A/N: Not quite as long as the last one, but longer than I expected! Enjoy!
Bella awoke snuggled beside Paul, completely naked once more. She leaned her face up towards him, kissing his cheek before slowly climbing from bed. She slipped her robe on and slipped out the door into the bathroom.
She was slightly taken aback when she glanced in the mirror, she cheeks were rosy and for once, she didn't look dead. She was actually smiling. Paul. What wonderful changes he's made in her already.
She climbed in the shower and quickly washed off. She wanted time to make breakfast for them both before she had to go to school.
She was downstairs flipping the bacon when Paul padded down the stairs, no shirt on and the button of his jeans popped open.
She practically drooled when she saw him. He chuckled at her obviously lustful look.
She put the spatula down, walked over to him and wrapped herself in his arms. She threaded her fingers through his hair, pulling him to her mouth. She kissed him passionately for a bit before pulling back, satisfied when his glassy eyes reflected her own.
He swatted her butt as she walked back to the bacon, looking smug.
She told him she could drive herself to school, but he insisted on driving her. His argument was that if he had to be without her for six hours he wanted to be with her at the last possible second, and be the first thing she saw when she came out from school.
When they pulled into the parking lot, she was slightly surprised when he jumped out to open her door. She looked up at him longingly and he leaned down to kiss her again. As always, she got wrapped up in his kiss and didn't realize they were being obscene until she heard a small giggle.
She snapped her head back, fighting to open her eyes and looked towards the school.
"Er, hey Bella… I wanted to see if you wanted to walk to class today…" Angela said meekly.
"Oh, yeah, sorry Ang," Bella said, blushing. She turned to Paul, "Paul, this is Angela, Ang, this is Paul, my boyfriend" Bella said beaming at Paul.
"Nice to meet you, Angela," Paul said very politely.
"You too, Paul," Angela said, slightly dazed.
Noticing this, Paul wrapped his arms around Bella once more, "Bye baby, I'll see you in a few hours," he said loudly enough that the small crowd of onlookers they were attracting heard him clearly.
She nodded, and he hopped back in her truck and drove off.
The day passed pretty uneventfully until lunch arrived.
She decided on a slice of pizza, iced tea, and a side salad. She got her food and sat at an empty table. Angela always sat her boyfriend, Ben, and their mutual friends. Bella didn't feel like having to deal with high school drama that ensued whenever she sat with them, so she opted to sit alone.
She sat down and ate, her thoughts on Paul until a crash and a small cry pulled her from her thoughts.
She looked over to see what happened and saw a petite girl sprawled across the floor by Jessica and Lauren.
The girl looked like she was a few years younger than Bella, maybe a freshman or sophomore. Her coal black hair was cut in an angled bob cut, framing her petite face perfectly. Bella could see the tears in her eyes from where she was sitting a few tables back. The girl on the floor looked around wildly, trying to regain her dignity.
Bella shot up from her seat and marched over to the girl. She helped her up from the floor, and discreetly asked her if she was alright. The girl nodded her head, breathing deep, trying not to sob.
"Oh I'm so sorry, it was a total accident," Lauren said sarcastically, laughing the whole time.
Bella walked over to Lauren, still holding the girls tray with her ruined lunch on it, "grow up Lauren," she said venomously, dropping the tray to the table in front of Lauren, splashing the front of her shirt with various pieces of food. Lauren shrieked and stood up, knocking her chair over in the process.
"Oops!" Bella said innocently, "it was a total accident," she stated, smiling at Lauren. Bella could hear Laurens indignant huffs and the quiet laughing of her fellow classmates as she took the girl back to her table and sat her down.
"Wow, thank you so much," the girl gushed. "I wish I was that brave."
Bella blushed profusely, "I'm never that brave," she said seriously. "I don't know what happened; I just can't stand them hurting people."
Both girls looked at each other in shock and awe before dissolving into laughter.
Bella stuck her hand out, "I'm Bella."
They shook hands and the girl introduced herself as Hayley.
Bella offered her untouched pizza to Hayley and she gladly accepted.
"Uh, are you Paul's Bella?" Hayley asked nervously.
Bella looked shocked for a second, they had just recently gotten together, how would Hayley know this? They had never met before a few minutes ago. Was Hayley one of Paul's exes? Bella fought a vicious wave of jealousy and nodded her head.
"How do you know Paul?" Bella asked, slightly worried.
"I don't really," she looked around as if she were about to spill a big secret and wasn't sure how Bella would react. "I'm Jacob's Hayley… his imprint," she whispered the last word.
Bella squealed and threw her arms around Hayley. "Oh my God!' she gushed, "You're sooo perfect for him!"
Hayley giggled, obviously relieved. They chatted in comfortable familiarity, now they realized they had a lot in common.
Hayley told the story of how she met Jacob in a Port Angeles bookstore. She drove there on a whim, looking for some good deals on good books.
She recalled him storming in, walking over to the self help section. She watching him thumb through the books, angrily and was shocked when he broke the spine on a brand new hardback book. Because she loves books so much, she stormed over to him and grabbed the book from his hands, insisting that he now buy it because he ruined it.
They locked eyes, and it was all over.
Bella grudgingly retold her story of the bar, karaoke, and even throwing up on Paul's shoes. She left out how upset Jacob was, not knowing how much he indulged to Hayley.
Hayley was a sophomore, but advanced in most of her classes. They ended up having chemistry and gym together. They both shared a love for books, and a hate for gym.
Although Hayley demonstrated she was much more adept at sports than poor Bella. Hayley took it all in stride as Bella knocked into her, both girls tumbling to the ground trying to play basketball. They only laughed and helped each other up.
They quickly dressed after gym, matching each other's frantic pace. Bella looked at Hayley, "is Jake picking you up?"
Hayley giggled, "yes, he insisted her drive me today, I think that's why Lauren tripped me at lunch, she saw him drop me off," she shrugged.
They walked towards the parking lot, chatting and laughing the whole way. When they were through the doors, they saw Paul and Jacob, standing side by side. They both ran the last few feet to be in the arms of their imprint at last.
Jacob clung to Hayley, and Paul clung to Bella, both boys whispering how much they missed their counter parts.
Jacob pulled back from Hayley and looked at her bruised knees and elbows. He was furious instantly, "what happened?" he demanded.
She recounted the story of Lauren tripping her, both boys bursting out in laughter at Bella's antics.
Jacob thanked her for saving Hayley. "That doesn't explain the elbow, babe," Jacob looked at Hayley and she blushed. She didn't want to tell him Bella knocked her over, but he knew that she loved sports and wouldn't have fallen playing basketball.
Bella cleared her throat, "Uh, Jake… we have gym together, she was on my team," she whispered knowing he would hear her.
He looked at Bella and started guffawing; Bella buried her head in Paul's chest, when she felt the vibrations. She looked up at Paul, "don't you dare laugh," she growled.
He took in her kittenish look and couldn't hold it any longer. She pushed away from him, trying to be angry. She looked at Hayley to see she was stifling giggles, "Not you too!" she said, now laughing as well.
In that moment, Bella felt at peace. She had a wonderful boyfriend who would never leave her, her best friend Jacob back, and a very promising friendship with Hayley, whom she could share all her secrets with.
"Let's go eat, I'm starving," Bella said, winking at Hayley. They all piled into their cars and drove to Emily's.
A/N: Did you like it? I was planning on giving you just a page or two since I didn't have Bella's whole day planned out, but once it started, it just flowed! I'm loving this story!
Review if you'd like… I love seeing them! It really makes it exciting to write when I know you're enjoying it so! =]
