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"It is human nature to hate him whom you have injured." - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
I woke up on Saturday morning with the worst hangover I'd ever experienced. Some of it was from the alcohol, but most of it was from the shock and the amount of tears I'd shed. I'm surprised I didn't shrivel up.
There was a glass of water and a bottle of Advil on the table beside Emmett's bed.
"Thank you, Alice," I mumbled, popping two Advil in my mouth and swallowing them before downing the glass of water.
I rolled over and saw that Emmett was on the other half of the bed, wearing nothing but a pair of Superman boxers. I've woken up like this many times after I've been drinking. Emmett usually ended up carrying me to Alice's, his, or my bedroom so that I could pass out, and then he'd pass out beside me. Most nights Alice ended up squeezing in between us, but she didn't seem overly drunk last night, so she might have drove home, or slept in a different bed.
I closed my eyes again. I know I wouldn't fall back to sleep, but a girl could hope, couldn't she?
Fuck my life, I thought bitterly. What am I going to do? I finally decided to go with Emmett's idea. I'd kill 'em both. Charlie had a gun that I could easily take. I'd kill Cullen first, then head down to La Push and have a good talk with Jacob before shooting him multiple times in the crotch and then once in the heart.
I nodded with a satisfied smile on my face. Yeah, I know I would never have the guts to do something like that, but it kept me happy for now.
I sighed and decided to come up with a real plan. I needed a really good prank to top this one. I needed to dig deep into Cullen's personal life and find something so humiliating that I would consider leaving it a secret.
Cullen was the easy part. Jake, however, would be a little harder. Even after this shit, I still loved him. Lord knows I didn't want to, but these feelings didn't just disappear. If I went down there to talk to Jake, he'd turn the charm on and we'd probably end up making out. Or worse.
I needed backup. I'd bring Emmett and Alice to keep me from falling under his spell. I'd probably have to put a leash on Emmett, though. He was absolutely livid. Maybe I should just let him loose on both of them. It'd be quick and straightforward, at least. And neither of them would stand a chance against Emmett.
Emmett rolled closer to me and wrapped his arms around me, burying his face in my chest. It took all my willpower to not burst out laughing. Some people would be disgusted by Emmett's somewhat sexual intentions, but I found them hilarious. Too bad Alice wasn't here to take a picture.
As if on cue, for probably the millionth time in her life, Alice danced into the room with a bright smile and a camera.
She giggled quietly. "I was just going to take a picture of you two sleeping in the same bed, but this is so much better.
I nodded, smiling broadly. Alice snapped a few pictures of us from different angles, making sure to get Emmett's hands, which were placed on my ass, and his left leg, which was wrapped around my legs like a vice.
I pulled my arm from my side and started to run my fingers through Emmett's curly hair.
"Emmett," I cooed in a sexy whisper. "Wake up, baby."
I felt Emmett smile against my chest. He squeezed me tighter to his body. It was more than I could handle.
I burst out laughing and I could hear Alice wheezing in the background. Emmett looked up at me, cocked his head to the side, and then realized that it was me rather than the girl in his dreams.
He let go of me and rolled right off the bed. I grabbed my sides and curled my legs into my chest. Tears were streaming down my face and my abs hurt like a bitch.
"God, Emmett," I finally sighed. "You are priceless."
Alice's head popped up beside the bed, she must have been rolling around on the ground, and wiped here eyes.
"I'm so happy I brought my camera this morning," she sighed happily.
"Me too," I agreed with a laugh. "Who were you dreaming about, Emmett?"
Emmett blushed and smiled.
"It's someone from our school, isn't it?" Alice gasped.
"No," Emmett muttered with a shake of his head, blushing even harder. "It was that girl from that movie we watch on Wednesday... Y'know, The Notebook, or whatever..."
"Rachel McAdams?" Alice asked. "Really? She's not really your type, Emmett. You've always gone after, oh, how do I say this? Blonde bimbos."
I snorted. It was completely and entirely true.
"Maybe I want to change that," Emmett declared. "Maybe I wanna try a brunette for once."
"Is that why you buried your face in my chest?" I asked with a straight face.
Emmett blushed again and Alice was giggling quietly. I sat up and crawled over to Emmett, patting his arm.
"It's okay, bud," I assured him. "I won't parade it around the school."
He smiled at me evilly. "You're going to pay for this, Swan." He pulled his hands up into claws.
I looked at him in fear. I knew what he going to do. I started backing away slowly.
Emmett hopped on the bed and continued to pursue me. I got onto my knees and started to crawl. I hopped off the bed and tried to hide behind Alice.
"Oh, no," she squealed, moving her back to the wall. "I'm not getting involved in this."
