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I lay in my bed staring up at the ceiling. The clock said it was five a.m., but it felt much later. I had not managed to get sleep last night at all. I tossed and turned trying to get the image of Edward's hands on Tanya out of my mind. Was he dancing with her like he danced with me, did he tell her that, she too was beautiful?

I was beyond terrified to walk out of my room. The possibility that Tanya had come home with Edward last night was pretty good, and she didn't seem like the type of girl who would hold out on sleeping with a guy.

The look she gave me at the club made it clear that she wanted Edward, and I'm sure if she put her mind to it, she will get him. It made me think back to Alice telling me that I had better hurry and tell him before some skank got her claws into him. Was Tanya going to be that skank?

I didn't even want to think about it. I had stayed in my room long enough. If I wasn't going to get any sleep, I would need a cup of coffee. I sat up in my bed and attempted to mentally prepare myself for what may occur. Did it really matter? I mean, I don't think my heart could break anymore. Not after last night, anyway. How Edward went from paying me compliments and dancing with me, to easily blowing me off when something better came along was astounding. I should probably be mad at him, but I couldn't. How could I blame him for being oblivious?

You have to stop doing this to yourself, I thought.

I took a deep breath, then stood up and walked over to the mirror on the back of my door really quick to make sure I didn't look too much like death. I quickly brushed my hair, and threw it onto a messy bun. I wasn't even going to worry about the dark circles under my eyes.

This is as good as it gets.

With a final deep breath, I turned the knob on my door and listened for any hint of someone being awake…nothing.

I walked down the hall, and everything was still dark. No one was in the living room, and there were no signs of a trail of discarded clothes leading to Edwards bedroom, so that was good. I made my way to the kitchen and started making the coffee.

I was standing there humming to myself, putting scoops of coffee grounds into the filter, when the door to Edward's bedroom opened and I froze. I closed my eyes and silently prayed.

Please be alone…please be alone…

"Hey punk," Edward said as he walked into the kitchen.

"Morning to you to sunshine." I answered. I kept waiting for someone else to come out of his room, but no one did.

"Why did you leave so early last night, I we were having fun?" Edward question as he gave my middle a quick squeeze. I winced when my heart began to beat erratically.

" I was just tired. I guess the drinks got to me a little too fast."

Not to mention the fact that you chose to make me a seventh wheel.

"Awww, little Bella is a light weight!" Edward teased as he nudge me playfully. "You should have stayed, we had a lot of fun."

"Maybe next time I will be able to hang in there."

"So, what are we doing today anything?" he asked as he took down a mug and poured himself some coffee.

"I don't know, I'll call Angela in a bit."

"You have any plans for today?"

"Nope, I was just going to lounge around today."

"Want to do something tonight, just me and you?" There goes the heart.

"What did you have in mind?" I was curious.

"Well, I know how much you like sushi so I was going to take you to that place that just opened. You know, the one with that nifty conveyer belt."

"Oh yeah! I have always wanted to go to one of those."

"Well, it's settled then. We have a date." Edward flashed me that famous smile of his and my heart skipped a beat.

Date? Did he say date?

I ignored the palpitations my heart was having and took a mug from the cabinet.

I poured myself a cup of coffee and made some eggs for Edward and I. We took a seat at the table and chatted a little bit. Edward brought up wanting a mini vacation again, and I told him I would make sure to check into it today. He cleared the plates and I walked over to the couch and sat my coffee on the coffee table. I headed towards the front door to grab the paper off the porch. I was feeling a little silly about how I reacted last night. He didn't bring her home, and I was relived. Maybe they were just friends. I mean, he is bound to have famous friends. I can't get jealous over everyone… It's not like I'm his girlfriend.

I was back at the couch now and plopped down. Edward had gone back to his room to shower and dress for the day. I was reading the paper when I heard my cell going off.

I jogged to my bedroom quickly to grab it before it stopped ringing. Flipping it open, I already knew one of three people it could be without even looking at the caller ID.

"Hey Alice,"

"Bella?" she asked in a concerned tone.

"Yes?" I mirrored her questioning tone.

"Bella, are you ok?"

"I'm fine, Alice. Sorry about last night, I think I may have overreacted." I said as I walked back into the living room.

"So, everything is ok there then?" She still sounded weird.

