If things were different.
CHAPTER 4; (Back to Bella's Point Of View)
Saturday morning was pretty uneventful. Alice decided we'd go shopping, and chose my outfit. She put me in a light green circle neck t shirt with capped sleeves and my favourite pair of skinny jeans. She was wearing a white and blue vertical striped capped shirt with a low hanging neck, with a pair of high waisted grey skinny jeans. She lent me a pair of bright pink pumps and she wore a pair of yellow heels. She matched the the pumps with my hoodie, while she wore a yellow sweater.
After shopping for an hour, I told her I was hungry.
"Alice, can we go eat?"
"Only if we have the whole afternoon to do what I want."
"But the past hour has been solely shopping. Do I need to remind you that was your choice?"
She tried to guilt trip me. "Bella, I'm your guest," she pouted.
"And...?" I prompted.
"That means," she paused to think, "we do what I want!"
"No Alice, your not my guest, your like my sister, your my best friend!"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"That the normal guest rules don't apply to you. We're going to eat, then we go back to the house."
"And go swimming," she added.
I nodded in agreement. I have to practice everyday. She smiled at me and grabbed my arm with one hand while pointing at a 'Pizza Hut' with the other.
"Sure," I said allowing her to drag me along.
"Bella, do you remember when we used to eat in Pizza Hut every weekend?"
"Seems like another lifetime," I nodded, smiling at the nostalgia.
"We still asked for a six person table, just out of habit," she paused ,well, I say we... Edward asked for a six person table."
"Really?" I chuckled.
"Yeah, he misses you, a lot now that me and Jasper are a couple."
"And Rose with Emmett," I contributed.
"Yeah, he feels pretty left out when we go out as a group."
"Awwww. Poor Edward," I giggled.
"Table for two, please," Alice told the man at the desk.
He nodded at her.
"We'll have two buffets please," she asked before he'd even picked up a pair of menus. He nodded again, directing us upstairs to a window table.
We sat and ate in a comfortable silence, enjoying each others company.
"Bella?" Alice asked when we got in my car. She paused.
"Yes, Alice?" I prompted.
She hesitated and shook her head.
"Don't worry about it. Can't wait till summer vacation!"
"Me neither. I can't wait to see everybody."
"Have you asked Renée about you moving back with Charlie?"
"No."
"Please do Bella. I miss having my best friend there all the time. And there are some things that you can't say on MSN."
"I know, Alice. I will, give me some more time."
"Okay," she smiled at me, dropping it instantly.
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The rest of the weekend was a blur. It felt like a dream. As if I was still in Forks (except it wasn't raining), and none of this ever happened. Renée never met Phil, never divorced Charlie. She never made me move to Phoenix away from my friends and family. Man, that was one of the best times of my life.