A/N: Yay! I'm updating! Alright! It's the New Year's Eve party! This'll be a good chapter! Yeah, I know the last few chapters have been well…sad. That's going to change. Err, except the fact Bella has heart breaking thoughts ever five lines! Haha, just kidding. Haha! Kay, dolls, please review!

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Oopsie daisies: in the third chapter of this Fanfic, I stated that Lyn's eyes were sad because Rose's dad died when Rose was ten, and Mia was four. I am a dimwit. Their dad did NOT die, as you may have realized in the last chapter. I will be going back and fixing that mistake. Also, I stated that Alice's last name was Brandon once, too. Her last name is CULLEN. Her parents are Carlisle and Esme. I am stupid, so please forgive me.

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Wednesday, December 31, 2008 - Thursday, January 1, 2009

I was wearing a skimpy bikini. Yes, Bella Swan was forced into a bikini. The bikini was…cute, but something I would wear to my liking. It was blue, with brown and lither shades of blue spots on it. Rose wore a bikini similar to mine, but hers was pink. Alice wore a white bikini with red and pink hearts all over it. Hers was cute, too.

"Yay! Party!" Alice hooted, throwing her arms in the air.

"Why do we have to wear our bathing suits to the hotel?" I asked complainingly, putting my turquoise cover up over my suit. "We're gonna have to walk out in the cold, anyway!"

Alice rolled her eyes at me.

"Because!" she hollered at me. "So we don't have to change in front of guys, silly!"

I laughed at her. "There is such a thing called bathrooms."

Her face fell. "Oh."

I laughed again and turned to Rose who was fastening the straps of her bikini.

"How are things going with your dad?" I asked. Rose's dad has been living with them. He sat down with Rose and explained everything about why he left. Rose's dad had a girlfriend in high school, Charlotte. Charlotte had cheated on her dad with another man, so they broke up. But, thirteen years later, the night Lyn went into labor with Mia, Kyle got an unexpected phone call, stating he had a son. A son with the girl from high school. So, with the world on his shoulders, he left seven months after Mia was born, supposedly going to get another surprise for Rose's birthday. But he never came back with the surprise Rose waited for all night.

"So, when are you going to see your brother?" Alice asked perkily, like she was asking simply what Rose thought of the cold weather.

Rose shrugged. "Ryan lives with his mother, Dana, in Tacoma."

Rose's dad has been living in Oregon for the last ten years. The night he left to get the supposed happy meal, he really drove to Tacoma to see his son. And after he left from visiting his son, he didn't think he could go home to face the family that he loved more than anything. So he left, flying to Oregon where his parents had settled, and lived by them. He went back to school to be a lawyer, and was one of the best there was in Oregon. And in summer, he would spend it with his son, but always missing his family he left behind.

"I just can't believe this happened to you, Rosie," Alice mumbled.

Rose nodded and sighed.

"Yeah, but I love my dad, you know? My mom told me she loves him and such, but…I thought of him as dead to me for ten years and he just waltzes back in out of the blue," she swallowed. "My mom kissed him last night. She laughed. "And Mia clings to him."

I smiled. "So, he's staying?"

Rose nodded. "He sleeps in the guest bedroom," she said. "I think that'll change in a month or so, though. The blue in mom's eyes are coming back." She sighed. "I forgive him. I really do. I know the feeling of being young and scared and feeling like new beginnings are slapping me hard in the face. That's how dad felt, and I don't blame him for running." She smiled now at Alice and I. "But today, we're going to have fun. I'm going to have fun with my amazing boyfriend my two great best friends."

I smiled. "Sounds like a plan." My smile grew larger. "And Angela won't be there, either! I can spend all the time I want with Edward without seeing them together."

Alice clapped enthusiastically for me.

"Let's go!" she squealed, pulling her back over her shoulder. She skipped out my bedroom door.

Rose shrugged. "I guess we should follow her before she leaves without us."

I laughed. "Yeah."

Rose and I walked out the door, down the stairs. Alice was in the kitchen, talking to Charlie. He was home tonight for New Year's, which he was going to spend with the Clearwaters' and the Blacks'.

"Hi, Charlie!" she smiled up at him. She looked so tiny. "How are you?"

He smiled down at her. "I'm fine. How are you, honey?"

"I'm fine! Did you know that my boyfriend is from Texas?"

Charlie chuckled.

"Well, no, I didn't but that's interesting."