"Shit," I whispered. "Emmett, please don't tickle me."
Emmett chuckled. "Too late." He attacked me, pinning me to the ground, straddling my stomach. Then he moved his fingers lightly all over my stomach.
As if my abs weren't already aching enough. Emmett refused to stop. I was laughing, kicking, trying to get a hold of Emmett's hands, doing anything to try and make him stop.
"Emmett...please," I gasped.
"C'mon, Emmett," Alice pleaded. "You're going to tickle her to death."
Emmett finally gave up and my body fell limp.
"Fuck, Emmett," I groaned, holding my stomach. "Don't you know the meaning of stop?"]
Emmett chuckled, still straddling me. "Nope. Never have, never will. Emmett McCarthy never ever stops."
I pushed Emmett off my stomach. "And Bella Swan needs to shower."
I grabbed another pair of Emmett's sweats and a different t-shirt before heading into Emmett's bathroom. I turned the hot water and the shower started spraying against the tub. I stripped and hopped into the scalding water. Maybe I'd melt into a puddle and never have to deal with people again.
I washed my hair with Emmett's shampoo and conditioner. I washed my body with his body wash, scrubbing my body furiously. I hated that beer smell that seeped through your pores after a night out.
I turned off the water and towelled myself down. I wrapped my hair up in the towel and then pulled the clothes on. It was completely silent outside, which was weird.
I opened the door slowly and the room was empty. I sat down on Emmett's bed and looked around the room. I wouldn't be surprised if they both hopped out of the closet right now to try and scare me. But, nothing happened.
I tiptoed out into the hallway. I heard Alice and Emmett in the kitchen. It sounded like Alice was making us some breakfast.
"Just tell her," I heard Alice groan. "You never know until you try, Emmett. You have no idea how Bella will feel about this. Who knows, maybe she feels the same."
Feel the same about what? I thought.
"Alice, she's still in love with that loser from La Push, I can tell," Emmett muttered. "Even after what he did to her last night, she still loves him. I'm not going to drop this bomb on her now."
I sighed. Emmett knew. Was I that obvious?
"Yes, she's still in love with the loser, but those feelings fade," Alice replied. "She will never take him back now. She's over this shit, I know she is."
How could these two read me so well?
Emmett sighed. "We better be quiet. She'll be down soon."
That was my cue to put on a smile. I had no idea what my two best friend's were talking about, but I was going to find out. I skipped down the stairs with my fake smile plastered on my face.
"Pancakes?" I asked, leaning on the counter across from Alice.
"The best cure for a hangover," Alice proclaimed with a bright smile. She flipped two pancaked in the frying pan. "How many do you want?"
"Six," Emmett automatically replied.
"Three," I decided.
Alice flipped the pancaked onto our plates and turned off the burner. I grabbed the butter and syrup, and Emmett grabbed the forks and knives.
We all sat down and ate in silence. Give us food and we'll shut up. I finished all three of my pancakes and leaned back in my chair. Emmett finished his six pancaked and let out a loud burp. Alice finished her pancakes and smiled delicately at me.
"How are you feeling now?"
"Great!" Emmett and I both chirped.
"I need to shower," Emmett declared gruffly.
"And you need to put some clothes on," I added with a grin.
"What? You don't like Superman?" Emmett asked, pulling at his boxers.
"I'm more of a Spiderman girl," I replied with a smile.
"I have Spiderman, too!" Emmett said excitedly. "I'll wear them next weekend."
"Okay, Em, I'm going to hold you to that one," I laughed.
Emmett smiled and shoved me playfully before running upstairs. I sighed and pushed around my excess syrup.
"What's on your mind, Bella?" Alice asked.
"I'm just trying to figure out how to confront Jacob about all of this." I sighed. "All I know is that I need you two there with me so he can't charm his way out of it."
Alice nodded in agreement. "Good idea. The boy's got puppy dog eyes that put children to shame."
"But after that, I've got nothing. I was considering taking Charlie's gun with me and shooting him repeatedly in the balls, but I think that's crossing the line," I continued.
Alice laughed quietly. "Maybe just a little bit, huh? What about a strongly worded text message?"
I shook my head. "I need to do this in person. He's like a child, he doesn't understand unless he's looking you in the eye." I rolled my eyes. "I think I should do it today or tomorrow, just so it's out of the way before I get to Cullen."
Alice nodded. "Should we go there, or should you tell him to come by your place?"
I pondered this for a moment. "Well, if we go there, he might not expect it and then I might catch him in bed with someone else again. But, if we tell him to come to my place, he might never leave."
"But, the element of surprise is always a major advantage," Alice added. "So what if you catch him in bed with a girl? You'll just get madder and he'll try to comfort you, but you won't let him because Emmett and I will be there."
