Edwards phone rings and rings and rings but he doesn't pick up.
I'm about to disconnect the call when the ringing stops.
"Hello?" Edward's voice is thick and heavy with sleep.
I feel guilty.
"Hello?" He repeats. "Bella?"
"Edward," I breathe out. I swallow thickly. I don't want him to hear me cry.
"What are you doing? It's after midnight. Is everything okay?"
"Yeah," I say, sounding unsure. "Actually, no. I'm really sorry but could you come get me? Rosalie didn't answer her phone and I have no one else to call."
"Where are you?" He asks. He sounds more alert now.
"I'm uh...I'm in the Western Addition." I look around to see the address I'm at.
"Shit, Bella. What are you doing there?" He asks once I give him the address.
"I was just visiting a friend."
"Okay, well. Stay where you are. I'll be there soon. If anything happens, call me, got it?" He asks, his tone is authoritative.
After we hang up, I pull my knees up to my chest and wrap my arms around them, phone still in hand.
I'm tired, so I rest my head on my knees.
I stay like that until I'm jolted out of my semi-conscious, drunken state by a car door slamming shut.
"Bella? Are you alright?" Edward jogs around his car and over to me.
I lift my head up. "Yeah."
"Come on," he motions to his car. "It's freezing out here."
I try to stand up but stumble and fall to my knees.
"Oops," I let out a little giggle.
"Jesus, Bella. Are you drunk?" Edward asks, helping me to my feet.
"Just a little, I think."
"Right. Just a little. Come on, just get in the car."
Edward came! But...he seems pretty grumpy, doesn't he?
Mostly useless info: This story takes place in San Francisco, which is broken down into neighborhoods. I imagine Edward living in Potrero Hill, Carlisle and Esme live in Russian Hill, Paul in Western Addition/Lower Pacific Heights and Bella in the Haight-Ashbury. Realistically though, the Haight is pretty expensive, so I'm going with a little artistic license with that one. If you're familiar with SF this probably makes more sense to you, but you can also look up the neighborhood map on google.
See you tomorrow!