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Chapter Eight: Group Date.

It's been six days since I stayed up at the hospital all night with Jasper. He started hanging out with the gang, and Bella has too. So we all decided we should have a group dinner, well Rose and I are secretly calling it a date. No one is officially dating anyone, but you would have to blind to miss the attractions in our group. We have hung out in smaller groups, because of all our different work schedules. Edward and Jasper get along really well, and I think it has something to do with our "freaky little talents" as Edward calls them. Rose, Bella, and I went shopping and it was really fun; Bella even had fun once she found out from Rose that Edward's favorite color is blue. Emmett called Rose and told her that in the middle of our shopping trip. We had planned the group "dinner" that morning, so we were all shopping for something to wear for it. Rose decided on a red blouse that was in my opinion and Bella's a little too low cut, and dark straight leg pants, and red flats. Bella, rather hesitantly at first, picked out a pretty deep blue quarter sleeve shirt. She claimed that she had enough jeans, and wouldn't budge on shoes either. I had a hard time deciding, but I picked out a green quarter sleeve dress that goes down to just below my knees. It was flowy with a white shimmer to it. Since it is only fifteen days till school starts, Rose and I blew our pay checks on some new clothes for school. Bella looked positively frightened that we would spend so much money on clothes. We definitely need to loosen her up to shopping.

Tomorrow night is our dinner, and since Rose and I work together tomorrow we are just going to go back to her house to get ready. Emmett is probably the most excited about this dinner, he keeps grinning every time one of us talks about it.

"Alice?"

Hearing that name awake me from my thoughts. Edward was standing in front of me waving his hand.

"Why did you call me that?" I asked, looking around making sure no one else was here.

After Em and Edward found out, they have asked me a lot of questions about my past. I was surprised to see how great it felt to let out all of the horrible memories I had locked away.

"I called you Mary about ten times, and I was afraid you were going t to pass out from a vision or something. But I only had to say Alice one." Edward said, he looked a little worried.

I laughed to ease his pain, "Oh no, I wasn't having a vision! I was just thinking of dinner tomorrow night." I smiled brightly as I said this.

Edward smiled back, "Ah, Emmett keeps zoning out too when he thinks about that."

"Emmett zoned out? That doesn't happen very often!"

Edward chuckled, "Oh I know. He has the attention span of thirty seconds."
I smacked Edward's arm, "That wasn't nice to say about Em!"

Edward rolled his eyes, "You didn't disagree."
I laughed, shrugging. What he said was true. I was looking over at Edward when I wondered something.

"Oh hey, why are you in my house?"

Edward tensed, "Oh, uhm, I-I wanted to ask you out to lunch today."
"We go out to lunch all of the time, so why are you nervous about it tod-"

*"Jake! No way, my dad totally wouldn't let me ride a motor cycle." Bella said sadly. "Awe come on Bells! I keep you safe." A tall tanned boy said with a grin. Bella looked down at the trashed motorcycles. "Alright, this does look like fun! And I miss hanging out with you." Bella smiled at the boy kindly. The boy smiled back, "Well then we need to start looking for parts. How about this Saturday?" Bella grimaced, "I have dinner with my friends that night, but we can in the morning?" The boy smiled, "That works!"*

My vision had cut me off from my sentence and I was just sitting on my bed with my eyes wide.

"Who's that?" I whispered out loud.

Edward sighed, "Her best friend Jacob Black." He whispered back.
"Do you think she likes him?"

Edward threw his hands up, "I don't know! But they have known each other for years!"

Edward stood up from my bed and started pacing around the room.

"First Mike, now Jacob. How many guys does Bella hang out with? And why do all of them have to look at her like they are madly in love with her?"
I wish he knew… I stopped my thoughts and started thinking about something else, anything else.

Edward stopped his pacing and stared at me. I tried to put on an innocent expression.

"Know what?" He asked in a forced calm voice.

"Sheesh you're really good at this mind reading this, I thought with all of your own thoughts at the moment that you might have missed mine." I said trying to walk around the question.

Edward started to glare at me.

Ugh, I need a way out of this! I started thinking of ways that I could get out of this.

*"Look Edward, I just don't think it's going to work." Bella whispered quietly. Edward looked like he was in sheer agony. "Why?" Bella looked up at him, tears in her eyes. "I don't share the feelings that you have for me. I just see you as a friend."*

Edward looked pale, he didn't say a word.

"Edward," I spoke gently, "That vision was really blurry I couldn't see where the background was or anything. That doesn't have to happen."
He looked me in the eyes at my words. "I can't let that happen."
Then he turned around and left, I heard the front door close with a little too much force.

Great! I thought sadly, I know for a fact that even if that did happen, that other vision is still clear. But maybe it is so clear because Edward fights for it? I sighed and laid down on my bed, wondering how dinner is going to go now that Edward had seen that.

~000~

"Bella, are you sure you want to do this?" I asked her quietly.
Bella shrugged, "Do I have a choice?"

"It could be a suicide mission." Rose interjected.

