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Isabella

"Listen to this," Jane said, suddenly, "Jessica Stanley's reps confirm that Edward Masen and Jessica Stanley are in a relationship."

I rolled my eyes and sighed, "It's just a rumor."

"This one probably isn't," Jane said. "I know that Edward probably isn't aware of this headline yet, but I know Jessica is. She's a sneaky bitch, Bella,"

I snorted, "I know but it's just a headline. Who cares if she confirmed it?"

"It makes you look like the home wrecker," Jane said. "That's not okay, Bella."

"No it's not," I agreed. "But what can I do about it?"

"Kick Jessica's ass until she retracts the statement?" Jane suggested.

"Yeah, that's totally something a mature adult would do," I retorted with a roll of my eyes.

"Fine, how about you call her and ask her nicely to retract her statement about them being together?"

"Edward doesn't want her to know that we're together," I said.

"What's the harm that it would do?" Jane asked.

"You know Jessica just as well as I do," I said. "She'll run to the first magazine willing to talk to her."

"So? Who cares?"

I looked back at my laptop as I ran a hand through my hair. Who cares, indeed?

For the last few months, I had been completely fine with our secret relationship, but lately I realized all I wanted to do was scream it from the rooftops.

Was it because Jessica was trying to stake her claim on him; on my man?

I must admit, that was part of it.

But thinking about it more, I liked the idea of being labeled as Edward Masen's girlfriend and him as my boyfriend.

But I still wasn't sure how Edward felt about things. He had told me he didn't want to be the star that was known for whom he dated and I totally respected that, but did he still feel that way?

He was already a big star. He hadn't been in the business long, but people were calling for him left and right. They saw his first movie and just like that, he was the new but big man in town.

The Endless Love Saga was just going to propel him into stardom even more.

Soon people wouldn't even care who he was dating. Well, they would but they wouldn't label him as 'that guy dating Isabella Cullen'.

"You're thinking about it," Jane noted.

"Yeah," I admitted .

"Go for it, sister," Jane said. "It feels great afterwards. Trust me, it is a big relief."

I nodded.

"Just think about being able to kiss Edward in public, hold his hand, stake your claim," Jane encouraged.

I smiled, "Yeah, that does sound amazing, 'cause I really am tired of hiding."

"You don't have to be afraid that he's going to just run off one day," Jane said.

"I don't feel that way, Jane."

"Yes, you do," Jane said. "Sometimes you have insecure moments, we all do. That's one of the reasons why you wanted to keep this relationship secret. That way if he decided you weren't the one for him, no one would have known."

I sighed, "I don't think we'll break up, ever."

I must admit at first I was a little wary. I had just gotten out of a bad break up and didn't want another guy like Mike. Edward's reputation made me want to stay away, yet something drew me to him.

And of course once I got to know him, the fears melted away.

I knew that what Edward and I had wasn't some fling. Hell, we were living together. That was a huge step.

He was the one for me.

I would marry him one day; we'd have kids, and grow old together.

Would times always be easy? No, of course not but what relationship was all sunshine and rainbows? None.

"You better not," Jane said "I'm still waiting for my beautiful nieces and nephews you two will soon give me."

"Soon?" I asked, amused.

"Oh, yeah."

"How soon do you think is 'soon', Jane?" I asked.

"Hmm, I'd say at least five years," she said.

"I say six."

"So, you do plan to have kids with him?" she asked, smiling.

"Of course," I said. "After we get married, and enjoy our life together a bit."

"I call dibs on being your maid of honor."

"I don't have to decide yet," I said "It's not like Edward's already proposed."

"He will soon," Jane said, confidently. "You guys are already living together. What's the next step?"

"Marriage," I smiled.

"Exactly," she said, smiling in return. "And then comes a baby. You two are going to have the cutest kids in the world. I can just see them now. Bronze hair, green-eyed girls, or maybe boys, or a couple of each."

"You've got my whole future mapped out, huh?" I asked, laughing.

"Like you don't," she said, rolling her eyes.

"Well, it is my future, so I'm allowed."

"Hey, you're my sister," she said. "That entitles me to map things out too."

I snorted, "No, it lets you have an input."

"Same difference," Jane smirked.

"No it's not." I argued.

"Uh huh, it is."

I rolled my eyes, "No."

"What immature and completely irrelevant thing are you two arguing about now?" Lauren asked.

"Nothing," Jane and I laughed together.

Lauren eyed us before shrugging, "Whatever, I have great news."

"Yeah? What is it?" I wondered.

"You two get to go home early," she said, smiling.

I perked up, "How early?"

