All Alone

Prologue

I can't believe this is happening to me. What did I ever do to have my life turn out like this? I am 16 years old, I have a home and the greatest family. We don't have much but we have love and each other. My parents Renee and Charlie own the pub Swans. I also have my twin brother, Alec and my best friend Alice. 

Me and Alice have been best friends since kindergarden. While I was growning up Alice was the one person that I could always go too when I needed some one to talk to. Not only was she my best friend but she is also my sister. That is why she is helping me get through this most difficult time in my life by running away. 

I have to leave. I love my parents but I can't stay and look at the disappointed looks on their faces. 

Just 3 months ago myself and Alice won the radio contest to attend the premiere and after party of BITE. We were so excited. It was there that I meet Edward Masen, a 21 year old actor who was totally drop dead gorgeous with his green eyes and messy hair. I had the biggest crush on him ever since I saw him in that film wizards. 

A lot has changed in the last few months after myself and Alice won that radio contest and I spent the night with Edward Masen and it has'nt all been good. On that same night Alice meet with another actor in the film. Jasper Whitlock. It turned out differently for her. She swears that he is her soul mate and that they will meet again.

With help of Alice's mother Esme, myself and Alice are on our way to LA to stay with her Aunt Carmen so that I can start my life fresh.Away from all the people who know me. I love my family but Esme is like a second mother to me. She told me that she under stood what I was going through. I need to do this so that I won't cause my any further embarrassment.  I already have the whole town talking about me and pointing their fingers at me and my family. Besides I always wanted to go to LA  I just wish that it was under better circumstances.

I hope that my family will never find out where I am. I know that they said that they will stand behind me no matter what happens but I see the hurt and disappointment in their eyes and I hate that I hurt them so much. 

So here I am at Seattle Airport with Alice. Her parents Esme and Carlisle are here to see us off. I'm ready to jump on the plane and go to my new life in LA. Away from the hurt, anger, gossip and disappointment. 

27/08/2012

Chapter 1

November

4 months earlier

BPOV

I woke up to a cold morning in Forks on a monday morning. If there was one thing that I hated more then the cold then it would be school. All they see when they look at me is a plain, ordinary girl. The only 2 people who make school tolerable for me is my twin brother, Alec and my best friend, Alice. They are the only people I hang around with. My school is divided into groups such as the cheerleaders and jocks, band geeks and nerds. Sometimes I dream that my favourite actor, Edward Masen would just turn up and walk right past the cheerleaders and then stop right in front of me only to lift me up bridal style and walk out of the school, just like Richard gere did in An officer and a gentleman. But life is not a dream.

I look at my alarm clock and moan when I see the time. The last thing I want to do is get up and go to school. My cell phone rings dead on 6.30am. It can only be one person. 

"Hello Ali" I answered. 

"Hey Bell" she answered back.

She rings me at this time every morning before school. It seems like she does'nt trust me to pick out the right outfit by myself. 

"Bella, take out that long sleeve florence chiffon top that I bought for you last mouth," she demanded. "Match that with a pair of black skinny jeans and don't forget to wear your cream lace bra underneath that top."

"Ok Ali, I see you at school," I said with a sigh. 

"See you then Bell " she said and then hung up. 

Why does she do this to me every morning, I thought. God forbid if I turn up in last years fashion clothes. 

I went in to the shower and used my favourite strawberry shampoo and body wash. Ever since they said in teen magazine that Edward Masen's favourite scent on a woman was strawberry then it became my favourite too.

I finished drying off, dried my hair and dressed in the clothes that Alice picked out for me to wear. I then went downstairs to where my parents and my brother, Alec was sitting having breakfast. 

My father sighed while reading the paper. 

"Is there a problem, Charlie?" my mother asked. 

"Oh it is nothing Renee," he answered and then sighed again.

My mother put down her coffee. "Ok Charlie. I know that there is something in that paper that's bothering you, so out with it."

"It's just that Edward Masen is coming to Seattle for the premiere of his new film," he said.

"WHAT" I screamed and snatched the paper out of his hands. 

"That is just the reaction I expected from you," Charlie laughed.

I ignored him. I was to busy reading the paper. It said that Edward Masen was coming to Seattle for the premiere of his new film BITE. It will be held at the 5th avenue theatre on the 18th november which is on a Saturday. At least I won't miss school. OMG, my dream is coming true. I will see Edward Masen. 

"I have to ring Alice so that we can make plans," I told my parents.

"Woo there missy, don't think for a second that you are going to this premiere" my father protested. "Girls get hurt at these things. They cause a panic, I would'nt be surprised if your the one that causes the panic," he continued.

"But daddy" I squeeked. "I have to go. If I don't go then my life won't have any meaning. I will waste away to nothing and you will have to live with  knowing that you took away my one chance to ever see Edward Masen."

"You think about that while I go to school, I told him and walked out and got into my truck.  

5 mins later I pulled up at forks high school to find Alice waiting for me in my regular parking spot. I barely had time to get out of the truck before she started hugging me while jumping up and down on the spot. 

"Bell, did you hear the news? The cast of the new film BITE is coming to Seattle."

"Ali Ali woo there Ali calm down" I giggled. 

"Bella why ar'nt you more excited? This is Edward Masen and Jasper Whitlock that we are talking about," she asked.

I completely forgot that Jasper Whitlock was also starring in this movie and that he is Alice's crush. 

"My father is having a fit attack about me going to Seattle and is worried that I will get hurt" I told her. 

"Bella, your father will come around, don't worry. We will torment him until he gives in. Besides we have 3 weeks to change his mind."

We started walking into school trying to think of a plan on how to get to Seattle. I know that I will just die if I don't see Edward Masen knowing that he is so close.

The whole school was buzzing about the news of the premiere. I was walking to my maths class when I heard Lauren Mallory talking to Jessica Stanley.

"I can't wait to get to Seattle to see Edward Masen, I know for a fact that he won't be able to take his eyes off me once he see's me,"Lauren was telling Jessica. 

"Oh I'm so jealous, the second that he sees you in that little black dress, he will be a goner. Just promise me that when you are in LA and on the arm of Edward Masen you won't forget about me," Jessica whined.

I could'nt stand to listen to anymore talk from slut 1 and slut 2 so I walked right past them and straight into my maths class. 

The day flew by. All anyone could talk about was who was going to Seattle to attend the red carpet and who could afford to get tickets to meet the stars. 

"Bella," Alice called while running to catch up with me in the hall. She was practacly skipping down the hall with excitement. Now I have seen Alice excited before but never this excited. 

"Hi Ali, what are you doing?" She hugged me while jumping up and down. "What would you say if I told you that we could have a chance to meet Edward Masen and Jasper Whitlock," she asked.

"I would say talk to me now and then I would be jumping up and down with you," I laughed. 

"Well I just found out that they where having a contest on the radio station atlantic 252 between 6 and 7 pm this evening. The winner wins 2 nights in the olympic hotel and 2 tickets to attend the BITE premiere and after party."

"Aaaaaaaaaa" I screamed and started jumping up and down. "My place or yours, Ali?"

"We would be better off going to my place. Just in case your father is home and starts telling you again that you won't be going. It will only bring us down and we both know that he won't say no if we win the tickets."

"You are so crafty, Ali but I love you," I told her.

"Don't I know it, Bell but I love you too," she laughed. 

We both continued laughing so hard that we did'nt hear someone come up behind us.

"Don't even bother going in for that radio contest", said Lauren Mallory looking all smug. 

Alice went and stood right in front of her. 

"And why is that, Lauren," she snapped.

"Well, for one my brother's best friend's brother is in charge of that radio station so one, I as good as won those tickets and two, do you really think that guys like Edward Masen would even look twice at someone like you," she smirked looking at me.

"Well Lauren, good luck with it and may the best girl win," I told her. 

Lauren looked shocked at the fact that I spoke back at her. 

"I bet you that I will win the tickets and if you don't believe that I will win then lets place a bet," she asked.

I don't like where this is going but I knew that if myself and Alice did'nt have a chance of winning then Lauren would'nt either. 

"Ok" I said. "But if neither of us wins then the bet is invalid and to make sure that neither of us backs out, Alice will write down what it is and we both have to sign it.

"OK" she said all smug. "The loser has to sit on Riley Biers lap and make out with him."

Now I was starting to get scared. Riley Biers is a nobody. He does'nt even wash himself. He says that the natural scent is better than any soap or deodrant but I could'nt back out now.

"Deal" I told her as Alice finished writing the bet on the piece of paper. She gave it to me and I signed it and then Lauren snapped it out of my hand to sign it. 

"Later losers" she said handing the paper back to Alice and then walked off. 

I looked at Alice and saw that she was hiding her face in her hands and her whole body was shaking. 

"Are you alright, Ali?"

She looked up at me with tears running down her face from laughing so hard. 

"Oh Bell, that will be sweet victory if we win that radio contest. I can just imagine Lauren if she has to kiss Riley Biers."

"Oh yeah, Ali and what will happen if she wins and I have to kiss Riley Biers? I have never kissed a guy before and there is no way in fuck that Riley Biers is going to be my first kiss," I told her.

"Well Bell, that is the beauty of your best friend minding that piece of paper. I can always make it disappear," she laughed. 

A big grin spread across my face. "Girlfriend, I like the way you think."

"Come on lets get going," she said.

I looked around and noticed for the first time that the school was finished for the day. 

"I will follow you in my truck, I told her." She nodded and I watched her get into her yellow 911 GT Turbo.

I drove for 10 mins to Alice's home thinking of the fact that I will meet Edward Masen if I win. I finally came to Alice's house and in my excitement I jumped out of the truck to run to the door but me been accident prone  tripped over a log. Thank goodness my hands broke my fall. I continued to walk to the door and just when I was about to knock, the door opened and Alice dragged me inside. 

"Mum, we're here" Alice yelled. Esme Cullen came out of the kitchen to see us. If you where only meeting her for the first time then you would'nt believe that she was Alice's mother. She could easily pass for her middly 20's when she was in fact 36 years old. 

"Hi girls,"she greeted. "Could you both come over and sit down for a minute so that I can talk to you, she asked." We both went over and sat down on the couch next to her.

"Bella, Alice phoned me during your lunch hour and told me about this premiere and also about the contest. Now I'm not going to tell you not to enter it so don't worry about that. I just want to tell you that I phoned your mother and father and they agreed to let you go to this premiere with Alice on the condition that I will go with you. I won't go to the red carpet with you but your parents don't need to know that.  Is that agreeable with you?"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee," I squealed. I jumped up and hugged Esme so hard that I thought that she was going to stop breathing. 

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you," I chanted. 

"Your welcome," she laughed. "Now go on, get out of my sight and try and win those tickets," she said and then went back into the kitchen. 

I practacally skipped up to Alice's room. It was the same as my room. The only difference was Alice's room was covered in posters of Jasper Whitlock just like mine was covered in posters of Edward Masen. I looked at the clock and saw that it was close to 6pm. Alice then got up and switched on the radio. The music from atlantic 252 came blaring out. Next we heard the DJ speaking. 

Welcome to all you listeners. This is your DJ John Cassidy. I will be on live from now until 7pm. If any of you are a fan of the movies then stay tuned for your chance to win 2 nights stay in the olympic hotel, Seattle for 2 and 2 tickets to attend the premiere of Edward Masen's new film BITE and the after party. 

My stomach is full of butterflys and my heart is in my throat. The only thing I could think of was I have to win, I have to win. I looked at Alice and saw that the phone was in her hands and that she was shaking with the nerves.

"Hi everyone. This is John Cassidy and I'm back to give you the chance to win 2 nights stay in the olympic hotel, Seattle for 2 and 2 tickets to attend the premiere of Edward Masen's new film BITE and the after party. All you have to do is be the 9th caller and then answer one simple question. Good luck everyone."

Alice started dialling but her hands are shaking so badly that she had to keep trying again and again. I suddenly just snapped the phone out of her hands and started dialling. I kept getting the engaged signal so i kept pressing redial.

"Ok that was the 8th caller so the next one who rings will have the chance to win that fantastic prize."

I pressed redial again praying that it would ring. 

Ring Ring!!!

"IT'S RINGING,ALI," I screamed. She jumped up screaming.

"Hello, this is John Cassidy and you are the 9th caller. What is your name and where are you from?"

"My name is Bella Swan and I am from Forks, Washington," I squeaked. How I was able to speak I will never know. 

"Well Bella, if you get this right you will win that fantastic prize but if you get it wrong we will have to go to the next caller."

"What is the name of the film that brought Edward Masen stardom and what was his characters name?"

I did'nt have to think because I already knew the answer. 

"The name of the film is wizards and his characters name was Cedric Diggory," I answered.

"That is correct. Congratulations Bella you have won 2 nights stay in the olympic hotel, Seattle for 2 and 2 tickets to attend the premiere of Edward Masen's new film BITE and the after party. Please stay on the line so that we can get your details. 

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" myself and Alice screamed together. We started hugging and crying. I suddenly remembered that I was still on the phone. 

"Hello," I asked. 

"Hello Bella, can I say congratulations again and that I am so happy for you and between you and me there is a girl here in the studio who is a friend of a friend and was ready to jump into the studio when I asked that question and I think she was really pissed off when she saw that the studio door was locked. She is crazy. I believe that she also lives in forks," he laughed. 

I laughed knowing for certain that the girl he is talking about is Lauren Mallory.

I continued talking to him and gave him the details he needed and he said that he would send all the tickets and information by courier and that if there was any problems then to contact the radio station that was in port angeles. I looked over to see that Alice was hugging Esme. She put her arm out so that I could join them in the hug. Me and Alice where jumping up and down doing the happy dance in Esme's arms. 

"I can't believe it, I'm going to meet Edward Masen, I'm so excited," I squealed. 

Alice looked up at me and started laughing as if she suddenly remembered something funny. 

"You know another thing that I'm excited about." she laughed. 

"What," I asked. 

"I'm excited to see the look on Lauren's face when you come into school tomorrow knowing that she will have to follow through on that bet," she laughed. I started laughing as well just thinking about it.

"You know what Ali, for the first time I'm so excited to go to school."

Chapter 2




Previously

"I can't believe it, I'm going to meet Edward Masen, I'm so excited," I squealed.
Alice looked up at me and started laughing as if she suddenly remembered something funny.
"You know another thing that I'm excited about." she laughed.
"What," I asked.
"I'm excited to see the look on Lauren's face when you come into school tomorrow knowing that she will have to follow through on that bet," she laughed. I started laughing as well just thinking about it.
"You know what Ali, for the first time I'm so excited to go to school."

BPOV
It took Esme over two hours to calm us down, she even had to bring dinner up to us because we were too hyper to come down and eat with the family.
Knock, Knock!!
Esme stuck her head around the door.
“Can I come in?” She asked even though she was already practically inside the room.
“Bella I rang your parents and told them that you are staying here, I don't want to be the one to separate the two of you tonight,” she laughed.
I smiled at her. “Thanks Esme,” I said giving her a hug.
After pulling away from the hug, she then sat down next to us.
"So what are the two of you planning to wear to the premiere"?
I knew then that there would be no shutting Alice up tonight, she loved to talk about fashion.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~AA~*~*~*~* ~*~*~*~
I woke up to another cold day in Forks. I stretched while looking sideways at the alarm clock, surprised that it was still only 5.30am. I wasn’t used to waking up so early and it took me a few minutes to realise why today was very different to other school days. My thoughts went back to all that happened yesterday and the events flashed through my mind.
Edward Masen announcing he is coming to Seattle.
The bet that I had made with Lauren.
And finally, winning the radio contest to attend the movie premiere of Bite and go to the after party.
The excitement overwhelmed me. I jumped up out of bed, tripping over the rug in the process and ran into Alice's room.
"Alice, Alice." I squealed whilst shaking her, trying to wake her up.
"Not now mom, give me another 10 minutes" she whimpered.
I quickly realised that she wasn’t going to wake up, but I was too excited to go back to sleep. My mind wondered once again to the contest and I thought about how I couldn’t wait until the tickets arrived from the courier. I went into the guest bathroom and stepped into the shower relaxing and enjoying the hot water. I took Alice's vanilla shampoo and washed my hair. It wasn’t my usual strawberry shampoo but it would have to do.
When I had finished in the shower and dried off it was already 6.15am. I went into Alice’s room to find her going through her closet, trying to find clothes for me to wear. You gotta love the little pixie.
She didn’t even notice when I walked into her room, as she was too enthralled with picking out clothes for us both to wear. After a few minutes she turned to see me watching her.
"What is this?” Bella Swan is up and alert before I can wake her up and torment her?" She asked sarcastically.
All I could do was grin at her.
"So tell me my fashion pixie. What kind of torture are you going to put me through this fine morning?" I giggled.
Alice tried to keep herself from laughing. "Well my fine friend, we are going to dress you as the future woman on Edward Masen's arm."
She shoved a cream satin bra and panties set that still had the tags on at me, a pair of black skinny jeans and a red silk blouse. I had to admire her taste in clothes and she always made me look amazing.
I started getting dressed while she continued talking.
"By the way, my mom is meeting us at the mall in Port Angeles after school today. So we can get our dresses to wear at the premiere." she said.
Sometimes I don't think that Alice realises that I don't have the money for shopping sprees. My parents bar is just taking off so I can't ask them.
"Ali" I whined.
"You know that I hate shopping and that I can't afford to buy a dress. I'm sure that I have something at home that will do."
I looked at Ali and she was glaring at me.
"Isabella Marie Swan, do you honestly think that I am going to let you pay for this dress? For fucks sake girl, you won us those tickets and you’ve made my dream come true. I'm meeting Jasper Whitlock.” She sighed dreamily before continuing.
“Buying you the dress and shoes is the least I can do and I won't hear another word about it. Now put these shoes on and we will do something with your hair," she said while handing me a pair of black flat ballet shoes.
She glared at me to show that she meant business, so I did the sensible thing, kept my mouth shut and did what I was told.
As soon as she was finished putting my hair back in a French braid, I went downstairs while Alice got showered and dressed. I walked into the kitchen to the wonderful smell of blueberry pancakes. I wished I could have this every morning but my mother was an awful cook and I was usually the one that ended up making the meals at home.
"Morning Esme." I smiled.
"Morning Sweetie." She smiled back. "Pancakes?"
"Yes please." I replied.
Esme kept looking at me while she put four pancakes onto my plate. I just couldn’t get the smile off my face.
"I would be smiling too if I won the kind of prize that you won" she laughed.
Just then Alice came running in wearing her usual fashionable attire.
"Mom, can I use Daddy's photocopier?"
Alice's father was the head of the Paediatric Unit at Forks General Hospital.
"Yes dear." Esme replied.
Alice ran into her father's office carrying something in her hand.
What is the little pixie up to now? I thought to myself.
She came back five minutes later with a small bag filled with pieces of paper.
"Ali, what is all this?"
"Well Bella, you know just as well as I do that Lauren is going to try and get out of this bet. So what I did was photocopy the agreement 200 times to either hang up on the lockers or hand them out to anyone that will take them. So if she doesn’t go through with it, everyone will know and she’ll be labelled a coward.” She smirked obviously pleased with herself.
I was surprised, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought of it. It was beyond brilliant.
"OK you little pixie, let’s get to school and put this plan into action," I grinned.
We walked out to the driveway, I was about to get into my truck when Alice put a hand out to stop me.
"No way Missy, we are going in my car. You can pick up your death trap after we are finished shopping."
I glared at her as she walked towards her Porsche.
"Hey, don't hate on the truck" I yelled as I walked after her and got into the car. Alice laughed as she started the car and pulled out of the drive way.
Ten minutes later she pulled up outside Forks High. I suddenly started to get nervous, I hate attention and I knew that people would be looking at me today, knowing that I won the prize that they all wanted. I sat in the car frozen and unable to move.
"Bella Swan, get out of this car right now so that we can go to class," Alice said while getting out of the car. Sometimes she knows me too well. It was quite scary really.
I got out of the car and we walked into the school and just as I had feared everyone stopped talking and just watched Alice and I walk down to my locker.
"Congratulations Bella." I heard someone say behind me. I turned around and saw Angela Webber, she was a quiet girl but really nice. We had had English together for the last two years but this was the first time I had spoken to her outside the classroom.
"Thanks Angela, I'm so excited." I smiled.
"Yeah I would be too. I tried like mad to get through to the radio station but it was engaged every time. I was so sure that Lauren would win it, she was telling everyone yesterday that it was in the bag. I even heard that she gave the person in charge of the radio station a blowjob so that she could win.” Angela laughed.
I couldn’t help but laugh with her. Now I know why she made that bet with me and Alice, she thought she had already won the tickets.
"Angela, thank you for telling me this. Oh boy, I can't wait to tell Alice."
"Tell Alice what?" Asked the little pixie.
I repeated what Angela told me and by the time I had finished Alice was bent over holding her stomach from laughing so hard.
"Oh my god, she is probably livid" Alice laughed.
Just then Riley Biers walked by, you could smell him a mile away. My face screwed up in disgust.
"You know if Riley got a wash, a haircut and some clean clothes he might be alright!" I told both Alice and Angela.
Angela looked over at me. "Speaking of Lauren and Riley. Did you know that Riley has a huge crush on Lauren? I overheard him telling someone that if she ever shows any interest then he would make his interest known."
By now I was laughing so hard that there were tears falling down my cheeks.
"Well Angela, I'm not going to say anything now but why don't you sit with me and Alice at lunch. You won't regret it."
She suddenly became quiet and shy again.
W-Wh-Why do y-you want to s-sit with me?" she stammered.
"Well firstly Alice and I like you and I’d love the three of us to be friends, so we would love you to sit with us. And secondly, I think that today at lunch is going to be the greatest day of Riley's life and you should witness it with friends.” I stated, grinning madly at Angela and Alice.
She smiled as if we had granted her her greatest wish.
"Ok then, I will see you at lunch," she said and went to class.
My first class was Biology. At least I have this class with Alice. I was still nervous about all the looks I will be getting as we walked into class. At least Mr Banner wasn’t there yet. All of a sudden everyone stopped talking and I saw Lauren sitting at her desk talking to Jessica. She went pale the second she saw Alice and I. All of a sudden everyone started clapping while I walked to my seat and firing questions at me.
"OMG Bella, are you excited?"
"Bella, What are you going to wear?"
"Bella who are you taking with you?"
"What are you going to say to Edward Masen when you see him?"
Bella, why don't you sit at my table at lunch and tell me all about it?"
I sat down at my desk with Alice without answering any questions, just as Mr Banner walked in.
"Ok everybody, settle down and open your text books to page 256."
We opened our books but my head was so full of thoughts about meeting Edward Masen that I couldn’t concentrate on anything. Alice took one of the sheets of paper with the bet written on it and wrote something else on it and then passed it to Lauren.
As soon as Lauren read the note she went as white as a ghost and looked sick.
"Alice, what did you say to her?" I whispered.
"I simply gave her a copy of the bet and told her that she had until half way through lunch to act on it or I was going to pass the note around the whole school.” Alice snicked, before adding.
“You see she prides herself on never making a bet that she can’t keep. So like I said last night, she knows she will be known has a fake and a coward if she doesn’t follow through and she’s terrified of losing her popularity," she smirked obviously pleased with herself.
The rest of the morning dragged by but finally I was on my way to the cafeteria. I saw Alice standing next to Lauren with the bag of letters in her hand, I walked over to stand behind them and heard Lauren saying.
"You know that those tickets are wasted on Bella! Why don't you team up with me to get them from her and we’ll go to the premiere together?" Lauren asked all sweetness and light.
Alice practically had smoke coming out of her ears.
"Lauren if you ever say another word about my best friend, being seen making out with Riley Biers will seem like making out with Edward Masen by the time I’m done with you. Now If I don't see you in there in the next five minutes, I will start handing these out." Alice snarled, whilst waving the printouts in from of Lauren.
I came behind her and put my arm on her shoulder.
"Come on Ali let’s go and FYI Lauren, I'm the one with the tickets and Alice is going with me. You have a better chance of giving both Jasper Whitlock and Edward Masen a blow job at the same time than ever getting these tickets off me" I sneered and walked into the cafeteria with Alice.
Alice was giggling like mad. "Oh my god Bella, that was beyond brilliant."
We got our food and went to our table. I saw Angela getting her food, so waved her to come over to the table. She came over holding her tray with a big smile on her face.
"Hi, would you like to sit here?" I asked tapping the seat next to me.
Just as she sat down Lauren walked in. I looked over to where Riley was sitting and saw that he was drooling while watching her. I almost felt sorry for her when she looked over at the both of us begging with her eyes not to make her do this. Alice shook her head no and showed her the bag full of papers.
Angela looked at me. "Bella what is going on?" Alice took out one of the notes with the bet written on it and gave it to Angela. She looked at the note and started laughing.
"Oh my god, this is history in the making," she giggled.
Just then there was a big roar from everybody in the cafeteria. I looked over to see Lauren sitting on Riley's lap. I couldn’t believe that she was really going through with it. All of a sudden her lips smashed against his and their tongues were dancing together. After she pulled away I saw that Riley was speechless but his face was shining with happiness. He suddenly got up and addressed the whole cafeteria.
"Everybody can I have your attention please? I just want to say that today is the greatest day of my life. It is the day I finally get the girl that I admire and love, Lauren, to be my girlfriend."
Lauren looked at him, put her hand over her mouth as if she going to throw up and ran out with Riley running after her. I really felt bad for Riley but if I had lost the bet that would have been me and Lauren would have never let anyone forget it. That's the kind of spiteful bitch she is.
We got up to leave for class.
"Angela, me and Alice are meeting Alice's mother after school to pick out dresses for the premiere. Would you like to come along with us?" I asked.
"Thank you, thank you, I would love to go." She replied excitedly.
The three of us went our separate ways and I started walking to Trig when I bumped into Alec.
"Hey sis, anything you want to tell me," he laughed.
I must have looked like the cat that got the cream.
"Well my loving brother, the only thing I can say is I'M GOING TO MEET EDWARD MASEN," I said, screaming the last part.
"I had a feeling that was what you were going to say. Do you realise that Dad has found out about this and is scared shitless about you going?" He laughed.
Suddenly I felt like my bubble had burst, I didn’t want my father to be worried about me.
"How does he know, Alec?"
"People started ringing him the second they heard it on the radio. But don't worry about it sis, before you won he already agreed with Alice’s mom that you could go as long as Esme went with you guys. He won’t go back on his word.”
I felt like I could suddenly breathe again.
"Shit Alec, I'm late for Trig so I will talk to you later," I said and ran to the classroom.
It seemed that luck was still with me when I got to class as Mrs Wallace had not arrived yet. I walked in and everyone started firing questions at me again. I didn’t have the chance to say anything because Mrs Wallace walked in and told everyone to be quiet.
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Finally the day came to an end, I left my last class of the day before anyone could start talking to me again. I went to my locker to get my stuff and at least a dozen notes fell out, all of them asking me if they could go to the premiere with me. Nobody had spoken to me in the two years I had attended this school and all of a sudden they were all acting as if they were my best friend.
I walked out to where Alice and Angela were waiting for me by the car.
I saw Mike Newton walking towards me. That guy is so annoying. I kept my head down and tried to make a quick getaway.
"Bella Bella"
So near and yet so far.
I turned around to face him. "Hi Mike"
"Bella, I'm just going to cut to the chase. I know that you like me as much as I like you, so why don't you stop this little game that you’re playing and we can go to the premiere together," he said arrogantly.
It took all my self-control not to laugh in his face. A lot of people had asked me to take them to the premiere today but this had to be the best yet.
"I'm sorry Mike but I have a date," I smirked. I then walked to Alice's car before he could say anything else.
"Wipe that smirk off your face Cullen and get in the car." I said to Alice.
The three of us got into the car and I looked at Mike while Alice pulled out of the parking lot. He was still standing there with a dumb look on his face.
"Ali, would you mind stopping at my house first. The radio station said that the courier would deliver the tickets today, I just want to see if they came yet."
Without a word Alice pulled into my driveway. I jumped out of the car telling Alice that I would be right back. My dad's car was in the driveway which I was surprised at as he was usually at the bar by this time.
I let myself in and looked to see if there was any mail for me on the table. I saw a big envelope with my name on it so I snapped it up. I turned around to leave when I came face to face with my father.
"So Isabella, is there anything new that you want to tell me," he grinned.
I felt myself relax when I saw that he was more amused than upset.
"Don't worry, I know everything and I have Esme Cullen's word that no harm will come to you."
I threw myself into my father’s arms and gave him a bear hug.
"Thank you Daddy" I cried. "This means everything to me."
"Esme called to say that she was taking you and Alice shopping for dresses and that you would most likely be staying overnight with Alice."
He took out his wallet and gave me his credit card. I was about to say no when he stopped me.
"Ever since you started high school two years ago, I started putting money away every week for your prom dress. This premiere will be like your prom so take it and get the best dress available,” he cooed.
I was about to cry and hug him again when Alice started beeping her horn.
"Go, it looks like Alice is getting a bit impatient,” he laughed.
I smiled and went out to the car.
Alice started driving to the Port Angeles Mall.
"So did they arrive?" She asked.
"Yeah, we can check them out later. Also look at what my dad gave me," I showed them both the credit card.
"He wants to treat me to my gown. Who would have thought that my dad was a big softie," I cried.
Angela looked like she wanted to hug me. I was surprised that we hadn’t become friends before today but felt glad that we were now.
We finally arrived at the Mall and found Esme waiting outside Maurices clothing store.
"Hi mom!" Alice yelled running over to her.
"Hi girls, I have picked out some really stylish dresses for you both to choose from," she said.
"By the way Esme, this is our friend Angela. She is going to help us pick out just the right dresses," I said.
"Nice to meet you Angela and welcome,” Esme smiled.
Angela nodded her head. "Nice to meet you too Mrs Cullen," she answered shyly.
"Please dear call me Esme, Mrs Cullen is my mother in law. Well girls, what do you say? Shall we get this show on the road."
We walked in to Maurices and Esme showed us the dresses that she had picked out. I admit they were all beautiful, just not quite right for me. Alice started trying on different dresses but I couldn’t find the right one. To be polite I tried on the dresses that Esme had picked out for me but they all felt wrong.
Suddenly I noticed the dress that was in the window.
"Esme, that's it. That's my dress," I squealed, pointing at the dress in the window.
Esme called the sales lady over and told her that she wanted to see that dress in a size six. The sales lady went away and came back with the dress in her hands.
"You’re lucky, this is the last one of this dresses in the store and it is a size six," she said.
It was beautiful. It was a graceful a-line spaghetti strap floor-length chiffon purple evening dress.
"Go try it on and we will see if it is the right dress for you," Esme said.
I went into the changing room and the second that I put it on I knew it was the right dress for me. I went out to show Esme, Alice and Angela. As soon as I stepped out of the fitting room they just stared at me with their mouths wide open. Just when I was about to go back into the changing room to take it off Esme put her arm out to stop me and hugged me tight. When she pulled away I saw that she had tears in her eyes.
"Bella, there are no words. I don't know when it happened but you have turned into a beautiful young woman," she cried.
"Bella"
I looked over at Angela calling me.
"That dress was made for you," she said.
"Bella, Edward Masen won't know what hit him when he sees you in that gown. It is stunning," Alice added.
"I'm going to get it." I looked at the price tag and nearly fainted when I saw how expensive it was.
"Then again maybe not." I sighed sadly.
I wanted to cry. Here I was holding dress of my dreams and I couldn’t get it.
"If you think that I'm letting you leave this store without that dress, then you have another thing coming," Esme said angrily.
I was about to object when Alice had to open her mouth.
"Isabella Marie Swan, do you remember what we talked about this morning?" I nodded. "Then shut up. We are buying you that dress, you can use Charlie's credit card to buy your shoes and accessories."
I knew that I would end up giving in, so I decided to shut my mouth.
"Alice, did you pick out your dress?"
"Yes I did."
She held up a red satin, cap sleeved evening dress. I knew that it was made for Alice the second I saw it.
Esme went and paid for the dresses while Alice, Angela and myself went into Victoria’s Secret.
We left two hours later, after buying lingerie, shoes and jewelry. Esme left in her own car whilst Alice drove the three of us to her house in her car.
As we were driving back to Forks, I sat back and dreamt about the fact that in exactly two weeks and four days I would be meeting Edward Masen.
I'm so excited, as all my dreams were coming true.

