"Dude, I fully forgot how wicked bunking with you is." Emmett Mc Carty said to Edward Cullen as he cracked open a beer. They were lounging in the back seat of Emmett's jeep during the hour they were supposed to be doing calculus...

"Likewise." agreed Edward, taking a swig of his. "So whats gone down since I've been away? What happened with you and Rose? I thought you guys were like engaged or something."

"Ha ha. Funny. Nah." Emmett made a face. "I actually blame you for us breaking up. If you hadn't left....." he trailed off.

Edward just about choked on his beer. "What? Blame me? Why? What did I do? What happened?"

Emmett stared out the window. "Ok, well, after you left, Bella was like...pretty much dead. Nobody saw her, she didn't talk, she didn't come to school for a week...."

An uncomfortable, guilty knot was forming inside Edward.

"Eveyone tried to go over and get her out of the house, but she had padlocked her door from the inside. Charlie was so mad." Emmett chuckled darkly. "Then one night, I remembered her bedroom window, ya know? The one that she never locks properly? The one with the tree outside?"

Edward almost smiled. "Yeah I remember." he thought back to the countless times that he had climbed through that window late at night to see Bella. He remembered how her face would always light up when she saw him. He remembered how when she would kiss him...No! Those days were over. He had Tanya now! Ugh. Tanya.

"Well, I figured that was the only way to get in. So I climbed in and...oh my God. It was worse than you could've imagined, bro." Em shuddered, remembering the hundreds of tissues, the photos of Edward strewn everywhere, how Bella had looked like the walking dead....

Edward bit his lip.

"All I wanted to do was comfort her. I dunno why, I just did. So I went over and hugged her and...well..." Emmett was almost blushing, and it took alot to make Emmett Mc Carty blush. "I actually don't know how we ended up kissing, it just sorta....happened."

Edward tensed. "What happened after that, Emmett?" he hissed.

Oh yes, Emmett was definetly blushing now. "One thing kinda led to another..."

Edward could feel his entire body heat up. The very idea of Emmett and Bella....Ugh. He couldn't even think it. "That slut." he muttered. When they were together, she was all 'I'm not ready Edward. We have to wait.' What a load of crap. Then at the first chance she gets, she gets it on with his best friend!

"No way dude. This wasn't Bella's fault." Emmett assured him. "She was in a real bad place. She cried the whole way through it and kept muttering how she wished I was you." He made a face.

Edward immediatly felt guilty again but tried to cover it up. "Right. Was it any good?" he grinned. Might as well know what he missed. "I bet all the muttering of my name made you real horny right?"

Emmett punched him in the gut. "Actually, it was REALLY good. Wet and creepy, but good. You don't know what you missed."

Edward groaned. Dammit. "I still don't get how this relates to you and Rose though....How did she find out?"

"Oh yeah. It seems Rose had the same idea as me..."

"Rosalie wanted to sleep with Bella?!?"

"No! The window by the tree thing! Halfway through us doing it she fell through the window."

Edward winced. "Oooo."

"Yeah. But I'm gonna get her back. You just watch me."

Edward slapped his best friend on the back. "Good for you, man."

"So whats with this Tanya chick? She's hot."

Edward nodded. She was. Trouble was, that was about the only thing he liked about her....

"Is it serious?"

"Nah. Actually, I'm thinking about breaking up with her." In the morning, he added silently.

"And getting back with Bella?" Emmett guessed slyly.

Edward shrugged. "Maybe. Maybe I'll just stay single a while."

Emmett laughed loudly. "Edward Cullen, you've had a crush on Bella Swan since kindergarten. You practically bounced everywhere for weeks, with a goofy grin on your face two years ago when she agreed to go out with you. You won't be able to keep your hands off her longer than a week once you're single!"

Edward raised his eyebrow. "Want a bet?"

"You're on. $100 cash."

The boys shook on it.

Ooooo, looks like the girls aren't the only ones up for a bit of healthy competition today....