(Bella POV)

The next morning we took Jake, Lily and Aro to the airport. Aro had a commercial flight at noon and my brother and niece were returning to Texas in the Cullen Private Jet.(AN: Jake and Lily don't live in Bella's home town)

There were paparazzi at the airport-I'm not sure how they knew we'd be there, but they found out somehow. They probably caught every single goodbye on film.

Aro pulled me into a hug and told me how proud he was of me again, and then did the same to Rosalie.

"It was nice to meet you all" He said to the Cullen family as he shook their hands. Before he turned to walk away, I heard him add on "You boys take care of my girls, you hear?"

The boys nodded their heads and smiled. Aro gave us a smile and a small wave before walking away.

We then took Jake and Lily to where they would board the Jet. I watched Jasper and Emmet bend down to give Lily a high five and a hug. She smiled at them and said goodbye. She went to tell Edward goodbye and he scooped her up in his arms and tickled her stomach. She giggled at him and threw her arms around his neck.

'He's really good with kids. He's going to make a good father someday' I thought to myself. Wait…why am I thinking that?

I felt an arm go around my shoulder as Jake pulled me into a hug.

"I love you, kiddo" He said into my hair.

"I love you too, snotface" I said into his shirt. I heard him scoff at my childhood nickname for him.

"Haven't I outgrown that nickname yet?"

"Never" I smiled at him. It was quiet for a minute and we just stood there hugging a bit longer.

"Hey, Bells?"

"Yeah Jake?"

"Don't be afraid to love him, ok? He's a good guy and he cares a lot about you. I can see it in his eyes"

And for the first time, I didn't argue with him about Edward and me.

"Ok" I said softly and I felt him smile into my hair.

I scooped Lily up after I broke from the hug and kissed her forehead and tickled her stomach. She giggled and kissed my nose.

"Now you be good for your daddy, ok?"

"Ok" she said with a smile. She gave me one last hug as I heard my brother saying his goodbyes to the Cullenses.

"Carlisle,Esme-it was very nice to meet you" he said as he shook their hands. "Boys, it was very nice to see again, I'm sure I'll see you soon." When he shook Edward's hand I heard him softly add "Take care of her for me, Edward"

Edward nodded and said "Sure thing, Jake. Have a safe flight home" And with that my brother and my niece walked away and boarded the plane.

That night, I was having trouble getting to sleep. We were on our way to San Diego for the next show and I was just staring at the ceiling of my bunk. I flipped open my phone and inwardly groaned when I saw that it was 2 AM. I opened my curtain and walked to the back room of the bus. I plopped down on the couch and started thinking about everything. This is the problem that I have…when there is too much silence, I start to think.

I started thinking about my mom, and how much I wish she could have been there last night to see me perform. I started thinking about how I wish my father wasn't an abusive alcoholic. I remembered the times where he used to be a part of my cheering section instead of tearing me down. I thought about Lily and how unfair it is that she only got three years with her mother. I thought about the rush I got from being onstage, and how blessed I am to have the opportunity to perform. Finally, I thought about Edward and if there was a possibility that I could actually be falling for him.

I was so caught up in the mumbo jumbo in my head that I didn't notice someone sitting next to me, or the fact that I was crying until I felt someone wipe the tears from my face.

"Why are you up?" I heard Edward whisper.

"I couldn't sleep"

"Why are you crying"

"I was thinking about how much I wish my mom could have been there to see me last night." That was most of the truth…I couldn't very well tell him that I was thinking about him.

"She did see you. I bet she was smiling down at you the whole entire time screaming her head off and annoying all the other angels" I couldn't help but laugh at that.

"Thanks, Edward." I smiled at him. "Wait, why are YOU up?" I asked him.

"I couldn't sleep. Too much on my mind" he answered.

"You want to talk about it?"

He didn't answer-he just looked at me.

"Is there something on my face?" I asked him. I couldn't figure out why he was just staring at me…he's never done that before. He chuckled before he responded.

"No, I'm just thinking about how strong you are…and how awesome your performance was last night" he smiled.

"Oh, well thank you, then" I answered.

(Edward POV)

"Wait, why are YOU up?" She asked me.

"I couldn't sleep. Too much on my mind" I answered without thinking.

"You want to talk about it?" she asked me. I didn't know what to say. I did want to talk about it, but 2 AM on a tour bus is hardly the right time for it. I guess I was staring at her while I was thinking this, and I guess it worried her.

"Is there something on my face?" She asked me while rubbing her face. I couldn't help but chuckle when I realized I'd been staring at her. I couldn't help but chuckle because even if there was something on her face, she'd still be the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. Wait, did I just think that about my best friend? That's not good.