"How does later tonight sound?" she asked.

"Amazing," I said, grinning.

"I thought we had two more days left before we could go back home," Jane said, frowning.

"You did but there was some major screw up or something like that and so they rescheduled," she said, shrugging. "You have to be back here in a week."

"Yes! I can handle that," I cheered.

"Admit it, you love me," Lauren said, smirking.

"I love you!" I said, throwing my arms around her.

"I know," Lauren laughed. "Now get packing. Your flight leaves in four hours."

"Are you coming with us?" Jane asked.

"Nope," Lauren said, shaking her head. "I'm having a stress free second honeymoon."

"You deserve it," I said. "Do whatever you like, just charge it to my card."

"Oh, I can't do that," Lauren said shaking her head.

"Yes, you can, consider it a bonus," I said, handing her my card. Lauren was a very hardworking manager, I was lucky to have her. But she was also more than that, she was family. Shelling out a few thousand dollars was nothing.

She smiled and hugged me, "Thank you."

"Don't mention it."

She smiled, "Go pack up."

"Yes, ma'am," Jane and I both saluted.

"Oh, could you arrange for a hotel for us?" I asked.

She frowned, "You have the apartment."

"I know but we'll get in late. I don't want to wake Edward. I'm sure he has to be on set early."

She nodded, "Okay, yeah."

"Thank you."

"It's my job," she laughed.

"But it's still polite to say thank you."

"This is one of the reasons why I love you." Lauren hugged me. "You two are sweethearts. Unlike my other clients...but don't tell them I said that."

"We won't," I laughed.

"Good," Lauren said. "Now get going. By the time you're done, I'll have everything set up in New York."

"Again, thank you."

"Don't mention it."

By the time we got to New York, it was very late, or well early. I was exhausted, though I did get a few hours of sleep on the plane. It wasn't nearly enough nor was it comfortable.

Jane, however, got plenty of sleep. I woke her up twenty minutes ago to get her from the plane to our awaiting car and as soon as we got into the car, she fell back asleep.

Marcus carried her up to our hotel room while I managed to walk. But as soon as I hit the bed, I was out.

...Fame...

"Morning, sister," Jane said as I stumbled out of bed. "I ordered room service. Want some?"

"Yeah," I said, yawning.

"So, I was thinking that once were finished with breakfast we could go see our boys."

"Sounds great," I said. "Wait, what time is it?"

"One thirty," she said. "Don't worry; I called Jake to see if he was on set."

"I thought we were going to surprise them?" I asked as I munched on some bacon.

"Trust me, he doesn't know we're here," she promised.

"Oh, okay," I said.

"So eat up," Jane ordered. "I'm going to jump in the shower."

"M'kay," I mumbled as I dug in.

I pretty much inhaled my food like a vacuum. I was eager to see Edward. I knew we had only been apart for two weeks, but to me that was a long time.

Was love always like this?

I used to think I loved my past boyfriends, but I never minded being away from them. Things were different with Edward though, a very good different.

Of course, I didn't feel the need to spend every single second with him, but I did like being close to him, meaning in the same state; country.

Once I was finished with breakfast, I grabbed my suitcase and threw on a pair of jeans and a long sleeved shirt.

Jane and I would probably be hanging out on set all day so it was a good idea to be comfortable. That means, converse, ponytail, and limited to no make up.

My feet were still sore from wearing heels all day everyday for most of the last two weeks.

I'd be sticking to converse for the next few days, until the award show on Friday or maybe I'd wear converse there too. It all depended on how my feet felt.

"Finally!" Jane said, excitedly. "You're ready, right?"

"Yep," I said. "And I'm assuming that you are too?"

"You bet," she said, bouncing in place. "I've missed my Jakey."

I smiled, "I know what you mean."

"Let's go before I pace a hole in the floor."

I laughed, "That's probably a good idea."

Marcus and Eric were waiting for us in the lobby. A crowd was gathered outside. It seemed like someone alerted the paparazzi to our location.

It always amazed me how fast they knew where the celebs were.

"Isabella! Are you here to see Edward?"

"Are you trying to split up Jessica and Edward?"

"Are you and Edward engaged?"

"Are you pregnant?"

I laughed but made no comment.

"So, you're pregnant huh?" Jane joked.

"Yep," I laughed. "I'm also Edward's mistress."

"And don't forget you two are engaged."

I giggled. "How could I?"

When we arrived to the set, they were filming. We remained as quiet as possible as we snuck in.

We found Jake first. He was helping himself to the food they had set out. Typical Jake.

"You got a little sauce on your shirt," Jane said, shaking her head. "Men."

