A/N: Hope you enjoy this chapter and thanks soooo very much for the love even though I got more alerts than reviews but beggars are not choosers! mumbles to herself, "it would be nice though if they reviewed a little more…"
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P.S.S This turned out to be a longer chapter so I broke it down into two, tonight you'll get chapter three, and no later than Monday, will chapter four be up. But if you review, I'll add you a bit of chapter four! Trust me, it's good! So start reviewing!
Saturday, 8:46 p.m.
TPOV (Tanya)
"Jason, I told you this already, honey. Edward isn't Daddy. Daddy is away on a business trip." I said this half-heartedly as I tried to get my little blonde, green eyed angel to finally go to bed after getting up to check if Edward was still here.
I wanted to be a good mom.
I wanted to be a good woman.
I wanted to be a good friend.
But I wanted Edward just the same.
And part of me knew that he didn't want me back, but part of me said that if I used Jason he wouldn't leave me or him hanging.
That part of me wasn't so keen on the "good" part, and I hated myself for it.
"But Mommy, New Daddy wants to be with me, while Old Daddy is on his business trip. I don't like Old Daddy anymore, I want New Daddy!" He said as he ran to his room. I but my lip trying to figure out what to do.
My good side won this round and I walked up to his door and waited for a moment. I could hear him playing with his Toy Story toys. I bit my lip, nervous and knocked.
He didn't say anything at first, and I waited. I knocked again and waited, this time he answered, "come in." I walked in and walked up to him, treading pay path, "sweetie, are you mad at Mommy?" He didn't answer right away but kept playing with Buzz and Woody. "Jay?"
"I'm not mad at you Mommy," I could hear the sadness in his voice. "I just want a daddy that way I could show all my friends that I do have a daddy just like them." I started to tear up, "Mommy, do you think they'll stop telling me that I don't have a daddy if I take Edward?
That was the first time he actually called Edward by his given name, rather than "daddy" or "new daddy".
"Sweetie do you want to go to another school where the kids won't say mean things like that?"
"No, they'll say it no matter where I go. They always say it!" He started to cry, and so did I.
"Baby…" I whispered, as I held him to my body. This made my bad side light up. And my resolve solidified with every tear my son shed.
BPOV
Saturday, 7:15 p.m...
"Holy crap." I said as I looked at myself in Alice's full length mirror that was in her mod-inspired bedroom.
"What is it? Too big?" Alice said worried, popping her head out of her massive walk in closet that she herself put in unbeknownst to the landlord. When asked what she would do when the time came to giving up the apartment, she just said, "simple. I'll just buy the building before the landlord can find out that I did this."
Oh yes, I forgot. She's filthy rich.
"No, you mean 'is it too small?" because it is!" I said looking at myself wearing the bikini she had chosen for me. It was a candy pink/coral and white plaid push-up halter top with double string bikini.
The print is cute though…
"Bella, you were named one of People's 'Most Beautiful People', I would have guessed that award would have given you a little bit more confidence in your own beauty."
"I still say they made a mistake." I said trying to stretch out such a form-fitting bikini. My boobs looked like they were gonna spill out.
"Leave that alone!" She said coming up to me and swatting my hand away. Her own bikini was a strapless, wrap-around with a low-rise bottom in gold.
She loved her gold…
"If you think that's 'bad', look at me." Rose said walking in from the bathroom.
And my confidence and self-esteem just plummeted…
Rosalie walked in looking stunning in a sea-green/contrast halter top that also wrapped around her body, but in a different way than Alice's. Her bottoms were the lowest and skimpiest of the three varieties.
"See?" Alice said, putting her hands in her hips, "I was thinking of each of our styles when I bought them!"
"Either way, this is too much!" I exclaimed while looking back to the mirror and staring at my normal B's looking like D's. "Why are they so big?"
"Because it's a push up as well as patted for 'extra' loveliness," she said, extenuating her own.
