Disclaimer: The rights to the characters (except for Monica) belong to Stephenie Meyer, the rights to the concept belong to ITV. Chapter Thirty-seven: Drama-queen Tanya
Monica's pov
After two hours, Alice yanked me away from the backyard to get ready for the party. As Alice grabbed my hand I immediately sensed the edges of her talent. I gasped, when a vision flashed across my mind.
"Mon? Are you okay?" she asked concerned.
"Your gift, it's really easy for me to tap into. Easier than Edward's."
She smiled happily. "That's so cool. Maybe it's easier because my visions are usually pretty straight forward. Thoughts are usually pretty difficult to understand. They are combinations of images, words and emotions. It's pretty difficult to understand most of the time. My visions are easier to comprehend."
"That sounds plausible. Okay, let's just get going. Bella should be here in a couple of minutes and we need to get her ready for the wolves," I said with a snicker and a wink.
"You know. It totally sucks that I can't see what will happen with those guys at the party. I see some murky flashes of people that are far enough away from them, but most of it is blank."
I smiled and squeezed her hand. "It'll be fine, Alice."
"I hope so. I can't even see what Tanya is planning for tonight."
"At least Edward can still hear what she's up to."
Alice nodded and we hurried up the stairs to her room. She had laid out the dress she had made for me a couple of months ago. I hadn't realized she had kept it and my throat constricted when I saw it.
"You kept the dress. Why?" I choked out.
"I hoped you'd be back one day to wear it and now you are and tonight is perfect for this number."
I hugged her tightly. "Thank you for keeping faith, Alice."
"You're welcome, hun. Now let's get ready, because we need time to prepare Bella for tonight. She's going to be nervous as hell."
Moving at vampire speed, we managed to get ourselves ready just before we heard the loud rumbling of Bella's truck. Alice was grinning from ear to ear and I shook my head. I did not want to know what she had planned for Bella.
I was about to go downstairs to greet Bella, when Rosalie pulled me aside.
"Hey, Rose. What's up?"
"I just wanted to warn you about Tanya. She's off hunting now, but she told me she was going to get Edward alone tonight."
"Thanks for the warning. I was afraid of it."
"Well, for the record, if she does anything out of line I've got your back."
"You don't know how much that means to me, Rose."
She shrugged and turned to get herself ready for the night. I heard the thumping of Bella's heart from downstairs and I followed the sound.
"Hi, Bells!" I called out when I came up behind her.
"Hey, Mon. How are you doing? Alice told me you guys were working on your talent today?"
"Yes, we've been busy."
She chuckled and allowed Alice to haul her up the stairs for an hour of Bella Barbie. I decided I didn't feel like seeing her go through that, so instead I went to find Edward.
I sensed the edges of his power first and then his electric influence on me. My skin tingled in anticipation when I came closer to the field of the party. I wasn't expecting what I was walking in on, though.
Edward's pov
I was with Jasper and Emmett in the field, setting up the party when I heard the thoughts of Tanya. She was thinking of Monica kissing some man I've never even seen before. I knew the image was false because there was too little detail to it for something a vampire would've seen.
"I know what you are trying to do, Tanya, but it won't work. I know for a fact the I am the only man to have ever kissed Monica, so stop trying to come between us," I grumbled as she came up beside me.
"O, please. What do you even see in her, Edward? The girl doesn't even have our eyes. Something is off, can't you see? She's bewitched you or something."
I snorted. "You're being a little petulant, don't you think?"
"Do you really want to lose your virginity to a freak like her?" she screeched.
If I could've blushed I would have in that moment. I was at a loss for words and then I saw in Tanya's mind that she was putting the pieces together. She tensed beside me and snarled.
"She didn't!" she hissed.
Before I could register what was happening, she had lunged for me and forced her mouth to mine, trying to press her tongue into my mouth. I tried to pry her off me, but she kept struggling so much that I couldn't get a decent grip on her.
