Does anyone else find May to be absolutely insane? Well, my May always is. School work gets piled on, track season begins and ends, grad parties start, and on top of all that, I'm going to Africa this summer, so I have to get ready for that. Sorry for the wait!

Enjoy this shorter chapter.


"Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart, or burn down your house, you can never tell."


Bella

My life was no complicated. I really think I'm falling in love with Edward. He's just so...y'know? I can't even explain how good I feel when I'm with him. I'm not quiet, clumsy, geeky Bella. I'm loud, graceful, sexy Bella around him and I like feeling that way.

I floated to the bus in the morning, not upset that it was raining buckets outside. I didn't even get mad when some greasy fourteen-year-old boy sat down beside me.

I got off the bus, hugging my script to my chest, protecting it from the always present rain. I ran towards the school, but slid to a stop when I saw a very peculiar sight. Alice was making out with Jasper in the rain.

I stood there with my mouth hanging open. Holy balls. I mean, I knew they both liked each other and were already practically dating, but making out in front of almost four hundred people? Wow.

I shook my head and continued on my way to the school, trying to not to look at them anymore.

Emmett met me at the door.

"Morning, Bella," he murmured. He seemed kind of tired.

"Morning," I replied. "What were you up to last night?"

"Rehearsing with the Hales." He smirked.

I raised an eyebrow. "Just rehearsing, huh?"

Emmett grinned impishly. He told Alice and me that he had a thing for Rosalie one night when I accidentally mentioned Jasper to Alice. We both thought he'd be livid, but he laughed and said he was relieved. My friends are a bunch a wack-a-doos.

"So the big game against La Push is tonight, right?" I asked Emmett as we made our to our lockers.

"Yep," Emmett replied, popping the "p". "Hopefully Romeo can pull a decent game out of his ass tonight."

I nodded curtly, hoping that I didn't seem interested.

Emmett and I chatted in homeroom about random things, like what we were going to do this weekend and what the chances were of Emmett have an after-party on the night after the show. It was only two weeks away now.

Then Alice skipped in, happy as sunshine itself.

She sat down with a smile and a dream-like look in her eyes.

I whistled, getting her attention immediately. "That was a pretty hot make-out session in the rain."

Emmett snorted.

Alice sighed. "Yeah, it was, wasn't it?"

"So are you two dating?" I pressed slowly.

Alice sighed again. "I thought he was going to ask, but he didn't. Maybe this weekend."

I nodded and dropped the subject, not wanting a play-by-play of Jasper's amazing tongue movements.

"Speaking of this weekend, I do believe you owe me a day of shopping!" Alice reminded me cheerfully.

I groaned, my forehead hitting the desk.

Emmett laughed. "Have fun with that, ladies."

I flipped him the bird with my head still on the desk.

"Ms. Swan!" Mr. Varner snapped.

"Sorry," I mumbled, tucking my hand back into the pocket of my zip-up sweater.

School and work went by rather quickly. Alice picked me up from work and grabbed a quick bite to eat with me before we headed to the football stands.

Alice used her pom-poms to cover her head while we ran into the stadium.

"Have fun!" I called while she ran out onto the field.

She waved at me with a smile before putting on a perky smile and jumping around for the very small crowd that had gathered to watch the game in the room.

I spotted Angela and made my way over to her.

"Hey, Ang," I greeted, happy to have someone to sit with. "Do you have all your lines memorized?"

Angela smiled. "Fortunately, yes. I only have a couple of lines to memorize, so it wasn't so hard."

I nodded. "I think I'm pretty much ready, too. I just want it to be over with, you know?"

Angela smiled sympathetically at me. "I can only imagine what you're going through. The two characters you interact with the most are the two people you dislike the most."

I nodded, looking away. Hopefully that's the reason why everyone assumed I wanted drama to be over. I was just sick of Ms. Wallace to be honest.

The game went by quickly. Emmett, Edward, and Jasper all played wonderfully. Emmett was on defence while Edward and Jasper were on offence. Edward was the starting quarterback, but he still tackled Jacob. I couldn't help the cheer that came out of my mouth.

Angela looked shocked.

I shrugged. "I would cheer if Hitler hit Jacob."

Angela laughed, understanding my reasoning.

After the game, Angela and I met up with Alice. Eventually Ben came out of the dressing room to grab Angela.

Usually Alice and I wait for Emmett, but Jasper showed up, the two of them took off together to watch the nine o'clock movie at the theatre.

Well, fuck me. I was alone for the first time at a football game. I was about to start my trek towards home when I heard Edward.

"Bella!" he yelled.

