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BPOV

"Girls, are you almost done?" I yelled out. I was nervous enough already, I didn't want to add being late on top of that. Jasper was going to meet my best friends, officially. They'll get a chance to hang out together, and even though I really didn't have strong feelings for Jasper, I liked him alot as a dear friend. I wanted them all to get along. He also said his roommates were his best friends and so I was anxious to get along with them as well. I had to do what I could to make this night perfect.

"Yeah Bella, let's get this show on the road!" Rose yelled back. I smiled. She knew that the sooner we left, the sooner we could come back. I admired Rose tremendously. She was never nervous of what people thought of her. She knew she was beautiful and people took to her right away. What scared most people off was her attitude, but as she puts it, if they don't like it, they could fuck off. I wish I had that kind of mentality. I was totally opposite of that. I wanted people to like me and it bothered me if they didn't. Alice took the middle ground. She never went out of her way to please people, like I did, but she wasn't as cold as Rose either. I honestly had no idea how Rose, Alice and I became best friends. But I'm glad we did. Their the best girlfriends I could've asked for.

I walked out into the living room and appraised the girls. They looked absolutely beautiful. I knew that they were going to turn every head when we got there. I hoped Jasper's friends were single.

"You guys ready?" Alice said. We all nodded and took a taxi out. We weren't sure if we were drinking or not, but we didn't want to chance it.

The drive didn't take very long. We lived pretty close to alot of popular places, which was why we loved our apartment. On the way, we couldn't help but giggle and laugh like school girls.

"Hey Alice, did you settle things with Emmett? He wasn't too upset that you were busy on a Friday night, right?" Rose asked.

"No, actually. It worked out really well. Turns out he also had to go someplace with his roommate. He was doing it as a favor. We made plans for tomorrow afternoon."

I was so happy for Alice. I was glad she'd finally found someone, but it still looked like she wasn't very happy about it. I would have to question her later.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"He's taking me to the local skating rink." Alice said, this time with a huge smile on her face.

"Ice skating?" I didn't know we had an ice skating rink here.

"No, roller skating. I haven't been in forever, so I'm super excited. I don't know how he came up with the idea, but I'm ready for it." She was glowing.

"Awww, sounds like so much fun!" Rose said. Alice and Rose were expert roller skaters. They could even skate backwards. These were the times that I envied them.

"Bella, I still can't believe you got talked into going to a karaoke bar tonight." Rose said, suddenly turning the conversation to me. She was right to be surprised. I hated karaoke bars.

"I know, but Jasper made me feel secure about this. I have no idea how he did it. I have a feeling that if he asked me to jump off an airplane, I would do it, no questions asked."

"Well, I'm glad he talked you into it, because I haven't been in a while." Alice said.

"He promised me I wouldn't have to sing tonight, so I'm just going to be content to watch." I said, thankful that Jasper was understanding.

We had pulled up to the bar when Rose grabbed my hand and pulled me out grinning at me evilly. "He may have promised you Bella, but we didn't."

What?! Oh no!!

I mentally groaned. Damn them.

Damn them both.

We worked our way inside the bar. It was pretty crowded, so I was glad when Jasper had told me where he'd be sitting. I looked ahead and spotted his blonde hair. Good thing he's so tall.

"Girls, I've found him." I told Alice and Rose.

But when I turned around, both girls were looking off into different directions.

"What's up girls?" I had no idea what they were looking at. All I knew was that it wasn't the same thing.

Alice turned to me and said, "I think I see Emmett here. I'm gonna go say hi really quick."

Rose looked at me as well and said, "Yeah, I think I see someone I know too, but I won't take long. I'll be right there."

They both promised me they would meet me back at the table I had pointed out to them.

I turned back around and made my way toward Jasper. They'll be back soon enough.

EmPOV

Why can't I get any fucking service around here? I was beyond pissed. There were no female bartenders today, so I got stuck waiting and waiting for someone to take my order. This was getting beyond ridiculous. Edward was with me, but we had figured our chances of getting served might be a bit better if we split up. So he took the far end of the bar and I took the other. As far as I could tell, he hadn't been served either.