Alice smiled cheekily. "Yes! His name is Jasper. He's Rosie's cousin!"

I laughed. "Alright, we should go," I said.

Charlie smiled at me. "Seein' Edward today, Bells?" he questioned, his smile falling slightly.

I nodded. "Yup. We're heading to the hotel now. We're staying the night there, too. So I'll be home in the morning."

Charlie nodded, shifting slightly.

"Uh-huh. Hotel. Don't go in the pool, you'll drown."

I laughed. "Alright, dad, bye."

He smiled and patted my shoulder. "Have fun."

Rose, Alice and I headed out. I rode in the passenger seat of Rose's convertible. We rode to the Hilton in Seattle, taking us about an hour with Rose's insane driving.

"We're here!" Alice hooted from the back seat.

I laughed. She pulled her coat zipper down.

"Why aren't you wearing a cover up?" I asked, noticing she was only in her suit.

She shrugged. "Dunno."

I sighed. Silly girl.

We strolled inside, Rose leading the way.

"Remember, dolls, we're having fun today," she reminded us. Mostly me. Yes, fun. My mind was set on fun.

The hotel lobby was large and beautiful. It was far more picturesque.

Rose walked to the front desk, asking the clerk with the graying hair where Edward's room was.

"Room 1120," she replied with a monotone voice.

We took the elevator up two three levels, going to the room. Alice knocked eagerly. We heard the hollering of Emmett's voice from the other side of the door.

"I DARE YOU TO WEAR A SPEEDO, JAZZ!" Emmett hollered.

"OPEN THE DOOR, EM!" Edward yelled. His voice sounded masked.

I bit my lip to keep from laughing. Rose and Alice erupted into giggles. I laughed with him.

Emmett opened the door, shirtless and without pants, wearing his swim trunks. But, on top of his head, was a black Speedo.

"Oh, it's the girls." He grabbed the Speedo off his head quickly, his cheeks being painted with a soft pink.

We heard Edward yelp in pain and Emmett smiled mischievously.

"We were wrestling."

Rose snorted. "Sure you weren't killing each other, babe?" she laughed. She pushed past him, traveling deeper into the hotel room. Alice and I followed.

"What the hell!" Rose gasped. She started laughing crazily.

There, on the bed, was Edward with his hands tied in a Speedo, and a pair of socks in his mouth. And on top of his back, was Jasper, who had a red Speedo on his head.

Jasper jumped off of Edward, wearing only an orange T-Shirt, and you guessed it! A Speedo.

What the hell was up with Speedos today?

I dropped to the floor laughing, Alice and Rose falling with me. We rolled on the floor like that for a good fifteen minutes.

"That was SO funny," I gasped through laughs.

Edward's cheeks were a deep shade of red.

"We're sorry you ladies had to endure that."

I smiled. "No big deal. We got a good laugh."

Alice smirked, sitting on Jasper's lap. "We should swim now that you're not wearing a Speedo anymore!" She pecked his blushing cheek. He smiled.

"What do you guys say? Time to swim?"

Emmett hooted. "Let's get this parted!" He picked Rose up, bridal style, and they went out the door. Jasper and Alice left next, hands linked.

Edward and I walked slowly to the elevator, taking the elevator ride after Rose and Emmett went down with Jasper and Alice. His arm was around my shoulder as we walked to the elevator, our bodies brushing with each step.

"So, where's Angela today?" I questioned as he pressed the main level button.

He sighed, almost sadly. "Angela's father is ill, so she's with him and her family today. He's suffering with pneumonia." My eyes widened. I had no idea. "Don't worry, though, Bella. He'll be fine. He's been doing better since he first became sick." He offered a smile. I nodded.

We stepped out of the elevator, Rose, Emmett, Jazz and Alice meeting us.

"You guys took forever!" Alice whined.

Edward laughed.

"You guys took the first elevator. Not our fault you couldn't wait another second."

Alice giggled. "Time to swim!" She skipped off in the front of us, laughing like a little girl. We followed after her, following to the pool entrance. She stopped at the door.

"It's locked! You need a room key to enter!"

Edward took a key from his shorts pocket and stuck it in the mouth of the lock. It blinked green and parted slowly open.

We piled in, setting out towels and belongings on the white, beach chairs set around the pool. I put my hair up in a sloppy pony tail. Rose stripped her cover up off, throwing it on her chair. She pulled Emmett in the water with her, and then he kissed her deeply. Jasper faked a gag.

