A/N: Thanks for the reviews! We appreciate them!! Hehe Oh and I should have more time to type my chapters because my last day at the movie theatre is august 11. I think it was a mistake to quit though…

--Jennifer— oh and many thanks to Nae!!! She's the best!

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Chapter 9: Shirtless music

[[A/N - Okie...well I'm now gonna start off where I left off. Eddie's [yes i will call him Eddie room him asleep where of course Jenn left off...will come up later...Mwuahhahaha! Anyhow - Enjoy!

When I got back to the house I didn't see Alice anywhere but the other good news was I wasn't late for my curfew. I walked up the stairs and to my room closing the door and laying down in the bed.


My mind still jumbled with questions from earlier and now new ones. Somehow I drifted into unconscious.

Sleep was easy to come by. But that night was different my thoughts kept taking me to Bella walking down the stairs.

Then drifting to Beth and tears running down her face. Hurt in her eyes. It was a miracle that I could even sleep.

But I managed to do so. But not for long; I was woken by a door slamming. My eyes flew open and I saw that I forgot to turn off my light. Great.

I stretched and felt around for my phone on my dresser...Where the heck is it... Finally I felt what was my cell and looked to see what time it was.

Ugh. Whoever woke me up better have a good explanation. Then I saw I had one new voice mail. Most likely from Beth.

But I could be wrong. The voice mail was from Bella.

She really didn't say much. But it sounded like she was crying at one point.

This somehow angered me. Had Mike done something to her?

No, i shook my head. He would never do anything on Bella. He was my bro, best friend however you wanna put it. He was.
I wouldn't doubt anything against him until i asked him about it face to face.

I was curious to see if Alice heard from Bella tonight. I got up and walked out the door and down the hall to her room.

I sighed and knocked on it lightly.

"Hey Ally?" I asked the door.

I heard some movement on the other side then the door flew open and two hands pulled me in.

"Alice what the he--"

"Shut up Edward." She spat and folded her arms a grimace set in her features. "What do you want?" she asked still angry.

"Nothing I heard the door slam and...Wait why am I explaining to you? Why did you pull me in here?" I asked.

"Bella is staying here and I don't think she wants to see nor talk to any of us right now." She said walking over to her bed and sitting down.

"She's back already?" I asked shocked.

Mike had said that he was taking her to the cabin for the night. I guess something went wrong.

"Yes, she is." She said pulling her knees up to her chest.

"Mike said that they were gonna stay the night up there or something." I replied sitting next to her.

"Well, Bella didn't know that." She said. "Mike" she spat. "just assumed that she would be okay with it!? I think not." She said and rolled her eyes.

"Why? What happened? There's something your not telling me." I said frowning at her.

She looked away and bit her lip. "I don't think I should say but, I really need to." She looked back at me with a sad expression.

"You cannot say a word to Bella about this. Promise?" She asked...more or less demanding.

"Yea sure. I promise." I said confused.

"Okay, well Bella said that Mike had this whole thing set up. Romantic dinner, beautiful view, yadda yadda ya...then he...well...Mike tried to...He tried to...yah know." She sighed when it didn't click with me. "Okay...Well...He uhh tried to...Get some."

Now it clicked. Mike tried...He tried...And with...Bella!! Jealousy burned deep inside me, my throat felt as if I tried swallowing a frog.

"He tried to have...and with Bella?" I asked amazed that Mike would do something like that.

"Is she okay? I mean did...did she d--"

"NO! No!" She exclaimed. "She didn't want it."

I nodded in understanding. Mike was now going to be hearing this from not only me but Emmett and Jasper. More in likely Emmett would go kick his butt right now. But I'd rather talk to Bella first hand. Wait...if Bella is...

"Ally where is Bella?" I asked.

She looked down a blush working up her cheeks.
"Well...I...uhh well.." She stuttered.

"Forget it. I don't wanna know." I replied getting up and starting for the door.

"Edward, wait. I wanna know. How was your date with Beth?" she asked.

I groaned and sighed. "Don't worry about it."

I said wanting to leave the subject alone.

"Why? You always tell me what ya'll [[Nae's turning in to a Texan! And I thought I had that covered…. Lol did at least." she said. "Please Eddie! Tell me!!" she said winning and making her eyes big and watery.

I sighed. "Fine but I don't wanna hear anything else about it." I said warning her about my bad mood.

"Okay, okay I promise!" she said bouncing on her bed.

