Disclaimer - I do not own any original Twilight characters. I just like to play with them. All other parts to this story are the property of KF Goodyear, so please don't steal.
Kristen and Sherry (Koshivuh and banshee69) picked through this with me. They are two absolutely amazing girls, and I am so blessed to be able to call them my red sharpies and voices of reason but, most of all, my friends. xx
Last one for today. I'm heading out in a few. See y'all tomorrow ;-)
-TLWLW-
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As August flowed into September and the leaves began to change from a crisp green to faded yellows and reds, Bella got lost in her new job. She didn't forget about the mysterious call from Edward, but she did push it out of her mind whenever possible. She spent more and more time with Roberta after her shifts, and less and less time with Leah and Jake. She couldn't deny that she missed the quirky pair, but they were getting too close, starting to ask questions, and Bella wasn't prepared to answer them, not yet anyway. Maybe someday, just not now.
All the hours she spent at the clinic made for a good excuse to pass on invitations out without her appearing to be avoiding them. She still worked Saturday nights at the bar, so she saw them then, but Saturday's were usually their busiest nights, so the time for conversation was severely limited. It was win, win, for her. She still got to see her friends, but without the worry of having to delve into anything too deep. She knew she couldn't hide forever, but, for now, it just worked.