A/N: Sorry for the delay. Yesterday was my mom's birhtday so I was busy the whole day. I'm making a change. Jake is already going to have been to Bella's and left before she calls Alice. It was just easier that way. I hope it didn't confuse anone too much.
EDWARD
I laid on my bed, cursing myself for this whole mess. I can't believe Jess and I got too comfortable just because Bella wasn't there. I should've known to keep a better look out for Alice. She was always trying to find a way to break Bella and I up. Sometimes, I wished I could just get Bella to drop Alice. Our relationship would be so much easier that way. I'd be able to get away with a lot more too.
I could only hope that Bella wouldn't believe Alice. There was a slim chance that Alice had done and said too much to try to break the two of us up. Maybe Bella would think that way and want Alice out of her life. All I could do was hope.
I laid there staring at my phone and waiting for the call that would tell me Alice had told Bella all about Jessica and I. That's when a plan hit me.
I didn't have to sit around and wait to find out my fate. I could take it in my own hands. I could plant the first seed of doubt in Bella's head. It would be easy because Bella believed every word that I had ever said. I picked up my phone and dialed my number three speed dial.
"Hello?" Bella's voice came over after the first. Crap, I wasn't expecting her to answer.
"Hi, Bella." I said putting on my best mock sad voice. "How are you feeling?"
"Much better." she answered. "I just needed a little rest."
"That's great. I can't wait to see you tomorrow." I stated. "I would come over today but I have a huge report due tomorrow."
That was a lie but I needed time to discuss somethings with Jessica. We needed to talk about being more careful and what not. That's something that couldn't wait. Not even for Bella.
"That's okay." she replied cheerfully. "Are you okay, though? You sound like there's something bothering you."
"Well, I was calling to see if you talked to Alice yet? We had a fight and she isn't very happy with me." Another lie but I had to get us through this.
"Oh." She said. "Well, no. I haven't talked to Alice yet. She hasn't come by. What do you fight about?"
"Oh nothing important. She's just mad because I was right but I'm afraid I may have pushed things too far this time. I think she might be looking for revenge."
"I doubt that." she replied.
"Well, just do me a favor please, don't believe anything she tells you abut me. Please?" I begged forcing myself to sound on the verge of tears.
"Okay." she answered and I could hear the uncertainty in her voice.
"Thank you. I have to go now."
"Okay, I love you."
"Ditto."
I flipped the phone shut and sighed. I hoped that would work. I wasn't ready to give up either of my girls yet and if Alice told Bella, I would definitely lose her. That was something that I did not want. I just hoped that was a good enough performance to get Bella to not believe Alice. If it wasn't, then I was screwed.
I flipped my phone back opened and dialed my number two speed dial. I needed to talk to Jess. We had to discuss everything that had happened as well as ways we could be more careful.
"Hey Edward." she answered on the second ring.
"Hey." I replied.
"How did it go with Alice?" she asked.
"Not good. She's going to tell Bella."
"Oh."
"But don't worry. I took care of it." Or at least I hoped I had. "I'm not ready to lose either of you yet. However, you and I do need to talk. Can you meet me at the apartment in half an hour?"
"Yeah. That's not a problem."
"I'll see you there."
"Yup."
I flipped the phone shut and hopped in my volvo. I prayed all the way to the apartment complex that everything would go according to my plan.
BELLA
I slept for most of the day, waking up at three o'clock when my phone went off. It was Edward. I found they fact that he was calling rather odd. Normally, he would just come and see me. However, I found the topic of our conversation even more odd. He had said that he and Alice fought and he thought she was planning revenge.
Alice would never stoop that low. She knew how badly hearing that Edward was anything less than a perfect boyfriend would hurt me. Sure, she had a habit of trying to make me see the flaws in Edward. But that was natural for all friends to want each other to know the whole story about a man.
She would never make up a lie about Edward. I mean, maybe in front of their parents but she'd never try to use me to hurt him. She knew how much I loved him and how much it would hurt to lose him. She would never make something up.
Edward would never lie either though. He wouldn't tell me anything unless he thought it was the absolute truth.
I didn't have too much time to ponder things because I knew Jacob and Alice would probably be over any minute. I'd just talk to her when she got here.