I rolled my eyes. "I took her to the movies, went to that restraint that we had our first date at and went to her house...and well...I broke up with her." I said shrugging and looking away from her.

"Really?! You broke up with her?" she asked sounding shocked.

"Yea. Don't ask me why I just decided it was time for me to take a break and think about what I really want."

"Which would be?"

"My music. Get started and one with songs." Good thinking!

She rolled her eyes and smiled. "Whatever you say Eddie."

"Alice shut up." I replied. "Where's Bella?"

"In the guest room. She didn't want to talk to me…so she got mad and slammed the door." She's now a dead angel. No, not angel. Bella!

"Okay, I'm gonna go talk to her. I'll tell her that Mike told me about it or something."

"Okay, 'Night Ed." She said walking me out.

"Alice, stop calling me that and night."

She giggled and closed the door softly behind me.

I walked back to my room still trying to think about what or how the heck I was going to talk to Bella about tonight. I looked at my cell phone again.

It was almost midnight. Good thing it was summer, that's all I had to say. I couldn't call Mike. Id wait until morning to talk to him face to face.

I walked over to my dresser and pulled out some navy sweat pants and walked to my bathroom that was connected to the guest bedroom. Luckily, Bella wasn't in there. Even though I heard mumbling on the other side, I was scared to listen. I walked back out and ran my hand through my hair.

I sat on my bed and thought about the possibilities of the conversation.

Would she talk to me about tonight? Maybe not.

Would I sit there until she would? Hell yes.

Would she breakup with Mike? Possibly.

I shook my head. I hated these conversations with myself. I again thought about how Bella looked coming down the stairs. Black halter dress, hugging her shape, her hair flowing down her back like a chocolate river.

Her eyes and cheeks full of embarrassment. Her lips...Shut up shut up shut up now! I would not go there! I should be heartbroken that I broke up with Beth...at least should I feel at least...bad about doing it? I sighed heavily. Okay well its now or never. I got up and walked out my door to the guest room.
Before I knocked I leaned to listen for her talking. I heard her foot steps walking but never coming to the door.

Then I heard her say something that sounded a lot like 'I can't do that' but hey that was just a hunch.

I shook my head again and knocked. There was a stumble behind the door before it opened to reveal Bella in a red tank top and black sweat pants.

Her cell phone was up to her ear, her face in an angry expression on her face.

Uh-oh that isnt good.

I smirked when I looked at her hair up in a bun on the top of her head. Her mascra was smeared a little from either crying or rubbing her eyes. She looked a little flushed on top of that.

"Yea, I'll talk to you later." She said to the phone and snapped it shut.

"Uhh, hi." I said to her.

"What do you want?" She spat.

Okay that hurt. We always talked about why we were mad at least...she must have talked to...CRAP.

"Uhh to talk to you to see how your date went is that a crime?" I asked with a smile slipping past her into the guest bed room. I sat on the bed and motioned for her to sit beside me.

"All I have to ask you Edward is why the hell you dumped Beth!" she said closing the door then glaring at me.

"She called you?" It shouldn't surprise me like this but it does none the less.

"Of course! Why the heck wouldn't she?" she asked folding her arms to her chest.

"Uhh..because I would think that she would have waited til morning." I said shrugging my shoulders.

"Whatever. Why'd you do it?" She asked squinting at me.

I felt like she could see right through me. "I want to focus more on my music instead of a relationship. Plus I have some things to work out on my own." I said getting frustrated now.

"Whatever Edward. Why didn't you think about that...Ohh I don't know. Before you asked her to be you girlfriend?!" she spat.

"Because my band was just getting started and these issues weren't around. Believe me if I didn't have this problem or these issues maybe Beth and I would still be together. But other than that, it's really none of your concern!" I spat back standing up.

"Excuse me but my best friend is my concern!"

"Its called breakups they happen!"

"Not for a stupid reason thing like music!"

"Music is my life, thats why I started my freaking band Bella its not just fun and games for me!" I yelled throwing my hands up in the air.

"Atleast MIKE isnt this heartless!" She yelled right back.

"Oh really and how is that?!"

"Because he cares!"

"Oh and almost raping you is caring?! I dont think it is." Right then I wish I could just hit reverse like you do in a movie. I didnt mean to say that.

