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AN: So my lovelies…great to see you all are anxious for this chapter. Just a quick heads up. This chapter is told from all their POV's, starting with Bella. I hope it doesn't confuse you, but I just didn't feel like doing 3rd person again. So, if there is any confusion, please PM me. I answer all reviews and PM's.
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Alright…so here's the chapter! The song I picked for this chapter should be an indication of what happens…I wrote the most important part of the song down for those of you who don't know it.
Song: Mr. Brightside by The Killers
Now I'm falling asleep
As she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now their going to bed
And my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his chest now
He takes off her dress now
Let me go...
BPOV
The boys showed up at around two. Rose and Alice were busy fidgeting around the house, trying to make it and themselves decent. Now that I had my eyes opened, I couldn't believe that I had not seen the signs before...neither could Edward. I knew I had to make today work, I just had to.
Everyone gathered around the table, as we handed out the Chinese food. It was pretty nice, actually, to have everyone here, talking and laughing. It felt like we had always known each other. Hmm...maybe we did, in another life. That would explain why I feel so close to all of them.
"So guys, we didn't get a chance to hear how you all met? We'd love to hear the story." Alice said, as she was trying to get some noodles into her mouth. I noticed Jasper staring at her lips...I smirked. I would be jealous if I felt anything for him. But I was happy; they would make a beautiful couple.
"Jasper?" I said. He quickly looked up at me and looked flustered. I pretended not to notice what he'd been doing. "Do you mind telling us how you met?"
"Oh, well actually, we met in college as well. We've always been roommates since then. Our love of music helped us to bond at first, then we just hit it off from there. It was Emmett's idea to look into this business. Edward was the hardest one to convince. He wasn't sure if he could do this or not. But after the first time, he realized it wasn't hard for him to do. So, we just kind of stuck with it."
"Why does it not surprise me that this whole thing was Emmett's idea?" Rose said as she looked over to him. I knew she liked it. She loved guys that were confident in their sexual ability; but she hated arrogance. She couldn't stand it; but Emmett wasn't arrogant, just confident. He was perfect for her.
We continued to eat, talking amiably. I got up to get myself a refill of coke into my cup. As I was coming back toward the table, I tripped on the leg of the chair and hit Edward's elbow. He was standing up next to Alice who was sitting down eating. When I hit him, his arm jerked forward and his cup of coke, which he was holding, spilled all over Alice's shirt.
APOV
This was perfect! I was so glad that Bella had asked the guys to come over today. I really wanted to see Jasper again, even if it was just for a while. He was definitely my type of eye candy. I was hoping that he was staring at me while I ate. I deliberately sat in front of him, wanting him to stare at me as I suggestively used my tongue to grab at my food. I caught him looking a few times, so I knew it was working.
I did feel bad though. I was supposedly with Emmett, but I knew I couldn't keep up this charade any longer. I mean, Emmett was a gorgeous man, don't get me wrong. He just wasn't for me. Any girl would be lucky to find him and keep him. But I wanted Jasper. And then, there was the problem of Bella. I couldn't lose her over a guy, so I was hoping she'd understand if I was able to get Jasper to want me. I was still working out the details, but one thing I knew for certain. I needed to break if off with Emmett, and soon. In fact, today would be the day. I needed to make it official if I wanted any type of future with Jasper.
Bella never said she had felt any real spark with Jasper, so I was hoping I was right. How would Bella feel? Did she want him? I was starting to get really worried. I didn't want to hurt her. She'd been hurt enough - I couldn't hurt her as well. She trusted me. Well, I was stuck, but I was still set on one decision. I was breaking up with Emmett - today.
We talked for a bit, and I heard Jasper tell us the story of how all the guys met and became friends. It was really nice, that they'd been together for a while. Bella had gotten up and so did Edward. But Edward was just trying to refill his plate with food. I saw Bella coming back to the table from the corner of my eye and the next thing I knew, Edward had spilt his coke all down my shirt.
I knew that Bella and Edward felt horrible. I was wearing one of my favorite shirts. I quickly stood up as I tried to find something to dry myself with.
"Oh my gosh! Alice, I'm so sorry!" Bella said. "This was my fault! I bumped into Edward and his drink fell all over you."
