Authors Note:

Hey guys! So with my little contest thing that I had up recently, I've chosen the 'charlie-x' sentence. If you're reading this, I'd love it if you could leave your email address and I'll email you the next chapter asap.

The next few chapters introduce more Twilight characters, so I reckon you're going to love that. Once I get to around 270 reviews I'll upload Chapter Twelve, which may or may not have Edward making a return. I know you all miss him and have been wondering where he is, but I really didn't want the beginning chapters to be full of him when we've got lots of time for him later on in the story.

Plus I really wanted to build the story properly and build the friendship between Alice and Bella, and even Jake before having Edward become a main character with a constant presence.

So with that said, enjoy!

Chapter Eleven

Sixty-four days

It's been a couple of days since Jake visited me, Alice insists on apologising at least ten times a day even though I've told her time and time again, it's okay. She had no idea what the situation was between me and Jake, hell I didn't even know myself until the other day.

Edward hasn't contacted me since that night. I don't know if I should be relieved or upset, I think it's a bit of both.

My bruises on my face have nearly disappeared, there's just some yellow tinge to my cheeks now, nothing make-up can't cover. The ones on my body seem to be taking a lot longer to fade, but it doesn't bother me much because they're hidden beneath my layers of clothing.

The pains gone which I'm really happy about because I'm a messy sleeper and not being able to toss and turn at night has really ticked me off.

I'm sat infront of Alices tv watching re-runs of Smallville, I decide right now that Lex Luthor is my favourite villian. There's something so sinister yet likeable about him.

"Right I've decided on a house rule."

Alice plops down beside me with a copy of the latest Company magazine.

"What is it?"

"You're only allowed to live here if you come out with me when I ask."

"I guess that's a fair enough rule. Where do you wanna go?"

"Really? You'll come out!?"

"I don't know why you're so shocked, I know I'm the only friend you have Alice, if I don't go out with you, who will?"

I wink at her when she feigns a shocked expression.

"But I thought with everything going on, you wouldn't have wanted to leave the house?"

"It's been days, I can't stay here for the rest of my life. So, where are we going?"

"Oh right, well would I be asking too much if I said let's go to a club?"

She bats her eyelashes at me while pouting her lips, typical puppy dog face but I fall for it.

"A club it is, you got one in mind?"

"Well, I was thinking to invite Rose and Tanya, we haven't seen them in ages and they're both home for the holidays. I'm sure Tanya will know of a good club?"

Rosalie and Tanya were friends we'd met through Jacob, they were both a year older, so they'd gone off to university and we hadn't seen them in ages. We weren't the closest of friends but we have fun whenever we're with them and they're pretty cool.

"That's great, tonight should be fun then."

I didn't have to fake my excitement because part of me was actually excited. I need fresh air and I need something to distract me from everything that's going on, maybe getting drunk would be a good start?

"So what are you going to do about Jake?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well he did admit to having feelings for you the other day, but obviously you have Edward now, sooo?"

"I don't 'have' Edward, he hasn't spoken to me since that night, he obviously doesn't want anything to do with me, and that's fine. Jacob on the other hand, well it's not like that between us, he'll get over his feelings, I'm pretty sure he just thinks he likes me, he has Janice anyway."

"It's weird right, you've spent the last few years not bothering with boys and now you have the attention of two at the same time."

"Well, I guess God works in mysterious ways."

"He sure does, and right now he's telling me to get you up and get you ready, it's five already, we're meeting Rose and Tanya for seven, we only have two hours!"

Even though I want to reassure her I can be done in less than an hour, I know there's no way she's letting me dress myself. She pulls me off the sofa and into her bedroom and starts rummaging through her clothes.

"Try this one on!"

She throws back a blue boob tube dress that looks way too much like a top rather than a dress.

"Wait, no I've found the perfect dress, here!"

She comes running out with a dark green dress and hands it to me. It's sleeveless with a high neck that has a v neck cutout running down the middle that ends by the babydoll skirt, even then it's fairly modest because the cut out is covered by lace. Although there's no way I'd be able to wear a bra underneath because you'd be able to see it through the lace.

I put it on and it sits just a couple inches above my knee so when I go to sit down, everything is covered.

"I like it, thankyou Alice."

"Yay! Ok, for your hair I'm thinking a low pony with your natural waves and then we'll curl a few front pieces of your hair to frame your face. Perfect."

Alice goes about getting herself ready while helping me put the finishing touches on my outfit, for shoes she makes me wear five inch black heeled boots, that end up being quite comfortable because of there being a heel at the front of the shoe aswell.

