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A/N: I Just want to explain one thing, Bella has really not had any more experiences with boys than the occasional flirting. So when Jacob starts showing interest in her, she starts getting those horrible butterflies that we seem to get when a new relationship starts, it's not that she is using Jacob and he isn't using her. Jacob truly likes her and Bella loves Edward she has and always will she's just not too sure how to get him out of Tanya's clutches, so even though she would love to be the one on Edwards arm she is enjoying the attention from Jacob and has decided that she will have fun this summer, in all she just wants to feel wanted and loved in more than a friend/sister sort of way and Jacob is the first person to really pursue this (other than mike but we know he's and ass and she hates him) so all the feelings that she is having is new.

Chapter 4 :Let's Dance

Alice stepped away from Bella and Jacob, oh she couldn't believe it, this was going to be good. Alice didn't want to see Edward get hurt but maybe seeing Bella being flirted with by Jacob would be the push that she needed. She walked inside to were Edward was.

"Hey big brother, how are you doing?"

"Alice, what are you up to."

"I don't know what you are talking about."

"Alice you know that I can read you like a book, what is with the how are you big bro."

"Nothing I just wasn't sure if you were able to say hi to everyone yet. It was really nice of you to let Embry invite Quil & Jacob. Have you had a chance to talk to them?"

"Nah I've been in here trying to make sure that we have everything so that we can start on the bbq soon."

"Oh it can wait come on we have to be good hosts and go at least say hi to everyone."

With little resistance Edward followed Alice out the back door to the party area. He was shocked to see what he saw, not only was Jacob surrounded by a gaggle of girls(yep I said gaggle), one being Edwards own girlfriend, he couldn't help but notice that ALL of Jacobs attention was on Bella. Jacob kept putting his hand on the small of her back and leaning down to whisper something to Bella, she would blush, giggle and it would happen all over again. He also couldn't help but notice that Tanya was pissed because she wasn't the one getting the attention. Edward liked Jacob, he was a good guy, but he was way too old for Bella, he was in college and 19 and that was just not what Bella needed, he wasn't sure what Bella needed but he did know it wasn't Jacob.

Alice couldn't help but notice the conflict that was on Edwards face when they rounded the corner and saw Jacob and the group of girls there, she also couldn't pass up the opportunity to plant her next seed.

"You know Edward, Jake is going to be here a month or two with Billy, plus he is going to be hanging out a lot with Emmett and Bella. I think we should make him feel welcomed in our group, it looks like him and Bella are hitting it off. It's about time that she was able to date a nice guy, and who knows it could always end up and experience that Bella will never forget." She wiggled her eyebrows. "If you know what I mean."

Edward growled…yep growled, not loud enough for anyone to hear but Alice caught it. Alice smiled to herself and danced over to the group of her friends.

"Hey guys we are about to put the food on, everyone hungry."

A resounding "Yeah" came from the group

"So since we are all famished let's eat and then do a little dancing afterwards."

There was a collective sound of excitement; everyone knew that when Alice decided that there should be dancing she took it seriously there would be a dance floor, lights and awesome music. The only person not too excited was Bella.

"Uhg." She mumbled

Jacob looked down at her. "What's wrong."

" I just don't want to dance."

"Why?"

"Because even though I can. Rosie and Alice have been teaching me, I still have the klutz gean that is out to get me, I just have a feeling that the person I'm dancing with toes will be in pain by the end of the dance."

"Bella, I'll dance with you, you'll be safe and sound in my arms. My toes will be happy to play along, you won't hurt me."

Bella noticed the double meaning, was Jacob actually flirting with her? He had always said nice things to her but had never fully flirted with her, this was different it was nice to be the object of someone's affection. Bella decided what the hell, she knew how to flirt (or at least she had watched Rose,) not that she did it often but by damn if this beautiful boy was going to lavish attention on her who was she to stop him and maybe, just maybe seeing her as the object of someone's affection my actually make Edward jealous..yeah right a girl could only hope. Bella channeled all the Rosie she could, smiled up at Jacob and whispered.