03/09/2012

Chapter 3


Two weeks and three days later.
It’s lunch time and I’m in school but I can barely sit still I’m that excited. The reason for my intense excitement is that I’m leaving straight after school with my best friend and her mother, to go to Seattle to meet Edward Masen. Tomorrow is the night of the premier and I know it will be a night to remember.
The last two weeks where crazy, for the first few days everyone was pretending to be my best friend and continued asking me if they could go to the premiere with me. I got so sick of saying no to everyone that in the end I put a notice on my locker. That read.
I HAVE INVITED ALICE CULLEN TO ATTEND THE PREMIERE WITH ME SO PLEASE NOBODY ELSE ASK ME BECAUSE THEY WON'T LIKE MY ANSWER.
Ever since I put that sign up on my locker nobody came near me. Instead they took great joy in throwing me death glares and calling me a stuck up snob. Some even saying that Edward Masen wouldn’t look twice at an ugly bitch like me. I realized they were only saying it out of jealousy and it isn't as if I didn’t already know that he wouldn’t look twice at me.
He'll most probably be on the arm of Tanya Denali, the supermodel who was on the cover of Vogue last month. It is rumoured that they are dating but I don’t believe in gossip.
On a happier note, Riley Biers and Lauren Mallory are now together. After Lauren kissed him in the cafeteria he had a makeover. He came in one day washed and smelling like mint, dressed in designer clothes and sporting a trendy new haircut. Who knew that all he needed was a kiss from his crush to turn him into a hottie. Recently Lauren threatened Alice and I to never reveal that it was a bet that made her kiss him. The last thing that she wanted was for him to turn back to the way he was.
My mind was filled with dreams about tomorrow night when I started walking to the cafeteria.
“Bella!”
I turned around to find Angela running after me.
"Hi" she said breathless. "Not long now" she laughed.
Over the last two weeks Angela had joined our little group more and more, and I already thought of her has my best friend next to Alice. We were now known as the three musketeers or the three stooges according to Lauren. She might be with Riley, but she was still a bitch and she really had it in for me because I won those tickets.
"Ang, I wish that I had a third ticket so that you could come too, but Alice has been my best friend since Kindergarten."
"I understand Bella, it is enough for me to know that my two friends are gonna be there," she smiled.
I gave her a hug and whispered in her ear "best friends."
We walked into the cafeteria and sat down next to Alice. I was too excited to eat anything; my stomach felt like it was in knots. I couldn’t help but hear people talking about me meeting Edward Masen. I heard someone say he was gonna need a barf bag when he saw me. Then I heard someone else say that he'd probably throw his drink in my face and say big improvement. I tried to ignore them but the things they were saying were making me scared. But of course my amazing friend Alice came to my rescue and spoke her mind.
"Hey Jessica, why don't you shut you slutty mouth? Just because you’re jealous that we are going to the premiere doesn't mean you should start talking shit about people."
Jessica looked over at me.
"You know that those tickets were meant for me and Lauren. But you had to steal them away," she shouted pointing at me.
I was so sick of this crazy whore pretending that she was better than me.
"Jessica, the only reason that Lauren thought that she got those tickets was because she was giving every guy in that radio station a blow job," I yelled and then stormed out of the cafeteria.
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Luckily I got through the last of my classes without any trouble. I still got the cold stares from everyone but I ignored them. When the final bell rang, I jumped out of my seat and ran to my locker to get the last of my things. I just hope that I didn’t bump into anyone.
No such luck.
Mike Newton was standing by my locker waiting for me.
"Hi Bella," he smirked.
"Hi Mike, is there anything you want?"
"Yeah, I want to let you know that I'm going to give you a second chance and let you take me to the premiere tomorrow night. I know that it is short notice for me but I will do it for you. I only have to go home and collect my suit and then we can get going."
I tried like mad to stop myself from laughing.
"Mike how can I say this in a way that both of us can understand. FUCK OFF. THERE IS NO WAY IN HELL THAT YOU WILL EVER BE MY DATE FOR ANYTHING," I yelled.
"Fuck you bitch, I was only offering because I felt sorry for you because nobody would want to be seen with an ugly slut like you," he shouted back and then stormed off.
I took my stuff out of my locker and walked quickly out of the school. I walked towards where Alice and Angela were standing with Esme next to her car. I saw out of the corner of my eye that Lauren was crying on Jessica's shoulder. I thought about stopping to check and make sure that she was alright but thought better of it. Instead I continued to walk towards the car.
"I wonder what’s wrong with Lauren!"
Alice came over and put her arm around my shoulder.
"Riley dumped her. After you left the cafeteria he told Lauren that he had heard the gossip that she had been with loads of guys. He said he didn't want to believe it and asked her to prove that it was wrong or he would break up with her. She tried to deny it but instead of believing her he stood up and asked everyone to put up their hand if they had ever had sex or had a blow job with Lauren and over half the guys there put their hands up," she laughed.
I didn't know whether to laugh or feel sorry for her but she had brought this on herself. She should have known that it would come back and bite her in the ass someday and it looks like that day has come.
Alice looked over at Angela.
"Angela, tell Bella your news because I can't keep it in any longer," she asked her.
I looked over at Angela and noticed a gleam in her eye.
"Bella, I'm coming to Seattle with you. Esme rang my mother and cleared it with her."
I was about to interrupt her and ask her what she was going to do while we were at the premiere, I didn't want her to be alone.
"Bella, before you ask let me tell you that Ben Cheney asked me if I wanted to go and see the stars on the red carpet with him. I always liked him but he’s never said anything to me before but today he told me that he has always liked me but was scared to ask me out," she said excitedly.
I had seen Ben around a few times. He was a straight A student and always had his nose stuck in a book. Now that I thought about it, I couldn’t imagine a more perfect guy for Angela.
"Aaaaaaaaaaa" I squealed.
"The three of us are gonna have such a great time," I told her.
"On that note I think that we should all get in the car because it’s a long drive to Seattle and we still have to pick up Angela's bag." Esme said.
Just as I was about to get into the car, Lauren and Jessica came running over.
"I hope you are happy about splitting me and Riley up. It wasn't enough that you stole my tickets but now you’ve stolen my boyfriend too." she spat.
"Lauren, grow up and stop acting like the whore that you are," I spat with venom.
By now she was standing right in front of me and started pointing at my chest.
"Edward Masen or any of the other cast won't look twice at you. I'm going to be there watching them on the red carpet and Edward will be looking at me when he will be ignoring you."
Alice stood in front of me.
"Oh grow up Lauren and act your age. Come on Bella lets go, we have a premiere to attend and stars to meet," she said while smirking at Lauren.
We got into the car and drove straight to Angela's house. She ran in saying she would be only a few minutes. While we were waiting Alice read the information that I got with the tickets.
"BELLA, YOU DO KNOW THAT WE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE AT A COCKTAIL PARTY TONIGHT TO WELCOME THE CAST!" She screamed.
"WHAT!" I screamed and snapped the list out of her hands. I then looked into the envelope and sure enough there was an invitation for myself and a guest to attend a cocktail party to welcome the cast.
"What am I going to do? I don't have a cocktail dress." I panicked.
"Don't worry Bella, I have a few with me. Something told me that we would need them," she gloated.
"Ali, I love you and I could just hug you."
"Easy Bella, save that for Edward Masen," she laughed.
Just then Angela came out of the house with her bag and not a moment too soon. The second she got in Esme pulled out of the driveway, it was as if she could feel the excitement. I couldn’t believe it myself; I had been preparing myself to meet Edward Masen tomorrow night when I would in fact meet him tonight. Suddenly I felt like I couldn’t breathe, the moment that I have been dreaming about was coming and fast.
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3 hours later.
We finally arrived at the Fairmount Olympic. The valet opened the car door and helped me out. We took our bags out and the valet took the car keys from Esme and drove off to park the car. As we walked into the hotel security stopped us.
"Do you have reservations in this hotel?"
"Yes we do" I said and showed him our reservations, as well as the tickets and the invitations to both parties. He nodded and let us go in.
I grabbed hold of Esme's hand.
"Esme, I forgot to ask. Where is Angela going to stay?"
"Bella relax. I have a two bedroom suite so Angela will be staying with me."
I went up to the receptionist, who didn't look much older than me.
"Hi, can I help you?" she asked sweetly.
"Hi do you have two rooms registered under the name Swan?"
She started typing away on the keyboard.
"Would you be Isabella Swan" she asked.
I nodded.
"Could you wait here for a minute," she asked and picked up the phone and started talking into it.
I suddenly began to get very nervous thinking that somebody had played a cruel joke on me and I was ready to run all the way back to Forks and hide under my bed for the rest of my life, when somebody tapped me on the shoulder.
"Miss Swan?"
I turned around and saw a huge guy standing in front of me. He looked to be in his early or middle twenties and was the size of a wrestler but somehow I felt safe in his company.
“Y-Yeah that's me," I stammered.
"My name is Emmett Masen. I am the assistant director of Bite. I wish to welcome you to the Olympic."
As he was talking the only thing I could think about was that his last name was Masen.
"I'm sorry, did you say your last name was Masen?" I blurted out.
"Yep and I'm guessing from your reaction that you’re a fan of my baby brother! But don't sweat it doll, I’m more handsome then he is," he laughed.
I couldn't help but laugh along with him.
"I like you already. Edward doesn't like my jokes, he calls them too juvenile," he said.
Just then I heard Alice clearing her throat.
"Oh I'm sorry, Emmett I would like you to meet my friend and guest Alice Cullen, her mother Esme and our friend Angela."
"Do you also know Jasper?" Alice asked.
"Oh yeah, Jasper and Eddie are best friends and the three of us have known each other all our lives."
"Whatever you do, don't tell him that I called him Eddie. He will kick my ass," he said looking at me.
He then looked at Angela.
"So Angela, it seems that Isabella is a fan of Edward and Alice is a fan of Jasper. What about you?"
"I-I like them b-both," she stammered.
"Smart girl" he laughed. "Ok Isabella, the cocktail party will be starting at 8.30pm so we would like you to be there by 7.30 so that we can introduce you to the crew before the cast come."
Now it is to my understanding that you only have one guest and you said that is Alice. Is that right?"
"Yes," I answered wondering where he was going with this.
"Angela, what is your last name?"
"Webber," she answered shyly.
"Well Angela, your name will be at the door. You will be attending as my guest."
He handed me a card.
"If there are any problems then ring my cell and I will sort it out. Well I will leave you all to settle in and I’ll see you later," he said and walked off.
Angela was frozen on the spot.
"Bella, am I re-really going w-wi-with you ton-tonight," she stammered.
All I could think was that Emmett was a sweetheart and if his younger brother was anything like him then he will absolutely without a doubt be my dream man.
The receptionist cleared her throat.
"Are you going to take your room keys or stand there all night," she asked rudely.
I took the keys from her, gave Alice her key and we went up to our rooms.
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Finally it was 7.15. For the past two hours Alice had worked on me while Esme worked on Angela. Sometimes it amazed me how fast Alice could get ready.
Alice really was a godsend, she even had a dress for Angela. It was a red strapless Allure cocktail dress and she looked stunning. Her hair was straightened and fell beautifully over her shoulders.
She had dressed me in a white backless Sherri Hill cocktail dress, with my hair tied back into a French twist.
Alice then came out looking stunning wearing a silver strapless Sherri Hill.
"Ok girls I think it’s time. Now I know that I always say that we have to be fashionably late but I can't wait any longer," she squeaked.
We said good night to Esme, who told us to keep our cell phones on in case of an emergency and then went down stairs to the ballroom. Two security guards were standing outside the ballroom.
"Hi, can I have your invitations please," one asked.
I showed him the invitation for Alice and I. He looked at it and told us to go in. He then looked at Angela, who was so scared she was unable to talk, so I decided to speak for her.
"She was invited by Emmett Masen, so she will be on the list." I told him.
He took out the list. "Name," he asked.
"Angela Webber," I told him.
He nodded and gave her a pass and told us to go in. Suddenly my heart was in my throat, I was so close, I could feel it.
Next thing I felt was a tap on my shoulder.
I turned around to see Emmett.
"Did the three of you have any problems getting in," he asked.
"No, everything went well," I told him.
"That’s good. Let me introduce you to some people before the cast arrives."
He guided us towards an older looking couple and girl who looked like a supermodel with her long blonde hair, blue eyes and a size two figure.
"Isabella, Alice, Angela, I would like you to meet my parents Edward and Elizabeth Masen. Mom, dad, this is Isabella Swan the winner of the Atlantic 252 radio contest and her friends Alice and Angela."
It's a pleasure to meet you Mr and Mrs Masen and please call me Bella. I'm only Isabella when I'm in trouble," I said laughing.
It is a pleasure to meet you and your friend's Bella. Tell me what are you looking forward to seeing the most in the movie" Mrs Masen asked.
I didn't know what to tell her. I knew that I couldn't tell her that what I was looking forward to seeing the most was her son's hot body. Of course Emmett had to speak for me.
"Well Ma, I think what Bella wants to see most is Edward, just like Alice wants to see Jasper and Angela wants to see them both," he laughed.
Suddenly the blond model gave him a slap across the head.
"Emmett, you are such an idiot" she said and then looked at me.
"Hi, I'm sorry this dummy didn't introduce us. I'm Rosalie Whitlock, Jasper's sister and this idiot's girlfriend," she laughed.
From the way Alice was looking like she was about to faint, I guessed that meeting a member of Jasper family was a huge deal for her.
"Why don't I get you ladies a drink? What would you like?" Emmett asked.
Before I could answer a hush fell over the room and in walked the most beautiful sight I had ever seen in my life.

The first thing I saw was how green his eyes looked, they were sparkling. He walked around the room with confidence but suddenly he looked over to his parents and waved. He then looked at me standing right next to them and froze. I beamed at him thinking that I must look like an idiot, but he returned my smile with the crooked grin that I just loved so much. He held my stare for a few seconds before he turned around and excused himself from the company he was in. He walked over to me and looked into my eyes.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you. I'm Edward Masen.


Chapter 4

EPOV

I hated leaving the comforts of my home in LA, especially when the reason was to attend one of the many premieres I’m obligated to attend. This one was the premiere of my most recent movie Bite. I don't understand what it is about this movie, but people seem to be going mad about it. It is about a male vampire falling in love with a human girl. Although I didn’t admit it to many people I though the plot was pretty stupid and the worst part was that I’m contracted to make two more follow up movies.

So here I was sitting in the first class lounge in LAX Airport waiting for my flight to Seattle, having a laugh with my two bodyguards Seth Clearwater and Sam Woodward, when a voice came over the intercom.
ATTENTION!!! We are now taking first class passengers for flight 781 to Seattle.

I got up off the hard couch that I had been sitting on for the past three hours and stretched.

"Come on you pussys, it's time to get your asses on the plane and earn your living," I joked.

Not only were Seth and Sam my bodyguards but they were also my best friends next to Jasper Whitlock. The fact that they are closer to my father's age than to mine never bothered me.

Seth and Sam checked the plane while the air hostess who looked about the same age as me checked my ticket whilst fluttering her fake eyelashes. She then showed me to my seat.

"If you want some entertainment with me let me know. I know how to be quiet," she whispered in my ear and then walked away. I looked after her and smiled as I got settled in.

This flight might not be so bad after all, I thought.

I took out some documents about the premiere to read once the plane took off. One of them was about a fan who had won a radio contest to attend the premiere and after party. All it said on it was her name and where she lived.

"Seth, you're from near Port Angeles, right?"

He nodded.

"Yeah man, why do you want to know," he asked.

I sighed, thinking how much I hated these contests. I’ve never forgotten the girl who won the tickets for my movie Wizards. She started hugging me while blowing bubbles with her chewing gum. Some of it got stuck in my hair and it took me days to get it out.

"The girl who won the radio contest for this premiere comes from Forks. Do you know anyone who lives there?"

"Yeah, Forks is a small town and it isn't far from where I'm from. Everyone knows everybody. Who won the tickets?" he asked.

I looked at the name of the winner. "Isabella Swan."

I looked over at him and he was grinning like a fool.

"Yeah I know Isabella. She is the daughter of the old police chief. He got badly injured in the line of duty and didn’t return to the force after he recovered. Instead he opened a bar with the massive payment he received. Don't worry Eddie, Isabella is a cute kid, she must be about 13 years old now," he grinned.

"Great that's all I need, another kid at the premiere. As long as she doesn't start chewing gum around me then I don't give a shit," I told him before closing my eyes.

I opened my eyes to the sound of the airhostess telling us that the plane would be landing shortly and for all of us to fasten our seatbelts and prepare for landing. I couldn’t believe I’d fallen asleep

I looked down at my massive problem and wondered if I had time to find that airhostess from earlier for a quickie or maybe even a blow job. Sam shook his head no, as if he knew what I was thinking. I sighed in defeat and sat back waiting for the plane to land. The airhostess from earlier came over to check that our seatbelts were fastened.
"Please call me while you’re in Seattle," she whispered and gave me a piece of paper. I opened it up and read what she had written.

Amanda, call me for a good time.

1866 695 3625

I smiled whilst reading it. I would definitely be calling her, she looked like a good fuck.
I have been having sex since I was 15 years old and since then I have never gone more than a few days without someone giving me release. At least now I have someone in Seattle who will be able to help me out unless someone better comes along.

I walked through customs with Seth and Sam on both sides of me. Without warning I was surrounded by the paparazzi with their cameras flashing in my face.

"Edward, is this your first time in Seattle?"

"Edward, is it true that you and Tanya Denali are in love?"

"Are there wedding bells in the air for you both?"

I ignored them and managed to get into the car that was waiting for me. Once I sank myself into the plush seat I thanked god that I had gotten away from the paparazzi with my sanity still intact.

We arrived at the Olympic Hotel about ten minutes late. Hundreds of girls where standing outside the hotel ready to catch a glimpse of me, so instead of pulling out front we drove around to the side entrance.
I got out of the elevator and walked towards the penthouse that I was sharing with Jasper and found Emmett waiting outside.

"Hey bro, how's it hanging," he asked.

I let myself in without saying a word, I was about to close the door when he put his foot out to stop it.

"Good to see you too Eddie," he smirked.

"What do you want Em? All I want to do is chill out before I have to go to this stupid cocktail party," I said.

"I want to brief you on what you can expect tonight. The entire cast and crew will be there. Now as you know there were a lot of contests for people to win tickets to the premiere but Atlantic 252 gave away a big prize. The winner won invitations to tonight’s cocktail party, the after party and tickets for the premiere, so you will be meeting the winner of that tonight," he grinned knowing that I hate these things.
"I know about this Em, some teenybopper is going to have her dream come true by attending a Hollywood party," I sighed.

He took a picture out of an envelope and handed it to me.

"Does Isabella look like a teenybopper to you?"

I looked at the picture in my hands and for a few seconds I forgot to breath. She was beyond beautiful, with long flowing mahogany hair that framed her beautiful heart shaped face and deep brown eyes that I could get lost in, all finished off by a sexy pouty mouth.

My Jeans felt incredibly tight just imagining those lips wrapped around my hard cock. Suddenly I was very excited about attending this cocktail party.

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It had been three hours since I'd seen that photo of Isabella Swan and I couldn’t stop thinking about her. Usually I forget about a girl about half an hour after seeing her but not with Isabella. I don't know what it is about her but I can't stop thinking about her and I hadn’t even met her yet.

I walked down to the cocktail party wearing an Armani charcoal suit with Seth and Sam flanking me. I didn't say a word to Seth about Isabella, knowing that he knew who she was I didn't want him to interfere. I wanted to meet her and get to know her.

As soon as I walked in a silence came over the room. I looked around and saw my parents with Emmett and Rosalie. I waved to them thinking that I would talk to them later after I had found Isabella, when suddenly I froze. She was standing with my parents and suddenly she looked over at me with those big chocolate brown eyes and smiled shyly. Her smile lit up her entire face and her eyes sparkled, she looked even more beautiful than her picture. She was wearing a white cocktail dress that made her look sexy but innocent at the same time. I knew right then and there that I needed to get to know her and if I was lucky get to see what she looked like under that dress.
I returned her smile with the crooked grin that all the girls loved. I was barely listening to what the producer of the movie ,Lisa Murray, was saying.
"So what do you think Edward?" Lisa asked.

I looked at her not knowing what she was talking about.

"Can I get back to you on that Lisa?"

I walked over towards Isabella before Lisa could say another word.

I stood in front of her and looked into her eyes. I gave her my crooked grin again and said.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you. I'm Edward Masen.

BPOV

I was speechless. I forgot how to speak. Here was Edward Masen standing in front of me and I felt like my head was going to explode.

"I- I- erm- hi," I stuttered.

Edward started laughing.

"You don't have to say a word, I already know that your name is Isabella," he laughed. "I see that you don't have a drink in your hand. I'll get one for you while I go up and get one for myself. What would you like?"
I want you, you and you, I thought

Alice came over and put her hand on mine to stop me from shaking.

"Coke, she will have a Coke," she laughed.
"I will get right on that Isabella, don't go anywhere," he smiled.

He started walking towards the bar when I realised what name he had just called me.

"BELLA" I shouted after him.

He stopped, turned around and looked at me.

"M-my na-name is Be-Bella," I stammered.

"Well then I will be right back with those drinks Bella," he smirked and continued walking towards the bar.

I looked at the people around me and noticed that they were all trying not to laughing.

"Okay you guys, it's not that funny," I snapped.
Emmett came up to me and put his arm around me.

"Come on Bella, it was very funny. I just wish I had a video of it. I would make a fortune on America's funniest videos," he laughed.

"What's going on?"

I turned around to find Edward staring at Emmett.

"Nothing bro, Bella was just telling us that she was hoping to have a dance with you," he smirked.

I stared wide eyed at the two of them praying that Edward would refuse to dance with me.

But instead he put his hand out to take mine.

"Very well then, shall we my lady," he asked with a twinkle in his eye.

I shook my head no.

"H-he was only j-joking. I can't dance," I told him.

"Come on, it's all in the leading," he grinned.

He noticed that I was hesitating.

"Come on, I won't bite unless you want me to," he winked.

Everyone was waiting for me to give him an answer, when one of my favourite song began to play. The opening notes of ‘I Don't Want to Miss a Thing’ by Aerosmith started playing. So I took his hand and he led us out to the dance floor. There was hardly anyone dancing because they all seemed to be watching us. I looked around and saw Rosalie introducing Alice and Angela to Jasper Whitlock. From the way Jasper was looking at Alice it was as if he was seeing the sun for the first time.
Edward held me tightly singing the words of the song in my ear, while moving me across the dance floor.
Don't want to close my eyes

I don't want to fall asleep

Cause I'd miss you babe

And I don't want to miss a thing

Cause even when I dream of you

The sweetest dream will never do

I'd still miss you babe

And I don't want to miss a thing

"Edward, I wasn't lying when I told you that I can't dance," I said when I stepped on his foot for the fourth time.

He smirked at me while he lifted me up under my arms and placed me down on top of his feet and continued dancing and singing in my ear.

I don't want to miss one smile

I don't want to miss one kiss

I just want to be with you

Right here with you, just like this

I just want to hold you close

Feel your heart so close to mine

And just stay here in this moment

For all the rest of time

We continued dancing. It wasn't until the music started to speed up that we both realised that the song had finished.

Edward looked at me with longing in his eyes.

"Bella, would you like to come outside with me so that we can talk without everyone interfering?"

I looked around to make sure that Alice and Angela were alright. Angela was chatting away with Edward's parents and looking like she was having a great time. Alice on the other hand was nowhere to be found but there again it looked like Jasper had disappeared too.

"Erm-yeah-sure," I answered him.
He took my hand and threaded my fingers with his.

Please dear god, if this is a dream then I never want to wake up, I thought.
We walked out to the garden, which looked beautiful with the different coloured lights. We sat down on one of the benches. Edward was looking down at our joined hands, slowly he lifted up the hand that he was holding and started kissing my knuckles.
I held my breath whilst he kissed my hand and watched his lips in fascination. My heart was beating so hard that I felt sure he could hear it. As much as I loved the Edward Masen I saw in his movies, I always thought that he would be cocky just like all the other Hollywood actors. He lifted his head and placed his hand on my cheek, while looking into my eyes.
"Can I kiss you, Isabella?"

All I could do was nod.

He leaned in and I closed my eyes as I waited for my first kiss. I felt his lips on mine. He was so soft and gentle and I felt like I’d died and gone to heaven. He swept his tongue across my lower lip seeking access into my mouth that I willingly gave. He left my lips and travelled down to my neck sucking and kissing it. His hand started stroking my leg under my dress. Against my better wishes I pulled away.

Edward looked at me, his eyes full of lust.

"I'm sorry Bella, it's just that you feel and taste so good. You taste like strawberries, which happens to be my favourite fruit."
I smiled remembering the day I read in Teen Magazine that he loved the smell and taste of strawberries.

"Bella, you seemed so nervous when I kissed you! Was that your first kiss?"

I nodded and turned my head away, too embarrassed to look at him.

He put his index finger under my chin and turned my face around to look him in his beautiful green eyes.

"It's okay Bella. I'm glad that I was your first kiss and with your permission I would like to be your second and maybe even your third."

I didn't realise that I had tears in my eyes until he put his lips on my eyelids and started to kiss the tears away. He then softly kissed my lips over and over again. He started rubbing my thigh while continuing to kiss me. This time I didn't pull away, instead I relaxed and enjoyed the feel of him kissing and touching me.

After what seemed like only a few minutes we heard a throat clearing behind us. We looked up to find Alice and Jasper Whitlock grinning like idiots.

Jasper came up to me and introduced himself.

"Hi little lady, my name is Jasper Whitlock. It's nice to meet you."

I shook his hand and smiled.

"Nice to meet you too, Jasper. My name is Isabella Swan but my friend's call me Bella."

He nodded at me and then looked at Edward.

"There are people looking for you, man. And believe me they are not happy about our disappearing acts. So we better show our faces."

I couldn't help noticing that he said our disappearing acts, he obviously must have disappeared with Alice earlier. I looked over at her and raised my eyebrows and she started giggling.

Edward got up off the bench and took my hands and lifted me up.

"Ok then let's go and get this over with. By the way Jazz do you have your room key?

"Eddie, I gave my spare one to Alice. She was gonna meet me up in the penthouse later," he said sheepishly. I had a feeling that Jasper didn’t do this often.

Edward started laughing loudly.

"Well what do you know, Jasper has balls after all," he laughed.
He then looked at me, he put his hand in his pocket and gave me a small kiss on the lips.

"Take this and go up to the penthouse with Alice when the party is finished and Jasper and I will meet you both up there."

He put his lips on my ear and whispered "I really want to continue this."

He put his key into my hand and walked inside with Jasper.

I looked at Alice and before she could say anything I jumped in first.

"MARY ALICE CULLEN, you better start talking RIGHT NOW," I yelled.

A big smile spread across her face as she grabbed my hands and pulled me down to sit with her on the bench that Edward and I where kissing on only moments earlier.

"Oh Bella, he is so wonderful. I feel like I have known him forever. When Rosalie introduced us I was so numb, I couldn't talk to save my life. When Angela cleared her throat I knew that I had to say something so I looked at Jasper and said the first thing that came to my head."
"And that was?" I grinned.

Alice's face flushed red in embarrassment. She put her face into her hands, after a few minutes she lifted her head.

"I told him that he had kept me waiting long enough."

I started laughing so hard that tears where falling from my eyes.

"And what did he say," I asked.

"He said, my apologies ma-am," she laughed.

"Rosalie then pulled Angela away to meet someone and me and Jasper went to a quiet side of the ballroom and had a really great chat. But after a while the producer Lisa Murray interrupted us, demanding to know where Edward was. She made a point of saying that both Jasper and Edward are here to promote the movie and not pick up girls. Watch out for her Bella, from the way she was talking, I think that she has a thing for Edward." She stated, before adding quietly.

"Bella I’m sorry but Jasper told me that Edward is a man whore, who is with different women all the time. I saw the way you two were looking at each other, you both seem really into each other. But all I'm going to ask is that you promise to be careful."

I pulled her in and gave her a hug. "I promise Ali."

She looked at me with her eyes shining. "Ok missy, now it's your turn. I want you to tell me everything from the beginning to the end."

I told her everything, about the dancing, when he was singing to me and my first kiss. I even told her that he loved the taste of strawberry on me.

Alice looked like she was ready to burst.

"EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" she squealed.

"I can't believe that this is happening Bella, you and Edward and me and Jasper. Please tell me how Edward kisses," she begged.

"Well Ali, it was amazing, simply out of this world," I gloated.
Just then Alice's face got all serious again.

"Bella, what are you going to do if Edward wants to do more than just kiss. You know his reputation and remember he’s only here for two days. I just don't want to see you getting hurt."

"I’ll just have to cross that bridge when I come to it but come on lets get inside because it is getting chilly here."

She nodded and we walked back into the party. I looked around and saw Edward talking to a load of guys who looked older then my father. He whispered something to the big guy standing next to him and nodded my way. He then excused himself and walked outside. I picked up a glass of champagne and threw it down my throat. I don't drink alcohol but I needed something to kill the butterflies in my stomach.

"Isabella?"

I turned around to find the big guy that Edward was talking to earlier. Alice froze next to me.

"Y-Yes," I answered.

"My name is Sam Woodward, I'm Edward's bodyguard. He asked me to take you to him."
I looked at Alice and she mouthed "go."

I nodded and told her I would see her later and went with Sam. I thought he was going to take me out to the garden but instead he brought me to a private elevator. Once we got in he pressed the button to go to the top floor. Finally it stopped and the doors opened. Sam went to knock on the door, when I remembered that I had a key. I opened the door and what I saw took my breath away. Edward stood next to the window looking out at the Seattle night with a glass of champagne in one hand and a red rose in the other. His jacket was off and his shirt was open half way down his chest. He was beyond beautiful.
He turned and looked at me with that crooked grin that I love so much. He came over to me, gave me a kiss on the cheek and handed me the rose.

"Thank you, it's beautiful," I said putting the rose up to my nose and breathing in the scent.

He put his hand on my cheek and looked into my eyes.

"Not nearly as beautiful as you my Bella," he whispered softly.

Our little bubble burst when we heard a throat clearing. Sam looked like he wanted to say something but decided against it. My face blushed bright red with embarrassment; I had forgotten that he was there.

Edward looked like he wanted to kill him for interrupting our little moment.

"Thank you Sam. I will call you if I need you," he snapped.

Sam looked from me to Edward and decided against saying anything. He walked out.

As soon as the door closed I felt Edward's fingers brush against my face, he moved his hand to the back of my head, then lifted his other hand and rubbed his thumb on my cheek. His eyes met mine in a gaze of lust and want and need. They darted down to my lips and back up to my eyes, silently asking my permission to kiss me. I answered his silent request by placing my lips hesitantly on his.

He moved his lips with mine, hesitantly at first but gradually building up in urgency. He took my bottom lip between his, and kissed it gently while running his smooth cool tongue across the surface. I groaned and my closed eyes actually rolled back in my head. God, how long I'd wanted to taste him. I tentatively slipped my tongue through my mouth to intertwine with his, pulsing to the rhythm he set.

I pulled back scared that we were going too fast, he looked at me and answered my silent question.
"Bella, don't over think this. I want you so much, I promise to never hurt you. Please, be mine for tonight. If I do something that you don't like then I promise, I'll stop."
He kissed me again softer this time. As soon as he met my tongue with his, I knew that I was lost. I didn't care what tomorrow brought, all I knew was that I wanted him. I wanted to give him my virginity. Right here right now.

"Mmm…" I let a slight moan escape.

"God… Bella… I want you so bad. Please let me have you."

He took me by the hand and led me to his bed. He slipped down the zipper of my dress and pulled it down leaving me in only my thong.

"Fuck Bella, if I'd known that you weren't wearing a bra then I would've had you up here earlier."
He started nibbling on my neck

"You don't know how much I want this," he murmured, dipping his hand between my legs and cupping my sex, as he lowered his head and flicked his tongue over my nipple."

"I can't believe you're here…that you're real," I murmured against his temple. "I never thought…don't tell me if this is a dream. I don't want to know…I don't want to wake up."

"Will you let me make you feel good, baby?"

He kissed all the way down my body but stopped at my clit and looked up at me silently asking me for permission for him to continue.

I looked at him telling him with my eyes what I wanted.

He buried his face in my wet sex, lapping away at every inch. He flattened his tongue and then curled it and wiggled it. He did the most amazing things with that tongue. As if I wasn't already close enough, he swiftly inserted two fingers.

"Edward, I'm gonna cum, I'm cuming..." I called out as a desperate warning, but he didn't stop, instead he continued to lick me.

"Cum for me, baby. I need you to cum for me. Scream my name."

"EEEEEDDDDDWWWAAAAAARRRRRRRRDDDDDD," I screamed.

I immediately felt the loss when he moved away from my sex and came back up to me.

"Bella, I need to be inside you. Please, I'm not past begging at this moment in time."

He started kissing my neck before moving down to my nipples. I moaned at the contact. His mouth was hot and so fucking right and once again I was gone.

"Please Edward, make me cum with your cock."

I did't know where all this dirty talk was coming from but I liked it.

He undressed and moved right above me.

"Bella…I don't have any condoms, are you on the pill?"

"What," I asked not understanding the question.

He asked me the same question as before but I was too far gone to understand what he was saying. All I could think about was getting him inside of me so I gave him a simple one word answer hoping that it would be the right one.

"Yes"

He then pushed his length inside of me stopping at my hymen.



"Bella this is gonna hurt. I will try to be as gentle as I can but if you want to scream then do," he said and pushed his cock the rest of the way inside me.



I screamed as the pain went right through me.



"Baby, are you alright?" He started kissing the tears away.

"I'm fine Edward. Just give me a second."

"It's ok Edward, you can move," I told him after a few moments.

He started moving inside me and the pleasure quickly overtook the pain.

"Fuck Bella, you are so hot and tight."

He continued pumping into me harder and faster.

"Bella, I'm not going to last long. Please tell me that you are close."

I knew that he was close to releasing as he sped up his movements and was grunting quietly.

"Cum for me Edward, I want you to cum in me," I moaned.

He then released into me screaming my name.

He put his forehead to mine trying to get his breathing under control.

