Disclaimer: Just to be clear…I am not Stephenie Meyers, nor am I trying to cash in on her fortune. Twilight and all it's characters belong to her…not me. Only the naughty, explicit sex I make her characters have…belongs to me.:-)

**********JUST A REMINDER…UPDATES WILL BE ON FRIDAYS**********

This is a short chapter only because I'm using it to set up for Chapter 18. Which I may update sooner than next Friday. I'll have to see how the weekend goes to determine if I'll get the time I need to write.

My new story will probably go up next Wednesday and for now it's entitled "Doing Things Her Way" but that could change…I'm not sure yet.

I want to give a shout out to everyone who's taken the time to review the chapters in my story. When I first thought of the premise to this story I knew that I liked it, but just because I liked it didn't necessarily mean that others would. You guys have kept me smiling and I can't thank you enough for the words of encouragement that you give. You are all truly awesome.

My Playlist

"Lose Yourself" by Eminem

"Because of You" by Neyo

"Let's Get It Started" by The Black Eyed Peas

"Girlfight" by Brooke Valentine


Last night had been amazing dancing with Edward and him singing to me. He has a beautiful voice by the way. What can't that man do?

After we left the club we stopped by the 24-hour diner and grabbed a bite to eat before they dropped me off at home. I needed to get some rest for the game tomorrow.

I was sleep minutes after my head hit the pillow. I had blissful dreams about Edward and our future. I saw us as being married at a young age and traveling the world. Although I didn't see kids in this particular dream, I knew that I wanted to have his babies. I'm totally positive that any babies that come from his DNA would be just as beautiful as he is.

I awoke feeling refreshed and anxious for our game. After a nice long hot shower I pulled on some black boy shorts and a black sports bra along with a white tank top and my school tracksuit. I would change into my game uniform once I got to the school.

I made my way downstairs for breakfast and saw my mom in the kitchen watching over something in the skillet while sipping on her cup of coffee.

"Good Morning mom," I said.

"Morning baby. How did you sleep," she responded.

"Very well actually," I replied.

"Are you ready for the game today? I think it's going to be a good one," she said with a warm smile.

"I'm beyond ready for this game. We've practiced so hard and I think we're all in top form. It should be interesting to say the least."

"Good attitude Bells. Breakfast is just about ready, why don't you go in the garage and let your father and brother know that as well."

"Okay."

My dad and James spend their spare time working on my brother's '67 Dodge Challenger that he bought over the summer from some junkyard. They're completely restoring it to its Old Glory so James can take it with him when he goes off to Harvard. Although he could afford to buy a new '08 Dodge Challenger, he prefer vintage things.

It actually looks amazing and I can't wait to see the finished product. I'm not big on cars and neither was James that much before he met Rosalie. Now that girl knows her way around an automobile. She's taught him a thing or two and he's never lost his love for cars since, even after their break up.

"Hiya dad…hey James. Mom says that breakfast is just about ready and for you two to come inside," I told them.

"Alright Bells, we'll be right there."

"Okay. The car is looking good guys. I can't wait to see it when it's finished," I told them with much appreciation of their work.

Back inside the kitchen I helped my mom set everything up on the breakfast table before taking my seat opposite her. My dad and James came in a few minutes later and joined us at the table after washing their hands.

Dad blessed our food before we all dug in to some French toast, scrambled eggs and sausage patties. I needed to make sure I had plenty of energy, so I ate a good amount of food.

Once we were done eating, James helped my mom clear the table and load the dishwasher while I went to finish getting ready. My dad needed to make a phone call so he went to their office for privacy.

A few hours later we arrived at the school and I bid my family goodbye so I could go off to the locker room. They all wished me luck and gave me hugs of encouragement. On my way to the locker room I ran into my Edward. He had just come from around the front of the school when I ran into him…literally.

"We have to stop meeting like this angel," he said in his velvet voice.

"I know, I really need to watch where I be walking. Can you ever forgive me," I asked flirting with him.

"I don't know…you might need to give me some type of restitution," he replied flirting back with me.

"I reached up and wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled his lips to me and I kissed him long and hard, before slipping my tongue in between his lips to have a taste of his manliness. At first I think I startled him because he didn't respond, but he quickly recovered and wrapped his arms around my waist and put his all into our kiss. I had to pull away before we got too carried away considering I had someplace I needed to be.

"How about we pick this up after the game," I suggested to him.

"Definitely. We'll go to my house. How does that sound beautiful?"

"It sounds wonderful. I can't wait," I told him as I turned to walk away.

"Oh Bella…"

"Yes?"

"Good luck baby."

"Thanks. I love you."

"I love you too."

Edward went off to grab a seat with his family while I made my way down to the locker room. When I got there just about everyone was already there. I went to my locker and got out my uniform and got dressed. Ang came over to me for our usual before game chat. I saw Ali sitting over by herself by her locker, she looked kind of sad. I wonder what that was about. She's usually in good spirits before our games.

