EPOV
I was over the moon, I had told Bella how I felt and, for some miracle she felt the same. So, now if you asked me I would say my life is perfect and agree with Emmett. Because, right now I have everything I wanted. It's strange to think that not all that long ago I was convinced I would never get into a serious relationship… with anyone. Or fall in love for that matter, and now it's completely different. I have found the most amazing woman ever, and am happy.
Sunday had been perfect. I spent the day with Bella… who would have guessed?
We lazed around all day and watched movies; I almost fell asleep when we were watching 27 dresses.
Now here I am, Monday morning walking out of the house to go to school. I hated school, the only good thing about it was I get to see Bella… oh and my friends. And the fact that this was our last high school year, then it would be off to college. And considering this year is coming to a close, everyone has started to fill in their college applications, I still had no idea where I wanted to go, and I haven't even spoken to Bella about it either. We had been so caught up in each other it must have slipped our minds.
"What are you whistling about?" My mother asked when I walked past her
"Nothing" I replied grinning at her.
She gave me a look as if to say yeah right. But other than that she dropped it.
I quickly shoved a piece of toast in my mouth that my mum had made the ran out the door and over to my car, where Bella was already waiting for me.
"Good Morning" She sang
"Good morning to you too" I chuckled
I walked over to her and enveloped her in a hug. She wrapped her arms around my neck and lifted her legs in the air behind her.
"We better go, otherwise we will be late" She giggled
I sighed and put her back down then opened her door for her.
"I was thinking this morning, and you know we need to start looking at colleges" I said once I jumped in the driver's side
"Oh shit, I completely forgot" She replied, hitting her forehead with the palm of her hand "Where do you want to go?"
"I don't know" I shrugged "Haven't thought about it until this morning"
"I would have thought my parent's would have said something"
"Me too" I agreed
Once we had arrived at school, I opened Bella's door for her again, earning a grin from her. I rolled my eyes closing the door and took her hand.
"I'll, Ahh see you later" She said, leaning up on her tippy toes and giving me a quick kiss "I love you" She whispered against my lips
Grinning at her I replied "I love you too"
She gave me a smile then led Alice away.
HA! She loves me… ME! HAHA! TAKE THAT JUSTIN! TAKE THAT ALL YOU OTHER FOOLS! Ok.. Now you're a crazy person? No, I am not a crazy person... I'm just really happy. Yeah... Crazy
No matter how many times I repeated it in my head, the fact that she loves me, the fact that she loves me, it still didn't sound real. Like I was going to wake up and it all is a dream or something.
"Ouch… Fuck" I muttered when I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Definitely not dreaming.
"YO Edward, my man how's it going" Emmett boomed as he approached me
"Nothing" I chuckled "What are you so happy about?"
"Nothing" He shrugged "How's things going with my sister?"
"Things are going fine Emmett" I replied, rolling my eyes
"They had better be"
Even though he was big, I wasn't really all that scared of him. If you knew him, like really knew him you knew he was like a big teddy bear… that's the only thing that you need to be scared about. Sure he could be intimidating if you passed him on the street and he had a go at you or something, just not if you knew him. He couldn't hurt a fly for the life of him.
"Have you been applying to colleges yet?" I asked
"I have been looking, haven't applied to any though" He shrugged
"Me either, I didn't even think about it until this morning"
"You better get a move on then, I have already applied for 3" Rose said as she looped her arm around Emmett's "Hey baby" She whispered seductively in his ear
"Get a fucken room you guys, this is a public school" I scoffed
They laughed at me and Rosalie threw herself on Emmett, wrapping her arms and legs around him and pressed her lips hard against his.
"Fucking gross" I muttered and walked away. Here come my breakfast
BPOV
My alarm woke me up the next morning; I groaned and rolled over to turn it off.
I rolled back onto my back and smiled at the thought of what happened Sunday night
I had to the best day on Saturday at the zoo. Though it would have been better if that stupid elephant didn't spray me with water, it took me ages to dry off. And the little situation we had with the waitress on the way home at the café.
Apart from that, everything was great. I surprised myself by telling Edward I loved him, when he admitted it to me. Truth be told I didn't even know I had. Then again, I wouldn't of said it if I didn't mean it. Just like I couldn't say it to Jasper because I didn't mean it. I was happy to say the least, and telling him I loved him seemed to roll off my tongue so easily, it felt good.
I climbed out of bed and dashed to the bathroom to have a quick shower.
After showering I quickly threw on a pair of black skinny jeans and a white turtle neck top along with a pair of black 1inch heels.
Then dried my hair and straightened it, the part to the side. And did my make-up.
