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CHAPTER 14 - BPOV
Work's been keeping me busy for the last three days. I've been working with different magazines from Toxique to Poise which are the biggest titles, making me nervous for the shoots. Mags like Toxique and Poise are obsessed with perfection. If one thing is wrong, the entire thing falls apart, like a domino effect. Toxique was really easy and nice to work with. The models were focused, the crew wasn't too pushy and I got to travel from park to park so I got to see a little more of California. Today I'm working with Poise on a Victoria Lefevre piece. When I'd first arrived, two hours ago, I was feeling confident and excited to work with such a big model and actress. Then I met her and that excitement washed off and I no longer wanted to be here because she glared at me. She didn't know my name, didn't say hi, she just jumped into the whole hate thing.
So it's not a surprise that I became a nervous wreck, tripping over wires and stuttering whenever I had to direct Victoria. Though no one warned me that Victoria was difficult with demands, and that she wanted to do things her own way. So I often got shrieked at, and she often stalked off set. It didn't help that it was a public set and every one avoided me like the plague, pretending they had nothing to do with me when I was the head photographer.
An hour later, I finally have the courage and guts to walk up to Victoria on break and ask what her problem is because I can no longer take it. Any minute now I just might quit.
"You stole my boyfriend." she snarls at me, popping a skittle in her mouth. She turns her cheek the other way as if I'm not standing right beside her.
"Edward?" I don't have any boyfriend, who could she mean? I'm confused to what she said.
She laughs without humor. "No you idiot, James."
I raise an eyebrow. "I'm not with James."
Her stare grows colder, pausing before she pops another skittle in her mouth. "Oh but you were."
This again? "Okay listen." she shakes her head and starts to walk away. So I don't even bother, I close my mouth and turn the other way. Victoria can keep assuming things, she had a chance to hear the truth, but she walked away.
As long as the people close to me know the truth, nothing can hurt me.
"Hey Belly, can I talk to ya for a second?" Half I sleep, I open an eyelid to see Emmett standing in front of the bean bag chair I'm currently lying on. Normally I'd probably tell Emmett to go away, but I can tell he really needs something.
"Sure," I don't sit up, he gets the clue. "What's up?"
"I need your help..." he says slowly. "It's about my career..."
The first thing I think of is the bet, so it catches my interest and I automatically shoot up into a sitting position. "Alright, let's talk."
"Whoa, someone's excited," Emmett chuckles. I start to blush wondering if he knows about the bet. But who'd tell him? Rose swore she wouldn't mention it. "But anyway, you can't tell anyone about it!"
"When are you even going to tell us?"
His dimples appear as his lips stretch out from ear to ear. "Tomorrow night!"
I want to run out of the house and tell everyone, but I refrain and keep a straight face. "Alright, so what do you need help with?" I hope he's not a male prostitute, because then I'd be involved in whatever he needs help with.
"I hope you don't have stage fright," he tells me. I gulp hard. "This is what I need..."
"I'm listening."
After discussing tomorrow night's plans with Emmett, which I'm not at all allowed to share, I fall back asleep for another hour. I wake up to the sound of the stupid annoying phone on the table right beside me. Why I chose this room to sleep rather than my own is a mystery.
"Hello?" I say groggily.
"Hey Bells can you do me a favour?"
"What is it Jake?" So many favours tonight!
"Um..." he sounds nervous. I close my eyes and continue to lie on the soft, bean bag, still tired. "Well, Leah's coming over tonight and I'm hoping you'd stop anyone from opening the door."
My eyes widen with shock. After what happened last week he's still invited her? I know he hasn't been seeing Amanda or anyone else, but it's still wrong of him to continue the invite especially since he's cheated. "Jake..."
"I know it's wrong to, shit sorry Bells, but I really need you to do me this favour."
"You couldn't cancel the invite? You had weeks to."
I hear another phone line being linked. Someone in this house must've picked up. "She's not fucking doing you any favours Jacob, and no one else in this house is interested to help you. So where ever the fuck you are, you better get your sorry ass home and deal with your girlfriend. Bella, hang up."
"Fucking bitch," Jacob spits at the other end of the line. "Always so nosy."
"Hey, Rose is kind of right... you should come home and deal with Leah."
He sounds like he wants to cry, it breaks my heart. "Bells please... please do this for me."
"Why are you running away from this?"
"Because I can't do it. I can't face it."
