Okay it's late. I just finished writing the chapter, I've had a rough couples of days so I'll try to keep these few things short…(UNO!) I'm glad that you guys seem to like the new layout for the website. Remember to check blog daily or every other day, I update that often, at least I try to. (DOS!) I'm going to FESTA tomorrow! Oh yeah, lol. I have no idea what it is but it's a big deal here in San Antonio so I'm taking my camera, going to have lots of fun, and take lots of pictures. After I get the film develop and scanned, I'm going to post the pictures up so you guys can see just what I take pictures of. Seriously, they are wicked pictures that I have taken, especially the silhouette pictures I just turned in. And (TRES!) any and all TMs, I would love you input on an issue that my mummy, a TM also, has posted. She has posted in the forum under the FF, I think, about this story and last posted a sneak peak into how I want Edward and Bella to meet. She forwards me all replies and I value your input.

Anyways, here is chapter fourteen…ENJOY!

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Chapter Fourteen

The 5th wheel is always in the trunk
(…but never for long)

Bella's POV

After I showered again and changed clothes after the lovely (please do note my sarcasm please…thank you) milk and soggy cereal of a bath, we all let for Port Angeles. However, there seemed to have been a situation with who I was going to ride with. I heard them all the way up the stairs. I listened as they talked. Rosalie wanted to go with Emmett and Alice with Jasper, so neither way I was going to be a fifth wheel. I slowly downstairs, listening. I finally decided, as I stepped onto the main floor, that I was going to take Alice's car. I walked right by them, right to where all keys were kept in the Brandon house, and towards the garage. I'll end up stealing Alice's car.

"Hey!" Alice said, hurrying after me. "You don't have to drive alone."

"Alice," I said, throwing her a look as I opened the door and sat down behind the wheel. "The only place that a 5th wheel belongs is always in trunk."

Alice thought for a moment. "Yeah but still I hate that you're going alone."

I looked at her. "Alice, if I went with you, I will be in the backseat while you and Jasper get all touchy feely on me. If I went with Emmett and Rosalie, I would be witnessing the physical part of the relationship."

Alice flinched at the thought of watching that, which proved my point that PDA wasn't enjoyable.

"Fine," Alice said, clearly not happy. "You'll follow us then?"

I raised one eyebrow at her.

"What?!"

"As if," I said. "If Emmett leads he will go over the speed limit and if you lead you'll be going over Emmett's speed, so I shall lead."

"But Jasper is driving," Alice pointed out.

I shot her a look as I reached for the door.

"Fine," she said, folding her arms, clearly not happy.

"Thank you," I said, closing the door.

I pulled out of the garage but didn't go anywhere as I waited for the others to come out of the house and go to their "assigned" cars. I leaned over and turned on the radio. Upbeat, dance music was playing before I switched it to something that I didn't mind listening to for an hour there, and some that Alice would positively hate if I left it on that station.

Finally, after all doors closed, engines were started, I led the procession up Highway 101 North. It was about 15 minutes into the ride when my phone went off.

It was Alice.

"Yes Alice?" I asked after pressing talk.

"For shame, for shame, and you talk about me speeding," she said. I could almost see her shaking her finger at me.

I laughed. "What are you talking about?"

"You're going four miles per hour over the speed limit."

I laughed and looked down at the speedometer. "Actually three miles per hour—"

"Whatever."

"—and if I recall, you, Mary Alice Brandon, went fifteen miles per hour over the last time we went to Port Angeles. And besides, three miles per hour over isn't that horrible."

"You should know, you're the daughter of the police chief."

I laughed and hung up at Alice. I knew she wouldn't be mad at the hanging up, but instead she would be smiling like she normally would.

I had just put down my phone though when it rang again.

Laughing, I answered it with a, "Seriously Alice this is worse than if you were sitting beside me."

"Er…I'm pretty sure that last time I checked I was male and I was named Edward Masen."

I went bright red and accidently tapped the brakes. Emmett, who was the car behind me, had to tap his breaks as well. Jasper included.

"Sorry, Alice had just called me," I stated, looking up the rearview mirror to see that Rosalie had thrown up her arms in a "what-the-hell" motion. Crap…I'm going to hear about that later.

Edward laughed. "I figured that much. How are you other wise?"

"Well after taking a milk shower—?"

"Do I want to know?" he asked.

"I'm pretty sure you'll find out the story later on," I said.

He chuckled and told me to continue. I told him how Alice's spontaneous guy was here visiting her and that he brought his cousin who Emmett was crushing on, leaving me the 5th wheel.

"I'm sorry to hear that," he said.

"Eh," I said shrugging.

"So what are you planning on doing today then?" he asked.

"Trail them probably," I muttered.

"I wish you were here with me," he said.

"You know you can always come to Port Angeles," I said slyly.

Edward laughed. "True, it's only a two hour drive from Seattle there. But sadly I'm helping my uncle with some work that needs to be done around the house."

"Oh can I help?" said a male voice in the distance.

