hasn't had a steady boyfriend since she left. She wouldn't do it. She wouldn't, she couldn't. Bella was sweet, and innocent. I started to think about the time Bella and I had together. She was so soft, so wonderful, so beautiful. My mind started to wander into dangerous territory when I heard the door to my bedroom open. Emmett was there.
"Time to go dude" I got out of the bed, grabbed a hoodie, and made my way out the front door.
"Whose car are we taking?" I asked Emmett. I really wanted to drive my Volvo, but Emmett loved to drive his hummer.
"Take your car, and I will take my car. Just in case I spend the night and you want to leave." I took my keys from my pocket and headed towards my beloved Volvo.
I started the car and began following Emmett towards an apartment building a few blocks away from ours. I could tell it was nice just by the outside. We went inside the lobby and went up to the service desk.
"We are here for Rose and Isabella" Emmett said to the older women with brown hair. She held her index finger up to him and picked up her phone.
"Hello Rose dear, I have two young gentlemen here asking for you is it alright to bring them up. Alright, have a great night." She hung up the phone and buzzed open the door for us. We nodded our head in gratitude and pressed the elevator button.
"Jesus, what does Rose and Isabella do?" I asked.
"Um, Rose does stuff with cars, and Isabella just started as an junior editor for some high end magazine or something along those lines." I nodded my head in understanding.
"And I thought our place was nice" The doors to the elevator opened and we sooner then later found the door to Rose and Isabella's apartment, 8D. Emmett knocked and a tall man with blonde hair and blue eyes opened the door.
"Hi, you must be Emmett, I am Jazz, Rose's brother." The guy that I have learned to be as Jazz shook Emmett's hand.
"Nice to meet you Jazz, this is my little brother Edward. He needed something to do." Jazz widen his eyes, and a fluster of emotions went though his eyes. Shock, disbelief, confusion, worriedness, sympathy, and it made it's way back to shock after he heard the voice. The sweetest voice ever, a voice I have only ever heard on the phone while leaving messages. A voice that sounds so much better in person.
"Hey Rose, You never did tell me what Mr. Dimples real name was" That is when I saw her. She had the same brown beautiful hair though it was longer, and a little bit more curlier. She was wearing sweats, and a hoodie. Her pink full lips looked even more kissable then I have ever imagined them to be. She looked breathtaking.
"...Emmett." I heard the end of the sentence that Rose said, and I saw Bella stiffen as she said her name. I found the courage to speak.
"Bella?" I saw the angel turn around and face me and my god she was more beautiful then I remember. Her brown eyes if possible had gotten larger and more beautiful. Her face, still pale as ever looked so soft and touchable. Her lips were fuller, and pink. Her body was amazing. Even through the sweats I could tell that she was the most beautiful women I have ever seen. During the time that I was looking at her, my feet walked to her slowly. I smelt her, the sweetest scent of strawberries and freesia. I was four steps away from her...and then she fainted.
A/N Hello everyone, my saturday plans got cancelled so I was able to work on this story and get this chapter done. Yay! So Edward has seen Bella, and Bella has seen Edward, next chapter will be them actually talking together and most likely split POV's. I am glad so many of you are enjoying this story. It will continue going for a long time. We still need Alice to find her man. :D I hope to have to next chapter up tomorrow, or monday.
On another note, I saw Twilight and I loved it. Love the book way more of course, but the movie has a special place in my heart. Did everyone else see it? What was your thoughts.