"Face what?"
"I was going to ask her to marry me Bells," I freeze, and my mind goes blank. I stare at the tiled floors waiting for him to speak again. "But I got scared."
"Why did you cheat on her?"
"Like I said, I got scared," I can picture tears running down his cheeks silently. "I'm a fucking douche Bells I don't know why I did it. There's no excuse and that's why I can't face her tonight. I'll fucking break down when I see her."
"Jake come home. We can deal with this."
"No Bells, just tell her I'm sick and to go home. Please." I'm about to argue, but he hangs up and I hear silence.
Rose walks into the room with her arms crossed. "What a jerkwad."
"He's dealing with something right now." I tell her so she can go easy on him. They haven't fought since last week in the kitchen, but they've been throwing unpleasant comments at each other every now and then.
I get off the bean bag and walk out of the door with Rose trailing behind me. "Bella why do you even bother being sensitive with that asshole?" I wave my hand, about to enter the family room where I see Emmett, Edward and Alice hanging out. "Seriously Bella! He doesn't deserve to have any friends like you."
"He's my friend Rose, and I'm going to be there for him just like you when you need me." I know for a fact that Edward's faded smile is because of my comment. Since last week when I began to be afraid of my feelings and ignored Edward, he's been down. I tried to talk to him about it and he says he's over it, but I know he's not. Somewhere deep down he's still hurt, and that hurts me even more.
I walk over to Edward who's sitting on the sofa. Instead of sitting beside him, I sit on his lap and intertwine our fingers. He smiles at me, but I don't see the sparkle. I feel this pain in my chest like someone's just jabbed a knife to it.
"143, Edward." I squeeze his hand and he lifts our hands and kisses mine.
"How was your day?" he asks me, like any other day. His expression is more relaxed, but it doesn't help me from hurting. He didn't even say 143 back. I feel so guilty, for some reason. Yes, Jake's my friend and I ran over to him, but I should have gone to Edward first. When I realized that, I wasn't sure if I could make eye contact with him, that's why I'd walked out of the kitchen with my back to him after dealing with Jake. These innocent little things are enough to make someone hurt, and that's what I'd done.
"It was tiring," I think of Victoria and then Emmett. "And interesting."
"How was yours?" My eyes glance over to a serious looking Rose and Alice on the sofa having a discussion. Emmett's playing Rock Band by himself, as usual.
"We just wrapped up filming." he tells me about his new commercial for a cologne. I wonder how many more females are going to go crazy over him when it's released.
"BOO YEAH!' I jump off Edward's lap, startled. "96% with a 651 note streak! I'm getting good Rosie!" Edward laughs while inviting me back into his arms. I stick my tongue out at him and sit back down.
"Geeze Emmett, you scared me."
"Sorry Bells," he smiles like a five year old. "Hey Rosie! Did you see me?"
She doesn't respond, she's still whispering to Alice. "Rosieeeee!"
"Not now Emmett!" she holds up a finger indicating she needs another minute. If I hadn't known any better I'd think Rose is actually Emmett's mother.
"Hey Bella come here!" Alice waves me over, receiving a glare from Edward. Alice rolls her eyes. "Fine, we'll go there."
"Okay listen Bella," I hate when their serious. "We have to answer the door when Leah comes."
"Leah, Jacob's girlfriend? She's still coming?" Edward's eyebrows furrow and Alice nods.
"Guys... I don't know." I want to help out Jake, but at the same time I feel like I don't want to be involved.
"Bella he shouldn't even have asked you to cover for him, and you shouldn't do it."
"He asked you to cover for him?" I hate when Edward's voice goes from soft and flowing to a single low key.
Before I can even answer Rose irritatingly butts in. "Yeah he did and Bella didn't even say no or anything. He told her to stop us from opening the door!"
I open my mouth, but then Alice takes her turn to interrupt. "What an awful thing of him to ask! Bella are you seriously going to be on his side?"
"He hung up before I got the chance to argue!" I finally say. "And I'm not on anyone's side, but Jake's my friend..."
"If he really is your friend he'll understand why you couldn't do him the favour." I hate when they flip everything around.
"OH YEAH! ROSIE I'M GOING TO TRY PLAYING ON THE EXTREME LEVEL!" I forgot Emmett is standing there rocking out on the guitar, poor guy. No one will play. Maybe I will to avoid all of this. So I start to get up when Rose and Alice tell me to sit back down.