"But totally worth it!" I smiled brightly at Bella.

Bella let out an exaggerated sigh. "Do you really think so?"

Rose and I grinned, "Yes!" We said at the same time.

Bella took a deep breath and walked towards us from across the room. She had her hands out beside her to keep her balance.

"They are only two inch heels Bella; you're not walking on a tight rope." I said, laughing.

"Oh no, it is for Bella. She cannot walk on a flat surface without falling." Rose said, jokingly serious.

Bella rolled her eyes, "Thanks for all the support guys!"

We were getting ready for our big date, I mean dinner, with the guys right now. Rose and I were excited and anxious all through work. Bella meet up with us at Rose's house. Jasper had gone over to the Cullen's house to get ready with the rest of the guys before we had even gotten off of work.

"I wonder what the guys are doing?" I asked out loud.

Rosalie looked at me and smiled, "Video games." She spoke confidently.

Bella laughed, "Edward talks about some war game that he plays with Jasper all of the time."
Rose rolled her eyes, "Yeah, when Jazz isn't talking to Mary he is typically playing that game."
I frowned, "I didn't know Jasper liked video games that much."

Bella and Rosalie's eye brows shot up, the both looked surprised.

"You guys have talked and hung out a lot this week and he never once mentioned his game?" Rose asked incredulously.

I shook my head no.

"Edward goes on about this game with Jasper all of the time." Bella said quietly.

"Yeah, so does Emmett." Rose added.

"Oh." Was all I could say because I pulled myself together. "Well we talk about a lot of things, so I'm sure this just slipped his mind."
Rose looked doubtful, "What do you guys talk about?"
Well other than our talents, "The bakery that he works at, what went on that day, plans we have with the group, he talks about Sci-Fi movies that he just has to show me because he can't believe that I haven't seen them yet. Yeah know the normal things."

Rose just sat there quietly, and Bella was not looking at me.

"What?" I asked them, trying not to panic. What are they not telling me?

Rose gave me an apologetic smile, "It's nothing."
Bella's head shot over in Rose's direction. "Rose! We can't not tell her!"

Everything in me started to freak out. "Tell me what?" I asked in a strained voice.

Is me not knowing about a video game really that important?
Rose glared at Bella, "I can't betray my brother. He is the one who has to tell her!"
"Tell me what?!" I asked, trying to keep my cool.

"Mary is our friend! I understand your loyalty to your brother, but she has the right to know!" Bella said in an authoritative voice that I have never heard her use before.

Rose's glare faltered, "I just don't know the reasons he hasn't yet."

"Hasn't what?" I asked desperately.

"We never want the one we like to know our bad side, but this is something big, and it's something she at least needs to ask him about." Bella argued.

"I agree with that. I don't think we should tell her, he has to do it." Rose said reluctantly.

"TELL ME WHAT!?" I screamed.

Both girls looked over at me with shocked faces at my outburst, but their expressions quickly turned into looks of pity and apologetic eyes.

"Maybe you should ask Jazz after dinner." Rose offered.

"I don't even know what I am supposed to be asking." I said in a slightly irritated voice.

Bella gave me a sad smile, "Ask him about Jenks."

~000~

We arrived at The Lodge for dinner; it was the fanciest restaurant around. Everyone was dolled up, and looked stunning. The boys all wore dress shirts with nice dark jeans and dress shoes. Everyone had looks of excitement and fun. I was trying to match their moods, but I was nervous about this Jenks person. Neither Rose nor Bella would tell me anything more. I wouldn't get it out of my thoughts. Edward seemed to notice my thoughts and gave me a look when they first saw us girls when we arrived at the restaurant. He ended up sitting on my right, with Rose on my left. Emmett was across from Rose, Jasper was across from me, and Bella was across from Edward.
Edward, if you're listening, accidently bump me with your elbow if Jasper is picking up on my mood. If he isn't, and I hope he isn't, run your fingers through your hair.

Edward lifted his hands to run his fingers through his hair, and bumped me in the shoulder.

"Oh sorry Mary!" He said looking at me with a somewhat curious expression.

Uh! Edward, what the heck was that!
"Bella, you, Mary and I have to go out for coffee Monday. We do it regularly because I take her to work those days. But it would be fun, and you and Mary drink the same coffee, both using half and half and everything!" Edward said, emphasizing on the half and half.

Jasper gave him a strange look, "Mary hates half and half. She says it has a bad taste, she would rather drink her coffee black. I thought you knew that Edward?" Jasper asked in a doubtful voice.

Edward laughed it off, "Oh that's right! Oh thoughtless of me, I knew she had something with half and half."
~000~
After that fiasco Edward and I stopped trying to communicate silently and with signals. Dinner went smoothly and everyone talked cheerfully. The subject of school was brought up when we were all eating chocolate cheesecake for desert.

"Oh, I'm sure we will all have plenty of classes together." Bella said, "That's something that can be a really good thing or a really bad thing."
Emmett laughed, "You mean lil Mikey following you around all but panting is a good thing?" Emmett said jokingly, raising his eyebrows in mock surprise.