"No, I'm just thinking about how strong you are…and how performance was last night" I smiled. All truths…none of that was actually on my mind at the moment, but they were still true facts.

"Oh, well thank you then" she said as a small blush crept up her cheeks. I loved making her blush, my brothers did too. She always blushed at the slightest compliment. Emmet's favorite is telling her she's hot…that gets her to blush every time.

"I think I'm going to try to go to sleep" she said softly as she gave me a hug.

"Ok, goodnight Bella" I said as I kissed her forehead. I watched her walk back to her bunk wishing I could tell her that SHE is what's on my mind.

(Bella POV)

I awoke the next morning to a sudden weight shift in my bunk. I cracked open my eye to see Edward lying beside me.

"It's time to get up, Bella" he said.

"Too early, more sleep" I grumbled and buried my face in my pillow. At this, Edward brushed the hair out of my eyes.

After a few minutes of silence, He spoke again.

"Hey Bella?"

"Mmmhmmm" I still had my eyes closed.

"Can I talk to you about something?" I opened my eyes at this question and looked at him hoping for some sign for what it was about.

"Sure, what about?" I asked him.

"I really think I-"

"What?! There's a party in your bunk and we didn't get invited? I feel slighted" Emmet interrupted as he and Jasper walked up.

I saw Edward shoot Emmet a look out of the corner of my eye.

"I do too, I think we should crash it. What do you think Em?" Jasper asked.

At this they traded a look and jumped on Edward and me. It was actually kind of painful and I couldn't help but let out a loud 'OW' as they landed. Edward looked almost angry, and we couldn't move until they got up.

"Boys, I'm sure you are probably crushing poor Bella, get off of her" I heard Esme say with a laugh. Jasper and Emmet got off of me, but Edward stayed.

"So, you were saying?" I asked him.

"Nothing…it's not important" he said as he kissed my forehead and rolled out of my bunk.

Weird.

A few seconds later I heard an "Ow! What was that for?" from Emmet and Jasper. I couldn't help but chuckle at Edward's punishment for them for jumping on us as I walked to the bathroom to shower.

(Edward POV)
Well, that didn't go as planned. I walked into the kitchen at the front of the bus and shot glares at my brothers. They snickered and I just smacked them both up beside the head.

"Ow!" Emmet exclaimed.

"What was that for?" Jasper asked. He and Emmet were both rubbing the back of their heads.

I waited until I heard the bathroom door shut and the shower turn on until I spoke. I didn't want to risk Bella hearing me. I didn't have to worry about Rosalie because somehow she was still asleep.

"I was going to tell her. I was about to when you guys jumped on us" I said through my teeth at them. "You guys are supposed to be my wingmen and you screwed it up"

Emmet started laughing as he said "Dude, I figured that's what you were doing-but I didn't figure that it was very good to tell her that you THINK you MIGHT like her while you were in bed with her"

I hadn't realized that. That had been a bad idea.

"Yeah, you're probably right." I said as I hung my head.

"Are you sure you want to tell her? Wouldn't it be better to wait until you're sure?" Jasper asked me.

"Yeah, I guess so"

And honestly, the more I think about it, the more I realize they are right. I really don't want to risk messing up our friendship, especially if I'm not 100% sure about it.

I hate it when my younger brothers are right.

(Bella POV)

That night's concert went really well. I switched around the songs in my set so the end wasn't so hard to get through. I was incredibly surprised to see people singing along with some of my songs. I guess people had already put them on YouTube. Wow, those kids work fast, huh?

I got to meet one of the guys' friends. Alice Brandon came to the concert tonight, and I must say that she was a sweetheart.

The concert ended reasonably early and we decided to go get some food. We ended up at this little restaurant that had karaoke.

"Uh oh" I said

"What" Alice answered.

"There's Karaoke….this could be interesting" everyone laughed as we walked inside.

We were seated as a girl finished up a horrendous version of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun". Everyone at our table involuntarily cringed at the last note because it was so off pitch. By now people had recognized us, but it was mainly an older crowd so there weren't many people that came up for autographs-it was nice. It was decided that we would all do karaoke, and Emmet decided he was going to go first.

"Where's Edward?" I asked as I sat down.

"He went to go sing" Emmet answered.

Hmm, I wonder what song he's going to sing. He doesn't usually sing by himself much. Too bad, he has an incredible voice.

He walked onto the stage and the music started. I was holding the camera so I could capture this moment for his fans. I was smiling as I realized what song he was singing. I love The Fray.

She doesn't look, she doesn't see
Opens up for nobody
Figures out, she figures out
Narrow line, she can't decide
Everything short of suicide
Never hurts, nearly works

Something is scratching its way out
Something you want to forget about

The rest of the table was cheering for him, but I was just staring. He was looking at me the whole time he was singing. Surely he didn't pick that for me, right?