"Alright you do that Em." Rose says, distracted.
"Look girls, let's not put my Bella on the spot. If Jacob is her friend, she can decide what she thinks is best."
Rose rolls her eyes, and I can tell this set her off. "Edward shut the fuck up. No one asked you to be a part of this."
I groan, not knowing what to do. Emmett pauses his game and stands in front of Rose. "What's going on?"
"And stop answering for her!" Rose continues to shout. Edward's grip loosens. "You treat her like a twelve year old! She has a mouth, she can talk. She's perfectly fucking capable without your help!"
As if things couldn't get any worse...
Bella start fighting back. After all, you must always defend your loved ones- D. Ugh Demetri not now!
"You guys stop!" I yell out, the only thing I can think of, but even that isn't enough to break up the fight.
"I'm not even doing anything but ignore her." Edward says which makes Rose more furious because he smiles at the end.
"Edward!" I slap my forehead and receive another demanding text from Demetri.
"Oh my God! You think you're so innocent don't you Edward?"
"Because I am. I'm not the one attacking people."
Rose laughs with humor. "Oh please! Why don't you tell Bella the real reason you softened up on your first date?"
My eyes grow wide, my heart beat flies and the corners of my lips start to tremble. The real reason? So Edward didn't just tell me about his mom because he wanted to?
"There's nothing to say Rosalie."
"Or that you called Lauren Mallory twice behind her back and that every night you sneak out for a smoke in which you told her you've
quit doing!"
I don't know what hurts the most, that I'm sitting on a guy who I'd begun to fall for. Who I think is the most amazing person in my life or that my supposedly best friend is right beside me announcing every thing she knows because of anger. Who didn't tell me any of this when she found out. I don't know, they both hurt equally.
"Bella," Even Alice's soft, angelic voice can't break the numbness I feel. "Rose look what you've done! She's crying!" I feel Edward's hand reach my cheek, but it's not wanted so I turn the other way.
I push off Edward's left feeling the silence of the room grow onto me with pain. I glance at Emmett who shoots me an apologetic smile, not even his cute little dimples is enough for the tears to hold back. They just keep flowing, showing my obvious emotions.
"Rose you've gone to far." Emmett's shaking his head at his girlfriend.
"Why didn't you tell me this?" I turn to face the two of them.
"I didn't want to hurt you." they both say in sync.
"So what? You guys decided to play the 'Let's Not Tell Bella' game? Well you know what? I guess you two lost. You lost the game and you lost my trust!" I storm out of the living room and lock myself in the bathroom downstairs. It's the only place I can be without being spied on by Demetri or anyone.
I told myself I wouldn't fall for Edward, but the second I do, I get hurt. Maybe it's a sign, that I should get out of this fake relationship or here in general. Maybe Edward hasn't changed. Maybe this show got to him.
Alice POV
"I should have known!" I look at my pathetic brother in disgust. "You couldn't have changed so easily! How could someone have gone from being a playing girls day and night asshole to a committed one?"
"Shit bro... you acted this whole time?" Even the big tough teddy bear is disappointed!
"Guys I really do like her and I know right now that it's hard to believe, but you should know I regret only getting to know her to add her to my list. After our first night in the car I realized how special Bella is and how I could never bring myself to hurt her. Instead of going after her for one stupid fucking immature reason I got to know her because I wanted to because I cared about her. She interested me, she wanted me to be there, she became my friend. Not many girls want to be just friends. There was something different, something that I liked..."
"You're an idiot!" I tell my hopeless brother. I can really tell how much he cares about Bella in his eyes. He has that sparkle every time he talks about her. He glows at the thought of her. "Go talk to her!"
"No," Rose grabs Edward's arm. "I'm not going to let you hurt her!"
"Rose let him go!" I start to scream because A) Bella's my best friend, and she doesn't deserve to be hurt. B) Rose is really pissing me off. And C) I promised I wouldn't let anyone get in the way of Edward and Bella. "You said you wouldn't let anything happen between them!"
"He's hurt her enough!" Rose yells back at me, yanking on Edward's wrist.
In the corner of my eye I see something pass by and when I look it's Bella secretly making her way up the stairs. Her head turns and her water filled eyes meet my worried ones. She smiles weakly at me then shakes her head as if telling me not to come up. I nod my head respecting her wishes.