Bella's face went white, and her mouth dropped. I could hear my heart beating in my ears. Her eyes filled with tears. How could I be that heartless? My mouth hung open. I wanted to take the hurtful things back. Not only did I hurt Beth but Bella too. The angel that stood before me was still the beautiful Bella that I know but the angel had just had her wings and heart torn out by me and now...i just wanna take it back. Say something you idiot!

"Be-Bella I'm sorry...I-I didn't mean to say that. I---" I just couldn't think of anything better to say.
She shook her head tears spilled over her cheeks. "Who t-t-told you t-that?" she asked not looking at me.

"Bella I--"

"Who told you!?" she spat looking me in the eye.

"Alice did. But she only told me because I beat it out of her." I looked at her eyes. Red and teary, they couldn't stay like that. My heart would break if i looked at her any longer.

I gently grabbed her arm and pulled her to me and hugged her. She cried into my shoulder telling me the whole date up to the time she called my cell phone.

"Bella I am so sorry. Mike had no right to think that. And he has no right to look at you anymore, even as your friend." I said standing up off the bed where we sat in when she was telling me what Mike tried to do.

"What do you mean as a friend? He's still my boyfriend." she said quietly.

"Why the hell is he still?" I yelled filling every word with venom.

"Because I lo-" she stopped and looked me in the eye. "Because I love him." she whispered.

The jealousy grew like a monster inside of me. She loves him. Even after what he tried to do to her?! How could she? I just stared at her stunned by her own words. The anger inside my heart over took the liking for this angel.

"Whatever. It's your heart your playing that game with Bella." I said quietly. "I shouldn't care anyways. In fact I don't. I wouldn't be surprised if he cheats on you. And when that happens I will kill him for hurting you." I walked out and shut the door loudly and walked to my room.

I sat down on my bed and shook my head. I won't care. Not now at least. I lay down and closed my eyes.

Sleep this night is going to be painful. Each time I close my eyes I see the broken angel. When I get close to unconsciousness I hear her crying. I stared at the wall and finally turned on my radio quietly and listened to the radio.

HelloGoodBye was playing. I knew the song thanks to Alice and her wonderful way of cheering

everyone up in the car when driving any of us around.


I like where we are,
When we drive in your car,
I like where we are here,
Here,

Cause our lips can touch,
And our cheeks can brush,
My lips can touch,
Here,

When you are the one,
The one that lies close to me,
Whispers 'Hello I miss you quiet terribly'
I fell in love in love
With you suddenly

The song somehow calmed my restless mind and i drifted into sleep. That's the first night I had a dream about an angel standing at the edge of a cliff. Her brown curly hair flows like the wind, and her face looks sad. This angel looks familiar, but my mind isn't thinking. Then it looks like she was about to jump to free herself...but then everything goes dark.

A/N: Now Jenn's half!!! Hahaha

BPOV:

She was sobbing, "B-Bell-lla, h-he, b-b-br-oke u-up w-w-ith m-me!" She finally got out.

"Edward did what?!" I sat straight up on the bed.

"H-he s-sa-said 'h-he ne-needed t-to t-th-think a-bou-bout s-stuff'.

"Aw. Beth I'm so sorry! Is there anything, I can do?"

"Yes."

"What?" I asked sympathetic for my heart-broken friend.

"Well I think he likes someone else and that's why he broke up with me. So I need you to get the dirty details. I need you to" She paused, obviously not crying anymore… Crazy, if a guy like Edward broke up with me, I'd be depressed for life… "I need you to kiss him."

WHAT?! "WHAT?!" I practically screamed in the phone, yeah sure, I'd love to kiss Edward, but under those circumstances not a snowball's chance in Hell.

"It's the only way. I need to gauge his reaction, if he continues to kiss you, then he obviously doesn't care about me. If he pushes you away, then he obviously must have some compassion left for me." Does she think I'm stupid?

"So you want me to risk my friendship with Edward, for your own piece of mind?"

"Don't look at it that way…"

"What way am I supposed to look at it like?" I asked, some sympathy gone for her.

"Just think about helping a friend that has been there for you since 7th grade…"

"Beth, I'm sorry." I paused, this was going to make her mad… "I can't do that."

"Fine then." She stopped and took a deep breath, calming herself I bet. "I think that he likes Jessica, I'm going to have a talk with her tomorrow about it… Well I guess in two days… as soon as we get back to school." I heard a knock on the door while Jessica was on her ramble…

"Hold on." I whispered.

I fell when I tried getting off the bed, stupid sheets had to be tangled around me. I don't even remember covering myself in them… "Oomph."

