Chapter 11

Previously:

I laughed. Jasper raised his eyebrow.

"What?" I asked him

"Who's got you smiling like that? Only I can make you smile like that!" He replied, failing at flirting

"He's my boyfriend."

"Whoa. Tell me all about him." Jasper used this weird attempted at a girl voice and made me laugh.

"Well his name is Edward…"

I told Jasper all about Edward, from how we met on the airplane to an hour ago on the bench. He was surprisingly silent throughout the whole thing. Normally he would interrupt ever two minutes.

"Wow. Seems like one heck of a guy. When do I get to meet the husband?" Jasper said sarcastically.

I blushed. "Well, if you visit me in Phoenix then you can meet him." I answered. Jasper and Edward in the same room would be interesting.

"I guess I'll have to. What month is it? It's the end of June? I'm free the middle of July. Let's go book my ticket right now!" Jasper was rambling on and on. He suddenly jumped up and grabbed his computer.

"Wait. You're serious?" I asked. He really wants to meet Edward? This is the most enthusiasm I've ever seen him have about my love life. Something was fishy.

"Yes! I need to meet the guy that has captured your heart. I'm practically your brother. I need to make sure his intentions are pure," I just looked at him, "Get that shock off your face and help me book my ticket. I don't know how to do this." When I didn't answer him, he glared at me. I suddenly snapped out of it.

I helped him book his ticket for July 10 through the 24th. I would be with my best friend for two weeks before he had to go to the opposite side of the country.

"Why were you with Jessica Stanley?" I asked, remembering our encounter.

"I'm lonely. My parents won't be back until the end of the summer." He actually looked kind of sad.

"Where did they go this time?" I asked. His parents like to disappear to the most random countries.

"I think they're in Sweden. They left me a prepaid credit card which is almost to its maximum," Jasper replied, "But your mom has been helping me. She attempts to do my laundry for me and buys me food."

"Sure my mom is nice to you." I said. But I was grateful for my mom. Jasper doesn't know how to take care of himself, so at least someone cares.

We hung out for a couple more hours. I ordered pizza and we watched T.V for a while. But then it got to be 1 A.M and I had to leave.

"Well this was fun. I'll come over later and show you how to cook and do laundry." I told him when I was at the door.

"Do you want me to walk you home? It's 1 A.M in New York." Jasper replied.

"No that's fine. I know how to kick people's butts. Thanks though." I gave him a hug, pulled my hood up, and walked down the street.

As I was walking, my phone started ringing.

"Hello?" I answered with out looking at the caller I.D

"Bella?" A familiar voice answered.

"Yes, who is this?" I replied.

"It's Riley." I stopped walking.

"Riley Biers?" I asked.

"Yeah. I heard you were back in New York and I was wondering if you wanted to hang out." He replied.

"I'm sorry Riley, but after you ditched me for Bree Tanner, I kind of don't want to see you anymore." I hung up.

Riley Biers was one of my really good friends along with Jasper. We were always together. I developed a crush on him and he liked me too. We started dating for a couple months until he said he never liked me and I was just a game. The next day he was with Bree Tanner. So far, I hear they're still together.

I got all the way home without a scratch and went into my room. My mom had laid an outfit on the bed with a note.

I set your alarm clock to wake you up at 8 for your 9:30 interview. This is the outfit you will be wearing. You have 2 more interviews after that. The next one is at 2:30 and then 4:15. Written below are the directions to there. You can either walk or take a cab. Do not be late.

Love,

Mom

Three interviews? Will I have time for a break at all? I looked at the outfit and decided I would change it tomorrow. No way was I wearing that.

I moved the outfit to the floor and got ready for bed. I drifted into a deep sleep.

The alarm clock went off and disrupted my dream of Edward. I groaned and hit the alarm clock. I sat up and looked around. I sighed and got out of bed. I walked over my forgotten clothes and went into my suitcase. I decided on black slacks, a sky blue silk blouse and a black blazer. My shoes were just black flats because I can't walk in heels to save my life. I went and took a shower, dried my hair, and put mascara and lip-gloss on. My hair was just going to be natural. I put my clothes on, grabbed my resume, and put it in my bag.

I skipped breakfast and made a cup of coffee for the road. As I was walking outside I realized that it was a nice enough day to walk to the interviews. The first one was 4 blocks away at a bank. I walked to the bank and got ready to endure my torture.

At 5:30 I was finally done. Today was the most boring day of my life. How could I possibly work there? I would have to endure a week of this. Walking towards a bench, I pulled out my phone and turned it on. There were 2 text messages and 3 missed calls. I opened the messages first,

How's New York? Day two is finally almost done. Call me.

-E

I smiled. I would have to call him later. The second one was from Jasper,

Yo Bella, My laundry needs to be done. Get your butt over to my place when you're done.

XOXO

Jasper

P.S. never tell anyone I wrote XOXO

Laundry was in my future tonight I guess. Three people called me. Two were from my mom and one from Jasper. He really needed his laundry done.

I started walking towards his house and rang the doorbell.

"COMING!" I heard him say. The door opened and he came in sight. I pushed him out of the way and walked in.

"You really need your laundry done, don't you?" I said, walking into his room and putting all the clothes on the floor in a basket.

"Yes ma'am. You do that while I watch T.V." He said from the doorway.

"Oh no you don't! You need to learn how to do your laundry!" I laughed at him when his face paled.

"Um. Okay?" He replied

"It's easy." I showed him how to do laundry and then we sat on the couch and started talking.

"Guess who called me yesterday." I told him.

"Who?" He asked

"Riley." I said looking at the T.V

"Bella, you stay away from that kid." Jasper told me.

The doorbell rang, saving me from him asking more questions. I jumped up and ran to open the door.

"Hi. Your mom told me you would me here." Riley was standing right in front of me.

AUTHORS NOTE!

Hi. I have a weird updating schedule but it's at least a chapter a week. Sorry. I hate high school. How many times have I said this?

Did you like it? I really like Riley as a character in Eclipse and it's my favorite movie so I decided to bring him in. It's a little cliffy, but not major. Everyone was saying how he or she loves new Jasper. He reminds me of a friend that I would want.

I really need people to vote on my poll. So far, no one has. It's a little embarrassing, but what ever. The question is, "Which is an easier way of communication?" I have Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter. You can review your answers as well, but I really need to know.

Have a great week. See you later

JustDontFlicker

Sometimes life is a little unfair. Sometimes love hurts our feelings. Sometimes friends disappoint. I remember… there's a reason why we're here, and that's enough to wake up every morning.