Chapter 11: Getting Through

Bella POV

"Are you sure that this is going to work?" I asked Audi.

"Yes, I'm positive," she answered then grabbed Blake's hand, "Blake!! Will you just hold my hand already?!"

"Fine," he groaned. He looked disgusted at the thought of dating his own cousin, but grabbed a hold of Audi's hand anyways.

"I am so jealous," I teased with a smirk. Audi laughed while Blake narrowed his eyes at me. A thought then popped into my head. "What will your parents say when they found out that you two are dating even though you guys are related?" I asked as I was unsure of it myself.

"I told my parents about it and they support me. I told them that Blake is currently dating this girl but he doesn't want the paparazzi to be all over her, so I volunteered to help them out. They think that it's very sweet of Blake actually," she answered. I nodded at her answer then turned to face Blake.

"Uhh…. I kind of told them about us – I'm talking about me and Bella – and they want to meet you. I also told them about our plan and they agree with me. They know how vicious the paparazzi can be," he explained. I took his answer, but then his words had processed in my head.

"THEY WANT TO MEET ME?!?!" I screamed.

"Yeah," he replied.

"I'm going to have a major breakdown," I was just about ready to pull my hair out. His parents want to meet me. ME!! What happens if they don't like me? Oh god, I'm going to die.

"Bella!! Breathe in. Breath out," Audi grabbed a hold of me and stopped me from panicking.

"They'll love you Bella," Blake assured.

"But what if they don't? They're going to shun me out of your life!!" I couldn't even bear the thought.

"I know this for sure Bella. If I love you, then they'll love you. My happiness is important to them, and you ARE what makes me happy," he said seriously.

"Come on, our plan is taking action now," Audi said as she pointed to the large crowd of kids that were beginning to enter the school.

Blake took a seat on the bench and intertwined his hands with Audi's. Audi snuggled into him while he put his arms around her.

"I feel like such a third wheel," I huffed in fake jealousy.

"Sorry babe, but it's the only way," Blake apologized. Babe? For some reason, I liked the sound of it.

"Babe?" I raised my eyebrows at him.

"I mean…. uhhh," he seemed to be trying to find the right words.

"I was just teasing Blake," he sighed in relief. I leaned into his ear and whispered, "Besides, I kind of like it." He shivered under me as I laughed whole heartedly. He glared at me for a moment before his eyes softened again with love.

"If you two keep that up, we won't be able to pull this off," Audi said in an annoyed voice but I could tell that she was trying to keep her laugh from erupting.

More and more students began to pass by us. Every time a girl passed by and noticed Blake and Audi's position, she would gasp then run to her friends and begin pointing at our direction. Eventually, the whole school already knew about Blake and Audi's "so called" relationship.

"This is turning out better than I thought," I sighed in relief.

"We told you so," Blake replied.

The rest of the school day went about the same. In every class, I could hear girls murmuring and whispering about Blake's new girlfriend. I could tell that Blake could hear them too, but then he would just look over at me and give me a reassuring smile.

The school day had already ended and as Blake, Audi, and I reached the parking lot, we were surrounded by paparazzi. Or more specifically Audi and Blake. The paparazzi had pushed me out of the way and began crowding and asking Blake and Audi questions. I was pissed in a way, but I knew that they were doing this for my own good.

"So Blake who's your new girl?" one of them asked.

"This is Audi and she is the love of my life," he gave them one of his killer smiles and acted as if he meant every single word.

"How did you two meet?" someone asked Audi.

"Here in school. Truth be told, I've had a crush on him ever since my freshman years. It wasn't until this valentine's day that we made it official," she squealed in fake enthusiasm.

Wow, they're really good at lying. Audi should become an actress one day.

"We saw your pictures on TV, you guys seem to be really in love," another person had said.

"We really are," Blake looked Audi in the eyes.

"Can we take a picture of you kissing?" the same person asked. WHAT?!?!

"Yeah, why not?" Blake replied though I could sense his apprehension.

He was really going to pull through with this?? Seriously!! I'd rather die than see him do this, even if it's for my own good. I began to walk away, as I tried to contain my tears. Blake seemed to have seen me because he stopped their "almost" kiss.

"Wait," he stopped. I turned around and my eyes widened as I realized what he was doing.

"Blake…. What are you doing?" Audi hissed.

"I can't do this," he sighed.

The paparazzi gasped.

"What do you mean?" a person asked.

"Audi is not my girlfriend," he admitted.