" Yes…why wouldn't it be?"

"Bella, have you read the entertainment section of the paper?"

"No… I was just about to sit down to read it when you called, why?"

"I'm going to come over and we will go to lunch this afternoon, ok?"

"What's in the paper, Alice?"

"Bella, you'll read it soon enough. I don't know if it's true, so don't get worked up over it. You know how they like to blow things out of proportion. We left a little while after you, so I can't tell you if what is says is correct. I know you though and you're going to be upset. So, I'm coming over, and we are going to go out."

This couldn't be good.

I grabbed the paper and flipped through the sections until I located the one I was looking for. I threw the rest on the couch next to me. I opened it up, scanning it for what she could be worried that would upset me.

I didn't see anything so far-just the normal movie show times and articles on upcoming concerts. That was until I reached the gossip section.

There was an article on the nightclub opening last night. There were a few photos of stars in attendance, but one caught my eye right away. There was Edward leaving the club hand in hand with Tanya. They looked to be laughing and huddled close together.

The caption under the picture read:

Hollywood golden boy, Edward Cullen, was spotted at the opening of the new nightclub, Forbidden. Sources say that they saw him and model/actress, Tanya Avery, getting pretty cozy inside. "I was in the booth behind them," says a witness, "they were making out like crazy! It was like they couldn't keep their hands off of each other." Tanya has dated some of Hollywood's top leading men, looks like Mr. Cullen is next on her list. Reps for both parties had no comment.

"Bella…Bella? I know you can hear me." Alice chirped from my phone.

I hade forgotten I had Alice on the phone

"I'm here, Alice." I said quietly.

"Bella, don't freak out until you know for sure. Has he said anything about her today?"

"No, he said he wished I would have stayed. He came home alone last night."

"Well, that's a good sign. Hell, she has literally worked her way up through every single actor in this town. She is giving Penelope Cruise a run for her money. If she didn't sleep with Edward, that is a good thing."

"Alice, I don't even want to think about it."

"I know you don't."

My phone started to beep indicating I had another caller. I looked at the screen to see it was Angela.

"Hey Alice, Angela is calling in. I will call you back later, ok?"

"Sure thing, Bella. Chin up girl."

With a weak smile, I clicked over.

"Hello," I said through a sigh.

"Hey Bella, it's Angela. I've got a job for Edward today. Sorry it's such late notice, but they called first thing this morning. He was recommended, and they only wanted him."

"Alright," I grabbed a notepad. "what time do we need to be there, and where is the location?"

Angela filled me in on the details of the job, and I went to my room to write down the info in Edward's schedule. It was a photo shoot on the other side of town, and we would need to leave by noon to get there in time for Edward to get ready.

I called Alice back to let her know that I wouldn't be able to go out with her, so we made plans for the following night because Edward had already snagged tonight.

I walked back out into the living room to let Edward know that he had a job today, but he wasn't there. He must still be in his bedroom. I walked over to his door and I could hear him talking on the phone. Not wanting to interrupt, I turned and went back to sitting on the couch.

I tried not to let what the paper said get to me. We had been in this business long enough to know to take all gossip columns with a grain of salt. They were hardly ever true. Everything about this town was all about what got money…and stories like this got big money.

I finished reading the rest of the paper, and Edward finally came out from his bedroom.

" Hey, Angela called." I told him as I set the paper onto the coffee table

"Oh yeah, what did she want?"

"You have a job today, we need to leave here by noon."

"Alright, sounds good to me." He said and walked out the room quickly.

He was acting odd.

"Do you want to know what the job is?" I yelled at his retreating form.

"Oh yeah, what am I doing?" he asked, not really acting concerned.

"You have a photo shoot with Abercrombie & Fitch, so basically be prepared to be half naked all day. You know what their ad campaigns look like."

"Awesome, nothing like getting paid money to take off my clothes."

"Yep, one step away from a male stripper. I could always look into getting you some gigs working a pole, I mean if you really want." I said sarcastically.

"Nah, I think I'll pass on the pole work." he rebutted, then went back to his room.

We spent the rest of the morning getting ready to go. Hopefully this shoot wouldn't last too long, I was excited about going out with Edward tonight. Even though we lived together, we never really got out of the house. I decided not to bring up what I had saw in the paper.