I turn to Rose. "And you haven't?" she slowly lets go of his wrist and sinks back in her seat. "You guys lied to her all along. And you," I look at the pathetic brother I'm forced to love. "You don't know how much damage you've caused her. What were you thinking calling Lauren Mallory and sneaking out for a smoke? You told me you quit too!"
"Smoking is a habit Alice." He doesn't look up at me, instead his eyes are glued to the floor. "And Rosalie jumped to conclusions when she rudely eavesdropped. Lauren called me in regards to auditions and I told her I'd think about switching agencies and doing the auditions. So I told her I'd call her back and Rosalie obviously got the wrong message."
"Well sorry if I heard correctly, 'a secret dinner sounds great, I'll see you soon'."
Edward rolls his eyes. "You know how big Lauren Mallory is, of course it has to be private otherwise we wouldn't be able to get through it."
"Ugh!" Rose throws her hands in the air. "Why didn't you tell any of us?"
"The date hasn't been set, I'm not even sure if it's happening. That's why I called the second time."
Emmett clears his throat. "What a funny misunderstanding. Now that it's cleared, how about we go for some ice cream?"
I think every one is pretty much glaring at Emmett. Luckily Jazz walks into the room. I run over to him and greet him with a hug. Even though we are in a relationship and every one knows, I still like to keep it on the down low. It's just more fun that way.
"What's going on?" he asks after kissing my forehead. Oh Jazz, he gives me butterflies with just the softest touch. "Another fight?"
"More like a misunderstanding." Emmett corrects him.
"Oh no," I love how Jazz can sense our emotions just by looking at us or the tone of our voice. "Edward go talk to her."
"How did you-" Edward begins to ask but Jasper cuts him off.
"The look on your face says it all."
I squeeze him tighter because he's so caring and amazing. I'm so glad we met, I just know he's my other half for eternity.
Edwards stands up, receiving a glare from Rose, but he ignores it. He walks out of the room leaving the four of us silent and still as we hope for the best. I really hope Bella gives in and listens to Edward. I mean when I say I know they have a future together, I can feel it in my heart.
BPOV
"Well Bella, it is a reality show. Things like this they come and they go." My best friend Ang tells me through video call on Skype. Ang is right, it is a reality show. I should have expected this and I already knew it was going to be a disaster the minute this fake date plan happened. I shouldn't be so upset over nothing.
"He was acting the whole time Ang," I whisper and I can see the corner of her lips pull down. "I should've been more observant."
"Damn Bella, you really like him don't you?"
There goes that question, the same one I'd been asking myself for the last half an hour. When I'd locked myself in the downstairs bathroom that's all I can think about: do I like him or not?
Bella, it's just a fake relationship. With fake feelings, fake kisses and hugs and fake chemistry...
None of this means anything to you.
I don't know if the voice inside my head speaks the truth I hate to believe or Ang through my laptop. Either way, it's right. I don't need to be so obsessed over Edward not telling me certain things. I'm not actually a part of his life in that way, I'm forced to be there. This whole relationship is a big joke, but the only one laughing is Demetri. Maybe even Edward. Maybe they're in this together. I mean, this is all too good to be true. In reality, someone like Edward who is smart, has an amazing personality and is good looking doesn't just drop his player phase and quit smoking for a girl like me. No. That does not happen, not in my world and not Demetri's.
I'm such a fool for believing it all along.
Showbiz really does do a number on you.
"Bella, please let me in." He's knocking rapidly, the same rhythm as my heart.
"Bella let the poor guy in and let him explain." Ang always speaks the same language as my heart. I always trusted her decisions and opinions, but right now I don't know if letting him in is the right thing to do.
I see the screen of my iPhone light up underneath my covers. I lightly push the fabric enough for me to glance at the new text without making it obvious.
Dearest Bella, It says. Don't let him in. -D
For once I want to listen to Demetri.
"Bella you're being such a drama queen right now!" I know Ang is just saying that to make me realize things better. "So what? You have feelings for the guy! So what Bella? What's there to be afraid of? What's stopping you from opening that door?"
This moment, right now, is the most realistic feeling I've gotten being on this show.