"Nobody bust anything in the pool."

I laughed. Alice him in the chest playfully, which he returned her hit with a playful grin. I sat back on my chair and watched Edward dive in at the deep end of pool (which I was sitting at the end of), and then dip slowly in and out, and swim gracefully to the end of the pool. He stopped and jumped to the other side of the pool, and then swam back. He stopped at the end, jumping up. He smiled up at me, and flipped his water soaked hair back, out of his eyes.

"Not getting in, Bells?" he questioned.

I shook my head. "Never."

He looked at me questioningly.

"Bella doesn't swim." Rose swam next to Edward. I rolled my eyes. "Correction: She can't swim."

Edward smiled a cute, crooked smirk at me. "I could teach you, Bella, if you'd like." His eyes sparkled with his offer.

I shook my head hesitantly, the thought of Edward's hands on my bare skin, teaching me how to swim. I sighed. "No thanks."

He smiled, and dove in backwards in the blue water.

Emmett pushed Jasper hard, making him fall under the water. Alice giggled and splashed Rose.

"My hair!" Rose fake screeched, splashing Alice back.

I laughed. "You guys are wacked." Rose splashed Alice again and then pushed her. Rose looked up at me and smirked a devilish smirk. She dipped her hand far down into the water and brought a large amount of water back up with her hand, and splashed me. I jumped up, gasping. My legs were wet, but my upper half was dry. Edward laughed loudly, along with Emmett whose laughter shook the water in the pool.

"You bitch!" I laughed.

Rose shrugged and splashed Alice.

I sat on a different chair, watching my friends. But after a few minutes, the door opened. And when the door opened, Mike and Jessica walked in. Yeah, what a coincidence. Sure.

"Oh, wow! It's Edward and his gang!" Jessica smiled a fake smile at all of us. I rolled my eyes. Alice and Rose glared. Edward and Jazz simply looked shocked, and Emmett just looked Emmett.

"Hey, guys! You guys celebrating New Year's Eve here, too? Cool!" Mike smiled at us all, and I couldn't help not to smile back. Mike was a nice, goofy guy, like Emmett, but far less bulk. He pulled his shirt off, and stepped in the pool. Jessica sat in the chair closest to mine.

"Hi, Bella." Her voice was sweet, but fake. I think. "How are you?"

I rolled my eyes. "Cut the crap. Seriously. I can see you're trying to lay the oh-so innocent 'I'm-not-a-bitch-with-a-capital-B-act."

She looked hurt. "Wait, are you seriously being nice?" I didn't really feel bad, but guilt was crawling up my back.

She nodded. "I am. I understand, though. But you know, bitches can be nice, too."

I gave her an apologetic look.

"Sorry."

Peace offering. "Friends?"

I thought for a moment.

"Sure." I offered a small, slight smile. She returned it with her own.

After a while, Jess got in the pool. They played Marco Polo for a good half hour, and then they all started splashing again. And after the tenth or so time Jess splashed Mike, she 'accidentally' splashed me. I jumped up, my hair and top half soaking with chlorine water.

"Jessica!" I screeched.

She put her hands up in the air innocently.

"I'm so sorry!"

I pulled my cover-up off, forgetting Edward was watching me. I looked over, down at the pool. Rose and Alice were glaring at an innocent-looking Jessica, while Edward and Mike were looking at me. Mike's eyes were trailing down my body, ogling. I looked disgustedly at him, and dropped my cover up. I bent down to get it, and it fell in the water. And when it fell, I fell, I don't mean falling down on the tiled pool floor, I fell in the pool water. At the deep end. Nine feet deep water.

I opened my mouth to scream, but water just filled my mouth. I screamed again, swallowing massive amounts of water. I reached out to nothing, sinking to the bottom of the pool. I started thrashing but then I hit something hard. I blacked out then, my head pounding.

When I opened my eyes next, my lips were buzzing, and I was staring into a deep green pair of emerald gem eyes.

"Bella?" a frantic, bell-like voice called. I looked around, searching for the voice. Rosie? I think it was Rose. I didn't know. I sat up, and started coughing up the water I swallowed.

Edward rubbed my back. "You'll be okay." His voice was promising. "Do you me to-"

"Hi!" I turned my head sharply, causing me to choke on more producing water. There, standing with a smile, was Angela. She was wearing a simple, black bikini. Edward smiled happily at her, like she was the best thing in the world, which she probably was to him.