I briefly started to panic, but the she was pulled off and thrown half way down the field. Monica was crouched before me and snarled fiercely. She had never been this livid before, nor had she ever been this sexy. I wanted to grab her and drag her off into the woods to show her how much I loved her.
Monica's pov
When I saw Tanya forcing herself onto my Edward I saw red. Literally, red. I lunged for her and yanked her off him, throwing her down the field in the process. I was lucky her trajectory didn't align with the party tent.
"How dare you?!" Tanya growled.
"How dare I what?"
"He was mine. He was supposed to give me his virginity! We were meant for each other and you took him away from me!"
I blanched for a moment. Okay, I knew Tanya wanted Edward, but I never realized she was this much of a drama queen. I reached my hand back to Edward to better access his power and reached out to read her mind.
It was a chaos, but one thing was clear to me. She didn't love him, she only wanted him because he said no to her. She was disappointed that he wanted someone, but had never wanted her. I dropped Edward's hand and started laughing and couldn't stop.
Of course this only ticked her off more, so she crouched down ready to attack. I straightened up and looked her dead in the eye.
"Tanya, please do not make a fool out of yourself in front of your friends. You are just bummed out that he gave himself to me and not to you. You will find some other male that will reject you so you can have a new challenge."
Her mouth opened, but no words came out. Jasper and Emmett had by now joined us and we ready to defend me and Edward if need be. I closed my eyes and felt for Jasper's gift. It was difficult to tap into without actually touching him, but I did manage to get a small amount of it.
I send a wave of calm towards Tanya and she reluctantly straightened out of her crouch. The connection to Jasper was draining me so I dropped it as soon as I was certain that Tanya was calm. The second I did I crumpled to the ground, breathing heavily.
"Monica!" Edward exclaimed, dropping to his knees next to me.
"I'm fine, just a little shaken by tapping into Jazz. Man, how do you stand all of that?"
Jasper chuckled. "Well, darlin' it's my natural ability, so I can handle it. For you it's new and not something that is a part of you, so I'm guessing it's exhausting."
Edward looked intrigued and I could almost see the doctor in him rising. He was so much like Carlisle in a way that they might as well have been blood related.
"Edward, we can discuss this all tomorrow. Tonight we have a party to attend to."
He smiled and kissed me sweetly. "You are right, love. Are you okay now?"
I nodded and rose to my feet, brushing a few leaves from my dress.
"Did I mention you look gorgeous?" he whispered in my ear, his breath fanning over the side of my neck, sending pleasurable shivers down my spine.
"Thank you. You look quite dashing yourself."
He ducked his head and kissed the skin just under my ear. I sighed and wrapped my arms around his waist, under his jacket. I forgot everything around us for a moment, relishing in the closeness to Edward. A loud shriek from Tanya brought me out of my Edwardian haze.
I breathed out heavily. "What do you want, Tanya?"
"I want you to leave. I want Edward to come to Alaska with me."
"Well, tough! You can't have that, because I am not going anywhere and neither is Edward, so get the hell out of here before our guests arrive."
She turned her pleading eyes towards Edward. "Are you going to let her talk to me like that? We've been friends for so long and you know we should be lovers. We would have been eventually if she hadn't messed with the universe by stepping into our world."
A growl vibrated through Edward's chest. "You and I were never more than friends and never will be. Stop with this ridiculous pursuit already. I don't want you. Get over yourself and find someone to really love. I hope for you you haven't let him pass you by because of your ridiculous obsession with me."
Her eyes widened and she looked like she would cry if she could. With a frustrated grown she spun on her heel and ran back towards the house, cursing loudly all the way there.
The rest of us just chuckled and returned to setting up the last few things for the party.
A/N: So, Tanya didn't take too well to the fact that Edward and Monica slept together. *insert evil laughter*.
Next up the party (I think it'll be two chapters t cover it all)
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