"Sounds good to me."
"I think you should rest for the day, Bella. We'll talk to Jacob tomorrow, and we'll make him wish he'd never cheated on you," Alice decided fiercely.
I smiled weakly. "Okay, Alice. Stop by my place around two so we can get this over with."
Alice squeezed my arm and gave me a reassuring smile.
"Enough talk about me," I murmured. "Did you talk to Jasper last night?"
Alice bit her lip. "Yeah, a bit."
I rolled my eyes and smiled. "You two made out, didn't you?"
Alice smiled broadly and blushed.
"How was it?"
"Amazing," Alice gushed, moving her chair closer to mine. "A million times better than James. The way he moved his tongue–"
"Alice," I interrupted. "I don't need the play-by-play, thanks."
She blushed a deeper red. "Sorry, Bella, it's just that you're the only one that knows about us. Rosalie doesn't even know."
"Well, I'm honoured," I assured her. "And as soon as I make out with my man, you'll know."
"Good to know," Alice replied with a satisfied smile and nod. "Jesus, what's taking Emmett so long? I want to say goodbye before we take off."
Emmett bounded down the stairs. Alice and I both jumped up and Emmett pulled us into a group hug.
"Thank you for helping up," he murmured. "I don't know what I'd do without you guys for parties."
Alice giggled. "We know, we're the best."
Emmett squeezed us once more and then let us go.
"I'll text you tonight, Em," Alice said in a nonchalant way that made me suspicious.
Emmett nodded grimly.
"Bye, Em," I mumbled. I hated being left out.
"Bye, girls!" Emmett hollered as we closed the door.
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I went home to an empty house. Both of my parents were working today. I cleaned the kitchen up and made a salad for supper, leaving a note on the table for Renee and Charlie. There was no way in hell I was putting up with them this weekend. They'd probably be fighting a lot, and I didn't need any more reasons to feel bad.
I went to bed at seven that night and didn't wake up again until ten the next morning. Fifteen whole hours of dream-filled sleep. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out what I was dreaming about.
I had a bubble bath as soon as I pulled myself out of bed. I deserved some time to relax before I dealt with all of...that.
I dumped some bubbles in the water before stripping down and slowly setting myself in the steaming water. I let out a sigh of bliss. I felt ten times better already.
I dozed off in the water until it turned cool. I checked my cell phone. It was already eleven. I sighed and stood up. I let the water out of the tub and grabbed a towel. I opened the door to make sure my dad wasn't in the hallway before quickly sliding into my room.
I tied the towel around my body so I could pick out an outfit. Where was Alice when you really needed her? I wanted to wear something that was still me, but something that would make Jacob realize what he gave up.
I finally decided on a denim mini skirt and a loose fitting, purple tank top. I opened my window to a sunshiny day, thank God. I didn't want to be going around in a tiny skirt if it was cold out.
I straightened my hair quickly and put on some make-up, but not enough to make me seem too done up.
I looked at myself in my full length mirror. Sure, I was pale, plain, and sort of dorky-looking, but I looked decent enough. If I could only ditch the glasses somehow...
I shook my head. No. I liked the glasses. They made me feel sophisticated, more mature. And if Alice and Emmett were right, I gave off the sexy schoolteacher vibe. I knew that would drive Jacob crazy. Having an affair with a hot teacher had always appealed to him.
I went downstairs, finding two notes for me, one of them from each of my parents, explaining where they were.
Yeah, like I care.
I threw the notes out and grabbed a cheese Pizza Pop from the freezer and threw it on a small plate. I put it in the microwave for a minute and a half and leaned my butt against the counter.
What was I going to say? I couldn't show up there with both barrels blazing. I needed to stay calm at the beginning so that he would understand what he did wrong. Then I could fly off the handle if I wanted to. I had every intention in the world to go ballistic on his ass.
I ate my Pizza Pop in silence, still deciding on my speech. I decided that I needed to be blunt. Jacob wasn't all that smart when it came to listening to a complex set of words.
I contemplated every detail of this confrontation until Alice and Emmett showed up at my front door. They both looked at me with grim determination. All three of us wanted this over with.
"Let's go," I murmured, grabbing a sweater.
Alice and Emmett got back into Emmett's Jeep as I locked my door. I crawled into the backseat and we set off for La Push.
The ride was silent for the first time ever. Everyone was thinking. Or at least Alice and Emmett were giving me time to think.
Emmett pulled up in front of Jacob's tiny house and shut off the Jeep.
"I think you both should stay in here," I decided. "If I'm not back out in ten minutes, come in and drag me out. Chances are that I'll be beating him to death."
