Chapter 26. Yay! I'm SOOO happy with my review count!!!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - I own a bedside light, I own a sofa but I don't own Twilight - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Bella POV

The phone rang. Rosalie picked up. She pulled a face and looked around. "Some British chick wants to talk to Bella" she said and held out the phone. I took it and put it to my ear.

"Hello?" I said slightly worried. I couldn't think of anyone I knew who was British.

"Bella?" came the unmistakable voice of Stuart.

Jacob POV

I decided I did want to speak to Bella. I also decided I would ask Stuart about the love and the friends. By the time I had decided to take this course of action it was five o'clock. I heard the unmistakable voice of Stuart "Hello? Can I talk to Bella please"

I walked into the kitchen. I leant against the door frame to wait for Stuart to see me. She was facing the wall and the sunlight that broke through the clouds made her hair look lighter. "Bella?" she said hesitantly. I watched Stuart as she scratched the base of her neck and pulled her hair out behind her. "Ehm…I uh…Jus' wan'ed to call you" she said reverting to her Scottish background. She cleared her throat. "Because…um…" I could tell at this moment that she'd be screwing up her face to try and think of something to say, she's been living here too long. She stopped talking and sighed. "No, he didn't ask" She paused again, obviously Bella was saying something and obviously Stuart wasn't going to look my way. She fiddled with the phone cord. "Well" she stopped and sighed again "Okay, I wanted to phone you" she paused again and exhaled "I wanted to phone you to ask if you…sort of…maybe…"she turned around looking at the floor and twisted the phone cord around her fingers. She bit her lip. "Kinda…considered-us-friends-and-wanted-to-go-the-cinema-with-me-or-something-sometime" she said, the last bit coming out as a rush. Suddenly Stuart relaxed and grinned. "Thanks" she said. She paused to let Bella talk. "No, it's not like that" she paused "would I want it to be? Well yeah, to be honest. I really, I mean seriously want it to be like that but he doesn't-" She was cut off "No, I haven't asked him and don't even think about telling me to! He's obviously still hung up over somebody else!" she paused and laughed lifting her head up and seeing me. She stopped mid laugh and choked. She coughed and said into the phone "Hang on a sec Bella" She looked up at me again and mouthed 'Do you want to talk to her?' I nodded "Bella?" she said into the phone "Do you want to talk to Jacob?"

Bella POV

I heard Stuart choke. "Stuart? Are you okay?" I asked

"Hang on a sec Bella" she said to me. I waited listening intently but no sound came through the phone. "Bella?" Stuart asked, she sounded neutral, slightly creepy.

"Yes?" I asked

"Do you want to talk to Jacob?" she asked me

"YES!!!" I screamed down the phone. I glanced at the vampires surrounding me, now all staring at me with confusion. I couldn't keep the grin off my face and I turned away from them.

"Bella?" came the sound of Jacobs voice

"Mm-hmm?" I asked

"Sorry"

"What for?"

"For being a jerk the other day, I hate not being friends with you it was just a shock to see you and him together"

"I know Jacob. I was so filled with my own elation that I completely disregarded what it would do to you. I wasn't thinking. I'm sorry"

"No, I shouldn't have over reacted"

"Don't apologise!"

"Don't you!"

We paused. I heard a sigh. "Elation huh?" he asked

"Yeah Jake. I love Edward. I was fooling myself thinking I could hate him"

"Okay" he said and sighed. I could picture him straitening himself before he said "Friends then?"

"Yeah" I replied with a smile "Do you want to come the cinema with me and Stuart?"

"When?"

"Urm…ask her then tell me"

"Okay, see you Bella"

I hung up and grinned. I'd just regained my best friend and got another friend in the bargain. I walked over to the sofa and sat down by Edward.

"Told you" he whispered putting an arm around me.

Well, that a chapter. I'm going to try and post another one today but no guarantees. Review please!

I have an excuse for taking my sweet time over writing my chapters. I'm trying to learn my lines for a musical I'm in. I may be insane but I'm not insane enough to review my own fanfiction! MY mate stole my laptop and reviewed without thinking about the fact that I was logged on so the review from me is really from her.