A/N: All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer

Big thanks to everyone that reviewed the last chapter. I loved reading all of them. Also, thanks to all those that read the last chapter and my beta - JennBell. Sorry, this chapter took a little longer than expected to get finished. I hope you all enjoy it and please review.

Chapter 14

EPOV

When I finally exited the locker room there was still fifteen minutes left until first period started. There was only one place I could go now.

I quickly made my way to the cafeteria. When I walked in I immediately noticed Bella sitting next to Jasper and Alice.

Friends.

I took a deep breath and sat down next to Jasper.

"You fucking stink, Edward!" Jasper yelled while moving his chair closer to Alice and holding his nose.

I looked at Bella. She was trying hard not to giggle but doing a really bad job at it. Yeah, it's your fault. I wanted to tell her but of course I couldn't. "Thanks man."

Alice scrunched her nose as she turned to me. "Why are you wearing your dad's cologne? I just bought you some new stuff last week."

Fuck.

I really should have told Alice about my find out if Bella thinks I smell good and likes me plan. But I had to smirk; Alice was probably the only one in the world that could know it was my dad's. She was good at shit like that. "I was in a hurry."

"Please don't ever be in a fucking hurry again!" Jasper whined as he started to fan the area around us with his hands. "Dr. Cullen."

"Funny." It can't smell that bad. I nonchalantly sniffed the air around me. Okay, maybe it can. Then I really did have to laugh because I did fucking stink. I mentally made a note never to borrow my dad's cologne again. Ever.

Before anyone had a chance to say anything else regarding my stench Rose walked up beside me. "Can I talk to you Edward?"

I was definitely not in the mood to hear any of her crap but knew she probably wouldn't leave the table until she said whatever it was she wanted to say. "What!" I snapped at her.

"Can we talk in private?" She asked while backing up a little bit.

Hell no!

"Whatever you have to say you can say it in front of my friends." I responded without making eye contact.

She let out a sigh which sounded like defeat. "Is it true…" She paused for a second trying to compose herself. "…that you went out with Jessica?"

Ha.

It didn't even take a day for her to find out just like I had planned. "Is it true you cheated on me with Emmett?" I asked just to be an ass.

That shut her up like I knew it would. "I hope that answers your question." I watched as her face turned bright red with anger and her eyes started to water. But I didn't care; she deserved it for what she did.

Without saying anything else she left the table. I turned around to see Jasper and Alice glaring at me. "What?"

"You went on a fucking date with Jessica Stanley?" Jasper looked dumbfounded.

Shit.

I must have forgotten to mention it to Jasper and Alice. "It was no big deal." I shrugged. "It was Bella's idea."

Bella gaped at me. "It was not my idea for you to go on a date with Jessica!"

I rolled me eyes at her. "Okay, maybe not to go on a date with Jessica in particular." She seemed kind of mad at me now. I clarified. "Bella only told me I should go on a date with someone to get my mind off of Rose." There, that was the truth.

"So the best you could do was Jessica?" Alice questioned still in shock.

I shrugged. "I needed someone Rose hated. It's not like I wanted to go on a date with Jessica." I paused for a second remembering how awful last night was. "I just wanted to make Rose jealous."

"If you wanted to make Rosalie jealous why didn't you go with Bella?" Alice questioned.

My eyes shot across the table at Bella. She was looking down and blushing.

Thanks a lot Alice!

"I wanted to make Rose jealous. She knows Bella and I are only friends." Okay, it was only half true and I knew it. Rose would have been beyond jealous if it was Bella I went on a date with. And it's not like I didn't think of it as an option before choosing Jessica but there was no way I could have suggested it to Bella in the diner. I mean, pretend to go on a date with me so I could make my ex-girlfriend jealous? Bella was worth more than that to me. Anyway, the whole night wasn't a complete waste. I did find out some valuable information.

Just then the bell rang signaling it was time to go to first period. I watched as Bella practically ran out of the cafeteria while still looking down and blushing.

Fuck.

Either Bella really does like me or Alice and I just made her completely uncomfortable.

The rest of the morning was rather boring and uneventful. Occasionally I would find someone staring at me or scooting away probably because of the way I smelled. But it didn't really bother me; I wanted to be alone. When I got to my fifth period class, the class I had with Jessica, I made sure to sit on the opposite side of the room and ignore her. But I couldn't help notice out of the corner of my eye the burning stares she was giving me. Bad fucking idea. I should never have gone on a date with her.

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When it was time for lunch I walked slowly to the cafeteria hoping I would find Bella sitting at our table. Don't ask why. But when I got there I saw her sitting with Jessica and Lauren. I was tempted to ask her to join us but knew if I did Jessica and Lauren would follow and I didn't want that. At all.

I sat down in my normal spot and opened a can of pop. I wasn't hungry today. I couldn't get my focus off Bella. She looked sad.

"Poor Bella." Alice said breaking my stare. I looked up at her. She was frowning. "I'm sure Jessica's telling her all about the date she had with you."

