Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

A Good Thing

By Momma2Fan

Chapter #06:

BPOV

I watched Edward kiss the blonde and couldn’t help feel jealous. Why, though, he was nothing but a friend to me…right? I walked back up to the stage and grabbed my mic. “Hey, again! Everyone having fun?” A cheer went up around the room, while the others got set behind me. “Alright.” 

I started singing, going by the play list that we had and was soon joined by the rest of the group. We started this set with a cover of my favorite song, If I Die Young by The Band Perry. We had plenty of songs to use, but we didn’t want to lay them all out tonight. We closed with one more new song. I was on backup vocals with Jasper singing lead.

I’ve practiced this for hours, gone round and round

And now I think that I’ve got it all down

And as I say it louder I love how it sounds

Cause I’m not taking the easy way out

Not wrapping this in ribbons

Shouldn’t have to give a reason why

It’s no surprise I won’t be here tomorrow

I can’t believe that I stayed till today

Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

But I know in time we’ll find this was no surprise

It came out like a river once I let it out

When I thought that I wouldn’t know how

Held onto it forever just pushing it down

Felt so good to let go of it now

Not wrapping this in ribbons

Shouldn’t have to give a reason why

It’s no surprise I won’t be here tomorrow

I can’t believe that I stayed till today

There’s nothing here in this heart left to borrow

There’s nothing here in this soul left to say

Don’t be surprised when we hate this tomorrow

God know we tried to find an easier way

Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

But I know in time we’ll find this was no surprise

Our favorite place we used to go

The warm embrace that no one knows

The loving look that’s left your eyes

That’s why this comes as no, as no surprise

If I could see the future and how this plays out

I bet it’s better than where we are now

But after going through this, it’s easier to see the reason why

It’s no surprise I won’t be here tomorrow

I can’t believe that I stayed till today

Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

But I know in time we’ll find this was no surprise

The kiss goodnight, it comes with me

Both wrong and right, our memories

The whispering before we sleep, just one more thing that you can’t keep

Our favorite place we used to go

The warm embrace that no one knows

The loving look that’s left your eyes

But I know in time we’ll find this was no surprise

Once the last chords died away, we said goodnight to the crowd and left the stage. I rushed into the dressing room and hit the bathroom quickly. When I came out everyone was gone and I guessed they were in the bar having one last drink before we headed home. When I got out to the bar I noticed Edward was wrapped around the blonde and gave no signs of pulling away. I ignored them, and the sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, making my way over to my brother.

“Can we leave now?” I asked, trying to make my voice sound tired, even though I was anything but.

Emmett finished his beer and grabbed Rose’s hand. “Let’s load and get outta here. Come on Edward, we gotta load the van.”

I heard Edward tell the blonde to meet him out back with her car and after he was done they would go. I hoped they didn’t come back to the house, there was no way I could listen to that all night. 

I grabbed the mic stands,narrowly missing hitting Edward in the face with one when I swung around. “Oops,” I shrugged. “Sorry.”

“What the fuck was that Bella?”

“I didn’t know you were so close, Edward.” I walked off the stage and loaded the stands in the van. I turned, watching as a car pulled up behind the van and parked to wait. I walked back into the club to get another load, just as Edward was coming out with the amps and guitars slung over his shoulders. “Your whore is waiting for you.” I commented and kept walking.

“Excuse me?” I didn’t realize he had stopped walking.

I turned to look at him, “I think you heard me. You wouldn’t want to keep her waiting.” I grabbed another load and walked by him. After I put everything in the back, I climbed in the van and waited for him to put in his load. Once he slammed the doors shut, Emmett started the van and we headed home. I had no idea that Edward and his date were following us.

We pulled into the drive about ten minutes later and I went into the house to start a late night snack, while the others unloaded. I turned on the radio, turned the volume up and began dancing around to Rascal Flatts. Once everything was unloaded, everyone came in laughing and scarfed up the food I had prepared. Everyone that is, except Edward. After the kitchen was cleaned up and I had turned out all the lights I walked up the steps and into my room. I changed from my concert clothes into a pair of shorts and T-shirt and pulled my hair into a messy bun. Just as I was settling into my bed to relax, I heard them.

“Fuck! Harder, Edward.”

“AHH! Fuck, yeah.”

The banging and moaning was more than I could take, so I got up and went downstairs into the garage. I hooked up the keyboard and sat down to play, trying to get the sound of them out of my head. I played until my eyes were so tired I couldn’t keep them open. I couldn’t go back up to my room, so I lay on the couch in the garage and fell asleep.

EPOV

I lay on my bed and tried to stay away from the body curled next to mine. All I could think about the whole time I was fucking Tanya, was how much I wished it was Bella. I got up slowly and pulled on my pants. I went into the bathroom to splash water on my face and peeked into Bella’s room to see if she was asleep, but she wasn’t there. I wondered where she could be and walked down the steps to the kitchen to get a drink. The clock on the microwave said it was just after five in the morning. Where the hell is she? 

I heard music coming from the garage and went out to see who was there. When I opened the door, I saw Bella with her back to me, sitting at the keyboard. I could hear her humming softly to whatever she was playing. In that moment, I realized what a huge mistake it was to think that I could substitute anyone for her. I wasn’t sure how it had happened, but I was falling for her. I watched in silence as she hung her head, got up and walked over to the couch, laying down. She immediately fell asleep and never noticed I was standing there. I watched her for a few minutes before deciding to leave her alone. Before I went back upstairs I got a blanket and covered her up. I leaned down and kissed her forehead, lingering a little and inhaling her scent. She always smelled of strawberries and cream. I turned and went upstairs to get rid of the woman currently in my bed.

“Wake up, Tanya.” I said when I walked into the room.

“Hmmmm.” She stretched like a cat. “You ready for round three, baby?” She purred.

“No. Get up and get out.” I said as I tossed her clothes at her.

She sat up, not even trying to cover herself. “Excuse me? Did you just tell me to get out?”

“I don’t believe I stuttered. Get your shit and get out. Last night will never happen again.”

“Oh, really? Whatever you say, Edward.” She stood and started dressing. “Next time you need someone to warm your bed, you’ll know where to find me.” She swept out of my room. I followed her down the stairs and watched as she slammed the door shut behind her. I turned to go in the kitchen and saw Bella in the door of the garage. She didn’t say anything just walked into the kitchen.

“Are you okay? I saw you sleeping in the garage.” I asked as I walked in behind her.

“I’m fine.” She said as she started the coffee. It was only six in the morning and no one else would be up for a few more hours.

“Are you angry with me Bella?”

She turned and looked at me. “Why would I be?”

“I don’t know. Last night you almost hit me with the mic stands and this morning you just have this look.”

“Well, I am sorry. It’s six o’clock in the fucking morning, Edward. I didn’t know I was supposed to be perky. Someone kept me up all night and I had to sleep in the garage. Excuse me if I’m tired and annoyed.”

She was pissed. “Are you angry because you slept in the garage or because I fucked Tanya last night?”

“Wow! Thinking pretty highly of yourself aren’t you, Edward? What makes you think I give a shit who you fuck? You could have gone to her place, but you know, I think you brought her here on purpose. What could your real motive have been for that, Edward? Just getting that itch scratched or was it something else?”

I didn’t answer because I knew she was right. I could have gone to Tanya’s, but I didn’t. I think part of me wanted her to hear us. I wanted to make her jealous. I wanted to make her want me as much as I wanted her. What I did was the exact opposite.

“Nothing to say? Figures. Men are all the same.” Bella shook her head and brushed past me. I heard her stomping up the stairs, followed by the slamming of her door and knew I had really screwed up.