ANGELA'S POV

I met Cynthia and Toni, I'd already knew about Alice's past, I'd asked her. She seemed nice.

After the fight between Emmett and Alice which resulted in Alice been thrown in the river, Bret and I went for a walk. We walked to a clearing and she stopped. I took off my jacket, and looked up, noticing she was gone.

"I know you can hear me, where did you go?"

I heard her laugh, and she was behind me. So, she was in a giddy mood then, great. I walked over to her, and grabbed her hand.

"Don't do that. I know you're close, but I don't like that."

She laughed and kissed me. We kept walking, and ended up sitting by the river. She leaned against me, which surprised me, because it was generally the other way around. I wrapped my arms around her, and she moved a little closer.

"Shouldn't this be the other way around?"

"I like cuddles to, you know."

"I'm not saying anything like that, I'm just saying that it's normally the other way around."

She shook her head, and kissed my cheek. I loved spending time with her, I really did.

"I know it is, but I'm comfortable. Aren't you?"

She sat up, but I stopped her. she could've stopped me, but she didn't.

"I didn't say that, I love this Bret. Come here."

I really loved this, being like this with her. After the party, I'd been so worried she didn't want to be with me. But, she showed me that she did, and now I knew that she did care about me.

"Bret."

She looked up at me, wanting to know what I wanted to say. I knew what I wanted to say, but I didn't know how she would react to me telling her just how much I care about her.

"What is it, baby?"

I loved when she said stuff like that.

"I ............... I love you, Bret."

That made her smile, and she pulled me closer to her, kissing me. I hadn't been expecting that, but kissed her. She leaned her forehead, against mine.

"I love you to, baby."

BELLA'S POV

"Can't we stay in?"

Alice wanted to go out for a while, but I wanted to stay where we were. We were cuddling on my bed and I really didn't want to move. She could see that, and agreed.

"Fine. You OK?"

I nodded, telling her I was. I moved a little closer to her, and wrapped my arms around her. My dad was at work, and had finally accepted that I was doing much better, and had finally left me alone with Alice. Well, as far as he knew.

"I'm fine, pixie. What about you?"

"I'm fine, stop worrying about me."

I just looked at her, shaking my head. That was not going to happen. Ever.

"That's never going to happen. I love you, so I'm going to worry about you."

She shook her head, and kissed me. She wrapped her arms around me, and things started to get a little heated. She pushed me back, kissing me. I started running my fingers through her short hair.

She started kissing my neck, before I felt her whole body tense and she pulled away. Well, she was standing next to my open window before I even realised she'd stood up. I knew she'd never hurt me. Ever. I had a feeling that she would be worried about me thinking about that, so I knew I needed to make sure that she knew I wasn't worried.

"Bella, I-"

"Ssh. I know, don't worry about it."

She took a few deep breaths, before turning to me. I was going to suggest she leave to clear her head, but when she shook her head.

"Relax Bella, I'm fine. I went this morning, remember?"

Oops, I'd forgotten about that. Well, it was kinda hard to think straight around her.

"I know, I just don't want you to be uncomfortable."

She shook her head, leaning against the window. I knew she was worried about what I was thinking.

"It's OK. Bella, I-"

"Stop. Alice, I know what you're thinking. I could never think anything like that. I trust you completely. I feel safe around you. You're the only one that I can be this relaxed around. You don't need to worry about that. I love you, Alice."

I moved to sit on the edge of the bed, but I didn't move any closer to her. Her eyes were a little darker, but not that much.

"I love you to, Bella. I just thought-"

"Alice, I love you. I just don't want to make you uncomfortable. That's all. And don't look at me like that, I'm concerned about my girlfriend."

She had an expression which meant she thought I was being silly. I was worried, that's all.

"I know, kitty."

She seemed to be feeling a little better, and sat next to me. There was a little space between us, but that was taken up by Lexie who walked in a few minutes later, and sat between us.

"So, how's Seth?"

"I haven't heard from him, since I told him I was with you. He lives on the reservation, I might go visit him soon............."

Alice looked a little annoyed when I mentioned the reservation, and when I asked her about it, she told me not to worry about it.

"Bella, it's nothing. I'm sure he'd like that."

Little did I know, that look on her face meant a Hell if a lot. But, I wouldn't find out until much later.

Sorry it's so short! One more chapter before the drama starts!