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Oh baby i need you
To see me, the way i see you
Lovely, wide awake in
The middle of my dreams

'Magic' by Colbie Caillat


We were back once again in the diner. Leah, Bella and I were waiting for Victoria to do the interview to come with the pictures for the magazine.

"I'm nervous." I confessed. I know I shouldn't be but I really am. My heart was beating fast and my hand was sweating terribly.

"Don't be. This should be fine." Leah said, reassuring me while Bella draped her arm across my shoulder, pulling me close to her.

"Sorry, I'm late. Traffic was awful and the cab driver was a total jerk." A tall woman, I assume was Victoria, rambled on as she slid into the booth where we were occupying. "Shall we start?" She asked, bringing out her pen, paper and tape recorder.

The interview lasted for about an hour. It was better than I'd expected. I thought Bella would lose it and start yelling at the woman but she didn't. But that doesn't mean Bella was anything but civil to Victoria. She answered all questions related to her job and the photoshoot but when it came to the personal questions, she lost her calmness. When Victoria asked Bella if we were both living in one roof, she ignored the question and stared at the woman with a stern look and said, "What made you think I would answer your question?" Bella said with venom in her voice.

"Bella" Leah said suddenly, warning her. I squeezed her hand under the table and turned to Victoria.

"I'll answer the question." I smiled at the redhead woman and volunteered to answer. But before I could continue to my answer, Bella interrupted me.

"You don't have to answer. It's none of their business if we're living together." She whispered but still heard by Victoria because she said,

"So, you are living together then?" Bella was slowly losing her patience with this woman, I can tell.

"No, we're not." I told her immediately. Bella looked at me in disbelief and let go of my hand.

After that, Victoria asked more questions but avoided the personal ones so as to not have a repeat like before. Victoria shook our hands when she got all her answers and left the diner. Leah also excused herself, telling us she had another meeting with a photographer for Bella's next photoshoot, leaving me and Bella behind.

"Sorry I didn't listen to you?" I apologized but it somehow came out as a question. I didn't know how to approach her at the moment.

Bella sighed and turned to me. "I just didn't like her question. What if we really are living together. Is there a problem with that?"

"No. There's no problem with that. But she was just asking. And it's not a bad one, might I add. I expected the worse, you know." I told her.

"Like what?" Bella asked out of curiousity.

"Like..." I thought. "Like how was Alice in bed or some shit like that." I said to her making her laugh and shake her head.

"You're something baby." And just like that, Bella was back to her normal self. My phone suddenly vibrated in my pocket, alerting me that there was an incoming call. When I looked at the caller ID, I saw none other than my brother's name.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Where are you?" Emmett asked.

"What do you mean where am I?" I asked back.

"It's Friday Ali. You forgot didn't you." He sighed. Oh shit, I forgot.

"No, no, I'm on my way. Just wait there." I pulled Bella up and walked out of the diner after waving bye to Claire. "But, do you mind if I brought someone with me?" I asked him. I didn't know how I will introduce Bella to him but if this is it, well then let's just get it on.

"No. Is it your personal carpet muncher?" He asked earning a groan from me.

"Emmett. Come on, be nice." I love my brother very much but sometimes, like today, he's really hitting my nerves.

"Yeah, yeah fine. Just hurry up. I miss you." He said, turning into the sappy Emmett that I know.

"I miss you too. I'll see you in a sec." I told him then click the end button on my phone.

"Where are we going?" Bella asked.

"Are you ready to see my brother?" I said to her making her eyes widen.

"Is... is... you know... is she going to be there?" She asked, a bit stuttering.

"I don't think so. Fridays are usually spent with him alone. We make sure Fridays are always our day just hanging around. But we can make an exception for today. Just turn to the next street there. There's a blockbuster store around the corner." I instructed her as she drove.

"You spend the day with your brother in a movie rental store?" She asked a bit confused.

"Yeah, it's stupid I know. But it's just our thing since we were teenagers."

"It's not stupid." Bella said shaking her head. "I did some crazy stuff with Edward as well."

She parked in front of the blockbuster then we got out of the car. I went inside the building and found Emmett in the comedy section.

"Emmy!" I shouted, getting his attention. I threw myself at him and hugged him very tight to me. "I would like you to meet someone." I turned around and grabbed Bella's hand. "Bella, this is my brother Emmett Brandon. Em, this is my girlfriend," Emmett looked at me and raised both his eyebrows in amusement, "Bella Swan." Emmett offered a hand at Bella and she took it.

