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I do not own Twilight, at all.

I only own this story and my OC, Simone Noelle Valentine.

Love Story in Cali

Chapter 8: Heartbreak and Love Songs

Bella Point of View:

Alice had me dressed in a pretty blue strapless knee-length dress. I modeled the dress in the mirror and twirled in a circle. I looked over my shoulder to Alice, who was smiling approvingly.

"Good choice, Alice." I said, adjusting my dress.

She sat down in a chair and was watching me. "Anytime I can, Bella. I hope you enjoy the party downstairs."

I frowned as my arms fell to my sides. "Oh…yeah, another party."

Alice giggled to herself. "You really don't like big parties."

"I'm glad you enjoy my anguish." I said.

She got up and held my hands. "Let's go have fun."

She began to pull me back downstairs to the party filled with crazy teenagers. I hope Alice and them closed their doors. People at parties usually like to 'get some' at parties, especially when their drunk. Alice released me and let me roam around freely. I craned my neck around looking for my boyfriend. I checked near the kitchen and by the couch. I opened the back door and went to check outside. I saw a figure by the trees. I hurried over there carefully, making sure I didn't trip in my heels. I got closer to the figure. I wonder why he is out here. I reached to touch his arm.

"Edward, why are you out here." I said, squinting to see his beautiful face in the darkness.

He didn't answer me and I was getting worried. "Edward, why won't you answer me?"

When he turned to face me, I fell back in horror. "You're not Edward. What are you doing here?"

Why was he here? I thought he goes to Jefferson. He grabbed my hand and pulled me into him. I struggled to get out of his hold, but I couldn't.

"I wanted you back, baby." He said.

"Well, I don't want you back James." I responded.

"Of course you do."

"No, I don't. Are you delusional or something? I broke up with you!"

He shook his head at my response. "That was a mistake."

He pushed me back then, he began to kiss me, I could taste the alcohol emitting from his mouth. Ew, really nasty. He must have had one too many beers. He held me tighter. He must have had a hard time letting go.

"James, stop this now!" I mumbled.

He didn't stop, but he kissed me harder. His hand began to squeeze my thigh. I began to cry from the pain he was causing me. What makes him think I'm enjoying this? I never even had sex with him. This only proves how drunk and crazy he is. I felt a hand on my shoulder and it gripped it tightly. The hand pulled me backwards and I fell from the extra force. When I looked up I saw Edward punching James in the face. I got up from the ground and threw off the shoes. I ran over to them and jumped on Edward's back.

"Stop this now!" I yelled.

He jerked me off his back and pushed me aside. "Get away, Bella. I saw you and him."

I gripped his white button down shirt. "Edward, it's not what you think. I don't even like him, he is my ex."

Edward faced me and squeezed my shoulders. "Ow, Edward, you're hurting me."

"So, you were just going to let him screw you?"

I shook my head. "Edward, he wasn't. I wouldn't let him."

He released me. "Now you're defending him."

Everything I say he is turning it into something bad. I ran away from him and back into the house. I was about to go up the stairs, but the girls caught me.

"Bella, what's wrong?" Simone asked.

"Why are you crying?" Rosalie asked, holding onto Emmett.

"Edward." Alice growled.

She turned away and began running outside. I hurried into Alice's room and grabbed my clothes.

"Rosalie, can you take me back to the dorm?"

She nodded then, kissed Emmett good-bye. We hastily walked out the party and to her red BMW convertible. I got into the passenger seat quickly and Rosalie began to drive off. She didn't talk to me the whole time. She followed me up to the dorm, even though I told her to go back to the party. I fell onto the sofa and Rose came back with vanilla ice cream.

"I know cheerleaders shouldn't eat it, but it is always good." Rose said.

I took the ice cream from her hands and threw off the lid. I dug my spoon in and licked the ice cream off. Rosalie smiled at me meekly. "Are you going to be okay?"

I nodded even though it wasn't true. "Edward caught James making out with me. Actually he was close to raping me. Thank God, Edward came when he did. I guess he was drunk."

She looked surprised. "James? You can't be talking about your ex. He kissed you?"

I nodded. "Yeah, then he squeezed my thigh tightly."

She frowned. "I bet Edward thought you two were about to go at it."

I nodded and began to cry again. "The way he squeezed my shoulders scared me. He acted like he wasn't my boyfriend, the man I loved."

She rubbed my forearm. "Listen, Bells, he will come around. We all know how Edward can be sometimes."

"Okay." I said, smiling at her. "Thanks Rose."

She nodded. "No problem."

The door opened and Erik and Simone busted in. "Bella! Are you okay?"

She hugged me around my neck and began to move side-to-side. "I hope you are okay, my little Bellsie. Eddie is just being a meanie! Don't worry Bella; Ali will make it all better!"

