Blow Up.

BPOV.

"Alice, I really don't want to spend the only day off I have this week shopping." I replied for the fith time that morning.

It was a bright saturday morning and I had been at work in Seattle now for three weeks. Time had really flown by quickly.

Despite Alice saying that I could only have her spare room on a temporary basis, she seemed very reluctant to let me find my own place. Every time I mention it, she changes the subject. I must admit, it has been kinda nice to talk to someone other than my cat when I get home from a tough shift.

The aforementioned Alice is currently rummaging through my wardrobe stating that all I seem to have is sensible work clothes and not enough party wear for a woman of my age.

So now I'm in a bad mood, refuse to go shopping and is currently sitting in the middle of my bed with a well worn forensics book and Moggy purring in my lap.

"Bella, please? Some of this stuff looks like it is at least ten years old!" She was holding up my old police training sweats gingerly between her fingers and thumbs.

"That is ten years old." I replied, looking over the top of my book." And if I dare see it in the bin, Miss Brandon, I personally, will handcuff the doors of your closet together."

Alices eyes went wide. "You wouldn't?"

"I would." I said, returning to my book.

"But Bella it's disgusting. It has more holes than a lace bolero."

"I don't even know what that is Alice and I don't really care. Put the sweater back in the closet." Alice, very reluctantly, put the top back. "Thank you." Alice wrinkled her nose at me and began attacking the chest of drawers next.

"Ah hah!" She sounded triumphant and I couldn't help but look up from my book again.

She was holding up a dress.

Shit!

It was the only dress I owned and I only have it because it was a graduating gift from Jake.

The memories hit me like a wrecking ball.

We lay naked, tangled together beneath the cool cotton sheets. Both of us out of breath.

"So have you decided what you're going towear tomorrow?" Jake asked, brushing my sweaty bangs away from my face.

"Nope. Will probably just go with a slacks and blouse combo." I replied, kissing him on the bicep.

"Bells, you have to make an effort to look pretty. It's our graduation day from the academy."

I rolled my eyes at him. "Are you saying I'm not pretty?" I quirked an eyebrow.

"Bella be serious. You're pleanty pretty. You know that."

"I don't even own a dress Jake."

"Really? How much of a girl are you?" He joked.

"I am all woman, thank you very much!" I stretched my arms above my head and the sheet fell down, exposing my breasts. Jake looked down and I could feel him growing hard against my thigh as he unabashedly stared.

"Yes, yes you are." He growled out, before rolling on top of me again.

The memory morphed to me looking down into the flat dress box.

"Jake, I can't accept this. It's too much." He was kneeling on the floor in front of me.

"Bella, please. Just wear it today and then you can shove it to the back of your closet and never wear it again." He stood up and gently lifted the pale yellow sundress from the box. "It's not like it cost me a fortune. Think of it as a graduation gift from me. Do you like it?"

"I love it Jake and I love you."

I wore the dress that day and I recieved much more male attention from my collegues than I liked to admit. Jake wasn't too fond of all the attention I got either and was quite happy that I never wore it again.

I came to from my memories to see Alice still holding the dress. She had stopped talking ana was looking at me with a worried expression on her face.

"Put the dress away and get out Alice." I said in an eerily calm voice.

"Bella? You're shaking. Are you okay?" I knew she meant well and she had my best interests at heart but in that moment I didn't care.

"GET OUT, ALICE! NOW!" I screamed at her. Alice recoiled as though struck and scarpered from the room as fast as she could.

I clambered off my bed and stormed over to where the discarded dress lay in a crumpled heap. I snatched it up off the floor and flung it to the back of my closet before slamming the door closed.

I collapsed into a fit of tears and crawled between the bed and the wall to sob uncontrollably. Moggy came and nudged my elbow, offering me the comfort I needed.

Time passed. It could of been hours, but was probably only minutes as I sat there staring at the wall, while Moggy purred in my arms and her fur soaked up my fallen tears.

I must of nodded off because when I opened my eyes it was dusk outside and I had a stiff neck. Light filtered in from my slightly ajar door. I don't remember leaving it like that. I stood up awkwardly in the cramped space and my foot came into contact with something hard. It toppled over and sent ice cold liquid over my feet.

"What the..?" I fumbled for the lamp switch and blinked in the sudden brightness when the lamp clicked to life. I looked down and saw a glass laying on its side next to a packet of advil.

Alice.

I really must apologise to her. I didn't mean to blow a fuse. Especially not at her.

I picked up the glass and tablets and made my way to the kitchen. The sitting room fell silent and I looked round to see Emmett, Jasper and Alice all staring at me warily, as though I'd start yelling again.

"Alice, can I speak to you in the kitchen please?" I turned and left without waiting for a reply. I poured myself a fresh glass of water and sat at the table waiting for Alice.

I didn't have to wait long.

She appeared in the doorway and hesitated a little before coming to sit down.

"Alice I..."

"Bella I..." We both started at once. We each gave a forced giggle. It sounded so unnatural.

"Alice, please let me go first. I promise to tell you everything. I just ask for no interruptions while doing so."

"Go ahead Bella." She sounded so unlike herself and it pained me to know that I had caused it.

"That dress was a gift from Jake. A graduation gift. It's the only dress I have ever owned past the age of eight. Seeing it again brought up some memories I had long since forgotten. I know that doesn't excuse my behaviour but it triggered it.

Jake wasn't just my partner at work. We were to be married. He was my life Alice and they took it away." I sobbed into my hands. God I was so sick of crying.

Alice never said anything, she just got up from her side of the table and plonked herself in the seat next to mine. She held me tightly as I cried.

I felt her shake her head at someone in the doorway and I looked up to see Jasper retreating back into the living room.

"Oh Alice, I'm sorry. I'm keeping you from Jasper." I sat up and roughly rubbed at my face.

"It's okay Bella. I forgive you. I'm sorry I pushed. Come, we're watching movies." She stood and pulled me to my feet. Grabbing beer from the fridge, she tossed one at me and bounced from the room.

That was the Alice we all knew and loved.

Just another quick filler and we got to see some more of Bella's past.

Do you think she should of gone off like that at Poor Alice?

Much love x