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Chapter 11

CPOV

"I think you are going to get your wish my dear," I whispered to my wife as we were dancing. "What do you mean?" she asked looking confused at what I was talking about.

"I think your son may stay home for his senior year." She followed my gaze. Edward and Bella were dancing too. He barely left her side all night. It looked like Alice and Rose's plan was working Edward was really noticing Bella.

"Doesn't she look beautiful tonight?" Esme asked me.

"Not as beautiful as you." I leaned over to kiss her.

"She's always been beautiful but seeing her with Edward she seems to radiate even more. You don't think she could be in love with him do you? Not that I care they would be good for each other. And it would certainly get those vultures off both their backs." Esme smiled.

"I think that that feeling is very mutual look at the way he just keeps looking at her. Even if he is talking to someone else his eyes keep looking over at her. And look at what he did for her at dinner. I mean he could have offered to sit there in her place and just talked to John and let Bella sit with us. But he went one step further and trade spots with John."

I led her back to the table. My children were all on the dance floor or at least I thought they were. Bella and Edward were gone. About 5 minutes later I saw Edward come in and he went over to Alice. She took off running to where he just came in from. Jasper led him back to the table. Tanya came in looking very smug and sat down beside him. He got up and left.

"What's up with Edward?" Emmett asked when him and Rose came over to sit. Jasper just shrugged he wasn't quite sure himself.

I got up and followed my son.

"Is everything okay?" I asked when I caught up with him. He just shrugged, "I'm not sure. Bella said she needed to go to the ladies room. And I decided I might as well go to, when I came out I was waiting for her. Then Tanya came out and she just started kissing me. I pushed her away and then waited for Bella. I thought maybe something happened so I decided to call out to her." I looked at him, wondering if he actually went into the ladies room. "Don't worry dad I knocked on the outside door and when nobody answered I just pushed it slightly open. I called her name and she told me to go away and leave her alone. That's when I came to get Alice." I hoped everything was okay. Edward looked like he was in pain.

Just then Rosalie walked over to us, "Is everything okay?" before she could finish Alice came out of the washroom. Bella wasn't with her though so I figured it was bad. Alice walked right over to Edward and got into his face. "You are an ASS. Edward Cullen. You act like her escort never leaving her side for a moment all night and then as soon as she is out of the room. You start sucking face with some other girl." She yelled at him. Alice never gets really mad but when she does look out. He looked like he had just been slapped. "I didn't kiss her she kissed me. I was trying to get away from her. I need to tell her that." He defended himself. "Well she doesn't want to talk to you right now. Besides I don't think she would listen anyway."Alice stormed back into the washroom and Rosalie went stomping off into the ballroom I decided that I should follow her. Rosalie had a bad temper and sometimes the slightest thing could set her off. I left Edward there with Jasper who had come out when he heard Alice shouting.

I saw Rose approach the table where Tanya was sitting with her mom and Esme they were talking. I got there in time to here Rosalie's little speech to Tanya.

"You don't get it do you Tanya. Edward is not interested in you." She stared at her.

"Well he seemed pretty interested tonight when he followed me to the washroom and was waiting outside the door when I came out." Tanya smirked.

"He was waiting for Bella you tart. He has been with her all night now I know you noticed that. You probably set the whole thing up didn't you." By now we had a whole crowd gathering around. Emmett went over to Rose and put a hand on her shoulder to make her back off. Then Tanya said, "I'm better for him anyway we come from the same class. What does he want with white trash like that?" Esme stood up at that point but I stopped her. Rosalie looked like she wanted to slap her but instead she said, "Tanya Bella has more class in her little toe than you do in your whole body. And you're just jealous because ever since Bella became a regulation hottie she has given you a run for your money." With that Rose turned and went to see Bella.

Tanya just stood there staring after her. Emmett just smiled and went to follow Rose. I decided that my family was done for the evening so I went and said my good byes while Esme went to get the children. I knew they wouldn't be hard to track down.

When I got out there I looked into Edwards eyes and saw all the love he felt for this girl I felt really bad.

"Dad she won't even talk to me. I need to explain to her that I don't want Tanya I want her." He said. He went back into the ballroom like he forgot something he came back a couple seconds later with Bella's wrap.