I looked back at their table but this time at Jessica. She was definitely talking nonstop and I could only assume Alice was right. And I'm pretty sure Bella didn't want to hear any of it. Especially if she did like me which I'm starting to think is true.

My gaze landed on Bella again. She was looking down, probably trying to ignore Jessica. And I felt like shit knowing I was the one that caused her sadness.

But Bella and I can only be friends.

I started to get a headache so I dropped my head down on the table and covered it with my hands.

Why does everything have to be so damn complicated?

"Are you okay?" Alice asked as she tried to remove my hands from around my head.

No. I wasn't okay.

"Yeah, headache." I lied to her. And I'm pretty sure she knew I was lying because she rolled her eyes at me. But I couldn't tell her the truth, not now.

Thankfully Jasper spoke up before Alice could press the issue. "Who's your date for the wedding?"

After Rose and I broke up I never really gave it much thought at all. I figured I'd go by myself. I mean, last I heard Bella didn't have a date either. I planned to hang out with her. But now I couldn't. Not if she liked me. It would be too weird and uncomfortable for the both of us.

Just friends.

Then an idea popped in my head. I turned to look at Alice. "I'm going with Alice." I paused smiling at her. She looked a little stunned but I knew she wouldn't refuse. She loves weddings and getting dressed up. I continued. "Jasper, you're going with Bella."A big grin appeared across his face and I was tempted to say I was kidding but I couldn't. It had to be like this.

"Cool!" Jasper yelled out. "Wait! Does she know she's going with me?"

Not yet.

"I'm going to bring it up to her in biology." I paused for a second. "I'm sure she'll be okay with it."

"Hell yeah!" Jasper was way too happy and it pissed me off. "Thanks man!"

I nodded. I probably made his day and week and year. I focused my attention back on Alice. She was glaring at me. She was mad at what I did but I couldn't blame her. I was mad too. But I had no other choice.

Bella and I could only be friends.

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After lunch was over I made my way to biology. I got to my seat before Bella even entered the room like usual. I waited impatiently watching the door for her to enter. I had to tell her about Jasper before I changed my mind.

When she finally walked through the door she met my gaze and smiled. The same smile she gave me in my dream last night.

Fuck.

I started to twist uncomfortably in my seat as I broke her gaze. I had tried so hard to forget the dream I had about her last night but one little smile brought it all back to the surface.

Bella is only my friend.

I lowered my head trying to stop all the inappropriate thoughts from flooding my mind.

Only Friends.

I finally forced myself to look up toward the front of the classroom and I knew immediately Bella was already sitting down next to me because of the way Mike Newton was turned around facing our table with his mouth wide open.

"Hi Mike." Bella quietly said to him.

Why the fuck is she talking to Mike?!

Mike snapped his mouth shut probably wondering the same thing I was. Bella never talks to Mike. "Hey Bella!" He smiled wide and I wanted to punch him in the face. "I was just wondering if you changed your mind about the party on Friday?"

It was silent for a minute and I couldn't help it, I immediately turned to face Bella. She can't honestly be thinking about going. She hates Mike. Not to mention it's the day before her mom's wedding.

Bella looked at me for a second and I'm sure I had a disgusted look on my face before looking back at Mike. "Yeah sure why not."

Why not!

Why fucking not!

Is she doing this just to piss me off… because it's working!

"Great!" Mike was practically jumping up and down in his seat. "I'll see you at my house on Friday then."

Once Mike turned around I quickly tapped Bella on the shoulder. "Why do you want to hang out with Mike?"

"Why do you care?" She asked.

And I'm not going to lie; I really don't know why I care so much. Bella can do whatever she wants. We're just friends. "It's just you hate Mike."

She didn't even hesitate before responding. "Well, you hate Jessica and you hung out with her didn't you?"

True.

"That's different." Really I knew it wasn't but there was nothing else I could say.

She huffed a little. "Whatever Edward."

I needed to switch the topic and fast. "I'm going with Alice to the wedding." I blurted out.

"Oh." She paused for a second and I watched as her face turned a light shade of pink. "I thought Alice likes Jasper."

I laughed a little bit. Of course she does. "That's why you're going with Jasper."

"Huh?" She looked completely confused now. "That doesn't make any sense. Why don't they go together?"

"Because…" I thought for a moment before coming up with a good enough reason. "…If I mention to Jasper that he should go with Alice to the wedding then he would question me and I'd be forced to tell him the truth regarding Alice's feelings for him and I don't want to do that to her."

Good enough.

"Okay." She responded with a slight smile. "Are you sure Jasper wants to go with me? I don't want to force him."

I big huff escaped my lips. She has no fucking idea how much Jasper wants to go with her. "He's pretty excited actually."

She nodded in response just as Mr. Banner entered the room to start class.

I didn't say anything else to Bella for the rest of the period. Once school ended for the day Bella met me by my locker to tell me her mom was picking her up to do some wedding stuff. I nodded in understanding.

