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CHAPTER 13

EPOV

I awoke the next morning surprised that I had managed to sleep through the whole night as soundly as I did. I was glad for it though while I was making the long drive back to my house. It gave me time to think in a more rational frame of mind. I went over the plan in my head again, making small adjustments to it. All in all however I was pretty pleased with it, though it wasn't a grand scheme by any means. My first step was to see Alice once I got back in town. I needed to know what happened after I left. Maybe bring her flowers or something for being on my side, even if just to watch Bella for me. I knew that I would have to let the rest of the gang in on what had happened as I would eventually need their support. I was terrified of what they would do to me. Bella was one of their best friends and I had lied to her. I had gotten her to tell me things no one else knew about. Hopefully the fact that we were all friends would keep Jasper and Emmett from kicking my ass too much. Though there was Rosalie to contend with. She was her own issue. It would all be worth it in the end if Bella would even acknowledge me after this.

I needed some help with the next few steps in my plan. I didn't know angry Bella well enough to know what she did and didn't like when a person was trying to apologize to her. I knew she would want honesty. I was pretty sure she wasn't a girl that flowers and gifts were enough. I had a feeling the biggest thing she would need was time. I didn't care how long she needed, she would get it.

Time passed quickly as I continued to brainstorm things to do to help show Bella that I was to be trusted. Once I got near Eagle River I called Jasper to get Alice's number from him.

"Hey man, what happened to you yesterday? You just disappeared after lunch." Jasper answered the phone.

"Oh yeah, I had some stuff to do. Anyways, this is kinda weird, but can I get Alice's number from you? I need to ask about something." I felt weird even asking.

"Sure, it's 907-244-1234. What do you need it for?" As much as he was trying to hide it you could hear the suspicion in his voice.

"Um" I paused, I hadn't thought to have an excuse for him. "I need some girl's advice about something and you know Alice. Always first to give her opinion on something." I awkwardly chuckled hoping he would assume it was about a girl. Which it was, he just didn't need to know which girl yet. He laughed as well.

"Yeah, that's Alice for you. I'm sure even if you didn't ask shed give you her opinion anyways. Hope it goes good man; don't let her run you over too much with her ideas."

"Yeah, I'll try. Thanks man." Me and Jasper exchanged goodbyes before getting off the phone. I immediately called Alice.

"Hello, is Alice available?" I was nothing if not polite; especially since I was gonna need a lot of her help.

"This is her. Who's this?" She sounded unsure of herself; this may have been the first time I'd ever heard that.

"Hey Alice, its Edward."

"Edward! Where did you go? Are you alright?" She shot off quickly at me.

"I went to Fairbanks, don't ask me why and I'm fine. How is Bella? Can I come over? I need your help." I asked her, suddenly nervous.

"Of course." Alice then gave me her address and we got off the phone as I sped over there. I was eager to find out what happened after I left and to get her help to fix this mess. I arrived at her house about 15 minutes later. She opened her front door as I was walking up the steps of her house.

"Come in Edward. And hurry, its cold out." Alice yelled at me. I hurried up the remainder of the stairs and into her house. Once inside I quickly shed my shoes and jacket. Alice led me to her living room to talk.

"Tell me what happened." I demanded before we'd even both sat down. I was dying to know. Bella's reaction would dictate how I would go about correcting this.

"Um, well not so good. She was really hurt, which made her really angry. She stormed out of the library after she read your letter and left school. I tried calling her after school but she's not answering her phone." She paused to study me for a moment. "She really likes you, ya know? That's why she's so upset. She feels betrayed. I think if it had just been some random person who lied to her this wouldn't be a big deal. But you or I guess I should say your letters were important to her. I think you made her feel special. And like she had someone to herself. She alluded to that after our fight over you and the letters."

I sat speechless for a moment, contemplating what Alice had said. My heart sang when she said that she thought Bella really liked me and that I made her feel special. But it dropped a moment later when I realized that this was worse because of those facts. It was an even bigger betrayal.

"How can I fix this? Do you think she'll ever talk to me again?" I pleaded with Alice.

"Well, I think she will. I hope so. But I think it's going to take a lot of effort from you to get her to come around. Bella can hold a grudge like its nobody's business. First thing you need to do is tell Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie. Because you will definitely need their help." I nodded as I already figured as much.

"I'm gonna need your help with that." I told her. "I don't know them as well as you do." Alice nodded.

"I know you will. I think the first person you should tell is Jasper. He's the most rational and forgiving one of the group. And if he's not I can help you with him. Plus once you tell him, he can help you with Rosalie and Emmett. Rosalie is definitely the one to be the most worried about."

"I know. I've seen angry Rosalie a few times and she scares me." I admitted, which Alice just laughed at.

"Don't be afraid of Rosalie. She's mostly talk, and she only is like that because she cares so much." My exhaustion must have been apparent to Alice. "Go home; we have all weekend to hammer the details out of this. Call me in the morning and we'll get together and figure this out. I'm on your side."

"Not Bella's?" I had to ask her.

"Your side is Bella's side. She just doesn't know it yet. Bye Edward." Alice pulled me off the couch and into a tight hug before pushing me towards her front door and out it. I drove home silently, just wanting to go to bed. Luckily both my parents were out and I was able to slip in and get right to bed. Wanting to get the night over so I could start tomorrow working with Alice.

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