"Promise."

Edward finally made it over to the group, he surveyed his friends and family, Tanya looked pissed, as always. Rose was looking at Bella with pride, Emmett & Jasper were talking about the last football practice. Alice looked smug and like she was up to something. Bella and Jacob were leaning close –too close for his liking—whispering something. Edward looked down and noticed that his fists were clenched- What? When the hell did that happen? Was it because of Bella & Jacob?" Then he reminded himself that he was only looking out for Bella's best interest, Jacob was too old!

Tanya walked over to Edward and wrapped her arms around him, she couldn't believe that Bella was getting Jacobs's attention, what they hell??

"Hey baby." She cooed in Edwards ear.

He looks so upset, did he see her before with Jacob?

Shit Edward was the best looking guy at school (and had always been) and they made the perfect couple, she didn't want to screw that up now. She & Edward still had another year to rule the school together. Once high school was over that was different story, Edward would probably go off to one of the stupid music schools he was applying to. Tanya wasn't sure why he would waste his life on music but she knew if he did go through with deciding on a career in music she wouldn't be with him after high school. She had always said she would marry her perfect Edward, who was going to follow in his father's footsteps and become a doctor one day, but now since they had their talk the other night…

++Flashback++

Edward was sitting in the music room at his house, he was working on a piece he had been trying to put together for a few months, and he just couldn't seem to get it right. He heard Tanya from the hallway.

"Hey Edward, what are you doing?"

He looked up at her. "Hey, just finishing up this piece I'm working on, I can't seem to get it right something is missing."He thought back to all the times Bella had sat with him and let him bounce stuff off on her so that he could get them right. They would discuss them for hours, Bella played the guitar so she would sometimes play opposite of him, that always seemed to help him figure out what direction he wanted the piece to go in.

"Piece?"

"Yeah I'm working on it for the piano."

"You play the piano?" ok no one can know this…

"Yeah I do, I've been playing since I was six, I can't believe you didn't know."

"Oh, why do you even bother?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well you're gonna be a doctor like you dad, why are you worried about music? Why do you waste your time playing that thing? Isn't he a little embarrassing that people will find out he plays the piano?? I mean I would be..we will just have to keep this from other people. As long as Edwards image is football captain and valedictorian everyone will still worship us and we will still be the best couple, there can't be any cracks.

He looked taken aback. "Tanya, I'm not going to be a doctor, I've decided I want to go the music route with my life, I want to compose and play, that is what will make me happy."

That's when Tanya decided that she would have to either talk him into becoming a doctor or drop him when they graduated and find a guy that she knew would keep her financially stable. Composers just don't make the type of money she would need to live the life she deserved.

++End FB++

After eating most of the parents so they everyone decided it was time for the dancing to begin. Bella helped clear off tables and put away the food while Alice and Jasper got the play list together. Bella was finishing up the dishes when Alice came into the kitchen.

"Bella, I want you to have fun ok?" Let's loosen up and go have some fun tonight!"

Alice took Bella's hand and pulled her towards the dance floor set up in the back yard.

"Alice, I'm still not sure, come on."

"Bella, we are going to dance, you actually do really well when you loosen up, come on, last time we had a blast."

"Yeah last time I didn't have a crowd watching me."

"Yeah well, tonight just act like it's me, you and Rosie like we did last time."

"Alice, that is going to be a little hard, Jacob said he will be dancing with me, I can't dance with him, he's going to think I'm a dork."

Alice looked over and cued Rosie to start the first song

"Dammit ALICE!!." Bella laughed as the beat of the first song started…she should have known it would be naughty She heard The hard beat of Ginuwine's Pony come on.

