A/N: I did it! I finally continued a story! I'm so proud of myself. Maybe I should get an award. Hey I'm in such a good mood; I'll even do something I said I never do:

DISCLAIMER: Twilight does not belong to me. I only own a computer, and music. Both help me write fanfiction though. So it's all good! Oh! And I own Lilly and Amy.

There happy? Onwards good people

When we finally arrived at Jake's house, I had almost had enough of Edward. Almost. Lilly was contentedly sipping a juice box that Edward had enough courtesy to get for her. It wasn't as if that small act would make me do anything for him, but it was kind of the idiot to think for once. I should give him a gold star. I got out, grabbed Lilly, and started walking towards the door, when I felt someone grab my arm. I was spun around, and collided with Edward once more.

"Ow. Thanks, now both me and poor Lilly will have bruises in the morning." I said sarcastically. He leaned down and whispered in my ear.

"Sorry, just wanted to create a scene." He kissed behind my ear, and then kept walking. I, of course, was paralyzed on the spot. It wasn't as if you could just do that to someone and leave! Wait, I was talking about Edward Cullen, jerk and player extraordinaire. Of course he would just do that. Well, two could play that game. Actually, I'd play another game. One that wasn't as easy, and that had more of an effect. I was fairly certain that this was not just going to be the Black's, me and Lilly, and Edward that were eating here tonight. Maybe Seth would be there. I'm fairly certain that he's always had a crush on me. Here's to hoping he didn't grow out of it. I walked up to Edward and poked him in the back. Yes, that's almost childish, but at least it hurts him. He rang the doorbell, and the awkward silence that always falls on people after the ringing of the doorbell fell on us. Seriously, I get nervous after ringing a doorbell. The door opened to reveal a grinning Jacob, and a crying Amy.

"Hey guys! Bella, could you hold Amy for a sec? Leah's changing, and I'm fairly certain that Edward thinks kids have some rare contagious disease. Please?" He begged, struggling with the wiggling bundle in his arms. I grinned. And so the night begins.

"Jake? You have arms. I suggest you use them." I suggested, smirking. Edward laughed, trying to cover it up as a cough. Jake grimaced and turned around. I set Lilly down, grabbed her hand, and followed after him. He sat down in one of the mildly overstuffed seats in their small living room.

"What have you been up to lately?" He asked, gesturing to the seats. I sat down and pulled Lilly onto my lap. I felt like I was being slightly violent with her.

"The usual. School, work, taking care of Lilly. Avoiding Rose. You know." I replied nonchalantly. He grinned. "Actually, Rose came to my house today. Big news." I whispered, afraid the walls had ears. I saw Edward sit straighter at that remark. So, the walls didn't have ears, but Edward did. And he'd be sure to spread the news to the whole school. I changed tactics. "Okay, so not that big. Everyone already knows. I mean, it's slightly obvious." I laughed. Edward of course relaxed at that. After all, if everyone knew, he most likely did too, right?

"Mm. I smell gossip, tell all, Bella." Leah said, coming in and sitting next to Jake. He handed her Amy, and looked relieved to have her out of his hands.

"Okay. So, this is high school level drama, keep that in mind. Rosalie came to me today, and she was crying. So, being me, I almost closed the door. But again, being me, I felt almost sorry for her, and let her explain." I paused for dramatic effect. "She's pregnant and needs money. In what world is either of those normal?" Again, Edward straightened up. "Anyway, guess who the father is?" I asked, smirking. This one would put them on edge. I knew it. Edward got up, and walked out the door. I watched after him. "Just a sec, I'll go see what he's smoking, and then I'll be back." I said, rolling my eyes. I set Lilly down on the couch and walked after him. Of course, he was brooding under a tree, a cigarette in his hand. He glowered at me, as if it was my fault that Rose was pregnant. "Hey." He glowered some more at me.

"Hi." He sighed. So we weren't talking. I understood that much.

"Listen. I should probably tell you before I tell them." He sighed and looked at me as if to say 'you think?' "Yeah, well, you're not the father, though that probably doesn't relieve you at all. Here's the twist: Emmett McCarty is. Not you, not her boyfriend. Okay?" I don't know why I was comforting him. But, I suppose it was too late. He started coughing and spluttering. It was kind of gross actually. When he finally calmed down, he looked at me with wide eyes.

"Emmett McCarty? You mean the quarterback? I'll kill the sorry loser!" He shouted, punching the tree. I couldn't help it, I started laughing. "What?" He asked, bewildered.

"You... I.... Emmett?" I burst out laughing again. I took some deep breaths. "Sorry. I mean, it's hilarious. You kill Emmett. Have you ever seen him? He's like The Hulk, just not green. You wouldn't last a second in a fight against him! You're not that strong!" I finished. He was just staring at me now, a determined look in his eye. He smirked, and advanced slowly. Now, this was scary. He ducked down, and then flung me over his shoulder, like a caveman. Being me, I shrieked.

"Hah! Not strong!" He shouted. He was running to the house now, with me still draped over his shoulder. I was screaming and banging on his shoulders. He laughed wholeheartedly, and I swear, that sound was the most beautiful sound in the world. I couldn't help but join in with him. He walked through the front door and sat on the couch, setting me next to him and draping his arm around my shoulders. I looked up to find an open-mouthed Jake, and a smiling Leah. I rolled my eyes.

"Jake, Jake! C'mon! Wake up! Where's Lilly?" I asked, trying to make him snap out of it. He still didn't, so I turned to Leah.