Emmett and Alice both turned and smiled at me.
"We'll be here," Alice assured me. "Good luck, Bella."
"Give him a good punch for me, Bells," Emmett added.
I smiled weakly and got out of the vehicle.
I took a deep breath before walking up to the front door. I stood there for a few seconds, debating whether I should knock or barge in. Or run away.
I shook my head, forcing my mind to stop being such a pussy. I lifted my hand and rapped on the door three times.
I heard someone bound for the door and whip it open. It was Jacob. He was smiling until he saw that it was me. Then he looked confused.
"Bella? What are you doing here?" he asked with a confused scowl.
"Expecting someone else?" I asked flatly, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, yeah, sort of," Jacob admitted, rubbing the back of his neck and avoiding my glare.
"I have to talk to you," I blurted.
The confusion became more pronounced.
"Can I come in?" I asked timidly, looking at my feet and then looking at him.
"S-sure," he stammered, letting me into his tiny house.
I walked three feet and turned around. Jacob closed the door and turned to face me. He was smiling that warm smile that used to make me melt. Now it annoyed me.
"Okay," I murmured. "Jacob, even though we're not together anymore, I still respect you. I still love you a little bit. I would never ever use something that we did in our relationship against you."
"Oh, Bella," he sighed, moving closer to me with a sympathetic smile. "I miss you, too. I knew this would happen. But, the truth is, I've moved on."
I gaped at him. He thought I wanted to take him back.
"Jesus Christ, Jacob!"I exclaimed. "I'm not trying to get back with you. Do you think I'm stupid?"
He looked pained, but screw him. He could assume whatever he wanted if I wasn't straightforward. Now I needed to be blunt.
"Jacob, did you give a naked picture of me away?" I asked.
He blinked.
I groaned and put my face in my hands.
"Jacob, you took a picture of me when we had sex that one night. Did you give it away?"
He looked away from me and started to think about it.
"Oh, that picture!" he finally stated. "Yeah, you're boyfriend came down here and made me send it to his cell phone and then delete it off my phone."
"My boyfriend?" I asked, sceptical. "I haven't dated anyone since I broke up with you, Jacob. What did he look like?"
"Really pale, red hair, probably six-two," Jacob listed off. "I don't know, he came here in the middle of the summer."
Cullen had a picture of me naked for over a month? What a sick fuck.
I growled. Jacob looked at me in surprise.
"How could you, Jacob?!" I screeched. "Why didn't you just delete it? Do you know who that was? It was the Cullen boy. He sent that picture of me to everyone in my school. I would never do something like that to you, Jacob, never. I've lost all trust and respect for you."
"Come on, honey," Jacob cooed, touching my arm.
I batted his hand away. "Don't you dare touch me. I can't believe you fell for his bullshit. What kind of boyfriend would make you send a naked picture to him?"
"That was a pretty hot picture," Jacob admitted. "I could understand why he wanted it. You have a rockin' body, Bella."
Those damn, angry tears formed in my eyes as my cheeks heated. I wound up and slapped Jacob so hard that my glasses fell off my face.
Jacob grabbed his cheek and looked at me with wide eyes. I picked up my glasses and put them back on, pushing by him.
I stopped in front of the door. "You know, if you wouldn't have done this, I would have taken you back in a heartbeat, or at least tried to be your friend. But now you could literally drop dead right now and it'd be the happiest day of my life. Goodbye, Jacob."
I turned the doorknob.
"Bella, wait," Jacob sighed, holding the door closed. "You look so good, even with those glasses."
I felt his hot breath on my neck and it reminded me of all those times that Jacob and I kissed, touched, loved. I hated everything that flashed through my mind.
"I know," I answered confidently. "It's because I'm over you."
I opened the door and quickly got back in Emmett's Jeep.
"I did it," I whispered to myself, smiling. My adrenaline was still pumping and I felt like I was on top of the world.
So, a lot happened in this chapter. Whatda think Emmett and Alice were talking about in the kitchen? Hehe, it's a dirty little secret, and I like it.
Just so you know, I don't take sides. I'm neither Team Jacob nor Team Edward. It just so happens that Jacob is a minor antagonist in this fanfic. In Seducing Revenge, however, he's a cool kid. ANYWAY. Say "FO Jacob" if you hate Jacob. (FO Jacob.) Cocky son of a whore.
"It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to figure out what I was dreaming about." Before anyone asks, yes, I do know that I wrote rocket surgeon instead of scientist. It's a joke at my school. I decided to add in a lil Saskatchewan flavour, haha.
ASK QUESTIONS. I sure can answer them! I've got so much homework this weekend, so I'll be procratinating by sitting at the computer a lot of the time. I answer as quickly as I can!
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