Bella:
"So, what did Jessica say to you?" Alice asks, clapping her hands and leaning forward on the sofa in her living room. Cowboy tries to act uninterested with 'girly gossip', but I notice him putting down his book on Wars.
"She warned me not to 'steal Edward away from her'," I make bunny rabbit ears as I say this, "supposedly since I did the same with Mike."
"She s-said what?" Oh. That would be Edward. Please oh please tell me Jessica (evil cow) isn't standing next to him.
I turn around to Edward, just Edward, standing in the doorway, looking a mixture of angry and upset. I do have excellent timing.
"Wow, I didn't see you there. So, um, I should probably-" Edward cuts me off before I can make a quick exit.
"Don't g-go. Tell me ev-everything she said," Edward demands, taking a seat on the sofa opposite the chair I'm sat in.
"That was it, really," I nod, quickly sending Alice and Cowboy a pleading glance, begging for help.
"Yeah, I mean, you were only gone about a minute, she couldn't have said more than that," Alice also nods, agreeing with me. Thank god.
"I can t-tell you're l-lying, Bella," Edward huffs.
"Fine. She just asked me what my 'deal' with you was, and emphasized how she was your girlfriend, not me," I tell him. Purposely I leave out the part where I kindly gave her back her bag, though she thanked me by accusing me of looking through it.
"Then w-why did you sarcastically s-shout 'you're welcome' at her?" Edward asks, pushing his glasses up his face. Why is he so damn cute? And perceptive? Actually, not perceptive, just always there, listening.
"Uh, no reason…" I mumble. I can't think of a good lie that quickly.
"Bella?" Edward pleads. Oh for god's sake, who can say no to him?
"I gave her back her bag, she left it in the bathroom, and she accused me of looking through it. And she didn't say thank you, either," I huff, crossing my arms like a petulant child.
"Anything else?" Edward asks, running his hands roughly through his hair.
"She told me to stay away from you. So, um, to not upset your lovely girlfriend, I should probably go," I tell him, wanting to get up and run away.
"So now y-you don't want to upset her?" Edward questions, raising his eyebrow at me.
"I don't get on with Jessica, alright! She cheated with Mike!" I throw my hands up in the air in exasperation.
"Is that the only reason, Miss Bella?" Cowboy asks. I thought he was on my side.
I glare at him, and mutter, "Traitor," just quiet enough so that Cowboy and Alice can hear, but Edward can't.
"Yes, Bella," Alice raises her eyebrows at me, clearly wanting me to admit my feelings for Edward.
No.
"Am I m-missing something?" Edward asks, looking between Alice, Cowboy and me.
"No, I think they've both just caught baby fever," I joke, trying to change the topic.
"You are, Edward's, it's just-"
"HELLO EVERYONE!" Thank god for Emmett. I glare at Alice for almost telling Edward just as Emmett enters the room. Though his visit is unexpected, I've never been more thankful. "You could cut the tension with a knife in here. What's going on?" Emmett says, sitting down next to Edward as Queeny walks in.
"Bella, can I have a word with you. Out in the hallway?" Alice asks, smiling too sweetly for it to be genuine.
"No, I think I should speak to Emmett a bit first," I tell her, also smiling sweetly.
"Hallway, now," Alice states more firmly.
"Maybe later?" I offer, almost losing my nerve.
"I wasn't asking," Alice grits out, standing up abruptly and dragging me out into the hallway. We go up the stairs, to the landing, away from the living room.
"You almost told Edward!" I whisper hiss.
"He needs to know!" Alice whisper hisses back.
"Not right now! Maybe not ever," I plead with her.
"Jessica's a bitch though," Alice tells me.
"You've changed your tune. At first you hated the thought of Edward and me together," I whisper quieter, to make sure no one hears. Though Emmett's booming laugh covers up a lot.
"What if he feels the same though?" Alice says, more gently.
"He's with Jessica. Of course he doesn't," I mumble.
"What if he does love you, and he's just with Jessica to make you jealous? And you both go on in life, oblivious to the others love," Alice says as we hear a gasp from the bottom of the stairs. I don't even want to know who that is. "What are you doing here?" Alice asks harshly. I still haven't looked who's there.
"Sorry, I didn't realise a private meeting was taking place." Queeny. Why her? Why not…Cowboy?
"How much did you hear?" I whine as she walks up the stairs, heels tapping loudly against the wooden floor.
"Enough," she replies coolly, standing next to and towering over Alice and me. Queeny's naturally tall, the heels just increase that.
"If you're looking for someone to blackmail, I probably have about $1, if that," I reply, crossing my arms to convey confidence.
"I'm not into blackmailing kids," Queen Bee huffs, looking bored. Oh wait, she always looks bored.
"I'm not a kid! I'm 18!" Damn, tall ass meany.
"Whatever," Queeny flicks her hair over her shoulder and checks her nails.
"Just promise not to tell Edward," Alice warns, pointing her finger at Queeny.
"Look, whispering about it together on a landing is hardly good secret keeping. Anyway, how do you know you're in love? You barely even seem to speak to Edward," Queeny says loudly.
"Shhh!" I quickly tell her. "It's complicated, alright!" I huff.
"They were together, then they weren't, now he's with Jessica," Alice tells her. I just glare and mutter traitor once again.
"Let's go in Alice's room." Alice and me are then dragged by Queeny into Alice's bedroom, and ordered to sit on the bed. "Tell me everything."
Alice and I spend the next half an hour explaining to Queeny everything about Edward and me. Several times I question her motives, hoping to god she doesn't repeat any of this to anyone. Especially not to Edward.
"Clearly you're a wimp," Queeny declares after hearing everything. I'm so tempted to reply 'clearly you're a bitch', but she might tell Edward then.
"How, exactly?" I settle for replying.
"Because you never should have ended things in the first place!" Queeny says, fairly loudly. Is she never quiet?
"I was trying to help!" I retort.
"Maybe we should be quieter? And won't they find it suspicious that we've been gone for so long?" Alice suggests.
"Emmett will be clueless, and everything you just said proves Edward won't have a clue," Queeny says to us.
"Ok then. I don't see why you're suddenly being so helpful, though," Alice asks suspiciously.
"Because maybe I care about my boyfriend's brother?" Queeny huffs.
"But not his sister?" Alice asks.
"Look, I'm trying, alright! Bella, you just have to tell Edward how you feel. Jessica sounds like a bitch," Queeny sighs.
"You barely know her?" I question, still suspicious.
"Fine. Don't believe that I'm a nice person. But if I was truly as evil as you make me out to be, wouldn't I have told Edward by now?" Queeny rhetorically asks us both.
"Well, that's everything. We should probably go back downstairs now," I reluctantly agree with Queeny.
"Everything? No, no, no, we need a plan," Queeny grins.
"A plan for what?" I ask apprehensively.
"To get you Edward, duh," Queeny says.
Oh god.
A/N: What do you think of the sudden change in attitude of Queeny/Rosalie? :P
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