As we approached the house, I started to get nervous. I had all these thoughts running through my head. This was it; I could feel it; Edward and I would no longer be together after the night was over. He put the car in park and shut it off. I was out of the car and to the house before I realized that Edward was still in the car. As I turned around, I saw that he was getting out, so I just walked inside, leaving the door open behind me.

"I can't do this," Edward said. He had slammed the door right after, making me jump.

"What?" I asked annoyed.

"You and me. I can't do it. You don't like my sister, and my sister doesn't like you. I can't and won't choose between you and my family. I'm sorry," he said before passing me to head to his room. I laughed because he was being ridiculous. Rose and I were going to try to get along. We were going to do this for Edward, because we both loved him. I knew at that moment that I was in love with him, because my heart broke in two and I started to cry; I couldn't help it. I didn't want us to break up. "Don't cry, Bella. That's not going to work on me."

"But Edward, Rose and I…" My words were cut off when he shut his bedroom door in my face. That was when I lost it. "Fuck you, Edward Cullen! I hate you for this. And just to let you know, I don't do second chances!" I screamed through the door. I guess he didn't like that, because he flung open the door and just stared at me. He was so mad that the vain was popping out of his neck, and he was flaring his nostrils.

"What would make you think that I would want a second chance?"

"You will soon find out, asshole! You've been wanting to break up with me, haven't you! Was all this bullshit between Rose and I the excuse you needed?"

"NO BELLA! I wanted to fucking marry you! I wanted you to be the mother of my children! But you and my sister ruined it. You have been the only woman that I ever had those thoughts about."

"Is this what you really want?" I asked, wiping tears away even though they continued to fall.

"Yes," he whispered. "I'm sorry." Not wanting to hear any more, I turned around and walked to my room, closing the door behind me.

One month later

That night was the last time I spoke to Edward Cullen. I wanted to tell him that Rose and I were going to try to be friends, or at least get along, but I couldn't. It seemed to me like the breakup was something he really wanted, and I was going to give it to him. I lied to him when I said I didn't give second chances; I would for him. I missed him so much. I didn't even know it was possible to miss someone as much as I missed him. To make things worse, we avoided each other like the plague. If we were both in the house at the same time, we wouldn't come out of our rooms.

I got to know Rosalie very well during the last month, though. Once she met my brother, she moved here to be with him. I was happy for Emmett. Rose was a good match for him. Now, I wouldn't say Rose and I were best friends, but lately, the three of us girls were always together, and we always had a lot of fun. Rose said she tried to talk to Edward a few times, but every time she would even mention my name, he would stop her. She said she was sorry for ever starting trouble, but I told her not to worry about it Like I said, I think he was looking for a way out anyway. When I started talking about dating again, Rose was very supportive, which I wasn't expecting.

"Do it, Bella. If my brother wants to be a stupid jackass and not let anyone talk to him, then I say fucking do it up! Maybe if he sees you with someone else, and understands that you aren't going to wait around for him, he will realize what he is missing." I almost cried. Rose was growing on me. She told me that when we first met, she wanted to see if I would stand up for myself and voice my opinion; she never expected Edward to be a douche bag about it.

We were short-handed at the restaurant tonight, so I was helping out. Around dinnertime this man walked in. He was my age, or maybe a little older, and he was cute: blonde hair, blue eyes - a real looker.

"Hey, I'm Bella. I'll be waiting on you this evening. Can I start you off with something to drink? Or are you waiting for someone?" I asked, flirting with him a little bit.

"Nope, I'm flying solo tonight. I'll have a beer, whatever's on tap, thanks," he said, so I walked away to get that for him. As I was walking back, I noticed that he was smiling at me. What a cute smile, I said to myself.

"Can I take your order?" I asked.

"What do you recommend?"

"Well, I'm the owner of the place, so I don't really have a favorite. I think it is all good," I said with a little giggle.

"Well," he said winking at me, "what time do you get off work?"

"Whenever the rush dies down. Why?"

"Well, this is the best bar in town, and I was wondering if I could buy the prettiest girl in the place a drink?" he asked, smiling very smug-like. I laughed; it was cute the way he trying so hard. How could I say no?

"Well…" I said. "What's your name?"

"Mike, Mike Newton," he said, sticking his hand out to me. I shook it, smiling the entire time.

"Nice to meet you, Mike. What can I get you to eat?"

"Oh, so you're going to be like that and not tell me yes right away?"

"Who said I was going to say yes?"

"Okay, that's fair. I'll just take a cheeseburger with everything on it and an order of fries."

"Good choice; that's my favorite."

"Thought you didn't have favorites?" I didn't say anything, instead just shrugging my shoulders. As I was putting the order in, Angela, one of our newest waitresses, walked over to me smiling.

"Well Boss, looks like someone has a crush on you," she said with a laugh.

"He asked me to go get a drink with him tonight. Do you think I should go?"

"Why not, what do you have to lose?" She walked away, and I thought about Edward. That is what Alice always used to say to me, and I really hated it when she did. I think it was becoming my life motto. Mike's food was up quickly, so I brought it over to him.

"Thanks, Bella. This looks so good," he said, rubbing his hands together.

"Good. I hope you like it. Can I get you anything else?"

"Nope, I'm all set. Thank you." I smiled and walked away.

I headed into my office after that and saw that I had seven new text messages. The first two were from Alice. 'Bells, going out tonight… joins us' and 'please! It's Friday night, you have to come.' The third was from Rose: 'you better be getting laid if you aren't answering.' The fourth was from Alice again: 'please come out with us'. She wrote that same thing six times. The fifth text was from Rose: 'if you don't come out and I have to listen to Alice bitch about it all night I'm going to kick your ass.' The last two just said 'please' a thousand times, both from Alice.

'At work right now. This guy asked me to have drinks with him, so we are going to hang out at my bar. Love you both'. I sent that message to both of them, and hadn't even closed my phone before I received two more messages: one from each of them. Alice said, 'we will see you there', and Rose said, 'good for you! Is he cute?' I just laughed, knowing that they would be at the bar in a matter of minutes.

"Can I get you anything else, Mike?" I asked as I stood by his table.

"Yup," was all he said. I stood there and waited almost an entire minute.

"Well? What can I get you?"

"You, me, drinks in your bar." I laughed; I had to. Who wouldn't laugh at that?

"Yes, Mike, I will have one drink with you," I said as I walked away. I really didn't want to hang out with anyone, but I didn't want to wait for Edward to come around, either. I had learned my lesson with James.