Sorry to anyone who read this with the character name mix up! Fixed it.
Let's see how Bella is & if she's faring any better than Edward.
BPOV
"Angela, this is crazy."
I'm getting dressed to go out with her in Port Angeles. She drove here to pick me up, which makes absolutely no sense to me, but she says she just wanted to get out of the house.
"Bella, don't fight it. From what it seems like, you do have a thing for him."
"But I've only known him a week. And I don't know if a relationship is what I should be pursuing right now."
I tug a pair of jeans up my legs angrily.
"I'd only talked to Ben a few times before I decided that I wanted to date him. Besides, you're just saying that because you're scared. He seems nice. And he's really cute."
I blush. I can't help think about how many times I've looked at that picture of him asleep on my phone.
"Jacob was nice & really cute too."
"Jacob was a sleaze bag. And don't even say he wasn't before the incident, because I've always thought he was creepy."
I sigh and slam my body down on my bed. Angela, who's sitting on it, begins to run her hands through my hair.
"I hugged him yesterday. It felt really nice. But I barely know him & he barely knows me. And I'm scared that I can't help but respond to him." I say quietly after a while.
Angela smiles at this. Usually when a guy pursues me, I shut them down automatically. But Edward doesn't do it in a way that makes me want to. He seems just as nervous about it as I feel.
"I think it's fate." Angela sings.
"You sound like Alice." I snort. "Alice sings her words all the time."
"Don't you mean Alice sounds like me? I am the original Bella BFF & don't you forget it." Angela says in fake anger, poking me in the stomach.
I squeal & move away from her.
"Sorry babes." I sit up & hug her. "You're always number one."
"Okay enough mushy stuff. We have to get going if we want to make it to the movie on time."
In the car on the way to Port Angeles my mom calls.
"Hey baby!" She says into the phone.
"Hey mom." I reply and put her on speaker. "You're on speaker. Angela is here."
"Angela! How've you been?"
"I've been great Rene. Trying to get your daughter hooked up with a man."
My mom's always been more of a best friend than a mother.
She got pregnant with me really young. My dad & her met at some college party that she was way too young to be at. They ended up hitting it off and they dated for a while.
She got pregnant with me right at the end of her senior year of high school. My dad had just finished college and graduated at the age of 23.
My mom dropped everything and moved in with my dad in Port Angeles to have me.
Because of this, my dad's always been more of the parent while my mom's always been more of the friend.
It has its positives & negatives. She's good to talk to, but she's really irresponsible at times.
I had to learn to be responsible for myself at a very young age.
"Is it the Edward guy?" My mom asks.
I let out a sigh.
"Yes." Angela says.
"Ang, is he cute? Bella won't tell me anything about him."
"He's god-worthy. And he's really sweet. Bella just can't get over the past & move on."
Ouch. That stung.
I frown.
"Aww, Bella." My mom sighs into the phone. "You can't let Jacob ruin your life."
"My life doesn't revolve around men." I object. I can almost feel my mom roll her eyes through the phone.
"Okay, don't let Jacob ruin your love life. Is that better?"
"Yes."
"Anyway – Jacob was an ass. Every girl has to deal with them at some point. But you can't let them keep you from all the nice guys out there. You grew so much as a person after that happened to you. Don't start going backwards now."
"I'm just trying to protect myself."
"I know baby. But you've gotta open your heart if it feels right…Does it feel right?"
I sigh.
"That's a yes." Angela interjects.
I glare at her.
"Well then go for it, baby. And if it doesn't work out, you've got us."
"Yeah alright, mom." I say with a sigh. "I'll talk to you later."
"Bye Bella. Call me soon."
"Okay, I will."
I hang up the phone & spend the rest of the ride to Port Angeles in silence.
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