A Good Thing
By Momma2Fan
Chapter 08:
BPOV
I was sitting in the dressing room putting the final touches on my makeup when I heard the music start. I knew I wasn’t needed for the first two songs, so I took my time.
“Are you going to tell me what happened between you and Edward or not?” Alice asked, as she finished my hair.
I sighed, we’d had this conversation before. “How many times do I have to tell you, Alice? We had an argument, I made Garrett leave, I confronted Edward about his attitude and we ended up in bed. There’s nothing more to tell you.”
“Oh, please. You had sex with your crush. How was it? Are you guys a couple? Dating? What happens now?”
I listened to where they were in the song and knew that I would have to go out in 45 seconds. “Now, I have to go sing. Are you done with me?”
“Come on, Bella!” Alice groaned.
“I don’t know, Alice. We haven’t talked about it.” I got up from the chair and made my way to the door, opened it and the music got louder. I was telling Alice the truth. I didn’t know what Edward and I were. We hadn’t had a real conversation in three days. Not since I woke up alone in his bed. We had both said that there wouldn’t be any regrets, but I guess one of us lied. It wasn’t me, so he must regret what had happened. If that was the case, then I would hold that night close to my heart forever.
I stepped up to the mic and looked over to Edward, who had just finished strapping on his acoustic guitar. He nodded and I counted it off.
“1..2..3..4,” Edward started strumming.
Dah, Dah, Dah, Dah
The smell of your skin lingers on me now
You’re probably on your flight back to your home town
I need some shelter of my own protection, baby
To be with myself and center
Clarity, peace, serenity
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It’s personal, myself and I
We’ve got some straightenin’ out to do
And I’m gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I’ve got to get a move on with my life
It’s time to be a big girl now
And big girls don’t cry
Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry
The path that I’m walkin’, I must go alone
I must take the baby steps ’til I’m full grown, full grown
Fairy tales don’t always have a happy ending, do they?
And I foresee the dark ahead if I stay
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to with you
It’s personal, myself and I
We’ve got some straightenin’ out to do
And I’m gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I’ve got to get a move on with my life
It’s time to be a big girl now
And big girls don’t cry
Like the little school mate in the school yard
We’ll play jacks and Uno cards
I’ll be your best friend and you’ll be my
Valentine
Yes, you can hold my hand if you want to
‘Cause I want to hold yours too
We’ll be playmates and lovers
And share our secret worlds
But it’s time for me to go home
It’s getting late, dark outside
I need to be with myself, and center
Clarity, peace, serenity
I hope you know, I hope you know
That this has nothing to do with you
It’s personal, myself and I
We’ve got some straightenin’ out to do
And I’m gonna miss you like a child misses their blanket
But I’ve got to get a move on with my life
It’s time to be a big girl now
And big girls don’t cry
Don’t cry, don’t cry, don’t cry
As the last chords drained away, I looked behind me at my brother. Emmett smiled and nodded his head at me. I snuck a glance at Edward before we moved right into the next song, but he wasn’t looking at me. We did a cover of Pat Benatar’s Hit Me With Your Best Shot, to add some fun. There was also a mean guitar solo in the middle of the song that allowed Jasper to show off his mad skills. We had a plan to do at least four more songs in this set before we took a break.
Rose brought out a stool for Edward to sit on as he started playing his acoustic for Whiskey Lullaby.
She put him out
Like the burning end of a midnight cigarette.
She broke his heart:
He spent his whole life trying to forget.
We watched him drink his pain away, a little at a time,
But he never could get drunk enough to get her off his mind,
Until the night,
He put that bottle to his head and pulled the trigger.
And finally drank away her memory.
Life is short, but this time it was bigger,
Than the strength he had to get up off his knees.
We found him with his face down in the pillow,
With a note that said: “I’ll love her till I die.”
And when we buried him beneath the willow,
The angels sang a whiskey lullaby.
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la la,
The rumors flew
But nobody knew how much she blamed herself.
For years and years,
She tried to hide the whiskey on her breath.
She finally drank her pain away
A little at a time.
But she never could get drunk enough to get him off her mind.
Until the night,
She put that bottle to her head and pulled the trigger.
And finally drank away his memory.
Life is short, but this time it was bigger,
Than the strength she had to get up off her knees.
We found her with her face down in the pillow,
Clinging to his picture for dear life.
We laid her next to him beneath the willow,
While the angels sang a whiskey lullaby.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la.
La la la la la la la la.
La la la la la la laaaa…
We had a good flow going so we did our best to keep up the momentum. It was time for Edward and Jasper to take over the lead vocals so I sat back and relaxed for a couple of songs. This time the guys were having fun with Bon Jovi’s Have a Nice Day and It’s My Life. When we started the second song, the crowd sang with us. It was great to feel the energy and know we were doing something that they liked.
I looked out into the audience and was surprised to see Garrett standing with Alice at the bar. This was a conversation I wasn’t prepared to have. I hadn’t answered or returned Garrett’s phone calls since I had slept with Edward. I chanced a glance in Edward’s direction to see if he had spotted him and from his posture, I could tell he had.
He announced we were taking a break and jumped down. I followed, making my way through the crowd to where Alice was standing.
“You guys sound great! ” She shouted over the noise.
“Thanks.” I turned to the bartender, “Hey, Sam! Can I get five beers?”
“Sure thing, Bella!” I turned back to Alice and noticed the others had made their way to us.
“I got us all beers.” I said to no one in particular. They all nodded their heads.
Garrett came and stood in front of me. “Bella, you guys are amazing. I had no idea you could sing like that.”
Edward was behind be leaning on the bar. Before I could respond, he scoffed. “Have you ever heard her before?”
I turned around as he took a swallow of his beer. I jabbed my elbow into his ribs. “Thanks, Garrett. I…uh…didn’t expect to see you here.”
“Well, if you would have returned my calls, I could have told you I was coming. Kate came with me. Uh…actually, I need to speak with you. Is there somewhere we can go that’s more quiet?”
“Sure.” I turned to Edward and leaned up to his head, “I’m going to go talk to him in the back. Could you maybe follow us back there, please?”I asked in his ear. His slight nod indicated he would be along. I started walking toward the dressing rooms without waiting to see if Garrett followed. Once we were out of the main bar area, the noise level dropped dramatically. “So, what’s up?” I asked.
Garrett ran his hand through his hair. “I’m not really sure where to start.”
“The beginning is usually a good place.” I said, as I sat down.
He mumbled some things under his breath. “Look, here it is. I kind of slept with Kate.”
“How do you ‘kind of’ sleep with someone?” I asked. Not that it mattered since I had slept with Edward.
“Okay, I slept with her.” He came up to where I was sitting and kneeled in front of me. “Can you forgive me, Bella?”
“Garrett, we only had two dates, I really don’t think you need my forgiveness. I uh, slept with Edward, so it would seem neither of us was really into whatever this was.” I waved my hand between us. “We can just call it even and go our separate ways.” I thought that was completely reasonable.
I thought wrong.
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