A/N: Hey everyone, sorry for the delayed update; I got grounded for two weeks and I couldn't go on the computer or anything =/ I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise to you guys to update on time, but I will try my hardest now.
I hope you enjoyed the last chapter. I didn't know how to do a good drunk Bella, since I myself have never been to a high school party and gotten drunk before; I'm a good girl xD
Oh, this is my first all Edward POV (:
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.
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Previously on Just One of the Guys...
"I didn't go looking for Jacob; he came to me, because he saw me sitting all alone, without anyone, on an empty couch!"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa; that guy you were with was Jacob, Jacob Black?!" he shouted angrily.
Chapter 11:
You Could Have Knocked!
EPOV
"I cannot believe this." I couldn't help but become frustrated with this whole situation.
"Can you calm down and tell me what this whole thing is about?"
"Please don't tell me you spent the whole night getting drunk with him!" I shouted angrily at her.
"I don't even know if it's the same person you're taking about, because you're making him out to be a really horrible guy. The Jacob I met last night was sweet and funny and -"
"And a bad influence."
"I told you, no one's to blame for what I did, but me."
"Oh c'mon, Bella, don't try to tell me that he wanted you to stop, that would be a whole load of bull."
"Edward, just stop yelling at me. It doesn't help that I'm a lot hung-over, and you keep raising your voice, I'm right in front of you, you don't have to scream in my face!" She screeched back at me.
"Well look who's screaming now?" I said as-a-matter-of-factly.
"Ugh!" she roared out loud as she fell back on the bed. "Are we done here?"
"No, not at all." I shook my head.
"Why do you hate him so much? What makes Jacob such a bad guy in your eyes?"
"I don't want to talk about that. You don't want to get me started." I stuffed my hands into my jean pockets.
"But Edward…" she whined.
"No. Do me a favor and don't be the stubborn girl you always are. Just let it go, can you do that?" I folded my hands, pleading for her to do what I said.
"Edward, I… can't. I want and need to know." she looked up at me sadly.
Just then the door flew open as Emmett and Jasper entered with care-free expressions on their faces. "Hellooo." They sang as they stepped in.
"Bella, why are you being so stubborn?" I said loudly, running my hands through my hair stressfully.
"Me! Why are you being so difficult?!"
"Oh, would you look at the time, Jasper we've got that thing..."
"Huh?" Jasper asked confusedly.
"Remember… that thing…going on, in the hallway!" he said while discreetly pointing towards Bella and I.
"What are you talking -"
"Just get your ass out there man!" Emmett shoved Jasper back out of the room and followed after his friend, shutting the door behind him.
"Now we're done here." I began to walk away.
"I don't think so!" Bella argued back.
"I thought you wanted this conversation to be over?"
"Well I want to know your reason for hating Jacob."
"He backstabbed me! That's what he did, and I will never trust him again. I hate him for the complete liar he is." My nostrils flared from my anger.
"Tell me what happened." Bella pulled me over to the bed and sat me down as she took a seat next to me.
I shook my head, "It's a long story-"
"Don't give me that, I have all day, so just start." She said sternly.
I took a deep breath and began. "We used to be great friends, Jacob and me. We met each other sixth grade year. We shared an interest in certain sports, movies, everything. We both attended Greenwich Preparatory School, and joined the varsity soccer team freshman year. But overtime, I noticed changes in him. He became too cocky, started drinking, seemed to forget about our friendship and even managed to get himself suspended from school one time. Months later, a rumor went around school stating that my girlfriend at the time was cheating on me," I paused to look over at Bella.
"I later heard that Tanya, that's her name, was going behind my back with Jacob. So I did what I thought was the logical thing; I confronted Jake, and asked him straight up if the rumors were true…"
Flashback
"Hey man, what's up?" Jacob greeted me as I entered his room.
"I need to know the truth, and nothing but the truth."
"You can't handle the truth!" He joked.
"I'm being serious here."
"Alright, alright, so what are you talking about?" He turned on his plasma TV and switched it on to a football game.
"These rumors about Tanya are only getting worse. I don't know what to believe. Plus, she won't even talk to me. When I asked her about it, she just yelled at me, accusing me of being a distrustful boyfriend."
"What are they saying now?" he asked suspiciously.
"That she was going around sleeping with you."
"Dude, c'mon, you're not seriously considering that thought." He rolled his eyes.
"I told you, I don't know what or who to believe. But I just need the truth from you, so I can be sure, you know?" I said.
"So what do you want me to say?"
"What do you mean? I want you to tell me that these rumors are false, and I need you to mean it, or else." My voice grew stronger.
"Or else what?" Jacob looked over at me angrily.
"Just say it!"
"I did not have sex with Tanya. She's your girlfriend, and I don't like her that way. Besides, I would never do that to my best friend." He placed his hand on my shoulder as he assured me that nothing was going on.
"Okay."
End of Flashback
"Wow, so what happened? Was he lying?" Bella asked quickly.
"Well, about a week later, Tanya and I made plans to go out for dinner, but she ended up calling me, telling me she suddenly didn't feel well and that she had all the symptoms of a stomach virus. I told her to stay home and rest, and that we could go out another time. But I couldn't help but feel bad, leaving her home alone, feeling sick and all. I went to the store, bought her some ginger ale and crackers, some flowers, too. Well, when I got to her house, she was with Jacob, and they were doing more than just talking."