Bella rolled her eyes and punched Jasper in the arm, "Please pass that to Emmett for me!"

Jasper tensed up tightly for a moment; the moment was quick, so quick I almost missed it; almost.

"My pleasure!" He said as he turned to his right and punched Emmett in the arm. "That's for insulting the lady."
Emmett just grinned, "It's sad that Eddie boy is letting another man defend his girl's honor."
The whole table became quiet at once. Those two aren't official, and then there is her friend Jake.

Rose laughed, "Oh well Jasper has always been one to stick up for those who can't fight for themselves."
Bella rolled her eyes, but her cheeks were a bright red, "I can defend myself, I just wasn't leaning over Jasper's desert to do so!"

Emmett laughed off the tension, and then turned his eyes towards me. "Mar-Mar you've been uncommonly quiet all night." He said.

I sighed inward, geesh Emmett! Do you always have to point out things that other's would like to be kept quiet!?

Edward chuckled quietly beside me, but not quietly enough.
"What's so funny?" Emmett asked confused.

Edward stopped laughing for a moment. But he recovered quickly, as he always does. I thought jealously.

"Oh it's just I think it's curious how anyone is supposed to get a word in when you're cracking jokes and being the entertainment of the night."
Emmett shrugged, but he had a very triumphant and prideful grin on his face. "I try."
Thank you Edward!

Edward turned and smiled at me.

~000~

As we were all walking outside Jasper grabbed my hand, "Hey guys, Mary and I are going to walk home."
Emmett opened his mouth to say something, probably something inappropriate but Rose grabbed his arm.

"Don't even." She said threateningly, dragging him towards the cars.

Emmett sighed, but turned around and wiggled his eye brows suggestively at us.

Bella and Edward both looked back at us with sad smiles.

We walked in silence for a while, my house was probably a thirty minute walk from my house. It gave us plenty of time to talk, but for some reason I was afraid to say anything. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach.

"Mary." Jasper said quietly.

I looked over at him, to see him staring at me. "Yes?"
He stopped walking, "Why haven't you said a single word to me tonight?"
I looked down at the sidewalk. I took a deep breath and hesitated before speaking. "Because, the only thing I wanted to ask you is something I didn't want to say in front of the whole group."
Jasper was quiet for a moment, but eventually spoke in a patient voice. "And what would that be?"

I built up the courage to look up into his face; I needed to be able to see his reaction.
"How is Jenks?"
Jasper's whole body tensed and his eyes clouded over. "What?" He asked in horror.

He let go of my hand and backed away from me. "No…no, I, no." He stumbled over his words. "I can't believe her!" Jasper wouldn't look me in the face.

He looked lost, and completely taken off guard. He looked angry, something I had never seen.

"I'm sorry, but I can't do this." Jasper spat out at me in a harsh voice, and then he ran away.

I stood there in shock.

Who is Jenks? And why did he cause Jasper to freak out like that and leave me here alone?

I heard a strange chocking noise and felt my body shaking, but then I saw the tears fall down onto the sidewalk and understood that the chocking noise was me.

I tried to keep myself together, but I slowly crumbled to the ground. I don't know how long I stayed there, but eventually I heard my cell phone ringing. I fumbled with my purse searching for my phone. I didn't even look at the name, I just answered.

"Hello?" My voice sounded thick, and came out in a strained and horse croak.

"Mary?! Are you okay!? Where are you?!" Edward's worried voice came flooding into my ears.

I let out a sob, "Just a little ways from the restaurant."

"I'm coming to get you. Where is Jasper? Did he hurt you?!" Edward demanded.

"He ran off, and no he just yelled at me. I've never seen him so angry! I don't even know why it affected me like this." I said sadly.
"Look stay on the phone until I come and get you!" Edward said frantically and I heard a car engine starting.

"Okay."
I tried to stop myself from crying, but it was like my whole body was just torn to pieces. This was ridiculous. Jasper wasn't going to hurt me, he would never do that…

Bright lights blurred my vision and I heard tires screeching.

"MARY!" Edward called out to me.

He kneeled down beside me, "Come on, let's get you in the car."
I didn't want to move. I wanted to stay right here until I figure out what just happened here.

Edward sighed and laid down on the sidewalk beside me.

"I'm so sorry Alice." He whispered beside me.

Alice? I thought it was strange he called me by my real name.

"I'm sorry that he didn't tell you the truth about him, and that you can't tell him the truth about yourself."

A/N I am so sorry it took me so long! But I hope you enjoyed the chapter! Tell me what you thought! I love getting feedback from you guys. And a special thank you to those who comment frequently! You guys have no idea how much you encourage me! (: Oh and I will be posting chapter two in Jasper's POV soon! Also, I went through and changed all the chapter titles, so that this wouldn't say chapter nine when it was really eight! (:

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Chapter Nine, Maybe I Was Wrong.

From that moment on I knew this whole thing was wrong. Spying on people, talking behind their backs, hiding things from them; maybe we weren't truly friends.