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Chapter Three
"You just always seem to catch me at the best of times." I smile as Fang jumps on Edward's leg.
"It's a blessing and a curse." Edward reaches down to pet Fang and I can't seem to take my eyes off of him.
"I'd definitely call it a curse. But anyway, I need to get Fang back inside before someone notices." I look over my shoulder at the door to my apartment building.
"Why do you have a dog anyway?" Edward doesn't move to stop petting Fang or get up.
"Emmett's dumbass self brought it home and then left it with me while he went on a date with one of the girls who lives in the apartment with me."
"Ah, the joys of being friends with an oversized child." Edward laughs as he finally stands up from petting Fang.
"We all love him even if he does things like this." I smile. I pick Fang up, taking a step away from Edward and towards the door.
"See you around, Bella." Edward smiles at me before turning around and walking away.
I did the only thing I could do, stand there staring at Edward's back as he walks away, for a few moments before I collected myself and took Fang back inside of the building. One small barking incident when a girl passed Fang and I and we were back in the apartment, curled up on the couch.
I let myself go to bed early, before my friends made it back to the apartment. With nothing else to do with Fang, I let him in my room to sleep in my bed until Emmett came back to take his dog. I set my alarm for too early in the morning because clinical started bright and early at the local hospital.
I groan when my alarm clock goes off, pulling myself out of bed. Fang hops off the bed with me. What the fuck? Did Emmett not come get him last night? I'm going to kill that man. I walk Fang into the living room to see Emmett eating a bowl of cereal on our couch while watching TV.
"Why the hell was your dog still in my bed when I woke up this morning?" I watch as Fang abandons me in favor of Emmett.
"You both just looked so happy curled up together. Who am I to break that up?" Emmett pets Fang.
"Don't let it happen again, asshole."
"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed, buddy." I hear Emmett "whisper" to Fang as I walk away. I ignore them in favor of getting a shower. I have to look presentable for clinical after all.
Once my shower is over and I'm feeling a tiny bit more human, I get dressed in my school given scrubs. I go through my pockets and backpack, making sure I have everything that I need. I double check all my books. I throw my backpack over my shoulder, heading for the kitchen. I pour myself a cup of coffee in a mug and call goodbye to Emmett as I'm walking out of the door.
Upon arriving at the hospital, I rush to finish my coffee before I begin the long walk from the student parking to the building. I pull the visor down and open the mirror. When I am sure all of my hair is secured into the pony tail, I step out of the car into the chilly morning.
"You ready for today?" Another girl in school scrubs calls out to me.
"As ready as I can be this early." I laugh as I fall into step beside her for the walk into the building.
The day passes quickly, as it always does when I'm working in the clinical setting. It's my favorite time of being in school. Actually getting real life experience.
When the day is over, I walk back to my car. I look at my phone for the first time all day, looking through the text messages I missed. Both Rose and Alice have texted me, informing me that we are going out tonight.
As a testimony to how much I love my friends, I jump in the shower when I get home to prepare for the night out. After getting up early and a long day at the hospital, the last thing I want is to go out. But from their text messages, it seems they insist.
I am wrapping the towel around my hair when I hear them come in the apartment.
"Bella?" I hear Alice call out to me.
"In my room!" I call back, listening for the light footsteps to come down the hall way.
"Oh good! You're already showered. How about you sit here in the chair and I'll get to work on your hair and Rose can help with your makeup." Alice gestures to the chair sitting in front of my desk.
I sigh and then walk over to take a seat. I am preparing for my least favorite game of Bella Barbie. I lose myself in the noise of the hair dryer and the rhythmic brush strokes of Rose putting on my makeup.
"One more and I'll be done." Alice announces proudly as she wraps the last strand of hair around the curling iron.
"You look amazing." Rose pulls out a mirror to show me. I am slightly amazed every time they doll me up. I always look great.
"You've outdone yourself this time." I smile up at Rose as Alice releases my hair from the curling iron. She sprays hairspray over my hair one more time.
"Where are we going?" I ask as I watch Alice comb through my closet.
"There's another live performance at that bar we went to not too long ago. We want to go check it out." Rose looks in the mirror, fixing her lipstick.
"Who's playing?" Alice pulls out a red top and holds it out to me.
"The same guy as last time. Your friend." Alice winks at me. "Now go get dressed."
"He's not my friend, he's my lab partner." I call as I move to the bathroom.
"Whatever. He's cute and he's totally into you." Alice follows me, adjusting the shirt once I have it on.
"You look great!" Alice claps and pulls my out of the bathroom by my hand. "You ready Rose?"
Rose nods and we head out to the car.
The bar is packed, once again. Every time Edward plays, it seems to bring in a good crowd. Unlike last time, I don't have the luck to find a table and we are forced to stand near the back.
As soon as Edward comes out onto the stage, everyone goes quiet and we all manage to lose ourselves in the music for the next hour.
A/N: Thank you to everyone who is still keeping up with this! I am still working on the story. I didn't plan on it taking this long to update, but life got in the way. I do plan on finishing the story! It just might not be as quick as I want. Thank you for reading! Leave me a review :)