"Oh Edward…" a horrified look was plastered upon Bella's porcelain face. "I'm so sorry."
"Yeah, well, I knew I should've stopped trusting him when he started changing. I ended our friendship, ended my relationship with Tanya, and she was later known as the school slut." I shrugged my shoulders.
"Wow, well she deserved that. She seemed like a huge one." Bella laughed, but quickly ended it when she noticed how hurt I looked. "Sorry." She looked down at the floor.
"Now you know, and I just don't trust him with you." I sighed.
"Ok, I promise. He's not really my type anyways." She smiled up at me.
"I should get the guys; I wonder what they're up to." I got up and walked out of the room to find Emmett and Jasper sitting on the floor in the hallway.
"Hey, bro, what's up?" Emmett greeted me as I opened the door.
"Why are you two sitting out here?"
"Because this idiot left the keys for our room inside the room." Jasper stated annoyingly as he looked at Emmett.
"I told you to grab them on your way out, so don't blame me for your mistake." Emmett mocked back at him.
"Whatever, you guys can come in if you want." I stepped back as they got up and entered the room.
"Thank god, I have to pee." Emmett shuffled up awkwardly from the ground and jogged to the bathroom, where he then busted the door open.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" I heard a loud shriek come out from Bella's mouth.
"Whoa baby!" Emmett shouted as he stood in the doorway of the bathroom.
"GET OUT!" Bella shouted as she shut the door, pushing Emmett out.
"Sheeshh! She's a feisty one!" Emmett said while shaking his head.
"You did not just walk in on her…naked; please tell me you didn't…" I pressed my fingers upon the bridge of my nose.
"She wasn't completely nude…" He looked down.
"God, Emmett. You should've knocked, you idiot!" I scolded him.
"Well, that made my day!" He exclaimed with a wide grin.
"You have no manners!" Bella came out of the bathroom wearing an oversized sweatshirt and denim jeans. "You do not know how…violated I feel at this moment."
"How was I supposed to know you were in there…unclothed?" Emmett chuckled, which earned him a punch on the arm from me.
"You knock, and wait to see if anyone responds back from inside. That usually works." She replied back sarcastically.
"I apologize for invading your privacy. Next time, I'll knock." Emmett apologized sympathetically.
"Alright, you're forgiven. And you better have not seen anything!"
"I didn't, I swear!" Emmett promised, but behind his back he had his fingers crossed. Bella walked to the leather couch and switched on the television. Seconds later, I joined her.
"Hey." I said before sitting down beside her.
"Hey…" She spoke softly as she shifted her gaze from the TV to me.
"May I sit?"
"It's your couch." She shrugged as she resumed watching the show. I sighed lightly as I plopped down alongside her.
"What are you watching?" I asked, trying to make small talk.
"I'm not sure, I just switched it on." She said picking up the remote and changing the channel once again.
"Bella, I'm sorry about what happened. Emmett just hasn't gotten used to living with someone of the opposite sex; neither of us has, really. We don't have a sister, so we don't know what it's like. You should've seen his face when he saw your box of t-, err, lady products."
"Oh god…" she sighed heavily as she covered her face with her hands in embarrassment. "I understand, I guess this is just something we have to get used to." She looked down at her lap.
"Oh yeah, of course." I agreed with her.
"Some rules need to be laid down; scratch that. A lot of rules need to be laid down for all of us. I'm gonna make a list." She said seriously.
"Like what kind of rules?" I asked nervously.
"Just some simple and important guidelines that should be followed, nothing huge."
"As long as you don't make charts about when our peeing times will be then that's fine!" Emmett butted in; taking a seat on Bella's other side.
"I'm not that extreme, but I think we all know what the first major rule will be." She turned to Emmett and raised her eyebrows at him.
"What?! I said I was sorry!"
"Whatever. I'll be right back." She got up from the couch and headed towards the bathroom.
"Heh, you really got her aggravated." I chuckled.
"She forgives me, who wouldn't. So, how 'bout a game of –"
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Bella's blood curling scream deafened me as I quickly spun my head around to the back of the room.
"What was that all about?" I asked worriedly as I slowly rose from my seat. "Emmett, did you remember to put the-?"
"Ah shit!" He sprung up from the couch and bolted out the room as soon as the bathroom door swung open. Bella stepped out with a towel wrapped around her while she held her drenched clothes in her hands.
"Where the hell is he?! I swear when I see him he is dead!" she stomped angrily to her dresser, pulled out a pair of gray sweatpants and a shirt, and headed back into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.
"Would you like me to add 'put the seat down' to that list of yours?" I called out to her laughing.
"SHUT UP!" she shouted back irritably, making me fall back on the couch in uncontrollable laughter.
A/N: OK, I know it's shorter than usual, but I couldn't stay on the computer long. I'm working on the next chapter right as I speak, so it will be up in no time. I'm sure you'll like the next chapter. It's someone's birthdayyyyy, and a very awesome gift will arrive! Review and Review and Review (make me happy xD)
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