Hi guys… Here's the next chapter, Surprise! Early update! On another positive note, I think this is the longest chapter yet! Be patient, I promise this story will get to where you want it to be :) anyways please review and tell me what you think! Special thanks to Can't Decode me for being my beta and my best friend in the world! You are amazing and I love ya!
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APOV
I walked back in the bedroom, the sun shining throughout the room. The light gold walls of Bella's bedroom glimmered on Rose's face, making her blonde hair glow and her skin shine. I looked at her sleeping so peacefully, and knew as soon as I looked at her that we were meant to have something together, and more than friendship. The way she laid in bed was so beautiful, hair sprayed across her delicate face and her pillow.
I had gotten up about an hour ago, and took a shower and got ready for the day. I had class the earliest out of all of us, so I needed to get up in the morning. I decided to leave and go pick up breakfast for Rose and Bella, after all, Rose could definitely use a pick-me-up after everything that happened to her yesterday. I got in the car and turned on the radio, getting rid of the deafening silence in the car when it was just me. Soon I was singing to Telephone by Lady Gaga, the speakers in the car booming from the loudness of the music. I drove to the bakery in town and picked up bagels and muffins, and of course hot coffee. I packed it all up in my car and drove home, eager to see the surprised look on their faces when they saw that I brought food home. I grabbed the keys from out of my purse and unlocked the door in a swift motion. I came into the apartment and set the food down on the kitchen counter, and walked back into the bedroom. By now the sun was shining so much into the bedroom that I was surprised that they were both sleeping still. I sat down at the foot of the bed, and then moved so I was laying between them.
"Good morning sunshines!" I said in a loving voice. I soon had two lumps moving underneath the covers, and they both turned to face me.
"Al, what the hell are you doing up so early and back from wherever you went? "Bella asked me, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.
"I decided to bring you guys breakfast before class so I ran up to Milford's Bakery for some stuff."
"Did you get coffee?" Rose mumbled with her words slurring together, clearly still in a half state of sleep.
"Yes, sleepyhead, I got'ya coffee." I replied. Rose smiled at my response with her face half covered by a blanket.
"So you guys wanna eat then?" Bella asked, getting out of bed, not even waiting for the rest of us. She went to the bathroom to quickly clean up, and then Rose got up as well. I went into the kitchen and took out little plates and glasses for orange juice. Pretty soon they were both joining me in the kitchen, sitting down at the table we had next to the kitchen.
"So, got any plans for the day?" Bella asked us.
"I have to leave for class in about 15, but besides that, nothing else planned. What about you and Rose?" I replied.
"Same here." Bella replied, spreading cream cheese over her chocolate chip bagel.
"Ditto." Rose said simply, breaking off a piece of her blueberry muffin and popping it in her mouth. Just then Bella's phone beeped, and she pulled it out of her pajama pocket.
"Oh my goodness!" she gasped out loud.
"What?"Rose and I said simultaneously.
"I think….. Edward just asked me out on a date with him tonight after class! He wants to know if I'm free!" She giggled while saying this, her cheeks turning pink.
"Oh my god really?" Rose said, her eyes getting big I was just shocked and was happy for her at the same time.
"What did he say" I asked right after Rose, curiosity getting the best of me.
"He said… 'Bella, Free tonight? Dinner at 7?'" Bella read out loud, the grin on her face becoming apparent.
"Well text him back! Don't make him wait!" I yelled at her for slow reflexes.
"Okay, okay." Bella said.
They decided on going to J. Alexander's for dinner at 7, after many text messages sent back and forth and finally a phone call later. I had to leave for class and soon Bella and Rose did too . Class seemed to drag on forever, and as every minute passed, I no longer wanted to think about Psychology, but about Rose. Rose was filling my mind with thought, and I was always wondering how she was doing. On the other hand, I couldn't stop thinking about Bella's date with Edward later tonight. I watched the seconds tick by on the clock, and before I knew it, Professor Thompson was letting us leave at around 1 pm. Psychology was mind-boggling to think about, and to be honest, I had my own problems to think about. As soon as we were dismissed, I walked out as fast as possible and got home. Rose and Alice were still in class, so it was just me at home for the next hour or so. I made a quick lunch of chicken salad sandwich, and sat and watched Sex in the City until the girls got back.