I was just about the throw the complimentary peanuts at the bartenders head when I heard someone calling my name. The voice sounded familiar, but it was so loud and the person singing karaoke was so bad, I didn't recognize the voice. I turned around and looked, but couldn't find anyone. I heard my name again, and this time, a tiny, black haired pixie pushed her way through the crowd.

Alice.

I jumped toward her and picked her up in a big bear hug while twirling her around. "Alice! What are you doing here little pixie?" I couldn't believe she was here.

"I told you I was going out with my roommate. What are you doing here?" she asked. I laughed and said, "Can you believe the same thing?"

"Wow, this is such a great coincidence. One of my roommates is here, at the other end of the bar. Do you mind if I introduce you to her since your here? My third roommate is already sitting down, but I'd like you to meet her as well."

"That sounds good. I'll do that for you, but do you think you could do me a favor?"

"Sure Em. Shoot."

"I've been standing here for a while trying to grab a drink, but without much success. You think you could use your feminine wiles to get the bartenders attention?" I knew without a doubt she could. I wondered if she would.

Alice gave me a brilliant smile and said, "Well of course, my horse. Just pick me up and place me on the bar."

I raised my eyebrow at her but she said, "Trust me. I've done this before."

I agreed and picked her up. I could've picked her up with just one hand, but I didn't want to look like I was showing off. I placed her on the bar and had just realized she was wearing a skirt. She sat at the edge of the bar and sat sideways so the bartender had a side view. She hiked up her skirt just a tad and leaned over the bar, waving her hand up in the air, asking for service. Within seconds, she had three bartenders making their way to her. The fastest one was the one that ended up waiting on her.

She was good. I was impressed.

She turned to me and said, "Whatcha want?"

I smiled and ordered my drink and one for her too. I told her I'd pay for her drink, seeing as she helped me out of a tight spot. Alice certainly was one dangerous woman.

"You ready to meet my roommate?" asked Alice.

"Of course, my dear. Lead the way."

"She's still at the other end of the bar. We'll have to fight the crowd."

"You know, my roommate is over there at that end as well. I'll introduce you to him. But don't worry about the crowd. This is where my expertise comes in."

I held her close to me and started shoving people over. We started making our way toward the other end of the bar.

"Which one is your friend?" I yelled toward her.

"She's the tall blonde woman, talking with the tall guy with the bronze colored hair."

I looked over to where her finger was pointing and saw Edward talking with a tall, blonde and beautiful woman.

Fuck. Me.

I'm in deep shit.

RPOV

I had told Bella that I would meet her back at the table as soon as I was done. I looked back over toward the end of the bar and I could've sworn that was Edward. I was hoping he didn't have that blonde bitch with him. Either way, that wasn't going to stop me from saying hello. If she didn't like it, she could just kiss my ass.

I finally reached him and noticed he was alone. He was trying desperately to get the bartenders attention, but it wasn't going well. It didn't surprise me, they were all men. I looked at the bartenders. Wait a sec. I smiled. I could help Edward get some service.

I walked up behind him and wondered idly what he would do if I hugged him from behind. It didn't look like Tanya was here; if she was, surely she'd be following him around with her leash around him.

I placed my arms around his waist and whispered in his ear, "Hey there sexy."

He jumped about 10 feet in the air and spun around. I couldn't help but start laughing. He was too easy to fool.

"Rose!" Edward yelled. "You scared me! What the hell are you doing here?"

"Well, it's nice to see you to Romeo." What a greeting.

He smiled and gave me a hug. "No, I'm really glad to see you. You just startled me. What are you doing here?"

"Well, I'd like to say I'm here on a date, but that would be a lie. I'm here with my best friends, just hanging out. What about you?"

"Same thing. In fact, now that you're here, I would like to introduce you to them. I never got the chance before." It was true. He had wanted to introduce me to his roommates, but never got around to it. Maybe this was fate.

"Well Edward, today's your lucky day. I'd be happy to meet them. But, were you trying to get a drink sometime in this century?"

"Oh, you saw that did you?" He looked sort of embarrassed. I'm sure if the bartenders had been women, he'd have no problem.

"Yeah, I did. But don't worry. I also noticed that all the bartenders are men, so that kind of explains your lack of service. So, I'm here to help."