Once his breathing was under control he got up and got a wet towel.

"Raise your hips for me baby."

I lifted them up and he lovingly cleaned me up.

I tried to cover my yawn but I wasn't successful.

Sleep baby, you have a long day ahead of you tomorrow," he cooed.

"But first, I was hoping that you would sit with me at the premiere tomorrow night and be my date for the after party?"

"Yes" I answered and fell into a deep sleep.

Chapter 5

EPOV

I laid on my side watching her sleep and I wondered how I had managed to get myself into this mess. She looked like a beautiful sleeping angel. But I was the type of guy who liked to fuck a lot and not one who fell for a girl from a small town. But I couldn't ignore the electricity between us.

I intended to enjoy the time that I had with her and then we'd go our separate ways, she'd go home to Forks and I’d go home to LA. I would be a little nervous about saying goodbye to her because I learnt from experience that girls who gave away their virginity could be very clingy. So my intention was that when my time in Seattle was over, we would never have to see each other again.

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I woke up to the light shining in through the window and a knock on my bedroom door. I looked to the other side of the bed hoping to have a repeat of last night, only to find it empty.

BANG BANG!

"Wake up you bastard," shouted Jasper through the door. I could hear in his voice that Jasper was losing it and when he does lose it then it is in your best interests to always agree with him. Jasper never shouts unless he's really upset about something.

"I'm up, I'm up," I yawned and got up to open the bedroom door. The second I opened it Jasper had my back up against the wall and his hand up against my throat.

"What the fuck happened with Bella last night?"

"Did you fuck her like one of your whores?"

I started to answer but he put the other hand that was not on my throat up to stop me from talking.

"I don't need to hear shit from you. Bella is an innocent girl and you ruined her. She heard you talking to yourself last night about leaving her and saying that you don't want her to become clingy because she was a virgin," he yelled.

Shit shit shit. All the thoughts that where going through my head last night. I must have been thinking them out loud and she must have heard me. I sensed someone else in the room and looked by the door, to find Seth looking furiously at me.

I was so fucked.

BPOV

I looked over at Edward lying there fast asleep and my eyes filled with tears. How could I be so stupid? I’d heard the rumors and I knew that he was a player but I honestly thought that he saw me differently. I could still hear what he said about me in my head.

I have to leave her before she becomes another one of those clingy girls that lost their virginity.

I got out of bed and put on my panties. I didn't want to put my dress back on so instead I took a pair of sweats and a Kings of Leon t-shirt out of Edward's case. I walked out of the bedroom and found Alice and Jasper asleep cuddled around each other on the sofa in the sitting area. I rubbed my eyes and shook Alice awake.

"Ali please wake up, I want to get out of here," I cried.

She must have heard the desperation in my voice because she jumped up throwing Jasper onto the floor in the process.

"Bella, what is wrong? Did you just come from Edward's room?"

Jasper got up off the floor and put his arms around me.

"What happened darlin," he asked.

I started crying and told them both the whole story. Jasper's eyes filled with fury when I told them that he was trying to think of a way to leave me so that I wouldn’t become little miss clingy.

He got up and started pacing the room.

"The bastard! I know that he is a man whore but this is a new low, even for him. I see the way he treats girls but they are experienced and they usually have a different guy in their bed every night and don't get me started on Tanya Denali. I turned a blind eye before but never again," he yelled angrily.

"Don't do or say anything please Jasper. I don't want to cause any trouble. All I want to do is go home," I sniffed.

Alice looked at me as if I lost my mind.

"Bella, we are not going home. This is a dream for you, it is all we have talked about for the past two weeks. We are going to this premiere and even the after party. You are going to ignore Edward Masen while looking fabulous and you’re going to have a fucking good time," she spat.

Alice went and gave Jasper a kiss on the cheek.

"Jazzy, I'm going to take her down to her room and I probably won't see you until the premiere. I need to be there for Bella, so it looks like I can't be your date. I'm sorry, baby."

I suddenly remembered what Edward asked me before I fell asleep.

"SHIT"

"I just remembered that Edward asked me to be his date," I yelled.

"Ssssssssshhhhhh, you don't want to wake up the bastard," they both said.

Jasper looked deep in thought and then clapped his hands. "I got it," he grinned.

"Isabella Swan, will you be my date along with Alice for the premiere? Will you make me the envy of every guy there when they see me there with two gorgeous girls on my arm as I walk the red carpet?" He asked.

Before I could answer Alice threw her arms around him squealing.

"Oh Jazzy, you are the most wonderful guy in the world. Thank you so much," she screeched.

She then put her arms around me.

"I will have you looking so beautiful that it will make Edward go weak at the knees," she said and then looked over at Jasper.

"We are going to go down to our rooms now so that we can get some sleep. We’ll both be looking forward to being your date. Thanks Jazzy," she said with emotion.

I flinch slightly at the look that they gave each other. I would die a happy girl if I had a guy who looked at me like that even once. Alice took my arm and we left the penthouse to go down to our rooms.

"Ali, will you stay with me in my room tonight? I don't want to be alone, I will only start crying over Edward if I am."

She nodded as we went into my room and got into our pjs.

"Alice how could I have been so stupid? I knew his reputation. Some magazines even called him Easy Edward because he falls so easily into bed with anyone with a skirt including fans. I just thought that I was different. I stupidly gave him my virginity and he threw it back into my face," I cried.

Alice jumped up as if she had just thought of something.

"Bella, please tell me that you were protected," she screamed.

I thought back to when we were in the bedroom. I remembered him asking me a few things. I just can't remember what he was asking me but there is one thing I am sure of is that he wore a condom but then again how could I be sure. I started crying just thinking about it all. He was so loving and gentle and the fact that he was only with me just so he could have sex broke my heart.

"I-I-I don't k-know. I-I think so," I sobbed.

Alice looked like she was about to say something else but decided against it.

"Come on Bella, let’s get some beauty sleep and talk again tomorrow," she cooed and got in next to me in the bed.

I felt so grateful to have her as my best friend. I didn't know what I would do without her. I cuddled into my blankets and cried myself to sleep as I thought of everything that had happened tonight.

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I groaned when I heard a loud knock at the door and threw the pillow over my head so that I could block out the noise.

"Bella, wake up," Alice squeaked.

I looked over at Alice going through my suitcase.

"Put these on," she demanded throwing a pair of skinny jeans and a white blouse at me. "I will just be outside talking to Jasper," she said.

Jasper must have been the one knocking on the door. I got up and had the shortest shower in history. When I was dressed I decided to go out and join them. I was about to open the door when I heard them whispering about me.

"Jazz, I don't give a shit what he says. I refuse to send my best friend into the warzone. He made his bed so now he has to sleep in it," Alice told him.

"But Alice he explained everything to me and I know that he shouldn’t have said what he did but he was only thinking of her. Seth is having a go at him even as we speak. Now don't get me wrong I haven't forgiven him but I do have to tolerate him tonight and I really don't want there to be any tension. He really wants to be her date tonight," Jasper said.

"Well Jazz, if you are so interested in there being no tension then maybe you should be Edward's date and I will attend it with Bella. It is either that or the both of us be your date just like you suggested last night," she commented.

I couldn't listen to another word so I opened the door and went outside to talk to them. They realised from the look on my face that I had heard everything.

"Bella listen," Alice started but I put my hand up to stop her before she continued.

"Guys I heard what both of you where saying but I want you to know that I also heard what Edward said last night when he thought I was asleep. I don't want him anywhere near me. He broke me with those words. I was saving my virginity for the man that I love but he made a mockery out of that. I can't be his date, I refuse to have anything to do with him. Please tell me that you both understand," I whimpered.

Jasper looked at Alice and Alice looked at Jasper. Jasper came over to me and pulled me into a hug.

"I understand darlin’, I promise not to shove the two of you together and I would be honoured if you would be my date along with Alice tonight," he whispered into my hair.

I pulled back, nodded and smiled at him while he sighed in relief that I wasn't upset with him.

"Jazz, me and Bella have a long day ahead of us. We are going to order breakfast and then go to the spa to get ready for tonight," she said.

Jasper smiled at us both. "Well then ladies. I will leave you both to attend to your business and I will call to your room at 6pm," he smiled and then walked down the hall to the elevator.

I was about to walk back into my room when I heard a throat clearing behind me. I turned around to find a bell boy holding an enormous bunch of colourful flowers in a crystal vase.

"Erm, Isabella Swan?"

"Yes" I answered.

"These are for you," he said giving me the flowers.

I went into the room to get my wallet when he told me that the tip was already taken care of and then left. Alice looked at me and then at the flowers with her mouth wide open.

"Look there’s a note," she said pointing at the card that was with the flowers. I started shaking while taking the card out of the bouquet and read it out loud.

Isabella,

I’m so sorry, I tend to over think about things and say things that I don't mean. I don't know exactly what you heard but I swear I wouldn't hurt you intentionally. I still want you to be my date for the premiere tonight. Please meet me in my penthouse for lunch at 1pm. If you don't turn up then I will understand and I will see you later tonight.

Edward

Alice looked at me with a smug grin on her face.

"What are you gonna do Bella?"

I opened my mouth to answer her but I was interrupted by a knock on the door. I opened the door and found Esme and Angela on the other side.

I left the door open for them to come in while I went into the bathroom. I really needed to get my thoughts together. I didn't know what to do but there was one thing I did know and that was that I didn't trust myself with Edward Masen. I splashed some water onto my face and went back out to the room to join Alice, Esme and Angela.

I noticed that Alice had ordered breakfast. She was talking to Esme while eating a Spanish omelette. I was too nervous to eat a big meal so I just had some toast and juice.

"What are you both doing today," I asked Esme and Angela.

Esme looked at me and smiled.

"Carlisle is meeting me at Starbucks and we are going shopping, even though he doesn't know it yet," Esme laughed.

"I'm meeting Ben for lunch and then we are going to find a good spot to watch the stars on the red carpet," Angela swooned.

Alice jumped up from where she was eating her breakfast.

"And on that note myself and Bella have spa appointments. So we will see you both later," she said grabbing her purse and my arm and dragging me out of the room.

We got into the elevator to go down to the Spa.

"I thought that it was best to get you out of there before they asked what happened last night. Trust me if my mom knew what happened between you and Edward then she would have stopped us from going tonight," Alice said.

The elevator stopped, we got out and went in the direction of the Spa.

"Ali wait," I asked and walked over to the reception where Emmett was standing talking to Sam.

"Emmett," I called. He looked over to see who was calling him and saw that it was me. He excused himself from Sam and came over to talk to me.

"Bella. How are you doing this morning?"

"I'm fine Emmett but can you do me a favour," I asked while I played with my fingers.

"Of course," he smiled.

I suddenly felt very nervous and I prayed that Emmett wouldn't start asking questions.

"Could you tell Edward that I won't be joining him for lunch, he can't buy my forgiveness with flowers and tell him that it is best if he kept his distance," I whimpered.

Emmett stood there looking at me with his mouth wide open. He put both his arms on my shoulders and looked into my eyes.

"Bella, what did my asshole of a brother do to you?"

I knew that I was close to tears and I had to get away before they started.

"I really don't want to talk about it Emmett. Will you please just give him the message?"

He looked at me and was about to ask me again but decided against it.

"Yeah I'll tell him. I promise you that and I promise you that it won't be pretty," he said angrily.

I nodded and turned around to follow Alice into the Spa.

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The day flew by. I got the works done in the spa and even had a glass of champagne. After the spa we went and had our hair done, mine looked amazing falling down past my shoulders in soft waves. They even put purple flowers in to match my dress. Alice did my makeup and I had to admit that she did a really good job. It was now 6pm and the only thing left to do was put on my dress.

Knock Knock

The door opened and Esme came into the room.

"Do either of you want any help with your dresses?" She asked smiling.

But without waiting for an answer she went and got our dresses out of the closet. Alice took hers from Esme.

"Mom I will be fine, thanks," she said.

"Esme I’d like some help please," I grinned.

She helped me get into my purple
spaghetti strap empire floor-length chiffon evening gown. Alice looked stunning in her satin red hot cap sleeves evening dress.

Esme had tears running down her face as she looked at us.

"My two beautiful girls, you both look stunning. I love you both so much," she sniffed.

She took out a camera and started snapping pictures.

Knock Knock

Esme wiped her eyes, before letting Carlisle and Jasper into the room. They both stood there looking at Alice and I with their mouths wide open. They looked absolutely stunned. Esme broke the silence.

"Hi, I'm Esme Alice's mother. You must Jasper, nice to meet you," she said.

Jasper shook his head and looked over at Esme.

"I'm sorry ma'am, it's lovely to meet you. My apologies for not introducing myself, it’s just that Alice and Bella look so beautiful they took my breath away," he said.

He looked like he was blushing and I couldn’t help but laugh. Carlisle looked at Jasper and then at us.

"Girls, the way you both look tonight, I'm speechless. You both look stunning," he cooed.

"Thanks Carlisle," I smiled.

Alice looked like she wanted to fall through the floor. She was standing in a hotel room with her parents and the guy of her dreams. I thought that I’d better rescue her before she fainted on the spot.

"I think we’d better go," I grinned while linking my arm through Alice's.

Thankfully Esme and Carlisle didn't say another word and Jasper lead us over to the private elevator.

"The limo is at the side of the hotel. Trust me if we left from the front then we would never get there," he said and put in the code for the private elevator.

When we got out of the elevator there where two big guys waiting for us.

"Ladies this is Quil and Embry my bodyguards. Quil and Embry these lovely women are Alice and Bella. They are the winners of the Atlantic 252 radio contest and my dates for this evening," Jasper introduced.

Quil started talking into his walkie talkie. When he was finished he said something to Jasper and Jasper looked at me.

Bella, Edward wants you to go to the premiere with him in his limo. Now you don't have to go with him if you don't want to," he said sheepishly

I didn't know what to say. I didn't want to go with him but there again I don't want to cause trouble between him and Jasper on their night.

I nodded. "I'll go with him and meet the two of you there," I said and walked over to Edward’s limo with Quil. When we got to his limo Seth got out opening the door for me.

Edward was sat there looking totally gorgeous and beautiful in his black tux.

"Thank you so much for joining me Bella, I really need the chance to talk to you," he purred.

I didn't trust myself to speak so I just sat there looking out the window as we made our way to the theatre but Edward continued to look at me.

"Please Bella talk to me and let me explain everything to you. Trust me when I tell you that it’s all just a big misunderstanding," he begged.

I looked over at him and saw the pain in his eyes and I knew that I couldn't stay mad at him.

"Edward, let us relax and enjoy the night and we can talk later. Okay?"

He nodded. "Yeah that sounds great Bella," he cooed.

The limo stopped at the theatre and flash bulbs started going off. There where thousands of fans screaming his name and the stars of the film where signing autographs.

Seth got out opening the door. Edward looked over at me his eyes filled with lust.

"Bella, you look stunning, seriously I'm at lost for words," he said getting out of the limo.

He gave me his hand and helped me out and we started walking the red carpet. I tried to get away but he had his arm around my waist and held me tightly as if he was afraid that I would run away. I heard someone calling my name from the crowd and I didn't have to look to know who that it was Lauren. Edward started walking towards the reporters to give interviews still holding onto me.

"Edward, I'm no good with crowds. Don't make me go over to the reporters," I begged.

He kissed my ear. "Please don't run away if I let you go," he whispered jokingly.

He went to the reporters and I walked over to Alice who was standing by herself while Jasper was signing autographs.

"Hey Ali, how's it going?"

She looked at me sheepishly.

"Bella I didn't know that was going to happen and neither did Jasper. He was worried sick about you all the time we were in the limo," she sobbed.

"Ali I know that it wasn't planned but I think I should give him the chance to explain himself. There are two sides to him, firstly the sweet loving man that I meet last night and then the douche who loves to break women and doesn't give a shit about what happens. I need to know which one he really is," I said.

"I just knew you wouldn't go down without a fight," she grinned.

Suddenly I felt someone put their arms around my waist. I turned around and saw Edward giving me his crooked smile.

"Do you want to go inside," he asked. I was about to answer when Jasper came over and put his arm around Alice's waist.

"Let's all go inside, it's freezing out here," he laughed and walked in with Alice.

Edward and I followed them in. Lisa Murray was standing just inside the doors talking with Elizabeth Masen. Her face lit up when she saw Edward but then turned angry when she saw me standing next to him.

"Edward, you and Jasper better take your seats and let the contest winners find their seats. Don't worry about them, I'll make sure they are alright," she purred while trying to link her arm into the one that wasn't holding me.

Edward shook his arm free. "As a matter of fact Lisa, myself and Jasper changed the seating plan. Bella will be sitting with me and Jasper will be sitting with Alice," he said smiling at me.

He didn't look at her once, so he didn't notice the death glare she sent my way.

"Edward I......................" she started but he stopped her with a wave of his hand.

"We’ll make our way to our seats now but I'm sure that we will talk later at the after party," he said.

We then walked to our seats. There was another couple sitting next to us. He hugged the girl and shook hands with the guy and then looked at me.

"Bella, I would like to introduce you to Emma Wilson and her boyfriend Daniel Pattinson. Emma plays my love interest in the film," he grinned.

I shook Emma's hand and Daniel gave me a kiss on the cheek.

"It's nice to meet you both," I said.

Emma was still shaking my hand.

"Trust me the pleasure is all mine," she laughed.

We all sat down and I continued to talk to Emma until the lights went out. I could feel Edward's hand on mine as we watched the movie. It was a really great movie about a vampire who falls in love with a human girl. Edward and Emma both acted their parts really well and I could feel the love between, which made me feel irrationally jealous seen as they were only acting.

Halfway through Edward's hand left mine and started stroking my thigh through my dress. I began to get wet just from the feel of his hands and I knew suddenly that no matter how this turned out I need to be with him one more time. I could hardly wait for the movie to finish so that I could be alone with him. After what seem to be hours the lights finally came on and everyone started clapping. He took my hand and led me out of the side entrance where the limo was waiting. As soon as we got in and doors closed Edward smashed his lips against mine.

He boldly took my hand and put it over his covered but erect cock.

"Jesus Bella. Do you see what you do to me? Just one touch from you and I'm a goner," he whimpered.

He continued to kiss me deeply and I returned his kisses enthusiastically. He pulled back and looked at me with an expression full of want and lust.

"Bella I never beg any girl but I'm begging you, please let us have tonight together. I promise you that we will have our talk but please spend tonight with me," he breathed.

I nodded. "Yes Edward, I want to be with you too. Let’s make an appearance at the party and then we can go back to your room," I purred.

He growled and smashed his lips against mine once again, while putting his hand under my dress and stroking my left thigh.

We then arrived back at the hotel, Seth got out of the car and opened the door for Edward whilst giving him a dirty look. Edward took my hand and helped me out of the limo.

I was shocked to see that there were hundreds of girls waiting outside the hotel. Edward went over to them and signed autographs and posed for pictures. I suddenly heard a nasally voice calling my name. I looked around and saw Jessica calling my name. She said something to Sam and he came over to me.

"Bella, that girl over there is saying that she is one of your best friends and is looking to get through to talk to you. Should I let her through?"

I looked over at Jessica who was waving her arms in the air. Edward came over to me and put his arms around my waist and Jessica's eyes looked like they were going to jump out of their sockets.

I told Edward what Sam had told me and briefly told me how Jessica treated me in school. He looked pissed off and I swear he’d never looked hotter.

Sam, tell her that Miss Swan is allowed to invite as many friends as she wants but unfortunately she doesn’t count Miss Stanley as one," he smirked.

Sam went over and passed the message onto Jessica and she looked furious. We then went in to the hotel and straight into the ball room. I looked around and saw that everyone was already there. Edward kissed my hand and excused himself and so I went over to where Alice was standing with Rosalie and Emmett.

"Hi guys," I greeted them.

"I see that you and Eddie-boy sorted things out from the way the two of you where cuddling during the movie," Emmett asked all smug.

"Well trust me when I tell you that he has a lot of making up to do," I grinned. Rosalie looked at me with a worried look.

"Bella, I don't know you very well but what I do know about you I already like. I can see, you, me and Alice becoming great friends. Promise me that you will be careful where Edward is concerned," she said.

"I will Rosalie thank you," I said and gave her a hug.

Throughout the night Alice and I chatted to a lot of different people. I introduced her to Emma and it wasn't long before they were both talking about fashion. I left Alice and Emma engrossed in their fashion talk.

I looked around but I couldn’t see Edward, so I went over to the bar and ordered a coke. I’d drunk half of it before I saw him standing with Lisa, she was all over him and Edward looked fiercely uncomfortable. I left my drink at the bar and walked towards him as quickly as possible, he looked over at me coming towards him and his face lit up. He put his arm around me and kissed my earlobe.

"I was wondering where you where baby. I missed you," he cooed in my ear.

He started giving me wet kisses on my neck. We were both locked in our own little world when we heard a throat clearing. I looked up and saw Lisa looking furious.

"Excuse me but we were in the middle of something, so I suggest you run back over to the other little contest winner and leave us to get back to what we were doing," she snapped.

I was about to tell her to go fuck herself when Edward got there before me.

"Lisa, Bella is my date and I would appreciate it if you'd apologise to her for your rude behaviour," he yelled.

She looked between Edward and I in shock that he has spoken to her like that. She huffed and stormed away. Edward took my face between my hands and kissed me deeply.

"Let's get out of here, I want you all to myself," he said his voice full of sex and velvet.

He took my hand and we walked out of the ballroom and into the private elevator. Edward immediately started kissing me deeply the second the doors closed. I moaned into his mouth as his hands knead my ass. As he pulled me closer I felt his erection against my stomach. I fisted my hands through his hair pulling him closer and he started kissing and sucking my neck.

"Fuck Bella I need you, I want you," he groaned. "Please say you want me too,"

I moaned against his lips. "I want you Edward. Now," I yelled in desperation.

The elevator doors opened and Edward lifted me up with my legs straddling his waist and carried me into the penthouse and into his bedroom. As we were going into his bedroom I heard grunting and groaning in the next room.

"Oh Jazzy, please faster, harder," Alice yelled.

We ignored the noises and carried on into Edward’s bedroom, he put me down and helped me get out of the dress and lay me on the bed.

"Baby, you are so beautiful," he groaned

"Make love to me Edward," I begged looking into his beautiful green eyes.

He stripped out of his tux and climbed naked onto the bed next to me. He took off my bra and started kissing and sucking on my nipples.

I roll my hips grinding up against his hard cock. I feel him respond, pressing into me further, sending signals straight to my clit.

"Mmm…" I let a slight moan escape.

"Fuck… Bella… I want you so bad."

"Then take me Edward."

"I'm gonna take you...hard and fast until you scream my name as you come around my cock."

He slowly pulled my panties down my legs and threw them on the floor before he settled himself between my legs and positions his hard cock right at my entrance.

"Are you ready for me, beautiful?"

"Please Edward, do it," I moaned as he pushed himself into me. He felt so good inside me, as if he belonged there. He started thrusting harder and harder.

"Bella, my God, that feels so fucking good. You are so hot and tight."



"Edward, fuck, ohmyfuckinggod. What are you doing to me? I'm going to cum.

"Cum for me baby, I need you to cum for me."

"Yes, yes, EDWARD."

"Oh fuck.......Oh, yes, yes. BELLA!!"

He slipped himself out of me and I immediately missed the connection. He lay down on his back trying to get his breathing under control, before he turned towards me and pulled me into his arms.



"Sleep baby and we’ll talk when we wake up and see where we can go from here," he cooed.

I was already drifting off to sleep when he started humming a lullaby in my ear. I felt like I was only asleep for 5 seconds when I heard a phone ringing. I opened my eyes and saw that it was Edward’s cell phone. I heard the shower going and didn’t want to disturb him, so I picked up his phone a pressed the button to talk.

"Hello"

"Hello, can I speak to Edward please?"

"Erm, he is in the shower at the moment, can he ring you back?"

"Who is this and why are you answering my fiance's phone at 6am?"

The phone fell from my hands and I put my hand over my mouth so that I wouldn't cry out. I couldn't believe it, he had tricked me into sex again and like the stupid slut I was I had fallen for it. I put on the bathrobe that was hanging on the back of the door, took my dress and shoes and ran from the room before he had the chance to make up some stupid excuse.

Edward had stolen my heart and put it into a blender. I would never trust a guy again.

Chapter 6

Chapter 6

EPOV

I felt so happy that I had the chance to make things right with Bella. When Jasper told me that she heard me talking to myself about dumping her, my heart almost stopped. I didn't know what I was feeling but I did know that I wanted her in my life. I got under the hot water and washed myself while thinking about beautiful girl laying in my bed looking like an angel. When we were together last night in limo I decided to cancel my trip to the UK and extend my stay in Seattle, so that I could get to know her better and maybe even invite her to the French premiere as my date.

I turned off the shower and put my towel around my waist, then I heard the door of the penthouse close. I ran out of the bathroom and into my room to make sure that Bella hadn’t woken up, only to find my bed empty. I looked around and saw that her dress, shoes and my bathrobe were gone.

I sat down on the edge of the bed wondering what had happened to make her run off like that. I looked down and noticed my cell phone lying open on the ground. I bent over and picked it up and checked to see who the last person to ring was. I felt a shiver down my spine when I saw who had rung moments ago.

Tanya Denali!

She really was a crazy bitch and I made the mistake of fucking her once and ever since then she had had it in her head that we were together. But I really couldn't stand the whore, the only reason I had her number was so that I could ignore her calls. Unfortunately she is best friends with Lisa so she always knows when I'm with another girl. I dread to think what that bitch said to my Bella.

I pressed redial on the phone and waited for the whore from hell to answer.

"Hello Eddie," she purred into the phone.

"Tanya what are you doing ringing my phone at 6am?"

"Well baby, Lisa told me that you would need someone to get you away from that clingy slut, so I came to your rescue," she said innocently.

I started pulling at my hair so hard that I thought it would come out in chunks.

"Tanya, you better fucking tell me right now what the fuck you said or trust me I will kill you and make sure that your body is never found," I yelled into the phone.

"Eddie all I said to her was ‘why are you answering my fiancé’s phone,’ just like we always arranged if you ever wanted to get rid of someone," she purred.

I growled like an animal at her, feeling the rage build up inside me.

"TANYA YOU WHORE. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU HAVE DONE? YOU AND LISA ARE GOING TO REGRET THIS, I PROMISE YOU," I screamed.

"Eddie, can't you see how good we can be together? Why go for jello when you can have caviar," she said in a shaking voice.

"Tanya listen to me and listen to me good. The one time I fucked you I practically threw up afterwards. I don't want to be with you, I don't love you, Jesus, I can't even stand you. So this is the final time I tell you this, stay the fuck away from me. If you ever contact me or interfere with my life again I will get a restraining order against you. And one other thing if you ever tell the press that we are together again, they just might get an anonymous tip about what happened in Las Vegas last year," I spat.

"Y-Y-You w-wouldn't," she stammered.



"Oh wouldn't I!" I smirked and hung up the phone.

I went out the room and started banging on Jasper's door. He opened it wearing only his boxer shorts. There was a smell of sex coming from the room and I felt like gagging.

"Jazz you've got to help me. It's Bella," I said desperately.

"What the fuck did you do now? Wait, I better put some clothes on and come out and join you. I wouldn't want to be in your shoes when Alice wakes up," he spat and closed the door.

I waited for Jasper to come out of the room and after 10 minutes I heard Jasper and Alice whispering in their bedroom. The door opened and slammed against the wall.

"Alice calm down," Jasper pleaded.

She looked at him with fury flashing in her eyes.

"Jasper if you value your body parts then you won't tell me what to do," she said her voice full of venom.

She walked over to me, looked me in the eyes and then slapped me hard across the face.

"YOU BASTARD, HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU HAVE TO HURT HER BEFORE YOU COMPLETELY BREAK HER, I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE TO HER AND SHE TOLD ME EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED" she screamed.

She looked over at Jasper.

"I'm going to go to Bella and make sure that she is alright," she said and then looked over at me.

"At least you had the decency to wrap up your junk because I wouldn't even want to know what kind of diseases you carry," she snapped.

I suddenly forgot to breath. What did she mean by wrapping my junk? I never use protection with virgins because they are always clean and I always make sure that they are either on the pill or the shot.

"Alice, what are talking about? I'm clean and I never wear protection when I have sex with a virgin."

Nobody said a word. It was so quiet that you could hear a pin dropping. I suddenly felt a tightness around my heart.

"Alice please tell me that she is protected," I whimpered.

She looked at me and if I thought that she was mad before it is nothing compared to the way she looked now. She practically had smoke coming out of her ears.

She walked over to me with her hands made into fists and suddenly punched me in the face. She went to hit me again but Jasper held her back.

"What the fuck did you do that for," I screamed holding my hand up to my nose.

"You son of a bitch, you had unprotected sex with my best friend. She has never even kissed a guy before she met you and you expect her to be protected," she spat struggling against Jasper.

I suddenly felt sick. I was sure she told me that she was on the pill.



I ran into the bathroom and vomit in the toilet. I couldn’t believe that I had been so careless. I sat down on the floor and took a few minutes to get my thoughts together. After a while I came to the conclusion that it would be best if I left today as planned and went to the premiere in the UK.

I felt a tug at my heart strings, just the thought of running away from my brown eyed angel and never seeing her again made me want to cry like a kid but I had to do it. I couldn't disrupt her life any more then I already had.

I splashed some water on my face and went back into the living room to where Jasper was sitting alone in the chair with his face in his hands.

"Hey, where is tomb raider," I laughed.

He looked at me with disgust written all over his face.

"She’s gone to check on Bella and she told me to tell you that under no circumstances are you allowed to go anywhere near her. Not only did you ruin the time I had with Alice but you also took Bella's innocence and trust and threw it back in her face," he spat.

He stood up and walked over to me.

"What are you going to do if that girl ends up pregnant?"

I swallowed the bile that was in my mouth. It wasn’t something I wanted to think about and I didn't know what to say so I said the first thing that came into my mind.

"What the fuck can I do? If she is pregnant then it is her problem, not mine," I smirked.

I regretted the words the second I spoke them but it was too late to take them back. I hardly saw his fist coming towards me before it was too late. I was already hurt from the bruised nose but this hurt like a son of a bitch.

"FUCK, MAN", I screamed with my face in my hands and stomping my foot.

Jasper stood there practically vibrating with anger.

"You bastard, this is a new low even for you. But I’ll tell you one thing and it is the last time I'm going to say to you until Alice contacts me and tell me that Bella is in the clear. If that girl is pregnant then you are going to do the right thing and help her. If you don't then you will regret it because I will let everyone know exactly what happened. Until then you better stay away from me, Alice and Bella," he said and went into his room.

"Fuck you; she isn't exactly innocent in this. She should have told me that she wasn't protected. If she is pregnant then it is her responsibility not mine," I shouted after him and went into my room to finish getting dressed. The sooner I was out of this god forsaken place the better.

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I was lying on my bed with an ice pack over my eye.

Knock Knock

I looked towards the door as it opened and Seth walked in.

"Are you ready to go? We have to be at the airport in 45 minutes," he said.

I looked at the clock on my bedside table and it was flashing 10am, I wondered where the last three hours had gone. I got up off the bed and threw the ice pack to one side. Seth stood there looking at me with a shocked look on his face.

"W-What the f-fuck happened to y-you," he stammered.

"Why don't you head down to the limo and I will be there in a few minutes," I told him without answering his question.

He left after giving me one last look. I got up and pulled on a pair of black socks and an old pair of Nikes and went downstairs to where everyone was waiting.

Everyone stopped talking as soon as they saw me and simply stared. For a second I thought that Jasper had told everyone what had happened but then I realized that they were looking at me because of my busted nose and black eye. I walked past everyone and stopped in front of Jasper.

"I'm sorry man," I told him.

He looked at me not knowing what to think.

"It's not me you need to apologize to. Alice took Bella home to Forks as she was inconsolable. Alice told me everything; I can't believe that you had Tanya ring you so that you could get rid of Bella. I really thought that you liked her as more than a quick fuck," he said looking at me with disgust.

He got into his car before I could defend myself.

I got into my own car with Seth and Sam. I sat by the window looking out at Seattle as we made our way to the airport. I thought about my beautiful Bella and hoped that she was okay. I wished that I could contact her to tell her how sorry I was, but I didn't want to make things worse. All I could do was hope that one day we would meet again and that I could make it up to her.

BPOV

I ran into my room after leaving Edward and threw myself onto the bed and cried hysterically. I couldn't believe I had trusted him again. I knew that he was a player but the fact that he had a fiancé was just too much for me to handle.

I must have cried myself to sleep because the next thing I realised Alice was coming into the room and trying to comfort me. She whispered to me that he was never going to hurt me again and that if he ever came near me then he better watch his back.

"Bella, I rang my mom and dad's room and mom said that Angela went back to Forks with Ben last night. Esme said she would meet us down in the lobby in an hour to take us home, so why don't you have a shower and I will order us some breakfast," she said softly.

I nodded, thanked her and went in take a nice hot shower. All I wanted to do was go home and forget that Edward Masen ever existed and that this weekend ever happened. I came out of the bathroom to find Alice sitting with Jasper eating breakfast. He got up and pulled me in for a hug.

"How you doing darlin?" he asked concerned.

