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BPOV

I groaned and rolled onto my side trying to find some way to be comfortable. Being uncomfortable was strange to me and was almost like torture. Discomfort was a condition that vampires very rarely had to deal with and I'd grown very accustomed to being at ease constantly. The fish had only been in my belly for an hour and I was ready to pull my hair out.

It was heavy inside of me, like lead and for some reason made me feel off balance. My venom couldn't break it down like blood and every now and then discomfort gave away to outright pain.

I was stretched out on the island in the kitchen trying to think of anything but the fish. I'd chosen the kitchen because no one ever entered it. It was completely useless to us and I figured I could suffer in peace there. Emmett came in quite often though to make fun of me. I was pissed and despite the outcome of our competition I was still faster than him. So when I threw at knives at him, he wasn't able to dodge them.

The second Emmett appeared in the doorway I hurled a knife directly at his forehead. It wouldn't cut him but the steel was hard enough to hurt him a little if I put all my might into it. The knife hit him in between his eyebrows and bent out of shape before crashing to the floor.

"ISABELLA IF YOU RUIN ANOTHER PIECE OF MY FINE CUTLERY I'M GOING TO RIP OFF YOUR HANDS AND MAKE YOU EAT THOSE TOO!" Kate screamed from her bedroom.

Emmett snickered and turned to leave as I growled at his retreating form. I tried to relax because I would get real revenge very soon. As we prepared to leave the mountain, Jasper had told me he would teach me how to fight and I could challenge Em to a fight and kick his ass. He'd assured me that nothing would hurt Emmett's pride more than getting whipped by a girl and it would add insult to injury that I was basically half his size. Not only was Jasper a good distraction but he was a genius as well.

EPOV

"Tanya will you stop!" I said slapping her hand away from my face.

She knit her brow and took a step away from me. She turned her back and I couldn't help but think about Bella. Bella was always turning her back to me and the snub was starting to piss me off no matter who was doing it.

"So I can't touch you now?" she asked.

I sighed and moved in front of her. "I just think we should cool off for a bit," I told her.

The arms she had crossed over her chest were now wrapped around her torso as she ducked her head to speak to her feet rather than to me. Hurt was evident in her face, posture, and thoughts. I hated the fact that it was I making her feel that way.

"Why?" she murmured. "Am I doing something wrong?"

"Not necessarily. Tanya we've never been a real couple and I think we should stop acting like one until we know what we really want," I told her trying to use my most soothing of tones.

"I know what I want! I've always known. I've just been waiting on you. It's clear that you like me, that you're attracted to me. You can say whatever you want but the way you're body responds when I touch you can't be denied!" her thoughts countered me as she glanced meaningfully at my crotch.

"Yes, Tanya, I think you're very beautiful. What person with the ability to see wouldn't," I replied. "All I'm saying is that there are things that I need to think about right now and I can't do that with you constantly hounding me!"

"Hounding you?" she scoffed indignantly.

I pinched the bridge of my nose and shook my head. "Maybe that was the wrong word," I agreed. "I just need time and space to think. Can you give me that?" I asked, meeting her eyes and immediately noticing how they didn't sparkle like Bella's, they didn't hold the same magic.

"Time? That's all I've given you. There's no need to start asking for it now!"

Tanya stormed out of the room and I sat back on the piano bench. I felt bad for hurting her. That was never my intention. I genuinely liked her and she had always been a good friend to me. I wasn't sure why I was feeling all these strange but intense feelings for her sister but it was getting harder and harder to ignore the fact that what Tanya felt for me was not what I felt for her.

Part of me felt like an idiot though. Just because I felt something for Bella didn't mean that she felt something for me. She had shown me nothing but animosity since I'd arrived. When I'd touched her earlier today she had gasped. I had thought it was because of the electricity I felt between us, but what if I was wrong. Was it really smart to throw away something assured with Tanya on an assumption I'd made about Bella?

BPOV

Sweet relief!

Unfortunately, the fish had tasted far worse coming out than it had going in. This was something I had expected though and all that really mattered was that it was out of my stomach and all was right again. I went on a quick hunt to get the lingering taste out of my mouth before heading back home.

When I got back to the house, music was blaring, I could hear laughter, and lots of rustling that sounded like clothes being thrown around. I went inside and was immediately grabbed my Tanya. She pulled me up to my room and closed the door. If she was going for privacy, closing the door was not going to cut it but I didn't mention it aloud. The look on her face clued me in to the fact that something was wrong. I instantly collected her in my shield. I didn't know what was going on but it made me feel better to know that I was protecting her in some capacity.

"He said he needs time. Time and space! Why, Bella? He's been distant before but never like this and I don't understand. He won't even let me touch him! He admitted that he's attracted to me but something just feels off. I feel like I'm losing him. He keeps snapping at me and then apologizing but I know he doesn't mean it. I feel like my very presence is agitating him. I don't like this and I'm freaking out! We've all decided to go dancing tonight and what am I supposed to do? I'm certainly not going to pick up any humans. I don't want him to blow up if I try to dance with him or God forbid I even look at him! I want to have fun tonight but I can't. Not with him acting the way he is."

She spoke low enough to insure that no else but me heard and her lips had moved so fast they didn't even seem to move at all. She had only said "he" and "him" throughout her frantic rant but I knew exactly who she was talking about. I could see in her eyes that she was truly upset and worried.

Obviously, I didn't want to discuss Edward but she was my sister and she had come to me for help. I wouldn't be so selfish as to blow her off. I stuffed my own issues in the back recesses of my mind and focused on her and what she needed. I stepped forward and wrapped her in my arms.

