Hello dear readers (: I hope i didn't leave you waiting too long, but i think today

is the perfect day to post this chapter. Today is also the day i started school again ):

if any of you are wondering this story is getting closer to the end, buuuutttt i have

another story on the way, two stories actually, but i want to post one at a time.

Now on with it!

BPOV

Just before I was about to open the front door the all too familiar Range Rover pulled up.

Luke was here.

"Shit." I ran into the house but I was sure he saw me. "Alice!"

My pixie friend came running into the foyer, "What?! What happened?!"

"The whore is here!"

Her eyes widened, "Oh my god! Are you gonna talk to him?"

"I don't know, I mean, I don't think I'm ready… I can't face him."

She looked out the window and quickly backed away, "He's coming! Bella you have to talk to him, you have to tell him how much he hurt you. Don't back down now."

I saw Rosalie standing a couple feet behind Alice, "Bella she's right. The sooner you talk to him the sooner I'll be able to kick his ass."

"I just don't want to make a fo-" I was cut off by the door bell. "Shit!"

"Just talk to him Bella, be strong and don't forgive him. He doesn't deserve it."

I took a deep breath and walked toward the door, they quickly left the room and I opened the door. There stood my ex-boyfriend.

"What do you want?" I asked harshly as I stepped outside and closed the door behind me.

He flinched at the tone of my voice, "Bella you have to let me explain what happened."

I glared at him, "I don't want an explanation, I know what I saw."

"You have to know that I didn't mean to hurt you baby."

"I'm not your fucking baby anymore! And you did hurt me Luke!"

"Bella I didn't want you to see what you saw, I swe-"

"Are you fucking serious?! You didn't want me to see?! You were dry humping a girl right in front of me! And what do you mean you didn't want me to see? What do you do behind my back then?"

"Nothing! I swear this was the first time I ever did that, and she's not some random gir-"

"You know what, I have a hard time believing anything you say right now. Why don't you go back to that slut because honestly, I'm done. You cheated on me Luke, and right after I told you I loved you and gave you the one thing I can't take back."

He looked at me and for a second I thought he might cry, "I don't want it to end this way."

"Well that's too bad, if you really didn't want it to end you shouldn't of done what you did."

"I'm so sorry Bella, I can't even tell you how much I regret doing this to you."

I opened the door, ready to walk back into the house, "Good, I hope you're sorry, I hope you drown in regret because the pain you caused me is unbearable." I spat at him and shut the door in his face.

"Alice! Rosalie! Let's go, we have an appointment."

I grabbed my purse and saw Rosalie exiting the kitchen while Alice ran down the stairs, "What were you doing up stairs?" I asked her.

Her eyes widened slightly, "I thought I forgot my phone."

I shrugged, "Well come one let's go."

They nodded and grabbed their coats, I saw Luke still sitting by my front door probably waiting for me to come out but I just ignored him and walked to my car.

"Where to?" I asked them once we were in my car.

"Port Angels, my favorite salon and spa of course." Alice chirped.

During the ride we sang along with the radio, they didn't ask me about my conversation with Luke and I was grateful for that.

When we reached the familiar spa I felt dread wash over me, I glanced at Alice with pleading eyes, "Please Alice, nothing drastic."

She nodded and smiled, "Silly Bella, I know how much you love your hair I won't do anything bad to it."

I stepped into the warm building and instantly a girl… um guy… she/he greeted us, "Hey girlies, It's so good to see you again! Alice called me and told me that she had to make an emergency appointment for her friend Bella! Sweetie I'm gonna take care of you personally."

He clapped his hands and dragged me to one of the chairs, "Okay so what were you thinking of doing?" He asked me.

"Well actually Alice is gonna be in charge today."

"Ooooohh, of course, Alice honey what are we doing today."

Alice appeared at my side with a hair color book, "Definitally high-lights and some low-lights, and I'm thinking of giving her more layers, long layers."

John nodded, "Good, good. What color's were you thinking?"

Alice glanced at me, "Well she just got back from California so her hair got a little bleached from the sun, it's much lighter then it used to be, so I'm thinking of giving this rock chick some mahogany and blonde…"

I grinned at her choice, it was exactly what I wanted. "Good choice Al." I agreed and she gave me a thumbs up.