"Hey!" Rose said as she walked in the door. I was glad to hear her voice, sounding so much happier than yesterday. It made a smile come across my face, and I couldn't help but be glad that she was almost back to normal again.
"Hey." I said back as she came in the living room and sat down on the couch next to me.
"Have you talked to Emmett at all today?" I asked her casually.
"No, thank goodness. I don't know if I could handle that right now, I need to have a little space first before we are actually talking again, you know?" She questioned.
"Yeah, I get what you mean. It makes sense." I said assuringly.
"So… I wanted to thank you…for yesterday. I know you're my best friend and everything, but you really made me feel so much better. I couldn't have felt more loved than I did when I was lying next to you. I felt like something was missing, and that I would never find out what it was, but you made everything disappear. All the hurt I felt, and the guilt all went away when I was with you. So, thank you Al, I don't know what I would have done without you. You and Bella are my best friends, and I don't know if I could function right without you guys." Rose spoke softly with emotion.
"Aw, Rosie, I'm always here for you, and so is Bella. We love you, you're like our sister. I know Bella would say the same thing." I told her honestly. I reached over, and put my hand on the side of her face, and she put her hand over mine. I gently caressed her cheekbone with my thumb, and stared into her beautiful eyes. They seemed like they were melting into a gaze, and I fell into a trance looking in them. Rose leaned over closer to me, so that our faces were only inches apart.
"Thank you." She whispered and placed a kiss on my forehead. I looked her back in the eyes, and knew exactly what I was going to do next. I looked into her eyes for reassurance and then went for it. I leaned over and placed my lips on her plump ones, sending fireworks through my body. I could feel her lips moving against mine, and she took my bottom lip between her teeth and began biting lips slowly parted, and my tongue licked against the entrance of hers. The door suddenly whipped open and there stood Bella. Rose and I immediately pulled away, shocked that Bella was coming home early.
"Hi, what are you doing home so early?" Rose asked, her face flushed a pink color.
"Professor let me out early….." She trailed off, obviously not comfortable with what she saw happening between Rose and I."What's going on?" she asked, confused.
"We just…were…" I said, not being able to come up with an explanation. Bella stood there quietly with a weird look on her face. I couldn't come up with the meaning of her facial expressions, I couldn't read them.
"Can we just pretend this never happened?" Bella asked quietly to the both of us.
"Sure…"Rose said, her voice shaky.
"Ok, well I need to get ready to go to dinner with Edward, so I'm going to jump in the shower." Bella said, walking out of the room. I couldn't tell if she was mad or shocked, or both. It killed me to know that she found out what happened between Rose and I. I must be losing my mind. In 3 days, I've kissed both my best friends, and they found about it both times. They both must think I'm such a bitch, I just mess everything else up. I left the thoughts to myself and decided that if Bella wanted to forget everything that happened, then I would too. Rose and I helped Bella get ready for her dinner date with Edward. Rose and I decided to stay home and cook dinner, so when Bella left for her date, Rose and I went to the grocery story for things to pick up to make dinner.
BPOV
I walked out of my car and through the J. Alexander's parking lot to meet Edward in the lobby area. I was looking all over for him, and couldn't seem to find him anywhere. My heart was pounding out of my chest in anxiety.
"Great he probably didn't show up." I thought to myself, my mind racing of all the possible excuses he could have thought of for standing me up. I asked the hostess on a last resort as to if he had already reserved a table. I gave a short description of him, and she said that he sounded familiar. She led me to a table in the back, where lone be hold, there he was. I took a deep breath in, and just relaxed, glad to not be hurt by him. If I was hurt by anyone else this week, I swear.
"Hey" he said calmly.
"Hey back." I said."I couldn't find you I thought you chickened out or something." I sat down in the bench across from him.
"Of course not, I'm sorry. I figured I would get a table and get our drinks rolling while you were on your way, didn't mean to scare you." he said, his voice silky smooth. I smiled at him letting him know it was ok, and took a sip of my water.
"Do you want to look at the menu or do you already know what you want to order?" I asked him.
"I know what I'm going to order, but do you?"
"Yes. I'm going to get the New York Strip." I told him.
We started talking about our day, and about what happened the other night between Rose and Emmett, but soon I just wanted us to be talking about us.
"So why did you decide to invite me to dinner?" I asked out of curiosity.