At eleven we decided to head out. Edward's shoot was on the other side of town, so I had called Angela to get the directions. This place turned out to be a studio, which looked more like an empty warehouse. Edward was sporting a knowing smirk the whole way over, but when I asked him what was up, the smirk disappeared and he said nothing. We got through the gates and pulled into a open space. Edward basically bolted for the door, not pausing for me as I got out the car. That wasn't like him. I had never seen him so excited for a modeling job.

When I finally headed inside, Edward was talking to a very tall, russet- skinned man. He had long black hair that was pulled back into a low pony tail, and his size rivaled Emmett's. I walked up to Edward, and heard the large man talking to him about the concept of today's shoot. When they were finished talking, Edward introduced me.

"Bella, this is Jacob Black. He is the photographer for today. Jacob, this is my personal assistant and best friend, Bella."

Jacob extended a hand to me.

"Nice to meet you, Bella. Just call me Jake, please." He nodded his head toward Edward. "Both of you."

"Nice to meet you too, Jake." I smiled.

"Well Edward, you want to head over to make-up and wardrobe to start getting ready? We will start shooting soon."

"Sure thing," Edward said with a smile.

"Bella, stay here if you want." Edward said then walked away.

I just stood there, staring after Edward. Something was going on; he never asked me to stay back. It was all too soon when I found out why.

I had been watching the men and women fixing the set. There were four areas set up. One was an all white bedroom. It had white hardwood floors, white walls, and a beautiful king sized bed with fluffy pillows and crisp white linens. The next set was a white and blue bathroom with one of those claw foot tubs, and a double sink. Then, there was a kitchen set which had a color scheme consisting of shades of light green, an island made from a light oak color. It was very clean, and very crisp. The last set looked like a wrap around porch on the outside of a house. It had these beautiful oak chairs that reclined some, wind chimes, and the faux side of the house was white with blue shudders with a light blue painted floor. Everything was beautifully detailed. If you didn't know that this was a set, you would think it was a real house. it was utterly amazing.

I was standing there admiring the detail, when I saw someone walk on set. At the same time, all the air in my lungs whooshed out.

Tanya.

She was followed by a few people who seemed to be messing with her hair, attempting to get the perfect amount of wave, and touching up her make-up. She was wrapped in a fluffy terry cloth robe. I watched as Jacob walked up to her, and seemed to be talking to her about the shoot. She looked up at him and nodded every now and then. As I stared in shock at the fact that this was happening, I noticed Edward come onto the set, and Tanya's face brightened. She ran up to him and threw her arms around his neck. He returned her embrace, and lifted her off the ground for a minute then gently placed her back on her feet, releasing her.

This can't possibly get any worse.

I was wrong, though. It got worse-much, much worse.

I should have known, seeing as this was Abercrombie we were talking about. They were known for having some very racy ad campaigns, so when I finally found out the theme of this shoot, I felt like I was going to be physically ill.

The first shot was the kitchen one. Edward had on low riding khaki cargo pants, and a tight grey t-shirt with the Abercrombie logo across the chest that showed off his stomach muscles and abs perfectly. Tanya had on short khaki shorts, and a mens' button down shirt tied at her waist. They had Tanya sit on the island, and Edward stood between her legs with his hands planted on either side of her, kissing her neck or placing his hands on her face. She would tug on his shirt, and throw her head back. He started to untie her shirt, and they were laughing and having a grand old time.

While I proceeded to get sicker and sicker.

After a good amount of shots in the kitchen, they moved to the bathroom. If I thought the kitchen was bad, the bathroom was much worse. This one they actually started to remove each other's clothes. Edward unbuttoned Tanya's shirt, and it fell open. She tugged his shirt over his head and threw it behind her shoulder. Jake was calling out things for them to do, and I thought,just shoot me now.

Tanya was now down to a black bra and just her shorts, while Edward was in his cargo pants and nothing else. Edward sat on the tub as Tanya stood in front of him. Jake told him to kiss her stomach, and for Tanya to run her fingers through his hair.

I had to be some sort of masochist, because as much as it was killing me to watch, I couldn't stop. I wanted to be the person touching him like that, the thought of it being someone else was excruciating.