About an hour later my hair was dyed, cut, and styled messily just how I liked it. "It's perfect!"

They were all cooing over my new hair style for about twenty minutes, John gave me some tips on how to style it and I listened carefully.

We paid and left the salon, Alice frowned, "Now what?"

I looked at my two best friends, "Okay I was thinking of doing this for a while and I think now's the time…"

"What are you thinking of?"

"Get in the car." They did as told and I started driving toward my destination.

It took about five minutes, both of them gasped, "A tattoo parlor?! Bella are you serious?!"

I rolled my eyes, "I wasn't planning on getting a tattoo yet. Just a piercing."

"Yet? You weren't planning on getting a tattoo yet?"

I shrugged, "I'm gonna wait a little, maybe till' I'm a senior."

Rosalie grinned while Alice stared at me with her mouth opened, "Bella… I know you're a hardcore bitch but seriously?"

I nodded, "You know I always wanted one. But today I'm just gonna get my belly pierced, so it could heal before the summer."

We walked out of the car and into the shop, I knew the guys who worked here because I visited often.

"Hey Ethan." I greeted, Ethan was a sophomore in college, he was still training to be a full-time tattoo artist.

He glanced up and grinned when he saw me, "Well Hells Bells! How are you stunner?"

He ran up to me and threw his tattooed arms around me, "I'm okay, I want to get a piercing today."

He looked at me, the grin still plastered on his face, "A piercing where?"

"Start out small, my belly."

"Of course doll, let's go see Jenna, she's gonna burst." I laughed at his choice of words.

Ethan was a complete polar opposite of all the guys I know, he had black shaggy hair and piercing blue-ish, gray-ish eyes. There were many tattoos on his lean body, I got to know all of them one late night last summer…

"Bella!" A petite girl threw her slim arms around me.

"Jenna I missed you."

"I missed you too doll, I love your hair." She twirled a reddish piece around her finger and pulled me into her section of the shop.

"So a belly piercing huh?"

I nodded, "Yeah I thought this would be a good time to get it."

I looked over the wide variety of body jewelry, I chose a double jeweled naval ring with a diamond.

Jenna looked at the jewel, "Good choice, you can get the dangly ones once you get used to this."

She pulled on some latex gloves and pointed to a medical chair, "Lay down there, I have to get some tools set up."

I laid down and watched as Jenna set up her station once she was ready she sat down beside me, "Okay first I have to clean and disinfect the area."

She cleaned the area around my naval until it was finally ready, "This will hurt so prepare." I chuckled as she got the piercing gun out.

She looked at me and winked and I couldn't help but shut my eyes tightly, a second later I felt the sting.

"You can open your eyes now."

I looked down at my belly and noticed the stud, "Well that wasn't so bad."

"It looks really good Bells." She got some bandages out. "I have to put this on it so you wouldn't get an infection."

I nodded and watched her work, "Thank you so much."

She laughed, "Bella please, I've been wanting to do this for quite some time now. Call me if it hurts too much or get's red. You can take the gauze off in a couple of hours since I know it's uncomfortable, but wear loose clothing for as long as it's sore."

I nodded and got out of the chair pulling my shirt down, we walked out into the main area and I noticed Alice and Rose flipping through some tattoo magazines, they jumped up when they saw me.

"Well? Can we see it? Did it hurt? Is it cute? Are you gonna have STD now?"

I raised an eye brow at Alice, "STD Alice, really?"

"I read it in the magazine."

"No I won't have STD, it is cute, it didn't hurt that much, you can't see it now because it's wrapped."

I walked towards the cashier and handed her the money I owed, after hugging Ethan one more time I walked out of the store with my friends.

"I wana get one too now." Rosalie stated once we were driving home.

"A belly piercing?"

"Yeah, they're cute."

"Well next time we're in Port Angeles I'll take you to the parlor, kay?"

She nodded and started looking through her phone. We got home and went straight to the kitchen since all of us were starving. But what I saw made me stop dead in my tracks.

EPOV

"Edward! Edward wake up it's really important!" I felt Alice shaking me awake.

I groaned, "What is it?"

"Luke came and now Bella and him are talking, but we have to leave for her hair appointment."

"That bastard is here?" I growled.