"No, it's okay Bella. I know it was an accident. I don't blame you. But I do have to go and get cleaned up really quick - I'll be right back."
I started walking out of the room and decided that I'd better get what I wanted to do over with. I looked back and called Emmett.
"Emmett, do you think I could see you for a minute? It won't take long."
He looked up at me and said, "Sure thing Alice. I'm done eating anyway."
He followed me down the hallway and into my room. I prayed that this would go well.
EmPOV
I couldn't stop staring at Rosalie. I mean, what human being would ever want to take his eyes away from her? She was beautiful in every sense of the word. Her voice, her eyes, her mouth, her smile. Even the little gestures that she would make as she was talking was endearing. I was falling hard for this woman, and I hardly knew her. I tried not to look at her so much as we were eating, I didn't want to bring attention to myself. I sat next to Alice trying to keep up a conversation to keep my mind distracted. It was getting harder and harder as time passed. I just wanted to run my hand through her hair, put my arm around her waist and bring my lips to hers. God, it was excruciating.
And then, there was Alice. I didn't want to hurt her. She'd been nothing but nice toward me, but I wanted her best friend. What was I to do? One thing I knew...I needed to end it with Alice. I couldn't go on living a lie, day to day. It was a horrible thing to do to her. Plus, I needed to end things before it went too far, before I hurt Alice even more. So in my mind, I knew. I was breaking up with her today. I wasn't sure if Rosalie would want to have anything to do with me, if I hurt her friend, but I was hoping over time, she'd want me. I was glad Rosalie had no boyfriend at the moment. It would make things so much easier...but if I waited any longer, I'm sure that wouldn't be the case. A girl like Rosalie didn't stay single for long so I had to act quick.
I was lost in my thoughts when I heard Jasper recounting to the girls on how we met and how we became friends. I smiled as I remembered bringing up this line of work. It didn't' take too long to convince Jasper, but I remembered it was like pulling teeth to convince Edward. That boy could be so stubborn, it was annoying. I'm glad it worked out in end though.
As I was reminiscing in my mind of the past, I heard Alice shriek. I turned and saw that Edward had spilt his drink all over her shirt. Apparently, it was Bella's fault as she had tripped over the chair and made Edward spill it all over Alice. It was a shame. That shirt did look pretty on her.
I saw her walking toward the hallway to get cleaned up. I was debating whether I should follow her to talk to her about us and hopefully maybe break it off. Then, as if by fate, Alice called me to go with her. Maybe this was my cue.
I went with her toward the back of the apartment and entered what I supposed was her room. I was a bit nervous, which was a first. Probably because I wasn't annoyed by Alice, like all my previous girlfriends. I actually liked her a lot...I just liked Rosalie about 100 times more.
"You wanted to see me Alice?" I asked her. Then I realized something that didn't hit me before. We were in her room...holy hell...she wasn't expecting to get it on, was she? I wasn't sure what I'd do if she started to advance on me.
"Yes, I actually wanted to talk to you if you don't mind."
I felt nothing but relief. Talk. I could do that.
"Of course not. I wanted to talk to you as well. But you go first."
She was in the bathroom and shut the door just a tad. It was still ajar a bit so I could hear her.
"Well, it's about us. I wanted to know where you felt we were heading."
My heart sped up. I really didn't want to break her heart.
"Oh. Well, I like you a lot Alice. I mean, you're a really good friend and I'd like to keep you that way. I wouldn't want to lose your friendship."
I wondered if I was getting my point across. I did cherish her friendship...we were alike in a lot of ways. Positive people with a lot of energy...we just let it out differently. She walked out of the bathroom just then and smiled.
"I feel the same way Emmett. I do value your friendship as well and I hope we can remain friends."
I saw that she was struggling with the zipper on the back of her shirt, trying to get it down. She'd gotten it half way down, but couldn't get the rest of it.
"Do you need help? I can zip the rest of it down for you."
"Oh, would you please? I usually have one of the girls do it."
"No problem."
I walked over to her and grabbed hold of said zipper. When I pulled down on it though, it got stuck on the sleeve of my long sleeved shirt. Crap.