As if things couldn't get worse, the next scene was the bedroom. I had a pretty good idea how bad this was going to get…and in no way was I prepared.

In basic fashion of this company, no ad was a good ad, unless sex was implied. This one wasn't going to be any different. Jake basically told Edward and Tanya to have at it; do what they would do with a lover up until the point of actual actions. Also, no showing breasts and prizes.

So, of course, they started. Tanya started to unbutton Edwards pants, and Jake was yelling "perfect!" and telling them where to look, how to move, where to go. Edward started to do the same to Tanya- undoing he shorts. All these motions were slow, so the camera could capture them. Long, drawn out stabs in my heart. They were kissing now, both in underwear. Jake told Edward to remove Tanya's bra, but to keep her chest pressed against his so that nothing could be seen. So he did just that. They were kneeling on the bed together, Tanya in skimpy black boy shorts and nothing else, pressed snugly to Edward who was now in nothing but a pair of very low riding boxers.

I had my limit, there was only so much I could take, and that limit had been reached in the damn kitchen. I turned and left, not wanting to know or witness how much worse it would get.

I needed to talk to someone before I burst, but I had no one to talk to. I didn't want to hear Alice, Rose or Emmett. All they would do is tell me to tell him my true feelings. It would be any help.

I thought of Jasper. He never bothered me about the Edward situation, and he was so calm about things. I thought maybe a good talk from him would help.

I pulled out my phone and dialed his number. The phone rang a few times and then he picked up.

"Yeah?"

"Jasper, it's Bella. Can you talk for a few minutes?"

"Bella? You don't sound to good, are you ok?" he sounded concerned.

"No, I didn't know who else to call. I didn't want to be lectured. I just wanted someone to talk to."

"No problem. What happened?"

"Edward got booked for a photo shoot today. It's for Abercrombie, and the female model is Tanya," I went on to tell him about the photos and what was going on.

"Oh Bella, I am so sorry. I can't even begin to imagine how hard that is for you," he really seemed to feel bad.

"I know I have no right to be upset, I mean it is his job, and I am not his girlfriend, but I just have a bad feeling about her. Like there is something more going on between them."

"Bella, I don't know what to tell you. I mean, Edward is your friend and you need to talk to him about this. I know it is going to be hard, but do you honestly think that you are going to be able to sit by and watch him with her everyday if it is something more?" He was right, there is no way I am that much of a glutton for punishment.

"I'm just scared Jasper."

"I know, Bella. But, if he doesn't feel the same you deserve to be happy; to find someone who does love you for you. You are standing by, hoping he notices you and he is too stupid to pick up on it. So, you are going to have to bring it to his attention. If he doesn't feel the same, then you can finally move on. But you can't keep doing this to yourself Bella, you deserve better." Tears were welling up in my eyes. I knew he was right.

"Thank you Jasper, it means a lot to me."

"No problem, Bella. We all love you. We just want to see you happy. Be it with Edward, or someone else. Everything will work out how it is supposed to."

"I know, thanks again. I'll talk to you later."

"Later, Bella."

I threw my phone back into my bag and took a deep breath. I hoped they would be done shooting by now.

I walked back into the studio to see Tanya putting her robe back on, and Edward doing the same. Jacob was over there talking to them and turned and started walking to were I was standing next to the food table.

He came up next to me and grabbed a can of pop.

I watched as Tanya flirted with Edward, and he sat there eating it up. Her fake laugh and her hands were always touching him. I was fuming. Why did she have to be such a whore?

"I would be pissed too if someone was throwing themselves all over the person I loved." Jacob's husky voice said next to me.

I was snapped out of my staring and looked up into his warm eyes.

"I have no clue what you're talking about," I answered gruffly and hunched my shoulders. where did he get off?

"Right, I see the way you look at him. I've caught glances of you all day. I practically heard your heart breaking."

"Are you always this rude?" I said with some venom

"I'm sorry, I don't mean to be rude; just observant."

Tanya and Edward were still laughing and chatting.

"Well, you're wrong, he is my best friend."

"Right, who you just happen to be in love with. However, you haven't told him, have you?"

I said nothing, he was really getting on my nerves.

"The problem with that is, if he does feel the same, he doesn't know you do. Now that she has entered the picture, I doubt it will make a difference."