I didn't trust myself to speak so I just nodded with my eyes filled with tears and poured myself some juice. Jasper seemed to get the hint, he got up to leave and went outside with Alice to say goodbye to her.

While Alice was outside I decided to get dressed. I put on my bra and panties and threw on a pair of sweats and Edward's Kings of Leon T- shirt. It still smelled of him and I cried thinking about all the kind things he had said to me.

Alice came back in just as I had finished getting dressed.

"Are you alright Bella?" she asked.

I nodded yes and gave her a timid smile, I felt like I'd never be happy again.

"I'm sorry for acting the way I did when Jasper was here," I said teary eyed.

She gave me a warm hug.

"Jasper understands Bella, he's on your side," she said.

The bell boy knocked on the door and took our bags. We followed him down to where Esme and Carlisle were waiting for us in the lobby. She took one look at me and pulled me into her arms.

"Bella what happened sweetheart?"

Alice knew that I didn't want to talk about it so she gave her mom a look and shook her head slightly. Esme didn't say another word as the valet got the car.

I spent most of the drive home in tears. Esme kept giving me concerned looks but didn’t say anything to me, which I was grateful for.

I felt like Edward had taken my heart and thrown it back into my face but on top of that I also felt so humiliated.

Alice looked at me with concern on her face.

"Mom would it be ok if Bella stayed with us tonight, then she won’t have to go to school alone and face everyone asking her about the premiere?"

Esme smiled at both of us.

"Yeah that will be fine, as long as it is okay with Bella's parents," she said.

"Thanks Esme," I said giving her a weak smile.

After driving for three hours we finally pulled into the Cullen's driveway. Alice and I went into the house and up to her bedroom. I took out my cell phone and rang my parent’s number. My mother answered on the second ring.

"Hello," she answered.

"Hi mom, we just got into Forks and I was wondering if I could stay with Alice tonight?"

"Sure honey that’s no problem as long as it is okay with Esme," she said.

"Yeah there’s no problem," I said.

"You can tell me everything that happened when you come home tomorrow and I mean everything," she said excitedly.

My mom really enjoys listening to gossip.

"Yeah mom, talk to you then," I said and hung up the phone.

I looked over at Alice and she looked worried about something. I was about to ask her what was wrong when Esme came in holding a tray with two glasses of milk and chocolate chip cookies.

"I thought that you girls might like a little treat," she said putting the tray down on the bedside table before she sat down.

"Bella, I don't know what happened but I do know that you are not yourself and I would like to help," she said holding my hand.

I burst into tears and told her the whole story, starting with when I met Edward at the cocktail party right up to when I got that phone call this morning. I sat there pouring my heart out with Esme holding my right hand and Alice holding my left.

"Bella, you will fall in love and you will get your heart broken many times in your life and each time you will get stronger and stronger for it," she said handing me a tissue.

She patted my hand and got up to leave.

"It is better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all Bella, remember these words every time your heart gets broken, ," she cooed and left.

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It had been a month since the premiere and I was barely hanging in there. But every time that I felt like I was going to cry I thought about what Esme had told me.

School was a nightmare. After the premiere everyone started trying to pimp me for information. What was Edward Masen like? Did we kiss? I got so sick of it all that I told everyone that he was more interested in Jasper then he was in me.

Thankfully Alice saw the funny side and even told Jasper when he called one evening and he couldn't stop laughing at the thought of it.

Lauren and Jessica were the worst; they had both seen me with Edward and so kept asking me questions. In the end I told them to fuck off so they spread a rumour that Edward had turned gay after taking one look at me.

I was leaving my English class to go to the cafeteria when I saw Lauren standing outside with Jessica.

"Oh there is the bitch that turned Edward Masen gay," she smirked. I was about to tell her what I thought of her when the smell of her perfume hit my nose and I threw up all over her shoes.

"YOU BITCH, YOU DID THAT ON PURPOSE," she yelled and ran off.

In reality my stomach had been feeling off for the past few days and nearly everything made me throw up. I went into the nearest ladies room, splashed some water on my face and rinsed my mouth out.

I left the ladies room and walked to the cafeteria where Angela and Alice were waiting. I went up to the counter and got a bottle of ginger ale, as my stomach was too upset to eat anything. I went and sat down with Alice and Angela. My stomach turned at the smell of Angela's chicken and stuffing sandwich. I tried to make a dash to the ladies room but threw up right in the middle of the cafeteria floor. Jessica and Lauren were walking past the table.

"Jesus Bella, if I didn't know any better I would think that you were knocked up, but there again who would want to knock up little miss virgin Bella Swan," Lauren laughed.

I looked over at Alice and Angela and Alice looked at me with a worried look on her face. She took my hand and walked us both out of the cafeteria to her locker, with Angela following behind. She opened her locker and took out a pharmacy bag. Without saying a word she dragged me into the ladies room with Angela. She looked under the stalls to make sure nobody else there before turning to talk to me.

"Bella, there is something I have to tell you and I hope that you will forgive me for not telling you when I found out," she said.

I suddenly got very worried about what she was going to say.



"The morning that you left Edward, Jasper and I confronted him and he told us that the two times you had sex he never used protection," she cried.

She took two pregnancy tests out of the pharmacy bag and I suddenly forgot how to breath. Angela stood there with her mouth wide open in shock.

"Bella, before you get mad at me please take the pregnancy tests and then we will know for certain," she begged.

I took the tests from her hand and went into the toilet without saying a word. I peed on both sticks and went to have it out with Alice while we waited for the results. Angela set the timer on her cell phone.

Angry tears started to fall from my eyes.

"Alice, why didn't you tell me? If I had known I would have gone to the doctor and got the morning after pill," I cried.

"Bella, I'm so sorry. I was afraid to tell you. Can you forgive me?"

I knew that I couldn't stay mad at her but I needed to find out the results before I could think about anything else.

Angela's timer went off and I went over to look at the tests that could change my life.

I started shaking when I read the results on the sticks.

They both said the same thing.

Pregnant.

Chapter 7

BPOV

I blinked twice hoping that those two little words would change but they didn’t. I was pregnant with Edward Masen's baby, what the fuck was I going to do? Pregnant at only 16, my parents were going to be so disappointed in me and don't get me started on Alec.

I looked over at Alice and Angela and saw that they both had tears in their eyes. I walked over and gave them a hug and the three of us cried together.

"Let's get out of here. I don't think I will be able to face school for the rest of the day," I managed to squeak out.

They nodded and we all walked out of the school towards Alice's car. Alice was just about to open the door when her cell phone rang, she looked at the caller id and pressed answer.

"Hi Jazzy," she said breathlessly.

I looked at her with wide eyes and she looked back at me silently asking me what she should say and do. I whispered whatever and she continued talking to him. She opened the door and then moved away from the car where I couldn’t hear her. After speaking to him for about five minutes she hung up the phone, got into the car and drove us towards her house.

Her home was always empty at this time of the day. Her father was always at the hospital during the day and I don't know where her mother was. We walked into the house and Angela and I went up to Alice's room while she went into the kitchen and got snacks. She walked into her bedroom with her arms full of chocolate and drinks and sat down next to me.

"Bella, I told Jazzy about the baby, so the question is do you want Edward too hear it from Jazz or from yourself?"

I suddenly felt tears come to my eyes, I really didn't know what to do. I knew that Edward had a right to know that he is going to be a father but I also think that what he didn't know wouldn't hurt him. I was about to say this to Alice when I heard someone coming in the front door. Alice put her finger to her lips telling us to be quiet and then left the room to see who it was.

She came back a few minutes later with Esme, who looked at us with a worried look in her eyes.

"Is someone going to tell me what is going on or do I have to contact both Angela and Bella's parents and tell them they are ditching school?" She asked with a worried tone in her voice.

I looked at Alice silently asking her what I should do.

"Bella, I think that we should tell my mother what is going on. She will know what to do," she whispered with a weak smile.

Big fat tears started falling from my eyes. Esme came over to me and pulled me in for a hug.

"Whatever you have to say Bella, it can't be all bad," she said.

I nodded against her shoulder and pulled back.

"Esme, I-I-I'm pregnant and I-I don't know what to do. P-Pl-Please help me," I cried as she pulled me in for another hug.

"Oh hunny" she whispered full of emotion. I cried harder at the sound of her voice. She pulled back and looked into my eyes.

"How long have you known?"

I told her I had just found out after taking a pregnancy test today. She looked at Alice and Angela who nodded in agreement. She got up and told us to get our jackets on.

"We are going to get you checked out by Carlisle to see how far along you are."

I looked at Esme not knowing if I should tell her that I already knew but instead Alice make my mind up for me.

"Mum we already know that Bella is only 4 - 5 weeks pregnant. She was only with one guy and that was at the Bite movie premiere," she admitted.

Esme took both my hands into hers and asked.

"Bella, is Edward Masen the father of this baby?"

I nodded yes and fell into her arms and cried some more.

"Well first things first. We are going to have Carlisle check you out to make sure that you are alright and then we will sit down and figure out what to do next," she whispered into my hair.

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Alice and I sat down in the waiting room while Esme went and asked the receptionist to tell Carlisle that we were here. I wished that Angela had been able to come with us but she had to go home to babysit her twin brothers. The longer we sat there waiting the more nervous I became.

"Isabella Swan!"

I looked over and saw that the receptionist had called my name. I walked over to her and she handed me a cup and told me that I needed to give a urine sample. I came out of the toilet a few minutes later with my sample and the receptionist called me in. Esme and Alice stood up and followed behind me

"Do you want us to come in with you," Esme asked me with a concerned look on her face.

I nodded yes and thanked you. We went into the room to find Carlisle waiting for us, he looked at me with a shocked expression on his face before returning to studying my chart.

"Bella, lie down and get comfortable and I will be back in two minutes," he said pointing at the chair. He silently asked Esme to follow him outside and left the room. I looked over at Alice and saw that she had tears in her eyes.

"Bella, I'm scared for you. I can't believe this is happening," she cried. I was about to answer when Carlisle and Esme came back into the room.

"Bella, we have done a test with your urine sample and you are indeed pregnant. I want you to lie back and unbutton the top of your jeans," Carlisle said not bothering to take the surprise look off his face. He put some gel on my stomach and waved the wand over it. Then an alien lookalike came onto the screen. I looked at it closely.

"What are we looking her," I asked pointing at the screen.

Alice looked at what I was pointing at.

"I don't know but I think it's about to attack the enterprise," she laughed making light of the situation.

Esme and Carlisle started laughing with us.

"That is your baby Bella, you are exactly 4 weeks and 3 days pregnant," Carlisle in a serious tone.

I suddenly became very nauseous as the realist hit me that I am pregnant at the age of 16 with Edward Masen's baby. I wanted to get up and run away from it all, from everyone’s concerned faces, from the truth. Carlisle then interrupted my thoughts.

"Bella do you want me to print out pictures," he asked.

I didn't trust myself to speak so I just nodded yes.

We left after Carlisle had told me to find a OB-GYN. We had just got into the car when Alice's cell phone rang. She looked at the caller id and told me it was Jasper before answering the phone. She looked more and more worried and scared as she spoke to him. Esme pulled into the Cullen's driveway just as Alice hung up the phone. Alice couldn't even look at me as we walked into the house.

"Mom is it okay if Bella stays here tonight? I don't think that she is ready to face her parents and Alec yet," she asked still not looking at me.

Esme nodded. "I don't have a problem with that but she can't avoid her family forever. You better make sure that she rings them to let them know," she said.

Alice started walking toward her room after quietly asking me to follow her. I followed her into her bedroom and she looked at me with the same worried and scared look that she had when she was talking to Jasper.

"Bella, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean for this to happen," she whimpered.

We both sat down on her bed and I put my arms around her.

"Whatever it is Ali, it can't be that bad," I said in a hushed tone.

She looked at me with tears falling down her face.

"Jasper told Edward about the baby and he was inconsolable. Nobody knew what to do until Seth and Sam had a few words with him," she cried.

I didn't know what to say to her so I stayed quiet and let her finish.

"After talking to Sam and Seth he booked a ticket to Seattle," she continued.

I put my hand up to my mouth and started sobbing.

"Alice, please don't tell me what I think you’re going to tell me," I begged.

She nodded. "I'm sorry Bella but Edward is on his way here as we speak," she whimpered.

Then everything went black.

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EPOV

I woke up with the worst hangover ever in mankind. I looked around but didn’t recognize the apartment that I was in. Suddenly I felt someone grabbing hold of my cock. I looked to the right side of the bed and found the owner of the hand that was wrapped around my morning wood. She was pretty enough with long blonde hair and blue eyes. I took her hand off my cock and got up out of the bed and started to get dressed.

"Come on, Eddie. I need some loving this morning," she whined.

I looked at her trying to remember her name but all I knew was that it began with a K. Last night I had been looking for a fast hook up and as long as it wasn’t a brunette I didn't give a shit who I got off with.

"I'm sorry Kelly but I need to go, I have to meet up with someone," I lied flashing my crooked smile.

She looked at me furiously.

"My name is Kate. You had no problem saying my name when I was sucking you off last night," she spat.

I ran out of the apartment after calling Seth and Sam to let them know where I was. I walked down to the car park in the apartment building to find them waiting for me. As we drove back to my LA home I thought about everything that had happened in the last four weeks. I still felt a shiver down my spine when I thought about the conversation that I had with Lisa the day after I left Seattle.

Flashback

We had just got into London and the hotel was throwing a reception for the cast and crew. I cornered Lisa after we had been there for a few minutes.

"Lisa, I don't know what your problem is. Bella was innocent but you threw her to wolves. What the fuck did she ever do to you?"

Lisa came so close to me that her fake breasts where rubbing against my chest.

"Eddie, we all knew that she was a clingy little girl and I was just giving you a helping hand. You know if you ever want a release then I'd be more than willing to give it to you. Little Bella wouldn't know what to do with a guy like you. Now it wasn’t her fault that she couldn't satisfy you but if you just gave me a chance then you would never have to look anywhere else and stomach another easy lay," she answered seductively as fluttered her fake eyelashes and rubbed her hands up and down my arms.

I think I vomited in my mouth a little. I couldn't stand Lisa, she was attractive on the outside but on the inside she reminded me of one of the ugly sisters from Cinderella. Her hands left my arms and made their way around my neck as she continued.

You know Eddie, if we were together it would make working on the sequel of Bite much more enjoyable. If you don't satisfy me then I will make it so difficult for you."

I put my hands around my neck and untangled her hold on me.

"Lisa, I don't want to be with you. Fuck I can't even stand you. If you continue to harass me then I will have no choice but to tell Aro to choose between us and who do you think will win? There is no way that the director will ask the star of the movie to leave. So if I where you, I would leave me the fuck alone or you will be sorry."

She huffed and walked away.

End Flashback.

Since that night Lisa hadn’t bother me. I got a few hang ups from an unknown number but besides that everything has been quiet. I was halfway home when my cell rang. I answered it before I checked the caller id.

"Hello."

Edward, it’s Emmett. I’m with Jasper at his photo shoot and we both really need to talk to you. Can you come straight away."

I sighed and put my hand through my messy hair. All I wanted to do was go home and close my eyes for a few hours. My hangover was really kicking my ass. When I didn’t answer Emmett added.

"Edward if you don't come here then we will come to you. This is something that can't wait."

"Okay bro, I will be there in a few minutes," I said and hung up the phone. I told Seth and Sam to take me to Jasper's photo shoot. They pulled up a few minutes later outside Siren Studios. I walked past the few fans that were standing outside and into the studio. I looked over at Jasper sitting down talking to Emmett and Rosalie. As soon as Rosalie saw me she stood up, walked over and punched me in the stomach.

"Fuck Rose, what was that for?" I whimpered as I doubled over in pain. She looked at me with fury flashing in her eyes.

"You’re lucky that is all you got you fucker," she hissed.

I didn't even notice that Jasper and Emmett had joined her.

Emmett looked at me with his hands made into fists. What was their problem? I thought.

"Will one of you please tell me what the fuck is going on," I asked them.

Emmett still looked like he wanted to beat the shit out of me.

"Edward there is something that we need to know. I already heard it from Jasper but I need to hear it from you. Did you have sex with that young girl Bella Swan in Seattle?"

I looked at Emmett wondering why he was asking me this. He knew that Bella was my dream girl and that if things were different then I would have wanted her to be my girlfriend. My chest hurt when I thought about her and the hurt that Tanya had caused when she rang that morning.

"Y-Yeah I did."

He continued to stare at me with his hands still made into fists.

"Was she a virgin?

"Yes," I answered wondering where this was going.

"Did you use protection?" He asked with fury and anger flashing in his eyes. Rosalie looked like she was ready to kill and Jasper looked ashamed.

I suddenly knew where this was going.

"Look guys in my defense I thought that she was on the pill. Anyway I can't turn back the clock so no harm no fowl."

Emmett was about to hit me when Jasper stopped him and said to Emmett.

"Alice confided in me but it was unfortunate that I had the phone on loud speaker and you heard everything. If Bella wants to tell Edward then it is up to her," he begged Emmett.

My heart jumped when I heard Bella's name. I looked at the three of them and I knew that they were keeping something from me and that it had something to do with Bella.

"What aren’t you telling me? If you don't tell me right now then I will have no choice but to jump on the next flight to Seattle and ask Bella myself."

Jasper looked at Rosalie, Rosalie looked at Emmett and Emmett looked at me.

Edward, Bella's pregnant. The time goes back to the premiere in Seattle," Emmett said.

I suddenly felt lightheaded, as if all the air had left my body. All I could think about was the fact that Bella had deceived me. I had asked if she was on the pill and she had said yes, so it all pointed towards her tricking me.

I walked away in a daze and started throwing everything I could get my hands on, as I screamed.

"That whore! She fucking tricked me. She thinks that she is all so innocent but now we find out who the real Bella Swan is. Well she can stay away from me, her and her bastard child. She is not getting anything from me," I yelled as I broke everything that I could get my hands on.

I ran into the nearest dressing room and locked the door. I picked up a chair and threw it at a mirror smashing the glass into a million pieces. After smashing up the dressing room I sat down and cried in frustration. What could I do? I couldn't be a father, I could barely look after myself.

Knock Knock

When I didn't answer I heard a key turning in the lock and Seth and Sam walked in.

"Edward I'm sorry. We didn't mean to overhear but I think that you should know something about Bella," Seth said.

I held my breath as he continued.

"I think I remember telling you that Charlie Swan was the ex-chief of police until he was injured, but what I didn't tell you is that Charlie is very strict and protective of Bella. Whatever you’re going through right now I can guarantee you that Bella is going through it 100 times worse," he said before they both left the room.

It took me a few minutes to make the decision that I would go to Forks and help her. She was only 16 years old for fuck sake and there was no way that she would want to have this baby. So I would be there for her while she has the abortion. I would pay for it and make sure she got the best medical care possible and then we could put it behind us and go on with our lives.

I walked out of the dressing room and told Jasper and Emmett that I was going to Forks to talk to Bella.

Jasper looked at me with his mouth wide open.

"Are you sure Edward?" He asked me.

I nodded "Yeah, I'm sure."

He gave me a small smile. "Well wait a few minutes so that I can get changed and go with you as I would like to see Alice," he said as he walked to his dressing room.

I picked up my cell and rang my PA. She answered on then second ring. I knew that she had a crush on me and was always eager to please.

"Hi Silvia, could you clear my schedule for the next week. I have to go out of town and clear up a mistake," I stated.

"Sure Edward, relax and don't worry about a thing. I have it all covered," she answered in a giddy voice.

I hung up the phone without saying goodbye. Jasper came out of his dressing room a few minutes later and we got into the car and went straight to the airport. I already had my passport, so I decided to buy some clean clothes when I got there because this simply couldn't wait.

If all went well then by the end of the week there would be no baby and if she decided to be stupid and keep it then she would have to do it alone, as one way or another I refused to be a father at the age of 20.

Chapter 8

BPOV

I was sitting in the middle of a beautiful meadow with all kinds of flowers around me, when I saw the handsome man walking towards me - my Edward. His gorgeous green eyes were sparking and I found myself getting lost in them. He sat down beside me and wrapped his arms around my body.

"Don't cry my Bella" he said lovingly in a soft tone.

He kissed the tears away that were falling down my eyes and looked at me as if I was the only girl in the world.

"I promise you that everything will be alright. It's not the best time for us to have a baby but we will be fine as long as we have each other. Always remember that I love you and nothing else matters," he whispered as he kissed my eyes and went all the way down to my neck.

"Oh I love you Bella," he whimpered into my neck.

"Oh Bella, Bella," he whimpered as he looked into my eyes .

"Bella, Bella, Bella"

"Bella, Bella, can you hear me. If you can will you please open your eyes," Alice pleaded. I slowly opened them, only to look up and find Alice and Esme looking down at me with a worry wrote across both of their faces.

"What happened?" I asked while rubbing my eyes.

Alice looked at Esme and then back at me.

"You fainted when I told you that Edward was on his way here with Jasper," she said.

I attempted to sit up and Alice put her hand out to help me but I told her with my eyes that I was alright.

"When will they be here?" I asked when I finally managed to sit up on the bed.

Alice took a piece of her hair and started twirling it. It was a nervous habit that I knew well.

"Jazz rang me when they left LA, which was like two hours ago and it takes three hours to fly into Port Angeles from LA, so they’ll be landing in about an hour," she said nervously. Suddenly my heart jumped up to my throat and I couldn't breathe.

"I can't face Edward yet Ali. I'm not ready," I whispered in breathless gasps.

Esme sat next to me, took my right hand into hers and lovingly rubbed soothing rings around the palm with her index finger.

"You can do this Bella. You are a strong girl and I have every faith that you will get through this. Just remember that we are here for you and that we love you," she cooed.

Alice sat down on my other side and put her arm around my shoulder. "Why don't you go have a shower so that you can calm down and freshen up. Mom is going to ring your parents and tell them that you are staying here tonight," she said.

I smiled at my best friend and her mother gratefully and got up and headed straight into Alice's bathroom.

APOV

As I watched my best friend leave the room I couldn't help but worry about her. My temper had nearly gotten the better of me when Jasper rang and told me what Edward was thinking just before they left LA. But I realised that Jazz had only told me so that we could be prepared. I already thought that Edward was a jerk but this was a new low even for him. Some of the things that he was telling Jazz on the way to the airport were so horrible that I couldn't even think of telling Bella half of what was said.

Flashback

We were just leaving my dad's office when my cell phone rang. I looked at the caller ID and saw that it was my Jazzy ringing. I answered the phone with a big smile on my face.

"Hi Baby," I purred.

There was silence on the other end and for a second I thought that he had hung up, until I heard him talking to someone else on the other end of the phone.

"Hi Alice," he answered in a depressed tone and I instantly got worried.

This didn’t sound like the sweet loving guy that I had been talking to for the last month.

"Is there something wrong, Jazz?"

He was silent for at least two minutes before he answered.

"Ali, I am at the airport and we are about to get on the plane to Port Angeles to see you and Bella." He whimpered.

This time it was me who was silent on the phone as I thought about what he was saying. I kept opening and closing my mouth trying to ask the question that I needed to ask but at the same time not wanting to hear the answer.

"When y-you say w-we. Please say it's you a-and Rosalie or anyone else other than who I think you m-mean!" I croaked.

The only thing that I could hear on the other end was Jazz taking a few deep breaths.

"I'm sorry love, I really am, but I'm coming with Edward," he whispered.

My heart was breaking when I heard how unhappy he sounded, but I couldn't think about that when I knew that Bella would end up being the most hurt.

"Alice, I haven't got much time but I need to tell you what happened so you can prepare Bella for this visit. I had you on loud speaker when you told me that Bella was pregnant. Emmett overheard you and he told Edward. Edward went crazy and he was calling Bella a whore and a slut and other names I wouldn't tell a lady. He is convinced that she tricked him. He told me on the way to the airport, that he was going to make sure that she gets rid of the baby. If she doesn't then he will find a way to ruin her reputation. Ali, I need you to stay with Bella when Edward and I call and if she wants to talk to him in private then you need to stay within hearing distance," he cried. I could hear how much this was upsetting him.

"I promise Jazz. I won't leave her side," I answered as tears started falling from my eyes.

"Edward just came from the men's room and they are calling our flight, so I will see you later darlin," he said and hung up the phone.

I put the phone into my bag and got into the car with my mum and Bella. As my mum drove us home I continued to look out of the window so that Bella wouldn't know how upset I was.

End Flashback

Just thinking about the way Edward fucking Masen is portraying Bella makes me want to yell and break something, but what I need to do is keep my emotions under control. Just then my cell phone rang. I looked at the caller ID and saw that it was Jazz.

"Hi Jazz, " I squeaked into the phone.

"Hi Darlin. I'm ringing to let you know that we are in Port Angeles and that we will be there in about forty five minutes," he said.

I looked over toward the bathroom door just as Bella emerged fresh from the shower. She had a worried look on her face when she realised I was talking on the phone to Jasper. Looking at her now made me realised that I needed to protect her from Edward prick Masen at all costs. Just then a thought came to my mind.

"Ok Jazz. We will meet you both in Forks diner in forty five minutes," I said. I hoped that if we were in public Edward would't be so hard on Bella and Jazz and I could be in the next booth.

"Ok love, we will see you then." He said and hung up

I could almost hear the smile in his voice when I suggested the diner, I looked over at Bella and couldn’t help smiling too.

"Come on Bells, let’s have you looking fabulous as we have to be at the diner in forty five minutes." I told her as I dragged her over to my closet.

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EPOV

Jasper and I boarded the plane from LA to Port Angeles. To say that I was nervous and scared as hell was the understatement of the century. The way I had talked to Jasper about Bella was a sick thing to do, but I just didn't really know this girl. She came across as innocent and shy but that could all be a cover up for all I know. I specifically remember asking her if she was on the pill and she had said that she was. So as far as I was concerned all the evidence pointed towards her tricking me. I know that there are people out there like that and if she doesn't agree to an abortion then I will make sure that I bring her down. I’ll show her to be the liar that she is, because under no circumstances am I going to be a father at the age of twenty.

I sat there in my comfortable first class seat thinking of relieving some tension with the blonde air hostess who kept adjusting her cleavage whenever she came my way. Jasper looked at me as if he knew what I was thinking.

"You've got to kidding me. Once a man whore always a man whore" he spat when he saw me looking over at blondie licking my lips.

I looked at him silently asking him what his problem was.

"Edward you’re my best friend, but I honestly don't think I know you anymore. We are on this plane to see a teenage girl that you knocked up and all you can think about is getting your dick wet. You really are a piece of work man," he said with venom.

I sat back in my seat and closed my eyes and decided that going after the blonde air hostess wasn't worth the trouble. I must have dozed off because the next thing I knew Jasper shaking me awake telling me that we were landing in Port Angeles.

I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and waited for the plane to land. But now that we were finally here the thought of seeing Bella was scaring me shitless. I started walking through the terminal amazed at how small the airport was. Jasper rang Alice to tell her we were on our way and we got into the hired car and made our way to Forks.

"Edward, Alice told me that she and Bella would meet us in a diner, so remember that we will be in a public place and don’t let your anger get the better of you," he scowled.

She must be up to something if she wants to meet me in a public place, I thought to myself. She thinks that I won't be able to get upset with her if there are other people around. Well she better not push me too far or she is going to get hurt.

After about half an hour Jasper pulled up outside a diner which looked like a hole in the wall. We got out of the car and he locked it behind us. I looked around the diner when we entered and suddenly forgot to breathe when I saw her sitting at a booth with her friend. She looked beautiful with her skinny black jeans showing off her curves, blue silk blouse that looked amazing against her creamy skin and showed off her breasts. They weren't big or small, but just the right size. I remembered her long thick mahogany hair, and how it flowed down as far as her waist. She had a beautiful smile on her face as she spoke to her friend and dipped her straw repeatedly into her coke.

At this moment I really wished things could have been different. Just as we were about to go over to them a guy with blonde hair and blue eyes stopped at their booth to talk to her. I began to see red when he put his arm around Bella.

Back off buddy, she's mine and mine alone I thought. Fuck where the hell did that come from? I had to remember that the bitch was out to ruin my life and she can feel free to date all the fuckers that she wants. I smirked when she shook him off her and started to look annoyed. He walked away with a cocky grin on his face.

Right, let’s get this show on the road I thought as I walked over to her.

BPOV

I was really starting to think that Mike must be the most stupid motherfucker on the face of this planet. He still thinks that he is god's gift to women and no matter what I do, he just won't take the hint that I'm not interested. As Mike was thankfully walking away I looked towards the door and saw Edward walking towards me. Edward looked sexy as hell in his tight blue Levi’s and black fitted t-shirt.

"Ali, they're here," I whispered. She put down her coke so that she could look around and then got up out of her seat squealing.

"Jazzy, Jazzy. I've missed you," she giggled as she ran into his arms. Once she had her arms around Jasper she he looked coldly over at Edward and threw him a furious look. He gave her his crooked grin.

"Hi Alice, it's good to see you again," he said confidently.

She looked at Edward as if he was a bug that must be squashed instantly and then looked back at me.

"Bells, do you want me to stay with you?"

"No, but please don't go far," I said nervously. I knew I needed her close be able to get through this.

"Okay, but I will be right over here," she said pointing to the booth directly across from me.

Edward slid in next to me but before he could say anything the waitress came over to take our orders. She was only interested in helping Edward, while ignoring me. As soon as we told her our orders she left and Edward then turned to face me.

"You’re pregnant?" He spat.

"No shit Sherlock. Straight to the point," I said sarcastically.

He looked at me with a cold dark look in his eyes and asked.

"How much is it going to take?"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Did he really believe that money was going to solve this?

"How much is what going to take?" I glared.

He looked at me as if I was stupid. "The abortion!" He said it as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Suddenly I was seeing red. How could he think that I would get rid of my baby. I may only be 16 years old and I may not be ready for this but I am not a killer.

"I am not having an abortion and I don't know what makes you think I should. I'm keeping this baby," I spat.

Edward was about to say something when the waitress came over with our food. Suddenly I wasn't hungry anymore. I was too fucking angry. Alice and Jasper kept looking over at us with concerned looks on their faces. With one flutter of her fake eyelashes at Edward she left us alone. Edward looked over at me with the same cold dark look in his eyes. His face went red as his temper got the better of him.

"LISTEN HERE, I REFUSE TO BE A FATHER. ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CHILD'S MOTHER TRICKED ME TO GET PREGNANT. I CAN MAKE YOUR LIFE VERY DIFFICULT IF YOU INSIST ON KEEPING THIS BABY," he yelled getting up.

As quick as a flash Jasper and Alice were next to us.

"Edward calm down, you’re losing it," Jasper pleaded.

Tears started falling from my eyes. I just couldn't believe that this was the same loving and sweet guy that I gave my virginity to. He honestly believed that I tricked him. Alice put her arm around my shoulder whispered soothing words into my ear.

"I DON'T GIVE A SHIT JASPER. SHE FUCKING TRICKED ME BY TELLING ME SHE WAS ON THE PILL WHEN SHE CLEARLY WASN'T," he continued to yell and then looked over at me.

I honestly couldn't remember if he had asked me if I was on the pill.

"Were you even a virgin? Or was that a lie too?" He spat at me.

I got up from of my seat and stood in front of him. I made a fist and then punched him right in the face. He staggered back and looked at me in shock, as if he couldn't believe that I had it in me.

"Now you listen to me you lily white son of a bitch. I have never tricked anyone or made anyone do anything against their will. You can throw whatever you want at me but the fact remains that I'm pregnant and that I'm keeping this baby. You can like it or lump it Edward Masen. "

He continued to stand there with his nose in his hands until he took his wallet out of his jeans. He took out a bundle of notes and threw them on the table.

"There is about $2000 there. It should be enough to pay for you to get rid of that thing inside you. It has been five weeks since the premiere so you aren’t that far gone. If I find out that you are still pregnant by your 12th week then I will follow through on my threat. If you think that today has been bad then remember that it is nothing compared to how it will be if you test my patience," he spat with venom and walked out of the diner.

I picked up the $2000 and stormed out of the diner with Jasper and Alice following. I stood in front of Edward and threw the money in his face.

"Fuck you, Edward Masen. I don't want your stinking money. Me and my baby will be fine. I have only one fucking thing to say to you. Stay the fuck away from me and this baby. As far as I'm concerned you do not exist," I screamed and walked over to Alice's car.

"You’re going to regret this Bella Swan. Mark my words." He shouted after me. I got into the car and Alice got in next to me. No words were spoken as she drove us back to her house. As soon as she pulled up outside her house I jumped out of the car. Esme opened the door and looked at me with motherly concern. I fell into her arms and sobbed uncontrollably. I felt someone lift me up and carry me up to Alice's room and lay me down on her bed. Esme silently asked Alice to go into details. When she was finished telling Esme everything she lay on the bed next to me and stroked my hair, as I cried into the pillow. I must of dozed off because the next thing I knew Esme came into the room with Alice.

"Bella, Bella, are you awake?" Esme was frantic.

I nodded yes as I sat up and rubbed my eyes.

"Bella, it seems that news about your pregnancy has spread because of what happened in the diner and as you know your father is a regular there. I held my breath praying that she wouldn’t say what I thought she was going to say,

"He just rang and he's not happy. He's on his way over here with your mother," she whispered.

