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Witfit prompt: "I didn't come here to argue," he said.
"Where's Lauren?" There's a slight edge to her voice.
I roll my eyes. I wish everyone would understand.
Lauren's just some girl who keeps my bed warm sometimes.
"She's not here."
Bella scoffs.
"I can see that. I meant why isn't she here? Aren't you two a... thing?"
I look at her profile, silently willing her to look at me. When she does, her eyes are dejected. Sad.
It's her birthday, and I'm fucking it up with my idiocy.
"Bella. She's nothing." I sigh.
Another bit of silence.
"She didn't look like 'nothing' the last time I saw you two together."
I scrub my hands over my face. This is fucked up.
"Bella. It was a bar. We were all a little drunk..."
"Yeah, and you let her rub herself all over you in public."
I stand up out of frustration and aggravation. I can't stay here and continue to make her feel like shit.
"I didn't come here to argue," I say, laying the empty beer bottle on the ground next to her.
She chuckles, but there's nothing funny about it.
"Yeah. Go. It's what you're good at."
I freeze, my back to her. Those words are punches in the gut.
"Bella, regardless of what you might think, I care about you. A lot. You're my best friend. I miss you. I miss us. But I'm not going to push. You call me when you want to hang."
I didn't even bother looking back. I can't. One look at her sad eyes and I won't recuperate.
A/N: FFN continues to be fail. I'm sorry. Last one tonight... See you tomorrow ;)
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Some have asked for fic recs. I won't be able to provide fic recs every day like I did with my other story updates, but once I read something I like, I'll make sure you know about it ;)
Two today...
The Rebound by Mamasutra: Promising start... Edward's already got me intrigued.
Lucky Girl by Zaza24: Once again, great start, and again... Edward's already got me all hot and bothered and he hasn't done anything yet. JS.