She's dressed in a royal blue silk dress with a high-low skirt that sets off her blonde hair and blue eyes so well. If I look like an inch of how she does, I'd be happy.

We meet Rose and Tanya at a club called Mato, and head inside. We don't have to wait in line because apparently Rose and the bouncer are 'friends' and by that she meant, they'd fucked before.

Rose was what you called a free spirit, she doesn't like to be tied down to just one man, so she sleeps with loads instead. In all the time I've known her I don't think she's had one boyfriend, she let's guys know straight away that all she wants is a one night stand, but that doesn't stop them from coming back more. One night with her and they're snared for life.

Tanya on the other hand is all about the romance, she's the girl who believes in fairytale endings and wants her knight in shining armour to come riding in on a horse to save her. From what, I don't know. Sadly she seems to think every guy she meets is her knight in shining armour so she's had her heart broken plenty of times.

"God, there's not one hot guy here tonight!"

"We've been here less than ten minutes Rose, plus we're still early, we've got time."

"Alice you are so optimistic, it's infectious."

"Well, I for one will not be on the lookout for any man tonight, Billy broke up with me last night."

I knew something was off about Tanya, she definitely looked a lot sadder than usual.

"He was a fucktard anyway, that's all the more reason to come out and have fun and then get laid!" Rose downs the last of her drink fast and slams it down on the table to emphasize her point.

"Having sex is not the answer to everything."

Alice was right, sex wasn't the answer to everything. But then again, what do I know? I'm still a virgin.

"Are you ok Tanya?"

She looks at me and I realise her eyes are glassy as if she's about to cry.

"I'm fine, it was just unexpected, everything was going so great. We'd finally got past the six-date rule, but then he text me and said he was getting back with his ex."

"That fucking bastard! Tanya you need to stop telling guys about the six date thing, you're just giving them a time limit before they can finally have sex and then leave you."

Tanya flinches at Rose's words, and even though they're kind of harsh, they're true, and she needs to hear them. I would've thought by now that Tanya had realised her six-date rule thing never would have worked, but apparently she was still using it.

"I know, I know, it's just I'm not like you guys, I can't just have sex with a guy, I need to plan it and make sure it all goes right."

She sniffs her nose and I fear she might end up balling her eyes out in the middle of the club for everyone to see. I reach out for her and try to offer her words of comfort.

"It's okay Tan, how about you use your six date rule but you don't tell the guy yeah?"

"Yeah, Bella's right, just don't let them know next time."

"Rose can you help me do it."

"Do what?"

"Make guys like me? You have hundreds after you all the time and you don't even wanna know any of em, how do you do it."

We all stare at her, waiting for her answer. She looks at a loss for words as she opens her mouth before closing it again.

"I don't know, I guess it's because they know they can't have me. Guys like a challenge, it's not just all about sex. The thing with you Tan is you give them a goal with the six-dates and once they reach that, they think they've won so they leave you. With me, sex is already apart of the equation, it's the relationship I don't want, and so every guy wants what they can't have, when I tell them a relationship is never going to happen, they automatically think 'ah I can be the one to change her mind.' So they try and try and try to get me in a relationship, but obviously it never works."

She talks so matter of factly, I can tell we're all envious of her knowledge.

Alice is the first one to break her silence. "How is it you know all of that and you've never told us any of it, that would have helped me ages ago! Fucking hell Rose, you're coaching me on how to get a man."

"Me too! Please!" Tanya shouts.

They all stare at me, waiting for me to say I want to join in on their little game too. "No, I'm ok."

"Oh that's right, you're taken aren't you. Traded us all in for Edward Masen." Rose winks at me when she says his name as if we're both in on some dirty little secret.

"Nope, no man for me. That was just a huge misunderstanding, I don't even know the guy."

I don't have to look at Alice to know she'll play along with what I'm saying.

"Oh man Bella, I really thought he was your prince."

I give Tanya a reassuring smile as she gives me a sympathetic look.

"Well then I guess you can be our guinea pig Bella."

"What?!"

Rose shrugs her shoulders as if anything she just said is a normal thing.

"Well I can't go and chat up a guy because I need to be coaching these two, so you're going to be my test subject and while you're doing what I say, I'll be explaining it all to them. It's not like you have to sleep with a guy for real babe, don't worry."

Harmless flirting? I could totally do that, right? Right?

"Hm, okay, I'm not doing nothing too embarrasing though!"

She winks at me again. "Ofcourse not."