I turned around immediately, a smile on my face.

He jogged to me, his hair drenched from his shower, and a crooked smile on his face.

"Good game," I congratulated him.

"Thanks," he replied, casually throwing an arm over my shoulder.

A blush lit my cheeks. I bit my lip and crossed my arms in embarrassment.

He began leading me to his car automatically.

"You need a ride?" he asked.

I nodded, my teeth still gnawing my lip. I nervously pushed my glasses further up my nose. This was how I usually acted around boys I was falling for. Nervous, easily embarrassed, easily hurt...

I cleared my throat, trying to pull my confidence out of hiding.

"Are you doing anything this weekend?" I asked, glancing up at his calm face.

He shrugged. "It's only Tuesday. My plans aren't usually set in stone until a few hours before I leave my house."

I nodded. "Alice is taking me to Seattle to shop all day Saturday. So my Friday's night shot because Alice is an early riser, and I'll most likely be tired for Saturday night, too."

Edward snapped his fingers. "I'm babysitting Des on Saturday night 'cause Mom and Dad are going to see some show in Olympia that night. You should come watch movies with us."

I shrugged. "I don't know, Edward..."

"Come on, Bella," he pleaded, unlocking his car. "It's just Des and me and we're just watching movies."

"Fine," I sighed, already missing the warmth of Edward's arm around me.

We both climbed into his silver Volvo and he took off towards my house.

"So only one week until rehearsals start, huh?" Edward asked.

I nodded slowly. "I'm so sick of Ms. Wallace."

Edward chuckled. "Me too. Who knew the old bat could get so annoying?"

"Edward!" I cried. "She's, like, fucking thirty-five! That's not old!"

Edward shrugged with a grin. "She acts like she's a sixty-year-old virgin."

I snorted, unable to contain myself after a comment like that.

"You know who else I think is inexperienced?" Edward continued. "Mike Newton."

A blushed covered my cheeks, hot as flames themselves.

Apparently Edward didn't notice, because he continued.

"He always brags about getting with all these girls when his family goes on trips during Christmas Break, but I think he's a dirty liar."

"He's not completely inexperienced," I interrupted, even though I was ashamed of what I was about to tell Edward.

"What do you mean?" Edward questioned with a scowl.

I looked down at my hands, which were squeezing each other. "Mike's, uh, the first guy I ever... gaveablowjobto."

There was silence. I refused to look at Edward.

"Well, I'll be damned," he muttered. "I remember you guys dating in freshman year, but Mike's never bragged about a blow job."

I laughed shortly. "That's because he blew his load as soon as I put my mouth on him."

Edward laughed loudly at that. I laughed nervously with him, still embarrassed about it.

"What a fucking loser," he finally answered after a good minute of laughing.

He pulled into my driveway. I opened the door after undoing my seatbelt.

"See you tomorrow," I murmured.

"Bye, Bella," Edward replied with a crooked smile.

I walked on clouds into my house only to be met by the thunder and lightning.

I closed the door, biting my lip and smiling at the same time.

"Come here, Bella," my dad's gruff voice commanded.

I followed his voice to the kitchen and over to the small table that had a perfect view of our driveway.

"Hey, Dad," I greeted quietly.

"Why did the Cullen boy give you a ride?" my dad asked, getting straight to the point.

I definitely had to lie my way out of this one. I couldn't very well tell my dad, of all people, that Edward and I were on beyond friendly terms.

"We, uh, had to talk about the play, and by the time we were done, everyone had left," I quickly lied, hoping my dad would be gullible enough to believe it.

"Well, I guess that makes sense," Dad admitted uncomfortably. "But next time phone me if you need a ride."

"I was going to walk, but Edward wouldn't let me. He lives pretty close to us, actually," I murmured.

Dad's face got a little red.

"I don't want you near the Cullen house, you hear me?" Dad snapped.

"'Kay," I answered dismissively.

And then came the infamous speech.

"They're scum, Bells. They're too self-righteous and they assume that they know everything," my dad ranted. "Think they can run the God damn town because they're the only family that isn't suffering in the slump."

I grabbed and apple and left my dad to fume by himself. I didn't need this shit tonight.


Next chapter will be longer, I promise. I hope I can finish this before I leave for Africa, but it's kind of looking like I won't be able to. So, heads up for you all, I'll be gone from July 3 – July 23. And when I get back I'll be getting back into my usual busy schedule. Usually summertime is when author's update a bit more often, but not for me. Summer is just as busy as any other season.

Review, please! Assure me that you still love me even though this chapter sucks and it's short and I suck!