"Umm...Alice? I seem to be stuck."
She tried to turn her head around and see what exactly what happened. "Is it bad?"
"No, but try to hold still and I'll try to zip it up again and pull back down."
Before I tried to do what I just said, there was a knock on her door as it swung open. And wouldn't you know it? Rosalie and Jasper walked in.
Fucking Shit.
Even I knew what this looked like. Alice had her shirt halfway off and I had my hands all on her back, trying to yank the damn zipper down. Both of them looked shocked. What the hell was I going to do now?
RPOV
Alice and Emmet both took off toward her room. I had to admit...I was a bit jealous. I mean, they were going out. What else would I expect? I still couldn't help what I felt though...it was tough not to be upset about what I was sure was happening. I looked up to distract myself and noticed that Jasper was just as distracted as I was. I wonder what he could be thinking about. Edward and Bella were exchanging nervous glances with one another. They looked to be having a silent conversation between each other, but I was too upset to give a damn.
I tried to continue eating, but I had lost my appetite. I pushed my plate away and got up to clean up the table.
"Rose? Your not going to finish?" Edward looked at me as I got up. I met his face and noticed he looked worried. Bella looked the same way. What the hell was up with the two of them?
"No, I'm not hungry...I'm just going to clean up."
"I'm not hungry either. I guess I'll help you out." Jasper proceeded to help me with the table. We cleaned in silence...there was really nothing to say. I mean, what could I say? Alice is probably fucking the lights out of my future boyfriend? No, I couldn't say that. I sighed.
It didn't take long to clean up my area. I realized I couldn't take it anymore. I needed to find out what was going on.
"I think I'm going to check on Alice and make sure she's alright back there." I got up and headed down the hall.
"You know what? I think I'll go with you, to check on Emmett." Jasper jumped up from the chair and followed me.
When we got to her room door, we heard noise, but it seemed like they were just talking. Not the type of noises I was expecting. That was good, right? I paused briefly as I knocked quickly and pushed the door open.
I couldn't believe what I saw. Emmett was undressing Alice. We had caught them in the middle of their little sexcapade. I felt sick...totally and utterly sick.
"Oh. I'm so sorry. I didn't know you guys were busy...I'll just leave."
I quickly made a turn around and headed out. I was furious...disappointed and furious.
That bitch! How could she?! Why would she do that to me? How could she hurt me that way? Wait...she didn't know that I possibly loved him...that he could very well be the love of my life...I couldn't hold that against her. But would I still want him? Knowing he'd been with her in that way? Oh why me? Why?
JPOV
I couldn't help but follow Rosalie out to Alice's room. I mean, I was curious as to what was going on. They couldn't possibly be doing what I thought they were doing, could they? He'd already screwed her over by that blowjob they shared the night before. Ugh. I mean, Alice had to have felt a connection with me...she just had to. I couldn't concentrate any longer when they both left the room...I wasn't even hungry. I just needed to find out what they were doing.
We walked quickly to her room and I could here their voices. At least they weren't moaning or screaming each other's names out in pleasure. I shuddered at the thought. Rosalie knocked quickly and we walked right in. I wasn't prepared for what I saw.
Emmett was taking off her shirt. We had caught him in the middle of unzipping her so they could get some action. This couldn't be happening. I mean, it was one thing to imagine what they could be doing...it was a totally different thing to actually see them doing it. How the hell could he be doing that to my angel? He was taking advantage of her. I suddenly felt sick...upset and sick.
Rosalie said something or other and quickly walked out. I managed to say sorry as I followed her out. I don't even think I closed her door back up. I just walked to the living room.
That damn mother-fucker. I can't believe he'd do this! What was he thinking? I know what he was thinking...trying to get some action from my soul mate. He was just trying to get some ass from her and she was letting him. How could she do that to me? Could I even forgive her for something like that? Could I? Sadly, I knew I could...even if it left me broken in the end. I loved her that much.
EPOV
I didn't understand what was going on. I saw Emmett and Alice leave together toward what I can only assume must be her room. To do what, I wasn't sure. I could've sworn that Bella and I were right about them. The way they looked at each other all throughout lunch; it just seemed right. But when I looked over at Bella, I realized that she was just as confused. This couldn't be good then. Not if she didn't know what was going on.
