Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Faith, Hope, And Love

By Momma2Fan

Chapter 03:

Bella decided to go on the camping trip, but stayed by herself most of the time. She chose instead to hang out on the dock and read. She didn’t want to disappoint her friends and it wasn’t as though she was jealous; she just didn’t want to watch everyone be…couply.

It was on the last day they were there when Alice finally approached Bella. She was willing to do whatever it took to rebuild their friendship, even if it meant she had to give up Jasper.

“Bella?” she approached quietly.

Bella looked up and sighed. “Hi.”

“Can we talk?”

Bella nodded and put her book away. She had wondered if either of them were going to try and talk to her. She should have known Alice would be first.

“Bella, I am so sorry. I never meant to hurt you.”

“I know you didn’t, Alice. At least I hope you wouldn’t do that intentionally. You can’t help who you fall in love with. I know that. The simple fact is, you knew Jaz and I were dating, but you made a move anyway.” Bella kept going when Alice would have interrupted. “And don’t tell me it wasn’t you who made the first move. I know from experience he likes to take it slow. So you see, you doing that showed me you have very little respect for me or our friendship.”

Alice whimpered, fearing Bella was going to tell her to go away. “Bella, please. What can I do?”

Bella chuckled. “You know if I was a royal bitch, I would tell you to stay away from him. Good thing for you, I’m not. What you need to do is back off and give me some time. I’m not jealous or even mad you’re with him. I’m disappointed in you,” she stood up and brushed off her jeans. “That’s the worst part. I never thought one of my best friends would do that to me.”

Not giving Alice any time to comment, Bella strode up the dock and into the cabin. She went to her room and packed up her bag. After a quick sweep to make sure she had everything, Bella walked out to her truck and jumped in the cab.

“Bella, wait!” Edward ran up and stopped her.

“What, Edward?”

“Were you even gonna say goodbye?”

Bella looked at Edward and sighed. “I’ll see you on Tuesday at school.”

“Okay, ” He stood back and watched her drive away, wondering if things would ever be the same again.

**FHL**

Over the next month, Bella slowly began speaking to Alice again. Finally, on the night of the homecoming dance, she forgave her completely. She had decided if she wasn’t heartbroken in the first place, then their friendship didn’t need to be either.

Rose and Alice were playing Bella Barbie as the three of them got ready for the dance. As a group, the six of them had decided they wouldn’t let any outside people invade them, including dates. That stuck Bella and Edward as each other’s dates for the evening.

“Bella, Edward is gonna flip when he sees you.” Alice bounced like Tigger.

“Ali, Edward and I are just friends,” Bella reminded her.

Rose piped up with a laugh, “Yeah, and I am the queen of England.”

Bella blushed but remained silent. Once they were ready, the three girls headed down the steps and to their dates.

Edward was not prepared for his reaction to seeing Bella in her dress. He had never liked the color blue until she walked down the stairs. The dress was a strapless thing that went to her knees in a choppy, flowy mess. She looked amazing. It was the first time he saw her as anything other than a friend and that scared him. He had seen what happened with Jasper. He didn’t want to end up the same way, so he sucked down his attraction and decided to be her friend, even if it killed him.