"Take some of the 'loveliness' out than, please." I said, looking miserable.
"Bella, I don't want to go 'bitch' on your ass, so wear that or go naked. Your choice." Rosalie went to the bed and put on her strapless, double-layer, cotton dress in clover and turquoise; as well as her strappy, black leather Roman sandals.
"Stand up," Alice said to Rosalie after she finished putting herself together. The latter obliged, twirling around.
"Damn, I'm good." Alice gave herself a pat on the back, I rolled my eyes and get to get my own ensemble.
For my cover-up, Alice had chosen a deep-plunge, cover up tunic in crisp white. It was short, thin, and was so low-cut that I was afraid what my Police Chief of a father might think if I stayed over like I had planned.
I decided to wear it because if I didn't I would be braking the promise I made to Alice when she took everything out and showed it to us. Charlie (my father) would understand that I'm not a little kid anymore…
First Beach was a beach on the reservation that was right next door to my hometown, Forks, Washington. After my parents divorced when I was four, my mom moved us to Arizona where I spent most of my life. I would visit Charlie every now and then, but not long enough to make a lot of fond memories or long-lasting relationships. So practically, I considered Phoenix my hometown, rather than Forks.
I'm pretty sure that Billy Black (Charlie's best friend and Chief of the reservation), had agreed to such a party because he was trying to raise funds for the reservation. Otherwise, he would've never allowed such a crazy thing to happen in his tribe's territory.
"Put on your sandals Bella, I want to see the whole outfit together." Alice said finishing up spiking her pixie-cut hair, which went off in every single angle imaginable and then some.
"Ok, but it doesn't mean, I'm happy with the amount of cleavage and skin I'm showing off." I said sitting in the corner of her four-poster bed, and putting on the chandelier thong sandals she acquired for me.
"You love it inside, your 'nun-having-heart-attack-for-showing-your-ankles' facet of your personality just has to come out every now and then, otherwise you wouldn't be responsible, sensible Bella." Rose said, putting on her the new VS summer perfume. "Wow Alice, you really went all out on the Victoria's Secret merchandise."
"As if," the little pixie said, putting on her VS makeup, "we have to make sure corporate notices that you're wearing everything Vicky's, that way they'll keep to longer and maybe give you a pay raise!" Alice was the last to put on her footwear. She chose to go with some criss-cross gladiator sandals with silver studs that reminded me of an 80s glamour rock band of some kind.
"Ok, so here's your perfume." She said to Rose after going into the bags that hadn't been touched. "You get Divine." She took out a pretty little fragrance bottle, the contents had a slight pink tone to them. "You," she looked at me, "get Desire-"
"Um..." I blushed thinking of the name, "why this one?" Looking at the same bottle as Rose only that mine had a lilac tint to it. Across its chest it said "Dream Angels" and underneath in fancy font the word "Desire" stared at me in the face as if making fun of me.
"'cuz hell knows you need a little bit of desire in your life." Rose said with the best intentions, I sent her a look for her blatant response.
"She's right." Alice said, taking out the last one that had a golden tint to it, "and I get Heavenly. I also got the travel-size so don't forget to stuff them in your bags."
"By the way, how are you guys coming back?" I asked putting on Desire. They were right, I did need it. (I have to admit, that's my favorite fragrance! I'm wearing it right now :D).
"You're staying with your dad, huh?" Alice said, stepping into the bathroom, and looked through the multitude of beauty products she had in her drawers.
"Yeah, but what about you?" I asked, finally sitting down. I'd done my beach-inspired make up before putting on my bathing suit, so there was nothing really left to do.
"We're gonna be staying in the hotel in Forks. Along with everyone that's not driving back with a designated driver."
"Billy Black made it a requirement that either you stay in town in said hotel, or you have a designated driver?" I assumed.
"Yeah, the Chief of the tribe. Rose said, applying a generous amount of blush liploss to her bow and archer's lips.