I lay my head back on the pillow wondering if this day could get any worse.

Chapter 9

EPOV

I was sitting in my comfortable first class seat on my way back to LA, feeling like my heart was about to beat right out of my chest after what had happened with Bella. I knew I’d been an asshole to her but I had to get my point across, no matter what I had to do. I had to make sure that no baby of mine ever come into this world. I couldn't let myself feel that kind of heartbreak again especially after what happened with Emily.

Emily and I had grown up together. She was my first everything but she was also the first and only girl to break my heart. We had our first kiss when we were 13 years old and had sex for the first time when we were 15. It was on my 16th birthday that she broke my heart and I never fully recovered.

I swore from then on that I would never let another girl get close to me and hurt me the way she had, but then Bella came along. The very second I saw her in her white cocktail dress at the party, I had felt a tightness grab at my heart. She looked so beautiful and innocent and I knew that I had to make her mine. I took her virginity selfishly when I knew that I couldn't keep her and now everything is fucked up. She's pregnant and I can’t put myself through that kind of hurt and pain again. She needs to get rid of it. There is no question about it. I can't trust anyone with my heart again, not even an innocent little baby. I leaned back and closed my eyes hoping that I could get the last few days out of my head.

BPOV

"How long will they be?" I asked, putting my right arm over my eyes as I laid back on the bed. Esme looked at Alice and then back at me.

"They said they were just leaving the house, so I'm guessing around ten minutes" she whispered.

At that moment the doorbell rang. My eyes filled with tears just thinking about how disappointed my parents were going to be in me. I wasn't ready to face them just yet, but when the doorbell rang for the second time I knew that my time had run out.

My parents were already sitting on the Cullen’s white leather sofa when I came down the stairs. I had never seen my father looking as angry as he did at this moment, and my mother’s eyes were red and puffy from crying. I felt my heart breaking; knowing that I was the cause of this. Sitting across from them were Esme and Carlisle. Esme looked worried and Carlisle looked nervous. I looked over at my parents and gave them a small smile. When I saw how fierce my dad looked, I quickly cast my eyes down to the floor.

"Hi," I whimpered.

Esme got up, came over to me, and put her arm around my shoulder.

"Why don't you come over and sit down, sweetie," she cooed. I nodded and went over and sat down in the love seat. My father's face turned blood red as he looked at me.

"Bella, I refuse to be the talk of the town! So I need to know what you plan to do next?" My dad stated firmly.

I had never heard him talk like this and I knew that I couldn’t sugar coat what I had to say, so I decided that best thing was to whip off the band aid with one quick swipe.

"I am about 5 weeks pregnant and before you ask if I'm keeping the baby, the answer is yes," I said still not looking my father in the face.

The only sound that I could hear in the room was my mother's sobs. I looked up at my father, only to find the anger rolling off him in waves.

"And how the fuck do you plan on raising a baby? You're only 16 years old. What does the baby's father say about this? That is assuming you know who the father is," my dad snarled.

I broke down in tears, as he continued to throw insults at me until he said the one thing that made me snap.

"You are having an abortion, Isabella," he hissed between his teeth.

I jumped up and pointed at him in the chest.

"I AM NOT HAVING AN ABORTION. YOU CAN'T MAKE ME. I AM SO SICK OF PEOPLE TELLING ME TO KILL MY BABY. DO WHAT YOU WANT WITH ME BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AM I GETTING RID OF MY BABY," I screamed at the top of my lungs.

My father’s face went going from red to purple at this stage. I had never gone against my father before, I had always looked up to him, but this was my baby and nobody was going to take it away from me. Not Edward, not my father, not my mother. Nobody!

"Isabella, you are 16 years old. We are your parents. It doesn't matter what you want or say. You are having an abortion and that is all I'm going to say," he smirked.

I looked over at Esme and Carlisle begging them with my eyes to help me. Carlisle got up and stood on one side of me and Esme stood on the other.

"Charlie, let’s talk about this calmly. Bella told you that she doesn't want to have an abortion. I know that she is underage and it is within your rights to take her to the clinic, but do you really want to force her into killing her child, your grandchild," Carlisle asked him.

My dad looked at my mother and sighed as he looked back at me.

"Isabella, it is your decision," he said calmly, almost too calmly, before adding. "But if you do have the abortion you will have your family to help you through it all but........................"

I looked at my father with tears falling from my eyes and my whole body shaking.

"B-bu-but wh-what d-dad?" I stammered.

My father continued to look at my mother and nodded his head. My mother
lifted her head from her hands, and I could see the tears still fresh in her eyes, and then she spoke for the first time.

"But if y-you keep the ba-baby, you can forget about your family. You will have to leave our home and survive on your own. We won't ha-have anythi-anything more to d-do with y-you," she sniffed.

Suddenly my legs gave out below me and everything went black.

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APOV

I felt completely helpless, as I watched my best friend leave my room to go speak with her parents who were in my living room. I knew how protective her father was, but I also knew that he didn’t like to be subject of town gossip, especially when it was about his family. I needed to be there for my friend while she talks to them, in some way. So I sat on the stairs and listened in on their conversation.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Charlie Swan, the man who always swore to protect her and love her above all else was trying to force her into an abortion. I tried to set my mind at ease by telling myself that he was only upset and worried, until I heard her mother talking.

I jumped up and was halfway down the stairs when I heard a loud thump and my mother screaming.

"Bella"!!!

I ran into the living room to find Bella passed out on the floor. My mother was kneelt down next to her, my dad looked furious, but Bella's parents were simply standing there looking down at her. My dad walked over to them and looked at Charlie.

"I think that it would be best if you leave, and don't worry about Bella because she has a family here that will love her and the baby. We will stand by her and support her. Alice and Esme will be over tomorrow to collect her belongings," he hissed between his teeth.

But Bella's father didn't look intimidated, he stood his ground as he looked at my dad.

"My daughter will do the right thing. There is no way that she will choose anything else over her own family. She will be back home soon and then we can put this whole ugly mess behind us," he smirked and left with Bella's mother following close behind silently crying.

Dad looked furious but quickly calmed down has he lifted Bella up off the floor and laid her down on the sofa.

"Daddy, will she be alright?" I cried.

He nodded.

"She'll be fine. She will wake up as soon as she is ready," he told me. He got up and I sat down in the place he had vacated. My parents left the room and I started talking to Bella.

"Bella you’re my best friend, I love you, and I’ll be here for you no matter what. I will be by your side through it all. It is you and me against the world," I sniffed.

My parents came back in the room, my father sat down on the sofa opposite to me and my mom wiped Bella's face with a cold compress, telling her that everything was alright.

"Alice, your mother and I have agreed that Bella should stay here with us, and that we will support her and the baby. Are you alright with that?" my dad asked.

I couldn't help the excitement that came over me. I jumped off the couch and gave then a hug whilst jumping up and down on the spot.

"Oh thank you, thank you, thank you," I squealed.

My mom started laughing at my excitement and my dad joined in as I continued to hug them both. They were just about to say something else when I heard Bella.

"Esme"

She slowly opened her eyes to look at me and my mother and asked.

"What happened?"

BPOV

I was sitting in the middle of a crowded ballroom with my parents. My dad kept shouting so that he could be heard over the crowd.

"You’re nothing but a stupid little girl. How can you look after a child? You’re only a child yourself," my dad screamed. I then heard a smooth velvety voice behind me. I turned around to look into the amazing green eyes of Edward Masen.

"You think that you can have a child Bella. How can you when there is nobody who will support you. Your parents don't want it and I don't want that thing growing inside of you. So do everyone a favour and get rid of it," he spat.

I slowly sat down on the floor and wrapped my arms around my legs as I rocked back and forth.

"No no no no NO !!!"

"I don't care what you say. I'm going to love my baby no matter what. It doesn't need any of you," I cried as I continued to rock back and forth. Everyone around me started laughing.

"Stupid girl!"

"I pity her."

"She doesn't know what she is getting into."

I then heard the one voice that always calmed me.

"Bella, we will take care of you. We love you. Everything will be alright," I heard Esme say from far away.

I looked around for my second mother but I couldn't find her. I could still hear her. I closed my eyes willing for all of this to go away.

I slowly opened my eyes and found myself looking into the eyes of my best friend and her mother.

"What happened?" I asked.

Esme started wiping my face with a cold cloth.

"You fainted sweetie. But don't worry about a thing, we are here for you," she cooed.

I looked around the living room and the only people I could see were: Esme, Carlisle and Alice.

"Where are mom and dad," I asked, already knowing the answer. Esme was about to answer when the phone rang.

"Hello," Carlisle answered. He paused while the other person spoke.

"Yeah hold on," he said.

"Alice, it's Angela," he said handing the phone over.

"WHAT," she squealed, almost busting my eardrums.

"Dad, turn on the entertainment channel. They are talking about Bella," she screamed hanging up the phone.

Carlisle picked up the remote control and switched it to the entertainment channel. There on the screen was a picture of Edward Masen and they were talking about me.

"A source of ours has stated that actor Edward Masen has allegedly got a small town girl from Forks, Washington pregnant. Witnesses at the small town’s diner reported seeing Masen and the girl in a heated discussion about what they were going to do about the birth of the baby".

"Here is Jane Murphy, who is at Forks diner with the details."

A petite woman with blonde hair and blue eyes came on the screen.

"Thank you Rebecca. I'm standing here outside Forks diner, the place where just earlier today heartthrob Edward Masen confronted local girl Isabella Swan, who is only 16 years old, about being pregnant with his child. It is reported that Isabella met Masen when she won tickets to the premiere of BITE in Seattle. Witnesses said that Edward wasn't exactly jumping up and down with joy at the thought of becoming a father.

She then started to interview some of the locals, asking them what they thought about it. I was about to ask Carlisle to turn it off when I saw Lauren Mallory come onto the screen to be interviewed.

"Bella Swan is known as the slut of Forks High. It doesn't take a lot for her to drop her panties. Bella planned to seduce Edward Masen. Infact, she boasted before she left for the premiere that there was no way that he would be able to resist her," she smirked.

Jane took the microphone from her.

"Well there you have it. Is Isabella Swan an innocent girl who got trapped or did she plan the pregnancy? Back to you Rebecca," she said.

Carlisle got up and turned off the TV. I buried my face into my hands and cried. I was going to be the laughing stock of Forks. I didn't know what to do. My parents had thrown me out and now there was no way I could go back to school.

"Come on Bella, let’s get you upstairs to bed. Things won't look so bad in morning", Esme cooed, as Carlisle lifted me in his arms and carried me to my room. I didn't have the energy to change out of my clothes and fell into a troubled sleep.

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The last few weeks had passed in a blur. I was now known as the town slut. Every day was the same. All I did was wake up, shower, get dressed, go to school, come home, do homework, dinner and go to bed. But the day that hurt me the most was the day I had gone to my parent’s house to collect my stuff with Alice.

Flashback

Alice parked the car outside my parent’s house and turned off the engine.

"Okay, let’s get this over with," she said taking off her seat belt and opening the car door. I got out and walked up the foot path to the front door. I was too scared to let myself in, so instead I knocked on the door. I heard footsteps and then the door was opened by a very worried looking Alec. I love my twin brother and hated the fact that I was causing him so much pain.

"Hey sis! I take it that you’ve came for your stuff," he stated sadly.

My heart went out to him, as I knew he was stuck in the middle. Alec and I had always had a special bond. When one of us hurt, the other one would hurt too.

"Yeah"

I was afraid that I would break down if I give any more then one word answers. He nodded and stood aside to let us in.

"Dad is at the bar and mum is at the grocery store. She'll be back soon." he warned me. I nodded and walked upstairs to my bedroom. Alice went into my bathroom and started packing my tolietress. I was packing my books into a box when I heard the front door slam. 5 minutes later my mother walked in to my room. She stood there at the door glaring at me.

"Are you finished yet? I have to do dinner for my family," she sneered. My eyes filled with tears when I saw the fury in her eyes.

"Why mum, why are you doing this to me"?

"Because you cant live here anymore." She said and stood up just a bit straighter.

"Mom." I started but I couldn't even finish, my mouth was open but nothing was coming out.

"Your father wont have it." She tried to explain, but this was un explainable, this was outrageous, and totally un fair. I expected them to be hurt but not this

"You cant just disown me!" I yelled, my hands shaking.

"Stop that!" She yelled back, but I couldn't calm myself.

"No, this is not fair!" I shouted and my hands went to my stomach absentmindedly. Her eyes followed.

"No Isabella this!" She pointed at my stomach "isn't fair!"

"You want a baby, you want to get pregnant and be responsible, well then you need to leave my house." Mum growled.

"That's not what I want! I don't want a baby but I have no choice in the matter!" I cried, my hand clutching my stomach

Alice came in and put her arm around my shoulder while looking at my mom with hate filled eyes.

"Come on Bella. I will come back with my mother to get the rest of your things," she said walking me out to the car.

End flashback

That was a month ago. I am now 9 weeks pregnant. I suffer from fierce morning sickness. I'm known as the slut of the school. All the guys in Forks high think that I'm a sure thing because I'm pregnant. On top of all that I feel like Alice, Esme and Carlisle are keeping something from me. Every time I walk into a room they are talking about something but they stop the very second that they see me.

Knock Knock !!!

Esme stuck her head in the door.

"Hey sweetie. How are you feeling?"

I gave a small nod and lay back on my bed.

"I'm fine Esme," I answered. She gave a small nod and smile.

"Bella, could you please come to the living room. There is something that we would like to talk to you about," she asked.

I sighed and got up off the bed and followed her to the living room. Alice was sitting on the love seat and Carlisle was sitting on the couch opposite her. Both Carlisle and Esme looked nervous and Alice refused to look at me. She just sat there looking down at her hands and playing with her fingers.

Carlisle looked up at me and smiled.

"Bella, we know how hard a time you are having in Forks so myself and Esme have decided to do something about it." He looked at Esme before continuing.

"We have spoken to Esme's brother Eleazar and his wife Carmen in LA. We think that you should go and live with them for a while," he whispered.

I can't believe what I was hearing. They wanted to get rid of me. Nobody wants me.

"Y-Yo-You want t-to ge-get rid of m-me," I cried. Esme stood up and came over to my side. She took both my hands into hers and looked me in the eyes.

"No sweetheart. Never. I'm sorry that we blurted it out like that. Please let me explain. We see how rough it is for you here so we looked into other opions. After checking out different schools to help you we came across City of angels school in LA. It has a wonderful teen mother's program. I spoke to my brother and he decided to let you and Alice come and stay with him and his wife," she whimpered.

I looked up and looked over at Alice.

A- Al-Alice is com-coming," I sniffed. Alice got up and pulled me in for a hug.

"Of course I'm coming. You don't think that you are going to get rid of me that easily," she squeaked. I started getting excited at the thought of leaving this place with my best friend when a thought came to my head.

"What about my parents? They are not going let me go so easily," I asked.

Esme looked over at Carlisle with a twinkle in her eyes.

"You do know that your parents where not going to give up on you having a abortion and we also needed to get Edward Masen to stop bothering you so we told your parents that we are sending you to a home in Seattle for unwed mothers so that they could arrange an adoption," she laughed. Her laugh was contagious as I started laughing with her.

I then thought of Alice and Jasper. Surely Edward will find out from Jasper about what was happening. Alice looked at me as if she knew what I was thinking.

"Don't worry Bells. I'm already told Jasper that I needed to be there for you. So we decided that we will keep in touch through skype, email and phone calls," she smiled. A big fat tear escaped from eyes. I throughly have the greatest friend a girl could ask for. I looked around the room and felt safe and loved for the first time since all this started. I pulled Esme and Carlisle into a bear hug each. After I hugged them for a few minutes, I pulled back and asked

"When do we leave?"


Chapter 10

APOV
The last few weeks had been very difficult, as I don't like keeping secrets from my best friend but I did understood the reason why my parents needed to do it. They told me that they wanted to find out more about the school and make sure it was suitable for Bella and I.
Flashback
It was a rainy day in Forks and I had been sent home from school after fainting in Biology at the sight of blood. The school nurse thought it was best if I went home and relaxed, but I didn't want to leave Bella. It was only a week since the town found out that she was pregnant and people were still giving her a hard time, especially the troublesome twosome Jessica and Lauren. When I left the nurses office I went to look for Angela and it didn't take me long to find her. I told her that the nurse had sent me home and asked if she would keep an eye on Bella and make sure that no one bothered her. Satisfied that she was alright, I drove home. When I pulled up in front of my house, I was surprised to see my parent's cars in the driveway because they were never home at this time.
I walked in and found them in the living room talking quietly. They stopped the second they saw me and my mother jumped up and walked towards me.
"Alice, come in and sit down. We need to talk to you," she said as she took my hand and led me over to where they were sitting. I sat down opposite my parents on the couch.
"What's up?" I asked.
My dad looked at my mother and my mother looked at me.
"Well honey, we couldn't help but notice how miserable Bella is. We think that the best thing to do is give her a fresh start some place that she won't be looked down on and judged for what happened," she answered.
I couldn't help but stare at them in disbelief. How could they even think about sending her away! She is my best friend and I had promised to stick by her through all this and it is a promise that I was going to keep.
"MOM, DAD, HOW CAN YOU DO THIS? HOW CAN YOU SEND HER AWAY LIKE THIS AND TO SOMEWHERE THAT SHE DOES'NT KNOW," I yelled.
My parents were shocked to hear me yelling. I rarely yelled, so when I did they knew to take notice and not to mess with me.
"Alice, I need you to calm down and let me explain", my mum begged.
"MOM, WHAT IS THERE TO EXPLAIN. YOU ARE SENDING MY BEST FRIEND AWAY AND I'M TELLING YOU NOW THAT I'M NOT GOING TO STAND FOR IT. IF SHE GOES THEN I GO TOO," I continued to yell.
My mother started opening and closing her mouth like a goldfish. My father banged his fist on the table.
"ENOUGH" he shouted.
I looked over at my dad as he continued.
"Alice Cullen, you will never, EVER talk to your mom or me that way again. You are going to sit here quietly and listen to what we have to say. Is that clear?"
I nodded. "Yes daddy," I whimpered.
"As your mother was saying before we were rudely interrupted. We don't think that it is good for Bella to stay around here and things will only get worse when the baby is born. So we have looked into High Schools that help pregnant teens and there is one called City of Angels in LA. Your cousin Irina goes there and Kate just graduated from it last year. They have an excellent teen mother program and we sorted it out with Eleazar and Carmen for her to stay with them. They will help her with the baby and I will be setting her up with an account and a credit card for anything that she will need." He stated.
I remembered my Aunt Carmen and Uncle Eleazar, and knew that Bella would be in great hands, but my two cousins were a different story all together. Irina, who was the same age as me, was a spoilt brat. She was extremely vain and looked down on everyone and anyone. I knew she would hate Bella just because she was pregnant and would not want Bella taking the spotlight away from her. Kate was the same. She was 19 years old and a sophomore at UCLA. She was totally boy crazy and went after any guy that caught her eye, even if it meant stealing him from another woman. It was those facts alone that sealed it for me.
"Fine Dad, but I stand by what I said. If she goes, I go with her. I'm not going to let you feed her to the sharks alone," I demanded.
Dad looked at mom and then back at me.
"We'll see what we can do, but first I want to ask you a question. What are you doing home from school?
End Flashback
They both had a long talk to my Aunt and Uncle and decided that it would be best for Bella if I went with her. It was now February and we were leaving for LA in two weeks, just in time for the new semester. My parents had already set up an account and credit card for whatever Bella and I needed.
Bella's due date was the 1st of August, so we would be starting our junior year about six weeks after her due date. She would be turning seventeen about five weeks after the baby was born. My parents had made lots of plans and had decided to hire a nanny, so that Bella could continue school. They had also concluded that it would be best if Bella didn't come back to Forks until she was at least eighteen, as they believed that if Bella came back before then her parents could take the baby away and have it adopted because she was a minor and they were her legal guardians.
With a sigh I got up and went into Bella's room; only to find her crying whilst sorting through her clothes. I walked over to her and put my arms around her, giving her a tight hug.
"What's wrong Bells?" I cooed.
I continued to hug her while she cried.
"I-I was g-go-going through m-my cl-clothes and nothing f-fits anymore," she sobbed.
I smiled to myself, knowing what we had to do to rectify this.
"Well then, we have to go shopping and buy you some maternity clothes."
She was about to protest, but I put my hand up to stop her.
"Bella you need new clothes, especially for LA. It's a new start, new look, new city, new life." I smiled.
Bella looked like she was deep in thought, so I went in for the kill.
"Please Bella," I begged. She smiled as I continued to beg. I knew that she could never say no to me, so I took advantage of it.
"Ok then," she said.
She started to laugh while I jumped up and down. I was about to tell her to go and get ready when my cell phone rang. I quickly answered it without checking the caller ID.
"Hello" I spoke into the phone.
The other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds before they spoke.
"Er - Hello Alice, this is erm Edward. Is Bella there with you?" he asked.
BPOV
Typical Alice, always finding a reason to shop, I thought as I continued to look through my clothes. Behind me I heard Alice's ring tone, Fashion by Lady Gaga.
I am, I'm too fabulous
I'm so, fierce that it's so nuts
I live, to be model thin
Dress me, I'm your mannequin
J'adore vivienne habillez-moi
Gucci, Fendi et Prada.
Valentino, Armani too.
Merde I love them Jimmy Choo
She answered the phone and after saying hello she paused for several beats before yelling into the phone.
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU WANT? HAVEN'T YOU CAUSED ENOUGH FUCKING TROUBLE? HOW DID YOU GET THIS NUMBER ANYWAY?"
She was clearly pissed and I wouldn't want to be the person on the other end of the phone.
"YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO AND THERE IS NO FUCKING WAY THAT YOU ARE TALKING TO HER. WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LEAVE HER THE FUCK ALONE?" she continued to yell.
I went over to where she was sitting on her bed and put my hand on her arm to try and calm her down. She looked at me with wide eyes and then put her hand over the mouth piece.
"It's Edward. He wants to talk to you," she says gently.
I felt tears prick my eyes and I started to shake uncontrollably. I was now 11 weeks pregnant and it was two weeks since Esme and Carlisle had told me that they were sending Alice and I to LA. Edward told me that I had until my 12th week to get rid of our baby and it looked like I was out of time.
"I-I can't ta-talk to h-him Alice," I hiccupped, as tears freely started falling and I couldn't help the overwhelming fear from washing over me. She nodded and went back to the phone.
"DID YOU HEAR THAT YOU MOTHER FUCKER? DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE A MAN?" she continued to yell her voice dripping with venom.
I couldn't listen to anymore so I put my hand out for the phone. She hesitated before handing it over to me.
"He-Hello?" I said in a shaking voice.
"Hello Isabella," he said in a smooth and controlled voice. When he said my full name, I knew that he meant business.
"I'm not going to beat around the bush Isabella; did you make the appointment with the clinic to get rid of that thing yet?"
I was stunned into silence. What was he trying to do to me? I really and truly didn't need this shit, and I'd had enough of his crap to last me ten life times. He'd already told me his feelings, my parents had disowned me and the whole town was talking about me but this was the final straw and I finally snapped.
"NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME EDWARD MOTHERFUCKER MASEN AND YOU LISTEN TO ME GOOD. I HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT ALL THAT I CAN TAKE FROM YOU AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS GOD FORSAKING TOWN. I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN EXACTLY SHY IN TELLING ME BUT LET ME GET THIS ONE THING STRAIGHT. THIS IS MY BODY AND MY BABY AND NOBODY IS GOING TO TELL ME WHAT TO FUCKING DO. YOU GOT THAT FUCKER," I yelled so loud that Esme came running into the room to make sure that I was alright. There was silence on the other end of the phone
"Fine Bella, if you want to fight dirty then so will I. I will be on the next available flight to Forks and I will personally take you to the clinic," he hissed and hung up the phone.
I threw the phone at the wall, and it wasn't until it smashed into a dozen little pieces that I remembered that it was Alice's phone.
"I-I'm so-sorry abo-about your ph-phone Alice," I cried as I laid down on my bed crying and shaking. I have no idea that Esme was sitting next to me on my bed until she spoke.
"Bella listen to me. Everything is going to be fine. Just tell us what happened," she asked with emotion.
I turned around to face Esme and Alice and told them that Edward was planning on coming here and taking me to the clinic to have the abortion.
Esme's face went from worried, to sympathetic, to angry. Alice put her arms around me and held me close while we both cried. Esme got up and stormed out of the room.
"Bella, I'm going to check on my mother. Why don't you wait here," she asked as she got up to leave.
I shook my head and got up with her.
"I'll come with you," I told her.
She nodded and gave me a small smile.
"Okay then. Come on."
We went down into the living room to find Esme on both the phone and her laptop.
"Okay how long will you be?" She asked into the phone.
She paused before speaking again. "Half an hour. Okay Carlisle I'll see you soon then," she mumbled and hung up the phone before she quickly dialed another number.
She started checking something on her laptop as she waited for the person on the other end to answer the phone.
"Hello Eleazar, it's me. There has been a change of plan. The girls will be on the next available flight." She paused and then continued.
"Yeah I know that you're not prepared but we need to bring our plans forward a couple of weeks, as a few problems have come up and so the girls need to come to you now."
"Mom, are you alright?" Alice interrupted
Esme nodded.
"I'm fine but I want the two of you to go back to your rooms and start packing whatever you can. Anything you don't pack, I will send on to you," she said calmly.
Alice and I looked at each other before turning to go to our rooms. I didn't know what to pack because nearly everything I owned was either too tight or too small. I took everything out of my closet and threw them on the bed wondering what I was going to do. After about half an hour of going through my clothes and trying to figure out what to take with me, Alice came storming into my room.
"Why don't you pack up your stuff from the bathroom and I will pack your clothes," she sighed.
I nodded and went into the bathroom.
"Alice, Bella, where are you?" Esme called.
I went back into the bedroom as Alice called to her mom.
"We're in Bella's room"
Esme came into the room.
"Right, you're both on the 11.30pm flight from Seattle to Los Angeles tonight. It is a non - stop flight and you should arrive at LAX at about 2am," she whispered.
I could hear the sadness in her voice and I wanted nothing more than to tell her that we would be alright and that we loved her.
Acting on impulse I threw my arms around her telling her just how much I loved her and that she was more of a mother to me then my own was. I pulled back with tears falling freely from her eyes.
"It will take three hours to get you guys to the airport and we need enough time for the both of you to check in, so we will be leaving in about half an hour," she smiled weakly.
"Mom, what about Edward? He is coming here and when he finds out that Bella is gone ..." she said not wanting to finish the sentence.
Esme looked at me and then at Alice.
"You leave Edward Masen to me and your father," she smiled through her tears.
Alice shook her head in despair.
"But mom, we are going to LA. That is where Edward lives. What are we going to do?" she squealed.
Esme gave a little snicker.
"Alice honey, are you forgetting that you told Jasper that Bella was going to a home for unmarried teens in Seattle?" Alice nodded as Esme continued.
"Well then you need to keep to that story. I'm sure that Jasper will have told Edward and when Edward gets here I will tell him the same thing." Esme smirked, before adding.
"Oh and please hurry up. We are pressed for time, so Alice are you sorted?"
Alice laughed.
"Oh mom, yee of little faith. I have been packing for the last few weeks. The only thing that I really needed to pack was my hair products and make - up," she gloated.
Esme smiled and left the room. Alice went back to packing my clothes and I finished packing my accessories from the bathroom. Forty five minutes later we were on the road to Seattle airport in Carlisle's black Mercedes-Benz. I didn't know whether to be happy or sad about leaving Forks, a place that I had lived all of my life. I knew that what my parents had said and done was unforgivable, but they were my parents and I still loved them. I would also miss Alec, not only did we share a womb but we also shared our love for our family and each other.
But I have my baby to think about and Alice is coming with me to LA. Esme told me that my parents thought that I was going to a home for unmarried teen mothers in Seattle. I hope that my family will never find out where I am. I see the hurt and disappointment in their eyes and I hate that so much. Maybe they were right to disown me. The night of the premiere I had been overcome with emotion and I'd felt like I was living a dream. But if I'd known then what I know now, I would of done a lot of things differently.
We finally got to Seattle airport with an hour and a half to spare. Esme and Carlisle went to check in for us whilst Alice and I went to the shop to pick up a few magazines to read on the flight. The headline from US magazine jumped out at me.
EDWARD MASEN DENIES THAT HE'S THE FATHER OF ISABELLA SWAN'S BABY.
I briefly read through it.
Edward Masen (20) the star of the new vampire movie Bite denies that he is the father of the pregnant teen's baby.
Edward Masen says. I met Isabella Swan at the premiere in Seattle. I posed for photos with her and that was all there was to it. We were never together in a sexual way. Besides I don't go for brunettes, I like blondes, Isabella Swan is simply not my type.
Melanie Adams says: If that is true Edward then why did you both make a scene at the Forks diner?
Edward Masen says: Well let's put it this way. Isabella Swan is not as innocent as she makes out to be. She contacted my manager Ted and told him that she was pregnant with my child and that she needed money to have an abortion. She threatened that if I didn't pay for it then she would tell everyone that I was the father and that I'm trying to make her get rid of the baby. I went to Forks to try and talk to her and to help her but she didn't want my help. She only wanted my money and when I refused to give her any she caused a scene.
Melanie Adams says: What would you say to Isabella now if she was reading this?
Edward Masen says: Isabella, I'm sorry that you are going through so much right now and I don't hold any ill will against you. I hope that you will find your happiness.
I couldn't read anymore. I couldn't believe that he would lie about me like this. Didn't those two nights at the premiere mean anything to him? I totally lost it.
"Aaaahhhhhhhhhhhh," I screamed as I ripped the magazine up into little pieces and fell to my knees. I barely felt Alice pulling and trying to get me steady on my feet. She took another US magazine from the rack and looked through it. Her face went purple with anger.
"Bella, I'm freaking out about it as well but we need to catch our flight. Let me pay for these magazines and then we can go," she said softly and went to the counter.
I stood as still as a statue. When she came back we went outside to where Esme and Carlisle were waiting, they took one look at me and knew something very wrong.
"Bella sweetie, what's wrong? Esme asked.
Suddenly my legs went from under me. Carlisle barely caught me before I hit the ground. Alice was mumbling names like bastard, prick, son of the devil, cock sucker. Esme pulled her to one side and asked her what happened. Alice showed her the magazine, before she walked back over to me
"Bella, I know that you are upset but you really need to catch your flight. They are going through customs now," she cooed.
I nodded so she handed me my ticket.
I clutched my ticket and glared at the bold black words that said my name and it hit me again that I was really leaving to start a new life in LA and I couldn't keep the tears from falling. Carlisle pulled me in for a giant hug.
"Be safe Bella" he whispered.
I smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek. He went to say goodbye to Alice while I said good bye to Esme. She pulled me in for a motherly hug.
"Bella, I know that you are hurting but remember what I said before. It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." She whispered in my ear.
I gave her a small nod telling her that I understood when I really didn't. I would love to kill the person who came up with that saying.
Thirty minutes later Alice and I were settled into our first class seats, as the plane took off. I didn't know what to expect in LA, but I did know it was going to be a fresh start for myself, my baby and my best friend.

Chapter 11

BPOV

"Bella, wake up! The captain has switched on the ‘fasten your seatbelt’ sigh," Alice whispered.

I slowly opened my eyes and yawned. I hadn’t meant to doze off. The last thing I remembered was getting comfortable in my seat and closing my eyes when we had been in the air for about twenty minutes.

Once Alice told me that we are landing, I was suddenly wide awake. I fastened my seatbelt and waited for the plane to land.

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Thirty-five minutes later we were waiting at luggage claim in LAX for our bags. Suddenly I heard a squeal coming from behind us.

"Ali sweetie, you have come at last."

I turned around to see a woman in her late thirties or early forties, wearing a mini skirt, and a top at least two sizes too small.

"Hi Aunt Carmen," Alice said softly, as she fell into her embrace.

"How is my sweet and wonderful niece?" she cooed.

After hugging Alice for about five minutes she turned to me, and looked me up and down.

"You must be Isabella? Look at you, you’re such a sweet young thing. It is lovely to meet you. I just wish that it was under better circumstances, but don't worry we will take good care of you and your little one," she said all in one breath, while stroking my stomach.

I instantly felt uncomfortable with this kind of affection. Thank goodness Alice picked up on it.

"Okay Aunt Carmen, we are both tired, so please lead the way, “she said.

We started make our way out of the airport, but when we were approaching the exit Alice shot off and ran like a bat out of hell and threw her arms around some guy. He was good looking, tall and slim, with black hair and grey eyes. He looked to be in his early forties.

"Uncle Eleazar, I can't believe that we are here. I have missed you so much," she squealed.

He pulled out of the embrace, laughing heartily.

"Alice, Alice, you never change. You’re still a ball of energy," he laughed, whilst twirling her around.

He pulled back and then looked at me.

"Let me guess! You’re Isabella," he stated.

"Just Bella," I smiled. He took my hand to shake it but at the last second he decided against it and pulled me in for a hug instead. He stepped back when he was finished.

"I'm Eleazar, but you can call me Uncle Eleazer, as from now on you’re family," he smiled.

