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I wish we didn't need sleep, like the vampires ya know? Then I could get so much done and have more time to write.

Bella's POV

"Do you know Alice?" I was nervous, mostly because I was scared she had the answer and it was something I didn't want to hear. "Do you know the story of Jake and that girl?"

"No, Bella. Sorry, I don't know anything. Leah and Seth never even talked about Jacob, and I haven't spent too much time down in La Push since you've been gone. You know how Rose and Emmett don't like to go there."

I let out the breath I had held, I wanted to know the story about this girl but also a part of me did not want to know. The rest of the ride was in silence, I was lost in my thoughts and Alice knew that and respected it.

That's what being a best friend was about.

I pulled my truck into the parking spot in front of the house, next to Charlie's police cruiser. The only light on in the house was in the living room; Charlie had waited up for us. I knew I was going to have to find myself an apartment and soon, living with Charlie was going to cramp my style. I'm in my twenties, not teens. I lived on my own in New York for how long, but I guess I will always be Charlie's little girl.

Alice and I giggled as we entered the front door of the house and heard Charlie's snoring. I peeked into the living room to see him passed out on the couch, an empty bottle of his Vitamin R next to him on the end table. I gently covered him up with a blanket, and turned off the TV. Turning the lights off in the living room Alice and I headed up to my room, tomorrow we were getting together with Emmett and Rose and I needed to be briefed on their latest happenings.

I still couldn't stop thinking about Jake and the sad look he shot me before I left.

Jake's POV

Climbing into my dad's truck I was still seething, I knew I needed to calm down before I left. Driving angry was not a good idea, especially this late at night. I took a couple deep breaths and thought about Bella, and how I had to make sure I made things right so that I could be with her. I wanted, no I needed, to be with her.

I didn't want to play dirty, but I might just have to tell the truth about Vanessa. Maybe then everyone would see that she didn't belong here in La Push; she belonged back in New York.

Her apologies meant nothing to me anymore. She ripped my dreams up and stepped on them when she told me the truth.

I pulled myself out my painful memories, knowing I had to deal with this sooner than later, and turned the key in the ignition the engine in the truck roaring to life. I drove home trying to figure out how to tell Bella and everyone else without making me look like I was doing it to be a jackass.

Or making it up. I feared Vanessa would tell everyone I was simply making up the story and what I was saying wasn't the truth. Then it would be my word versus hers. That was the last thing I wanted.

Soon I was pulling into the small driveway of my dad's little red house, I was pooped. I made my way into the dark house and straight to my bedroom. I collapsed on my bed, not evening caring that my I still had sand stuck to my clothes.

My pre-sleep mind drifted to Bella and our encounter tonight, her soft silky brown hair and those big beautiful brown eyes. I could still slightly smell her scent; I finally drifted off to sleep wishing she was lying next to me.

Bella's POV

Something. Was. Jumping. On. My. Bed.

"Rise and shine Bella! We have to meet Em and Rose for lunch in forty-five minutes!"

How can she be so damn cheery in the morning? Must be a pixie thing.

I opened one eye and saw Alice standing at the foot of my bed. She chuckled. "You know you talk in your sleep right? Has anybody told you that? Ooohh Jacob! Yes! Right there!"

I groaned and took the pillow from behind my head and threw it at Alice getting laughter in response. My cheeks blazed with embarrassment, even though I had no reason to be embarrassed around Alice. I crawled out of bed and headed to the shower to wake myself up.

"I'll pick out something for you to wear!" Alice called after me clapping her hands, leaping off the bed and straight towards my closet. Sometimes I found Alice's "Barbie Bella" annoying, but I realized how much I missed her and her antics.

"Is Jazz meeting up with us? He must be missing you terribly!"

"Sure is. He called me this morning because he wanted to know when I was coming home!" She laughed, "Gotta love him!"

I closed the bathroom door shaking my head; I had to admit I was kind of jealous of Alice's relationship. She was so happy; I never had that with Edward.

I was hoping that maybe, just maybe, I could have that with Jacob.

I stepped into the steam of the shower and forgot about everything for just a bit of time. When I emerged from the bathroom, Alice was had everything ready to get me ready to go out. I sat down in the chair and let her get to work.

It was like old times all over again.

Once Alice was done, we had to rush out the door because we were already late for the lunch. We jumped into my truck and Alice whipped out her cell phone.

"Chances are they are running late anyways. I know Rose, and she is hardly on time." Alice's fingers flew across the keypad of her phone before they hit the send button. "There, at least they know we are on our way."

We still had half the drive to Port Angeles to go, my thoughts started wondering to Jacob. I wondered what he was doing today and how things were going.

I wished I had thought to invite him out with us to lunch today!

I know Alice wouldn't have cared, and Emmett and Rose wouldn't have known the difference. I loved them to pieces but they were so wrapped up in their own lives they didn't know what was going on with everyone else's. If I would have told them that I had met Jacob in New York after I found Edward with Tanya and who knows what other skanks, they would have never known the difference.

I sighed as Alice messed with the radio, trying desperately to find a good station. The radio was just as ancient as the truck, "You really need to upgrade this Bella."

"Alice, with any luck I will be updated my ride as soon as I find a job." That was next on my agenda; maybe it would help me get my mind off the Jacob thing. I made a mental note to start sending out resumes tomorrow.

Alice flipped open her phone, "Rose texted me back. They are running late too, and their ETA is 15 minutes. I told them we'd be there about then too."

I nodded; at least we weren't keeping them waiting. I would have felt guilty; they are the busiest people who get nothing done.

Alice continued to fidget with the radio knobs as I drove us the rest of the way to the restaurant, my thoughts were now consumed with Jacob at this point. I wish I had gotten his number to at least send him a text or something and let him know I was thinking about him.

As I pulled into the parking lot of the restaurant, I spied Emmett's big lifted Jeep and knew he and Rose had arrived. Alice and I grabbed our purses and raced into the front door, almost running into Emmett and Rose in the process.

"Bells!" Emmett picked me up and swung me around, "So good to see you!"

As he put me down something caught my eye on the other side of the restaurant. I peeked around Emmett's hulking form to see if my eyes had deceived me.

No. They sure as fuck didn't.

The mess of copper hair. He was having a very animated conversation with the girl at his table.

Hold the fucking phone.

Edward. Edward and Jake's ex-fiancee? What the fuck was going on?

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