Grr what'd I say about guessing!

Either some people don't read the authors note because I talk so much orr they simply couldn't resist. Well I still won't let anything mess up my plot. Teehee.

Grr and sorry this took so long I also rewrote this chapter a few times and I had major writers block. I knew what was going to happen but I had trouble describing certain situations.

Back to the rumor.

Chapter 29-

I was staring at Alice incredulously waiting for her to spit out whatever she was about to say. By the looks I was getting from some people today, I was guessing that the rumor was about me.

"Mayyybe I shouldn't-"

"Alice!" I interrupted, getting easily frustrated at her slow speech "No. Tell me."

"Well it's just a rumor, who believes rumors?" She laughed nervously and shrugged her shoulders.

"Now."

"Okay, fine," she spat-and it surprised me at how fast her tone and expression changed, almost as if it wasn't real. "Everyone thinks you and Edward slept together. I wouldn't be surprised…whore." Her eyes narrowed and she nearly burned me at how intense her stare was.

I shook my head violently, getting dizzy easily. "But I didn't!" I stomped on my right foot like a stubborn five year old.

What was I doing…?

"Well you cheated on Jake. Most of us expected this from you." She looked at me disgustingly and shook her head in disappointment. "You just never learn."

"I didn't do it! No!" I was screaming and my shoulders started to hurt.

"Bella," Alice snapped mockingly, "Bella!" Her expression became worried and she sounded a tad bit concerned.

"Bella!" But this time, it wasn't Alice. It was…Jessica?

"What?" My head shot up and I looked at my surroundings-momentarily unsure of where I was. It was Math class.

"You fell asleep and you wouldn't shut up!" Jessica said-her eyes wide in shock that someone was actually capable of talking in their sleep-and let go of my shoulders.

"I did?" I blinked a few times since my vision was a bit blurry. "How long?"

"Like…ten minutes." Jessica replied, looking back at half the class who was staring at me in amusement.

A small blush creeping on my cheeks, I looked back down at the few short lines of equations I wrote down-trying to make sense of the dream and also why I fell asleep in the middle of note-taking.

I vaguely remembered looking at the clock before I fell asleep last night but the last time I did it said…1:23.

I was starting to think that my random dream meant something. Was it simply because I was afraid that Tanya's encounter would be passed down to the entire school…although she didn't even go here? Possibly…but that was long ago.

Just when I thought I was starting to accept Jake's rejections…it was creeping back up on me-in the middle of class nonetheless. This guilt was going to drive me insane.

And I had to do something about it.

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On my way to lunch I looked around warily to see if anyone was glaring at me. I was pretty sure I wasn't dreaming this time. Everyone seemed to be normal and in place in the cafeteria but I saw Edward on the far side of my lunch table, avoiding everyone else and…watching me.

I watched him as I made my way over there and he looked a bit uneasy-not so different from this morning which made my heart sink. I don't think I could take anymore of the awkwardness.

"Why don't you sit with me?" Edward's voice said, smooth and relaxing. He flashed his signature smirk but it didn't touch his confused eyes.

I laughed half heartedly and took my seat across from him.

We stared at each other for an immeasurable amount of minutes, none of us bothering to do what people usually do at lunch-eat and talk.

"Do you know when Jake is supposed to come back from school?" I blurted, unable to contain my curiosity.

Edward looked dumbstruck for a second-finally showing a different emotion, other than confusion. "Well the suspension was for two weeks," he mumbled.

"Oh," I nodded, looking at the sticky tile.

Edward was growing uncomfortable across from me, running his fingers through his hair constantly until he finally spoke. "Why?" he asked, offensively.

"Well," I hesitated, wondering how I was going to explain this to Edward. "That's not really any of your business…" I trailed off sheepishly, biting my lip.

"I think it's my business if my girlfriend is talking to other guys," Edward replied, angered at my response.

The giddy feeling inside me was out of my control, and so was the smile that appeared on my face. "Girlfriend?" I questioned happily.

Although I had a boyfriend before, it didn't feel as good. Knowing that Edward considered me as his girlfriend made me feel…special-as lame as that sounded.

I sighed at the thought.

Edward Cullen was my boyfriend.

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Okay, here I go.

I can do this.

Just take a deep breath.

I tried to calm myself before confronting Jake about a week after Edward declared me as his girlfriend. The awkwardness between us has dozed down a bit-Edward had been busy decorating for the Halloween dance which happened to be in two days.

But I couldn't think of that right now.

It was after school and Jake was talking to Mike Newton by his motorcycle-looking eager to get home.

Especially when he saw me.

I was only a few feet away from him-within hearing distance.

"Uh…I gotta get going, Mike. I'll see you tomorrow." Jake said quickly before hopping on his motorcycle and starting it up.

But he was too late. "Jake! Wait!" I screamed over the motor and tugged on his over muscled forearm.

His jaw tightened and he turned off his motorcycle to turn and glare at me. "What do you want?" He spat. "Are you here to apologize? Do you feel bad, Bella? It didn't look like it lunch."

I would've figured he saw Edward and me sitting together…and pretty much everyone knew we were together. "I deserve that." I chewed on the inside of my mouth, hoping it would bleed-anything to distract me from the tears spilling out.

"Yea, you do." He turned to look away-as if he couldn't stand the sight of my face anymore. "I know you sorry Bella, but that's not gonna cut it this time."

My bottom lip was quivering slightly and I knew if I said anything, if I let anything escape the force of my sobs that my lips were holding in-I would lose it.

Jake looked back at me, his eyes filling with concern for a moment. I took a few deep breaths and made sure my voice didn't crack when I spoke.

Instead, I draped my arms over his massive shoulders, attempting to hug him.

I felt him sigh under me, and I'm pretty sure it was his hand that touched the side of my waist, but let go immediately.

Jake sighed again and nuzzled his mouth on the alcove of my collarbone. "I don't hate you Bella." Jake said as I pulled away at a snail's pace. "But what you did was stupid, really stupid. Unforgivable." It looked like he wanted to sound angry, but he didn't-well less than before.

"It was," I looked down at the concrete, not being able to find other words.

"I don't know what I'm supposed to do," Jake whispered, sounding defeated and worn out. I felt the need to hug him again but resisted.

My head shot up from the ground, an idea occurring to me. "Come to the dance with me," I smiled watching Jake's expression transform.

"The dance?"

"Yea! It'll be a great."

"What about Edward?" Jake spat his name and I suppressed the urge to giggle.

"He has to work there-you know, for his punishment," I shrugged.

"Oh," Jake's face fell, probably saddened by the fact that his rival was going to still be there. "I don't know Bella."

"Please Jake. Consider it as me making it up to you…even though it would take a lot more to gain your forgiveness." I frowned.

Jake raised his eyebrow; something seemed to occur to him. "Are you sure Edward's going to be there?"

"Yeaa, I'm pretty sure he has to be there…" I trailed off wondering where he was going with this.

He looked pleased and grinned. "Okay, I'll go with you."

My expression mirrored his-not worrying just yet what he had in mind. "Awesome."

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A/N-This chapter was a bit longer and I'm trying to make them longer as they go. I really am!

Soo let's see. It was just a dream! I bet none of you expected that. An actual rumor at this point in the story seems too stressful, don't you think?

But I'm excited to write next chapter.

Halloween Dance!

Jake looks…suspicious at the end of this chapter. Hmm.

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