Before I answer she cuts in. "Don't bother answering because I know you don't know," She knows me too well. "Okay I know that Edward didn't say anything about calling Lauren Mallory and I know he lied about him quitting smoking. But I do know that if he didn't care about you he would have just went after a different girl. He would stop talking to you, stop responding to your text messages. He'd make an excuse not to see you during the day. He wouldn't take you out on your dinner dates and he wouldn't drive to Seattle with you each month on the 13th. Bella you'd be an idiot if you didn't open that door and jump him." she giggles, making me crack a smile. "And he's tattooed permanently over your heart dammit! Does that not mean anything to you?"
I trace my fingers around the green lettering on my chest and smile because I truly believe it belongs there. "Okay fine," I can see her smile widen into a big grin. "I'll talk to him."
"Good. I'll let you go now and IM me as soon as you guys sort things out! Good luck!"
"Ang?"
"Yeah?"
"I hate when you're right." I frown into the camera.
She laughs. "I love when you're wrong. Okay now go talk to him! Bye!" and she's gone.
I hate this part right here.
I take a deep breath and brace myself for what's next. "Edward?" My eyes focus on the handle of the door.
No answer.
"Edward?" I call out once more and again there's no answer. I let my eyes linger on the handle hoping they'd turn. There's no luck.
Now it's my turn to look for him.
"Rose where's Edward?" I ask when I see her coming up the stairs. Her eyes are apologetic, the same as her smile.
"Are you okay Bella?" she asks me, giving me a hug. "I'm really sorry I didn't tell you. I wanted to be a hundred percent sure so I was going to ask Edward about it but it slipped my mind a couple of times."
"It's okay Rose. Really."
"And Bella, Edward really is a great guy. He explained my pathetic assumptions. Lauren Mallory was just helping him with auditions... he wasn't involved with her in a different way. You should just believe him Bella. Trust him. You two are so strong."
I feel a wave of relief pass through me and I'm glad Rose told me the truth so i wouldn't have to demand it out of him. Or sound like a crazy, jealous fake girlfriend.
"Thanks Rose."
She hugs me again. "Edward's on the roof." The roof. The second place in the entire house that gives you privacy. It's a wonder how Demetri could ever forget to install cameras on the roof, but it's an advantage for us.
"Thanks." We part our ways and I walk up the tiny spiral stairs that lead to the doors of the roof. Thank God I don't have to do it old school and climb to the roof from the window. That would've caused some serious damage.
As soon as I step foot of the roof my eyes immediately settle on my favourite bronze haired man pacing back and forth with a cigarette in his hand. I frown when he takes a drag and the smoke releases through his lips. But I have to learn to accept him for who he is. So if he wants to smoke I guess I can live with it. If he quits doing it every night like Rose says he's been doing.
But suddenly, when I look at him once more, I don't care about the reasons why I'm upset. None of that exists anymore. Well except one thing...
"Don't you ever pay attention to the death messages on the box?" the second he hears my voice, he stops pacing and just looks at me with that breathtaking smile. "They write it there for a reason."
He shrugs then teases me by taking a long drag. "Seriously Edward." I start to walk towards him but he stops me a few meters away. "What?"
"Second hand smoke can cause damage." he tells me.
"And first hand doesn't?" I raise an eyebrow.
"I care about you Bella." It makes me sad about how much he puts me before himself.
"Don't worry about me Edward. Worry about yourself... what you're doing to your own body."
He just stands there for a whole ten seconds before he drops his cigarette and steps on it. He walks over to me and stops a few inches away fron my face.
"How about we make a deal?"
"I'm listening..." Mostly listening to the sound of my heart racing.
He steps closer and I swear I'm going to drop dead on the floor from the intensity of his eyes burning through me.
"I will try my hardest to quit smoking if you," his hand finds mine and his fingers brush against my skin before closing the space between. "Isabella Marie Swan will be my official girlfriend?"
Girlfriend. Yuck. I hate that word, that label. But Edward makes it sound so much beyond just being a girlfriend.
And then I realize... Edward Cullen just asked me to be his girlfriend... officially. As in, not fake anymore. As in there are real feelings. The kisses will be real, the hugs will be real and everything else in between.
He really wants me to be his.
"I agree." And we seal the deal with a true, passionate kiss.
And this... this is the part where this fake reality becomes real reality.
"I'm really sorry Bella," he plants kisses all over my face. "The last thing I ever want to do is hurt you."
"How about we start fresh?" I ask him, putting the fake relationship thing aside. "Since we're in a real relationship," he squeezes my hand happily, "I think we should just forget about the whole fake dating phase."
"Agreed."