I smiled back, liking him more and more. I wondered how a guy like him could be married to a woman like Carmen. I took an instant liking to him, but Carmen made me feel very uncomfortable, as she kept looking me up and down.

Give her a break Bella. You only just met her and she is giving you a roof over your head. She can't be all bad, I thought to myself.

Eleazer finally decided to break the silence.

"Okay everyone, let’s get into the car so that we can go home before anyone gets any older," he joked.

We walked to the car park and got into a Toyota RAV4 EV and drove towards Beverly Hills. It was about 2.45 am, so it was no wonder that my eyes started dropping. I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew I was shaken awake by Carmen.

"Isabella? Wake up, we're here!" she said in a demanding tone.

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at the place that Alice and I would be calling home for at least the next year and a half.

It was a single-story French contemporary, with a shared driveway. Inside were marble and hardwood floors, high ceilings and French doors. I couldn't believe that this was the place that I would be staying. It was the kind of place that movie stars lived in. Suddenly it hit me like a bolt out of the blue and I got very afraid. What if Edward lived in a place like this? The only thing that I knew was that he lives in LA. He could be the next door neighbour for all I knew. I was shaking as I got out of the car, thinking that there where spies all around the place waiting to report back to Edward.

Once I was out of the car I tripped on the marble driveway and blackness took over.

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I felt like I was in a daze and the voices that I could hear sounded like they were coming from a badly tuned radio. I heard Alice, but couldn’t understand what she was saying.

"Not a good idea.....You don't know what you have done.....She is going to run.....Get her out of here....She can't know that she is here."

Then I could hear Carmen's voice.

"She is the best....Isabella should be grateful...If she is not happy."

I slowly opened my eyes and looked around me. I was in a big cream room with a king size bed and pine furniture. Sitting on the bed next to me was Alice, and her aunt and uncle were standing at the end of the bed. I looked towards Alice.

"What happened?" I croaked.

Alice looked at me and gave me a sad smile.

“You fell out of the car and knocked yourself unconscious," she said.

Carmen came towards the bed.

"Isabella, I have the ob-gyn here. She is a good friend of mine and she is the best that there is. Would it be okay if she took a look at you, to make sure that you and the baby are okay?"

I looked at Alice and noticed that she had gotten very pale. She looked like she was going to be sick at any moment. I didn’t understand what the problem was. It was only the ob-gyn.

"Sure, I have no problem with that," I said weakly.

Carmen went to get her, while Alice took hold of my hand and looked me in the eyes.

"Bells, I honestly don't think that you will want this person to be your ob-gyn. Please let us get you someone else," she begged.

"What is the problem Ali?" I asked feeling confused.

Alice took a deep breath before answering me.

"Bells, the ob-gyn that my aunt Carmen called is............"

She didn’t get chance to finish, as we heard a gasp coming from the door way. I looked over at the woman that stood there frozen on the spot.

Edward's mother! 

I laid my head back in panic.

"OMG, OMG, OH MY GOD!" I chanted. Alice looked from me to Edward’s mom, with a scared look on her face. Dr Masen finally shook herself out of her daze and came over to me.

"Bella, you need to calm down. It is not good for you or the baby to get yourself worked up," she cooed.

I looked over at her and knew that in just a few hours my time in LA would be over, and that Edward would know where I was. That thought alone sent me into another panic. Dr Masen whispered something to Alice and Alice held my hand and started stroking the back of it with her thumb.

"It's going to be okay, it’s going to be okay," she whispered soothingly.

I finally calmed down so the Dr Masen could exam me.

After giving me an examination and checking for the baby’s heartbeat with her stethoscope, she finished up and put her things away. I looked at the clock and saw that it was 7am. Apart from my nap on the plane, Alice and I have been awake for twenty four hours straight.

Elizabeth Masen looked at me with motherly concern.

"Bella everything looks to be alright, but I need you to come in for an ultrasound as soon as possible," she said calmly.

I nodded at her and she turned to go. I knew that I couldn’t let her leave like this.

"STOP!"

She froze and turned around. < here you have her going but then talking to Bella about due dates and appointments – this doesn’t really make sense to me, so I’d consider editing it!!

"Dr Masen, as my doctor I’m asking you not to tell your son where I am, but as his mother I understand if you can't keep this from him. However, if you do tell him I will have no choice but to disappear again. I won't be forced into having an abortion, not by him, not by anyone," I cried.

A flash of sadness came over her face but it was gone as fast as it appeared. She came over to me and took both of my hands into hers.

"Bella, as your doctor I can't tell Edward anything without your consent. Please understand though that he does have a good heart. He's just not thinking straight and he truly believes that he is acting in your best interests. But I know that he will hurt if you do have an abortion and as his mother I have to tell you that Edward isn’t what you think he is. It is not my place to tell you but I need you to realise that he has gone through a lot in his short life. I promise I won’t tell him where you are, but I ask you as his mother and grandmother to your baby that you go to him when you believe that the time is right."

I smiled at her and told her what she wanted to hear.

"I will, I promise."

She nodded as she took out her organiser.

"I need to know what the date of your last period was?" she asked while going through her organiser.

"Erm, it was the 7th of November, only 12 or 13 days before the premiere of Bite." I told her.

She looked up at me and smiled.

"I know only too well the date you met my son in Seattle Bella," she laughed.

She continued to go through her organiser.

"I’d estimate that you are around 12 weeks 3 days pregnant. I know that you are only just getting settled in but I would like to do an ultrasound as soon as possible. Today is Tuesday so would it be possible to come to Westside Pregnancy Clinic on Friday at 2pm, so that we can get everything done then?"

I told her yes and she made a note of the appointment.

"Bella I want to talk to you, not as your doctor, but as the grandmother of this baby. I was wondering if I could tell my husband and maybe even Emmett where you are?" she asked nervously.

I suddenly felt another panic attack coming on. Before I knew it Alice was next to me with her arms around me. She looked at Elizabeth with fury flashing in her eyes.

"YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME. HOW COULD YOU ASK HER THAT? WE JUST MOVED AWAY FROM HOME SO THAT YOUR BASTARD OF A SON CAN'T FIND HER AND YOU ASK HER PERMISSION TO TELL HIS FATHER AND BROTHER WHERE SHE IS? IF YOU TOLD THEM, THEN WE MAY AS WELL PUT A SIGN ON THE HOUSE SAYING EDWARD MOTHERFUCKING MASEN YOU WILL FIND ISABELLA SWAN HERE," she Yelled.

Elizabeth looked shocked at the way Alice yelled at her but nodded anyway.

"I'm sorry, I didn’t think. Of course I won't tell them but Bella, please think about letting me be a part of my grandbaby's life. He or she will be so loved by us and our family," she begged with tears in her eyes.

Alice was still trying to comfort me as well as trying to calm herself down.

"I think you should leave, Bella and I have been awake for over twenty four hours and really need to get some sleep. We will see you Friday," she snapped and turned away from her to show her that she was done here.

She continued to cuddle into me while I cried into her shoulder. I could barely hear Elizabeth Masen leaving the room. I felt like I couldn’t keep my eyes open any longer, so I closed them and fell into a deep dreamless sleep.

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I slowly opened my eyes, yawned and looked around the big bright room, forgetting for a second where I was. Then I remembered I was in LA. I then suddenly remembered seeing Elizabeth Masen and that she was now my ob-gyn. I jumped out of bed so quickly that my head started to spin. I got a little dizzy so I sat down again. After a few minutes I got up again, only slower this time. I didn’t know what to do or where I should go. The only place I had seen was the inside of this bedroom. I didn’t even know where Alice’s room was. Then I got the sudden idea to ring her cell because I really and truly didn’t want to go looking in every bedroom for her. Just as I was about to ring her, my cell beeped with a new message.

Are you awake yet? –A

I smiled to myself thinking that she always knows the best time to ring or text.

Yeah, just woke up. Can you come to my room? -B

B right there. – A

I laughed as I put my cell down on the bedside locker, and went to have a look in my suitcase to find something decent to wear. Fresh as a daisy the little pixie came charging into the room.

“Stop what you are doing right now,” she commanded putting her hands up.

I froze where I stood, while she went over to my suitcase and went through the clothes that she packed for me.

“Why don’t you go and have a nice hot shower and I will find you something to wear,” she said, not even bothering to look up from the clothes that she was scattering on my bed.

I went into the bathroom without a second thought. I knew that when Alice gets into this mood, it’s best to simply let her be. I striped off my pjs and put the water on hot. Once I got under the spray I started to think about everything that had happened over the last few weeks and how much my life has changed. If someone had told me three months ago that I would be pregnant with Edward Masen’s baby and that I would move to LA just to get away from him, I would have laughed in their face.

As I stood in the warm shower I continued to think. I thought about everyone that I had ever cared about. I thought about Esme and Carlisle, my mom and dad, Alec, Alice, Angela and Edward. Out of everyone Esme, Carlisle and Alice were the ones that had stood by me through it all. I felt so stupid for ever falling for Edward’s charms, but he made me feel so special. Sadly, I know now that he makes everyone who he sleeps with feel special. I’m not the only one. I can’t help but think back to the night that we were together and how wonderful and sweet he was.

I sank to the floor in the shower and pulled myself up into the foetal position and cried. I cried for my parents and my brother. I cried because of how much I had turned Esme, Carlisle and Alice’s lives upside down. And finally I cried for Edward and the man that I thought he was. I so badly wanted him to be the man that I fell in love with at the premiere and for him to be a father to our baby, but I knew that wasn’t going to happened. I continued to cry until the water went cold. I could faintly hear a knock on the bathroom door.

“Bella are you alright in there?” Alice said frantically.

I couldn’t bring myself to answer her, but the next thing I knew Alice was putting a towel around my shoulders and bringing me into the bedroom. She threw a bathrobe over me and continued to rub her arms up and down over mine, to get some heat into my body. A fresh batch of tears came to surface.

“Why Ali? Why can’t he love me and our baby? Why do I have to love him as much as I do?” I cried.

She stopped running her arms over mine and pulled me in for a hug. For such a small person she is awfully strong.

“I don’t know Bells. I wish for your sake that I did. The only thing I can say is that I believe that he has deep dark issues and that they have nothing to do with you. But remember you and the baby have me, my parents and my aunt and uncle. I promise you that we won’t let you down.”

I cried in her arms for at least another hour before she pulled me up and told me to get dressed, so that she could show me the rest of the house and get something to eat.

Shortly after she had me dressed in a pair of blue skinny jeans, a size bigger than I usually wear, and a white tank top with a pair of black flat sandals.

We went to explore the house and I had honestly never seen anything like it before. I simply fell in love with the kitchen; it was very spacious and had everything that you would ever need. I loved the granite counters in there too. Alice introduced me to Heidi, a lovely woman in her fifties who was the cook. As soon as she met me she pulled me in and gave me a motherly hug. After we finished a lunch of ham and cheese subs, we continued to look around the house. I absolutely adored the beautiful poolside setting and mountain views.

We could hear sound coming from the pool side, so we went to investigate it.

Lying on a chair next to the pool was a girl about the same age as Alice and I. She was very skinny, but also very beautiful. She looked every bit the California girl, with her long blonde hair, tanned body and blue eyes. She was dressed in a shocking blue skinny bikini. Alice walk right up to her and took the ear buds out of her ears.

“Hi Irina, there is someone I’d like for you to meet,” she smirked putting her hand out to me telling me to come over. I hesitantly walked over to her.

“Bells, this is my cousin Irina. Irina this is my best friend Bella,” she introduced.

Irina looked me up and down, huffed and went to put her ear buds back into her ears. Alice got to them before she could and Irina looked at her angrily.

“What do you want me to say to the little charity case Alice? Do you want me to welcome her to the family? I don’t think so,” she said smugly.

I could tell that Alice was about to lose it when the vain in her temple started to pop. She was about to lay into her but Irina wasn’t finished.

“Do you expect us all to feel sorry for her because she is a slut and can’t keep her legs shut? How can I bring my friends around here now, when my home is invaded with a slut who is pregnant?” she spat hatefully.

I was stunned into silence. For the life of me I didn’t know what to say but Alice lost it.

“You fucking tramp. How dare you speak that way about her when she is standing there next to me and besides you’re a fine one to talk? You must have slept your way through the entire High School by now. You know what? Not everything is about you Irina,” she yelled, her voice dripping with venom.

Irina was taken aback. She was obviously a spoilt princess who wasn’t used to being spoken to like that, and who usually got everything that she wanted.

She looked from Alice to me and then back to Alice again.

“You might have everyone else running around after you, but don’t expect me to feel sorry for you. You are nothing but a slut and a whore, so you better stay away from me so that I won’t catch anything,” she smirked.

She went again to put her ear buds back in but Alice grabbed them along with the iPod and threw them into the pool. We could hear Irina screeching as Alice took my arm and walked up towards her room.

When we got to her room the tears that I was holding back came on like a waterfall. Alice tried to calm me down.

I looked up at her, my eyes red and swollen from crying so much.

“Wh-why does s-sh-she hate me so mu-much?” I hiccupped.

Alice gave me a sad smile.

“Because she is a spoiled princess who is used to being the centre of attention,” she explained.

I continued to cry in Alice’s arms, before I fell into a deep and troublesome sleep.

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The next three days went by fast and before I knew it, it was the day of my ultrasound at Westside Pregnancy Clinic. Carmen had tried to help get me settled into her home but I simply wasn’t comfortable around her. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but there was just something off about her. In the end she left me alone with Alice. Carmen had not been very pleased when she had heard about the iPod incident and didn’t truly believe Alice when she told her what Irina had said about me, immediately jumping to Irina’s defence.

Uncle Eleazer was going to drive us to the clinic and then after drop us off at the mall, as we needed to buy some school supplies ready for starting school on Monday. I felt so nervous about starting at the new school. Unfortunately Irina also goes to that school, and I can only imagine what she has been saying about me. I am so grateful that Alice will be there with me.

Uncle Eleazer pulled up outside the clinic at 1.45pm, fifteen minutes early. Alice and I got out of the car and walked in through the front doors of the clinic. What I saw next made my heart jump to my throat. It wasn’t the receptionist whom caused this reaction; it was the person that she was talking to.....

Edward. 

Chapter 12

EPOV

I sat back in my comfortable first class seat, on a plane heading home to LA. I couldn’t help but think about the past few days and my encounter with Alice’s parents. After seeing them I went to Seattle and met with a private investigator and asked him to find Bella for me as quickly as possible.

Flashback

I stood outside a grey building looking at the name in big bold writing outside.

JASON JENKS.

It looked like this was the only way I was going to find Bella. Nobody else was willing to help me. Alice had changed her number, so I had no way of contacting her. And ever since Jasper found out that I had stolen the number from his phone he had been ignoring my calls, but I knew that he wouldn’t help me anyway. He is loyal like that. Whilst in the car I started to think about the conversation that I had had with Alice’s parents and I knew that I really needed to find Bella. It was not just about her aborting the baby anymore. I had finally realised that I had been a selfish prick to her and I needed to make sure that she was alright, and explain the reason behind my actions. I never went into full details with anyone about what happened with Emily, except Emmett. My parents only knew bits and pieces. I needed to find her, so that we could sit down and actually listen to each other and maybe come to a compromise.

I walked in though the doors and went straight to the receptionist. She was a petite blonde and when she looked up at me her eyes went wide with recognition. She quickly recovered.

“May I help you?” she purred, fluttering her eyelashes.

I ignored her obvious attempts to flirt with me, as my mind was fully focused on Bella.

“My name is Edward Masen and I am here to see Mr. Jenks,” I sighed.

She gave me a big wide smile and spoke into the intercom.

“Mr. Jenks. There is an Edward Masen here to see you,” she said without taking her eyes off me.

“Send him in,” he answered.

She got up and told me to follow her. She led me to a big brown door with the name Mr. Jason Jenks written on it. I walked in to find a middle aged bald guy sitting at the desk.

He stood up and put his hand out to shake mine. I shook it firmly and sat in the chair opposite him.

“Thank you for meeting me on such short notice, but as I told you on the phone, it is of upmost importance,” I said.

He looked at me with a grin on his face.

“There is no problem Mr. Masen and my two daughters are big fans of yours. Now how may I help you?”

“I’m looking for a girl. Her name is Isabella Swan. She is 16 years old and pregnant. I was told that she was in a home for teenage mothers here in Seattle but I checked it out and there are only two of them and they have never heard of her. I really need to find her. She was staying with her friend’s parents, but they won’t help me. Her friend has also disappeared. I can’t tell you how important it is to me that you find her and I don’t give a shit how much it costs. You have to help me.”

I wasn’t past begging at this stage. He looked at me with a thoughtful look on his face.

“Maybe I can offer my services Mr. Masen,” he said after pausing for a second.  

I smiled for the first time since I had made the phone calls to the homes for teenage mothers.

“Thank you.”

I took out a card from my wallet and handed it over to him.

“I will give you all the help and information that I can, but I suggest you start in Forks or Port Angeles where she is from. Hopefully someone will know something,” I smiled and walked out the door.

End flashback

I breathed a sigh of relief when the captain put the ‘fasten your seatbelt’ sign on. I hated flying but usually when I flew, I would get some in flight entertainment from the airhostesses. I had noticed several making not so subtle hints, but I wasn’t in any frame of mind for it. The only thing I could think about was Bella and wondering where she was and if she and the baby were alright.

The plane finally landed and I practically jumped off it and ran out of the airport with Sam and Seth in tow. Thank goodness there were no paparazzi around, or it would have taken my forever to get out of the here. I checked my watch and saw that it was only noon. I got into the car that was waiting to take me any where that I needed to go and thought that there was only one place that I wanted to go. To the only person I could rely on. She is the only woman in this world that I can trust and god help me I needed her now.

“Jared, could you take me to my mother at the Westside Pregnancy Clinic.”

He nodded and drove me straight to the clinic. I took a look at my watch again and remembered that I had a photo shoot at 2pm, so I would just have enough time to take her to lunch. I decided not to ring her to tell her that I was coming, but to surprise her instead. I needed her advice on what to say to Bella if and when I saw her. Jared pulled up outside the clinic. My mother is the best ob-gyn in LA and if the circumstances were different, I would have been honoured to have her be the one to help the mother of my child through her pregnancy, and have her deliver her grandchild.

I walked into the reception and saw that Sandy was sat behind the desk. She was always good for a quickie. I looked at my watch again and saw that it is now 12.15pm. If I was lucky and lunch was finished with my mother quickly, Sandy might be able to give me some stress relief before I go to my photo shoot. I walked up to her desk and gave her my crooked smile, which all the women loved. She looked really good today with her long blonde hair loose and shining, a very short skirt that I could have easy access to and a sleeveless blouse. I gave Sam and Seth the sign to stay at the door.

“Hi Sandy,” I flirted.

She looked up and blushed bright red, while biting her lip. I couldn’t help but compare her blush to Bella’s. I remember that when Bella blushed and bit her lower lip at the same time it made my heart race but when Sandy did it I felt nothing.

“Is my mother available?” I asked. She looked down at her appointment book and then looked back up at me.

“You’re in luck, she just finished with a patient and doesn’t have another one until one o clock,” she answered fluttering her eyelashes.

She went on the intercom and told my mother that I was here to see her. My mother was silent before telling Sandy to show me in. She got up and walked in front of me to my mother’s office, swinging her hips and fuck me if just looking at her shoes didn’t give me hard on.

Before she could open the door to let me in, I leaned in and whispered into her ear.

“Don’t go anywhere. When I’m finished talking to my mother I would like to have you for lunch,” I said seductively.

She blushed again and then left me to walk into my mother’s office. When I went into the office my mom looked up at me and if I didn’t know any better I would have said that she was nervous about having me here.

“Hi mom,” I greeted her, giving her a kiss on the cheek.

She quickly composed herself and looked me in the eyes.

“Well hello son, this is an unexpected surprise. What are you doing here?” she asked sounding a little nervous.

I wondered what she was so nervous about. It wasn’t the first time that I had visited her in here.

I quickly decided to try and get her to relax.

“Well I thought that I would take my wonderful mother to lunch before I go to my photo shoot,” I answered.

She looked from the intercom, to the door, to her watch and her eyes widened in alarm when she saw the time.

“Edward, I’m really sorry but I have a VIP patient in twenty minutes. You know how much I love seeing you, but I really need to get back to work before she comes. So why don’t you come home tonight and I will make your favourite dinner,” she begged.

It didn’t take a genius to realise that she was trying her best to get rid of me, so I got up to show her that I gotten the hint.

“Okay mom, I’ll come home around 6pm.”

I walked around her desk and gave her a kiss on the cheek before leaving the room. I could swear that I heard her give a sigh of relief as I left. I wonder who was so important that she would simply brush off her youngest son, whom she never sees. I walked up to Sandy and gave her my prize winning wink. I leaned in and gave her a kiss under her earlobe.

“Meet me in the copy room,” I whispered seductively in her ear.

I was about to stand up straight when I felt electricity in the air and suddenly got hot under the collar. The only time I felt this way was when I was with Bella. I stood up and slowly looked towards the door, but found nobody there and decided that as I was thinking about Bella so much I must of imagining it. I shook my head trying to get rid of the image of her. Now I definitely needed some stress relief before my photo shoot. I went to walk into the copy room when she stopped me.

“Give me two seconds,” she pouted.

She picked up the phone and dialled an extension number.

“Heather, could you please take over at reception so that I can go for my lunch,” she asked into the receiver.

She waited until the person on the other end was finished and then hung up the phone.

“Okay, I’m ready for my lunch now and I am in the mood for a nice juicy sausage,” she said fluttering her eyelashes.

I groaned and practically dragged her into the copy room, forgetting for a moment about the electricity that was in the room only five minutes earlier.

BPOV

I stood frozen when I saw Edward standing there, not even five feet away from me. I looked around and saw Seth looking straight at me. He walked over to me.

“You better get out of here and I promise that he won’t know that we saw you,” he whispered.

Alice quickly recovered, took my hand and dragged me out of the door and back to her Uncle Eleazar’s car. He looked at us both with surprise written on his face.

“Is everything alright girls?” he asked concerned.

Alice shrugged.

“Just drive and we will explain when we get away from here,” she said quickly.

I started shaking violently from the shock of seeing Edward so close. Did Dr Masen send for him and tell him to be here, so that he could take me to abort my baby. Angry tears came to my eyes.

“HOW DARE SHE!!!”

Alice and her uncle jumped at the sound of my yelling. Alice looked at me with worry in her eyes and her uncle pulled into the parking lot next to a park.

“Okay you two, will one of you please tell me what happened?” Uncle Eleazar asked, looking between Alice and myself.

Before I could say another word, Alice told him what had happened at the clinic. Eleazar’s face went from worry to fury as Alice continued to tell him. He started the car and drove us straight back to his LA home. When we got there Carmen was stood at the front door with her hands on her hips, stamping her foot.

She looked around and then motioned for us to go inside the house. We all followed her quietly into the living room. She closed the door and then turned to face us.

“Will someone please explain to me why I had Elizabeth Masen on the phone asking if Isabella was doing okay, because she missed her appointment?”

Her eyes were flashing as she looked from Eleazar to Alice and lastly to me. She continued to look at me for a fraction longer than necessary. Eleazar quickly told Carmen what had happened. She sat down on her leather cream sofa nodding her head.

“There is no way that Elizabeth would do that,” she said, before she picked up the phone and dialled a number.

“Hello, may I speak with Elizabeth Masen please?”

She paused while she waited.

“Hi Liz, I have Isabella and Alice here with me. I was just told that Edward was at the clinic when they arrived and they ran before he could see them. You know the situation that we are in. Is this going to be a problem?”

She paused again as she listened to Elizabeth’s answer. I could hear bits of what she was saying.

“Edward.....just visiting...photo shoot....tried to get rid....quickly...if she can...I will wait.”

“I understand Liz and thank you. She will be with you within the hour.”

Carmen hung up the phone and looked over at us. I was shaking in Alice’s arms. Carmen looked at me as if she was doing me a favour.

“Liz told me that she will wait there for you considering who you are and that you should be there within the next hour.”

She continued to look at me with a flat line on her mouth.

“Don’t worry. Edward is gone. He had a photo shoot this afternoon”

She continued to look at me as if that explained everything. Everything I had been feeling since I got here only a few days ago suddenly got the better of me and I started yelling.

“Do you honestly think that I’ll go back to the clinic knowing that that bastard could walk in at anytime? I just moved away from my family and friends to get away from him and you expect me to go and have his mother check me and my baby out in a place where I only just saw him not even an hour ago. If you insist that I still go there then I may as well be back home in Forks because I’m obviously no safer from him here. At least in Forks I’ll be away from all this hell and that spoilt bitch that you call a daughter,” I yelled and stomped out of the living room and up to my bedroom.

I slammed the bedroom door shut in a temper, locked the door, threw myself on the bed and cried myself to sleep.

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I was in the shower with the hot water falling down over my body as I washed my hair. I suddenly heard the shower door open and I felt a bolt of electricity as he grabbed my hips with his strong hands and rubbed his erection against my butt cheeks. He slowly turned me around and I looked into those green eyes that I loved so much. He smashed his lips to mine as his hands left my hips and travelled up to my breasts.

He palmed my breasts roughly, and I cried out into his mouth. The

feeling was unbelievably erotic. He laid wet kisses up and down the exposed flesh of my throat. The feeling of being held so securely was exhilarating, and I panicked at the thought that there was a possibility that I might never get to feel it again. My grasps turned frantic as I yanked at his hair. I was desperate to get him as close to me as possible.

His lips moved with mine, hesitant at first, but gradually picking up in their urgent nature. He took my bottom lip between his, and kissed it gently while running his smooth, cool tongue across the surface.

I groaned and my closed eyes actually rolled back in my head. God, how long I'd wanted to taste him. All I could think about was putting his hard length into my mouth. I slowly went down onto my knees. I began to stroke the base with one hand, while I sucked the rest of him as far back as I could. My other hand cupped his balls while I sucked him as if he was my very own personal Popsicle. I heard his breathing become uneven as he tried to pull out, but I only sucked him harder.

"Bella, I'm going to come, I'm coming baby..." he cried out as a desperate warning, but I didn’t pull back. I only took him harder and deeper and he shot down the back of my throat, while shouting my name.

“Bella, Bella“

I opened my eyes with a fright at the shouting through the door. I looked around and realized that I wasn’t in the shower with Edward but in my bed in LA. Alice continued to shout at me to open the door as I sat up and rubbed sleep from my eyes. I slowly got up and unlocked the door to let my best friend into the room.

I went back to the bed and got under the sheets, as she came over and sat down on the edge of my bed.

“I just spoke on the phone with mom about half an hour ago. She was furious when she heard that Carmen set Edward’s mother up as your ob-gyn. After I got off the phone with her she rang Aunt Carmen and tore her to pieces. I’m surprised that you didn’t hear it all with the amount of yelling that Carmen was doing. It was when mom said that they were considering moving out here, so that they could keep a closer eye on us that she calmed down. She told her that there was no need and that she would change your ob-gyn.”

Alice took a deep breath before continuing.

“Bells I’m really worried. I don’t know what is going on with Carmen or why she is so against my parents coming here, but I promise I will find out,” Alice told me with a worried look in her eyes.

I looked at the girl who is like a sister to me with tears shining in my eyes.

“Alice if I change ob-gyn now, Elizabeth Masen could easily tell Edward where I am and all of this will be for nothing. He can make me have an abortion. It is legal until I am twenty weeks pregnant. Right now the baby already has a beating heart, tiny little hands and feet and all of his/her body systems are now present,” I said scared that Edward would walk in here and demand to take me to a clinic.

Alice smiled.

“I was thinking about that Bella. I think that it is time to recruit Emmett, Rose and Jasper. There is no way that Edward will come anywhere near you if we have them watching over you 24/7. Also my parents did something that was so unbelievably brilliant, I think that Edward would really have to have a screw loose if he came anywhere near you after what they did,” she laughed. 

I looked at her and couldn’t help but wonder what Esme and Carlisle could have done. I didn’t have long to wait before Alice blurted out the whole story.

“Remember when Edward came to find you the day after we left to come here?” she asked.

I nodded, remembering that we had to leave in a hurry. I also remembered that it was around the same time that I saw the article about Edward denying that he knew me and denying that the baby was even his.

Alice laughed as she continued.

“Well when he arrived at our house, my parents tricked him into admitting that he was trying to force you to have an abortion. He also admitted that the baby was his, but he said that he didn’t want it. He then told them that he would do just about anything to make sure that the baby is never born. He actually had the nerve to make it sound like he was doing this for you.”

I could feel a new batch of tears coming to the surface.

“What is there to be happy about, Ali? He admitted that he wanted to hurt my baby. I don’t see why I should give my baby a death sentence by telling his brother, his brother’s girlfriend and his best friend where I am. I should do everything I can to make sure that anyone that is even remotely connected to Edward Masen is never around me.”

“If you let me finish I’ll tell you,” Alice said with an evil gleam in her eyes.

I nodded and told her to finish.

“Mom recorded the entire conversation. She warned him that if he ever came near you again, the recording would be in every magazine, paper and TV channel in America. Can you imagine what that would do to his career and reputation if it got out,” she chuckled.

I mentally high fived Esme and burst out laughing at the thought, but just as fast as I started laughing I also started to sober up. I may hate Edward Masen but I need to believe that the guy I met in Seattle is still in there somewhere. It is as if there are two guys. One of them is the guy that is a monster and wants to hurt me and my baby, but the other one is the person that I met in Seattle. He is the one that I love and that would never hurt me. I need to hold on to my Edward for as long as possible, otherwise I will fall apart.

“Alice, my head is going to go into overdrive so would you mind if I slept on it and let you know tomorrow what we should do,” I pleaded, suddenly very tired, even after sleeping the day away.

She nodded and gave my arm a quick squeeze.

“You sleep and I will talk to you tomorrow,” she said and left the room.

I got up and changed out of the clothes that I fell asleep in and threw on my old sweats and the Kings of Leon t-shirt that I stole from Edward in Seattle. I sometimes wonder if he has even missed it or if he thinks about me and our baby.

After getting comfortable under my nice warm blanket, I fell into a deep but troublesome nightmare, where I dreamt that Edward found me and dragged me to an abortion clinic.

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I woke up to a warm humid LA day. It is Sunday and the day before Alice and I start school. It has been two days since the disaster of almost bumping into Edward at his mother’s clinic. I started to think about what is in store for us today and groaned. Carmen had talked Irina into inviting her friends over for a party so we will know some people when we start school tomorrow. She also brought it upon herself to invite a few people of her own. Alice, who always enjoys a good party, can only see a disaster in the making. Also, I will be meeting Irina’s sister Kate today. If she is anything like her sister then I am in for a long day.

“Knock Knock!!”

Alice popped her head in the door.

“Good morning sister,” she said cheerfully.

I cocked my head to one side and squinted my eyes.

“And what may I ask makes you so cheerful,” I asked in wonder.

She gave me a wicked grin.

“Well, my sweet Bella. We are in LA and today we will show these snotty California girls just how awesome we Washington girls can be,” she smirked and threw a clothes box down on my bed. I looked at it then looked at her.

“While you where wallowing in self pity yesterday. My car arrived from Forks, so I went and did a bit of shopping for today’s party,” she smirked.

I thought back to yesterday and remembered that I spent the day wondering if I should let Alice tell Emmett, Rose and Jasper where we were. I have pretty much made up my mind but I have to wait for the right time to tell her.

I carefully opened the box that she gave me and gasped when I saw what was inside.

It was a black paisley and floral cutwork design dress with a boat neck and tiered capped sleeves. It’s perfect for my figure. I looked at the size and noticed that she got it a size bigger then I used to wear before I got pregnant. It should fit me comfortably.

I jumped up and hugged her tightly.

“Thank you so much Ali. I absolutely love it,” I grinned happily. She hugged me back before pulling away.

“Go have a shower while I go get my hair and makeup accessories. We only have four and a half hours before the party starts,” she grins and left the room.

I walk in to the bathroom and enjoy a lovely long shower. When I came out she was sitting patiently on my bed, surrounded by all her make-up and hair accessories. She also had another large box on the bed and told me that it was her dress for the party.

She spent the next four hours playing Bella Barbie, but I have to admit that it was all worth it in the end. I wore the dress and it showed off all my curves but it also showed the fact that I was beginning to show my pregnancy and I couldn’t be prouder. She softened my hair and left it straight down my back and kept my make-up to a bare minimum.

Alice looked stunning in a light pink embellished dress that was ruched at the bust. The bodice had a cross over style front and a sweetheart neckline with light padding on the bust. She took my arm and said.

“Shall we show them how awesome us Washington girls really are?”

I laughed along with her as we made our way downstairs to where the room was full to bursting with people. It looked like an episode of Beverly Hills 90210. As soon as we entered the entire room stopped and looked at us. I instantly felt very uncomfortable. Carmen came over and gave us a fake smile.

“Hello girls, you both look adorable and Isabella I see that you are glowing. Pregnancy certainly agrees with you,” she said smugly.

She dragged us around introducing us to everyone and anyone. After an hour I had had enough. I looked around for Alice but couldn’t find her, so I walked outside to get some fresh air. I was outside for about five minutes when I felt someone behind me. I turned around hoping that it was Alice but instead it was a slightly older version of Irina. She walked up to me while looking me up and down.