After I was ready I quickly ate a muesli bar and sculled a glass of milk. And as gross as milk mixed with peppermint toothpaste tasted, I brushed my teeth.
"Bye mum" I yelled as I ran out the door
"Have a nice day sweetheart" She called back to me just before I shut the front door.
Edward wasn't at his car yet so I leaned against the passenger side door and waited for him to come out.
I only stood there for about a minute when he came running out the door
"Good Morning" I said in a sing song voice.
"Good morning to you too" He laughed
He walked over to me and pulled me into a big hug. I wrapped my arms around his neck just as he wrapped his around my waist and I flicked my legs up behind me so he was holding me.
"We better go, otherwise we will be late" I laughed
He let me down with a sigh and opened my door for me.
"I was thinking this morning, and you know we need to start looking at colleges" Colleges? I hadn't even thought about college!
"Where do you want to go?" I asked
"I don't know" He shrugged "haven't thought about it until this morning" He stated
"I would have thought my parent's would have said something"
"Me too" He agreed
Being the gentlemen he has become, Edward opened my door for me again once we arrived at school, I gave him a pointed grin, I still wasn't sue to him acting like this. He rolled his eyes at me and closed the door before taking my hand and dragging me towards the school.
"Bella, can I talk to you for a minute please" Alice asked
She looked a little different. She wasn't as happy as she usually is. No bouncing around or jumping on me. So screaming and laughing… Strange.
I looked at her carefully, she started shuffling her feet and looking at the ground. Something was definatley wrong.
"I'll, Ahh see you later" I said to Edward.
I leaned up on my tippy toes and gave him a quick kiss
"I love you" I whispered. Wow… so easy
I felt him smile beneath my lips "I love you too" He replied.
I grabbed Alice's hand and started to pull her away from all the students that were entering the school. We only had about 15 minutes before class started.
We stopped under a tree just behind the math's building. I spun around to face her, and she looked even more nervous than before,
"What's wrong Alice?" I asked.
I pulled her into a hug and squeezed her tight. I wasn't use to seeing her like this.
"I need to tell you something" She whispered
I pulled away from her, leaving my hands on her shoulders
She bit her lip and looked up at me "Go on" I said
"I was going to tell you ages ago… like start of school ages ago" She started "I don't know how to say this" She sighed. Gripping the ends of her short black hair.
"Alice, come on"
"I like Jasper, Bella" She said, and then looked down at the ground again.
Jasper… as in my ex Jasper?
"Umm. What?"
"I have liked him ever since I first met him at the start of school. I was going to tell you, but you two seemed to click and when you started dating I was too scared to tell you. I thought I would get over him and just forget about it, but I never did and it was like hell watching you two together, but you are my best friend and seeing you so happy…. I just… I couldn't bring myself to tell you, I didn't wanna ruin your happiness."
"Alice…" I said, a bit lost for words. I removed my hands from her shoulders and took at step back "You should have told me…" I said, shaking my head
"He is my… my ex… you're my best friend…."
"Please don't be mad at me" She said, taking a step towards me
"I'm not mad at you Alice… I just… Need time to process this. It's just... a little weird"
"Bell-"
"I'll see you later Alice" I interrupted.
I walked around her and started heading towards my locker to grab my books. I passed Jasper on the way, he said a friendly hello, I said hi back and just kept on walking, didn't even make eye contact.
I couldn't understand why she wouldn't have told me. I would never have gotten together with him if I knew about her feelings. And now it's going to be weird, my ex with my best friend… Did he even feel the same way?
EPOV
Lunch came… eventually. I felt like I had been in classes for eternity by the time I made it to the lunch room.
Again, I had spent most of my time thinking about Bella and everything that had been happening, the other part of the time I was thinking about college and where I wanted to go, I had still come up blank so decided I would do some research tonight.
Once I had my lunch I sat down at our normal table. Alice still looked a bit upset; Jasper was happily talking to Michael. Rose and Emmett where in the middle of a make out session, Claire was talking to Natalie and Sharleen, I could see her looking at me from the corner of her eye. Then I glanced over at Bella, who looked like she was hard in thought about something.
"Everything ok?" I whispered to her
"Huh?" She said, then turned to face me "Oh, yeah everything is fine" She smiled, though it didn't reach her eyes.
I decided not to push her into telling me and instead tried to enjoy my pizza and looked around the cafeteria. Everyone was chatting away, a few people throwing food at each other. A couple arguing and a few making out. It was gross really, making out when people are trying to eat. Especially when it came to Rose and Emmett, who recently hadn't been afraid to show their affection for one another in public.