"Nice to meet the very infamous Bella that my wife and sister are always talking about." I gave him a deadly look while he gave me a smirk. Oh, I will get him for that later.

Bella laughed and said, "Nice to meet the very infamous Emmy Bear." She teased back.

"You brainwashed her." Emmett said pointing a finger at me, accussing me. I ignored him and went back in search to find a good movie to rent. This was our siblingly ritual since we were kids. Our parents were mostly not around so we find ways to have fun by ourselves. Renting movies was one of them. The tradition just stuck with us until now.

"Uhm, are we suppose to watch that?" Bella asked, eyeing the movie in my hand.

"No." I told her. She seemed confused until I explained. "Emmett and I do this every Friday. We each pick a movie and give it to the other one to watch. Rules are you have to watch the movie unless you want to buy dinner for the other one. The catch is, the restaurant you'll be eating at should be picked by the other; no questions where you'll eat. Even if the restaurant's so expensive." I finished. She laughed at our silliness and shook my head. I shrugged and made my way to the counter to pay for the movie. I went to Emmett and waited for him to be ready.

"I was a little harsh on you last week with the movie a picked."

"A little?" I said, raising my eyebrows.

"Fine, fine. I was out of the line. I knew how you hated scary movies and giving you The Grudge is unacceptable. So, this time I'll make it up to you." He said, handing me the movie. I looked at the cover and smiled. Pretty Woman. One of my favorite movies.

"Aww Em. It's so sweet of you. But as my personal punishment for last week... here." I didn't further explain. I shoved the movie into his hands and waited silently for his reaction. He studied the movie and then his eyes widened.

"Alice!" He whined. "Why did you pick this!? You know I don't like this movie. It's so sappy and all lovey dovey." He said like a little child crying over a lost toy.

"Are you complaining just because you have to watch The Notebook? Just tell when Em, I'll tell you where I want to eat."

"NO! I'm gonna watch it." He told me urgently.

"You better Emmett Brandon. I'll have Rosalie accompany you in front of the TV." I smiled at him, patted and kissed his cheek then went out of the store. I heard Bella tell him good luck with the movie then followed me outside.

"I can't wait for him to watch that. He hates that movie." I said, trying to hide the laugh that wanted to escape inside of me.

"I can feel his pain. I hate that movie too." Bella told me, making a disgusted face. "It's too much drama for me."

"Oh" I smirked at her evilly, the cells in my brain turning inside of my head deviously. "I'll get that movie next Friday when I get back here with Em. Thanks for telling me that little information about you."

"Alice... No, please."

"Sorry, Bella. That's one of my favorite movies. Since you're my girlfriend, you have to like it." I told her.

"Really? Why's that?" She asked, pulling me to her by the waist.

"Because..." My arms encircled around her neck, pushing my face into it. I grazed my nose into her neck, smelling the sweet strawberry scent of hers. "It's part of me. And if you like me, just like what you say to me, you also have to like every little detail about me. That's a rule I'll always have."

"I'll watch the fucking movie over and over again as long as it makes you happy." She brought my face in front of hers and leaned her forhead against mine. "I love you, Alice." She whispered. Suddenly, my whole world stopped. I can't breathe for a moment. God, is this really happening. Did Bella really admitted that she loved me?

I pulled my face away from hers and looked into her beautiful warm eyes. Yes, all I could see was indeed love. But she must've believe that I didn't feel the same way because she started apologizing for catching me off guard and told me that it's alright if I don't feel the same way.

That thought has to stop.

"Bella." I shook her shoulders to get her attention but she kept on telling me that she didn't mean to just burst it out on me. I wasn't having any of that so I just took a deep breath and kissed her lips. Hard.

"Bella." I said again. This time she shut up and let me say something. "I love you too. So much." I told her. She looked surprised but then she also looked really happy. "I wanted to tell you ever since I found out but I didn't want you to freak out."

"I love you. I love you. I love you." She told me in between kisses. It felt so good to finally tell her. It means so much to me that she already knew. I don't want to ever pass a day without telling her what I felt. I really do love her.

"I love you." She told me again, giving me a kiss one last time. When we pulled apart there was that annoying sound again. A sound that made my girlfriend furious everytime.

Click

"Thanks for that little pose you have there."

Fucking paparazzis.

There you have it folks, chapter 8.

LMU