"I just…liked what happened between us the other night, and I wanted to spend time with you, and just you. I like spending time with you when we are all hanging out together, but I want to get to know you personally without the group there. I.. I like you Bella, and I want to be with you." Edward said, and I couldn't help but grin at what he said.
"Aw, me too Edward, I'm really glad you invited me tonight, I-"
"Edward?" I got cut off by this girl with brown hair, walking up to our table. She came and was hovering over us, I had never seen her in my life. Her voice was snotty and her face looked twisted.
"Jessica?" Edward said back to the mystery girl, his face quickly going from being lit up to looking mortified. I wondered who she was, and why she seemed to upset Edward so much.
"Long time no see." Jessica stated boldly. "Who's this you're with?"
"It's Bella, my date." He put emphasis on the word date.
"Oh? Date? Well I guess I'll let you guys be then. Have a great time. You know, I really miss being with you, Edward." Jessica said, walking away snottily.
"Who was that?" I asked him.
"No one. Just Jessica Stanley, who I went out with for 3 years in High school, until I realized I was wasting my time and being stupid." He said, venom in his words. Obviously he was annoyed by Jessica, so instead of asking why, I let it drop. The rest of the night was strange. We talked, but something was different. I don't think he got over the shock of Jessica showing up on our date, because ever since she left, he didn't act the same. I asked him about it once, at the end of dinner, but he denied that he was still thinking about it, and that it was nothing. I drove home at the end of the night, knowing that something was up with Jessica and Edward, and something had happened between them that I wasn't supposed to know about. When I got home, I was bombarded with questions from both Alice and Rose, and I told them in full detail, everything that happened that night. We all decided that Edward and I would never work out, because he was just not over Jessica, and couldn't get off the fact that she had showed up at dinner. Personally, I found her obnoxious, but that was just my opinion.
APOV
We were sitting on the couch, watching a recorded The View when Rose's phone began vibrating in her jeans pocket. I looked over at her, and so did Alice. We both had the same look on our faces, which meant all three of us knew exactly who was calling. After a minute of waiting and staring at her phone, Rose clicked on her phone and texted back.
"What did Emmett say?" I asked Rose.
"He is wondering if I will talk to him again." Rose replied.
"And…?" I asked, pushing further for more information.
"And I miss him. When we broke up yesterday, I felt like I was missing something in life. But so much has changed and happened since then, and I feel..right again. As ridiculous as that sounds. Like life is right again, all the pieces of the puzzle are put back together. I don't know, everything is great… except him and I. I know it's my fault for our break up, and I don't know if he'll take me back. But if he wants to talk to me still, which by the sounds of his text he does, then maybe I have a chance. Even if we aren't together, I hope we can still be friends and he can forgive me. But if not, I understand. It's my fault, everything is. But ever since yesterday, I have been missing him inside. Even the stupid little smilies in his text messages to me, or our spontaneous trips to the breakfast or the movies, or even the sound of his rough voice. I miss it all. And the truth is, I don't know if he will ever understand why I was acting weird around him, I don't fully understand it myself. I just needed my..girl time, with you guys." Rosie said.
"I get what you mean. I think we all needed each other for a while, we haven't spent much time together… and weird things happen." Bella said, and we all ended up giggling at her remark.
"I think I'm going to go and see him now. I'll drive over there and see if we can work stuff out, or if he'll forgive me. I feel horrible about this all, I hope he does forgive me. I don't know what I will do without him. The emptiness of the "significant other" spot in my heart is empty, and I miss it so much." Rose said, getting up off the couch and grabbing her keys from the junk drawer.
"I'll be back… in a bit." she said, unlocking the door and putting her shoes and coat on.
"Good luck." I told her sincerely. "Everything will work out how it is meant to work out."
"Yeah, and make sure to call us if you need anything, ok?" Bella added.
"Thanks babes. I'll be back soon." she said as she walked out the door. Bella and I faced each other and she had a worried look on her face.
"What's wrong? Rose will be fine." I told her.
"It's not that… I have something to tell you." She told me, her blush becoming apparent. What could she possibly be embarrassed about?
"Well… Spill your beans already then!" I said impatiently, wondering what she was going to say in anticipation.
"When I walked in on you and Rose kissing… I felt so jealous. Like it should have been me kissing you instead of her." Bella said. I think my jaw dropped in shock and confusion.
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