This really did affect Jasper and Rosalie. I was hoping their minds weren't going down the wrong path like mine did, but it was no use. Neither one of them were no longer eating and I could tell they were upset. What the hell were we going to do now? Both Rosalie and Jasper decided to go and check up on their friends.
Crap. I knew this couldn't be good. It should've been Bella and I to go. As soon as they cleared the room, I turned to her.
"Bella? What the hell is going on?"
"I don't know. But they couldn't be doing what I think their doing. I know what I saw and their paired up wrong. Maybe they really are just talking."
At that moment, Rosalie and Jasper came back up front. Both looked pissed and upset. Shit. This definitely couldn't be good. Not at all.
"Rose, what happened?" Bella asked her.
"We walked in on them undressing. Guess we should've just left them alone. I didn't know they wanted to be together that bad."
Her voice sounded dead. No emotion whatsoever. I didn't know Rosalie very well, but the look on Bella's face told me it wasn't good at all.
Fucking Shit...why did Emmett choose now not to keep it in his pants?
APOV
Oh no. I just had the love of my life walk in on me and Emmett. It looked like he was undressing me. How could this happen? I was panicking. I couldn't lose him like this. I just couldn't.
"Fuck!" I said. "Do you know what this looks like?"
I looked behind me at Emmett's face. He didn't look too hot himself. He looked upset.
"Yes, I do. What are we going to do?"
"Follow me Em." I had to do some serious damage control.
We walked as fast as we could to the front of the apartment. Rosalie and Jasper were sitting on the couch, not speaking and Edward and Bella were huddled next to each other whispering. I could only imagine what they were thinking.
"Guys, there was no need for you to leave. We weren't doing anything. I couldn't get my zipper undone so I could change shirts and Emmett offered to help. But his sleeve got stuck on my zipper in the process." I hoped I sounded sincere. I wanted to play this off as no big deal. They had to see that I was being honest.
Emmett turned me around so he could show them what I meant. Sure enough, there was his sleeve stuck in the zipper of my shirt.
Jasper seemed to thaw out first. "Oh, is that all? I mean, is that what was going on?"
I let out a sigh of relief. "Yes. Well, we were talking as I was trying to change in the bathroom and I couldn't get my zipper down. Emmett was just trying to help me out."
I turned to Rosalie and she smiled. She walked over and said, "Well, let me help you out with that." I felt her behind me trying to get Emmett unhooked from me. I smiled at Jasper and he smiled back. I think I was forgiven.
EmPOV
As Alice was explaining what had happened, I looked at Rosalie. I needed to make sure she understood that I was not trying to undress her friend. She seemed to be staring off into space when suddenly she turned her attention to Alice and smiled. I felt my heart leap for joy. I just hoped she wasn't mad at me.
She walked over to us and tried to get my sleeve unhooked. She touched my hand often and it felt so good to have her hand touching mine. I got my free hand and tried to help her, constantly touching her fingers and gently squeezing them in mine when I could. I saw her smile a bit so I knew she liked it. I even got the courage to stroke the inside of her hand with my palm and I got a full out smile this time. I was happy that she wasn't rejecting me...even though my supposed love interest was her friend which was currently standing in front of us and we were flirting behind her back.
Hmm...not good. But I didn't get a chance to break it off with her. I'd have to do it later. I was just content to finally have Rosalie flirting back with me. I had to find a way to be with her. I just had to.
As soon as I was free, Alice ran back to her room and quickly changed. She emerged about 5 minutes later when we gathered in the living room. We all turned to look at Bella when she said, "Guys, I have an idea. The girls and I usually watch the videos that we make on set on the day that we get them back. We like to critique each other or compliment each other as we watch what we did. Since we got them back today and all of us are here, I was wondering if you'd like to sit and watch them all together. I think it would be fun."
There was a dead silence that filled the room. Edward smiled and said, "I think that's a great idea Bella. Come on guys, it'll be fun! Go on and put it on Bella."
One look around the room and you could tell it was anything but alright. This was going to be a long afternoon.
AN: Hope that wasn't too confusing? Show me your love and review please!!
