Edward left the room for the rest of the night for the rest of the Cullens and Jake to collaborate. I think he had had enough socializing for one night. I didn't blame him; I mean if you told the person you liked that you liked them while they were going out with someone, it was due to get a tad confusing and embarrassing.

I just stayed by Jake's side the entire night, and finally they figured out some kind of solution. They were going to go by Jake's original idea, and just observe Nicole. After all, they figured, she couldn't do too much damage in broad daylight. It just wasn't reasonable. I wasn't as convinced, but I figured they knew more about this than I so I just went with the flow.

Finally came the time for Jake to go. I walked to my truck with him and Alice. Alice was refusing to let me drive back on my own, so she insisted on going along with us. She was kind of a third wheel, but she didn't leave any gaps in the conversation. Personally, I kind of wanted to talk to Jake about what had happened, but I'd find some chance to.

We reached his house, and I walked out of the car with him. We walked up to his front step, and I was immediately encased in his arms.

"Love you Bells," he said roughly, and soon, his lips were on mine. I kissed back eagerly. I wished that the time I spent with him wasn't under the constant surveillance of the Cullens, but I knew it was for my best interest. Still, it was a bit awkward to kiss my werewolf boyfriend anywhere near my vampire friends. I rested in his arms for a while after the kiss ended.

"I love you too Jake," I whispered, and he kissed the top of my head.

"I know, baby. Don't worry; we'll work this all out. That girl will leave you alone; I'll make sure of it." He pulled me tighter as he said it, and I relaxed in his arms. I was so lucky to have him. We embraced for a few more seconds before I let him go.

"You should probably go," I said, stroking his hair gently "You've got to get some sleep." He smiled.

"Silly Bella, I'll be fine either way. It's you that probably needs the sleep. I can't imagine that you've been sleeping well these past few nights." I shrugged. I'd been doing fine, knowing that I had the Cullens and/or Jake out there watching out for me. He gave me one last kiss, and I nuzzled into his chest before I went back to the truck. Alice was waiting patiently.

As I started the truck, Alice began chatting, as usual.

"So, are things gonna be awkward between you and Edward?" she asked, inspecting her fingernails. I thought it over.

"Probably not," I responded, "I mean, it's not like I like him back, and I'm sure he'll get over it, right?" She sighed

"It's not that simple for him. I don't think you realize that you're literally, the first girl he's ever liked in this sense. It's not going to be simple for him to let go. But, maybe we can work on that during this week. I don't know how deep his feelings are, but obviously it's something if he wrote that song for you." I looked at her stupidly.

"What song?" I asked. She sighed.

"'For Her'? He played it when you came over for dinner," she explained. My jaw dropped.

"That was for me?" I asked, confused beyond belief. Wow, I was even denser than I thought. She nodded, exasperatedly. "Well what are we going to do about it?" I asked. She shrugged.

"We'll deal with it somehow. It'll all work out in time, we'll just have to be patient," Alice concluded. The rest of the ride went quickly, and before I knew it, we were back at the Cullens'. Alice and I went up the stairs to the guest room they kept. I opened the door and saw Esme and Rose waiting. There were big recliners and a couch and of course, a bed in the guest room. There was also an impressive stereo system and a large TV. I was surprised to see Esme and Rose in the room with a few slices of pizza waiting on a coffee table along with a salad.

"Welcome dear!" Esme said, "We figured we'd have a girl's night in, and just chat. Right Rose?" Rose nodded,

"Yeah, I mean we don't do this all that often, so why not?" Rose said almost cheerfully. Alice and I made ourselves comfortable, and we chatted as I ate pizza and salad, and we listened to music. They all had a marvelous time fixing up my hair to a ridiculously high hairdo, and they also had fun dressing me up. I was a Barbie doll, plain and simple while I was in this house. I let them have their fun of course; not that I was really in a position to argue, since they were about a hundred times stronger than I…

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Come in!" Alice shouted cheerfully. They had just gotten me into a violet floor length strapless gown, and had put my hair in a complicated updo. I was apparently Formal Barbie at the moment. The door opened slowly, and Edward walked in. His eyes widened at my appearance.

"Say a word, and I will kill you." I hissed. "I am not afraid to go down to the grocery store and get garlic." He rolled his eyes and tried not to laugh.

"Rose, Emmett's bugging Jazz and me to hang with you." He said to Rosalie. She fluffed her hair and tossed it.

"Thanks for the memo Edwardo. See ya later Bella!" she said, waving to all of us, and going down the stairs to see Emmett. Edward looked at Esme, and Alice and I awkwardly.

"Well, I better be going," he said, shuffling his feet. "I'll see you guys tomorrow," he said, nodding his head at me. "Night." He left quietly and Esme sighed.

"Poor dear," she said, "He just doesn't know what to do. It'll work out though," she said optimistically. "It just has to." I nodded, and then yawned suddenly. "Oh dear, you should get some rest! It's been such a long day," Esme fretted. She shooed me out of the violet dress and into some comfortable pajamas, and then she and Alice said goodnight and left me to sleep.

That night, I felt as if I was being held tight; although I guess that just attributed to being in a strange house. My dreams had Jake and all the Cullens creeping in and out of it. I slept until the first rays of dawn began to come through the window. I stretched and soaked up a little of the morning sun that peeked through the clouds, I realized something. Today was Jake and I's two month anniversary. Hopefully we'd actually be able to do something together, without being under the watchful eye of the Cullens. I sighed and let my feet touch the floor. Alice must have heard the sound, because she was there within seconds. Another day of being Bella the Barbie. Lovely.