"Hey Ang…do you think you could maybe go talk to Ali and make sure she's okay. She looks kind of out of it," I asked her.

"Sure no problem," she said as she walked away towards Ali.

I turned away so that she wouldn't know I had sent Ang over to talk to her. I walked over to the coach's office to make sure that she didn't need to tell me anything before we did the usual pre-game pep talk with the whole squad. She wasn't even in her office so I walked back over by my locker and talked with a few of the other players.

A few minutes later the coach blew her whistle calling us all to attention. Everyone went over to the meeting spot and took a seat. The coach gave us her usual spill about paying attention to the ball, make sure we guard the ball when it's in our possession, try not to foul, give the other team hell, and most importantly she always told us to have fun.

Now it was my turn to speak. I just basically told everyone to remember what job they had out on the field and to execute it to the best of their ability. I also have a habit of telling my teammates that we're all in this together and that it's a group effort to bring home the win. Then I had them get in our normal huddle.

"Alright team, Lady Spartans on three," I said to them.

"1,2,3…Lady Spartans," we all said in unison.

We began filing out of the room to head to the field. On my way out, Ang walked up beside me and held me back a little from the group. She told me that she spoke with Ali and she told her that she just was a little uncomfortable because she sensed some disruption coming. She wouldn't go into detail about it, but she was adamant that something was going to happen today that was going to cause discomfort and sadness for some people.

"Is she always that cryptic," Ang asked me.

"Not that I would know about that now…but she has said some things in the past that made me do a double take," I admitted.

We both looked at each other and then shrugged. For some strange reason…I began to wonder what could possibly happen to cause discomfort and sadness. One thing I knew for certain, never bet against Alice's visions. I've learned that just by the few things she said to me when we were friends. I shook it off because I needed to focus on whipping those Quillayute girls' asses today.

We did some warm ups before the whistle blew to signal the start of the game. We won the coin toss and took control of the ball.

I will admit that those girls were pretty darn aggressive. However, Ali wasn't letting any of their balls into our net. She had her game face on and was taking no prisoners when it came to her job on the field. It was times like these that I wish we could be friends because she is a hardcore player and I love when people have commitment for the game.

The game was fast paced and before long it was halftime and we were up by three points. After a thirty-minute break we were back at it. The second half was much more intense and the opposing team was coming at us harder. I ended up being bench halfway through the second half to give the second string a chance to play. One thing about coach is that she tries to let everyone play in each game.

While I was sitting on the sidelines observing the game I sought out Edward to see if he was paying me any attention. When I scanned the bleachers I saw Esme and Carlisle right away, they were sitting with another couple who I didn't recognize. I saw my parents along with James and Vicki and off to the side of them was Rose, Emmett, Jasper and Edward. He looked tense and a little angry. I noticed Rose throwing menacing looks in his direction and as I scanned back from her to him, that 's when I saw "her".

A busty strawberry blonde woman was sitting next to Edward trying to hold a conversation with him. I've never seen this woman before so either she was new around here or she was a visitor. She couldn't be no more than my age or a year older…but her body made her look more adult than most girls our age. Edward looked like he was in pain, but I just don't understand why he didn't move away from her or even ask her to leave him alone. I was tempted to go over there and ask him if he was okay, but I knew I wouldn't be able to get away with that. Coach would not be happy if I up and walked away from the sidelines when I'm suppose to be paying attention to the game. I just sucked it up, but kept my eye on things. For some strange reason, I had a feeling that this woman was no good.

The rest of the game went by in a blur. I was put back in the game in the last ten minutes and I scored the last point of the game with my "bend it like Beckham" move. We won 7-3. After shaking hands with the opposing team and then getting the okay to leave the field from coach, I made my way over to the bleachers to see about my man.

The crowd was beginning to thin out, but there were still plenty of people hanging around. As I made my way over to the crowd, I was bombarded by my brother who lifted me up and twirled me around like I was five years old.

"Great game sis. That last move you did was sick. Congratulations."

"Thanks James. Do you think you can put me down now," I asked while laughing.

"Oh yeah, sorry about that. I was just a tad bit happy," he admitted.

"Hey ya Bella. Great game," Victoria greeted.

"Hi Vicki. Thanks," I replied with a smile.

Pretty much of the same thing happened with my parents, Carlise and Esme and even Emmett and Rose. Edward came up to me last and hugged me tight, then kissed me passionately on the lips. He held me so tight, unlike any other time in the past. I had a feeling that something was wrong, so I gently pulled away from his embrace to look up into his eyes.

"Baby, are you okay," I asked him.

"No not really, I need to talk to you about something. After you go and change we'll go back to my house so we can talk, okay?"

