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Falling In The Black

Chapter 8: Story Time

Previously:

"Maybe I should just leave then." I said about to leave when I felt someone come in.

"Yeah maybe you should." He said taking the picture out of my hand along with the book.

"Jake!" Bella said with shock and excitement in her voice.

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EPOV

With the picture still imminent in my memory I stepped out of the room, remembering after awhile that Jake was Bella's brother, and that therefore she would be safe. I still couldn't understand why I felt so protective over someone I had only known for about a day and a half, but that worry was buried so far back in my memory that I had barely given it a thought until I saw the picture. The way her smile lit up her face just in that small amount of time, it made me wonder for how long that man kept that smile on her face after the picture was taken. I was too deep in thought to notice the lustful yet angry stare that had fallen upon me. It wasn't until the sound of the heels on the linoleum floor echoed through the empty hallway that I noticed that I had company.

"You know I could tell you the whole story," the blonde that had entered Bella's room before, said as she crossed down the hallway in a form that I assumed she thought was graceful.

"What story?" I asked after realizing she had told me something.

"Her story, Bella, it's quite interesting actually, and by the way you look at her I'm sure you are just dying to know," the girl said as she trailed her fingers up and down my chest. I pushed her hand off of mine and nodded giving her a silent agreement. I followed her down the hall, not noticing the wide eyed three year old staring at me from the door frame.

BPOV

After Edward left I found myself staring into space wondering what he would think of me if I had told him about the picture. Only a simple thought given to the subject and I found myself with tears in my eyes and fear running down me until it peaked and forced the tears out. I felt a tissue against my face, I looked up to find Jake smiling at me as he handed me my Fairy Tale book.

"What are you doing here?" I asked as I hugged the book close, somehow finding warmth.

"You're in the hospital Bella what kind of question is that I'm your brother." Jake said with a small smile. He sat down on the chair besides the bed, he was staring at the picture that Edward had run in here with previously.

"It was a long time ago Jake you need to let it go." I said trying to find more comfort for myself in the words meant for him.

"I know Bella, and it's not that has me worried, it's the fact that you haven't moved on." His response shocked me, I had moved on a long time ago, it wasn't like I had any time to dwell on my past either way.

"I have moved on, what makes you think I'm dwelling, you know perfectly well that I don't have any time for that."

"Bella a blind man would know you are pretty much letting your life revolve around a man that has been gone for awhile." Jake said letting the picture fall to my lap, I avoided looking at it, and I knew that Jake noticed. I heard him sigh, as he took the picture back and shoved it in his pocket before sitting down again.

"Bella you know he would have wanted better for you than this, if he didn't let your life revolve around him before, what makes you think this would've made him happy." The words burned me and I let them fall to the floor without a second thought. Alice's form from the door frame caught my eye, she did deserve better than this, but I just couldn't accept that maybe I did to.

EPOV

The way she looked at me made me intensely uncomfortable and I wanted nothing more than to run back to the hospital, but the story kept me firmly in my seat. We were back at the diner that Bella worked at, and I could feel three of the employees burning holes into my back with their stares.

"So that is basically what happened, I have moved on but I don't think Bella has, we were all so close to Caleb, what happened brought a toll on everybody. I suppose it was because, of all people, no one expected it would be him." Lauren finished off her story; her stare had gained and lost anger throughout her speech, but that lust that glazed over had remained steady throughout. I just nodded not sure of what to say, I'm not sure if she understood my situation or if she really needed to go to bathroom but either way she excused herself and left anyways. I was only given a few seconds to really think about what I had just been told before I saw a familiar waiter sit in the seat across from me.

"I knew you couldn't resist the story, the way you looked at our little Bella; I just didn't think you would stoop so low as to get it from her." Sebastian said looking at me disappointed, I could only stare back confused. He was about to say something else when Lauren stepped out of the bathroom.

"If you want to hear the real story I suggest you ask Bella's Sister Nikki." Sebastian said hurriedly before sliding out of the seat and practically running to the kitchen.

"You know this is why his kind doesn't have the right to get married yet." I heard Lauren say as she sat back down.

"Why is that?" I asked.

"Because, they are such liars!" She said with a smirk, I simply nodded not feeling the need to say anything to that.

"I got to go, thank you so much for the story." I said before grabbing my coat and heading out and driving off. It wasn't until I was a mile away that I realized two things. One I needed a different viewpoint to Bella's story, with that realization I took a sharp left turn. I also realized that I had driven Lauren to the diner that only made me laugh.

I tried to leave it on a lighter note! So here we got a tiny bit of insight into Bella's past, you guys will just have to wait a little longer to find out what happens next. Three reviews and I update this weekend, if not it might take a little longer. Thank you so much to my beta Lizbre, and my readers and of course my number one fan Ria! ^_^ I love all you guys thanks again.