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A/N Thank you to Can't Decode Me for constantly reviewing and reader13lovesbooks and Darling Summers. Thanks also to my amazing Beta twilight-is-lovee. Now for the moment you've all been waiting for, my kick-ass awesome idea finally comes into action. I apologise in advance. I'm really sorry, you all are going to hate me but I will redeem myself in a future chapter. Just keep in mind that it's the alcohol influencing Bella.

Chapter 16: The Party.

Bpov

I went downstairs after showering to find Emmett, Rose, Alice, Jasper, and Edward in the kitchen. Edward rushed over, took me in his arms and kissed me softly on the lips. I felt my knees go weak. It's amazing, we've been going out for nearly three months, and he still had this effect on me. Not that I mind.

"Hey Lally, you sleepyhead. Last night was so much fun," Alice chirped. Everyone nodded their heads in agreement.

"Yeah, Bella. Your family is so cool. Especially your grandmother. She's awesome." Jasper smiled at me. "I really don't know why Gilbert never introduced us to them before."

Emmett blushed again. "You watch it man! Gran is the only person who calls me that, so just leave it, okay? You've all called me Emmett for as long as you've known me, so why break the habit?"

"Well that was before we knew your real name Gilbert," Rose laughed.

"Listen you guys. We can debate about Gilbert's name later on. We first have to figure out what we're doing tonight."

Aw crap! I forgot about the party tonight.

"Erm actually, guys . . . Jacob invited me to a party tonight down at La Push. I said I would go. You can come if you want." I couldn't look them in the eye. I don't know why, but I felt like I was betraying their friendship by making plans without them. I was hoping they would decide to go.

"Well Bella, we weren't exactly invited, so it would be rude of us to go." Damn them anyway. Always have to keep up their reputation of being perfectly mannered, don't they?

"Oh okay. Well, Alice, Rose would you like to help me get ready for it?"

"Oh Bella." Rose laughed. "Do you even need to ask."

Alice and Rose came over at seven o clock to help me get ready. They just straightened my hair and made my make-up look natural. Just a little eyeliner, mascara, and lip-gloss.

At 8:30, Jacob arrived to take me to the party. Of course, Jasper and Edward were there. They still didn't trust him. When I introduced them, the look of hatred on both their faces scared me. They both looked as if they would take any chance to kill each other.

I said goodbye to Edward. He wrapped his arms around me and gazed into my eyes.

"What are you doing?" I managed to breath out.

"I'm memorizing your face, in case you don't come back to me," he whispered. I saw the pain in his eyes.

"I will come back. I promise."

I looked him in the eye and I thought I saw a hint of doubt.

"I will come back." I whispered my voice filled with certainty. "I need to tell you something very important."

Jacob beeped the horn. Damn that boy can be impatient.

Edward kissed goodbye and I went weak in his arms. When we broke apart, he had to support me to the car.

"Damn you and your awesome kissing abilities," I joked. He just smiled his crooked smile at me.

Before I got in the car, he hugged me again and whispered in my ear.

"Be safe."

Jacob parked outside a small house.

"This is my friend Embry's house. It doesn't look very big for a party but you should see the size of the garden."

We went inside and were immediately greeted by a man who could be described as an older and taller version of Jacob. He had the same russet skin, dark eyes and long, shaggy, black hair.

"Hey, Embry. This is Bella," Jake said, pointing to me. "Bella, this is Embry." Embry came over and wrapped his large arms around, pulling me into a bone-crushing hug.

"Hi, Bella. It's so nice to finally meet you. Jake has told us so much about you."

Jacob blushed when he said that.

"All good I hope," I joked.

"C'mon Bella. Let's go dance. We'll see you later Embry."

As we moved to the middle of the floor, I saw Jake freeze. I looked at his face, it was twisted in rage. I followed his gaze to the door and saw a man even taller than Jake and Embry. Instead of having long hair like the others, his was cut up short. He walked into the room with an air of arrogance. Flanking him were two others, both with their hair cut up short.

"Jake? You okay?"

"Hmm. Yeah. It's just Sam. We don't exactly ... get along."

"Why? What did he do?"

"Bella, do you think we could go somewhere else to talk about this?"

"Sure," I said and led him out a door which I thought led to the garden. Outside there was a patio and we sat down.

"So what exactly happened between you and Sam?"

"Do you remember me telling you about Hayley? I said we had broken up, and I said that I didn't know what happened to her. Well ... I lied. I'm sorry Bella. I just couldn't tell you the truth yet." He looked extremely sad.

"Sam is my step-brother. His mother married my father, but she passed away nearly a year ago. Your dad was there for Billy, and Hayley was there for me. Little did I know that she was also comforting Sam. That's why we broke up. She left me for him." His eyes were shining from the memory. I could see that he was still pained from it.