"What's that supposed to mean?" I turned back towards Jake's towering figure.

"I've worked with her before. Tanya is a very determined young woman, and she is relentless when it comes to what she wants. When she wants something, she always gets it. From the look of things, she wants your Edward…and it doesn't look like she is going to have to put up much a fight."

I took another look, and he was right. Edward was playing right into her hands like putty.

"Not to mention she is not a fan of competition in any way. She won't stand for anyone being more important then her in anyone's life that is with her."

"Edward would never do anything like that to me. We have been friends since birth."

"He must not be a very good friend."

"Why would you say that? You don't know him."

"Bella, if you don't mind me saying, I see beautiful women all the time in my line of work. You are one of the most beautiful women I have ever laid eyes on; not even Tanya could compare. The fact that Edward and you aren't together, and you are the one chasing after him and not the other way around, leads me to believe he is a moron. You deserve to be the one being chased."

"Are you hitting on me?" I asked shocked.

"I'm being honest. Why don't you let me take you out; let someone else do the chasing?''

" I don't even know you." I scoffed. This guy was unbelievable.

"That could change if you have dinner with me." Jake pushed with a flirtatious smile.

I couldn't believe this guy.

"I'm sorry, I have plans with Edward tonight." I turned my attention back to Edward, attempting to ignore Tanya's roaming hands.

"Here," Jake reached into his back pocket and pulled out a card and handed it to me. " Take this. when you get tired of doing the chasing… give me a call."

He gave me another smile and walked off.

I looked back over to where Edward was standing and he was gone. He must have gone back to get ready to go. I grabbed a bottled water off the food table and unscrewed the cap taking a swing. This job was starting to suck, but it was worth it if I got to be with Edward. Was it worth it? I had to remind myself it was.

After about fifteen minutes I saw Edward emerge from the side of the studio, he walked over to me and gave me a hug.

"So stud, have fun?" I asked playfully.

"Yeah, that was very interesting," he chuckled.

"I'll say." I would also call it sickening but hey, I was bias.

"So, I need to run something past you," he was fidgeting.

"Shoot."

"Well, I know we had plans tonight, but…" Edward trailed off nervously. This wasn't good.

"Tanya wanted me to go out with her tonight to celebrate having a good day. She is leaving tomorrow for a job, and so she wouldn't be able to do it tomorrow."

So much for spending alone time together.

What was I supposed to do, throw a fit like a little child? All I could do was say yes.

"Y-Yeah, sure, go have fun," I was trying not to show that I was hurt.

"Really? You sure you don't mind? I will owe you big time Bella,"

"No, course I don't mind. You deserve to have fun. We can go out tomorrow."

"I promise Bella, what would I do with out you. You're the best friend a guy could have." He threw his arms around me and hugged me.

"That's me; awesome friend."

Just then, Tanya walked up and put her arm around Edward's waist.

"So, I take it you're letting me borrow your best friend tonight?" She put emphasis on the word friend.

"Sure, he's all yours."

"Perfect." She said with a smirk

We turned and started walking out to the car.

"Oh Bella, I'm just going to go with Tanya now that way we don't have to make extra trips."

"Oh, umm…Ok, have a good night."

"Oh, we plan too." Tanya said, like she had some sort of double meaning.

I got in my car and watched them pull away together.

I wasn't going to cry. I couldn't cry, not again. I refused to spend yet another night crying over him.

I rested my head against the steering wheel, trying to think of what to do. I didn't want a pity party from my friends. I wanted to stop with this. I was better then this.

Then it hit me.

I reached into my pocket and pulled out the card I had placed there. Maybe Jacob was right, maybe I needed to take a break from being the chaser.

I punched his number into my cell phone, I listened to it ring. All of a sudden, there was a knock on my car window and I jumped.

Jacob was holding his phone in his hand, wiggling it at me. He made the motion for me to roll down my window which I did.

"You rang?" he asked with a brilliant smile.

A/n: So, someone wants Bella.. how excited are you! Will she let someone do the chasing?? Is Edward going to continue to be such a douche? We shall see. Let me know what you think about this chapter.

People keep asking for a EPOV.. it will happen.. but as of now, he has NO feelings for her other then friendship and his POV would be boring. But we will get it soon, I promise.