"Yeah, Billy Black. He's my dad's best friend." I clarified, as I looked at myself in the mirror and sighed.
"Well anyway, we're staying in the hotel, because all of us are going to be way too drunk to drive back." Alice said putting something in her enormous bag.
You guessed it. More Victoria's Secret merch.
Alice noticed me looking at her, and winked. "Protection." I rolled my eyes and ignored the comment. "You guys are more than welcome to stay at my house. I mean I'd have to inform Charlie, but we could all bunk in my room." I said, as I checked the contents of my own oversized beach bag. Rose and Alice were doing the same routine I was, we always did when we were about to leave anywhere.
Cellphone? Check.
Cellphone charger? Check.
Wallet with minimal cash, credit card and I.D. card? Check.
Perfume, black fade aviators and make-up kit? Check.
Fresh undies and bra provided by OCD elf? Check.
Fresh change of clothes? Check.
Told you it was oversized…
"Ok, you guys set?" Alice said, looking up from her navy blue tote that matched her light green, turquoise and white summer dress, and turning to look at her alarm clock.
"Yup!" I said, hanging my own ivory tote, and Rose also chiming, "yes!" in unison.
Just as we did the alarm went off, "8:00 o'clock on the dot!" Rose said completely satisfied. Alice grabbed a black bag that she had on the side and took it outside with her, I wondered what it was but didn't ask. If I needed to know, I just had to be patient and wait for her to tell us.
After running out to the living room and sat casually on the sofa and lazy boy waiting for the boys. Suddenly we heard the loud and long footfalls of Emmett in the hallway as well as the quieter, lighter footfalls of Jasper. As well as their voices, they were having a conversation on wether or not we were ready or not.
Ding dong!
"Why'd you ring the bell?" Emmett was heard trying not to be overheard.
"They might be undressed in the hall!" Jasper answered trying to reason with the big off.
"Duh!" Emmett exclaimed. You could hear a loud snap!
"Don't hurt yourself now." Jasper said, clearly laughing at the fact that Emmett smacked himself at Jasper's "indiscretion". "Um… dude… one of them is your sister!" Jasper said, trying not to sound too obvious about the fact.
"Oh yeah…"
"Ugh. Leave it to Emmett." Alice said, getting up and shaking her head in disapproval. Before the reached the door, the doorbell went off. This time you could tell Emmett rung it because it was a longer, more impatient ring. "I'm coming, I'm coming!" Alice exclaimed opening the door in a huff.
Alice opened the door gracefully and let's just say that Jasper face was of total, absolute, incredible, indescribable and complete surprised lust. Alice ignored this not because she was still angry at Jasper's comment about me and Rose's "relationship" earlier in the day, but rather because she didn't want to seem obvious.
Rose and I looked at each other and rolled our eyes trying not to laugh. "What took you so long?" Alice said to Emmett, trying to sound angry for their tardiness.
"We thought we were on time." Emmett said, checking his watch. Jasper still stared at Alice like a reverend in a strip joint.
"Well, are you just going to stand there, or are we leaving? It's an hour's drive in the end!" Alice said going to the lazy boy and fetching her bag, Rose and I grabbed our own bags and walked to the door.
Emmett stared at Rose now that she was standing and made herself present. "Fuuuuck…" He said under his breath. Rose sent me a knowing look, which I sent her back.
Emmett stared at Rose and I, mostly Rose, while Jasper stared at Alice and I, mostly Alice though. Who was totally pleased but tried to not show it. The girls and I walked ahead of them because well, they were totally shocked and couldn't stop staring.
We got into Emmett's Hummer and waited for the guys to get on. Rose decided to sit in the back with us because she didn't want to cause a "distraction" by sitting in the front with Emmett.
"All set?" Rose asked the five of us, after we all settled in and put on our seatbelts.
