And here's the next chapter! :) We're back to BPOV now. There's a little angst in this chapter, and there will be a little more in this story, but I promise this is about as bad as it'll get. Nothing too major! I couldn't handle doing that to these characters. But enough from me. Here's Bella :)


BPOV

"Well, since you asked…"

Do I tell them everything? They already know I left with him. It shouldn't be too hard to figure out. Oh, what the hell.

"We left the club and he had a fucking limo outside." Rose's eyes widen, but Alice doesn't look shocked. Don't think you're safe yet, you little demon.

"So we went to his place." So much for spilling all the details. "He had a doorman. And a penthouse apartment. It was bigger than a fucking house! But it was gorgeous. He showed me around the place; the kitchen, the living room, the balcony, the bedroom." I smirk at that. Time for a little fun, ladies.

"You didn't!" That was Rose.

"That bastard!" That was Alice.

"Yeah, I did." A confession that makes me blush a humiliating shade of scarlet. "What, Alice?"

"I can't believe he didn't tell me!"

"You talked to him?" Dig that hole a little deeper, Ali. Go ahead.

"You have to promise not to tell him. He'd kill me if he knew I told you." I nod, not sure if I'll be able to keep that promise. It all depends on what she says.

"Well, he texted me this morning. After Rose and I picked you up. He seemed worried. Did something bad happen this morning, Bella?"

Shit. I can't take the concern in her eyes right now. She might know him, and he might have good intentions, but I can't be caught up in that. I don't have the heart to handle it again so soon. Not after what Jake did to me.

Tears spring to my eyes and it's not the first time today that I have to hold them back.

"I can't see him right now, Alice. I just can't. Tell him I'm sorry." The last two words get caught in my throat, and I can only mouth them to Alice, hoping she understands what I want to say but can't.

I'm off the couch and at the door before either of them can say anything. As the tears flow freely again, I close the door behind me and walk down the hall quickly. I skip the elevator and opt for the stairs, pulling my phone out of my clutch as I go and finding the number of the cab company I have saved in my contacts.

Ignoring the texts that are already flooding in from my two best friends.


Not too bad, I hope. This is the last of the stuff I had prewritten, but I promise I'll be getting more to all of you lovely readers ASAP. As a reader, I hate waiting, so I'll try not to keep you in suspense for too long! :)

xoxo