Chapter 7b

Kayla POV:

"Kay!" Someone shook me. Huh? Bella dragged me. "Oh,"I gasped. She shook her head sighing. "So much for being down to earth,"she muttered. I ignored the comment. I let her guide me as I glanced back. I saw Rose dominating the conversation, talking to everyone but obviously singling Edward out. Sigh. Typical Rose. When she likes someone, which is not always because of her high standards, it drives everyone crazy because she always talks about him a lot. Then again, she talks about shopping a little too much too.

I looked back and saw Bella deep in thought. Her brown eyes were penetrating hard on the carpeted floor. We stopped at the familiar blue door with gold lining and a gold knob. My eyes drooped and looked around the room and stopped on the two beds. The fluffiness of the beds tempted me. Before I knew what had happened, I was on my bed hugging my gray blanket. I slowly drifted into unconsciousness.

Bella POV:

I showered and changed into my pajamas which consisted of a pair of cotton pants that went up to my knees. I wore a brown tank top made of a silky material that flared out at the bottom. By the time I was done, Kayla was asleep in her dress. I giggled at the sight and was about to snuggle in my bed when I felt my throat aching. I got into my fuzzy slippers and started down the hall until I crashed into someone. Wow, three times a day. A new record. "Still up?"Alice asked in amazement. I wasn't one to stay up late. "Just gonna get a glass of water." "Oh ok. If you want you can come to our room and stay up. Maddie, Rose, and I are going to watch a couple of movies,"she offered. "Uhmmm maybe next time. I'm going to try to get some sleep and read some books,"I answered apologetically. "Your loss."

As I got closer to the kitchen, a voice got louder. "Oh so you're going to come up here?... I know...... Yeah of course. Oh you know Jacob Black right? He's here!....I couldn't believe it either! It's going to be fun......Emmett, I'm not going to tell you whether there are hot girls here..." I smiled and inched toward the kitchen My heart dropped. It was Edward on the phone. My slippers slid on the marble floor as I approached him. He turned around in surprise and smiled when he saw it was me. "Oh hey Bella," he said as he had a staring contest with the ground. I heard voices coming from his phone and what they said immediately made him blush. My eyes narrowed in confusion. A few seconds passed when I realized I was just standing there so I carefully grabbed a glass from the cabinet and poured water until half of the cup was filled.

"I got to go now...Yeah see you soon,"he said to the phone. He turned to me. "Talking to someone this late?"I asked nonchalantly. "Oh. Yeah..umm just my friends. They're going to pick me and Jacob tomorrow in their car. I think Alice will be driving you,"he explained. My face fell but quickly recovered. Not fast enough though. "Are you ok with that?"he asked while running his fingers through his auburn hair. Oh great. I hope he doesn't think I'm falling for him. I'm not though...or am I? "Why wouldn't I be? Anyways how do you know Jake?"I asked, changing the subject. "He moved to my high school and we were best friends with Emmett and Jasper." Oh. That was it. He had sudden transition and stared at me blankly. "So you're going out with him?"he asked casually. What?!? I opened my mouth to speak when I felt another presence.

"Hey Bells. Edward,"Rose greeted with enthusiasm. Her eyes darted back and forth between us but lingered on him while she spoke. "Alice told me you would be down here. You're missing the movie." She smiled at me nodded her head upstairs. "We should hurry,"she commanded. Interesting. I thought I told Alice I wasn't going to watch the movie. Rose pulled me down the hall while I tried not to slosh my water. "Bye Edward,"Rose friendly said. I silently waved. "Bye Rose,"he said before I was pulled out of the kitchen. "Bye Bella," I heard him say faintly.

Hey it's me again. I'm sorry I havn't been updating for a very looong looong time! I welcome constructive criticism and I hope you comment on what I could have done better. Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed it!

~MaddieCullen