Esme went into the washroom to get the girls going when they came out Edward approached Bella to give her her wrap. She took it. "Thank you." She said very formally. I knew she was hurt. "Bella I want to explain what happened." She just shook her head, "No Edward its okay. I know that she is more your type. What's done is done?" Then she walked away. When we got back into the car I noticed that she sat in between Rose and Alice. She kept looking out the window. I saw that she was really hurting, I think my wife was right. Bella loved Edward.

BPOV

I knew this was going happen. Tanya was more of his class. He was just sitting with me so I wouldn't look like such a loser by myself. He was only paying attention to me because he felt obligated too. I knew he had no real interest in me. He only liked the way I looked now, just like all the other boys in school. When I showed no liking towards any of them they moved on too. Its not like I didn't like Edward I did but I wanted to remain aloof like Rose and Alice told me too. "Don't go and jump his bones you'll only remind of Tanya and you don't want that. If you do like him as much as you say then remain a little distant so that he'll want you more." Is what Alice told me as we were getting ready tonight. Well that didn't work out so well. I drove him straight into Tanya's arms.

I had walked into the washroom where she was just touching up her makeup. When she say me she said, "You know he's only escorting you tonight because he feels an obligation to you because everyone else from the family is paired up. if you would have just left like you were supposed to. Edward would have been my companion at dinner." I just stared at her. "you are so out of his league Bella. leave him alone." "Whatever Tanya." And I went to go do my business. She left.

When I was done, I washed my hands and quickly touched my makeup I wanted to look good for Edward. he had been by my side all night. He could have danced with anyone he wanted to but he danced with me all night. I felt really good like maybe he felt they way I did.

Boy was I ever wrong.

I walked out only to find him kissing Tanya.

I quietly ran back into the washroom. I decided that I would hide in here until the family was ready to leave. I didn't want to spoil their night because I was ready to go.

"Bella are you okay."

"Go away Edward and leave me alone." I told him trying not to let him know I was crying.

I heard the door shut and then open again a few minutes later.

"Bella are you okay what happened?" It was Alice.

"I'm fine." I choked out. "Your plan didn't work though. He only pretended to be interested in my out of some sense of obligation."

"Why would you say that?" she asked when I finally came out of the stall.

"Because when I came in here Tanya was talking some nonsense about me being wrong for him and that she was the better choice. Being from the same upbringing and all. I just shrugged her off I felt she was wrong because he chose to be with me all day. Then when I went back out to meet him. He was kissing her."

"Did he see you?" I shook my head. "No I just came back in here. When he did come to check on me I told him to go away and then shortly after you came in."

She disappeared for a few minutes. "He said that he didn't kiss her she was kissing him." She explained when she came back in.

"It didn't look like that to me. It looked like he was really into the kiss. Oh Ali why did I have to go and fall for someone I was doing just fine being alone." She came over and hugged me. I just cried a little more. Rosalie came in and told me that she let Tanya have it and that the kiss was probably just a set up on Tanya's part.

I didn't believe them, they were just saying stuff like that to make me feel better.

Esme came in and told us that we were leaving. She put her arms around me never saying anything. She just held me I felt better, "Ready to go." She asked she knew that if I needed to talk I would come to her.

When I walked out Edward handed me my wrap it saved me from running back in. "Thank you." I took it from him.

"Bella I want to explain what happened." I just shook my head. "No Edward its okay. I know that she is more your type. What's done is done." I kept walking when I got to the car I squeezed in between Rose and Alice. I just kept looking out the window not talking to anyone.

Maybe I should just go to Phoenix for a bit when Charlie was up and around. Then it wouldn't hurt so much to see him with Tanya.

I made a true realization, I didn't like Edward Cullen. I loved him but he didn't love me back.

EPOV

Boy that girl is pigheaded and stubborn didn't she realize that I was hanging out with her today because I was interested in her no some spoiled brat. That's why I didn't jump her bones today I didn't want to come across like every other boy in this town. I wanted more from her then some summer lay. If I just wanted sex I would have turned to Tanya no it was Bella I desired.

When we got to the house she flew up the stairs with a quick good night to everyone. She avoided my eyes though.

I decided I really needed to talk to her, I didn't knock on the door I just opened it to see the dress falling quietly to the floor. She was only wearing underwear no bra and it was the same colour as the dress

I decided that talking to her could wait until morning because my self control was slipping.

Then she turned around.