"All set!" Alice chimed, as Emmett started the car. Alice asked Jasper to put on some music, while Emmett turned on the air conditioning and set the directions on his GPS.
The hot summer air was still around us, and although it wasn't scorching, it still wasn't necessarily the best of weather. We all forgot how hot it was outside from being inside in our AC apartments all day long.
"Oh! Alice," Emmett called Alice's attention as he got on the freeway, "did you pack an extra bag of clothes for Edward?"
Edward? My interest instantly piqued. I turned to Alice who looked at the back of Emmett's head. "Yeah, don't worry. I know how forgetful he is, and he's probably going to come home, change and run out the door without a second's thought to tomorrow."
I looked away and realized that ever since I had decided to forget about him tonight, my mind hadn't wondered to him and was totally shocked that I had achieved that level of success. I didn't know what to feel about that so, I stared out the window, watching as the sun set into horizon while the sun turned from a blood red and brilliant orange, to a light rose and deep purple.
An hour later, and after a game of I Spy, a retelling about our adventures in high school and some childhood horror stories, we arrived at First Beach right after nine o'clock. We parked near the red carpet where paparazzi were setting up for the event. There were more than I thought…
"Don't worry, just imagine it's one of us when were up there." Rose whispered into my ear, noticing my reaction. "Like when we take random pictures for Facebook or one of Alice's scrapbooks."
"Right…" I said, still staring at all of the photo and video cameras. "Was this all Alice's doing?"
"No, the club wanted press too, but I guess Alice just added a little bit more…" Rose answered putting on her green ray-bans that matched her outfit.
"Right…"
"Ok gang!" Alice said to all of us once we were all out, "we're going to go down to Forks and reserve our rooms at the hotel before it's all packed. Bella, do you want us to drive you to your house?"
"Yes, if you don't mind." I said, grinning half-heartedly. The cameras were still very present in my mind. I was not a fan of any kind of attention, let alone paparazzi's, besides the fact that I was a total klutz and had fallen on my own two feet countless of times.
"Ok, let's go to the hotel first and then the Swan residence." Alice said, realizing that we had to get back into the Hummer.
"Fuck," blurted out Emmett, "if we leave now we could loose this prime real estate." He said about the great parking. He had a point. People were already arriving and fast.
Suddenly I heard someone yell my name, I turned around and saw nothing but random vans from the press, and people walking from their cars to the beach since the event didn't start 'till eleven. Some even stopped in their tracks, pointed at me and Rose and grinned recognizing us from the magazines.
I ignored them and turned back to my friends and asked, "did someone call my name?"
"I heard it too." Jasper said looking over my head since he was taller than me.
"Bella!" I turned around to find a massive (but not as big as Emmett) tanned guy running my way in board shorts, plain white tee and some guy sandals.
I squinted my eyes and tried to see his face, "you know him?" Jasper said protectively coming closer as well as Emmett who was behind him. Ever since my sudden celebrity, I had received mail from weird, lonely men wanting a signed autograph or a date with me. To say that the guys were prepared to knock anyone out that was too friendly with me without my wanting to, was an understatement.
"I…" Suddenly it came to me. Flashes of my childhood visits to Charlie in the summer flooded my mind and I soon realized that it was Jacob Black, Billy's youngest son coming at me like a bull. "Jacob!" I screeched as my childhood friend reached me. I felt Emmett and Jasper stare at me, shocked at my excited outburst.
"I knew you'd remember me!" He said, hugging me and twirling me around.
"Oh my god, Jacob you're huge!" I said once he put me down. The Jacob I remembered was a short little shrimp who could barely move a motorcycle, the one that was standing in front of me looked like he can move a human-sized boulder.
"I wonder…" Rosalie whispered suggestively on the side.
"Rose!" Alice shushed her, I heard their giggles right after her "reprimand". I ignored them and kept staring at Jacob. "Yeah, I kinda grew into my own skin when I turned 16..." he said shyly while rubbing the back of his neck.