"Okay so, first thing is you have to be confident, nobody likes a girl without confidence. But you can't be too confident that you look desperate or arrogant, you have to make sure you get the balance right."

"But how do we know if we're getting the balance right?" Tanya asks.

"Oh trust me, you'll know. So next thing is making yourself seem unavailable, this goes hand in hand with the whole desperation thing. You have to make it so that the guy thinks he's extremely lucky to have you. Even if he's the hottest man you've ever laid eyes on, you have to have the confidence to show that this man is lucky to be seen talking to you."

"Well I've always had problems talking to extremely hot men, I get all tongue-tied and can't speak properly."

I look at Alice, shocked that she says she's had problems. I never would have thought my beautiful bestfriend would have had any problems when it comes to guys.

"If you find yourself getting tongue tied just think of someone you don't find attractive, I use Peter Kay for myself. You're welcome to use him too. If it's still a problem, try and use it to your advantage, don't speak as much and when you do, stick to a few words, this will make you look mysterious and casual."

"Right! Wow, this is gold Rosalie, pure gold. What next?"

She smiles as if proud of herself, I can't help but notice she's in her element when talking about getting guys. She should definitely consider giving out dating advice on a regular.

"Always leave them wanting more, don't spend more than five minutes in his company, and you have to be the one to end the conversation and walk away, that way he'll ask himself what he thinks he's done wrong and he'll seek you out and try and fix things and get a date. Also don't be afraid to speak to more than one guy, the first one you speak to could be totally wrong for you so you may have to start again with a different one, at least this way you have a few choices."

Was all of this really true? Did guys really think like that?

"Remember to be classy not trashy, if you have a drink in your hand, sip it, don't chug. Don't flick your hair, that's a known tease movement, instead you should try and turn your head at least once in the conversation so that your hair moves naturally. If he compliments you, say thanks but don't compliment him back. Be funny, but not too funny, you don't want to come across as a comedienne, if you can't find time to slip a joke in there somewhere just try and do something to make you stand out. What you have to remember is there's probably over a hundred girls in any club you go to, and if the guys hot he's going to be getting the attention of at least half of them, you have to make yourself unique, you have to do something that makes him remember you."

"Oh and when he asks for your name, give him your full name. Most girls only give their first name, there's only so much Kates and Ashleys a guy will speak to before forgetting them all, by giving the last name you'll help secure your name into his brain."

"Bella, you have to go and try all this out now! I need to know if it works!" Tanyas eagerness is obvious.

"Now? I'm not ready."

"It's just a practice run, you'll be fine." Rosalie assures me.

Alice points out a guy standing at the bar alone. He's got spiky blonde hair and he has a trace of stubble, and from where I'm sitting he has a great bum.

"Him, it's perfect, plus he's really hot."

"Alice is right, he's the one you'll try it on. Remember, confident, mysterious, don't be desperate, conversation to a minimum, full name, a joke or two and leave before he does."

Wow, totally not a lot to remember.

I get up and tug on my dress out of nervousness before heading over to the bar.

"Can I get a bourbon neat, please?" I ask the bartender.

The man beside me turns to look at me before giving me the once over.

"Bit of a manly drink, don't you think?"

I turn to look at him once before looking forward again. "I can handle it."

He laughs a little before downing his drink and pulling out a twenty pound note and placing it on the bar.

"Pay for the ladies drink too and get me a scotch on the rocks."

"Thanks." I say again without turning to look at him, even though it takes all of my willpower.

"I'm Mike, you are?"

This time I turn to him and put my hand out to shake his, he looks taken back and I know already, a woman has probably never offered to shake his hand before.

"Isabella Swan."

"Well it's nice to meet you Ms Swan."

I nod once before turning my attention towards the rest of the club.

"So do you come here often?"

"Not really."

He waits for me to elaborate but then realises I don't plan on saying anything else.

"Why not?"

"Not my sorta thing."

"Atmosphere or the people?"

I stare at him now before giving him a blatant once over.

"Both."

He laughs again and I notice he has really nice white teeth. I'm a sucker for good hygiene.

Think of Peter Kay, Bella.

"You got a boyfriend Isabella?"

I shrug my shoulders before answering but he speaks before I can.

"Let me guess, not your sorta thing?"

"Bingo."

The bartender places my drink on the table and I go to grab it and turn to say bye to Mike.

"Thankyou for the drink."

I'm seconds away from the bar when I feel a tap on my shoulder. Well Mike, you're an eager one aren't you?

I turn to face him with a knowing smile on my face but it drops when I realise it isn't Mike standing infront of me.

"What are you doing here?"

Authors Note:

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