"I took Amy upstairs, and Lilly followed. She's still up there." She replied. The doorbell rang, so she went to answer it. Lilly came running in, and Edward grabbed her, setting her on his lap. She twisted around to see who had grabbed her.

"Edwawd!" She squeaked. He laughed and began tickling her, making her squirm. Jake snapped out of it the when Seth and Sue Clearwater walked in. Edward sat Lilly upright and once again draped his arm around my shoulders again. Lilly crawled into my lap, and patted my cheek. "Mommy, is that Seth?" She said, barely articulating. I nodded, and she squealed, jumping out of my lap to go hug his knees. He picked her up and span around. Seth was a lot like her brother of sorts. He and Sue visited us quite often. He sat next to me, Lilly still in his arms. She pulled on his hair, which was growing out again. Leah invited us all into the dining room for dinner. Dinner here was never a small affair. Seth and Jake probably ate ten times what I could. I never understood it. Edward sat next to me again. It was like he was my shadow.

"So Bella, you forgot to tell us the news from Washington State!" Leah said, leaning in closer to me. I glanced at Edward, just to make sure he wasn't going to swear to murder any time soon.

"Right. Well, Rose is... pregnant." I said, for Sue and Seth's benefit. Jeez. I sounded like I was confessing murder. It wasn't like I was the one that got her pregnant! "Emmett McCarty is the father. I'm fairly certain that you know him, right? Star football player..." I asked. It seemed that everyone was stunned to silence.

"Wait... Rose... Emmett... baby?" Sue stuttered. I nodded.

"Yeah. Shocker right?" Leah frowned; Jake stared at Edward, an eyebrow raised. He probably suspected that he would like to kill someone too. Seth shrugged and continued eating, and Sue just stared at me. "What? Guys, it's fine. I'm pretty sure she can take care of herself." I tried to somewhat reassure them.

"Wait. I thought you said she needed money!" Leah accused. So she wasn't the happiest person in the world...

"She doesn't. She just thinks she does. My ex-parents give her everything. They might throw her out of the rich family circle if they find out that she's pregnant. But she can easily ask for a lot of money beforehand and then after that tell them she's pregnant." I explained.

"Bella. You know very well that she's not that smart. She's more of a... pretty face. There's not much inside." Sue said, patting my hand. And that's where I lost it. Again, I burst out laughing. Quite a few people seemed to join in. Sue meant well, but she just sounded like she was insulting Rose. We all sobered up enough to notice Amy toddle up the Leah. Edward jumped up and ran outside again. I sighed and followed after him again.

"You know you can't just run away every time something doesn't go your way. You should face them head on. You know? Be the superman, instead of the damsel in distress for once!" I shouted after him. He turned sharply. He apparently didn't like being called a girl.

"The superman? Since when is superman a boy with fears and failures? Since when does he have fifty girls thinking that they're good enough for him because he's made mistakes in the past? Since when do I want these girls? Since when?" He growled. My heart broke then.

"Edward. They aren't good enough for you." I whispered. And he knew that too. "But, you let them think they are, every time you pick another one up. Maybe if you just... I don't know. Didn't? Maybe if you were alone. Listen, I need to get Lilly back. Can you drive us home?" I asked. He nodded. I went to say goodbye to the others and get Lilly.

He dropped us off at home and sped off, without so much as a 'bye'. Jerk. Love was so confusing. How hard is it to say 'I love you' and get it returned? Apparently, you could spend your whole life searching for that. I felt like I was in one of those old movies. I even felt like I was in black and white. The girl is hopelessly in love, and the guy is not. But things always work out for them. They always end up having the huge families; always a happy ever after. Mine didn't feel like it would be possible. I put Lilly to bed. I went to the living room and turned the TV on. But before I could sit down, the doorbell rang. Idiot! They could wake Lilly up. I ran to the door and opened it. There stood none other than Alice. She smiled broadly.

"So, Edward called tonight! He said he got a pep talk from one of my friends, and that he's cleaning up his act." She walked in and sat on the couch. So of course, I ran over here as soon as possible! Thank you so much Bella!" She beamed.

"Alice. I didn't give him a pep talk. I insulted him. That much was clear." I turned my head away. So, I was pouting. Alice scoffed.

"I'm sorry Bella, but did you know that offending Edward is impossible? The guy has an ego the size of.... well I don't know! An elephant I suppose. He's an arrogant jerk. But whatever you said got to him. He was trying to explain to four of the girls that he didn't want to date them anymore. Four!" She was practically jumping up and down in her seat.

"And that's why you came over here? Alice, you could have called me. You have a kid at home that needs you. Besides, why drive an hour to Seattle? You live in Forks, hun. Not exactly genius of you, is it?" She wasn't always the brightest pixie.

"Oh. Um, do you mind if I spend the night? Jazz and I sort of got in a fight. Nothing big, before you jump in and assume the worst." She stopped me. "He's taking care of Anna tonight." (A/N: Alice's daughter.) "I just need a place to stay, 'kay?" I nodded. I knew not to fight Alice, and after all, she was my best friend. I got up and grabbed a few blankets for her.

"I know you said it's nothing big, but do you wanna talk about it?" She shook her head no. "Okay, do you need anything else? Okay. 'Night." I turned off the light for her.

"Thanks Bella." She called out after me.

I crawled into bed with the feeling that tomorrow would hold less surprises. Or maybe just one that would brighten my whole outlook on life.

A/N: Did I do good? Is it as confusing as the last one?

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