"But damn, you most definitely grew into your own skin!" He said looking at me up and down. I started to blush all over and looked away, trying to hide my embarrassment.
"Hey maybe we could have a drink at the party tonight." He offered, I looked at him trying to remember how old he was…
"How old are you again?"
"Bella! Did you forget? I'm only two years younger than you!" He said laughing.
"I'm sorry Jacob," I blushed looking down somewhat ashamed of myself.
"It's ok, you haven't been to Forks in what-"
"Eleven years." I answered for him. He whistled, surprised at the number.
"Wow, eleven years…"
"Ehm-hemph." Alice loudly cleared her throat, it was time for introductions.
"Oh yeah, sorry." I said turning to my friends, "guys this is Jacob, Billy Black's youngest son." Jacob went for Jasper's hand who like a true Southern gentlemen extended it first, "he and I are old childhood friends. This is Jasper."
"Hello," Jacob smiled at Jasper who in turn greeted him, "how do you do?"
"How you doin'?" Emmett said, puffing himself up like rooster. He wanted to see just how big Jacob was, "Well, thanks." Jacob said turning to Alice who also shook his hand with a sudden familiarity. "That's Alice, Emmett's little sister and finally but certainly not least, Rosalie."
"Hello." She said icily from behind her ray-bans. Jacob noticed and also became slightly cold, "Hi." Rose wasn't good with change.
"Well, where are you headed to? Going to see your old man or are you going to the party?" He turned to me, clapping together his massive hands.
"I'm going to see Charlie, but first my friends need to go down to the Red Lion to reserve some rooms for the night. Only that if we move the Hummer we'll lose the parking." I said looking at the massive truck fit for its owner.
"That can be solved! I'll take you myself into town!" Jacob said brightly.
"Seriously, man?" Emmett asked, relieved.
"Yeah we just have to squeeze together because my wheels are a little smaller." Jacob said eyeing the truck.
"What kind of wheels do you have?" Jasper asked, curious.
"A Rabbit." Emmett and Jasper winced, Rosalie gave out a horrified gasp. Alice and I didn't react because unlike our friends, we didn't really speak car. Rosalie might be the fairest of them all, but she was a guy inside her modelesque, delicate, high-society, pretty face would ever look like.
"You're joking." She said incredulously. Jacob raised an eyebrow at him.
"No, actually I'm not. Rebuilt it myself." He said proudly, Jacob always had a knack for mechanics.
"Is that a vibrator car?" Alice whispered to Rosalie who looked at her like she grew two heads. "Because if it is, I don't want to cum in front of a stranger, my older brother and my… guy friend…" I didn't know if to laugh my ass off or be completely appalled by her comments but I didn't say anything. I just stared at my friends and hoped that the ground would swallow me whole.
"Shut up Alice." Emmett said, shivering a little, but not from the ocean breeze. "It doesn't matter what kind of car, as long as we get to where we're going."
"I have an idea…" Jasper said, for some "weird" reason there was a twinge of red in his fair white skin.
"What is it?" Rosalie demanded, I could tell she wanted out of whatever kind of car Jacob had.
"Why doesn't Alice, Bella and I go to the hotel and Bella's home?" He solely looked at Rosalie for approval, immediately her features broke into a smile, "that way, there's more room in Jacob's car, we get to reserve the rooms at the hotel and Bella gets to go see her dad."
"And that way some of us can wait for Edward who most likely is on his way." Emmett commented looking at the entrance to the parking lot where all the cars were coming in.
Oh yeah… Edward…
"Who's Edward?" Jacob asked me, curious.
"My twin brother," Alice chimed in for me, "he's running a little late that's why he didn't come with us."
"Oh, I see." Jacob sent her a small smile and turned back to me, "well, ready to go see your dad?"
"Yeah, ready." I said holding my tote closer to me as a way to show that I was ready. Then I remembered something, "Alice, aren't you girls staying with me tonight?"