Then he steps closer and kisses the mark that makes him a part of my life forever. "Did you ever regret the tattoo at all?"
I shake my head. "Never."
"You're a miracle. My miracle." he says cheesily, his lips still grazing over my face.
"Shut up Edward," I laugh. "If anything you're my miracle."
"Here we go again." he laughs out loud and we sit along the edge of the rooftop with his arm securely around my waist as we watch Edward's favourite time of day pass by. Twilight.
When the sun finally sets, Edward and I break apart for a few minutes so he can take a shower. I'm walking back to my bedroom when the least expected person I'd bump into stops right in front of me.
"Hi Bella," Jessica smiles sweetly at me, but there's something strange behind it. "I heard about you and Edward... how are you?"
"Uhm, good," I nod my head at her assuringly. "Stronger than ever."
"You mean... you're back together?"
"We never really broke up." I narrow my eyes at her suspiciously.
Her head rises along with her chest as she breathes in deeply. This time, her smile wipes off. "I'm happy for you two. I wish you the best of luck." that fake smile comes back and then she throws her arms around me, skipping off.
That was weird.
"Bella!" Alice literally jumps me when I walk into the room. I shut the door behind me with Alice still holding on. "How are you sweetie?"
I hate when she calls me sweetie. It makes me feel like I'm five years old. And she sounds like my mom. "Great," there's a big fat grin on my face. Rose hops off the bed in curiousity of my sudden state of over extreme happiness. "Really great."
"You and Edward are..." both their eyebrows are raised.
"Stronger than ever."
They stand still for a second then in sync their eyes widen and their jaws drop. "Oh my God!" they start to jump up and down, throwing their hands around me. "I knew it!"
"Guys," I laugh with them after they finish with the cheering. "It's no big deal." Oh who am I kidding? It's Rose and Alice. It's always a big deal.
"We're going to celebrate!" Alice claps. "Tomorrow night we're having an official girls night out!"
I groan. "Alice! No!"
"Come on Bella, last time was a big flop! And you know how busy we all are, we never have time to just hang out." her eyes grow big and watery and I know she's doing the puppy dog number. I hate when she does this. It always means she wins.
"Fine."
"Great! I can't wait!" she and Rose squeal while I roll my eyes. "Alright BRB, going to swim with Jazz." Since when did Alice start speaking IM? She grabs her clothes and runs out of the room in excitement.
"Alice." Rose shakes her head.
"Rose." I mimick her.
"Hey! I'm not that bad!" I raise my eyebrow at her. "Okay maybe I am, but Alice is worse!" I agree and plop down on my bed. "By the way your phone's been vibrating like crazy!"
"Did you read any of them?"
She shakes her head. "I wouldn't read them without your permission Bella."
I grab my phone from where I'd left it under my covers. 4 New Messages. One from Renee, Angela, Edward and of course Demetri.
Renee just wants to know how things are going and I reply with "Great". Angela wishes me a good luck with speaking to Edward and asks what day is good for her to come over.
Everything went amazingly well with Edward! Thanks for everything and any day is good as long as it's ASAP! -B.
I open Demetri's text message, saving Edward's for last. I know for a fact that I'll need whatever cheesy text Edward sent me to recover from Demetri's rotten one.
Dear Bella, I've been thinking... It's time for a break. I want you to break-up with Edward. Tonight, please. And Bella, if you don't listen... well, let's just say I'm very powerful in this industry. Sincerely, Demetri.
My heart stops beating for a second I can feel a wave of fear overcome me. Rose senses my change in emotion and joins me on my bed. I toss her my phone, looking the other way and I hear her gasp and cuss under her breath.
"Oh shit Be-" she starts to say when Alice runs in.
"Guys!" she's breathless. "Leah's at the door!"
There are two extremely difficult yet similar things I have to do tonight: 1) Break the bad news to Leah and 2) Break Edward's heart.
I open Edward's and it reads: 143 Bella, so much. I can't stop thinking about you even if you're in the other room and we've just seen each other. By the way, I called Esme. She's dying to meet you :) -E.
Okay so I re-wrote this chapter like five times before I was satisfied. I'm really sorry for the long wait!
And I really want to thank you guys so much for all the reviews. Last chapter I was in the 250's (i believe) now I'm over 300!
So what do you think Bella's going to do?
Should she ignore Demetri and take whatever he'd do to her rep or dump him?
We'll find out next on the Real World: California!