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The songs for this chapter are: Belle Of The Boulevard by Dashboard Confessional and Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt

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"Jacob Black? What are you doing here?"

"Umm, I'll hazard a wild guess but I think I'm dancing, so how do you know my name?"

"What you don't recognize me?"

"Not at the very least. Am I supposed to?"

"Picture me with more clumsier and awkward. Bella Swan remember?"

"Jingle bells? No way!"

"I hate that nickname! You know I hate it." But I still smiled at him.

"Wow look at you Miss hot stuff, no wonder I didn't recognize you, you look so different. You look like… a girl."

I slapped his arm "Gee thanks for noticing that Sherlock, all this is thanks to tinker over there." I said pointing to Alice who was too wrapped up with dancing to notice me. "Her bad influence rubbed off on me. Cant say that I'm surprised though, pixies like her always have a way of sneaking into stuff."

He threw back his head and laughed, he was just like I remembered him.

Charlie and his dad always went fishing together back when I was in high school and left us together to forge for our own amusement.

He was the kind of guy that you were always comfortable around, you could talk to him about anything and everything.

It was no wonder that we became good friends in such a short while.

I realized how much I had missed him over these past years, neither of us deliberately stopped contact but we were both so busy with classes and later with our jobs that we never had time to keep up with the calls and e-mails.

Eventually though both of just stopped calling the other.

I was about to suggest that I introduce him to my friends since no one really knew much about my life in forks but I was cut off by Edward coming from behind Jacob.

I shot him a questioning look but he ignored me.

"Do you mind if I cut in?" he said in a silky voice.

I hadn't noticed that a slow dance had come on and I was currently swaying in Jacobs arms.

To Jacob Edward may have seemed polite but I knew him long enough to hear the anger in his voice.

Here comes round two, I thought bitterly.

I looked around and saw Rosalie heading for the bathroom, probably to apply more makeup on that toad like face of hers as if she needed to look like more of a hooker.

I shook my head at the thought.

Jacob was glancing between Edward and I trying to judge if there was something going on between us.

I cleared his doubt by saying "Yes we would actually." curtly and grabbing Jacob's hand I led him back to the bar.

"Stupid Martha fudger." I said under my breath but Jacob heard it.

"And what in the world is a Martha fudger?"

I giggled this one was definatly going in my Best Alternative Cuss Words book.

"Well, you see I don't like swearing out right so I invent alternatives."

He laughed, "Remind me why we ever stopped talking?"

"I was thinking the same thing."

I saw Alice and Jasper taking a break from dancing and coming towards us.

Alice was wearing one of her annoying knowing smiles, the kind of smug smile that always seem to convey the same message every time, and that message was Told You So.

"Jacob this is Alice the one who corrupted my youthful innocence and her fiancé Jasper."

He tried to shake hands with Alice but she surprised him by giving him a hug.

"Hey, why don't I get a better introduction? I helped corrupt you too." Jasper said playfully.

"What can be a better introduction then being beau to the notorious Alice Brandon? If you can manage the herculean task of a daily life with her then its all the introduction you will ever need."

Alice just stuck her tongue out at me like she was five.

Jacob and I talked for a long time sitting at the bar, me sipping water and him downing shots like they were nothing.

Sometime in between Alice and Jasper disappeared amongst the dancers once more.

Emmet had gone home with a hooker like girl, not the same one that he was dancing with.

At least someone here is going to get lucky tonight. I thought sulkily

And I don't know where he and Rosalie had run off to.

But Jacob was great company.

I can't remember ever having laughed so hard.

Before I knew it we were exchanging stories and he was coming up with some pretty good cuss alternatives too.

My favorite was Son of a Twisted Swizzle Stick.

Then Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls started playing, this has been mine and Edwards favorite song for a long time, we always sang along to it no matter where we were.

I hadn't enjoyed anyone's company this much since….

The song tugged my heart as a distant memory came back to me.

Edward and I were sitting on a swing in his backyard. It was a beautiful night filled with stars. My head was resting on his shoulder. We were back in forks, back in high school. Suddenly a falling star shot across the sky. "Quick make a wish Bells." Said the teenage version of Edward beside me.