"Of course I am," Audi tried to convince them.

"She's actually my cousin," Blake added.

"You're dating your own cousin?!" one of them shouted.

"No…. I'm not. This relationship is all pretend," he gazed over at me and looked deep into my eyes.

"What are you trying to say? That you made this all up to gain publicity?" another asked seemingly enraged. His eyes were looking at me pleadingly and I understood. He wanted the world to know about me. He doesn't want to keep our relationship hidden as if it doesn't even exist. He wants everyone to know that he loves me.

"I'm in love with someone else. Audi wasn't the one is the pictures, she just pretended to be her because I don't want the girl that I love to be stuck in the same world that I live in," he explained.

"What do you mean?" a girl asked confused.

"Don't you people get it? You guys, the paparazzi and the tabloids ruin people's lives!! You make up stories about who we are when the truth is you guys have no idea whether or not what you're saying is true. I don't want her to be stuck in the same situation. Once you find out who she really is, you're never going to leave her alone," he answered with such ferocity.

"Who is she?" a man asked. Ugh, you can never get anything through their big, fat heads. Blake looked over at me as he tried to get confirmation. I nodded.

He pushed passed the paparazzi as he walked towards me. I stood there and watched as he approached me with so much love in his eyes.

"I love her," he whispered as he reached me. His hand caressed my cheek and I leaned into his touch.

The paparazzi immediately took pictures of me and Blake, but I barely noticed. I was drowning in the clear blue eyes of Blake. It felt like nothing else mattered. It was as if we were the only two people who existed in this world.

"I love you too," I whispered.

"Well, that worked out," Audi said sarcastically as she skipped over to us.

"We wouldn't have lasted long anyways," Blake laughed.

"True. I was about to kill you when you said yes to kissing me," she chuckled.

"Sure you were. You know you want me," Blake wiggled his eyebrows at her.

"Gross," her nose wrinkled.

"So what does this mean for us?" I asked.

"It means that now, the whole world knows that you're mine," he answered with a grin.

"Completely," I added.

The paparazzi were still taking pictures.

"You guys can leave now!!!" Audi screamed.

They seemed pissed but left anyways.

"Finally," she grunted.

"Those were some deep words," I teased.

"You know me, I have my moments," he leaned in to kiss me but Audi coughed and ruined the moment.

"What?" Blake snapped.

"Nothing, I was just coughing. Gosh!! No need to be snappy!! Anyways, I'll leave you two alone," she grinned before leaving us alone.

"She finally left," he sighed with relief before fully kissing me.

His tongue probed my lips and I parted it to give him entrance. His hands were tucked inside my back pockets and my hands were tangled in his chocolate brown hair. We pulled away panting as we caught our breaths.

"I really do love you Bella," he said sincerely.

"I love you too," I replied breathlessly.

The next day, Blake and I were all over the news. It went from 'Blake cheats on girlfriend' to 'Audi, his pretend girlfriend, is actually his cousin and he's dating another girl named Bella.' It was getting on my nerves really. They make up so many lies.

"Relax," Blake whispered in my ear as he drew patterns on the palm of my hand.

"They're just so annoying," I huffed.

"When are they never?" he chuckled.

"Seriously though," I groaned.

"You'll get used to it. We'll eventually fade out when a new story catches their eyes," he assured.

"Promise?" I asked.

"I promise," he agreed. We locked our promise with a kiss.

I leaned my head against his chest and snuggled into him. He wrapped his arms around me as I sniffed him. He smelled of cinnamon and vanilla. A perfect combination if you ask me. I looked up and Blake had an amused smile on his face.

"Did you just sniff me?" he asked in disbelief.

A blush took over my cheeks but I was able to answer him with confidence.

"Yeah I did, and you smell so good," I laughed.

"Ha! So you admit to it," he pointed at me accusingly. His childish expression made him look even cuter.

"Just like cinnamon and vanilla," I added. He grinned.

"And you smell like strawberries," he replied with a smile.

"I see that you sniff me too," I teased.

"Frequently," he answered cockily.

"You are so cute," I pinched his cheeks.

"You think that funny?" he advanced onto me and began tickling me.

"Blake!!" I shouted in laughter.

Suddenly the doorbell rang.

"Come on, please we need to answer the door," I pleaded.

"Fine," he groaned as he helped me off of the floor.

I walked over to the door and grabbed the doorknob. I twisted it and opened the door. No, it can't be.

"What are you doing here?!" I hissed in anger.

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