"What's wrong?" She ran quickly – even gracefully – kneeling next to Edward. "What happened to her?" she sounded genuinely concerned. "Did she fall in?"

Edward nodded. "She almost drowned. I pulled her out, and she was unconscious, so I gave her mouth to mouth," he explained. He pushed my hair away from eyes. "She'll be okay."

Angela nodded. She out her hand under my leg, and stretched it out.

"You scraped your knee," she said, pointing to the scrape on my knee. There was watered-down blood running down my leg.

Edward looked at me, concerned. He put his arm under my legs, his other arm supporting my back. "I'm fine, Edward." I put my arms around his neck anyway.

He shook his head. "I'm just taking you upstairs to make your cut stop bleeding."

"I'm sorry, Bella!" Jessica called from the pool. I looked over Edward's shoulder and Alice and Rose were shooting glares at Jessica again.

Edward carried me to the elevator, and then to the hotel room. He stuck the key in the lock, and then kicked the door open all the way with his foot. He carried me to the bed and sat me down.

"Edward, really, I'm fine." There was a scratch in my voice from coughing and it hurt.

He began searching through his bag for something. "Then how come you haven't been talking?"

I shrugged. "Throat hurts."

He smiled. "Thought so." He brought a piece of candy and handed it to me. "Suck on it. It'll soothe your throat." I stuck the mint in my throat. He was right, it did soothe my throat.

He kneeled in front of me, looking at my scraped knee. He stood up, went to the bathroom, coming back out with a white, small washcloth. He kneeled down, and washed the dried on blood from my leg. He gently rinsed down my scrape with cool water.

"Jessica's a twit," Edward mumbled. He blew cold air between his lips onto my knee. "She's very rude. I can't believe she actually splashed you, and made you fall. It's her fault you fell."

I nodded. "She's a bitch."

Edward laughed. "I can't believe I actually dated her."

I nodded. "Me either." We were silent for a moment, while he washed at my scrape again. "Hey, Edward?"

"Hmmm?"

"Remember the first day you go together with Jessica?" He nodded. "And remember when I came up to you and said hi?" another nod. "Well, how come you seemed…distant towards me?"

He looked up at me with apologetic eyes. He stood up and sat next to me on the bed.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you in any way," he apologized. "But the day after the party, I had a dream you…"

"I what?" I asked. "Kissed you?"

He nodded. "And so it was…awkward for me."

Soft whisper. "It wasn't a dream."

His eyes went wide.

"It wasn't?"
"No."

"Oh." He was silent for a moment. "No big deal, though, right?"

I shook my head slowly. "No big deal."

He smiled. "Wanna go back downstairs? We'll come back in an hour to eat."

I nodded. "Sure, let's go."

After watching everyone swim for another hour, we went back upstairs at six-thirty. Edward ordered five boxes of pizzas while we all changed. Alice, Rose and I changed in the bathroom at the same time.

"I can't believe Angela's here," I muttered, unsnapping the clasp to the top of my bikini. I pulled my bra on, clasping it.

Alice rolled her eyes. "Me either." She pulled her skirt on light pink skirt on.

"Did you see her just stroll in all casually? It was slutty!" Rose sneered. She pulled her tank top on.

I nodded. "I know," I said, pulling my jeans on.

Alice stepped closer to the mirror, pulling her makeup out. She applied a slight blush.

"Want makeup on?" Rose asked, applying some mascara to her left eye.

I nodded. Tonight was a good night to wear some makeup.

When we stepped out of the bathroom, we looked amazing. I wore a purple tank top, with a black shawl that tied below my bust and a nice pair of jeans. Alice wore a medium length, light pink skirt, and a darker pink tank top on top, while Rose wore a medium blue sweater that showed the right amount of midriff, and a pair of fitting jeans. We looked hot. Even me, thanks to Rose and Alice.

"Rosie, giving this year a going away present?" Emmett smirked, eyeing his girlfriend. Rose hit him in the arm.

"No and I'm not giving you one either." He put a puppy dog face on. "Not gonna work, baby. Babe does that everyday when she wants to pee on my carpet!"

Emmett laughed, and kissed her lips.

Edward and Angela smiled at me. Angela sat on his lap, as he sat in the plus green chair in the corner of the hotel room.

"You look cute, Bella," Angela complimented, smiling at me.

I smiled back. "Thanks."

