A/N: Sorry for the delay again. I was extremely tired when I got home from work last night and went right to bed. This, however, is going to be my last update for the weekend. My best friend turned 21 today and I'm spending the weekend at her dorm so we can celebrate. I'm sorry. However, I'm not leaving you guys empty handed, I put up a new poll and want one vote for every view of this chapter from now until I update again on Sunday. I want to know if you think I should make Edward the type who won't give up until he gets what he wants, even if it means hurting the one he wants? Or should I just let him walk away? Let me know, what hyou guys think. I can't wait to hear what you guys want. Finally, Jessica will not be getting pregnant. Not only did the majority of you say no but I decided it would take too much away from the love triangle between the main players. So that's why she won't be getting prego. Now, on to the story.
EDWARD
I stood in the parking lot, staring at the passing traffic and trying to think of a way out of the mess I had made of all of this. I knew that Jessica wasn't going to be very happy about my resolution and there'd probably be a lot of tears. I felt extremely guilty for what I had to do but there was no other way for me to get Bella back.
Jessica knew going into the whole thing that I didn't love her the way I loved Bella and probably never would. She knew that Bella was number one on my priority list. Most importantly, she knew that if I had to choose between her and Bella, I'd choose Bella. I told her that from the beginning and if she didn't understand it now then it was her problem, not mine.
Knowing it was best to just get it over with, I sighed and headed back into the apartment. Jessica was now fully clothed and sitting on the couch with an huge smile on her face. She reminded me of five year old who had just gotten her first bike. Her obvious elation with the situation just added to my frustration (A/N: That was a fun sentence to write).
"What the hell are you so happy about?" I snapped walking over and pulling my jeans back on.
"Oh, I'm just thinking about how wonderfully my plan worked." she replied with a giggle.
"What are you talking about?" I asked going to sit in the arm chair.
"My plan to get revenge on Bella for you picking her over me." she answered.
"What do you mean?" I questioned. I didn't like where this was headed.
"I wanted revenge on Bella. She was my best friend and she knew how much I wanted you. Yet, she took you away from me and that hurt. Not because I couldn't get you. I'm not that shallow but because she betrayed our friendship by going out with you knowing that I liked you." Jessica continued. "So, I watched the two of you for four months and found out the biggest problem with your relationship; Bella's aversion to sex. I could see that it was taking it's toll on you and I had wanted to see what you were like in bed. I knew that I could get you in bed with me under the right circumstances."
"Are you saying that you used me to get back at Bella?"
"I suppose, I am. But you were using me as well so we're even on that front."
I knew she was right about that. I had been using her to get what Bella wasn't giving me for the last eight months. I couldn't be angry with her about that. However, I was livid that she would sink so low just to get revenge on her ex best friend. She didn't just hurt Bella, she destroyed her. And I found myself hating her for that.
"Anyway," Jessica continued. "That party eight months ago was completely my idea. I convinced Victoria to convince James to have it and have Laurent bring the alcohol. That was the only to garuntee that Bella, Alice, and Rosalie wouldn't be there to interfere. I knew they didn't like being around people who were drunk after what happened to Mrs. Swan. But nothing, not even Bella, was going to keep you away from the chance to drink. So I waited until you completely shitfaced then turned on the sex appeal. It was so easy to lure you from the party after a little flirting and touching."
"But you were as drunk as I was that night. There's no way you could've been in control enough to keep all of that together." I stated.
"That's the great thing about being a drama geek. You know how to act.Which helped me through a lot of the last eight months. So I acted like I was drunk because I knew you were too far gone to tell the difference. You worried me, though, when you sobered up the next morning. I thought it was over the minute you told me it couldn't happen again but I just gave you some time. I knew after the performance I gave you that night, it wouldn't be long before you broke again. Which is why I called you a month later and told you Mike broke up with me for Eric. I was acting again then as well. I actually broke up with him. He was nothing but a possessive asshole who didn't deserve me. I once again gave you an excellent performance in bed. After that it was just a matter of making you enjoy sex with me. Which was a lot harder than I thought it would be. You were mediocre at best and I had to put on the best performance of my life. Do you have any idea how hard it was to pretend to be enjoying it while trying to make myself enjoy it? I do have to say, though, seeing that look of utter sadness and disbelief on her face was worth the eight months of trouble."
I stared at her in utter shock. I still couldn't believe that she would sink that low in the name of revenge. I mean, Bella had at one point been her best friend. There was no way Jessica could hate her that much. They shared so much in the time they were together. This just wasn't right or fair to Bella. Jessica just destroyed her because she took something Jessica wanted. I couldn't even begin to fathom it.
I supposed underneath the shock and anger, I was a little hurt. I had really thought that Jessica still had some kind of romantic feelings towards me. It would've explained in her inability to let go when it was over. Or her excitement every time I called her. Even the way she tried to comfort me back in the library when Alice caught us. Or even the sad look on her face when I went after Alice instead of just staying with her.