"You can definitely have fun tonight. I refuse to believe that my bombshell of a sister needs a guy to make her night. Assert your independence. Don't let him see that he's getting to you. Don't give him the satisfaction. He wants time and space? Well give it to him but put on your best dress and show him what he's going to miss." I replied.

She nodded her head and I smiled as I swatted her ass. "Now buck up and go put on your big girl panties!"

She giggled and gave me another quick hug. "I love you, B!"

EPOV

Tanya and Bella were the last to come down. Their arms were linked and they were laughing loudly. I knew that Tanya was with Bella but I gave her no attention. I had acquired tunnel vision and all I could see was Bella.

Being vampires, we had milk white skin, paler than any human could possibly be. We usually stuck to wearing lighter colors because the contrast of dark colors against our skin was often alarming. Either Bella was not aware of this or just didn't care. Something told me it was the latter. She was clad in a black lace strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline. It was only thanks to Alice's incessant pondering and designing of clothes that I was able to know and differentiate between necklines. The dress seemed to be painted on her and the hem hit just above the knee.

Her paleness was of course more noticeable but somehow it worked. Her skin looked so smooth and flawless. The urge to touch her was stronger than it had ever been. She was wearing black heels that were no less than five inches and a stunning diamond choker adorned her elegant neck. Her hair was down and in curls but pinned back away from her face. She was a vision.

She and Tanya reached the rest of us and we all left the house. There were too many of us for one car so we had to split up. There was no way in hell I wasn't getting into the same car as Bella. Tanya seemed to be clinging to her but at this point I didn't care. Despite Bella being mad at him earlier, she walked straight over to Emmett's Hummer. Tanya finally let her go so that they could climb in on each side of the backseat.

I seized the opportunity and rushed forward to Bella's side of the car. I opened the door for her and though she did not need my help I grabbed her waist to give her a boost. She looked over at me with mingled shock and annoyance in her eyes. I responded with a smile.

"I never thought the beauty you possess tonight was even possible," I whispered leaning close to her ear taking in her sweet floral yet fruity scent.

She clasped her hand painfully tight on my shoulder as she used to it to climb the rest of the way into the truck, but not before giving me a very sweet, "Fuck off."

I chuckled as I climbed in the car beside her, no longer hurt by her reactions. I expected them now. The ride to the club was awkward and filled with loud silence even though Emmett's music was blaring. We reached the club and everyone seemed to race out of the car and inside.

The club was packed and Bella immediately immersed herself into the crowd as everyone else moved to get a booth. Emmett ordered bottles of some sort of vodka to keep up pretenses. I made my way to the bar and sat on an empty stool. I scanned the various minds to try and locate Bella. I didn't like not knowing where she was.

I quickly found her in the mind of some guy. She was leaning against the wall with her hands clasped behind her back and her hips pushed forward. Her head was slightly bowed making her seem sweet but enticing. The man's mind I was seeing her through was basically salivating for her. He saw her as timid and innocent and desperately wanted to get her back to his hotel and see if he could bring out the animal in her. I happened to know that was something he definitely did not want to do.

I was disgusted with the images he was dreaming up. The positions he wanted to twist her into were appalling. I stood up to go make sure he never got the chance but stopped when I saw through his eyes as Bella looked up through her long dark lashes at him. She gave him a small smile before biting her bottom lip and looking away shyly.

The man rejoiced, figuring that she was attracted to him but too shy to actually make a move. Bella wasn't shy though. I realized she was baiting him, playing a role to beckon him forth.

Jealousy raged inside of me. Was she attracted to him? Did she really want him? I swallowed a growl as he made it to her and hooked his arm behind her to grab her waist and pull her to him. Bella giggled and placed her hands on his chest and he moved backward leading her onto the dance floor with him.

"Hi." she said smiling brightly up at him. "I'm Bella."

"I'm so pleased to meet you beautiful Bella. I'm Shawn," he replied leaning down to whisper in her ear.

Was this guy serious? He was clearly a prick. Why had she chosen him? I watched as he spun Bella around so that her back was against his chest. My hands clenched into tight fists as she reached back to rest her hand on his hip and the other on the back of his neck. I moved through the crowd, no longer satisfied with seeing her second hand. I leaned against the wall Bella herself had been leaning against and got a clear view of them.

I stopped paying attention to what Shawn was thinking because the only thing I could process at the moment was the way Bella moved. Her back was arched as she rolled her hips, sinuous and slow. Her breasts pushed forward and I could see her nipples beginning to harden. She bit her bottom lip as her eyes closed and she rested her head back on his chest.

I was paralyzed with lust. My hard on seemed to come suddenly and strained painfully against my pants. I was too transfixed by the sight of her to even try and adjust myself. I had never been this aroused before and it was driving me insane. I found myself hating Shawn more than anything on this earth. I wanted to be the one Bella was grinding against. I wanted her to arch her back and lust only for me.

I watched as Shawn bent his head and took Bella's earlobe into his mouth. Her full red lip fell from her teeth as her jaw dropped forming her mouth in a perfect O. She gasped in what I assumed was pleasure and opened her eyes. They instantly locked with mine and then...she smirked.

I groaned and took off. I didn't care if any humans noticed that I was moving too fast. I had to do something and I had to do it fast. I entered the mercifully empty men's room and locked the door behind me. I nearly tore the zipper trying to free my swollen cock. I took my erection into my hand and closed my eyes to envision Bella and that damned smirk.