Jake whirled around with wide eyes, "Babe!"

"Hey," she smiled as he went to hug her, but then she stepped back. "You're a mess."

Jake grinned and whipped his shirt off.

"It's an off day when Jake doesn't take his shirt off, huh?" I joked.

"You know you like this."

I rolled my eyes, "Totally."

"Come on. Give me some lovin," Jake pulled Jane and I into a hug. "What are you two doing here? I thought you were in Spain for another three days?"

"We had some cancellations," I explained. "That's why we're here. Surprise!"

"This is a very good surprise indeed." He dipped Jane for a kiss.

"I'm gonna give you two some space," I said. "Remember, this is a public place."

Jane giggled.

I headed further into the building and stood by to watch Edward act. Of course, the scene that I just so happened to show up at wasn't something I really wanted to watch but whatever.

I stood awkwardly near the hair and makeup woman while I watched my boyfriend and his past fling film a love scene. When I envisioned our reunion I didn't picture this, but at least this wasn't real.

"And Cut! Excellent," Billy said "Good work."

"Thanks," Edward said.

"I think we work so well together because we have a natural chemistry, right Edward?" Jessica asked, running her fingernails down my boyfriend's chest.

Hell, no!

"Calm yourself, Bells," Jake laughed.

"Do you see her putting moves on him? I thought he told her…"

"You can tell Jessica anything, she doesn't listen," Jake said. "Although, it doesn't help that Edward's sporting some serious wood."

"Please, you'd be in the same position if you and Jessica had just finished a love scene," Jane said.

"I'm not denying that," Jake agreed.

Jessica giggled and leaned up to brush Edward's hair out of his face.

"And that's my cue to rip her arms off," I snarled.

Jake and Jane laughed as I made my way over toward Edward.

"Edward! Hey," I said, cheerfully.

He whirled around with wide eyes, "Bella?"

"The one and only," I said, smiling.

"What are you doing here?"

"Yes, what are you doing here?" Jessica asked, glaring. "I thought you were doing promos in Spain."

"I was but we got rescheduled for a few interviews," I said. "So, I'm here."

"And why did you come here?"

"Well, I bought a place out here so I thought I should come visit," I glared at her.

"Oh," Jessica said.

"Bella! How are you doing?" Billy asked.

"I'm doing great, Billy," I said. "How about you?"

"I'm doing well," he said "Hey! What are you doing?" he sighed. "I'll be right back."

"Take your time," I laughed.

"You have an hour lunch break," Billy said to Edward and Jessica.

"So, Edward would you like to get some lunch with me?" she asked, completely ignoring me.

"Sorry, I have to catch up with my favorite girl," he said, throwing his arm around me.

"Oh, Bella you can come too."

"No thanks," I said. That was my version of 'I'd rather die than go anywhere with you'.

"Whatever," she sighed. "Later, Edward, great love scene."

"Yeah, later," Edward said, not taking his eyes off mine.

I grinned.

Jessica huffed and stomped away. Yeah, that's right bitch. He's mine.

"Go get changed," Jake said. "I'm starving."

"You just finished stuffing your face with ribs," I laughed.

He rubbed his stomach, "I'm a growing boy."

"How about you, Ed? You hungry?"

"I'm hungry for something besides food," Edward said, smirking at me.

"Gross," Jake gagged.

"I deal with the same shit with you," Edward snorted. "So shut up."

"Whatever." Jake laughed. "How about we'll meet you two back here in an hour?"

"Sound's good."

Edward grabbed my hand and pulled me toward his dressing room.

"So, I see you have a little problem," I said as he pulled on a pair of jeans.

"Little," Edward scuffed.

I rolled my eyes, "So blondes do it for you, huh?"

Edward blushed, "These things just happen with guys. I promise I feel nothing for Jessica."

I laughed, "I was kidding. I trust you completely. Plus you're right, these things do happen. I've been turned on during a love scene before."

"Yeah? With whom was this scene being filmed?"

I rolled my eyes, "A friend."

"What's his name?"

"Her name," I corrected.

Edward stopped what he was doing to stare at me with a shocked, yet highly aroused stare.

"I'm kidding," I laughed.

"Yeah, uh, I knew that," he readjusted himself in his jeans.

I giggled.

"So, jokes aside, can I have a proper reunion kiss?" Edward asked.

"Sure, why not," I hopped up from the couch and launched myself at him. He caught me with a grunt and allowed me to wrap my legs around his waist.

"I" Kiss "Missed" kiss "You" Kiss "So" kiss "Much."

I giggled and kissed him back, "I missed you like crazy too."


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