"Okay. I won't be too long," I told him before kissing him one last time and then heading to the locker room.

Once inside his words played over in my mind and I didn't get the feeling that he was going to break up with me or anything drastic like that, but I had a feeling that whatever it was I wasn't going to like. I also had a feeling that it had something to do with that girl sitting next to him during the game.

I congratulated the team as I made my way to my locker. Everybody was in a good mood and was talking about heading over to our favorite Pizza Parlor for a victory lunch. I told them that I may meet them there, but I had something to take care of first. I noticed Ali sitting by her locker watching me carefully. Her stare kind of unnerved me, but I didn't say anything to her.

I quickly took a shower before changing into jeans, a black cashmere sweater and black boots. It was kind of cold out so I wanted to be warm. Once I was completely dressed and ready to go, I looked up and noticed that everyone was pretty much gone. Just as I turned around to head out myself, Ali popped right up in front of me.

I jumped back a little from her sudden appearance and wondered what she could possibly want to talk to me about.

"Sorry about that Bella…I just wanted to warn you," she told me in a sad but stern voice.

I instantly got on my guard, because I didn't know what she could possibly think she had to warn me about.

"About what," I asked her a bit harshly.

"About what Edward is going to tell you. You should know that it's really hard for him to come face to face with her and have to relive everything over again. Whatever you do, don't leave him alone with her or don't underestimate her. She's manipulative and calculating. Please just keep that in mind for the next two days."

"Alice what are you talking about? Who are you referring to? Can you be a little less cryptic," I asked getting aggravated.

"No. That's for Edward to tell you…not me. I was just warning you. It's up to you if you take my words to heart," she said before walking away.

Just as she was about to round the corner that led to the exit she stopped and turned back to me and said, "by the way that Beckham move you did at the end…was killer," and then she was gone.

I mumbled a polite "thanks" but she was already gone. God that girl was more frustrating the more I got to know her.

Anyway, I'm now anxious to get to Edward and find out what he wanted to tell me. I hurriedly gathered all my things and then left the locker room. The majority of everybody was gone. I still saw my parents and Edwards parents over by the field, along with that couple that sat next to the Cullens during the game. I still had no clue who they were.

Off to the side stood Edward with Emmett, Rose, Jasper, and Alice. I also noticed the blonde haired girl standing not too far from Edward, but not next to him either. I wonder if she is who Alice was trying to warn me about.

I kept my eyes on Edward as I made my way over to them and he smiled when he saw me coming towards him. I sat my backpack with my clothing inside on the ground and threw my arms around Edward for a proper hug. This time I initiated the kiss and was just getting into it when I heard a feminine voice behind us sound like they were trying to get our attention by clearing their voice…loudly.

I pulled away and looked around Edward's broad shoulders to see the very same blonde standing there with hate in her eyes. When she noticed me staring, she quickly masked her face and put on a fake smile. I wasn't buying it though so I said the first thing that came to mind, "May I help you?"

"Actually I was wondering if Eddie was going to introduce me to his little friend," she said in the most God-awful voice. I had to chuckle at her description of me. She totally threw that out there as an insult, but I wasn't going to give her the satisfaction of knowing she upset me. Instead I shocked the shit out of her by speaking up…not giving Edward time to reply.

"Oh I'm sure Edward didn't mean to be rude. I'm his girlfriend…Bella. And you are?"

"Girlfriend? Wow, okay then. I guess that would make me the "ex-girlfriend"…Tanya," she replied with a grimace on her face.

At the mention of that name I felt the blood drain from my face and I'm sure I was as pale as a vampire. Edward gripped my body tightly and I knew that it was hurting him for her to be here. So this is what he wanted to talk to me about. She is who Ali was warning me about as well. I would have to stay on my P's and Q's around this girl. I sensed danger flowing from her in droves and I knew that this girl was going to test her limits when it came to my relationship with Edward. One thing was for certain, I would not let this skank come between what Edward and I have.

A.N. So I know this was a short chapter, but I didn't want to overload you with too much. I just wanted to get the pivotal part of this chapter across, which was Tanya's arrival.

Please leave me reviews and tell me your thoughts. I would also be open to any suggestions that you may have in regards to the Tanya situation.

Okay so I've been going back and forth with what I want Alice's problem to be and I think I've finally decided on what it's going to be. However, because so many of you are so eager to know what's the matter with her, I would really like to hear what you would like to see. Basically I would like your ideas of what you want to see her problem is. I will finally reveal what's going on with her in Chapter 20.

Another thing is that this story is almost over. There are probably 10 more chapters left before I'll be done with this story. Thank you all so much for sticking it out this long. Don't forget reviews are so rewarding. Nothing is better than knowing that people like what you're writing. I even welcome bad reviews…they help me learn what I'm doing wrong.

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