"What the—Samuel!"

I frowned. "Edward?"

"Sorry Bella, I have a…unwanted guest…here."

"I'm not unwanted!" said the same kid like voice from before. "I'm very, VERY loveable."

Edward growled.

"See Bella you don't want a guy like Edward," shouted the little Samuel. "He's mean and irritable."

"Shut up!"

"See! You want a cute little—" Samuel's voice was cut off rather quickly. I couldn't still hear hi I think in the distance but it was muffled.

"Sorry about that Bella," Edward said, sounding stranded.

"Is everything alright?"

"Oh yeah, just peachy," he stated.

"Mm-hmm," I said, not sure if I believed him or not.

"So hey about that 5th wheel issue," Edward said, still sounding stranded like he was fighting something.

"What about it?" I asked.

"Well why don't you have everyone come to Seattle? Seattle is a whole lot more fun that Port Angeles."

I thought a moment. Alice did say to Angela over a week and a half ago that she needed to go to Seattle.

"Hey can I call you back?" I asked, wanted to call Alice before we got any closer to Port Angeles. "I have to call Alice to see if she mind the change of plans?"

"No sure, go a head. I have a pest issue to take care of anyways," Edward muttered.

"Call you back in a few."

I hung up on him and dialed Alice's number.

"Jeez, I've been trying to call you for the past twenty minutes," Alice snapped at me as soon as she picked up the phone.

I rolled my eyes. "Hey do you mind a change of plans?" I asked her.

"What change of plans?" she asked carefully.

"Why don't we go to Seattle instead," I said.

"And why would we do that?" she asked.

"Because it will be fun," I said with a smile in hope that would convince her.

"Mm-hmm, you just want to see Edward don't you?"

I groaned. Darn her.

"Can we go to Seattle instead?"

There was a moment before Alice let out a squeal. I held the phone away from my ear, flinching. I felt bad for Jasper, him having to hear her and not able to move away or turn down the volume.

"Yes!" Alice said. "I'm calling Emmett to let him know of the news."

"Thanks," I said, smiling. "Now let me call Edward."

I called Edward and told him that we were going to Seattle instead.

"See, the 5th wheel doesn't always stay in the trunk," Edward joked.

"Ha-ha," I said, rolling my eyes.

He chuckled. "Anyways, how about we meet up—" And he told me a name of a place and its address.

"Sounds cool," I said, making a mental note of the address and to ask Alice to look up the place on Jasper's GPS he says (at least he says he has from when I briefly talked to him about directions).

"I'll see you in—what?—two hours?"

I smirked and nodded.

"You're nodding again aren't you?"

"Damnit, yes I was," I said, going red.

Edward chuckled.

"Okay, well I have to go, see you soon."

"Yeah," I said, smiling. "See you soon."

We hung up and I called Alice. I told her the location and she plugged the address into the a GPS.

"Does that mean we get to lead?" Alice asked, clearly smiling though cars away.

I sighed. "Yes."

Alice squealed again and told Jasper to speed up. Not second later, Jasper's car speed by me, followed by Emmett's.

"Damnit," I muttered, closing my phone. I hate speeding.

Hours later, as we arrived at Seattle, Emmett needed to go to the bathroom. We all decided to pull over at a gas station to let the baby go pee and all to stretch our legs.

"Hey I'll be right back," I said, deciding to go inside for a moment. "I'm just need a drink."

Emmett and I ran into each other—literally I might—in the middle of the store. I told him to go out that I was only going to be a moment. I grabbed a bottle of water from the ice they had them sitting in, paid for it, and walked back towards where the three cars were.

Oh how we wish we could change the hands of time, play what if, because this one was those moments. For fate was just plan…evil…or maybe…it was a blessing, however which ever it was at that moment, didn't matter. Because at that moment all I saw was my two best friends with people they love, me on my way to meet one of the greatest guys, and then suddenly nothing but pain.

YES! I'm evil for leaving it at a vague cliffhanger. But I did say that I needed TMs for a reason. And sorry for those who are too young to be a TM, this is just something that I need to talk to TMs about.

Anyways, it's time for me to hit the sack. It's 2 am, I'm only staying away because I'm had a 'essential' Vitamin Water and I'm listening to 'Dance' music on Yahoo Music so I'm like bouncy in my seat…that and I have been taking care of a baby on Facebook (yes I have one but that is a personal thing that I am using for family and my formal school mates, my MySpace is for all you FF/Twilight lovers) which by the way…I'm an Excellent Parent!! :D lol. Okay I'm seriously tired if I'm rambling and being silly...that or I'm really excited about tomorrow…I mean today with FESTA! AH!! NIGHT!!

Huggles,
Nollie

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—Sorry that this is short chapter. I am tired so if there is mistakes I'll correct anything tomorrow…that and….
—This WILL BE looked over for "common mistakes" later…by my mum actually since I can't get to CAA anytime soon. She's offered to edit this story but only this one because she's not a hug fan of smut as she calls it.