"Huh?" Emmett asked dumbly looking at Rosalie. He probably thought he might get a little something with today's festivities.
"Oh yeah, I totally forgot!"
"What do you mean?" Jasper asked her, trying not to sound somewhat shocked.
"That way we don't spend so much money!" Alice said, clearly lying. The financial aspect was never a problem, obviously the guys wouldn't swallow that story.
"Right… and I hate alcohol." Emmett said, trying to figure out Alice's angle.
"Oh come on, big brother!" Alice only called him "big brother" when she was trying to get Emmett to go her way.
"Alice and I just want to spend the night in Bella's childhood home." Rose said in a very firm tone while looking at Emmett straight in the eye. Very rarely did Emmett fight her when she did this.
"Um… Rose… technically Pho-" She knew my story but she also knew that if I corrected her, I would discredit her in front of Emmett and Jasper.
"But Rosalie-"
"Why do you guys want us in the hotel rooms so badly?" Rose said looking both at Emmett and Jasper, who looked away starting to blush slightly. A sight that never really happened.
"It's just that Alice's reasons made no sense." Jasper interjected for Emmett who was currently picking his face from the parking lot floor.
"Either way, us girls are going to stay over at Bella's house and that's it. You guys will be perfectly safe and sound in the hotel." Rose said, finalizing the situation.
"Fine…" Emmett said, totally dejected. I grinned at both men in front of me. They wanted to have the girls very close to home that way in case the girls felt a little horny they would tip toe down to their rooms. Little did they know that something like that wasn't going to happen any time soon. Alice and Rose were very composed when it came to stuff like that, even if they were just as hot for the guys as the guys were for them.
"Ok now that that's settled, I think we should hurry and go because, it's already about 9:45 p.m. and the people are already arriving in drones." Jacob pointed out, all of the people that had multiplied last time we checked. Now the sun was totally gone, and the sky was a dark blue, and unlike in Seattle, here you could make out what felt like every single star in the universe. "Which means that we really have to hurry." Jacob finished as I took in the brilliant night sky. This part, I realized, I had missed.
"Right." I said going to stand behind him as to show my friends I was ready to go, Alice bounced up to me as well as Jasper walked over to Jacob's other side signaling Emmett to come closer to Rosalie.
"We'll be back in a little bit." We're just going to go to the hotel super fast, reserve three rooms in your names and then run to Bella's home, say hello to Chief Swan and then run back." Alice informed Rose and Emmett who (unsurprisingly), seemed rather happy that they'd be staying behind.
"Ok, and don't forget, Edward's due any minute now, you'd better hurry." Emmett said, putting his hands in his pockets.
I swallowed as if trying to take in something hard to digest, and turned to Jacob, "ok Jacob, where's your car?"
EPOV
Saturday, 9:46 p.m.
As I entered the parking lot of the beach the reopening was supposed to happen in, I noticed how many people had beaten me to the punch.
"Fuck, it's going to be a bitch trying to find a good place, let alone the Hummer." I whispered to myself trying to spot a space while also looking for Emmett's signature vehicle.
I finally found it a couple hundred feet from me, and noticed that all of them were standing next to the Hummer. I recognized all of their silhouettes except one, who happened to be standing next to a very hot looking Bella.
Hmm… I don't like this…
The very toned stranger, Bella, Jasper and Alice walked away from where Emmett and Rose were left standing. I drove closer to realize that Emmett had parked very strategically. His Hummer blocked the last space in the corner next to his truck.
Oh how I love you so much big brother, I sighed. Relieved at the brilliance of my brother, who loved to play dumb as well as the fact that maybe I could catch up to Bella and the others. I honked to the two left standing and when realizing it was me, both waved saying "hello". I waved back, as I looked at the parking space to make sure I parked safely and legally.
Maybe… he's trying to hit on her and she's interested… My mind went to the stranger and Bella. I hoped out of my Volvo and locked it, as I walked around it to stand in front of my older brother and his love interest.