We heard Bella calling for her and Rose. Alice jumped up and ran down the stairs. I quickly threw a pair of jeans on and some green T-shirt.

I walked down the stairs and saw that Bella and the girls have already left. Good.

I slipped on some sneakers and threw the front door open, the scum bag was watching the girls drive away.

"What the fuck are you doing here?" I spat.

He turned around and glared, "That's none of you business Cullen."

"None of my business? God you're such a fucking douche, this is my business, Bella is my business."

"She shouldn't be."

"Well she is, so deal with it. Now I suggest you get out of here, as you can see you're not wanted."

"I'll leave when I get my Bella back."

I saw red, "You'll leave now because Bella. Is. Not. Yours."

"What, and now you think she's yours." He glared at me.

"I don't know, I don't choose for her. But when she does agree to be mine I won't fuck her and then fuck her over."

"You son of a bitch!" He leaped at me but he was too slow, I punched him right in the eye before he could even touch me.

"Come on Heaton, football isn't making you strong enough?" I mocked him.

He got up and lunged at me, this time he got me, right in the jaw. I grabbed him by his neck and threw him on the ground. I don't know how long we stayed there wrestling, punching, and kicking but I wasn't about to let go.

Well that was until I felt myself being ripped off of Luke, I guess Emmett and Jasper heard the commotion.

"What the fuck are you doing here?!" I heard Emmett yell.

"Get the fuck off me!"

Jasper pulled me in the house and in to the kitchen, "Sit." He pointed to a bar stool.

I limped towards it and sat down, he handed me some ice for my jaw.

"When did he get here?"

"I don't know, Alice woke me up and told me he was talking to Bella but when I got there they already left."

"Edward… if Emmett and I wouldn't of stepped in you two would of killed each other."

I can feel my anger rising once again, "Well he shouldn't of said the things he did."

He raised that stupid eye brow of his, "What exactly did he say?"

"I doesn't matter now." I grumbled.

Half an hour later Emmett came back in, "He's gone, Rose texted me she said their on their way." He sat down beside me on one of the stool, "Shit Edward, you guys did a number on each other."

I was about to respond but we heard the front door open and shut, their voices traveled through the house until it reached the kitchen. I glanced just in time to see Bella enter the kitchen, her hair looked sexy. It had more dark brown and blonde streaks in it, and it was cut. She looked at me and gasped.

"What the hell happened?!" She ran up to me and gently stroked over my bruised eye and jaw.

I didn't even bother lying anymore, "I got into a fight with Luke."

"What?" She spat, "How did you even know he was here?"

"Alice." I said simply.

She glared at Alice making her cringe away, "I cannot believe this! Are you fucking insane? Look at what happened Alice! Look at this! Why can't you mind your own fucking business once in a while?!"

She stormed passed them upstairs, I heard her door slam shut only a second later.

Alice was about to go after her but I stopped her, "Let me do this."

I got up and cringed at the pain, I slowly made my way upstairs still holding the ice pack to my face. That asshole has a good punch. I opened Bella's door without knocking, she was laying on her bed staring up at the ceiling.

I sat down beside her and had to keep my self from touching her, "Bella please don't be mad at Alice."

"Too late." She grumbled.

"I understand why you're mad at Alice, I'd be pissed too. But we all know Alice, she tries to do what's best, I mean sometimes she fucks up but still… She has your best interests at heart."

"What happened between me and Luke is none of her business, she shouldn't of done what she did, if I wanted your help I would of asked you myself."

I sighed realizing this was pointless, she's a stubborn, beautiful girl who won't be pursued by me.

I laid down beside her and reached for the remote on the bed side table, Family Guy was on. Yessssssss.

"I love this episode." She mumbled making me chuckle.

"I know."

She sat up and took the ice pack away from me, "Holy shit."

"I know, but look at the bright side… He's got it as bad as me, if not worse."

"That's good I guess." She half smiled and placed the ice bag gently on my jaw, "The swelling should go down by the time we go back to school."

I nodded, "Hopefully."

She laid back down and we fell asleep watching Family Guy.

With Luke out of the way I felt like a big weight was lifted off of my shoulders, I would do everything in my power to keep him away from Bella, he only had one semester left here at Fork's High. So everything should be okay, right?

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