Bella & Alice started dancing and grinding with each other, she could tell that the boys around were getting a good show and it was really fun. Alice & Rose had taught her how to dance over the last year but she just recently the last couple of times had the confidence to let loose and have. It was amazing that when she wasn't thinking about not tripping, falling or being an all around klutz how gracefully she could dance but she still was always weary that a klutz attack would hit.

After Pony ended Bella saw Jacob walking over in her direction.

"See you said you would hurt someone's toes, I think you did a wonderful job."

"I'm still a dangerous person to dance with, you never know when i will crush your foot." She said with a smile.

"I'll take my chances."

Bella and Jacob danced for most of the night, she couldn't believe how easy it was for her, she had such a strange feeling in her stomach the whole time she was dancing with Jacob, could he actually like her like he had let on? He was only here for a month or two, it really help her take her mind off of Edward if she just had fun with Jacob, he was safe, he was in college and would be going home in a few months. She just wished that for once Edward would actually see her other than a best friend/little sister. She figured the best way to show him she wasn't a little girl anymore was to act the part of the young woman she had become.

*****

The next day Bella was sitting on her bed remembering a few weeks back to back to Edwards 18th birthday. Bella wanted to get his house early because she wanted to give Edward his gift without others there, she he bought him a composition notebook bound in leather, she knew he would love it.

Bella had way too much water so had to pee before she went to give him his gift, she rushed up the stairs to the bathroom that was at the end of the hall on the second floor. When she was finished she opened the door to see Tanya with her back to her standing in the doorway of the music room talking to Edward. She wasn't trying to ease drop but still heard their conversation

"Hey Edward, what are you doing?" What do you think he's doing stupid he's sitting in front of a piano composing a song.

"Hey, just finishing up this piece I'm working on, I can't seem to get it right something is missing."He's been working on that piece for months, I wonder what is holding it up.

"Piece?"

"Yeah I'm working on it for the piano."

"You play the piano?" How the fuck does Tanya not know he plays the piano, I've been helping him with pieces for years.

"Yeah I do, I've been playing since I was six, I can't believe you didn't know." That's because she doesn't want to know you, she just wants you on her arm to make her look better, how the fuck can you not see this!

Bella was so proud of Edward for taking the steps to make the life he wanted to and be what he wanted to be not anyone else. Bella knew his dad wasn't too pleased about Edward going the musical route but if only he would actually sit down and talk to Edward and hear his passion for music maybe, just maybe he would start to see how important it was to Edward to have music be his life. She didn't know what she would do without music, she just recently started writing her own songs and music she would sit for hours in her room playing her guitar coming up with things, everyone always said she had a great voice and should sing in public, but she just wasn't ready for that, she didn't want to cover other peoples songs she wanted to write her own, so she would always understand Edwards love of composing his own songs also.

"Oh, why do you even bother?" Holy shit did she just ask him why he bothers playing the piano??? Because it's his fucking life.

"What do you mean?"

"Well you're gonna be a doctor like you dad, why are you worried about music? Why do you waste your time playing that thing? I cannot believe it, who does she think she is to tell him what he can and cannot do with his life, doesn't know him, doesn't know his dreams like I do. Why can't he see that??

Bella was sad that he was with someone like Tanya that seemed to have a life plan of being Doctor Edward Cullen's wife. All Bella could do was be there for him, first and most important Edward was one of her best friends and she would be there to support him no matter the fact of her feelings but she would support him in his choices and just hope that he was happy in them.

All and all Bella loved the attention that Jacob was giving her and decided for right now that it was enough, it was enough that hopefully one day Edward would see Tanya for what she truly was, it was enough that maybe one day he would see Bella for more than a friend, and it was enough that she finally had someone make her feel special, more than just a friend, even if it was just for the summer…

A/N: Hey guys sorry it took so long, this chapter when in a different direction than I had originally planned, so I hope you like it, I will be working on the next couple of chapters over then next week, I'm hoping to have 5 & 6 finshed up and posted this week. As always I completely love the reviews & PM's that I receive, please, please, please let me know what you think!