“Hello Isabella, I’m sorry that we are only just getting a chance to meet. I’m Kate, Alice’s cousin,” she smirked.

I knew instantly that I didn’t like her, but she was Alice’s cousin so I gave her a chance.

“Hi Kate. It’s nice to meet you and please call me Bella,” I answered politely.

She continued to look at me and then gave me an evil grin.

“I didn’t come out here to chit chat with you Isabella. I came to give you a warning. I know that you are nothing but a liar and a whore. The fact that you are going around telling people that you’re having Edward Masen’s baby is just so low. Do you know what this would do to his career if people started believing you,” she spat.

I stood there like a dumb bitch. I was just about to tell her to mind her own fucking business when she continued.

“I know Edward Masen on an intimate level. I have had him repeatedly in my bed, so I know for definite that he would never lower himself by being with a common slut like you. So I’m warning you Isabella. Stop spreading lies and stick to your own kind, or I will make your life in LA a living hell. Edward Masen is so out of your league,” she smirked and walked away.

Tears welled up in my eyes and I suddenly became nauseous. I ran over to the nearest flowerbed and threw up what was in my stomach. I felt someone pulling my hair away from my face, as I continued to throw up until I had nothing left. The person that was holding my hair back gave me a bottle of water and I greedily drank the entire thing. I turned around to thank who had came to my rescue. I looked up into the eyes of a guy who was at least 6 feet 5ins tall, with black eyes and long black silky hair tied back into a pony tail. He was kind of beautiful but nowhere near as beautiful as Edward.

“Th-Thank yo-you,” I stuttered.

He gave me an open mouth smile and I noticed of how white his teeth were.

“You’re welcome Isabella,” he answered.

“How do you know my name?” I asked.

“Everybody knows your name, seen as you’re the guest of honour at this party,” he laughed.

I laughed too, feeling fifty shades of stupid. Of course he would know me.

“Well, can I at least know your name,” I asked nervously

He smiled again and stuck his hand out.

“My name is Jacob Black. It’s nice to meet you.”

Chapter 13

BPOV

I smiled up at him and looked him into his deep dark eyes.

“Nice to meet you too, Jacob” I smiled.

He continued to look at me but not in an uncomfortable way. I think that maybe it would be nice to have another friend here as well as Alice. The only friends I have ever had are Alice and Angela. Edward was the only guy that I ever kissed or had sex with.

He looked at me with a big smile on his face.

“How are you feeling? Are you ready to go back in there to a load of Barbie dolls or would you like to simply stay out here with me and relax” he flirted.

I could not help but to laugh at the way he was describing the Beverly Hills 90210 wannabes. I should stay out here and continue with our conversation especially since he was the only one decent enough to help me after what happened with the mega skank also known as Kate.

I looked into his dark eyes and smiled.

Thanks for everything that you have done for me Jacob but I really should go find my friend and rescue her,” I laughed and turned to walk inside. He put his hand out as if he was going to try to stop me from going inside and for a moment, I thought that I could see a flash of anger cross his face but it was quickly gone so I am not sure if it really was there.

“No problems but remember this Miss Swan. We will meet again because we have only just begun to get to know each other,” he chuckled and walked back into the house.  

I stood there stunned for a moment before I went back into the house to look for Alice. I found her standing in front of the punch bowl talking to Kate the skank. She looked like she was ready to either hit her or throw something at her. I walked straight over to rescue her from the skanks claws and the second that she saw me, she gave me a relieved smile. I could not help but to overhear what Kate was saying to her about me.

“Alice, you really need to find and make better friends. You do not want to start your life here on a bad foot. She is nothing but a gold digging slut that is trying to frame a guy like Edward Masen so that she can get her hands on his money and make herself famous,” she sneered.

Alice looked at her cousin with fury flashing in her eyes.

“What is your problem Kate? Did you sleep with Edward Masen? Did he forget your name the next morning and not to even bother calling you for a round 2?”

Kate’s face went red with embarrassment. It is the ultimate give away and Alice noticed it. She laughed in her face.

“Oh. My. God. That is it, isn’t it? You are jealous because you know that Bella actually means something to him just by looking for her and we both know that it is not just, because she is pregnant with his baby. Fuck that is the funniest thing I have heard in a long time and here I thought that I wouldn’t have anything to laugh about at this stuck up party full of conceited snobs,” she chuckled.

She turned and without a second glance at her cousin, she came over to me, took me by the hand and walked me out the front door. As soon as we were outside she started laughing even harder if that was even possible.

“I think my IQ has dropped while I’ve been in there among those people. Let’s just get out of here so that we can find something fun to do,” she laughed as we got into her car and drove toward downtown LA.

EPOV

Usually on a Sunday, I would still be getting my rocks off with some kind of skank from a bar that I would have picked up the night before on a Saturday night. I even got a call from some bimbo called Kate. She said that we were together around a month ago and got my number from my phone. She invited me to a party over at her family home in Canyon Drive in Beverly Hills but my ex best friend lives around there and I shudder at the thought of bumping into him. In addition, this girl Kate sounds like she had some kind of hidden agenda by inviting me just by the way her annoying nasally voice sounded. Fuck, I must have been totally out of my head the night I was with her. So instead of been inside a skank right now I am lying here alone in my room in the four seasons, Seattle and thinking about my baby that grows inside of Bella Swan. She is the only girl I ever wanted to do right by and with everything that happened with Emily I honestly thought that pushing Bella to get rid of our baby was within her best interests. After thinking long and hard about it, I need to find her and explain everything to her and let her make up her own mind.  I should of doing it this way from the beginning but I was too busy been a prick thinking that I knew what was best and now I cannot find her. The only girl that have ever meant anything to me. I cannot think about anything or anyone else but her. Yesterday I tried to get rid of some of my stress with my mother’s receptionist Sandy White in the copy room but I could not shake the feeling that I felt in the reception just a few minutes before hand. Sandy was in the copy room on her knees and looking fuck hot with my cock in her mouth and I could not even get hard no matter how hard she tried to suck. I was so embarrassed that I pushed her off and ran from the building.

It was in the car after my photo shoot and on my way to LAX airport to go back to Seattle when it hit me like a bolt of lightning. The reason why I could not get hard was not because of sandy or what I felt in the reception. The reason why I cannot have sex with another woman is not because I feel nauseous at the thought or that I am distracted with everything that is going on in my life.

It is because I have fallen in love with Bella Swan.

I love her fire. I love how her eyes twinkle when she saw me for the first time at the premiere. I love how she threw the money in my face and told me to fuck off at the diner. I love how she knows how to put me in my place but most of all. I love how she stands up for herself and is willing to put the baby that she is carrying before anything or anyone else.

I love her and I don’t want to be with anyone else but her so I am going to do everything I can to find her, be honest with her, tell her about my past and why I’m so fucked up and hopefully she might give me a second chance, take me back and let me be a father to our baby.

Suddenly I sat up straight in my bed and grabbed my cell phone. I hope that if she is still in Seattle then she will see this and give me a chance to explain myself. I rang the operator and got the information that I needed and rang the number that they gave me.

It rang twice before someone answered the call.

“Hello this is fly signs. How may I help you?”

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BPOV

I slowly woke up to the daylight coming through the windows. I yawned, rolled over and looked over at the alarm clock on the bedside locker beside me. When I saw it flashing 05.45am I yawned again and closed my eyes hoping to get, at least another 45 minutes shut eye but a certain pixie storming into my room soon made that thought impossible.

“Wakey, wakey sleeping beauty. We have to have you looking gorgeous,” she giggled. I briefly wondered if I could get away with locking her in a closet so that I could get some more sleep but then I remembered that it was Monday morning and it was our first day at a new school. It is no wonder why she is so excited.

I pulled off the covers and jumped off the bed wearing only a pair of boy shorts and Edward’s kings of Leon t-shirt.

“Why don’t you go in and have a nice shower while I get your clothes for school,” Ali said not even looking away from my closet. I grabbed my toilet bag, ran into the bathroom, and put the shower on hot.

As soon as the hot water ran over my body, I squirted generous amount soap into the palms of my hands and rubbed it into my stomach and breasts imagining that it was Edward with his hands on me. I was about to go down even further when I heard a scream coming from my room. Thinking that it was Alice in trouble I turned the water off, put on my bathrobe and ran back into my room.

As soon as I got to her, I noticed that she was not hurt in any way. Instead, she was sitting on my bed talking on her cell phone and her face was as white as a sheet.

“Thanks mum, I will tell her and I promise that we will be extra careful,” she said and hung up the phone.

She looked at me with so many emotions on her face that I do not know what to think.

“Bells, mum and dad spent last night in Seattle after they attended a conference there. Early this morning mum was looking out over the balcony at the view when she saw a message written in the sky.”

She paused to take a breath and looked me in the eyes before she continued.

“Bella, the sky writing was of someone confessing their love for you and we think that it was Edward Masan,” she mumbled.

I kept opening and closing my mouth with nothing coming out. After about 5 minutes of silence, I finally managed to speak.

“What did it say?” I asked breathlessly.

She looked at me and told me in a squeaky voice.

“It said. I love you Bella Swan. Please forgive me? Love E.”

I could understand why she thinks that it is Edward because I do not know anyone else with a name that starts with an E that would do that. I went to sit on the bed only to miss it and fall on my butt on the floor so I did the only thing that I could do at a time like this. I laughed. Alice looked at me as if I lost my mind but after a few minutes of me laughing, she soon joined in. We both laughed so hard that tears started falling down our cheeks.

Alice put her arms around my shoulders and waited for the both of us to calm down before she continued.

“Bells, it is obvious that he is starting to get a little desperate. He most probably thinks that this will get you out of hiding. However, the good news is that he still believes that you are in Seattle since that is where the message was. So what we should do now is get ready for school and try and fix all this shit out later,” she said as she continued to get my stuff together for school.

45 minutes later Alice had me dressed in a black skirt at least one size bigger then I usually wear and a white tank top. While I was getting dressed, I noticed that I am starting to show and it will not be long before I am unable to cover it. Just as we were passing the living room to go to the kitchen for breakfast, we could hear voices speaking loudly. It did not take a genius to guess that the owner of those nasally voices came from Kate and Carmen. I did not mean to listen until I heard the name Edward Masen been spoken.

“I thought that it was a sure thing. It was your responsibility to have Edward Masen here for the party yesterday. You are losing your touch Kate. You usually have men like that eating out of the palm of your hand,” Carmen spat.

I looked at Alice with shock all over my face. What are they trying to do to me? Alice looked just as shocked as I did. She put a finger up to her lips to silence me before I could say anything so that she could hear what Kate’s answer was.

“Mum I tried. I honestly did. I invited him but he said that he could not make it. Why was it so important to you that he come here? I do not want him near that tramp. He’s mine,” she answered with her voice dripping of venom.

Carmen gave an evil chuckle that made me feel it all the way down to my toes.

“Don’t you get it Kate? He has something that I want. I need him to find her here without me breaking my promise to my dear sister in law. I also can’t have my darling niece and that tramp having her come out here and spoiling my plans.” she laughed.

Alice turned to look at me but the only thing I could do was stand there in shock. Suddenly we heard a movement from inside the living room and Alice took me by the hand and dragged me back to my room.

As soon as we went, she turned around and locked the door. I noticed that her hands are shaking and that is a bad sign for Alice. She always starts shaking when her temper gets the better of her.  She went straight to my closet and pulled out my large suitcase.

She slammed it down on my top of my bed.

“Pack your shit,” she demanded. I was about to ask what she was planning when she stopped me with a glare.

“Don’t mess with me Isabella, just pack your stuff and leave everything to me. There is no way in hell that we are staying here after what we have just heard,” she continued to demand and left the room.

I packed my stuff in two different suitcases and put them by the door. The second I looked around the room and saw how empty it was my emotions got the better of me and I collapsed on top of the bed in full-blown sobs. I did not hear Alice coming in the door until she put her hand on my head and rubbed it soothingly. I looked up at her, my eyes red and puffy from crying.

“Ali, why can’t I have a decent life? Why are there so many people against my baby and me? I thought that I was safe here away from Forks but it is just the same. I don’t know who I can trust anymore,” I cried.

Alice continued to stroke my hair soothingly while she answered.

“I don’t know Bella but I need to know, do you trust me to do the right thing?”

I smiled weakly at my best friend whom I loved like a sister.

“You are the only one in this world that I do trust,” I told her truthfully.

She nodded and mumbled ok.

“I need you to listen to me Bells. We are going to go downstairs and pretend that we are all excited about starting school and wait until my aunt have left for work. Then we are getting our bags and leaving,” she said.

She got up and went to walk out when I stopped her.

“Ali, where are we going to go?” I asked.

She was about to answer me when her cell phone rang. She put her finger up asking me to give her a minute to answer her cell. She checked the caller id and pressed talk

“Hi Jazzy.”

She paused while he spoke at the same time was looking at me. I pray that she is not going to do what I think that she is doing.

“Yeah, we will be there within the next 2 hours. Did you speak to my parents?” she asked into the phone.

They continued talking for the next ten minutes. The second she hung up the phone I was next to her freaking out.

“What are you doing? We cannot go to him. I know that he is your boyfriend but he is also Edward’s best friend. This is a recipe for disaster,” I yelled.

She stood there calmly waiting for me to finish yelling. I finally paused for breath when she started talking.

“Are you finished now,” she smirked.

I did not have it in me to answer her so I simply nodded.

“Good.”

“Now before you say another word, please let me explain,” she whispered.

I sat down on the bed and sighed in defeat. Alice came and sat down next to me.

“While you were packing I rang my mother and told her everything. She told me that she and dad are coming straight to LA and asked if we would be all right until they got here. I suggested going to Jasper since he lives in LA and I know that he is not talking to Edward now. Mum asked for his phone number, which I gave to her. She told me that she would ring me back after she rang him. She rang me back a half an hour later and told me that she was assured that we will be all right with him and that her and dad will be in LA within a few days. That was Jasper ringing me wondering if he should pick us up or not. I told him that we will be at his house within two hours,” she explained.

I shrugged my shoulders knowing that there was nothing I could do but trust Alice, Esme, Carlisle and Jasper. The fact of the matter is that I do not know what Carmen is up to but after what I have heard downstairs there is, no way I can trust her and stay under the same roof as her. I went into the bathroom, splashed some cold water on my face, and then followed Alice down the stairs to the kitchen.

We walked into the kitchen to find Carmen sitting at the table drinking her morning coffee. Kate was nowhere in sight. Alice and I sat down opposite her while Heidi put a fruit salad in front of us.

Carmen looked at us over her morning paper.

“I hope that you have a good day in school girls,” she said all sugar and sweetness. She then looked over at me.

“Isabella, remember that you have an appointment with Elizabeth Masen today. Now I know that you said that you do not want her to be your ob-gyn but she is the best and you are under our care so it is up to us who you see. There will be nothing more said on this matter,” she smirked getting up and leaving the kitchen.

Alice looked over at me and whispered low enough so that Heidi would not be able to hear.

“She obviously wants Edward to find you. Why I don’t know,” she whispered.

I looked down at my fruit salad that was in front of me untouched and jumped when I heard the front door slam closed.

Alice jumped up and whispered.

“That’s our cue. Let’s get our bags and get out of here.”

She left the kitchen to go up to our rooms with me following at her heels.

Twenty minutes later, we had our bags in Alice’s car and ready to go to Jasper’s house. I admit that I am scared about staying with Edward’s best friend no matter what Alice, Esme and Carlisle says but I have to put my trust in them and know that I will be all right.

I calmed down by taking a few deep breaths and looked at Alice who was asking me with her eyes to trust her.

“OK Alice, let’s get out of here and step on it,” I giggled. She laughed and speed down the road away from Eleazer and Carmen’s home.

EPOV

I am sitting here in my comfortable room in the four seasons in Seattle. It has been 2 hours since Fly signs did that message in the sky from me to Bella. I really hope that she saw it and gives me the chance to explain everything.

“Dear god, if you just give me the chance to meet with Bella, let me explain to her about why I am the way I am and what happened. I know that nobody trusts me to do the right thing by her but I promise that I will change. I love her so much and there will be no other for me. I will live like a priest if it means that there might be a small chance that she will see me and let me make it up to her and our unborn baby,” I prayed.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I barely heard my cell phone ring. I looked at the caller ID but it flashed as caller unknown. I declined the call and went back to my thoughts. A few minutes later, my cell phone beeped telling me that I had a voice message. I listened to a voice that I did not even recognise.

“Edward Masen. This is a message to let you know that you are wasting your time looking for Isabella Swan in Seattle when she is in LA staying at 1266 Benedict Canyon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA.”

I hung up the phone and shouted to Sam and Seth who are in the next room.

“Seth, Sam, get your butts in gear. We are getting the next plane to LA.”

I started getting my stuff together while I was radiating with happiness. I will soon have my Bella in my arms and if she lets me, I will spend the rest of my life trying to earn her forgiveness. 

Chapter 14

BPOV

“Bella, Bella,” called a voice from the bathroom. I looked around the room that I was in and realized that it was the same room at the Fairmount Olympic that I shared with Edward the night of the BITE premiere.

“How did I get here,” I wondered aloud. Before I could get my head together, the bathroom door opened and out walked Edward. His erection was visible under the small towel that was wrapped around his waist, small droplets of water covering his body from the shower that he had just finished. He came over to me, wrapped his strong arms around my waist, and started kissing me from my jaw to down towards my neck. I tilted my head back and gave in to the sensation of his kisses. I suddenly snapped back to reality and pulled away.

“What happened Edward? What am I doing here? How did I get here?”

He smiled at me smugly and continued kissing me this time from my neck down to my pert breasts.

“It doesn’t matter how you got here. What does matter is that you are here now and I want to show you what our first night should have been like. I want to make love to you just the way that you deserve. I want to treat you like the goddess that you are and show you how beautiful you really are,” he said lovingly.

He lay me down on the bed and removed my bra. I looked down at myself and was shocked to find that the only thing that was between us was the towel that Edward was wearing. He palmed my left breast as he rolled his tongue around my right nipple. I lay my head back on the pillow and gave into the sensation of Edwards’s mouth.

“Oh Bella, Bella,” he chanted as he continued to assault my nipple.

“Bella, wake up. We just passed the Malibu sign. We should be at Jaspers house in a few minutes,” squeaked the annoying little pixie next to me.

I slowly opened my eyes and noticed that I was a long way away from Fairmount Olympic and Edward’s arms. Instead, I was in the car with Alice, on our way to stay with Jasper at his home in Malibu.  I look out the window at the scenery as we passed beaches and people surfing in the tide.

I yawned, the only thing I wanted and could think about is going back to sleep.  I wanted to continue that dream of Edward, myself and the hotel Fairmount Olympic in Seattle.

I sighed as I thought of Edward in a towel and the delicious things that he was doing to my body. I was about to doze off again when Alice pulled up outside a magnificent beach home. You can clearly see that the house sat on the beachfront with feet of sand to enjoy. Behind the house you could see people surfing at Latigo Point.

I got out of the car, completely in awe of the beautiful house that I would be staying in with Alice and Jasper.

Alice was barely out of the car before she was in Jasper’s arms. I did not even see him coming out the door. After ten minutes of them kissing and cuddling he finally acknowledged my existence. He smiled and pulled me into his arms holding me tight.

“How are you doing Bella?” he asked with a worried look on his face.

I was about to answer him when I burst into tears. I could easily blame my pregnancy hormones for the way I was feeling but really it was that the last few weeks had started to affect me and I did not know what to do.

“I-I’m sor-sorry Ja-Jasper. I am re-real-really happy t-to see yo-you. I mis-missed y-you,” I hiccupped.

He continued to hug me.

“Don’t you worry darling. You are safe here and we won’t let anything happen to you,” he smiled against my hair, giving me an extra squeeze.

He took Alice’s and my bags out of the car and carried them into his home with Alice and I following closely behind.

We walked through the ocean side sliding doors and into the brightest and most spacious living room I had ever seen.

“Wow,” I said breathlessly. Alice looked at me and then glanced around the living room that we were standing in.

“You took the words out of my mouth,” she said. She was looking around the place with a dazzled look on her face. Jasper decided at that time to make his presence known.

“I’m happy that you are giving the place your seal of approval, but for now let me show you both where you will be sleeping. I will give you a tour of my home later,” he laughed as he led the way to the rooms upstairs.

Before we got to the stairs I stopped him and asked,

“Jasper?” You’re our age right?”. How can you afford a place like this?”

He turned around and looked at me with a smug expression on his face.

“Well Bella, are you forgetting what I do for a living? My part in BITE helped pay for half of this place, my parents paid the other half. I live here when I am not filming this is only a holiday home for them. Don’t worry about a thing my little darling. They know that both yourself and Alice are staying here and they cannot wait to meet you,” he said smugly. He then went up the stairs with Alice and I behind him closely. He came to a stop outside a room at the top of the stairs and opened the door.

I looked in, only to find the most beautiful and perfect room that I had ever seen.

It had white walls with a king size bed in the middle of the room, a balcony overlooked the ocean, a 32 inch wide screen TV was on the wall on the to my left and it looked like the room also had a huge walk in closet. I felt like a princess. I ran over to the bed, fell on top of it and closed my eyes. Alice and Jasper continued to look at me with amused expressions on their faces. Jasper dumped my bags at the end of the bed and looked over at Alice.

“Why don’t we leave Bella to settle in sweetheart. I will show you to your room, it’s right next to mine,” he practically purred. 

Alice looked at Jasper with stars in her eyes and spoke to me without breaking eye contact with Jasper.

“Why don’t you get settled in Bella maybe get some rest. We will see you later.”

I rolled my eyes at them as they left the room. I stripped down to my t-shirt and boy shorts and then climbed into the comfortable bed happily. At that moment, I realized that I am seventeen weeks pregnant. For the first time in those seventeen weeks I felt safe, warm, cared for and knew that I had friends that would look out for me.

I snuggled into my pillow and sighed contently before I fell into a happy, dreamless sleep.

EPOV

I was sitting in my comfortable first class seat, tapping my foot impatiently. While flying from Seattle to Los Angelas. Ever since I received that voice mail, I could not seem to settle down. I tried to think who it could have been, who had left that message for me. The only thing I currently knew was that the caller was a teenage girl, mostly due to the fact that every time she started talking she also started giggling.

Sam and Seth kept throwing looks my way, silently telling me to calm down. I looked down at my watch for the hundredth time since the plane took off, only to realise that I have only been on the plane for thirty minutes and we still had another two hours to go. I just hoped that my patience held out for that long.

I put my head back in my seat and closed my eyes. Next thing I knew, Bella came and sat down next to me.

“Hi there big boy,” she purred. I looked into eyes that I loved so much, marveling at her beauty.

“Hi gorgeous, what are you doing here? I just got on the plane to go see you in LA and you’re here baby,” I cooed. I carefully brushed her cheek with my fingertips thinking that my heart would burst out of my chest at any moment.

She looked down at my mouth and bit the bottom of her lip. She looked so innocent, yet sinfully good at the same time. I groaned as my cock strained against my jeans, trying to burst out of its confinement and make its way home to Bella’s pussy.

“Edward I was the one who left that message on your voicemail, to tell you where I was staying. I came to Seattle because I couldn’t stay away from you. I want to be with you, taste you, here and now,” she said desperately.

I growled, got up and dragged her into the first class toilet.

“You want me, you’ve got me baby,” I said seductively. I pulled down my jeans and my cock sprang free, hitting me in the stomach. Thank god for the fact that I went commando. Bella looked down at my big hard cock with wide eyes, got down on her knees and licked her lips.

“Damn,” she whispered and I hissed as she took my entire length into her nice, hot mouth. She kept herself balanced by holding onto the back of my thighs.

She ran her tongue over the head of my cock before sucking me hard. She moved her mouth along my length and I cried out, she felt so fucking right. One of her hands left the back of my thighs to stroke my cock with one hand, sucking on the rest of me as much as she could. Her other hand cupped my balls and I felt like screaming out, but the sound came out as a strangled yell.

I was not going to last. I could already feel that tightening in my balls, in my stomach.

Just as I was about to cum I felt myself being shaking by someone. I looked down at my beautiful Bella as she slowly started to disappear. I looked around, feeling as if a piece of me was gone.

“Bella, Bella,” I yelled franticly, looking around the toilet.

“Edward, Wake up asshole!”

I slowly opened my eyes,looking around to see if I could find my Bella. Sam was looking at me with a weird look in his eyes.

“We are getting ready to land mate. You might want to put on your seatbelt,” he said.

I leaned my head back in the chair and grunted.

“Of course, it would have to be a dream. I would never be that lucky, for her to forgive me so easily,” I thought bitterly as I put my seatbelt on.

Ten minutes later the plane hit the grounds of LAX airport and I could not have been happier. After getting my things together, I got off the plane with Sam and Seth in tow. We were walking through customs when suddenly I was assaulted with a load of flash bulbs.

I started walking through the paparazzi when they began throwing questions out at me.

“What where you doing in Seattle Edward?”

“Is it true that you and Tanya Denali are engaged?”

“What does she think of the baby mama that is trying to trap you?”

“Did you and Tanya Denali set a date for the wedding?”

I pushed my way past them without answering a single question. I did not know where they got the stupid idea that Tanya and I were engaged, but if I had to guess, then I would say that the whore herself started that rumour.

I laughed at how ridiculous that rumour really was. I could not even stand the woman.

I finally got through the paparazzi, made it outside and into the car that was waiting for me.

“Where to Mr Masen,” Jared asked.

“1266 Benedict Canyon Drive, Jared,” I said without a moment of hesitation.

“I’ve waited for my Bella long enough, I cannot wait anymore,” I thought as I smiled.

It took Jared forty-five minutes to drive me to Canyon Drive. I hated this place, I grew up only a block away from here and my ex best friend lived just two doors down from my destination.   

I got out of the car and walked up the driveway with Sam and Seth following closely behind. I was about to ring the doorbell when some girl came storming out. She was looking for something in her bag and did not see me at first. She would be a pretty girl with long blonde hair and blue eyes, If only she did not have that stuck-up look on her face. I hated girls who thought they owned the world just because they had money. She was roughly the same age as Bella, but I could see the difference between the two of them. This girl was obviously plastic and probably thought that the sun shone out of her ass. She looked up at me, speechless she was obviously not expecting me to be standing there. She quickly recovered and started fluttering her eyelashes.

“O.M.G!, You’re Edward Masen! I didn’t expect you to, like, get here so fast. This is unbelievable! I love you and your films,” she squealed in an annoying nasally,voice.

I looked at her while tugging on my hair.

“My name is Irina, but you can call me Rini,” she said, licking her lips.

“It was you that rang me? Telling me that Bella is here?” I asked impatiently.

She walked over a few steps to me and put her hand on my chest. The top of my shirt was unbuttoned all the way down to the middle with a few of my chest hairs sticking out. She started playing with the hair on my chest, looking into my eyes while fluttering her fake eyelashes.

“Yeah that was me. I overheard my mother and sister talking, saying that they were going to contact you so that you could see Bella,” she said, sneering her name.

I took a deep breath, trying to control my temper so that I would not lose it with this stuck-up bitch as she continued

“I always wanted to meet you! Because I knew that once we met you would know that we belonged together. So I found your phone number in my sister’s phone, rang you and left you that message.”

I finally lost it, grabbed her wrist and roughly pushed it away from my chest.

“Now you listen to me you little tramp, I am here for one reason and one reason only, to see Bella. Now, are you going to tell me where she is before I forget that my mother raised me to be a gentleman and get rough with you? I promise it will not be in a good way you like,” I growled.

For the first time since I got there, she looked at me with genuine fear. I would have felt sorry for her if I was not such a heartless bastard.

“Sh-She was sup-supposed to b-be starting sch-school today at C-City of An-angels, but she ne-never turned u-up. When I ca-came ho-home to try an-and find he-her there was a no-note sa-saying th-that she and Al-Alice had left,” she stuttered.

I was dangerously close to losing it with the brick that surrounded the driveway. She had been here just that morning, but now she was gone. I took the tramp by the shoulders and shook her.

“I have one more thing to ask you. Who is her ob-gyn? She must have one. Maybe they will know where I can find her,” I asked breathlessly. I saw Sam and Seth from the corner of my eye they both looked worried. I suddenly knew the answer before she could even answer me.

“Eliza-Elizabeth Ma-Masen,” she cried.

The second those words came out of her mouth I lost it. I pushed her away from me and picked up anything I could get my hands on and threw them at the bricks lining  the driveway.

After five minutes of breaking gnomes, ornaments and everything else I could get my hands on I looked over at my bodyguards and friends.

“You knew,” I spat at them.

They both nodded shamelessly and told me that they saw her the day I went to visit my mother at the clinic. She saw me in the waiting room and hastily departed. Suddenly everything made sense. The electricity in the room, my mother nervously checking her watch and looking at the door.

I then remembered the way I was with the receptionist, knowing that she was witness to that moment made me nauseous.

I ran over to the nearest bushes and emptied the contents of my stomach.

When I was finished, I looked over at Sam and Seth with anger written all over my face.

“Let’s go. I have to see my mother,” I growled. I walked over to my car and without a second glance at the sniffling tramp on the driveway, we drove towards my mother’s clinic.

Twenty minutes later Jared pulled up outside Westside pregnancy clinic. I jumped out of the car before it fully stopped, stormed past the receptionist and walked straight into my mother’s office. I did not even give a shit if she was with a patient or not. Luckily, for me she was alone and going over some paper work.

She looked up at me with a surprised look on her face. The moment she saw me standing there her face turned from surprise to joy until she saw the waves of anger coming off me.

“Edward?” What are you doing here sweetheart?”

There was no point in beating around the bush so I simply dived in.

“Mother,” I hiss.

“Were you ever going to tell me that Bella was a patient of yours? That you have known that she was here in LA while I was going back and forth looking for her in Seattle?” I snapped.

My mother looked at me with tears falling down her cheeks. It nearly made me calm down, but I was too far-gone for that now. For the past month, I have put my work on hold. Stopped promoting BITE and attending the publicity interviews , instead I put all my time and energy into finding Bella. But my mother, the woman who gave birth to me, raised me knew where she was all this time. Not only did she know where she was, she was also looking after her had been there for her and my baby. Everything that I should have been doing.

Suddenly all the guilt, the emotions that I had been keeping bottled up inside me, crashed into me full force and I forgot how to breathe. I fell down on my knees, clutching at my heart with tears falling from my eyes.

My mother rushed to me and knelt down next to me. She put her arms around me, while she rocked me and tried to sooth me.

“Deep breaths sweetheart,” she whispered in my ear while rocking me back and forth.

After about twenty minutes I finally calmed down enough to talk.

“Wha-What am I go-going to do, mammy? How c-ca-can I m-make her forg-forgive me? I lo-love h-her s-so mu-much and I did such un-unfor-unforgivable thin-things to h-he-her. I ne-need to b-be wi-with he-her and o-our ba-baby. I wi-will spend th-the rest of my li-life prov-proving my lo-love for her and I will spe-spend forever trying to ea-earn her tr-trust,” I sobbed in my mother’s arms.

My heart felt like it was broken in two and it would not be whole until I was with my Bella again. I had done unforgiveable things to her, screwed around with other women when she needed me the most. It would take a miracle for her too forgive me for what I had done to her.

Two days later

BPOV

Knock Knock!

Alice stuck her head in the door with a big smile on her face before I could even ask who is there.

“Hello my sister! How are my best friend and  goddaughter doing today?” she asked happily.

I raised my eyebrows at her cheerfulness.

“I am doing well today, my dear BFF. What makes you think that it is a girl? It might be a boy,” I grinned.

“Oh yee of little faith, I know that it is a girl. Trust me, I know these things,” she said giving me a look that told me not to argue with her.

I thought that it was best not to say a word, so I changed the subject to something that I knew that she was excited about.

“So what time are your parents arriving?”

She smiled so big that her face instantly lit up.

“They will be here in less than an hour, Jasper just sent a car to collect them. Oh Bella, I am so excited! I have missed my Mum and Dad I can’t wait for them to get here,” she said,practically buzzing with excitement.

Suddenly I felt something in my stomach, it was a fluttering feeling. I always felt it when I was excited about something, but this time I knew that it was something else, something wonderful. My hand automatically went to my stomach and I could not be any happier than I was at this moment. It made everything worthwhile.

“Ali, I think I just felt the baby moving,” I smiled at her. She squealed so loudly  I was surprised that animals did not come in the window. She put her hand over mine, cradling my stomach and gave me a pouting look.

“Why don’t I feel anything?” she whined.

“I’m sorry. I think that it’s too soon for other people to feel it. It was only a fluttering feeling,” I answered.

She nodded, “Ok I understand,” she said as she continued to pout. I knew that she was disappointed, there was nothing I wanted more than for her to feel my baby moving for the first time , to be able to share that moment also.

She got up off the bed and walked towards the door.

“Why don’t you have a shower, freshen up and get dressed. Then meet me in the living room, ready to greet mum and dad when they come through the door,” she smiled as she left the room.

I smiled to myself feeling excited about seeing Esme and Carlisle as I went into the bathroom and turned the shower on.

Forty minutes later, I was washed, dressed in a pair of denim shorts and a tank top. I was definitely showing now,there is no denying my pregnancy because it so obvious. I put on a pair of flip-flops, went down the stairs to the living room and was assaulted with a three-way hug from none other than Esme and Carlisle.