"A few weeks after we broke-up, Sam raped her. Thankfully, two guys helped her and took her to the hospital. I was crushed that he would do that to her. Bella, I loved her and I wanted her to be happy, but she's still depressed after the whole experience. That's why she moved away. I tried to keep in contact, but her parents decided that a clean-break would the best thing for her."

I didn't know what to say so I put my arm around him, hoping that I was comforting him. After a while, I decided to break the silence.

"C'mon Jake. Let's just go and forget everything tonight. Let's enjoy ourselves. I'm going to ensure you don't mope about anymore tonight. Let's get you a drink."

We went inside and Embry handed us a drink each. I gulped it down. It didn't taste as bad as I thought it would. Before I knew it, another one had replaced my empty glass. I drank it down again and we went for a dance. My empty hand was filled yet again with another drink. I was really getting used to the taste in my mouth.

Jake and I danced for what seemed like hours, and I lost track of the amount of drinks I had. We were both giggling like little children when I felt my phone vibrate. I looked at the caller ID. Edward.

"Heya, Eddikins," I slurred. "I'm having the time of my life here."

"Bella, are you okay? It's getting really late. You should come home soon."

"Eddie, I am okily dokily!" That's when I started giggling again.

"Bella, how much have you had to drink?"

"..... um ....." I shrugged my shoulders, not realizing that he wouldn't be able to see.

"That's it, I'm coming to get you." Before I could protest, he had hung up.

Great! Edward would have to come and ruin my fun wouldn't he. I was getting really frustrated. I didn't want to go. I was enjoying myself.

A few minutes later, I saw Edward enter and he scanned the room for me. I hid unsuccessfully behind the couch. My giggling may have given me away or maybe it was my legs sprawling out from behind it. He came over, picked me up bridal style, and carried me outside. I protested and started kicking and hitting him.

"Edward, put me down NOW! I don't want to go home yet," I yelled.

"No Bella. I'm taking you home whether you like it not," he said through his teeth. I could tell he was seething with anger.

"Jacob can take me home," I said.

"If you think I'm letting him drive you home in the state he's in, you can think again." He opened the car door and buckled me in. I crossed my arms and refused to look at him.

The car journey home was . . . awkward. You could cut the tension with a knife. I refused to peak or even look at him throughout the entire trip.

We pulled into the drive and Edward stopped the car. He got out to open my door, but I beat him to it.

"I don't need your help for everything, Edward. I would've called you when I was ready to go home. I was enjoying myself, but how would you understand that? I don't think the word 'fun' is in your vocabulary. You're always so serious, and you always expect everyone around to be the same."

Man, I was so angry with him, and I don't even know why. All these words were coming out of my mouth before I was even aware I was saying them. It was like I was watching from the sidelines as this Bella lookalike said all these hurtful things.

"I was just trying to do what's best for you, Bella. I was trying to protect you, Bella, before you made a mistake," he said quietly, and I could clearly hear the pain in his voice.

"You don't know what's best for me. You might think you do, but you don't. You don't need to protect me all the time. There are other people to do that. There's Jake, Emmett, Alice, Rose, Jasper, my entire family. The list can go on. Edward you can't stop me from making mistakes. It's a part of being human. The only thing you can do is learn from them. Stop treating me like a baby."

With every word I said, I saw his face fall even further. Why couldn't I just shut my mouth before I really say something I'll regret.

"Bella, I wanted to help you. I thought Jacob would've gotten you into trouble."

What he said about Jacob made my anger flare up again. Why couldn't he believe me that Jake wasn't the bad guy?

"WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH JACOB? HE ISN'T THE BAD GUY. HE DIDN'T HURT THAT GIRL. IT WAS HIS STEP-BROTHER," I screamed at him.

"I'm sure it was," he said sarcastically. "I'm sure he's very capable of telling lies."

"AAAGGHHH! WHY DON'T YOU BELIEVE ME?"

I didn't care anymore. I didn't care about his answer to the question. I couldn't deal with this anymore.

"Actually, don't answer that. I really don't care what you've got to say anymore. I'm going inside." I turned away from him and walked to the front door.

"Bella." I didn't stop walking. "Can I see you tomorrow?"

"No."

I walked inside, and as I turned to close the door, I saw his face contorted in agony, and I swear I heard his heart breaking.

A/N Nooo please don't hate me. I swear I will reedem myself. I mean of course they have to get back-together, it's a B&E story. It's December 22nd in the story, they will be back together in time for Christmas. I promise. Oh also go read my cousin's fanfic too much in one go by twilight-luver950. She's the infamous Emma from my story.

Beta Note: Trust me, if she doesn't get them back together soon, I will strangle her. Haha, but let's take into account that Bella was drunk. ;) Also, sorry how late this chapter is. It was my fault. I was dreading the end, because Helen told me that I was going to hate her for this chapter and so yeah. But I promise, next chapter will be there as soon as I get it! :D

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