I got out of bed and put on a cami and a pair of comfy jeans. I was feeling much better and wanted to show my friends that they didn't have to worry about me. Which is probably something they had been doing all day.
My stomach muscles still ached a little but other than that I felt fine. I hadn't thrown up it about four or five hours and no longer felt nauseated. I still had a bit of a headache but my fever was down. All in all, I was feeling pretty good. I even managed to walk downstairs and do some cleaning.
I was in the middle of doing dishes at about three forty five when I heard someone come in the door. I wasn't too worried about who it was. Only Alice and Jacob knew where the hide-a-key was. Charlie and I had decided a long time ago that they were both here enough to consider this their second home.
"Should you really be doing that?" Jacob asked from the kitchen doorway less than a minute later.
"Jake!" I exclaimed hastening to dry my hands. I noticed, as I threw my arms around him, that he had a bonquet of daisies (my favorites) in one hand and a teddy bear in the other. "You didn't have to get me anything." I said into his shoulder.
"I know but it is customary to get the sickie special gifts in hopes that she'll get better." he replied releasing me.
He then headed to the cabinet underneath the sink to pull out a vase.
"As you can see, you're a little late." I replied with a smirk. "I'm already better."
"Well, you certainly look ten times better but I still don't like your color." he replied with a smile.
"Haha!" I replied sarcastically. I hated when he made fun of my natural paleness.
He chuckled as he set the vase of flowers on the table. My stomach let out a long growl.
"It sounds like someone's hungry." Jake laughed. "All make you some toast. We don't want to overdo it right now."
"Jake, you don't have to." I protested.
"I know but I want to."
I watched as he pulled the toaster out from it's corner on the counter. For some reason, I suddenly got the feeling that Jake's feelings for me extended to more than friendship. It was like there was some unspoken sentiment behind the things he did for me. He took care of me, even if I didn't want him too, much like Edward did. The only difference was that I could tell that Jake wanted to do those things but it seemed like Edward only did them because he felt he had to.
It was a surprise when I started to realize that, if it wasn't for Edward, my feelings for Jake could possibly be deeper than friendship too. I shrugged it off as nothing as Jake placed the toast in front of me.
"Just the way you like it." he said. "Lightly toaster with very little butter."
"Thanks."
We talked as I ate. He told me everything that had gone on at his school that day. He also mentioned that Leah and Seth hoped I was getting better. He made me laugh and brought me tylenol when my headache got unbearable. I was glad he came over because it made getting over being sick ten times easier.
Unfortunately, he was only able to stay for forty five minutes. He had to get back to La Push and get his homework done. I couldn't complain. Academics were way more important than I was.
Before he left, he kissed me on the forehead and told me to call if I needed anything. I thank him and he left. It wasn't until I watched his rabbit pull out of the driveway and I realized that it was four thirty and Alice hadn't been there yet.
That was weird. She said that she would be over right after school and when Alice says she going to do something, she did it. She hadn't even called to tell me that she was going to be late.
I ran upstairs and grabbed my phone off the nightstand. I'd just have to call her and find out where she was. I punched in her number and send. She answered after the second ring.
(A/N: Insert phone conversation from Ch. 10 here. It's too late for me to copy it. And I need to finish because I have an 8:15 appoinment. I hope this doesn't confuse anyone.)
I sighed as I flipped the phone shut. It was typical that she'd be at Jasper. It wasn't the big a deal to me. Especially, if she needed to talk to him. I knew though, that only fifty percent of the time she spent there was talking. They probably spent the rest kissing or something. Oh well, she was on her way over now.
I waited for her pondering what we happened between her and Edward. I wondered why Edward was so worried about what she was going to tell me. I didn't think that I had too much to worry about from either party. I trusted both of them with my life and neither would intentionally hurt me.
Alice would probably just want to rant about the fight. At which point, I would become the best friend listening to her rant about her stepobrother, not my boyfriend.
It was about twenty minutes before Alice appeared in my room. She looked worse for the wear. Her eyes were a little bloodshot and there were tear tracks running down her face.
"Alice, what's wrong?!" I exclaimed and threw my arms around her.
"Bella, Edward was telling the truth, there is something I need to tell you about him." she said pulling me away from her. "And you aren't going to like."
A/N: What do you think? I hope that ending went okay. I hope you all liked. Let me know what you think. Review please.