I pulled away and hugged them both individually.

After ten minutes of hugging, kissing and crying, we walked into the living room.

I noticed a third person sitting on the couch, with his back facing me, as he spoke to Jasper and Alice. He stood up, turned around and smiled at me. My heart jumped to my throat and I forgot how to breathe. Everything went black. 

Chapter 15

BPOV

Everything was so peaceful. The sun was shining, birds were chirping as I walked through a meadow full of the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen. Suddenly I heard voices calling for me to come back.

“Bella, Bella!”

I closed my eyes for a few seconds. As I slowly opened them again, I was in Jasper’s living room lying on the couch.

“Bella, are you OK sweetheart?” Carlisle asked. 

Everything suddenly came back to me and I remembered walking into the living room seeing Alice and Jasper sitting down on the couch talking to…….

I jumped up and looked around for the face that I thought that I saw, when he came over and sat down next to me taking me by the hand.

“Hey Bells, I hoped that you would be happy to see me but I did not expect you to faint,” he joked.

Tears came to my eyes and I jumped into the arms of the one person who was always there for me but he was also the one person that I had to leave behind.

“Oh Alec, I have missed you, so much. Everything is going to be alright now that you are here,” I cried burying my face in his chest.

He leaned his cheek against my hair and tightened his hold on me. "I've missed you too." He whispered so only I could hear.

I cried as he continued to hold me for the next twenty minutes. When I felt that I had no tears left, I pulled away from him.

“Alec, not that I am not happy and relieved to see you but what are you doing here? Do mum and dad know that you came to see me?”

He smiled that cocky little smile that could always get him what he wanted.

“Esme and Carlisle came to visit mum and dad. They told them that you were having a hard time and that you missed us. Esme told them that it might lift your spirits if you received a visit from at least one member of your family. Dad told them that they loved you and missed you but they were not ready to see you just yet. I was sitting in the living room with them while they were talking so I begged them to let me come to you. Mum hesitated at first, but dad thought that it would be a good idea, knowing how close we always were. So between Dad, Esme and Carlisle, we convinced her to let me come see you for a few weeks.”

He continued to smile while he was talking and I continued to cry. I had missed him so much and I could not believe that we had two whole weeks together. We continued to hold each other, afraid to leave each other go in case the other disappeared.

“I have missed you Bells, so much,” he whispered into my hair.

“I’ve missed you too Alec,” I cried.

 He started telling me everything that was going on back in Forks. He said that Lauren Mallory and Jessica Stanley were pissed because I was with Edward and they were convinced that given the chance he would fall in love with them. After what seemed like hours, Jasper dragged him away to the game room with Carlisle while Alice and I went into kitchen with Esme to make dinner.

Esme started making her famous Salmon Wellington and I mixed the salad while Esme told us what the plan was while they were here.

“Girls, I am going to have a talk with Carmen and find out what she is up too, but there is one thing that Carlisle and I agree on and that is that we do not think it is in your best interests to continue staying with her. We have decided Carlisle and I will move out here to LA so that we can be with you both. Besides, it will be good to get away from the cold weather of Forks,” she joked.

She paused for breath before she continued.

“Carlisle’s parents have a holiday home here in Malibu and when we told them that we were going to move out here for a while, they signed the house over to us. It is at Broad Beach Road, which is not far from here. Carlisle has already put in for a transfer at work. I will be staying here with you both until it comes through.”

She looked at me and took my hand.

“Carmen may have said or done a lot of things but there is one thing that I agree with her and that is the fact that Elizabeth Masen is the best ob-gyn in the country. I had her checked out and I do not believe that you would be able to find anyone better qualified. It is your decision if you wish to continue with her and I will support you either way,” she said.

I could not describe the happiness that I was feeling at that moment. Esme and Carlisle were moving here to be with Alice and me. They were the only ones that have supported me from the beginning. If Esme says that I will be okay with  Elizabeth Masen been my ob-gyn then I will have to trust her.

“We will talk more about everything later but first we better feed those men before they starve to death” she joked, as she picked up the Salmon Wellington that she had made from scratch and brought it to the table. Alice and I picked up the salad and bread before following behind her closely.

Alice went to call Carlisle, Alec and Jasper to dinner while I sat and spoke to Esme.

“Bella did you hear any more from Edward? I know that he is going to great lengths in a effort to find you. The sky writing in Seattle was pure genius,” she said.

Before I could answer, Jasper and Alec came to the table laughing and joking whileCarlisle and Alice followed closely behind. Esme told them were to sit and dished up the dinner giving, everyone generous servings.

Alec and Jasper continued to talk as if they were old close friends. I did not pay any attention to their conversation until I heard Jasper mentioning Edward’s name to Alec.

“Edward is not a bad guy. He was just dealt a shitty hand of cards. That whore Emily truly screwed him up, royally. Now I am not saying that I am happy with the way he treated Bella and our friendship has suffered because of it but maybe we should at least hear him out. From what I have heard, he really wants to turn things around,” he said.

Alec shook his head in disagreement.

“I cannot agree to that Jazz. He may have a shitty past and he may be now regretting everything, but this is my twin sister that we are talking about. She is the one who is pregnant and is dealing with his shit. He really needs to prove that he has changed before I allow him to go anywhere near my sister,” he said.

Esme, Carlisle, Alice and I sat around the table listening with great interest to their conversation, but the only thing that stood out in my mind was some girl’s name.

Emily.

I keep repeating what Jasper said about her repeatedly in my head.

“Edward is not a bad guy. He was just been dealt a shitty hand of cards. That whore Emily truly screwed him up, royally.”

Who was this bitch and what did she do too Edward? Was I doing the right thing in ignoring him or should I at least meet with him and hear him out?

I stood up and placed my napkin on the table next to my untouched food.

“May I be excused? I have a headache,” I asked, running upstairs to my room before anyone could answer me.

I threw myself on top of my bed and put the pillow over my face trying to stop the thoughts racing through my head. I faintly heard someone come into the room and sit down on the bed next to me. I threw the pillow to one side and looked into Esme’s caring eyes.

I sat up and threw my arms around her as she gave me a motherly hug back.

I buried my face in her shoulder, crying quietly.

“I do not know what to do Esme. I want to hear what he has to say, but on the other hand he hurt me so much that I am scared about what he has to say. Please tell me what to do because I have no idea,” I cried.

She pulled back and looked at me

“Bella, I cannot tell you what to do. The only thing that I will tell you is that the answer to all your questions can be found within your heart. You must have faith in others, but most importantly you must have faith in yourself,” she said.

She stood up to leave the room. When she got to the door, she turned around and gave me one last piece of advice.

“Do not be ashamed of what you feel. We will all be here for you, stand by you and love you, no matter what,” she said as she left the room.

The second the door closed I threw my head back on the pillow and closed my eyes, wondering what the fuck I was going to do.

I put my hand over my stomach and started stroking it with the palm of my hand.

“I promise to you that you will be loved no matter what.

“She says, I have to have faith in others and myself. Yeah right,” I whispered to my stomach, stroking it lovingly as I dozed off.

EPOV

“Eddie be ready in fifteen minutes because I am going to drag your ugly ass out of the house today,” Emmett’s voice roared through the phone. I had to keep the receiver well away from my ear so that I would not go deaf.

It had been three days since I arrived back in LA from Seattle, Three days, since I met the skank who rang me in Seattle and told me to come to Beverly Hills and see Bella, Three days, since I saw my mother in the clinic and broke down thinking about Bella. I could not stop thinking about what she said after my episode in her office.

Flashback

My mother continued to rock me back and forth until my breathing was under control and I calmed down.

She helped me get up off the floor and sat with me on the coach. When she was sure that I was comfortable, she got up to get me a glass of water, which I gratefully drank.

“Edward, you are my baby and I cannot stand seeing you like this. You have got to take better of yourself,” mum whispered.

I looked at her and I could see the worry written all over her face.

“I know mum but no matter what I need to sort things out with Bella. I want to love her and our baby the way they deserve. I need her to know that I am sorry for everything that I have said and done. I will spend the rest of my life proving it to her, even if she never forgives me,” I whimpered.

My mother’s face wrinkled in thought. After five minutes of silence she looked at me at gave a small smile.

“Edward like I said you are my son and I love you but if I am lucky enough for Bella to continue allowing me be her ob-gyn then I would not be able to tell you where she is unless she gave me permission to do so.”

But let me give you a bit of advice. If you truly want to sort things out with Bella and make things right, you will have to do is get outside of your comfort zone. You need to put yourself on the line, make her believe that you honestly are sorry and that you want a second chance with her,” she said.

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“Edward are you still there dude,” Emmett shouted. I quickly snapped back to the present and put the receiver back to my ear.

“Hey Emmett, can we take a rain check? There is something that I need to do,” I asked hanging up the phone before he could answer me.

I waited for a few minutes before ringing my manager, Ted Broady.

It rang three times before he answered.

“Well I must be dreaming. It cannot be Edward Masen ringing me,” Ted laughed.

I pinched the bridge of my nose while taking deep breaths wondering if I was doing the right thing where Bella was concerned before I thought back to what my mother said.

“If you truly want to sort things out with Bella and make things right, you will have to get outside of your comfort zone. You need to put yourself on the line, make her believe that you honestly are sorry and that you want a second chance with her

 “Yeah I am doing the right thing,” I thought as I started to talking to Ted.

“Cut the shit Ted, there is something that I need you to do for me.”

“Ok Ed, I am calm now. What do you want me to do for you,” he asked.

I brushed my fingers through my hair and pulled at it hard, thinking that there was no going back now.

“Well, I need you to set up an interview with Jane Murphy and Rebecca Long at the entertainment channel network.”

I took a deep breath before I continued.

“Do you remember the interview I gave about the sixteen year old girl in Forks, Washington? The one who said she was pregnant with my baby?”

After a long pause on the other end of the phone, he answered.

“Yeah I remember but what has that got to do with anything,” he asked.

I took another deep breath to keep myself calm.

“I need to set the story straight and explain everything.”

I could hear heavy breathing on the other end of the phone as if he were hyperventilating.

“Explain what,” he snapped.

“I need to explain that I lied, that I am in fact the father of Isabella Swan’s baby.”

BPOV

I could faintly hear giggling in the background as I slowly opened my eyes. I saw from the corner of my eye that there were two people over by the balcony and one of them was shouting to someone down below.

I laughed when I saw that it was Alec in a tickling war with Alice she was shouting down at Jasper begging him to help her, demanding to know what he was going to do about her situation?

I was always happy that Alec treated Alice like another sister now it seemed like he had befriended Jasper as well. I only wish that we could have included Edward in all of this. It made my heart tighten knowing that he was not with me but could be if I gave him a chance to explain. Both Alice and Alec calmed down from the tickling war before they saw me getting up out of bed. Alec came over to me and put his arms around my shoulders.

“Are you alright sis? What happened to you downstairs,” he asked with concern.

I looked from him to Alice and told him that I overheard what Jasper had told him, the news about some girl called Emily. Alice went over to the balcony and shouted down to Jasper asking him if he would come up to the room. There was silence until we heard a faint knock on the door.

Jasper opened the door and walked in before any of us could answer. He walked over and sat on the sofa opposite my bed next to Alice while Alec sat on the bed next to me.

Alice asked Jasper what he knew about a girl called Emily and what she had to do with Edward. Jasper looked at Alice and I in shock, not expecting either one of us to mention her.

He quickly recovered and looked at me.

“Bella, there is not much that I can tell you frankly it is Edward’s story to tell. I will tell you that Emily was his girlfriend in school and that she screwed him over pretty good. When they broke-up he lost his trust in girls, he believes the worst in them and think that they are all out to trap him,” he said sadly.

I thought for a moment before speaking.

“If that is true and you know the reason behind why Edward reacted the way he did, why are you ignoring your friendship with him?”

He was silent for a few minutes and looked at Alice who gave his hand gentle squeeze to show her support.

“The reason why I am not talking to him Bella is because no matter what he has suffered in his past, you did not deserve the way he has been treating you. He could explain everything to you, instead he choose to be an asshole and I am not happy with that. You deserve better than that shit, Bella.”

I shook my head when he finished.

“Jazz, I am incredibly grateful to you for what you have done but Edward is probably out there confused about everything and he has nobody to talk to about it. I have Esme, Carlisle, Alice and Alec. So I think that once we all move into the Malibu home, you should get in touch with Edward, have him come stay with you and for you to be his best friend again,” I whimpered, my eyes shining with tears.

Jasper jumped up off the sofa that he was sitting on with Alice and pulled me into a tight hug.

“Bella how can you be so selfless and look the other way, especially with all he has put you through. If it was anyone else, they would be wishing him death,” he said.

I continued to hug him back.

“Everybody needs someone no matter what he has done to me he deserves to have his friends support. I cannot help but think about who is the one that is truly all alone, Edward or I?  I even had his mother keep the fact that she saw me a secret from him and that was not right,” I sniffed.

He pulled back and looked at me in awe.

“Ok Bella, I will get in touch with him and make sure that he is alright,” he said, before he pulled me close  for another hug.

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Three days have gone by since I told Jasper to talk to Edward but he still has to call him. He insists on waiting to ring him, stating that he will do so when we have moved into Esme and Carlisle’s Malibu home. I knew that he was worried about Edward turning up and possibly seeing me here if he were to ring him before we left.

I have continued to think about whether I should contact him or not. If what Jasper said was true about Edward’s ex-girlfriend then I should at least hear him out and let him explain. Not only for myself but also for the sake of my unborn baby.

I was feeling nauseous all morning so I decided to stay behind in Jasper’s home while everybody else went to view Esme and Carlisle’s Malibu home. I was lying down on the couch when I heard the house phone ringing. I debated with myself whether I should answer it or not. I decided against it because I was afraid that if I moved I would vomit, so I left the answering machine pick it up.

When the message on the machine finished, a voice that I sincerely missed spoke.

“Hi Jazz, it’s Edward. It seems so long since we spoke and I know that you will not be happy about hearing from me now. The reason that I am phoning now is I was hoping you would be able to get in touch with Bella.”

My heart skipped a beat when I heard him saying my name. I held my breath as he continued.

“If you can get in touch with her, will you please ask her to watch the entertainment channel at 8pm tonight? It is very important to me that she watches a specific interview on that channel, at exactly that time. Thanks man.”

The machine went silent, proving that he had hung up. I started breathing again and did not realise that I was crying until I saw a tear falling on the cushion where my head lay.

His voice sounded so beautiful but was filled with sadness. I wanted nothing more than to pick up the phone, check the caller id and ring him back, but knew that I was not ready to do that yet. I wondered what was so important about that particularly interview, why he was so insistent that I watch it.

I continued to listen to his voice on the answering machine and cry until I was sure that they were no tears left to shed. Before I knew it, the front door opened and in walked Alec, Jasper and Alice; all talking excitedly about the house that they saw with Esme and Carlisle, who were walking closely behind them with big smiles on their faces. The chatter stopped shortly after they saw me sitting on the sofa, my arms wrapped around a cushion and tears falling from my eyes.

Alice came and sat next to me, clutching my right hand in hers while Alec sat on the other side of me with his arms wrapped around my shoulders.

He looked at me with so much love and concern in his eyes.

“What happened Bells?”

I cried even harder trying to explain.

“Edward…answering machine…interview…voice…hurt…” I sobbed.

Jasper went straight to the answering machine and played back the message. A new batch of tears came to my eyes when I heard his voice again. Esme discreetly went into the kitchen and started to make lunch while we sat and discussed what was going on.

Jasper looked deep in thought before he started speaking.

“Bella, how would you feel about me ringing Edward back and finding out what he is doing and what the interview is about,” he asked.

I did not trust myself to speak, so Alice spoke instead.

“Ok Jazzy, but please do not tell him that we are here. You can tell him that you see us and know where we are, but not that we are staying here,” she said.

Jasper nodded and picked up the phone so that he could go into another room while we all sat and waited in anticipation.

JPOV

I picked up my house phone and walked into my den, which is my sanctuary, the only room in my house that I can unwind and call my own.

I cannot help but think back to how much my life changed when I met Alice four months ago. She quickly captured my heart and became my soul mate, Bella is like a sister to her and quickly became like a sister to me. When Bella found out that, she was pregnant with Edward’s baby and after the way Edward started treating her, I became very protective towards her in a brotherly kind of way.

Edward is my best friend and I love him but he needs to take that stick out of his ass and grow up.

When Bella asked me to get in touch with Edward so that he would have a friend to talk to, I was in awe by her selflessness and could not be any prouder of her.

I sat in my chair looking at the phone wondering what I was going to say to him for a few minutes before I decide to dial his number.

I quickly dialled his cell number and waited for him to answer.

“Hello, Jazz,” he asked breathlessly

I paused before answering.

“How did you know that it was me?”

“Caller ID,” he laughed

“Well Ed, I got your message on the answering machine. What is your plan? What are you up to,” I asked not bothering to beat around the bush.

“Jazz, I need to make things right. I miss her and need her in my life. It took me this long to realize what she and the baby mean everything to me. I have gone and done everything the wrong way and need her to know that I am willing to do whatever it takes for her to trust me,” he answered.

“So what is the interview about and what are you planning on talking about?”

There was a long pause before he answered me.

“I am admitting that I am the baby’s father and that I am in love with Bella. I am also explaining the reason why I denied it in the first place without going into full details. I think it is best for me to tell Bella about that in private. Just her and me,” he said his voice laced with sadness.

I could hear from the sound of his voice that he meant everything that he was saying, so the least I could do is assure him that Bella will see the interview tonight but I cannot tell him that she is staying with me. It is up to Bella to tell him that bit of information.

“Ok Eddie, I promise you that Bella will be watching that interview tonight. I do know where she is but I cannot tell you. If she wants to talk to you after she watches the interview then I will give her your cell number and then the both of you can arrange to meet up.”

“Thanks Jazz, you have no idea how much this means to me. Please will you answer one thing for me? How is she doing? Is there any problems? Is she and the baby ok?”

I smiled into the phone thinking this is the Edward that I know, my best friend.

“She is doing well. She is a lot stronger than she looks and I know for a fact that she wishes that you could be here with her but you will have your work cut out for you if you want her to forgive and trust her again.”

“Thanks again Jazz, I miss you mate but make sure that Bella and our baby are ok. That is all that I care about,” he said

I did not miss what he said when he called it our baby. It makes me happy that he is willing to take responsibility for their child. My best friend is truly coming back.

“I will Eddie, look after yourself and I give you a ring tomorrow,” I smiled into the phone.

“Bye Jazz,” he answered, and hung up.

I continued to sit in my chair so that I could get my thoughts together before I got up and went into the living room to tell everybody how proud I am of my best friend. 

 

Chapter 16

EPOV

I hung up the phone after talking to Jasper with a big goofy smile on my face. I felt like a huge weight been lifted from my shoulders and could not have been any happier. My best friend had rung and assured me that the love of my life, the mother of my baby, would be watching the interview that I gave as an apology to prove my feelings for her. I could only hope and pray that she would at least meet and talk to me, allowing me to try to make up for all the hurt that I had caused.

There was one sentence that Jasper said that kept repeat in my head but I could not figure out why.

“I know for a fact that she wishes that you could be here with her but you will have your work cut out for you if you want her to forgive and trust you again.”

I wished I knew why I kept repeating that particular sentence in my head, until it finally dawned on me.

“I know for a fact that she wishes that you could be HERE with her but you will have your work cut out for you if you want her to forgive and trust you again.”

“SHIT” I yelled, jumping up off my chair.

HERE meant that she was staying with Jasper. She was only fifteen minutes away from me. I could be there with her as we both watched the interview together, but just as quickly as my excitement had come it quickly evaporated.

I sat back down in my seat in defeat and thought, how could I earn back her trust if I were to go rushing to her before she was even ready to see me. She needed to see the interview first and then decide whether she wanted to see me.

“From this moment on, everything is going to be on her terms. I’d just have to be patient, if I was ever to have the chance to win her back.”

The ball was in her court now and I would be happy to take whatever she would give me.”

BPOV

Jasper came out of his den with the phone in his hand and a big goofy smile on his face. I kept asking him what Edward had to say but he continued to look at me smugly.

It was only when I huffed and turned my back to him that he became more serious and told me everything.

When he told me that the interview was going to be a public apology and that he was going to make it known that the baby that I was carrying is in fact his, I nearly burst with happiness and it took everything I had not to grab the phone and ring him myself.

Instead, I sat on the couch and cried, burying my head in Alec’s shoulder wondering if I should forgive him or make him work for it?

I knew that I wanted to talk to him but I did not know what to say to him. I came to the conclusion after thinking for a few minutes, that the best thing for me to do was to wait and see what he had to say in the interview and then decide.

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The rest of the day flew by and before I knew it, it was ten minutes to eight pm.

To say that I was nervous was an understatement. I was sitting in the living room with Alec, Esme and Carlisle while Alice and Jasper were getting snacks from the kitchen. The TV was on the Entertainment Channel and I sat there anxiously waiting for the show to start.

Alice and Jasper finally came in with their arms filled with sodas and popcorn and sat down together in the love seat.

Suddenly my heart skipped a beat when I heard the start-up music for programme, Friday night with Jane and Rebecca; the stuck-up and sour faces of Jane Murphy and Rebecca Long came on the screen.

“Hello, and welcome to a special show of Friday night with Jane and Rebecca. Tonight we have an exclusive one hour interview with Edward Masen, where he speaks for the first time about the rumour of him impregnating a sixteen-year-old girl from Washington. The last that we have ever heard on the subject is when he spoke to Melanie Adams of the US magazine and straight out denied the rumour indicating that she was trying to trick him.”

“What do you think is the reason for these turn of events, Rebecca?” Jane asked, looking over at Rebecca.

Rebecca looked at Jane with a smug look on her face.

“I do not know Jane. The only person who can answer that question is the man himself. So let’s bring him out, shall we?”

The whole crowd cheered when she said that and my heart jumped to my throat, knowing that I would be getting all the answers that I sought.

“Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Edward Masen,” Jane announced.

The whole crowd continued to cheer while Edward came to the stage looking confident and sexy. Some even shouted” I love you, Edward” or “will you marry me,” but Edward ignored it all. Instead he smiled and waved to the crowd as he took his seat next to Jane and Rebecca.

“Welcome Edward and thank you for joining us,” Jane purred.

Edward gave her his famous crooked smile and smirk.

“It is my pleasure Jane and Rebecca. Thank you so much for having me here,” he smiled.  

Rebecca glanced at Jane before looking over at Edward. It was clear from the look that she had in her eyes that she wanted him and that made my blood boil, but he did not seem to notice her actions in a slightest and that made me feel a little better.

“Edward, the first thing we want to know is if you can tell us about this girl who is pregnant and if the rumour is true or false,” she asked smugly.

Edward took a deep breath and a sip of water before he started talking.

“Well, her name is Isabella Swan from a little town in Washington called Forks, she is sixteen years old and is the most beautiful, wonderful, selfless girl that I have ever known. We met at the BITE premiere. She won the tickets to attend the Premiere and parties with her friend. The very second that we met sparks flew between us. I have never felt anything like it and I am positive that I will never feel it again with any other girl, he said sadly.

Tears started falling while I listened to him talking about how he felt when we first met.

Rebecca no longer looked smug as she asked her second question.

“Well that brings us to the next question. Is the rumour true or false? Is she in fact pregnant and are you the father of the baby?”

Edward looked at the camera, his face full of sadness, emotion and remorse. It was almost as if he was looking straight at me and trying to show how much he regretted everything that he had done.

“Yes, the rumour is true and yes, the baby is mine and I could not be prouder.”

My heart was ready to burst with the happiness that I felt at that moment. He had just admitted that he was the father of our baby and that he was proud of it, on television.

I looked around the living room at everyone who had stood by me from the beginning. There were many mixed emotions going around. Jasper and Alice looked happy; Alec looked at me and smiled, but Esme and Carlisle’s faces remained blank as they continued to watch the TV.

Jane looked at Rebecca, no longer smiling as she asked.

“How do you feel about this girl and the baby that she is carrying?

Edward smiled.

“I am in love with her and I love our baby. The only wish that I have is that she would give me another chance to prove my love for her I will spend the rest of my life  proving that I am worthy and that she can trust me.”

I did not realise that I was crying until Esme handed me a tissue. When I looked at her to thank her I saw tears falling down her face as she pulled me in for a hug and we both cried together.

We finally pulled apart and my full attention returned to the interview on the screen. Rebecca looked sick as she continued to speak.

“Let’s take some questions from the audience, shall we,” she croaked.

Suddenly several girls had their hands in the air and Rebecca pointed to a chubby one.

“Yes, what is your question?

Edward looked over at the girl and smiled at her. I thought she was going to swoon before she asked her question but she quickly recovered.

“If you love this girl as much as you say you do then why did you trash her in the US magazine two months ago?”

Edward’s face fell and this time he looked sick to his stomach.

“I have no excuse, except that I was scared so I responded the only way I knew how. I do love her with my entire heart and soul. She and our baby are my life now and I hope that she will let me make up for the mistakes that I have made.”

Once the chubby girl sat down, other girls put their hands in the air. This time Jane pointed to one who looked like she belonged on runaway.

“I have a copy of the interview that you gave with US magazine. Let me read some of what you have said.

She opened the cursed magazine and read out loud

“Isabella Swan is not as innocent as she makes out to be. She contacted my manager Ted and told him that she was pregnant with my child and that she needed money to have an abortion. She threatened that if I did not pay for it then she would tell everyone that I was the father and that I was trying to make her get rid of the baby. I went to Forks to talk to her and to help her but she did not want my help. She only wanted my money and when I refused to give her any she caused a scene.”

She put the magazine away and looked at Edward with coldness in her eyes.

“Why would you say something like that about her and claim that you love her and the baby two months later,” she asked coldly.

Edward looked like he was going to cry himself as he answered.

“Like I said already, I have no excuse. I can tell you that I have a had past experience that clouded my judgement when I gave that interview. If I am ever to gain her trust back then I will need to tell her all about my past before I make it public,” he choked.

I sat in between Alec and Esme, sobbing loudly while Alice was crying into Jasper’s shoulder.

Jane and Rebecca looked at each other with a sour looks on their faces.

“Before we end our program there is one last thing that we would like to ask you Edward,” Jane frowned.

Edward took a deep breath while waiting for the she-devil to ask the question.

“As everybody knows, Edward Masen loves the company of women, especially the company of Tanya Denali,” she said smugly before continuing

“By announcing your love for this girl, Isabella Swan, does that mean that you are now a one woman man, or will she continue to be one of many?”

Edward smirked, knowing what she was asking him.

“I can honestly say that Isabella has changed me for the better and that I am most definitely a one woman man. Isabella’s man for that matter, no matter what” he grinned.

Jane and Rebecca looked like they were going to start ranting and raving but instead they smiled into the camera.

Well there we have it everybody. We would like to thank Edward Masen for coming onto the show today. Until next week, good night,” they both waved.

Carlisle got up and turned off the TV while Esme and I continued to cry with our arms around each other. Alec looked shocked and Alice smiled through her tears.

You could hear a pin drop; it was so quiet in the room. Thankfully, Jasper was the first to start talking.

“Now that we have all heard how Edward feels, I was wondering how you feel, Bella,” he asked me.

I looked around at everybody in the room, these people were my family who had been there for me from the beginning and I could not utter a single word. I just stood there opening and closing my mouth like an idiot.

Suddenly I had enough of the silence; so I put my hand over my mouth while choking back the sobs and ran to the safety of my room.

I locked the door of my room and fell on top of my bed, my sobs becoming louder. I rubbed my baby bump while thinking of everything that Edward said in the interview. He obviously was telling the truth, I could see it in his eyes but the question remained did I love him enough to forgive him and let him be a father to our baby. Could I trust him? That was the million-dollar question.

I closed my eyes while a dozen more questions started going through my head as I faded into a deep, dark and troublesome sleep.

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The next day

Esme POV

It had been a long night. I could not help but worry about everything that Bella was going through. She was now eighteen weeks pregnant so we had to make an appointment with Elizabeth Masen for an ultrasound scan to make sure that the baby was doing all right. I hoped that Bella would still want Elizabeth to be her ob-gyn after everything that had happened last night. Watching the interview, I had cried seeing the love that Edward had for Bella flowing off him in waves. It was not up to me to tell Bella what do but I did believe that he was sincere with his feeling, but I thought that Bella should make him work to regain both the trust and love from her and the baby.

Another thing that I needed to do today was to go to see Carmen and sort out whatever her problem is with my daughters.

I was sitting in the kitchen sipping at my coffee waiting for Carlisle because I simply did not trust myself to go to Carmen’s house by myself when Jasper walked in and sat down beside me as he poured himself a cup of coffee.

He stayed silent for a few minutes, as if he was worried about talking to me.

“Mrs Cullen,” he started but I interrupt him

“Jasper, if you are going to date my daughter and talk serious to me than I would prefer if you call me Esme. Mrs Cullen is my mother-in-law’s name and I cannot stand the bitch,” I laughed.

He laughed alongside me but then became serious again.

“Esme, I love Bella like a sister and I do not want to see her hurt, but I know that Edward will not hurt her. I believe him when he says that he loves her. Do you think there is a way that you all might give him chance to redeem himself?”

I had to think for a second before I answered him. He was such a good boy and my Alice was so lucky to have found him, but knowing that Jasper was Edward’s best friend we would have to wait and see if Bella was just as lucky as Alice is.

“I do not know the answer to that my dear, but Edward has hurt Bella a lot. I still remember him coming to my house looking for her only six weeks ago and I cannot forget about that. It certainly looks like he has changed, but I do not know yet if I can trust him around Bella and the baby. She may not be my daughter by blood but she is my daughter in my heart and I cannot let anyone hurt her. He will need to show us that we can trust him. Do you understand?”

He nodded his head sadly, drank the last of his coffee and left the kitchen. As soon as he walked out, Carlisle walked in, fresh and ready to confront my sister- in- law.

He came over next to me, kissed me on the cheek, grabbed the car keys, and took hold of my hand so that we could leave before anyone else got up.

We got into our rental car and drove towards 1266 Benedict Canyon, the home of Carmen and Eleazer.

We pulled up outside their Beverly Hills mansion and suddenly I felt very nervous about the fact that I am now going to confront my bitch of a sister-in- law. Carlisle took my hand and squeezed it tight to show his support. I looked up  at him and smiled, showing my love for the man standing by my side.

We both got out of the car and walked up to the front door. The second that I rang the doorbell and heard the meddling voice of my sister-in-law one the other side, I felt like turning around and running back to Jasper’s house. The only thing that stopped me was Carlisle standing by me and not leaving my side.

Carmen opened the door and did not hide the fact that she was not even remotely surprised to see me there.

“Well, well, well, Esme and Carlisle. I would say that this was a nice surprise but I would be lying. What brings both of you to our neck of the woods? If you are looking for the two bitches, then they are not here” Carmen spat.

The way she was talking about my daughters only fuelled my anger.

“I know where they are but Carmen, I wish to speak to you,” I snapped and walked past her, not waiting for her to invite me in.

Carlisle walked in after me while Carmen looked at the now empty doorway.

“Please come in,” she said to the empty doorway and closed the door.

I turned and faced her, knowing that my anger for her was visible on my face.

“What the fuck is your problem? I sent the girls here so that you and my brother would protect them from the gossip Instead you conspired with Kate to have Edward find her here, after everything that he had said and done. What do you have against my daughters,” I yelled, my voice laced with venom.

Carmen looked taken aback with the way I was speaking to her but she quickly composed herself.

“I do not know what you are talking about,” she said, trying to act as if she did not know what I was speaking of.

“I will tell you what I am talking about. You conspired with Kate to try and ruin any chance Bella had of having a fresh start with her baby. You tried to cause trouble by getting Edward Masen to come here. You also thought that having Elizabeth Masen having her as her patient might speed things up for you,” I shouted.

Carlisle put his arm on mine, silently asking me to calm down. I was about to listen to him when Carmen’s mask slipped.

“That little girl you call your surrogate daughter is nothing but a whore and she does not deserve that baby, especially Edward Masen’s baby,” she spat.

I finally lost it and went to grab her by the throat but Carlisle held me back.

“How dare you talk about her like that, especially after the stories I have heard about your skank of a daughter. Bella and Alice overheard you saying to Kate that Edward had something that you wanted and that it had to do with Bella. What could you possibly want?”

Carmen gave an evil little chuckle and got right in my face.

“Has it sunk in yet? Edward Masen does not want that little bastard that the whore is carrying. She does not deserve it, so I wanted Edward to talk her into signing over parental rights to me,” she chuckled.

I immediately felt sick and needed to get out of that house. I had turned around to leave when Carmen shouted after me.

“He owes me a baby because he already robbed me of one grandchild,” she shouted at me before I got to the door.

I turned around furiously wondering why she was talking like that. She stood there grinning wickedly.

My daughter already had an abortion because of him,” she smirked.

I looked at her as if she was stupid.

“What the fuck are you talking about? Kate was never pregnant and Irina is only Bella and Alice’s age, so if she was pregnant I would know about it,” I growled.

Carmen continued to smirk.

“Your right. Kate and Irina were never pregnant with Edward Masen’s baby, but my other daughter, Emily, was.”