I opened the door at that moment. "You okay?" Jessica asked.

"Yeah, I'll talk to you later." I snapped the phone shut and glared at Edward.

"Uhh, hi." He sounded kind of shocked.

"What do you want?" I said in a cold voice. He looked taken back by the blunt and rudeness of my statement. But that quickly went away to that sexy smile.

"Uhh to talk to you to see how your date went is that a crime?" He said still smiling and slipped past me to my bed. He sat down, and I just watched as he motioned for me to sit by him. Honestly how could I refuse… No Bella! You're supposed to be pissed off at him. Instead of following him, I slammed the door.

"All I have to ask you Edward is, why the hell you dumped Beth!" I glared at him again.

"She called you?" He seemed surprised that my best friend wouldn't tell me these things.

"Of course! Why the heck wouldn't she?" I asked folding my arms to my chest in a 'what the heck were you thinking?' look.

"Uhh..because I would think that she would have waited til morning." He said shrugging his shoulders. Did he not know her at all, she's not stable enough to deal with this on her own. Look at what she grew up with…

"Whatever. Why'd you do it?" I asked narrowing my eyes at him. He was trying to change the subject.

I was staring daggers at him, he looked nervous or unsure… "I want to focus more on my music instead of a relationship. Plus I have some things to work out on my own." He said getting frustrated now.

"Whatever Edward. Why didn't you think about that...Ohh I dont know. Before you asked her to be you girlfriend?!" I spat. I was never angry at any of the Cullen's and now I've been in a fight with two in one night…

"Because my band was just getting started and these issues weren't around. Believe me if I didn't have this problem or these issues maybe Beth and I would still be together. But other than that, it's really none of your concern!" he spat back standing up.

That stung… But I wasn't going to show it.

"Excuse me but my best friend is my concern!"

"Its called breakups they happen!"

"Not for a stupid reason thing like music!"

"Music is my life, that's why I started my freaking band Bella, it's not just fun and games for me!" he yelled throwing my hands up in the air in frustration. I knew I struck a nerve saying music is stupid.

"At least MIKE isn't this heartless!" She yelled right back.

"Oh really and how is that?!"

"Because he cares!"

"Oh and almost raping you is caring?! I don't think it is." His face looked shocked at the realization of what he said.

I could feel the blood drain from my face and my jaw dropped. How could he say something like that?! What right did he have?! WHO TOLD HIM?! I could hear my heart beating in my ears. I could feel my eyes fill with traitor tears I didn't want to shed. How could he be that heartless? His had dropped too. He could catch flies with how wide open his mouth was.

"Be-Bella I'm sorry...I-I didn't mean to say that. I---" He stuttered. I think today has been the most he has ever stuttered and both times have been because of me. Wow, but what a jerk?! I shook my head; those stupid tears finally flooded in my eyes making my vision blurry and fell down my cheeks; I said the first thing that came to my mind.

"Who t-t-told you t-that?" I asked not looking at anywhere near him.

"Bella I--"

"Who told you!?" I didn't want to hear his crap anymore, I wanted to know who told him. I stared straight into those beautiful sorrow-filled eyes.

"Alice did. But she only told me because I beat it out of her." He looked in my eyes, more sadness filling his, and then he looked away abruptly.
He gently grabbed my arm and pulled me to him and held me against his well toned body. It feels so right to be in his arms. I cried into his shoulder telling him the whole date up to the time I called his phone.

"Bella I am so sorry. Mike had no right to think that. And he has no right to look at you anymore, even as your friend." He said standing up off the bed where we sat, when I was telling him what Mike tried to do.

"What do you mean as a friend? He's still my boyfriend." I said quietly. I knew he wasn't going to be too happy.

"Why the hell is he still?" He yelled filling every word with venom.

"Because I lo-" I stopped and looked him in the eye. "Because I love him." I whispered. How true that was after tonight… I don't know.

I saw his eyes fill with anger as he just stared after my last statement.

"Whatever. It's your heart your playing that game with Bella." he said deathly calm. "I shouldn't care anyways. In fact I don't. I wouldn't be surprised if he cheats on you. And when that happens I will kill him for hurting you." He walked out and shut the door loudly. I followed his retreating body with my tearing eyes, Oh my gosh! He is shirtless, and I've been cuddled in his arms and didn't even realize it…

It was all I could do to not start crying until I heard his door to his room slam shut. I really screwed up this time.