A/N: I'm finally on winter break, so I can update every Friday now! Or try to! Thanks to my beta Demelza Llivell.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything Twilight.

Previously…(BPOV)

I smiled hugely at my best friend. I was so, immensely proud of him and his success so far. He may have only had one award right now- the 2006 Kids Choice Award for Favorite Male Singer, placed in his music room- but I knew that with this new project, we would have many more to come. And I couldn't wait for it all.

A few weeks went by, and the guys and I were busy recording our album, including the rest of "Two is Better." Edward and I also made a few appointments with famous photographers for our website. That was fun! I usually didn't like having my picture taken, but Edward made it ten times more enjoyable. Our poses ranged from up-and-close, almost holding hands, to posing side-by-side. One photographer wanted me to sit on Edward's lap, but we declined that idea once he found out Edward and I weren't dating. That was a little embarrassing, considering my feelings for him were growing by the minute. But overall, it was a fun experience.

The pictures we took together would end up on our website with the help of our web crew.

Edward and the band members helped me make my first Twitter account, as well as one for DOTP. I knew what Twitter was, but I didn't know how to use it. I was a little nervous about that because I didn't know what to say, or 'tweet', on my Twitter.

"Just tweet anything," Seth smiled at me one day. "Just nothing too personal. Or stupid."

"Or ignorant," Sam put in.

So my first tweet just said, "Hi, it's Bella Swan, from #DuoOfThePrime :)" and so many people favorited, retweeted, and replied to my post. I was so excited that Alice and I started jumping up and down like a bunch of crazy people when I told her.

Yes, Alice and Rose made Twitter accounts after I did, and they followed me. The next day, I had about 100 followers, some from Forks High, and a lot of Edward fansites.

"Oh my gosh, I have so many followers, but a lot of them are your fans!" I said excitedly one day in the studio lounge. I poked Edward's copper head.

"Yeah, because all I do is tweet about you, and how smart you are, and how pretty you are, and how much you love to sing. They can't wait to hear you and see you on the website," he smiled.

"How many followers do you have?" I asked.

"About one million, thirty-six thousand," he laughed. "What about you?"

"Six hundred," I said sadly.

"Aww, don't feel bad," he comforted me and kissed my hair. "One day, we'll have an equal amount."

"Yeah, and I found Angela on Twitter, too." I smiled.

"Really?"

I nodded excitedly. "She couldn't believe it was me at first! I followed her, and she direct messaged me back, asking, 'who I this?' and I replied, 'omg it's me! Angela! It's Bella!' and she just got so excited! She tweeted, in caps, 'omg my best friend Bella from #DOTP is following me! Follow her and EdwardCullen on Twitter!' It was so funny!"

"Yeah, and then I followed her back," he laughed.

"Oh, man, Twitter's fun!" I laughed.

"Yeah, it is fun," Edward smiled.

-Mon, Sept 10, 2007-

Two days later, the band's website went up, along with our pictures, and everyone tweeted about it: our families, friends, and labelmates like the Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus. People tweeted about how pretty I was and how they couldn't wait to hear our first single. I was just relieved they all seemed to like me already.

Today was the day we would release "Two is Better than One" as our first single!

I was tweeting about it so much,that Rose and I had to wrestle over my phone.

Emmett finally ended our playful wrestling by getting the phone and pulling me off his girlfriend. He finally gave me my phone back, and I continued to tweet.

Edward and I made a post about the song's release on iTunes, too.

Our label was in a frenzy all day in preparation for the release for "Two Is Better." Carlisle and Edward were wringing each other's necks, trying not to kill each other; Rose and Alice were just excited to finally hear the studio version of the song, same for Em and Jazz; the band members were just trying to stay out of the way. The only person who was completely calm throughout this whole craze was Esme. Her quiet determination and advice for me really helped me from going crazy.

Finally, at midnight, we all tweeted the song's link to iTunes.

After about an hour, I found out that my name was trending on Twitter!

"Oh, my gosh, my name is trending!" I exclaimed, hitting Edward repeatedly on the shoulder.

"Ow, you're hurting me!" he laughed. "I know; congratulations!"

"And hey, "Two Is Better than One" is trending too!" Alice added. "I already downloaded the song!"

"Me too!" Rose called from the bathroom.

"Thanks, guys," I smiled brightly.

My name and the song trended for the rest of the night and well into the morning, and then, it stopped the next day.

-Thurs. Sept. 13, 2007-

Today was my nineteenth birthday, and I couldn't have been happier. Not so much for my birthday but because of everything else.

"Two is Better" went to number one on the Billboard Pop Charts and number ten on the Rock Charts.

Edward and I were doing great, professionally and as friends, although I knew he felt something more. He always had his arm around my waist or my shoulders, and he always tried to hug me.

We were halfway finished writing and recording our debut album.

Anyway, I didn't know if anyone was planning anything for my birthday, and I didn't really want them to. I just wanted to finish our album.

After I woke up that morning and got ready for work, I went in the kitchen for breakfast.

"Surprise!" Alice and Rose shouted, and I jumped back five feet, holding my hand to my heart.

"Jeez, you scared me," I replied, smiling.

"Sorry, here, sit; we made you breakfast," Alice exclaimed, pushing me into a seat around the island. In front of me was a plate of cinnamon pancakes, fruit, a glass of milk, and a glass of orange juice.