Then I looked over at the table Tanya and her group of friends. They were all talking, and ignoring us like usual which was the way we liked to keep it. Except for James, who seemed pre-occupied with staring at Bella. He noticed me looking and smirked at me. James was an annoying little fucker, his ego is way too high. Always thought he was better than everyone else.
"Edward"
I snapped out of my thoughts and stopped glaring at James to turn my attention to Bella.
"Yeah?"
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" She asked
"Sure" I replied, giving her a smile.
I took her hand and led her outside.
"What it is?" I asked. I put my arms around her waist and she rested her hands on my chest.
"Alice" She sighed
"Ok.. What happened?"
"Well, she told me this morning that she like Jasper… And always has. I… I don't know what to do. I know I shouldn't be upset seeing as he is my ex, but it's just the thought that he is my ex, and she is my best friend… and I don't know what to do" She said, not taking a break in between her words
"Well… You don't still like him do you?" I asked carefully…
"NO!" She yelled "I mean, no I don't"
"Then what's the problem?"
What did it matter? If she didn't like him, let her be with him.. Simple right?
"Like I said, she is my best friend, he is my ex.. I just.. I don't think it seems right. I would never do that to her, even if she still didn't like him"
"Well, to be honest. I think you should let her do what she wants" I shrugged "It shouldn't matter that he is your ex and she is your best friend. The only thing that should matter is her happiness. If being with him makes her happy, then you be happy for her"
She squinted her eyes at me, looking at me sceptically as if to say you have got to be kidding me. The way she was staring at me made me slightly uncomfortable.
After a minute or two, her facial expression relaxed and she stopped looking at me in that strange way.
"Your right" She sighed "I'm being stupid"
"You're not being stupid" I said. I pulled her closer to me and she rested her head on my chest just above her hands and let out a content sigh.
BPOV
Throughout the rest of the morning, I couldn't keep my mind off of what Alice had told me earlier this morning. I wasn't angry at her as such, I was just a little disappointed that she didn't tell me sooner.
Lunch came around extra slow today, I was constantly staring at the clock watching the minutes tick by.
I slowly made my way to the cafeteria, grabbing a drink and a sandwich before taking my seat. Everyone was already there, except for Edward. I noticed that Alice was still looking a bit down, but I couldn't bring myself to talk to her yet. Jasper didn't look like he knew anything was up, he was too busy talking to Michael about the upcoming football seasons or some boring male stuff.
I slowly ate my food, not really paying attention to what was going on around me. I wasn't sure if anyone noticed something was up with me and Alice, but if they did, they didn't say anything about it.
"Everything ok?" I heard Edward whisper beside me. It scare me a little, I didn't realize he had even come in and sat down.
"Huh?" I said, then turned to face him "Oh, yeah everything is fine" I replied, trying to force a smile on my face.
He didn't say anything after that. I was surprised he actually believed me when I said everything was fine.
I continued to eat my lunch in silence. Debating on what I should say to Alice, or trying to figure out how I should be dealing with this.
I felt like I was turning something small, into something big.
"Edward"
"Yeah?"
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" I asked, maybe he might know…
"Sure" He said, giving me that crooked smile of his
He grabbed my hand and started to lead me outside. We ended up standing by the same tree I kicked not all that long ago.
He put his arms around my waist "What it is?" He asked. I put my Rested my hands on his check, pinching the material in between my fingers
"Alice" I sighed
"Ok.. What happened?"
"Well, she told me this morning that she like Jasper… And always has. I… I don't know what to do. I know I shouldn't be upset seeing as he is my ex, but it's just the thought that he is my ex, and she is my best friend… and I don't know what to do" I told him in a rush.
"Well… You don't still like him do you?" He asked, looking a little worried.
"NO!" I yelled, I didn't mean it like that "I mean, no I don't"
"Then what's the problem?" He asked a little confused
"Like I said, she is my best friend, he is my ex.. I just.. I don't think it seems right. I would never do that to her, even if she still didn't like him"
"Well, to be honest. I think you should let her do what she wants" He shrugged "It shouldn't matter that he is your ex and she is your best friend. The only thing that should matter is her happiness. If being with him makes her happy, then you be happy for her" Who thought he would say something like that?... Surprises me every day
I didn't say anything for a minute, I just looked at him. I knew he had a point... So why was I so worried?
"Your right" I sighed "I'm being stupid"
"You're not being stupid" He said.
He pulled me closer to him, and I leant my head on his chest sighing contently at the feel of his arms around me, and the sound of his soft heart beat echoing in my ear.
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So it's a bit longer then the last few chapters I have posted so I hope this makes up for my laziness LOL.
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