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"Rosalie. Really?" I complained, as I stepped out of the dressing room for the umpteenth time.

"I thought we were supposed to be looking for paint and stuff for my room." I commented as Rosalie motioned with her hands for me to turn around.

"Oh quit complaining Bella." She snapped. "We've already found all the stuff we need for the room. Can't you humour us for a least another half an hour?"

I sighed and crossed my arms over my chest.

"Fine, but half an hour is all I'm giving you. I really want to make a start on my room."

"Are you more anxious to get back home to start your room, or to spy on Edward?" Grinned Rosalie wickedly.

I blushed and looked down at my feet.

"Are we done with this dress? Can I go take it off now?" I said, hastening to change the subject.

"Yes, I suppose. It doesn't look quite right..." She replied.

I ran back into the dressing room, eager to take the stupid frilly thing off.

I heard Alice come in then and whisper something to Rosalie.

"Please tell me I'm done Alice." I pleaded as I struggled with the zipper of the dress.

"Just one more Bella, this dress will look perfect for you for Prom."

I snorted.

"Alice, prom is months away. I'm not even sure I want to go. You have Jasper and Rosalie has Emmett. I'll be the dateless loser. The fifth wheel." I replied, finally getting that damn dress off.

Alice opened the curtain a fraction and popped her head in.

"Alice!" I exclaimed, moving my hands in an attempt to cover myself.

"Oh shush Bella, there's no one here except Rosalie and I." She scolded, holding out a white garment for me to take.

"Stop being a drama queen and put that dress on. I want to see how it looks." She was practically jumping up and down with excitement.

I sighed and looked down at the dress. The fabric felt so smooth beneath my fingers. This dress looked like it wouldn't suit me but I quickly put it on anyway.

I looked in my reflection and gasped, causing Alice and Rosalie to bolt into the dressing room, probably assuming I had fallen.

I gazed at the girl in the mirror, my jaw dropping at how wonderful the dress looked on her.

That couldn't be me, could it?

The white of the dress brought out the girl's pale complexion and the jewels around the bosom and halter accentuated her figure.

Wait a minute, I had a figure!

A figure that was normally hidden behind baggy t-shirts and layers of clothes.

I had to admit, Alice was right this time. I looked really good. Totally unlike me.

I could see Rose and Alice's reflections standing on either side of mine smiling at me with a hint of humour in their eyes.

"See Bella," Rosalie smirked, while Alice pulled me into a tight hug, "You're gorgeous."

"I-I, wow." I stuttered as I continued looking at the mirror.

My eyes skimmed down the dress. The softness of the fabric felt wonderful. I could've worn this dress forever.

Until I saw the price tag.

I gasped, tears brimming at the corners of my eyes.

"Alice I could never afford this dress." I murmured, tearing my eyes away from the mirror.

"Nonsense." She insisted, pulling me into another hug. "Rosalie and I will shout you."

I pulled away.

"Nope. No way. That's too much to spend on me. " I looked toward Rose, hoping she'd agree.

"Think of it as an early birthday present." She suggested picking up the other dresses which I had left lying on the chair.

"But my birthday isn't until September." I pointed out, pouting.

"Too bad Bella. We're getting it for you whether you like it or not." Giggled Alice, following Rose out of the dressing room.

"Fine." I cried, shaking my head in defeat.

When those girls made up their mind there really was no disagreeing with them.

I changed quickly while the payed for their purchases and we made our way towards the car.

"Oh, wait a minute." I spoke, stopping in my tracks. "I wanted to go into the bookstore, I need some new books."

"Alright Bella, we'll give you twenty minutes," Ordered Alice, "So we can make a start on your room."

I turned around and walked back into the mall.

"TWENTY MINUTES BELLA!" I heard Alice shriek behind me.

"Yeah, yeah". I hollered back, waving my hands to indicate for her not to worry.

I made my way towards the bookstore mentally making a list of the books I wanted to look at.

I loved bookstores. If I could, I could spend hours and hours just looking at each book. But I knew Alice would strangle me if I was any later than twenty minutes, so I hurried to the section I was looking for.

I found a few books that I was looking for. I was submerged in reading the blurb of a very interesting book that had caught my eye when all of a sudden something hard bumped into me and I crashed to the ground.

"I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going." Said a voice above me.

I looked up and saw a nice looking boy around my age, with long chestnut hair and a dark complexion staring down at me apologetically.

"It's fine. I wasn't really aware of my surroundings." I admitted sheepishly as I tried to get up.

He held out a hand to help me up and I noticed the muscles on his arms flex. This boy was definitely well built. Still, he wasn't Edward.

I smiled warmly at him. He still looked worried, afraid he had hurt me.

"Really, I'm fine." I assured him. "I've had much worse than that. I'm a well known patient at the Forks Hospital, I'm very clumsy." I laughed, indicating I was in fact fine.

"I'm Jacob." He stated, finally getting the message that I wasn't hurt.

"Bella." I replied.

I looked down at my watch and gasped. I only had five minutes before Alice would come in here yielding pitchforks and torches.

"I'm really sorry, but I have to go. My friend gave me a time limit of twenty minutes and if I'm not back in the car there will be hell to pay." I explained smiling sheepishly.

"I understand. It was nice meeting you." He held out his hand and I shook it.

"You too." I smiled turning around, heading towards to cash register.

"Hope I see you around" He called behind me. I smiled to myself. I could imagine him as a good friend.

I quickly hurried to pay for my purchases and rushed towards the car.

I climbed in and exhaled a sigh of relief.

Alice turned towards me.

"What's got you in such a hurry? I wasn't going to kill you if you were late." She insisted.

I laughed to myself. I knew what she was like.

We sped off towards my house and I found myself singing along to the horrible, yet catchy songs on the radio with Rose and Alice. I was in a better mood already.

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