He closed his eyes to make a wish but I had my eyes open drinking in his face, a slight wind ruffled my hair. He opened his eyes. "So what did you wish for?" I asked. He looked into my eyes for a second and I couldn't help but wish that he was thinking of the same thing as I was. Please oh gods of spreading justice to the good people of Forks please let this be it. "If I told you what it was it wouldn't come true now would it?" He said with his eyes twinkling in the silver moonlight

And just like that I was crippled. Stupid song, it triggered that memory.

"Are you okay Bella? You look like someone just ran over your puppy."

I rolled my eyes at him "You know how much I hate dogs Jake" I said absentmindedly.

"Hey I'll just be back in a sec kay? I'm going to get the song changed, it's getting to me."

He looked confused but I got up and went over to the DJ anyway.

Upon reaching the raised platform I was surprised to find Edward beside it.

"What you aren't going to sing Iris?" He seemed so much like his old self now.

"Not tonight no."

He took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry about the way I acted before I just…"

But I didn't get to hear the rest of it because behind him came the hound from hell herself.

Sweet mother of pearl.

"Hello again Bella." She said.

Her nails were painted red and gleamed in the dim lighting of the club.

Talons I thought.

She traced one nail on Edwards arm before resting her head on his shoulder.

She's marking her territory.

"So when's the happy day?" I asked trying to lighten the suddenly awkward mood.

"Two months from now, oh and by the way" she said turning to Edward "I don't think I can make this wedding happen all by myself, I would be so glad if there was someone who could assist me."

She half glanced at me from the corner of her eye.

There aint no way in hell am I ever going to…..

But before I could finish that thought Edward spoke up.

"I'm sure Bella would be more than happy to help you out whenever you need it."

I stared at him in disbelief.

"Oh but surely Bella has so many other important stuff to do. She has a busy life after all. Don't you Bella?"

All right that's it, this one's going down.

Before I could give the arrogant toe rag a piece of my mind I saw Edward look at me pleadingly with those signature puppy dog eyes.

Honestly who the hell invented this trick anyway?

Even the people who thought little puppies were a worthless pile of crap fell for it.

Be the bigger person.

I took a deep breath and plastered a fake smile on my face and said, "Sure I'd be more then happy to help, just tell me when and where."

I could see Edwards's silent thank you. I narrowed my eyes at him to show that I wasn't doing this for him.

I was doing this due to purely goodness of heart and if he thought otherwise well then he was sadly mistaken.

"So I guess I'll catch you guys later?"

And without waiting for an answer I turned and walked straight out to the parking lot forgetting all about Jacob.

When I went into the parking lot I saw that Alice's car was missing.

Emmet had also gone home and I don't know if Jacob was still here or not.

My only option was to get a ride with Edward and endure Rosalie.

I looked around but with a sinking feeling I saw a very familiar silver Volvo pulling out of the parking lot and speeding away.

So I was stranded outside a night club with no money, no cab in sight, I didn't even know what part of the city I was in, I couldn't call Alice because of course my phone was at the bar and surely no one would miss a chance of stealing a blackberry.

I briefly wondered if I would become like one of those raped and murdered cases that you heard about all the time on the news.

Cornered by a group of psychopaths in a dark alley, alone with no one to call for help, no one who would hear my screams.

The horn of a car broke into my reverie and I saw a black motor cycle coming towards me with a leather jacket clad Jacob in the front and no helmet.

"Need a lift stranger?" He said grinning.

I pretended to contemplate for a bit. "Hmm I don't know, my mama always warned me not to accept lifts from dark and drunk leather jacket wearing strangers on motor bikes. "

He laughed shaking his head. "Just get on jingle Bells."

And taking my hand he pulled me over to his bike.

I got on and after a silent inner battle put my arms around his waist as he started the engine and speeded down the road.

I saw him smile a bit when I did that, "Hey, hey, hey, don't get any funny ideas. I may look small but I carry a taser with me at all times."

"Yeah I wouldn't put it paste you, being chief swans daughter and all." I playfully slapped his arm.

And just like that for a few blissful minutes I forgot all about Edward and his lunacies.

Sometimes all you need to help you get through is a motor cycle ride well over the speed limit, on a dark road with an old friend you hadn't thought of in years.