"Aww, thanks, guys; you didn't have to do all this." I smiled, blushing.

"Of course we did, it's not every day our baby sister turns nineteen." Rose grinned.

We hung out for the rest of the morning, just chatting and having a good time. Then, Edward called and told me we both had a meeting with Carlisle about a last recording date. I groaned as I hung up.

"What's wrong?" Alice asked.

"Carlisle and Edward want to talk about a last-recording day," I said.

"Do they know it's your birthday?" Rose asked.

"They should, but I didn't ask," I replied, and my phone buzzed, a text message showing from Edward.

Happy bday, btw! In a meeting! Love you!

-E

"Awww!" Alice and Rose swooned when I showed them. I blushed.

"It doesn't mean anything, you guys," I mumbled.

"Well, I don't know, you two have been very affectionate lately," Rose said in a sing-song voice.

"So?" I asked.

"So he likes you, Bella!" Alice exclaimed.

"But he told me—"

"Dude! It doesn't matter what he told you; it matters what he didn't tell you! He says he doesn't like you that way, but clearly he does if he's hugging you and touching you all the time," Alice explained.

"What about Tanya though?" Rose asked.

"They haven't talked at all since prom, so," I shrugged, sighing, "I don't know what's going on there."

"Well, you should ask him because clearly he has something for you, and if he still has a girlfriend…" Rose trailed off.

I frowned. "Wait, what are you saying? That he's a cheat? Because if you're saying that, then—"

"No, no, he's not; I know he's a good guy, but… I just want you to be careful."

"That hypocritical whore has been with Jake for God-knows-how-long, and you're telling meto be careful? I am careful! I've been careful my whole life, and I don't want to be anymore!" I exclaimed, getting pissed off, standing up and leaving to my room.

I put on some decent clothes, grabbed my keys, and walked out of the house, angry tears blinding my eyes. I heard Rose call out to me, but I didn't even pay her any mind.

I drove my red truck to Hollywood Records with Rose's car in tow behind me. As I parked the truck, I took a few deep breaths, placing my head on the steering wheel.

Maybe Rose was right. Maybe Edward was leading me on, a bit, without knowing. But "be careful"? It wasn't like Edward was a bad guy; he was everything a girl could want. He was sweet, smart, funny, talented, dedicated to his music and who he wanted to be. I thought he just liked two girls and didn't know what to do about it.

A tap on the glass pulled me out of my thoughts, and I turned to see Alice's face. She pointed to the car lock on the bottom, and I rolled down the window.

"What, Alice?" I sniffled, wiping away my tears.

"Edward texted us to tell you to come inside; he has something to show you," she said excitedly.

"What is it?" I asked. Why didn't he text me?

"Just come on, come on!" she squealed, jumping up and down. She opened the truck door and pulled me out just as a took the keys out of the ignition.

I barely looked to Rosalie as she stood near the entrance of the building. We all went inside, and…

"SURPRISE!"

For the second time today I jumped out of my skin, scared shitless.

Edward, Emmett, Jasper, Kate, Sam, Paul, Seth, Carlisle, and Esme jumped out as confetti flung in my face. I giggled and pushed the confetti out of my eyes. I felt a pair of arms wrap around me, and I looked up into Edward's green eyes.

"Happy birthday," he whispered, and he kissed my cheek.

I blushed, saying, "Thanks."

More people in our group came to hug me and wish me a happy birthday. We all walked to the studio to have a sort of party. When I came inside, the studio was transformed into a birthday paradise. The chairs were pushed back; black and purple streamers hung from the borders of the walls; purple balloons floated on the carpeted floor. We all piled in the studio lounge, and there was a small cake with "Happy Birthday, Bella" in elegant blue script, sitting in the middle of a table. The lounge was all decked out in different shades of purple, pink, and black.

"Wow, thanks, guys, you really shouldn't have," I gushed, blushing even harder.

"Nonsense, you're nineteen now; it's a proud moment," Esme smiled.

I smiled as Emmett turned off the lights and lit up the 1 and 9 candles on my cake. Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" to me while I playfully covered my ears, and then, I made my wish and blew the candles out. They clapped, and we all had our cake.

"So wait, the meeting about recording?" I asked.

"It was just a ploy to get you here." Jasper smiled. "It was Edward's idea, this whole thing."

I pointed to Edward across from me. "You!"

"Me!" he laughed. "Yeah, we got up early this morning and got everything set up for you."

"Aww, thank you." I smiled.

"You're welcome." He smiled back, and I looked down at my empty plate, feeling my cheeks burn.

It was quiet for a while until Carlisle spoke. "Okay, well this has been all fun and dandy and all, but we should get back to work."

"Aw, come on, Dad, it's Bella's birthday," Emmett complained.

"Yeah, we celebrated it, and it's not that I'm not happy for you, Bella, but now's time to get back," Carlisle replied with finality.

"Carlisle, let them have a break; they've been working hard enough," Esme tried, but he ignored her.

"Be in the studio in five," he said, leaving the lounge.

I looked up and saw an angry vein throbbing in Edward's forehead. He shut his eyes tightly, and before I could get up, he left the room, slamming the door behind him.

A/N: Uh-oh! Fighting's not good! Review, please.