I had always thought her sadness every time I put Bella before her was because she wished that she could've been first. Finding out it was all an act just to get back at Bella was a little painful. I knew I shouldn't have been hurt because I was just going to break up with her after spending eight months using her for my own personal reasons. However, I had to admit that it was a huge blow to my ego.
Some of my anger and shock must have shown on my face because Jessica let out another false giggle.
"Did you really think that I had feelings for you?" she questioned. I just stared at her. "Oh my god, you did. I'm so sorry." She didn't sound sorry at all. She sounded absolutely guilty. "I just did what I did to get my revenge. But if it's any consolation, I did want you in the beginning. That all changed though, when I found out that you'd go behind your girlfriend's back and have sex with someone she hated just because she wasn't giving you any. That's when I stopped liking you. You are a pathetic excuse for a man and as much as I enjoy seeing Bella in pain right now, I hope she never forgives you."
With that she grabbed her purse and walked out the door, leaving me to stew in the sad and lonely mess that my hormones had gotten me into.
ALICE
I drove away from the apartment complex at sixty miles an hour, unsure of where I was going. All I knew was that I had to get myself and Bella as far away from Edward as possible as quickly as possible. I didn't want Bella to have to deal with him at the moment. She didn't need the added pain of having to talk to him so soon after finding out what a bastard he was. And I knew it wouldn't do any good if I turned around and beat the shit out of him. So I just kept driving.
I couldn't believe that he had been so stupid. Did he really think that apologizing would work. He was cheating on Bella with an ex best friend. God only knew how many times. And he had just gotten caught red handed. Did he really think the words, I'm sorry were going to do him any good? If I knew Bella as well as I thought I did, no words would ever be enough to make her forgive him.
I looked over at Bella. She had her knees pulled up to her chest with her arms wrapped around them. She was still sobbing into them. I put my hand on her shoulder and squeezed it gently.
I needed to figure out where to take her. The more I watched her pain, the more I wanted to go back and kill Edward. I knew that wouldn't help anything. Besides, Bella needed me to take care of her. I just wished I knew how.
I looked at the clock on my radio. It was a quarter to seven. That meant taking her back to her house was out of the question. Charlie was going to be home any minute. There was no way Bella was going to be calm enough to face him. Which meant that he'd ask questions that she wasn't ready to answer. I didn't want her to have to go through all that. She didn't need to relive it just yet.
I knew I couldn't take her back to my place because there was a major possibility that Edward would be there. She didn't need to deal with him so soon after everything that had happened already. Besides, I wouldn't have been able to control my anger enough to see him. Bella didn't need to deal with a fight at the moment.
There was only one safe place I could think of to go. A place where I would always be welcome with my problems. A place where Bella would feel safe and comfortable.
"Bella." I stated. She looked up and wiped her face on her jacket. "I'm going to take you to Jasper's apartment. I know you probably don't want to deal with questions from Charlie. Jasper will know not to ask questions until you're ready to talk about it."
"Thanks, Alice." she sniffled. "That would be great."
"Good." I replied happy that she liked my idea. "I was also thinking about calling Jake, Em, and Rose. You should be around people who love and support you right now."
"I'd like that."
I nodded, flipped open my phone and dialed Jasper's speed dial. He answered on the second ring.
"Hey Al, how'd it go?" he asked.
"Not good." I answered. "Look, I can't get into details right now but Bella is pretty upset and I don't want to take her home. She doesn't need to deal with questions from Charlie. So I was wondering if we could come to your place for a bit?"
"Of course." he replied. "Anything for Bella."
"You're the best Jazz." I stated. "I was also hoping that you wouldn't mind if I called Jake, Rose, and Em. Bella needs all the love and support she can get right now."
"That's just fine. Is there antything you want me to go get?"
"No, I'll have Rose stop at the store on the way."
"Okay, then. I'll just stay here and make some room."
"Thank you so much Jazz. You have no idea how much this means to me and Bella."
"Don't thank me. I love her as much as you do. I want to help her get through this in any way I can."
"I love you, Jazz."
"I love you too, Al."
"See you in a bit."
"Okay. Bye."
I flipped the phone shut with a sigh. I then called Jacob, Emmett, and Rosalie. I told them to meet Bella and I at Jasper's apartment. I didn't get into details so I wouldn't have to repeat myself. I simply said that Bella needed them and I would explain once we got there. I also told Rosalie to stop at the store on the way and buy as much ice cream, chocolate, and junk food as she could and I would pay her back later.
Once I got off the phone, I looked over to Bella. She had calmed down and was now staring blankly out of the window. I placed my hand on her shoulder and whispered,
"It'll be okay."
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