He looked at me hopefully. I knew what he was thinking, but he was wrong. This was going to be so much fun.

"Would you like me to step out of your way, so you can work your magic?"

"Me? No, I'm going to help you get someone's attention." I wondered if he picked up on what I meant.

"How? They're all men." He was stating the obvious.

I smirked at me. "True, but you see the bartender with the black hair?"

He looked over and saw the guy in question. "Sure, what about him?"

"All you need to do is get him to look at you and smile at him."

The range of emotions that played out on his face were priceless. It went from confusion, to understanding, to shock and then to horror. If I could play out what his mind was thinking, it was probably along the terms of:

Oh.

Shit.

It made sense.

He turned to me and said, "I can't do that Rose."

"Why not? You'd get your drink."

"How do you even know he's...well...you know." He was so nervous. How funny.

"Gay? Because of two things. One, he didn't even glance at me when I approached the bar."

He rolled his eyes.

"And two, he's only serving male customers. Really Edward, open your eyes."

He took a deep breath and said, "Fine Rosalie, but you tell no one, you understand?"

"I sure do. Besides, who am I going to tell?"

He glared at me and approached the bar. He spotted the black haired bartender and when he looked his way, Edward gave him the most dazzling smile he could muster, but it still came out as a sort of grimace. I couldn't help but snicker behind him.

Immediately, he walked toward him and asked for his order. Edward ordered what he wanted and asked me what I wanted. I knew he wasn't too happy since I could've easily gotten one of the other bartenders to wait on me. But I thought this would be a lot funnier. It was too.

We stood off to the side and were talking when I saw Alice approaching me with the most gorgeous man I had ever laid eyes on. It looked like he lifted weights every single day of his life. He had black, curly hair and a killer smile. Alice looked so tiny next to him. Who was he, and why was she walking this way? Was this an early Christmas gift for me?

And then I remembered. This must be Emmett.

I literally felt my heart break in two.

I had never felt this way about a guy. I mean, all the guys I went out with were lookers themselves, but I never had an emotional bond toward them. And now, I see myself staring at my best friend's boyfriend, feeling and unfamiliar emotion toward her. Jealousy.

I pulled myself together right when Alice approached me.

"Rose!" Alice waved at me.

I smiled and waved back. "Alice! What's up?"

"I wanted to introduce you to Emmett, the guy that I worked with this past week."

I felt my face falter as I suddenly realized what we did for a living. My stomach heaved.

"Nice to meet you Emmett, I'm Rosalie. But you can call me Rose." I put my hand out for him to shake when he pulled me into a hug. It felt very nice.

"Sorry, Rosalie. I don't do handshakes, especially when it comes to Ali's friends. It's extremely nice to meet you." He looked deep into my eyes and I could've sworn he really meant it.

I had to stay focused.

"Alice, this is the guy I worked with these past few days as well, Edward."

Edward leaned forward and gave Alice a hug as well. As soon as I let it be known that Edward and I worked together, I thought I saw a flash of shock and then anger cross Emmett's face, but it disappeared as soon as it was there.

What did that mean?

Edward turned toward me and said, "Rosalie, you're not going to believe this, but Emmett and I are roommates and best friends as well. We're here with..."

We didn't give him a chance to finish as Alice and I said right away, "Jasper."

"Yes, but that must mean that you girls are Bella's roommates as well?" Edward asked.

It dawned on all of us at that time that we were the people that the others had been waiting on.

Could this indeed be fate?

No, it couldn't be. Because Emmett wasn't free. In fact, he was dating my best friend. Someone that was forever out of reach.

No, not fate.

Hell.

We decided it would be best to make our way towards our table where Jasper and Bella were waiting for us to show up.

This was so ironic. I finally meet someone that I really want to get to know, but he's taken.

Of all the rotten luck. This night was going to be a pain in the ass.

Edward had decided to head towards the bathroom before making his way toward the table.

"Emmett, tell Jasper I'll be right there. You guys go on ahead."

We fought our way toward the crowd looking for our table.

I saw Bella and Jasper sitting together.

Well, I thought wryly, At least Bella found love.

Yes, this was going to be a long night indeed.

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