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BPOV
"Bella you have to leave now, he is so not happy, I think he's really lost it," my best friend Alice told me.
I had rented a cheap motel room for the night, and that's what it was, cheap, the wallpaper was faded and torn, the doors and windows were barely on their hinges making creaking sounds, and the bed smelled
Weird and had a number of sick mysterious stains on it. Alice had stayed at the wedding for a while to suss everything out for me, and Jacob was really, really mad, scarily so. Alice knew where to find me, and brought
Me here, I had told her about Edward, wow could there be anyone more beautiful. But I had to think about some serious crap now, so I reluctantly stopped thinking about it, Alice was trying to convince me to leave for
A while, to just give Jake and my parents time to cool off.
"come on Bella, how could it hurt, I'll come with you, just clear your head." she said pleadingly, and I looked into her eyes and saw nothing but worry for me, and even though I hated to leave my little town
I knew she was right, I needed time, everybody did, and I'd have Alice to help me out. I sighed
"alright, Alice I'll go, it will be good for me, I know," I said dejectedly, as she squealed delightedly, I decided to stop her when she reached ultrasonic volume,
"but Alice, we are going where I want to alright?" I said calmly
Watching her smile slide a little, she knew me well enough to know I wouldn't want to go to anywhere she would, they tended to involve a lot of shopping, but she had no idea where I wanted to go, it would make
Her cringe, but I wanted to go somewhere a little more down south.
"you have got to be kidding me Bella, do you seriously hate me or something, I mean this place probably doesn't even have a shopping mall, and look that guy is wearing a cowboy hat, oh god" Alice
Said her voice filled with horror, I hid my smile, I hadn't told her where we were going until we landed, this was her, an admitted shopaholic, in a place that wouldn't know Dior from err.. Something else fashionable
But she knew I needed this so didn't say anything, but I saw her cringe every now and then. Alice is very pretty, she's tiny and thin, with spiky black hair and brown eyes, but despite her small frame, Alice was
Freaking strong! And she had this terrible way of guilting you into doing something she wanted that added to her charming nature made her a terrible little thing, but I loved her.
"right, well Bella I'm knackered, and I really need to prepare myself for this town, so could we please just go to the hotel and leave the sight seeing for tomorrow," she said wearily
"of course Ally, but remember, I start working at seven in Fran's," I said
I thought the way to get over everything, is to keep myself busy, so I looked up the place we were staying at, Linder, it was small and quaint, and with an open sky to clear my mind, they had three little diners
And I applied online for a job at Fran's, they were a little desperate, so after only 10 minutes on live chat, I was hired, so I would do breakfast and lunch, then me and Alice would try to entertain ourselves in the
Nightlife of Linder. So we got to our hotel, the Rose and Crown, and just collapsed on our beds, I mean I had a big few days, nearly getting married, then jilting the guy and disappointing my whole family and
The running off to Alabama, yeah a big time for me.
I had a dream that night, I was in a barn and I was soaking wet, and I could feel my heart hammering in my chest but I didn't know why, that's when I heard his voice,
"it's alright Bella, we'll find a way out of this I promise, I won't let anything happen to you," Edward said hurriedly, a wild look in his eye, he was holding onto my arm and was looking around for something,
That's when the barn door swung open with a crash, and Edward's face fell,
"you leave her alone, you hear me, take me, I'm the one to blame, just please don't hurt her," Edward yelled at a hulking silhouette coming towards us, I couldn't make it his/her face, but I had no trouble
Making out the sleek, figure of the gun pointed at me.
I woke up panting, and sweating and checked my alarm, six o clock, I took a second to gather myself, I don't remember what I was dreaming of, but I'm guessing it wasn't very happy. My first day, ok Bella you
Have to make a good first impression, so I took a shower, and let it's hot water calm me down, then I did my hair and clothes, the diner was a fifties styled place, so the lady told me to wear a black skirt to the
Knee, converse, and a pink shirt. Alice helped me out. I also had to wear my hair in two ponytails, I looked ridiculous, but it was a paying job that kept me busy, I just hoped I didn't' have to wear roller skates, that would
Be a disaster waiting to happen. Alice was sound asleep, snoring softly with a small crease in her forehead, probably trying to will herself in sleep that she wasn't here.
I made my way downstairs, trying to hide the blush that was the consequence of everybody staring at me. As I walked across the lobby, the town and the throngs of people I didn't see one soldier, I started to
Panic, did I hear him right? Am I in the right town? (I hacked the military stationary towns, and Edward is supposed to be stationed here, yeah I'm a nerd.) then I reasoned with myself, it was quarter to seven, no one
Would be awake yet, breathe, breathe. I got there soon enough, and met Fran, she looked like a kindly grandmother, one who always had something baking when you visited, but also one who looked like
She had been cheeky and fun in her day, I felt like not getting on her bad side as well.
"well hello there darlin', I'm Fran, Earl lookey here, the new girl's here early, that's got to be a first, eh?, and wow, aint you a beaut," Fran said with a sweet smile as she grabbed me and hugged me so hard I got lost
In her very large breasts, she was a big woman, the blush was fading from my cheeks when she handed me my apron, she gave me a quick tutorial, the girls all treated me like I was a freak, staring and
Whispering, probably concocting up some story of why I was here, except for one girl, Angela, she had the night shift and was just finishing up, she was nice, and talked to me like an old friend, we were both really
Shy, I asked her to join Alice and I tonight, at the one and only bar, she agreed wholeheartedly, and said it would be nice to do something as her boyfriend Ben would be working, and then she left.
I was cleaning up a table when Fran came over to me and asked me to wait on the man in the back, so I was making my way over, thinking on how to start off, I wanted to be a good waitress, when I caught sight
Of a familiar military uniform, and then the totally recognisable hair, and even though he had his face in his hands I knew it was Edward.
"just coffee please," he said quietly, his voice cracking like he was really tired.
"well I'll be, Edward," I said, and my breath caught in my throat as he looked up, and my heart ached when he smiled, my dreams really hadn't done him justice.
"well I barely recognize you without a wedding dress Bella," he said
And I blushed like crazy.
"yeah, well I wish you didn't have to see me like that, I didn't get married if you were wondering, umm it was just am you know parents expectations and well how have you been," I said stupidly
He laughed, but kindly "I kind of realized you weren't married, and I have to say I'm happy about that, and I'm fine thank you, better now anyway," he said and his words sent me soaring.
So I waited on him, just then realizing exactly how ridiculous I looked, and we chatted, until I had to get back to work, I invited him to go out with us tonight, not knowing where I got the confidence.
Not to sound to corny, but I floated back to the hotel on a cloud, my cheeks permanently hung up, when I got to my room Alice was there and awake she was positively glowing,
"oh I have brilliant news Alice/Bella," we both said in unison
"you go first Ally," I said knowing she was bursting to tell me
"I met a soldier, Bells, and he's perfect, please can he come tonight," she pleaded, and I smiled well we had a lot more additions to our group than originally.
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