"Hey, Edward, glad you're here." Rosalie said, grinning, she could tell I was preoccupied.
"Hey Rose." I said, trying not to sound rushed. "Where's everyone?"
"They left with Bella's childhood friend, Jacob, to reserve the hotel rooms and drop by Bella's dad's place." Emmett explained, childhood friend?
"Yeah, since Emmett didn't want to lose his parking space and apparently yours," she added grinning some more, "and I didn't want to get in his car," she made a face, "they went off without us."
"But they'll be back soon." Emmett said, looking around and noticing that people would stop and openly stare at Rosalie, clearly recognizing that she was a Victoria's Secret Angel.
"I wish they would stop doing that." Emmett said under his teeth as a bunch of fraternity guys leered at an unaffected Rose.
"I don't think you're their type." She said, grinning once again. She loved the attention, as long as they didn't cross the line. Any attention was good attention for Rosalie Hale.
"How can you stand it?" Emmett turned to her, somewhat angry. Rose took out her concealer and started to apply some. How do I know it's concealer? I have Alice as a sister, a twin sister no less.
"Easy. I know how to take care of myself and draw the boundaries," I felt she was talking about him more than the drunken, perverts that were still ogling her. "And if that doesn't work, I know you'll be around to kick their asses." She sent him a cheeky look and snapped her concealer close and put it back into her bag.
Emmett grinned like a goofball, and stood a little straighter after her comment. Then he turned around and sent a terrifying look to the drunks who immediately stopped their ogling and walked away, almost running.
"Told you…" Rosalie said, in a sing-song voice, Emmett practically grew in size with pride.
I was trying to look like I was somewhat part of their conversation, but my mind kept going back to Bella and that Jacob guy.
Was there more to that than just a childhood friendship?
"So what held you up in Seattle, little bro?" Emmett asked, trying to add me to the conversation.
"Nothing really," I didn't want to talk about it, as well as not think about the situation I was in. I would worry about that later, with all the respect that Jason and Tanya deserved, I had more important things to think about.
"You sure?" Emmett asked trying to read my face. I rolled my eyes, annoyed and answered back, "yes. Positive."
"Touchy, touchy." Rosalie said, looking at me up and down with dissaproval.
"Whatever." I said like a five year old child.
"Wow…" Someone said, I turned and noticed that I was getting unwanted attention also. I gave the girls that were openly staring a grin and turned back to a teasing Emmett.
"Ugh…" I said before he started to bombard me.
"You're also getting attention, Eddie-"
"Don't call me that." I growled under my breath. One of my biggest peeves was that stupid nickname.
"Why so bitchy today, Edward?" Rosalie asked, putting her hands in her hips, watching me.
"I'm not bitchy today Rosalie, I just want" a lot of alcohol, "to have fun tonight and drink." I said, settling on finding some alcohol. The thought of finding the drunken perverts crossed my mind.
"You'll have enough of that in a bit. I'm sure the guys I'll be here soon." Emmett said glancing at his watch.
"So what's the deal with that Jacob guy? Is he going to be with us tonight?" Rosalie's stupid grin made a comeback, I ignored her and stared at Emmett.
"I don't think so, but he did ask Bella if she wanted to have a drink with her in the course of the party." Emmett said, looking far off as if remembering something. I bit my lip and looked away angrily.
"Well, the first drinks are on me." I said as if calling dibs on Bella. My primal side was coming out, and I didn't know if I liked the idea. "Know what? The first four rounds are on me."
"Damn, Edward. You're ready for tonight huh?" Rosalie joked, but at the same time trying to decipher my statement. She was digging for gold…she was certainly my sister's friend.
"Know what? I think I'm going to start." I said as I spotted the fraternity guys setting up camp not too far off from where we were, probably to openly stare at Rosalie again.