There was a knock at the door, and Edward slid out of the chair, opening the door. Emmett ran to help him take the pizza.

"$80.48," the pizza guy said. Edward pulled out his pocket from his jean pocket. He handed the pizza guy a bill.

"There you go, keep the change." Emmett and Edward grabbed the pizzas, placing them on the table. Emmett opened all of the pizza tops, looking at each one.

"I'm gonna have one of each!" he boomed.

Rose rolled her eyes. "No, you won't! You'll have three pieces, and that's it, Emmett!"

I laughed. Alice stood up, pulling me up with her. "Let's go get food, Bella! Alice is hungry!"

And I was, too. It was almost eight, and I hadn't eaten since before three, when we came to come here.

I grabbed a slice of supreme and bacon and ham, while Alice grabbed two slices of regular cheese pizza.

"Yummy!" she said as she took the first bite.

I laughed and began eating.

After talking about all of our favorite memories, laughing and playing stupid games like 'M-A-S-H' and 'Destiny', it was 11:55, and we were all crowded around the small TV. We went down the line we were linked in and told our favorite thing that happened to us within the year. Rose and Alice were on either side of me, Emmett on the other side of Rose, while Jasper was on the other side of Alice. Angela was on the other side of Jasper, while Edward was on the other side of her.

"My favorite thing that happened to me was getting into a relationship with the best girl in the world, Rosie," Emmett said, kissing Rose deeply on the lips.

When they pulled away, Rose smiled. "My favorite thing that happened to me this year was getting reconnected with my father."

We all smiled at her.

It was my turn. "My favorite thing that happened this year was building a stronger connection with all of my best friends, you guys." I smiled at them all, even Angela, realizing they were what mattered most to me in this world.

"The best thing that happened to me this year was finding my true love, Jazzy!" Alice squealed, kissing Jasper's cheek. Jasper smiled down on his little girlfriend.

"And the same for me," he agreed, kissing her back on the cheek.

"The best thing that happened to me this year was realizing I would always have great friends," Angela said with a smile. She looked up at Edward and smiled larger.

"And mine is the same as Bella's," Edward said.

We all smiled at each other and hugged, and then began chanting down to 2009.

"10…" Goodbye to the year my heart was shattered. "9…" Goodbye the year that made me connected to Edward and my best friends so much more than I already was. "8…" Goodbye to the year that connected me with my father. "7…" Goodbye to the year holding all of Edward's old girlfriends "6…" Goodbye to the year that gave my best friends love. "5…" Goodbye to the year that gave me so much hurt. "4…" Goodbye to the year that gave me new friends, Emmett and Jazz. "3…" Goodbye to the year that made me realize I have the greatest best friends ever. "2…" Goodbye to the year that gave me everything. "1…HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

And all of the couples went into kissing, besides Jasper and Alice who simply stared into each other's eyes, a smile on each of their faces. Edward and Angela pulled away from their kiss first; Angela's lips a deep pink. I looked away. This year was going to be full of hurt, too, I assumed.

"Happy New Year, Bella!" Edward moved quickly over to me, placing a kiss on my cheek.

I leaned in and kissed his cheek back.

"Thanks! You too!"

Angela smiled at me, and I returned the smile with a small one of my own.

Before I knew it, I was being enclosed into a hug by Alice and Rose. We group hugged, me in the middle.

"We love you, Belly! This is going to be your best year, we promise!"

I nodded. They better be right.

"Happy New Year!" Everyone screamed together, throwing confetti up in the air.

And with a smile, I looked at Edward, knowing he was happy, and that was good enough for me, even if I wasn't happy because he wasn't mine.

I looked back at 2008, realizing time was speeding by me fast, and that I had to be happy before my time was sped up to the end.

And then I realized my New Year's Resolution: Becoming happy sometime in 2009.

Rose and Alice hugged me again.

"Happy New Year!"

I smiled. "Happy New Year."

A/N: Thank the heavens! This chapter is finito! I really just adored this chapter. It was my favorite chapter ever to write. It was kinda hard to write at times, but I persevered. I always do! I love this story so much and I hope all of you do, too!

Anyway, what was your favorite part of the chapter? Mine was definitely when they were counting down to 2009! Alright my dolls! Please review! I'll update soon, because I am so getting addicted to writing this story again!

Btw, no beta for this chapter. Sorry to my beta and readers if there's mistakes. REVIEW PLEASEEE!