A part of you that'll never show
You're the only one that'll ever know
Take it back when it all began
Take your time, would you understand
What it's all about
What it's all about

Something is scratching its way out
Something you want to forget about
No one expects you to get up
All on your own with no one around

Something is scratching its way out
Something you want to forget about
No one expects you to get up
All on your own with no one around

As he finished singing everyone cheered…I couldn't help but smile and cheer because he sounded so dang good.

Jasper got up and sang a Johnny Cash song and I yet again caught it on tape.

We started heading back to the bus. We were sitting in the car when my phone buzzed signaling I had a text.

What's going on with you and Edward?

It was from Alice. Before I could get an answer typed in, my phone buzzed again. This time it was from Rosalie.

So, You and Edward huh?

I sighed and texted the same thing to her as I did to Alice telling them we'd talk about it later on the bus. Alice was riding with us because our next stop was LA.

"You know, you guys could just talk" Emmet said from the front.

"But then you guys would know what we were saying" Alice quipped back. At that Emmet grabbed her phone and read the message she had sent.

"Oh…so THAT'S why you don't want us to hear it" he smirked at me.

"Emmet…" I warned.

He put his hands up in surrender and chuckled slightly.

"I'm just kidding Nay-Nay" he said.

"Nay-Nay? You should NEVER call me that again" I laughed. He pouted, but I still told him that I'd hurt him if he ever did call me that again.

When we got back to the bus, I stayed outside with Alice and Rosalie so we could talk like I promised. We didn't have much time because we had to leave soon, but I couldn't talk about it in the bus.

"So, what's going on? Spill" Alice said.

"To be honest, I don't know if I like him like that. He has quickly become one of my best friends. He's seen me at my worst"

Rosalie opened her mouth to respond but I cut her off.

"No, R-worse than what you've seen me at. He knows some stuff about me that no one else does. He can calm me down faster than anyone I know and I haven't felt that safe in anyone's arms since before my mother died" I said softly.

"So you like him" Rosalie smirked.

"I don't know, Ro. And even if I did, I don't know if I'd ever actually do anything about it. I don't want to screw up our friendship. I don't know what I would do if I lost that."

The two girls gave me a hug as we heard Emmet yell that we had to leave.

We decided to watch a movie, but halfway through I got up and went to my bunk. I needed to think. I hadn't been in my bunk more than 10 minutes before I felt the weight shift on my bunk. I felt an arm come around my waist, and for the first time it sent shivers up my spine. I rolled over to see Edward and he chuckled.

"Are you cold or something?" He asked.

Cold? Oh…I guess he felt me shiver earlier and the goose bumps that his touched caused. I couldn't very well tell him that it was because of him, though. Being cold was a perfect excuse.

"What? Oh, yeah…a little" I responded. At those words he pulled me to him close and pulled the covers up around us.

"Penny for your thoughts?" He asked me after a bit. Shit. I wasn't expecting him to ask me what was on my mind.

"Just thinking" Maybe he'll drop it.

"About your mom?"

"No. You." Oh God…what did I just say? That, ladies and gentlemen is word vomit at its best.

"Me? What about me?"

"Oh, just that you have seen me at my worst and you still didn't run away. You know about how I used to deal with things, yet you're still here. I'm just trying to figure out why. I was thinking about how I don't deserve friends as great as you" That was a good enough cover, right? I mean it's not like it's a complete lie…I DO wonder that.

"As far as you not deserving us, I never want to hear you say that again, because you do do-actually, you deserve so much more. And how could you even think I'd ever run away from you? Nothing you could ever do or say would make me run away from you." He said softly into my hair.

"Edward?" I said into his shirt.

"Yeah?"

Here comes the word vomit again. "I think I'm falling for you". It was dead silent. I could hear the dialogue from the movie in the other room. Great, I'm stupid.

"I think I'm falling for you too" he said softly as he lifted my head up. He looked into my eyes and leaned forward. I could feel his breath on my lips and closed my eyes as I felt his lips brush over mine. It was everything I could have asked for in a first kiss. He pulled away and ran his hand over my face.

"Bella, it's time to get up" he whispered.

Wait, what? What is he talking about? We just got back from karaoke.

"Bella, we're in LA…it's time to wake up" I opened my eyes to see Edward staring at me.

"What?"

"It's time to wake up. It's morning, and we're in LA."

"Oh…ok" he kissed my forehead and left to get dressed.

I stared up at the ceiling of my bunk and groaned, my skin still tingling where his lips had been moments before.

That was all a dream? Great…this means I AM falling for my best friend.

I'm screwed.

I know...you all absolutely hate me now. I'm sorry...but I had to have her figure it out somehow.

I do not own the songs "Little House" by The Fray

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