As I approached them they tensed up, possibly believing that I was there to defend Rose or something. "Hey." I said, trying to show them I was there in peace.
"'sup." Their leader said to me, defensive.
"You got any beer you could spare?" I said, looking towards their ice cooler.
"Maybe. Depends who's askin'" He looked over my shoulder, possibly at Rose.
"Could Ben Franklin have a little conference with you?" I said taking out a $100
Fuck, that's how desperate I was for a beer.
"Maybe, but we'll need collateral." He said, still defensive, his fraternity brothers huddled around him to try and show me not to make a wrong move or say the wrong thing. I wasn't there for that. I was there for alcohol.
"What exactly do you mean?"
"That hot babe that's standing next to Chewbacca."
"Sorry, she's taken." I said, feeling defensive now.
Hey, they were calling my big brother Chewbacca as well as trying to buy Rosalie for a stupid beer.
"$100. Take it or leave it." I said, clearly showing them I wasn't open for negotiations.
He looked at me, sizing me up while I stared him down. He clicked his tongue and signaled to one of his croons for a beer. He handed it to me while I handed him the bill.
"Thanks." I said as coldly as the beer.
"Don't mention it." I felt he meant more than one thing. I carefully and slowly walked back to where Emmett and Rose were standing and chugged my very expensive liquor store purchase.
"What the fuck was that?" Emmett asked, angrily.
"I was thirsty. I needed a beer and here it is." I said simply. I didn't want to talk right now. I was too preoccupied with the Jacob situation.
Rosalie got tired of standing and decided to go to the beach and play around with the waves as the others go there, Emmett more than obliged and off they went, more than happy to leave me there fuming.
I finished my beer and discarded the bottle. I wasn't even close to being buzzed, I guess my college years taught me to be more tolerant of alcohol.
Finally, after what seemed hours, they arrived laughing and giggling. Alice was the first to notice me by my Volvo. "Edward!" She ran to me and gave me a huge hug and peck on the cheek.
"Hey Ali." I said, touched by her warm hello, but sounding detached.
"What's wrong?" She said, putting her hands in my face, scanning my face trying to read further into my quiet hello.
"Nothing really." I said for the second time that night, she looked at me straight in the eyes and hugged me, hiding the fact that she was whispering in my ear. "Is it him?"
"No. Something else." I whispered back. I looked up from her hug to find Bella's worried face, and the Jacob guy looking confused and lost.
Stupid fucker…
"Wanna talk about it later?" Alice pulled away to look at me in the face again.
"Maybe." I said, trying to appease her, I knew that she wasn't ready to know that I was in love with one of her best friends.
"Yes, we will talk about it." She said, trying to make me see she wasn't going to drop it.
I laughed, "we'll see." I wrapped my arm around her shoulders and held her close to me, I really did love this ball of sunshine and psycho clouds. I put on my best face and looked at Jacob, "hello, I'm Edward Cullen."
"Hello, I'm Jacob Black." He sized me up, while going back and looking at the still-worried Bella.
"Edward you ok?" She asked coming closer, I grinned trying not to ruin the night with my stupid mood swings. The paparazzi had started to do their job, Alice and Bella gasped, realizing it was time to show off to the world. I looked at her and grinned as she turned back to me, waiting for my answer.
"Yeah, completely fine. Now let's go and find Rose and Emmett and have ourselves an fanfuckingtastic night!"
A/N: Like I said at the beginning of the chapter, I wasn't expecting this update to be so long so I literally had to chop it up into two. If you thought this was a long chapter, I'm sorry that's just how it came out but I hope you did like the events. Up next: the actual party! And soon afterward, the actual lift off the story.
To those who review: expect a short preview to chapter four ;) thanks for taking the time to read and possibly review!
Now I need to sleep, it's 12:25 a.m. L.A. time as I write this, and I'm beat. I took all day to write and edit this update as well as some other stuff I have on the side :D 'til next time!