The rest of the week went the same. Bella and I made small talk as I drove her to school. I could tell she was definitely upset with me about something but never brought it up. During school hours Bella mostly talked to Alice about hair styles for the wedding. They were really bonding over the whole wedding thing. In biology class I didn't get to speak to Bella much either because Mr. Banner decided this week was movie week. And every afternoon Renee picked Bella up so I drove home by myself.

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By the time Friday night rolled by, I must admit, I was pretty depressed. Before Rose and I broke up my time was mostly spent with her and I guess I never really realized how dependent I was on her until now.

I was sitting alone in my room moping. It was the first time in years I had nothing to do on a Friday night.

God, I'm so pathetic.

I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Alice. It went straight to her voicemail. Then I dialed Jasper. It rang twice before he answered. "Edward!"

"Hey Jasper." I was so thankful he answered the phone before I went insane with boredom.

"Why the fuck are you calling me?" He asked a little confused.

I had to laugh. I hadn't called Jasper on a Friday since Rose and I started dating. "I have nothing to do. Can I come over?"

"Oh shit." He paused for a second. "Sorry, I forgot you have no more Friday night rendezvous' with Rosalie."

Thanks for bringing it up asshole.

"Well can I?" I asked again and it really didn't matter if he said no because I would just go over there anyway.

"Yeah of course." He responded probably realizing he never answered my question.

I ended the call without saying anything else. I grabbed my jacket and headed out the door to my Volvo. Once I got in I sped toward Jasper's house. Once I reached his block I immediately noticed all the cars lining the street.

Shit.

I completely forgot Mike Newton was Jaspers neighbor and he was having a party tonight. And Bella would be there.

Fuck.

I really wanted to see Bella. Maybe save her from Mike. He was probably all over her and the thought killed me.

But I'm pretty sure Bella was mad at me about something otherwise she would have invited me to the party. Okay, she probably wouldn't have but something was definitely upsetting her. And she was doing a damn good job at hiding it and ignoring me all week.

Fuck. Why it is bothering me so much?

Thankfully nobody was parked in Jaspers driveway so I pulled in. When I got out of my car I glanced once more at Mike's house. Someone was puking in the bushes. Gross. Bella better not be drinking.

I walked up to Jaspers house and before I could ring the doorbell he opened the door. "Shhh, my parents are sleeping." He said as I walked in.

I plopped down on the couch. Jasper was apparently watching Sports Center. "I fucking hate Mike Newton."

"At least you don't need to live next door to him." He explained as he reached for his drink and took a big gulp.

True.

If Mike was my neighbor I would have probably murdered him by now. "Well he sits in front of me in biology…" I began as I started to switch through the channels. I stopped as I reached the news. "…All he does is drool over Bella. It makes me sick." At least Jasper never drools when he sees Bella.

"You know what!" Jasper yelled as he slammed his can down. "We should crash Mike's party!"

Hmm… Maybe we should. But Jessica will be there. But Bella will also be there.

If I went I could make sure Mike wasn't bothering Bella too much. With that thought I decided I had to go. "Okay, I'm in."

We both got up at the same time and headed out the door. We quickly ran across the yard to Mike's house. Once we got there we walked right in.

Mike's house was jam packed with students from our high school. I weaved around all the crowds of people trying to find Bella. I couldn't see her anywhere. Maybe she decided not to come. I spotted Angela talking to Eric in the living room. "Hey Angela, do you know if Bella's here?"

"Edward…" She paused. I bet she didn't expect to see me at one of Mike Newton's parties. "…I think she's in the basement."

"Thanks." I said as I motioned to Jasper to follow me.

I started to open all the doors on the first floor until I finally found the one leading to the basement. As I walked down the stairs I saw a group of people sitting in a circle. Bella was right next to Jessica.

Great.

What the fuck are they doing?!

"It's Bella's turn!" Mike yelled from the opposite side of the circle as Bella.

That's when I got close enough to see a beer bottle laying on the ground in the middle of their circle.

They're fucking playing spin the bottle.

How old are we?!

But I couldn't think straight as I saw Bella get up to spin the fucking bottle.

Hell no.

Hell fucking no was I going to let Bella kiss any of these assholes.

"Jasper and I are in!" I yelled while pushing my way between Lauren and Ben. Jasper sat down next to me.

"God Cullen." Mike snapped at me. "You can't just barge your way into our game."

I snorted at him. "Well I just fucking did so deal with it."

"Just spin it Bella." Mike said while still staring at me. Of course he wasn't about to pick a fight with me. He knows I could kick his ass.

I glanced at Bella. She was nervously staring at me. I gave her my crooked smile. I think it helped because she seemed to calm down and smiled back at me.

Just then Bella practically threw the bottle as she spun it.

Please don't land on Mike.

Anyone but Mike.

It kept spinning…

Not Mike.

Please not Mike.

It was still spinning…

I don't care if it lands on Jasper.

Just not Mike.

I glanced up at Bella once more as the bottle started to slow down. She was looking at me and I couldn't help but flash her my crooked smile again. She blushed and smiled back at me. The same smile she gave me in biology earlier this week. The same one she had given me in my dream.

Fuck!

Please fucking land on me!

Please God let it land on me!