Erik held her around her waist and kissed her forehead. 'Aww, you're so sweet cutie pie!"

He scooped her up in his arms and carried her upstairs to her bed. He came back downstairs and sat next to us. "Sorry about that. She insisted on getting a daiquiri."

"It's okay Erik." I said.

"Are you doing alright, Bella?"

I nodded. "Yes, thank you for asking Erik."

He smiled at me.

"Erik, baby!" Simone shouted.

He rolled his eyes then, laughed. "I'll be back."

We laughed at him. He likes her so much. Alice came into the dorm with her arms crossed. She looked so mad I thought she was going to turn red. "That big idiot. He is so stupid! I can't believe he did that! Wait until I get him! I'm going to hurt him so much! Ugh, he is so frustrating!" she began to ramble.

She smiled at me happily when she spotted me. "Hi, Bella."

"I'm okay, Alice. Don't get worked up on it." I said.

"You sure?" she asked.

I nodded. "Yes."

~*Goodnight Love~*

I was lying in my bed quietly. My IPod was playing 'Say Ok' by Vanessa Anne Hudgens. I mouthed the words to the song. As I did, a tear would fall from my eyes. My phone began to ring. I looked at the caller ID and flipped over the phone. I'm too scared to answer. I flipped the switch of my lamp then, buried my face in my pillow.

"Goodnight, my precious love." I whispered.

~*Will you ever forgive me? ~*

I had my head on my desk. Class was about to start. The seat next to me clattered. I looked over to the seat through my curtain of brown hair. I saw Edward. I blushed as I saw him sit down. We haven't talked in week. He has ignored me since that night. He looked over to me then out the window. I felt something brush against my arm. I lifted it and saw a note. I picked it up and blushed as I read it. It read:

Bella meet me by my locker after class.

I nodded. "Okay."

I felt bad about this though. Why would he write me this note? I took notes instead of looking at Edward the whole time. As I took a note I would look over to Simone. She would mouth something to me and I would try not to laugh. I could always count on her to make me feel better. The bell rang and I walked out with Simone. She walked with me to his locker.

"Are you going to be okay? If you want me to, I can look out." She said.

"No, you don't have to do that." I said.

A smile formed on her pressed together lips. "Okay." She patted my shoulder then, turned around. She began walking towards her locker. Maybe I should have asked her to stay. My phone beeped. I pulled it out and saw the text message.

R U sure?

I laughed at her message then, replied back.

Yep!

She responded back in a short second.

Okey- dokey

When I saw Edward walking towards me, I put my phone back into my bag.

"Hi." I said.

"Hello."

"I'm sorry Bella. I didn't mean to hurt you that night. I was just so angry to see you with him. I'm also sorry for ignoring you." He said.

I nodded solemnly. "It's okay."

He shook his head. "No, it's not okay. I hurt you."

I laughed at him then, put my hands on his face. "Just kiss me."

He smiled then, brought his lips to mine. After a couple of minutes we released. "Do you forgive me?"

I kissed him again. "Of course I do."

He hugged me tightly and suddenly, I felt so warm. "Do you have a date to the dance?"

"Yes, I do." I said.

"You do? What's his name?"

I laughed. "Edward Cullen."

"Tell me about him."

"He has the most beautiful green eyes and when he kisses you, you feel like you could melt."

He nodded. "Sounds like you love him."

"I think I do."

I kissed him again.

~*~ Back at the Dorm~*~

When I walked into the dorm, I found Simone crying. "Si-Si, what's wrong?"

"Seth caught me with Erik. I was kissing him because he told me he was leaving for Paris."

I hugged her. "Awww, I'm so sorry."

"He was going to ask me to the dance. I bet I must have hurt him."

"He will come around I'm sure."

"Yeah, so what happed with Edward?"

I smiled. "We are going to the dance together."

Simone clapped. "I'm so happy for you!" she hugged me.

"I'm glad because I really love him and I would love to spend my life with him. "

"And this is the Senior Dance." She said.

I nodded. "Yep."

"So, can I be the maid-of-honor?"

"Yeah. Alice, you, and Rose will be my maids-of-honor."

"Cool!"

She got up from the couch and went to the counter. She started to scream. "What?"

She pointed to something in a magazine. "They have new dresses at the mall!"

"We're going shopping?" I asked, without any enthusiasm.

She nodded, cheerfully. She grabbed her car keys and my hand. "Let's go."

Chapter 8 is done! I hope you liked it! I didn't know what to write for the week Bella and Edward weren't talking so, yeah. But, I will tell you what happened. Bella would just mope around thinking about Edward and listen to love songs. Seth is mad at Simone and now she has no one to go to the dance with. I know it happened quickly okay. If you want me to, I can rewrite it. Next Chapter maybe the last one.

Next Chapter: The Senior Prom